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1 ROBO ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF Factsheet as of December 31, 2017 ROBO is the first robotics and automation ETF to market, providing investors access to rapidly evolving robotics, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) companies. These companies produce enabling technologies and applications that have the potential to be a driving force of change and propel global economic growth and productivity. Why ROBO? 1. Global Exposure to the value chain of Robotics, Automation and Artificial Intelligence companies, across 14 countries in developed and emerging markets. 2. Multi-cap fund providing diversified access to large cap, midcap and small cap companies with minimal overlap with broad market indices. 3. Industry Experts (1) specializing in Robotics, Automation and Artificial Intelligence whose mission is to identify and define the universe of robotic and automation for investors. Key Facts Fund Launch Date Assets Under Management (million USD) Benchmark Index Number of Equity Holdings Expense Ratio Rebalance Frequency Ticker CUSIP Exchange 10/21/2013 1, ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index bps Quarterly ROBO NASDAQ Growth of 10,000 USD since inception USD ROBO GLOBAL ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION INDEX ETF at NAV The Hypothetical Growth of $ 10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted. Performance as of 12/31/2017 Fund Characteristics NAV Mkt Price ROBO Global Index Curr. Qtr YTD 1 YR 3 YR* SI* 7.08% 44.17% 44.07% 16.76% 12.93% 6.85% 44.07% 44.27% 16.86% 12.95% 7.40% 45.80% 45.71% 18.02% 14.52% * annualized Beta vs S&P Beta vs ACWI Standard Deviation Sharpe Ratio Price to Earnings Price to Book % The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not gurarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more ore less than their original costs. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. Market price returns are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 Eastern Time and do not represent the returns your would receive if your traded shares at another times. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please call or visit

2 ROBO Global Industry Classification Geographic Breakdown Application 50% Manufacturing & Ind. 16% Logistics Automation 9% Healthcare 8% Food & Agriculture 6% Energy 3% 3D Printing 3% Security & Surveillance 3% Consumer Products 2% Technology 50% Computing, Processing & AI 18% Actuation 14% Sensing 10% Integration 8% United States 40% Japan 28% Germany 9% Taiwan 6% Switzerland 5% France 2% Sweden 2% Canada 2% China 2% Others 6% Applications - highlights all index companies that incorporate multiple robotic and automation technologies into their product or manufacturing process to improve efficiency in traditional business lines as well as the development of entirely new business propositions. Technology - captures all index companies that manufacture or provide services related to any machinery, equipment, devices or sensors supporting a robot performing its task. It also includes those companies that provide key-enabling software and processing technologies used to advance the conversion to autonomous systems. Essentially, we are looking at the companies that enable robots to sense, process and act. Market Capitalization Breakdown Mid-Cap 52% Small-Cap 25% Large-Cap 23% Glossary Experts (1) - Through the expertise of its leadership team and strategic advisors, including 5 PhDs in the fields of engineering and robotics, ROBO Global searches worldwide to find cutting-edge companies deploying robotic, automation and artificial intelligence solutions to industries and people. By defining the ecosystem, they are able to track the global growth of the industry. S&P500 is an equities index generally considered to be a benchmark for the US equities market. It is comprised of the 500 largest companies having common stock listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ. ACWI The MSCI All Country World Index is a global index generally considered to be a broad measure of equity-market performance throughout the world. Beta is a measure of the volatility of a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Standard Deviation is a measure used to quantify the amount of variation in a set of data values. Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted measure that calculates excess performance with respect to the risk free rate, per unit of volatility over time. Beta, Standard Deviation and Sharpe ratio are calculated on the last 52 weeks. Top Holdings IROBOT CORP 1.90% OCEANEERING INTL INC 1.85% KRONES AG 1.80% IPG PHOTONICS CORP 1.72% DAIFUKU CO LTD 1.71% OMRON CORP 1.70% HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP 1.70% ABB LTD-REG 1.70% FANUC CORP 1.69% ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC 1.68% 17.45% Subject to change. Current and future holdings subject to risk. Disclaimer Carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risk factors, charges and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found on the Funds' full or summary prospectus, which may be obtained at Read the prospectus carefully before investing. Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC serves as the investment advisor, and Vident Investment Advisory, LLC serves as a sub advisor to the fund. The Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO), which is not affiliated with Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC or any of its affiliates. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. International investments may also involve risk from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, and from economic or political instability. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors as well as increased volatility and lower trading volume. Narrowly focused investments and investments in smaller companies typically exhibit higher volatility. There is no guarantee the fund will achieve its stated objective. These risks associated with investments in Robotics and Automation Companies include, but are not limited to, small or limited markets for such securities, changes in business cycles, world economic growth, technological progress, rapid obsolescence, and government regulation. Robotics and Automation Companies, especially smaller, start-up companies, tend to be more volatile than securities of companies that do not rely heavily on technology. Rapid change to technologies that affect a company's products could have a material adverse effect on such company's operating results. Robotics and Automation Companies may rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by these companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent the misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to such companies' technology. Shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Market price returns are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at the close of the exchange and does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. NAVs are calculated using prices as of 4:00 PM Eastern Time.

