PROSPECTUS
FEBRUARY 28,
2024
DOMESTIC EQUITY |
Investor |
Institutional |
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund |
HFCGX |
HICGX |
Hennessy Focus Fund |
HFCSX |
HFCIX |
Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund |
HFMDX |
HIMDX |
Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth
Fund |
HFLGX |
HILGX |
Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund |
HFCVX |
HICVX |
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MULTI-ASSET |
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Hennessy Total Return Fund |
HDOGX |
— |
Hennessy Equity and Income Fund |
HEIFX |
HEIIX |
Hennessy Balanced Fund |
HBFBX |
— |
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SECTOR &
SPECIALTY |
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Hennessy Energy Transition Fund |
HNRGX |
HNRIX |
Hennessy Midstream Fund |
HMSFX |
HMSIX |
Hennessy Gas Utility Fund |
GASFX |
HGASX |
Hennessy Japan Fund |
HJPNX |
HJPIX |
Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund |
HJPSX |
HJSIX |
Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund |
HLFNX |
HILFX |
Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund |
HSFNX |
HISFX |
Hennessy Technology Fund |
HTECX |
HTCIX |
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Contents
Summary Information: |
|
Domestic
Equity |
|
Hennessy
Cornerstone Growth Fund |
2 |
Hennessy
Focus Fund |
5 |
Hennessy
Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund |
8 |
Hennessy
Cornerstone Large Growth Fund |
11 |
Hennessy
Cornerstone Value Fund |
14 |
Multi-Asset |
|
Hennessy
Total Return Fund |
17 |
Hennessy
Equity and Income Fund |
20 |
Hennessy
Balanced Fund |
24 |
Sector
& Specialty |
|
Hennessy
Energy Transition Fund |
27 |
Hennessy
Midstream Fund |
31 |
Hennessy
Gas Utility Fund |
35 |
Hennessy
Japan Fund |
38 |
Hennessy
Japan Small Cap Fund |
41 |
Hennessy
Large Cap Financial Fund |
44 |
Hennessy
Small Cap Financial Fund |
47 |
Hennessy
Technology Fund |
50 |
Important Additional Fund Information |
53 |
Additional Investment Information |
54 |
Management of the Funds |
56 |
Shareholder Information |
|
Pricing
of Fund Shares |
60 |
Share
Classes |
60 |
Account
Minimum Investments – Investor Class |
61 |
Account
Minimum Investments – Institutional Class |
61 |
Market
Timing Policy |
61 |
Telephone
Privileges |
61 |
How
to Purchase Shares |
62 |
Automatic
Investment Plan |
63 |
Retirement
Plans |
64 |
How
to Sell Shares |
64 |
How
to Exchange Shares |
66 |
Systematic
Cash Withdrawal Program |
66 |
Dividends
and Distributions |
67 |
Tax
Information |
67 |
Descriptions
of Indices |
68 |
Important
Notice Regarding Delivery of Shareholder Documents |
69 |
Electronic
Delivery |
69 |
Financial Highlights |
71 |
An investment in a Fund is not a
deposit with a bank and is not guaranteed or
insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Fund prices will
fluctuate, and it is possible to lose money.
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HENNESSY
CORNERSTONE GROWTH FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund seeks long-term
growth of capital.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.74% |
|
0.74% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.44% |
|
0.28% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
0.34% |
|
0.28% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.33% |
|
1.02% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of this 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions, your costs
would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$135 |
$421 |
$729 |
$1,601 |
Institutional |
$104 |
$325 |
$563 |
$1,248 |
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 90% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund may invest in any company whose securities are
listed on a U.S. national securities exchange, including through American
Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of
foreign issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. The Fund
invests in growth-oriented common stocks by utilizing a quantitative formula
known as the Cornerstone Growth Strategy (the “Growth Strategy”). From the
investable common stocks of public companies in the S&P Capital IQ Database
with market capitalizations exceeding $175 million, the Growth Strategy
identifies the 50 common stocks with the highest one-year price appreciation as
of the date of purchase that also meet the following criteria:
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• |
Price-to-sales ratio below
1.5 |
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|
The Growth Strategy uses price-to-sales as its
value criterion because sales figures are more difficult for a company to
manipulate than earnings and frequently provide a clearer picture of a
company’s potential value. |
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• |
Annual earnings that are
higher than the previous year |
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The Growth Strategy considers improved
earnings to be a key indicator of a company’s financial
strength. |
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|
• |
Positive stock price
appreciation over the past three-month and six-month periods |
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The Growth Strategy considers stock price
appreciation because it is often associated with positive fundamentals,
such as strong growth or improving
profitability. |
The Fund purchases these 50
stocks weighted equally by dollar amount, with 2% of the portfolio’s assets
invested in each. Using the Growth Strategy, the universe of stocks is
re-screened and the portfolio is rebalanced annually, generally in the winter.
Stocks meeting the Growth Strategy’s criteria not currently in the portfolio are
purchased, and stocks that no longer meet the criteria are sold. Holdings of all
stocks in the Fund that continue to meet the criteria are appropriately
increased or decreased to result in an equal 2% weighting.
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FUND |
As of January 31, 2024, the
average and median market capitalizations of the stocks held by the Fund were
$15.7 billion and $4.2 billion, respectively.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Formula Investing
Risk: The Fund will adhere to the Growth Strategy during the course of
the year, subject to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission requirements
and federal tax requirements relating to mutual funds, regardless of any adverse
developments that may arise. This could result in substantial losses to the Fund
if, for example, the stocks selected for the Fund in a given year are
experiencing financial difficulty or are out of favor with
investors.
