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Calvert
International Responsible Index ETF
Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF
Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF
Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF
Prospectus | January
28, 2026
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Portfolio |
Ticker
Symbol |
Exchange |
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Calvert
International Responsible Index ETF |
CVIE |
NYSE
Arca |
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Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF |
CVLC |
NYSE
Arca |
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Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF |
CDEI |
NYSE
Arca |
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Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF |
CVMC |
NYSE
Arca |
The
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy
of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
An
investment in a Fund is not guaranteed
or endorsed by a bank, is not a bank deposit or obligation
thereof,
and is not insured
or
guaranteed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. An
investment in a
Fund involves investment risks, and you may lose money investing
in
the Fund.
Calvert
International Responsible Index ETF
Investment
Objective
Calvert
International Responsible Index ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the performance
of the Calvert International Responsible Index
(the “Index”).
Fees
and Expenses
The
table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay fees other
than the fees and expenses of the Fund, such as brokerage commissions and other
fees charged by financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses1 (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
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The
Fund’s management agreement provides that the Fund’s “Adviser,” Morgan
Stanley Investment Management Inc., will pay substantially all expenses
of
the Fund (including expenses of Morgan Stanley ETF Trust (the “Trust”)
relating to the Fund), except for the distribution fees, if any, brokerage
expenses,
acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses, and
other extraordinary expenses, including the costs of proxies, not
incurred
in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business. |
Example
The
example below is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other funds. The example
does not take into account brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or
selling shares of the Fund.
The
example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The example also assumes your investment has a 5% return each year and
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions
your costs would be:
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3
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5
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10
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$18
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$58
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$101
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$230
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or
in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate
was 11%
of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in securities
included in the underlying index. This policy may be changed without shareholder
approval; however, shareholders would be
notified upon 60 days’ notice in writing of any
changes.
The
Fund employs a passive management strategy designed to track, as closely as
possible, the performance of the Index. The Fund invests
in the common stock of a representative number of companies that resemble the
Index. The Fund may also lend its
securities.
The
Fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more of its total
assets) in a particular industry or group of industries if
the Index is so
concentrated.
The degree to which components of the Index represent certain industries may
change over time.
The
Index is composed of common stocks of large companies in developed markets,
excluding the U.S., that operate their businesses in
a manner consistent with the Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment (the
“Calvert Principles”). Large companies in developed
markets are
selected from the
1,000 large publicly traded companies, excluding business
development companies, in markets
that Calvert Research and Management (“Calvert”), the Index provider, determines
to be developed markets based on a set of
criteria including level of economic development, existence of capital controls,
openness to foreign direct investment, market trading
and liquidity conditions, regulatory environment, treatment of minority
shareholders, and investor expectations. When determining
1,000 large publicly traded companies, Calvert generally includes the 500
largest publicly traded companies located in or tied
economically to Europe and the 500 largest publicly traded companies located in
or tied economically to other non-U.S. and non-European
developed markets. The Calvert Principles (a copy of which is included as an
appendix to the Fund’s prospectus) serve as
a framework for considering environmental, social and governance (“ESG”)
factors. Under this framework, Calvert seeks to identify
companies and other issuers that provide positive leadership in the areas of
their operations and overall activities that are material
to improving long-term shareholder value and societal outcomes, including ESG
areas such as: environmental sustainability and
resource efficiency; equitable societies and respect for human rights; and
accountable governance and
transparency.
Calvert
International Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
Stocks
are weighted in the Index based on their float-adjusted market capitalization,
by country and by sector, subject to certain prescribed
limits. As of September 30, 2025,
the Index included 807
companies (and typically is expected to be in the range between 700
and 800 companies), and the market capitalization ranged from approximately
$3.82
billion to $1.11
trillion
with a weighted average
market capitalization of approximately $138.48
billion. Market capitalizations of companies within the Index are subject to
change.
The number of companies in the Index will change over time due to Calvert’s
evaluation of an issuer relative to the Calvert Principles
or corporate actions involving companies in the Index, among other things. The
Index is reconstituted annually and is rebalanced
quarterly.
The
Index is owned by Calvert, which is an affiliate of the
Adviser. Christopher Madden, CFA, Co-Head of Applied Responsible
Investment
Solutions, and Zi Ye, Index Manager, manage the Index construction process at
Calvert.
An
index is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard
to measure investment performance. An index or passively
managed fund tries to match, as closely as possible, the performance of an
established target index. An index fund’s goal is to
mirror the target index whether the index is going up or down. To track the
Index as closely as possible, the Fund attempts to remain
fully invested in stocks. The Fund may enter into foreign currency transactions,
including foreign currency forward exchange contracts,
in the course of purchasing and selling foreign currency denominated securities
in order to track, as closely as possible, the performance
of the Index.
The
Fund uses a sampling method of indexing. The sampling method involves selecting
a representative number of securities that will
resemble the Index in terms of key risk and other characteristics. The
securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment
characteristics (based on factors such as market value and industry weightings),
fundamental characteristics (such as return
variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the Index. The
Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in
the Index or hold securities in the same proportions as represented in the
Index.
Principal
Risks
There
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, and you can
lose money investing in this Fund.
Investments
in
the Fund involve risks and you should not rely on the Fund as a complete
investment program. The relative significance of each risk
factor summarized below may change over time and you should review each risk
factor carefully because any one or more of these risks
may result in losses to the Fund. The
principal risks of investing in the Fund include:
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Tracking
Error.
Tracking error risk refers to the risk that the Fund’s performance may not
match or correlate to that of the Index it attempts
to track, either on a daily or aggregate basis. Because the Fund uses a
representative sampling indexing strategy, it can be expected
to have a larger tracking error than if it used a replication indexing
strategy. Tracking error may occur because of, among other
things, transaction costs, the Fund’s holding of cash, differences in
accrual of dividends, changes to the Index or the need to meet
new or existing regulatory requirements. Factors such as Fund expenses,
imperfect correlation between the Fund’s investments
and the Index, rounding of share prices, changes to the composition of the
Index, regulatory policies, limitations on Fund
investments imposed by Fund diversification and/or concentration policies,
high portfolio turnover rate and the use of leverage
all contribute to tracking error. Unlike the Fund, the returns of the
Index are not reduced by investment and other operating
expenses, including the trading costs associated with implementing changes
to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error
risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than expected. Tracking
error risk may be heightened during times of market
volatility, unusual market conditions or other abnormal circumstances. The
Fund may be required to deviate its investments
from the securities and relative weightings of the Index to comply with
applicable laws and regulations or because of market
restrictions or other legal reasons, including regulatory limits or other
restrictions on securities that may be purchased by the
Adviser and its
affiliates. |
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Index
Related Risk.
The Fund’s return may not track the return of the Index for a number of
reasons and therefore may not achieve
its investment objective. For example, the Fund incurs a number of
operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs
costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the
Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition
of the Index. In addition, the Fund’s return may differ from the return of
the Index because of, among other things, pricing
differences and the inability to purchase certain securities included in
the Index due to regulatory or other
restrictions. |
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addition, because the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, the
Fund can be expected to be less correlated with the return
of the Index as when a fund purchases all of the securities in an index in
the proportions in which they are represented in the
index. Errors in the construction or calculation of the Index may occur
from time to time. Any such errors may not be identified
and corrected by the index provider for some period of time, which may
have an adverse impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
The risk that the Fund may not track the performance of the Index may be
heightened during times of increased market
volatility or other unusual market
conditions. |
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Passive
Investment.
The Fund is managed using a passive investment strategy that uses a
representative sampling indexing strategy. The
Fund does not expect to hold common stocks of each company in the Index or
in the same proportion as represented in the Index,
and Fund performance may vary from the
Index. |
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International Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
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addition, the Fund generally will not adjust its portfolio investments to
attempt to take advantage of market opportunities or lessen
the impact of a market decline or a decline in the performance of one or
more issuers or for other reasons. Maintaining investments
regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
investments could cause the Fund’s return to be lower
than if the Fund employed an active strategy. Unusual market events or
other abnormal circumstances may increase market volatility
and may cause the characteristics of the Index components to vary from
those expected under normal
circumstances. |
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Concentration
Risk.
If the Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in one or more
industries or groups of industries, the Fund may
concentrate in such industries or groups of industries. By concentrating
its investments in an industry or group of industries, the
Fund may face greater risks than if it were diversified broadly over
numerous industries or groups of
industries. |
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Equity
Securities.
In general, prices of equity securities are more volatile than those of
fixed-income securities. U.S. and foreign stock
markets, and equity securities of individual issuers, have experienced
periods of substantial price volatility in the past and it is
possible that they will do so again in the future. The prices of equity
securities fluctuate, sometimes rapidly or widely, in response
to activities specific to the issuer of the security as well as factors
unrelated to the fundamental condition of the issuer, including
general market, economic, political and public health
conditions. During periods when equity securities experience
heightened
volatility, such as during periods of market, economic or financial
uncertainty or distress, the Fund’s investments in equity
securities are subject to heightened
risks. |
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The
value of equity securities declines in response to perceived or actual
adverse changes in the economy, economic outlook or financial
markets; deterioration in investor sentiment; inflation, interest rate,
currency, and commodity price fluctuations; adverse geopolitical,
social or environmental developments; issuer- and sector-specific
considerations; unexpected trading activity among retail
investors; and other factors. Market conditions affect certain types of
equity securities to a greater extent than other types of equity
securities. If the stock market declines, the value of the Fund’s
equity securities will also likely decline, which will result in a
decrease
in the value of your investment in the Fund. Although prices can rebound,
there is no assurance that prices of the Fund’s equity
securities will return to previous
levels. |
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Foreign
Securities.
Investments in foreign markets entail special risks such as currency,
political (including geopolitical), economic and
market risks, and heightened risks, that may result in losses to the Fund.
There also may be greater market volatility, less reliable
financial information, less stringent investor protections and disclosure
standards, higher transaction and custody costs, decreased
market liquidity and less government and exchange regulation associated
with investments in foreign markets. In addition,
investments in certain foreign markets that have historically been
considered stable may become more volatile and subject
to increased risk due to developments and changing conditions in such
markets. Moreover, the growing interconnectivity of
global economies and financial markets has increased the probability that
adverse developments and conditions in one country or
region will affect the stability of economies and financial markets in
other countries or regions. Certain foreign markets may rely
heavily on particular industries or foreign capital and are more
vulnerable to diplomatic developments, (including regional and
global, military or other conflicts), the imposition of economic sanctions
against a particular country or countries, organizations,
companies, entities and/or individuals, changes in international trading
patterns, trade barriers (including tariffs) and
other protectionist or retaliatory measures. Investments in foreign
markets may also be adversely affected by governmental interventions
or other actions, such as the imposition of capital controls,
nationalization of companies or industries, expropriation of
assets or the imposition of punitive taxes. The governments of certain
countries may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions on
foreign investing in their capital markets or in certain sectors or
industries. In addition, a foreign government may limit or cause
delay in the convertibility or repatriation of its currency which would
adversely affect the U.S. dollar value and/or liquidity of
investments denominated in that currency. Certain foreign investments may
become less liquid and decline in value in response to
market developments or adverse investor perceptions, or become illiquid
after purchase by the Fund, particularly during periods of
market, economic, political and social turmoil. When the Fund holds
illiquid investments, its portfolio may be harder to value. The
issuer or governmental authority that controls the repayment of sovereign
debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal
and/or pay interest when due in accordance with the terms of such
obligations. In addition, foreign governments may default
on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to
participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending
to defaulting governments. Moreover, there is no bankruptcy proceeding by
which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected
in whole or in part. In addition, the Fund’s investments in foreign
issuers may be denominated in foreign currencies and therefore,
to the extent unhedged, the value of those investments will fluctuate with
U.S. dollar exchange rates. Economic sanctions
or other similar measures may be, and have been, imposed against certain
countries, organizations, companies, entities and/or
individuals. Economic sanctions and other similar measures could, among
other things, effectively restrict or eliminate the Fund’s
ability to purchase or sell securities (in the sanctioned country and
other markets), negatively impact the value or liquidity of
the Fund’s investments, significantly delay or prevent the
settlement of the Fund’s securities transactions, force the Fund to sell
or
otherwise dispose of investments at inopportune times or prices, or impair
the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective or invest
in accordance with its investment
strategies. |
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Responsible
Investing.
Investing primarily in responsible investments carries the risk that,
under certain market conditions, the Fund
may underperform funds that do not utilize a responsible investment
strategy. The application of responsible investment criteria
may affect the Fund’s exposure to certain sectors or types of investments,
and may impact the Fund’s relative investment performance
depending on whether such sectors or investments are in or out of favor in
the market. An investment’s ESG
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International Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
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performance,
or Calvert’s assessment of such performance may change over time, which
could cause the Fund to temporarily hold securities
that do not comply with the Fund’s responsible investment criteria. In
evaluating an issuer, Calvert is dependent upon information
and data that may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could
adversely affect the analysis of the ESG factors
relevant to a particular
investment. |
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Real
Estate Investing.
Companies in the real estate industry will experience risks similar to the
risks of investing in real estate directly
and the real estate market generally, such as the possible decline in the
value of (or income generated by) the real estate, increases
in property taxes, changes in government regulations affecting zoning,
land use, and rents, environmental or similar liabilities,
variations in rental income, fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand
for properties or real estate-related services, vacancy
of properties, changes in the availability or terms of mortgages and other
financing that may render the sale or refinancing of
properties difficult or unattractive and risks related to the management
skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Real estate values
or income generated by real estate may be affected by many additional
factors and real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive
to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense
competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate
income and values and the real estate market may also be greatly affected
by demographic trends, such as population shifts or
changing tastes, preferences and values, and government actions. Real
estate companies may also be affected by changing interest
rates and credit quality requirements. Changes in underlying real estate
values may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that
investments are concentrated in particular geographic regions or property
types. |
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REITs.
Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to
the risks of owning real estate directly and investing in
companies in the real estate industry, as well as to risks that relate
specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated.
For example, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates
rise and will also be affected by the real estate market
and by the management or development of the underlying properties, which
may also be subject to mortgage loans and the
underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default.
Operating REITs requires specialized management skills and the
Fund indirectly bears management expenses along with the direct expenses
of the Fund. REITs are also subject to certain provisions
under federal tax law and the failure of a company to qualify as a REIT
could have adverse consequences for the
Fund. |
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Market
and Geopolitical Risk.
The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the values of the
Fund’s investments, which change
due to economic, geopolitical and other events that affect the U.S. and
global markets generally, as well as those that affect or
are perceived or expected to affect particular regions, countries,
industries, companies, issuers, sectors, asset classes or governments.
These types of events may be sudden and unexpected, and could adversely
affect the value (or income generated by) and
liquidity of the Fund’s investments, which may in turn impact the Fund’s
ability to sell securities and/or its ability to meet redemptions.
The risks associated with these developments may be magnified if certain
social, political, economic and other conditions
and events (such as war, natural disasters or events, epidemics and
pandemics, terrorism, conflicts, social unrest, recessions,
inflation, interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions and the threat
or actual imposition of tariffs, trade barriers and other
protectionist or retaliatory measures) adversely interrupt or otherwise
affect the global economy and financial markets. It is difficult
to predict when events affecting the U.S. or global financial markets or
economies may occur, the effects that such events may
have and the duration of those effects (which may last for extended
periods). These types of events may negatively impact broad
segments of businesses and populations and have a significant and rapid
negative impact on the performance or value of the Fund’s
investments, adversely affect and increase the volatility of the Fund’s
share price and exacerbate pre-existing risks to the Fund.
The frequency and magnitude of resulting changes in the value of the
Fund’s investments cannot be
predicted. |
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Sector
Risk.
If the Index invests heavily in companies in a particular economic sector
or sectors, the Fund will invest heavily in such
companies in particular economic sector or sectors. Economic or regulatory
changes adversely affecting such sectors may have more
of an impact on a Fund’s performance than if the Fund held a broader range
of investments. |
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Financials
Sector Risk.
To the extent the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in the
financials sector, factors that have an adverse
impact on this sector may have a disproportionate impact on the Fund’s
performance. The financials sector can be affected by
global and local economic conditions, such as the levels and liquidity of
the global and local financial and asset markets, the absolute
and relative level and volatility of interest rates and equity prices,
investor sentiment, inflation, and the availability and cost
of credit. Adverse developments in these conditions can have a greater
adverse effect on the financials sector of an emerging market
economy than on other industries of its economy. The enactment of new
legislation or regulations, as well as changes in interpretation
and enforcement of current laws, may affect the manner of operations and
profitability of the financials
sector. |
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Authorized
Participant Concentration Risk.
Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption
transactions directly
with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as
authorized participants and none of these authorized
participants is or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption
transactions. There can be no assurance that an active
trading market for the Fund’s shares will develop or be maintained. To the
extent that these intermediaries exit the business or
are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption
orders with respect to the Fund, such as during periods of
market stress, and no other authorized participant creates or redeems,
shares may trade at a discount to net asset value (“NAV”) per
share and
possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.
Authorized
participant concentration risk may be heightened to the extent
the Fund invests in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other
securities or instruments that have lower trading
volumes. |
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International Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
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Trading
Risk.
The market prices of shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases
materially, in response to changes in the Fund’s NAV,
the intra-day value of the Fund’s holdings, and supply and demand for
shares. The Adviser cannot predict whether shares will
trade above, below or at their NAV. Disruptions to creations and
redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or
potential
lack of an active trading market for the shares (including through a
trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in the
shares trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount)
to NAV or to the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings.
You may pay significantly more or receive significantly less than the
Fund’s NAV per share during periods when there is a
significant premium or discount. Buying or selling shares in the secondary
market may require paying brokerage commissions or other
charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. Brokerage
commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant
proportional cost when seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of
shares. In addition, the market price of shares, like
the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid-ask spread”
charged by the market makers or other participants that trade
the particular security. The spread of the Fund’s shares varies over time
based on the Fund’s trading volume and market liquidity
and may increase if the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s
underlying securities, or market liquidity decrease. |
Please
see “Additional Information About Fund Investment Strategies and Related Risks”
in the Fund’s prospectus for a more detailed
description of risks of investing in the Fund. Shares
of the Fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by
the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency.
Performance
Information
The
bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance
from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the
past one year period and since inception
compare with those of a broad measure of market performance and one or more
additional indexes.
The additional index(es)
in the table provide a means to compare the Fund’s average annual returns to a
benchmark that the Adviser believes is representative
of the Fund’s investment universe. The
Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an
indication of
how the Fund will perform in the future.
Updated performance information is available online
at www.calvert.com
or by calling toll-free
800-836-2414.
Annual
Total Returns—Calendar Years
During
the periods shown in the bar chart above:
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High
Quarter |
06/30/25
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14.20% |
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Low
Quarter |
12/31/24
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-6.90% |
Average
Annual Total Returns
(for
the calendar periods ended December
31, 2025)
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These
returns do not reflect any tax consequences from a sale of your shares at
the end of each period. |
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International Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
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MSCI
World ex USA Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities in the
developed markets, excluding the United States. MSCI indexes are net of
foreign
withholding taxes. MSCI World ex USA Index is a free float adjusted market
capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the global
equity
market performance of developed markets excluding the United States. The
term “free float” represents the portion of shares outstanding that
are
deemed to be available for purchase in the public equity markets by
investors. The performance of the index is listed in U.S. dollars and
assumes reinvestment
of net dividends. It is not possible to invest directly in an
index. |
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Since
Inception reflects the inception date of the Fund (commenced operations on
01/30/23). |
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The
Calvert International Responsible Index is composed of common stocks of
large companies in developed markets, excluding the U.S. Large
companies
in developed markets are the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies,
excluding real estate investment trusts and business development
companies,
in markets that Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”) determines to be
developed markets based on a set of criteria including level of
economic
development, existence of capital controls, openness to foreign direct
investment, market trading and liquidity conditions, regulatory
environment,
treatment of minority shareholders, and investor expectations. The Calvert
Principles for Responsible Investment serve as a framework for
considering environmental, social and governance factors that may affect
investment performance. Stocks are weighted in the Calvert Index based
on
their float-adjusted market capitalization, by country and by sector,
subject to certain prescribed limits. It is not possible to invest
directly in an index. |
The
after-tax returns shown in the table above are calculated using the historical
highest individual federal marginal income tax rates during
the period shown and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual
after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation
and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns are not relevant to
investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred
arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
After-tax
returns may be higher than before-tax
returns due to foreign tax credits and/or an assumed benefit from capital losses
that would have been realized had Fund shares
been sold at the end of the relevant periods, as
applicable.
Fund
Management
Adviser.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
Portfolio
Managers.
Information about the individuals jointly and primarily responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Fund is
shown below:
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Name |
Title
with Adviser |
Date
Began Managing
Fund |
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Jennifer
Mihara |
Managing
Director |
July
2024 |
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Gordon
Wotherspoon |
Managing
Director |
April
2025 |
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Individual
shares of the Fund may only be purchased and sold in secondary market
transactions through a broker or dealer at market price.
Because shares trade at market prices, rather than NAV, shares of the Fund may
trade at a price greater than NAV (i.e., a premium)
or less than NAV (i.e., a discount).
You
may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer
is willing to pay for shares (bid) and the lowest price
a seller is willing to accept for shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market.
Recent
information, including information about the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, is available
on the Fund’s website at www.calvert.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund intends to make dividends and distributions that may be taxed as ordinary
income or capital gains, unless you are investing through
a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer
or financial
intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser and/or Foreside
Fund
Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) may pay the financial intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments,
which may be significant in amount, may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the financial intermediary and your salesperson
to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s web site for more
information.
Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF
Investment
Objective
Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the
performance of the Calvert US Large-Cap Core Responsible
Index (the “Index”).
Fees
and Expenses
The
table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay fees other
than the fees and expenses of the Fund, such as brokerage commissions and other
fees charged by financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses1 (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
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The
Fund’s management agreement provides that the Fund’s “Adviser,” Morgan
Stanley Investment Management Inc., will pay substantially all expenses
of
the Fund (including expenses of Morgan Stanley ETF Trust (the “Trust”)
relating to the Fund), except for the distribution fees, if any, brokerage
expenses,
acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses, and
other extraordinary expenses, including the costs of proxies, not
incurred
in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business. |
Example
The
example below is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other funds. The example
does not take into account brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or
selling shares of the Fund.
The
example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The example also assumes your investment has a 5% return each year and
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions
your costs would be:
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1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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$15
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$48
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$85
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$192
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or
in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate
was 7%
of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in securities
included in the underlying index. This policy may be changed without shareholder
approval; however, shareholders would be
notified upon 60 days’ notice in writing of any
changes.
The
Fund employs a passive management strategy designed to track, as closely as
possible, the performance of the Index. The Fund invests
in the common stock of each company in the Index in approximately the same
proportion as represented in the Index itself. The
Fund may also lend its securities.
The
Fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more of its total
assets) in a particular industry or group of industries if
the Index is so
concentrated.
The degree to which components of the Index represent certain industries may
change over time. As of
September 30, 2025,
the Index was concentrated in, and therefore the Fund is expected to have
significant exposure to, the information
technology sector.
The
Index is composed of common stocks of large companies that operate their
businesses in a manner consistent with the Calvert Principles
for Responsible Investment (the “Calvert Principles”) (a copy of which is
included as an appendix to the Fund’s prospectus).
Large companies are selected
from the
1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies based on market capitalization,
excluding
business
development companies. The
Calvert Principles serve as a framework for considering environmental, social
and governance
(“ESG”) factors. Under this framework, Calvert Research
and Management (“Calvert”) seeks
to identify companies and other
issuers that provide positive leadership in the areas of their operations and
overall activities that are material to improving long-term
shareholder value and societal outcomes, including ESG areas such as:
environmental sustainability and resource efficiency; equitable
societies and respect for human rights; and accountable governance and
transparency.
Stocks
are weighted in the Index based on their float-adjusted market capitalization
within the relevant sector, subject to certain prescribed
limits. As of September 30, 2025,
the Index included 787
companies (and typically is expected to be in the range between
Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
700
and 800 companies), and the market capitalization ranged from approximately
$3.28
billion to $4.53
trillion with a weighted average
market capitalization of approximately $1.36
trillion.
Market capitalizations of companies within the Index are subject to change.
The number of companies in the Index will change over time due to Calvert’s
evaluation of an issuer relative to the Calvert Principles
or corporate actions involving companies in the Index, among other things. The
Index is reconstituted annually and is rebalanced
quarterly.
The
Index is owned by Calvert, which is an affiliate of the
Adviser. Christopher Madden, CFA, Co-Head of Applied Responsible
Investment
Solutions, and Zi Ye, Index Manager,
manage the Index construction process at
Calvert.
An
index is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard
to measure investment performance. An index or passively
managed fund tries to match, as closely as possible, the performance of an
established target index. An index fund’s goal is to
mirror the target index whether the index is going up or down. To track the
Index as closely as possible, the Fund attempts to remain
fully invested in stocks.
