THE
GOVERNMENT STREET
FUNDS
   
         
    The Government Street Equity Fund    
    Ticker Symbol: GVEQX    
         
    The Government Street Opportunities Fund    
    Ticker Symbol: GVMCX    
         
         
    Prospectus    
         
    August 1, 2023    
         
         
    These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.    
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

 

 

 

           
           
    TABLE OF CONTENTS      
           
    Risk/Return Summary 1    
           
    The Government Street Equity Fund 1    
           
    The Government Street Opportunities Fund 8    
           
    Information Relevant to Both Funds 14    
           
    Additional Investment Information 15    
           
    How to Purchase Shares 17    
           
    How to Redeem Shares 21    
           
    How Net Asset Value is Determined 24    
           
    Management of the Funds 25    
           
    Dividends, Distributions and Taxes 26    
           
    Financial Highlights 28    
           
    Privacy Notice 30    
           
    For Additional Information back cover    
           

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

RISK/RETURN SUMMARY

 

 

The Government Street Equity Fund

 

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

 

The investment objective of The Government Street Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is to seek capital appreciation.

 

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of The Government Street Equity Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)   None

     
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)    
     
Management Fees   0.60%
Other Expenses   0.24%
Shareholder Servicing Fees       0.03%(1)
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses   0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses       0.88%(2)

 

(1) The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan which allows the Fund to make payments to financial organizations for providing account administration and account maintenance services to Fund shareholders. The annual limitation for the payment of these expenses is 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

(2) “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” will not correlate to the Fund’s ratio of total expenses to average net assets in the Fund’s Financial Highlights, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund but does not include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”

 

Example

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. 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:

 

1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
$90   $281   $488   $1,084

 

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Portfolio Turnover

 

The 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 reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

 

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of The Government Street Equity Fund’s net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in common stocks and shares of exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) that invest primarily in common stocks. Common stocks may include securities of foreign issuers in the form of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) or through investments in ETFs that invest primarily in common stocks of foreign companies. The Fund is governed by an investment philosophy that seeks to reduce the variability of its returns (risk) and to increase its longer-term compounded returns through a diversified investment strategy. The Fund is typically broadly diversified among companies in a variety of industries and economic sectors. The Fund’s portfolio will generally consist of securities whose market capitalizations fall within the range of the market capitalizations of the S&P 500® Index. The market capitalizations of the companies in the S&P 500® Index ranged from $3.60 billion to $3.10 trillion as of June 30, 2023.

 

The process for selecting common stocks begins with a list of large capitalization common stocks. The stocks are reviewed for their financial attributes, such as balance sheet quality, earnings history, future prospects and financial ratios (including, but not limited to, debt/equity ratios, return on equity, return on assets and net worth). The list is narrowed to a universe of approximately 150 to 300 common stocks. Stocks in this universe are then grouped into either a “growth” or “value” category (depending upon their respective price/book values). Each category (“growth” or “value”) is then sorted into the eleven economic sector weightings of the S&P 500® Index. These twenty-two categories of stocks serve as the basis for the diversification that is inherent in the portfolio.

 

The Fund may invest in shares of ETFs if Leavell Investment Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) believes it is advisable to increase the Fund’s exposure to the broad market or to industry sectors without purchasing a large number of individual securities. Such ETFs will typically hold a portfolio of securities designed to track the performance of a particular index, capitalization, or market sector. ETFs differ from traditional mutual funds in that their shares are listed on a securities exchange and can be traded intraday. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in ETFs. When the Fund invests in an ETF, Fund shareholders will indirectly pay a proportionate share of the management fee and operating expenses of the ETF, in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses.

 

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The Fund may invest in foreign issuers in the form of ADRs or through investments in ETFs that invest primarily in common stocks of foreign companies. ADRs are securities that are generally issued by a U.S. bank to U.S. buyers as a substitute for direct ownership of a foreign security and are traded on U.S. exchanges. ETFs that invest primarily in foreign companies may include regional and/or country specific ETFs. The Fund will invest in foreign issuers when, in the Adviser’s opinion, such investments would be advantageous to the Fund and would help it to achieve its investment objective. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign issuers.

 

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in other investments if the Adviser believes it is advisable to manage the overall risk/return characteristics of the portfolio with broader diversification. These may include fixed income securities (including ETFs), and securities (including ETFs) whose performance is linked to the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index.

 

The performance of the Fund and its individual securities is monitored on an ongoing basis. To maintain the quality and diversification that is desired, the portfolio is continuously evaluated and re-balanced periodically. A security may be sold when it no longer meets the Adviser’s criteria for investment, when there are more attractive investment opportunities, or when the fundamentals of the issuer’s business or general market conditions have changed.

 

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

 

The Government Street Equity Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program and there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. As with any mutual fund investment, there is a risk that you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

 

Common Stock Risk. The return on and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate in response to stock market movements. Stocks tend to move in cycles and may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the markets based on negative developments in the U.S. or global economies. Stocks and other equity securities are subject to inherent market risks and fluctuations in value due to earnings and other developments affecting a particular company or industry, stock market trends and general economic conditions, investor perceptions, interest rate changes and other factors beyond the control of the Adviser. The price of a company’s stock may decline if the company does not perform as expected, if it is not well managed, if there is a decreased demand for its products or services, or during periods of economic uncertainty or stock market turbulence. Natural or environmental disasters and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and the markets. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are interconnected which increases the possibility that economic, financial or political events in one country, sector or region could have potentially adverse effects on global economies or markets.

 

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Recent Market Events. Periods of volatility may occur in response to market events and other economic, political and global macro factors. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, and higher inflation, could continue to have adverse effects on regional and global economies, may further strain global supply chains and healthcare systems, and negatively affect global growth and inflation. Large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of these events, as well as policy changes by the Federal Reserve and/or U.S. government and political events within the U.S. and abroad, may affect investor and consumer confidence, and adversely impact the financial markets.

 

Large Company Risk. Larger capitalization companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes, have fewer opportunities to expand the market for their products or services, and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies. Multinational companies with foreign business operations can be significantly impacted by political, economic and regulatory developments in foreign markets.

 

ETF Risk. An investment in an ETF generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a conventional investment company, including the risk that the general level of security prices owned by the ETF may decline, thereby affecting the value of the shares of the ETF. In addition, ETFs are subject to certain risks that do not apply to conventional open-end mutual funds, including the risk that the market price of an ETF’s shares may trade at a discount to its net asset value, or that an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not be developed or maintained. An ETF is managed independently of the Fund and subject to the risks of the underlying securities it holds or sectors that the ETF is designed to track. When the Fund invests in an ETF, Fund shareholders will indirectly pay a proportionate share of the management fee and operating expenses of the ETF, in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. ADRs and ETFs investing in foreign securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with direct investments in foreign securities. Investment in foreign securities involves risks that may be different from those of U.S. securities, including the risk that foreign economies may be less stable than the U.S. economy. Foreign securities may not be subject to uniform audit, financial reporting, or disclosure standards, practices, or requirements comparable to those found in the United States. Foreign security issuers may also be subject to political, economic, or market instability; unfavorable government action in their local jurisdictions; or economic sanctions, tariffs, trade agreements, or other restrictions imposed by U.S. or foreign regulators. The risks associated with tensions or open conflict between nations, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (“Brexit”), and ongoing trade negotiations

 

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with China, or political dysfunction within some nations that are global economic powers, could affect the economies of many nations, including the U.S., in ways that cannot be foreseen. In addition, the dividends payable on certain of the Fund’s foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes. Foreign securities may also be subject to foreign currency risk, which is the risk that the value of the foreign security will decrease due to changes in the relative value of the U.S. dollar and the security’s underlying foreign currency.