Growth and Value
Investing Risk: Growth and value securities may perform differently from
the market as a whole and may fall out of favor with investors at times. Growth
securities typically are very sensitive to market movements because their market
prices tend to reflect future expectations. When it appears those expectations
will not be met, the prices of growth securities typically fall. Value
securities may remain undervalued, their undervaluation may become more severe,
or their perceived undervaluation may actually represent their intrinsic
value.
Small-Sized and
Medium-Sized Companies Risk: The Fund invests in small-sized and
medium-sized companies, which may have more limited liquidity and greater price
volatility than larger, more established companies. Smaller companies may have
limited product lines, markets, and financial resources, and their management
may be dependent on fewer key individuals.
Industry Concentration
Risk: From time to time, the Fund may concentrate its investments in one
or more industry sectors. The industries in which the Fund concentrates its
investments at any given time are solely the result of the Growth Formula and
may change significantly when the Fund is rebalanced. The Fund is currently
substantially invested in the Energy and Industrials sectors, and its
performance is therefore tied closely to, and affected by, developments in these
industries. Companies in the Energy sector may be adversely affected by
fluctuations in commodity prices, reduced supply or demand of energy
commodities, the disruption of energy supplies transported on interstate
pipelines, depletion of reserves, extreme weather or environmental hazards,
accidents or other operating issues, changes in the regulatory environment,
slowdowns in new construction, rising interest rates, and terrorist threats on
energy assets. Companies in the Industrials sector may be adversely affected by
changes in the supply of and demand for products and services, product
obsolescence, environmental liabilities, and product
liability.
High Portfolio Turnover
Risk: High portfolio turnover will produce higher transaction costs
(such as brokerage commissions and dealer markups) that the Fund must pay, thus
reducing the Fund’s performance. High portfolio turnover may also result in
higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account.
Foreign Securities
Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign companies (i) whose securities are
listed on U.S. national securities exchanges or (ii) through ADRs. There are
specific risks associated with investing in foreign companies not typically
associated with investing in domestic companies. Risks include the possibility
of substantial price volatility or reduced liquidity as a result of political
and economic instability or policy and legislative changes in the foreign
country and reduced earnings potential due to significantly higher levels of
taxation than U.S. companies, including potentially confiscatory levels of
taxation. In addition, ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at
times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or down, and
these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than the price
originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an industry, a
sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity
securities fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted
earnings of the issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market
conditions, political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and
the value of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change
Risk: Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect, or to different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in
2017 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal
Revenue Code (some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large
corporations and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded
corporations and certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible
future U.S. tax legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect
the value of or tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them
of possible changes in tax laws.
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Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
indices that reflect broad measures of market performance, the Russell 2000®
Index and the S&P 500®
Index. For additional information on these indices, please see “Descriptions of
Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus. The Fund is the successor to the
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund, a series of Hennessy Mutual Funds, Inc. (the
“Predecessor Growth Fund”). The performance information
provided for the periods on or prior to February 28, 2014, is historical
information for the Predecessor Growth Fund, which had the same investment
adviser and the same investment objective and investment strategy as the Fund.
The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in the
future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
HENNESSY
CORNERSTONE GROWTH FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
13.82 |
2015 |
-1.09 |
2016 |
8.37 |
2017 |
16.60 |
2018 |
-21.22 |
2019 |
20.70 |
2020 |
17.73 |
2021 |
28.89 |
2022 |
-4.93 |
2023 |
19.58 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 36.11% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and
the
lowest
quarterly return was -39.27% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Cornerstone Growth |
|
|
|
Fund
– Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
19.58% |
15.80% |
8.84% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
19.47% |
14.39% |
7.95% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
11.67% |
12.62% |
7.09% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Cornerstone Growth |
|
|
|
Fund
– Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
19.99% |
16.17% |
9.17% |
|
|
|
|
Russell
2000®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
16.93% |
9.97% |
7.16% |
|
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Neil J. Hennessy, Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, and L. Joshua
Wein, CAIA, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
portfolio of the Fund and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment
program. Mr. Hennessy has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since June
2000, has served as the Chief Market Strategist of the Hennessy Funds since
March 2021, and has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Investment Manager since its organization in 1989. Mr.
Kelley has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2017, has
served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since March 2021,
and has been employed by the Investment Manager since 2012. Mr. Wein has
served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2021, as a Co-Portfolio
Manager from February 2019 until February 2021, and previously served as a
Senior Portfolio Analyst of the Fund from the time he joined the Investment
Manager in September 2018 until February 2019.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
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HENNESSY FOCUS
FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Focus Fund seeks capital
appreciation.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.90% |
|
0.90% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.45% |
|
0.23% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
0.35% |
|
0.23% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.50% |
|
1.13% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of this 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions, your costs
would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$153 |
$474 |
$818 |
$1,791 |
Institutional |
$115 |
$359 |
$622 |
$1,375 |
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 12% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund invests in (i) domestic companies whose
securities are listed on U.S. national securities exchanges, (ii) foreign
companies listed on U.S. national securities exchanges, (iii) foreign companies
through American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated
securities of foreign issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges, and
(iv) foreign companies traded on foreign exchanges. Investments consist
primarily of common stocks. As a non-principal investment strategy, the Fund may
also invest in securities such as preferred stocks, warrants, equity-like
instruments, and debt instruments. The Fund invests without regard to market
capitalization.
