# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001896670
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-171072
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-171072.hdr.sgml**: 20250801

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-171072

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: N-14

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250801

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250801

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Thrivent ETF Trust
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001896670

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** N-14
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-289160
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251174124

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 901 MARQUETTE AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2500
- **CITY:** MINNEAPOLIS
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55402-3211
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 612-844-7190

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 901 MARQUETTE AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2500
- **CITY:** MINNEAPOLIS
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55402-3211
**CENTRAL INDEX KEY**: 0001896670

**CENTRAL INDEX KEY**: 0001669626

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF (Series ID: S000095017)

| Class ID   | Class Name                   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263596 | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |

### Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund (Series ID: S000075310)

| Class ID   | Class Name                         | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000234237 | Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund |  |

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**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2025**

**1933 Act Registration No. [333-________]**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, DC 20549** 

**FORM N-14** 

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| **REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933** |  |
| **Pre-Effective Amendment No. ___** | ☐  |
| **Post-Effective Amendment No. ___** | ☐  |
| **(Check appropriate box or boxes)** |  |

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**Thrivent ETF Trust**

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)** <br>

**901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500** <br>**Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211**

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** <br>

**(612) 844-7190** 

**(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)** <br>

**John D. Jackson** <br>**Secretary and Chief Legal Officer** <br>**Thrivent ETF Trust** <br>**901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500** <br>**Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211**

**(Name and Address of Agent for Service)** 

***Copies to*:** <br>**Jeremy C. Smith** <br> **Ropes & Gray LLP** <br>**1211 Avenue of the Americas** <br>**New York, New York 11036** <br>**Telephone Number: (212) 596-9858**

**Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:** As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. It is proposed that this filing will become effective on September 2, 2025, pursuant to Rule 488 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

**Title of Securities Being Registered:** Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.00000001 per share of Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF, a series of the Registrant.

The Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares of beneficial interest pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. In reliance upon such rule, no filing fee is being paid at this time.

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![LOGO](g943834g95v74.jpg)

**THRIVENT CORE FUNDS** 

Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund

**IMPORTANT SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION** 

These materials are for a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund (the "Target Fund"), a series of Thrivent Core Funds (the "Mutual Fund Trust"), which will be conducted on [October 20], 2025 at 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211 and will begin at [10:00 a.m.] CT. These materials discuss a proposal to be voted on at the Meeting and contain a Notice of a Special Meeting of Shareholders, a Prospectus/Proxy Statement (the "Prospectus/Proxy Statement"), and proxy cards. A proxy card is, in essence, a ballot. When you complete a proxy card, it tells us how you wish to vote on important issues relating to the Target Fund. If you complete, sign and return a proxy card, we'll vote your proxy exactly as you tell us. If you simply sign and return a proxy card without indicating how your shares are to be voted, we'll vote your proxy FOR the proposal, which is in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Trustees of the Mutual Fund Trust as set forth in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement.

We urge you to review carefully the proposal in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement. Then, fill out the enclosed proxy card(s) and return it to us so that we know how you would like to vote. When shareholders return their proxy cards promptly, additional costs related to additional solicitation or mailings may be avoided.

**PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN the proxy card you receive.** 

We welcome your comments. If you have any questions about voting, please call Sodali & Co Fund Solutions, LLC, our proxy solicitor, toll free at 888-857-1281, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET.

**TELEPHONE VOTING** 

For your convenience, you may be able to vote by telephone. Please follow the instructions on the enclosed proxy card to vote by telephone.

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**THRIVENT CORE FUNDS** 

Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund

**901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500** 

**Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211** 

**NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS** 

**To be held on [October 20], 2025** 

Dear Shareholder:

On [October 20], 2025, Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund (the "Target Fund"), a series of Thrivent Core Funds (the "Mutual Fund Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust, will hold a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"). The Meeting will be held at 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211 and will begin at [10:00 a.m.] CT.

The Meeting will be held to consider, for the Target Fund, a proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") pursuant to which the Target Fund will be reorganized with and into Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF (the "Acquiring Fund"), a newly created series of Thrivent ETF Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the "ETF Trust") (the "Reorganization"), as indicated below, as well as to transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting. It is proposed that, subject to shareholder approval, the Target Fund, which is currently operated as a mutual fund, will be converted into an exchange-traded fund through the Reorganization with and into the Acquiring Fund.

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| **<u>Target Fund</u>** |  | **<u>Acquiring Fund</u>** |
|  Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund | ![LOGO](g943834g03v03.jpg) | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |

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The Plan, which is by and among the Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, the ETF Trust on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and Thrivent Asset Management, LLC (solely with respect to Section 9.2) provides for: (i) the acquisition of the assets and assumption of the liabilities of the Target Fund by the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund of equal value to the net assets of the Target Fund being acquired; (ii) the *pro rata* distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Target Fund, and (iii) the complete liquidation and dissolution of the Target Fund, all upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan. The Plan has been filed as an exhibit to the Acquiring Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-14 of which the combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement is a part.

After careful consideration, the Board of Trustees of the Mutual Fund Trust has unanimously approved the Reorganization and recommends that shareholders vote "FOR" the Reorganization. The Prospectus/Proxy Statement, which we strongly encourage you to read before voting, contains further explanation and important details relating to the Reorganization. We ask you to read the enclosed information carefully and to submit your vote promptly.

Only shareholders of record who owned shares at the close of business on [August 22], 2025 are entitled to vote their shares at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Prospectus/Proxy Statement and proxy card(s) will be provided to shareholders on or about [September 19], 2025.

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By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Mutual Fund Trust,

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| <u>/s/ John D. Jackson</u> |
| Secretary and Chief Legal Officer |
| Thrivent Core Funds |

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**It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Meeting, whether or not you attend the Meeting. You may authorize your proxy by marking your votes on the enclosed proxy card(s), signing and dating it, and mailing it in the business reply envelope provided. You may also authorize your proxy by telephone by following the instructions on the enclosed proxy card(s). If you attend the Meeting, you may withdraw your proxy and vote at the Meeting.** 

**IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON [October 20], 2025** 

**The Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders, Prospectus/Proxy Statement and** 

**related Statement of Additional Information are available online at** 

**<u>thriventfunds.com</u>**

**If you have any questions, would like to vote your shares, or wish to obtain instructions on how to attend the Meeting and vote at the Meeting, please call Sodali & Co Fund Solutions, LLC, our proxy solicitor, toll free at 888-857-1281, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET.** 

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**COMBINED PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT** 

**Dated [ ], 2025** 

***RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE ASSETS OF***

**Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund** 

***BY AND IN EXCHANGE FOR SHARES OF***

**Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF** 

This combined Prospectus and Proxy Statement (the "Prospectus/Proxy Statement") is a proxy statement for the Target Fund (as defined below) and a prospectus for the Acquiring Fund (as defined below). The address of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund is 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211. The telephone number for the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund is 800-847-4836. This Prospectus/Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy cards were first mailed to shareholders of the Target Fund beginning on or about [September 19], 2025. This Prospectus/Proxy Statement contains information you should know before voting on the following proposal with respect to the Target Fund, as indicated below. You should read this document carefully and retain it for future reference.

**Proposal**<br>

To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and among the Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund ("Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund" or the "Target Fund"), Thrivent ETF Trust (the "ETF Trust"), on behalf of Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF ("Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF" or the "Acquiring Fund"), and Thrivent Asset Management, LLC, that provides for: (i) the acquisition of the assets and assumption of the liabilities of the Target Fund by the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund of equal value to the net assets of the Target Fund being acquired, (ii) the *pro rata* distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Target Fund, and (iii) the complete liquidation of the Target Fund, all upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan (the "Reorganization").

The terms and conditions of the Reorganization are further described in this Prospectus/Proxy Statement and are set forth in the form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan").

The proposal will be considered by shareholders who owned shares of the Target Fund on [August 22], 2025 at a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") that will be held on [October 20], 2025. The Meeting will be held at 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211 and will begin at [10:00 a.m.] CT.

The Board of Trustees of the Mutual Fund Trust (the "Target Fund Board") has fixed the close of business on [August 22], 2025, as the record date (the "Record Date") for the determination of Target Fund shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting.

**The Target Fund Board unanimously recommends that you vote in favor of (i.e., FOR) the Reorganization of the Target Fund.** 

The Target Fund Board is soliciting these proxies on behalf of the Target Fund. With respect to the Target Fund, the Target Fund Board unanimously approved the proposed Reorganization and Plan and

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determined that participation in the Reorganization is in the best interests of the Target Fund and that the interests of existing Target Fund shareholders will not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization.

The Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund are each a series of a registered, open-end management investment company, although the Target Fund is a mutual fund while the Acquiring Fund will operate as an exchange-traded fund ("ETF"). The Acquiring Fund is a newly organized series of the ETF Trust and currently has no assets or liabilities. The Acquiring Fund was created specifically in connection with the Reorganization for the purpose of acquiring the assets and assuming the liabilities of the Target Fund and will not commence operations until the closing date of the Reorganization. The Target Fund will be the accounting and performance survivor in the Reorganization (subject to shareholder approval of the Reorganization), and the Acquiring Fund, as the corporate survivor in the Reorganization, will adopt the accounting and performance history of the Target Fund.

In order to transact in shares of the Acquiring Fund received as part of the Reorganization, you must hold your Target Fund shares in a brokerage account that can hold shares of an ETF. If Target Fund shareholders do not hold their shares of the Target Fund through a brokerage account that can hold shares of an ETF, the Acquiring Fund shares they receive as part of the Reorganization may be held by the Acquiring Fund's transfer agent for the benefit of the Target Fund shareholders pending delivery of information with respect to a brokerage account that can hold shares of an ETF or, if any Target Fund shareholder does not deliver information with respect to a brokerage account that can hold shares of an ETF within one year, such Acquiring Fund Shares will be liquidated and proceeds sent to the Target Fund shareholders. If you hold shares of the Target Fund through a fund direct individual retirement account and do not take action prior to the Reorganization, your Target Fund shares will be exchanged for Class S shares of the Thrivent Money Market Fund equal in value to the NAV of your Target Fund shares. This Prospectus/Proxy Statement includes additional information on the actions that Target Fund shareholders that do not currently hold their Target Fund shares through a brokerage account must take in order to transact in shares of the Acquiring Fund following the Reorganization.

This Prospectus/Proxy Statement includes information about the Plan and the Acquiring Fund that you should know before voting on the Plan, which, if approved by Target Fund shareholders, would result in your investing in the Acquiring Fund. You should retain this Prospectus/Proxy Statement for future reference. Additional information about the Target Fund, the Acquiring Fund and the proposed transaction has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and can be found in the following documents, which are incorporated into this Prospectus/Proxy Statement by reference:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [<u>The prospectus of the Mutual Fund Trust</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1669626/000119312525038537/d772010d485bpos.htm) on behalf of the Target Fund, dated February 28, 2025, as supplemented and amended to date (File No. 811-23149; SEC Accession No. 0001193125-25-038537);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [<u>The statement of additional information of the Mutual Fund Trust</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1669626/000119312525038537/d772010d485bpos.htm) on behalf of the Target Fund, dated February 28, 2025, as supplemented and amended to date (File No. 811-23149; SEC
Accession No. 0001193125-25-038537);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The financial statements included in the Mutual Fund Trust's [<u>Form N-CSR filing</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001669626/000166962624000009/primary-document.htm) for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024 (File No. 811- 23149; SEC Accession No. 0001669626-24-000009);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The financial statements included in the Mutual Fund Trust's [<u>Form N-CSRS filing</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1669626/000166962625000003/primary-document.htm) for the fiscal period ending April 30, 2025 (File No. 811-05075; SEC Accession No. 0001669626-25-000003); and

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A statement of additional information dated [ ], 2025, relating to this Prospectus/Proxy Statement.

You may request a free copy of the statement of additional information relating to this Prospectus/Proxy Statement without charge by calling the Acquiring Fund at 800-847-4836 or by writing to P.O. Box 219348, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9348, or by e-mailing contactus@thriventfunds.com. You may obtain copies of the Target Fund's prospectus, related statement of additional information, and most recent Form N-CSR and Form N-CSRS filing without charge by contacting the Target Fund at 800-847-4836, by visiting thriventfunds.com or on the EDGAR Database by visiting the SEC's website at <u>https://www.sec.gov</u>, by writing to P.O. Box 219348, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9348, or by emailing contactus@thriventfund.com. You also may obtain this information upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: <u>publicinfo@sec.gov</u>.

**THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.** 

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|  [SUMMARY](#pro943834_1) | 10 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Why am I receiving a combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement?](#pro943834_2)* | 10 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What are some features of ETFs that differ from mutual funds?](#pro943834_3)* | 10 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What is the Target Fund Board's recommendation regarding the Reorganization?](#pro943834_4)* | 12 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What will happen if shareholders approve the Reorganization?](#pro943834_5)* | 12 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How will the Reorganization affect me as a shareholder?](#pro943834_6)* | 12 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Will the Reorganization affect the way my investments are managed?](#pro943834_7)* | 13 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Are there any differences in risks between the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund?](#pro943834_8)* | 14 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How do the total expenses of the Acquiring Fund compare to the total expenses of the Target Fund?](#pro943834_9)* | 14 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Who will pay the costs in connection with the Reorganization?](#pro943834_10)* | 14 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What are the federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization?](#pro943834_11)* | 14 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What is the anticipated timing of the Reorganization?](#pro943834_12)* | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What happens if the Reorganization is not approved?](#pro943834_13)* | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What do I need to do to prepare for the Reorganization?](#pro943834_14)* | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What will happen if I don't have a brokerage account that can hold ETF shares at the time of the Reorganization?](#pro943834_15)* | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Are there other circumstances where a Target Fund shareholder will not be able to hold ETF shares?](#pro943834_16)* | 16 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What if the Reorganization is approved by shareholders and I don't want to hold ETF shares?](#pro943834_17)* | 16 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How will shareholder voting be handled?](#pro943834_18)* | 16 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Whom do I contact for further information?](#pro943834_19)* | 17 |
|  [COMPARISON OF IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE FUNDS](#pro943834_20) | 18 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Are there any significant differences between the investment objectives, policies and strategies of the Funds?](#pro943834_21)* | 18 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How do the principal investment risks of the Funds compare?](#pro943834_22)* | 20 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Who manages the Funds?](#pro943834_23)* | 20 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What are the Funds' investment management fee rates?](#pro943834_24)* | 21 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What are the fees and expenses of each Fund and what are they expected to be after the Reorganization?](#pro943834_25)* | 22 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How do the performance records of the Funds compare?](#pro943834_26)* | 23 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How do the Funds' portfolio turnover rates compare?](#pro943834_27)* | 24 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Where can I find more financial and performance information about the Target Fund?](#pro943834_28)* | 25 |
|  [COMPARISON OF OTHER KEY FEATURES OF THE FUNDS](#pro943834_29) | 26 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What are the purchase and sale procedures of the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund?](#pro943834_30)* | 26 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What are the distribution arrangements for the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund?](#pro943834_31)* | 27 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What are other key features of the Funds?](#pro943834_32)* | 28 |
|  [REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION AND BOARD DELIBERATIONS](#pro943834_33) | 29 |
|  [INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION](#pro943834_34) | 32 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How will the Reorganization be carried out?](#pro943834_35)* | 32 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Who will pay the expenses of the Reorganization?](#pro943834_36)* | 33 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What are the capitalizations of the Funds and what might the Acquiring Fund's capitalization be after the Reorganization?](#pro943834_37)* | 34 |

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|  [FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE REORGANIZATION](#pro943834_38) | 34 |
|  [INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS](#pro943834_39) | 36 |
|  [FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS](#pro943834_40) | 37 |
|  [VOTING INFORMATION](#pro943834_41) | 41 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How many votes are necessary to approve the Plan?](#pro943834_42)* | 41 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How do I ensure my vote is accurately recorded](#pro943834_43)* | 42 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[May I revoke my proxy?](#pro943834_44)* | 42 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[What other matters will be voted upon at the Meeting?](#pro943834_45)* | 42 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Who is entitled to vote?](#pro943834_46)* | 42 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How will proxies be solicited?](#pro943834_47)* | 43 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[How do I sign a proxy card?](#pro943834_48)* | 43 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *[Are there dissenters' rights?](#pro943834_49)* | 43 |
|  [PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SHARES](#pro943834_50) | 44 |
|  [SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS](#pro943834_51) | 44 |
|  [ADJOURNMENT](#pro943834_52) | 44 |
|  [EXHIBIT A – SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL RISKS](#pro943834_53) | 46 |
|  [EXHIBIT B – FUNDAMENTAL AND NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES](#pro943834_54) | 48 |
|  [EXHIBIT C – FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS](#pro943834_55) | 54 |
|  [EXHIBIT D – PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES](#pro943834_56) | 57 |

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**SUMMARY** 

This is only a summary of certain information contained in this Prospectus/Proxy Statement. You should read the more complete information in the rest of this Prospectus/Proxy Statement, including the Acquiring Fund's Prospectus (enclosed) and the Plan (which has been filed as an exhibit to the Acquiring Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-14 of which this Prospectus/Proxy Statement is a part).

***Why am I receiving a combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement?***

You are receiving a combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement because you own shares of the Target Fund. It is proposed that, subject to shareholder approval, the Target Fund, which is currently operated as a mutual fund, will be converted into an ETF through the Reorganization with and into the Acquiring Fund. The Acquiring Fund is a newly organized series of the ETF Trust and currently has no assets or liabilities. The Acquiring Fund was created specifically in connection with the Reorganization for the purpose of acquiring the assets and assuming the liabilities of the Target Fund and will not commence operations until the closing date of the Reorganization.

Subject to shareholder approval, the Reorganization will be accomplished in accordance with the Plan between the Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, the ETF Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and Thrivent Asset Management, LLC (the "Adviser") (solely with respect to Section 9.2 of the Plan). Among other things, the Plan provides for: (1) the acquisition of the assets and the assumption of the liabilities of the Target Fund by the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund of equal value to the net assets of the Target Fund ("Acquiring Fund Shares"); (2) the *pro rata* distribution of the Acquiring Fund Shares to the shareholders of the Target Fund, and (3) the complete liquidation of the Target Fund, all upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan.

As a shareholder of the Target Fund, you are entitled to one vote for each share of the Target Fund (and a proportionate vote for each fractional share) that you own on [August 22], 2025. Information about how you can vote on the Reorganization of the Target Fund is contained in the accompanying materials. Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of Target Fund shares that you hold.

***What are some features of ETFs that differ from mutual funds?***

The following are some unique features of ETFs that differ from mutual funds:

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| ◾ | *Sales of ETF Shares on an Exchange throughout the Day.* ETFs provide shareholders with the opportunity to purchase and sell shares throughout the day at market-determined prices, instead of being required to wait to make a purchase or a redemption at the next calculated net asset value ("NAV") per share at the end of the trading day. This means that when a shareholder decides to purchase or sell shares of the ETF, the shareholder can act on that decision immediately by contacting the shareholder's broker to execute the trade. The market price of the ETF may be higher or lower than the then-current pro rata value of the ETF's net assets and may be higher or lower than the ETF's next calculated NAV at the close of the trading day.  |

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only be purchased and sold on a stock exchange through a broker at market prices. Shares of the Acquiring Fund may be purchased or redeemed directly from the Acquiring Fund only in large blocks of shares ("Creation Units"), and only an authorized participant ("Authorized Participant") may engage in purchase or redemption transactions directly with the Acquiring Fund. Once created, shares of the Acquiring Fund may be purchased and sold through a broker at market prices. When buying and selling shares through a financial intermediary, a shareholder may incur brokerage or other charges determined by the financial intermediary, although ETFs trade with no transaction fees (NTF) on many platforms. In addition, a shareholder of an ETF, such as the Acquiring Fund, may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares (ask) when buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the "bid-ask spread"). Because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, shares of an ETF may trade at a price less than (discount) or greater than (premium) the then-current pro rata value of the Acquiring Fund's net assets. The trading prices of an ETF's shares in the secondary market will fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on the supply and demand for the ETF's shares and shares of the underlying securities held by the ETF, economic conditions and other factors. <br>

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| ◾ | *<u>Transparency</u>*. Currently, the Target Fund only provides periodic disclosure of its complete portfolio holdings (typically monthly on a 60-day lag). The Acquiring Fund will be a transparent ETF that operates with full transparency for its portfolio holdings. Following the Reorganization, the Acquiring Fund, like other transparent ETFs, will make its portfolio holdings public each day. This holdings information, along with other information about the Acquiring Fund, will be available on the Acquiring Fund's website at thriventETFs.com/individual.  |

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◾ *<u>Single Share Class</u>*. A mutual fund, like the Target Fund, may offer multiple share classes with different sales charges, expenses, and/or minimum investments. The Acquiring Fund does not issue multiple classes of shares.

***In addition, the Acquiring Fund is subject to certain risks unique to operating as an ETF. For more information,*** see "Are there any differences in risks between the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund?" ***below.***

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***What is the Target Fund Board's recommendation regarding the Reorganization?***

The Board of Trustees of each of the Mutual Fund Trust and the ETF Trust (the "Board") approved the Reorganization because it believes that it is in the best interests of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund. The Target Fund Board unanimously recommends that you vote <u>FOR</u> the Reorganization. At a meeting held on May 20, 2025, the Board carefully reviewed the terms of the Reorganization and, upon the recommendation of the Adviser, unanimously approved the Plan. The Board of the Mutual Fund Trust also voted to recommend that shareholders of the Target Fund vote to approve the Reorganization. For the reasons set forth in the "REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION AND BOARD DELIBERATIONS" section of this Prospectus/Proxy Statement, the Board, including the Trustees who are not "interested persons" as defined in the 1940 Act of the Mutual Fund Trust and the ETF Trust, have determined that participation in the Reorganization is in the best interests of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund. In making this determination, the Board also considered that no dilution in value would result to the shareholders of the Target Fund or the shareholders of the Acquiring Fund as a result of the Reorganization.

***What will happen if shareholders approve the Reorganization?***

If the Target Fund's shareholders vote to approve the Reorganization and the closing conditions of the Reorganization under the Plan are satisfied or waived, then shareholders of the Target Fund will become shareholders of the Acquiring Fund on or about [November 14], 2025 and will no longer be shareholders of the Target Fund. Shareholders of the Target Fund will receive shares of the Acquiring Fund with an equivalent aggregate NAV of the Acquiring Fund.

In particular, the Plan provides that (1) the assets of the Target Fund will be acquired by the Acquiring Fund and the liabilities of the Target Fund will be assumed by the Acquiring Fund in exchange for Acquiring Fund Shares of equal value to the net assets of the Target Fund being acquired; and (2) the Acquiring Fund Shares received by the Target Fund in the exchange will then be distributed *pro rata* to shareholders of the Target Fund. After the Acquiring Fund Shares are distributed to the Target Fund's shareholders, the Target Fund will be completely liquidated. Prior to the closing of the Reorganization, the Target Fund shall redeem all fractional shares of the Target Fund outstanding on the records of the Target Fund's transfer agent.

***How will the Reorganization affect me as a shareholder?***

If the Reorganization is completed, you will cease to be a shareholder of the Target Fund and will become a shareholder of the Acquiring Fund. Upon completion of the Reorganization, Target Fund shareholders will own shares of the Acquiring Fund having an aggregate NAV equal to the aggregate NAV of the shares of the Target Fund that were owned when the Reorganization happened. Shares of the Acquiring Fund will be transferred to a shareholder's brokerage account. For Target Fund shareholders that hold Target Fund shares through accounts that are not permitted to hold the Acquiring Fund's shares, the Acquiring Fund shares may be held by a transfer agent of the Acquiring Fund as agent for and for the account and benefit of the Target Fund shareholders pending delivery of information with respect to an account that is permitted to hold the Acquiring Fund's shares or, if any Target Fund shareholder does not deliver information with respect to an account that is permitted to hold the Acquiring Fund's shares within one year, the Acquiring Fund Shares will be liquidated and

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proceeds sent to the Target Fund shareholders. For Target Fund shareholders who hold shares of the Target Fund through a fund direct individual retirement account and do not take action prior to the Reorganization, such Target Fund shares will be exchanged for Class S shares of the Thrivent Money Market Fund equal in value to the NAV of such Target Fund shares. For more information about the brokerage account needed to hold shares of the Acquiring Fund, see "***What do I need to do to prepare for the Reorganization?***" below. Shares of the Acquiring Fund are not issued in fractional shares. As a result, the Target Fund will redeem any fractional shares held by shareholders at NAV immediately prior to the Reorganization. Such redemption will result in a cash payment, which will be a taxable sale of shares and could result in the recognition of a gain or loss for tax purposes for shareholders who hold fractional shares in a taxable account. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the effect of the redemption of fractional shares.

After the Reorganization, individual shares of the Acquiring Fund may only be purchased and sold on NYSE Arca, Inc. ("NYSE Arca"), other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems. Should a former Target Fund shareholder decide to purchase or sell shares in the Acquiring Fund after the Reorganization, the shareholder will need to place a trade through a broker who will execute the trade on an exchange at prevailing market prices. Because Acquiring Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Acquiring Fund Shares may trade at a price less than (discount) or greater than (premium) the then-current pro rata value of the Acquiring Fund's net assets. As with all ETFs, your broker may charge a commission for purchase and sale transactions, although ETFs trade with no transaction fees (NTF) on many platforms. In addition, it is the ETF Trust's understanding that the brokerage account statements that Acquiring Fund shareholders will receive from financial intermediaries following the Reorganization will provide information on the market price of the Acquiring Fund's shares and not the NAV per share of the Acquiring Fund as would be the case for a mutual fund.

***Will the Reorganization affect the way my investments are managed?***

Generally, no. The Acquiring Fund will be managed using a substantially identical investment objective and principal investment strategies currently used by the Target Fund. Both the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund invest in equity securities. The Target Fund invests, and the Acquiring Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. For more information with respect to each Fund's investment strategies, see the section titled: "COMPARISON OF IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE FUNDS – *Are there any significant differences between the investment objectives, policies and strategies of the Funds?"*

Thrivent Asset Management, LLC (the "Adviser") is the investment adviser to the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund. The same individuals responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Target Fund as of the date of the combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement will be responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Acquiring Fund.

For a more complete discussion, see the section titled: "COMPARISON OF IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE FUNDS – *Are there any significant differences between the investment objectives, policies and strategies of the Funds?"* and *"How do the principal investment risks of the Funds compare?"* and *"*COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES,

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POLICIES AND RISKS *– How do the investment objectives, strategies, policies and risks of the Funds compare?"* and *"What are the principal investment risks associated with investments in the Funds?"*

***Are there any differences in risks between the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund?***

Nearly all of the risks associated with owning shares of the Acquiring Fund are the same as the risks associated with owning shares of the Target Fund. However, there are certain differences in these risks, namely the risks associated with the Acquiring Fund's organization as an ETF.

For a more complete discussion of the risks of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund, see the section titled: *"*COMPARISONS OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND RISKS *– How do the investment objectives, strategies, policies and risks of the Funds compare?"* and *"What are the principal investment risks associated with investments in the Funds?"* The risks of the Acquiring Fund are presented in Exhibit A.

***How do the total expenses of the Acquiring Fund compare to the total expenses of the Target Fund?***

The Target Fund's shares are only offered to the series of Thrivent Mutual Funds and Thrivent Series Fund, Inc. and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans entities that are managed by the Adviser or its affiliates. The Target Fund's shares are not subject to any management fees or distribution and shareholder service (12b-1) fees. The Acquiring Fund Shares will be listed for trading, and trade throughout the day, on NYSE Arca and are subject to management fees. The Acquiring Fund will be subject to a management fee but no distribution and shareholder service (12b-1) fees. The Acquiring Fund employs a unitary fee structure pursuant to which the Adviser is paid a management fee and, in exchange therefor, agrees to bear substantially all ordinary operating expenses of the Acquiring Fund, subject to certain exceptions. Following the Reorganization, the total annual fund operating expenses of the Acquiring Fund will be higher than those of the Target Fund. The Acquiring Fund's unitary management fee includes substantially all ordinary operating expenses of the Acquiring Fund.

For a more detailed comparison of the Funds' fees and expenses, see the sections titled "COMPARISON OF IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE FUNDS – *What are the Funds' investment management fee rates?*" and "*What are the fees and expenses of each Fund and what might they be after the Reorganization?*"

***Who will pay the costs in connection with the Reorganization?***

The Adviser will bear all of the expenses relating to the Reorganization, except that (i) the Target Fund will bear the expenses of legal counsel to the Trustees of the Target Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Target Fund as defined in the 1940 Act, and (ii) the Target Fund will bear any transaction costs incurred by the Target Fund related to the disposition and acquisition of assets as part of the Reorganization. The Target Fund is expected to bear approximately $0 (0% of the net assets of the Target Fund) of such costs in connection with the Reorganization. The Adviser will bear the other costs of the Reorganization whether or not the Reorganization is approved.

***What are the federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization?***

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in recognition of gain or loss by the Target Fund or its shareholders. However, immediately prior to the Reorganization, shareholders will receive cash compensation for any fractional shares of the Target Fund that they hold. Such shareholders will generally be required to recognize gain or loss upon the receipt of cash for their fractional shares.

Additionally, prior to the closing of the Reorganization, the Target Fund will declare a distribution to shareholders, which, together with all previous distributions, will have the effect of distributing to shareholders all of its net realized capital gains, if any, through the closing of the Reorganization, and may include undistributed gains from prior years. These distributions will generally be taxable to shareholders that hold their shares in a taxable account.

As a condition of the closing of the Reorganization and assuming the parties comply with the terms of the Plan, the Mutual Fund Trust and the ETF Trust will receive an opinion of counsel regarding the federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers about state and local tax consequences of the Reorganization, if any, because the information about tax consequences in this Prospectus/Proxy Statement relates only to the federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization. For more information, please see the section "FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE REORGANIZATION."

***What is the anticipated timing of the Reorganization?***

The Meeting is scheduled to occur on [October 20], 2025. If the necessary approvals are obtained and all other closing conditions of the Reorganization under the Plan are satisfied or waived, the Reorganization is currently expected to be completed on or about [November 14], 2025.

***What happens if the Reorganization is not approved?***

The Reorganization will not be consummated unless it is approved by shareholders of the Target Fund. If the Reorganization is not approved by the Target Fund's shareholders or does not close for any reason, such shareholders will remain shareholders of the Target Fund, and the Target Fund will continue to operate. The Target Fund Board then will consider such other actions as it deems necessary or appropriate for the Target Fund, which may include liquidating the Target Fund.

***What do I need to do to prepare for the Reorganization?***

It is important for you to determine whether you hold your shares of the Target Fund in the type of account that can accommodate the ETF shares that will be received in the Reorganization. If you hold your shares of the Target Fund in an account directly with the Target Fund at the Target Fund's transfer agent or in a brokerage account with a financial intermediary that only allows you to hold mutual fund shares, you will need to set up a brokerage account that allows investment in ETF shares if the Reorganization is approved and you wish to transact in shares of the Acquiring Fund. You can contact your financial advisor or other financial intermediary for further information. You also may contact the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund at 800-847-4836.

***What will happen if I don't have a brokerage account that can hold ETF shares at the time of the Reorganization?***

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pending delivery of information with respect to an account that can accept ETF shares or, if such information is not delivered within a year, the Acquiring Fund Shares will be converted to cash and the cash proceeds will be sent to the accountholder of record (subject to applicable federal or state laws concerning unclaimed property). The conversion of Acquiring Fund Shares to cash may be subject to fees and expenses and will be a taxable event for shareholders who hold their shares in a taxable account. For Target Fund shareholders who hold shares of the Target Fund through a fund direct individual retirement account and do not take action prior to the Reorganization, such Target Fund shares will be exchanged for Class S shares of the Thrivent Money Market Fund equal in value to the NAV of such Target Fund shares. Different tax considerations apply to you if you hold your shares of the Target Fund through a fund direct individual retirement account and exchange your Target Fund shares for Class S shares of the Thrivent Money Market Fund. If you think you don't have a brokerage account that can accept the Acquiring Fund Shares you receive in the Reorganization, you may contact Thrivent by calling 800-847-4836.

***Are there other circumstances where a Target Fund shareholder will not be able to hold ETF shares?***

Omnibus retirement plan recordkeepers may not be able to include ETF shares on their platforms, and in such a case a retirement plan investor may be required by its retirement plan recordkeeper to redeem the Target Fund's shares prior to the Reorganization.

***What if the Reorganization is approved by shareholders and I don't want to hold ETF shares?***

If the Reorganization is approved and you do not want to receive ETF shares in connection with the Reorganization, you may redeem your shares of the Target Fund prior to the Reorganization. If a Target Fund shareholder redeems his or her shares and such shares are held in a taxable account, the shareholder will recognize a taxable gain or loss based on the difference between the redeeming shareholder's tax basis in the shares and the amount that the redeeming shareholder receives for them.

***How will shareholder voting be handled?***

Shareholders who own shares of the Target Fund at the close of business on [August 22], 2025 (the "Record Date"), will be entitled to vote at the Meeting, and will be entitled to one vote for each share they own (and a proportionate vote for each fractional share). Approval of the Reorganization by the Target Fund requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Target Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act). The 1940 Act defines "a majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Target Fund as (a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at the Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Target Fund are present or represented by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Target Fund, whichever is less. Sodali & Co Fund Solutions, LLC (the "Solicitor") has been retained by the Target Fund to assist in the solicitation of proxies, and collect and tabulate shareholder votes. The Solicitor is not affiliated with the Funds.

Please vote by proxy as soon as you receive this Prospectus/Proxy Statement. You may cast your vote by completing, signing, and mailing the enclosed proxy card(s) or by calling the number on the enclosed proxy card(s). If you vote by any of these methods, the persons appointed as proxies will officially cast your votes on your behalf at the Meeting. You may also attend the Meeting and cast your vote at the Meeting.

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You can revoke your proxy or change your voting instructions at any time until the vote is taken at the Meeting. For more details about shareholder voting, see the "VOTING INFORMATION" section of this Prospectus/Proxy Statement.

***Whom do I contact for further information?***

If you have questions about voting, please call the Solicitor toll free at 888-857-1281, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET.

**THE TARGET FUND BOARD, ON BEHALF OF THE TARGET FUND, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE TO APPROVE THE REORGANIZATION.** 

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**PROPOSAL: REORGANIZATION OF THRIVENT CORE SMALL CAP VALUE FUND INTO THRIVENT SMALL CAP VALUE ETF** 

**COMPARISON OF IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE FUNDS** 

***Are there any significant differences between the investment objectives, policies and strategies of the Funds?***

The Target Fund operates as a mutual fund, offering shares that are redeemable on each business day and daily liquidity. The Acquiring Fund operates as an ETF. As an ETF, the Acquiring Fund offers shares that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange, which gives investors the ability to buy their shares throughout the day at the current market price (which may be at a premium or discount to NAV).

The Acquiring Fund will be managed using an investment objective and principal investment strategies that are substantially identical to those of the Target Fund. The Target Fund and Acquiring Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. Each Fund's investment objective may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. The Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund have substantially identical 80% investment policies pursuant to Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act and principal investment strategies. The Target Fund invests, and the Acquiring Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies.

*Investment Strategies* 

The principal investment strategies of each Fund are as follows:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. Thrivent Asset Management, LLC ("Thrivent Asset Mgt." or the "Adviser") focuses mainly on the equity securities of smaller U.S. companies which have market capitalizations equivalent to those companies included in widely known indices such as the Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index, S&P SmallCap 600<sup>®</sup> Index, or the small company market capitalization classification published by Morningstar or Lipper, Inc. The Fund defines small-cap companies as those with market capitalizations at the time of purchase at or below the market capitalization of the largest company represented in either the Russell 2000 Index (approximately $14.8 billion as of December 31, 2024) or the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (approximately $8.4 billion as of December 31, 2024). Should the Adviser change<br> &nbsp;&nbsp; Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The Adviser focuses mainly on the equity securities of smaller U.S. companies which it defines as those companies that have market capitalizations equivalent to or less than those companies included in widely known indices of small companies, such as the Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index, S&P SmallCap 600<sup>®</sup> Index, or the small company market capitalization classification published by Morningstar or Lipper, Inc. The Fund defines small-cap companies as those with market capitalizations at the time of purchase at or below the market capitalization of the largest company represented in either the Russell 2000 Index (approximately $[ ] as of [ ], 2025) or the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (approximately $[ ] as of [ ], 2025). Should the Adviser change the investments used for purposes of this |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; the investments used for purposes of this 80% threshold, you will be notified at least 60 days prior to the change.<br>The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in common stocks. The Adviser uses fundamental analysis and other investment techniques to identify stocks of companies that it believes are undervalued in relation to their long-term earnings potential or asset value.<br>The Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or reposition assets to more promising opportunities. | &nbsp;&nbsp; 80% threshold, you will be notified at least 60 days prior to the change.<br>The Fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in common stocks.<br>The Adviser uses fundamental analysis and other investment techniques to identify stocks of companies that it believes are undervalued in relation to their long-term earnings potential or asset value.<br>The Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or reposition assets to more promising opportunities.<br>The Fund may make use of the unique features of the ETF structure, such as in-kind transactions and custom baskets, to select securities or modify the Fund's investment exposure.<br>|

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Further information about the Target Fund's investment objectives and strategies is contained in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Target Fund, which are on file with the SEC.

*Investment Policies and Restrictions* 

The fundamental investment policies and the non-fundamental investment policies of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund are substantially identical, as described herein. The Funds' fundamental investment policies and non-fundamental policies are set forth in Exhibit B. After the Reorganization occurs, the combined Fund will be subject to the fundamental investment policies of the Acquiring Fund. Fundamental investment policies may not be changed without shareholder approval. Non-fundamental policies may be changed without shareholder approval.

The Acquiring Fund and Target Fund have substantially identical fundamental investment policies to not make loans to any person, except in certain specified circumstances. The Acquiring Fund's, but not the Target Fund's, fundamental investment policy to not make loans to any persons specifies that the Acquiring Fund may participate in an interfund lending program with other registered investment companies. The Target Fund, but not the Acquiring Fund, has received an exemptive order from the SEC that allows the Target Fund, along with other portfolios managed by the Adviser, to engage in an interfund lending program.

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fundamental investment policy applies to "25% or more" of the Acquiring Fund's total assets, whereas the Target Fund's fundamental investment policy applies to "more than 25%" of the Target Fund's total assets. The Target Fund, unlike the Acquiring Fund, has a non-fundamental investment policy that provides that its fundamental investment policy with respect to industry concentration is applied "at 25%" of the Target Fund's total assets and not "more than 25%".

***How do the principal investment risks of the Funds compare?***

Nearly all of the risks associated with an investment in the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund are the same, except that, as a shareholder of the Acquiring Fund, you would also be subject to risks related to the Acquiring Fund's ETF structure. The following chart identifies the principal risks associated with each Fund. Each of the principal risks of the Acquiring Fund appears in Exhibit A.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Principal Risks** | **Target Fund** | **Target Fund** | **Acquiring<br>Fund** | **Acquiring<br>Fund** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Small Cap Risk | | x | | x |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Value Investing Risk | | x | | x |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Equity Security Risk | | x | | x |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Investment Adviser Risk | | x | | x |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Issuer Risk | | x | | x |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Market Risk | | x | | x |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ETF Structure Risks | | | | x |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; New and Smaller Sized Fund Risk | | | | x |

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***Who manages the Funds?***

The Target Fund is a series of the Mutual Fund Trust. The Acquiring Fund is a series of the ETF Trust. The Mutual Fund Trust and the ETF Trust are governed by a Board of Trustees with the same composition, which is responsible for overseeing all business activities of the Funds.

*Investment Adviser of the Funds.* Thrivent Asset Management, LLC, the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund's investment adviser, is headquartered at 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211. The Adviser had approximately $35.4 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2025. Thrivent Asset Management, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ("Thrivent"). Thrivent and its affiliates have been in the investment advisory business since 1986 and had approximately $194.6 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2025. The Adviser provides investment research and supervision of the assets for the Funds.

*Portfolio Management.* The same individuals responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Target Fund will be responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Acquiring Fund.

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Christopher J. Parker, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Charmaine Chan, CFA, Portfolio Manager are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each of the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund. Mr. Parker has been an industry professional since 1995. Prior to joining Thrivent in 2022, Mr. Parker was at Waddell & Reed/Ivy Investments from 2008 to 2021. Ms. Chan has been an industry professional since 2010. Prior to joining Thrivent in 2022, Ms. Chan was at Cambiar Investors from 2016 to 2022.

Mr. Parker and Ms. Chan have each been portfolio managers of the Target Fund since February 2023; and of the Acquiring Fund since the Acquiring Fund's inception.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Target Fund dated February 28, 2025, as supplemented (the "Target Fund SAI") and the Statement of Additional Information for the Acquiring Fund dated [ ], 2025 (the "Acquiring Fund SAI"), provide additional information about the portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio manager's ownership of securities in the Funds. For information on how to obtain a copy of the Target Fund SAI and the Acquiring Fund SAI, please see the section entitled "INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS."

***What are the Funds' investment management fee rates?***

The Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, and the Adviser have entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement, as amended, under the terms of which the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Target Fund and does not charge the Target Fund a fee for such services.

For the Adviser's services to the Acquiring Fund, the Acquiring Fund has agreed to pay a management fee at an annual rate of 0.60% of average daily net assets of the Acquiring Fund. The advisory agreement provides that the Adviser provides overall investment supervision of the assets of the Acquiring Fund. The Adviser furnishes and pays for all office space and facilities, equipment and clerical personnel necessary for carrying out the Adviser's duties under the advisory agreement. The Adviser also pays all compensation of Trustees, officers and employees of the ETF Trust who are the Adviser's affiliated persons. All ordinary operating expenses of the Acquiring Fund are paid by the Adviser under the advisory agreement, unless expressly assumed by the Acquiring Fund. Such costs and expenses paid by the Acquiring Fund under the advisory agreement include: (a) advisory fees; (b) expenses that the ETF Trust agrees to bear in any distribution agreement or in any plan adopted by the ETF Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act; (c) interest expense or other costs of the Acquiring Fund's borrowing(s) or financing activities; (d) taxes and governmental fees; (e) acquired fund fees and expenses; (f) broker's commissions and any other transaction- or investment-related expenses incurred by the Acquiring Fund; (g) costs related to meetings of shareholders; (h) litigation expenses, (i) indemnification expenses, (j) fees or expenses payable or other costs incurred in connection with securities lending, (k) expenses which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, (l) extraordinary expenses, and (m) such other expenses as approved by a majority of the Board.

Following the Reorganization, the total annual fund operating expenses of the Acquiring Fund will be higher than those of the Target Fund.

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Acquiring Fund has not yet commenced operations, no management fees have been paid to the Adviser.

***What are the fees and expenses of each Fund and what are they expected to be after the Reorganization?***

Shareholders of the Funds pay various fees and expenses, either directly or indirectly. The tables below show the fees and expenses that you would pay if you were to buy, hold and sell shares of each Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples below. The tables show the pro forma expenses of the combined Acquiring Fund after giving effect to the Reorganization, based on pro forma net assets as of October 31, 2024, as if the Reorganization had taken place on November 1, 2023. The fee tables do not reflect the costs associated with the Reorganization. Only pro forma combined fees and expenses information is provided for the Acquiring Fund because the Acquiring Fund will not commence operations until the Reorganization is completed.

