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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_GeopoliticalRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_GeopoliticalRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Geopolitical Risk Member</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_PrepaymentRisk1Member_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_PrepaymentRisk1Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Prepayment Risk 1 Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_PrepaymentRisk1Member" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_PrepaymentRisk1Member"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_PrepaymentRisk1Member" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_PrepaymentRisk1Member" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_DividendPayingSecuritiesRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_DividendPayingSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Dividend-Paying Securities Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_DividendPayingSecuritiesRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_DividendPayingSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Dividend-Paying Securities Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_DividendPayingSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_DividendPayingSecuritiesRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_DividendPayingSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_DividendPayingSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_MarketCapitalizationRiskSmallCapitalizationInvestingMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_MarketCapitalizationRiskSmallCapitalizationInvestingMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Market Capitalization Risk, Small-Capitalization Investing Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_MarketCapitalizationRiskSmallCapitalizationInvestingMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_MarketCapitalizationRiskSmallCapitalizationInvestingMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_MarketCapitalizationRiskSmallCapitalizationInvestingMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_MarketCapitalizationRiskSmallCapitalizationInvestingMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskValuationRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskValuationRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed Income Securities Risk, Valuation Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskValuationRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskValuationRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskValuationRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskValuationRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_CLOLeverageRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_CLOLeverageRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">CLO Leverage Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_CLOLeverageRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_CLOLeverageRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">CLO Leverage Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_CLOLeverageRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_CLOLeverageRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_CLOLeverageRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_CLOLeverageRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_EmergingMarketsRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_EmergingMarketsRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Emerging Markets Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_EmergingMarketsRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_EmergingMarketsRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Emerging Markets Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_EmergingMarketsRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_EmergingMarketsRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_EmergingMarketsRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_EmergingMarketsRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_PassiveInvestmentRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_PassiveInvestmentRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Passive Investment Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_PassiveInvestmentRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_PassiveInvestmentRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Passive Investment Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_PassiveInvestmentRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_PassiveInvestmentRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_PassiveInvestmentRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_PassiveInvestmentRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_ETFRisksTradingRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_ETFRisksTradingRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">ETF Risks, Trading Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_ETFRisksTradingRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_ETFRisksTradingRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">ETF Risks, Trading Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_ETFRisksTradingRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_ETFRisksTradingRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_ETFRisksTradingRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_ETFRisksTradingRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskCreditRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskCreditRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed Income Securities Risk, Credit Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskCreditRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskCreditRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed Income Securities Risk, Credit Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskCreditRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskCreditRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskCreditRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskCreditRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_PrivatelyIssuedSecuritiesRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_PrivatelyIssuedSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Privately Issued Securities Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_PrivatelyIssuedSecuritiesRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_PrivatelyIssuedSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Privately Issued Securities Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_PrivatelyIssuedSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_PrivatelyIssuedSecuritiesRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_PrivatelyIssuedSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_PrivatelyIssuedSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed Income Securities Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed Income Securities Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskInterestRateRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskInterestRateRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Securities Risk, Interest Rate Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskInterestRateRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskInterestRateRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskInterestRateRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskInterestRateRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskCallRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskCallRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Securities Risk, Call Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskCallRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskCallRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Securities Risk, Call Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskCallRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskCallRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskCallRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskCallRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_ICE05YearDurationExchangeListedPreferredandHybridSecuritiesIndexreflectsnodeductionforfeesexpensesortaxesIndexMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_ICE05YearDurationExchangeListedPreferredandHybridSecuritiesIndexreflectsnodeductionforfeesexpensesortaxesIndexMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">ICE 0-5 Year Duration Exchange-Listed Preferred &amp; Hybrid Securities Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_ICE05YearDurationExchangeListedPreferredandHybridSecuritiesIndexreflectsnodeductionforfeesexpensesortaxesIndexMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_ICE05YearDurationExchangeListedPreferredandHybridSecuritiesIndexreflectsnodeductionforfeesexpensesortaxesIndexMember"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_TrackingErrorRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_TrackingErrorRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Tracking Error Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_TrackingErrorRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_TrackingErrorRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Tracking Error Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_TrackingErrorRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_TrackingErrorRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_TrackingErrorRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_TrackingErrorRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_Russell1000GrowthTotalReturnIndexReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_Russell1000GrowthTotalReturnIndexReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Russell 1000 Growth Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_Russell1000GrowthTotalReturnIndexReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_Russell1000GrowthTotalReturnIndexReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_Bloomberg13YearUSGovernmentCreditReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_Bloomberg13YearUSGovernmentCreditReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit&#8232;(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_Bloomberg13YearUSGovernmentCreditReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_Bloomberg13YearUSGovernmentCreditReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit&#8232;(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_Bloomberg13YearUSGovernmentCreditReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_Bloomberg13YearUSGovernmentCreditReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskEventRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskEventRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed Income Securities Risk, Event Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskEventRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskEventRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed Income Securities Risk, Event Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskEventRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskEventRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskEventRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_FixedIncomeSecuritiesRiskEventRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_GeographicInvestmentRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_GeographicInvestmentRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Geographic Investment Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_GeographicInvestmentRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_GeographicInvestmentRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Geographic Investment Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_GeographicInvestmentRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_GeographicInvestmentRiskMember"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_CLORiskCovenantLiteLoansRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_CLORiskCovenantLiteLoansRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">CLO Risk, Covenant Lite Loans Risk Member</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_CLORiskCovenantLiteLoansRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_CLORiskCovenantLiteLoansRiskMember"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_ck0001540305_CLORiskCovenantLiteLoansRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_ck0001540305_CLORiskCovenantLiteLoansRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_CashRedemptionRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_CashRedemptionRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Cash Redemption Risk Member</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskLoanPrepaymentRiskMember" xlink:href="ck0001540305-20260227.xsd#ck0001540305_DebtSecuritiesRiskLoanPrepaymentRiskMember"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_ck0001540305_CapitalControlsAndSanctionsRiskMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ck0001540305_CapitalControlsAndSanctionsRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Controls And Sanctions Risk Member</link:label>
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