The Portfolio Managers
implement the Fund’s strategy through a concentrated portfolio of approximately
25 companies that the Portfolio Managers believe are high-quality businesses
with large growth opportunities, excellent management, low tail risk, and
discount valuations. The Fund’s holdings are conviction-weighted with the top
ten positions comprising approximately 60-80% of the Fund’s assets. Once a
potential investment is identified, the Portfolio Managers attempt to purchase
shares at a price they believe represents a discount to a conservative estimate
of the company’s intrinsic value. Generally, the Portfolio Managers may sell a
business for a variety of reasons, including (i) source of funds for what they
believe is a superior investment idea, (ii) adverse change in their
assessment of a business’s quality, growth, or management, (iii) valuation, or
(iv) risk management at the company or portfolio level.
The Fund may from time to time
hold a significant portion of its portfolio in cash or cash equivalents.
If market conditions reduce the availability of securities with acceptable
valuations, the Fund may hold larger than usual cash reserves for extended
periods until securities with acceptable valuations become
available.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Non-Diversification
Risk: The Fund is non-diversified under the Investment Company Act
and employs a concentrated investment strategy. Accordingly, the Fund typically
invests a greater portion of its assets in, and its performance may be affected
by, a smaller
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number of issuers than if it were a diversified,
less concentrated fund. Further, the Fund may experience greater losses as a
result of a single issuer’s unfavorable market or economic conditions or other
adverse developments impacting the market value of the issuer’s
securities. As of January 31, 2024, approximately 63% of the Fund’s assets
were invested in its top 10 holdings.
Industry Concentration
Risk: From time to time, the Fund may concentrate its investments in one
or more industry sectors. The Fund is currently substantially invested in the
Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Industrials sectors, and its performance
is therefore tied closely to, and affected by, developments in these industries.
Companies in the Consumer Discretionary sector may be affected by commodity
price volatility, consumer preferences, competition, changing demographics, and
labor relations. These companies depend heavily on disposable household income
and consumer spending, and social trends and marketing campaigns may
significantly affect demand for their products. Consumer discretionary companies
may also lose value more quickly in periods of economic downturns because their
products are viewed as nonessential luxury items. Companies in the Financials
sector may be adversely affected by changes in the regulatory environment,
interest rate fluctuations, and other factors. Finally, companies in the
Industrials sector may be adversely affected by changes in the supply of and
demand for products and services, product obsolescence, environmental
liabilities, and product liability.
Real Estate Investment
Risk: The Fund invests in real estate investments, including real estate
investment trusts (REITs), and is therefore subject to risks associated with the
real estate market. Real estate investments are particularly susceptible
to economic downturns, changes in regulations, and fluctuating interest
rates.
Small-Sized and
Medium-Sized Companies Risk: The Fund invests in small-sized and
medium-sized companies, which may have more limited liquidity and greater price
volatility than larger, more established companies. Smaller companies may have
limited product lines, markets, and financial resources, and their management
may be dependent on fewer key individuals.
Foreign Securities
Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign companies (i) whose securities are
listed on U.S. national securities exchanges or (ii) through ADRs. There are
specific risks associated with investing in foreign companies not typically
associated with investing in domestic companies. Risks include the possibility
of substantial price volatility or reduced liquidity as a result of political
and economic instability or policy and legislative changes in the foreign
country and reduced earnings potential due to significantly higher levels of
taxation than U.S. companies, including potentially confiscatory levels of
taxation. In addition, ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at
times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or down, and
these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than the price
originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an industry, a
sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity securities
fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted earnings of the
issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market conditions,
political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and the value
of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change
Risk: Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect, or to different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in
2017 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal
Revenue Code (some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large
corporations and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded
corporations and certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible
future U.S. tax legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect
the value of or tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them
of possible changes in tax laws.
Temporary Defensive
Positions Risk: From time to time, the Fund may take temporary
defensive positions in response to adverse market, economic, or political
conditions. To the extent the assets of the Fund are invested in temporary
defensive positions, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest in cash or short-term
obligations.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
an index that reflects a broad measure of market performance, the Russell
3000®
Index, as well as an additional index that includes securities with market
capitalizations and certain other attributes similar to the average market
capitalization and attributes of the securities in which the Fund invests, the
Russell Midcap®
Growth Index. For additional information on these
indices, please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this
Prospectus. The
DOMESTIC EQUITY
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HENNESSY FOCUS FUND |
Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Updated performance information is
available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
HENNESSY
FOCUS FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
10.20 |
2015 |
2.88 |
2016 |
7.16 |
2017 |
19.27 |
2018 |
-10.47 |
2019 |
34.86 |
2020 |
5.49 |
2021 |
31.55 |
2022 |
-24.99 |
2023 |
20.85 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 29.66% for the quarter ended
June 30, 2020, and the
lowest
quarterly return was -30.24% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses and inception
dates.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Focus Fund – |
|
|
|
Investor
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
20.85% |
11.15% |
8.21% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
14.89% |
6.67% |
5.36% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
16.12% |
8.55% |
6.31% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Focus Fund – |
|
|
|
Institutional
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
21.31% |
11.56% |
8.60% |
|
|
|
|
Russell
3000®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
25.96% |
15.16% |
11.48% |
|
|
|
|
Russell
Midcap®
|
|
|
|
Growth
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
25.87% |
13.81% |
10.57% |
We use the Russell
Midcap®
Growth Index as an additional index because it reflects the performance of
investments with market capitalizations and certain other attributes similar to
the average market capitalization and attributes of the securities held by the
Fund.