The
Fund uses a replication method of indexing. The replication method involves
holding every security in the Index in approximately
the same proportion as the Index. Unlike the Index, however, the Fund is subject
to certain regulatory requirements that
can limit its ability to fully replicate the Index. Under various circumstances,
it may not be possible or practicable to purchase or hold
all of, or only, the constituent securities in their respective weightings in
the Index. If Fund assets should ever decline to below $5
million, the Fund may use the sampling method. The sampling method involves
selecting a representative number of securities that
will resemble the Index in terms of key risk and other
characteristics.
Principal
Risks
There
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, and you can
lose money investing in this Fund.
Investments
in
the Fund involve risks and you should not rely on the Fund as a complete
investment program. The relative significance of each risk
factor summarized below may change over time and you should review each risk
factor carefully because any one or more of these risks
may result in losses to the Fund. The
principal risks of investing in the Fund include:
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Tracking
Error.
Tracking error risk refers to the risk that the Fund’s performance may not
match or correlate to that of the Index it attempts
to track, either on a daily or aggregate basis. Tracking error may occur
because of transaction costs, the Fund’s holding of cash,
differences in accrual of dividends, changes to the Index or the need to
meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Factors such
as Fund expenses, imperfect correlation between the Fund’s investments and
the Index, rounding of share prices, changes to the
composition of the Index, regulatory policies, limitations on Fund
investments imposed by Fund diversification and/or concentration
policies, high portfolio turnover rate and the use of leverage all
contribute to tracking error. Unlike the Fund, the returns
of the Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses,
including the trading costs associated with implementing
changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may cause the
Fund’s performance to be less than expected.
Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility,
unusual market conditions or other abnormal circumstances.
The Fund may be required to deviate its investments from the securities
and relative weightings of the Index to comply
with applicable laws and regulations or because of market restrictions or
other legal reasons, including regulatory limits or other
restrictions on securities that may be purchased by the Adviser and its
affiliates. If the Fund uses a sampling method of indexing,
it may have a larger tracking error than if it used a replication method
of indexing. |
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Index
Related Risk.
The Fund’s return may not track the return of the Index for a number of
reasons and therefore may not achieve
its investment objective. For example, the Fund incurs a number of
operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs
costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the
Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition
of the Index. In addition, the Fund’s return may differ from the return of
the Index because of, among other things, pricing
differences and the inability to purchase certain securities included in
the Index due to regulatory or other
restrictions. |
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In
addition, when
the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, the Fund may not be as
well correlated with the return of the
Index as when the Fund purchases all of the securities in the Index in the
proportions in which they are represented in the Index.
Errors in the construction or calculation of the Index may occur from time
to time. Any such errors may not be identified and
corrected by the index provider for some period of time, which may have an
adverse impact on the Fund and its shareholders. The
risk that the Fund may not track the performance of the Index may be
heightened during times of increased market volatility or
other unusual market
conditions. |
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Passive
Investment.
The Fund is managed using a passive investment strategy and expects to
hold common stocks of each company
in the Index regardless of their current or projected performance. The
Fund generally will not adjust its portfolio investments
to attempt to take advantage of market opportunities or lessen the impact
of a market decline or a decline in the performance
of one or more issuers or for other reasons. Maintaining investments
regardless of market conditions or the performance
of individual investments could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than
if the Fund employed an active strategy. Unusual
market events may increase market volatility and may cause the
characteristics of the Index components to vary from those
expected under normal
circumstances. |
Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
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Concentration
Risk.
If the Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in one or more
industries or groups of industries, the Fund may
concentrate in such industries or groups of industries. By concentrating
its investments in an industry or group of industries, the
Fund may face greater risks than if it were diversified broadly over
numerous industries or groups of
industries. |
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Sector
Risk.
If the Index invests heavily in companies in a particular economic sector
or sectors, the Fund will invest heavily in such
companies in particular economic sector or sectors. Economic or regulatory
changes adversely affecting such sectors may have more
of an impact on a Fund’s performance than if the Fund held a broader range
of investments. |
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Information
Technology Sector Risk. The
value of Fund shares may be particularly impacted by events that adversely
affect the information
technology sector, such as rapid changes in technology product cycles,
product obsolescence, government regulation, and
competition, and may fluctuate more than that of a fund that does not
concentrate in companies in the technology
sector. |
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Equity
Securities.
In general, prices of equity securities are more volatile than those of
fixed-income securities. U.S. and foreign stock
markets, and equity securities of individual issuers, have experienced
periods of substantial price volatility in the past and it is
possible that they will do so again in the future. The prices of equity
securities fluctuate, sometimes rapidly or widely, in response
to activities specific to the issuer of the security as well as factors
unrelated to the fundamental condition of the issuer, including
general market, economic, political and public health
conditions. During periods when equity securities experience
heightened
volatility, such as during periods of market, economic or financial
uncertainty or distress, the Fund’s investments in equity
securities are subject to heightened
risks. |
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The
value of equity securities declines in response to perceived or actual
adverse changes in the economy, economic outlook or financial
markets; deterioration in investor sentiment; inflation, interest rate,
currency, and commodity price fluctuations; adverse geopolitical,
social or environmental developments; issuer- and sector-specific
considerations; unexpected trading activity among retail
investors; and other factors. Market conditions affect certain types of
equity securities to a greater extent than other types of equity
securities. If the stock market declines, the value of the Fund’s
equity securities will also likely decline, which will result in a
decrease
in the value of your investment in the Fund. Although prices can rebound,
there is no assurance that prices of the Fund’s equity
securities will return to previous
levels. |
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Responsible
Investing.
Investing primarily in responsible investments carries the risk that,
under certain market conditions, the Fund
may underperform funds that do not utilize a responsible investment
strategy. The application of responsible investment criteria
may affect the Fund’s exposure to certain sectors or types of investments,
and may impact the Fund’s relative investment performance
depending on whether such sectors or investments are in or out of favor in
the market. An investment’s ESG performance,
or Calvert’s assessment of such performance may change over time, which
could cause the Fund to temporarily hold securities
that do not comply with the Fund’s responsible investment criteria. In
evaluating an issuer, Calvert is dependent upon information
and data that may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could
adversely affect the analysis of the ESG factors
relevant to a particular
investment. |
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Real
Estate Investing.
Companies in the real estate industry will experience risks similar to the
risks of investing in real estate directly
and the real estate market generally, such as the possible decline in the
value of (or income generated by) the real estate, increases
in property taxes, changes in government regulations affecting zoning,
land use, and rents, environmental or similar liabilities,
variations in rental income, fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand
for properties or real estate-related services, vacancy
of properties, changes in the availability or terms of mortgages and other
financing that may render the sale or refinancing of
properties difficult or unattractive and risks related to the management
skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Real estate values
or income generated by real estate may be affected by many additional
factors and real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive
to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense
competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate
income and values and the real estate market may also be greatly affected
by demographic trends, such as population shifts or
changing tastes, preferences and values, and government actions. Real
estate companies may also be affected by changing interest
rates and credit quality requirements. Changes in underlying real estate
values may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that
investments are concentrated in particular geographic regions or property
types. |
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REITs.
Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to
the risks of owning real estate directly and investing in
companies in the real estate industry, as well as to risks that relate
specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated.
For example, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates
rise and will also be affected by the real estate market
and by the management or development of the underlying properties, which
may also be subject to mortgage loans and the
underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default.
Operating REITs requires specialized management skills and the
Fund indirectly bears management expenses along with the direct expenses
of the Fund. REITs are also subject to certain provisions
under federal tax law and the failure of a company to qualify as a REIT
could have adverse consequences for the
Fund. |
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Market
and Geopolitical Risk.
The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the values of the
Fund’s investments, which change
due to economic, geopolitical and other events that affect the U.S. and
global markets generally, as well as those that affect or
are perceived or expected to affect particular regions, countries,
industries, companies, issuers, sectors, asset classes or governments.
These types of events may be sudden and unexpected, and could adversely
affect the value (or income generated by) and
liquidity of the Fund’s investments, which may in turn impact the Fund’s
ability to sell securities and/or its ability to meet redemptions.
The risks associated with these developments may be magnified if certain
social, political, economic and other
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US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
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conditions
and events (such as war, natural disasters or events, epidemics and
pandemics, terrorism, conflicts, social unrest, recessions,
inflation, interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions and the threat
or actual imposition of tariffs, trade barriers and other
protectionist or retaliatory measures) adversely interrupt or otherwise
affect the global economy and financial markets. It is difficult
to predict when events affecting the U.S. or global financial markets or
economies may occur, the effects that such events may
have and the duration of those effects (which may last for extended
periods). These types of events may negatively impact broad
segments of businesses and populations and have a significant and rapid
negative impact on the performance or value of the Fund’s
investments, adversely affect and increase the volatility of the Fund’s
share price and exacerbate pre-existing risks to the Fund.
The frequency and magnitude of resulting changes in the value of the
Fund’s investments cannot be
predicted. |
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Authorized
Participant Concentration Risk.
Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption
transactions directly
with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as
authorized participants and none of these authorized
participants is or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption
transactions. There can be no assurance that an active
trading market for the Fund’s shares will develop or be maintained. To the
extent that these intermediaries exit the business or
are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption
orders with respect to the Fund, such as during periods of
market stress, and no other authorized participant creates or redeems,
shares may trade at a discount to net asset value (“NAV”) per
share and
possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.
Authorized
participant concentration risk may be heightened to the extent
the Fund invests in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other
securities or instruments that have lower trading
volumes. |
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Trading
Risk.
The market prices of shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases
materially, in response to changes in the Fund’s NAV,
the intra-day value of the Fund’s holdings, and supply and demand for
shares. The Adviser cannot predict whether shares will
trade above, below or at their NAV. Disruptions to creations and
redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or
potential
lack of an active trading market for the shares (including through a
trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in the
shares trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount)
to NAV or to the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings.
You may pay significantly more or receive significantly less than the
Fund’s NAV per share during periods when there is a
significant premium or discount. Buying or selling shares in the secondary
market may require paying brokerage commissions or other
charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. Brokerage
commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant
proportional cost when seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of
shares. In addition, the market price of shares, like
the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid-ask spread”
charged by the market makers or other participants that trade
the particular security. The spread of the Fund’s shares varies over time
based on the Fund’s trading volume and market liquidity
and may increase if the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s
underlying securities, or market liquidity decrease. |
Please
see “Additional Information About Fund Investment Strategies and Related Risks”
in the Fund’s prospectus for a more detailed
description of risks of investing in the Fund. Shares
of the Fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by
the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency.
Performance
Information
The
bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance
from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the
past one year period and since inception
compare with those of a broad measure of market performance and one or more
additional indexes.
The additional index(es)
in the table provide a means to compare the Fund’s average annual returns to a
benchmark that the Adviser believes is representative
of the Fund’s investment universe. The
Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an
indication of
how the Fund will perform in the future.
Updated performance information is available online
at www.calvert.com
or by calling toll-free
800-836-2414.
Annual
Total Returns—Calendar Years
Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
During
the periods shown in the bar chart above:
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High
Quarter |
06/30/25
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11.30% |
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Low
Quarter |
03/31/25
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-5.82% |
Average
Annual Total Returns
(for
the calendar periods ended December
31, 2025)
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These
returns do not reflect any tax consequences from a sale of your shares at
the end of each
period. |
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The
Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of
the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and
includes
approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of
their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell
3000®
Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies
representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. It is
not
possible to invest directly in an
index. |
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Since
Inception reflects the inception date of the Fund (commenced operations on
01/30/23). |
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The
Calvert US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index is composed of common stocks
of large companies that operate their businesses in a manner consistent
with the Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment. Large companies
are the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies based on market
capitalization, excluding real estate investment trusts and business
development companies. The Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment
serve
as a framework for considering environmental, social and governance
factors that may affect investment performance. Stocks are weighted in the
Calvert
Index based on their float-adjusted market capitalization within the
relevant sector, subject to certain prescribed limits. It is not possible
to invest
directly in an index |
The
after-tax returns shown in the table above are calculated using the historical
highest individual federal marginal income tax rates during
the period shown and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual
after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation
and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns are not relevant to
investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred
arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
After-tax
returns may be higher than before-tax
returns due to foreign tax credits and/or an assumed benefit from capital losses
that would have been realized had Fund shares
been sold at the end of the relevant periods, as
applicable.
Fund
Management
Adviser.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
Portfolio
Managers.
Information about the individuals jointly and primarily responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Fund is
shown below:
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Name |
Title
with Adviser |
Date
Began Managing
Fund |
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Jennifer
Mihara |
Managing
Director |
July
2024 |
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Gordon
Wotherspoon |
Managing
Director |
April
2025 |
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Individual
shares of the Fund may only be purchased and sold in secondary market
transactions through a broker or dealer at market price.
Because shares trade at market prices, rather than NAV, shares of the Fund may
trade at a price greater than NAV (i.e., a premium)
or less than NAV (i.e., a discount).
You
may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer
is willing to pay for shares (bid) and the lowest price
a seller is willing to accept for shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market.
Recent
information, including information about the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, is available
on the Fund’s website at www.calvert.com.
Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
Tax
Information
The
Fund intends to make dividends and distributions that may be taxed as ordinary
income or capital gains, unless you are investing through
a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer
or financial
intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser and/or Foreside
Fund
Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) may pay the financial intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments,
which may be significant in amount, may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the financial intermediary and your salesperson
to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s web site for more
information.
Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF
Investment
Objective
Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to
track the performance of the Calvert US Large-Cap
Diversity Research Index (the “Index”).
Fees
and Expenses
The
table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay fees other
than the fees and expenses of the Fund, such as brokerage commissions and other
fees charged by financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses1 (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
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The
Fund’s management agreement provides that the Fund’s “Adviser,” Morgan
Stanley Investment Management Inc., will pay substantially all expenses
of
the Fund (including expenses of Morgan Stanley ETF Trust (the “Trust”)
relating to the Fund), except for the distribution fees, if any, brokerage
expenses,
acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses, and
other extraordinary expenses, including the costs of proxies, not
incurred
in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business. |
Example
The
example below is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other funds. The example
does not take into account brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or
selling shares of the Fund.
The
example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The example also assumes your investment has a 5% return each year and
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions
your costs would be:
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1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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$14
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$45
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$79
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$179
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or
in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was
37% of
the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in securities
included in the underlying index. This policy may be changed without shareholder
approval; however, shareholders would be
notified upon 60 days’ notice in writing of any
changes.
The
Fund employs a passive management strategy designed to track, as closely as
possible, the performance of the Index. The Fund invests
in the common stock of each company in the Index in approximately the same
proportion as represented in the Index itself. The
Fund may also lend its securities.
The
Fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more of its total
assets) in a particular industry or group of industries if
the Index is so
concentrated.
The degree to which components of the Index represent certain industries may
change over time. As of
September 30, 2025,
the Index was concentrated in, and therefore the Fund is expected to have
significant exposure to, the information
technology sector.
The
Index is composed of common stocks of large companies that operate their
businesses in a manner consistent with the Calvert Principles
for Responsible Investment (the “Calvert Principles”) (a copy of which is
included as an appendix to the Fund’s prospectus)
and are selected from the universe of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S.
companies based on market capitalization, excluding
business
development companies. As described in the Index rules and methodology
(available on the Calvert website), and as
determined by Calvert
Research and Management (“Calvert”),
Index components must meet certain criteria relating to leadership in
talent
management practices, which may be evidenced by
a diverse workforce or
an equal and inclusive work culture, or demonstrate
significant improvements
in talent management practices. More specifically, the following factors related
to leadership in talent
management practices are considered: (i) workforce representation (a
gender-balanced workforce among its board members, executives,
senior and middle management, and employees; ethnically
diverse board members and, where available, executives and management;
and representation
of board members on age
and cultural background); (ii) career advancement (career opportunities,
Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (Con’t)
pipeline
ratio, internal mobility and promotion); (iii) pay and compensation (employee
compensation and benefits, living wage and pay
gap); (iv) work life balance (family support and flexible working); and (v)
corporate culture and inclusion.
The
Calvert Principles serve as a framework for considering environmental, social
and governance (“ESG”) factors. Under this framework,
Calvert seeks to identify companies and other issuers that provide positive
leadership in the areas of their operations and overall
activities that are material to improving long-term shareholder value and
societal outcomes, including ESG areas such as: environmental
sustainability and resource efficiency; equitable societies and respect for
human rights; and accountable governance and
transparency.
Stocks
are weighted in the Index based on their float-adjusted market
capitalization
tilted towards companies with better talent management
practices, subject to certain prescribed limits.
As of September 30, 2025,
the Index included 270
companies (and typically
is expected to be in the range between 400 and 600 companies), and the market
capitalization ranged from approximately $3.28
billion to $4.53
trillion with a weighted average market capitalization of approximately
$2
trillion.
Market capitalizations of companies
within the Index are subject to change. The number of companies in the Index
will change over time due to Calvert’s evaluation
of an issuer relative to the Calvert Principles or corporate actions involving
companies in the Index, among other things. The
Index is reconstituted annually and is rebalanced
quarterly.
The
Index is owned by Calvert, which is an affiliate of the
Adviser. Christopher Madden, CFA, Co-Head of Applied Responsible
Investment
Solutions, Yijia Chen, CFA, ESG Quantitative Research Analyst and Index Manager,
and Zi Ye, Index Manager, manage the
Index construction process at Calvert.
An
index is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard
to measure investment performance. An index or passively
managed fund tries to match, as closely as possible, the performance of an
established target index. An index fund’s goal is to
mirror the target index whether the index is going up or down. To track the
Index as closely as possible, the Fund attempts to remain
fully invested in stocks.
The
Fund uses a replication method of indexing. The replication method involves
holding every security in the Index in approximately
the same proportion as the Index. Unlike the Index, however, the Fund is subject
to certain regulatory requirements that
can limit its ability to fully replicate the Index. Under various circumstances,
it may not be possible or practicable to purchase or hold
all of, or only, the constituent securities in their respective weightings in
the Index. If Fund assets should ever decline to below $5
million, the Fund may use the sampling method. The sampling method involves
selecting a representative number of securities that
will resemble the Index in terms of key risk and other
characteristics.
Principal
Risks
There
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, and you can
lose money investing in this Fund.
Investments
in
the Fund involve risks and you should not rely on the Fund as a complete
investment program. The relative significance of each risk
factor summarized below may change over time and you should review each risk
factor carefully because any one or more of these risks
may result in losses to the Fund. The
principal risks of investing in the Fund include:
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Tracking
Error.
Tracking error risk refers to the risk that the Fund’s performance may not
match or correlate to that of the Index it attempts
to track, either on a daily or aggregate basis. Tracking error may occur
because of transaction costs, the Fund’s holding of cash,
differences in accrual of dividends, changes to the Index or the need to
meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Factors such
as Fund expenses, imperfect correlation between the Fund’s investments and
the Index, rounding of share prices, changes to the
composition of the Index, regulatory policies, limitations on Fund
investments imposed by Fund diversification and/or concentration
policies, high portfolio turnover rate and the use of leverage all
contribute to tracking error. Unlike the Fund, the returns
of the Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses,
including the trading costs associated with implementing
changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may cause the
Fund’s performance to be less than expected.
Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility,
unusual market conditions or other abnormal circumstances.
The Fund may be required to deviate its investments from the securities
and relative weightings of the Index to comply
with applicable laws and regulations or because of market restrictions or
other legal reasons, including regulatory limits or other
restrictions on securities that may be purchased by the Adviser and its
affiliates. If the Fund uses a sampling method of indexing,
it may have a larger tracking error than if it used a replication method
of indexing. |
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Index
Related Risk.
The Fund’s return may not track the return of the Index for a number of
reasons and therefore may not achieve
its investment objective. For example, the Fund incurs a number of
operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs
costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the
Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition
of the Index. In addition, the Fund’s return may differ from the return of
the Index because of, among other things, pricing
differences and the inability to purchase certain securities included in
the underlying index due to regulatory or other restrictions. |
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US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (Con’t)
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In
addition, when the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, the Fund
may not be as well correlated with the return of the
underlying index as when the Fund purchases all of the securities in the
Index in the proportions in which they are represented in
the Index. Errors in the construction or calculation of the Index may
occur from time to time. Any such errors may not be identified
and corrected by the index provider for some period of time, which may
have an adverse impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
The risk that the Fund may not track the performance of the Index may be
heightened during times of increased market
volatility or other unusual market
conditions. |
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Passive
Investment.
The Fund is managed using a passive investment strategy and expects to
hold common stocks of each company
in the Index regardless of their current or projected performance. The
Fund generally will not adjust its portfolio investments
to attempt to take advantage of market opportunities or lessen the impact
of a market decline or a decline in the performance
of one or more issuers or for other reasons. Maintaining investments
regardless of market conditions or the performance
of individual investments could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than
if the Fund employed an active strategy. Unusual
market events may increase market volatility and may cause the
characteristics of the Index components to vary from those
expected under normal
circumstances. |
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Concentration
Risk.
If the Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in one or more
industries or groups of industries, the Fund may
concentrate in such industries or groups of industries. By concentrating
its investments in an industry or group of industries, the
Fund may face greater risks than if it were diversified broadly over
numerous industries or groups of
industries. |
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Sector
Risk.
If the Index invests heavily in companies in a particular economic sector
or sectors, the Fund will invest heavily in such
companies in particular economic sector or sectors. Economic or regulatory
changes adversely affecting such sectors may have more
of an impact on a Fund’s performance than if the Fund held a broader range
of investments. |
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Information
Technology Sector Risk.
The value of Fund shares may be particularly impacted by events that
adversely affect the information
technology sector, such as rapid changes in technology product cycles,
product obsolescence, government regulation, and
competition, and may fluctuate more than that of a fund that does not
concentrate in companies in the technology
sector. |
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Equity
Securities.
In general, prices of equity securities are more volatile than those of
fixed-income securities. U.S. and foreign stock
markets, and equity securities of individual issuers, have experienced
periods of substantial price volatility in the past and it is
possible that they will do so again in the future. The prices of equity
securities fluctuate, sometimes rapidly or widely, in response
to activities specific to the issuer of the security as well as factors
unrelated to the fundamental condition of the issuer, including
general market, economic, political and public health
conditions. During periods when equity securities experience
heightened
volatility, such as during periods of market, economic or financial
uncertainty or distress, the Fund’s investments in equity
securities are subject to heightened
risks. |
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The
value of equity securities declines in response to perceived or actual
adverse changes in the economy, economic outlook or financial
markets; deterioration in investor sentiment; inflation, interest rate,
currency, and commodity price fluctuations; adverse geopolitical,
social or environmental developments; issuer- and sector-specific
considerations; unexpected trading activity among retail
investors; and other factors. Market conditions affect certain types of
equity securities to a greater extent than other types of equity
securities. If the stock market declines, the value of the Fund’s
equity securities will also likely decline, which will result in a
decrease
in the value of your investment in the Fund. Although prices can rebound,
there is no assurance that prices of the Fund’s equity
securities will return to previous
levels. |
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Non-Diversification.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that the Fund may invest a
greater percentage of its assets in a smaller
number of issuers than a diversified fund. Because the Fund is
non-diversified, it may be more susceptible to an adverse event
affecting a single issuer or portfolio investment than a diversified
portfolio and a decline in the value of that issuer’s securities
or that portfolio investment may cause the Fund’s overall value to decline
to a greater degree than a diversified
portfolio. |
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Responsible
Investing.
Investing primarily in responsible investments, such as the companies
which meet the Index’s criteria relating
to
leadership in talent management practices or which demonstrate significant
improvements in talent management
practices,
carries the risk that, under certain market conditions, the Fund may
underperform funds that do not utilize a responsible
investment strategy. The application of responsible investment criteria
may affect the Fund’s exposure to certain sectors
or types of investments, and may impact the Fund’s relative investment
performance depending on whether such sectors or investments
are in or out of favor in the market. An investment’s ESG and/or
talent
management
performance, or Calvert’s assessment
of such performance may change over time, which could cause the Fund to
temporarily hold securities that do not comply
with the Fund’s responsible investment criteria. In evaluating an
investment, Calvert is dependent upon information and data
that may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could adversely
affect the analysis of the ESG and/or talent
management
factors relevant to a particular
investment. |
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Real
Estate Investing.
Companies in the real estate industry will experience risks similar to the
risks of investing in real estate directly
and the real estate market generally, such as the possible decline in the
value of (or income generated by) the real estate, increases
in property taxes, changes in government regulations affecting zoning,
land use, and rents, environmental or similar liabilities,
variations in rental income, fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand
for properties or real estate-related services, vacancy
of properties, changes in the availability or terms of mortgages and other
financing that may render the sale or refinancing
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US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (Con’t)
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of
properties difficult or unattractive and risks related to the management
skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Real estate values
or income generated by real estate may be affected by many additional
factors and real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive
to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense
competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate
income and values and the real estate market may also be greatly affected
by demographic trends, such as population shifts or
changing tastes, preferences and values, and government actions. Real
estate companies may also be affected by changing interest
rates and credit quality requirements. Changes in underlying real estate
values may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that
investments are concentrated in particular geographic regions or property
types. |
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REITs.
Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to
the risks of owning real estate directly and investing in
companies in the real estate industry, as well as to risks that relate
specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated.
For example, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates
rise and will also be affected by the real estate market
and by the management or development of the underlying properties, which
may also be subject to mortgage loans and the
underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default.
