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1 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, www.federalreservegov.com, May 22, 2015

2 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, www.federalreservegov.com, May 26, 2015

3 Volatility (as measured by standard deviation of monthly returns), May 2011 to May 2015 – S&P 500 Index: 11.53%, SPLV: 8.72%. Source: Bloomberg, L.P.

4 Source: Bloomberg L.P., June 3, 2015

5 Source: Bloomberg L.P., June 3, 2015