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary. The Fund’s “return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares” may be higher than its
“return after taxes on distributions” because it may include a tax benefit due
to the capital losses generated by the sale of Fund
shares.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Sub-Advisor
The sub-advisor to the Fund is Broad Run Investment
Management, LLC.
Portfolio
Managers
David S. Rainey, CFA, Brian E. Macauley, CFA, and
Ira M. Rothberg, CFA, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of
the portfolio of the Fund and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment
program. Each of Messrs. Rainey, Macauley, and Rothberg has served as
a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since August 2009. Prior to that, and while
employed by the Fund’s previous sub-advisor, Mr. Rainey served as a Senior
Research Analyst to the Fund from 1998 to August 2009, Mr. Macauley served
as a Research Analyst to the Fund from 2003 to August 2009, and Mr. Rothberg
served as a Research Analyst to the Fund from 2004 to August 2009.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
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Institutional:
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HENNESSY
CORNERSTONE MID CAP 30 FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund seeks long-term
growth of capital.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.74% |
|
0.74% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.45% |
|
0.23% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
0.35% |
|
0.23% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.34% |
|
0.97% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of this 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions, your costs
would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$136 |
$425 |
$734 |
$1,613 |
Institutional |
$ 99 |
$309 |
$536 |
$1,190 |
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 120% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund may invest in any company whose securities are
listed on a U.S. national securities exchange, but not through American
Depositary Receipts, which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign
issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. Under normal
circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in mid-cap
growth-oriented common stocks by utilizing a quantitative formula known as the
Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Formula (the “Mid Cap 30 Formula”). From the investable
common stocks of public companies in the S&P Capital IQ Database with market
capitalizations between $1 billion and $10 billion, the
Mid Cap 30 Formula identifies the 30 common stocks with the highest
one-year price appreciation as of the date of purchase that also meet the
following criteria:
|
• |
Price-to-sales ratio below
1.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Mid Cap 30 Formula uses price-to-sales as
its value criterion because sales figures are more difficult for a company
to manipulate than earnings and frequently provide a clearer picture of a
company’s potential value. |
|
|
|
|
• |
Annual earnings that are
higher than the previous year |
|
|
|
|
|
The Mid Cap 30 Formula considers improved
earnings to be a key indicator of a company’s financial
strength. |
|
|
|
|
• |
Positive stock price
appreciation over the past three-month and six-month periods |
|
|
|
|
|
The Mid Cap 30 Formula considers stock price
appreciation because it is often associated with positive fundamentals,
such as strong growth or improving
profitability. |
The Fund purchases these 30
stocks weighted equally by dollar amount, with 3.33% of the portfolio’s assets
invested in each. Using the Mid Cap 30 Formula, the universe of stocks
is re-screened and the portfolio is rebalanced annually, generally in the fall.
Stocks meeting the Mid Cap 30 Formula’s criteria not currently in the portfolio
are purchased, and stocks that no longer meet the criteria are sold. Holdings of
all stocks in the Fund that continue to meet the criteria are appropriately
increased or decreased to result in an equal 3.33%
weighting.
DOMESTIC EQUITY
–
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Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Formula Investing
Risk: The Fund will adhere to the Mid Cap 30 Formula during the course of
the year, subject to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission requirements
and federal tax requirements relating to mutual funds, regardless of any adverse
developments that may arise. This could result in substantial losses to the Fund
if, for example, the stocks selected for the Fund in a given year are
experiencing financial difficulty or are out of favor with
investors.
Growth and Value
Investing Risk: Growth and value securities may perform differently from
the market as a whole and may fall out of favor with investors at times. Growth
securities typically are very sensitive to market movements because their market
prices tend to reflect future expectations. When it appears those expectations
will not be met, the prices of growth securities typically fall. Value
securities may remain undervalued, their undervaluation may become more severe,
or their perceived undervaluation may actually represent their intrinsic
value.
Small-Sized and
Medium-Sized Companies Risk: The Fund invests in small-sized and
medium-sized companies, which may have more limited liquidity and greater price
volatility than larger, more established companies. Smaller companies may
have limited product lines, markets, and financial resources, and their
management may be dependent on fewer key individuals.
Industry Concentration
Risk: From time to time, the Fund may concentrate its investments in one
or more industry sectors. The industries in which the Fund concentrates its
investments at any given time are solely the result of the Mid Cap 30 Formula
and may change significantly when the Fund is rebalanced. The Fund is currently
substantially invested in the Consumer Discretionary, Energy, and Industrials
sectors, and its performance is therefore tied closely to, and affected by,
developments in these industries. Companies in the Consumer Discretionary sector
may be affected by commodity price volatility, consumer preferences,
competition, changing demographics, and labor relations. These companies depend
heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending, and social trends
and marketing campaigns may significantly affect demand for their products.
Consumer discretionary companies may also lose value more quickly in periods of
economic downturns because their products are viewed as nonessential luxury
items. Companies in the Energy sector may be adversely affected by fluctuations
in commodity prices, reduced supply or demand of energy commodities, the
disruption of energy supplies transported on interstate pipelines, depletion of
reserves, extreme weather or environmental hazards, accidents or other operating
issues, changes in the regulatory environment, slowdowns in new construction,
rising interest rates, and terrorist threats on energy assets. Finally,
companies in the Industrials sector may be adversely affected by changes in the
supply of and demand for products and services, product obsolescence,
environmental liabilities, and product liability.