Operating REITs requires specialized management skills and the
Fund indirectly bears management expenses along with the direct expenses
of the Fund. REITs are also subject to certain provisions
under federal tax law and the failure of a company to qualify as a REIT
could have adverse consequences for the
Fund. |
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Market
and Geopolitical Risk.
The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the values of the
Fund’s investments, which change
due to economic, geopolitical and other events that affect the U.S. and
global markets generally, as well as those that affect or
are perceived or expected to affect particular regions, countries,
industries, companies, issuers, sectors, asset classes or governments.
These types of events may be sudden and unexpected, and could adversely
affect the value (or income generated by) and
liquidity of the Fund’s investments, which may in turn impact the Fund’s
ability to sell securities and/or its ability to meet redemptions.
The risks associated with these developments may be magnified if certain
social, political, economic and other conditions
and events (such as war, natural disasters or events, epidemics and
pandemics, terrorism, conflicts, social unrest, recessions,
inflation, interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions and the threat
or actual imposition of tariffs, trade barriers and other
protectionist or retaliatory measures) adversely interrupt or otherwise
affect the global economy and financial markets. It is difficult
to predict when events affecting the U.S. or global financial markets or
economies may occur, the effects that such events may
have and the duration of those effects (which may last for extended
periods). These types of events may negatively impact broad
segments of businesses and populations and have a significant and rapid
negative impact on the performance or value of the Fund’s
investments, adversely affect and increase the volatility of the Fund’s
share price and exacerbate pre-existing risks to the Fund.
The frequency and magnitude of resulting changes in the value of the
Fund’s investments cannot be
predicted. |
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Authorized
Participant Concentration Risk.
Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption
transactions directly
with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as
authorized participants and none of these authorized
participants is or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption
transactions. There can be no assurance that an active
trading market for the Fund’s shares will develop or be maintained. To the
extent that these intermediaries exit the business or
are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption
orders with respect to the Fund, such as during periods of
market stress, and no other authorized participant creates or redeems,
shares may trade at a discount to net asset value (“NAV”) per
share and
possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.
Authorized
participant concentration risk may be heightened to the extent
the Fund invests in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other
securities or instruments that have lower trading
volumes. |
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Trading
Risk.
The market prices of shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases
materially, in response to changes in the Fund’s NAV,
the intra-day value of the Fund’s holdings, and supply and demand for
shares. The Adviser cannot predict whether shares will
trade above, below or at their NAV. Disruptions to creations and
redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or
potential
lack of an active trading market for the shares (including through a
trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in the
shares trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount)
to NAV or to the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings.
You may pay significantly more or receive significantly less than the
Fund’s NAV per share during periods when there is a
significant premium or discount. Buying or selling shares in the secondary
market may require paying brokerage commissions or other
charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. Brokerage
commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant
proportional cost when seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of
shares. In addition, the market price of shares, like
the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid-ask spread”
charged by the market makers or other participants that trade
the particular security. The spread of the Fund’s shares varies over time
based on the Fund’s trading volume and market liquidity
and may increase if the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s
underlying securities, or market liquidity decrease. |
Please
see “Additional Information About Fund Investment Strategies and Related Risks”
in the Fund’s prospectus for a more detailed
description of risks of investing in the Fund. Shares
of the Fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by
the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency.
Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (Con’t)
Performance
Information
The
bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance
from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the
past one year period and since inception
compare with those of a broad measure of market performance and one or more
additional indexes.
The additional index(es)
in the table provide a means to compare the Fund’s average annual returns to a
benchmark that the Adviser believes is representative
of the Fund’s investment universe. The
Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an
indication of
how the Fund will perform in the future.
Updated performance information is available online
at www.calvert.com
or by calling toll-free
800-836-2414.
Annual
Total Returns—Calendar Years
During
the periods shown in the bar chart above:
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High
Quarter |
06/30/25
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11.34% |
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Low
Quarter |
03/31/25
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-6.01% |
Average
Annual Total Returns
(for
the calendar periods ended December
31, 2025)
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These
returns do not reflect any tax consequences from a sale of your shares at
the end of each
period. |
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The
Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of
the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and
includes
approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of
their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell
3000®
Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies
representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. It is
not
possible to invest directly in an
index. |
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Since
Inception reflects the inception date of the Fund (commenced operations on
01/30/23). |
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The
Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity Research Index is composed of companies
that operate their businesses in a manner that is consistent with the
Calvert
Principles and are selected from the universe of the 1,000 largest
publicly traded US companies by market capitalization. As described in the
Index
Methodology and as determined by Calvert, Index components must meet
certain criteria relating to leadership in talent management practices,
or
demonstrate significant improvements in talent management practices. It is
not possible to invest directly in an
index. |
The
after-tax returns shown in the table above are calculated using the historical
highest individual federal marginal income tax rates during
the period shown and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual
after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation
and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns are not relevant to
investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred
arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
After-tax
returns may be higher than before-tax
returns due to foreign tax credits and/or an assumed benefit from capital losses
that would have been realized had Fund shares
been sold at the end of the relevant periods, as
applicable.
Fund
Management
Adviser.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
The
Adviser may, in its discretion, make a contribution from its own resources,
annually after the end of each calendar year, to certain
diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in an amount of 0.02% of the net
annualized assets under management of the Fund.
Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (Con’t)
The
recipients of the contribution may include one or more organizations that focus
on diversity, equity and inclusion-related causes. The
Adviser maintains the option to increase, decrease or terminate this
contribution in amount and/or frequency in its sole discretion.
The Adviser will disclose, on an annual basis, the amount of any contributions
made and the recipients of such contributions
on the Fund’s website. An employee of the Adviser may serve on the board of
directors of, or hold another position with,
an organization that receives such contributions from the Adviser.
Portfolio
Managers.
Information about the individuals jointly and primarily responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Fund is
shown below:
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Name |
Title
with Adviser |
Date
Began Managing
Fund |
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Jennifer
Mihara |
Managing
Director |
July
2024 |
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Gordon
Wotherspoon |
Managing
Director |
April
2025 |
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Individual
shares of the Fund may only be purchased and sold in secondary market
transactions through a broker or dealer at market price.
Because shares trade at market prices, rather than NAV, shares of the Fund may
trade at a price greater than NAV (i.e., a premium)
or less than NAV (i.e., a discount).
You
may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer
is willing to pay for shares (bid) and the lowest price
a seller is willing to accept for shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market.
Recent
information, including information about the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, is available
on the Fund’s website at www.calvert.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund intends to make dividends and distributions that may be taxed as ordinary
income or capital gains, unless you are investing through
a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer
or financial
intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser and/or Foreside
Fund
Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) may pay the financial intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments,
which may be significant in amount, may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the financial intermediary and your salesperson
to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s web site for more
information.
Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF
Investment
Objective
Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the
performance of the Calvert US Mid-Cap Core Responsible
Index (the “Index”).
Fees
and Expenses
The
table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay fees other
than the fees and expenses of the Fund, such as brokerage commissions and other
fees charged by financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses1 (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
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The
Fund’s management agreement provides that the Fund’s “Adviser,” Morgan
Stanley Investment Management Inc., will pay substantially all expenses
of
the Fund (including expenses of Morgan Stanley ETF Trust (the “Trust”)
relating to the Fund), except for the distribution fees, if any, brokerage
expenses,
acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses, and
other extraordinary expenses, including the costs of proxies, not
incurred
in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business. |
Example
The
example below is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other funds. The example
does not take into account brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or
selling shares of the Fund.
The
example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The example also assumes your investment has a 5% return each year and
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions
your costs would be:
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1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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$15
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$48
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$85
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$192
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher
taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or
in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate
was 24%
of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in securities
included in the underlying index. This policy may be changed without shareholder
approval; however, shareholders would be
notified upon 60 days’ notice in writing of any
changes.
The
Fund employs a passive management strategy designed to track, as closely as
possible, the performance of the Index. The Fund invests
in the common stock of each company in the Index in approximately the same
proportion as represented in the Index itself. The
Fund may also lend its securities.
The
Fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more of its total
assets) in a particular industry or group of industries if
the Index is so
concentrated.
The degree to which components of the Index represent certain industries may
change over time.
The
Index is composed of common stocks of mid-size companies that operate their
businesses in a manner consistent with the Calvert
Principles for Responsible Investment (the “Calvert Principles”) (a copy of
which is included as an appendix to the Fund’s prospectus).
Mid-size companies are selected
from the
1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies based on market capitalization,
excluding
business
development companies and approximately the 200 largest publicly traded U.S.
companies. The
Calvert Principles
serve as a framework for considering environmental, social and governance
(“ESG”) factors. Under this framework, Calvert Research
and Management (“Calvert”) seeks
to identify companies and other issuers that provide positive leadership in the
areas of their
operations and overall activities that are material to improving long-term
shareholder value and societal outcomes, including ESG
areas such as: environmental sustainability and resource efficiency; equitable
societies and respect for human rights; and accountable
governance and transparency.
Stocks
are weighted in the Index based on their float-adjusted market capitalization
within the relevant sector, subject to certain prescribed
limits. As of September 30, 2025,
the Index included 627 companies
(and typically is expected to be in the range between 550
to 650 companies), and the market capitalization ranged from approximately
$3.28
billion to $72.48
billion with a weighted
Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
average
market capitalization of approximately $27
billion. Market capitalizations of companies within the Index are subject to
change.
The number of companies in the Index will change over time due
to Calvert’s evaluation of an issuer relative to the Calvert Principles
or corporate actions involving companies in the Index, among other things. The
Index is reconstituted annually and is rebalanced
quarterly.
The
Index is owned by Calvert, which is an affiliate of the
Adviser. Christopher Madden, CFA, Co-Head of Applied Responsible
Investment
Solutions, and Zi Ye, Index Manager, manage the Index construction process
at Calvert.
An
index is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard
to measure investment performance. An index or passively
managed fund tries to match, as closely as possible, the performance of an
established target index. An index fund’s goal is to
mirror the target index whether the index is going up or down. To track the
Index as closely as possible, the Fund attempts to remain
fully invested in stocks.
The
Fund uses a replication method of indexing. The replication method involves
holding every security in the Index in approximately
the same proportion as the Index. Unlike the Index, however, the Fund is subject
to certain regulatory requirements that
can limit its ability to fully replicate the Index. Under various circumstances,
it may not be possible or practicable to purchase or hold
all of, or only, the constituent securities in their respective weightings in
the Index. If Fund assets should ever decline to below $5
million, the Fund may use the sampling method. The sampling method involves
selecting a representative number of securities that
will resemble the Index in terms of key risk and other
characteristics.
Principal
Risks
There
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, and you can
lose money investing in this Fund.
Investments
in
the Fund involve risks and you should not rely on the Fund as a complete
investment program. The relative significance of each risk
factor summarized below may change over time and you should review each risk
factor carefully because any one or more of these risks
may result in losses to the Fund. The
principal risks of investing in the Fund include:
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Tracking
Error.
Tracking error risk refers to the risk that the Fund’s performance may not
match or correlate to that of the Index it attempts
to track, either on a daily or aggregate basis. Tracking error may occur
because of transaction costs, the Fund’s holding of cash,
differences in accrual of dividends, changes to the Index or the need to
meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Factors such
as Fund expenses, imperfect correlation between the Fund’s investments and
the Index, rounding of share prices, changes to the
composition of the Index, regulatory policies, limitations on Fund
investments imposed by Fund diversification and/or concentration
policies, high portfolio turnover rate and the use of leverage all
contribute to tracking error. Unlike the Fund, the returns
of the Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses,
including the trading costs associated with implementing
changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may cause the
Fund’s performance to be less than expected.
Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility,
unusual market conditions or other abnormal circumstances.
The Fund may be required to deviate its investments from the securities
and relative weightings of the Index to comply
with applicable laws and regulations or because of market restrictions or
other legal reasons, including regulatory limits or other
restrictions on securities that may be purchased by the Adviser and its
affiliates. If the Fund uses a sampling method of indexing,
it may have a larger tracking error than if it used a replication method
of indexing. |
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Index
Related Risk.
The Fund’s return may not track the return of the Index for a number of
reasons and therefore may not achieve
its investment objective. For example, the Fund incurs a number of
operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs
costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the
Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition
of the Index. In addition, the Fund’s return may differ from the return of
the Index because of, among other things, pricing
differences and the inability to purchase certain securities included in
the underlying index due to regulatory or other restrictions. |
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In
addition, when the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, the Fund
may not be as well correlated with the return of the
underlying index as when the Fund purchases all of the securities in the
Index in the proportions in which they are represented in
the Index. Errors in the construction or calculation of the Index may
occur from time to time. Any such errors may not be identified
and corrected by the index provider for some period of time, which may
have an adverse impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
The risk that the Fund may not track the performance of the Index may be
heightened during times of increased market
volatility or other unusual market
conditions. |
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Passive
Investment.
The Fund is managed using a passive investment strategy and expects to
hold common stocks of each company
in the Index regardless of their current or projected performance. The
Fund generally will not adjust its portfolio investments
to attempt to take advantage of market opportunities or lessen the impact
of a market decline or a decline in the performance
of one or more issuers or for other reasons. Maintaining investments
regardless of market conditions or the performance
of individual investments could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than
if the Fund employed an active strategy. Unusual
market events may increase market volatility and may cause the
characteristics of the Index components to vary from those
expected under normal
circumstances. |
Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
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Concentration
Risk.
If the Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in one or more
industries or groups of industries, the Fund may
concentrate in such industries or groups of industries. By concentrating
its investments in an industry or group of industries, the
Fund may face greater risks than if it were diversified broadly over
numerous industries or groups of
industries. |
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Equity
Securities.
In general, prices of equity securities are more volatile than those of
fixed-income securities. U.S. and foreign stock
markets, and equity securities of individual issuers, have experienced
periods of substantial price volatility in the past and it is
possible that they will do so again in the future. The prices of equity
securities fluctuate, sometimes rapidly or widely, in response
to activities specific to the issuer of the security as well as factors
unrelated to the fundamental condition of the issuer, including
general market, economic, political and public health
conditions. During periods when equity securities experience
heightened
volatility, such as during periods of market, economic or financial
uncertainty or distress, the Fund’s investments in equity
securities are subject to heightened
risks. |
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The
value of equity securities declines in response to perceived or actual
adverse changes in the economy, economic outlook or financial
markets; deterioration in investor sentiment; inflation, interest rate,
currency, and commodity price fluctuations; adverse geopolitical,
social or environmental developments; issuer- and sector-specific
considerations; unexpected trading activity among retail
investors; and other factors. Market conditions affect certain types of
equity securities to a greater extent than other types of equity
securities. If the stock market declines, the value of the Fund’s
equity securities will also likely decline, which will result in a
decrease
in the value of your investment in the Fund. Although prices can rebound,
there is no assurance that prices of the Fund’s equity
securities will return to previous
levels. |
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Mid
Cap Companies.
Investments in mid cap companies may involve greater risks than
investments in larger, more established companies.
The securities issued by mid cap companies may be less liquid and such
companies may have more limited markets, financial
resources and product lines and may lack the depth of management of larger
companies. |
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Responsible
Investing.
Investing primarily in responsible investments carries the risk that,
under certain market conditions, the Fund
may underperform funds that do not utilize a responsible investment
strategy. The application of responsible investment criteria
may affect the Fund’s exposure to certain sectors or types of investments,
and may impact the Fund’s relative investment performance
depending on whether such sectors or investments are in or out of favor in
the market. An investment’s ESG performance,
or Calvert’s assessment of such performance may change over time, which
could cause the Fund to temporarily hold securities
that do not comply with the Fund’s responsible investment criteria. In
evaluating an issuer, Calvert is dependent upon information
and data that may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could
adversely affect the analysis of the ESG factors
relevant to a particular
investment. |
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Real
Estate Investing.
Companies in the real estate industry will experience risks similar to the
risks of investing in real estate directly
and the real estate market generally, such as the possible decline in the
value of (or income generated by) the real estate, increases
in property taxes, changes in government regulations affecting zoning,
land use, and rents, environmental or similar liabilities,
variations in rental income, fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand
for properties or real estate-related services, vacancy
of properties, changes in the availability or terms of mortgages and other
financing that may render the sale or refinancing of
properties difficult or unattractive and risks related to the management
skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Real estate values
or income generated by real estate may be affected by many additional
factors and real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive
to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense
competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate
income and values and the real estate market may also be greatly affected
by demographic trends, such as population shifts or
changing tastes, preferences and values, and government actions. Real
estate companies may also be affected by changing interest
rates and credit quality requirements. Changes in underlying real estate
values may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that
investments are concentrated in particular geographic regions or property
types. |
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REITs.
Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to
the risks of owning real estate directly and investing in
companies in the real estate industry, as well as to risks that relate
specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated.
For example, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates
rise and will also be affected by the real estate market
and by the management or development of the underlying properties, which
may also be subject to mortgage loans and the
underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default.
Operating REITs requires specialized management skills and the
Fund indirectly bears management expenses along with the direct expenses
of the Fund. REITs are also subject to certain provisions
under federal tax law and the failure of a company to qualify as a REIT
could have adverse consequences for the
Fund. |
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Sector
Risk.
If the Index invests heavily in companies in a particular economic sector
or sectors, the Fund will invest heavily in such
companies in particular economic sector or sectors. Economic or regulatory
changes adversely affecting such sectors may have more
of an impact on a Fund’s performance than if the Fund held a broader range
of investments. |
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Industrials
Sector Risk.
To the extent that the Fund invests significantly in the industrials
sector, the Fund will be particularly susceptible
to the risks associated with companies operating in this sector. For
example, the value of securities issued by companies in
the industrials sector may be adversely affected by changes in government
regulations, domestic and world events and economic conditions.
In addition, companies in the industrials sector may be adversely affected
by, among other developments, environmental
damages, product liability claims, commodity prices and exchange rates as
well as changes in the supply of and demand
for both their specific products or services and for industrials sector
products in
general. |
Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
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Market
and Geopolitical Risk.
The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the values of the
Fund’s investments, which change
due to economic, geopolitical and other events that affect the U.S. and
global markets generally, as well as those that affect or
are perceived or expected to affect particular regions, countries,
industries, companies, issuers, sectors, asset classes or governments.
These types of events may be sudden and unexpected, and could adversely
affect the value (or income generated by) and
liquidity of the Fund’s investments, which may in turn impact the Fund’s
ability to sell securities and/or its ability to meet redemptions.
The risks associated with these developments may be magnified if certain
social, political, economic and other conditions
and events (such as war, natural disasters or events, epidemics and
pandemics, terrorism, conflicts, social unrest, recessions,
inflation, interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions and the threat
or actual imposition of tariffs, trade barriers and other
protectionist or retaliatory measures) adversely interrupt or otherwise
affect the global economy and financial markets. It is difficult
to predict when events affecting the U.S. or global financial markets or
economies may occur, the effects that such events may
have and the duration of those effects (which may last for extended
periods). These types of events may negatively impact broad
segments of businesses and populations and have a significant and rapid
negative impact on the performance or value of the Fund’s
investments, adversely affect and increase the volatility of the Fund’s
share price and exacerbate pre-existing risks to the Fund.
The frequency and magnitude of resulting changes in the value of the
Fund’s investments cannot be
predicted. |
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Authorized
Participant Concentration Risk.
Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption
transactions directly
with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as
authorized participants and none of these authorized
participants is or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption
transactions. There can be no assurance that an active
trading market for the Fund’s shares will develop or be maintained. To the
extent that these intermediaries exit the business or
are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption
orders with respect to the Fund, such as during periods of
market stress, and no other authorized participant creates or redeems,
shares may trade at a discount to net asset value (“NAV”) per
share and
possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.
Authorized
participant concentration risk may be heightened to the extent
the Fund invests in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other
securities or instruments that have lower trading
volumes. |
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Trading
Risk.
The market prices of shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases
materially, in response to changes in the Fund’s NAV,
the intra-day value of the Fund’s holdings, and supply and demand for
shares. The Adviser cannot predict whether shares will
trade above, below or at their NAV. Disruptions to creations and
redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or
potential
lack of an active trading market for the shares (including through a
trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in the
shares trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount)
to NAV or to the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings.
You may pay significantly more or receive significantly less than the
Fund’s NAV per share during periods when there is a
significant premium or discount. Buying or selling shares in the secondary
market may require paying brokerage commissions or other
charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. Brokerage
commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant
proportional cost when seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of
shares. In addition, the market price of shares, like
the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid-ask spread”
charged by the market makers or other participants that trade
the particular security. The spread of the Fund’s shares varies over time
based on the Fund’s trading volume and market liquidity
and may increase if the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s
underlying securities, or market liquidity decrease. |
Please
see “Additional Information About Fund Investment Strategies and Related Risks”
in the Fund’s prospectus for a more detailed
description of risks of investing in the Fund. Shares
of the Fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by
the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency.
Performance
Information
The
bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance
from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the
past one year period and since inception
compare with those of a broad measure of market performance and one or more
additional indexes.
The additional index(es)
in the table provide a means to compare the Fund’s average annual returns to a
benchmark that the Adviser believes is representative
of the Fund’s investment universe. The
Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an
indication of
how the Fund will perform in the future.
Updated performance information is available online
at www.calvert.com
or by calling toll-free
800-836-2414.
Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
Annual
Total Returns—Calendar Years
During
the periods shown in the bar chart above:
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High
Quarter |
09/30/24
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9.41% |
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Low
Quarter |
06/30/24
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-4.36% |
Average
Annual Total Returns
(for
the calendar periods ended December
31, 2025)
| 1 |
These
returns do not reflect any tax consequences from a sale of your shares at
the end of each
period. |
| 2 |
The
Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (S&P 500® Index) measures the
performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equities market, covering
approximately
80% of the U.S. equities market. The S&P 500® Index includes 500
leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. It is not
possible
to invest directly in an
index. |
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Since
Inception reflects the inception date of the Fund (commenced operations on
01/30/23). |
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The
Calvert US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index is composed of common stocks of
mid-sized companies that operate their businesses in a manner that
is
consistent with the Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment.
Mid-size companies are the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies
based on market
capitalization, excluding real estate investment trusts, business
development companies and approximately the 200 largest publicly traded
U.S. companies.
The Calvert Principles of Responsible Investment serve as a framework for
considering environmental, social and governance factors that may
affect investment performance. Stocks are weighted in the Calvert Index
based on their float-adjusted market capitalization within the relevant
sector,
subject to certain prescribed limits. It is not possible to invest
directly in an index. |
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Russell
Midcap® Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. mid-cap stocks. The Russell
Midcap® Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of
the
US equity universe. The Russell Midcap Index is a subset of the Russell
1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities
based on
a combination of their market cap and current index membership. It is not
possible to invest directly in an
index. |
The
after-tax returns shown in the table above are calculated using the historical
highest individual federal marginal income tax rates during
the period shown and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual
after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation
and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns are not relevant to
investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred
arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
After-tax
returns may be higher than before-tax
returns due to foreign tax credits and/or an assumed benefit from capital losses
that would have been realized had Fund shares
been sold at the end of the relevant periods, as
applicable.
Fund
Management
Adviser.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
Portfolio
Managers.
Information about the individuals jointly and primarily responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Fund is
shown below:
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Name |
Title
with Adviser |
Date
Began Managing
Fund |
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Jennifer
Mihara |
Managing
Director |
July
2024 |
Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
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Name |
Title
with Adviser |
Date
Began Managing
Fund |
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Gordon
Wotherspoon |
Managing
Director |
April
2025 |
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Individual
shares of the Fund may only be purchased and sold in secondary market
transactions through a broker or dealer at market price.
Because shares trade at market prices, rather than NAV, shares of the Fund may
trade at a price greater than NAV (i.e., a premium)
or less than NAV (i.e., a discount).
You
may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer
is willing to pay for shares (bid) and the lowest price
a seller is willing to accept for shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market.
Recent
information, including information about the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, is available
on the Fund’s website at www.calvert.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund intends to make dividends and distributions that may be taxed as ordinary
income or capital gains, unless you are investing through
a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer
or financial
intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser and/or Foreside
Fund
Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) may pay the financial intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments,
which may be significant in amount, may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the financial intermediary and your salesperson
to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s web site for more
information.
Calvert | Details
of the Funds
Calvert
International Responsible Index ETF
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to seek to track the performance of the Calvert
International Responsible Index (the “Index”).
The
Fund’s investment objective may be changed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees
without shareholder approval, but no change is anticipated.
If the Fund’s investment objective changes, the Fund will notify shareholders
and shareholders should consider whether the
Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of the change.
Approach
The
Fund employs a passive management strategy designed to track, as closely as
possible, the performance of the Index. The Fund invests
in the common stock of a representative number of companies that resemble the
Index. The Fund may also lend its securities.
The
Fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more of its total
assets) in a particular industry or group of industries if
the Index is so
concentrated.
The degree to which components of the Index represent certain industries may
change over time.
Process
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in securities
included in the underlying index. This policy may be changed without shareholder
approval; however, shareholders would be
notified upon 60 days’ notice in writing of any changes.
The
Index is composed of common stocks of large companies in developed markets,
excluding the U.S., that operate their businesses in
a manner consistent with the Calvert Principles. Large companies in developed
markets are
selected from the
1,000 large publicly traded
companies, excluding business
development companies, in markets that Calvert, the Index provider, determines
to be developed
markets based on a set of criteria including level of economic development,
existence of capital controls, openness to foreign
direct investment, market trading and liquidity conditions, regulatory
environment, treatment of minority shareholders, and investor
expectations. When determining 1,000 large publicly traded companies, Calvert
generally includes the 500 largest publicly traded
companies located in or tied economically to Europe and the 500 largest publicly
traded companies located in or tied economically
to other non-U.S. and non-European developed markets. The
Calvert Principles (a copy of which is included as an appendix
to the Fund’s prospectus) serve as a framework for considering ESG factors.
Under this framework, Calvert seeks to identify companies
and other issuers that provide positive leadership in the areas of their
operations and overall activities that are material to improving
long-term shareholder value and societal outcomes, including ESG areas such as:
environmental sustainability and resource
efficiency; equitable societies and respect for human rights; and accountable
governance and transparency.
Stocks
are weighted in the Index based on their float-adjusted market capitalization,
by country and by sector, subject to certain prescribed
limits. As of September 30, 2025,
the Index included 807
companies (and typically is expected to be in the range between 700
and 800 companies), and the market capitalization ranged from approximately
$3.82
billion to $1.11
trillion
with a weighted average
market capitalization of approximately $138.48
billion. Market capitalizations of companies within the Index are subject to
change.
The number of companies in the Index will change over time due to Calvert’s
evaluation of an issuer relative to the Calvert Principles
or corporate actions involving companies in the Index, among other things. The
Index is reconstituted annually and is rebalanced
quarterly.
The
Index is owned by Calvert, which is an affiliate of the
Adviser. Christopher Madden, CFA, Co-Head of Applied Responsible
Investment
Solutions,
and Zi Ye, Index Manager,
manage the Index construction process at Calvert.
An
index is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard
to measure investment performance. An index or passively
managed fund tries to match, as closely as possible, the performance of an
established target index. An index fund’s goal is to
mirror the target index whether the index is going up or down. To track the
Index as closely as possible, the Fund attempts to remain
fully invested in stocks. The Fund may enter into foreign currency transactions,
including foreign currency forward exchange contracts,
in the course of purchasing and selling foreign currency denominated securities
in order to track, as closely as possible, the performance
of the Index.
The
Fund uses a sampling method of indexing. The sampling method involves selecting
a representative number of securities that will
resemble the Index in terms of key risk and other characteristics. The
securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment
characteristics (based on factors such as market value and industry weightings),
fundamental characteristics (such as return
variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the Index. The
Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in
the Index or hold securities in the same proportions as represented in the
Index.
The
Calvert Principles provide a framework for Calvert’s evaluation of investments
and guide Calvert’s stewardship on behalf of clients
through active engagement with issuers. For example, Calvert may seek to engage
directly with company management to gain insights
on sustainability alignment and material ESG criteria that may affect long-term
financial performance. Although Calvert may
reference third-party ESG data during its research process, it generally does
not rely on third-party ESG data for the purposes of constructing
the Index. Calvert also does not use screens in connection with constructing the
Index. Instead, Calvert relies on its own
Calvert | Details
of the Funds
Calvert
International Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
proprietary
analysis described further below to determine whether a company operates its
business in a manner consistent with the Calvert
Principles.
The
Calvert ESG research process focuses on identifying the financially material ESG
risks to which companies and other issuers (together,
“issuers”) are exposed, evaluating management teams’ ability to navigate those
risks, and recognizing opportunities for companies
to improve their ESG performance. Calvert reviews data points to differentiate
issuers based on such risks. Then, Calvert quantifies
these risks using a proprietary scoring model that rates and ranks issuers
within their peer groups. The end result is a customized
scoring model that rates and ranks companies, including a proprietary assessment
relative to both peer and absolute performance.
In some cases, and at its discretion, Calvert performs a qualitative review in
lieu of scoring a particular issuer.
The
Fund seeks to track the performance of the Index and seeks to hold a
representative sample of Index component companies so that
it will resemble the Index in terms of key risk and other characteristics,
subject to certain regulatory requirements. Thus, the Fund
does not perform diligence on companies held in its portfolio and does not have
its own ESG criteria. The Index’s rules and methodology
(available on the Calvert website) describes the relevant eligibility criteria
and selection methodology for Index components,
which include, as described above, that each Index component must operate its
business in a manner consistent with the
Calvert Principles, among other factors, such as market capitalization and
liquidity thresholds.
Unless
otherwise required, the Fund may change its principal investment strategies at
any time without shareholder approval; however,
you would be notified of any changes as required by applicable law.
Calvert | Details
of the Funds
Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to seek to track the performance of the Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index (the “Index”).
The
Fund’s investment objective may be changed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees
without shareholder approval, but no change is anticipated.
If the Fund’s investment objective changes, the Fund will notify shareholders
and shareholders should consider whether the
Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of the change.
Approach
The
Fund employs a passive management strategy designed to track, as closely as
possible, the performance of the Index. The Fund invests
in the common stock of each company in the Index in approximately the same
proportion as represented in the Index itself. The
Fund may also lend its securities.
The
Fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more of its total
assets) in a particular industry or group of industries if
the Index is so
concentrated.
The degree to which components of the Index represent certain industries may
change over time. As of
September 30, 2025,
the Index was
concentrated in, and therefore the Fund is expected to have significant exposure
to, the information
technology sector.
Process
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in securities
included in the underlying index. This policy may be changed without shareholder
approval; however, shareholders would be
notified upon 60 days’ notice in writing of any changes.
The
Index is composed of common stocks of large companies that operate their
businesses in a manner consistent with the Calvert Principles
(a
copy of which is included as an appendix to the Fund’s prospectus). Large
companies are selected
from the
1,000 largest publicly
traded U.S.
companies based on market capitalization, excluding business
development companies. The
Calvert Principles serve
as a framework for considering ESG factors. Under this framework, Calvert seeks
to identify companies and other issuers that provide
positive leadership in the areas of their operations and overall activities that
are material to improving long-term shareholder value
and societal outcomes, including ESG areas such as: environmental sustainability
and resource efficiency; equitable societies and respect
for human rights; and accountable governance and transparency.
Stocks
are weighted in the Index based on their float-adjusted market capitalization
within the relevant sector, subject to certain prescribed
limits. As of September 30, 2025,
the Index included 787
companies (and typically is expected to be in the range between 700
and 800 companies), and the market capitalization ranged from approximately
$3.28
billion to $4.53
trillion with a weighted average
market capitalization of approximately $1.36
trillion.
Market capitalizations of companies within the Index are subject to change.
The number of companies in the Index will change over time due to Calvert’s
evaluation of an issuer relative to the Calvert Principles
or corporate actions involving companies in the Index, among other things. The
Index is reconstituted annually and is rebalanced
quarterly.
The
Index is owned by Calvert, which is an affiliate of the
Adviser. Christopher Madden, CFA, Co-Head of Applied Responsible
Investment
Solutions, and Zi Ye, Index Manager, manage the Index construction process at
Calvert.
An
index is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard
to measure investment performance. An index or passively
managed fund tries to match, as closely as possible, the performance of an
established target index. An index fund’s goal is to
mirror the target index whether the index is going up or down. To track the
Index as closely as possible, the Fund attempts to remain
fully invested in stocks.
The
Fund uses a replication method of indexing. The replication method involves
holding every security in the Index in approximately
the same proportion as the Index. Unlike the Index, however, the Fund is subject
to certain regulatory requirements that
can limit its ability to fully replicate the Index. Under various circumstances,
it may not be possible or practicable to purchase or hold
all of, or only, the constituent securities in their respective weightings in
the Index. If Fund assets should ever decline to below $5
million, the Fund may use the sampling method. The sampling method involves
selecting a representative number of securities that
will resemble the Index in terms of key risk and other
characteristics.
The
Calvert Principles provide a framework for Calvert’s evaluation of investments
and guide Calvert’s stewardship on behalf of clients
through active engagement with issuers. For example, Calvert may seek to engage
directly with company management to gain insights
on sustainability alignment and material ESG criteria that may affect long-term
financial performance. Although Calvert may
reference third-party ESG data during its research process, it generally does
not rely on third-party ESG data for the purposes of constructing
the Index. Calvert also does not use screens in connection with constructing the
Index. Instead, Calvert relies on its own proprietary
analysis described further below to determine whether a company operates its
business in a manner consistent with the Calvert
Principles.
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Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
The
Calvert ESG research process focuses on identifying the financially material ESG
risks to which companies and other issuers (together,
“issuers”) are exposed, evaluating management teams’ ability to navigate those
risks, and recognizing opportunities for companies
to improve their ESG performance. Calvert reviews data points to differentiate
issuers based on such risks. Then, Calvert quantifies
these risks using a proprietary scoring model that rates and ranks issuers
within their peer groups. The end result is a customized
scoring model that rates and ranks companies, including a proprietary assessment
relative to both peer and absolute performance.
In some cases and at its discretion, Calvert performs a qualitative review in
lieu of scoring a particular issuer.
The
Fund seeks to replicate the performance of the Index and seeks to hold Index
component companies in approximately the same proportion
as the Index, subject to certain regulatory requirements. Thus, the Fund does
not perform diligence on companies held in its
portfolio and does not have its own ESG criteria. The Index’s rules and
methodology (available on the Calvert website) describes the
relevant eligibility criteria and selection methodology for Index components,
which include, as described above, that each Index component
must operate its business in a manner consistent with the Calvert Principles,
among other factors, such as market capitalization
and liquidity thresholds.
Unless
otherwise required, the Fund may change its principal investment strategies at
any time without shareholder approval; however,
you would be notified of any changes as required by applicable law.
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Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to seek to track the performance of the Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity Research Index (the “Index”).
The
Fund’s investment objective may be changed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees
without shareholder approval, but no change is anticipated.
If the Fund’s investment objective changes, the Fund will notify shareholders
and shareholders should consider whether the
Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of the change.
Approach
The
Fund employs a passive management strategy designed to track, as closely as
possible, the performance of the Index. The Fund invests
in the common stock of each company in the Index in approximately the same
proportion as represented in the Index itself. The
Fund may also lend its securities.
The
Fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more of its total
assets) in a particular industry or group of industries if
the Index is so
concentrated.
The degree to which components of the Index represent certain industries may
change over time. As of
September 30, 2025,
the Index was
concentrated in, and therefore the Fund is expected to have significant exposure
to, the information
technology sector.
Process
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in securities
included in the underlying index. This policy may be changed without shareholder
approval; however, shareholders would be
notified upon 60 days’ notice in writing of any changes.
The
Index is composed of common stocks of large companies that operate their
businesses in a manner consistent with the Calvert Principles
for
Responsible Investment (the “Calvert Principles”) (a
copy of which is included as an appendix to the Fund’s prospectus)
and are selected from the universe of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S.
companies based on market capitalization, excluding
business
development companies. As described in the Index rules and methodology
(available on the Calvert website), and as
determined by Calvert, Index components must meet certain criteria relating to
leadership in talent
management practices, which may
be evidenced by
a diverse workforce or
an equal and inclusive work culture, or demonstrate significant improvements
in talent management
practices. More specifically, the following factors related to leadership in
talent management practices are considered: (i) workforce
representation (a gender-balanced workforce among its board members, executives,
senior and middle management, and employees;
ethnically diverse board members and, where available, executives and
management; and representation of board members
on age and cultural background); (ii) career advancement (career opportunities,
pipeline ratio, internal mobility and promotion);
(iii) pay and compensation (employee compensation and benefits, living wage and
pay gap); (iv) work life balance (family
support and flexible working); and (v) corporate culture and
inclusion.
The Calvert
Principles serve as a framework for considering ESG factors. Under this
framework, Calvert seeks to identify companies and
other issuers that provide positive leadership in the areas of their operations
and overall activities that are material to improving long-term
shareholder value and societal outcomes, including ESG areas such as:
environmental sustainability and resource efficiency; equitable
societies and respect for human rights; and accountable governance and
transparency.
Stocks
are weighted in the Index based on their float-adjusted market
capitalization
tilted towards companies with better talent management
practices, subject to certain prescribed limits.
As of September 30, 2025,
the Index included
270
companies (and typically
is expected to be in the range between 400 and 600 companies), and the market
capitalization ranged from approximately $3.28
billion to $4.53
trillion with a weighted average market capitalization of approximately
$2 trillion.
Market capitalizations of companies
within the Index are subject to change. The number of companies in the Index
will change over time due to Calvert’s evaluation
of an issuer relative to the Calvert Principles or corporate actions involving
companies in the Index, among other things. The
Index is reconstituted annually and is rebalanced quarterly.
The
Index is owned by Calvert, which is an affiliate of the
Adviser. Christopher Madden, CFA, Co-Head of Applied Responsible
Investment
Solutions, Yijia Chen, CFA, ESG Quantitative Research Analyst and Index
Manager, and Zi Ye, Index Manager, manage the
Index construction process at Calvert.
An
index is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard
to measure investment performance. An index or passively
managed fund tries to match, as closely as possible, the performance of an
established target index. An index fund’s goal is to
mirror the target index whether the index is going up or down. To track the
Index as closely as possible, the Fund attempts to remain
fully invested in stocks.
The
Fund uses a replication method of indexing. The replication method involves
holding every security in the Index in approximately
the same proportion as the Index. Unlike the Index, however, the Fund is subject
to certain regulatory requirements that
can limit its ability to fully replicate the Index. Under various circumstances,
it may not be possible or practicable to purchase or
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US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (Con’t)
hold
all of, or only, the constituent securities in their respective weightings in
the Index. If Fund assets should ever decline to below $5
million, the Fund may use the sampling method. The sampling method involves
selecting a representative number of securities that
will resemble the Index in terms of key risk and other
characteristics.
The
Calvert Principles provide a framework for Calvert’s evaluation of investments
and guide Calvert’s stewardship on behalf of clients
through active engagement with issuers. For example, Calvert may seek to engage
directly with company management to gain insights
on sustainability alignment and material ESG criteria that may affect long-term
financial performance. Although Calvert may
reference third-party ESG data during its research process, it generally does
not rely on third-party ESG data for the purposes of constructing
the Index. Calvert also does not use screens in connection with constructing the
Index. Instead, Calvert relies on its own proprietary
analysis described further below to determine whether a company operates its
business in a manner consistent with the Calvert
Principles.
The
Calvert ESG research process focuses on identifying the financially material ESG
risks to which companies and other issuers (together,
“issuers”) are exposed, evaluating management teams’ ability to navigate those
risks, and recognizing opportunities for companies
to improve their ESG performance. Calvert reviews data points to differentiate
issuers based on such risks. Then, Calvert quantifies
these risks using a proprietary scoring model that rates and ranks issuers
within their peer groups. The end result is a customized
scoring model that rates and ranks companies, including a proprietary assessment
relative to both peer and absolute performance.
In some cases and at its discretion, Calvert performs a qualitative review in
lieu of scoring a particular issuer.
The
Fund seeks to replicate the performance of the Index and seeks to hold Index
component companies in approximately the same proportion
as the Index, subject to certain regulatory requirements. Thus, the Fund does
not perform diligence on companies held in its
portfolio and does not have its own ESG criteria. The Index’s rules and
methodology (available on the Calvert website) describes the
relevant eligibility criteria and selection methodology for Index components,
which include, as described above, that each Index component
must operate its business in a manner consistent with the Calvert Principles,
among other factors, such as market capitalization
and liquidity thresholds.
Unless
otherwise required, the Fund may change its principal investment strategies at
any time without shareholder approval; however,
you would be notified of any changes as required by applicable law.
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US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to seek to track the performance of the Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index (the “Index”).
The
Fund’s investment objective may be changed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees
without shareholder approval, but no change is anticipated.
If the Fund’s investment objective changes, the Fund will notify shareholders
and shareholders should consider whether the
Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of the change.
Approach
The
Fund employs a passive management strategy designed to track, as closely as
possible, the performance of the Index. The Fund invests
in the common stock of each company in the Index in approximately the same
proportion as represented in the Index itself. The
Fund may also lend its securities.
The
Fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more of its total
assets) in a particular industry or group of industries if
the Index is so
concentrated.
The degree to which components of the Index represent certain industries may
change over time.
Process
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in securities
included in the underlying index. This policy may be changed without shareholder
approval; however, shareholders would be
notified upon 60 days’ notice in writing of any changes.
The
Index is composed of common stocks of mid-size companies that operate their
businesses in a manner consistent with the
Calvert
Principles (a copy of which is included as an appendix to the Fund’s
prospectus). Mid-size companies are selected
from the
1,000
largest publicly traded U.S. companies based on market capitalization, excluding
business
development companies and approximately
the 200 largest publicly traded U.S. companies. The
Calvert Principles serve as a framework for considering ESG factors.
Under this framework, Calvert seeks to identify companies and other issuers that
provide positive leadership in the areas of their
operations and overall activities that are material to improving long-term
shareholder value and societal outcomes, including ESG
areas such as: environmental sustainability and resource efficiency; equitable
societies and respect for human rights; and accountable
governance and transparency.
Stocks
are weighted in the Index based on their float-adjusted market capitalization
within the relevant sector, subject to certain prescribed
limits. As of September 30, 2025,
the Index included 627
companies (and typically is expected to be in the range between 550
to 650 companies), and the market capitalization ranged from approximately
$3.28
billion to $72.48
billion with a weighted average
market capitalization of approximately $27
billion. Market capitalizations of companies within the Index are subject to
change.
The number of companies in the Index will change over time due to Calvert’s
evaluation of an issuer relative to the Calvert Principles
or corporate actions involving companies in the Index, among other things. The
Index is reconstituted annually and is rebalanced
quarterly.
The
Index is owned by Calvert, which is an affiliate of the
Adviser. Christopher Madden, CFA, Co-Head of Applied Responsible
Investment
Solutions, and Zi Ye, Index Manager, manage the Index construction process
at Calvert.
An
index is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard
to measure investment performance. An index or passively
managed fund tries to match, as closely as possible, the performance of an
established target index. An index fund’s goal is to
mirror the target index whether the index is going up or down. To track the
Index as closely as possible, the Fund attempts to remain
fully invested in stocks.
The
Fund uses a replication method of indexing. The replication method involves
holding every security in the Index in approximately
the same proportion as the Index. Unlike the Index, however, the Fund is subject
to certain regulatory requirements that
can limit its ability to fully replicate the Index. Under various circumstances,
it may not be possible or practicable to purchase or hold
all of, or only, the constituent securities in their respective weightings in
the Index. If Fund assets should ever decline to below $5
million, the Fund may use the sampling method. The sampling method involves
selecting a representative number of securities that
will resemble the Index in terms of key risk and other
characteristics.
The
Calvert Principles provide a framework for Calvert’s evaluation of investments
and guide Calvert’s stewardship on behalf of clients
through active engagement with issuers. For example, Calvert may seek to engage
directly with company management to gain insights
on sustainability alignment and material ESG criteria that may affect long-term
financial performance. Although Calvert may
reference third-party ESG data during its research process, it generally does
not rely on third-party ESG data for the purposes of constructing
the Index. Calvert also does not use screens in connection with constructing the
Index. Instead, Calvert relies on its own proprietary
analysis described further below to determine whether a company operates its
business in a manner consistent with the Calvert
Principles.
Calvert | Details
of the Funds
Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (Con’t)
The
Calvert ESG research process focuses on identifying the financially material ESG
risks to which companies and other issuers (together,
“issuers”) are exposed, evaluating management teams’ ability to navigate those
risks, and recognizing opportunities for companies
to improve their ESG performance. Calvert reviews data points to differentiate
issuers based on such risks. Then, Calvert quantifies
these risks using a proprietary scoring model that rates and ranks issuers
within their peer groups. The end result is a customized
scoring model that rates and ranks companies, including a proprietary assessment
relative to both peer and absolute performance.
In some cases and at its discretion, Calvert performs a qualitative review in
lieu of scoring a particular issuer.
The
Fund seeks to replicate the performance of the Index and seeks to hold Index
component companies in approximately the same proportion
as the Index, subject to certain regulatory requirements. Thus, the Fund does
not perform diligence on companies held in its
portfolio and does not have its own ESG criteria. The Index’s rules and
methodology (available on the Calvert website) describes the
relevant eligibility criteria and selection methodology for Index components,
which include, as described above, that each Index component
must operate its business in a manner consistent with the Calvert Principles,
among other factors, such as market capitalization
and liquidity thresholds.
Unless
otherwise required, the Fund may change its principal investment strategies at
any time without shareholder approval; however,
you would be notified of any changes as required by applicable law.
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This
section discusses additional information relating to Fund investment
strategies, other types of investments that the Funds
may make and related risk factors. “Fund”
as used herein and in the remainder of this Prospectus refers to each Fund
listed
on the cover page of this Prospectus (unless otherwise
noted).
Fund investment practices and limitations are also described
in more detail in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), which
is incorporated by reference and legally is a
part of this Prospectus. For details on how to obtain a copy of the SAI
and other reports and information, see the back cover
of this Prospectus. “Fund”
as used herein and under “Additional Information About Fund Investment
Strategies and Related
Risks” refers to each Fund listed on the cover page of this Prospectus
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Economies
and financial markets worldwide have experienced
periods of increased volatility, uncertainty, distress, government spending,
inflation and disruption to consumer demand, economic output and supply chains.
To the extent these conditions exist
or continue,
the risks associated with an investment in the Fund, including those described
below, could be heightened and the Fund’s investments
(and thus a shareholder’s investment in the Fund) may be particularly
susceptible to sudden and substantial losses, reduced
yield or income or other adverse developments. The occurrence, duration and
extent of these or other types of adverse economic
and market conditions and uncertainty over the long term cannot be reasonably
projected or estimated at this time.
The
name, investment objective and policies of the Funds are similar to other funds
advised by the Adviser or its affiliates. However, the
investment results of the Fund may be higher or lower than, and there is no
guarantee that the investment results of the Fund will be
comparable to, any such other funds for any period of time. The
Fund may be more significantly affected by purchases and redemptions
of its Creation Units (as defined below) than a fund with relatively greater
assets under management would be affected by
purchases and redemptions of its shares. As compared to a larger fund, the Fund
is more likely to sell a comparatively large portion of
its portfolio to meet significant Creation Unit redemptions or invest a
comparatively large amount of cash to facilitate Creation Unit
purchases, in each case when the Fund otherwise would not seek to do so. Such
transactions may cause the Fund to make investment
decisions at inopportune times or prices or miss attractive investment
opportunities. Such transactions may also accelerate the
realization of taxable income if sales of securities resulted in gains and the
Fund redeems Creation Units for cash, or otherwise cause
a fund to perform differently than intended. While such risks may apply to funds
of any size, such risks are heightened in funds with
fewer assets under management.
The
percentage limitations (including the Fund’s 80% policy, if any) relating to the
composition of the Fund’s portfolio apply at the time
the Fund acquires an investment. Unless otherwise required by the 1940 Act or
rule thereunder, subsequent percentage changes that
result from market fluctuations generally will not require the Fund to sell any
portfolio security. However, the Fund may be required
to reduce its borrowings, if any, in response to fluctuations in the value of
such holdings.
Depositary
Receipts
A
depositary receipt is generally issued by a bank or financial institution and
represents the common stock or other equity securities of
a foreign company. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those
associated with direct investment in foreign securities.
In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly
unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts,
are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders
of such receipts, or to pass through to them any
voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Equity
Securities
Equity
securities may include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities and
equity-linked securities, rights and warrants to purchase
common stocks, depositary receipts, shares of investment companies, limited
partnership interests and other specialty securities
having equity features. Many factors affect the value of equity securities,
including earnings, earnings forecasts, corporate events
and factors impacting the issuer’s financial condition, sector, industry and the
market generally, such as labor shortages or an increase
in production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. The value of
the equity securities held by the Fund may fluctuate
rapidly and unpredictably, and these fluctuations may be frequent and
significant. In addition, the Fund cannot accurately predict
the income it might receive from equity securities because issuers generally
have discretion as to the payment of dividends or distributions,
and the common stock of an issuer in the Fund’s portfolio may decline in price
if, for example, the issuer fails to make anticipated
dividend payments because of a decline in the issuer’s financial condition. The
Fund may invest in equity securities that are
publicly traded on securities exchanges or over-the-counter (“OTC”) or in equity
securities that are not publicly traded. Equity securities
are subject to the risk that stock prices in general (or in particular, the
prices of the types of securities in which the Fund invests)
may decline over short or extended periods of time. Equity securities that are
not publicly traded may be more difficult to value
or sell and their value may fluctuate more dramatically than publicly traded
equity securities. Convertible securities are subject to
many of the risks associated with both fixed-income securities and equity
securities.
The
value of equity securities and related instruments decline in response to
perceived or actual adverse changes in the economy, economic
outlook or the financial markets; deterioration in investor sentiment;
inflation, interest rate, currency, and commodity price
fluctuations; adverse geopolitical, social or environmental developments;
issuer- and sector-specific considerations; unexpected trading
activity among retail investors; and other factors. Market conditions affect
certain types of equity securities to a greater extent
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than
other types of equity securities. In addition, holders of an issuer’s common
stock may be subject to greater risks than holders of its
preferred stock and debt securities because common stockholders’ claims are
subordinated to those of holders of preferred stocks and
debt securities upon the bankruptcy of an issuer. If the stock market declines,
the value of the Fund’s equity securities will also likely
decline, which will result in a decrease in the value of your investment in the
Fund. Although stock prices can rebound, there is no
assurance that values of the Fund’s equity securities will return to previous
levels.
U.S.
and foreign stock markets, and equity securities of individual issuers, have
experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the
past and it is possible that they will do so again in the future. During periods
when equity securities experience heightened volatility,
such as during periods of market, economic or financial uncertainty or distress,
the Fund’s investments in equity securities are
subject to heightened risks. In addition, the price of equity securities of an
issuer may be particularly sensitive to general movements
in the stock market and a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most
or all of the common stocks and other equity
securities held by the Fund.
Market
and Geopolitical Risk
The
value of your investment in the Fund is based on the values of the Fund’s
investments, which change due to economic and other events
that affect the U.S. and global markets generally, as well as those that affect
or are perceived or expected to affect particular regions,
countries, industries, companies, issuers, sectors, asset classes or
governments. Price movements, sometimes called volatility, may
be greater or less depending on the types of securities the Fund owns and the
markets in which the securities trade. Volatility and
disruption in financial markets and economies may be sudden and unexpected,
expose the Fund to greater risk, including risks associated
with reduced market liquidity and fair valuation, and adversely affect the
Fund’s operations. For example, the Adviser potentially
will be prevented from executing investment decisions at an advantageous time or
price as a result of any domestic or global
market disruptions, and reduced market liquidity may impact the Fund’s ability
to sell securities to meet redemptions (i.e., increase
the risk that the Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the
allowable time period). In addition, no active trading
market may exist for certain investments held by the Fund, which may impair the
ability of the Fund to sell or to realize the current
valuation of such investments in the event of the need or decision to liquidate
such assets.
The
increasing interconnectivity between global economies and markets
increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one region
or market, or with respect to one company, may adversely impact other companies
and other issuers, including those in a different
country, region, sector, industry or market. For example, adverse developments
in the banking or financial services sector could
impact companies operating in various sectors or industries and adversely impact
the Fund’s investments. Securities in the Fund’s
portfolio may underperform or otherwise be adversely affected due to inflation
(or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations
for deflation), interest rates (or changes in interest rates), global demand for
particular products or resources, market or financial
system instability or uncertainty, embargoes, the threat and/or actual
imposition of tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers,
natural disasters and extreme weather events, health emergencies (such as
epidemics and pandemics), terrorism, regulatory events
and governmental or quasi-governmental actions. The occurrence of global events,
such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, health
emergencies, social and political (including geopolitical) discord and tensions
or debt crises and downgrades, among others, may
result in increased market volatility and may have long term effects on both the
U.S. and global financial markets. Inflation rates may
change frequently and significantly because of various factors, including
unexpected shifts in the domestic or global economy and
changes in monetary or economic policies (or expectations that these policies
may change). Changes in inflation rates or expected inflation
rates may adversely affect market and economic conditions, an issuer’s financial
condition, the Fund’s investments and an investment
in the Fund. Other financial, economic and other global market and social
developments or disruptions may result in similar
adverse circumstances, and it is difficult to predict when similar events
affecting the U.S. or global financial markets or economies
may occur, the effects that such events may have and the duration of those
effects (which may last for extended periods). In
general, the securities or other instruments that the Adviser believes represent
an attractive investment opportunity or in which the Fund
seeks to invest may be unavailable entirely or in the specific quantities sought
by the Fund. As a result, the Fund may need to obtain
the desired exposure through a less advantageous investment, forgo the
investment at the time or seek to replicate the desired exposure
through a derivative transaction or investment in another investment vehicle.
Any such event(s) could have a significant adverse
impact on the value and risk profile of the Fund’s portfolio. There is a risk
that you may lose money by investing in the Fund.
Social,
political, economic and other conditions and events, such as war, natural
disasters, health emergencies (e.g., epidemics and pandemics),
terrorism, conflicts, social unrest, recessions, inflation, interest rate
changes, the imposition of tariffs, trade restrictions or similar
actions by the U.S. or foreign governments (or retaliatory measures taken in
response to such actions) and supply chain disruptions
could reduce consumer demand or economic output, result in market closures,
travel restrictions or quarantines, and generally
have a significant impact on economies, financial markets, issuers and the
Adviser’s investment advisory activities and services
of other service providers, which in turn could adversely affect the Fund’s
investments and other operations.
Government
and other public debt, including municipal obligations, can be adversely
affected by changes in local and global economic
conditions, including those that result in increased debt levels. Although high
levels of government and other public debt do
not necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, high levels of debt may
create certain systemic risks if sound debt management
practices are not implemented. A high debt level may increase market pressures
to meet an issuer’s funding needs,
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which
may increase borrowing costs and cause a government or public or municipal
entity to issue additional debt, thereby increasing the
risk of refinancing. A high debt level also raises concerns that the issuer may
be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest
on its debt, which may adversely impact instruments held by the Fund that rely
on such payments.
Governmental
and quasi-governmental responses to certain economic or other conditions may
lead to increasing government and other
public debt, particularly when such responses are unprecedented, which heighten
these risks. Unsustainable debt levels can lead to
declines in the value of currency, and can prevent a government from
implementing effective counter-cyclical fiscal policy during economic
downturns, can generate or contribute to an economic downturn or cause other
adverse economic or market developments,
such as increases in inflation or volatility. Increasing government and other
public debt may adversely affect issuers, obligors,
guarantors or instruments across a variety of asset classes.
Global
events may negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations, cause
a significant negative impact on the price and
performance of the Fund’s investments, reduce market liquidity, adversely affect
and increase the volatility of markets and the Fund’s
share price and exacerbate pre-existing political, social, financial and
economic risks to the Fund and cause overall declines in the
U.S. and global markets. The Fund’s operations may be interrupted as a result,
which may contribute to the negative impact on investment
performance. In addition, governments, their regulatory agencies, or
self-regulatory organizations may take actions (including
monetary and/or fiscal actions intended to stimulate or stabilize the global
economy) that affect the instruments in which the
Fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that could have a
significant negative impact on the Fund’s investment performance.
Monetary and/or fiscal actions taken by U.S. or foreign governments may
not be effective and could lead to increased market
volatility. In addition, government actions (such as changes to interest rates)
could have unintended economic and market consequences
that adversely affect the Fund’s investments. The frequency and magnitude of
resulting changes in the value of the Fund’s
investments cannot be predicted.
Concentration
Risk
If
an Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in one or more industries or
groups of industries, the Fund may concentrate in such
industries or groups of industries. By concentrating its investments in an
industry or group of industries, the Fund may face greater
risks than if it were diversified broadly over numerous industries or groups of
industries.
Financials
Sector
To
the extent the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in the
financials sector, factors that have an adverse impact on this sector
may have a disproportionate impact on the Fund’s performance. Investment
opportunities in many emerging markets may be concentrated
in the financials sector. The financials sector can be affected by global and
local economic conditions, such as the levels and
liquidity of the global and local financial and asset markets, the absolute and
relative level and volatility of interest rates and equity
prices, investor sentiment, inflation, and the availability and cost of credit.
Adverse developments in these conditions can have a
greater adverse effect on the financials sector of an emerging market economy
than on other industries of its economy. The enactment
of new legislation or regulations, as well as changes in interpretation and
enforcement of current laws, may affect the manner
of operations and profitability of the financials sector.
Information
Technology Sector Risk
If
an Index concentrates in the information technology sector the value of Fund
shares may be particularly impacted by events that adversely
affect the information technology sector, such as rapid changes in technology
product cycles, competition for the services of qualified
personnel and government regulation. The products of information technology
companies may face product obsolescence due
to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction and
unpredictable changes in growth rates. Companies
in the information technology sector also can be heavily dependent on patent
protection and the expiration of patents may
adversely affect the profitability of these companies. As a result, the value of
shares may fluctuate more than that of a fund that does
not concentrate in companies in the technology sector.
Communications
Services Sector Risk
Companies
in the communication services sector comprise companies in the telecommunication
services industry as well as those in the
media and entertainment industry. Companies in the communication services sector
may be affected by risks such as significant competition,
technological obsolescence, engagement and retention of consumers, substantial
capital requirements, government regulation,
varying levels of consumer demand, and cybersecurity concerns.
Companies
in this sector face significant industry competition and a high risk of
technological obsolescence. The investment of capital
to formulate innovative and engaging consumer products and services, market a
company’s products and services, and impede the
risk of obsolescence, may be costly and does not guarantee that the company will
successfully address these risks. Companies in the
communication services sector may encounter distressed cash flows due to the
need to commit substantial capital to meet increasing
competition, particularly in developing new products and services using new
technology.
In
addition, the engagement and retention of consumers is unpredictable as a result
of varying levels of consumer demand. The fluctuation
of consumer demand may be even more difficult to manage if companies operate in
more than one country.
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in the communication services sector are often subject to extensive government
regulation. The costs of complying with governmental
regulations, delays or failure to receive required regulatory approvals, or the
enactment of new regulatory requirements may
negatively affect profits. Government actions around the world, specifically in
the area of pre-marketing clearance of products and
prices and patent and copyright protections, may be unpredictable.
In
addition, companies may be susceptible to network and cybersecurity breaches
resulting in potential theft of proprietary or consumer
information and/or disruptions in service, which could have material adverse
effect on their profitability and reputation.
Industrials
To
the extent that the Fund invests significantly in the industrials sector, the
Fund will be particularly susceptible to the risks associated
with companies operating in this sector. The value of securities issued by
companies in the industrials sector may be adversely
affected by a wide range of risks and developments, including changes in the
supply of and demand for both their specific products
or services and for industrials sector products in general. In addition, the
products of manufacturing and industrials companies
may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and frequent new
product introduction. Moreover, government
regulations, trade disputes, shipment and supply chain disruptions, domestic,
regional and world events and economic conditions
may also adversely affect the performance of companies in the industrials
sector. The industrials sector may also be adversely
affected by changes or trends in commodity prices and changes in interest or
inflation rates, which may be influenced by unpredictable
factors and sudden developments. For example, changes in commodity and material
prices and supply used in the industrials
sector can adversely affect the sector. Furthermore, companies in the
industrials sector may be subject to liability for environmental
damage, product liability claims, depletion of resources, and mandated
expenditures for safety and pollution control, among
other risks.
Healthcare
Sector Risk
The
profitability of companies in the healthcare sector may be adversely affected
by, among other things, extensive government regulation,
restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of
medical products and services, pricing pressure,
costs associated with obtaining and protecting patents, product liability and
other claims, an increased emphasis on outpatient
services, changes in the demand for medical products and services, a limited
number of products, industry innovation, changes
in technologies and other market, economic and public health developments. To
the extent that the Fund concentrates its investments
in one or more individual industries comprising the healthcare sector (such as,
but not limited to, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals,
medical equipment and supplies, healthcare technology, healthcare providers and
services, and life sciences tools and services
companies), the Fund will be particularly susceptible to the risks associated
with such industry or industries, which may include
the risks described above as well as other risks specific to such industry or
industry, including those described below.
A
number of issuers in the healthcare sector have recently merged or otherwise
experienced consolidation. The effects of this trend toward
consolidation are unknown and may be far-reaching. Many companies in the
healthcare sector (healthcare companies) are heavily
dependent on patent protection. The expiration of a company’s patents may
adversely affect that company’s profitability. Many
healthcare companies are subject to extensive litigation based on product
liability and similar claims. Healthcare companies are subject
to competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and may result
in price discounting. Many new products in the healthcare
sector may be subject to regulatory approvals. The process of obtaining such
approvals may be long and costly, and such efforts
ultimately may be unsuccessful. Healthcare companies may be thinly capitalized
and may be susceptible to product obsolescence.
In addition, a number of legislative proposals concerning healthcare have been
considered by the U.S. Congress in recent
years. It is unclear what proposals will ultimately be enacted, if any, and what
effect they may have on companies in the healthcare
sector.
Consumer
Discretionary Sector
To
the extent that the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in the
consumer discretionary sector, the Fund will be particularly
susceptible to the risks associated with companies operating in such sector.
Companies in the consumer discretionary sector
are subject to risks, including fluctuations in the performance of the overall
domestic and international economy, shipment and
supply chain disruptions, interest rate changes, currency exchange rates,
increased competition and consumer confidence. Performance
of such companies may also be adversely affected by factors such as reduced
disposable household income, reduced consumer
spending, and changing demographics and consumer tastes.
Responsible
Investing
Investing
primarily in responsible investments carries the risk that, under certain market
conditions, the Fund may underperform funds
that do not utilize a responsible investment strategy. The application of the
respective Index’s investment criteria may affect the Fund’s
exposure to certain sectors or types of investments, and may impact the Fund’s
relative investment performance depending on whether
such sectors or investments are in or out of favor in the market. An
investment’s ESG or talent
management
performance, or Calvert’s
assessment of such performance may change over time, which could cause the Fund
to temporarily hold securities that do not
comply with the Fund’s responsible investment criteria. In evaluating an
investment, Calvert is dependent upon information and data
that may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could adversely affect
the analysis of the ESG or talent
management
factors
relevant to a particular investment. The Fund is also subject to the risk that
the companies identified by the index provider do
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operate as expected when addressing ESG or talent
management
issues. Additionally, the index provider’s proprietary valuation model
may not perform as intended, which may adversely affect an investment in the
Fund. Regulatory changes or interpretations regarding
the definitions and/or use of ESG or talent
management
criteria could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to
invest in accordance with its ESG strategy. Socially responsible norms differ by
country and region, and a company’s ESG or talent
management
practices or the Adviser’s assessment of such may change over time and there is
a risk that the Adviser may incorrectly
assess a company’s ESG or talent
management
practices. The Fund may invest in companies that do not reflect the beliefs
and
values of any particular investor.
Foreign
Securities
Investing
in foreign securities (including depositary receipts) involves certain special
and heightened risks, which are not typically associated
with investments in the securities of U.S. issuers, that can increase the
chances that the Fund will lose money. Foreign issuers
generally are subject to different corporate governance, accounting, auditing
and financial reporting standards than U.S. issuers.
There may be less information available to the public about foreign issuers.
Securities of foreign issuers can be less liquid, experience
greater price movements, and may be subject to foreign withholding taxes and/or
other taxes, which decreases the yield and/or
return of these securities. The Fund may experience losses if the Fund’s claim
to recover foreign withholding taxes is not successful.
In addition, the prices of foreign securities may be susceptible to influence by
large traders due to the limited size of many foreign
securities markets and there is the risk that news and events unique to a
country or region that would not necessarily have an effect
on the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States will affect
those markets and their issuers and political events
in foreign countries may cause market and economic disruptions. Moreover,
investments in certain foreign markets that have historically
been considered stable may become more volatile and subject to increased risk
due to developments and changing conditions
in such markets. Also, the growing interconnectivity of global economies and
financial markets has increased the probability
that adverse developments and conditions in one country or region will affect
the stability of economies and financial markets
in other countries or regions. In some foreign countries, there is also the risk
of government expropriation, excessive or confiscatory
taxation, political or social instability, the imposition of currency controls
or diplomatic developments that could affect the
Fund’s investments. There also can be difficulty obtaining and enforcing
judgments against issuers in foreign countries. Foreign stock
exchanges, broker-dealers and listed issuers may be subject to less government
regulation and oversight. Securities registration, custody,
and settlement may be subject to delays and legal and administrative
uncertainties. If the Fund cannot settle or is delayed in settling
a purchase of securities, it may miss attractive investment opportunities and
experience other adverse consequences. In some non-U.S.
securities markets, custody arrangements for securities provide significantly
less protection than custody arrangements in U.S.
securities markets, and prevailing custody and trade settlement practices (e.g.,
the requirement to pay for securities prior to receipt)
expose the Fund to credit and other risks it does not have in the United States.
In addition, in certain markets the Fund may not
receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or
receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject
to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery
when due or default completely. The cost of investing
in foreign securities, including brokerage commissions and custodial expenses,
can be higher than the cost of investing in domestic
securities. Foreign market trading hours, clearance and settlement procedures,
and holiday schedules may also limit the Fund’s
ability to buy and sell securities during certain periods.
The
economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy
of the United States with respect to such issues
as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and
balance of payments position. Certain foreign markets
may rely heavily on particular industries or foreign capital and are more
vulnerable to diplomatic developments (including regional
and global, military or other conflicts), the imposition of economic sanctions
against a particular country or countries, organizations,
companies, entities and/or individuals, changes in international trading
patterns, tariffs, trade barriers and other protectionist
or retaliatory measures. International trade barriers or economic sanctions
against foreign countries, organizations, companies,
entities and/or individuals may adversely affect the Fund’s foreign holdings or
exposures. Investments in foreign markets may
also be adversely affected by less stringent investor protections and disclosure
standards, and governmental interventions or other actions
such as the imposition of capital controls, nationalization of companies or
industries, expropriation of assets or the imposition of
punitive taxes. Governmental actions can have a significant effect on the
economic conditions in foreign countries, which also may adversely
affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments. Foreign investment in
the securities markets of certain foreign countries
is restricted or controlled to varying degrees. For example, the governments of
certain countries may prohibit or impose substantial
restrictions on foreign investing in their capital markets or in certain sectors
or industries. In addition, a foreign government
may limit or cause delay in the convertibility or repatriation of its currency
which would adversely affect the U.S. dollar value
and/or liquidity of investments denominated in that currency. The value of
holdings traded outside the United States or denominated
in foreign currencies (and any hedging transactions in foreign currencies),
including underlying securities represented by
depositary receipts, will be affected by changes in currency exchange rates.
Changes in currency exchange rates may happen separately
from, and in response to, events that do not otherwise affect the value of the
holding in the issuer’s home country. These risks
may be intensified for the Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located
in emerging market or developing countries. Moreover,
if a deterioration occurs in a country’s balance of payments, the country could
impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital
remittances. The Fund could also be adversely affected by delays in, or a
refusal to grant, any required governmental approval for
repatriation, as well as by the application to it of other restrictions on
investment. Any of these actions could severely affect security
prices, which could result in losses to the Fund and increased transaction
costs, impair the Fund’s ability to purchase or sell
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foreign
securities (or force the Fund to sell foreign securities) or transfer the Fund’s
assets back into the United States, or otherwise adversely
affect the Fund’s operations. Certain foreign investments may become less liquid
and decline in value in response to market developments
or adverse investor perceptions, or become illiquid after purchase by the Fund,
particularly during periods of market, economic,
political and social turmoil. Certain foreign investments may become illiquid
when, for instance, there are few, if any, interested
buyers and sellers or when dealers are unwilling to make a market for certain
securities. When the Fund holds illiquid investments,
its portfolio may be harder to value.
Economic
sanctions or other similar measures may be, and have been, imposed against
certain countries, organizations, companies, entities
and/or individuals. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities are subject to
trade laws of and potential economic sanctions by
the United States and other jurisdictions. These laws and related governmental
actions, including counter-sanctions and other retaliatory
measures, can, from time to time, prevent or prohibit the Fund from investing in
certain foreign securities. In addition, economic
sanctions could prohibit the Fund from transacting with particular countries,
organizations, companies, entities and/or individuals
by banning them from global payment systems that facilitate cross-border
payments, restricting their ability to settle securities
transactions, and freezing their assets. The imposition of sanctions and other
similar measures also could, among other things,
cause a decline in the value of securities issued by the sanctioned country or
companies located in, or economically linked to, the
sanctioned country, downgrades in the credit ratings of the sanctioned country
or companies located in, or economically linked to,
the sanctioned country, devaluation of the sanctioned country’s currency, and
increased market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned
country and throughout the world. In addition, economic sanctions or other
similar measures could, among other things, effectively
restrict or eliminate the Fund’s ability to purchase or sell securities,
negatively impact the value or liquidity of the Fund’s investments,
significantly delay or prevent the settlement of the Fund’s securities
transactions, force the Fund to sell or otherwise dispose
of investments at inopportune times or prices, increase the Fund’s transaction
costs, make the Fund’s investments more difficult
to value or impair the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective or invest
in accordance with its investment strategies. These
conditions may be in place for a substantial period of time and enacted with
limited advance notice to the Fund.
Even
if the Fund does not have significant investments in securities affected by
sanctions, sanctions or the threat of sanctions may cause
volatility in regional and global markets and may negatively impact the
performance of various sectors and industries, as well as companies
in other countries, including through global supply chain disruptions, increased
inflationary pressures, and reduced economic
activity, which could have a negative effect on the Fund’s performance. In
addition, trade disputes and changes in tariffs may
affect investor and consumer confidence and adversely affect financial markets
and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to
a significant degree. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar
measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory
actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is
difficult to predict.
In
addition, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAA”) could
cause securities of a foreign (non-U.S.) company,
including American Depositary Receipts, to be delisted from U.S. stock exchanges
if the company does not allow the U.S. government
to oversee the auditing of its financial information. Although the requirements
of the HFCAA apply to securities of all foreign
(non-U.S.) issuers, the SEC has thus far limited its enforcement efforts to
securities of Chinese companies. If securities are delisted,
the Fund’s ability to transact in such securities will be impaired, and the
liquidity and market price of the securities would likely
decline. The Fund may also need to seek other markets in which to transact in
such securities, which could increase the Fund’s costs.
Foreign
Currency
Investments
in foreign securities may be denominated in foreign currencies. The value of
foreign currencies may fluctuate relative to the
value of the U.S. dollar or other applicable foreign currency. Since the Fund
may invest in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities,
and therefore may convert the value of such securities into U.S. dollars,
changes in currency exchange rates can increase or decrease
the U.S. dollar value of the Fund’s assets. Currency exchange rates may
fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number
of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the overall economic health
of the issuer. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s
government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value
of any investments denominated in that currency.
The Adviser may use derivatives to seek to reduce this risk. The Adviser may in
its discretion choose not to hedge against currency
risk. In addition, certain market conditions may make it impossible or
uneconomical to hedge against currency risk.
Foreign
Currency Forward Exchange Contracts
In
connection with its investments in foreign securities, the Fund also may enter
into contracts with banks, brokers or dealers to purchase
or sell securities or foreign currencies at a future date. A foreign currency
forward exchange contract is a negotiated agreement
between the contracting parties to exchange a specified amount of currency at a
specified future time at a specified rate. The
rate can be higher or lower than the spot rate between the currencies that are
the subject of the contract. Foreign currency forward
exchange contracts may be used to seek to protect against uncertainty in the
level of future foreign currency exchange rates or to
gain or modify exposure to a particular currency. In addition, the Fund may use
cross currency hedging or proxy hedging with respect
to currencies in which the Fund has or expects to have portfolio or currency
exposure. Cross currency and proxy hedges involve
the sale of one currency against the positive exposure to a different currency
and may be used for hedging purposes or to establish
an active exposure to the exchange rate between any two
currencies.
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in foreign currency forward exchange contracts may substantially change the
Fund’s exposure to currency exchange rates and
could result in losses to the Fund if currencies do not perform as the Adviser
expects. The Adviser’s success in these transactions will
depend principally on its ability to predict accurately the future exchange
rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Foreign
currency forward exchange contracts may be used for non-hedging purposes in
seeking to meet the Fund’s investment objective,
such as when the Adviser anticipates that particular non-U.S. currencies
will appreciate or depreciate in value, even though securities
denominated in those currencies are not then held in the Fund’s investment
portfolio. Investing in foreign currency forward
exchange contracts for purposes of gaining from projected changes in exchange
rates, as opposed to hedging currency risks applicable
to the Fund’s holdings, further increases the Fund’s exposure to foreign
securities losses. There is no assurance that the Adviser’s
use of currency derivatives will benefit the Fund or that they will be, or can
be, used at appropriate times.
Derivatives
The
Fund may, but is not required to, use derivatives and other similar instruments
for a variety of purposes, including hedging, risk management,
portfolio management or to seek to earn income. Derivative instruments used by
the Fund will be counted towards the Fund’s
exposure in the types of securities listed herein to the extent they have
economic characteristics similar to such securities. A derivative
is a financial instrument whose value is based, in part, on the value of an
underlying asset, interest rate, index or financial instrument.
Prevailing interest rates and volatility levels, among other things, also affect
the value of derivative instruments. Derivatives
and other similar instruments that create synthetic exposure often are subject
to risks similar to those of the underlying asset
or instrument and may be subject to additional risks, including imperfect
correlation between the value of the derivative and the underlying
asset, risks of default by the counterparty to certain transactions,
magnification of losses incurred due to changes in the market
value of the securities, instruments, indices or interest rates to which the
derivative instrument relates, risks that the transactions
may not be liquid, risks arising from margin and payment requirements,
risks arising from mispricing or valuation complexity
and operational and legal risks. The use of derivatives involves risks that are
different from, and possibly greater than, the risks
associated with other portfolio investments. Derivatives may involve the use of
highly specialized instruments that require investment
techniques and risk analyses different from those associated with other
portfolio investments.
