Dividend Performers ETF (IPDP US) – Portfolio Construction Methodology

The investment process governing the actively managed Dividend Performers ETF combines a dividend-growth equity sleeve with a systematic options overlay. The equity sleeve invests primarily in U.S. large-cap companies drawn from a universe of issuers with ≥10 consecutive years of dividend increases, then ranks candidates on downside-risk characteristics using multi-factor fundamentals such as free cash flow, revenue stability, profitability trends, leverage, price volatility, correlation and earnings-surprise persistence. The portfolio is periodically rebalanced, replacing higher-risk-decile names with lower-risk-decile names and trimming positions that no longer meet dividend or growth expectations; REITs may be included. In parallel, the fund targets ~20% asset exposure to an S&P 500 credit-spread options strategy, typically selling an out-of-the-money short put and buying a more-out-of-the-money long put each month. Equity holdings serve as collateral and the long put caps downside from the short put.

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