High Portfolio Turnover
Risk: High portfolio turnover will produce higher transaction costs
(such as brokerage commissions and dealer markups) that the Fund must pay, thus
reducing the Fund’s performance. High portfolio turnover may also result in
higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or down, and
these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than the price
originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an industry, a
sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity securities
fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted earnings of the
issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market conditions,
political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and the value
of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change
Risk: Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect, or to different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in
2017 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal
Revenue Code (some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large
corporations and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded
corporations and certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible
future U.S. tax legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect
the value of or tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them
of possible changes in tax laws.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing its performance from year to year and how the Fund’s average
annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of an index that
reflects a broad measure of market performance, the S&P 500®
Index, as well as an additional index that reflects the types of securities in
which the Fund invests, the Russell Midcap®
Index. For additional information on these indices,
please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus. The Fund is
the successor to the Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund, a series of Hennessy
Mutual Funds, Inc. (the “Predecessor Mid Cap 30 Fund”). The
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Institutional:
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performance information provided for the periods on
or prior to February 28, 2014, is historical information for the Predecessor Mid
Cap 30 Fund, which was managed by the same investment adviser and had the same
investment objective and investment strategy as the Fund. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in the
future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
HENNESSY
CORNERSTONE MID CAP 30 FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
16.44 |
2015 |
0.02 |
2016 |
5.82 |
2017 |
20.51 |
2018 |
-22.78 |
2019 |
15.76 |
2020 |
23.37 |
2021 |
27.22 |
2022 |
2.79 |
2023 |
30.78 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 37.39% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and the
lowest
quarterly return was -37.29% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses and inception
dates.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 |
|
|
|
Fund
– Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
30.78% |
19.55% |
10.85% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
27.91% |
17.87% |
8.70% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
20.07% |
15.68% |
8.24% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 |
|
|
|
Fund
– Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
31.27% |
19.98% |
11.23% |
|
|
|
|
Russell
Midcap®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
17.23% |
12.68% |
9.42% |
|
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
We use the Russell
Midcap®
Index as an additional index because it reflects the performance of investments
similar to those of the Fund.
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Neil J. Hennessy, Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, and L. Joshua
Wein, CAIA, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
portfolio of the Fund and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment
program. Mr. Hennessy has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its
inception, has served as the Chief Market Strategist of the Hennessy Funds since
March 2021, and has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Investment Manager since its organization in 1989. Mr.
Kelley has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2017, has
served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since March 2021,
and has been employed by the Investment Manager since 2012. Mr. Wein has
served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2021, as a Co-Portfolio
Manager from February 2019 until February 2021, and previously served as a
Senior Portfolio Analyst of the Fund from the time he joined the Investment
Manager in September 2018 until February 2019.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
DOMESTIC EQUITY
–
HENNESSY CORNERSTONE LARGE GROWTH FUND |
HENNESSY
CORNERSTONE LARGE GROWTH FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund seeks
long-term growth of capital.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.74% |
|
0.74% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.39% |
|
0.26% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
0.29% |
|
0.26% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.28% |
|
1.00% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of this 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions, your costs
would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$130 |
$406 |
$702 |
$1,545 |
Institutional |
$102 |
$318 |
$552 |
$1,225 |
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 53% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund may invest in any company whose securities are
listed on a U.S. national securities exchange, but not through American
Depositary Receipts, which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign
issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. The Fund invests in
growth-oriented common stocks of larger companies by utilizing a quantitative
formula known as the Cornerstone Large Growth Formula (the “Large Growth
Formula”). Beginning with the investable common stocks of public companies in
the S&P Capital IQ Database, the Large Growth Formula identifies the
50 common stocks that meet the following criteria, in the specified
order:
|
1) |
Above-average market
capitalization |
|
|
|
|
2) |
Price-to-cash flow ratio
less than the median of the remaining securities |
|
|
|
|
3) |
Positive total
capital |
|
|
|
|
4) |
Highest one-year return on
total capital |
The Fund purchases these 50
stocks weighted equally by dollar amount, with 2% of the portfolio’s assets
invested in each. Using the Large Growth Formula, the universe of stocks
is re-screened and the portfolio is rebalanced annually, generally in the
winter. Stocks meeting the Large Growth Formula’s criteria not currently
in the portfolio are purchased, and stocks that no longer meet the criteria are
sold. Holdings of all stocks in the Fund that continue to meet the
criteria are appropriately increased or decreased to result in an equal 2%
weighting.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with an investment in the Fund. The value of an investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Formula Investing
Risk: The Fund will adhere to the Large Growth Formula during the course
of the year, subject to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission
requirements and federal tax requirements relating to mutual funds, regardless
of any adverse developments that may arise. This could result in substantial
losses to the Fund if, for example, the stocks selected for the Fund in a given
year are experiencing financial difficulty or are out of favor with
investors.
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Growth and Value
Investing Risk: Growth and value securities may perform differently from
the market as a whole and may fall out of favor with investors at times. Growth
securities typically are very sensitive to market movements because their market
prices tend to reflect future expectations. When it appears those expectations
will not be met, the prices of growth securities typically fall. Value
securities may remain undervalued, their undervaluation may become more severe,
or their perceived undervaluation may actually represent their intrinsic
value.