 

Depositary receipts are subject to some of the same risks as direct investment in foreign companies and certain additional risks. In a sponsored depository arrangement, the foreign issuer assumes the obligation to pay some or all of the depositary’s transaction fees. Under an unsponsored depositary arrangement, the foreign issuer assumes no obligation and the depositary’s transaction fees are paid directly by the depository holders. Because unsponsored depositary arrangements are organized independently and without the cooperation of the issuer of the underlying securities, available information concerning the foreign issuer may not be as current as for sponsored depositaries and voting rights with respect to the deposited securities are not passed through to the holders.

 

Sector Focus Risk. The Fund may emphasize investment in one or more particular business sectors at times, which may cause its share price to be more susceptible to the financial, market or economic events affecting issuers and industries within those sectors than a fund that does not emphasize investment in particular sectors. Economic or market factors, regulation or deregulation and technological or other developments may negatively impact all companies in a particular sector and may increase the risk of loss of an investment in the Fund. The sectors that the Fund may emphasize will vary from time to time.

 

Commodities Market Risk. Investing in instruments whose performance is linked to the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index exposes the Fund to the risks of investing in physical commodities. These risks include regulatory, economic, monetary and political developments, weather events and natural disasters, import controls and worldwide competition, exploration and production spending, tax and other governmental regulations and market disruptions. Commodities may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in traditional securities.

 

Fixed Income Risk. The value of the fixed income securities held by the Fund will fluctuate based on a variety of factors including, interest rates, the maturity of the security, the creditworthiness of an issuer, the liquidity of the security and general bond market conditions. At times there may be an imbalance of supply and demand in the fixed income markets, which could result in greater price volatility, less liquidity, wider trading spreads and a lack of price transparency. Interest rate changes may be influenced by a number of factors, including government and central banking authority actions, inflation expectations, and supply and demand. Generally when interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities can be expected to decline. The longer the maturity of a fixed income security, the greater its sensitivity to interest rate

 

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changes. The decision by the Federal Reserve to aggressively increase interest rates and sell some of its U.S. Government securities from its balance sheet in order to control the effects of inflation may present a greater risk than has historically been the case due to the prolonged period of low interest rates and the market’s reaction to the Federal Reserve’s initiatives. The value of fixed income securities may also be dependent on the creditworthiness of the issuer of such securities. A deterioration in the financial condition of an issuer or a deterioration in general economic conditions could cause an issuer to fail to pay principal or interest when due. Fixed income securities may be subject to liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund cannot sell a security at an advantageous time or price due to a security downgrade or adverse conditions within the fixed income market. Liquidity risk may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal.

 

Management Risk. The Adviser’s method of security selection may not be successful and the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may not perform as well as the stock market as a whole. The Fund’s portfolio securities may not appreciate in value as expected.

 

What has been the Fund’s performance history?

 

The bar chart and performance table shown below provide some indication of the risks and variability of investing in The Government Street Equity Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year for each of the last 10 calendar years. The performance table shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for 1, 5 and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. How the Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information, current through the most recent month end, is available by calling 1-866-738-1125.

 

Years
2013 28.55%
2014 9.67%
2015 0.86%
2016 5.04%
2017 22.69%
2018 -6.01%
2019 31.81%
2020 22.28%
2021 29.33%
2022 -17.27%

 

The Fund’s 2023 year-to-date return through June 30, 2023 is 13.18%.

 

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 20.54% during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and the lowest return for a quarter was -17.08% during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns For Periods Ended December 31, 2022:

 

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 shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

    One
Year
  Five
Years
  Ten
Years
Return Before Taxes   -17.27%   10.14%   11.50%
Return After Taxes on Distributions   -18.04%   8.40%   10.14%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares   -9.91%   7.86%   9.28%
S&P 500® INDEX (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)   -18.11%   9.42%   12.56%

 

Management of the Fund

 

Investment Adviser

 

Leavell Investment Management, Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Thomas W. Leavell is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio of The Government Street Equity Fund and has been the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception in 1991. Mr. Leavell is a Portfolio Manager of the Adviser.

 

For important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Information Relevant to Both Funds” on page 14 of this Prospectus.

 

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The Government Street Opportunities Fund

 

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

 

The investment objective of The Government Street Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) is to seek capital appreciation.

 

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of The Government Street Opportunities 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.

 

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)   None

     
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)    
     
Management Fees   0.75%
Other Expenses   0.27%
Shareholder Servicing Fees       0.03%(1)
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses   0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses       1.07%(2)

 

(1) The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan which allows the Fund to make payments to financial organizations for providing account administration and account maintenance services to Fund shareholders. The annual limitation for the payment of these expenses is 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

(2) “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” will not correlate to the Fund’s ratio of total expenses to average net assets in the Fund’s Financial Highlights, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund but does not include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”

 

Example

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. 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:

 

1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
$109   $340   $590   $1,306

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The 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 reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

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What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

 

The Government Street Opportunities Fund’s portfolio emphasizes investment in the common stocks of medium capitalization (“mid-cap”) companies and is typically broadly diversified among companies in a variety of industries and economic sectors. The Fund is governed by an investment philosophy that seeks to reduce the variability of its returns (risk) and to increase its longer-term compounded returns through a diversified investment strategy. The Fund will emphasize investments in common stocks of mid-cap companies and shares of ETFs that invest primarily in common stocks of mid-cap companies, but is not limited to any particular market capitalization.

 

The process for selecting mid-cap common stocks begins with a list of approximately 450 mid-cap common stocks. The stocks are reviewed for their financial attributes, such as balance sheet quality, earnings history, future prospects and financial ratios (including, but not limited to, debt/equity ratios, return on equity, return on assets and net worth). The list is narrowed to a universe of approximately 400 common stocks. Stocks in this universe are then grouped into either a “growth” or “value” category. Each category (“growth” or “value”) is then sorted into eleven economic sector weightings. These twenty-two categories of stocks serve as the basis for the diversification that is inherent in the portfolio. The Fund will use a similar investment process in selecting common stocks of companies with other market capitalizations.

 

The Fund may invest in shares of ETFs if the Adviser believes it is advisable to increase the Fund’s exposure to the broad market or to industry sectors without purchasing a large number of individual securities. Such ETFs will typically hold a portfolio of securities designed to track the performance of a particular index, capitalization, or market sector. ETFs differ from traditional mutual funds in that their shares are listed on a securities exchange and can be traded intraday. When the Fund invests in an ETF, Fund shareholders will indirectly pay a proportionate share of the management fee and operating expenses of the ETF, in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in ETFs.

