The Fund seeks to replicate, as closely as possible, whether the trend is rising or falling, the performance of the NASDAQ-100 1x Short Total Return Index (the Index), while minimizing the volatility of the difference between the return of the Sub-Fund and the return of the Benchmark Index (the Tracking Error). The NASDAQ-100 1x Short Total Return Index is designed to measure the performance of the companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology.