This ETF primarily allocates a minimum of 80% of its total assets (and typically a greater proportion) to the securities comprising its reference index. The objective of this underlying index is to track the performance of common stocks (excluding Real Estate Investment Trusts or REITs) drawn from its broader benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex US Index. It selects companies from this parent index that demonstrate both higher dividend income and robust quality characteristics compared to the average dividend yields of equities within that same parent index.