 

The Fund may invest in foreign issuers in the form of ADRs or through investments in ETFs that invest primarily in common stocks of foreign companies. ADRs are securities that are generally issued by a U.S. bank to U.S. buyers as a substitute for direct ownership of a foreign security and are traded on U.S. exchanges. ETFs that invest primarily in foreign companies may include regional and/or country specific ETFs. The Fund will invest in foreign issuers when, in the Adviser’s opinion, such investments would be advantageous to the Fund and would help it to achieve its investment objective. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign issuers.

 

The Fund may commit up to 20% of its net assets in other investments if the Adviser believes it is advisable to manage the overall risk/return characteristics of the portfolio with broader diversification. These may include investing in fixed income securities (including ETFs) and investing in securities (including ETFs) whose performance is linked to the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index.

 

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The performance of the Fund and its individual securities is monitored on an ongoing basis. To maintain the quality and diversification that is desired, the portfolio is continuously evaluated and re-balanced periodically. A security may be sold when it no longer meets the Adviser’s criteria for investment, when there are more attractive investment opportunities, or when the fundamentals of the issuer’s business or general market conditions have changed.

 

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

 

The Government Street Opportunities Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program and there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. As with any mutual fund investment, there is a risk that you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

 

Common Stock Risk. The return on and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate in response to stock market movements. Stocks tend to move in cycles and may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the markets based on negative developments in the U.S. or global economies. Stocks and other equity securities are subject to inherent market risks and fluctuations in value due to earnings and other developments affecting a particular company or industry, stock market trends and general economic conditions, investor perceptions, interest rate changes and other factors beyond the control of the Adviser. The price of a company’s stock may decline if the company does not perform as expected, if it is not well managed, if there is a decreased demand for its products or services, or during periods of economic uncertainty or stock market turbulence. Natural or environmental disasters and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and the markets. Economies and financial markets throughout the world have become interconnected which increases the possibility that economic, financial or political events in one country, sector or region could have potentially adverse effects on global economies or markets.

 

Recent Market Events. Periods of volatility may occur in response to market events and other economic, political and global macro factors. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, and higher inflation, could continue to have adverse effects on regional and global economies, may further strain global supply chains and healthcare systems, and negatively affect global growth and inflation. Large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of these events, as well as policy changes by the Federal Reserve and/or U.S. government and political events within the U.S. and abroad, may affect investor and consumer confidence, and adversely impact the financial markets.

 

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Mid-Cap Company Risk. Mid-cap companies may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. In addition, in many instances, the securities of mid-cap companies are traded only over-the-counter or on a regional securities exchange, and the frequency and volume of their trading is substantially less than is typical of larger companies. When making large sales, the Fund may have to sell portfolio holdings at discounts from quoted prices or may have to make a series of small sales over an extended period of time. Therefore, the securities of mid-cap companies may be subject to greater price fluctuations than the securities of large capitalization companies.

 

Large Company Risk. Larger capitalization companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes, have fewer opportunities to expand the market for their products or services, and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies. Multinational companies with foreign business operations can be significantly impacted by political, economic and regulatory developments in foreign markets.

 

Small Cap Company Risk. Small capitalization companies often involve higher risks because they may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and other competitive strengths of larger companies. In many instances, the securities of smaller companies are traded only over-the-counter or on a regional securities exchange, and the frequency and volume of their trading is substantially less than is typical of larger companies. Some securities may be inactively traded and thus may not be readily bought or sold. When making large sales, the Fund may have to sell portfolio holdings at discounts from quoted prices or may have to make a series of small sales over an extended period. Therefore, the securities of small capitalization companies may be subject to greater price fluctuations than the securities of larger capitalization companies.

 

ETF Risk. An investment in an ETF generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a conventional investment company, including the risk that the general level of security prices owned by the ETF may decline, thereby affecting the value of the shares of the ETF. In addition, ETFs are subject to certain risks that do not apply to conventional open-end mutual funds, including the risk that the market price of an ETF’s shares may trade at a discount to its net asset value, or that an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not be developed or maintained. An ETF is managed independently of the Fund and is subject to the risks of the underlying securities it holds or sectors that the ETF is designed to track.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. ADRs and ETFs investing in foreign securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with direct investments in foreign securities. Investment in foreign securities involves risks that may be different from those of U.S. securities, including the risk that foreign economies may be less stable than the U.S. economy. Foreign securities may not be subject to uniform audit, financial reporting, or disclosure standards, practices, or requirements comparable to those found in the United States. Foreign security

 

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issuers may also be subject to political, economic, or market instability; unfavorable government action in their local jurisdictions; or economic sanctions, tariffs, trade agreements, or other restrictions imposed by U.S. or foreign regulators. The risks associated with tensions or open conflict between nations, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Brexit, and ongoing trade negotiations with China, or political dysfunction within some nations that are global economic powers, could affect the economies of many nations, including the U.S., in ways that cannot be foreseen. In addition, the dividends payable on certain of the Fund’s foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes. Foreign securities may also be subject to foreign currency risk, which is the risk that the value of the foreign security will decrease due to changes in the relative value of the U.S. dollar and the security’s underlying foreign currency.

 

Depositary receipts are subject to some of the same risks as direct investment in foreign companies and certain additional risks. In a sponsored depository arrangement, the foreign issuer assumes the obligation to pay some or all of the depositary’s transaction fees. Under an unsponsored depositary arrangement, the foreign issuer assumes no obligation and the depositary’s transaction fees are paid directly by the depository holders. Because unsponsored depositary arrangements are organized independently and without the cooperation of the issuer of the underlying securities, available information concerning the foreign issuer may not be as current as for sponsored depositaries and voting rights with respect to the deposited securities are not passed through to the holders.

 

Commodities Market Risk. Investing in instruments whose performance is linked to the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index exposes the Fund to the risks of investing in physical commodities. These risks include regulatory, economic, monetary and political developments, weather events and natural disasters, import controls and worldwide competition, exploration and production spending, tax and other governmental regulations and market disruptions. Commodities may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in traditional securities.

 

Fixed Income Risk. The value of the fixed income securities held by the Fund will fluctuate based on a variety of factors, including, interest rates, the maturity of the security, the creditworthiness of an issuer, the liquidity of the security, and general bond market conditions. At times there may be an imbalance of supply and demand in the fixed income markets, which could result in greater price volatility, less liquidity, wider trading spreads and a lack of price transparency. Interest rate changes may be influenced by actions by governments and central banking authorities, inflation expectations and supply and demand. Generally when interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities can be expected to decline. The longer the maturity of a fixed income security, the greater its sensitivity to interest rate changes. The decision by the Federal Reserve to aggressively increase interest rates and sell some of its U.S. Government securities from its balance sheet in order to control the effects of inflation may present a greater risk than has historically been the case due to the prolonged period of low interest rates and the market’s reaction to the Federal Reserve’s initiatives. The value of fixed income securities may also be dependent on the

 

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creditworthiness of the issuer of such securities. A deterioration in the financial condition of an issuer or a deterioration in general economic conditions could cause an issuer to fail to pay principal or interest when due. Fixed income securities may be subject to liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund cannot sell a security at an advantageous time or price due to a security downgrade or adverse conditions within the fixed income market. Liquidity risk may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal.

 

Management Risk. The Adviser’s method of security selection may not be successful and the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may not perform as well as the stock market as a whole. The Fund’s portfolio securities may not appreciate in value as expected.