The Target Fund's shares are only offered to the series of Thrivent Mutual Funds and Thrivent Series Fund, Inc. and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans entities that are managed by the Adviser or its affiliates. As shown below, the Target Fund's shares are not subject to any management fees or distribution and shareholder service (12b-1) fees. The Acquiring Fund Shares will be listed for trading, and trade throughout the day, on NYSE Arca and are subject to management fees, also as shown below. Following the Reorganization, the total annual fund operating expenses of the Acquiring Fund will be higher than those of the Target Fund.

Target Fund Shareholders will not pay any sales load, contingent deferred sales charge, brokerage commission, redemption fee, or other transaction fee in connection with the receipt of ETF shares from the closing of the Reorganization.

**Shareholder Fees** (fees paid directly from your investment)

Target Fund – None.

Acquiring Fund (*pro forma*) – None.

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses** (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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|  Management Fees | 0.00% | 0.60% |
|  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.00% | 0.00% |
|  Other Expenses | 0.05% | 0.00% |
|  Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.05% | 0.60% |

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**Example** 

The example below is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Target Fund with the cost of investing in the Acquiring Fund, both before and after the Reorganization. The example

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assumes that you invest $10,000 in each Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of the period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that 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** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Target Fund | $5 | $16 | $28 | $64 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; *Pro Forma* – Acquiring Fund (assuming the Reorganization is completed) | $61 | $192 | $335 | $750 |

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***How do the performance records of the Funds compare?***

The Acquiring Fund is a newly-formed "shell" fund that has not yet commenced operations. The Acquiring Fund has been organized solely in connection with the Reorganization to acquire all of the assets and assume the liabilities of the Target Fund and continue the business of the Target Fund, except that the Acquiring Fund will operate as an ETF instead of a mutual fund. The Acquiring Fund will have no performance history prior to the Reorganization.

Subject to shareholder approval of the Reorganization, the Target Fund will be the "accounting survivor" after the Reorganization. This means that the Acquiring Fund will adopt the historical accounting records and performance of the Target Fund. The Target Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Acquiring Fund will perform in the future.

The following bar chart and table beneath it provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Target Fund. The bar chart shows the Target Fund's performance from year to year. The table shows how the Target Fund's average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with those of an appropriate broad-based securities market index that represents the overall domestic equity market and more narrowly based indices that reflect the market segments in which the Target Fund invests. The bar chart and table include the effects of Target Fund expenses and assume that you sold your shares at the end of the period. The after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates 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 Target Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements such as individual retirement accounts.

The Target Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Target Fund's website at thriventfunds.com or by calling 800-847-4836.

The Target Fund compares its performance to the Russell 3000<sup>®</sup> Index, an appropriate broad-based securities market index, to comply with new regulations that require the Target Fund's broad-based securities market index to reflect the overall market in which the Target Fund may invest. The Target Fund also compares its performance to the Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Value Index and S&P SmallCap 600<sup>®</sup> Value Index, which more closely reflect the market segments in which the Target Fund invests.

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The Acquiring Fund will use the same primary benchmark that the Target Fund uses. The Acquiring Fund will use the same secondary benchmarks that the Target Fund uses.

**Year-by-Year Total Return**![LOGO](g943834g56a29.jpg)

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|  Best Quarter: | Q4 2023 | +12.18% |
| Worst Quarter: | Q3 2022 | (11.71)% |

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**Average Annual Total Returns** 

(Periods Ending December 31, 2024)

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|  | **1 Year** | **Since<br>Inception<br>3/31/2022** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; (before taxes) | 21.03% | 8.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; (after taxes on distributions) | 17.80% | 6.69% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; (after taxes on distributions and redemptions) | 14.89% | 6.17% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Russell 3000<sup>®</sup> Index <br>(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 23.81% | 10.91% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Value Index <br>(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 8.05% | 3.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; S&P SmallCap<sup>®</sup> 600 Value Index <br>(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 7.56% | 4.12% |

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***How do the Funds' portfolio turnover rates compare?***

Each 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

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reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect Fund performance. Because the Acquiring Fund has not yet commenced operations, no portfolio turnover rate is available for the Acquiring Fund.

During the most recent fiscal year, the Target Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 32% of the average value of its portfolio.

***Where can I find more financial and performance information about the Target Fund?***

Attached as Exhibit C below are the financial highlights tables of the Target Fund. Additional information is available in the Target Fund's Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, and the most recent Form N-CSR and Form-NCSRS filings, as applicable. Because the Acquiring Fund has not yet commenced operations, Form N-CSR and Form-NCSRS filings for the Acquiring Fund are not available.

The Target Fund's Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference and is legally deemed to be part of this combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement. The Target Fund's Statement of Additional Information is also incorporated herein by reference.

The Acquiring Fund's Statement of Additional Information is provided in Part B to this Prospectus/Proxy Statement and is legally deemed to be part of this combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement.

Each of these documents has been filed with the SEC and is available, free of charge, by (i) calling toll-free at 800-847-4836, (ii) accessing the documents at the Funds' website at thriventfunds.com, (iii) writing to the Funds at P.O. Box 219348, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9348, or (iv) e-mailing the Funds at contactus@thriventfunds.com. In addition, these documents may be obtained from the EDGAR database by visiting the SEC's website at <u>https://www.sec.gov</u>. You also may obtain this information upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: <u>publicinfo@sec.gov</u>.

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**COMPARISON OF OTHER KEY FEATURES OF THE FUNDS** 

***What are the purchase and sale procedures of the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund?***

The Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund have different procedures for purchasing, exchanging, and redeeming shares, which are summarized below.

<u>Target Fund</u> 

The price of the Target Fund's shares is based on the Target Fund's NAV. The Target Fund generally determines its NAV once daily at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), which is normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. For more information, see the "Pricing Fund Shares" section of the Target Fund's Prospectus.

Thrivent Financial Investor Services Inc. ("TFISI") will process shareholder purchase orders accepted by the Target Fund. Shares of the Target Fund may be redeemed on days on which the NYSE is open for business at NAV of the Target Fund next determined after the redemption request is communicated to the Mutual Fund Trust and determined to be in good order. TFISI, as transfer agent, will process shareholder redemptions accepted by the Target Fund. For more information, see the "Redeeming Shares" section of the Target Fund's Prospectus.

Shares of the Target Fund are offered to the series of Thrivent Mutual Funds and Thrivent Series Fund, Inc. and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans entities that are managed by the Adviser or its affiliates. Shares of the Target Fund are not subject to a sales load or redemption fee, and assets of the Funds are not subject to a Rule 12b-1 fee. There are no minimum initial or subsequent investment requirements to invest in the Fund. For more information, see the "Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares" section of the Target Fund's SAI.

<u>Acquiring Fund</u> 

Shares of the Acquiring Fund are also sold without a sales charge. Because the Acquiring Fund is an ETF, however, it issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of shares (each block of shares is called a "Creation Unit"). Only authorized participants ("Authorized Participants") may engage in purchase or redemption transactions directly with the Acquiring Fund. The NAV of Acquiring Fund Shares, similar to the NAV of Target Fund shares, is determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the NYSE is open. Creation Units are issued and redeemed for cash and/or in-kind for securities. Individual shares of the Acquiring Fund may only be bought and sold in the secondary market through a broker-dealer. Because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Acquiring Fund (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Acquiring Fund (ask) when buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the "bid-ask spread"). Shares of the Acquiring Fund are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca. Acquiring Fund Shares can be bought and sold on the secondary market throughout the trading day like other publicly traded shares at their market price, and shares typically trade in blocks smaller than a Creation Unit. There is no minimum investment required. Acquiring Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the secondary market when the NYSE Arca is open for trading.

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When buying or selling Acquiring Fund Shares through a broker, you will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges, and you may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip (purchase and sale) transaction. Authorized Participants may acquire Acquiring Fund Shares directly from the Acquiring Fund, and Authorized Participants may tender their Acquiring Fund Shares for redemption directly to the Acquiring Fund, at NAV per share only in large blocks of shares, or Creation Units, expected to be 10,000 shares. Purchases and redemptions directly with the Acquiring Fund must follow the Acquiring Fund's procedures, which are described in the Acquiring Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Acquiring Fund does not have exchange privileges. Additional information and specific instructions explaining how to buy shares of the Acquiring Fund are outlined in the Acquiring Fund's Prospectus under the heading "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares" and "How to Buy and Sell Shares."

***What are the distribution arrangements for the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund?***

<u>Target Fund</u> 

The Target Fund's principal underwriter and distributor, Thrivent Distributors, LLC ("Thrivent Distributors"), is a Delaware limited liability company organized in 2015. Thrivent Distributors is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and is located at 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211. Under a Distribution Agreement between the Mutual Fund Trust and Thrivent Distributors (the "Distribution Agreement"), Thrivent Distributors sells shares of the Target Fund as agent for the Mutual Fund Trust. The Distribution Agreement continues in effect from year to year so long as its continuance is approved at least annually by the Board of Mutual Fund Trust, including a majority of the independent trustees. Thrivent Distributors does not receive underwriting commissions from the Mutual Fund Trust. Assets of the Target Fund are not subject to a Rule 12b-1 fee.

<u>Acquiring Fund</u> 

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the "Acquiring Fund Distributor") or its agent distributes Creation Units for the Acquiring Fund on an agency basis. The Acquiring Fund Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Acquiring Fund.

The ETF Trust has entered into a Distribution Agreement with the Acquiring Fund Distributor ("Acquiring Fund Distribution Agreement"), under which the Acquiring Fund Distributor, as agent, reviews and approves orders by authorized participants to create and redeem Acquiring Fund shares in Creation Units. The Acquiring Fund Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act and a member of FINRA. No compensation is payable by the ETF Trust to the Acquiring Fund Distributor for distribution services. However, the Adviser has entered into an agreement with the Acquiring Fund Distributor under which it makes payments to the Acquiring Fund Distributor in consideration for its services under the Acquiring Fund Distribution Agreement. The payments made by the Adviser to the Acquiring Fund Distributor do not represent an additional expense to the ETF Trust or its shareholders.

The Acquiring Fund Distributor may also enter into agreements with securities dealers ("Dealers") who will assist in the distribution of Acquiring Fund Shares. The Acquiring Fund Distributor will only enter into agreements with firms wishing to purchase Creation Units if the firm qualifies as an authorized participant or DTC participants.

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The Board of the ETF Trust has approved, and the Acquiring Fund has adopted, a distribution and service plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Acquiring Fund is authorized to pay distribution fees to the Acquiring Fund Distributor and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services (the "Service Providers"). If a Service Provider provides such services, the Acquiring Fund may pay fees at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Acquiring Fund, however, and there are no current plans to impose these fees. Future payments may be made under the Plan without any further shareholder approval. In the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in the Acquiring Fund.

***What are other key features of the Funds?***

<u>Other Service Providers</u> 

*Target Fund.* Thrivent Asset Management, LLC, 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-321, provides both administrative and accounting services to the Target Fund under an Administrative Services Agreement. State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, serves as custodian for the Mutual Fund Trust. Thrivent Financial Investor Services Inc., 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211, provides transfer agency and dividend payment services necessary to the Mutual Fund Trust on a per-fund basis. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 45 South Seventh Street, Suite 3400, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, serves as the Mutual Fund Trust's independent registered public accounting firm.

*Acquiring Fund.* State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2016, serves as the Acquiring Fund's administrator, transfer agent and custodian, and performs certain accounting and administrative services for the Acquiring Fund. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 45 South Seventh Street, Suite 3400, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, serves as the Acquiring Fund's independent registered public accounting firm.

<u>Fiscal Years</u> 

The fiscal/tax year end of the Target Fund is October 31. The fiscal/tax year end for the Acquiring Fund will be September 30.

<u>Dividends and Distributions</u> 

*Target Fund*. Income dividends are derived from investment income, including dividends, interest, and certain foreign currency gains, if any, received by the Target Fund. Income dividends of the Target Fund, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. Capital gains distributions, if any, usually are declared and paid in December for the prior twelve-month period ending October 31. The Target Fund's distributions may be comprised of taxable ordinary income, taxable capital gains and/or a non-taxable return of capital, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (in which case you will be taxed upon withdrawal from such account).

*Acquiring Fund.* Income dividends of the Acquiring Fund, if any, will generally be declared and paid annually. Income dividends are derived from investment income, including dividends, interest, and certain foreign currency gains, if any, received by the Acquiring Fund. Capital gains distributions, if any, usually will be declared and paid in December. The Acquiring Fund's distributions may be comprised of taxable ordinary income, taxable capital gains and/or a non-taxable return of capital,

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unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (in which case you will be taxed upon withdrawal from such account).

<u>Tax</u> 

The Target Fund and Acquiring Fund intend to maintain the required level of diversification and otherwise conduct their operations so as to qualify as regulated investment companies within the meaning of the Code. The Acquiring Fund, as an ETF, may present certain tax efficiencies for investors as compared to the Target Fund, as a mutual fund. ETFs typically redeem their shares with in-kind distributions of assets, and they typically do not recognize capital gain on the in-kind redemption of their shares. The Acquiring Fund will typically create and redeem Creation Units on an in-kind basis, thereby minimizing the Acquiring Fund's recognition of gain with respect to any appreciated securities it redeems in kind. In contrast, when portfolio securities are sold within the Target Fund, the sale can cause the recognition of capital gains within such Target Fund that generally would cause a taxable distribution to all of its shareholders—even if the shareholders may have an unrealized loss on their overall investment in the Target Fund. As a result, shareholders of the Acquiring Fund may pay less in taxes while they hold shares of the Acquiring Fund than they would if they held similar investments in the Target Fund.

The Target Fund and Acquiring Fund intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains. In general, any net investment income and short-term capital gain distributions you receive from a Fund are taxable as ordinary income. To the extent the Target Fund or Acquiring Fund receives and distributes qualified dividend income, you may be eligible for a tax rate lower than that on other ordinary income distributions, if certain requirements are met. Distributions of net capital gains by the Target Fund or Acquiring Fund are generally taxable as capital gains—in most cases, at lower rates from those that apply to ordinary income. In addition, there is a possibility that some of the distributions of a Fund may be classified as return of capital. For more information about the tax implications of investments in the Funds, see the Target Fund Prospectus under the heading "Distributions and Taxes," and the Acquiring Fund's Statement of Additional Information under the heading "Distributions and Taxes."

**REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION AND BOARD DELIBERATIONS** 

The Reorganization was reviewed and unanimously approved with respect to the Target Fund at a meeting of the Board on May 20, 2025 (the "Board Meeting"), with the advice and assistance of independent legal counsel to the Board. In connection with the Board Meeting, the Adviser provided detailed information, including written materials and oral presentations, analyses and other information to the Board regarding, among other things, the topics discussed below, and also responded to questions raised by the Board via a written questionnaire and during the meeting and previous meetings at which the Reorganization was discussed. The Adviser recommended that the Board approve the Reorganization because of, among other things, potential advantages that the Acquiring Fund, as an ETF, would provide compared to the Target Fund, a mutual fund, including, potentially, greater scale, longer-term viability, more efficient portfolio management, lower portfolio transaction costs and tax efficiency, the tax-free nature of the Reorganization, and the ability to retain the performance track record of the Target Fund. Other factors the Board considered in connection with the Reorganization, based on information from the Adviser, included the ability for shareholders to redeem their shares of the Target Fund prior to the Reorganization, the need for Target Fund shareholders to have a brokerage account, that there may be circumstances where a Target Fund shareholder may not be able to hold Acquiring Fund Shares, and that the Acquiring Fund will not issue any fractional shares.

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The Board received from the Adviser written materials containing relevant information about the Acquiring Fund and the proposed Reorganization. The Board reviewed detailed information about: (1) the investment goal, strategies and policies of the Funds; (2) the portfolio management and other service providers of the Funds; (3) the similarity of the investment goals, policies, restrictions and investments of the Funds; (4) the current expense ratios of each Fund and the anticipated post-Reorganization expense ratio of the Acquiring Fund; (5) the costs of the Reorganization, including those to be borne by the Adviser; (6) operational considerations in conjunction with effecting the Reorganization, including the redemption of fractional shares prior to the Reorganization and the need for a brokerage account to hold Acquiring Fund Shares; (7) the federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization to the Target Fund's shareholders; and (8) the general characteristics of the Funds.

The Board considered the potential benefits, risks and costs of the Reorganization to shareholders of the Target Fund. In approving the Reorganization, the Board considered the following factors:

<u>Management of the Acquiring Fund.</u> The Adviser's belief that it would be able to manage the Target Fund's investment strategies at least as effectively in an ETF structure. The Board considered that the Acquiring Fund will have a substantially identical investment objective and principal investment strategies as the Target Fund.

<u>Risks.</u> Nearly all of the risks associated with owning shares of the Acquiring Fund are the same as the risks associated with owning shares of the Target Fund. However, there are certain differences in these risks, including the additional risks associated with the Acquiring Fund's organization as an ETF.

<u>Costs of the Reorganization.</u> The Board considered that the Adviser will bear all of the expenses relating to the Reorganization, except that (i) the Target Fund will bear the expenses of legal counsel to the trustees of the Target Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Target Fund as defined in the 1940 Act, and (ii) the Target Fund will bear any transaction costs incurred by the Target Fund related to the disposition and acquisition of assets as part of a Reorganization. The Target Fund is expected to bear approximately $0 of such costs in connection with the Reorganization. The Board considered further that if the Reorganization is not consummated, the Adviser will pay for the other costs associated with the Reorganization.

<u>Same Portfolio Management Team</u>. The Adviser is the investment adviser to the Target Fund as well as to the Acquiring Fund. The Adviser does not anticipate that the Reorganization will result in any decline in the level of services from the level of services that historically have been provided to the Target Fund. The Target Fund's current portfolio management team will be responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Acquiring Fund following the closing of the Reorganization.

<u>ETFs Offer Certain Structural Advantages</u>. The Adviser believes that converting the Target Fund into an ETF may provide certain structural advantages. The ETF structure offers potential benefits to shareholders including: (1) through the potential use of in-kind transactions in connection with creations and redemptions of Acquiring Fund Shares, which may contribute to lower portfolio transaction costs and greater tax efficiency; (2) less cash drag on performance because the Acquiring Fund is not required to buy back or redeem shares directly from retail shareholders and, as a result, portfolio managers do not have to maintain cash in order to provide liquidity for redemptions, and (3) more flexible trading of ETF shares because investors have the ability to buy or sell ETF shares throughout the day at the current market price.

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<u>ETF Tax Efficiency</u>. The ETF structure presents certain tax efficiencies for investors compared to the traditional mutual fund structure. While the tax treatment of ETFs and mutual funds is the same, ETFs may acquire securities from and deliver securities to Authorized Participants in the creation and redemption process on an in-kind basis and avoid the realization of taxable capital gains within the ETF in such transactions. Accordingly, investors in an ETF frequently are only subject to capital gains taxes on their investment in the ETF when they sell their ETF shares. In contrast, when portfolio securities are sold within a mutual fund, the sale can cause the recognition of capital gains within the mutual fund that generally would cause a taxable distribution to all shareholders of the mutual fund—even if the shareholders may have an unrealized loss on their overall mutual fund investment. As a result, shareholders of the Acquiring Fund may pay less in taxes than they would if they held similar investments in the Target Fund, although no assurances can be given in this regard.

<u>Ability to Redeem Shares of the Target Fund Prior to the Reorganization</u>. Prior to the Reorganization, Target Fund shareholders who do not wish to invest in the Acquiring Fund may redeem their Target Fund shares without incurring a sales charge.

<u>Tax-Free Nature</u>. The Reorganization is anticipated to be treated as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, it is expected that shareholders of the Target Fund will recognize no gains or losses on the exchange of their Target Fund shares for Acquiring Fund Shares, the Target Fund will recognize no gains or losses on the transfer of its assets to the Acquiring Fund, the Acquiring Fund will recognize no gain or loss on receipt of the assets of the Target Fund, and the Acquiring Fund will acquire the Target Fund's assets with the same tax basis and tax holding periods such assets had in the Target Fund's hands immediately prior to the Reorganization.

<u>Transparency</u>. While actively-managed mutual funds generally provide only periodic disclosure of their complete portfolio holdings (typically quarterly on a 60-day lag), transparent active (and index) ETFs operate with full, daily transparency of their portfolio holdings. This daily transparency allows for trading participants to manage their risk and more accurately price shares in the secondary market. It also offers financial advisors and their clients an understanding of their portfolio risk each day.

<u>Ability to Retain Performance Track Record</u>. The Acquiring Fund will be able to maintain the Target Fund's performance track record, which will assist in marketing and distribution efforts. Following the Reorganization, the Target Fund would be the accounting survivor and the Acquiring Fund would assume the historical performance of the Target Fund.

Other factors the Board considered in connection with the Reorganization included:

<u>Target Fund Shareholders' Need for a Brokerage Account that May Hold ETF Shares</u>. Shareholders of the Target Fund must have a brokerage account that is permitted to hold ETF shares in order to transact in Acquiring Fund Shares. Acquiring Fund shares may be held by a transfer agent of the Acquiring Fund for any Target Fund shareholder (other than those retirement plan and account shareholders identified below) who does not have an appropriate brokerage account at the time of the Reorganization pending delivery of information with respect to an appropriate brokerage account or, if any Target Fund shareholder does not deliver information with respect to an appropriate brokerage account within one year from the date of the Reorganization, such Acquiring Fund shares will be liquidated and the cash proceeds distributed to such Target Fund shareholder. For Target Fund shareholders who hold shares of the Target Fund through a fund direct individual retirement account and do not take action prior to the Reorganization, such Target Fund shares will be exchanged for

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Class S shares of the Thrivent Money Market Fund equal in value to the NAV of such Target Fund shares.

<u>There May Be Circumstances Where a Target Fund Shareholder Will Not Be Able to Hold ETF Shares</u>. Omnibus retirement plan recordkeepers may not be able to include ETF shares on their platforms, and in such a case a retirement plan investor may be required by its retirement plan recordkeeper to redeem their Target Fund shares prior to the Reorganization.

<u>No Fractional Shares of the Acquiring Fund</u>. The Acquiring Fund does not issue fractional shares so fractional shares of the Target Fund held by a shareholder immediately prior to the Reorganization will be redeemed at net asset value. The proceeds of this redemption will result in a cash payment to those shareholders who own fractional shares of the Target Fund, which is expected to be de minimis and will be a taxable event to such shareholders.

Based upon their evaluation of the relevant information presented to them, including the information and considerations described above but without identifying any single factor as all-important or controlling, and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and state law, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that participation by the Target Fund in the Reorganization is in the best interests of the Target Fund, and that no dilution of value would result to the shareholders of the Target Fund from the Reorganization. The Board unanimously approved the Reorganization at the Board Meeting, and, on behalf of the Target Fund, unanimously recommended that shareholders of the Target Fund vote to approve the Reorganization.

The Board also reviewed the Reorganization with respect to the Acquiring Fund, with the advice and assistance of Fund counsel and independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. Following careful consideration, the Board determined that participation by the Acquiring Fund in the Reorganization was in the best interests of the Acquiring Fund.

**FOR THE REASONS DISCUSSED ABOVE, THE TARGET FUND BOARD,** 

**ON BEHALF OF THE TARGET FUND, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS** 

**THAT YOU VOTE "<u>FOR</u>" THE REORGANIZATION** 

**INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION** 

This is only a summary of the Plan. You should read the Plan for more complete information about the Reorganization. The Plan has been filed as an exhibit to the Acquiring Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-14 of which this Prospectus/Proxy Statement is a part.

***How will the Reorganization be carried out?***

If the shareholders of the Target Fund approve the Plan, the Reorganization will be completed after various conditions are satisfied, including the preparation of certain documents. If the shareholders of the Target Fund do not approve the Plan, the Reorganization of the Target Fund will not take place. The Target Fund will continue to operate as it currently does, and the Target Fund Board will consider such other actions as it deems necessary or appropriate.

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shareholders and those shareholders are encouraged to consult their tax advisors to determine the effect of any such redemption.

On the closing date, which is scheduled to occur on or about [November 14], 2025 (the "Closing Date"), but which may occur on such other date as the officers of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund may mutually agree, the Target Fund will transfer all of its assets, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and claims whatsoever (except for liens or encumbrances that do not materially detract from the value or use of the Target Fund's assets), to the Acquiring Fund and the Acquiring Fund will assume all liabilities of the Target Fund. In exchange, the Acquiring Fund will issue the Acquiring Fund Shares that have an aggregate NAV equal to the dollar value of the net assets delivered to the Acquiring Fund by the Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund. The Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, will distribute to shareholders the Acquiring Fund Shares it receives. Each shareholder of the Target Fund will receive Acquiring Fund Shares with an aggregate NAV equal to the aggregate NAV of his or her shares of the Target Fund (less the amount of cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any, received immediately prior to the Reorganization). The Target Fund will accept requests for redemptions only if received in proper form before the close of trading on the NYSE (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time or the time trading closes on the NYSE, whichever is earlier), on the day before the Closing Date. Any shares not redeemed before such time will be exchanged for Acquiring Fund Shares on the Closing Date; and, after such time, Target Fund shareholders wishing to sell their Acquiring Fund Shares must do so on an exchange using their brokerage account. The Target Fund will then terminate its existence, liquidate, and dissolve.

The obligations under the Plan are subject to various conditions, including, but not limited to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Acquiring Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-14 under
the Securities Act of 1933, of which this Prospectus/Proxy Statement is a part, shall have been filed with the SEC, such Registration Statement shall have become effective, no stop-order suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued
prior to the Closing Date or shall be in effect at the Closing, and no investigation or proceeding for the issuance of such an order shall be pending or threatened on that date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the shareholders of the Target Fund shall have approved the Reorganization of the Target Fund; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, and the ETF Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, shall
have received a tax opinion described further below, that the Reorganization is a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and generally is not expected to result in the recognition of gain or loss for federal
income tax purposes for either the Target Fund, the Acquiring Fund or their shareholders.

The Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, and the ETF Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, may terminate or abandon the Plan at any time before the Closing Date.

***Who will pay the expenses of the Reorganization?***

The estimated cost of the Reorganization is expected to be approximately $224,256. The Adviser will bear all of the expenses relating to the Reorganization, except that (i) the Target Fund will bear the expenses of legal counsel to the Trustees of the Target Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Target Fund as defined in the 1940 Act, and (ii) the Target Fund will bear any transaction costs incurred by the Target Fund related to the disposition and acquisition of assets as part of the

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Reorganization. The Target Fund is expected to bear approximately $0 of such costs in connection with the Reorganization. The Adviser will bear the other costs of the Reorganization whether or not the Reorganization is consummated.

***What are the capitalizations of the Funds and what might the Acquiring Fund's capitalization be after the Reorganization?***

The following table sets forth as of June 30, 2025, the capitalizations of the Funds. The table also shows the pro forma capitalization of the Acquiring Fund as adjusted to give effect to the proposed Reorganization as of June 30, 2025. At the closing of the Reorganization, shareholders of the Target Fund will receive Acquiring Fund Shares (less the amount of cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any, received immediately prior to the Reorganization) based on the relative NAVs per share of the Funds on the Closing Date.

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| | Target Fund | Acquiring Fund<sup>(1)</sup> | Pro Forma<br> Adjustment | Pro Forma –<br> Acquiring Fund after<br> Reorganization<br> (estimated) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Net assets ($) | 142394675 | N/A | 0<sup>(2)</sup> | 142394675 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total shares<br> outstanding | 13837573 | N/A | (8141786) | 5695787 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Net asset<br> value per<br> share ($) <sup>(3)</sup> | 10.29 | N/A | 14.71 | 25.00<sup>(4)</sup> |

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(1) The Acquiring Fund is a shell fund without any shares outstanding and, therefore, no estimated capitalization
is available.

(2) Pro Forma Adjustments reflect the estimated costs of the Reorganization attributable to the Target Fund.

(3) Per share amounts may not reconcile due to rounding of net assets and/or shares outstanding.

(4) It is the Adviser's intent for the Acquiring Fund to have a starting net asset value of approximately
$25 per share.

**FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE REORGANIZATION** 

The following is a general summary of some of the important U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization and is based upon the current provisions of the Code, existing U.S. Treasury Regulations thereunder, current administrative rulings of the IRS and published judicial decisions, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. These considerations are general in nature and individual shareholders should consult their own tax advisers as to the federal, state, local, and foreign tax considerations applicable to them and their individual circumstances. These same considerations generally do not apply to shareholders who hold their shares in a tax-advantaged account, such as an individual retirement account (IRA) or qualified retirement plan.

As a condition to closing of the Reorganization, the Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, and the ETF Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, will receive an opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP to the effect that for federal income tax purposes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Reorganization will constitute a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of
the Code, and each of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund will be a "party to a reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• No gain or loss will be recognized by the Target Fund upon the transfer of all its assets to the Acquiring
Fund solely in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all the liabilities of the Target Fund, or upon the distribution of the shares of the Acquiring Fund to the Target Fund shareholders;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The tax basis in the hands of the Acquiring Fund of each asset transferred from the Target Fund to the
Acquiring Fund in the Reorganization will be the same as the tax basis of such asset in the hands of the Target Fund immediately prior to the transfer thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The holding period in the hands of the Acquiring Fund of each asset transferred from the Target Fund to the
Acquiring Fund in the Reorganization will include the Target Fund's holding period for such asset;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• No gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquiring Fund upon its receipt of all the assets of the Target Fund
solely in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all the liabilities of the Target Fund as part of the Reorganization;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• No gain or loss will be recognized by any Target Fund shareholders upon the exchange of their shares of the
Target Fund for shares of the Acquiring Fund as part of the Reorganization (except with respect to cash received by such Target Fund shareholders in redemption of fractional shares prior to the Reorganization);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The aggregate tax basis of the shares of the Acquiring Fund each Target Fund shareholder receives in the
Reorganization will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the shares of the Target Fund exchanged therefor;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Each Target Fund shareholder's holding period for the shares of the Acquiring Fund received in the
Reorganization will include such Target Fund shareholder's holding period for the shares of the Target Fund exchanged therefor, provided that such Target Fund shareholder held such shares of the Target Fund as capital assets on the date of the
exchange; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Acquiring Fund will succeed to and take into account the items of the Target Fund described in
Section 381(c) of the Code, subject to the conditions and limitations specified in Sections 381, 382, 383 and 384 of the Code and the Regulations thereunder.

The opinion will be based on the Plan, certain factual certifications made by officers of the Mutual Fund Trust and the ETF Trust, as applicable, and such other items as Ropes & Gray LLP deems necessary to render the opinion and will also be based on customary assumptions.

Neither Fund has requested or will request an advance ruling from the IRS as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization. An opinion of counsel is not binding on the IRS or a court, and no assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or a court would not sustain, a contrary position. A copy of the opinion will be filed with the SEC and will be available for public inspection after the Closing Date of the Reorganization. See "INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS."

Assuming the Reorganization qualifies as a tax-free reorganization, as expected, the Acquiring Fund will succeed to the tax attributes of the Target Fund upon the closing of the Reorganization, including any capital loss carryovers that could have been used by the Target Fund to offset its future realized capital gains, if any, for federal income tax purposes. The Reorganization is not expected to independently result in limitations on the Acquiring Fund's ability to use any capital loss carryforwards of the Target Fund. However, the capital loss carryforwards may subsequently become subject to an annual limitation as a result of sales of Acquiring Fund shares or other reorganization transactions in which the Acquiring Fund might engage post-Reorganization. As of June 30, 2025, the Target Fund had short-term capital loss carryforwards of $0 and long-term capital loss carryforwards of $0.

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Additionally, prior to the closing of the Reorganization, the Target Fund will declare a distribution to shareholders, which, together with all previous distributions, will have the effect of distributing to shareholders all of its net realized capital gains, if any, through the closing of the Reorganization, and may include undistributed gains from prior years. These distributions will generally be taxable to shareholders that hold their shares in a taxable account.

*State and Local Tax Considerations*. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors about potential state and local tax considerations as a result of the Reorganization.

**INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS** 

Information about the Target Fund is included in the Target Fund's Prospectus. The Prospectus of the Target Fund is incorporated by reference into and is considered a part of this Prospectus/Proxy Statement. Additional information about the Target Fund is included in its Statement of Additional Information. The SAI relating to this Prospectus/Proxy Statement is also considered part of this Prospectus/Proxy Statement and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus/Proxy Statement. Information about the Target Fund is also included in the Mutual Fund Trust's Form N-CSR filing for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 and its Form N-CSRS filing for the fiscal period ending April 30, 2025.

You may request a free copy of the Target Fund's Prospectus and SAI, and the Mutual Fund Trust's Form N-CSR or N-CSRS filings, the SAI relating to this Prospectus/Information Statement, and other information by calling Thrivent Core Funds at 800-847-4836, by writing to Thrivent Core Funds at P.O. Box 219334, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9334, or by e-mailing contactus@thriventfunds.com. These documents are also available, free of charge, at thriventfunds.com.

The Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, and the ETF Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, file proxy materials, reports and other information with the SEC in accordance with the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the 1940 Act. These materials can be viewed on the EDGAR database on the SEC's Internet site at <u>https://www.sec.gov</u>, and may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: <u>publicinfo@sec.gov</u>.

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**FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS** 

The following is only a discussion of certain principal differences between the governing documents for Thrivent Core Funds, a Delaware statutory trust, and Thrivent ETF Trust, a Massachusetts business trust, and is not a complete description of the Mutual Fund Trust's or the ETF Trust's governing documents.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; Shareholder Liability | Shares are deemed to be personal property giving shareholders only the rights provided in the Declaration of Trust. Every shareholder, by virtue of having acquired a share, is held expressly to have assented to and agreed to be bound by the terms of the Declaration of Trust and to have become a party thereto. No shareholder, as such, shall be personally liable for the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred by, contracted for, or otherwise existing with respect to, the Mutual Fund Trust or any series. Shareholders, as such, shall have the same limitation of personal liability as is extended to stockholders of a private corporation for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Every written obligation of the Mutual Fund Trust or any series is required to contain a statement to the effect that such obligation may only be enforced against the assets of the Mutual Fund Trust or such series; however, the omission of such statement shall not operate to bind or create personal liability for any shareholder or Trustee or any other series. | Neither the ETF Trust nor the Trustees, nor any officer, employee or agent of the ETF Trust, has the power to bind personally any shareholder.<br>In case any shareholder or former shareholder is held personally liable solely by reason of his or her being or having been a shareholder of the ETF Trust or of a particular series or class and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason, the shareholder or former shareholder (or his or her heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives or, in the case of a corporation or other entity, its corporate or other general successor) will be entitled out of the assets of the series (or attributable to the class) of which he or she is a shareholder or former shareholder to be held harmless from and indemnified against all loss and expense arising from such liability.<br>All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the ETF Trust or any series or class shall look only to the assets of the ETF Trust, or, to the extent that the liability of the ETF Trust may have been expressly limited by contract to the assets of a particular series or attributable to a particular class, only to the assets belonging to the relevant series or attributable to the relevant class, for payment under such credit, contract or claim; and neither the shareholders nor the Trustees, nor any of the ETF Trust's officers, employees |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; Voting Rights | Each whole share is entitled to one vote as to any matter on which it is entitled to vote, and a fractional share is entitled to having a proportionate fractional vote.<br>The shareholders shall have the right to vote only on matters as expressly required under the 1940 Act or under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code entitled "Treatment of Delaware Statutory Trusts," as amended from time to time, and as interpreted by the Delaware courts. The Declaration of Trust does not confer any independent right to shareholders to vote for any matter, including the creation, operation, dissolution, or termination of the Mutual Fund Trust. The shareholders shall have the right to vote on other matters only as the Trustees may consider desirable, and so authorize. To the extent that the 1940 Act or Delaware law is amended by rule, regulation, order, or no-action letter to eliminate or limit shareholders' right to vote on any specific matter, the shareholders' right to vote shall be deemed to be amended, modified or interpreted in accordance therewith without further approval by the Trustees or the shareholders.<br>Currently, the 1940 Act requires that shareholders have the right to vote, under certain circumstances, to: (a) elect Trustees; (b) approve investment advisory agreements and amendments thereto; (c) approve a change in subclassification; (d) approve any change in fundamental investment policies; (e) approve a distribution plan and amendments thereto under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act; and (f) terminate the Mutual Fund Trust's independent public accountant. | Shareholders shall have power to vote only (i) for the election of Trustees as provided in Article IV, Section 1 of the Declaration of Trust, (ii) to the extent provided in Article III, Section 9 of the Declaration of Trust as to whether or not a court action, proceeding or claim should or should not be brought or maintained derivatively or as a class action on behalf of the ETF Trust or the shareholders, (iii) with respect to the termination of the ETF Trust or any series or class to the extent and as provided in Article VIII, Section 4 of the Declaration of Trust and (iv) with respect to such additional matters relating to the ETF Trust as may be required by applicable law, including the 1940 Act, the Declaration of Trust, the Bylaws or any registration of the ETF Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor agency) or any state, or as the Trustees may consider necessary or desirable. There is no cumulative voting in the election of Trustees. |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; Shareholder Quorum; Adjournment; Required Vote | One-third of the outstanding shares of each series or class, or one-third of the outstanding shares of the Mutual Fund Trust, entitled to vote in person or by proxy shall be a quorum for the transaction of business at a shareholders' meeting with respect to such series or class, or with respect to the entire Mutual Fund Trust, respectively.<br>Any shareholders' meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting, either in person or by proxy or by the chairperson or an officer of the Mutual Fund Trust. Any adjourned session of a shareholders' meeting may be held within a reasonable time without further notice.<br>Except when a larger vote is expressly required by the 1940 Act, if a quorum is present at a meeting, an affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Mutual Fund Trust present at the meeting and voted in person or by proxy shall decide any matters to be voted upon with respect to the entire Mutual Fund Trust. However, if the 1940 Act requires, or the Declaration of Trust permits, or the Trustees determine, that shares be voted on any matter by series or classes, then a majority of the outstanding shares of that series or class (or, if required by law, a majority shareholder vote of that series or class) present at the meeting and voted in person or by proxy shall decide that matter insofar as that series or class is concerned. | Except when a larger quorum is required by law, by the Bylaws or by the Declaration of Trust, 30% of the votes entitled to be cast shall constitute a quorum at a shareholders' meeting. Any meeting of shareholders may be adjourned, whether or not a quorum is present, from time to time by the chairperson of the meeting, on his or her own motion, without a vote of shareholders at the meeting, or by a majority of the votes properly cast upon the question, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice.<br>When a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of the shares voted shall decide any questions and a plurality of the shares voted shall elect a Trustee, except when a larger vote is required by any provision of this Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws or by law. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Trustee Power to Amend Organizational Document | Because the Declaration of Trust does not confer any independent rights to shareholders not expressly granted under Delaware law or the 1940 Act, the Declaration of Trust may be amended without shareholder approval, | The Declaration of Trust may be amended at any time by an instrument in writing signed by a majority of the then Trustees provided notice of such amendment (other than amendments having the purpose of supplying any |

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|  | and all shareholders purchase shares with notice that the Declaration of Trust may be so amended unless expressly required under the 1940 Act.<br>The Trustees may, without any shareholder vote, amend or otherwise supplement the Declaration of Trust by making an amendment, a trust instrument supplemental hereto or an amended and restated declaration of trust; provided, that Shareholders shall have the right to vote on any amendment if expressly required under the 1940 Act or other applicable law, or submitted to them by the Trustees in their discretion. | omission, curing any ambiguity or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective or inconsistent provision contained herein, or having any other purpose which is ministerial or clerical in nature) shall be transmitted promptly to shareholders of record at the close of business on the effective date of such amendment.<br>The Bylaws may be amended or repealed, in whole or in part, by a majority of the Trustees then in office at any meeting of the Trustees, or by written consent in lieu thereof. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Termination of Series of Trust | The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees may, without shareholder approval (unless the 1940 Act or other applicable law expressly provides otherwise) dissolve, liquidate, or terminate a series, a class of a series, or the Mutual Fund Trust. | The ETF Trust may be terminated at any time by vote of at least 50% of the shares of each series entitled to vote and voting separately by series, or by the Trustees by written notice to the shareholders. Any series or class may be terminated at any time by vote of at least 50% of the shares of that series or class, or by the Trustees by written notice to the shareholders of that series or class. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Merger, Consolidation or Transfer of Assets | The Trustees may, without shareholder approval unless required by the 1940 Act, (i) merge, reorganize, consolidate, or convert the Mutual Fund Trust with or into other entities, provided the resulting entity is an investment company under the 1940 Act and organized under U.S. law; (ii) exchange Shares as permitted by law; (iii) incorporate the Mutual Fund Trust under U.S. law; (iv) sell or transfer all or substantially all Mutual Fund Trust assets to another entity that is an investment company under the 1940 Act, for adequate consideration, which may include assumption of liabilities or shares/interests in the acquiring entity; | The ETF Trust, or any one or more series of the ETF Trust, may, either as the successor, survivor or non-survivor, (1) consolidate or merge with one or more other trusts, series, sub-trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations or corporations organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any other state of the United States, to form a consolidated or merged trust, series, sub-trust, partnership, limited liability company, association or corporation under the laws of any state under the laws of which any one of the constituent entities is organized or (2) transfer all or a substantial portion of its assets to one or more other trusts, |

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| and (v) sell or convert Mutual Fund Trust assets into money.<br>The Trustees may, without shareholder approval unless required by the 1940 Act, create new trusts and transfer assets, liabilities, profits, or losses to them, and convert shares into interests in such trusts. | series, sub-trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations or corporations organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any other state of the United States, or have one or more such trusts, series, sub-trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations or corporations transfer all or a substantial portion of its assets to it, any such consolidation, merger or transfer to be upon such terms and conditions as are specified in an agreement and plan of reorganization authorized and approved by the Trustees and entered into by the ETF Trust, or one or more series, as the case may be, in connection therewith. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, any such consolidation, merger or transfer may be authorized by vote of a majority of the Trustees then in office without the approval of shareholders of the ETF Trust or relevant series. |

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**VOTING INFORMATION** 

***How many votes are necessary to approve the Plan?***

Approval of the Reorganization by the Target Fund requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Target Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act). The 1940 Act defines "a majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Target Fund as (a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at the Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Target Fund are present or represented by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Target Fund, whichever is less. Each Target Fund shareholder will be entitled to one vote for each share the Target Fund (and a proportionate vote for each fractional share) owned at the close of business on [August 22], 2025. If sufficient votes to approve the Reorganization are not received by the date of the Meeting, the Meeting may be adjourned to permit further solicitation of proxies. See "Adjournment" below.

One-third of the Target Fund's outstanding shares entitled to vote in person or by proxy as of [August 22], 2025 shall be a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting. Abstentions will be treated as votes present at the Meeting but will not be treated as votes cast at such Meeting. Thus, abstentions will be included for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present but will have the same effect as a vote against the Reorganization. There are unlikely to be any "broker non-votes" (that is, proxies from brokers or nominees indicating that such persons have not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote shares on a particular matter with respect to which the brokers or nominees do not have discretionary power) represented at the Meeting because broker-

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dealers, in the absence of specific authorization from their customers, will not have discretionary authority to vote any shares held beneficially by their customers on the matters expected to be presented at the Meeting. If any broker non-votes are received, they will have the same effect as abstentions.

***How do I ensure my vote is accurately recorded?***

You can vote in any one of four ways:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• By mail, with the enclosed proxy card(s);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• At the Meeting; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• By telephone.

