The fund seeks to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index. The fund tracks the U.S. equity market performance of certain high dividend-yielding equity securities. The index is comprised of the 60 highest dividend-yielding constituents of the stocks of the S&P Composite 1500 Index that have increased dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. These stocks have both capital growth and dividend income characteristics, as opposed to stocks that are pure yield, or pure capital oriented.