ETF Risk Report: SPDV Buyer beware: Every ETF holds the full risk of its underlying equities Disclosures in the best interest of investors
AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF Gray Swan Event Risks exist for every equity held by SPDV. Gray swan events include accounting fraud, management failures, failed internal controls, M&A problems, restatements, etc. These risks occur infrequently, but Gray Swan Event Factor for SPDV 1.17% consistently for all equities. Equities account for 87.77% of SPDV’s assets. Most investors ignore these risks until after they are disclosed; whereupon a stock’s price drops precipitously. Just as insurance companies can predict likely costs for a ETF's Governance Risk Statement: "The Fund is not actively managed, and its sub- driver’s future car accidents based on the driver’s history, adviser would not sell shares of an equity security due to current or projected we predict the likely cost (price drop) for SPDV following underperformance of a security, industry, or sector, unless that security is removed gray swan disclosures within its holdings. The expected from the Index or the selling of shares of that security is otherwise required upon a price decrease across the SPDV equity portfolio is 1.17%. reconstitution or rebalancing of the Index." However, individual equity risks vary signi cantly. This report helps investors know their risk exposure.
Inception Date: 11/28/2020 Year-to-Date Return: 18.59% The AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF seeks current cash ow and capital growth by tracking the investment Net Assets: $31.9m 1-Year Return: 66.02% results of the S&P 500 Dividend and Free Cash Flow Yield Index, an equal-weighted index composed of 55 Price: $28.98 3-Year Return: 7.85% attractively-valued stocks of large-cap U.S. companies Net Asset Value (NAV): $28.99 5-Year Return: NA from all sectors with high dividend yield, sustainable dividend distribution and high free cash ow yield. The Net Expense Ratio: 0.29% Yield: 3.52% Fund is managed passively, investing in stocks of the Index with a replication or representative sampling As of: 03/31/2021 strategy (sample with a similar investment pro le to the Index). The Index reconstitutes semi-annually.
Company Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Top Holdings by Value
Nucor Corp. NUE Long 1.65% Low $1.17m This table shows Gray Swan Event Factors for the top ten equity holdings by dollar-value, as of Sep 24, 2021. Seagate Technology ... STX Long 1.21% Low $979k Investors should invest in ETFs only when they adequately Interpublic Group O... IPG Long 0.68% Low $883k understand an ETF’s risks. Buyer beware. ETF prospectuses generally acknowledge that ETF managers Schlumberger Limited SLB Long 0.43% Low $876k do NO traditional risk analysis on equities in their fund. Robert Half Interna... RHI Long 1.02% Low $870k Our Gray Swan Event Factors are meant to inform investors of signi cant traditional accounting and Omnicom Group Inc. OMC Long 0.38% Low $854k managerial risks for the equities in each ETF.
Huntington Ingalls ... HII Long 1.79% Low $840k ETF Risk Reports are published quarterly on dedicated Snap On Inc. SNA Long 0.87% Low $838k platforms like Factset, Re nitiv, Capital IQ etc. Weekly updates are available for a paid subscription. Genuine Parts Co. GPC Long 0.84% Low $831k For more details contact: [email protected] Prudential Financia... PRU Long 0.48% Low $828k
Company Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Riskiest Holdings
Tyson Foods Inc. TSN Long 2.90% Mid $740k This table shows the individual Gray Swan Event Factors for this ETF’s most at-risk equities as of Sep 24, 2021. Newell Brands Inc. NWL Long 2.57% Mid $740k The average equity GSEF across 6,500 public equities is Philip Morris Inter... PM Long 2.44% Mid $820k 1.25%. Equities with a GSEF between 5% and 10% are considered high risk. Equities with a GSEF above 10% are Bristol Myers Squib... BMY Long 2.24% Mid $689k extreme risks. Gray Swan Event Factors are derived from skilled analysts Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD Long 2.15% Mid $684k charting 15 years of negative gray swan event disclosures Altria Group, Inc. MO Long 2.11% Mid $761k against stock price declines following such disclosures. A Gray Swan Event Factor is an assessment of the Hanesbrands Inc. HBI Long 2.10% Mid $800k likelihood of, and 12-month price risk for, gray swan Hp Inc. HPQ Long 1.92% Low $798k events for each equity.