A proxy card is, in essence, a ballot. When you vote your proxy, it tells us how you want to vote on important issues relating to the Target Fund. If you simply sign, date and return a proxy card but give no voting instructions, your shares will be voted in favor of the Reorganization and in accordance with the views of management upon any unexpected matters that come before the Meeting or adjournment of the Meeting. If your shares are held of record by a broker-dealer and you wish to vote at the Meeting, you should obtain a legal proxy from your broker of record and present it at the Meeting.

Proxy votes that are not timely received will not be counted for purposes of quorum or for or against the Reorganization.

***May I revoke my proxy?***

You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted by sending a written notice to the Mutual Fund Trust expressly revoking your proxy, by signing and forwarding to the Mutual Fund Trust a later-dated proxy card that is received at or prior to the Meeting, or by attending the Meeting and voting at the Meeting. If your shares are held in the name of your broker, you will have to make arrangements with your broker to revoke a previously executed proxy.

***What other matters will be voted upon at the Meeting?***

The Target Fund Board does not intend to bring any matters before the Meeting other than that described in this Prospectus/Proxy Statement. The Target Fund Board is not aware of any other matters to be brought before the Meeting by others. If any other matter legally comes before the Meeting, proxies for which discretion has been granted will be voted in accordance with the views of Management.

***Who is entitled to vote?***

Shareholders of record of the Target Fund on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Meeting. The following table shows the total number of outstanding shares of the Target Fund as of the Record Date:

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***How will proxies be solicited?***

Sodali & Co Fund Solutions, LLC, a professional proxy solicitation firm (the "Solicitor"), has been engaged, pursuant to a Master Services Agreement with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans on behalf of the Adviser, to assist in the solicitation of proxies, at an estimated cost of approximately $1,000 which will be borne by the Adviser. The Master Services Agreement includes provisions for limitation of liability and termination and a statement of work describing the Solicitor's obligations with respect to proxy solicitation. The Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, expects that the solicitation will be primarily by mail. As the date of the Meeting approaches, however, certain shareholders of the Target Fund may receive a telephone call from a representative of the Solicitor if their votes have not yet been received. Authorization to permit the Solicitor to execute proxies may be obtained by telephonic instructions from shareholders of the Target Fund. Proxies that are obtained telephonically will be recorded in accordance with the procedures set forth below. The Mutual Fund Trust believes that these procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that both the identity of the shareholder casting the vote and the voting instructions of the shareholder are accurately determined.

If a shareholder wishes to participate in the Meeting, but does not wish to give a proxy by telephone, the shareholder may submit the proxy card(s) originally sent with this Prospectus/Proxy Statement or attend the Meeting.

The Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, will request broker-dealer firms, custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries to forward proxy material to the beneficial owners of the shares of record. The Adviser may reimburse broker-dealer firms, custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for their reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such proxy solicitation. In addition, certain officers and representatives of the Mutual Fund Trust or its affiliates, who will receive no extra compensation for their services, may solicit proxies by telephone or personally.

The Mutual Fund Trust, on behalf of the Target Fund, expects that, before the Meeting, broker-dealer firms holding shares of the Target Fund in "street name" for their customers will request voting instructions from their customers and beneficial owners. If these instructions are not received by the date specified in the broker-dealer firms' proxy solicitation materials, the Mutual Fund Trust understands that current New York Stock Exchange rules do not permit the broker-dealers to vote on the Plan on behalf of their customers and beneficial owners.

***How do I sign a proxy card?***

*Individual Accounts*: Shareholders should sign exactly as their names appear on the account registration shown on the proxy card(s) or voting instruction.

*Joint Accounts*: Either owner may sign, but the name of the person signing should conform exactly to a name appearing on the account registration as shown on the proxy card(s) or voting instruction form(s).

*All Other Accounts*: The person signing must indicate his or her capacity. For example, a trustee for a trust or other entity should sign, "Ann B. Collins, Trustee."

***Are there dissenters' rights?***

No, if the Reorganization is approved at the Meeting, shareholders of the Target Fund will not have the right to dissent and obtain payment of the fair value of their shares. Shareholders of the Target Fund, however, will be able to redeem or exchange shares of the Target Fund at NAV until the close of trading on the NYSE (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time or the time trading closes on the NYSE,

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whichever is earlier), on the day before the Closing Date. After the Closing Date, shareholders may sell their shares on NYSE Arca, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through their broker-dealer.

**PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SHARES** 

As of the Record Date, the officers and Trustees of the Mutual Fund Trust, as a group, owned of record and beneficially less than 1% of the Target Fund's outstanding shares. As of the Record Date, the Acquiring Fund was not operational and, therefore, had no shareholders.

From time to time, the number of Fund shares held in "street name" accounts of various securities dealers for the benefit of their clients or in centralized securities depositories may exceed 5% of the total shares outstanding. To the knowledge of the Target Fund, no other persons owned (beneficially or of record) 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any class of the Target Fund as of the Record Date, except as listed in Exhibit D to this Prospectus/Proxy Statement. Upon completion of the Reorganization, it is expected that those persons disclosed in Exhibit D as owning 5% or more of the Target Fund's outstanding shares will continue to own in excess of 5% of the then outstanding shares of the Acquiring Fund.

**SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS** 

Neither the Target Fund nor the Acquiring Fund are required to hold, or intend to hold, regular annual meetings of shareholders. A shareholder who wishes to submit a proposal for consideration for inclusion in a proxy statement of the Target Fund for the next meeting of shareholders (if any) should send a written proposal to the Mutual Fund Trust's offices, 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211, so that it is received within a reasonable time in advance of such meeting in order to be included in the proxy statement of the Target Fund and proxy card relating to that meeting and presented at the meeting. A shareholder proposal may be presented at a meeting of shareholders only if such proposal concerns a matter that may be properly brought before the meeting under applicable federal securities laws, state law, and other governing instruments.

Submission of a proposal by a shareholder does not guarantee that the proposal will be included in a Fund's proxy statement or presented at the meeting.

**ADJOURNMENT** 

The Meeting with respect to the Target Fund may, whether or not a quorum is present, be adjourned from time to time by the shareholders present in person or by proxy by a majority vote. Any business which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed may be deferred and transacted at any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present. No further notice of an adjourned meeting shall be necessary if held within a reasonable time. Any adjournment will not delay or otherwise affect the effectiveness and validity of any business transacted at the Meeting prior to adjournment and any business may be transacted at the adjourned meeting that might have been transacted at the Meeting.

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| John D. Jackson |
| *Secretary and Chief Legal Officer* |
| [September 2], 2025 |

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**EXHIBITS TO PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT** 

**Exhibit** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. Summary of Principal Risks

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. Fundamental and Non-Fundamental Investment Policies

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. Financial Highlights

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D. Principal Holders of Securities

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**EXHIBIT A** 

**SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL RISKS** 

***Small Cap Risk.*** Smaller, less seasoned companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than larger, more established companies. These companies tend to have small revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, small shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources, and less competitive strength than larger companies. Such companies seldom pay significant dividends that could soften the impact of a falling market on returns.

***Value Investing Risk.*** Value style investing includes the risk that stocks of undervalued companies may not rise as quickly as anticipated if the market doesn't recognize their intrinsic value or if value stocks are out of favor.

***Equity Security Risk.*** Equity securities held by the Fund may decline significantly in price, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or because of declines in only a particular country, geographic region, company, industry, or sector of the market. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies in one particular country or geographic region or one or more related sectors or industries, which would make the Fund more vulnerable to adverse developments affecting such countries, geographic regions, sectors or industries. Equity securities generally do not move in the same direction at the same time and are generally more volatile than most debt securities.

***Investment Adviser Risk.*** The Fund is actively managed and the success of its investment strategy depends significantly on the skills of the Adviser in assessing the potential of the investments in which the Fund invests. This assessment of investments may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance, even in rising markets. There is also no guarantee that the Adviser will be able to effectively implement the Fund's investment objective.

***Issuer Risk.*** Issuer risk is the possibility that factors specific to an issuer to which the Fund is exposed will affect the market prices of the issuer's securities and therefore the value of the Fund.

***Market Risk.*** Over time, securities markets generally tend to move in cycles with periods when security prices rise and periods when security prices decline. The value of the Fund's investments may move with these cycles and, in some instances, increase or decrease more than the applicable market(s) as measured by the Fund's benchmark index(es). The securities markets may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or market sector, or due to impacts from domestic or global events, including regulatory events, economic downturn, government shutdowns, the spread of infectious illness such as the outbreak of COVID-19, public health crises, war, terrorism, social unrest, recessions, natural disasters or similar events.

***ETF Structure Risks.*** The Fund is structured as an ETF and is subject to risks related to exchange trading, including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● The Fund's shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange (the "Exchange") and
are bought and sold on the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund shares will typically approximate the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), there may be times when the market price
reflects a significant premium or discount to NAV.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Although the Fund's shares are listed on the Exchange, it is possible that an active trading market in
the Fund's shares may not be maintained.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● The Fund could potentially face trading halts and/or delisting from the Exchange. This risk is heightened in
times of market stress, including at both the Fund share level and at the Fund holdings level.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Only an authorized participant (an "Authorized Participant") may engage in creation or redemption
transactions directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants on an agency
basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to
step forward to create or redeem Creation Units, Fund shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting.

***New and Smaller Sized Fund Risk.*** The Fund is new and has a limited operating history as an ETF for investors to evaluate and may not be successful in implementing its investment strategies. The Fund may fail to attract sufficient assets to achieve or maintain economies of scale, which could result in the Fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Smaller ETFs will have a lower public float and lower trading volumes, leading to wider bid/ask spreads.

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**EXHIBIT B** 

**FUNDAMENTAL AND NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES** 

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Fundamental Investment Restrictions</u><br>The fundamental investment restrictions for the Target Fund are set forth below. These fundamental investment restrictions may not be changed without the approval of a majority of the shareholders of the Target Fund. Under these restrictions, the Target Fund may not:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Borrow money, except that the Target Fund may borrow money (through the issuance of debt securities or otherwise) in an amount not exceeding one-third of the Target Fund's total assets immediately after the time of such borrowing.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act or any exemptive order or rule issued by the SEC.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. With respect to 75% of its total assets, purchase securities of an issuer (other than the U.S. government, its agencies, instrumentalities or authorities or repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. government securities, and other investment companies) if (a) such purchase would, at the time, cause more than 5% of the Target Fund's total assets taken at market value to be invested in the securities of such issuer; or (b) such purchase would, at the time, result in more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer being held by the Target Fund.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Buy or sell real estate, except that the Target Fund may (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use, (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein, (iii) invest in | <u>Fundamental Investment Restrictions</u><br>The fundamental investment restrictions for the Acquiring Fund are set forth below. These fundamental investment restrictions may not be changed by the Acquiring Fund except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Acquiring Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. (Under the 1940 Act, a "vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities" means the vote, at a meeting of security holders duly called, (i) of 67% or more of the voting securities present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy or (ii) of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities, whichever is less.) Under these restrictions, the Acquiring Fund:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. May not borrow money, except that the Fund may borrow money (through the issuance of debt securities or otherwise) in an amount not exceeding one-third of the Fund's total assets immediately after the time of such borrowing.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. May not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act or any exemptive order or rule issued by the SEC.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Will not (except as noted below), with respect to 75% of its total assets, purchase securities of an issuer (other than the U.S. government, its agencies, instrumentalities or authorities or repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. government securities, and other investment companies) if (a) such purchase would, at the time, cause more than 5% of the Acquiring Fund's total assets taken at market value to be invested in the securities of such issuer; or (b) such |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein, and (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Target Fund as a result of the ownership of securities.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. Purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts, except that the Target Fund may purchase and sell derivatives (including but not limited to options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts) whose value is tied to the value of a financial index or a financial instrument or other asset (including, but not limited to, securities indexes, interest rates, securities, currencies and physical commodities).<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. Make loans, except that the Target Fund may (i) lend portfolio securities, (ii) enter into repurchase agreements, and (iii) purchase all or a portion of an issue of debt securities, bank loan participation interests, bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, debentures or other securities, whether or not the purchase is made upon the original issuance of the securities.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. Underwrite the securities of other issuers, except where the Target Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter for purposes of certain federal securities laws in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities; with investments in other investment companies; and with loans that the Target Fund may make pursuant to its fundamental investment restriction on lending.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. Purchase a security if, after giving effect to the purchase, more than 25% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, except that this restriction does not apply to | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;purchase would, at the time, result in more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer being held by the Acquiring Fund.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. May not buy or sell real estate, except that the Acquiring Fund may (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use, (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein, (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein, and (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Acquiring Fund as a result of the ownership of securities.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. May not purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts, except that the Acquiring Fund may purchase and sell derivatives (including but not limited to options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts) whose value is tied to the value of a financial index or a financial instrument or other asset (including, but not limited to, securities indexes, interest rates, securities, currencies and physical commodities).<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. May not make loans, except that the Acquiring Fund may (i) lend portfolio securities, (ii) enter into repurchase agreements, (iii) purchase all or a portion of an issue of debt securities, bank loan participation interests, bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, debentures or other securities, whether or not the purchase is made upon the original issuance of the securities, and (iv) participate in an interfund lending program with other registered investment companies.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. Will not underwrite the securities of other issuers, except where the Acquiring Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter for purposes of certain |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. Government securities (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act).<br><u>Non-Fundamental Investment Restrictions</u><br>The following nonfundamental investment restrictions may be changed without shareholder approval. Under these restrictions:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. The fundamental investment restriction with respect to industry concentration (number 8 above) will be applied pursuant to SEC policy at 25% (instead of "more than 25%") of the Target Fund's total assets.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. The Target Fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on margin, except that the Target Fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. The fundamental investment restriction with respect to diversification (number 3 above) will be applied so securities issued by U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities, or authorities will be eligible for the exception only if those securities qualify as a "Government security" under the 1940 Act.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. The exception for exemptive orders in the fundamental investment restriction with respect to senior securities (number 2 above) will be applied only for exemptive orders issued to the Target Fund.<br>With respect to the fundamental investment restriction above about industry concentration, the Adviser defines industries according to any one or more widely recognized third-party providers and/or as defined by the Adviser. | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;federal securities laws in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities; with investments in other investment companies; and with loans that the Acquiring Fund may make pursuant to its fundamental investment restriction on lending.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. Will not purchase a security if, after giving effect to the purchase, 25% or more of its total assets would be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, except that this restriction does not apply to U.S. Government securities (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act).<br><u>Non-Fundamental Investment Restrictions</u><br>The following non-fundamental investment restrictions may be changed without shareholder approval. Under these restrictions:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. The Acquiring Fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on margin, except that a Fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. The fundamental investment restriction with respect to diversification (number 3 above) will be applied so securities issued by U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities, or authorities will be eligible for the exception only if those securities qualify as a "Government security" under the 1940 Act.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. The exception for exemptive orders in the fundamental investment restriction with respect to senior securities (number 2 above) will be applied only |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; Third-party industry lists may include the Bloomberg Classification System and the Standard and Poor's Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) (industry level). The Adviser will also have broad authority to make exceptions from third-party industry lists and determine for the Target Fund how to classify issuers within or among industries based on such issuer's characteristics and subject to applicable law.<br>The Mutual Fund Trust has received an exemptive order (the "Order") from the SEC that allows the Target Fund and other series of Mutual Fund Trust, along with other portfolios managed by the Adviser (each a "Participating Fund"), to engage in an interfund lending program (the "Program"). The Program enables a Participating Fund to lend cash directly to and borrow money from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The Program is subject to a number of conditions set forth in the application for the exemptive order, as amended (the "Application"), and the Order, including, among other things, (i) the requirement that the interfund loan rate is more favorable to the lending Participating Fund than the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to the lending Participating Fund (the "Repo Rate"), and more favorable to the borrowing Participating Fund than the rate available that day for cash overdraft from the borrowing Participating Fund's custodian (the "Bank Loan Rate"); (ii) that no Participating Fund may borrow through the Program on an unsecured basis unless the Participating Fund's outstanding borrowings from all sources immediately after the interfund borrowing total less than 10% of its total assets; provided that if the Participating Fund has as secured loan outstanding from any other lender, including but not limited to another Participating Fund, the Participating Fund's interfund borrowing will be secured on at least an equal priority basis with at least an equivalent percentage of collateral to loan value as any outstanding loan that requires | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for exemptive orders issued to the Acquiring Fund.<br>With respect to the fundamental investment restriction above about industry concentration, the Adviser defines industries according to any one or more widely recognized third-party providers and/or as defined by the Adviser. Third-party industry lists may include the Bloomberg Classification System and the Standard and Poor's Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) (industry level). The Adviser will also have broad authority to make exceptions from third-party industry lists and determine for the Acquiring Fund how to classify issuers within or among industries based on such issuer's characteristics and subject to applicable law.<br>Section 18(g) of the 1940 Act defines a "senior security" as any bond, debenture, note, or similar obligation constituting a security and evidencing indebtedness. Section 18(f)(1) of the 1940 Act prohibits an open-end investment company from issuing senior securities but permits borrowings from a bank if immediately after the borrowing there is asset coverage of at least 300% and provided further that, in the event that such asset coverage falls below 300%, the investment company will, within 3 days (not including Sundays and holidays), reduce the amount of its borrowings to an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowings shall be at least 300%.<br>Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of the Acquiring Fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, that percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Acquiring Fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the Acquiring Fund's investment policies and limitations. For purposes |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; collateral; (iii) if a Participating Fund's total outstanding borrowings immediately after an interfund borrowing would be greater than 10% of its total assets, the Participating Fund may borrow through the Program only on a secured basis; (iv) no Participating Fund may lend money if the loan would cause its aggregate outstanding loans through the Program to exceed 15% of its net assets at the time of the loan; (v) a lending Participating Fund may not loan in excess of 5% of its net assets to any one Participating Fund; and (vi) each interfund loan may be called on one business day's notice by a lending Participating Fund. The Bank Loan Rate will be determined using a formula established by the Board. The interfund loan rate will be the average of the Repo Rate and the Bank Loan Rate. All interfund loans and borrowings must comply with the conditions set forth in the Application and the Order, which are designed to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all Participating Funds. Each Fund may participate in the Program only to the extent that its participation is consistent with the Fund's investment objectives, limitations, and organizational documents. Upon implementation of the Program, the Adviser administers the Program according to procedures approved by the Board.<br>Section 18(g) of the 1940 Act defines a "senior security" as any bond, debenture, note, or similar obligation constituting a security and evidencing indebtedness. Section 18(f)(1) of the 1940 Act prohibits an open-end investment company from issuing senior securities but permits borrowings from a bank if immediately after the borrowing there is asset coverage of at least 300% and provided further that, in the event that such asset coverage falls below 300%, the investment company will, within 3 days (not including Sundays and holidays), reduce the amount of its borrowings to an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowings shall be at least 300%. | of the Acquiring Fund's policies discussed above, any actions taken or omitted or investments made in reliance on, or in accordance with, exemptive relief, no action relief, interpretive guidance or other regulatory or governmental action or guidance, shall be considered to have been taken, made, or omitted in accordance with applicable law. |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of the Target Fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, that percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Target Fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the Target Fund's investment policies and limitations. For purposes of the Target Fund's policies discussed above, any actions taken or omitted or investments made in reliance on, or in accordance with, exemptive relief, no action relief, interpretive guidance or other regulatory or governmental action or guidance, shall be considered to have been taken, made, or omitted in accordance with applicable law. |  |

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**EXHIBIT C** 

**FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS** 

The financial highlights tables that follow are intended to help you understand the financial performance of the Target Fund for the periods listed below. 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 Target Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).

The ratio of expenses to average net assets listed in the tables below for shares of the Target Fund are based on the average net assets of the Target Fund for each of the periods listed in the tables.

Other than the information for the six-month period ended April 30, 2025, which is unaudited, the information below has been derived from the financial statements audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Target Fund's independent registered public accounting firm. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's report, along with the Target Fund's financial statements, are incorporated by reference into the Target Fund's SAI. The Mutual Fund Trust's Form N-CSR filing (which includes the Target Fund's financial statements) and SAI are incorporated by reference herein and available at no cost from the Mutual Fund Trust, as applicable, at the following toll-free number: 800-847-4836.

As of the date of this combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement, the Acquiring Fund has not commenced operations. Therefore, the Acquiring Fund does not have financial highlight information.

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**Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund** 

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|  | **PER SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD\*** | **PER SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD\*** | **PER SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD\*** | **PER SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD\*** | **PER SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD\*** | **PER SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD\*** |
|  | | **Income From Investment Operations** | **Income From Investment Operations** | **Income From Investment Operations** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> **Less Distributions From** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> **Less Distributions From** |
| |<br>**Net Asset<br>Value,<br>Beginning<br>of Period** | **Net<br>Investment<br>Income/(Loss)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> **Net Realized<br>and<br>Unrealized<br>Gain/(Loss) on<br>Investments<sup>(a)</sup>** | **Total from<br>Investment<br>Operations** | **Net<br>Investment<br>Income** | **Net<br>Realized<br>Gain on<br>Investments** |
|  Period Ended 4/30/2025 (unaudited) | $11.62 | $0.09 | $(1.03) | $(0.94) | $(0.18) | $(1.20) |
|  Year Ended 10/31/2024<sup>(c)</sup> | 8.51 | 0.18 | 3.09 | 3.27 | (0.16) |  |
|  Year Ended 10/31/2023 | 9.36 | 0.18 | (0.92) | (0.74) | (0.11) |  |
|  Year Ended 10/31/2022<sup>(d)</sup> | 10.00 | 0.06 | (0.70) | (0.64) |  |  |

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(a) The amount shown may not correlate with the change in aggregate gains and losses of portfolio securities due to the timing of sales and redemptions of portfolio shares.

(c) Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

(d) Since commencement date of operations, March 31, 2022.

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| | **RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA** | **RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA** | **RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA** | **RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA** | **RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA** | **RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA** | **RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA** | **RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA** |
| | | | | **Ratio to Average<br>Net Assets\*\*** | **Ratio to Average<br>Net Assets\*\*** | **Ratios to Average Net<br>Assets<br>Before Expenses Waived,<br>Credited or Acquired<br>Fund<br>Fees and Expenses\*\*** | **Ratios to Average Net<br>Assets<br>Before Expenses Waived,<br>Credited or Acquired<br>Fund<br>Fees and Expenses\*\*** | |
| <br><br>**Total<br>Distributions** |<br>**Net<br>Asset<br>Value,<br>End of<br>Period** |<br>**Total<br>Return<sup>(b)</sup>** |<br>**Net<br>Assets,<br>End of<br>Period<br>(in<br>millions)** | **Expenses** | **Net<br>Investment<br>Income/(Loss)** | **Expenses** | **Net<br>Investment<br>Income/(Loss)** |<br>**Portfolio<br>Turnover<br>Rate** |
| $(1.38) | $9.30 | (10.10)% | $307.0 | 0.07% | 1.87% | 0.07% | 1.87% | 25% |
| (0.16) | 11.62 | 38.69% | 354.2 | 0.05% | 1.67% | 0.05% | 1.67% | 32% |
| (0.11) | 8.51 | (7.97)% | 464.3 | 0.05% | 1.86% | 0.05% | 1.86% | 55% |
|  | 9.36 | (6.40)% | 545.6 | 0.06% | 1.55% | 0.06% | 1.55% | 19% |

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**EXHIBIT D** 

**PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES** 

Listed below are the names, addresses and percent ownership of each person who, as of the Record Date, to the best knowledge of the Mutual Fund Trust, owned 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Target Fund. A shareholder who owns beneficially 25% or more of the outstanding securities of a Fund is presumed to "control" the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. Such control may affect the voting rights of other shareholders.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ ] | [ ] | [ ]% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ ] | [ ] | [ ]% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ ] | [ ] | [ ]% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ ] | [ ] | [ ]% |

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*PO Box 211230, Eagan, MN 55121-9984* 

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| ![LOGO](g943834dsp060b.jpg) | <br> **VOTE BY PHONE**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Read the prospectus/proxy statement and have the proxy card at hand.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Call toll-free TBD<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Follow the simple instructions.<br>|
| ![LOGO](g943834dsp060c.jpg)  | **VOTE BY MAIL**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Read the prospectus/proxy statement.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Check the appropriate box(es) on the reverse side of the proxy card.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Sign, date and return the proxy card in the envelope provided.<br>|

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**THRIVENT CORE FUNDS** 

**Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund** 

**PROXY FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD OCTOBER 20, 2025** 

**THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES** 

The undersigned shareholder of Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund (the "Target Fund"), a series of Thrivent Core Funds, hereby appoints John D. Jackson and Jill M. Forte, and any one of them separately, proxies with full power of substitution in each, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote on the proposal, as designated on the reverse of this proxy card, at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, MN 55402-3211 on October 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, all of the shares of the Target Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present.

**THIS PROXY CARD, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN. IF THIS PROXY CARD IS SIGNED AND RETURNED BUT NO CHOICE IS INDICATED, THE SHARES WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE PROPOSAL, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES. PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE, IN THEIR DISCRETION, UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VOTING STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING.** 

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| <br> **CONTROL NUMBER**<br>**AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE(S)**<br>**This section must be completed for your vote to be counted.** |
| <br> Signature(s) and Title(s), if applicable Sign in the box above |
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| <br> Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this proxy card. If signing for estates, trusts, or other fiduciaries, your title or capacity should be stated and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If shares are held jointly, one or more joint owners should sign personally. If a corporation, the signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title. |

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**Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the** 

**Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 20, 2025** 

**The Prospectus/Proxy Statement for this Special Meeting is available at** 

**https://proxyvotinginfo.com/p/thriv** 

**YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN.** 

**PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE *TODAY!*** 

**<u>YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED</u> FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.** 

**IF YOU ARE NOT VOTING BY PHONE, PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY CARD ON THE** 

**REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.** 

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**The Board of Trustees of the Target Fund unanimously recommends that you cast your vote "FOR" the proposal.** 

**TO VOTE, MARK BOX BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:** 🗵

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| 1. To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization pursuant to which the Target Fund will be reorganized with and into Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF, a newly created series of Thrivent ETF Trust. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |

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**Do you have questions?** If you have any questions about how to vote your proxy card or about the Special Meeting in general, please call toll-free 1-888-857-1281. Representatives are available to assist you Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

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**PART B** 

**STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** 

**Dated [ ], 2025** 

**THRIVENT CORE SMALL CAP VALUE FUND** 

**A series of** 

**THRIVENT CORE FUNDS** 

**901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500** 

**Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211** 

**THRIVENT SMALL CAP VALUE ETF** 

**A series of** 

**THRIVENT ETF TRUST** 

**901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500** 

**Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211** 

This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") relates specifically to the proposed acquisition of the assets and assumption of the liabilities of Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund (the "Target Fund"), a series of Thrivent Core Funds, by and in exchange for shares of the Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF, a series of Thrivent ETF Trust (the "Acquiring Fund").

This SAI, which is not a prospectus, supplements and should be read in conjunction with the combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement for the Acquiring Fund dated [ ], 2025 (the "Prospectus/Proxy Statement") relating specifically to the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Target Fund to be held on [October 20], 2025. You may request a free copy of the Prospectus/Proxy Statement without charge by calling 800-847-4836, by writing to P.O. Box 219348, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9348, or by e-mailing contactus@thriventfunds.com.

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|  **[General Information](#sai943834_1)** |  | **S-3** |
|  **[Supplemental Financial Information](#sai943834_2)** |  | **S-3** |
|  **[Incorporation of Documents by Reference into the SAI](#sai943834_3)** |  | **S-4** |
|  **[Appendix A – Preliminary SAI of the Acquiring Fund](#sai943834_4)** |  | **S-5** |

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**General Information** 

This SAI relates specifically to the proposed reorganization of the Target Fund into the Acquiring Fund. In connection with the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Target Funds to be held on [October 20], 2025 (the "Meeting"), shareholders of the Target Fund will be asked to approve a proposed Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") providing for: (i) the acquisition of the assets and assumption of the liabilities of the Target Fund by the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund of equal value to the net assets of the Target Fund being acquired, (ii) the *pro rata* distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Target Fund, and (iii) the complete liquidation and dissolution of the Target Fund (the "Reorganization"). Additional information regarding the proposed Reorganization is included in the combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement relating to the Meeting and in the documents, listed below, that are incorporated by reference into this SAI.

The Acquiring Fund is a newly-formed "shell" that has not yet commenced operations and has not published any annual or semi-annual shareholder reports. The Acquiring Fund is expected to commence operations upon consummation of the Reorganization and continue the operations of the Target Fund. The Target Fund shall be the accounting and performance survivor in the Reorganization, and the Acquiring Fund, as the corporate survivor in the Reorganization, shall adopt the accounting and performance history of the Target Fund.

Attached hereto as Appendix A is the Preliminary Statement of Additional Information of the Acquiring Fund.

**Supplemental Financial Information** 

Rule 6-11(d)(2) under Regulation S-X requires that, with respect to any fund acquisition, registered investment companies must provide certain supplemental financial information in lieu of pro forma financial statements required by Regulation S-X. For this reason, *pro forma* financial statements of the Acquiring Fund are not included in this SAI.

A table showing the fees and expenses of the Acquiring Fund and the Target Fund and the fees and expenses of the Acquiring Fund on a *pro forma* basis after giving effect to the proposed Reorganization is included in the section titled "What are the fees and expenses of each Fund and what are they expected to be after the Reorganization?" of the Prospectus/Proxy Statement.

The Reorganization is not expected to result in a material change to the Target Fund's investment portfolio due to the investment restrictions of the Acquiring Fund. Accordingly, a schedule of investments modified to show the effects of the change is not required and is not included for the Target Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, changes may be made to the Target Fund's portfolio in advance of the Reorganization and/or the Acquiring Fund's portfolio following the Reorganization.

There are certain differences between the valuation policies of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund with respect to the valuation of certain foreign equity securities. There are no other material differences between the accounting and valuation policies of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund.

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**Incorporation of Documents by Reference into the SAI** 

This SAI incorporates by reference the following documents, which have each been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and will be sent to any shareholder requesting this SAI:

1. [<u>The prospectus of the Mutual Fund Trust</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1669626/000119312525038537/d772010d485bpos.htm) , on behalf of the Target Fund, dated February 28, 2025, as supplemented and amended to date. (File No. 811-23149; SEC Accession No. 0001193125-25-038537.);

2. [<u>The statement of additional information of the Mutual Fund Trust</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1669626/000119312525038537/d772010d485bpos.htm) on behalf of the Target Fund, dated February 28, 2025, as supplemented and amended to date. (File No. 811-23149; SEC
Accession No. 0001193125-25-038537.);

3. [<u>The audited financial statements and related report of the independent public accounting firm included in the Mutual Fund Trust's Form N-CSR filing for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001669626/000166962624000009/primary-document.htm) , with respect to the Target Fund. (File No. 811- 23149; SEC Accession No. 0001669626-24-000009.); and

4. [<u>Form N-CSRS filing of the Mutual Fund Trust for the fiscal period ending April 30, 2025</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1669626/000166962625000003/primary-document.htm) (File No. 811-05075; SEC Accession No. 0001669626-25-000003).

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**APPENDIX A** 

**PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** 

**THRIVENT ETF TRUST** 

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THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

Thrivent ETF Trust

Statement of Additional Information

Dated [ ], 2025

Fund Ticker Principal U.S. Listing Exchange <br> Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF [ ] NYSE Arca, Inc. <br> Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF [ ] NYSE Arca, Inc.

Each Fund is a series of Thrivent ETF Trust (the "Trust"). This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with each Fund's prospectus dated [ ], 2025, as from time to time revised or supplemented (referred to together as the "Prospectus" herein).

The financial statements of Thrivent Mid Cap Value Fund, a series of Thrivent Mutual Funds, contains important information about Thrivent Mid Cap Value Fund. For the fiscal period ended October 31, 2024, Thrivent Mid Cap Value Fund's financial statements, along with the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon, are included in the [Thrivent Mutual Funds Form N-CSR](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/811869/000081186924000042/primary-document.htm) filing for such period and are incorporated herein by reference. In addition, Thrivent Mid Cap Value Fund's unaudited financial statements for the semi-annual period ended April 30, 2025 are included in the Thrivent Mutual Funds Form N-CSRS filing for such period and are incorporated herein by reference. Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund's financial statement contains important information about Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund. For the fiscal period ended October 31, 2024, Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund's financial statements, along with the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon, are included in the [Thrivent Core](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1669626/000166962624000009/primary-document.htm)[Funds Form N-CSR filing](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1669626/000166962624000009/primary-document.htm) for such period and are incorporated herein by reference. In addition, Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund's unaudited financial statements for the semi-annual period ended April 30, 2025 are included in the Thrivent Core Funds Form N-CSRS filing for such period and are incorporated herein by reference. Thrivent Mid Cap Value Fund and Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund are each referred to herein as a "Predecessor Mutual Fund".

For a free copy of the Prospectus, this SAI, or an annual or semiannual report for a Predecessor Mutual Fund or the Funds, as they become available, or to request other information or ask questions about the Funds, call 800-847-4836. In addition, you may visit thriventETFs.com/prospectus.

The Prospectus and SAI do not purport to create any contractual obligations between the Trust or the Funds and their shareholders. In addition, shareholders are not intended third-party beneficiaries of any contracts entered into by (or on behalf of) the Funds, including contracts with the investment manager or other parties who provide services to the Funds.

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| [General Information About the Trust](#xx_9e4b8866-6fe7-4cb0-9325-a9430b8aad36_1) | 3 |
| [Investment Policies and Restrictions](#xx_72714700-3088-4c1f-a359-92fc3db54819_1) | 5 |
| [Management of the Fund](#xx_23181628-4446-4e5d-85fe-0e5ffe1efa39_1) | 13 |
| [Significant Shareholders](#xx_c8f3837a-bf70-4879-984e-a1df5b58102c_1) | 24 |
| [Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers](#xx_0d879fb7-e516-40eb-afe7-7101293a078e_1) | 25 |
| [Underwriting and Distribution Services](#xx_d4fc0a91-7f04-4613-95c4-69c44e64c5dc_1) | 29 |
| [Other Services](#xx_a3d41caf-81c3-42cc-8a7d-ff0be0fec0fd_1) | 31 |
| [Continuous Offering](#xx_beab76a3-cd69-4375-ac01-78d1f3828494_1) | 32 |
| [Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices](#xx_9b8a1dbc-ee55-4d32-a2fb-6abe691fd071_1) | 33 |
| [Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares](#xx_9dfee561-c635-4e60-b323-6ba28676f3ee_1) | 35 |
| [Net Asset Value](#xx_10e55008-f015-42ed-85bc-2bab7978c7c5_1) | 43 |
| [Tax Status](#xx_e54dce6f-0c33-49c1-a631-501c63418375_1) | 44 |
| [Dividends and Distributions](#xx_82f7f105-94a1-49b4-8f01-ca35a96b0c14_1) | 52 |
| [Financial Statements](#xx_0fe92f09-eb5e-42d0-a153-d4e6122ffac8_1) | 53 |
| [Appendix A—Proxy Voting Policy](#xx_0fe92f09-eb5e-42d0-a153-d4e6122ffac8_2) | 54 |

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General Information About the Trust

The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts Business Trust on September 2, 2021 and is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"). The Trust is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.00000001 per share, divisible into an indefinite number of different series and classes and operates as a "series company" as provided by Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act. The Trust currently consists of five series. This SAI contains information about Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF and Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF (each a "Fund" and, together, the "Funds"), each a series of the Trust. The Funds are diversified within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Information about Thrivent Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF, a series of the Trust, can be found in its Statement of Additional Information, dated January 31, 2025. Information about Thrivent Core Plus Bond ETF and Thrivent Ultra Short Bond ETF, each a series of the Trust, can be found in their Statement of Additional Information, dated February 18, 2025.

The Declaration of Trust provides that each shareholder shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by its terms. The Board of Trustees (the "Board") may amend the Declaration of Trust upon notice to shareholders. The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares in one or more series as the Board may authorize.

Shares are freely transferable, and holders thereof are entitled to receive dividends declared by the Trustees, and receive the assets of each Fund in the event of liquidation. The Trust generally holds shareholder meetings only when required by law.

Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of a business trust may be held personally liable, under certain circumstances, for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder, Trustee and/or officer liability for acts performed on behalf of the Trust or for Trust obligations that are binding only on the assets and property of the Trust. Each Fund intends to include this disclaimer in each agreement, obligation, or contract entered into or executed by the Trust or the Board. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of the Trust's assets for all losses and expenses of any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust.

The Declaration of Trust provides that state and federal courts sitting within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall be the sole and exclusive forums for any shareholder to bring (i) any action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Trust, (ii) any action asserting a claim for breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any Trustee, officer or employee, if any, of the Trust to the Trust or the Trust's shareholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Trust, its Trustees, officers or employees, if any, arising pursuant to any provision of the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act, the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code, or any federal or state securities law, in each case as amended from time to time, or the Declaration of Trust or the Trust's Bylaws; or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Trust, its Trustees, officers or employees, if any, governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This exclusive jurisdiction provision may make it more expensive for a shareholder to bring a suit and may limit a shareholder's ability to litigate a claim in the jurisdiction and in a manner that may be more favorable to the shareholder. A court may choose not to enforce this provision of the Declaration of Trust.

The Declaration of Trust also provides that no shareholder shall have the right to bring or maintain any court action or other proceeding asserting a derivative claim or any claim asserted on behalf of the Trust or involving any alleged harm to the Trust without first making demand on the Trustees requesting the Trustees to bring or maintain such action, proceeding or claim and that any decision by the Trustees to bring, maintain or settle (or not to bring, maintain or settle) such court action, proceeding or claim, or to submit the matter to a vote of shareholders, shall be binding upon the shareholders. The provision does not apply to claims arising under the federal securities laws.

Reference should be made to the Declaration of Trust on file with the SEC for the full text of these provisions.

Capitalized terms used in this SAI and not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus.

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Exchange Listing and Trading

A discussion of exchange listing and trading matters associated with an investment in the Funds is contained in the "Shareholder Information" section of the Prospectus. The discussion below supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, such section of the Prospectus.

The shares of each Fund are listed for trading, and trade throughout the day, on the NYSE Arca, Inc. ("NYSE Arca" or the "Exchange"). The shares trade on the NYSE Arca at prices that may differ to some degree from net asset value ("NAV"). There can be no assurance that the requirements of the NYSE Arca necessary to maintain the listing of shares of the Funds will continue to be met.

The NYSE Arca may consider the suspension of trading and will commence delisting proceedings under any of the following circumstances: (i) if any of the continued listing requirements are not continuously maintained, (ii) if following the initial twelve-month period after commencement of trading on the NYSE Arca, there are fewer than 50 beneficial holders of the shares, (iii) if NYSE Arca becomes aware that a Fund is no longer eligible to operate in reliance on Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act, (iv) if any statements or representations regarding the description of the portfolio, limitations on portfolio holdings or the applicability of NYSE Arca listing rules is not continuously maintained, or (v) if such other event shall occur or condition exists that, in the opinion of the NYSE Arca, makes further dealings on the NYSE Arca inadvisable. In addition, the NYSE Arca will remove the shares of a Fund from listing and trading upon termination of the Fund.

As in the case of other publicly-traded securities, when you buy or sell shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, you will be responsible for any fees or commissions charged by that broker-dealer or other financial intermediary.

The Funds reserve the right to conduct stock splits or reverse stock splits, which would impact the price of a Fund's shares but have no effect on the net assets of the Fund or an investor's equity interest in the Fund.

The base and trading currency of the Funds is the U.S. dollar. The base currency is the currency in which a Fund's NAV per share is calculated and the trading currency is the currency in which shares of a Fund are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca.

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Investment Policies and Restrictions

In addition to those practices stated in the Prospectus, the Funds may purchase the securities or engage in the transactions described below. Each of these investment practices are non-principal investment strategies except as otherwise noted. References in this SAI to the Funds investing in any instrument, security or strategy includes direct or indirect investment, including gaining exposure through derivatives or other investment companies. In general, a Fund may make any investment, including investments which are not identified below, if such Fund's investment adviser, Thrivent Asset Management, LLC ("Thrivent Asset Mgt." or the "Adviser") reasonably believes that the investment is consistent with the Fund's investment objective(s) and policies and the Fund's investment limitations do not expressly prohibit the Fund from doing so. All percentage limitations and requirements (including those set forth in the fundamental investment restrictions discussed below) as to investments will apply only at the time of an investment to which the limitation or requirement is applicable and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment. Accordingly, any later increase or decrease resulting from a change in values, net assets or other circumstances will not be considered in determining whether any investment complies with a Fund's limitation or requirement. Such percentage limitations and requirements do not apply to the asset coverage test set forth in Section 18(f)(1) of the 1940 Act.

Lending Securities

Consistent with applicable regulatory requirements, each Fund may from time to time lend the securities it holds to broker-dealers and other financial institutions, provided that such loans are made pursuant to written agreements and are initially secured by collateral in the form of cash or domestic securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities or foreign securities in an amount equal to at least 105% of the market value of the loaned securities. In electing to engage in securities lending for a Fund, the Adviser will take into account the investment objective and principal strategies of the Fund. For the period during which the securities are on loan, the lending Fund may be entitled to receive the interest and dividends, or amounts equivalent thereto, on the loaned securities and a fee from the borrower or interest on the investment of the cash collateral. The right to terminate the loan may be given to either party subject to appropriate notice. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities.

The primary risk in lending securities is that the borrower may become insolvent on a day on which the loaned security is rapidly increasing in value. In such event, if the borrower fails to return the loaned security, the existing collateral might be insufficient to purchase back the full amount of the security loaned, and the borrower would be unable to furnish additional collateral. The borrower would be liable for any shortage, but the lending Fund would be an unsecured creditor with respect to such shortage and might not be able to recover all or any portion thereof. However, this risk may be minimized by carefully selecting borrowers and securities to be lent and by monitoring collateral.

No Fund may lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than one-third of its total assets would be lent to other parties.

Central Clearing and Trade Execution Regulations

The Commodity Exchange Act (the "CEA") and related regulations enacted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") may require a Fund to clear certain derivative contracts (including swaps) through a clearinghouse or central counterparty (a "CCP"). At the present time, only certain interest rate swaps and credit default index swaps are subject to mandatory clearing. To clear a derivative with the CCP, the Funds submit the derivative to, and post margin with a futures commission merchant ("FCM") that is a clearinghouse member. If a Fund must centrally clear a derivative transaction, the CFTC's regulations may also require that the Fund enter into (or "execute") that derivative over a market facility known as a swap execution facility (or "SEF"). The Funds may enter into the swap or other derivative with a financial institution other than the FCM (the "Executing Dealer") and arrange for the transaction to

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be transferred to the FCM for clearing. It may also enter into the trade with the FCM itself. The CCP, the FCM, SEF and the Executing Dealer are all subject to regulatory oversight by the CFTC. A default or failure by a CCP or an FCM, or the failure of a swap to be transferred from a SEF or an Executing Dealer to the FCM for clearing, may expose the Fund to losses, increase its costs, or prevent the Fund from entering or exiting swap positions, accessing collateral or margin, or fully implementing its investment strategies. It is likely that in the future the CFTC will require additional types of derivatives to be traded on a SEF. The regulatory requirement to clear certain contracts or execute the contracts over a SEF could, either temporarily or permanently, reduce the liquidity of the derivatives or increase the costs of entering into those derivatives.