 

What has been the Fund’s performance history?

 

The bar chart and performance table shown below provide some indication of the risks and variability of investing in The Government Street Opportunities Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year for each of the last 10 calendar years. The performance table shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for 1, 5 and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. How the Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information, current through the most recent month end, is available by calling 1-866-738-1125.

 

Years
2013 31.02%
2014 8.00%
2015 0.86%
2016 14.02%
2017 20.32%
2018 -7.28%
2019 30.37%
2020 17.98%
2021 30.40%
2022 -14.18%

 

The Fund’s 2023 year-to-date return through June 30, 2023 is 10.88%.

 

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 17.67% during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and the lowest return for a quarter was -19.95% during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

 

Average Annual Total Returns For Periods Ended December 31, 2022:

 

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 shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

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    One
Year
  Five
Years
  Ten
Years
Return Before Taxes   -14.18%   9.80%   12.07%
Return After Taxes on Distributions   -15.15%   8.78%   11.03%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares   -7.86%   7.64%   9.81%
S&P MID-CAP 400® INDEX (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)   -13.06%   6.71%   10.78%

 

Management of the Fund

 

Investment Adviser

 

Leavell Investment Management, Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Thomas W. Leavell is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio of The Government Street Opportunities Fund and has been the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception in 2003. He served as a co-portfolio manager of the Fund from 2003 until he became the sole portfolio manager in 2016. Mr. Leavell is a Portfolio Manager of the Adviser.

 

Information Relevant to Both Funds

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

 

Minimum Initial Investment – $5,000, except the minimum is $1,000 for tax-deferred retirement accounts. Financial intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements.

 

Minimum Subsequent Investment – None, except the minimum for participants in the Automatic Investment Plan is $100.

 

The Funds’ shares are redeemable. You may purchase or redeem (sell) shares of the Funds on each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Transactions may be initiated by written request, by wire transfer or through your financial institution.

 

Tax Information

 

Each Fund’s distributions are generally taxed as ordinary income or capital gains unless you are investing though a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, or you are a tax-exempt investor.

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

 

If you purchase the Funds through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Funds and their related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Funds over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

 

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Additional Investment Information

 

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES — PRINCIPAL

 

The investment objective of The Government Street Equity Fund is to seek capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks and shares of ETFs that invest primarily in common stocks (“80% Policy”). The Fund’s compliance with the 80% Policy is generally determined at the time of investment. Although the Fund will comply with its 80% Policy under normal circumstances, the Fund may temporarily depart from its 80% Policy under unusual circumstances, as determined by the Adviser. For example, the Fund may depart from its 80% Policy when market conditions warrant the Fund taking a temporary defensive position (as discussed in more detail below in “Temporary Defensive Measures”) or in other limited circumstances, such as in the event of unusually large cash inflows or redemptions. The Fund’s shareholders will be provided with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in its 80% Policy.

 

The investment objective of The Government Street Opportunities Fund is to seek capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment objective is fundamental and may not be changed without the prior approval of a majority (as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

 

NON-PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES — BOTH FUNDS

 

Emerging Market Securities. Emerging market securities include any country that is defined as an emerging or developing economy by The International Monetary Fund, Morgan Stanley Capital International, S&P Dow Jones or the countries’ authorities. These countries typically include Africa, parts of Europe and much of Asia, the Middle East, and Central and South America.

 

Money Market Instruments. Money market instruments will typically represent a portion of each Fund’s portfolio, as funds awaiting investment, to accumulate cash for anticipated purchases of portfolio securities and to provide for a Fund’s shareholder redemptions and operational expenses. Money market instruments mature in 13 months or less from the date of purchase and include U.S. Government securities and corporate debt securities (including those subject to repurchase agreements), bankers’ acceptances and certificates of deposit of domestic branches of U.S. banks, shares of money market funds and commercial paper (including variable rate master demand notes). At the time of purchase, money market instruments will have a short-term rating in the highest category by a nationally recognized rating agency or, if not rated, will be issued by a corporation having an outstanding unsecured debt issue rated in the 3 highest categories of a rating agency or, if not so rated, will be of equivalent quality in the Adviser’s opinion. When a Fund invests in a money market fund, Fund shareholders will indirectly pay a proportionate share of the management fee and operating expenses of the money market fund.

 

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Temporary Defensive Measures. Money market instruments may be purchased by the Funds for temporary defensive purposes when the Adviser believes the prospect for capital appreciation in the equity securities markets is not attractive, even to the point that 100% of the Fund’s assets may be so invested. Market conditions that may warrant a temporary defensive position include weak market fundamentals, excessive volatility or a prolonged general decline in the securities markets or in the securities in which a Fund normally invests.

 

Illiquid Investments. Each Fund may invest up to 15% of the value of its net assets in securities or other investments that are illiquid. Illiquid securities are investments that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions, within seven calendar days, without significantly impacting the market value of the investment.

 

NON-PRINCIPAL RISKS — BOTH FUNDS

 

Emerging Market Securities. The risks of foreign investing are of greater concern in the case of investments in emerging markets. Emerging market countries may have economic structures that are generally less diverse and mature than the economies of developed countries and may have unstable governments that are subject to sudden change. The markets of developing countries may have more frequent and larger price changes than those of developed countries.

 

Money Market Instruments/Temporary Defensive Strategies. Holding cash, even strategically, may lead to missed investment opportunities particularly when the stock market is rising. U.S. Government obligations may or may not be backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. There is a risk that the U.S. Government will not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities that are not backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government if it is not obligated to do so by law. When a Fund invests for temporary defensive purposes, it may not achieve its investment objective.

 

Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk associated with any event, circumstances, or characteristic of an investment or market that negatively impacts a Fund’s ability to sell, or realize the proceeds from the sale of an investment at a desirable time or price. Certain investments that were liquid at the time of purchase may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic stress or during changing regulatory, market, or other conditions. There is a risk that monetary policy actions by the U.S. Government to stimulate or stabilize the economy could result in less liquidity.

 

Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity breaches may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, customer data, or proprietary information or cause a Fund and/or its service providers to suffer data corruption or to lose operational functionality. These breaches may be intentional (such as “hacking” or infections from computer viruses or other malicious software codes) or unintentional (such as an inadvertent release of confidential information). Cybersecurity breaches may affect a Fund, the issuers owned by a Fund, or a Fund’s third-party service providers.

 

Portfolio Holdings and Disclosure Policy. A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of its portfolio holdings is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

 

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How to Purchase Shares

 

 

There are no sales charges (loads) on purchases of shares of the Funds. You may obtain assistance in opening an account by calling Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (the “Administrator”) toll-free 1-866-738-1125, or by writing to the Administrator at the address shown below for regular mail orders. You may also obtain assistance through any broker-dealer or financial institution authorized to sell shares of the Funds. Contact your brokerage firm or financial institution to determine whether it is authorized to accept orders on behalf of the Funds. An investor transacting in shares of the Funds through a broker acting as an agent for the investor may be required to pay a commission and/or other forms of compensation to the broker.

