Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Clearbrook, LLC Launch MUFG’s First ETF; Listed on the New York Stock Exchange

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (the Trust Bank), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), a global leader in financial services, and Clearbrook, LLC., a $13 billion asset management and advisory firm specializing in multi-asset investing, venture capital and impact investing strategies, jointly announce today’s launch of the MUFG Japan Small Cap Active ETF (Ticker: MJSC), MUFG’s first ETF product available to US-based investors. www.mufgetfs.com

The MUFG Japan Small Cap Active ETF is an actively managed all-Japan equity strategy seeking pioneering, market creating, innovative companies with long-term growth potential, attractive valuations and improving corporate governance. The strategy employs a “thematic” approach to efficiently identify Japanese small-cap stocks that are attractively valued globally. The portfolio invests across 18 different sector themes, including Semiconductors, Automotive, National Resilience, Entertainment, etc. Sub-themes are utilized in the strategy to diversify holdings within a theme.

“We see this as an incredible opportunity for Japanese companies and their investors,” said Katsumi Koga, the Trust Bank’s Executive Officer of Asset Management Business. “It’s time that American investors have a path to invest in an area of the market that has tremendous growth potential. US investors are looking for accessible opportunities in Japan as the country sees the end of its multi-decade deflation struggles, and a return to steady corporate earnings, from attractively valued companies with lower P/E ratios than its American and European peers. Japan’s labor market is healthier and more robust than we have seen in decades.”

“We have listened to a growing number of investors who expressed an interest in investing in Japan, but didn’t have the minimums required,” said Elliott Wislar, Founder and CEO of Clearbrook. “In response, we have developed an affordable ETF and made it available to the entire market. Partnering with MUFG, a prestigious investment industry leader with boots on the ground and a longstanding track record of success in Japan, we believe we have the right team at the right time to open the doors to Japanese small cap companies for American investors.”

Management of MUFG Japan Small Cap Active ETF will be led by Yoshitaka Nagano, a 27-year industry veteran who has been with the Trust Bank’s Japan Small Cap Equity team since 2018. Nagano originally joined MUFG in 1996, and has served in many key positions throughout the Trust Bank’s Asset Management Division.

Clearbrook, LLC will serve as advisor to the fund, and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (the Trust Bank) and ETC will serve as sub-advisors. MUFG Japan Small Cap Active ETF is housed with series trust provider, The RBB Fund, Inc.

About MUFG

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with approximately 2,000 locations in more than 40 countries. The Group has about 140,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group aims to be “the world’s most trusted financial group” through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all of the financial needs of our clients, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges. For more information, visit https://www.mufg.jp/english.

About the Trust Bank

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, as a core member of MUFG, established in 1927, provides its customers with a wide range of comprehensive financial solutions leveraging unique and highly professional functions as a leading trust bank. Such financial solutions include real estate, stock transfer agency, asset management and investor services, and inheritance related services, in addition to banking operations. For more information, visit https://www.tr.mufg.jp/english

About Clearbrook LLC.

Clearbrook is a global asset management and advisory firm with over $13 billion in assets under management. Founded in 2004, the firm specializes in multi-asset investing, venture capital, and impact investing strategies. Through its SEC registered subsidiaries, Clearbrook delivers comprehensive investment solutions to institutional investors worldwide, spanning all asset classes and supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates. Headquartered in New York, Clearbrook maintains a global presence in South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Norway, and Sweden. The Clearbrook approach is rooted in independent thinking, rigorous research and analysis, and a forward-looking vision guided by deep experience.

For more information visit: www.clearbrookglobal.com.

For more information on the fund, please visit http://www.mufgetfs.com/.

CUSIP#: 75526L779

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Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in securities of foreign companies involves risks generally not associated with investments in the securities of U.S. companies, including the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, more or less foreign government regulation; less public information; less stringent investor protections; less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards; and less economic, political and social stability. Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign markets. In many less developed markets, there is less governmental supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, stock exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than there is in more developed markets. Because a significant portion of the assets of the Fund are invested in Japanese securities, the Fund’s performance is expected to be closely tied to the political, social and economic conditions within Japan.

Cyber security risk is the risk of an unauthorized breach and access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or the risk of an incident occurring that causes the Fund, the investment adviser, custodian, transfer agent, distributor and other service providers and financial intermediaries to suffer data breaches, data corruption or lose operational functionality or prevent Fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. Securities of companies with small capitalizations tend to be riskier than securities of companies with large capitalizations. This is because small companies typically have smaller product lines and less access to liquidity than large cap companies, and are therefore more sensitive to economic downturns. The value of the Fund’s investments in REITs may change in response to changes in the real estate market such as declines in the value of real estate, lack of available capital or financing opportunities, and increases in property taxes or operating costs.

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The MUFG Japan Small Cap Active ETF is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

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