Exclusion from Regulation as a Commodity Pool Operator

Pursuant to a notice of eligibility claiming exclusion from the definition of commodity pool operator filed with the CFTC and the National Futures Association, neither the Adviser nor any Fund is deemed to be a "commodity pool operator" under the CEA, which, through the CFTC, regulates investments in futures, options on futures and swaps. Accordingly, neither the Trust nor the Adviser is subject to registration or regulation as such under the CEA. Under CFTC Rule 4.5 as currently in effect, each Fund will limit its trading activity in futures, option on futures and swaps (excluding activity for "bona fide hedging purposes," as defined by the CFTC) such that it meets one of the following tests:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish its futures, options on futures and swap positions do not exceed 5% of the liquidation value of the Fund's portfolio, after taking into account unrealized profits and losses on such positions; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Aggregate net notional value of its futures, options on futures and swap positions does not exceed 100% of the liquidation value of the Fund's portfolio, after taking into account unrealized profits and losses on such positions.

Initial Public Offerings ("IPOs")

The Funds may invest a portion of their assets in securities of companies offering shares in IPOs. IPOs may have a magnified performance impact on a Fund with a small asset base. The impact of IPOs on a Fund's performance likely will decrease as the Fund's asset size increases, which could reduce the Fund's total returns. IPOs may not be consistently available to a Fund for investing, particularly as the Fund's asset base grows. Because IPO shares frequently are volatile in price, a Fund may hold IPO shares for a very short period of time. This may increase the turnover of a Fund and may lead to increased expenses for the Fund, such as commissions and transaction costs. By selling shares, a Fund may realize taxable gains it will subsequently distribute to shareholders. In addition, the market for IPO shares can be speculative and/or inactive for extended periods of time. The limited number of shares available for trading in some IPOs may make it more difficult for a Fund to buy or sell significant amounts of shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices. Holders of IPO shares (including the Funds) can be affected by substantial dilution in the value of their shares, by sales of additional shares and by concentration of control in existing management and principal shareholders.

A Fund's investment in IPO shares may include the securities of unseasoned companies (companies with less than three years of continuous operations), which present risks considerably greater than common stocks of more established companies. These companies may have limited operating histories and their prospects for profitability may be uncertain. These companies may be involved in new and evolving businesses and may be vulnerable to competition and changes in technology, markets and economic conditions. These companies may also be more dependent on key managers and third parties and may have limited product lines.

Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs")

REITs are publicly traded corporations or trusts that specialize in acquiring, holding, and managing residential, commercial or industrial real estate. A REIT is not taxed at the entity level on income distributed to its shareholders or

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unitholders if it distributes to shareholders or unitholders at least 90% of its taxable income for each taxable year and complies with regulatory requirements relating to its organization, ownership, assets and income.

REITs generally can be classified as Equity REITs, Mortgage REITs and Hybrid REITs. An Equity REIT invests the majority of its assets directly in real property and derives its income primarily from rents and from capital gains on real estate appreciation which are realized through property sales. A Mortgage REIT invests the majority of its assets in real estate mortgage loans and services its income primarily from interest payments. A Hybrid REIT combines the characteristics of an Equity REIT and a Mortgage REIT.

Investing in REITs would subject a Fund to risks associated with the real estate industry. The real estate industry has been subject to substantial fluctuations and declines on a local, regional and national basis in the past and may continue to be in the future. Real property values and income from real property may decline due to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, regulatory limitations on rents, changes in neighborhoods and in demographics, increases in market interest rates, or other factors. Factors such as these may adversely affect companies which own and operate real estate directly, companies which lend to such companies, and companies which service the real estate industry.

A Fund is also subject to risks associated with direct investments in REITs. Equity REITs will be affected by changes in the values of and income from the properties they own, while Mortgage REITs may be affected by the credit quality of the mortgage loans they hold. In addition, REITs are dependent on specialized management skills and on their ability to generate cash flow for operating purposes and to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders. REITs may have limited diversification and are subject to risks associated with obtaining financing for real property, as well as to the risk of self-liquidation. REITs also can be adversely affected by their failure to qualify for favorable treatment under the Internal Revenue Code or their failure to maintain an exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. By investing in REITs indirectly through a Fund, a shareholder bears not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also may indirectly bear similar expenses of some of the REITs in which it invests.

Derivatives

Derivatives are financial instruments whose value derives from another security, an index, an interest rate or a currency. Each Fund may invest in exchange-traded futures and may, but is not required to, use a number of exchange-traded derivative instruments for risk management purposes or to seek to enhance investment returns. Exchange-traded futures are U.S. listed futures contracts where the future contract's reference asset is an asset that a Fund could invest in directly, or in the case of an index future, is based on an index of a type of asset that a Fund could invest in directly. All future contracts that a Fund may invest in will be traded on a U.S. futures exchange.

While hedging can guard against potential risks, using derivatives adds to a Fund's expenses and can eliminate some opportunities for gains. There is also a risk that a derivative intended as a hedge may not perform as expected. For example, the price or value of the underlying instrument, asset, index, currency or rate may move in a different direction than expected or such movements may be of a magnitude greater or less than expected.

Another risk with derivatives is that some types can amplify a gain or loss, thereby creating investment exposure greater than the initial investment. For example, futures contracts can allow a Fund to obtain large investment exposures in return for meeting relatively small margin requirements. As a result, investments in such transactions may be highly leveraged, and a Fund could potentially earn or lose substantially more money than the actual cost (if any) incurred when the derivative is entered into by a Fund. The use of leverage may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet any required asset segregation requirements. In addition, a derivative used for hedging or replication may not accurately track the value of the underlying asset, index or rate.

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With some derivatives, whether used for hedging, replication or speculation, there is also the risk that the counterparty may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss for a Fund. In addition, suitable derivative investments for hedging, replication or speculative purposes may not be available.

Derivatives can be difficult to value and illiquid, which means a Fund may not be able to close out a derivatives transaction in a cost-efficient manner. Futures contracts are subject to the risk that an exchange may impose price fluctuation limits, which may make it difficult or impossible for a Fund to close out a position when desired.

Rule 18f-4 governs a Fund's use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions (e.g., repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements). Among other things, Rule 18f-4 requires funds that invest in derivative instruments beyond a specified limited amount to apply a value-at-risk based limit to their use of certain derivative instruments and financing transactions and to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program. The Trust has adopted written policies and procedures to manage the derivatives risks of the Funds and comply with the requirements of Rule 18f-4. Funds that use derivative instruments (beyond certain currency and interest rate hedging transactions) in a limited amount are not subject to the full requirements of Rule 18f-4. The application of Rule 18f-4 to a Fund could restrict its ability to utilize derivative investments and financing transactions and prevent a Fund from implementing its principal investment strategies as described herein, which may result in changes to a Fund's principal investment strategies and could adversely affect a Fund's performance and its ability to achieve its investment objective.

Other Investment Companies

The Funds may invest in government money market funds and other exchange-traded funds, which represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may, in the case of exchange-traded funds, invest in any type of instrument. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments but may involve additional expenses at the investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses which would result in the Fund paying its proportionate share. Certain other investment companies may utilize financial leverage. The Funds will not invest in other investment companies for the purpose of gaining control of the investment company. The extent to which a Fund can invest in other investment companies is limited by federal securities laws.

Exchange Traded Funds

ETFs, such as the Funds, are investment companies that typically are registered under the 1940 Act as open-end funds (as is each Fund's case) or unit investment trusts (UITs). ETFs are actively traded on national securities exchanges and may be based on specific domestic and foreign market indices. Shares of an ETF may be bought and sold throughout the day at market prices, which may be higher or lower than the shares' net asset value. Market prices of ETF shares will fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and materially, in response to various factors including changes in the ETF's net asset value, the value of ETF holdings, and supply of and demand for ETF shares. Although the creation/redemption feature of ETFs generally makes it more likely that ETF shares will trade close to their net asset value, market volatility, lack of an active trading market for ETF shares, disruptions at market participants (such as Authorized Participants or market makers) and any disruptions in the ordinary functioning of the creation/redemption process may result in ETF shares trading significantly above (at a "premium") or below (at a "discount") their net asset value. An ETF's investment results are based on the ETF's daily net asset value. Investors transacting in ETF shares in the secondary market, where market prices may differ from net asset value, may experience investment results that differ from results based on the ETF's daily net asset value. An "index-based ETF" seeks to track the performance of an index by holding in its portfolio either the contents of the index or a representative sample of the securities in the index. Because ETFs are based on an underlying basket of stocks or an index, they are subject to the same market fluctuations as these types of securities in volatile market swings. ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees. When a Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata

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portion of the ETF's expenses. As with any exchange listed security, ETF shares purchased in the secondary market are subject to customary brokerage charges.

Defensive Investing

In response to market, economic, political or other conditions, a Fund may invest without limitation in Permissible Investments that are inconsistent with the Fund's principal investment strategies. If a Fund does this, different factors could affect the Fund's performance and it may not achieve its investment objective.

General Market Risks

U.S. and global markets have experienced significant volatility in recent years. The Funds are subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic, regulatory and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, social unrest, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can all negatively impact the securities markets and cause the Funds to lose value. These events can also impair the technology and other operational systems upon which the Funds' service providers, including the Adviser, rely, and could otherwise disrupt the Funds' service providers' ability to fulfill their obligations to the Funds.

The foregoing could lead to a significant economic downturn or recession, increased market volatility, a greater number of market closures, higher default rates and adverse effects on the values and liquidity of securities or other assets. Such impacts, which may vary across asset classes, may adversely affect the performance of the Funds. In certain cases, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or even the entire market, which may result in the Funds being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or to accurately price its investments. These and other developments may adversely affect the liquidity of the Funds' holdings.

Cybersecurity Risk

The Funds and their service providers may be susceptible to operational, information security, privacy, fraud, business disruption, and related risks. In general, cyber incidents can result from deliberate attacks or unintentional events. Cyber-attacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems to misappropriate assets or sensitive information, corrupt data, or otherwise disrupt operations. Cyber incidents affecting the Adviser or other service providers (including, but not limited to, fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents, and financial intermediaries) have the ability to disrupt and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, by interfering with the Funds' ability to calculate their NAV, corrupting data or preventing parties from sharing information necessary for the Funds' operation, preventing or slowing trades, stopping shareholders from making transactions, potentially subjecting the Funds or the Adviser to regulatory fines and penalties, and creating additional compliance costs. Similar types of cybersecurity risks are also present for issuers or securities in which the Funds may invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Funds' investments in such companies to lose value. While the Funds' service providers have established business continuity and incident response plans in the event of such cyber incidents, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems. Additionally, the Funds cannot control the cybersecurity plans and systems put in place by their service providers or any other third parties whose operations may affect the Funds or their shareholders. Although each Fund attempts to minimize such failures through controls and oversight, it is not possible to identify all of the operational risks that may affect a Fund or to develop processes and controls that completely eliminate or mitigate the occurrence of such failures or other disruptions in service. The value of an investment in a Fund's shares may be adversely affected by the occurrence of the operational errors or failures or technological issues or other similar events and a Fund and its shareholders may bear costs tied to these risks.

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Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

On each Business Day, prior to the opening of regular trading on the Exchange, each Fund publicly discloses its entire portfolio holdings via its website (thriventETFs.com/individual) and the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("NSCC") and, typically, the composition of an in-kind creation basket and the in-kind redemption basket via the NSCC that it will accept in respect of a creation or redemption of a Creation Unit. The holdings of each Fund will also be disclosed in quarterly filings with the Commission on Form N-PORT as of the end of the first and third quarters of the Funds' fiscal year and on Form N-CSR as of the second and fourth quarters of the Funds' fiscal year.

Portfolio holdings of a Fund may generally be made available more frequently and prior to their public availability (i) to Authorized Participants, market makers and liquidity providers (e.g., in the course of negotiating a custom basket), (ii) to service providers of the Funds or the Adviser, including outside legal counsel, an accounting or auditing firm, an administrator, custodian, principal underwriter, pricing service, proxy voting service, financial printer, third party that delivers analytical, statistical or consulting services, ratings or rankings agency or other third party that may require such information to provide services for the benefit of the Fund; (iii) to current or prospective Fund shareholders (including shareholders of record of indirect investments in a Fund through another Fund) and their consultants or agents; (iv) as required by law; and (v) for any other legitimate business purpose.

The Funds maintain policies and procedures relating to disclosure of portfolio securities. These policies and procedures are designed to allow disclosure of portfolio holdings information where necessary to the operation of the Funds or useful to the Funds' shareholders without compromising the integrity or performance of the Funds. Except when there are legitimate business purposes for selective disclosure and other conditions (designed to protect the Funds and their shareholders) are met, the Funds do not provide or permit others to provide information about a Fund's portfolio holdings on a selective basis. Under no circumstances may the Funds, Adviser or their affiliates receive any consideration or compensation for disclosing portfolio holdings information.

Before any non-public disclosure of information about a Fund's portfolio holdings is permitted, the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer or Chief Legal Officer must determine that the Fund has a legitimate business purpose for providing the portfolio holdings information, that the release of this information, including the frequency and time lag, will not disadvantage the Fund, that the disclosure is in the best interests of the Fund's shareholders, and that the recipient agrees or has a duty (i) to keep the information confidential and (ii) not to trade directly or indirectly based on the information.

In accordance with these policies and procedures, the Fund has ongoing arrangements with the following service providers to provide the Fund's portfolio holdings information:

As part of the annual review of the compliance policies and procedures of the Funds, the Chief Compliance Officer will discuss the operation and effectiveness of this policy and any changes to the policy that have been made or recommended with the Board.

Investment Limitations

The fundamental investment restrictions for the Funds are set forth below. These fundamental investment restrictions may not be changed by a Fund except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. (Under the 1940 Act, a "vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities" means the vote, at a meeting of security holders duly called, (i) of 67% or more of the voting securities present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy or (ii) of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities, whichever is less.) Under these restrictions, each Fund:

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. May not borrow money, except that the Fund may borrow money (through the issuance of debt securities or otherwise) in an amount not exceeding one-third of the Fund's total assets immediately after the time of such borrowing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. May not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act or any exemptive order or rule issued by the SEC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Will not (except as noted below), with respect to 75% of its total assets, purchase securities of an issuer (other than the U.S. government, its agencies, instrumentalities or authorities or repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. government securities, and other investment companies) if (a) such purchase would, at the time, cause more than 5% of the Fund's total assets taken at market value to be invested in the securities of such issuer; or (b) such purchase would, at the time, result in more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer being held by the Fund.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. May not buy or sell real estate, except that the Fund may (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use, (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein, (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein, and (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. May not purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts, except that the Fund may purchase and sell derivatives (including but not limited to options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts) whose value is tied to the value of a financial index or a financial instrument or other asset (including, but not limited to, securities indexes, interest rates, securities, currencies and physical commodities).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. May not make loans, except that the Fund may (i) lend portfolio securities, (ii) enter into repurchase agreements, (iii) purchase all or a portion of an issue of debt securities, bank loan participation interests, bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, debentures or other securities, whether or not the purchase is made upon the original issuance of the securities, and (iv) participate in an interfund lending program with other registered investment companies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. Will not underwrite the securities of other issuers, except where the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter for purposes of certain federal securities laws in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities; with investments in other investment companies; and with loans that the Fund may make pursuant to its fundamental investment restriction on lending.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. Will not purchase a security if, after giving effect to the purchase, 25% or more of its total assets would be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, except that this restriction does not apply to U.S. Government securities (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act).

The following non-fundamental investment restrictions may be changed without shareholder approval. Under these restrictions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. The Funds currently do not intend to purchase securities on margin, except that a Fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. The fundamental investment restriction with respect to diversification (number 3 above) will be applied so securities issued by U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities, or authorities will be eligible for the exception only if those securities qualify as a "Government security" under the 1940 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. The exception for exemptive orders in the fundamental investment restriction with respect to senior securities (number 2 above) will be applied only for exemptive orders issued to a Fund.

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With respect to the fundamental investment restriction above about industry concentration, the Adviser defines industries according to any one or more widely recognized third-party providers and/or as defined by the Adviser. Third-party industry lists may include the Bloomberg Classification System and the Standard and Poor's Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) (industry level). The Adviser will also have broad authority to make exceptions from third-party industry lists and determine for each Fund how to classify issuers within or among industries based on such issuer's characteristics and subject to applicable law.

Section 18(g) of the 1940 Act defines a "senior security" as any bond, debenture, note, or similar obligation constituting a security and evidencing indebtedness. Section 18(f)(1) of the 1940 Act prohibits an open-end investment company from issuing senior securities but permits borrowings from a bank if immediately after the borrowing there is asset coverage of at least 300% and provided further that, in the event that such asset coverage falls below 300%, the investment company will, within 3 days (not including Sundays and holidays), reduce the amount of its borrowings to an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowings shall be at least 300%.

Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of a Fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, that percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the Fund's investment policies and limitations. For purposes of the Funds' policies discussed above, any actions taken or omitted or investments made in reliance on, or in accordance with, exemptive relief, no action relief, interpretive guidance or other regulatory or governmental action or guidance, shall be considered to have been taken, made, or omitted in accordance with applicable law.

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Management of the Fund

Board of Trustees and Officers

The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Funds' business affairs and for exercising all powers except those reserved to the shareholders. The Board also has these responsibilities with respect to the other series of the Trust. Each Trustee also serves as:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Trustee of Thrivent Mutual Funds, a registered investment company consisting of 23 funds.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Director of Thrivent Series Fund, Inc., a registered investment company consisting of 30 funds that serve as underlying funds for variable contracts issued by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ("Thrivent") and separate accounts of insurance companies not affiliated with Thrivent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Trustee of Thrivent Cash Management Trust, a registered investment company consisting of one fund that serves as a cash collateral fund for a securities lending program sponsored by Thrivent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Trustee of Thrivent Core Funds, a registered investment company consisting of seven funds that are established solely for investment by Thrivent entities.

The Trust, Thrivent Mutual Funds, Thrivent Series Fund, Inc., Thrivent Cash Management Trust, and Thrivent Core Funds are collectively referred to as the "Fund Complex."

The following table provides biographical information about the Trustees and officers of the Funds.

**Interested Trustees** <sup>(1)</sup>

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| **Name, Address and**<br> **Year of Birth** <sup>(2)</sup> <br>| **Position**<br> **with Trust**<br> **and Length**<br> **of Service** <sup>(3)</sup> <br>| **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in**<br> **Fund Complex**<br> **Overseen by**<br> **Trustee** <br>| **Principal Occupation**<br> **During Past 5 Years**<br>| **Other Directorships**<br> **Held Currently**<br> **and within Past**<br> **Five Years**<br>|
| Michael W. Kremenak<br> (1978)<br>| President <br> since 2023; <br> Trustee since <br> 2022<br>| 66 | Senior Vice President and Head <br> of Mutual Funds, Thrivent since <br> 2020; Vice President, Thrivent <br> from 2015 to 2020<br>| Trustee of Thrivent <br> Church Loan and <br> Income Fund from <br> 2020 to 2023<br>|
| David S. Royal<br> (1971)<br>| Trustee and <br> Chief <br> Investment <br> Officer since <br> 2022<br>| 66 | Chief Financial Officer, Thrivent <br> since 2022; Executive Vice <br> President, Chief Investment <br> Officer, Thrivent since 2017; <br> President, Mutual Funds from <br> 2015 to 2023<br>| Currently, Director of <br> Thrivent Trust <br> Company and <br> Advisory Board <br> Member of Twin <br> Bridge Capital <br> Partners; Trustee of <br> Thrivent Church Loan <br> and Income Fund <br> from 2018 to 2023<br>|

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**Independent Trustees** <sup>(4)</sup>

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| **Name, Address and**<br> **Year of Birth** <sup>(2)</sup> <br>| **Position**<br> **with Trust**<br> **and Length**<br> **of Service** <sup>(3)</sup> <br>| **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in**<br> **Fund Complex**<br> **Overseen by**<br> **Trustee** <br>| **Principal Occupation**<br> **During the Past 5 Years**<br>| **Other Directorships**<br> **Held Currently**<br> **and within Past**<br> **Five Years**<br>|
| Janice B. Case<br> (1952)<br>| Trustee since <br> 2022<br>| 66 | Retired | Independent Director <br> and member of the <br> Audit Committee and <br> Governance and <br> Nominating <br> Committee at MN8 <br> Energy LLC and <br> MN8 Energy <br> Holdings, LLC since <br> 2023; Independent <br> Trustee of North <br> American Electric <br> Reliability <br> Corporation from <br> 2008 to 2020<br>|
| Robert J. Chersi<br> (1961)<br>| Trustee since <br> 2022<br>| 66 | Founder of Chersi Services LLC <br> (consulting firm) since 2014<br>| Lead Independent <br> Director since 2019 <br> and Director and <br> Audit Committee <br> Chair at <br> BrightSphere <br> Investment Group <br> plc since 2016; <br> Director and member <br> of the Audit and Risk <br> Oversight <br> Committees of <br> E\*TRADE Financial <br> Corporation and <br> Director of E\*TRADE <br> Bank from 2019 to <br> 2020<br>|

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| **Name, Address and**<br> **Year of Birth** <sup>(2)</sup><br>| **Position**<br> **with Trust**<br> **and Length**<br> **of Service** <sup>(3)</sup><br>| **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in**<br> **Fund Complex**<br> **Overseen by**<br> **Trustee** <br>| **Principal Occupation**<br> **During the Past 5 Years**<br>| **Other Directorships**<br> **Held Currently**<br> **and within Past**<br> **Five Years**<br>|
| Arleas Upton Kea<br> (1957)<br>| Trustee since <br> 2022<br>| 66 | Deputy to the Chairman for <br> External Affairs, FDIC in 2021; <br> Chief Operating Officer and <br> Deputy to the Chairman, FDIC <br> from 2018 to 2021<br>| Board of Directors, <br> Combined Federal <br> Campaign of the <br> National Capital Area <br> since 2021; Board of <br> Directors, University <br> of Texas Alumni <br> Association since <br> 2021; Board of <br> Directors, University <br> of Texas Law School <br> Foundation since <br> 2021<br>|
| Paul R. Laubscher<br> (1956)<br>| Trustee since <br> 2022<br>| 66 | Portfolio Manager for U.S. private <br> real estate and equity and global <br> public equity portfolios, hedge <br> funds and currency of IBM <br> Retirement Funds from 1997 to <br> 2022<br>|  |
| Robert J. Manilla<br> (1962)<br>| Trustee since <br> 2022<br>| 66 | Vice President and Chief <br> Investment Officer, The Kresge <br> Foundation since 2007<br>| Board Member of <br> Bedrock <br> Manufacturing <br> Company since <br> 2014; Board Member <br> of Sustainable <br> Insight Capital <br> Management LLC <br> from 2013 to 2022; <br> Board Member of <br> Venture Michigan <br> Fund from 2016 to <br> 2020<br>|
| James A. Nussle<br> (1960)<br>| Trustee since <br> 2022<br>| 66 | President and Chief Executive <br> Officer of Credit Union National <br> Association since <br> September 2014; Director of <br> Portfolio Recovery Associates <br> (PRAA) since 2010; CEO of The <br> Nussle Group LLC (consulting <br> firm) since 2009<br>|  |

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| **Name, Address and**<br> **Year of Birth** <sup>(2)</sup><br>| **Position**<br> **with Trust**<br> **and Length**<br> **of Service** <sup>(3)</sup><br>| **Number of**<br> **Portfolios in**<br> **Fund Complex**<br> **Overseen by**<br> **Trustee** <br>| **Principal Occupation**<br> **During the Past 5 Years**<br>| **Other Directorships**<br> **Held Currently**<br> **and within Past**<br> **Five Years**<br>|
| James W. Runcie<br> (1963)<br>| Trustee since <br> 2022<br>| 66 | Co-Founder and CEO of <br> Partnership for Education <br> Advancement since 2017<br>| Board Member of <br> Follett Higher <br> Education since <br> 2022; Board Member <br> of ECMC Group <br> since 2021; Director <br> and Audit Committee <br> Chair of <br> Class Acceleration <br> Corporation from <br> 2021 to 2022<br>|
| Constance L. Souders<br> (1950)<br>| Trustee since <br> 2022<br>| 66 | Retired |  |

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| **Name, Address and**<br> **Year of Birth** <sup>(2)</sup> <br>| **Position**<br> **with the Fund**<br> **and Length**<br> **of Service** <sup>(3)</sup> <br>| **Principal Occupation**<br> **During Past 5 Years**<br>|
| Michael W. Kremenak<br> (1978)<br>| President since 2023; <br> Trustee since 2022<br>| Senior Vice President and Head of Mutual Funds, Thrivent since <br> 2020; Vice President, Thrivent from 2015 to 2020<br>|
| David S. Royal<br> (1971)<br>| Trustee and Chief <br> Investment Officer <br> since 2022<br>| Chief Financial Officer, Thrivent since 2022; Executive Vice President, <br> Chief Investment Officer, Thrivent since 2017; President, Mutual <br> Funds from 2015 to 2023<br>|
| Sarah L. Bergstrom<br> (1977)<br>| Treasurer and <br> Principal Accounting <br> Officer since 2022<br>| Vice President, Thrivent Funds Chief Operations Officer, Thrivent <br> since 2025; Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer/Treasurer - <br> Mutual Funds, Thrivent from 2022 to 2025; Head of Mutual Fund <br> Accounting, Thrivent from 2017 to 2022<br>|
| Edward S. Dryden<br> (1965)<br>| Chief Compliance <br> Officer since 2022<br>| Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer – Thrivent Funds, Thrivent <br> since 2018<br>|
| John D. Jackson<br> (1977)<br>| Secretary and Chief <br> Legal Officer since <br> 2022<br>| Senior Counsel, Thrivent since 2017 |
| Kathleen M. Koelling <sup>(5)</sup> <br>(1977)<br>| Privacy Officer since <br> 2022<br>| Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Thrivent since 2018; Privacy <br> Officer, Thrivent since 2011<br>|
| Sharon K. Minta<sup>(5)</sup> <br>(1973)<br>| Anti-Money <br> Laundering Officer <br> since 2022<br>| Director, Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the <br> Financial Crimes Unit, Thrivent since 2019<br>|
| Troy A. Beaver<br> (1967)<br>| Vice President since <br> 2022<br>| Vice President, Mutual Funds Marketing & Distribution, Thrivent since <br> 2015<br>|

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| **Name, Address and**<br> **Year of Birth** <sup>(2)</sup><br>| **Position**<br> **with the Fund**<br> **and Length**<br> **of Service** <sup>(3)</sup><br>| **Principal Occupation**<br> **During Past 5 Years**<br>|
| Andrew R. Kellogg <sup>(6)</sup> <br>(1972)<br>| Vice President since <br> 2022<br>| Vice President, Operations Development and Relations, Thrivent <br> since 2023; Director of Strategic Partnerships, Thrivent from 2021 to <br> 2023; Director, Client Relations, SS&C/DST Systems, Inc. from 2016 <br> to 2021<br>|
| Jill M. Forte<br> (1974)<br>| Assistant Secretary<br> since 2022<br>| Senior Counsel, Thrivent since 2017 |
| Richard L. Ramczyk <sup>(5)</sup> <br>(1976)<br>| Assistant Treasurer<br> since 2022<br>| Director, Fund Accounting and Valuation, Thrivent since 2022; <br> Manager, Mutual Fund Accounting Operations, Thrivent from 2011 to <br> 2022<br>|
| Taishiro A. Tezuka<br> (1985)<br>| Assistant Treasurer <br> since 2023<br>| Director, Fund Administration, Thrivent since 2023; Director, Asset <br> Wealth Management, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2020 to <br> 2022; Senior Manager, Asset Wealth Management, <br> PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2019 to 2020<br>|

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<sup>(1)</sup> "Interested person" of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of a position with Thrivent. Mr. Kremenak and Mr. Royal are considered interested persons because of their principal occupations with Thrivent.

<sup>(2)</sup> Unless otherwise noted, the address for each Trustee and Officer is 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, MN 55402-3211.

<sup>(3)</sup> Each Trustee generally serves an indefinite term until her or his successor is duly elected and qualified. Officers generally serve at the discretion of the Board until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.

<sup>(4)</sup> The Trustees, other than Mr. Kremenak and Mr. Royal, are not "interested persons" of the Trust and are referred to as "Independent Trustees."

<sup>(5)</sup> The address for this officer is 4321 North Ballard Road, Appleton, WI 54913.

<sup>(6)</sup> The address for this officer is 600 Portland Avenue S., Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415-4402.

Additional Information on Trustees

The Board has concluded, based on each Trustee's experience, qualifications, attributes or skills, on an individual basis and in combination with those of other Trustees, that each Trustee is qualified to serve on the Board. The qualifications that may be considered include, but are not limited to experience on other boards, occupation, business experience, education, knowledge regarding investment matters, diversity of experience, personal integrity and reputation and willingness to devote time to attend and prepare for Board and committee meetings. No one factor is controlling, either with respect to the group or any individual. Among the attributes or skills common to all Trustees are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with each of the other Trustees, the Adviser, counsel, the Trust's independent registered public accounting firm and other service providers, and to exercise effective and independent business judgment in the performance of their duties as Trustees. Each Trustee's ability to perform his or her duties effectively has been attained through the Trustee's business, consulting, public service or academic positions and through experience from service as a board member of the Trust and other funds in the Fund Complex, another fund complex, public companies, or non-profit entities or other organizations as set forth below. The following is a summary of each Trustee's particular professional and other experience that qualifies each person to serve as a Trustee of the Trust.

**Interested Trustees**

**Michael W. Kremenak** has served as a Trustee on the Board of the Fund Complex since 2021. He is currently the President of the Fund Complex and previously served as Senior Vice President from 2020 to 2023 and as Secretary and

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Chief Legal Officer from 2015 to 2020. He served as a Trustee and Senior Vice President of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund from 2020 to 2023. Mr. Kremenak joined Thrivent in 2013 and is currently Head of Thrivent Mutual Funds. Before joining Thrivent, Mr. Kremenak worked in the legal department of a large asset management firm. Mr. Kremenak serves on the investment committee of two non-profit organizations, and he has experience serving as a member of the board of directors of a non-profit organization from 2014 to 2020, including on its investment committee.

**David S. Royal** has served as a Trustee on the Board of the Fund Complex since 2015. He is currently the Chief Investment Officer of the Fund Complex, and he previously served as President from 2015 to 2023 and as Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until 2015. He has served as Chief Financial Officer of Thrivent since 2022 and as Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer of Thrivent since 2017. Prior to his current position at Thrivent, Mr. Royal was Deputy General Counsel of Thrivent. He served as Trustee and President of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund from 2018 to 2023. Before joining Thrivent, Mr. Royal was a partner at an international law firm based in Chicago. Mr. Royal also has experience serving on the boards of directors of non-profit organizations.

**Independent Trustees**

**Janice B. Case** has served as a Trustee on the Board of the Fund Complex since 2011 and as Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee since 2012. She has over 40 years of experience in the electric utilities industry, including ten years as an executive officer of a Florida-based electric utility and holding company. She is currently an Independent Director and serves on the Audit Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee for MN8 Energy LLC and MN8 Energy Holdings, LLC. Since leaving full-time corporate employment, Ms. Case gained mutual fund industry experience as a former director on the board of another fund complex. Ms. Case has also served as a director on several public corporate and non-profit boards.

**Robert J. Chersi** has served as a Trustee on the Board of the Fund Complex and as Chair of the Audit Committee since 2017. He also has been determined by the Board to be an Audit Committee financial expert. Mr. Chersi has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry and is the founder of Chersi Services LLC, a financial consulting firm. He is currently the Lead Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair at BrightSphere Investment Group plc. Mr. Chersi is also the Executive Director of the Center for Global Governance, Reporting and Regulation of the Lubin School of Business at Pace University. He served as a Director of E\*TRADE Bank and E\*TRADE Financial Corporation from 2019 to 2020.

**Arleas Upton Kea** has served as a Trustee on the Board of the Fund Complex since 2022 and as Chair of the Ethics and Compliance Committee since 2024. She retired after more than 35 years of government experience at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) where she served in various roles, including as the Deputy to the Chairman for External Affairs; Chief Operating Officer and Deputy to the Chairman; Director, Administration; Ombudsman; and in the Legal Division, including as Acting Deputy General Counsel. As a member of FDIC's leadership team, she served on the operating committee and the compensation committee and led initiatives in strategic planning, risk management, crisis management, business continuity planning, public policy, external affairs, human resources, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She has gained experience as a director on the board of several non-profit organizations.

**Paul R. Laubscher** has served as a Trustee on the Board of the Fund Complex since 2009 and as Chair of the Board since 2019. He also previously served as Chair of the Investment Committee from 2010 through 2018 and during a period in 2022. He is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has over 25 years of experience as a portfolio manager. Mr. Laubscher was formerly a senior investment manager of the retirement fund of a large public technology company.

**Robert J. Manilla** has served as a Trustee on the Board of the Fund Complex since 2022 and as Chair of the Investment Committee since 2023. He has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including fifteen years as Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Kresge Foundation, a private, national foundation that works to expand opportunities in America's cities through grantmaking and social investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development in Detroit. Mr. Manilla spent 20 years in the auto industry where he held management roles in product development, sales and marketing, manufacturing, international

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operations, capital markets and asset management. He has experience as a member on the board of several private, public, and non-profit organizations.

**James A. Nussle** has served as a Trustee on the Board of the Fund Complex since 2011 and as Chair of the Ethics and Compliance Committee from 2022 to 2024. He has more than 20 years of public service experience, including serving as a Representative from Iowa in the House of Representatives from 1991 through 2007 and as Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Mr. Nussle is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Credit Union National Association, a national trade association for America's credit unions. Mr. Nussle has gained experience as a director on the advisory board of a private equity firm and on the board of several non-profit organizations.

**James W. Runcie** has served as a Trustee on the Board of the Fund Complex since 2022. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Partnership of Education Advancement, a not-for-profit organization that provides institutional capacity building support to mission-focused colleges and universities. Mr. Runcie previously served at the US Department of Education as Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid. Prior to his government service, Mr. Runcie was an investment banking executive at several firms including UBS Investment Bank, Bank of America, and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. Mr. Runcie currently serves on the boards of several for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.

**Constance L. Souders** has served as a Trustee on the Board of the Fund Complex since 2007 and as Chair of the Contracts Committee since 2010. She also served as the Audit Committee financial expert from 2010 through 2016. Ms. Souders has over 20 years of experience in the mutual fund industry, including eight years as the former Treasurer of a mutual fund complex and registered investment adviser and the Financial and Operations General Securities Principal of a mutual fund broker-dealer.

Leadership Structure and Oversight Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for oversight of the Trust and its Funds rests with the Board. The Board has engaged Thrivent Asset Mgt. to manage the Funds on a day-to-day basis. The Board is responsible for overseeing Thrivent Asset Mgt. and other service providers in the operation of the Trust in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, applicable provisions of Massachusetts law, other applicable laws and the Trust's charter documents. The Board is currently composed of ten members, including eight Independent Trustees and two Interested Trustees. An "Independent Trustee" is not an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust, while an "Interested Trustee" is. The Board conducts regular meetings four times a year. In addition, the Board holds special in-person or virtual meetings or informal meetings to discuss specific matters that may arise or require action between regular meetings. The Independent Trustees have engaged independent legal counsel and an industry consultant to assist them in performance of their oversight responsibilities.

The Board has appointed an Independent Trustee to serve in the role of Chair. The Chair's role is to preside at all meetings of the Board and to act as a liaison with service providers, officers, attorneys, and other Trustees generally between meetings. The Chair may also perform such other functions as may be delegated by the Board from time to time. Except for duties specified herein or pursuant to the Trust's charter documents, the designation of Chair does not impose on such Independent Trustee any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on such person as a member of the Board generally. The Board has established five standing committees (described in more detail below) to assist the Board in the oversight and direction of the business and affairs of the Trust, and from time to time may establish informal working groups or ad hoc committees to review and address the policies and practices of the Trust with respect to certain specified matters. The Board believes that the Board's current leadership structure is appropriate because it allows the Board to exercise informed and independent judgment over matters under its purview, and it allocates areas of responsibility among committees of the Trustees and the full Board in a manner that enhances effective oversight. The leadership structure of the Board may be changed at any time and in the discretion of the Board, including in response to changes in circumstances or the characteristics of the Trust.

The Trust and the Funds are subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance, operational, and valuation risks, among others. Day-to-day risk management functions are subsumed within the responsibilities of Thrivent Asset Mgt. and other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), which carry out the Funds' investment

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management and business affairs. Each of Thrivent Asset Mgt. and other service providers have their own, independent interest in risk management, and their policies and methods of carrying out risk management functions will depend, in part, on their individual priorities, resources and controls.

Risk oversight forms part of the Board's general oversight of the Trust and the Funds and is addressed as part of various Board and committee activities. The Board recognizes that it is not possible to identify all of the risks that may affect a Fund or to develop processes and controls to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. As part of its regular oversight of the Trust, the Board, directly or through a committee, interacts with and reviews reports from, among others, Thrivent Asset Mgt. (including in its role as Liquidity Risk Management Program Administrator and Valuation Designee), the Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust, the Derivatives Risk Manager of the Trust, the independent registered public accounting firm for the Trust, and internal auditors for Thrivent Asset Mgt., as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Trust and its Funds, and Thrivent Asset Mgt.'s risk management functions.

With respect to liquidity risk, the Board or one of its committees reviews, no less frequently than annually, a written report prepared by the Liquidity Program Administrator that addresses the operation of the Liquidity Program and assesses its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation. With respect to valuation risk, the Board oversees the Adviser in its role as Valuation Designee and reviews periodic reporting addressing valuation matters with respect to the Funds, including the Valuation Designee's annual assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the Valuation Designee's process for determining the fair value of the designated portfolio of securities. With respect to derivatives risk, the Board or one of its committees reviews reports received from the Derivatives Risk Manager on a regular, annual and interim (if necessary) basis that address the operation and effectiveness of the Derivatives Risk Management Program.

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer who oversees the implementation and testing of the Funds' compliance program and reports to the Board and the Ethics and Compliance Committee regarding compliance matters for the Funds and their principal service providers. In addition, as part of the Board's annual review of the Trust's advisory and other service provider agreements, the Board considers risk management aspects of these entities' operations and the functions for which they are responsible. The Board may, at any time and in its discretion, change the manner in which it conducts its risk oversight role.

Committees of the Board of Trustees

The Board conducts oversight of the Trust with the assistance of five committees, which are Audit, Ethics and Compliance, Investment, Contracts, and Governance and Nominating. Each committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. The responsibilities of each committee are described below.

**Audit Committee.** The Audit Committee oversees management of financial risks and controls and is responsible for recommending the engagement or retention of the Trust's independent auditors. The Audit Committee serves as the channel of communication between the independent auditors of the Trust and the Board with respect to financial statements and financial reporting processes, systems of internal control, and the audit process, including permitted non-audit services. A representative of business risk management, which functions as the Adviser's internal audit group, meets with the Audit Committee and provides reports to the Audit Committee on an as-needed basis (but at least annually). The Audit Committee met four times during the past fiscal year.

**Ethics and Compliance Committee.** The Ethics and Compliance Committee monitors ethical and compliance risks and oversees the legal and regulatory compliance matters of the Funds. The Ethics and Compliance Committee meets with and receives reports from the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Privacy Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer and other Adviser personnel on matters relating to the compliance program and other regulatory and ethics matters. The Ethics and Compliance Committee met four times during the past fiscal year.

**Investment Committee.** The Investment Committee is designed to review investment strategies and risks in conjunction with its review of the Funds' performance. The Investment Committee assists the Board in its oversight of the investment performance of the Funds; the Funds' consistency with their investment objectives and styles; management's selection of benchmarks, peer groups and other performance measures for the Funds; and the range of investment options offered

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to investors in the Funds. In addition, the Committee assists the Board in its review of investment-related aspects of management's proposals such as new Funds or Fund reorganizations. The Investment Committee met four times in the past fiscal year.

**Contracts Committee.** The Contracts Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its duties with respect to the review and approval of contracts between the Trust and other entities, including entering into new contracts and the renewal of existing contracts. The Contracts Committee considers investment advisory, distribution, transfer agency, administrative service and custodial contracts, and such other contracts as the Board deems necessary or appropriate for the continuation of operations of each Fund. The Contracts Committee met five times in the past fiscal year.

**Governance and Nominating Committee.** The Governance and Nominating Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its duties with respect to the governance of the Trust, including the review and evaluation of the composition and operation of the Board and its committees, the annual self-assessment of the Board and its committees and periodic review and recommendations regarding compensation of the Independent Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee makes recommendations regarding nominations for Trustees and will consider nominees suggested by shareholders sent to the attention of the President of the Trust. The Governance and Nominating Committee met four times during the past fiscal year.

Beneficial Interest in the Fund by Trustees

The following tables provide information, as of December 31, 2024, regarding the dollar range of beneficial ownership by each Trustee in the Funds. The dollar range shown in the third column reflects the aggregate amount of each Trustee's beneficial ownership in all registered investment companies within the investment company complex that are overseen by the Trustee. For Independent Trustees only, the second and third columns include each Trustee's deferred compensation, which is effectively invested in the Thrivent Mutual Funds. Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF and Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF did not commence operations prior to [ ], 2025. For more information on the deferred compensation plan, see "Compensation of Trustees and Officers" below.

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| **Name of Trustee** | **Dollar Range of Beneficial Ownership in the Funds** | **Aggregate Dollar**<br> **Range of Beneficial**<br> **Ownership in All**<br> **Registered Investment**<br> **Companies Overseen**<br> **by the Trustee**<br> **in the Family of**<br> **Investment Companies**<br>|
| Michael W. Kremenak | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| David S. Royal | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |

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| **Name of Trustee** | **Dollar Range of Beneficial Ownership in the Funds** | **Aggregate Dollar**<br> **Range of Beneficial**<br> **Ownership in All**<br> **Registered Investment**<br> **Companies Overseen**<br> **by the Trustee**<br> **in the Family of**<br> **Investment Companies**<br>|
| Janice B. Case | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |

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| **Name of Trustee** | **Dollar Range of Beneficial Ownership in the Funds** | **Aggregate Dollar**<br> **Range of Beneficial**<br> **Ownership in All**<br> **Registered Investment**<br> **Companies Overseen**<br> **by the Trustee**<br> **in the Family of**<br> **Investment Companies**<br>|
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| Robert J. Chersi | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| Arleas Upton Kea | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| Paul R. Laubscher | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| Robert J. Manilla | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| James A. Nussle | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| James W. Runcie | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| Constance L. <br> Souders<br>| Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |

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| **Name of Trustee** | **Dollar Range of Beneficial Ownership in the Funds** | **Aggregate Dollar**<br> **Range of Beneficial**<br> **Ownership in All**<br> **Registered Investment**<br> **Companies Overseen**<br> **by the Trustee**<br> **in the Family of**<br> **Investment Companies**<br>|
| Janice B. Case | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| Robert J. Chersi | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| Arleas Upton Kea | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| Paul R. Laubscher | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| Robert J. Manilla | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| James A. Nussle | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| James W. Runcie | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |

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| **Name of Trustee** | **Dollar Range of Beneficial Ownership in the Funds** | **Aggregate Dollar**<br> **Range of Beneficial**<br> **Ownership in All**<br> **Registered Investment**<br> **Companies Overseen**<br> **by the Trustee**<br> **in the Family of**<br> **Investment Companies**<br>|
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |
| Constance L. <br> Souders<br>| Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | Over $100,000 |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |  |

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Compensation of Trustees and Officers

The Trust makes no payments to any of its officers for services performed for the Trust. The Independent Trustees are paid an annual base compensation of $255,000 to serve on the Boards of the Fund Complex. Each Trustee also receives $10,000 for each quarterly Board meeting and any in-person special meeting attended. The Board Chair is compensated an additional $120,000 per year; the Chair of the Audit Committee, who also serves as the Audit Committee Financial Expert, is compensated an additional $50,000 per year; the Chair of the Contracts Committee, the Chair of the Investment Committee, the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Chair of the Ethics and Compliance Committee are each compensated an additional $30,000 per year. Independent Trustees are reimbursed by the Trust for any expenses they may incur by reason of attending Board meetings or in connection with other services they may perform in connection with their duties as Trustees of the Trust. The Trustees receive no pension or retirement benefits in connection with their service to the Trust.