 

You may open an account by mail or bank wire or through your broker or financial institution by following the procedures described below:

 

Minimum Initial Investment. The minimum initial investment in each Fund is $5,000, or $1,000 for tax-deferred retirement accounts. The Funds may, in the Adviser’s sole discretion, accept certain accounts with less than the stated minimum initial investment. Each Fund reserves the right to waive the minimum initial investment requirements for certain financial intermediaries that use the Fund as part of an asset allocation program, certain retirement plans, and accounts that hold the Fund in omnibus name. Financial intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements.

 

Mail Orders. An Account Application is available by calling 1-866-738-1125 or on the Funds’ website at https://funddocs.filepoint.com/govstreet. Please complete and sign the Account Application, enclose your check made payable to the appropriate Fund, and mail it to:

 

Regular Mail Overnight Mail
The Government Street Funds The Government Street Funds
c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
P.O. Box 46707 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707 Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

 

All purchase checks must be written in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. The Funds do not accept cash, drafts, “starter” checks, travelers’ checks, credit card checks, post-dated checks, cashier’s checks, or money orders. In addition, to protect the Funds from check fraud, the Funds do not accept checks made payable to third parties. You may not use an Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) transaction to make an initial purchase.

 

By sending your check to the Administrator, please be aware that you are authorizing the Administrator to make a one-time electronic debit from your account at the financial institution indicated on your check. Your bank account will be debited as early as the same day the Administrator receives your payment in the amount of your check; no additional amount will be added to the total. The transaction will appear on your bank statement. Your

 

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original check will be destroyed once processed, and you will not receive your cancelled check back. If the Administrator cannot post the transaction electronically, you authorize the Administrator to present an image copy of your check for payment. If an order to purchase shares is cancelled because your check or ACH payment does not clear, you will be charged a fee of $25 and you will be responsible for any other resulting losses or fees incurred by the Funds or the Administrator in the transaction.

 

Bank Wire Orders. You may invest in the Funds by bank wire. To establish a new account or add to an existing account by wire, please call the Administrator at 1-866-738-1125 before wiring funds for instructions. You should be prepared to give the Administrator the name in which the account is to be established, the address, telephone number and taxpayer identification number for the account, and the name of the bank that will wire the money. For initial purchases, please provide the Administrator, by mail or facsimile, with a completed, signed Account Application. This will ensure prompt handling of your investment.

 

It is important that the wire contains all information and that the Administrator receives prior telephone notification to ensure proper credit. Once your wire is sent you should, as soon as possible thereafter, complete and mail your Account Application to the Administrator as described under “Mail Orders” above.

 

Through Your Broker or Financial Institution. Shares of the Funds may be purchased through certain brokerage firms and financial institutions that are authorized to accept orders on behalf of the Funds and such organizations may be authorized to designate intermediaries to accept orders on behalf of the Funds. Purchase orders will be considered to have been received by the Funds when an authorized brokerage firm, financial institution, or its authorized designee, accepts the order. Orders will be priced at the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) next determined after your order is received by such organization, or its authorized designee, in proper form. These organizations may charge you transaction fees on purchases of Fund shares and may impose other charges or restrictions or account options that differ from those applicable to shareholders who purchase shares directly through the Funds. These organizations may be the shareholders of record of your shares. The Funds are not responsible for ensuring that these organizations or their authorized designees carry out their obligations to their customers. Shareholders investing in this manner should look to the organization through which they invest for specific instructions on how to purchase and redeem shares.

 

Additional Investments. You may add to your account by mail or wire at any time by purchasing shares at the then current NAV. Before making additional investments by bank wire, please call the Administrator at 1-866-738-1125 to alert the Administrator that your wire is to be sent. Follow the wire instructions above to send your wire. When calling for any reason, please have your account number ready, if known. Mail orders should include, when possible, the “Invest by Mail” stub that is attached to your Fund confirmation statement. Otherwise, be sure to identify your account in your letter or check.

 

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Important Information About Purchasing Shares. Shares will be purchased at a Fund’s NAV next determined after your order is received by the Administrator in proper form. An order is considered to be in proper form if it is complete and contains all necessary information to process the order, is accompanied by payment in full of the purchase amount, and is delivered in an approved manner as set forth in this Prospectus. Direct orders received in proper form by the Administrator, whether by mail or bank wire, prior to the close of the regular session of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) on any business day, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, will purchase shares at the NAV next determined on that business day. If your order is not received by the close of the regular session of trading on the Exchange, your order will purchase shares at the NAV determined on the next business day. Purchase orders received in proper form by authorized broker-dealers and other financial institutions, or their authorized designees, prior to the close of the regular session of trading on the Exchange on any business day will purchase shares at the NAV determined on that day.

 

Important Information About Liability. You should be aware that the Funds’ Account Application contains provisions in favor of the Funds, the Adviser, the Administrator and certain of their affiliates, excluding such entities from certain liability in connection with the performance of any acts instructed by the shareholder or genuinely believed to be instructed by the shareholder; provided, however, that such entities will be excluded from liability only if such entities have exercised due care to determine that the instructions are genuine. If reasonable procedures are not followed by such entities, they will not be excluded from liability.

 

Automatic Investment Plan. The Automatic Investment Plan enables you to make automatic investments in shares of the Funds from your bank, savings and loan or other depository institution account. With your authorization and bank approval, the Administrator will automatically charge your account the amount specified ($100 minimum) which will be automatically invested in Fund shares at the then current NAV on or about the date(s) specified on your Account Application. Your depository institution may impose its own charge for making transfers from your account. You may change the amount of the investment or discontinue the plan at any time by writing to the Administrator.

 

Exchange Privilege. You may use proceeds from the redemption of shares of any Fund to purchase shares of another Fund, provided that shares of the Fund to be acquired are offered for sale in your state of residence. There is no charge for this exchange privilege. Before making an exchange, you should read the portion of the Prospectus relating to the Fund into which the shares are to be exchanged. The shares of the Fund to be acquired will be purchased at the NAV next determined after receipt by the Administrator of the written exchange request in proper form. The exchange of shares of one Fund for shares of another Fund is treated, for federal income tax purposes, as a sale on which you may realize a taxable gain or loss. To prevent the abuse of the exchange privilege to the disadvantage of other shareholders, each Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify the exchange privilege upon 60 days’ notice to shareholders.

 

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Customer Identification and Verification. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person that opens a new account, and to determine whether such person’s name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists and terrorist organizations. As a result, the Funds must obtain the following information for each person that opens a new account:

 

Name;

 

Date of birth (for individuals);

 

Residential or business street address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing); and

 

Social security number, taxpayer identification number, or other identifying number.

 

You may also be asked for a copy of your driver’s license, passport, or other identifying document in order to verify your identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify your identity by cross-referencing your identification information with a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other entities. Federal law prohibits the Funds and other financial institutions from opening a new account unless they receive the minimum identifying information listed above.

 

After an account is opened, the Funds may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. The Funds also may close your account or take other appropriate action if they are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV next calculated after the account is closed.

 

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares. The Funds have been designed as long-term investments and not as frequent or short-term trading (“market timing”) options. The Funds discourage and do not accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) has adopted policies and procedures in an effort to detect and prevent market timing in the Funds. The Funds, through their service providers, monitor shareholder trading activity to ensure compliance with the Funds’ policies. The Funds prepare reports illustrating purchase and redemption activity to detect market timing activity. The Funds have also reserved the right to impose a limit on the number of exchanges between the Funds. In addition, the Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase request that they believe to be market timing or otherwise potentially disruptive in nature. These actions, in the Board’s opinion, should help reduce the risk of abusive trading in the Funds. The Funds may also modify any terms or conditions of purchase of shares or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this Prospectus. Each of the restrictions on frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares described above applies uniformly in all cases.

