Meet Our Founder

Kevin T. Carter

Kevin T. Carter is the Founder & Chief Investment Officer of EMQQ Global, including EMQQ, FMQQ, and INQQ. While he considers himself an active “value” investor first and foremost, he has collaborated with Princeton economist and indexing legend, Dr. Burton Malkiel, for more than 20 years. Their work together began in 1999 with the development of eInvesting, a pioneer firm in fractional share brokerage that was acquired by ETRADE in 2000. In 2002 they founded Active Index Advisors, a pioneer in so-called “direct indexing” that was acquired by Natixis Asset Management in 2005. In 2006, their efforts turned to China and Emerging Markets with Dr. Malkiel’s publishing of “Investment Strategies to Exploit Economic Growth in China” and the subsequent book From Wall Street to the Great Wall. Working with Guggenheim Partners, they launched several China focused ETFs on the NYSE.

He now lives in Lafayette, California with his wife and three children.

Kevin T. Carter, Founder & CIO
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Meet Our Founder

Kevin T. Carter, Founder & CIO

Kevin T. Carter

Kevin T. Carter is the Founder & Chief Investment Officer of INQQ. While he considers himself an active “value” investor first and foremost, he has collaborated with Princeton economist and indexing legend, Dr. Burton Malkiel, for more than 20 years. Their work together began in 1999 with the development of eInvesting, a pioneer firm in fractional share brokerage that was acquired by ETRADE in 2000. In 2002 they founded Active Index Advisors, a pioneer in so-called “direct indexing” that was acquired by Natixis Asset Management in 2005. In 2006, their efforts turned to China and Emerging Markets with Dr. Malkiel’s publishing of “Investment Strategies to Exploit Economic Growth in China” and the subsequent book From Wall Street to the Great Wall. Working with Guggenheim Partners, they launched several China focused ETFs on the NYSE.

Kevin launched INQQ in 2014 after noticing how the smartphone was changing his personal consumption habits. He now lives in Lafayette, California with his wife and three children.

INQQ Index Committee

Dr. Burton Malkiel
Dr. Burton Malkiel Member
Kevin Carter
Kevin Carter Member
Kyle Parker
Kyle Parker President
Akeem Bailey
Akeem Bailey Director of Research

INQQ Executive Team

Erica Allaby
Erica Allaby Chief Marketing Officer
Kyle Parker
Kyle Parker President
Kira Benson
Kira Benson Director of Business Development
Akeem Bailey
Akeem Bailey Director of Research

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INQQ Investment Strategy

India’s growth now stands at an inflection point. The unique entrepreneurial conditions that gave rise to Silicon Valley have spread, been adapted, and matured with India now the world leader in start-ups with over 70 unicorns crossing a value of $1 billion.* With India’s swelling middle class of youthful digitized consumers hungry for modernization serving as a catalyst, these innovative companies are just now beginning to go public and join the ranks of INQQ. Currently with over 20 holdings, INQQ companies derive a majority of revenue from Internet & Ecommerce activities in India. Constituents are from but not limited to sectors including Internet Services, Internet Retail, Internet Broadcasting, Internet Media, Online Advertising, Online Travel, Online Gaming, Search Engines, Social Networks, etc. INQQ is a modified market cap-weighted Exchange Traded Fund with the largest positions capped at 8% during the semi-annual reconstitution and rebalanced in June & December.

*Source: The Print, India leads world in start-ups with over 70 unicorns, 28 Nov. 2021

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Disclosures

Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting www.inqqetf.com. Read the Prospectus carefully before investing.

 

The market price returns are based on the official closing price of an ETF share or, if the official closing price isn’t available, the midpoint between the national best bid and national best offer (“NBBO”) as of the time the ETF calculates current NAV per share. NAVs are calculated using prices as of 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The returns shown do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.  

Risk Information

There is no guarantee that the Fund or the index will achieve its investment objective.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Investments in smaller and mid-sized companies typically exhibit higher volatility. The Fund is non-diversified. Investing in India may involve the risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, or from economic or political instability in India as well as increased volatility and lower trading volume. Certain restrictions on foreign investment may decrease the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio, subject the Fund to higher transaction costs, or inhibit the Fund’s ability to track the Index. The Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located or operating in India may be limited or prevented, at times, due to the limits on foreign ownership imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”). 

 

The Fund is registered as a foreign portfolio investor (“FPI”) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) in order to have the ability to make and dispose of investments in Indian securities. There can be no assurance that the Fund will qualify or continue to qualify as an FPI, or that the Indian regulatory authorities will continue to grant such qualifications, and the loss of such qualifications could adversely impact the ability of the Fund to make and dispose of investments in India.

 

The Fund invests in the securities of Internet Companies, including internet services companies and internet retailers, and is subject to the risk that market or economic factors impacting technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology advances could have a major effect on the value of the Fund’s investments.

 

There is no guarantee that the Fund or the index will achieve its investment objective.

 

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC serves as the investment advisor and EMQQ Global serves as the Administrator of the Fund and the Index Provider. The Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO)

 

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