The following table provides the amounts of compensation paid to the Trustees either directly or in the form of payments made into a deferred compensation plan for one year ended September 30, 2024:

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| **Name of Trustee** | **Aggregate**<br> **Compensation from**<br> **Trust for One Year**<br> **Ending September 30, 2024**<br>| **Total Compensation**<br> **Paid by Trust and**<br> **Fund Complex**<br> **for One Year**<br> **Ending September 30, 2024**<sup>(1)</sup> <br>|
| Janice B. Case | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1216 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $317500 |
| Robert J. Chersi | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1292 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $337500 |
| Arleas Upton Kea | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1168 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $305000 |
| Paul R. Laubscher | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1560 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $407500 |
| Robert J. Manilla | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1216 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $317500 |
| James A. Nussle | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1148 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $300000 |
| James W. Runcie | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1101 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $287500 |
| Constance L. Souders | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1216 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $317500 |

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<sup>(1)</sup> The Trust has adopted a deferred compensation plan for the benefit of the Independent Trustees of the Trust who wish to defer receipt of a percentage of eligible compensation which they otherwise are entitled to receive from the Fund Complex. Compensation deferred is effectively invested in the Thrivent Mutual Funds, the allocation of which is determined by the individual Trustee. The Trustees participating in the deferred compensation plan do not actually own shares of the Thrivent Mutual Funds through the plan, since deferred compensation is a general liability of the Thrivent Mutual Funds. However, a Trustee's return on compensation deferred is economically equivalent to an investment in the applicable Thrivent Mutual Funds. For compensation paid during the one year ended September 30, 2024, the total amount of deferred compensation payable was $100,000 to Ms. Kea, $135,244 to Mr. Manilla, and $143,750 to Mr. Runcie.

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Significant Shareholders

Control Persons and Principal Holders

A principal shareholder is any person who owns of record or is known by the Trust to own beneficially 5% or more of any class of a Fund's outstanding shares. A control person is any person who beneficially owns, either directly or through controlled companies, 25% or more of a Fund's outstanding shares. A shareholder who beneficially owns more than 25% of a Fund's shares is presumed to "control" the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, and may have a significant impact on matters submitted to a shareholder vote. A shareholder who beneficially owns more than 50% of a Fund's outstanding shares may be able to approve proposals, or prevent approval of proposals, without regard to votes by other Fund shareholders. As of [ ], 2025, no shares of the Funds were owned because the Funds had not yet commenced operations. An Authorized Participants may hold of record more than 25% of the outstanding shares of a Fund. From time to time, Authorized Participants may be a beneficial and/or legal owner of a Fund, may be deemed to have control of a Fund and/or may be able to affect the outcome of matters presented for a vote of the shareholders of a Fund.

Management Ownership

As of the date of this SAI, the officers and Trustees as a group beneficially owned less than 1% of each class of shares of a Fund.

Material Transactions with Independent Trustees

No Independent Trustee of the Trust or any immediate family member of an Independent Trustee has had, during the two most recently completed calendar years, a direct or indirect interest in the Adviser or the principal underwriter for the Funds, or in any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser or the principal underwriter for the Funds, exceeding $120,000. In addition, no Independent Trustee of the Trust or any of their immediate family members has had, during the two most recently completed calendar years, a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or series of similar transactions in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and to which one of the parties was the Trust; an officer of the Trust; an investment company or an officer of any investment company having the same Adviser or principal underwriter as the Funds or having an Adviser or principal underwriter that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or under common control with the Adviser or principal underwriter of the Funds; the Funds' Adviser or principal underwriter; an officer of the Funds' Adviser or principal underwriter; or a person or an officer of a person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser or the principal underwriter of the Funds (an "Associated Person"). No Independent Trustee of the Trust or a member of the immediate family of an Independent Trustee has had, in the two most recently completed calendar years, a direct or indirect relationship with any Associated Person involving an amount in excess of $120,000 and which involved: payments for property or services to or from any Associated Person; provision of legal services to any Associated Person; provision of investment banking services to any Associated Person, other than as a participating underwriter in a syndicate; or, any consulting or other relationship that is substantially similar in nature and scope to these types of relationships.

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Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers

Investment Adviser

The Fund's investment adviser, Thrivent Asset Mgt., was organized as a Delaware limited liability company on September 23, 2005. It is a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent. Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc. owns 100% of Thrivent Asset Mgt.'s membership interests. The officers and directors of Thrivent Asset Mgt. who are affiliated with the Trust are set forth below under "Affiliated Persons." Thrivent Asset Mgt. is located at 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211.

Investment decisions for the Fund are made by Thrivent Asset Mgt., subject to the overall direction of the Board. Thrivent Asset Mgt. also provides investment research and supervision of the Fund's investments and conducts a continuous program of investment evaluation and appropriate disposition and reinvestment of these assets.

Thrivent Asset Mgt. Portfolio Managers

**Other Accounts Managed**

In addition to the Funds, the portfolio managers may manage other accounts. The following table provides information about other accounts managed by the portfolio managers as of June 30, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

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| **Portfolio Manager** | **Type of Accounts** | **Total # of**<br> **Accounts**<br> **Managed**<br>| **# of Accounts**<br> **Managed with**<br> **Advisory Fee**<br> **Based on**<br> **Performance**<br>| **Total Assets**<br> **with Advisory**<br> **Fee Based on**<br> **Performance**<br>|
| Charmaine Chan | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other Registered Investment <br> Companies<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; [ | $&nbsp;&nbsp;  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
|  | Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
|  | Other Accounts |  | $&nbsp;&nbsp;  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
| Nicholas E. Griffith | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other Registered Investment <br> Companies<br>|  | $&nbsp;&nbsp;  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
|  | Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
|  | Other Accounts |  | $&nbsp;&nbsp;  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
| Christopher J. Parker | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other Registered Investment <br> Companies<br>|  | $&nbsp;&nbsp;  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
|  | Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
|  | Other Accounts |  | $&nbsp;&nbsp;  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
| Graham Wong | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other Registered Investment <br> Companies<br>|  | $&nbsp;&nbsp;  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
|  | Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |  | $&nbsp;&nbsp;  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $ |
|  | Other Accounts |  | $&nbsp;&nbsp;  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $] |

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<sup>(1)</sup> The "Other Registered Investment Companies" represent series of Thrivent Mutual Funds and Thrivent Series Fund, Inc.

**Compensation**

Each portfolio manager of Thrivent Asset Mgt. is compensated by an annual base salary and an annual bonus, in addition to the various benefits that are available to all employees of Thrivent. The annual base salary for each portfolio manager is a fixed amount that is determined annually according to the level of responsibility and performance. The

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annual bonus provides for a variable payment that is attributable to the relative performance of each fund or account managed by the portfolio manager measured for one-, three-, and five-year periods against the median performance of other funds in the same peer group, as classified by Morningstar, or an index constructed with comparable criteria. Portfolio managers of private funds and/or proprietary accounts may receive an allocation of performance-based compensation. In addition, some portfolio managers are also eligible to participate in one or more of the following:

*Long-Term Incentive Plan.* Thrivent's long-term incentive plan provides for an additional variable payment based on the extent to which Thrivent met corporate goals during the previous three-year period.

*Deferred Compensation Plan.* Thrivent's deferred compensation plan allows for the deferral of salary and bonus into certain affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds up to an annual dollar limit.

*Key Employee Restoration Plan.* Thrivent's key employee restoration plan allows for the company to make a contribution to the plan on behalf of each participant.

**Conflicts of Interest**

The Adviser and its respective affiliates will be subject to certain conflicts of interest with respect to the services provided to the Funds. These conflicts will arise primarily, but not exclusively, from the involvement of the Adviser and the portfolio managers in other activities that from time to time conflict with the activities of the Funds. Portfolio managers at Thrivent Asset Mgt. typically manage multiple accounts. These accounts may include, among others, mutual funds, private funds, proprietary accounts and separate accounts (assets managed on behalf of pension funds, foundations and other investment accounts).

Managing and providing research to multiple accounts can give rise to potential conflicts of interest if the accounts have different objectives, benchmarks, time horizons, and fees as the portfolio manager must allocate his time and investment ideas across multiple accounts. Certain portfolio managers of the Funds and other individuals employed by the Adviser may receive compensation based on the performance of accounts managed by the Adviser. Managing an account that charges a performance-based fee could give a portfolio manager an incentive to favor that account over accounts such as the Funds that don't charge performance-based fees. In addition, the side-by-side management of these funds and accounts may raise potential conflicts of interest relating to cross trading, the allocation of investment opportunities and the aggregation and allocation of trades. Thrivent Asset Mgt. seeks to provide best execution of all securities transactions and aggregate and then allocate securities to client accounts in a fair and timely manner. Portfolio managers and other investment personnel may also encounter conflicts of interest related to the sharing of ideas or investment opportunities with other employees of the Adviser. To manage and mitigate conflicts of interest related to side-by-side management and sharing of investment opportunities, the Adviser has developed compliance policies and procedures. Additional information about potential conflicts of interest is set forth in the Form ADV of the Adviser. A copy of Part 1 and Part 2A of the Adviser's Form ADV is available on the SEC's website (adviserinfo.sec.gov).

**Ownership in the Funds**

The following table provides information as of the date of this SAI on the dollar range of beneficial ownership by each portfolio manager for each Fund he or she manages.

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| **Portfolio Manager** | **Fund** | **Fund Ownership** |
| Charmaine Chan | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | None |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF | None |
| Nicholas E. Griffith | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | None |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF | None |
| Christopher J. Parker | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | None |

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| **Portfolio Manager** | **Fund** | **Fund Ownership** |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF | None |
| Graham Wong | Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | None |
|  | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF | None |

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Affiliated Persons

The following officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser in the capacities listed:

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| **Affiliated Person** | **Position with Trust** | **Position with Thrivent Asset Mgt.** |
| Michael W. Kremenak | Trustee and President | Elected Manager |
| David S. Royal | &nbsp;&nbsp; Trustee and Chief Investment <br> Officer<br>| President |
| Sarah L. Bergstrom | &nbsp;&nbsp; Treasurer and Principal Accounting <br> Officer<br>| Assistant Treasurer |
| Edward S. Dryden | Chief Compliance Officer | Chief Compliance Officer |
| John D. Jackson | Secretary and Chief Legal Officer | Assistant Secretary |
| Kathleen M. Koelling | Privacy Officer | Privacy Officer |
| Sharon K. Minta | Anti-Money Laundering Officer | Anti-Money Laundering Officer |
| Troy A. Beaver | Vice President | &nbsp;&nbsp; Elected Manager and Vice <br> President<br>|

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The Advisory Agreement

The advisory agreement provides that Thrivent Asset Mgt. provides overall investment supervision of the assets of each Fund. Thrivent Asset Mgt. furnishes and pays for all office space and facilities, equipment and clerical personnel necessary for carrying out the Adviser's duties under the advisory agreement. The Adviser also pays all compensation of Trustees, officers and employees of the Trust who are the Adviser's affiliated persons. All ordinary operating expenses of the Fund are paid by the Adviser under the advisory agreement, unless expressly assumed by the Funds. Such costs and expenses paid by the Funds under the advisory agreement include: (a) advisory fees; (b) expenses that the Trust agrees to bear in any distribution agreement or in any plan adopted by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act; (c) interest expense or other costs of a Fund's borrowing(s) or financing activities; (d) taxes and governmental fees; (e) acquired fund fees and expenses; (f) broker's commissions and any other transaction- or investment-related expenses incurred by a Fund; (g) costs related to meetings of shareholders; (h) litigation expenses, (i) indemnification expenses, (j) fees or expenses payable or other costs incurred in connection with securities lending, (k) expenses which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, (l) extraordinary expenses, and (m) such other expenses as approved by a majority of the Board.

The advisory agreement will continue in effect from year to year only so long as such continuances are specifically approved at least annually by the Board. The vote for approval must include the approval of a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Act). The advisory agreement terminates automatically upon assignment. With respect to a particular Fund, the advisory agreement is terminable at any time without penalty by the Board on 60 days written notice to the Adviser or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of such Fund. The Adviser may terminate the agreement on 60 days written notice to the Trust.

Advisory Fees

For the Adviser's services to the Funds, the Funds have agreed to pay the following management fee expressed as an annual rate of the Fund's average daily net assets.

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| **Fund** | **Management Fee** |
| Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF | [ ]% |
| Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF | [ ]% |

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Code of Ethics

The Trust and Thrivent Asset Mgt. have each adopted a code of ethics pursuant to the requirements of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Under the Codes of Ethics, personnel are only permitted to engage in personal securities transactions in accordance with certain conditions relating to such person's position, the identity of the security, the timing of the transaction, and similar factors. Transactions in securities that may be held by the Funds are permitted, subject to compliance with applicable provisions of the Code. Personal securities transactions must be reported quarterly and broker confirmations of such transactions must be provided for review.

Proxy Voting Policies

The Board has delegated to the Adviser the responsibility for voting any proxies with respect to the Funds in accordance with the proxy voting policies adopted by the Adviser. The Adviser's proxy voting policy is included in Appendix A. Information about how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is updated each year by August 31 and is available without charge by calling 800-847-4836, at thriventETFs.com/prospectus, and at SEC.gov where it is filed on Form N-PX.

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Underwriting and Distribution Services

The Funds' principal underwriter and distributor, ALPS Distributors, Inc., is a Colorado corporation (the "Distributor"). Distributor is located at 1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80203. No officers or directors of Distributor are affiliated with the Trust. Under a Distribution Agreement (the "Distribution Agreement"), Distributor sells shares of the Funds as agent for the Trust. The Distribution Agreement continues in effect from year to year so long as its continuance is approved at least annually by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Funds through the Distributor only in large blocks of shares, typically 10,000 shares, called creation units ("Creation Units"), as described in the Funds' prospectus. Shares in less than Creation Units are not distributed by the Distributor.

Underwriting Commissions

Distributor began serving as the Funds' principal underwriter and distributor at the Funds' inception. The Distributor has not received any underwriting commissions as of the date of this SAI.

12b-1 Distribution Plan

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan and Agreement pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the "12b-1 Plan") with respect to the Funds (other than Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF). Pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan, the Trust, on behalf of the Funds (other than Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF), may pay Distributor a distribution fee and shareholder servicing fee in connection with the promotion and distribution of Fund shares and the provision of services to shareholders. Such services include advertising, compensation to underwriters, dealers and selling personnel, the printing and mailing of prospectuses to other than current Fund shareholders, and the printing and mailing of sales literature. No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Funds, however, and there are no current plans to impose these fees. Future payments may be made under the 12b-1 Plan without any further shareholder approval. In the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in the Fund.

Distributor may pay all or a portion of the fees to any broker-dealer, financial institution or any other person who renders assistance in distributing or promoting the sale of shares, or who provides certain shareholder services, pursuant to a written agreement subject to the requirements of the 12b-1 Plan. To the extent not so paid by Distributor, it may retain such amounts.

The 12b-1 Plan provides that it may not be amended to increase materially the costs which a Fund may bear pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan without approval by a majority vote of Fund shareholders. The 12b-1 Plan also provides that other material amendments of the 12b-1 Plan must be approved by the Trustees, and by the Independent Trustees, by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such amendments.

While the 12b-1 Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of the Independent Trustees of the Trust has been committed to the discretion of the Independent Trustees, and any person who acts as legal counsel for the Independent Trustees must be an independent legal counsel. The 12b-1 Plan shall continue with respect to the Funds (other than Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF) from year to year, provided that such continuance is approved at least annually by the Board and by the Independent Trustees.

Shareholder Services

The Adviser may make arrangements for the Funds to make payments, directly or through the Adviser or its affiliates, to selected financial intermediaries (such as brokers or third party administrators) for providing certain shareholder services, including sub-transfer agency and related administrative services including, without limitation, the following services: processing and mailing monthly statements, prospectuses, annual reports, semiannual reports, and

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shareholder notices and other SEC-required communications; capturing and processing tax data; issuing and mailing dividend checks to shareholders who have selected cash distributions; preparing record date shareholder lists for proxy solicitations; collecting and posting distributions to shareholder accounts; and establishing and maintaining systematic withdrawals and automated investment plans and shareholder account registrations. The Funds may pay a fee for these services, directly or through the Adviser or its affiliates, to financial intermediaries selected by the Adviser and/or its affiliates. The actual services provided, and the fees paid for such services, may vary from firm to firm.

Other Payments

The Adviser has entered into an agreement with the Distributor under which it makes payments to the Distributor in consideration for its services under the Distribution Agreement. The payments made by the Adviser to the Distributor do not represent an additional expense to the Funds or their shareholders. The Adviser has also entered into an agreement with Thrivent Distributors, LLC ("Thrivent Distributors"), pursuant to which the Adviser pays (from its own resources, not the resources of the Funds) for services relating to the promotion, offering, marketing or distribution of the Funds and/or retention of assets maintained in the Funds. Compensation paid by the Adviser to Thrivent Distributors and its sales personnel may vary depending on certain factors as agreed upon from time to time.

In addition, the Adviser and Thrivent Distributors make payments, out of their own resources, to financial intermediaries that sell shares of the Funds in order to promote the distribution and retention of Fund shares. Such payments are made for a variety of purposes or services, including, without limitation, marketing and/or fund promotion activities and presentations, educational training programs, events or conferences (including sponsorships of such events by the Adviser), data analytics and support, printing and mailing costs, and the development of technology platforms and reporting systems. In addition, the Adviser makes payments (through Thrivent Distributors) to certain intermediaries that promote or make shares of the Funds available to their clients and to intermediaries for activities that the Adviser and Thrivent Distributors believe facilitate investment in the Funds. This compensation, often referred to as revenue sharing, is in addition to any compensation paid by the Funds through the 12b-1 Plan or for administrative, sub-transfer agency, networking, recordkeeping, and/or other shareholder support services. Currently, payments made to intermediaries are generally 0.10% on assets for each intermediary. However, these payments are expected to vary year to year and may differ depending on the intermediary. The Adviser may make arrangements at other rates with certain intermediaries.

These payments create an incentive for the financial intermediary or its financial representatives to recommend or offer shares of the Funds to you. The Adviser could make payments (through Thrivent Distributors) based on any number of metrics, including payments in fixed amounts, amounts based upon an intermediary's services at defined levels, amounts based on the intermediary's net sales of a Fund or one or more Thrivent funds in a year or other period, or calculated in basis points based on average net assets attributed to the intermediary, any of which arrangements may include an agreed-upon minimum or maximum payment, or any combination of the foregoing. Payments to an intermediary may be significant and may create conflicts of interest for the intermediary.

Revenue sharing arrangements are separately negotiated between the Adviser and/or its affiliates and the recipients of these payments. Revenue sharing payments are not made by the Funds and are not reflected as additional expenses in the fee table in the Funds' prospectus.

As of the date of this SAI, the Adviser or its affiliates have agreements in place to pay the following intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares or related services:

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. <br>Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC

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Other Services

Custodian

The custodian for the Funds is [name, street, city, state, zip]. The custodian is responsible for safeguarding the Funds' assets held in the United States and for serving as the Funds' foreign custody manager.

Transfer Agent and Related Shareholder Services

The transfer agent for the Funds is [name] (the "Transfer Agent"), [street, city, state, zip]. The Transfer Agent provides transfer agency and dividend payment services necessary to the Funds.

In addition, pursuant to an agreement between the Adviser and Thrivent Financial Investor Services Inc. ("TFISI"), TFISI provides certain related shareholder services that [name] has not been retained to perform and would not cause TFISI to fall within the meaning of a transfer agent under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"). Fees for the services provided by TFISI are paid by the Adviser and not borne by the Funds.

Administrator

[name, street, city, state, zip] provides both administrative and accounting services to the Funds under an Administrative Services Agreement. Fees payable to [name] for administrative and accounting services are paid by the Adviser and not borne by the Funds.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

[name, street, city, state, zip], serves as the Funds' independent registered public accounting firm, providing professional services including audits of the Funds' annual financial statements, assistance and consultation in connection with Securities and Exchange Commission filings, and review and signing of the annual income tax returns filed on behalf of the Funds.

Securities Lending

The Funds are new and to-date have not entered into a contract with a securities lending agent and are not engaged in securities lending.

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Continuous Offering

The Funds offer and issue shares at their NAV only in Creation Units. The method by which Creation Units are created and trade may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units are issued and sold by the Funds on an ongoing basis, at any point a "distribution," as such term is used in the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933") Act, may occur.

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 that could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery requirement and liability provisions of the 1933 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 Funds' Transfer Agent, 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 1933 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 categorization as an underwriter.

Broker-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not "underwriters" but are effecting transactions in shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of shares, generally are required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the 1933 Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. Firms that incur a prospectus delivery obligation with respect to shares of the Funds are reminded that, pursuant to Rule 153 under the 1933 Act, a prospectus delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the 1933 Act owed to an exchange member in connection with the sale on an 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.

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Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices

Brokerage Transactions

In connection with the management of the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Funds, the advisory agreement authorizes Thrivent Asset Mgt., acting by its own officers, directors or employees to select the brokers or dealers that will execute purchase and sale transactions for the Funds. In executing portfolio transactions and selecting brokers or dealers, if any, Thrivent Asset Mgt. will use reasonable efforts to seek on behalf of the Funds the best overall terms available.

In assessing the best overall terms available for any transaction, Thrivent Asset Mgt. will consider all factors it deems relevant, including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the breadth of the market in and the price of the security,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the reasonableness of the commission, if any (for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis).

In evaluating the best overall terms available, and in selecting the broker or dealer, if any, to execute a particular transaction, Thrivent Asset Mgt. may also consider the brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, as amended) provided to any other accounts over which Thrivent Asset Mgt., or an affiliate of Thrivent Asset Mgt., exercises investment discretion. Thrivent Asset Mgt. may pay to a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if, but only if, Thrivent Asset Mgt. determines in good faith that such commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided. To the extent applicable, the provisions of the European Union's second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, known as MiFID II, could have an impact on the allocation of brokerage transactions and the receipt and compensation for research services by Thrivent Asset Mgt.

To the extent that the receipt of the above-described services may supplant services for which Thrivent Asset Mgt. might otherwise have paid, it would, of course, tend to reduce the expenses of Thrivent Asset Mgt.

The research obtained by Thrivent Asset Mgmt. from a broker or dealer may be used to benefit all accounts managed or advised by Thrivent Asset Mgmt., including the Funds, and may not directly benefit the particular accounts that generated the brokerage commissions used to acquire the research product or service, including the Funds.

In certain cases, Thrivent Asset Mgt. may obtain products or services from a broker that have both research and non-research uses. Examples of non-research uses are administrative and marketing functions. These are referred to as "mixed use" products. In each case, Thrivent Asset Mgt. makes a good faith effort to determine the proportion of such products or services that may be used for research and non-research purposes. The portion of the costs of such products or services attributable to research usage may be defrayed by Thrivent Asset Mgt., as the case may be, through brokerage commissions generated by transactions of its clients, including the Funds. Thrivent Asset Mgt. pays the provider in cash for the non-research portion of its use of these products or services.

Thrivent Asset Mgt. may obtain third-party research from broker-dealers or non-broker dealers by entering into a commission sharing arrangement (a "CSA"). Under a CSA, the executing broker-dealer agrees that part of the commissions it earns on certain equity trades will be allocated to one or more research providers as payment for research. CSAs allow Thrivent Asset Mgt. to direct broker-dealers to pool commissions that are generated from orders executed at that broker-dealer, and then periodically direct the broker-dealer to pay third-party research providers for research.

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The investment decisions for the Funds are and will continue to be made independently from those of other investment companies and accounts managed by Thrivent Asset Mgt. or its affiliates. Such other investment companies and accounts may also invest in the same securities as the Funds. When purchases and sales of the same security are made at substantially the same time on behalf of such other investment companies and accounts, transactions may be averaged as to the price and available investments allocated as to the amount in a manner which Thrivent Asset Mgt. and its affiliates believe to be equitable to each investment company or account, including the Funds. In some instances, this investment procedure may affect the price paid or received by the Funds or the size of the position obtainable or sold by the Funds.

Brokerage Commissions

The Funds are new and, therefore, the Funds paid no brokerage commissions for each of the last three fiscal years.

Regular Brokers or Dealers

The Funds are new and, therefore, have not purchased securities issued by any "regular broker-dealers" (as defined in Rule 10b-1 under the 1940 Act).

Portfolio Turnover Rates

The rate of portfolio turnover in the Funds will not be a limiting factor when Thrivent Asset Mgt. deems changes in a Fund's portfolio appropriate in view of its investment objectives. As a result, while a Fund will not purchase or sell securities solely to achieve short term trading profits, a Fund may sell portfolio securities without regard to the length of time held if consistent with the Fund's investment objective. A higher degree of equity portfolio activity will increase brokerage costs to a Fund. The portfolio turnover rate is computed by dividing the dollar amount of securities purchased or sold (whichever is smaller) by the average value of securities owned during the year. Short-term investments such as commercial paper and short-term U.S. Government securities are not considered when computing the turnover rate.

The following table shows the portfolio turnover rates for the Predecessor Mutual Funds for the last three fiscal years:

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Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares

Unlike mutual funds, the Funds offer and issue shares at their NAV to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries who are participants in the NSCC and who have signed an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Distributor, and accepted by the Transfer Agent, only in Creation Units, generally in exchange for a basket of securities and/or instruments (the "Deposit Securities"), together with a deposit of a specified cash payment (the "Cash Component"). The Funds may, in certain circumstances, issue Creation Units solely in exchange for a specified all-cash payment ("Cash Deposit"). Shares of the Funds are likewise redeemable by the Funds only in Creation Units, generally in exchange for a basket of securities and instruments ("Redemption Securities"), together with a Cash Component. As with the offer and sale of Creation Units, the Funds may, in certain circumstances, redeem Creation Units in exchange for a specified all-cash payment. Shares trade in the secondary market and elsewhere at market prices that may be at, above or below NAV. The Funds may decide to use a "custom basket" to reduce costs, to increase trading or tax efficiency or for other reasons.

Each Fund charges creation/redemption transaction fees for each creation and redemption to cover the cost to the Fund of processing the transaction. In all cases, transaction fees are limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.

Each Fund offers, issues and sells its shares only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without a sales load, at the NAV next determined after receipt of an order in proper form as described in the Authorized Participant Agreement, on any Business Day.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Fund may, but is not required to, permit orders until 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, or until the market close (in the event the exchange on which the relevant Fund's Shares are listed closes early). A "Business Day" with respect to a Fund is each day the Fund is open, including any day that a Fund is required to be open under Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act, which excludes weekends and the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Orders to create or redeem Creation Units will be accepted by the Transfer Agent, and subject to the approval of the Distributor, only from the Authorized Participants. As noted below, on certain Business Days, underlying markets in which the Funds invest will be closed. On those days, the Funds may be unable to purchase or sell securities in such markets.

The time at which transactions and shares are priced and the time by which orders must be received may be changed in case of an emergency or if regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") is stopped at a time other than its regularly scheduled closing time. Each Fund reserves the right to reprocess creation and redemption transactions that were initially processed at any NAV other than the Fund's official closing NAV (as the same may be subsequently adjusted), and to recover amounts from (or distribute amounts to) Authorized Participants based on the official closing NAV.

Fund Deposits

The consideration for purchase of Creation Units generally consists of Deposit Securities and the Cash Component, or, as permitted by a Fund, the Cash Deposit. Together, the Deposit Securities and the Cash Component constitute a "Fund Deposit" or "basket" as that term is used in Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act. The Fund Deposit represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for a Creation Unit of any Fund. Such Fund Deposit is applicable, subject to any adjustments as described below, to purchases of Creation Units of shares of a given Fund until such time as the next-announced Fund Deposit is made available.

The function of the Cash Component is to compensate for any differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the Deposit Amount (as defined below). The Cash Component is an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the

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shares (per Creation Unit) and the "Deposit Amount," which is an amount equal to the market value of the Deposit Securities. If the Cash Component is a positive number (the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the Deposit Amount), the Authorized Participant will deliver the Cash Component to the Funds. If the Cash Component is a negative number (the NAV per Creation Unit is less than the Deposit Amount), the Authorized Participant will receive the Cash Component from the Funds. Computation of the Cash Component excludes any stamp duty or other similar fees and expenses payable upon transfer of beneficial ownership of the Deposit Securities, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Authorized Participant. In addition to above, the Cash Component may also include a "Dividend Equivalent Payment," which enables the Funds to make a complete distribution of dividends on the next dividend payment date, and is an amount equal, on a per Creation Unit basis, to the dividends on all the securities held by a Fund with ex-dividend dates within the accumulation period for such distribution (the "Accumulation Period"), net of expenses and liabilities for such period, as if all of the securities had been held by a Fund for the entire Accumulation Period. The Accumulation Period begins on the ex-dividend date for a Fund and ends on the next ex-dividend date.

State Street Bank and Trust Company, each Fund's Transfer Agent and custodian, through the NSCC, makes available on each Business Day, prior to the opening of business (subject to amendments) on the NYSE (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time), the identity and the required number of each Deposit Security and the amount of the Cash Component to be included in the current Fund Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day).

The Deposit Securities and Cash Component are subject to any adjustments, as described below, in order to effect purchases of Creation Units of the Funds until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities and Cash Component is made available.

The Funds may also permit the substitution of an amount of cash (a "cash-in-lieu" amount) to replace any Deposit Security. In determining whether a Fund will issue Creation Units entirely or partially on a cash or in-kind basis (whether for a given day or a given order), the key consideration is the benefits that would accrue to the Fund and its investors. For example, in light of anticipated purchases of different portfolio securities, a Fund may wish to receive additional cash as part of a Fund Deposit, or may wish to receive a Cash Deposit. In addition, the Funds may permit an Authorized Participant to deposit cash in lieu of some or all of the Deposit Securities in a Fund Deposit because such instruments are not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or the investor on whose behalf the Authorized Participant is acting. Other circumstances in which a Fund may permit the substitution of a "cash in-lieu" amount include, but are not limited to, Deposit Securities that may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery, that may not be eligible for trading by a Participating Party (defined below), that may not be permitted to be re-registered in the name of a Fund as a result of an in-kind creation order pursuant to local law or market convention, or that may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of the Depository Trust Company (the "DTC") or the Clearing Process (as discussed below), or the Federal Reserve System for U.S. Treasury securities. The Funds also reserves the right to permit a "cash-in-lieu" amount where the delivery of Deposit Securities by the Authorized Participant (as described below) would be restricted under the securities laws or where the delivery of Deposit Securities from an investor to the Authorized Participant would result in the disposition of Deposit Securities by the Authorized Participant becoming restricted under the securities laws, and in certain other situations at the discretion of the Funds. In each case, the amount of cash contributed will be equivalent to the price of the instrument listed as a Deposit Security.

"Cash-in-lieu" amounts will only be used in the creation and redemption process when the use is consistent with applicable law.

Procedures for Creating Creation Units

To be eligible to place orders with the Distributor and to create a Creation Unit of the Funds, an entity must be: (i) a "Participating Party" (i.e. a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the "Clearing Process"), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC); or (ii) a participant of DTC ("DTC Participant") and must have entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Distributor, and accepted by the Transfer Agent, with respect to creations and redemptions of Creation Units

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("Authorized Participant Agreement") (discussed below). All shares of the Funds, however created, will be entered on the records of the DTC in the name of its nominee for the account of a DTC Participant.

Except as described below, and in all cases subject to the terms of the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement and any creation and redemption procedures adopted by the Funds and provided to all Authorized Participants, to initiate a creation order for a Creation Unit, an Authorized Participant must submit an irrevocable order to purchase shares in proper form to the Transfer Agent at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, typically 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on each Business Day for creation of Creation Units to be effected based on the NAV of shares of the Funds on that Business Day. The date on which an order to create Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units, as discussed below) is placed is referred to as the "Transmittal Date." Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant via the electronic order entry system, by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Distributor pursuant to procedures set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement. Economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure may impede the ability to reach the Distributor or an Authorized Participant.

All investor orders to create Creation Units shall be placed with an Authorized Participant in the form required by such Authorized Participant. In addition, an Authorized Participant may request that an investor make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to an order (to provide for payments of cash). Investors should be aware that their particular broker-dealer may not have executed an Authorized Participant Agreement and, therefore, orders to create Creation Units of the Funds will have to be placed by the investor's broker-dealer through an Authorized Participant. In such cases, there may be additional charges to such investor.

Creation Units may be created in advance of the receipt by the Funds of all or a portion of a Fund Deposit. In such cases, the Authorized Participant will remain liable for the full deposit of the missing portion(s) of a Fund Deposit and will be required to post collateral with a Fund consisting of cash up to 115% of the marked-to-market value of such missing portion(s). The Funds may use such collateral to buy the missing portion(s) of a Fund Deposit at any time and will subject such Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost to the Funds of purchasing such securities and the value of such collateral. The Funds will have no liability for any such shortfall. The Funds will return any unused portion of the collateral to the Authorized Participant once the entire Fund Deposit has been properly received by the Custodian and deposited into the Fund. Orders for Creation Units that are effected outside the Clearing Process are likely to require transmittal by the DTC Participant earlier on the Transmittal Date than orders effected using the Clearing Process. Those persons placing orders outside the Clearing Process should ascertain the deadlines applicable to DTC and the Federal Reserve Bank wire system by contacting the operations department of the broker-dealer or depository institution effectuating such transfer of Deposit Securities and Cash Component.

Orders to create Creation Units of the Funds may be placed through the Clearing Process utilizing procedures applicable for domestic securities (see "Placement of Creation Orders Using the Clearing Process") or outside the Clearing Process utilizing the procedures applicable for foreign securities (see "Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process"). In the event that a Fund includes both domestic and foreign securities, the time for submitting orders as stated in the "Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process" section below shall operate.

Placement of Creation Orders Using the Clearing Process

Fund Deposits created through the Clearing Process, if available, must be delivered through a Participating Party that has executed an Authorized Participant Agreement.

The Authorized Participant Agreement authorizes the Custodian to transmit to NSCC on behalf of the Participating Party such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the Participating Party's creation order. Pursuant to such trade instructions from the Custodian to NSCC, the Participating Party agrees to transfer the requisite Deposit Securities (or contracts to purchase such Deposit Securities that are expected to be delivered in a "regular way" manner within two Business Days; and the Cash Component to the Fund, together with such additional information as may be required by

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the Transfer Agent and the Distributor as set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement. An order to create Creation Units of the Funds through the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Distributor by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on each Business Day on such Transmittal Date and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement are properly followed. All orders are subject to acceptance by the Funds and the Distributor in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement.

Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process

The Distributor will inform the Transfer Agent, the Adviser and the Custodian upon receipt of a creation order. The Custodian will then provide such information to the appropriate sub-custodian. The Custodian will cause the sub-custodian of the Funds to maintain an account into which the Deposit Securities (or the cash value of all or part of such securities, in the case of a permitted or required cash purchase or "cash-in-lieu" amount) will be delivered. Deposit Securities must be delivered to an account maintained at the applicable local custodian. The Funds must also receive, on or before the contractual settlement date, immediately available or same day funds estimated by the Custodian to be sufficient to pay the Cash Component next determined after receipt in proper form of the purchase order, together with the creation transaction fee described below.

Once a creation order is accepted by the Funds and the Distributor, the Transfer Agent will confirm the issuance of a Creation Unit of the Funds against receipt of payment, at such NAV as will have been calculated after receipt in proper form of such order. The Transfer Agent will then transmit a confirmation of acceptance of such order.

Creation Units will not be issued until the transfer of good title to the Funds of the Deposit Securities and the payment of the Cash Component have been completed. When the sub-custodian has confirmed to the Custodian that the required Deposit Securities (or the cash value thereof) have been delivered to the account of the relevant sub-custodian, the Distributor and the Adviser will be notified of such delivery and the Transfer Agent will issue and cause the delivery of the Creation Units.

Acceptance of Creation Orders

The Funds reserve the right to reject or revoke a creation order transmitted to it by the Distributor or its agent in respect to the Funds for any legally permissible reason, including, but not limited to, the following circumstances: (i) the order is not in proper form; (ii) the investor(s), upon obtaining the shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding shares of a Fund; (iii) the Deposit Securities delivered do not conform to the identity and number of shares specified, as described above; (iv) acceptance of a Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; or (v) in the event that circumstances outside the control of the Funds, the Transfer Agent, the Distributor or the Adviser make it for all practical purposes impossible to process creation orders. Examples of such circumstances include acts of God; public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, facsimile and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting a Fund, the Adviser, the Distributor, DTC, the Clearing Process, Federal Reserve, the Transfer Agent or any other participant in the creation process, and other extraordinary events. The Distributor shall notify the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of the creator of a Creation Unit of its rejection of the order of such person. The Funds, Transfer Agent, and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall any of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification.

All questions as to the number of shares of Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility, and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered and the amount and form of the Cash Component, as applicable, shall be determined by the Funds, and a Fund's determination shall be final and binding.

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Creation Transaction Fee

All persons purchasing Creation Units are expected to incur a transaction fee to cover the estimated cost to the Funds of processing the transaction, including estimated trading costs of converting a Fund Deposit into the desired portfolio composition, and the costs of clearance and settlement charged to a Fund by NSCC or DTC. A fixed creation transaction fee of $250 for the Funds, charged by and payable to the Custodian is imposed on each in-kind creation transaction ($100 for cash creations) regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased in the transaction. In the case of cash creations or where a Fund permits a creator to substitute cash in lieu of depositing a portion of the Deposit Securities, the creator may be assessed an additional variable charge of up to [ ]% for Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF and up to [ ]% for Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF, based on the value of a Creation Unit, to compensate the Funds for the costs associated with purchasing the applicable securities (see "Fund Deposit" section above). As a result, in order to seek to replicate the in-kind creation order process, the Funds expect to purchase, in the secondary market or otherwise gain exposure to, the portfolio securities that could have been delivered as a result of an in-kind creation order pursuant to local law or market convention, or for other reasons ("Market Purchases"). In such cases where a Fund makes Market Purchases, the Authorized Participant will reimburse the Fund for, among other things, any difference between the market value at which the securities and/or financial instruments were purchased by the Fund and the cash in lieu amount (which amount, at the Adviser's discretion, may be capped), applicable registration fees, brokerage commissions and certain taxes. The Adviser may adjust the transaction fee to the extent the composition of the creation securities changes or cash in lieu is added to the Cash Component to protect ongoing shareholders. Creators of Creation Units are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Fund.

Redemption of Creation Units

Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at the NAV next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form on a Business Day and only through a Participating Party or DTC Participant who has executed an Authorized Participant Agreement. The Funds will not redeem shares in amounts less than Creation Units (except a Fund may redeem shares in amounts less than a Creation Unit in the event the Fund is being liquidated). Beneficial owners must accumulate enough shares in the secondary market to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such shares redeemed by the Funds. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. Authorized Participants should expect to incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of shares to constitute a redeemable Creation Unit. All redemptions are subject to the procedures contained in the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement.

Each Fund may publish a designated portfolio of securities (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted) that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as defined below) on that day (the "Fund Securities" or "Redemption Basket"), and an amount of cash (each subject to possible amendment or correction) as applicable, in order to effect redemptions of Creation Units of a Fund until such time as the next announced composition of the Fund Securities and cash amount is made available. Fund Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities that are applicable to creations of Creation Units. Redemption Baskets may differ and the Fund may accept "custom baskets." See "Custom Baskets" below.

Except as described below, and in all cases subject to the terms of the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement and any creation and redemption procedures adopted by the Funds and provided to all Authorized Participants, to initiate a redemption order for a Creation Unit, an Authorized Participant must submit an irrevocable order to redeem shares in proper form to the Transfer Agent at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, typically 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on each Business Day for redemption of Creation Units to be effected based on the NAV of shares of the Fund on that Business Day.

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Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant via the electronic order entry system, by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Distributor pursuant to procedures set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement. Economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure may impede the ability to reach the Distributor or an Authorized Participant.

Unless cash only redemptions are available or specified for a Fund, the redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit will generally consist of Fund Securities – as announced on the Business Day of the request for a redemption order received in proper form – plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a request in proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities, less the redemption transaction fee and variable fees described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Fund may substitute a "cash-in-lieu" amount to replace any Fund Security in certain limited circumstances. "Cash-in-lieu" amounts will only be used in the redemption process when the use is consistent with applicable law. The amount of cash paid out in such cases will be equivalent to the value of the instrument listed as a Fund Security. In the event that the Fund Securities have a value greater than the NAV of the shares, a compensating cash payment equal to the difference will be included in the Cash Component required to be delivered by an Authorized Participant. In determining whether a Fund will redeem Creation Units entirely or partially on a cash or in-kind basis (whether for a given day or a given order), the key consideration is the benefits that would accrue to a Fund and its investors. Cash redemptions typically require selling portfolio instruments, which may result in adverse tax consequences for the remaining Fund shareholders that would not occur with an in-kind redemption. As a result, tax considerations may favor use of in-kind redemptions. See "Taxes" below. In addition, as with purchases of Creation Units, the Funds may permit an Authorized Participant to receive cash in lieu of some or all of the Fund Securities because such instruments are not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or the investor on whose behalf the Authorized Participant is acting.

Redemptions of shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, and the Funds reserve the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that a Fund could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering a Fund Securities under such laws. An Authorized Participant, or a beneficial owner of shares for which it is acting, subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular security included in the redemption of a Creation Unit may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. This would specifically prohibit delivery of Fund Securities that are not registered in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act to a redeeming beneficial owner of shares that is not a "qualified institutional buyer," as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming beneficial owner of the shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment.

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to the Funds: (i) for any period during which the NYSE Arca is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (ii) for any period during which trading on the NYSE Arca is suspended or restricted; (iii) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal by a Fund of securities it owns or determination of the Fund's NAV is not reasonably practicable; or (iv) in such other circumstances as permitted by the SEC.

If a Fund determines, based on information available to the Fund when a redemption request is submitted by an Authorized Participant, that (i) the short interest of the Fund in the marketplace is greater than or equal to 100% and (ii) the orders in the aggregate from all Authorized Participants redeeming fund shares on a Business Day represent 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund, such Authorized Participant will be required to verify to the Fund the accuracy of its representations that are deemed to have been made by submitting a request for redemption.

If, after receiving notice of the verification requirement, the Authorized Participant does not verify, with respect to any portion of the shares of a Fund requested to be redeemed, the accuracy of the Authorized Participant's representations that are deemed to have been made by submitting a redemption request, the Fund reserves the right to reject that portion of the redemption request.

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Deliveries of redemption proceeds by a Fund are generally made within one Business Day (i.e., "T+1"). Each Fund reserves the right to settle redemption transactions on a basis other than T+1, if necessary or appropriate under the circumstances. Delayed settlement may occur due to a number of different reasons, including, without limitation, settlement cycles for the underlying securities, unscheduled market closings, an effort to link distribution to dividend record dates and ex-dates and newly announced holidays. For example, the redemption settlement process may be extended beyond T+1 because of the occurrence of a holiday in the U.S. bond market that is not a holiday observed in the U.S. equity market.

