LISTED INDEX FUND TOPIX EX-FINANCIALS

The Fund seeks to achieve a NAV that closely correlates with the movement of the TOPIX Ex-Financials by investing in shares of the component stocks of the TOPIX Ex-Financials, and maintaining, in principle, a portfolio constructed consistent with the calculation method of the TOPIX Ex-Financials. TOPIX Ex-Financials is calculated using free-float adjusted market capitalization as an index and targets issues that exclude those belonging to insurance, banking, securities and commodity futures trading industries, and other financial operations from issues calculated for TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index). TOPIX Ex-Financials is calculated by setting the July 5, 1993 closing price as the base time and setting the total market value on that date as 1,000 points.