Medium-Sized Company
Risk: The Fund may invest in medium-sized companies, which may have more
limited liquidity and greater price volatility than larger, more established
companies.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or down, and
these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than the price
originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an industry, a
sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity securities
fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted earnings of the
issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market conditions,
political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and the value
of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change
Risk: Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect, or to different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in
2017 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal
Revenue Code (some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large
corporations and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded
corporations and certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible
future U.S. tax legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect
the value of or tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them
of possible changes in tax laws.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
indices that reflect broad measures of market performance, the Russell 1000®
Index and the S&P 500®
Index. For additional information on these indices,
please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in the
future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
HENNESSY
CORNERSTONE LARGE GROWTH FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
16.18 |
2015 |
-6.60 |
2016 |
14.69 |
2017 |
17.08 |
2018 |
-8.98 |
2019 |
27.53 |
2020 |
5.49 |
2021 |
34.66 |
2022 |
-13.31 |
2023 |
21.71 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 22.43% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and the
lowest
quarterly return was -28.85% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Cornerstone Large |
|
|
|
Growth
Fund – Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
21.71% |
13.83% |
9.75% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
20.61% |
11.65% |
7.01% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
13.57% |
10.85% |
7.19% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Cornerstone Large |
|
|
|
Growth
Fund – Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
22.06% |
14.14% |
10.02% |
|
|
|
|
Russell
1000®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.53% |
15.52% |
11.80% |
|
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary. The Fund’s “return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares” may be higher than its
“return after taxes on distributions” because it may include a tax benefit due
to the capital losses generated by the sale of Fund
shares.
DOMESTIC EQUITY
–
HENNESSY CORNERSTONE LARGE GROWTH FUND |
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Neil J. Hennessy, Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, and L. Joshua
Wein, CAIA, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
portfolio of the Fund and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment
program. Mr. Hennessy has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its
inception, has served as the Chief Market Strategist of the Hennessy Funds since
March 2021, and has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Investment Manager since its organization in 1989. Mr.
Kelley has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2017, has
served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since March 2021,
and has been employed by the Investment Manager since 2012. Mr. Wein has
served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2021, as a Co-Portfolio
Manager from February 2019 until February 2021, and previously served as a
Senior Portfolio Analyst of the Fund from the time he joined the Investment
Manager in September 2018 until February 2019.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
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HENNESSY
CORNERSTONE VALUE FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund seeks total return,
consisting of capital appreciation and current income.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.74% |
|
0.74% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.34% |
|
0.32% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
0.24% |
|
0.32% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.23% |
|
1.06% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of this 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions, your costs
would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$125 |
$390 |
$676 |
$1,489 |
Institutional |
$108 |
$337 |
$585 |
$1,294 |
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 31% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund may invest in any company whose securities are
listed on a U.S. national securities exchange, including through American
Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of
foreign issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. The Fund invests
in larger, dividend-paying common stocks by utilizing a quantitative formula
known as the Cornerstone Value Strategy (the “Value Strategy”). From the
investable common stocks of public companies in the S&P Capital IQ Database,
the Value Strategy identifies the 50 common stocks with the highest
dividend yield as of the date of purchase that also meet the following criteria:
|
• |
Above-average market
capitalization |
|
|
|
|
• |
Above-average number of
shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
• |
Twelve-month sales that are
50% greater than the average |
|
|
|
|
• |
Above-average cash
flow |
The Fund purchases these 50
stocks weighted equally by dollar amount, with 2% of the portfolio’s assets
invested in each. Using the Value Strategy, the universe of stocks is
re-screened and the portfolio is rebalanced annually, generally in the winter.
Stocks meeting the Value Strategy’s criteria not currently in the portfolio are
purchased, and stocks that no longer meet the criteria are sold. Holdings of all
stocks in the Fund that continue to meet the criteria are appropriately
increased or decreased to result in an equal 2% weighting.
As of January 31, 2024, the
average and median market capitalizations of the stocks held by the Fund were
$151.3 billion and $126.4 billion, respectively.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Formula Investing
Risk: The Fund will adhere to the Value Strategy during the course of the
year, subject to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission requirements and
federal
DOMESTIC EQUITY
–
HENNESSY CORNERSTONE VALUE
FUND |
tax requirements relating to mutual funds,
regardless of any adverse developments that may arise. This could result in
substantial losses to the Fund if, for example, the stocks selected for the
Fund’s portfolio in a given year are experiencing financial difficulty or are
out of favor with investors.
Value Investing
Risk: Value securities may perform differently from the market as a
whole and may fall out of favor with investors at times. Value securities may
remain undervalued, their undervaluation may become more severe, or their
perceived undervaluation may actually represent their intrinsic
value.
Medium-Sized Companies
Risk: The Fund may invest in medium-sized companies, which may have more
limited liquidity and greater price volatility than larger, more established
companies.
