The fund aims to provide exposure to the US investment-grade bond market. This fund invests in a broad portfolio, consisting of securities issued by government and corporate entities, with no limitations to maturity. The fund implements proprietary risk models and quantitative techniques to target a risk profile similar to its benchmark. A systematic approach is used for security selection and sector allocation. This ETF uses derivatives to try to achieve a desired risk exposure and/or minimize the exposure to currency fluctuations between developed market foreign currencies, such as the USD and the Canadian dollar.