ALPS Strategic Income Fund

Frequently Asked Questions About RIGS

What does RIGS invest in?

ALPS ETF Trust - RiverFront Strategic Income Fund is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by ALPS Advisors, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Riverfront Investment Group, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of global region. The fund primarily invests in fixed income securities with varying maturities, ratings and currency denominations. It seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. ALPS ETF Trust - RiverFront Strategic Income Fund was formed on October 6, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.

What is the expense ratio of RIGS?

ALPS Strategic Income Fund (RIGS) charges an expense ratio of 0.45%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is RIGS's dividend yield?

RIGS's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.92%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of RIGS?

Effective duration measures RIGS's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. RIGS's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of RIGS?

RIGS's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of RIGS?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from RIGS if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. RIGS's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.