Redemption Transaction Fee

All persons redeeming Creation Units are expected to incur a transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs that may be incurred by the relevant Fund. The basic in-kind redemption transaction fee of $250 for the Funds ($100 for cash redemptions), charged by and payable to the Custodian, is the same no matter how many Creation Units are being redeemed pursuant to any one redemption request. An additional variable charge for cash redemptions or partial cash redemptions (when cash redemptions are permitted or required for a Fund) may also be imposed to compensate the Fund for the costs associated with selling the applicable securities. As a result, in order to seek to replicate the in-kind redemption order process, the Funds expect to sell, in the secondary market, the portfolio securities or settle any financial instruments that may not be permitted to be re-registered in the name of the Participating Party as a result of an in-kind redemption order pursuant to local law or market convention, or for other reasons ("Market Sales"). In such cases where a Fund makes Market Sales, the Authorized Participant will reimburse the Fund for, among other things, any difference between the market value at which the securities and/or financial instruments were sold or settled by the Fund and the cash in lieu amount (which amount, at the Adviser's discretion, may be capped), applicable registration fees, brokerage commissions and certain taxes ("Transaction Costs"). The Adviser may adjust the transaction fee to the extent the composition of the redemption securities changes or cash in lieu is added to the Cash Component to protect ongoing shareholders. In no event will fees charged by the Fund in connection with a redemption exceed 2% of the value of each Creation Unit. Investors who use the services of a broker-dealer or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. To the extent a Fund cannot recoup the amount of Transaction Costs incurred in connection with a redemption from the redeeming shareholder because of the 2% cap or otherwise, those Transaction Costs will be borne by the Fund's remaining shareholders and negatively affect a Fund's performance.

Placement of Redemption Orders Using the Clearing Process

Orders to redeem Creation Units of a Fund through the Clearing Process, if available, must be delivered through a Participating Party that has executed the Authorized Participant Agreement. An order to redeem Creation Units of the Funds using the Clearing Process is deemed received on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Transfer Agent by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on each Business Day on such Transmittal Date; and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement are properly followed; such order will be effected based on the NAV of a Fund as next determined. All orders must be accepted by the Distributor in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement. An order to redeem Creation Units of the Funds using the Clearing Process made in proper form but received by a Fund after 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on each Business Day will be deemed received on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date. The requisite Fund Securities (or contracts to purchase such Fund Securities which are expected to be delivered in a "regular way" manner) and the applicable cash payment will be transferred within two Business Days following the date on which such request for redemption is deemed received.

Placement of Redemption Orders Outside the Clearing Process

Arrangements satisfactory to a Fund must be in place for the Participating Party to transfer the Creation Units through the DTC on or before the settlement date. Redemptions of shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and the Funds (whether or not it otherwise permits or requires cash

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redemptions) reserves the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that a Fund could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering a Fund Securities under such laws.

In connection with taking delivery of shares for Fund Securities upon redemption of Creation Units, a redeeming shareholder or entity acting on behalf of a redeeming shareholder must maintain appropriate custody arrangements with a qualified broker-dealer, bank or other custody providers in each jurisdiction in which any of the Fund Securities are customarily traded, to which account such Fund Securities will be delivered. If neither the redeeming shareholder nor the entity acting on behalf of a redeeming shareholder has appropriate arrangements to take delivery of a Fund Securities in the applicable foreign jurisdiction and it is not possible to make other such arrangements, or if it is not possible to effect deliveries of the Fund Securities in such jurisdictions, a Fund may, in its discretion, exercise its option to substitute a "cash-in-lieu" amount for such Fund Securities, and the redeeming shareholder will be required to receive its redemption proceeds with respect to such Fund Securities in cash.

Custom Baskets

Creation and redemption baskets may differ and the Funds may in the future accept "custom baskets." A custom basket may include any of the following: (i) a basket that is composed of a selection of a Fund's portfolio holdings rather than all Fund holdings; (ii) a representative basket that is different from the initial basket used in transactions on the same business day; or (iii) a basket that contains bespoke cash substitutions for a single Authorized Participant. Each Fund has adopted policies and procedures that govern the construction and acceptance of baskets. Such policies and procedures provide the parameters for the construction and acceptance of custom baskets that are in the best interests of a Fund and its shareholders, establish processes for revisions to, or deviations from, such parameters, and specify the titles and roles of the employees of the Adviser who are required to review each custom basket for compliance with those parameters. In addition, when constructing custom baskets for redemptions, the tax efficiency of a Fund may be taken into account.

Distribution of Shares

In connection with each Fund's launch, the Fund was seeded through the sale of one or more Creation Units by the Fund to one or more initial investors. Initial investors participating in the seeding of a Fund or that purchase Creation Units after a Fund's launch may be Authorized Participants or a lead market maker, other third-party investors or affiliates of the Fund or the Adviser purchasing from an Authorized Participant. Each such initial investor and any other affiliate of a Fund or the Adviser may sell some or all of the shares underlying the Creation Unit(s) held by them pursuant to the registration statement for a Fund (each, a "Selling Shareholder"), which shares have been registered to permit the resale from time to time after purchase. A Fund will not receive any of the proceeds from the resale by the Selling Shareholders of these shares. Selling Shareholders may sell shares owned by them directly or through broker-dealers, in accordance with applicable law, on any national securities exchange on which the shares may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, through trading systems, in the over-the-counter market or in transactions other than on these exchanges or systems at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected through brokerage transactions, privately negotiated trades, block sales, entry into options or other derivatives transactions or through any other means authorized by applicable law. Selling Shareholders may redeem the shares held in Creation Unit size by them through an Authorized Participant. Any Selling Shareholder and any broker-dealer or agents participating in the distribution of shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the 1933 Act, in connection with such sales. Any Selling Shareholder and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to any applicable provisions of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

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Net Asset Value

The net asset value per share is generally determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, or any other day as provided by Rule 22c-1 under the 1940 Act. Determination of NAV may be suspended when the NYSE is closed or if certain emergencies have been determined to exist by the SEC, as allowed by the 1940 Act. If the NYSE has an unscheduled early close but certain other markets remain open until their regularly scheduled closing time, the NAV may be determined as of the regularly scheduled closing time of the NYSE. If the NYSE and/or certain other markets close early due to extraordinary circumstances (e.g., weather, terrorism, etc.), the NAV may be calculated as of the early close of the NYSE and/or other markets. The NAV generally will not be determined on days when, due to extraordinary circumstances, the NYSE and/or certain other markets do not open for trading.

The NAV is determined by adding the market or appraised value of all securities and other assets; subtracting liabilities; and dividing the result by the number of shares outstanding.

The market value of portfolio securities is determined at the close of regular trading of the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open. The value of portfolio securities is determined in the following manner:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Exchange Traded Securities that are traded on U.S. exchanges or included in a national market system, including options, shall be valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange as of the close of regular trading on such exchange or the official closing price of the national market system. If there have been no sales and the exchange traded security is held long, the latest bid quotation is used. If the exchange traded security is held short, the latest ask quotation is used.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Over-the-counter securities held long for which reliable quotations are available shall be valued at the latest bid quotations. If the over-the-counter security is held short, it shall be valued at the latest ask quotation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Fixed income securities traded on a national securities exchange will be valued at the last sale price on such securities exchange that day. If there have been no sales, the latest bid quotation is used.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Because market quotations are generally not "readily available" for many debt securities, foreign and domestic debt securities held by the Funds may be valued by an Approved Pricing Service ("APS"), using the evaluation or other valuation methodologies used by the APS. If quotations are not available from the APS, the Adviser's Valuation Committee shall make a fair value determination.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Funds may value debt securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less at amortized cost.

Prices provided by independent pricing services may be determined without relying exclusively on quoted prices and may consider institutional trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data employed in determining valuation for such securities.

Securities and assets for which there is not a readily available market quotation will be appraised at fair value by the Adviser's Valuation Committee pursuant to written procedures.

Generally, trading in foreign securities, as well as U.S. Government securities, money market instruments and repurchase agreements, is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values of such securities used in computing the NAV of shares of a Fund are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are also generally determined prior to the close of the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the value of such securities and exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of the NYSE, which will not be reflected in the computation of NAV.

For purposes of determining the NAV of shares of a Fund all assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies (if any) will be converted into U.S. dollars based upon an exchange rate quoted by a major bank that is a regular participant in the foreign exchange market or on the basis of a pricing service that takes into account the quotes provided by a number of such major banks.

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Tax Status

Federal Tax Information for the Funds

This discussion of federal income tax consequences is based on the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

It is each Fund's policy to qualify for taxation as a "regulated investment company" (RIC) by meeting the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. By qualifying as a RIC, each Fund expects to eliminate or reduce to a nominal amount the federal income tax to which it is subject. If a Fund does not qualify as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code, it will be subject to federal income tax on its net investment income and any net realized capital gains. In addition, a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC.

Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify as a RIC so that it will be relieved of federal income tax on that part of its income that is distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify for treatment as a RIC, a Fund must, among other requirements, distribute annually to its shareholders at least the sum of 90% of its investment company taxable income (generally, net investment income plus the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital losses) and 90% of its net tax-exempt income. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of the Fund's gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock or securities or currencies and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership; (ii) at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year, at least 50% of the value of its total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; and (iii) at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year, not more than 25% of the value of its assets may be invested in securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer or of two or more issuers and which are engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses if the Fund owns at least 20% of the voting power of such issuers, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships.

Certain master limited partnerships may qualify as "qualified publicly traded partnerships" for purposes of the Subchapter M diversification rules described above. To do so, the master limited partnership must satisfy two requirements during the taxable year. First, the interests of such partnership either must be traded on an established securities market or must be readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof). Second, the partnership must meet the 90% gross income requirements for the exception from treatment as a corporation with gross income other than income consisting of dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, or gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock securities or currencies.

The Internal Revenue Code imposes a non-deductible excise tax on RICs that do not distribute in a calendar year (regardless of whether they otherwise have a non-calendar taxable year) an amount equal to 98% of their "ordinary income" (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) for the calendar year plus 98.2% of their net capital gain for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such calendar year, plus any undistributed amounts from prior years. The non-deductible excise tax is equal to 4% of the deficiency. For the foregoing purposes, a Fund is treated as having distributed any amount on which it is subject to income tax for any taxable year ending in such calendar year and certain amounts with respect to which estimated taxes are paid in such calendar year. A Fund may in certain circumstances be

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required to liquidate Fund investments to make sufficient distributions to avoid federal excise tax liability at a time when the investment adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so, and liquidation of investments in such circumstances may affect a Fund's ability to satisfy the requirements for qualification as a RIC.

Dividends and interest received from a Fund's holding of foreign securities may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes. If a Fund meets certain requirements, which include a requirement that more than 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of stocks or securities of foreign corporations, then the Fund should be eligible to file an election with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that may enable shareholders, in effect, to receive either the benefit of a foreign tax credit, or a tax deduction, but not both, with respect to any foreign and U.S. possessions income taxes paid by the Fund, subject to certain limitations. Pursuant to this election, the Fund will treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders. Each such shareholder will be required to include a proportionate share of those taxes in gross income as income received from a foreign source and must treat the amount so included as if the shareholder had paid the foreign tax directly. The shareholder may then, subject to certain limitations, either deduct the taxes deemed paid by him or her in computing his or her taxable income or, alternatively, use the foregoing information in calculating any foreign tax credit the shareholder may be entitled to use against such shareholder's federal income tax. If a Fund makes this election, the Fund will report annually to its shareholders the respective amounts per share of the Fund's income from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries and U.S. possessions.

A Fund's transactions in foreign currencies and forward foreign currency contracts will be subject to special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by the Fund (i.e., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital), accelerate recognition of income to the Fund and defer losses. These rules could therefore affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions also may require a Fund to mark-to-market certain types of positions in its portfolio (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out) which may cause the Fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the RIC distribution requirements for avoiding income and excise taxes. Each Fund intends to monitor its transactions, intends to make the appropriate tax elections, and intends to make the appropriate entries in its books and records when it acquires any foreign currency or forward foreign currency contract in order to mitigate the effect of these rules so as to prevent disqualification of the Fund as a RIC and minimize the imposition of income and excise taxes.

If a Fund owns shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to as "passive foreign investment companies" or "PFICs," the Fund will be subject to one of the following special tax regimes: (i) the Fund is liable for U.S. federal income tax, and an additional interest charge, on a portion of any "excess distribution" from such foreign entity or any gain from the disposition of such shares, even if the entire distribution or gain is paid out by the Fund as a dividend to its shareholders; (ii) if the Fund was able and elected to treat a PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" or "QEF," the Fund would be required each year to include in income, and distribute to shareholders in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above, the Fund's pro rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains of the passive foreign investment company, whether or not such earnings or gains are distributed to the Fund; or (iii) the Fund may be entitled to mark-to-market annually shares of the PFIC, and in such event would be required to distribute to shareholders any such mark-to-market gains in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above.

A Fund's transactions in futures contracts, forward contracts, foreign currency exchange transactions, options and certain other investment and hedging activities may be restricted by the Internal Revenue Code and are subject to special tax rules. In a given case, these rules may accelerate income to a Fund, defer its losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund's assets, convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses or otherwise affect the character of the Fund's income. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. Each Fund will endeavor to make any available elections pertaining to these transactions in a manner believed to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

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Under Section 988 of the Internal Revenue Code, special rules are provided for certain transactions in a foreign currency other than the taxpayer's functional currency (i.e., unless certain special rules apply, currencies other than the U.S. dollar). In general, foreign currency gains or losses from forward contracts, from futures contracts that are not "regulated futures contracts," and from unlisted options will be treated as ordinary income or loss under Section 988 of the Internal Revenue Code. Also, certain foreign exchange gains or losses derived with respect to foreign fixed income securities are also subject to Section 988 treatment. In general, therefore, Section 988 gains or losses will increase or decrease the amount of a Fund's investment company taxable income available to be distributed to shareholders as ordinary income, rather than increasing or decreasing the amount of the Fund's net capital gain.

Each Fund is required for federal income tax purposes to mark-to-market and recognize as income for each taxable year its net unrealized gains and losses on certain futures contracts as of the end of the year as well as those actually realized during the year. Gain or loss from futures and options contracts on broad-based indexes required to be marked-to-market will be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss. Application of this rule may alter the timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund may be required to defer the recognition of losses on futures contracts, options contracts and swaps to the extent of any unrecognized gains on offsetting positions held by the Fund. It is anticipated that any net gain realized from the closing out of futures or options contracts will be considered gain from the sale of securities and therefore will be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% requirement described above. Each Fund distributes to shareholders at least annually any net capital gains which have been recognized for federal income tax purposes, including unrealized gains at the end of the Fund's fiscal year on futures or options transactions. Such distributions are combined with distributions of capital gains realized on the Fund's other investments and shareholders are advised on the nature of the distributions.

Capital losses in excess of capital gains (net capital losses) are not permitted to be deducted against a Fund's net investment income. Instead, potentially subject to certain limitations, a Fund may carry net capital losses from any taxable year forward to subsequent taxable years to offset capital gains, if any, realized during such subsequent taxable years. Capital loss carryforwards are reduced to the extent they offset current-year net realized capital gains, whether the Fund retains or distributes such gains. Capital loss carryforwards will be carried forward to one or more subsequent taxable years without expiration to offset capital gains realized during such subsequent taxable years; any such carryforward losses will retain their character as short-term or long-term.

Federal Income Tax Information for Shareholders

The discussion of federal income taxation presented below supplements the discussion in the Funds' prospectus and only summarizes some of the important federal tax considerations generally affecting shareholders of the Funds. Accordingly, prospective investors (particularly those not residing or domiciled in the United States) should consult their own tax advisors regarding the consequences of investing in the Funds.

Any dividends declared by a Fund in October, November or December and paid the following January are treated, for tax purposes, as if they were received by shareholders on December 31 of the year in which they were declared. In general, distributions by a Fund of investment company taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, whether received in cash or additional shares, will be taxable to you as ordinary income. A portion of these distributions may be treated as qualified dividend income (eligible for the reduced rates to individuals as described below) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain foreign corporations (e.g., foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, or the stock of which is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income to the extent that (i) the shareholder has not held the shares of the Fund on which the dividend was paid for more than 60 days during the 121-day period that begins on the date that is 60 days before the date on which the shares of the Fund become ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (and the Fund also satisfies those holding period requirements with respect to the securities it holds that paid the dividends distributed to the shareholder), (ii) the shareholder is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect

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to substantially similar or related property, or (iii) the shareholder elects to treat such dividend as investment income under section 163(d)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code. Dividends received by a Fund from a REIT or another RIC may be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent the dividend distributions are attributable to qualified dividend income received by such REIT or RIC. It is expected that dividends received by a Fund from a REIT and distributed to a shareholder generally will be taxable to the shareholder as ordinary income.

Distributions from net capital gain (if any) that are reported as capital gains dividends are taxable as long-term capital gains without regard to the length of time the shareholder has held shares of the Fund. However, if you receive a capital gains dividend with respect to Fund shares held for six months or less, any loss on the sale or exchange of those shares shall, to the extent of the capital gains dividend, be treated as a long-term capital loss. The maximum individual rate applicable to "qualified dividend income" and long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20% depending on whether the individual's income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The IRS and the Department of the Treasury have issued regulations that impose special rules in respect of capital gain dividends received through partnership interests constituting "applicable partnership interests" under Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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 a threshold amount.

At the beginning of every year, the Funds will provide shareholders with a tax reporting statement containing information detailing the estimated tax status of any distributions that the Funds paid during the previous calendar year. REITs in which a Fund invests often do not provide complete and final tax information to the Fund until after the time that the Fund issues the tax reporting statement. As a result, a Fund may at times find it necessary to reclassify the amount and character of its distributions to you after it issues your tax reporting statement. When such reclassification is necessary, the Fund will send you a corrected, final Form 1099-DIV to reflect the reclassified information. If you receive a corrected Form 1099-DIV, use the information on this corrected form, and not the information on the previously issued tax reporting statement in completing your tax returns.

Each Fund will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at the time they are paid and will advise you of its tax status for federal income tax purposes, including what portion of the distributions will be qualified dividend income, shortly after the close of each calendar year.

If a Fund makes a distribution to a shareholder in excess of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits in any taxable year, the excess distribution will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of the shareholder's tax basis in its shares, and thereafter, as capital gain. A return of capital is not taxable, but reduces a shareholder's tax basis in its shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition by the shareholder of its shares. To the extent that a return of capital distribution exceeds a shareholder's adjusted basis, the distribution will be treated as gain from the sale of shares.

For corporate investors in a Fund, dividend distributions the Fund reports as dividends received from qualifying domestic corporations will be eligible for the 50% corporate dividends-received deduction to the extent they would qualify if the Fund were a regular corporation.

Distributions by a Fund also may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes, which may differ from the federal income tax treatment described above.

A sale of shares in a Fund may give rise to a gain or loss. In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, the gain or loss on the taxable disposition of shares will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. The maximum individual tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the

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individual's income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any long-term capital gain distributions received (or deemed received) by the shareholder with respect to the shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be disallowed if other substantially identical shares of the Fund are purchased within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time and the sum of the exchanger's aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus (or minus) the amount of cash paid (or received) for such Creation Units. A person who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger's basis in the Creation Units and the aggregate market value of any securities received plus (or minus) the amount of any cash received (or paid) for such Creation Units.

Any capital gain or loss realized upon the exchange of securities for Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged for such Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares comprising the Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses will be treated as short-term capital gains or losses. Authorized Participants who are dealers in securities are subject to the tax rules applicable to dealers, which may result in tax consequences to such Authorized Participants different from those described herein.

Each Fund has the right to reject an order for Creation Units if the purchaser (or group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund and if, pursuant to section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund would have a basis in the deposit securities different from the market value of such securities on the date of deposit. Each Fund also has the right to require information necessary to determine beneficial Share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination. Authorized Participants exchanging securities for Creation Units or redeeming Creation Units should consult with their own tax adviser.

Certain tax-exempt shareholders, including qualified pension plans, individual retirement accounts, salary deferral arrangements, 401(k)s, and other tax-exempt entities, generally are exempt from federal income taxation except with respect to their unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). Under current law, the Funds generally serve to block UBTI from being realized by its tax-exempt shareholders. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of its investment in a Fund where, for example, (i) the Fund invests in REITs that hold residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs) or (ii) its shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of section 514(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. Charitable remainder trusts are subject to special rules and should consult their tax advisors. There are no restrictions preventing the Funds from holding investments in REITs that hold residual interests in REMICs, and the Funds may do so.

For taxable years beginning after 2017 and before 2026, non-corporate taxpayers generally may deduct 20% of "qualified business income" derived either directly or through partnerships or S corporations. For this purpose, "qualified business income" generally includes ordinary REIT dividends and income derived from MLP investments. A fund is permitted to pass through to shareholders the character of ordinary REIT dividends so as to allow non-corporate shareholders to claim this deduction. There currently is no mechanism for a Fund to pass through to non-corporate shareholders the character of income derived from MLP investments. It is uncertain whether future legislation or other guidance will enable the Funds to pass through to non-corporate shareholders the ability to claim this deduction with respect to income derived from MLP investments.

Backup Withholding. The Funds will be required in certain cases to withhold at the applicable withholding rate and remit to the U.S. Treasury the withheld amount of taxable dividends and redemption proceeds paid to any shareholder who (1) fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number certified under penalty of perjury; (2) is subject to withholding by

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the IRS for failure to properly report all payments of interest or dividends; (3) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is not subject to "backup withholding;" or (4) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder's ultimate U.S. tax liability.

Disclosure for Non-U.S. Shareholders. Distributions by a Fund to shareholders that are not "U.S. persons" within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code ("foreign shareholders") properly reported by a Fund as (1) Capital Gain Dividends, (2) short-term capital gain dividends, and (3) interest-related dividends, each as defined and subject to certain conditions described below, generally are not subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax.

In general, the Internal Revenue Code defines (1) "short-term capital gain dividends" as distributions of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses and (2) "interest-related dividends" as distributions from U.S.-source interest income of types similar to those not subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by an individual foreign shareholder, in each case to the extent such distributions are properly reported as such by a Fund in a written notice to shareholders. The exceptions to withholding for Capital Gain Dividends and short-term capital gain dividends do not apply to (A) distributions to an individual foreign shareholder who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the distribution and (B) distributions attributable to gain that is treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the foreign shareholder of a trade or business within the United States, under special rules regarding the disposition of "U.S. real property interests" ("USRPIs") as described below. The exception to withholding for interest-related dividends does not apply to distributions to a foreign shareholder (A) that has not provided a satisfactory statement that the beneficial owner is not a U.S. person, (B) to the extent that the dividend is attributable to certain interest on an obligation if the foreign shareholder is the issuer or is a 10% shareholder of the issuer, (C) that is within certain foreign countries that have inadequate information exchange with the United States, or (D) to the extent the dividend is attributable to interest paid by a person that is a related person of the foreign shareholder and the foreign shareholder is a controlled foreign corporation.

If a Fund invests in a RIC that pays Capital Gain Dividends, short-term capital gain dividends or interest-related dividends to the Fund, such distributions retain their character as not subject to withholding if properly reported when paid by the Fund to foreign shareholders. A Fund is permitted to report such part of its dividends as interest-related and/or short-term capital gain dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so.

In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if the Fund reports all or a portion of a payment as an interest-related or short-term capital gain dividend to shareholders. Foreign shareholders should contact their intermediaries regarding the application of these rules to their accounts.

Foreign shareholders with respect to whom income from a Fund is effectively connected with a trade or business conducted by the foreign shareholder within the United States will in general be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the income derived from the Fund at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, residents or domestic corporations, whether such income is received in cash or reinvested in shares of the Fund and, in the case of a foreign corporation, may also be subject to a branch profits tax. If a foreign shareholder is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the shareholder in the United States. More generally, foreign shareholders who are residents in a country with an income tax treaty with the United States may obtain different tax results than those described herein, and are urged to consult their tax advisors. Distributions by a Fund to foreign shareholders other than Capital Gain Dividends, short-term capital gain dividends, and interest-related dividends (e.g. dividends attributable to dividend and foreign-source interest income or to short-term capital gains or U.S. source interest income to which the exception from withholding described above does not apply) are generally subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate).

A foreign shareholder is not, in general, subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses) realized on the sale of shares of a Fund unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the

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foreign shareholder of a trade or business within the United States, (ii) in the case of a foreign shareholder that is an individual, the shareholder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale and certain other conditions are met, or (iii) the special rules relating to gain attributable to the sale or exchange of USRPIs apply to the foreign shareholder's sale of shares of a Fund (as described below).

Special rules would apply if a Fund were a qualified investment entity ("QIE") because it is either a "U.S. real property holding corporation" ("USRPHC") or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions to the definition of USRPIs described below. Very generally, a USRPHC is a domestic corporation that holds USRPIs the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation's USRPIs, interests in real property located outside the United States, and other trade or business assets. USRPIs are generally defined as any interest in U.S. real property and any interest (other than solely as a creditor) in a USRPHC or, very generally, an entity that has been a USRPHC in the last five years. A Fund that holds, directly or indirectly, significant interests in REITs may be a USRPHC. Interests in domestically controlled QIEs, including REITs and RICs that are QIEs, not-greater-than 10% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in REITs and not-greater-than-5% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in RICs generally are not USRPIs, but these exceptions do not apply for purposes of determining whether a Fund is a QIE. If an interest in a Fund were a USRPI, the Fund would be required to withhold U.S. tax on the proceeds of a share redemption by a greater-than-5% foreign shareholder, in which case such foreign shareholder generally would also be required to file U.S. tax returns and pay any additional taxes due in connection with the redemption.

If a Fund were a QIE, under a special "look-through" rule, any distributions by the Fund to a foreign shareholder (including, in certain cases, distributions made by the Fund in redemption of its shares) attributable directly or indirectly to (i) distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier RIC or REIT that the Fund is required to treat as USRPI gain in its hands, and (ii) gains realized on the disposition of USRPIs by the Fund would retain their character as gains realized from USRPIs in the hands of the Fund's foreign shareholders and would be subject to U.S. tax withholding. In addition, such distributions could result in the foreign shareholder being required to file a U.S. tax return and pay tax on the distributions at regular U.S. federal income tax rates. The consequences to a foreign shareholder, including the rate of such withholding and character of such distributions (e.g., as ordinary income or USRPI gain), would vary depending upon the extent of the foreign shareholder's current and past ownership of the Fund.

Foreign shareholders of a Fund also may be subject to "wash sale" rules to prevent the avoidance of the tax-filing and -payment obligations discussed above through the sale and repurchase of Fund shares.

The Funds generally do not expect their shares to be considered USRPIs. Foreign shareholders should consult their tax advisers and, if holding shares through intermediaries, their intermediaries, concerning the application of these rules to their investment in the Funds.

In order to qualify for any exemptions from withholding described above or for lower withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, a foreign shareholder must comply with special certification and filing requirements relating to its non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or substitute form). Foreign shareholders should consult their tax advisers in this regard.

Special rules (including withholding and reporting requirements) apply to foreign partnerships and those holding a Fund's shares through foreign partnerships. Additional considerations may apply to foreign trusts and estates. Investors holding a Fund's shares through foreign entities should consult their tax advisers about their particular situation.

A foreign shareholder may be subject to state and local tax and to the U.S. federal estate tax in addition to the U.S. federal income tax referred to above.

Reportable Transactions. Under U.S. Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this

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reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC such as the Funds are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

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Dividends and Distributions

Dividends

Dividends of the Funds, if any, are generally declared and paid anually. Income dividends are derived from investment income, including dividends, interest, and certain foreign currency gains, if any, received by the Funds.

Capital Gains

Capital gains distributions, if any, usually will be declared and paid in December for the prior twelve-month period ending October 31.

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Financial Statements

Audited financial statements for Thrivent Mid Cap Value Fund, a series of Thrivent Mutual Funds, as of October 31, 2024, including the notes thereto, and the reports of [ ] thereon, are incorporated herein by reference from the [Thrivent Mutual](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811869/000081186925000007/0000811869-25-000007-index.htm)[Funds Form N-CSR](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811869/000081186925000007/0000811869-25-000007-index.htm) for its most recently completed fiscal year. In addition, Thrivent Mid Cap Value Fund's unaudited financial statements for the semi-annual period ended April 30, 2025 are included in the Thrivent Mutual Funds Form N-CSRS filing for such period and are incorporated herein by reference. Audited financial statements for Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund, a series of Thrivent Core Funds, as of October 31, 2024, including the notes thereto, and the reports of [ ] thereon, are incorporated herein by reference from the [Thrivent Core Funds Form N-CSR](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1669626/000166962624000009/0001669626-24-000009-index.htm) for its most recently completed fiscal year. In addition, Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund's unaudited financial statements for the semi-annual period ended April 30, 2025 are included in the Thrivent Core Funds Form N-CSRS filing for such period and are incorporated herein by reference.

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Appendix A—Proxy Voting Policy

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## Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and

## Thrivent Asset Management, LLC

## Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Voting Guidelines Summary

## Introduction
Responsibility to Vote Proxies

**Overview**. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Asset Management, LLC (collectively, in their capacity as investment advisers, **"Thrivent"**) have adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (**"Policies and Procedures"**) for the purpose of establishing formal policies and procedures for performing and documenting Thrivent's fiduciary duty with regard to the voting of client proxies, including investment companies which it sponsors and for which it serves as investment adviser ("**Thrivent Funds**") and by institutional accounts who have requested that Thrivent be involved in the proxy process.

**Fiduciary Considerations**. It is the policy of Thrivent that decisions with respect to proxy issues will be made primarily in light of the anticipated impact of the issue on the desirability of investing in the portfolio company. Thrivent seeks to vote proxies solely in the interests of the client, including Thrivent Funds, and in a manner consistent with its fiduciary obligations and responsibilities. Logistics involved may make it impossible at times, and at other times disadvantageous, to vote proxies in every instance.

The procedural requirements contained in these Policies and Procedures do not apply in the case of requests for consents related to investments in private funds. With respect to private fund investments, the procedures described below under "Consents Related to Private Fund Investments" apply.

Administration of Policies and Procedures

Thrivent has formed a committee that is responsible for establishing positions with respect to corporate governance and other proxy issues, among other oversight functions related to Thrivent's responsible investment processes (**"Committee"**). Annually, the Committee reviews the Policies and Procedures, including in relation to recommended changes reflected in applicable benchmark policies and voting guidelines of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (**"ISS"**). As discussed below, Thrivent may, with the approval of the Committee, vote proxies other than in accordance with the applicable voting guidelines in the Policies and Procedures.

How Proxies are Reviewed, Processed and Voted

**Proxy Voting Process Overview** 

Thrivent's proxy voting process is designed to act in the best interests of the Thrivent Funds and other accounts it manages, adhering to legal and fiduciary standards. This process involves a careful evaluation of management and shareholder proposals pursuant to Thrivent's Proxy Voting Guidelines, incorporating a wide range of factors that are financially material to portfolio companies' and Thrivent clients' objectives. Thrivent's global approach is informed by various sources, including management's recommendation, the advice of proxy voting advisory firms, and internal assessments. Thrivent's Proxy Voting Guidelines are crafted to help clients and portfolio companies understand its voting rationale, maintaining flexibility to adapt to individual situations.

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Thrivent expects to vote proxies on behalf of clients in many cases in accordance with the Voting Guidelines. Thrivent retains the discretion, however, to vote any proxy on behalf of all or one or more clients in a manner inconsistent with the Voting Guidelines if Thrivent determines that doing so is in each applicable client's best interest. In making such a determination, Thrivent may consider any information it deems relevant, including each applicable client's investment objectives, strategies and processes. In such cases, the person requesting to diverge from the Voting Guidelines or process is required to document in writing the rationale for their vote and submit all written documentation to the Committee for review and approval. In determining whether to approve any particular request, the Committee will determine that the request is not influenced by any conflict of interest and is in the best interests of the applicable client(s). As a result, there may be instances when, with respect to a particular proxy vote item, Thrivent votes proxies on behalf of some clients in a manner that differs from how Thrivent votes proxies for other clients.

**Retention of a Third Party Proxy Adviser** 

In order to facilitate the proxy voting process, Thrivent has retained ISS, an unaffiliated third-party proxy service provider, to provide proxy voting-related services, including custom vote recommendations, research, vote execution, reporting, auditing and consulting assistance for the handling of proxy voting responsibilities. ISS specializes in providing a variety of fiduciary-level proxy advisory and voting services. ISS analyzes each proxy vote of Thrivent's client accounts and prepares a recommendation and/or materials for Thrivent's consideration which reflect ISS's application of the Policies and Procedures.

In determining how to vote proxies, Thrivent's Proxy Voting Guidelines leverage applicable market specific ISS voting guidelines, generally the ISS Benchmark Proxy Voting Guidelines ("**Benchmark Guidelines**"). For certain proposal types, Thrivent will provide standing instructions to ISS to vote proxies based on the recommendation of the Benchmark Guidelines; for other proposal types, Thrivent's investment and/or other personnel, as the circumstances warrant, use research and recommendations issued pursuant to the Benchmark Guidelines as part of the determination process.

The Benchmark Guidelines can be found at https://www.issgovernance.com/policy-gateway/voting-policies/.

Thrivent utilizes ISS's voting agent services for notification of upcoming shareholder meetings of portfolio companies held in client accounts and to transmit votes on behalf of Thrivent's clients. ISS provides comprehensive summaries of proxy proposals, publications discussing key proxy voting issues, and specific vote recommendations regarding portfolio company proxies to assist in the proxy voting process. The final authority and responsibility for proxy voting decisions remains with Thrivent. Decisions with respect to proxy matters are made primarily in light of the anticipated impact of the issue on the desirability of investing in the company from the viewpoint of our respective clients, while adhering to legal and fiduciary standards to maximize shareholder value.

**Shareholder Proposals** 

For shareholder proposals where Thrivent uses research and recommendations issued pursuant to the Benchmark Guidelines and a voting determination is made by investment and/or other Thrivent personnel, Thrivent has developed evaluation frameworks designed to thoroughly assess each proposal, ensuring alignment with the best interests of company shareholders. Aspects of these frameworks may also be used for other proposals where Thrivent uses research and recommendations issued pursuant to the Benchmark Guidelines and a voting determination is made by investment and/or other Thrivent personnel.

**Supplement Applicable to Quantitative/Index Strategies** 

Certain of Thrivent's client accounts are accounts (or a portion thereof) that employ a quantitative strategy that relies on factor-based models or an index-tracking approach rather than primarily on fundamental security research and analyst coverage that an actively managed portfolio using fundamental research

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would typically employ ("Quantitative/Index Accounts"); often, these accounts hold a high number of positions. Accordingly, in light of the considerable time and effort that would be required to review ISS research and recommendations and the differing strategies for these accounts, absent client direction, for securities held only in Quantitative/Index Accounts, for certain categories of proposals, Thrivent uses a different process than for other accounts to review and determine a voting outcome. For these categories of proposals, Thrivent provides, consistent with the best interest of its clients, standing instructions to ISS to vote proxies based on the recommendation of ISS pursuant to the Benchmark Guidelines. When securities are also held in accounts (or a portion thereof) that rely on fundamental security research and analyst coverage, the Quantitative/Index Accounts will generally vote in accordance with the voting determination of those fundamental account(s), subject to any exceptions that may arise consistent with these guidelines and policies.

**Monitoring and Resolving Conflicts of Interest** 

The Committee is responsible for monitoring and resolving possible material conflicts between the interests of Thrivent and those of its clients with respect to proxy voting. Examples of situations where conflicts of interest can arise are when i) the issuer is a vendor whose products or services are material to Thrivent's business; ii) the issuer is an entity participating to a material extent in the distribution of proprietary investment products advised, administered or sponsored by Thrivent; iii) an Access Person<sup>1</sup> of Thrivent also serves as a director or officer of the issuer; and iv) there is a personal conflict of interest (e.g., familial relationship with company management). Other circumstances or relationships can also give rise to potential conflicts of interest.

All material conflicts of interest will be resolved in the interests of the clients. Application of the Policies and Procedures' applicable voting guidelines to vote client proxies is generally relied on to address possible conflicts of interest since the voting guidelines are pre-determined by the Committee. Where there is discretion in the voting guidelines, voting as recommended under an ISS policy may be relied on to address potential conflicts of interest.

In cases where Thrivent is considering overriding these Policies and Procedures' applicable voting guidelines, or in the event there is discretion in determining how to vote (for example, where or the guidelines provide for a case by case internal review) matters presented for vote are not governed by such guidelines, the Committee will follow these or other similar procedures:

● Compliance will conduct a review to seek to identify potential material conflicts of interest. If no material conflict of
interest is identified, the proxy will be voted as determined by the Committee or the appropriate Thrivent personnel under these policies and procedures. The Compliance review process for identifying potential conflicts of interest will be reviewed
by the Committee and may include a review of factors indicative of a potential conflict of interest or a determination that voting in accordance with ISS's recommendation(s) can reasonably be relied on to address potential conflicts of
interest.

● If a material conflict of interest is identified, the Committee will be apprised of that fact and the Committee will
evaluate the proposed vote in order to ensure that the proxy ultimately is voted in what Thrivent believes to be the best interests of clients, and without regard for the conflict of interest. The Committee will document its vote determination,
including the nature of the material conflict, the Committee's analysis of the matters submitted for proxy vote, and the reasons why the Committee determined that the votes were cast in the best interests of clients.

Certain Thrivent Funds ("top tier fund") may own shares of other Thrivent Funds (''underlying fund"). If an underlying fund submits a matter to a shareholder vote, the top tier fund will generally vote its shares in the same proportion as the other shareholders of the underlying fund. If there are no other shareholders in the underlying fund, the top tier fund will vote in what Thrivent believes to be in the top tier fund's best interest.

<sup>1</sup> "Access Person" has the meaning provided under the current Thrivent Code of Ethics.

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**Shareblocking** 

Shareblocking is the practice in certain foreign countries of "freezing" shares for trading purposes in order to vote proxies relating to those shares. Thrivent generally refrains from voting shares in shareblocking countries unless the matter has compelling economic consequences that outweigh the loss of liquidity in the blocked shares.

**Applying Proxy Voting Policies to non-U.S. Companies** 

Thrivent applies a two-tier approach to determining and applying global proxy voting policies. The first tier establishes baseline policy guidelines for the most fundamental issues, which apply without regard to a company's domicile. The second tier takes into account various idiosyncrasies of different countries, making allowances for standard market practices, as long as they do not violate the fundamental goals of good corporate governance. The goal is to enhance shareholder value through effective use of the shareholder franchise, recognizing that applying policies developed for U.S. corporate governance may not be appropriate for all markets.

**Securities Lending** 

From time to time, certain clients may participate in a securities lending program. Thrivent will not have the right to vote shares on loan as of record date. Thrivent will generally not seek to recall shares on loan in order to vote, unless it determines that a vote would have a material effect on an investment in such loaned security. Thrivent will use reasonable efforts to recall securities. The ability to vote recalled shares is subject to administrative considerations, including the feasibility of a timely recall prior to record date. Thrivent may also restrict lending of securities in consideration of individual account and/or aggregate client investment in a company, or other criteria established from time to time.

Oversight, Reporting and Record Retention

**Retention of Proxy Service Provider and Oversight of Voting** 

In overseeing proxy voting generally and determining whether or not to retain the services of ISS, Thrivent performs the following functions, among others, to determine that Thrivent continues to vote proxies in the best interest of its clients: i) periodic sampling of proxy votes; ii) periodic reviews of Thrivent's Policies and Procedures to determine they are adequate and have been implemented effectively, including whether they continue to be reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in the best interest of Thrivent's clients; iii) periodic due diligence on ISS designed to monitor ISS's a) capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues, including the adequacy and quality of its staffing and personnel, as well as b) its methodologies for developing vote recommendations and ensuring that its research is accurate and complete; and iv) periodic reviews of ISS's procedures regarding their capabilities to identify and address conflicts of interest.

Proxy statements and solicitation materials of issuers (other than those which are available on the SEC's EDGAR database) are kept by ISS in its capacity as voting agent and are available upon request. Thrivent retains documentation on shares voted differently than the Thrivent Policies and Procedures voting guidelines, and any document which is material to a proxy voting decision such as the Thrivent Policies and Procedures voting guidelines and the Committee meeting materials.

ISS provides Vote Summary Reports for each Thrivent Fund. The report specifies the company, ticker, other applicable identifier (e.g., Cusip, SEDOL, etc.), meeting dates, proxy proposals, and votes which have been cast for the Thrivent Fund during the period, the position taken with respect to each issue and whether the Thrivent Fund voted with or against company management.

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Copies of Voting Records and Policies

A copy of Thrivent's detailed voting guidelines and the voting records of client accounts are available to Thrivent's clients upon request.

Consents Related to Private Fund Investments

From time to time, the Thrivent Funds may invest in private investment funds ("private funds"). When these private funds request consent to change the terms or other conditions of their securities, Thrivent will promptly review these solicitations. Thrivent is committed to voting in the best interests of its clients, taking into account any potential conflicts of interest. The responsibility to vote on consents is delegated to certain of the Investment Personnel, as defined in the Thrivent Code of Ethics, of the Private Investments Group. The Private Investments Group, alongside the Chief Compliance Officer, will document and assess any potential conflicts of interest related to the consent voting process. If a conflict is deemed material by the Chief Compliance Officer, the Committee will be apprised. The Committee will then determine the best way to manage the conflict, ensuring votes serve the clients' best interests. Other clients of Thrivent that vote on consents, including the Thrivent White Rose Funds, have other procedures related to the voting of consents as described in Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' Part 2A of Form ADV.

## Thrivent's Proxy Voting Guidelines
Specific voting guidelines have been adopted by the Committee for regularly occurring categories of management and shareholder proposals. The detailed voting guidelines are available to Thrivent's clients upon request. The following is a summary of significant Thrivent policies, which are generally consistent with the Benchmark Guidelines referenced above.

Board of Directors and Corporate Governance

**Voting on Director Nominees in Uncontested Elections** 

Generally, Thrivent votes for director nominees, except under specific circumstances.

Four fundamental principles apply when determining votes on director nominees:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. **Accountability**: Boards should be sufficiently accountable to shareholders, including through transparency of the
company's governance practices and regular board elections, by the provision of sufficient information for shareholders to be able to assess directors and board composition, and through the ability of shareholders to remove directors. It is
expected that boards will engage in critical self-evaluation of themselves and of individual members. Individual directors, in turn, are expected to devote significant amounts of time to their duties and to limit the number of directorships they
accept.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. **Responsiveness**: Directors should respond to investor input, such as that expressed through significant opposition
to management proposals, significant support for shareholder proposals (whether binding or non-binding), and tender offers where a majority of shares are tendered.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. **Composition**: Companies should ensure that directors add value to the board by having sufficient time and
commitment to serve effectively. Boards should be of a size appropriate to accommodate expertise and independence, while ensuring active and collaborative participation by all members.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. **Independence**: Thrivent believes boards are expected to have a majority of directors independent of management. The
independent directors are expected to organize much of the board's work, even if the chief executive officer also serves as chairperson of the board. Key committees (audit, compensation, and nominating/corporate governance) of the board are
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Circumstances under which Thrivent may abstain, vote against or withhold votes from directors, pursuant to the Benchmark, include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Independence-related issues such as non-independent directors on a board with < 50% independence.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Composition-related issues such as low attendance or overboarding.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Responsiveness-related issues such as poor responsiveness to a low say-on-pay vote.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Accountability-related issues such as problematic takeover defenses, capital structure, and/or governance structure
(including poison pill, unequal voting rights, classified board, removal of shareholder discretion, problematic governance structure, unilateral bylaw/charter amendments, restrictions on shareholder proposals, director performance evaluations,
problematic audit practices, pledging, climate accountability, other governance failures).