Certain
derivative transactions may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage magnifies
the potential for gain and the risk of loss. Leverage
associated with derivative transactions may cause the Fund to liquidate
portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to
do so or may cause the Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been
leveraged. Although the Adviser seeks to use derivatives
to further the Fund’s investment objective, there is no assurance that the use
of derivatives will achieve this result.
The
derivative instruments and techniques that the Fund may use
include:
Futures.
A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a
specific quantity of an underlying asset, reference
rate or index at a specific price at a specific future time. While the value of
a futures contract tends to increase or decrease in tandem
with the value of the underlying instrument, differences between the futures
market and the market for the underlying asset may
result in an imperfect correlation. Depending on the terms of the particular
contract, futures contracts are settled through either physical
delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a
cash settlement amount on the settlement date.
A decision as to whether, when and how to use futures contracts involves the
exercise of skill and judgment and even a well-conceived
futures transaction may be unsuccessful because of market behavior or unexpected
events. In addition to the derivatives risks
discussed above, the prices of futures contracts can be highly volatile, using
futures contracts can lower total return, and the potential
loss from futures contracts can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such
contracts. No assurance can be given that a liquid
market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time.
There is also the risk of loss by the Fund of margin deposits
in the event of bankruptcy of a broker with which the Fund has open positions in
the futures contract.
Exchange-Traded
Funds
The
Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”),
which may be managed by the Adviser or its affiliates.
ETFs seek to track the
performance of various portions or segments of the equity and fixed-income
markets. Shares of ETFs have many of the same risks as
direct investments in common stocks or bonds. In addition, the market value of
ETF shares may differ from their NAV because the
supply and demand in the market for ETF shares at any point in time is not
always identical to the supply and demand in the market
for the underlying securities. Also, ETFs that track particular indices
typically will be unable to match the performance of the index
exactly due to, among other things, the ETF’s operating expenses and transaction
costs. ETFs typically incur fees that are separate
from those fees incurred directly by the Fund. Therefore, as a shareholder in an
ETF, the Fund would bear its ratable share of
that entity’s expenses. At the same time, the Fund would continue to pay its own
investment management fees and other expenses. As
a result, shareholders will directly bear the expenses of their investment in
the Fund and indirectly bear the expenses of the Fund’s investments
in ETFs with respect to investments in ETFs. The Fund and its shareholders will
be subject to the risks of the purchased investment
company and its portfolio of securities.
Large
Transactions Risk
The
Fund may experience adverse effects when large shareholders, or a number of
shareholders collectively, purchase or redeem large amounts
of shares of the Fund (“large shareholder transactions”). In addition, a third
party investor, the Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser,
an authorized participant, a lead market maker, or another entity (i.e., a seed
investor) may invest in the Fund and hold its
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solely to facilitate commencement of the Fund or to facilitate the Fund’s
achieving a specified size or scale. Any such investment
may be held for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any
large shareholder would not redeem its investment,
that the size of the Fund would be maintained at such levels or that the Fund
would continue to meet applicable listing requirements.
Such larger than normal redemptions may cause the Fund to sell portfolio
securities at times when it would not otherwise
do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and liquidity. Similarly,
large Fund share purchases may adversely affect
the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new
cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position
than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also result in taxable income
and/or gains for the Fund, which may increase taxable
distributions to shareholders, and may also increase transaction costs. The
effects of taxable income and/or gains resulting from
large shareholder transactions would particularly impact non-redeeming
shareholders who do not hold their Fund shares through
a tax deferred retirement account, such as a 401(k) plan or IRA. To the extent
that such transactions result in short-term capital
gains, such gains when distributed by the Fund will generally be taxed at the
ordinary income tax rate for individual shareholders
who hold Fund shares in a taxable account. In addition, a large redemption could
result in the Fund’s current expenses being
allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s
expense ratio. A number of circumstances may cause the Fund
to experience large redemptions, including, but not limited to, the occurrence
of significant events affecting investor demand for
securities or asset classes in which the Fund invests; changes in the
eligibility criteria for the Fund; liquidation, reorganization, repositioning,
or other announced Fund event; or changes in investment objectives, strategies,
policies, risks, or investment personnel.
Although large shareholder transactions may be more frequent under certain
circumstances, the Fund is generally subject to
the risk that shareholders can purchase or redeem a significant percentage of
Fund shares at any time. In addition, large shareholder
transactions may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on NYSE
Arca and may, therefore, have a material upward
or downward effect on the market price of the shares.
Counterparty
Risk
A
financial institution or other counterparty with whom the Fund does business
(such as trading, securities lending or as a derivatives counterparty),
or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees any instruments that the Fund
owns or is otherwise exposed to, may decline
in financial condition and become unable to honor its commitments. This could
cause the value of Fund shares to decline or could
delay the return or delivery of collateral or other assets to the Fund.
Counterparty risk is increased for contracts with longer maturities.
Mid
Cap Companies
Investments
in mid cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more
established companies. The securities issued
by mid cap companies may be less liquid and such companies may have more limited
markets, financial resources and product lines,
and may lack the depth of management of larger companies.
Securities
Lending
The
Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers and other institutional
borrowers. During the existence of a loan, the Fund
will continue to receive the equivalent of the interest paid by the issuer on
the securities loaned, or all or a portion of the interest
on investment of the collateral, if any. The Fund may pay lending fees to such
borrowers. Loans will only be made to firms that
have been approved by the Adviser, and the Adviser or the securities
lending agent will periodically monitor the financial condition
of such firms while such loans are outstanding. Securities loans will only be
made when the Adviser believes that the expected
returns, net of expenses, justify the attendant risks. Securities loans
currently are required to be secured continuously by collateral
in cash, cash equivalents (such as money market instruments) or other liquid
securities held by the custodian and maintained
in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. The
Fund may engage in securities lending to seek
to generate income. Upon return of the loaned securities, the Fund would be
required to return the related collateral to the borrower
and may be required to liquidate portfolio securities in order to do so. The
Fund may lend up to one-third of the value of its
total assets or such other amount as may be permitted by law.
In addition, voting rights may pass with the loaned securities, but the
Fund will retain the right to call any security in anticipation of a vote that
the Adviser deems material to the security on loan.
As
with other extensions of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery or even
loss of rights in the securities loaned if the borrower of the
securities fails financially. To the extent that the portfolio securities
acquired with such collateral have decreased in value, it may result
in the Fund realizing a loss at a time when it would not otherwise do so. As
such, securities lending may introduce leverage into the
Fund. The Fund also may incur losses if the returns on securities that it
acquires with cash collateral are less than the applicable rebate
rates paid to borrowers and related administrative costs.
Real
Estate Investing
Companies
in the real estate industry will experience risks similar to the risks of
investing in real estate directly and the real estate market
generally, such as the possible decline in the value of (or income generated by)
the real estate, variations in rental income, fluctuations
in occupancy levels and demand for properties or real estate-related services,
changes in the availability or terms of mortgages
and other financing that may render the sale or refinancing of properties
difficult or unattractive and changes in property taxes,
cash flow of underlying real estate assets, government regulations affecting
zoning, land use, and rents. Real estate values or income
generated by real estate may be affected by many additional factors, including,
but not limited to: local, state, national or international
economic conditions and real estate market conditions (such as an oversupply of
real estate for rent or sale or vacancies,
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potentially
for extended periods); the attractiveness, type and location of the property;
reduced demand for commercial and office space
as well as increased maintenance or tenant improvement costs and costs to
convert properties for other uses; and default risk and
credit quality of tenants and borrowers, the financial condition of tenants,
buyers and sellers, and the inability to re-lease space on
attractive terms or to obtain mortgage financing on a timely basis or at all.
Companies in the real estate industry may also be subject
to liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws, among others. Real
estate, and companies operating in the real estate
industry, can be particularly sensitive to economic downturns and certain
issuers of real-estate securities may be highly leveraged
and, thus, subject to increased risks for investors.
An
investment in the Fund is subject to other risks typically associated with real
estate. For example, real estate is a cyclical business, highly
sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by
periodic overbuilding and intense competition, including
for real estate and related services and technology. Government actions, such as
tax increases, zoning law changes or environmental
or other regulations, may also have a major impact on real estate markets.
Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements
will also affect the real estate market and related costs, as well as natural
disasters and other public crises and relief responses
thereto real estate companies, including their cash flow and their ability to
meet capital needs. If a Fund’s real estate-related investments
are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will
be particularly subject to the risks associated
with that area or property type or related real estate conditions. Similarly,
changes in underlying real estate values may have an
exaggerated effect to the extent that investments are concentrated in a
particular industry, property type or geographic region are also
particularly subject to risks affecting such industries and regions or related
real estate conditions. Real estate income and values may
also be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or
changing tastes, preferences (such as remote work arrangements)
and values, and the demand for real estate and rental property.
Real
Estate Investment Trusts
Investing
in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of
owning real estate directly and investing in companies
in the real estate industry, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the
way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs
may include small to medium-sized companies, and may include equity REITs and
mortgage REITs. REITs generally invest directly
in real estate, in mortgages or in some combination of the two. Equity REITs may
be affected by changes in the value of the underlying
property owned by the REIT, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality
of any credit extended.
Operating
REITs requires specialized management skills and the Fund indirectly bears
management expenses along with the direct expenses
of the Fund. The value of REIT securities will also rise and fall in response to
the management skill and creditworthiness of the
issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest
rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market
and by the management or development of the underlying properties, which may
also be subject to mortgage loans and the underlying
mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default. In addition, individual
REITs may own a limited number of properties
and may concentrate in a particular region or property type.
REITs
may trade less frequently and, therefore, are subject to more erratic price
movements than securities of larger issuers and/or may
be more illiquid than other types securities, and publicly traded REIT shares
are also subject to risks associated with equity securities
and generally may not be diversified. REITs are also subject to credit, market,
liquidity and interest rate risks. REITs may issue
debt securities to fund their activities. The value of these debt securities may
be affected by changes in the value of the underlying
property owned by the REIT, the creditworthiness of the REIT, interest rates,
and tax and regulatory requirements, among
other things.
The
value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the
REIT. REITs may also be subject to heavy cash flow
dependency, default by borrowers or tenants and self-liquidation. REITs also
must satisfy specific requirements of the Code in order
to qualify for tax-free pass-through income and to maintain their exemptions
from registration under the 1940 Act. The failure of
a company to qualify as a REIT could have adverse consequences for the Fund,
including significantly reducing the return to the Fund
on its investment in such company. In addition, REITs, like mutual funds, have
expenses of their own, including management and
administration fees, that are paid by their shareholders. As a result,
shareholders will bear the expenses of their investment in the Fund
and indirectly bear the expenses of the Fund’s investments when the Fund invests
in REITs. The above factors and the factors discussed
in “Real Estate Investing” may also adversely affect a borrower’s or a lessee’s
ability to meet its obligations to a REIT. In the event
of a default by a borrower or lessee, a REIT may experience delays in enforcing
its rights as a mortgagee or lessor and may incur substantial
costs associated with protecting its investments. Please see “Real Estate
Investing.”
Tracking
Error Risk
Tracking
error is the divergence of the Fund’s performance from that of its Index. The
performance of the Fund may diverge from that
of its Index for a number of reasons. When a Fund uses a representative sampling
indexing strategy, it can be expected to have a larger
tracking error than if it used a replication indexing strategy. Tracking error
may occur because of transaction costs, the Fund’s holding
of cash, differences in accrual of dividends, changes to its Index or the need
to meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Unlike
the Fund, the returns of an Index are not reduced by investment and other
operating expenses, including the trading costs associated
with implementing changes to its portfolio of investments. The frequency at
which each Index is rebalanced may result in higher
trading costs for the Fund and, as a result, greater tracking error. Tracking
error risk may be heightened during times of
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market
volatility, unusual market conditions or other abnormal circumstances. To the
extent that the Fund calculates its NAV based on
fair value prices and the value of its Index is based on securities’ closing
prices (i.e., the value of the Index is not based on fair value prices),
the Fund’s ability to track the Index may be adversely affected. The Fund may be
required to deviate its investments from the securities
and relative weightings of its Index to comply with the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), to meet
the issuer diversification requirements of the Code applicable to regulated
investment companies, or as a result of local market restrictions
or other legal reasons. The Fund’s investments may vary from the securities of
its Index due to the Fund’s inability to invest
in certain securities as a result of legal and compliance restrictions
applicable to the Fund and/or the Adviser and regulatory limits
or other restrictions on securities that may be purchased by the Adviser and its
affiliates. For tax efficiency purposes, the Fund may
sell certain securities to realize losses, which will result in a deviation from
its Index.
Index
Related Risk
The
Fund’s return may not track the return of the underlying index for a number of
reasons and, therefore, may not achieve its investment
objective. The Fund’s return may differ from the return of its Index as a result
of, among other things, pricing differences and
the inability to purchase certain securities included in the Index due to
regulatory or other restrictions. Corporate actions affecting
securities held by the Fund (such as mergers and spin-offs) or the Fund’s
ability to purchase round lots of securities may also cause
a deviation between the performance of the Fund and its Index.
In
addition, when
the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, the Fund may not be as well
correlated with the return of the Index
as when the Fund purchases all of the securities in the Index in the proportions
in which they are represented in the Index.
Errors
in the construction or calculation of the Index may occur from time to time. Any
such errors may not be identified and corrected
for some period of time, which may negatively impact the Fund and its
shareholders. If the Fund uses a sampling method of
indexing, it may have a larger tracking error than if it used a replication
method of indexing.
Calvert
relies on third party data it believes to be reliable in constructing the Index,
but it does not guarantee the accuracy or availability
of any such third party data, and there is no guarantee with respect to the
accuracy, availability or timeliness of the production
of the Index.
Unusual
market conditions may cause Calvert to postpone a scheduled rebalance, which
could cause an Index to vary from its normal or
expected composition. The postponement of a scheduled rebalance in a time of
market volatility could mean that constituents that would
otherwise be removed at rebalance due to changes in market capitalizations or
other reasons may remain, causing the performance
and components of the Index to vary from those expected under normal conditions
and potentially increasing transaction
costs to the Fund. Apart from scheduled rebalances, Calvert or its agents may
carry out additional ad hoc rebalances to the
Index in order, for example, to correct an error in the selection of index
components. When an Index is rebalanced and the Fund in
turn rebalances its portfolio to attempt to increase the correlation between the
Fund’s portfolio and its Index, any transaction costs and
market exposure arising from such portfolio rebalancing may be borne directly by
the Fund and its shareholders. Therefore, errors
and additional ad hoc rebalances carried out by Calvert or its agents to the
Index may increase the costs to and the tracking error
risk of the Fund.
It
is also possible that the composition of the Fund may not exactly replicate the
composition of its Index if the Fund has to adjust its portfolio
holdings in order to continue to qualify as a “regulated investment company”
under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the Internal Revenue Code).
The
risk that the Fund may not track the performance of the Index may be heightened
during times of increased market volatility, unusual
market conditions or other abnormal circumstances.
Cybersecurity
Risk
With
the increased use of technologies such as the internet to conduct business, the
Fund, the Adviser, authorized participants, service
providers and the relevant listing exchange, as applicable, are susceptible to
operational, information security and related “cyber”
risks both directly and through the service providers. Similar types of
cybersecurity risks are also present for issuers of securities
in which the Fund invests, which could result in material adverse consequences
for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investment
in such issuers to lose value. In general, cyber incidents can result from
deliberate attacks or unintentional events. Cyber incidents
include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems
(e.g., through “hacking” or malicious software coding)
for purposes of misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting
data, or causing operational disruption. Cyberattacks
may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized
access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks
on websites (i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable to intended
users). Recently, geopolitical tensions may have increased
the scale and sophistication of deliberate attacks, particularly those from
nation-states or from entities with nation-state backing.
Cybersecurity
failures by, or breaches of, the systems of the Adviser, Distributor and other
service providers (including, but not limited
to, index and benchmark providers, fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents
and administrators), exchanges, market
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participants,
market makers, authorized participants or the issuers of securities in which the
Fund invests, as applicable, have the ability
to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in:
financial losses, interference with the Fund’s ability
to calculate its NAV, disclosure of confidential trading information,
impediments to trading, submission of erroneous trades or
erroneous creation or redemption orders, the inability of the Fund or its
service providers to transact business, violations of applicable
privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage,
reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional
compliance costs. In addition, cyberattacks may render records of Fund assets
and transactions, shareholder ownership of Fund
shares, and other data integral to the functioning of the Fund inaccessible,
inaccurate or incomplete. Substantial costs may be incurred
by the Fund in order to resolve or prevent cyber incidents in the future. While
the Fund has established business continuity plans
in the event of, and risk management systems to prevent, such cyber incidents,
there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems,
including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified, that
prevention and remediation efforts will not be successful
or that cyberattacks will go undetected. Furthermore, the Fund cannot control
the cybersecurity plans and systems put in place
by service providers to the Fund, issuers in which the Fund invests, market
makers or authorized participants, as applicable. The
Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.
Non-Diversification
Risk
Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF is non-diversified, which
means that the Fund may invest a greater percentage
of their assets in a smaller number of issuers than diversified funds. A fund
that is classified as non-diversified may be more
susceptible to an adverse event affecting a single issuer or portfolio
investment than a diversified portfolio and a decline in the value
of that issuer’s securities or that portfolio investment may cause the Fund’s
overall value to decline to a greater degree than a diversified
portfolio.
Passive
Investment
Certain
Funds are managed using a passive investment strategy that uses a representative
sampling indexing strategy. Certain Funds are
managed using a passive investment strategy and expect to hold common stocks of
each company in the Index regardless of their current
or projected performance. The Funds do not expect to hold common stocks of each
company in the Index or in the same proportion
as represented in the Index, and Fund performance may vary from the
Index.
In
addition, a Fund generally will not adjust its portfolio investments to attempt
to take advantage of market opportunities or lessen the
impact of a market decline or a decline in the performance of one or more
issuers or for other reasons. Maintaining investments regardless
of market conditions or the performance of individual investments could cause
the Fund’s return to be lower than if a Fund
employed an active strategy. Unusual market events or other abnormal
circumstances may increase market volatility and may cause
the characteristics of the Index components to vary from those expected under
normal circumstances.
ETF
Structure Risks
Authorized
Participant Concentration Risk
Only
an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number
of intermediaries that act as authorized participants and none of these
authorized participants is or will be obligated to engage
in creation or redemption transactions. There can be no assurance that an active
trading market for the Fund’s shares will develop
or be maintained. To the extent that these intermediaries exit the business or
are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation
and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund, such as during periods of
market stress, and no other authorized participant
creates or redeems, shares may trade at a discount to net asset value (“NAV”)
per
share and
possibly face trading halts and/or
delisting. Authorized
participant concentration risk may be heightened to the extent the Fund invests
in securities issued by non-U.S.
issuers or other securities or instruments that have lower trading
volumes.
Trading
Risk
Shares
are listed for trading on NYSE Arca and are bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. The market prices of shares
are expected to fluctuate, in some cases materially, in response to changes in
the Fund’s NAV, the intra-day value of the Fund’s holdings,
and supply and demand for shares. The Adviser cannot predict whether shares will
trade above, below or at their NAV. Disruptions
to creations and redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or
potential lack of an active trading market for
the shares (including through a trading halt), as well as other factors, may
result in the shares trading significantly above (at a premium)
or below (at a discount) to NAV or to the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings.
You may pay significantly more or receive significantly
less than the Fund’s NAV per share during periods when there is a significant
premium or discount. During such periods,
you may incur significant losses if you sell your shares.
Buying
or selling shares in the secondary market may require paying brokerage
commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined
by that broker. Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a
significant proportional cost when seeking to
buy or sell relatively small amounts of shares. In addition, the market price of
shares, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes
a “bid-ask spread” charged by the market makers or other participants that trade
the particular security. The spread of the Fund’s
shares varies over time based on the Fund’s trading volume and market liquidity
and may increase if the Fund’s trading volume,
the spread of the Fund’s underlying securities, or market liquidity
decrease.
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Trading
in shares on NYSE Arca may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons
that, in the view of NYSE Arca, make trading
in shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in shares on NYSE Arca is subject to
trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility
pursuant to NYSE Arca “circuit breaker” rules. If a trading halt or
unanticipated closing of the exchange occurs, a shareholder
may be unable to purchase or sell shares. There can be no assurance that the
requirements of NYSE Arca necessary
to maintain
the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain
unchanged.
Regulatory
and Legal Risk
U.S.
and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement
additional (or amended) regulations and legislators
pass new laws (or amend existing laws) that affect the investments held by the
Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level
of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund (such as regulations related to
investments in derivatives and other transactions). These
regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and
operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
ESG
Investment Risk
To
the extent that the Adviser considers environmental, social and/or governance
(“ESG”) issues as a component in their investment decision-making
process, the Fund’s performance may be impacted. Additionally, the Adviser’s
consideration of ESG issues in its investment
decision-making process may require subjective analysis and the ability of the
Adviser to consider ESG issues may be difficult
if data about a particular issuer (or obligor) is limited. The Adviser’s
consideration of ESG issues may contribute to the Adviser’s
decision to forgo opportunities to buy certain securities. ESG issues with
respect to an issuer (or obligor) or the Adviser’s assessment
of such may change over time.
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Responsible Investing
Investment
Selection Process
As
described above, each Fund seeks to replicate a specific Calvert Responsible
Index (each, an “Index’ and collectively, the “Indexes”).
Calvert seeks to include in the Index issuers that manage ESG risk exposures
adequately and that are not exposed to excessive
ESG risk through their principal business activities. Companies included in an
Index are analyzed using The Calvert Principles
for Responsible Investment (included as Appendix A to this Prospectus), a
framework for considering ESG factors. Each issuer
is evaluated relative to an appropriate peer group based on financially material
ESG factors as determined by Calvert. Calvert’s evaluation
of a particular security’s responsible investing characteristics generally
involves both quantitative and qualitative analysis. In
assessing investments, Calvert generally focuses on the ESG factors relevant to
the issuer’s operations, and an issuer may be acceptable
for investment based primarily on such assessment. Securities may be deemed
suitable for investment even if the issuer does
not operate in accordance with all elements of the Fund’s responsible investing
criteria. An Index may also include issuers that Calvert
believes are likely to operate in accordance with the Principles pending
Calvert’s engagement activity with such issuer. In assessing
issuers for which quantitative data is limited, subjective judgments may serve
as the primary basis for Calvert’s evaluation. Calvert’s
Index Committee may, in its discretion, remove an Index component before the
next reconstitution if it has been determined
that such Index component no longer meets the Calvert Principles. Calvert’s
Index Committee may also, in its discretion,
add a company that was previously excluded from the Index universe of the next
rebalance, if it has been determined that such
company meets the Calvert Principles.
As
described above, or in the SAI, each Fund may invest in cash, money market
instruments and ETFs. Such investments will generally
not be subject to responsible investment analysis and will not be required to be
consistent with the responsible investment criteria
otherwise applicable to investments made by the Fund. In addition, ETFs in which
a Fund may invest may hold securities of issuers
that do not operate in accordance with the Fund’s responsible investment
criteria.
High
Social Impact Investments.
Up to 3% of a Fund’s net assets may be invested in High Social Impact
Investments. High Social Impact
Investments are investments that, in Calvert’s opinion, offer the opportunity
for significant sustainability and social impact and
are consistent with the applicable Fund’s investment strategy, because Calvert
believes these investments are consistent with the Calvert
Principles. Investments in High Social Impact Investments are not included in an
Index, and a Fund’s performance may deviate
from the Index it seeks to track as a result.
High
Social Impact Investment debt obligations are unrated and of below-investment
grade quality, and involve a greater risk of default
and price decline than investment grade investments. High Social Impact
Investments are illiquid, and a Fund may be unable to
dispose of them at current carrying values.
Any
Fund investment in High Social Impact Investments is fair valued pursuant to
valuation procedures adopted by a Fund’s Board and
implemented by the Adviser. High Social Impact Investments by a Fund may be
direct investments in an issuer or investments in an
intermediate entity that then makes High Social Impact Investments, such as
Calvert Impact Capital, Inc. (“CIC”) (as discussed below).
Pursuant
to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, a Fund may invest in Community
Investment Notes (“Notes”) issued by CIC as part
of a Fund’s High Social Impact Investments. CIC is a nonstock corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Maryland and
designed to operate as a non-profit organization within the meaning of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. CIC focuses
its work on offering investors the ability to support organizations that
strengthen communities and sustain our planet. CIC issues
Notes with fixed-rates of interest to domestic individuals and institutional
investors and the proceeds from the Notes primarily are
used to provide financing to community development organizations, projects,
funds and other social enterprises across a variety of impact
sectors, including community development, microfinance, affordable housing,
small business, renewable energy, environmental
sustainability, education, health, and sustainable agriculture (collectively,
the “Participating Borrowers”) with missions that
may include addressing climate change, supporting quality education, promoting
financial inclusion, strengthening women’s empowerment,
and increasing access to quality affordable housing. CIC issues Notes with fixed
interest rates determined at the time of
issuance and terms currently ranging from six months to 20 years, and in turn
makes loans to Participating Borrowers at rates determined
through consideration of the general current market, the Participating
Borrower’s positive social and/or environmental impact
and the Participating Borrower’s risk level.