 

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The Funds believe that market timing activity is not in the best interest of shareholders. Market timing can be disruptive to the portfolio management process and may adversely impact the ability of the Adviser to implement the Funds’ investment strategies. In addition to being disruptive, the risks to the Funds presented by market timing are higher expenses through increased trading and transaction costs; forced and unplanned portfolio turnover; large asset swings that decrease the Funds’ ability to maximize investment returns; and potentially diluting the value of the Funds’ shares. These risks can have an adverse effect on the Funds’ performance.

 

The Funds have entered into agreements with intermediaries obligating them to provide, upon request, information regarding their customers and their customers’ transaction in shares of the Funds when shares are held in omnibus accounts. The Funds rely on intermediaries to help enforce their market timing policies. For example, intermediaries assist the Funds in determining whether an investor is trading in violation of the Funds’ policies. The Funds reserve the right to reject an order placed from an omnibus account. Although the Funds have taken these steps to discourage frequent purchases and redemptions of shares, the Funds cannot guarantee that such trading will not occur.

 

How to Redeem Shares

 

 

You may redeem shares of the Funds on each day that the Exchange is open for business. You may redeem shares by mail or through your broker or financial institution by following the procedures described below:

 

By Mail. Your request should be mailed to The Government Street Funds, c/o Shareholder Services, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707 and include the following information:

 

your letter of instruction or a stock assignment specifying the name of the applicable Fund, the account number, and the number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed. This request must be signed by all registered shareholders in the exact names in which they are registered;

 

any required signature guarantees (see “Signature Guarantees”); and

 

other supporting legal documents, if required in the case of estates, trusts, guardianships, custodianships, corporations, partnerships, pension or profit sharing plans, and other organizations.

 

All redemption orders received in proper form, as indicated herein, by the Administrator prior to the close of the regular session of trading on the Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, will redeem shares at the NAV determined as of that business day’s close of trading. Otherwise, your order will redeem shares at the NAV determined on the next business day. An order is considered to be in proper form if it is complete and contains all necessary information to process the order (including the proper account information, the number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed and the appropriate signatures), and is delivered in an approved manner as set forth in this Prospectus.

 

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If you are uncertain of the requirements for redemption, please contact the Administrator at 1-866-738-1125, or write to the address shown above.

 

Through Your Broker or Financial Institution. You may also redeem your shares through a brokerage firm or financial institution that has been authorized to accept orders on behalf of the Funds. Redemption orders will be considered to have been received by the Funds when an authorized brokerage firm, financial institution, or its authorized designee, accepts the order. Your redemption will be processed at the NAV next determined after your order is received by such organization in proper form. NAV is normally determined at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. Your brokerage firm or financial institution may require a redemption request to be received at an earlier time during the day in order for your redemption to be effective as of the day the order is received. These organizations may be authorized to designate other intermediaries to act in this capacity. Such an organization may charge you transaction fees on redemptions of Fund shares and may impose other charges or restrictions or account options that differ from those applicable to shareholders who redeem shares directly through the Administrator.

 

Receiving Payment. Whether you request payment by check, wire or through ACH, your redemption proceeds will be sent to you within 3 business days after receipt of your redemption request in proper form. However, a Fund may delay forwarding a redemption payment for recently purchased shares while it determines whether the purchase payment will be honored. In such cases, the NAV next determined after receipt of your request for redemption will be used in processing your redemption and your redemption proceeds will be sent to you upon clearance of your payment to purchase shares. You may reduce or avoid such delay (which may take up to 15 days from the purchase date) if you purchase shares by certified check or wire transfer. The Funds typically expect to meet redemption requests from the sale of their money market instrument (cash) holdings or from the sale of other portfolio assets. These methods will typically be used during both regular and stressed market conditions.

 

You may choose to have redemption proceeds sent to your address of record, your bank, or to any other authorized person. You may have the proceeds sent to your domestic bank by bank wire ($5,000 minimum) or ACH ($100 minimum) on days that your bank is open for business. Redemption proceeds will only be sent to the bank account or person named in your Account Application currently on file with the Funds. You may change your redemption instructions any time you wish by sending a letter to the Administrator with your new redemption instructions.

 

IRA Redemptions. If you do not want federal income taxes withheld from your IRA redemption, you must specify this in your redemption request. Otherwise, your redemption will be subject to federal withholding taxes.

 

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Involuntary Redemptions. The Board reserves the right to involuntarily redeem any account having an account value of less than $5,000, or less than $1,000 for tax-deferred retirement accounts (due to redemptions, exchanges or transfers, but not due to market action) upon 60 days’ written notice. If you bring your account value up to the minimum requirements during the notice period, your account will not be redeemed.

 

Redemptions in Kind. Each Fund reserves the right to make payment for a redemption in securities rather than cash, which is known as a “redemption in kind.” This would be done only when circumstances exist that would, in the opinion of the Adviser, make it in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to do so. In such case, the Adviser, under the supervision of the Board and in accordance with the Trust’s procedures, may authorize payment to be made in portfolio securities or other property of the Fund. An irrevocable election has been filed under Rule 18f-1 of the 1940 Act, wherein each Fund commits to pay redemptions in cash, rather than in kind, to any shareholder of record of the Funds who redeems during any ninety day period, the lesser of (a) $250,000 or (b) one percent (1%) of a Fund’s net assets at the beginning of such period unless the shareholder consents to receiving the entire distribution in kind. Redemption in kind transactions will typically be made by delivering readily marketable securities to the redeeming shareholder within 3 business days after receipt of an in-kind redemption request in proper order. The securities that are redeemed in-kind will be equal to the market value of your shares being redeemed and will be priced using the same procedures that are used to compute the Fund’s NAV. It is the Adviser’s intention, at the present time, to reimburse shareholders for their brokerage costs and any other fees or losses incurred by them in selling such securities immediately upon receipt thereof. The Adviser may determine to discontinue this practice at any time without notice to shareholders.

 

Signature Guarantees. To protect your account and the Funds from fraud, a signature guarantee may be required to be sure that you are the person who has authorized a redemption. The Administrator will accept signatures guaranteed by a domestic bank or trust company, broker, dealer, clearing agency, savings association or other financial institution that participates in the STAMP Medallion Program sponsored by the Securities Transfer Association. Signature guarantees from financial institutions that do not participate in the STAMP Medallion Program will not be accepted. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee. You will need your signature guaranteed if (1) you request that your redemption be made payable to a person not on record with the Fund; (2) you request that your redemption be mailed to an address other than the address on record with the Fund; (3) the proceeds of your redemption request exceed $50,000; (4) you request that your redemption be wired to a bank other than the bank on record with the Fund; or (5) the address on your account has changed within 15 days of your redemption request. The Funds and the Administrator reserve the right to amend these standards at any time without notice.

