The investment objective of this Fund is to provide investors with a total return, taking into account both capital and income returns, which reflects the return of the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index. In order to achieve this investment objective, the investment policy of the Fund is to invest in a portfolio of fixed income securities that as far as possible and practicable consist of the component securities of the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index, this Fund’s Benchmark Index.