Cardinal Health Inc. CAH Long 1.87% Low $686k
Huntington Ingalls ... HII Long 1.79% Low $840k
Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 This table lists the equity holdings for AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF ranked by highest GSE Factor (riskiest rst). We list all equities (US and foreign) for this ETF. However, some foreign listings only show via a ticker.
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Company Access Details Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value
Tyson Foods Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$TSN TSN Long 2.90% Mid $740k
Newell Brands Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NWL NWL Long 2.57% Mid $740k
Philip Morris International Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PM PM Long 2.44% Mid $820k
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BMY BMY Long 2.24% Mid $689k
Gilead Sciences Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GILD GILD Long 2.15% Mid $684k
Altria Group, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MO MO Long 2.11% Mid $761k
Hanesbrands Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HBI HBI Long 2.10% Mid $800k
Hp Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HPQ HPQ Long 1.92% Low $798k
Cardinal Health Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CAH CAH Long 1.87% Low $686k
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HII HII Long 1.79% Low $840k
Nucor Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NUE NUE Long 1.65% Low $1.17m
3m Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MMM MMM Long 1.56% Low $785k
Kraft Heinz Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$KHC KHC Long 1.50% Low $828k
International Business Machines Corp. (Ibm) Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$IBM IBM Long 1.43% Low $825k
Seagate Technology Plc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$STX STX Long 1.21% Low $979k
Cvs Health Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CVS CVS Long 1.04% Low $752k
Whirlpool Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WHR WHR Long 1.04% Low $734k
Robert Half International Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$RHI RHI Long 1.02% Low $870k
International Paper Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$IP IP Long 1.01% Low $793k
Evergy, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$EVRG EVRG Long 0.97% Low $750k
Cf Industries Holdings, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CF CF Long 0.97% Low $792k
Kinder Morgan, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$KMI KMI Long 0.94% Low $795k
Abbvie Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ABBV ABBV Long 0.92% Low $676k
Snap On Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SNA SNA Long 0.87% Low $838k
Dow Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$DOW DOW Long 0.86% Low $735k
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WBA WBA Long 0.85% Low $740k
Genuine Parts Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GPC GPC Long 0.84% Low $831k
General Dynamics Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GD GD Long 0.80% Low $823k
Leggett & Platt Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$LEG LEG Long 0.76% Low $783k
Unum Group Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$UNM UNM Long 0.72% Low $747k
At&T Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$T T Long 0.70% Low $662k
Interpublic Group Of Companies, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$IPG IPG Long 0.68% Low $883k
Western Union Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WU WU Long 0.67% Low $695k
People's United Financial, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PBCT PBCT Long 0.66% Low $815k
Nrg Energy, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NRG NRG Long 0.63% Low $645k
Dominion Energy Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$D D Long 0.60% Low $677k
Principal Financial Group Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PFG PFG Long 0.50% Low $789k
Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 Company Access Details Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value
Williams Companies Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WMB WMB Long 0.49% Low $821k
Prudential Financial Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PRU PRU Long 0.48% Low $828k
Huntington Bancshares Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HBAN HBAN Long 0.46% Low $688k
Schlumberger Limited Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SLB SLB Long 0.43% Low $876k
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PEG PEG Long 0.42% Low $684k
Omnicom Group Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$OMC OMC Long 0.38% Low $854k
Lumen Technologies Inc - LUMN Long - NA $813k
Baker Hughes A Ge Co - BHGE Long - NA $689k
Viacomcbs Inc - VIAC Long - NA $659k
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