**Voting on Director Nominees in Contested Elections** 

Thrivent votes case-by-case on the election of directors in contested elections.

**Other Proposals Related to Board Structure & Accountability** 

Thrivent believes boards should be sufficiently accountable to shareholders, including through transparency of the company's governance practices and regular board elections, by the provision of sufficient information for shareholders to be able to assess directors and board composition, and through the ability of shareholders to remove directors.

Thrivent may vote case-by-base on proposals related to age & term limits, proposals to establish or amend director qualifications, proposals to establish a new board committee, proposals to separate the board chair and CEO position, proposals related to director and officer indemnification, liability protection, and exculpation, and other proposals related to routine/standard board-related items.

Thrivent votes against management efforts to stagger board member terms because a staggered board may act as a deterrent to takeover proposals. For the same reason, Thrivent votes against proposals to eliminate cumulative voting and votes for proposals that seek to fix the size of the board.

**Ratification of Auditors** 

Thrivent votes for proposals to ratify auditors, unless an auditor has a financial interest in or association with the company, and is therefore not independent; there is reason to believe that the independent auditor has rendered an opinion that is neither accurate nor indicative of the company's financial position; non-audit fees paid represent 50 percent or more of the total fees paid to the auditor; or poor accounting practices are identified that rise to a serious level of concern.

**Executive and Director Compensation** 

Well-designed incentive programs play a crucial role in guiding executive management decisions towards long-term value enhancement. Conversely, incentive programs with unsuitable performance targets or design flaws can hinder the alignment between management's incentives and the interests of investors. We believe that as proactive investors, it's our duty to comprehend the compensation structures of the companies in our portfolio and to offer constructive feedback — via our proxy voting and direct interactions — whenever we identify areas of concern.

**Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)** 

Shareholder votes to approve executive compensation — generally votes of an advisory nature — have become common in markets around the world. It is challenging to apply a rules-based framework to compensation votes because every pay program is a unique reflection of the company's performance, industry, size, geographic mix, and competitive landscape. Additionally, factors such as executives'

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individual performance, achievement of goals, experience, tenure, skills, and leadership should be taken into account in evaluating the overall compensation context. For these reasons, Thrivent votes on executive and director compensation proposals following a case-by-case evaluation. Generally, Thrivent opposes compensation packages that provide what we view as excessive awards to a few senior executives or that contain excessively dilutive stock option grants based on a number of criteria such as the costs associated with the plan, plan features, and dilution to shareholders.

Factors considered in our evaluation of "Say on Pay" votes includes an annual pay-for-performance analysis for companies in the S&P 1500, Russell 3000 or Russell 3000E Indices, conducted by ISS. This evaluation includes two primary factors:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Peer Group Alignment: This assesses the relationship between the company's total shareholder return (TSR) rank and the
CEO's total pay rank within a peer group, measured over three years. It also considers the CEO's pay multiple relative to the peer group median.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Absolute Alignment: This examines the alignment between the trend in CEO pay and company TSR over the previous five fiscal
years.

If this analysis indicates significant misalignment, Thrivent may include qualitative factors for a deeper evaluation, such as the ratio of performance- to time-based incentives, the rigor of performance goals, and transparency of pay program disclosures. Additionally, Thrivent scrutinizes problematic pay practices on a case-by-case basis, focusing on practices that contravene global pay principles.

Thrivent generally votes for holding annual advisory votes on compensation, which provide the most consistent and clear communication channel for shareholder concerns about companies' executive pay programs.

**Equity-Based and Other Incentive Plans** 

We believe long-term equity plans, used appropriately, provide strong alignment of interests between executives and investors. These plans can be effective in linking executives' pay to the company's performance as well as attracting and retaining management talent.

We evaluate requests to approve or renew equity plans on a case-by-case basis, taking into account a combination of certain plan features and equity grant practices, where positive factors may counterbalance negative factors, and vice versa, as evaluated using an "Equity Plan Scorecard" (EPSC) approach with three pillars:

**Plan Cost:** The total estimated cost of the company's equity plans relative to industry/market cap peers, measured by the company's estimated Shareholder Value Transfer (SVT) in relation to peers and considering both:

§ SVT based on new shares requested plus shares remaining for future grants, plus outstanding unvested/unexercised grants; and

§ SVT based only on new shares requested plus shares remaining for future grants.

**Plan Features:** 

§ Quality of disclosure around vesting upon a change in control (CIC);

§ Discretionary vesting authority;

§ Liberal share recycling on various award types;

§ Lack of minimum vesting period for grants made under the plan;

§ Dividends payable prior to award vesting.

**Grant Practices:** 

§ The company's three year burn rate relative to its industry/market cap peers;

§ Vesting requirements in CEO'S recent equity grants (3-year look-back);

§ The estimated duration of the plan (based on the sum of shares remaining available and the new shares requested, divided by the average annual shares granted in the prior three years);

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§ The proportion of the CEO's most recent equity grants/awards subject to performance conditions;

§ Whether the company maintains a sufficient claw-back policy;

§ Whether the company maintains sufficient post exercise/vesting share-holding requirements.

**Other Compensation Plans** 

Thrivent has varying approaches for evaluating other compensation-related proposals, guided by a set of principles aimed at ensuring fair and effective compensation practices.

**Capital Structure and Incorporation** 

Thrivent generally votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals related to capital structure and incorporation and seeks to vote in a way that protects shareholders' value in the companies in which the Thrivent funds invest. When voting on capital structure issues, Thrivent considers the dilutive impact to shareholders and the effect on shareholder rights.

Thrivent will evaluate reincorporation proposals on a case-by-case basis. Considerations include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Regulations of both states or countries

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Required fundamental policies

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Increased flexibility available

**Increases in Common Stock** 

Thrivent's policy for voting on proposals to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock is nuanced and case-by-case, guided by specific criteria. For general corporate purposes, the policy is to vote for an increase in authorized shares depending on the percentage of share usage: up to 50% increase if less than 50% of current shares are used, up to 100% if usage is between 50% and 100%, and up to the current share usage if it exceeds the authorized shares. However, Thrivent generally votes against increases, even within these parameters, if the proposal or the company's use of shares is problematic, such as seeking to increase shares with superior voting rights or having a non-shareholder approved poison pill. Exceptions are made for increases beyond these ratios in cases where non-approval poses severe risks, like imminent bankruptcy or requirements by government bodies. In states allowing unilateral capital increases without shareholder approval, Thrivent may vote against all nominees if the increase doesn't conform to these policies. For specific authorization requests linked to transactions (like acquisitions or SPAC transactions), the policy is generally to vote for the increase, with the allowable increase being the greater of twice the amount needed for the transactions or the calculated increase for general issuances.

**Multi-Class Share Structures** 

Thrivent generally recommends voting against proposals to create a new class of common stock, except in specific circumstances where the company provides a compelling rationale for a dual-class capital structure. Such exceptions include situations where the company's auditor expresses substantial doubt about the company's ongoing viability, or when the new share class is intended to be temporary. Additionally, Thrivent may support the creation of a new class if it is aimed at financing purposes with minimal or no short-term and long-term dilution to current shareholders, and it is not structured to preserve or enhance the voting power of insiders or significant shareholders. The policy underscores a cautious approach to changes in capital structure that could impact shareholder rights and company governance.

**Mergers and Acquisitions** 

Thrivent votes on mergers and acquisitions on a case-by-case basis, taking into account and balancing the following: anticipated financial and operating benefits, including the opinion of the financial advisor, market reaction, offer price (cost vs. premium) and prospects of the combined companies; how the deal

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was negotiated; potential conflicts of interest between management's interests and shareholders' interests; and changes in corporate governance and their impact on shareholder rights.

**Anti-takeover and Shareholder Rights Plans** 

Thrivent adopts a nuanced approach towards voting on anti-takeover provisions, with a policy anchored in the principles of flexibility, fairness, and transparency in corporate governance. This approach involves critical evaluation of various factors, including the dilutive impact of capital structure changes, the balance of authority between the board and shareholders, especially in amending bylaws, and the careful scrutiny of provisions related to control share acquisitions, fair price, and poison pills. Thrivent also assesses the implications of litigation rights, voting disclosure, and mechanisms that empower shareholders, such as the ability to act by written consent or call special meetings. We believe in maintaining a market for corporate control that functions without undue restrictions, as it often leads to acquisitions that increase shareholder value. Consequently, Thrivent typically votes against the adoption of anti-takeover provisions like shareholder rights plans (poison pills), which can lead to management entrenchment and reduced board accountability, aiming to support proposals that enhance shareholder value and rights and oppose those that restrict or harm these interests.

**Shareholders Rights Plans ("poison pills")** 

For shareholder proposals requesting the submission of a poison pill to a vote or its redemption, Thrivent generally votes in favor, except when there is an existing shareholder-approved poison pill or a policy that allows the board to adopt a pill under specific conditions, including immediate shareholder ratification. Such pills must be put to a shareholder vote within 12 months of adoption or they will expire.

In cases where management proposes ratification of a poison pill, Thrivent's vote is case-by-case, focusing on the rights plan's attributes like a trigger no lower than 20%, a maximum term of three years, the absence of features that limit a future board's ability to redeem the pill, and a shareholder redemption feature. The company's rationale for adopting the pill is also critically assessed, along with its governance structure, including board independence and existing defenses.

When it comes to poison pills aimed at preserving Net Operating Losses (NOLs), Thrivent votes against proposals if the term exceeds the shorter of three years or the exhaustion of the NOLs. For management proposals to ratify NOL pills with a shorter term, the vote is case-by-case, considering factors like the ownership threshold, the value of the NOLs, shareholder protection mechanisms, the company's governance structure, and other relevant factors.

**Shareholder Ability to Call a Special Meeting & Act by Written Consent** 

Thrivent's policy regarding shareholder rights to act by written consent and to call special meetings is focused on maintaining and enhancing shareholder participation and influence in corporate governance. Generally, Thrivent votes against any proposals that seek to restrict or prohibit shareholders' ability to act by written consent. We generally support proposals that enable shareholders to act by written consent, considering factors such as the existing rights, consent thresholds, any exclusionary language, the investor ownership structure, and the history of shareholder support and management responses to related proposals.

When it comes to shareholders' ability to call special meetings, Thrivent typically votes against proposals that restrict or prohibit this right. We generally support management or shareholder proposals that facilitate the ability of shareholders to call special meetings, paying attention to current rights, the minimum ownership threshold necessary for calling meetings (with a preference for a 10% threshold), any prohibitive language in the proposals, the investor ownership structure, and the track record of both shareholder support and management's responses to past proposals.

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**Voting Requirements** 

Thrivent generally supports management proposals to adopt a majority of votes cast standard for directors in uncontested elections.

Thrivent generally opposes proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote and generally supports proposals to reduce supermajority vote requirements. However, for companies with shareholder who have significant ownership levels, Thrivent may vote case-by-case, taking into account: Ownership structure; Quorum requirements; and Vote requirements.

Thrivent generally votes case-by-case on proposals regarding proxy voting mechanics, taking into consideration whether implementation of the proposal is likely to enhance or protect shareholder rights. Specific issues include, but are not limited to, confidential voting of individual proxies and ballots, confidentiality of running vote tallies, and the treatment of abstentions and/or broker non-votes in the company's vote-counting methodology.

**Environmental and Social Management Proposals** 

Thrivent will generally vote in accordance with the ISS Benchmark recommendations with regard to management proposals relating to environmental and social topics, such as those related to approval of political donations.

Shareholder Proposals

At Thrivent, we evaluate shareholder proposals with the overarching goal of aligning our voting decisions with the best interests of shareholders and maximizing long-term value. Shareholder proposals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis starting with thoughtful and consistent framework processes that consider the materiality of the issue to the company's business, the company's current practices and disclosures, the context and credibility of the proposal and its proponent, alignment with shareholder interests, and the proposal's prescriptiveness.

We recognize that proposals can vary significantly in scope and impact, and our evaluation process reflects this diversity. While our actively managed fundamental strategies apply a detailed, research-driven approach to voting decisions, our quantitative and index strategies rely on processes that balance efficiency with shareholder value considerations. This distinction ensures that each proposal is assessed in a manner consistent with the strategy and objectives of the portfolios holding the security.

**Environmental and Social Shareholder Proposals** 

When evaluating environmental and social proposals, we adopt a case-by-case analysis that balances the specific circumstances of each company with the broader context of market norms and regulatory requirements. The starting point of our evaluation is a framework that involves analyzing the relevance of a proposal in terms of its direct relation to the company's business activities, strategies, and performance.

The framework considers the potential material impact of the proposal on the company's long-term value with a focus on financial performance or valuation. Additionally, Thrivent examines the company's current practices, policies, and disclosures relevant to the proposal, while considering industry-standard practices and trends (market norms) to provide a benchmark for evaluation. Understanding the legal and regulatory landscape, including existing laws and future regulatory trends, forms a part of this evaluation. The framework also encompasses identifying the proposal's proponents to understand their motivations and potential implications, as well as considering the proposal's potential reputational impact on the company. Assessing the reasonableness of the proposal in terms of practicality, feasibility, and logic, and evaluating its persuasiveness based on clarity, logic, and evidence, are also integral components of the process.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Consideration** | **Questions** | **Explanation** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Materiality** | Does the resolution address an issue that is material for this company? Does the proposal reflect an industry-specific, materiality-driven approach? | The relevance of the resolution is crucial in determining if it aligns with the core business and operations of the company. Materiality is key to understanding if the issue can significantly impact the company's long-term value. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Current Practice** | Does the proposal address a current shortcoming? Has the company already announced intentions to address the shortcoming? | Current practices and disclosures are reviewed to check if the company has already taken steps to address the issue. Market norms provide context by showing industry standards and peer responses. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Context** | Who are the proponents of the resolution, and are they tied to any particular interest groups? Do the proponent's interests align with ours? | Understanding the proponent helps identify their motivations and alignment with the company's objectives. The reasonableness and persuasiveness of the proposal are essential to ensure it is practical and effectively communicated. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Shareholder Alignment** | Are shareholders the optimal stakeholders to address the core issue that is the subject of the resolution? Does the proposal add value for shareholders? | This involves assessing whether the issue falls within shareholder influence or if it's better addressed through regulatory compliance and legal mandates. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Prescriptiveness** | Is the proposal NOT overly prescriptive? Do the proposal's demands NOT unreasonably restrict management from conducting its business? | The reasonableness of the proposal is evaluated to ensure it is not excessively demanding. The company's current practices and disclosures are reviewed to determine if there is already a framework addressing the issue. |

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**Other Shareholder Proposals** 

Thrivent's approach to evaluating other shareholder proposals reflects our commitment to responsible investment stewardship and alignment with shareholder value. Recognizing the wide range of issues addressed by these proposals—such as governance structures, shareholder rights, executive compensation, and operational practices—we apply a consistent and thorough framework as a starting point to ensure decisions are in the best interests of shareholders.

These shareholder proposals are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, balancing company-specific circumstances with broader governance standards and market practices. Our evaluation framework considers the materiality of the proposal, its relevance to the company's business strategy, and its potential to create or protect shareholder value. In addition, we assess the company's current practices and policies to identify any governance shortcomings the proposal seeks to address.

The context and credibility of the proposal and its proponents are critical components of our analysis, helping to understand the proponents' motivations and whether they are aligned with shareholder interests. We also evaluate whether the proposal enhances shareholder rights, better aligns management and shareholder objectives, and avoids unnecessary prescriptiveness that could hinder the company's ability to operate effectively.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Consideration** | **Questions** | **Explanation** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Materiality** | Is the issue material to the company's business? Does the proposed action have the potential to materially impact the company? | The relevance of the proposal is essential to ensure it addresses core business operations and aligns with shareholder value creation. Materiality highlights the issue's potential impact on financial and strategic outcomes. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Current Practice** | Does the proposal remedy a governance weakness? Has the company already announced intentions to address the shortcoming? | Reviewing current practices and disclosures helps identify existing efforts to address the issue. Governance improvements may align with industry standards or address peer comparisons. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Context** | Who are the proponents of the resolution, and are they tied to any particular interest groups? Do the proponent's interests align with ours? | Understanding the proponents' motivations ensures alignment with shareholder objectives. Proposals should be reasonable and communicated effectively. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Shareholder Alignment** | Does the proposal enhance shareholder rights or create value for shareholders? Does the proposal have the potential to better align executive and/or directors' interests with those of shareholders? | Evaluating shareholder alignment ensures the proposal strengthens governance practices, improves shareholder rights, and aligns interests with long-term value creation. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Prescriptiveness** | Is the proposal NOT overly prescriptive? Does the proposal's demands NOT unreasonably restrict management from conducting its business? | Proposals should not impose excessive restrictions on management. They must balance practicality and flexibility with achieving the intended objectives. |

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**Disclosure-Related Proposals** 

In assessing proposals that request enhanced disclosure, Thrivent focuses on several critical factors, such as the company's current level of disclosure, its compliance with relevant regulations and guidelines, and any significant controversies or fines that might have arisen.

Thrivent's policy is to vote on a case-by-case basis on shareholder proposals seeking greater disclosure, as well as any associated risks and liabilities. The goal is to ensure that disclosures effectively balance the needs and interests of various stakeholders and are not overly onerous, diverting resources from core business operations.

**Action-Related Proposals** 

Regarding proposals that require a company to take a certain action, our policy is to carefully scrutinize requests for the adoption of specific targets, goals, or changes in business practices. We acknowledge that while shareholders may not always have the intricate knowledge of a company's strategic operations, there are instances where such proposals can highlight areas needing improvement.

Thrivent assesses each proposal based on the nature of the company's business, the practicality and feasibility of implementing the proposed actions, and how these actions align with the company's overall strategy and operational capabilities. In considering these proposals, Thrivent pays close attention to the company's ability to address the issues raised in the proposal, the proposal's prescribed timetable and methods for implementation, and how the company's practices compare with those of its industry peers.

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Copies of Voting Records and Policies

A copy of Thrivent's detailed voting guidelines and the voting records of client accounts are available to Thrivent's clients upon request.

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**Thrivent ETF Trust**

**PART C: OTHER INFORMATION**

**Item 15.**

**Indemnification**

Article Five of the Bylaws of Registrant provides that Registrant shall indemnify each of its trustees and officers (including persons who serve at Registrant's request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in which Registrant has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise) who are not employees or officers of any investment adviser to Registrant or any affiliated person thereof and its chief compliance officer, regardless of whether such person is an employee or officer of any investment adviser to Registrant or any affiliated person thereof, and each of its other trustees and officers (including persons who serve at Registrant's request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in which Registrant has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise) (i.e., those who are employees or officers of any investment adviser to Registrant or any affiliated person thereof) (Covered Persons), to the fullest extent authorized by applicable law against all liabilities and expenses in connection with the defense or disposition of any proceeding in which such Covered Person may be or may have been involved or with which such Covered Person may be or may have been threatened, while in office or thereafter, by reason of any alleged act or omission as a trustee or officer or by reason of his or her being or having been such a Covered Person, all as more fully set forth in the Bylaws, which are filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.

Section 17(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) provides that no instrument pursuant to which Registrant is organized or administered shall contain any provision which protects or purports to protect any trustee or officer of Registrant against any liability to Registrant or its shareholders to which he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.

The Registrant's Declaration of Trust provides that nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect any trustee or officer against any liabilities to the Registrant or its shareholders to which he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office or position with or on behalf of the Registrant and the Registrant's Bylaws provides that no indemnification will be made in violation of the provisions of the 1940 Act.

The Registrant may be party to other contracts that include indemnification provisions for the benefit of the Registrant's trustees and officers.

The trustees and officers of the Registrant and the Registrant are insured under a directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance policy.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the 1933 Act) may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Registrant's organizational instruments or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

**Item 16.**

**Exhibits**

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| (1)(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Declaration of Trust of Thrivent ETF Trust (the "Trust" or "Registrant"), incorporated by reference from the initial](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312521345622/d270792dex99a1.htm)<br> [N-1A registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed December 2, 2021.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312521345622/d270792dex99a1.htm)<br>|
| (1)(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amendment No. 1 to the Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, incorporated by reference from Post-effective](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312524257066/d836582dex99a2.htm)<br> [Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed November 13, 2024.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312524257066/d836582dex99a2.htm)<br>|
| (2)(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference from the initial N-1A registration statement of Registrant, file](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312521345622/d270792dex99b1.htm)<br> [no. 333-261454, filed December 2, 2021.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312521345622/d270792dex99b1.htm)<br>|

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| (2)(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312524257066/d836582dex99b2.htm)<br> [No. 2 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed November 13, 2024.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312524257066/d836582dex99b2.htm)<br>|
| (3) | Not applicable. |
| (4) | [Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization is filed herewith](d943834dex994.htm). |
| (5) | Reference is made to Article V of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust. |
| (6)(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Investment Advisory Agreement, dated August 30, 2022, between the Registrant and Thrivent Asset](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522242985/d287826dex99d.htm)<br> [Management, LLC, incorporated by reference from Pre-effective Amendment No.4 to the registration statement](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522242985/d287826dex99d.htm)<br> [of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed September 12, 2022.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522242985/d287826dex99d.htm)<br>|
| (6)(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amendment No. 1 to Investment Advisory Agreement, incorporated by reference from Post-Effective](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525026565/d862576dex99d2.htm)<br> [Amendment No. 5 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed February 14, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525026565/d862576dex99d2.htm)<br>|
| (7)(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Distribution Agreement, dated May 20, 2022, between the Registrant and ALPS Distributors, Inc. ("ALPS"),](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99e1.htm)<br> [incorporated by reference from Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement of Registrant, file](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99e1.htm)<br> [no. 333-261454, filed August 4, 2022.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99e1.htm)<br>|
| (7)(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amendment No. 1 to Distribution Agreement, between Registrant and ALPS, incorporated by reference from](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525026565/d862576dex99e2.htm)<br> [Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525026565/d862576dex99e2.htm)<br> [February 14, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525026565/d862576dex99e2.htm)<br>|
| (7)(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Supplemental Distribution Services Letter Agreement between the Registrant and Thrivent Distributors, LLC,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99e2.htm)<br> [incorporated by reference from Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement of Registrant, file](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99e2.htm)<br> [no. 333-261454, filed August 4, 2022.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99e2.htm)<br>|
| (8) | Not applicable. |
| (9)(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Master Custodian Agreement, dated December 1, 2017, between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99g1.htm)<br> [Company ("State Street"), incorporated by reference from Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the registration](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99g1.htm)<br> [statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed August 4, 2022.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99g1.htm)<br>|
| (9)(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Letter Agreement Amendment, dated May 18, 2022, between Registrant and State Street, incorporated by](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99g2.htm)<br> [reference from Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99g2.htm)<br> [filed August 4, 2022.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99g2.htm)<br>|
| (9)(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amendment, effective February 28, 2023, to Master Custodian Agreement, incorporated by reference from](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312523285949/d444450dex99g3.htm)<br> [Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312523285949/d444450dex99g3.htm)<br> [November 30, 2023.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312523285949/d444450dex99g3.htm)<br>|
| (9)(d) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amendment, effective April 30, 2023, to Master Custodian Agreement, incorporated by reference from Post-](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312523285949/d444450dex99g4.htm)<br> [effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed November 30,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312523285949/d444450dex99g4.htm)<br> [2023.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312523285949/d444450dex99g4.htm)<br>|
| (9)(e) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Letter Agreement Amendment, dated January 6, 2025, to Master Custodian Agreement, incorporated by](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99g5.htm)<br> [reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99g5.htm)<br> [filed January 28, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99g5.htm)<br>|
| (10)(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Rule 12b-1 Plan, incorporated by reference from Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement of](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99m.htm)<br> [Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed August 4, 2022.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99m.htm)<br>|
| (10)(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amended Rule 12b-1 Plan, incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the registration](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525026565/d862576dex99m2.htm)<br> [statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed February 14, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525026565/d862576dex99m2.htm)<br>|
| (11) | [Opinion and consent of Ropes & Gray LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered is filed herewith](d943834dex9911.htm). |
| (12) | Opinion and consent of Ropes & Gray LLP as to tax matters to be filed by amendment. |
| (13)(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Administration Agreement, dated May 18, 2022, between the Registrant and State Street, incorporated by](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h1.htm)<br> [reference from Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h1.htm)<br> [filed August 4, 2022.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h1.htm)<br>|
| (13)(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Letter Agreement Amendment, dated January 6, 2025, to Administration Agreement, incorporated by reference](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99h2.htm)<br> [from Post-effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99h2.htm)<br> [January 28, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99h2.htm)<br>|
| (13)(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated May 18, 2022, between the Registrant and State Street,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h2.htm)<br> [incorporated by reference from Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement of Registrant, file](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h2.htm)<br> [no. 333-261454, filed August 4, 2022.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h2.htm)<br>|
| (13)(d) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Letter Agreement Amendment, dated January 6, 2025, to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99h4.htm)<br> [incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement of Registrant, file](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99h4.htm)<br> [no. 333-261454, filed January 28, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99h4.htm)<br>|
| (13)(e) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Procedures Supplement to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h3.htm)<br> [dated August 3, 2022, between the Registrant and State Street, incorporated by reference from Pre-effective](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h3.htm)<br> [Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed August 4, 2022.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h3.htm)<br>|

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| (13)(f) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amendment, dated January 6, 2025, to Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Procedures Supplement to](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99h6.htm)<br> [Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 4 to](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99h6.htm)<br> [the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed January 28, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312525014452/d841980dex99h6.htm)<br>|
| (13)(g) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Authorized Participant Agreement, incorporated by reference from Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h4.htm)<br> [the registration statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed August 4, 2022.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522212497/d687571dex99h4.htm)<br>|
| (13)(h) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Services Agreement, dated May 17, 2023, between Thrivent Asset Management, LLC and Thrivent Financial](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312523285949/d444450dex99h5.htm)<br> [Investor Services Inc., incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312523285949/d444450dex99h5.htm)<br> [statement of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed November 30, 2023.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312523285949/d444450dex99h5.htm)<br>|
| (14) | [Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is filed herewith](d943834dex9914.htm). |
| (15) | Not applicable. |
| (16) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Power of Attorney, incorporated by reference from Pre-effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522242985/d287826dex99q.htm)<br> [of Registrant, file no. 333-261454, filed September 12, 2022](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896670/000119312522242985/d287826dex99q.htm). <br>|
| (17) | Not applicable. |

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**Item 17.**

**Undertakings**

1. The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form.

2. The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them.

3. The Registrant undertakes to file the opinion of counsel as to tax matters that is required by Item 16(12) in a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement within a reasonable time after the closing of the transactions contemplated herein.

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**SIGNATURES**

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota, as of the 1st day of August, 2025.

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| Thrivent ETF Trust |
| /s/ John D. Jackson |
| John D. Jackson<br> Secretary and Chief Legal Officer<br>|

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As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 1st day of August, 2025.

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| **Signature** | **Title** |
| /s/ Michael W. Kremenak |  |
| Michael W. Kremenak | Trustee and President (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ Sarah L. Bergstrom |  |
| Sarah L. Bergstrom | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
| \* |  |
| Janice B. Case | Trustee |
| \* |  |
| Robert J. Chersi | Trustee |
| \* |  |
| Arleas Upton Kea | Trustee |
| \* |  |
| Paul R. Laubscher | Trustee |
| \* |  |
| Robert J. Manilla | Trustee |
| \* |  |
| James A. Nussle | Trustee |
| \* |  |
| David S. Royal | Trustee |
| \* |  |
| James W. Runcie | Trustee |
| \* |  |
| Constance L. Souders | Trustee |

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John D. Jackson, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document on behalf of each of the above-named Trustees of Thrivent ETF Trust pursuant to the powers of attorney duly executed by such persons.

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| Dated: August 1, 2025 | /s/ John D. Jackson |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John D. Jackson<br> Attorney-in-Fact<br>|

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**Thrivent ETF Trust**

**EXHIBITS INDEX**

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| <u>Exhibit No.</u> | <u>Description</u> |
| EX-99 (4) | Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. |
| EX-99 (11) | Opinion and consent of Ropes & Gray LLP. |
| EX-99 (14) | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |

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## Exhibit 99.4

**FORM OF AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION** 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION ("<u>Agreement</u>") is adopted as of this day of November [ ], 2025 by and among: (i) Thrivent Core Funds (the "<u>Target Entity</u>"), on behalf of its series listed under the heading "Target Fund" on <u>Schedule A</u> attached hereto (the "<u>Target Fund</u>"); and (ii) Thrivent ETF Trust (the "<u>Acquiring Entity</u>"), on behalf of its series listed under the heading "Acquiring Fund" on <u>Schedule A</u> (the "<u>Acquiring Fund</u>"). Thrivent Asset Management, LLC ("<u>Thrivent</u>") joins this Agreement solely for purposes of Section 9.2.

WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend for the Acquiring Fund and the Target Fund, as shown on Schedule A, to enter into a transaction pursuant to which: (i) the Acquiring Fund will acquire the Assets (as such term is defined in Section 1.1(b)) of the Target Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund of equal value to the net assets of the Target Fund being acquired and the assumption of the Liabilities (as such term is defined in Section 1.1(c)), and (ii) the Target Fund will distribute such shares of the Acquiring Fund to shareholders of the Target Fund, in connection with the complete liquidation of the Target Fund, all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement (each such transaction, a "<u>Reorganization</u>"). Following its liquidation, the Target Fund will be dissolved. The Acquiring Fund is, and will be immediately prior to Closing (as defined in Section 3.1), a shell series, without assets (other than de minimis seed capital, which shall be paid out in redemption of the Initial Shares (as defined in Section 4.2(q)) prior to the Reorganization, pursuant to Section 4.2(q)) or liabilities, created for the purpose of acquiring the Assets and assuming the Liabilities of the Target Fund;

WHEREAS, each of the Target Entity and the Acquiring Entity is an open-end, registered investment company of the management type; and

WHEREAS, this Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a plan of reorganization and liquidation with respect to the Reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("<u>Code</u>") and as a plan of recapitalization.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, covenant and agree as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**1.**  **<u>DESCRIPTION OF THE REORGANIZATION</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**1.1.** Provided that all conditions precedent to the Reorganization set forth herein have been satisfied or, to the extent legally permissible, waived as of the Closing Time (as defined in Section 3.1), and based on the representations and warranties each party provides to the others, the Target Entity and the Acquiring Entity agree to take the following steps with respect to the Reorganization:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(a)** The Target Fund shall transfer all of its Assets, as defined and set forth in Section 1.1(b), to the Acquiring Fund, and the Acquiring Fund in exchange therefor shall assume the Liabilities, as defined and set forth in Section 1.1(c), and deliver to the Target Fund for distribution to the shareholders of the Target Fund the number of Acquiring Fund shares, all as determined in the manner set forth in Section 2.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** The assets of the Target Fund to be transferred to the Acquiring Fund shall consist of all property, goodwill, and assets of every description and all interests, rights, privileges and powers of the Target Fund as of the Closing Time (collectively, the "<u>Assets</u>"). The Assets of the Target Fund shall be delivered to the Acquiring Fund free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, hypothecations and claims whatsoever (except for liens or encumbrances that do not materially detract from the value or use of the Target Fund's Assets), and there shall be no restrictions on the full transfer thereof (except for those imposed by the federal or state securities laws).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(c)** The Acquiring Fund shall assume and pay when due all obligations and liabilities of the Target Fund, existing on or after the Closing Date, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise (except that certain expenses of the Reorganization contemplated hereby to be paid by the persons as provided in Section 9.2 hereof shall not be assumed or paid by the Acquiring Fund) (collectively, the "<u>Liabilities</u>"), and such Liabilities shall become the obligations and liabilities of the Acquiring Fund. The Target Fund will use its reasonable best efforts to discharge all known Liabilities prior to or at the Valuation Date (as defined in Section 2.1(a)) to the extent permissible and consistent with its own investment objectives and policies. The Assets minus the Liabilities of the Target Fund shall be referred to herein as the Target Fund's "<u>Net Assets</u>."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** As soon as is reasonably practicable after the Closing, the Target Fund will distribute to its shareholders of record ("<u>Target Fund Shareholders</u>") the shares of the Acquiring Fund received by the Target Fund pursuant to Section 1.1(a), on a pro rata basis, and without further notice the outstanding shares of the Target Fund will be redeemed and cancelled as permitted by its Governing Documents (as defined in Section 4.1(a)) and applicable law, and the Target Fund will as promptly as practicable completely liquidate and dissolve as permitted by its Governing Documents and applicable law. Such distribution to Target Fund Shareholders and liquidation of the Target Fund will be accomplished by the transfer of the Acquiring Fund's shares then credited to the account of the Target Fund on the books of the Acquiring Fund to open accounts on the share records of the Acquiring Fund in the names of Target Fund Shareholders. The aggregate net asset value of the Acquiring Fund's shares to be so credited to the Target Fund Shareholders shall be equal to the aggregate net asset value of the Target Fund's shares owned by Target Fund Shareholders on the Valuation Date (following the redemption of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 5.1(p)). For Target Fund Shareholders that hold Target Fund shares through accounts that are not permitted to hold the Acquiring Fund's shares, the Acquiring Fund shares may be held by a transfer agent of the Acquiring Fund as agent for, and for the account and benefit of, such Target Fund Shareholders pending delivery of information with respect to accounts that are permitted to hold the Acquiring Fund shares or, if any Target Fund Shareholder does not deliver information with respect to an account that is permitted to hold the Acquiring Fund shares within one year of the Closing Date, such Acquiring Fund shares will be liquidated and the cash proceeds will be distributed to such Target Fund Shareholder. Immediately prior to the Reorganization, for Target Fund Shareholders that hold

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Target Fund shares through a fund direct individual retirement account, such Target Fund shares will be exchanged for Class S shares of the Thrivent Money Market Fund equal in value to the aggregate net asset value of such Target Fund shares held by such Target Fund Shareholders, unless such Target Fund Shareholder provides alternative direction prior to the Reorganization. The Acquiring Fund shall not issue certificates representing shares in connection with such exchange.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(e)** Any transfer taxes payable upon issuance of the Acquiring Fund's shares in a name other than the registered holder of the Target Fund's shares on the books and records of the Target Fund as of that time shall, as a condition of such issuance and transfer, be paid by the person to whom the Acquiring Fund's shares are to be issued and transferred.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(f)** Ownership of the Acquiring Fund's shares will be shown on its books, as such are maintained by the Acquiring Fund's transfer agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(g)** Immediately after the Closing Time, the share transfer books relating to the Target Fund shall be closed and no transfer of shares shall thereafter be made on such books.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**2.**  **<u>VALUATION</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**2.1.** With respect to the Reorganization:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(a)** The value of the Target Fund's Assets shall be the value of such Assets computed as of immediately after the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("<u>NYSE</u>") less the value of any cash or other assets used to redeem fractional shares pursuant to Section 5.1(p), which shall reflect the declaration of any dividends, on the business day preceding the Closing Date (the "<u>Valuation Date</u>"), using the valuation procedures set forth in the then-current prospectus for the Target Fund and the valuation procedures established by the Target Entity's board of trustees. On the Valuation Date, the Target Fund shall record the value of the Assets, as valued pursuant to this Section 2.1(a), on a valuation report (the "<u>Valuation Report</u>") and deliver a copy of its Valuation Report to the Acquiring Fund by 7:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the Valuation Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** The net asset value per share of the Acquiring Fund's shares issued to the Target Fund in connection with the Reorganization shall be determined by the Acquiring Fund in a manner that is consistent with the valuation procedures set forth in the then-current prospectus for the Acquiring Fund and the valuation procedures established by the Acquiring Entity's board of trustees.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(c)** The number of the Acquiring Fund's shares issued in exchange for the Target Fund's Net Assets shall be determined by dividing the value of the Target Fund's Net Assets, determined using the same valuation procedures referred to in Section 2.1(a), by the net asset value per share of the Acquiring Fund, determined in accordance with Section 2.1(b). For the avoidance of doubt, the Acquiring Fund shall not issue fractional shares. The Acquiring Fund's shares delivered to the Target Fund shareholder will be delivered at net asset value without the imposition of a sales load, commission, transaction fee or other similar fee.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** All computations of value shall be made by the Target Fund or its designated recordkeeping agent using the valuation procedures described in this Section 2 and shall be subject to review by the Acquiring Fund and/or its recordkeeping agent, and, if requested by either the Target Entity or the Acquiring Entity, by the independent registered public accountant of the requesting party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.**  **<u>CLOSING AND CLOSING DATE</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.1.** The Reorganization shall close on November [ ], 2025, or such other date as the authorized officers of the parties may agree (the "<u>Closing Date</u>"). All acts taking place at the closing of the Reorganization ("<u>Closing</u>") shall, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions in this Agreement, be deemed to take place simultaneously as of the later of 7:01 p.m. Eastern time or the finalization of the Target Fund's net asset value on the Closing Date of the Reorganization, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties (the "<u>Closing Time</u>"). The Closing of the Reorganization shall be held in person, by facsimile, email or such other communication means as the parties may reasonably agree. In respect of the Reorganization, the Target Fund shall notify the Acquiring Fund of any portfolio security held by the Target Fund in other than book-entry form at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.2.** With respect to the Reorganization:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(a)** The Target Fund's portfolio securities, investments or other assets that are represented by a certificate or other written instrument shall be transferred and delivered by the Target Fund as of the Closing Time to the Acquiring Fund's custodian for the account of such Acquiring Fund duly endorsed in proper form for transfer and in such condition as to constitute good delivery thereof. The Target Entity shall direct the Target Fund's custodian (the "<u>Target Custodian</u>") to deliver to the Acquiring Fund's custodian as of the Closing Date by book entry, in accordance with the customary practices of Target Custodian and any securities depository (as defined in Rule 17f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "<u>1940 Act</u>")), in which the Assets are deposited, the Target Fund's portfolio securities and instruments so held. The Target Fund's portfolio securities represented by a certificate or other written instrument shall be presented by the Target Custodian to the Acquiring Fund's custodian. The cash to be transferred by the Target Fund shall be delivered to the Acquiring Fund's custodian by wire transfer of federal funds or other appropriate means on the Closing Date. If the Target Fund is unable to make such delivery on the Closing Date in the manner contemplated by this Section for the reason that any of such securities or other investments purchased prior to the Closing Date have not yet been delivered to the Target Fund or its broker, then the Acquiring Fund may, in its sole discretion, waive the delivery requirements of this Section with respect to said undelivered securities or other investments if the Target Fund has, by or on the Closing Date, delivered to the Acquiring Fund or its custodian executed copies of an agreement of assignment and escrow and due bills executed on behalf of said broker or brokers, together with such other documents as may be required by the Acquiring Fund or its custodian, such as brokers' confirmation slips.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** At such time prior to the Closing Date as the parties mutually agree, the Target Fund shall provide instructions and related information to the Acquiring Fund or its transfer agent with respect to Target Fund Shareholders, including names, addresses, dividend reinvestment elections, if any, and tax withholding status of such Target Fund Shareholders as of the date agreed upon (such information to be updated as of the Closing Date, as necessary). The Acquiring Fund and its transfer agent shall have no obligation to inquire as to the validity, propriety or correctness of any such instruction, information or documentation, but shall, in each case, assume that such instruction, information or documentation is valid, proper, correct and complete.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(c)** At the Closing, each party shall deliver to the other such bills of sale, checks, assignments, certificates, if any, receipts or other documents as such other party or its counsel may reasonably request.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** In the event that on the Valuation Date or the Closing Date of the Reorganization: (i) the NYSE or another primary trading market for portfolio securities of the Target Fund (each, an "<u>Exchange</u>") shall be closed to trading or trading thereupon shall be restricted, or (ii) trading or the reporting of trading on such Exchange or elsewhere shall be disrupted so that, in the judgment of the board of trustees or directors, as applicable, of the Acquiring Entity or the Target Entity or the authorized officers of such entities, accurate appraisal of the value of the net assets of the Target Fund is impracticable, the Valuation Date and the Closing Date shall be postponed until the first business day after the day when trading shall have been fully resumed and reporting shall have been restored or such later dates as may be mutually agreed in writing by an authorized officer of each party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.**  **<u>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.1.** The Target Entity, on behalf of itself or, where applicable for the Target Fund, represents and warrants to the Acquiring Entity and the Acquiring Fund as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(a)** The Target Entity is a trust duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power under the Target Entity's agreement and declaration of trust and bylaws, each as amended and supplemented (together, "<u>Governing Documents</u>"), to own all of its assets, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. The Target Fund is a duly established and designated separate series of the Target Entity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** The Target Entity is a registered investment company classified as a management company of the open-end type, and its registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the registration of the shares of the Target Fund under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("<u>1933 Act</u>"), is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect on the Closing Date, and no action or proceeding to revoke or suspend such registrations is pending, or to the knowledge of the Target Fund, threatened. All issued and outstanding shares of the Target Fund have been offered for sale in conformity in all material respects with applicable federal and state securities laws;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(c)** No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or governmental authority or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("<u>FINRA</u>") is required for the consummation by the Target Entity, on behalf of the Target Fund, of the transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been obtained or will be obtained at or prior to the Closing Date under the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("<u>1934 Act</u>"), the 1940 Act, and state securities or blue sky laws (which term as used herein shall include the laws of the District of Columbia and of Puerto Rico), each of which, as required, shall have been obtained on or prior to the Closing Date. No consent of or notice to any other third party or entity is required for the consummation by the Target Fund of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, except that such transaction will require approval of the Target Fund's shareholders of record;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** The current prospectus and statement of additional information and current shareholder reports of the Target Fund prior to the date of this Agreement conform or conformed at the time of their use in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and do not or did not at the time of their use include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(e)** The Target Fund is in compliance in all material respects with, and during the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement was in compliance in all material respects with, the requirements of, and the rules and regulations under, the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act, state securities laws and all other applicable federal and state laws or regulations. The Target Fund is in compliance in all material respects with, and during the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement was in compliance in all material respects with, its investment objectives, policies, guidelines and restrictions and compliance procedures, and the value of the Net Assets of the Target Fund is, and during such period was, determined using portfolio valuation methods that, in the reasonable judgment of the Target Fund, comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and the pricing and valuation policies of the Target Fund and there have been no material miscalculations of the net asset value of the Target Fund or the net asset value per share of the Target Fund during the twelve (12) month period preceding the date hereof that have not been remedied or will not be remedied prior to the Closing Date in accordance with the Target Fund's policies and procedures that, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Target Fund or its Assets, and all such calculations have been made in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. All advertising and sales material used by the Target Fund during the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement complied in all material respects, at the time such material was used, with applicable law and the rules and regulations of the FINRA;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(f)** Except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted, in writing, by or on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, the Target Fund will as of the Closing Time have good and marketable

