We are pleased to present the December 2022 monthly report for the Global X Adaptive U.S Risk Management ETF (ONOF). ONOF seeks to provide a risk management solution by employing four technical indicators to dictate whether the Fund is participating in the U.S. equity markets or in a defensive stance in short term treasuries by tracking the Adaptive Wealth Strategies U.S. Risk Management Index (the “Index”). The two short-term indicators are Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) and Volatility. The two longer-term indicators are the 200-day Moving Average and Drawdown.

Longer Term Indicators

The 200-day moving average is designed to detect longer-term trends in the market and used in an effort to provide stability, as this trend doesn’t change significantly from day to day. It is calculated by adding up the closing prices for each of the last 200 days and then divided by 200.

Drawdown has its roots in the behavioral side of investing. We measure the absolute drawdown from the prior high point in the market as an indicator. This indicator potentially indicates the market is headed toward a longer-term trend downward.

Shorter Term Indicators

MACD is designed to capture short-turning points in the market both up and down. The MACD can be one of the first technical indicators to signal a risk-off environment. MACD is a momentum indicator, reflecting the spread between the 12-day exponential moving average (EMA) and the 26-day EMA. A positive spread between the two EMAs indicates upward momentum, while a negative spread indicates downward momentum.

Volatility is also short-term in nature and can signal heightened uncertainty in the markets which tends to favor a risk off approach. Volatility is measured by the CBOE® Volatility Index.

The Index requires at least two of the four indicators to have Entry signals in order to enter the “market” and be invested in equities. The Index requires at least three of the four indicators to have Exit signals to exit the market and be 100% exposed to short-term treasuries.

December 2022 Recap

ONOF’s position remained invested in U.S equities in early December, maintaining its position from the end of the prior month. On December 7, 2022, an Exit Vote was triggered due to three exit signals from the following indicators: 200-day moving average, Drawdown, and MACD. This resulted in the Index re-allocating to 100% short-term treasuries on December 12, 2022, 3 calculation days after the first signal trigger. On December 13, 2022, the 200-day moving average changed to a market entry signal. In combination with the existing Volatility market entry signal, this resulted in an Entry Vote back into U.S. Equities, since 2 entry signals are needed for market entry. However, the Index allocation remained in a “Risk-Off” position invested in short-term treasuries due to the “10-day rule”. The “10-day rule” is that once the Index decides to enter or exit its position in the equities market, the Index must stay in that position for at least 10 days. This helps ONOF reduce turnover. The 10th day in the Risk-Off position was December 23, 2022. The Index did not return to an equity position because on December 16, 2022 – and until the end of the month – there were 3 Exit Votes, when the 200-day moving average changed from an Entry Vote to an Exit Vote, to add to the existing Drawdown and MACD exit votes. In the 3-month period ending on December 31, 2022, ONOF returned 7.26% compared to the S&P 500 Index’s return of 7.56% over the same period. In 2022, ONOF’s 1-year return ending on December 31, 2022 was -11.89%, compared to the S&P 500 Index’s return of -18.13% over the same period.

The performance data quoted represents past performance based on NAV returns. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Standard performance and performance current to the most recent month-end is available by clicking here.

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