3 BOTZ Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF ETF Category: Technology As of 12/31/2017 KEY FEATURES High Growth Potential BOTZ enables investors to access high growth potential through companies involved in the ideation, design, creation and application of programmable automated devices. Unconstrained Approach BOTZ's composition transcends classic sector, industry, and geographic classifications by tracking an emerging theme. FUND DETAILS Inception Date 09/12/ Indxx Global Robotics & Underlying Index Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index Number of Holdings 29 Assets Under Management $1, mil Management Fee 0.68% Annual Fund Operating Expense 0.68% Distribution Frequency Annually ETF Efficiency In a single trade, BOTZ delivers access to dozens of companies with high exposure to the robotics and AI theme. TRADING DETAILS Ticker CUSIP Exchange Bloomberg IOPV Ticker Index Ticker BOTZ 37954Y715 NASDAQ BOTZIV IBOTZNT PERFORMANCE (%) TOP 10 HOLDINGS (%) Holdings Subject to Change Current Quarter to Date One Three Since Inception BOTZ at NAV 9.23% 58.54% 58.54% % BOTZ at Market Price 9.07% 58.18% 58.18% % Indxx Global Robotics & Artificial Intelligence 8.52% 57.62% 57.62% % Yaskawa Electric Corp 8.22% Intuitive Surgical Inc 7.37% Keyence Corp 7.98% ABB Ltd 6.78% FANUC Corp 7.95% Omron Corp 5.52% NVIDIA Corp 7.85% SMC Corp 5.34% Mitsubishi Electric Corp 7.52% Daifuku Co Ltd 4.90% The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. High shortterm performance of the fund is unusual and investors should not expect such performance to be repeated. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. Market price returns are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at the close of the exchange and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please call GXFUND-1 ( ), or visit INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN (%) COUNTRY BREAKDOWN (%) Industrial Machinery 28.42% Electronic Components 13.74% Electronic Equipment & 12.35% Instruments Health Care Equipment 10.26% Semiconductor Equipment 9.08% Heavy Electrical Equipment 7.52% Electrical Components & 6.78% Equipment Electronic Manufacturing Services 4.53% Aerospace & Defense 3.99% Others* 3.34% Japan 50.79% United States 26.89% Switzerland 8.57% Britain 5.11% Canada 2.58% Finland 2.31% Germany 1.50% South Korea 1.36% Israel 0.90% * Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.78%, Household Appliances 1.55% RISK CHARACTERISTICS SINCE ETF INCEPTION Indxx Global Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index MSCI ACWI Index Annualized Volatility 10.58% 6.23% Beta Sharpe Ratio Beyond Ordinary ETFs 600 LEXINGTON AVE 20TH FL NEW YORK, NY (888) GX-FUND-1

4 BOTZ Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF As of 12/31/2017 DEFINITIONS Indxx Global Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index MSCI ACWI Index Annualized Volatility Beta Sharpe Ratio The Indxx Global Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index seeks to invest in companies that potentially stand to benefit from increased adoption and utilization of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), including those involved with industrial robotics and automation, non-industrial robots, and autonomous vehicles. MSCI ACWI Index captures large and mid cap representation across 23 Developed Markets (DM) and 24 Emerging Markets (EM) countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the global investable equity opportunity set. DM countries include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the US. EM countries include: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Qatar, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The annualized standard deviation of the daily returns of the security using the closing levels of the index during the 22 index-day period preceding that day. Measures the volatility of the Fund price relative to the volatility in the market index and can also be defined as the percent change in the price of the Fund given a 1% change in the market index. A beta below one suggests that the fund was less volatile than the market benchmark. Measures the return for each unit of risk. The risk free rate is subtracted from the mean return and is divided by the standard deviation of returns. (1) The Fund s name changed effective March 30, The Fund inception date reflects the original inception date of the Fund when it was the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF. Global X Management Company, LLC serves as an advisor to the Global X Funds. The Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA, 19456), which is not affiliated with Global X Management Company, LLC. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The investable universe of companies in which the Fund may invest may be limited. The Fund invests in securities of companies engaged in Information Technology which can be affected by rapid product obsolescence, and intense industry competition. In addition to normal risks associated with investing, international investments may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from social, economic or political instability in other nations. The fund is non-diversified which represents a heightened risk to investors. Shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Market price returns are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at the close of the exchange and do not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. NAVs are calculated using prices as of 4:00pm ET. Indices are unmanaged and do not include the effect of fees, expenses or sales charges. One cannot invest directly in an index. The information provided is not intended for trading purposes, and should not be considered investment advice. Index data source: INDXX. INDXX is a service mark of INDXX and has been licensed for use for certain purposes by Global X Management Company, LLC. Global X Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by Solactive AG, FTSE, Standard & Poors, NASDAQ, Indxx, or MSCI nor do these companies make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the Global X Funds. Neither SIDCO nor Global X is affiliated with Solactive AG, FTSE, Standard & Poors, NASDAQ, Indxx, or MSCI. Carefully consider the fund s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the fund s full or summary prospectus, which may be obtained by calling GX-FUND-1 ( ), or by visiting globalxfunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing. Beyond Ordinary ETFs 600 LEXINGTON AVE 20TH FL NEW YORK, NY (888) GX-FUND-1