The
Adviser has licensed use of the Calvert name to CIC and provides other types of
support.
Shareholder
Advocacy and Corporate Responsibility
The
Adviser has engaged Calvert to vote proxies consistent with Calvert’s Proxy
Voting Policies and Procedures (“Proxy Policy”) and Global
Proxy Voting Guidelines. The Adviser has also engaged Calvert to seek to
actively engage with issuers. Calvert uses strategic engagement
and shareholder advocacy to encourage positive change in companies. Calvert’s
activities may include, but are not limited
to:
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Direct
Dialogue with Company Management.
Calvert, or its agent, may initiate dialogue with management through phone
calls, letters and
in-person meetings. Through its interaction, Calvert seeks to learn about
management’s successes and challenges and to press for improvement
on issues of concern.
Proxy
Voting.
As a shareholder of the companies in its portfolio, each Fund typically has an
opportunity each year to express its views on
issues of corporate governance and sustainability at annual stockholder
meetings. Calvert votes proxies consistent with the Proxy Policy
attached to the SAI.
Shareholder
Resolutions.
Calvert may propose that companies submit resolutions to their shareholders on a
variety of ESG issues. Calvert
believes that submitting shareholder resolutions may help establish dialogue
with management and encourage companies to take
action.
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Adviser
Morgan
Stanley Investment Management Inc., with principal offices at 1585 Broadway, New
York, NY 10036, conducts a worldwide
portfolio management business and provides a broad range of portfolio management
services to customers in the United States
and abroad. Morgan Stanley (NYSE: “MS”) is the parent of the Adviser. Morgan
Stanley is a preeminent global financial services
firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities, as well as
providing investment banking, research and analysis, financing
and financial advisory services. As of December 31, 2025,
the Adviser, together with its affiliated asset management companies,
had approximately $1.9
trillion in assets under management or supervision.
A
discussion regarding the basis
for the Board
of Trustees’ approval of the Management Agreement is available in the
Funds’ report on
Form N-CSR
for the period ended
September 30, 2025.
The
Adviser and/or its affiliates may make payments to one or more investors that
contribute seed capital to one or more of the Funds.
Such payments may continue for a specified period of time and/or until a
specified dollar amount is reached. Those payments will
be made from the assets of the Adviser and/or such affiliates (and not the
Funds). Seed investors may contribute all or a majority of
the assets in one or more of the Funds. There is a risk that such seed investors
may redeem their investments in one or more of the Funds.
As with redemptions by other large shareholders, such redemptions could have a
significant negative impact on one or more of
the Funds.
The
Adviser will make a contribution from its own resources, annually after the end
of each calendar year, to certain diversity, equity and
inclusion initiatives in an amount of 0.02% of the net annualized assets under
management of Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion Index ETF.
The
recipients of the contribution may include one or more organizations that focus
on diversity, equity and inclusion-related causes. The
Adviser maintains the option to increase, decrease or terminate this
contribution in amount and/or frequency in its sole discretion.
The Adviser will disclose, on an annual basis, the amount of any contributions
made and the recipients of such contributions
on the Fund’s website. An employee of the Adviser may serve on the board of
directors of, or hold another position with,
an organization that receives such contributions from the
Adviser.
Management
Fees
The
Adviser receives a fee for management services equal to the portion of the
average daily net assets as set forth in the table below.
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Calvert
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0.18% |
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US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF |
0.15% |
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Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF |
0.14% |
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Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF |
0.15% |
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Under
the Management Agreement, the Adviser will pay substantially all the expenses of
each Fund (including expenses of the Trust relating
to each Fund), except for the distribution fees, if any,
brokerage expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest,
litigation
expenses, and other extraordinary expenses, including the costs of proxies, not
incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s
business.
Portfolio
Management
The
Funds are managed by Jennifer
Mihara and Gordon Wotherspoon,
who are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management
of the Funds.
Ms. Mihara
and Mr. Wotherspoon
are Managing Directors of the Adviser and have been associated with the Morgan
Stanley organization
for more than five years.
The
Funds’ SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’
compensation structure, other accounts managed by the
portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the
Funds.
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of Fund Shares
The
Distributor is the exclusive distributor of Creation Units of each Fund. The
Distributor or its agent distributes Creation Units for
each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary
market in shares of the Funds. The Distributor has no
role in determining the investment policies of a Fund or the securities that are
purchased or sold by a Fund. The Distributor’s principal
address is 3 Canal Plaza Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101.
The
Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan
(“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under
the Plan, each Fund is authorized to pay distribution fees in connection with
the sale and distribution of its shares and pay service
fees in connection with the provision of ongoing services to shareholders of a
Fund and the maintenance of shareholder accounts
in an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year.
No
Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no current plans
to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1
fees are charged in the future, because these fees are paid out of a Fund’s
assets on an ongoing basis, these fees will increase the cost
of your investment in a Fund. By purchasing shares subject to distribution fees
and service fees, you may pay more over time than
you would by purchasing shares with other types of sales charge arrangements.
Long-term shareholders may pay more than the economic
equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charge permitted by the rules of
Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).
The net income attributable to shares will be reduced by the amount of
distribution fees and service fees and other expenses
of a Fund.
About
Net Asset Value
A
Fund’s NAV per share is determined by dividing the total of the value of
the Fund’s investments and other assets, less any liabilities attributable
to the Fund, by the total number of outstanding shares of the Fund. In making
this calculation, each Fund generally values
its portfolio securities and other assets at market price.
When
no market quotations are readily available for a security or other asset,
including as
a result of the occurrence of a significant event
or circumstances
under which the Adviser determines that a market quotation is not accurate, fair
value for the security or other asset
will be determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board of
Trustees. In
these cases, a Fund’s NAV will reflect certain
portfolio securities’ fair value rather than their market price. In addition,
the securities held by the Fund may be traded in markets
that close at a different time than the exchange on which the Fund’s shares are
listed. Accordingly, during the time when the Fund’s
listing exchange is open but after the applicable market close, bid-ask spreads
may widen and Fund shares may trade at a premium
or discount to NAV. To the extent a Fund invests in open-end management
companies (other than ETFs) that are registered
under the 1940 Act, the Fund’s NAV is calculated based in relevant part upon the
NAV of such funds. The prospectuses for
such funds explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value
pricing and its effects.
Fair
value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair
value determined for a security or other asset is materially
different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security
or other asset. With respect to securities that are
primarily listed on foreign exchanges, the values of a Fund’s portfolio
securities may change on days when you will not be able to purchase
or sell your shares. The NAV of a Fund is based on the value of the Fund’s
portfolio securities or other assets.
The
Funds rely on various sources to calculate their NAVs. The ability of a Fund’s
provider of administrative services to calculate the NAV
per share of the Fund is subject to operational risks associated with processing
or human errors, systems or technology failures, cyber
attacks and errors caused by third party service providers, data sources, or
trading counterparties. Such failures may result in delays
in the calculation of the Fund’s NAV and/or the inability to calculate NAV over
extended time periods. A Fund may be unable
to recover any losses associated with such failures. In addition, if the third
party service providers and/or data sources upon which
a Fund directly or indirectly relies to calculate its NAV or price individual
securities are unavailable or otherwise unable to calculate
the NAV correctly, it may be necessary for alternative procedures to be utilized
to price the securities at the time of determining
the Fund’s NAV.
A
Fund’s NAV per share is subject to various investment and other risks. Please
refer to the “Additional Information About Fund Investment
Strategies and Related Risks” and “Investment Strategies and Techniques”
sections of the Prospectus and SAI, respectively,
for more information regarding risks associated with an investment in a
Fund.
Book
Entry
The
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) serves as securities depository for the shares.
The shares may be held only in book-entry form;
stock certificates will not be issued. DTC, or its nominee, is the record or
registered owner of all outstanding shares. Beneficial ownership
of shares will be shown on the records of DTC or its participants (described
below). Beneficial owners of shares are not entitled
to have shares registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to
receive physical delivery of certificates in definitive form
and are not considered the registered holder thereof. Accordingly, to exercise
any rights of a holder of shares, each beneficial owner
must rely on the procedures of: (i) DTC; (ii) “DTC Participants,” i.e.,
securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing
corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their
representatives) own DTC; and (iii) “Indirect Participants,”
i.e., brokers, dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain
a custodial relationship with a DTC
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either directly or indirectly, through which such beneficial owner holds its
interests. The Trust understands that under existing
industry practice, in the event the Trust requests any action of holders of
shares, or a beneficial owner desires to take any action
that DTC, as the record owner of all outstanding shares, is entitled to take,
DTC would authorize the DTC Participants to take
such action and that the DTC Participants would authorize the Indirect
Participants and beneficial owners acting through such DTC
Participants to take such action and would otherwise act upon the instructions
of beneficial owners owning through them. As described
above, the Trust recognizes DTC or its nominee as the owner of all shares for
all purposes.
Buying
and Selling Shares
Shares
of the Fund may be acquired or redeemed directly from a Fund at NAV only in
Creation Units or multiples thereof, as discussed
in the “Creations
and Redemptions”
section of the Prospectus. Only an Authorized Participant (as defined in the
“Creations
and Redemptions”
section below) may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with a
Fund. Once created, shares
of a Fund generally trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a
Creation Unit.
Shares
of a Fund are listed for trading on a national securities exchange during the
trading day. Shares can be bought and sold throughout
the trading day at market price like shares of other publicly traded companies.
However, there can be no guarantee that an
active trading market will develop or be maintained, or that the Fund shares
listing will continue or remain unchanged. The Trust does
not impose any minimum investment for shares of the Fund purchased on an
exchange. Buying or selling the Fund’s shares involves
certain costs that apply to all securities transactions. When buying or selling
shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary,
you may incur a brokerage commission or other charges determined by your
financial intermediary. Due to these brokerage
costs, if any, frequent trading may detract significantly from investment
returns. In addition, you may also incur the cost of the
spread (the difference between the bid price and the ask price). The commission
is frequently a fixed amount and may be a significant
cost for investors seeking to buy or sell small amounts of shares. The spread
varies over time for shares of the Fund based on
its trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally less if the Fund has
more trading volume and market liquidity and more if
the Fund has less trading volume and market liquidity.
The
Fund’s primary listing exchange is NYSE Arca. NYSE Arca is open for trading
Monday through Friday and is closed on the following
holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good
Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National
Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
Day.
A
“business day” with respect to the Fund is each day the New York Stock Exchange,
NYSE Arca, and the Trust are open and includes
any day that the Fund is required to be open under Section 22(e) of the 1940
Act. Orders from authorized participants to create
or redeem Creation Units will only be accepted on a business day. On days when
NYSE Arca closes earlier than normal, the Fund
may require orders to create or redeem Creation Units to be placed earlier in
the day. See the SAI for more information.
The
Trust’s Board of Trustees has not adopted a policy of monitoring for frequent
purchases and redemptions of Fund shares (“frequent
trading”) that appear to attempt to take advantage of potential arbitrage
opportunities presented by a lag between a change in
the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities after the close of the primary
markets for the Fund’s portfolio securities and the reflection
of that change in the Fund’s NAV (“market timing”). The Trust believes this is
appropriate because ETFs, such as the Fund,
are intended to be attractive to arbitrageurs, as trading activity is critical
to ensuring that the market price of Fund shares remains
at or close to NAV. Since the Fund issues and redeems Creation Units at NAV plus
applicable transaction fees, and the Fund’s
shares may be purchased and sold on NYSE Arca at prevailing market prices, the
risks of frequent trading are limited.
Section
12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act generally restricts investments by investment
companies, including foreign and unregistered investment
companies, in the securities of other investment companies. For example, a
registered investment company (the “Acquired
Fund”), such as a Fund, may not knowingly sell or otherwise dispose of any
security issued by the Acquired Fund to any investment
company (the “Acquiring Fund”) or any company or companies controlled by the
Acquiring Fund if, immediately after such
sale or disposition: (i) more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of
the Acquired Fund is owned by the Acquiring Fund
and any company or companies controlled by the Acquiring Fund, or (ii) more than
10% of the total outstanding voting stock of
the Acquired Fund is owned by the Acquiring Fund and other investment companies
and companies controlled by them. However,
registered investment companies are permitted to invest in a Fund beyond the
limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1), subject to
certain terms and conditions set forth in SEC rules. In order for a registered
investment company to invest in shares of a Fund beyond
the limitations of Section 12(d)(1) in reliance on Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940
Act, the registered investment company must, among
other things, enter into an agreement with the Trust. Foreign investment
companies are permitted to invest in the Fund only up
to the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1), subject to any applicable SEC Staff
no-action relief.
The
Fund and the Distributor will have the sole right to accept orders to purchase
shares and reserve the right to reject any purchase order
in whole or in part.
Creations
and Redemptions
Prior
to trading in the secondary market, shares of a Fund are “created” at NAV by
market makers, large investors and institutions only
in block-size Creation Units or multiples thereof. Each “creator” or authorized
participant (an “Authorized Participant”) enters
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an authorized participant agreement with the Funds’ Distributor. An Authorized
Participant is a member or participant of a clearing
agency registered with the SEC, which has a written agreement with the Fund or
one of its service providers that allows such member
or participant to place orders for the purchase and redemption of Creation
Units.
A
creation transaction, which is subject to acceptance by JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., as the Trust’s transfer agent, generally takes place
when an Authorized Participant deposits into the Fund a designated portfolio of
securities (including any portion of such securities
for which cash may be substituted) and a specified amount of cash in exchange
for a specified number of Creation Units.
Similarly,
shares can be redeemed only in Creation Units, generally for a designated
portfolio of securities (including any portion of such
securities for which cash may be substituted) held by a Fund and a specified
amount of cash. Except when aggregated in Creation
Units, shares are not redeemable by a Fund.
The
prices at which creations and redemptions occur are based on the next
calculation of NAV after a creation or redemption order is received
in an acceptable form under the authorized participant agreement.
Only
an Authorized Participant may create or redeem Creation Units directly with the
Fund.
In
the event of a system failure or other interruption, including disruptions at
market makers or authorized participants, orders to purchase
or redeem Creation Units either may not be executed according to the Fund’s
instructions or may not be executed at all, or the
Fund may not be able to place or change orders.
To
the extent the Fund engages in in-kind transactions, the Fund intends to comply
with the U.S. federal securities laws in accepting securities
for deposit and satisfying redemptions with redemption securities by, among
other means, assuring that any securities accepted
for deposit and any securities used to satisfy redemption requests will be sold
in transactions that would be exempt from registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Further, an
Authorized Participant that is not a “qualified
institutional buyer,” as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities
Act, will not be able to receive restricted securities
eligible for resale under Rule 144A.
The
in-kind arrangements are intended to protect ongoing shareholders from adverse
effects on
the Fund’s portfolio that could arise from
frequent cash creation and redemption transactions and generally will not lead
to a tax event for the Fund or its ongoing shareholders.
Creations
and redemptions must be made through a firm that is either a member of the
Continuous Net Settlement System of the National
Securities Clearing Corporation or a DTC Participant and has executed an
agreement with the Distributor with respect to creations
and redemptions of Creation Unit aggregations. Information about the procedures
regarding creation and redemption of Creation
Units (including the cut-off times for receipt of creation and redemption
orders) and the applicable transaction fees is included
in the Fund’s SAI.
Portfolio
Holdings
A
description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the
disclosure of each Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Trust’s
SAI.
Inactive
Accounts and Risk of Escheatment
In
accordance with state “unclaimed property” laws, your Fund shares may legally be
considered abandoned and required to be transferred
to the relevant state (also known as “escheatment”) under various circumstances.
These circumstances, which vary by state,
can include inactivity (e.g., no owner-initiated contact for a certain period),
returned mail (e.g., when mail sent to a shareholder is
returned by the post office as undeliverable), uncashed checks or a combination
of these. An incorrect address may cause a shareholder’s
account statements and other mailings to be returned to the Fund or your
Financial Intermediary. Since states’ statutory
requirements regarding inactivity differ, it is important to regularly contact
your Financial Intermediary or the Fund’s transfer
agent. The process described above, and the application of state escheatment
laws, may vary by state and/or depending on how
shareholders hold their shares in the Fund. Escheatment with respect to a
retirement account is subject to a 10% federal withholding
on the account.
It
is your responsibility to ensure that you maintain a valid mailing address for
your account, keep your account active by contacting your
Financial Intermediary or the Fund’s transfer agent (e.g., by mail or
telephone), and promptly cash all checks for dividends, capital
gains and redemptions. Neither the Fund nor the Adviser will be liable to
shareholders or their representatives for good faith compliance
with escheatment laws.
For
more information, please contact us at 800-836-2414.
Dividends
and Distributions
General
Policies
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Dividends
from net investment income, if any, generally are declared and paid quarterly by
a Fund. Distributions of net realized securities
gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year, but the Trust may
make distributions on a more frequent basis for a
Fund. The Trust reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its
reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable
to preserve its status as a regulated investment company or to avoid imposition
of income or excise taxes on undistributed income
or realized gains. Dividends and other distributions on shares of a Fund are
distributed on a pro rata basis to beneficial owners
of such shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC participants and indirect
participants to beneficial owners then of record
with proceeds received from a Fund.
Dividend
Reinvestment Service
No
dividend reinvestment service is provided by the Trust. Broker-dealers may make
available the DTC book-entry dividend reinvestment
service for use by beneficial owners of a Fund for reinvestment of their
dividend distributions. Beneficial owners should contact
their broker to determine the availability and costs of the service and the
details of participation therein. Brokers may require beneficial
owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is
available and used, dividend distributions of both income
and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares
of a Fund purchased in the secondary market.
Taxes
As
with any investment, you should consider how your Fund investment will be taxed.
The tax information in this Prospectus is provided
as general information. You should consult your own tax professional about the
tax consequences of an investment in a Fund.
Unless your investment in a Fund is through a tax deferred retirement account,
such as a 401(k) plan or IRA, you need to be aware
of the possible tax consequences when the Fund makes distributions and when you
sell shares.
Taxation
of Distributions.
Your distributions normally are subject to federal and state income tax when
they are paid, whether you take
them in cash or reinvest them in Fund shares. A distribution also may be subject
to local income tax. Any income dividend distributions
and any short-term capital gain distributions are taxable to you as ordinary
income. Any long-term capital gain distributions
are taxable as long-term capital gains, no matter how long you have owned shares
in the Fund.
If
certain holding period requirements are met with respect to your shares, a
portion of the income dividends you receive may be taxed
at the same rates as long-term capital gains. However, even if income received
in the form of income dividends is taxed at the same
rates as long-term capital gains, such income will not be considered long-term
capital gains for other federal income tax purposes.
For example, you will not be permitted to offset income dividends with capital
losses. Short term capital gain distributions will
continue to be taxed as ordinary income taxes.
If
certain holding period requirements are met, corporate shareholders may be
entitled to a dividends-received deduction for the portion
of dividends they receive which are attributable to dividends received by the
Fund from U.S. corporations.
If
you buy shares of a Fund before a distribution, you may be subject to tax on the
entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive.
Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gain
earned by the Fund before your investment (and thus
were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares).
Investment
income received by a Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject
to foreign income, withholding, and other
taxes. Tax conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or
eliminate such taxes. If
more than 50% of the total
assets of the Calvert International Responsible Index ETF at the close of a year
consists of non-U.S. stocks or securities (generally,
for this purpose, depositary receipts, no matter where traded, of non-U.S.
companies are treated as “non-U.S.”), generally the
Fund may “pass through” to you certain non-U.S. income taxes (including
withholding taxes) paid by the Fund. This means that you
would be considered to have received as an additional dividend your share of
such non-U.S. taxes, but you may be entitled to either
a corresponding tax deduction in calculating your taxable income, or, subject to
certain limitations, a credit in calculating your U.S.
federal income tax.
You
will be sent a statement (Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form 1099-DIV) by
February of each year showing the taxable distributions
paid to you in the previous year. The statement provides information on your
dividends and any capital gains for tax purposes.
Taxation
of Sales.
Your sale of Fund shares normally is subject to federal and state income tax and
may result in a taxable gain or loss to
you. A sale also may be subject to local income tax. When you sell your shares,
you will generally recognize a capital gain or loss in an
amount equal to the difference between your adjusted tax basis in the shares and
the amount received. Generally, this capital gain or
loss is long-term or short-term depending on whether your holding period exceeds
one year, except that any loss realized on shares held
for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent
of any long-term capital gain dividends that were received
on the shares. Additionally, any loss realized on a sale of shares of a Fund may
be disallowed under “wash sale” rules to the extent
the shares disposed of are replaced with other shares of the Fund within a
period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and
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30 days after the date of disposition, such as pursuant to a dividend
reinvestment in Fund shares. If disallowed, the loss will be
reflected in an adjustment to the basis of the shares acquired.
Creations
and Redemptions.
A person who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a
gain or loss. The gain or loss
will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units
at the time of exchange and the sum of the exchanger’s
aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and the amount of any cash paid
for such Creation Units. A person who exchanges
Creation Units for securities will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to
the difference between the exchanger’s basis in the
Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate market value of the securities
received. The IRS, however, may assert that a loss realized
upon an exchange of primarily securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted
currently under the rules governing “wash sales,”
or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.
Persons exchanging securities for Creation Units
or redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax adviser with respect to
whether wash sale rules apply and when a loss might
be deductible and the tax treatment of any creation or redemption
transaction.
Under
current U.S. federal income tax laws, any capital gain or loss realized upon a
redemption (or creation) of Creation Units is generally
treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Fund shares (or securities
surrendered) have been held for more than one year and
as a short-term capital gain or loss if the Fund shares (or securities
surrendered) have been held for one year or less.
Other
Information.
An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income
(including ordinary dividends and capital
gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other
taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals,
estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross
income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted
gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold
amounts.
You
may be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 24% with respect to taxable
distributions if you do not provide your correct taxpayer
identification number, or certify that it is correct, or if you have been
notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding.
Shareholders
who are not citizens or residents of the United States and certain foreign
entities will generally be subject to withholding of
U.S. tax of 30% on distributions made by a Fund of investment income and
short-term capital gains.
Withholding
of U.S. tax is required (at a 30% rate) on payments of taxable dividends made to
certain non-U.S. entities that fail to comply
(or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements
designed to inform the U.S. Department of
the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts. Shareholders may be
requested to provide additional information to a Fund
to enable the Fund to determine whether withholding is required.
Reporting
to you and the IRS is required annually on Form 1099-B with respect to not only
the gross proceeds of Fund shares you sell
or redeem but also their cost basis. Shareholders should contact their
intermediaries with respect to reporting of cost basis and available
elections with respect to their accounts. You should carefully review the cost
basis information provided by the applicable intermediary
and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are
required when reporting these amounts on your
federal income tax returns.
Because
each investor’s tax circumstances are unique and the tax laws may change, you
should consult your tax advisor about your investment.
It
is not expected that shareholders of Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion Index ETF would receive a charitable contribution
or other tax benefit in respect of the Adviser’s contributions.
Tax-Advantaged
Product Structure
Unlike
interests in many conventional mutual funds, the shares are traded throughout
the day on a national securities exchange, whereas
mutual fund interests are typically only bought and sold at closing NAVs. The
shares have been designed to be tradable in the
secondary market on a national securities exchange on an intra-day basis, and to
be created and redeemed in Creation Units at each
day’s next calculated NAV. For each of the Funds, shares are created and
redeemed principally in kind. The in-kind arrangements
are designed to protect ongoing shareholders from adverse effects on a Fund’s
portfolio that could arise from frequent cash
creation and redemption transactions. In a conventional mutual fund, redemptions
can have an adverse tax impact on taxable shareholders
because the mutual fund may need to sell portfolio securities to obtain cash to
meet fund redemptions. These sales may generate
taxable gains for the shareholders of the mutual fund, whereas the shares’
in-kind redemption mechanism generally will not lead
to a tax event for a Fund or its ongoing shareholders. There is no
guarantee that these tax advantages will be realized or will materially
reduce the amount of taxable capital gains distributed by a Fund to
shareholders. To the extent a Fund substitutes cash in lieu
of certain portfolio securities for redemption transactions, the Fund may be
required to sell portfolio securities and subsequently recognize
gains on such sales that the Fund might not have recognized if it were to
distribute such portfolio securities in-kind.
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Description
of Underlying Indices
The
Calvert Diversity Research Indices and Calvert US Responsible Indices
(collectively, the “Indices” and each, an “Index”) are proprietary
indices owned by Calvert. Each Index is composed of companies that meet
Calvert’s requirements for Index inclusion as described
in this document and in each Index’s rules and methodology. The Indices are as
follows:
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US Large-Cap Diversity Research Index (Ticker:
CALDEI) |
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International Responsible Index (Ticker:
CALDMI) |
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US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index (Ticker:
CALCOR) |
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US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index (Ticker:
CALMID) |
The
Calvert Index Committee (the “Committee”) is composed of at least two members
who are appointed by and may include Calvert’s
Chief Executive Officer. The Committee oversees each Index and will be
responsible for approving any changes in the Index
rules and methodology, as described herein, and for overseeing construction of
each Index and the activities of the calculation agent,
Solactive AG (the “Calculation Agent”). Calvert will derive the universe for
each Index on an annual basis. As described above, each
Fund seeks to track the performance of a specific Index. Calvert seeks to
include in the Indices issuers that manage ESG risk exposures
adequately and that are not exposed to excessive ESG risk through their
principal business activities. Companies included in
an Index are analyzed using The Calvert Principles (included as Appendix A to
this Prospectus), a framework for considering ESG factors.