 

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Systematic Withdrawal Plan. If your shares of any Fund are valued at $10,000 or more at the current NAV, you may establish a Systematic Withdrawal Plan to receive a check, on a stated specified date, in a stated amount of not less than $100. The Funds will automatically redeem sufficient shares from your account to meet the specified withdrawal amount. You may establish this service whether dividends and distributions are reinvested or paid in cash. Systematic withdrawals may be deposited directly to your bank account by completing the applicable section on the Account Application or by writing to the Administrator.

 

How Net Asset Value is Determined

 

 

The NAV of each Fund is determined on each business day that the Exchange is open for trading, as of the close of business of the regular session of the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). Each Fund’s NAV is determined by dividing the total value of all Fund securities (valued at market value) and other assets, less liabilities, by the total number of shares then outstanding. NAV includes interest on fixed income securities, which is accrued daily. See the SAI for further details.

 

Common stocks will ordinarily be traded on a national securities exchange, but may also be traded in the over-the-counter market. Securities traded on a national stock exchange, including common stocks and ETFs, are generally valued based upon the closing price on the principal exchange where the security is traded, if available, otherwise at the last quoted bid price. Securities that are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Securities that are traded over-the-counter are valued at the last sale price, if available; otherwise, at the last quoted bid price. To the extent that a Fund’s foreign securities are traded in other markets on days when the Fund does not calculate its NAV, the value of the Fund’s assets may be affected on days when shares of the Fund cannot be purchased and sold.

 

When market quotations are not readily available, if a pricing service cannot provide a price, or if the Adviser believes the price received from the pricing service is not indicative of market value, securities will be valued in good faith as determined by the Adviser as the Funds’ valuation designee in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Valuing portfolio securities at fair value involves reliance on judgment and a security’s fair value may differ depending on the method used for determining value. As a result, the values of some securities used to calculate a Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

To the extent any assets of a Fund are invested in other investment companies that are registered under the 1940 Act (other than ETFs, but including money market funds), the Fund’s NAV with respect to those assets is calculated based upon the NAVs, as reported by those companies. The prospectuses for these companies explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.

 

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Management of the Funds

 

 

Each Fund is a series of Williamsburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Board supervises the business activities of the Funds. Like other mutual funds, the Trust retains various organizations to perform specialized services for the Funds.

 

Subject to the authority of the Board, Leavell Investment Management, Inc. provides a continuous program of supervision of each Fund’s assets, including the composition of its portfolio, and furnishes advice and recommendations with respect to investments, investment policies and the purchase and sale of securities, pursuant to Investment Advisory Agreements with the Trust. The Adviser is also responsible for the selection of broker-dealers through which each Fund executes portfolio transactions, subject to brokerage policies approved by the Trustees, and provides certain executive personnel to the Funds.

 

In addition to acting as investment adviser to the Funds, the Adviser also provides investment advice to corporations, trusts, pension and profit sharing plans, other business and institutional accounts and individuals. The address of the Adviser is 210 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602.

 

Thomas W. Leavell is primarily responsible for managing each Fund’s portfolio investments. He has acted as sole portfolio manager of The Government Street Equity Fund since its inception and as co-portfolio manager of The Government Street Opportunities Fund since its inception until March 2016 when he became the sole portfolio manager. Mr. Leavell has been a Portfolio Manager of the Adviser since his founding of the firm in 1979 and served as President until January 2014 and as a Director until August 2016. He holds a B.S. degree from Auburn University and an M.B.A. from the University of Kentucky.

 

Compensation of the Adviser with respect to The Government Street Equity Fund is at the annual rate of 0.60% on the first $100 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets; and 0.50% on assets over $100 million. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, The Government Street Equity Fund paid investment advisory fees equal to 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

Compensation of the Adviser with respect to The Government Street Opportunities Fund is at the annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, The Government Street Opportunities Fund paid investment advisory fees equal to 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

For More Information - The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, and the portfolio manager’s ownership of shares of the Funds. For a discussion of the factors considered by the Board in its most recent approval of each Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement, including the Board’s conclusions with respect thereto, see the Funds’ annual report for the year ended March 31, 2023.

 

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Shareholder Servicing Plan. The Funds have adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Plan”), which allows each Fund to make payments to financial organizations (including payments directly to the Adviser and the distributor (Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC) for providing account administration and account maintenance services to Fund shareholders. The annual service fee may not exceed an amount equal to 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. Because these fees are paid out of the Funds’ assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying sales charges. The Adviser, at its own expense and out of its legitimate profits, may make additional payments to financial organizations from its own revenues based on the amount of customer assets maintained in the Funds by such organizations. The payment by the Adviser of any such additional compensation will not affect the expense ratios of the Funds.

 

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

 

 

Each Fund has qualified and intends to remain qualified as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. By so qualifying, each Fund will not be subject to federal income tax on that part of its net investment income and net realized capital gains that it distributes to its shareholders. Shareholders are liable for taxes on distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains of the Funds but, of course, shareholders who are not subject to tax on their income will not be required to pay taxes on amounts distributed to them. The Funds intend to withhold federal income taxes on taxable distributions made to shareholders who are subject to such withholding.

 

There is no fixed dividend rate, and there can be no assurance as to the payment of any dividends or the realization of any gains for any Fund. Current practice of the Funds, subject to the discretion of management is as follows: The Government Street Equity Fund intends to declare dividends from net investment income quarterly, payable during the last week of each calendar quarter on a date selected by management. The Government Street Opportunities Fund intends to declare dividends from net investment income annually, payable on a date selected by management. In addition, distributions out of any net short-term capital gains may be made throughout the year and distributions of any long-term capital gains derived from the sale of securities may be made at least once each year. The nature and amount of all dividends and distributions will be identified separately when tax information is distributed by the Funds at the end of each year.

 

Distributions attributable to ordinary income and short-term capital gains are generally taxed as ordinary income, although certain income dividends may be taxed to non-corporate shareholders at long-term capital gains rates. In the case of corporations that hold shares of the Funds, certain income may qualify for a 70% dividends-received deduction. Distributions of long-term capital gains are generally taxed as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held your Fund shares.

 

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Dividends and capital gains distributions may be reinvested in additional shares of the Funds or paid in cash, as indicated on your Account Application. If no option is selected on your Application, distributions will automatically be reinvested in additional shares. Tax consequences to shareholders of dividends and distributions are the same if received in cash or if received in additional shares of the Funds. In addition to federal taxes, you may be subject to state and local taxes on distributions. Redemptions and exchanges of shares of the Funds are taxable events on which you may realize a gain or loss.

 

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 requires that mutual fund companies report cost basis information to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) on Form 1099-B for any sale of mutual fund shares acquired after January 1, 2012 (“Covered Shares”). Under these regulations, mutual funds must select a default cost basis calculation method and apply that method to the sale of Covered Shares unless an alternate IRS approved method is specifically elected in writing by the shareholder. Average Cost, which is the mutual fund industry standard, has been selected as the Funds’ default cost basis calculation method. If a shareholder determines that an IRS approved cost basis calculation method other than the Funds’ default method of Average Cost is more appropriate, the shareholder must contact the Fund at the time of or in advance of the sale of Covered Shares that are to be subject to that alternate election. IRS regulations do not permit the change of a cost basis election on previously executed trades.