5 RBOT ishares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD (Acc) February Factsheet Performance, Portfolio Breakdowns and Net Asset information as at: 28-Feb All other data as at 06-Mar-2018 For Investors in the UK. Investors should read the Key Investor Information Document and Prospectus prior to investing. The Fund seeks to track the performance of an index composed of developed and emerging market companies which are generating significant revenues from specific sectors associated with the development of automatic and robotic technology. KEY BENEFITS 1 Competitively priced and diversified access to companies that are developing technology in the fields of automation and robotics, across both developed and emerging markets. 2 Growth potential due to major structural drivers including lower development costs, evolving technology and rising salaries. 3 Express a long-term view within your equity allocation Key Risks: Shares in smaller companies typically trade in less volume and experience greater price variations than larger companies. Investments in the technology securities are subject to absence or loss of intellectual property protections, rapid changes in technology, government regulation and competition. (Continued on page 2) GROWTH OF 10,000 USD SINCE INCEPTION Capital at risk. All financial investments involve an element of risk. Therefore, the value of your investment and the income from it will vary and your initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed. KEY FACTS Asset Class Equity Fund Base Currency USD Share Class Currency USD Fund Launch Date 08-Sep-2016 Share Class Launch Date 08-Sep-2016 Benchmark istoxx FactSet Automation & Robotics Index ISIN IE00BYZK4552 Total Expense Ratio 0.40% Distribution Type None Domicile Ireland Methodology Optimised Product Structure Physical Rebalance Frequency Annual UCITS Yes ISA Eligibility Yes SIPP Available Yes UK Distributor/Reporting Status No/Yes Use of Income Accumulating Net Assets of Fund USD 2,229,498,817 Net Assets of Share Class USD 2,218,560,777 Number of Holdings 102 Shares Outstanding 277,031,158 Benchmark Ticker IXAROBU TOP HOLDINGS (%) Fund Benchmark 12 MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIODS (% USD) 31/12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ Calendar Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A 46.78% 46.78% Benchmark N/A N/A N/A N/A 46.95% 46.95% LASERTEC CORP 1.98 GLOBAL UNICHIP CORP 1.97 USD CASH 1.74 DAIFUKU LTD 1.68 YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP 1.63 ASIA OPTICAL INC 1.62 HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP 1.51 FARADAY TECHNOLOGY CORP 1.39 SANKEN ELECTRIC LTD 1.38 IPG PHOTONICS CORP 1.33 Holdings are subject to change ANNUALISED PERFORMANCE (% USD) 1 3 s 5 s 10 s Since Inception Fund 42.61% N/A N/A N/A 37.59% Benchmark 42.78% N/A N/A N/A 37.56% The figures shown relate to past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results and should not be the sole factor of consideration when selecting a product or strategy. Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in USD, hedged fund benchmark performance is displayed in USD. Performance is shown on a Net Asset Value (NAV) basis, with gross income reinvested where applicable. Performance data is based on the net asset value (NAV) of the ETF which may not be the same as the market price of the ETF. Individual shareholders may realize returns that are different to the NAV performance. The return of your investment may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations if your investment is made in a currency other than that used in the past performance calculation. Source: BlackRock

6 Key Risks Continued: Emerging markets are generally more sensitive to economic and political conditions than developed markets. Other factors include greater 'Liquidity Risk', restrictions on investment or transfer of assets and failed/delayed delivery of securities or payments to the Fund. Investment risk is concentrated in specific sectors, countries, currencies or companies. This means the Fund is more sensitive to any localised economic, market, political or regulatory events. The value of equities and equity-related securities can be affected by daily stock market movements. Other influential factors include political, economic news, company earnings and significant corporate events. Liquidity Risk: Lower liquidity means there are insufficient buyers or sellers to allow the Fund to sell or buy investments readily. Counterparty Risk: The insolvency of any institutions providing services such as safekeeping of assets or acting as counterparty to derivatives or other instruments, may expose the Fund to financial loss. SECTOR BREAKDOWN (%) Fund Information Technology Industrials Health Care 1.31 Consumer Discretionary 0.89 Cash and/or Derivatives 0.61 TOP COUNTRIES (%) DEALING INFORMATION Exchange London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange Ticker RBOT RBTX Bloomberg Ticker RBOT LN RBTX LN RIC RBOT.L RBTX.L SEDOL BYZK455 BYYLQL9 Trading Currency USD GBP This product is also listed on: Xetra,Bolsa Mexicana De Valores,Borsa Italiana, SIX Swiss Exchange Geographic exposure relates principally to the domicile of the issuers of the securities held in the product, added together and then expressed as a percentage of the product s total holdings. However, in some instances it can reflect the country where the issuer of the securities carries out much of their business. 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