Additionally, investors will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying ETFs in which a managed account invests. For reasons including variances in portfolio account holdings, variances in the investment management fee incurred, market fluctuation, the date on which a client engaged Trademark’s investment management services, and any account contributions or withdrawals, the performance of a specific client’s account may have varied substantially from the indicated Trademark composite performance results. Information pertaining to Trademark’s advisory operations, services, and fees is set forth in Trademark’s current disclosure Brochure, a copy of which is available from Trademark upon request.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Asset allocation / diversification does not guarantee investment returns and does not eliminate the risk of loss. There can be no assurance that Trademark’s model will achieve its objective or that the methodology employed by a portfolio strategy will eliminate exposure to downward trends and/or volatility in the markets or provide immediate exposure to upward trends and/or volatility in the markets. Investments are subject to risk, and any of Trademark’s investment strategies may lose money. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s portfolio may be worth more or less than their original investment. An Advisor’s judgment about markets, interest rates or the attractiveness, relative values, liquidity, or potential appreciation of particular investments is important to the portfolio accomplishing its goals. The portfolio could experience losses if these judgments prove to be incorrect. Stock prices fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and dramatically, due to factors affecting individual companies, particular industries or sectors, or general market conditions. Fixed-income securities involve interest rate, credit, inflation, and reinvestment risks; and possible loss of principal. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities falls. International investing involves certain risks not usually associated with domestic investing, including currency fluctuation, economic and political volatility, foreign taxation and differences in financial standards.
The iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of the total U.S. investment-grade bond market. The iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a portfolio of underlying equity (30%) and fixed income (70%) funds intended to represent a conservative target risk allocation strategy. The iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a portfolio of underlying equity (40%) and fixed income (60%) funds intended to represent a moderate target risk allocation strategy. The iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a portfolio of underlying equity (60%) and fixed income (40%) funds intended to represent a growth allocation target risk strategy. The iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a portfolio of underlying equity (80%) and fixed income(20%) funds intended to represent an aggressive target risk allocation strategy.
The historical performance results for the iShares ETFs are provided exclusively to provide general comparative information, not for point-by-point comparison purposes. Please Also Note: (1) performance results do not reflect the impact of taxes; (2) It should not be assumed that account holdings will correspond directly to any such comparative benchmark ETF; and (3) comparative benchmarks may be more or less volatile than the Trademark portfolios.