Tema Launches Two Innovative, Active ETF Thematic Strategies: Oncology & Global Royalties

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tema ETFs (“Tema”) launches two innovative and actively managed thematic ETF offerings: the Oncology ETF (CANC) and the Global Royalties ETF (ROYA). These strategies are the first to address these specific themes in an actively managed ETF wrapper in the United States. The CANC portfolio will be managed by David K. Song, MD, PhD, CFA, who has led biotechnology and healthcare investment teams throughout his extensive 25-year career, including roles at Rockefeller Capital Management, Millennium and Balyasny. The ROYA portfolio will be managed by Chris Semenuk who has over 30 years of investing experience.

“We are excited to diversify our offering base through these differentiated strategies. We believe they both have their investment merits and will benefit from risk management by seasoned investors. Oncology is arguably the biggest biotech megatrend, a critical yet complex sector where the number and nature of risks as well as the need for expertise cannot be underestimated. Royalty companies are truly differentiated businesses. They offer structured exposure to difficultly accessible private assets, underlying commodities, and deliver equity-like returns with contractually supported income,” said Maurits Pot, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Tema.

For more information about CANC and ROYA or other offerings, please visit www.temaetfs.com

About Tema

Tema is a SEC-registered investment adviser and investment management firm focused on active ETF investing and infrastructure, backed by Accel and Index Ventures. Tema aims to pioneer active thematic ETFs, which offer investors unique access not available in traditional passive investments. The firm provides defined exposure to innovative, underpenetrated themes through its bottom-up research process, underpinned with risk management and industry expertise. Tema is led by a team of experienced professionals and focused on delivering first-in-class exposure to the themes of its products.

For more information, please visit www.temaetfs.com

Risk Information

Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses contained in the prospectus available at www.temaetfs.com. Read carefully before investing.

Important Risks

Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee the adviser’s investment strategy will be successful.

CANC

Industry Concentration Risk: Because the Fund's assets will be concentrated in an industry or group of industries, the Fund is subject to loss due to adverse occurrences that may affect that industry or group of industries.

Biotechnology Industry Risk: The biotechnology industry can be significantly affected by patent considerations, including the termination of patent protections for products, intense competition both domestically and internationally, rapid technological change and obsolescence, government regulation and expensive insurance costs due to the risk of product liability lawsuits. In addition, the biotechnology industry is an emerging growth industry, and therefore biotechnology companies may be thinly capitalized and more volatile than companies with greater capitalizations.

Oncology Companies Risk: Oncology companies are highly dependent on the development, procurement and marketing of drugs and the protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights. A company's valuation can also be greatly affected if one of its products is proven or alleged to be unsafe, ineffective or unprofitable. The stock prices of oncology companies have been and will likely continue to be very volatile. The costs associated with developing new drugs can be significant, and the results are unpredictable. Newly developed drugs may be susceptible to product obsolescence due to intense competition from new products and less costly generic products. Moreover, the process for obtaining regulatory approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or other governmental regulatory authorities is long and costly and there can be no assurance that the necessary approvals will be obtained or maintained.

ROYA

Royalty Trust Structure Risk. The success of the fund is heavily dependent on royalty investments including investments in Royalty Income Trusts (RITs). Cash flows from royalty income can be contingent on the production of energy commodities. As such, the level of income received can be volatile as commodity prices, production levels, and production costs all vary wildly. Another consideration is that some royalty investments own intellectual property. In those cases, the trust could be subject to changes in intellectual property laws, which can impact the value of the assets held by the trust. Royalty trusts generally do not guarantee minimum distributions or even return of capital. Finally, Royalty Income Investments are still subject to market risks, such as interest rate fluctuations, currency risks, and overall market volatility.

Industry Concentration Risk. Because the Fund’s assets will be concentrated in an industry or group of industries, the Fund is subject to loss due to adverse occurrences that may affect that industry or group of industries.

Sector Focus Risk. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in one or more sectors and thus will be more susceptible to the risks affecting those sectors than funds that have more diversified holdings across a number of sectors. The Fund anticipates that it may be subject to some or all of the risks described below.

Tema Global Limited serves as the investment adviser to Tema Oncology ETF and Tema Global Royalties ETF (the “Funds”), and NEOS Investments, LLC serves as a sub adviser to the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Foreside Fund Services LLC, which is not affiliated with Tema Global Limited nor NEOS Investments, LLC. Check the background of Foreside on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

For inquiries: info@temaetfs.com

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Alex Stokes
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