Industry Concentration
Risk: From time to time, the Fund may concentrate its investments in one
or more industry sectors. The industries in which the Fund concentrates its
investments at any given time are solely the result of the Value Strategy and
may change significantly when the Fund is rebalanced. The Fund is currently
substantially invested in the Energy, Financials, and Health Care sectors, and
its performance is therefore tied closely to, and affected by, developments in
these industries. Companies in the Energy sector may be adversely affected
by fluctuations in commodity prices, reduced supply or demand of energy
commodities, the disruption of energy supplies transported on interstate
pipelines, depletion of reserves, extreme weather or environmental hazards,
accidents or other operating issues, changes in the regulatory environment,
slowdowns in new construction, rising interest rates, and terrorist threats on
energy assets. Companies in the Financials sector may be adversely affected by
changes in the regulatory environment, interest rate changes, and other factors.
Finally, companies in the Health Care sector are subject to extensive government
regulation and can be significantly affected by government reimbursement for
medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing
pressure, and an increased emphasis on outpatient
services.
Foreign Securities
Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign companies (i) whose securities are
listed on U.S. national securities exchanges or (ii) through ADRs. There are
specific risks associated with investing in foreign companies not typically
associated with investing in domestic companies. Risks include the possibility
of substantial price volatility or reduced liquidity as a result of political
and economic instability or policy and legislative changes in the foreign
country and reduced earnings potential due to significantly higher levels of
taxation than U.S. companies, including potentially confiscatory levels of
taxation. In addition, ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at
times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or down, and
these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than the price
originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an industry, a
sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity securities
fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted earnings of the
issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market conditions,
political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and the value
of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change Risk:
Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or to
different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in 2017 (the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal Revenue Code
(some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large corporations
and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded corporations and
certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible future U.S. tax
legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect the value of or
tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective shareholders should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them of possible changes
in tax laws.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
an index that reflects a broad measure of market performance, the S&P
500®
Index, as well as an additional index that reflects the types of securities in
which the Fund invests, the Russell 1000®
Value Index. For additional information on these indices,
please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus. The Fund is
the successor to the Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund, a series of Hennessy
Mutual Funds, Inc. (the “Predecessor Value Fund”). The performance information
provided for the periods on or prior to February 28, 2014, is
historical information for the Predecessor Value Fund, which was managed by the
same investment adviser and had the same investment objective and investment
strategy as the Fund. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in the
future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
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Institutional:
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HENNESSY
CORNERSTONE VALUE FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
8.86 |
2015 |
-6.37 |
2016 |
17.25 |
2017 |
19.16 |
2018 |
-9.34 |
2019 |
20.79 |
2020 |
-6.38 |
2021 |
29.91 |
2022 |
6.13 |
2023 |
5.81 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 16.26% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, and
the lowest
quarterly return was -28.40% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses and inception
dates.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Cornerstone Value |
|
|
|
Fund
– Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
5.81% |
10.53% |
7.85% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
4.95% |
9.14% |
6.20% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
4.06% |
8.22% |
5.97% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Cornerstone Value |
|
|
|
Fund
– Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
6.00% |
10.75% |
8.07% |
|
|
|
|
Russell
1000®
Value Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
11.46% |
10.91% |
8.40% |
|
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
We use the Russell
1000®
Value Index as an additional index because it reflects the performance of
investments similar to those of the Fund.
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Neil J. Hennessy, Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, and L. Joshua
Wein, CAIA, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
portfolio of the Fund and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment
program. Mr. Hennessy has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since
June 2000, has served as the Chief Market Strategist of the Hennessy Funds since
March 2021, and has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Investment Manager since its organization in 1989.
Mr. Kelley has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February
2017, has served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since
March 2021, and has been employed by the Investment Manager since 2012.
Mr. Wein has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2021, as a
Co-Portfolio Manager from February 2019 until February 2021, and previously
served as a Senior Portfolio Analyst of the Fund from the time he joined the
Investment Manager in September 2018 until February 2019.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
MULTI-ASSET –
HENNESSY TOTAL RETURN FUND |
HENNESSY TOTAL
RETURN FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Total Return Fund seeks total return,
consisting of capital appreciation and current income.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables 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 |
|
0.60% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
Other Expenses |
|
2.62% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
Interest
Expense |
2.12% |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
0.40% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
3.37% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of this 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 the assumptions, your costs would
be:
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
$340 |
$1,036 |
$1,755 |
$3,658 |
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 36% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund invests in the 10 highest dividend-yielding Dow
Jones Industrial Average (“DJIA”) stocks (known as the “Dogs of the Dow”) and in
U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of less than one year.
The Fund invests approximately
50% of its assets in the 10 Dogs of the Dow stocks in roughly equal dollar
amounts and approximately 50% of its assets in U.S. Treasury securities with a
maturity of less than one year. The Fund then utilizes a borrowing strategy that
allows the Fund’s performance to approximate what it would be if the Fund had an
asset allocation of roughly 75% Dogs of the Dow stocks and 25% U.S. Treasury
securities. The Fund typically borrows money by entering into reverse repurchase
agreements secured by its portfolio of U.S. Treasury securities.
The total portfolio is divided
into multiple sub-portfolios, each of which uses the Dogs of the Dow strategy.
On various dates throughout the year, each of these sub-portfolios is reviewed.
In a review, the Investment Manager determines the 10 highest yielding
common stocks in the DJIA by annualizing the last quarterly or semi-annual
ordinary dividend declared on each stock and dividing the result by the market
value of that stock. The Fund then purchases those stocks in approximately equal
amounts for the sub-portfolio being reviewed. From time to time, the Fund also
may purchase an approximately equal amount of U.S. Treasury securities having a
remaining maturity of less than one year for the sub-portfolio being reviewed.
On the next date, another sub-portfolio is reviewed in a similar manner.