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title to the Assets and full right, power, and authority to sell, assign, transfer and deliver such Assets free of adverse claims, including any liens or other encumbrances, and upon delivery and payment for such Assets, the Acquiring Fund will acquire good and marketable title thereto, free of adverse claims and subject to no restrictions on the full transfer thereof, including, without limitation, such restrictions as might arise under the 1933 Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(g)** Except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted, in writing, by or on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, the Target Fund is not engaged currently, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result, in (i) a material violation of the Target Entity's Governing Documents or of any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking to which the Target Fund or the Target Entity is a party or by which it is bound, or (ii) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any lien, encumbrance, penalty or additional fee under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment or decree to which the Target Fund or the Target Entity is a party or by which it is bound;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(h)** Except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted, in writing, by or on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, all material contracts or other commitments of the Target Fund (other than this Agreement and certain investment contracts, including swap agreements, options, futures and forward contracts) will terminate or be terminated with respect to the Target Fund without liability to the Target Fund or may otherwise be assigned to the Acquiring Fund without the payment of any fee (penalty or otherwise) or acceleration of any obligations of the Target Fund on or prior to the Closing Date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(i)** Except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted, in writing, by or on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, no litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court, tribunal, arbitrator, governmental body, regulatory agency or FINRA is presently pending or, to the Target Fund's knowledge, threatened against the Target Fund that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect the Target Fund's financial condition or the conduct of its business or the Target Fund's ability to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the Target Fund nor the Target Entity, without any special investigation or inquiry, know of any facts that might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and neither the Target Entity nor the Target Fund is a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court, governmental body, regulatory agency or FINRA that materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transaction herein contemplated. The Target Fund is not in violation of, and has not violated within the past three years, nor, to the knowledge of the Target Entity, is the Target Fund under investigation with respect to or has the Target Fund been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any applicable law or regulation. The Target Fund (i) does not have outstanding any option to purchase or other right to acquire shares of the Target Fund issued or granted by or on behalf of the Target Fund to any person; (ii) has not entered into any contract or agreement or amendment of any contract or agreement or terminated any contract or agreement, in each case material to the operation of the Target Fund, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed to the Acquiring Fund; (iii) has not incurred any indebtedness,

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other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with the investment objective and policies of the Target Fund; (iv) has not entered into any amendment of its Governing Documents that has not been disclosed to the Acquiring Fund; (v) does not have outstanding any grant or imposition of any lien, claim, charge or encumbrance (other than encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of business) upon any asset of the Target Fund other than any liens for taxes not yet due and payable; and (vi) has not entered into any agreement or made any commitment to do any of the foregoing except as disclosed to the Acquiring Fund;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(j)** The financial statements of the Target Fund for the most recently completed fiscal year have been audited by the independent registered public accounting firm identified in the Target Fund's prospectus or statement of additional information included in the Target Fund's registration statement on Form N-1A. Such statements, as well as the unaudited, semi-annual financial statements for the semi-annual period next succeeding the Target Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, if any, were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and such statements (copies of which have been furnished or made available to the Acquiring Fund) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Target Fund as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of the Target Fund required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP as of such date not disclosed therein. No significant deficiency, material weakness, fraud, significant change or other factor that could significantly affect the internal controls of the Target Fund has been disclosed or is required to be disclosed in the Target Fund's reports on Form N-CSR and, to the knowledge of the Target Fund, no such disclosure will be required as of the Closing Date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(k)** Since the last day of the Target Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, there has not been any material adverse change in the Target Fund's financial condition, assets, liabilities or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted by the Acquiring Fund in writing. For the purposes of this subparagraph, a decline in net asset value due to declines in market values of securities held by the Target Fund, the redemption of the Target Fund's shares by shareholders of the Target Fund or the discharge of the Target Fund's ordinary course liabilities shall not constitute a material adverse change;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(l)** On the Closing Date, all material Tax Returns (as defined below) of the Target Fund required by law to have been filed by such date (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be true, correct and complete in all material respects, and all Taxes (as defined below) shown as due or claimed to be due by any government entity shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof. No such Tax Return is currently under audit by any federal, state, local or foreign Tax authority; no assessment has been asserted with respect to such Tax Returns; there are no levies, liens or other encumbrances on the Target Fund or its assets resulting from the non-payment of any Taxes; no waivers of the time to assess any such Taxes are outstanding nor are any written requests for such waivers pending; and adequate provision has been made in the Target Fund's financial statements for all Taxes in respect of all periods ended on or before the

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date of such financial statements. The Target Fund is in compliance in all material respects with applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service (the "<u>Service</u>") pertaining to the reporting of distributions on and redemptions of its shares of beneficial interest and to withholding in respect of distributions to shareholders, and is not liable for any material penalties that could be imposed thereunder. As used in this Agreement, "<u>Tax</u>" or "<u>Taxes</u>" means any tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, excise tax and withholding on amounts paid to or by any person), together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any governmental authority (domestic or foreign) responsible for the imposition of any such tax. "<u>Tax Return</u>" means reports, returns, information returns, dividend reporting forms, elections, agreements, declarations, or other documents or reports of any nature or kind (including any attached schedules, supplements and additional or supporting material) filed or required to be filed or furnished with respect to Taxes, including any claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Taxes (and including any amendments with respect thereto);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(m)** The Target Fund: (i) is not (and will not be as of the Closing Date) classified as a partnership, and instead is (and will be as of the Closing Date) classified as an association that is subject to tax as a corporation for federal tax purposes and either has elected the latter classification by filing Form 8832 with the Service or is a "publicly traded partnership" (as defined in Section 7704(b) of the Code) that is treated as a corporation for federal tax purposes, (ii) has qualified, elected, been eligible for treatment and has been treated, as a regulated investment company within the meaning of Section 851 of the Code in respect of each taxable year since its inception, and subject to the accuracy of the representations set forth in Section 4.2(i) will continue to qualify and be treated as a regulated investment company under Sections 851 and 852 of the Code for its current taxable year, and (iii) is a "fund," as defined in Section 851(g)(2) of the Code, that is treated as a separate corporation under Section 851(g)(1) of the Code. The Target Fund has not at any time since its inception had any material tax liability under Sections 852 or 4982 of the Code that has not been timely paid. The Target Fund does not have any earnings or profits accumulated with respect to any taxable year in which the provisions of Subchapter M of the Code (or the corresponding provisions of prior law) did not apply to the Target Fund. The Target Fund does not own any "converted property" (as that term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.337(d)-7(a)(2)) that is subject to the rules of Section 1374 of the Code as a consequence of the application of Section 337(d)(1) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(n)** The Target Fund has not changed its taxable year end within the most recent 48-month period ending on the last day of the month immediately preceding the Closing Date of the Reorganization, and the Target Fund does not intend to change its taxable year end prior to that Closing Date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(o)** The Target Fund has been notified in writing that any examinations of the Tax Returns of the Target Fund are currently in progress or threatened and no such examinations are currently in progress or threatened, and no deficiencies have been asserted or assessed against the Target Fund as a result of any audit by the Service or any

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state, local or foreign taxing authority and no such deficiency has been proposed or threatened, and there are no levies, liens or other encumbrances related to Taxes existing or known to the Target Fund to be threatened or pending with respect to the Assets of the Target Fund;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(p)** The Target Fund does not have any actual liability for any Tax obligation of any taxpayer other than itself. The Target Fund is not currently, nor has the Target Fund been, a member of a group of corporations with which it has filed (or been required to file) consolidated, combined or unitary tax returns. The Target Fund is not a party to any Tax allocation, sharing, or indemnification agreement (other than agreements the principal purpose of which do not relate to Taxes);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(q)** The Target Fund or the Target Entity will deliver to the Acquiring Fund copies of all relevant tax books and records and will otherwise reasonably cooperate with the Acquiring Fund in connection with: (i) the preparation and filing of tax returns for the Target Fund and/or Acquiring Fund for tax periods ending on or before [ ], 2025; and (ii) the declaration and payment of any dividend or dividends, including pursuant to Section 855 of the Code, for purposes of making distributions of the Target Fund's or Acquiring Fund's, as applicable, (x) investment company taxable income (if any), net tax-exempt income (if any), and net capital gains (if any) in respect of a taxable year of the Target Fund or Acquiring Fund ending on or before [ ], 2025 of an amount or amounts sufficient for the Target Fund or Acquiring Fund, as applicable, to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code and to otherwise avoid the incurrence of any fund-level federal income taxes for any such taxable year and (y) ordinary income and capital gain net income in an amount or amounts sufficient to avoid the incurrence of any fund-level federal excise taxes under Section 4982 of the Code for any calendar year ending on or before [ ], 2025, in each case without any additional consideration therefor; it being understood that such books and records shall remain the property of and may be retained by the Target Entity following the provision of such copies thereof to the Acquiring Fund.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(r)** All issued and outstanding shares of the Target Fund are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable by the Target Entity, and are not, and on the Closing Date will not be, subject to preemptive or objecting shareholder rights. In every state where offered or sold, such offers and sales have been in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration and/or notice requirements of the 1933 Act and state and District of Columbia and of Puerto Rico securities laws. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Target Fund will, at the time of Closing, be held by the persons and in the amounts set forth in the records of the transfer agent for the Target Fund (the "<u>Target Transfer Agent</u>"), on behalf of the Target Fund. The Target Fund does not have any outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any of the shares of the Target Fund, nor is there outstanding any security convertible into any of the Target Fund's shares;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(s)** The Target Entity, on behalf of the Target Fund, has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transaction contemplated

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herein. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, if any, on the part of the trustees of the Target Entity and, subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Target Fund (only with respect to those obligations under this Agreement that are contingent on such shareholder approval) and the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other parties hereto, this Agreement will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Target Fund, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(t)** The information relating to the Target Fund furnished by the Target Fund for use in no-action letters, applications for orders, registration statements, proxy materials and other documents filed or to be filed with any federal, state or local regulatory or self-regulatory authority that are necessary in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby is and will be accurate and complete in all material respects and will comply in all material respects with federal securities laws and regulations thereunder and other applicable laws and regulations applicable thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(u)** As of the date of this Agreement or within a certain time thereafter as mutually agreed by the parties, the Target Fund has provided the Acquiring Fund with all information relating to the Target Fund reasonably necessary for the preparation of the N-14 Registration Statement (as defined in Section 5.1(b) hereof), in compliance with the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act in connection with the special meeting of the Target Fund's shareholders (the "<u>Special Meeting</u>") to approve this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby. As of the effective date of the N-14 Registration Statement, the date of the Special Meeting and the Closing Date, such information provided by the Target Fund will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this subparagraph shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the N-14 Registration Statement made in reasonable reliance upon and in conformity with information that was furnished by the Acquiring Fund for use therein;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(v)** The books and records of the Target Fund are true and correct in all material respects and contain no material omissions with respect to information required to be maintained under the laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Target Fund;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(w)** The Target Entity has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act relating to the Target Fund;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(x)** The Target Entity has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures related to insider trading and a code of ethics that complies with all applicable provisions of Section 17(j) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17j-1 thereunder;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(y)** The Target Entity and the Target Fund have maintained any material license, permit, franchise, authorization, certification and approval required by any governmental entity in the conduct of the Target Fund's business (the "<u>Licenses and Permits</u>"). Each License and Permit has been duly obtained, is valid and in full force and effect, and is not subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of the Target Entity, threatened administrative or judicial proceeding to revoke, cancel, suspend or declare such License and Permit invalid;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(z)** Neither the Target Entity nor the Target Fund is under the jurisdiction of a court in a Title 11 or similar case within the meaning of Section 368(a)(3)(A) of the Code, although each may have claims against certain debtors in such a Title 11 or similar case; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(aa)** The Target Fund does not have any unamortized or unpaid organizational fees or expenses.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.2.** The Acquiring Entity, on behalf of itself or, where applicable, for the Acquiring Fund, represents and warrants to the Target Entity and the Target Fund as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(a)** The Acquiring Entity is a statutory trust duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with power under its Governing Documents (which, for purposes of the Acquiring Entity only, shall mean the Acquiring Entity's agreement and declaration of trust and by-laws, each as amended) to own all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being, and as it is contemplated to be, conducted and to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. The Acquiring Fund is a duly established and designated separate series of the Acquiring Entity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** The Acquiring Entity is a registered investment company classified as a management company of the open-end type, and its registration with the Commission as an investment company under the 1940 Act and the registration of shares of the Acquiring Fund under the 1933 Act are in full force and effect, or will be in full force and effect on the Closing Date, and no action or proceeding to revoke or suspend such registrations is pending, or to the knowledge of the Acquiring Fund, threatened;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(c)** No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court, governmental authority or FINRA is required for the consummation by the Acquiring Fund and the Acquiring Entity of the transaction contemplated herein, except such as have been or will be (at or prior to the Closing Date) obtained under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and state securities or blue sky laws (which term as used herein shall include the laws of the District of Columbia and of Puerto Rico), each of which, as required, shall have been obtained on or prior to the Closing Date. No consent of or notice to any other third party or entity is required for the consummation by the Acquiring Fund of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** The prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquiring Fund to be used in connection with the Reorganization, and the prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquiring Fund that will be in effect on the Closing Date and that is included in the Acquiring Entity's registration statement on Form N-1A, will conform at the time of their use in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(e)** The Acquiring Fund is not engaged currently, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result, in (i) a material violation of the Acquiring Entity's Governing Documents or of any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking to which the Acquiring Fund or the Acquiring Entity is a party or by which it is bound, or (ii) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any lien, encumbrance, penalty, or additional fee under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment or decree to which the Acquiring Fund or the Acquiring Entity is a party or by which it is bound;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(f)** Except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted, in writing, by or on behalf of the Target Fund, no litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court, tribunal, arbitrator, governmental body, regulatory agency or FINRA is presently pending or, to the Acquiring Fund's knowledge, threatened against the Acquiring Fund that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect the Acquiring Fund's financial condition or the conduct of its business or the Acquiring Fund's ability to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. The Acquiring Fund and the Acquiring Entity, without any special investigation or inquiry, know of no facts that might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and neither the Acquiring Entity nor Acquiring Fund is a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court, governmental body, regulatory agency or FINRA that materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transaction herein contemplated;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(g)** The Acquiring Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this Agreement. The Acquiring Fund is, and will be at the time of Closing, a new series portfolio of the Acquiring Entity created within the last twelve (12) months, without assets (other than de minimis seed capital, which shall be paid out in redemption of the Initial Shares prior to the Reorganization, pursuant to Section 4.2(q)) or liabilities, formed for the purpose of acquiring the Assets and assuming the Liabilities of the Target Fund in connection with the Reorganization and, accordingly, the Acquiring Fund has not prepared books of account and related records or financial statements or issued any shares except those issued in a private placement to Thrivent or its affiliate to secure any required initial shareholder approvals;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(h)** As of the Closing Date, no federal, state or other Tax Returns of the Acquiring Fund will have been required by law to have been filed, and no Taxes will be due by the

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Acquiring Fund. As of the Closing Date, the Acquiring Fund will not have been required to pay any assessments and the Acquiring Fund will not have any Tax liabilities. Consequently, as of the Closing Date, the Acquiring Fund will not be under audit by any federal, state, local or foreign Tax authority and there will have been no Tax assessment asserted with respect to the Acquiring Fund, no levies, liens or other encumbrances on the Acquiring Fund, and no waivers of the time to assess any Taxes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(i)** The Acquiring Fund: (i) was formed for the purpose of the Reorganization, (ii) is not (and will not be as of the Closing Date) classified as a partnership, and either will timely elect to be classified as an association that is subject to tax as a corporation for federal tax purposes by filing Form 8832 with the Service or will be as of the Closing Date a "publicly traded partnership" (as defined in Section 7704(b) of the Code) that is treated as a corporation for federal tax purposes, (iii) has not filed any income tax return, and, subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties in Section 4.1(m), intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a regulated investment company within the meaning of Section 851 of Subchapter M of the Code for its taxable year which includes the Closing Date, holds and has held no property other than de minimis seed capital (which shall be paid out in redemption of the Initial Shares prior to the Reorganization, pursuant to Section 4.2(q) and has never had tax attributes, and (iv) is, or will be as of the Closing Date, a "fund," as defined in Section 851(g)(2) of the Code, that is treated as a separate corporation under Section 851(g)(1) of the Code. The Acquiring Fund does not have any earnings or profits accumulated in any taxable year in which the provisions of Subchapter M of the Code did not apply to it;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(j)** The Acquiring Entity, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transaction contemplated herein. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will have been duly authorized prior to the Closing Date by all necessary action, if any, on the part of the trustees of the Acquiring Entity, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and, subject to the approval of shareholders of the Target Fund and the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Agreement by the other parties thereto, this Agreement will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Acquiring Fund, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(k)** The shares of the Acquiring Fund to be issued and delivered to the Target Fund, for the account of such Target Fund's Shareholders, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, have been duly authorized and, when so issued and delivered, will be duly and validly issued shares of the Acquiring Fund, and, upon receipt of the Target Fund's Assets in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Acquiring Entity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(l)** The Acquiring Entity has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act relating to the Acquiring Fund;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(m)** The Acquiring Entity and the Acquiring Fund have adopted and implemented written policies and procedures related to insider trading and a code of ethics that complies with all applicable provisions of Section 17(j) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17j-1 thereunder;

(**n)** Neither the Acquiring Entity nor the Acquiring Fund is under the jurisdiction of a court in a Title 11 or similar case within the meaning of Section 368(a)(3)(A) of the Code, although each may have claims against certain debtors in such a Title 11 or similar case;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(o)** The Acquiring Fund does not have any unamortized or unpaid organizational fees or expenses for which it does not expect to be reimbursed by Thrivent or its affiliates;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(p)** There is no plan or intention for the Acquiring Fund to be dissolved or merged into another business or statutory trust or a corporation or any "fund" thereof (as defined in Section 851(g)(2) of the Code) following the Reorganization;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(q)** There shall be no issued and outstanding shares of the Acquiring Fund prior to the Closing Date other than a nominal number of shares (the "<u>Initial Shares</u>") issued to a seed capital investor (which shall be the investment adviser of the Acquiring Fund or an affiliate thereof) to vote on the investment advisory contract and other agreements and plans as may be required by the 1940 Act and to take whatever action it may be required to take as the Acquiring Fund's sole shareholder in connection with the Acquiring Fund's organization. The Initial Shares will be redeemed by the Acquiring Fund prior to the Closing for the price for which they were issued, and any price paid for the Initial Shares shall at all times have been held by the Acquiring Fund in a non-interest-bearing account; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(r)** As of the effective date of the N-14 Registration Statement, the date of the Special Meeting and the Closing Date, the information provided by the Acquiring Fund for use in the N-14 Registration Statement, including the documents contained or incorporated therein by reference will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this subparagraph shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the N-14 Registration Statement made in reasonable reliance upon and in conformity with information that was furnished by the Target Fund for use therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.3.** With respect to the Reorganization, the Target Entity, on behalf of the Target Fund, and the Acquiring Entity, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, represents and warrants as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(a)** The fair market value of the Acquiring Fund's shares that each shareholder of the Target Fund receives will be approximately equal to the fair market value of the Target Fund's shares that such shareholders actually or constructively surrender in exchange therefor;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** The fair market value of the Assets will equal or exceed the Liabilities to be assumed by the Acquiring Fund and those to which the Assets are subject;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(c)** No expenses incurred by the Target Fund or on its behalf in connection with the Reorganization will be paid or assumed by the Acquiring Fund or any other third party unless those expenses are solely and directly related to the Reorganization (determined in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Rev. Rul. 73-54, 1973-1 C.B. 187) ("<u>Reorganization Expenses</u>"), and no cash or property other than the Acquiring Fund's shares will be transferred to the Target Fund or any of its shareholders with the intention that it be used to pay any expenses (even Reorganization Expenses) thereof; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** Immediately following consummation of the Reorganization, other than shares of the Acquiring Fund issued to Thrivent or its affiliate representing de minimis assets related to the Acquiring Fund's formation or maintenance of its legal status, (1) the shareholders of the Acquiring Fund will own all such Acquiring Fund's shares and will own those shares solely by reason of their ownership of the Target Fund's shares immediately before the Reorganization; (2) the Acquiring Fund will hold the same assets and will be subject to the same liabilities that the Target Fund held or was subject to immediately before the Reorganization; and (3) the amount of all distributions (other than regular, ordinary-course dividends) the Target Fund will make immediately preceding the Reorganization, will, in the aggregate, constitute less than 1% of its net assets.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.**  **<u>COVENANTS OF THE ACQUIRING ENTITY AND THE TARGET ENTITY</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.1.** With respect to the Reorganization:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(a)** The Target Fund will (i) operate its business in the ordinary course and substantially in accordance with past practice between the date hereof and the Closing Date, it being understood that, with respect to the Target Fund, such ordinary course of business may include purchases and sales of portfolio securities and other instruments, sales and redemptions of the Target Fund's shares, and the declaration and payment of customary dividends and distributions, and any other distribution that may be advisable, and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to preserve intact its business organization and material assets and maintain the rights, franchises and business and customer relations necessary to conduct the business operations of the Target Fund in the ordinary course in all material respects. The Acquiring Fund shall take such actions as are customary to the organization of a new series prior to its commencement of operations. No party shall take any action that would, or would reasonably be expected to, result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** The parties hereto shall cooperate in preparing, and the Acquiring Entity shall file with the Commission, a registration statement on Form N-14 under the 1933 Act, which shall properly register the Acquiring Fund's shares to be issued in connection with the Reorganization and include a prospectus/information statement (the "<u>N-14 Registration Statement</u>"). If at any time prior to the Closing Date a party becomes aware of any untrue

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statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made in respect of the N-14 Registration Statement, such party shall notify each other party, and the parties shall cooperate in promptly preparing and filing with the Commission and, if appropriate, distributing to shareholders appropriate disclosure with respect to the item.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(c)** The Acquiring Entity shall file the N-14 Registration Statement with the Commission and use its best efforts to provide that the N-14 Registration Statement becomes effective as promptly as practicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** The Target Entity, on behalf of the Target Fund, will call, convene and hold a meeting of shareholders of the Target Fund as soon as practicable, in accordance with applicable law and the Target Entity's Governing Documents, for the purpose of approving this Agreement and the transaction contemplated herein as set forth in a proxy statement/prospectus, and for such other purposes as may be necessary or desirable. In the event that insufficient votes are received from shareholders of the Target Fund, the meeting may be adjourned, as permitted under the Target Entity's Governing Documents and applicable law, and as set forth in a proxy statement/prospectus in order to permit further solicitation of proxies for the Target Fund.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(e)** The Target Entity, on behalf of the Target Fund, agrees to mail or otherwise deliver (e.g., by electronic means consistent with applicable regulations governing their use) to its shareholders of record entitled to receipt of the proxy statement/prospectus, in sufficient time to comply with requirements of the 1934 Act, the proxy statement/prospectus contained in the N-14 Registration Statement and other documents as are necessary.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(f)** The Target Fund covenants that the Acquiring Fund's shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement are not being acquired for the purpose of making any distribution thereof, other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(g)** The Target Entity will assist the Acquiring Fund in obtaining such information as the Acquiring Fund reasonably request concerning the beneficial ownership of the Target Fund's shares, and will assist the Acquiring Fund in obtaining copies of any books and records of the Target Fund from its service providers reasonably requested by the Acquiring Entity.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(h)** Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Acquiring Fund and the Target Fund will take, or cause to be taken, all action, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(i)** As soon as is reasonably practicable after the Closing, the Target Fund will make one or more distributions to its shareholders consisting of the shares of the Acquiring Fund received at the Closing, as set forth in Section 1.1(d) hereof.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(j)** The Acquiring Fund and the Target Fund shall each use their reasonable best efforts prior to Closing to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the conditions precedent to effect the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(k)** The Target Fund shall, from time to time, as and when reasonably requested by the Acquiring Fund, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such assignments and other instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such further action, as the Acquiring Fund may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to vest in and confirm the Acquiring Fund's title to and possession of all the Assets and otherwise to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(l)** The Acquiring Fund shall, from time to time, as and when reasonably requested by the Target Fund, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such assumption agreements and other instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such further action, as the Target Fund may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order for the Acquiring Fund to assume the Target Fund's Liabilities and otherwise to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(m)** The Acquiring Fund will use all reasonable efforts to obtain the approvals and authorizations required by the 1933 Act, 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and such of the state blue sky or securities laws as may be necessary in order to continue its operations after the Closing Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(n)** The Target Fund will provide a statement of any capital loss carryovers, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, of the Target Fund, as of the most recent Tax year end of the Target Fund.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(o)** It is the intention of the parties that the Reorganization will qualify as a reorganization described in Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code. None of the parties to this Agreement shall take any action or cause any action to be taken (including, without limitation the filing of any Tax Return) that is inconsistent with such treatment or results in the failure of the Reorganization to qualify as a reorganization described in Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(p)** Prior to the Closing, the Target Fund (i) shall, if it has more than one share class outstanding prior to the Closing, consolidate such outstanding share classes into a single class (a "<u>Share Class</u> <u>Consolidation</u>") so that it has a single class of shares outstanding and so that each holder of that single class of shares holds shares of that single class immediately after the Share Class Consolidation with an aggregate value equal to the aggregate value of any shares of the Target Fund held immediately prior to the Share Class Consolidation, and (ii) shall redeem all fractional shares of the Target Fund outstanding on the records of the Target Fund's transfer agent, provided that, in the event a Share Class Consolidation is required by this Section 5.1(p), such redemption shall occur following the Share Class Consolidation (but, for the avoidance of doubt, prior to the Closing). For these purposes, any Target Fund shares owned by a Target Fund shareholder that, in aggregate, have a net asset value less than the net asset value per share of the Acquiring Fund are deemed fractional shares and shall be redeemed by the Target Fund as set forth herein.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**6.**  **<u>CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE TARGET ENTITY</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**6.1.** With respect to the Reorganization, the obligations of the Target Entity, on behalf of the Target Fund, to consummate the transaction provided for herein shall be subject to the satisfaction, or at the Target Entity's election, the Target Entity's waiver, of the following conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(a)** All representations and warranties of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquiring Entity contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and, except as they may be affected by the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, as of the Closing Time, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Time;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** The Acquiring Entity and the Acquiring Fund shall have performed all of the covenants and complied with all of the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Acquiring Entity and the Acquiring Fund, on or before the Closing Time;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(c)** The Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund shall have agreed on the number of shares of such Acquiring Fund to be issued in connection with the Reorganization after such number has been calculated in accordance with Section 1.1 hereto; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** As of the Closing Date, there shall have been no material change in the investment objectives, policies and restrictions or any increase in the investment management fee rate or other fee rates that the Acquiring Fund is contractually obligated to pay for services provided to the Acquiring Fund from those described in the N-14 Registration Statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**7.**  **<u>CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE ACQUIRING ENTITY</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**7.1.** With respect to the Reorganization, the obligations of the Acquiring Entity, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, to consummate the transaction provided for herein shall be subject to the satisfaction, or at the Acquiring Entity's election, the Acquiring Fund's waiver, of the following conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(a)** All representations and warranties of the Target Entity and the Target Fund contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and, except as they may be affected by the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, as of the Closing Time, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Time;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** The Target Entity and the Target Fund shall have performed all of the covenants and complied with all of the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Target Entity and the Target Fund, on or before the Closing Time;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(c)** The Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund shall have agreed on the number of shares of the Acquiring Fund to be issued in connection with the Reorganization after such number has been calculated in accordance with Section 1.1 hereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** As of the Closing Date, there shall have been no material change in the investment objectives, policies and restrictions or any increase in the investment management fee rate or other fee rates that the Target Fund is contractually obligated to pay for services provided to the Target Fund from those described in the N-14 Registration Statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8.**  **<u>FURTHER CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE ACQUIRING ENTITY AND THE TARGET ENTITY</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8.1.** The Agreement and transactions contemplated herein shall have been approved by the board of trustees of the Target Entity, the shareholders of the Target Fund and the board of trustees of the Acquiring Entity. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Target Fund nor the Acquiring Fund may waive the conditions set forth in this Section 8.1;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8.2.** On the Closing Date, no action, suit or other proceeding shall be pending or, to the Target Entity's or the Acquiring Entity's knowledge, threatened before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit, or obtain damages or other relief in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8.3.** All consents of other parties and all other consents, orders and permits of federal, state and local regulatory authorities deemed necessary by the Acquiring Fund or Target Fund to permit consummation, in all material respects, of the transaction contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, except where failure to obtain any such consent, order or permit would not result in a material adverse effect on the Acquiring Fund or Target Fund, provided that any party hereto may for itself waive any of such conditions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8.4.** The N-14 Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop orders suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued and, to the best knowledge of the parties hereto, no investigation or proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending, threatened or contemplated under the 1933 Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8.5.** With respect to the Reorganization, the Acquiring Entity and the Target Entity shall have received the opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to the Acquiring Entity, dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to the Acquiring Entity and the Target Entity, in a form satisfactory to them, substantially to the effect that, based upon certain facts, qualifications, certifications, representations and assumptions, for federal income tax purposes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(a)** The Reorganization will constitute a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and each of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund will be a "party to a reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(b)** No gain or loss will be recognized by the Target Fund upon the transfer of all its Assets to the Acquiring Fund solely in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all the Liabilities of the Target Fund, or upon the distribution of the shares of the Acquiring Fund to the Target Fund Shareholders;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(c)** The tax basis in the hands of the Acquiring Fund of each Asset transferred from the Target Fund to the Acquiring Fund in the Reorganization will be the same as the tax basis of such Asset in the hands of the Target Fund immediately prior to the transfer thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** The holding period in the hands of the Acquiring Fund of each Asset transferred from the Target Fund to the Acquiring Fund in the Reorganization will include the Target Fund's holding period for such Asset (except where investment activities of the Acquiring Fund have the effect of reducing or eliminating the holding period with respect to an asset);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(e)** No gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquiring Fund upon its receipt of all the Assets of the Target Fund solely in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all the Liabilities of the Target Fund as part of the Reorganization;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(f)** No gain or loss will be recognized by any Target Fund Shareholders upon the exchange of their shares of the Target Fund for shares of the Acquiring Fund as part of the Reorganization (except with respect to cash received by such Target Fund Shareholders in redemption of fractional shares prior to the Reorganization);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(g)** The aggregate tax basis of the shares of the Acquiring Fund that the Target Fund Shareholder receives in the Reorganization will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the shares of the Target Fund exchanged therefor;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(h)** Each Target Fund Shareholder's holding period for the shares of the Acquiring Fund received in the Reorganization will include the Target Fund Shareholder's holding period for the shares of the Target Fund exchanged therefor, provided that such Target Fund Shareholder held such shares of the Target Fund as capital assets on the date of the exchange; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(i)** The Acquiring Fund will succeed to and take into account the items of the Target Fund described in Section 381(c) of the Code, subject to the conditions and limitations specified in Sections 381, 382, 383 and 384 of the Code and the Regulations thereunder.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Acquiring Entity nor the Target Entity may waive the conditions set forth in this Section 8.5.

The opinion will be based on the Agreement, certain factual certifications made by officers of the Target Entity and the Acquiring Entity, and such other items as Ropes & Gray LLP deems necessary to render the opinion and will also be based on customary assumptions.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**9.**  **<u>BROKERAGE FEES AND EXPENSES</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**9.1.** The parties hereto represent and warrant to each other that there are no brokers or finders entitled to receive any payments in connection with the transactions provided for herein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**9.2.** Except as otherwise provided herein, Thrivent will bear 100% of the expenses relating to the Reorganization whether or not the Reorganization is consummated. The costs of the Reorganization shall include, but not be limited to, costs associated with obtaining any necessary order of exemption from the 1940 Act, if any, terminating any existing agreements or contracts to which the Target Entity is a party (including any penalties payable in connection with such termination), preparation, printing and distribution of the N-14 Registration Statement for the Reorganization (including the proxy statement/prospectus contained therein) and any supplements to the Target Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information, fees of legal counsel to the Acquiring Fund and legal counsel to the trustees of the Acquiring Entity who are not "interested persons" of the Acquiring Entity as defined in the 1940 Act, accounting fees and expenses of holding shareholders' meetings. Any applicable transfer fees, stamp duty, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs relating to the (i) transfer of securities from the Target Fund to the Acquiring Fund at the time of the Reorganization and (ii) the sale and purchase of securities in any foreign markets that do not permit the in-kind transfer of securities shall be borne by the Target Fund. Any fees of legal counsel to the trustees of the Target Entity who are not "interested persons" of the Target Entity as defined in the 1940 Act shall be borne by the Target Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, expenses of the Reorganization will in any event be paid by the party directly incurring such expenses if and to the extent that the payment by another person of such expenses would result in a failure by the Target Fund or Acquiring Fund to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company within the meaning of Section 851 of the Code or would prevent the Reorganization from qualifying as a "reorganization" described in Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code or otherwise result in the imposition of tax on either the Target Fund or Acquiring Fund or on any of their respective shareholders.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**10.**  **<u>TAX MATTERS</u>** 

In addition to the Target Fund's obligations with respect to Tax Returns described in Section 4.1(q) above, if a federal, state or other Tax Return of the Target Fund with respect to the Target Fund's taxable year ending on or before the Closing Date (the "<u>Pre-Closing Tax Return</u>") is due after the Closing Date (after giving effect to any properly made extension), the Target Entity shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) such Pre-Closing Tax Return in such a manner so that the Tax Return is true, correct and complete. In addition, no later than thirty (30) days prior to such Pre-Closing Tax Return's due date (after giving effect to any properly made extension), (i) the Target Entity shall provide the Acquiring Fund with a copy of such Pre-Closing Tax Return, as proposed to be filed with the applicable tax authority, and notify the Acquiring Fund of any Taxes or other fees or assessments (if any) proposed to be shown as due and payable on said Pre-Closing Tax Return, and (ii) the Target Entity shall make any changes to such Pre-Closing Tax Return as the Acquiring Fund may reasonably request, including, but not limited to, in respect of the amount of any Taxes or other fees or assessments (if any) proposed to be shown as due and payable on such Pre-Closing Tax Return and the amount of any "spillback" dividend election proposed to be made pursuant to Section 855 of

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the Code, provided any such changes are agreed to by the Target Fund. The Target Entity will timely file any such Pre-Closing Tax Return with the applicable tax authority, and pay (or cause to be paid) any and all Taxes or other fees or assessments shown to be due and payable on any such Pre-Closing Tax Return. The Acquiring Entity shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) any federal, state or other Tax Return of the Target Fund or Acquiring Fund with respect to the Target Fund's or Acquiring Fund's taxable year ending after the Closing Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.**  **<u>COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION</u>** 

With respect to the Reorganization, prior to the Closing and for a reasonable time thereafter, the Target Entity and the Acquiring Entity will provide each other and their respective representatives with such cooperation, assistance and information as is reasonably necessary (i) for the filing of any Tax Return, for the preparation for any audit, and for the prosecution or defense of any claim, suit or proceeding relating to any proposed adjustment, or (ii) for any financial accounting purpose. Each such party or their respective agents will retain until the applicable period for assessment under applicable law (giving effect to any and all extensions or waivers) has expired all returns, schedules and work papers and all material records or other documents relating to Tax matters and financial reporting of Tax positions of the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund for its taxable period first ending after the Closing of the Reorganization and for all prior taxable periods for which the statute of limitation had not run at the time of the Closing, provided that the Target Entity shall not be required to maintain any such documents that it has delivered to the Acquiring Fund.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.**  **<u>INDEMNIFICATION</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.1.** With respect to the Reorganization, the Acquiring Entity, out of the assets of the Acquiring Fund, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Target Entity and each of the Target Entity's officers and trustees from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, without limitation, the payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs of investigation) to which, jointly and severally, the Target Entity or any of its trustees or officers may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect thereto) arises out of or is based on any breach by the Acquiring Entity, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement. This indemnification obligation shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the closing of the Reorganization.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.2.** With respect to the Reorganization, the Target Entity, out of the assets of the Target Fund, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Acquiring Entity and its officers and trustees from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, without limitation, the payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs of investigation) to which, jointly and severally, the Acquiring Entity or any of its trustees or officers may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect thereto) arises out of or is based on any breach by the Target Entity, on behalf of the Target Fund, of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement. This indemnification obligation shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the closing of the Reorganization.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**13.**  **<u>ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SURVIVAL OF WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**13.1.** Each party agrees that no party has made any representation, warranty or covenant not set forth herein and that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**13.2.** The covenants to be performed after the Closing shall survive the Closing. The representations, warranties and all other covenants contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall not survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**14.**  **<u>TERMINATION</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**14.1.** This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing Date by: (i) resolution of either the board of trustees of the Acquiring Entity or the board of trustees of the Target Entity if circumstances should develop that, in the opinion of that board, make proceeding with the Agreement not in the best interests of the shareholders of the Acquiring Fund or Target Fund, respectively; (ii) mutual agreement of the parties; (iii) either the Acquiring Entity or the Target Entity if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before [ ]; unless such date is extended by mutual agreement of the Acquiring Entity and the Target Entity; or (iv) any party if one or more other parties shall have materially breached its obligations under this Agreement or made a material misrepresentation herein or in connection herewith which would render a condition set forth in this Agreement unable to be satisfied. In the event of any such termination, this Agreement shall become void and there shall be no liability hereunder on the part of any party or their respective trustees, directors or officers, except for (a) any such material breach or intentional misrepresentation or (b) the parties' respective obligations under Sections 9.2 and 12, as to each of which all remedies at law or in equity of the party adversely affected shall survive.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**14.2.** If any order of the Commission with respect to the Agreement shall be issued prior to the Closing that imposes any term or condition that is determined by action of the board of trustees of the Target Entity to be acceptable, such term or condition shall be binding as if it were a part of the Agreement without a vote or approval of the shareholders of the Target Fund; provided that, if such term or condition would result in a change in the method of computing the number of Acquiring Fund's Shares to be issued to the Target Fund, and such term or condition had not been included in the proxy statement/prospectus or other proxy solicitation material furnished to the shareholders of the Target Fund prior to the Special Meeting, the Agreement shall not be consummated and shall terminate unless the Target Entity promptly calls a Special Meeting of the Target Fund's shareholders at which such condition shall be submitted for approval.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**15.**  **<u>AMENDMENT</u>** 

This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented in a writing signed by the parties hereto to be bound by such amendment; provided, however, that following

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dissemination of the proxy statement/prospectus, no such amendment may have the effect of changing the provisions for determining the number of shares of the Acquiring Fund to be issued to the shareholders of the Target Fund under this Agreement to the detriment of such shareholders without their approval.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**16.**  **<u>NOTICES</u>** 

Any notice, report, statement or demand required or permitted by any provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by facsimile, electronic delivery, personal service or prepaid or certified mail addressed to:

For the Target Entity:

Thrivent Core Funds

901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211

For the Acquiring Entity:

Thrivent ETF Trust

901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**17.**  **<u>HEADINGS; GOVERNING LAW; COUNTERPARTS; ASSIGNMENT; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY</u>** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**17.1.** The Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**17.2.** This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**17.3.** This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but no assignment or transfer hereof or of any rights or obligations hereunder shall be made by any party without the written consent of the other parties. Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**17.4.** This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original. The execution and delivery of this Agreement may occur by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) or by other means of electronic signature and electronic transmission, including DocuSign or other similar method, and originals or copies of signatures executed and delivered by such methods shall have the full force and effect of the original signatures.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**17.5.** The Target Entity is a Delaware statutory trust organized in series of which the Target Fund constitutes one such series. With respect to the Reorganization, the Target Entity is executing this Agreement on behalf of the Target Fund only. It is expressly agreed that there is a limitation on liability of each series such that (a) the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted or otherwise existing with respect to the Target Fund are enforceable against the assets of such Target Fund only, and not against the assets of the Target Entity generally or the assets of any other series thereof, and (b) none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the Target Entity generally or with respect to any other series thereof are enforceable against the assets of the Target Fund.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**17.6.** The Acquiring Entity is a Massachusetts business trust organized in series of which the Acquiring Fund constitutes one such series. With respect to the Reorganization, the Acquiring Entity is executing this Agreement on behalf of the Acquiring Fund only. It is expressly agreed that there is a limitation on liability of each series such that (a) the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted or otherwise existing with respect to the Acquiring Fund are enforceable against the assets of such Acquiring Fund only, and not against the assets of the Acquiring Entity generally or the assets of any other series thereof, and (b) none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the Acquiring Entity generally or with respect to any other series thereof are enforceable against the assets of the Acquiring Fund.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**17.7.** It is expressly agreed that the obligations of the parties hereunder shall not be binding upon any of their respective trustees or directors, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents, or employees personally, but, except as provided in Sections 9.2, 12.1 and 12.2 hereof, shall bind only the property of the Target Fund or the Acquiring Fund as provided in the Governing Documents of the Target Entity or the Acquiring Entity, respectively. The execution and delivery by such officers shall not be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the property of such party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be approved on behalf of the Acquiring Fund and Target Fund.

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| **Thrivent Core Funds, on behalf of**<br> **Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund** | **Thrivent Core Funds, on behalf of**<br> **Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund** | **Thrivent ETF Trust, on behalf of**<br> **Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF** | **Thrivent ETF Trust, on behalf of**<br> **Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF** |
| By: |  | By: |  |
|  | Name: |  | Name: |
|  | Title: |  | Title: |
| <br> **Thrivent Asset Management, LLC** | <br> **Thrivent Asset Management, LLC** |  |  |
| By: |  |  |  |
|  | Name: |  |  |
|  | Title: |  |  |

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**<u>SCHEDULE A</u>**

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| **Target Fund** |  | **Acquiring Fund** |
| Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund | 🡪 | Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF |

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## Exhibit 99.11

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August 1, 2025

Thrivent ETF Trust

901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3211

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Thrivent ETF Trust (the "<u>Trust</u>") in connection with the registration statement of the Trust on Form N-14 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>") being filed by the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Act</u>"), relating to the proposed combination of Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF, a series of the Trust (the "<u>Acquiring Fund</u>"), with Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund, a series of Thrivent Core Funds (the "<u>Target Fund</u>"), and the issuance of shares of beneficial interest of the Acquiring Fund in connection therewith (the "<u>Shares</u>").

In accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and among the Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, Thrivent Core Funds, on behalf of the Target Fund, and, solely for purposes of Section 9.2 thereof, Thrivent Asset Management, LLC (the "<u>Agreement</u>"), we have examined the following documents:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended to date, on file with the office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the " <u>Declaration of Trust</u> ");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the Trust's Bylaws, as amended to date; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) such other documents and records as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion.

We are familiar with the actions taken by the Trust's trustees in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares. In all cases, we have assumed the authenticity of original documents and the conformity to authentic originals of all copies examined by us. In addition, we have also assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the legal capacity of all natural persons.

We have assumed for purposes of this opinion that, prior to the date of the issuance of the Shares, (1) the trustees of the Target Fund and the shareholders of the Target Fund will have taken all action required of them, if any, for the approval of the Agreement and (2) the Agreement will have been duly executed and delivered by each party thereto.

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Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, when issued in accordance with the Agreement, the Shares have been duly authorized under Massachusetts law and when sold will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable by the Trust.

The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability for acts or obligations of the Trust and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by the Trust or its trustees. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification solely out of the property of the applicable series for all loss and expense of any shareholder of such series held personally liable solely by reason of his or her being or having been such a shareholder. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which the applicable series itself would be unable to meet its obligations.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

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| Sincerely, |
| <u>/s/ Ropes</u> <u>& Gray LLP</u> |
| Ropes & Gray LLP |

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## Exhibit 99.14

<u>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</u> 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Thrivent ETF Trust of our report dated December 17, 2024, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund, which appears in Thrivent Core Funds' Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended October 31, 2024. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Other Service Providers" in such Registration Statement.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

July 31, 2025