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Press Release: FlexShares Announces Liquidation of FlexShares ESG & Climate Emerging Markets Core Index Fund

Announcement of liquidation and termination of the FlexShares ESG & Climate Emerging Markets Core Index Fund (Ticker: FEEM). 

April 5, 2024
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Press Release: FlexShares Announces Liquidation of FlexShares ESG & Climate High Yield Corporate Core Index ETF

Announcement of liquidation and termination of the FlexShares ESG & Climate High Yield Corporate Core Index Fund (Ticker: FEHY).

June 26, 2023
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FlexShares are sponsored and managed by Northern Trust Asset Management which is a global investment manager that helps investors navigate changing market environments so they can confidently realize their long-term objectives. Entrusted with US$1 trillion of investor assets as of March 31, 2023, we understand that investing ultimately serves a greater purpose and believe investors should be compensated for the risks they take — in all market environments and any investment strategy. That’s why we combine robust capital markets research, expert portfolio construction and comprehensive risk management to craft innovative and efficient solutions that deliver targeted investment outcomes. As engaged contributors to our communities, we consider it a great privilege to serve our advisors and investors with integrity, respect, and transparency. We are proud to serve the investment needs of financial advisors and their clients to help them build a diversified investment portfolios for the long term with creatively designed ETF products that are accessible, goal-oriented, and tax efficient.

Our investor-centric approach and differentiated product engineering methodology combine to produce innovative investment strategies that are helping to shape the next generation of ETFs. At FlexShares, our focus is on understanding and responding to investor needs through their advisors with funds that are designed to help meet specific long-term investment objectives and we continually work to help advisors and investors become well-educated consumers of Exchange Traded Funds. The FlexShares mission is to provide exchange traded funds that serve as the building blocks for outcome-oriented portfolios. This focus on “investing with purpose” is at the heart of our brand of ETFs. Focusing on investor needs and preferences is in our DNA. Our solutions framework focuses on investors’ fundamental needs of growing assets, managing risk, providing liquidity and generating income, objectives that are not achieved overnight. It follows, then, that the funds we offer are differentiated and targeted toward long-term investors.

Before investing, carefully consider the FlexShares investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information is in the prospectus and a summary prospectus, copies of which may be obtained on this website. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest. Foreside Fund Services, LLC, distributor.

An investment in FlexShares is subject to numerous risks, including possible loss of principal. Fund returns may not match the return of the respective indexes. The Funds are subject to the following principal risks: asset class; authorized participant, calculation methodology; commodity; concentration; counterparty; currency; derivatives; dividend; emerging markets; Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG); equity securities; financial sector, fluctuation of yield; foreign securities; geographic; high portfolio turnover; income; industry concentration; inflation; infrastructure-related companies; interest rate; issuer; liquidity; large cap; management; market; market trading; mid cap stock; MLP; momentum; natural resources; new funds; non-diversification; passive investment; privatization; securities lending; small cap stock; tracking error; value investing; and volatility risk. A full description of risks is in the prospectus.

Individual investors should contact their financial advisor or broker dealer representative for more information on FlexShares ETFs. FlexShares ETFs are managed by Northern Trust.

Investment Products and Services are:

Not FDIC INSURED May lose value No bank guarantee

All registered investment companies, including FlexShares, are obliged to distribute portfolio gains to shareholders at year-end regardless of performance. Trading FlexShares Funds will also generate tax consequences and transaction expenses. The information provided is not intended to be tax advice. Tax consequences of dividend distributions may vary by individual taxpayer.

The FlexShares Funds, registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Funds") are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC, not affiliated with Northern Trust.

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