Each issuer is evaluated relative to an appropriate peer group based on
financially material ESG factors as determined by Calvert.
Calvert’s evaluation of a particular security’s responsible investing
characteristics generally involves both quantitative and qualitative
analysis. In assessing investments, Calvert generally focuses on the ESG factors
relevant to the issuer’s operations, and an issuer
may be acceptable for investment based primarily on such assessment. Securities
may be deemed suitable for investment even if the
issuer does not operate in accordance with all elements of the Fund’s
responsible investing criteria. In assessing issuers for which quantitative
data is limited, subjective judgments may serve as the primary basis for
Calvert’s evaluation. Calvert’s Index Committee may,
in its discretion, remove an Index component before the next reconstitution if
it has been determined that such Index component
no longer meets the Calvert Principles or, if Calvert’s Index Committee
determines, based on information available to Calvert,
that such Index component has exposure to a product and/or environmental factor
that is believed to present significant health
or environmental risks. Calvert’s Index Committee may also, in its discretion,
add to an Index at its next rebalance (i) a company
that was previously excluded from an Index Universe if it had been determined
that such company meets the Calvert Principles;
or (ii) a company that was previously excluded by Calvert’s Index Committee if
Calvert’s Index Committee has determined
that such company no longer presents significant health or environmental
risks.
Index
Disclaimers
Calvert
and each Fund make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the
owners of shares of a Fund or any member of the
public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in a
Fund particularly or the ability of the Index to track general
stock market performance. Calvert is the owner of each Index. Calvert has no
obligation to take the needs of a Fund or the owners
of shares of a Fund, or the requirements of the 1940 Act, into consideration in
determining, composing, or calculating each Index.
Calvert and each Fund do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or
performance of each Index or the data included therein
and shall have no liability in connection with each Index or Index calculation.
An Index’s past performance is not necessarily an
indication of how the Index will perform in the future. It is not possible to
invest directly in an Index. Calvert has contracted with an
independent calculation agent to calculate each Index. The method for
calculating and constructing each Index may change over time.
Potential
Conflicts of Interest
As
a diversified global financial services firm, Morgan Stanley, the parent company
of the Adviser, engages in a broad spectrum of activities,
including financial advisory services, investment management activities,
lending, commercial banking, sponsoring and managing
private investment funds, engaging in broker-dealer transactions and principal
securities, commodities and foreign exchange
transactions, research publication and other activities. In the ordinary course
of its business, Morgan Stanley is a full-service investment
banking and financial services firm and therefore engages in activities where
Morgan Stanley’s interests or the interests of its
clients may conflict with the interests of the Fund. These activities could
cause Morgan Stanley to have an interest that is different from,
and potentially adverse to, that of the Fund, which may impede the Fund from
participating in certain opportunities. Morgan Stanley
advises clients and sponsors, manages or advises other investment funds and
investment programs, accounts and businesses (collectively,
together with any new or successor funds, programs, accounts or businesses
sponsored, managed, or advised by the Adviser
or one of its investment adviser affiliates, the “Affiliated Investment
Accounts”) with a wide variety of investment objectives that
in some instances may overlap or conflict with the Fund’s investment objectives
and present conflicts of interest. In addition, Morgan
Stanley, the Adviser and/or the Adviser’s investment adviser affiliates may also
from time to time create new or successor Affiliated
Investment Accounts that may compete with the Fund and present similar conflicts
of interest. The discussion below enumerates
certain actual, apparent and potential conflicts of interest. There is no
assurance that conflicts of interest will be resolved in
favor of Fund shareholders and, in fact, they may not be.
Calvert | Shareholder
Information
Shareholder
Information (Con’t)
The
conflicts summarized herein do not purport to be a complete list or explanation
of the conflicts associated with the financial or other
interests the Adviser or its affiliates may have now or in the future. For more
information about conflicts of interest, see the section
entitled “Potential Conflicts of Interest” in the SAI. Conflicts of interest not
described below or in the SAI may also exist. References
to the Adviser in this section include the Fund’s affiliated sub-adviser (if
any) unless otherwise noted.
Material
Nonpublic and Other Information.
It is expected that confidential or material nonpublic information regarding an
investment
or potential investment opportunity may become available to the Adviser. If such
information becomes available, the Adviser
may be precluded (including by applicable law or internal policies or
procedures) from pursuing an investment or disposition opportunity
with respect to such investment or disposition opportunity, including for an
extended period of time. This inability to buy
or sell an investment could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s portfolio due
to, among other things, changes in an investment’s value
during the period its trading is restricted. Morgan Stanley has established
certain information barriers and other policies designed
to address the sharing of information between different businesses within Morgan
Stanley. As a result of information barriers,
the Adviser, in certain instances, will not have access, or will have limited
access, to certain information and personnel in other
areas of Morgan Stanley and, in such instances, will not manage the Fund with
the benefit of the information held by such other
areas. In other instances, Morgan Stanley personnel, including personnel of the
Adviser, will have access to information and personnel
of its affiliates. In managing conflicts of interest that arise because of the
foregoing, the Adviser generally will be subject to fiduciary
requirements. The Adviser also may implement internal information barriers or
ethical walls or other internal information sharing
protocols, and the conflicts described herein with respect to information
barriers and otherwise with respect to Morgan Stanley
and the Adviser will also apply internally within the Adviser. Information
sharing may limit or restrict the ability of the Adviser
to engage in or otherwise effect transactions on behalf of the Fund (including
purchasing or selling securities that the Adviser may
otherwise have purchased or sold for the Fund in the absence of the sharing of
information). The Adviser may face conflicts of interest
in determining whether to engage in the sharing of information with its
affiliates.
Investments
by Morgan Stanley and its Affiliated Investment Accounts.
In serving in multiple capacities to Affiliated Investment Accounts,
Morgan Stanley, including the Adviser and its investment teams, may have
obligations to other clients or investors in Affiliated
Investment Accounts, the fulfillment of which may not be in the best interests
of the Fund or its shareholders. An investment
team may have obligations to Affiliated Investment Accounts managed by both the
Adviser and one or more of the Adviser’s
investment adviser affiliates. The Fund’s investment objectives may overlap with
the investment objectives of certain Affiliated
Investment Accounts. As a result, the members of an investment team may face
conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities
among the Fund and other investment funds, programs, accounts and businesses
advised by or affiliated with the Adviser
or its investment adviser affiliates. Certain Affiliated Investment Accounts may
provide for higher management or incentive fees
or greater expense reimbursements or overhead allocations, all of which may
contribute to this conflict of interest and create an incentive
for the Adviser to favor such other accounts. To seek to reduce potential
conflicts of interest and to attempt to allocate such investment
opportunities in a fair and equitable manner, the Adviser has implemented
allocation policies and procedures. These policies
and procedures are intended to give all clients of the Adviser, including the
Fund, fair access to investment opportunities consistent
with the requirements of organizational documents, investment strategies,
applicable laws and regulations, and the fiduciary
duties of the Adviser.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries.
The Adviser, Distributor and/or their affiliates may pay compensation,
out
of their own funds and not as an expense of the Fund, to certain Financial
Intermediaries (which may include affiliates of the Adviser
and the Distributor), including recordkeepers and administrators of various
deferred compensation plans, in connection with the
sale, distribution, marketing and retention of shares of the Fund and/or
shareholder servicing. The prospect of receiving, or the receipt
of, additional compensation, as described above, by Financial Intermediaries may
provide such Financial Intermediaries and their
financial advisors and other salespersons with an incentive to favor sales of
shares of the Fund over other investment options with
respect to which these Financial Intermediaries do not receive additional
compensation (or receives lower levels of additional compensation).
These payment arrangements, however, will not change the price that an investor
pays for shares of the Fund or the amount
that the Fund receives to invest on behalf of an investor. Investors may wish to
take such payment arrangements into account when
considering and evaluating any recommendations relating to Fund shares and
should review carefully any disclosures provided by
Financial Intermediaries as to their compensation. In addition, in certain
circumstances, the Adviser restricts, limits or reduces the amount
of the Fund’s investment, or restricts the type of governance or voting rights
it acquires or exercises, where the Fund (potentially
together with Morgan Stanley) exceeds a certain ownership interest, or possesses
certain degrees of voting or control or has
other interests.
Morgan
Stanley Trading and Principal Investing Activities.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Morgan Stanley will
generally
conduct its sales and trading businesses, publish research and analysis, and
render investment advice without regard for the Fund’s
holdings, although these activities could have an adverse impact on the value of
one or more of the Fund’s investments, or could
cause Morgan Stanley to have an interest in one or more portfolio investments
that is different from, and potentially adverse to,
that of the Fund.
Morgan
Stanley’s Investment Banking and Other Commercial Activities.
Morgan Stanley advises clients on a variety of mergers, acquisitions,
restructuring, bankruptcy and financing transactions. Morgan Stanley may act as
an advisor to clients, including other
Calvert | Shareholder
Information
Shareholder
Information (Con’t)
investment
funds that may compete with the Fund and with respect to investments that the
Fund may hold. Morgan Stanley may give
advice and take action with respect to any of its clients or proprietary
accounts that may differ from the advice given, or may involve
an action of a different timing or nature than the action taken, by the Fund.
Morgan Stanley may give advice and provide recommendations
to persons competing with the Fund and/or any of the Fund’s investments that are
contrary to the Fund’s best interests
and/or the best interests of any of its investments. Morgan Stanley’s activities
on behalf of its clients (such as engagements as an
underwriter or placement agent) may restrict or otherwise limit investment
opportunities that may otherwise be available to the Fund.
Morgan
Stanley may be engaged to act as a financial advisor to a company in connection
with the sale of such company, or subsidiaries
or divisions thereof, may represent potential buyers of businesses through its
mergers and acquisition activities and may provide
lending and other related financing services in connection with such
transactions. Morgan Stanley’s compensation for such activities
is usually based upon realized consideration and is usually contingent, in
substantial part, upon the closing of the transaction.
Under these circumstances, the Fund may be precluded from participating in a
transaction with or relating to the company
being sold or participating in any financing activity related to a merger or an
acquisition.
Calvert | Financial
Highlights
The
financial highlights tables that follow are intended to help you understand the
financial performance of the shares of the Funds since
inception. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund
share. The total returns in the tables represent the
rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in
the Funds (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The
information below has been derived from the financial statements audited
by Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds’ independent registered
public accounting firm. Ernst & Young LLP’s report, along with the Funds’
financial statements, are incorporated by reference
into the Funds’ SAI. The Funds’
financial statements and additional information included in
the Funds’ most
recent report filed
on Form N-CSR and
SAI are available at no cost from the Trust at the toll-free number noted on the
back cover to this Prospectus.
Calvert | Financial
Highlights
Calvert
International Responsible Index ETF
|
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|
|
Year
Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
Selected
Per Share Data and Ratios |
2025 |
2024 |
For
the Period from January 30, 2023(1) to
September 30, 2023 |
|
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ |
59.89 |
$ |
48.41 |
$ |
50.00 |
|
Income
(Loss) from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Investment Income(2)
|
|
1.53 |
|
1.39 |
|
1.02 |
|
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
8.14 |
|
11.37 |
|
|
|
Total
from Investment Operations |
|
9.67 |
|
12.76 |
|
|
|
Distributions
from and/or in Excess of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Investment Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Asset Value, End of Period |
$ |
67.93 |
$ |
59.89 |
$ |
48.41 |
|
Total
Return(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Assets, End of Period (Thousands) |
$ |
230,979 |
$ |
119,785 |
$ |
58,090 |
|
Ratio
of Expenses(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio
of Net Investment Income(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio
of Rebate from Morgan Stanley Affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio
Turnover Rate(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
(1) |
Commencement
of Operations. |
|
(2) |
Per
share amount is based on average shares outstanding. |
|
(3) |
Calculated
based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the
period. |
|
(4) |
Not
annualized. |
|
(5) |
The
Ratio of Expenses and Ratio of Net Investment Income reflect the rebate of
certain Fund expenses in connection with the investments in Morgan Stanley
affiliates
during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in
the above table as “Ratio of Rebate from Morgan Stanley
Affiliates.” |
|
(6) |
Annualized. |
|
(7) |
Amount
is less than 0.005%. |
|
(8) |
In-kind
transactions are not included in portfolio turnover
calculations. |
Calvert | Financial
Highlights
Calvert
US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
Selected
Per Share Data and Ratios |
2025 |
2024 |
For
the Period from January 30, 2023(1) to
September 30, 2023 |
|
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ |
71.64 |
$ |
53.11 |
$ |
50.00 |
|
Income
(Loss) from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Investment Income(2)
|
|
0.83 |
|
0.76 |
|
0.45 |
|
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain |
|
10.18 |
|
18.53 |
|
2.98 |
|
Total
from Investment Operations |
|
11.01 |
|
19.29 |
|
3.43 |
|
Distributions
from and/or in Excess of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Investment Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Asset Value, End of Period |
$ |
81.85 |
$ |
71.64 |
$ |
53.11 |
|
Total
Return(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Assets, End of Period (Thousands) |
$ |
605,870 |
$ |
369,103 |
$ |
217,876 |
|
Ratio
of Expenses(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio
of Net Investment Income(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio
of Rebate from Morgan Stanley Affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio
Turnover Rate(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
(1) |
Commencement
of Operations. |
|
(2) |
Per
share amount is based on average shares outstanding. |
|
(3) |
Calculated
based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the
period. |
|
(4) |
Not
annualized. |
|
(5) |
The
Ratio of Expenses and Ratio of Net Investment Income reflect the rebate of
certain Fund expenses in connection with the investments in Morgan Stanley
affiliates
during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in
the above table as “Ratio of Rebate from Morgan Stanley
Affiliates.” |
|
(6) |
Annualized. |
|
(7) |
Amount
is less than 0.005%. |
|
(8) |
In-kind
transactions are not included in portfolio turnover
calculations. |
Calvert | Financial
Highlights
Calvert
US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
Selected
Per Share Data and Ratios |
2025 |
2024 |
For
the Period from January 30, 2023(1) to
September 30, 2023 |
|
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ |
70.34 |
$ |
54.17 |
$ |
50.00 |
|
Income
(Loss) from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Investment Income(2)
|
|
0.78 |
|
0.86 |
|
0.49 |
|
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain |
|
8.93 |
|
16.21 |
|
4.13 |
|
Total
from Investment Operations |
|
9.71 |
|
17.07 |
|
4.62 |
|
Distributions
from and/or in Excess of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Investment Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Asset Value, End of Period |
$ |
79.22 |
$ |
70.34 |
$ |
54.17 |
|
Total
Return(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Assets, End of Period (Thousands) |
$ |
19,805 |
$ |
31,654 |
$ |
24,376 |
|
Ratio
of Expenses(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio
of Net Investment Income(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio
of Rebate from Morgan Stanley Affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio
Turnover Rate(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
(1) |
Commencement
of Operations. |
|
(2) |
Per
share amount is based on average shares outstanding. |
|
(3) |
Calculated
based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the
period. |
|
(4) |
Not
annualized. |
|
(5) |
The
Ratio of Expenses and Ratio of Net Investment Income reflect the rebate of
certain Fund expenses in connection with the investments in Morgan Stanley
affiliates
during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in
the above table as “Ratio of Rebate from Morgan Stanley
Affiliates.” |
|
(6) |
Annualized. |
|
(7) |
Amount
is less than 0.005%. |
|
(8) |
In-kind
transactions are not included in portfolio turnover
calculations. |
Calvert | Financial
Highlights
Calvert
US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
Selected
Per Share Data and Ratios |
2025 |
2024 |
For
the Period from January 30, 2023(1) to
September 30, 2023 |
|
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ |
60.14 |
$ |
47.59 |
$ |
50.00 |
|
Income
(Loss) from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Investment Income(2)
|
|
0.83 |
|
0.69 |
|
0.44 |
|
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
3.35 |
|
12.47 |
|
|
|
Total
from Investment Operations |
|
4.18 |
|
13.16 |
|
|
|
Distributions
from and/or in Excess of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Investment Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Asset Value, End of Period |
$ |
63.46 |
$ |
60.14 |
$ |
47.59 |
|
Total
Return(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Assets, End of Period (Thousands) |
$ |
79,327 |
$ |
66,151 |
$ |
23,796 |
|
Ratio
of Expenses(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio
of Net Investment Income(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio
of Rebate from Morgan Stanley Affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio
Turnover Rate(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
(1) |
Commencement
of Operations. |
|
(2) |
Per
share amount is based on average shares outstanding. |
|
(3) |
Calculated
based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the
period. |
|
(4) |
Not
annualized. |
|
(5) |
The
Ratio of Expenses and Ratio of Net Investment Income reflect the rebate of
certain Fund expenses in connection with the investments in Morgan Stanley
affiliates
during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in
the above table as “Ratio of Rebate from Morgan Stanley
Affiliates.” |
|
(6) |
Annualized. |
|
(7) |
Amount
is less than 0.005%. |
|
(8) |
In-kind
transactions are not included in portfolio turnover
calculations. |
Calvert | Premium/Discount
Information
Premium/Discount
Information
Information
regarding how often the closing trading price of the shares of each Fund was
above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a
discount) the NAV of the shares of the Fund for the most recently completed
calendar year and the most recently completed calendar
quarter(s) since that year (or the life of the Fund, if shorter) can be found at
www.calvert.com.
Calvert |
Continuous
Offering Information
Continuous
Offering Information
The
method by which Creation Units are created and traded may raise certain issues
under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation
Units are issued and sold by the Trust on an ongoing basis, a “distribution,” as
such term is used in the Securities Act may occur
at any point. Broker dealers and other persons are cautioned that some
activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances,
result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which
could render them statutory underwriters
and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the
Securities Act.
For
example, a broker dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory
underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with
the Distributor, breaks them down into constituent shares, and sells such shares
directly to customers, or if it chooses to couple the
creation of a supply of new shares with an active selling effort involving
solicitation of secondary market demand for shares. A determination
of whether one is an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act must take
into account all the facts and circumstances
pertaining to the activities of the broker dealer or its client in the
particular case, and the examples mentioned above should
not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead
to a categorization as an underwriter.
Broker
dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as
contrasted to ordinary secondary trading transactions),
and thus dealing with shares that are part of an “unsold allotment” within the
meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(C) of the Securities
Act, would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption
provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act.
This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the
Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions
as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. As a result, broker dealer firms
should note that dealers who are not underwriters
but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted with ordinary secondary
market transactions) and thus dealing with the
shares that are part of an overallotment within the meaning of Section
4(a)(3)(A) of the Securities Act would be unable to take advantage
of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the
Securities Act. Firms that incur a prospectus delivery
obligation with respect to shares are reminded that, under Rule 153 of the
Securities Act, a prospectus delivery obligation under
Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act owed to an exchange member in connection
with a sale on the Exchange is satisfied by the fact
that the prospectus is available at the Exchange upon request. The prospectus
delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available
with respect to transactions on an exchange.
In
addition, certain affiliates of the Fund and the Adviser may purchase and resell
Fund shares pursuant to this Prospectus.
The
Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment
The
below disclosure will become effective on February 1, 2026.
We
believe that most corporations deliver benefits to society, through products
and services, creation of jobs, payment of taxes,
and the
sum of their behaviors. As a responsible investor, Calvert
Research and Management (“Calvert”)
seeks
to invest in corporations
and
other issuers that provide positive leadership in the areas of their
business
operations
and overall activities that are material to improving
long-term shareholder value and societal outcomes.
Calvert
seeks to invest in corporations
and issuers
that consider
the needs of financial and nonfinancial stakeholders and demonstrate
a
commitment to the global commons
as well as to the rights of individuals and communities.
The Calvert
Principles for Responsible Investment (“Calvert
Principles“)
provide a framework for our
evaluation of securities
and guide
Calvert’s stewardship on behalf of clients through active engagement with
corporations
and other issuers. Through the application
of the Calvert Principles, we identify corporations
and other issuers that we
believe operate
in a manner that is consistent with
or seeks
to promote:
Environmental
Sustainability and Resource Efficiency
|
• |
Mitigate
impact on all types of natural capital
and reduce the negative effects of operations and business practices on
the environment. |
|
• |
Effectively
manage physical and transition risks from climate change and actively work
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
|
• |
Manage
resources efficiently and ensure equitable access across
stakeholders. |
|
• |
Drive
sustainable innovation through products and services as well as business
operations. |
|
• |
Align
business activities to promote fairness and inclusivity with respect to
the impacts of climate change and reinforce sustainable economic
and environmental outcomes. |
Equitable
Societies and Respect for Human Rights
|
• |
Consider
the interests of all stakeholders-employees, investors, customers,
suppliers, communities and global
societies. |
|
• |
Demonstrate
commitment to employees by promoting development, transparency,
appropriate economic opportunities, decent workplace
standards and adherence to employee
rights. |
|
• |
Promote
worker wellbeing, fair remuneration, and safe and secure labor conditions
within the supply chain of a company’s operations. |
|
• |
Respect
consumers by prioritizing the safety, access, and fair and equitable
marketing of products and services. |
|
• |
Promote
diversity and gender equity across workplaces, marketplaces and
communities.
|
|
• |
Respect
human rights, culture and tradition in local communities and economies,
and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights. |
Accountable
Governance and Transparent
Operations
|
• |
Provide
responsible stewardship of capital in the best interests of investors. |
|
• |
Foster
accountable governance and effective
boards,
or other governing bodies,
that reflect expertise and diversity of perspective and
provide oversight of sustainability risk and opportunity. |
|
• |
Include
material
environmental
and social risks, impacts,
and performance in financial
disclosures to inform investors,
benefit stakeholders
and contribute to business
strategy. |
|
• |
Build
trust with investors, communities, governments and regulators through
transparent communication and alignment with business
ethics standards. |
|
• |
Demonstrate
transparency and accountability in addressing adverse events and
controversies while minimizing risks and building trust. |
Through
the application of the Calvert Principles, Calvert could have no or limited
exposure to issuers that:
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• |
Demonstrate
poor management of material
sustainability risks and opportunities. |
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• |
Display
high physical or transition risk exposure and/or fail to capitalize on
economic opportunities from the energy
transition. |
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• |
Display
a pattern of directly
or indirectly employing
forced, compulsory or child labor
or of other human rights violations within its
supply chain or its own operations without making demonstrable efforts to
address risks within their operations or supply chains.
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• |
Exhibit
a pattern and practice of violating the rights and protections of
Indigenous Peoples. |
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• |
Demonstrate
poor governance or engage in harmful or unethical business
practices. |
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• |
Have
significant and direct involvement in the manufacture of
tobacco products. |
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• |
Have
significant and direct involvement in the manufacture of alcoholic
beverages without addressing
impacts on consumer health and
wellbeing. |
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• |
Have
significant and direct involvement in gambling or gaming
operations. |
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• |
Have
significant and direct involvement in the manufacture of civilian handguns
and/or automatic weapons marketed to
civilians. |
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• |
Have
direct
involvement in the production
of military weapons that are
widely considered to violate
international humanitarian law. |
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Rely
on animal testing beyond regulatory requirements where reasonable
alternatives exist. |
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Where
to Find Additional Information
Additional
information about the Funds’ investments is available in the Funds’ Annual and
Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders (“Shareholder
Reports”) and Annual or Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Additional
Information filed in the Funds’ report on Form
N-CSR. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Funds’ annual and semi-annual financial
statements.
In
addition to this Prospectus, the Funds have an SAI,
dated January 28, 2026
(as may be supplemented from time to time), which includes
additional
information about the Trust and the Funds. The SAI is incorporated by reference
into this Prospectus and, therefore,
legally forms a part of this Prospectus. Certain affiliates of the Funds and the
Adviser may purchase and resell Fund shares pursuant
to this Prospectus.
For a free copy of the Funds’ SAI, Shareholder Reports or Financial Statements
and Additional Information
included in the Funds’ most recent report filed on Form N-CSR, to request other
information about the Funds or to make
shareholder inquiries, please call toll-free 800-836-2414. If you purchased
shares through a Financial Intermediary, you may also
obtain these documents, without charge, by contacting your Financial
Intermediary. Free copies of the Funds’ SAI, Shareholder Reports
and Financial Statements and Additional Information included in the Funds’ most
recent report filed on Form N-CSR are also
available from our Internet site at: www.morganstanley.com/im/shareholderreports.
You
also may obtain information about the Funds by calling your Financial
Intermediary, if applicable, or by visiting our Internet site.
Shareholder
Reports and other information about the Funds,
such as Fund financial statements,
are available on the EDGAR Database
on the SEC’s Internet
site at: http://www.sec.gov,
and copies of this information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating
fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail
address: [email protected].
Morgan
Stanley Distribution, Inc., member FINRA.
The
Trust’s 1940 Act registration number is 811-23820.
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