If You Invested in Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM)

The Defiance Quantum ETF (NASDAQ: QTUM) is a thematic exchange traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the BlueStar Machine Learning and Quantum Computing Index (BQTUM). According to available information, QTUM is designed to provide exposure to companies whose products, services, or operating activity relate to quantum computing and machine learning. The fund is part of the Defiance ETFs lineup, which focuses on income and thematic investing.

The ETF follows a rules-based index methodology through the BlueStar Machine Learning and Quantum Computing Index. That index targets a broad set of liquid companies connected to quantum computing or machine learning. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced semi-annually in June and December and applies an equal weighting scheme subject to liquidity-based caps. QTUM, in turn, holds a basket of globally listed stocks selected according to that index methodology.

Defiance ETFs describes QTUM as a way for investors to gain access to the next generation of disruptive technology through public equities. The fund’s underlying index is intended to capture companies involved with quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. These areas are presented as important for high-speed data processing and storage and as relevant to fields such as risk management, cybersecurity, materials science, energy, and logistics.

As an ETF, QTUM is not actively managed. The fund’s holdings and sector allocations can change when the index is reconstituted or rebalanced, or when securities are added to or removed from the index. The fund is considered non-diversified, which means it may invest a larger portion of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. It can also invest in foreign securities, which may involve risks related to currency fluctuations and political or economic conditions, including in emerging markets.

Defiance ETFs notes that the possible applications of quantum computing are in the exploration stages and that the possibility of returns from this theme is uncertain and may not be realized in the near term. The description of QTUM emphasizes that investing in the fund involves risk, including the potential loss of principal, and that technology-related companies can be vulnerable to rapid changes in technology cycles, product obsolescence, regulation, and competition.

Information about QTUM’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses is provided in its prospectus. Defiance ETFs highlights that this document should be reviewed carefully before investing. The association with the BlueStar Machine Learning and Quantum Computing Index is based on a licensing arrangement, and BlueStar Indexes does not sponsor, endorse, sell, or promote QTUM and does not make representations about trading in the fund.