 

All Covered Shares purchased in non-retirement accounts are subject to the cost basis reporting regulations. Non-covered shares are mutual fund shares that were acquired prior to the effective date of January 1, 2012. Cost basis information will not be reported to the IRS or shareholder upon the sale of any non-covered mutual fund shares. Non-covered shares will be redeemed first unless otherwise specified.

 

This discussion of the tax consequences of an investment in the Funds is not exhaustive on the subject. Consequently, investors should seek qualified tax advice.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for the past 5 years. 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 Funds (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). Information has been audited by Cohen & Company, Ltd., the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Funds’ financial statements, is included in the annual report, which is available upon request.

 

The Government Street Equity Fund

 

Selected Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year:

 

    Years Ended March 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
Net asset value at beginning of year   $ 104.58     $ 98.83     $ 68.30     $ 73.37     $ 74.60  
                                         
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income(a)     0.97       0.58       0.64       0.80       0.69  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments     (10.23 )     16.42       36.33       (1.82 )     3.37  
Total from investment operations     (9.26 )     17.00       36.97       (1.02 )     4.06  
                                         
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.98 )     (0.58 )     (0.64 )     (0.80 )     (0.68 )
Net realized gains     (2.00 )     (10.67 )     (5.80 )     (3.25 )     (4.61 )
Total distributions     (2.98 )     (11.25 )     (6.44 )     (4.05 )     (5.29 )
                                         
Net asset value at end of year   $ 92.34     $ 104.58     $ 98.83     $ 68.30     $ 73.37  
                                         
Total return(b)     (8.68 )%     17.51 %     55.46 %     (2.04 )%     5.65 %
                                         
Net assets at end of year (000’s)   $ 67,295     $ 76,446     $ 69,948     $ 49,981     $ 56,180  
                                         
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(c)     0.87 %     0.84 %     0.86 %     0.91 %     0.89 %
                                         
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)     1.07 %     0.55 %     0.71 %     1.01 %     0.92 %
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate     14 %     14 %     17 %     14 %     9 %

 

(a) Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declarations of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, if any.
     
(b) Total return is a measure of the change in value on an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deductions of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares.
     
(c) The ratios of expenses and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, if any.

 

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The Government Street Opportunities Fund

 

Selected Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year:

 

    Years Ended March 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
Net asset value at beginning of year   $ 39.61     $ 35.73     $ 23.56     $ 26.78     $ 26.64  
                                         
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income(a)     0.27       0.17       0.10       0.16       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments     (2.31 )     5.20       13.19       (2.16 )     0.90  
Total from investment operations     (2.04 )     5.37       13.29       (2.00 )     1.08  
                                         
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.18 )     (0.10 )     (0.16 )     (0.14 )
Net realized gains     (1.34 )     (1.31 )     (1.02 )     (1.06 )     (0.80 )
Total distributions     (1.53 )     (1.49 )     (1.12 )     (1.22 )     (0.94 )
                                         
Net asset value at end of year   $ 36.04     $ 39.61     $ 35.73     $ 23.56     $ 26.78  
                                         
Total return(b)     (4.91 )%     15.11 %     57.00 %     (8.18 )%     4.21 %
                                         
Net assets at end of year (000’s)   $ 60,579     $ 64,413     $ 58,288     $ 39,422     $ 46,293  
                                         
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(c)     1.05 %     1.02 %     1.07 %     1.09 %     1.08 %
                                         
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)     0.78 %     0.44 %     0.32 %     0.57 %     0.64 %
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate     9 %     8 %     13 %     2 %     6 %

 

(a) Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declarations of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, if any.
     
(b) Total return is a measure of the change in value on an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deductions of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares.
     
(c) The ratios of expenses and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, if any.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE

 

 

FACTS WHAT DO THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
       
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
       
What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

Social Security number

 

Assets

 

Retirement Assets

 

Transaction History

 

Checking Account Information

 

Purchase History

 

Account Balances

 

Account Transactions

 

Wire Transfer Instructions

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
       
How? All financial companies need to share your personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons The Government Street Funds choose to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information Do The
Government
Street Funds
share?

Can you limit

this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes –

Such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

Yes No

For our marketing purposes –

to offer our products and services to you

No We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your creditworthiness

No We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don’t share

 

Questions? Call 1-866-738-1125

 

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Who we are      
Who is providing this notice?

Williamsburg Investment Trust

Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

What we do      
How do The Government Street Funds protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How do The Government Street Funds collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

Provide account information

 

Give us your contact information

 

Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

 

Make a wire transfer

 

Tell us where to send the money

 

Tell us who receives the money

 

Show your government-issued ID

  Show your driver’s license

We also collect your personal information from other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

 

Affiliates from using your information to market to you

  Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

   
Definitions  
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

  Leavell Investment Management, Inc., the investment adviser to The Government Street Funds, could be deemed to be an affiliate.
Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies

  The Government Street Funds do not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

  The Government Street Funds don’t jointly market.

 

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The
Government Street
Funds
   
No-Load Mutual Funds
   

Investment Adviser

Leavell Investment
Management, Inc.

210 St. Joseph Street

Mobile, Alabama 36602

www.leavellinvestments.com

 

Administrator

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

P.O. Box 46707

Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707

(Toll-Free) 1-866-738-1125

 

Custodian

US Bank NA
425 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Cohen & Company, Ltd.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Legal Counsel

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

1666 K Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20006

 

Board of Trustees

John P. Ackerly, IV

Robert S. Harris

George K. Jennison

Harris V. Morrissette

Elizabeth W. Robertson

 

Portfolio Manager

Thomas W. Leavell

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   

 

 

 

 

         
         
    For Additional Information    
         
   

Additional information about the Funds is included in the SAI, which is toincorporated by reference in its entirety. Additional information about the Funds’ investments is available in the Funds’ annual and semiannual reports to shareholders. In the Funds’ annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and strategies that significantly affected the Funds’ performance during their last fiscal year.

   
         
   

This Prospectus and the SAI provide information concerning the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Funds. The Funds may make changes to this information from time to time. Neither this Prospectus nor the SAI is intended to give rise to any contract rights or other rights in any shareholder, other than any rights conferred explicitly by federal or state securities laws that may not be waived. The Funds enter into contractual arrangements with various parties, including, among others, the Adviser, who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or third party beneficiaries of, those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements cannot be enforced by shareholders.

   
         
   

To obtain a free copy of the SAI, the annual and semiannual reports or other information about the Funds, or to make inquiries about the Funds, please call Toll-Free

   
         
    1-866-738-1125    
         
   

This Prospectus, the SAI and the most recent shareholder reports are also available without charge on the Funds’ website at https://funddocs.filepoint.com/govstreet.

   
         
   

Only one copy of a Prospectus or an annual or semiannual report will be sent to each household address. This process, known as “Householding,” is used for most required shareholder mailings. (It does not apply to confirmations of transactions and account statements, however.) You may, of course, request an additional copy of a Prospectus or an annual or semiannual report at any time by calling or writing the Funds. You may also request that Householding be eliminated from all your required mailings.

   
         
   

Reports and other information about the Funds are available on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of information on the Commission’s Internet site may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: [email protected], or by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.

   
         
    The Funds are series of Williamsburg Investment Trust (File No. 811-05685)