Regardless of whether they
remain in the DJIA or retain the characteristics of Dogs of the Dow Stocks, the
Fund generally holds the stock investments within each sub-portfolio for one
year, at which time the applicable sub-portfolio is up for another review.
At the end of the one-year period, the Fund sells any stocks in the applicable
sub-portfolio that are no longer Dogs of the Dow stocks and replaces them with
stocks that are Dogs of the Dow stocks. Additionally, the Fund may sell a
portion of the stocks that remain in the applicable sub-portfolio so that the
rebalanced portion of the sub-portfolio adheres to the Fund’s asset
allocation strategy.
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HDOGX
Principal
Risks
Although a portion of the Fund’s portfolio is
invested in U.S. Treasury securities, there are market and investment risks
associated with an investment in the Fund, as there are with any security. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Borrowing Risk:
The Fund borrows against its investments by entering into reverse repurchase
agreements secured by its portfolio of U.S. Treasury securities. Purchasing U.S.
Treasury securities with borrowed money is an investment technique that
increases investment risk because if the securities purchased with borrowed
money decline in value, the Fund’s losses would be greater than if it had used
cash to make purchases. Also, the Fund incurs interest costs when it borrows
money, and these costs may exceed the investment returns it earns on the
securities purchased with borrowed money. Reverse repurchase agreements involve
the risk that the buyer of the securities sold by the Fund might be unable to
deliver them when the Fund seeks to repurchase. If the buyer of securities
under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent,
the buyer, trustee, or receiver may receive an extension of time to determine
whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities, and the
Fund’s use of the proceeds from the reverse repurchase agreement may effectively
be restricted pending such decision.
Formula Investing
Risk: The Fund will adhere to its strategy during the course of the year,
subject to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission requirements and
federal tax requirements relating to mutual funds, regardless of any adverse
developments that may arise. This could result in substantial losses to the Fund
if, for example, the stocks selected for the Fund’s portfolio in a given year
are experiencing financial difficulty or are out of favor with
investors.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The Fund is non-diversified under the Investment Company Act.
Accordingly, the Fund typically invests a greater portion of its assets in, and
its performance may be affected by, a smaller number of issuers than if it were
a diversified fund. Further, the Fund may experience greater losses as a result
of a single issuer’s unfavorable market or economic conditions or other adverse
developments impacting the market value of the issuer’s
securities.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or down, and
these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than the price
originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an industry, a
sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity securities
fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted earnings of the
issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market conditions,
political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and the value
of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change Risk:
Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or to
different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in 2017 (the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal Revenue Code
(some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large corporations
and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded corporations and
certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible future U.S. tax
legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect the value of or
tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective shareholders should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them of possible changes
in tax laws.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Hennessy Total Return Fund by showing changes in its performance from year
to year and how the Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years
compare with those of an index that reflects a broad measure of market
performance, the DJIA, as well as an additional index that reflects the types of
securities in which the Fund invests, the 75/25 Blended DJIA/Treasury Index
(which consists of 75% common stocks represented by the DJIA and 25%
short-duration Treasury securities represented by the ICE BofAML U.S. 3-Month
Treasury Bill Index). For additional information on these indices, please see
“Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus.
The Fund is the successor to the Hennessy Total Return Fund, a series of
The Hennessy Funds, Inc. (the “Predecessor Total Return Fund”). The performance
information provided for the periods on or prior to February 28, 2014,
is historical information for the Predecessor Total Return Fund, which was
managed by the same investment adviser and had the same investment objective and
investment strategy as the Fund. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in the
future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
MULTI-ASSET –
HENNESSY TOTAL RETURN FUND |
HENNESSY
TOTAL RETURN FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS
|
|
2014 |
5.85 |
2015 |
1.00 |
2016 |
12.92 |
2017 |
11.17 |
2018 |
0.11 |
2019 |
12.56 |
2020 |
-4.83 |
2021 |
11.81 |
2022 |
1.39 |
2023 |
8.02 |
For the period shown on the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 12.66% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, and
the
lowest
quarterly return was
-17.87% for the quarter ended March 31,
2020.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Total Return Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
8.02% |
5.58% |
5.83% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
6.09% |
4.32% |
4.18% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
5.99% |
4.24% |
4.36% |
|
|
|
|
75/25
Blended |
|
|
|
DJIA/Treasury
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
13.49% |
10.08% |
8.78% |
|
|
|
|
Dow
Jones |
|
|
|
Industrial
Average |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
16.18% |
12.47% |
11.08% |
We use the 75/25
Blended DJIA/Treasury Index as an additional index because it reflects the
performance of investments similar to those of the
Fund.
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. The Fund’s “return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares” may be higher than its
“return after taxes on distributions” because it may include a tax benefit due
to the capital losses generated by the sale of Fund
shares.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Neil J. Hennessy, Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, and L. Joshua
Wein, CAIA, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
portfolio of the Fund and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment
program. Mr. Hennessy has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since
its inception, has served as the Chief Market Strategist of the Hennessy Funds
since March 2021, and has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Investment Manager since its organization in
1989. Mr. Kelley has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since May
2018, has served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since
March 2021, and has been employed by the Investment Manager since 2012. Mr. Wein
has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2021, as a
Co-Portfolio Manager from February 2019 until February 2021, and previously
served as a Senior Portfolio Analyst of the Fund from the time he joined the
Investment Manager in September 2018 until February 2019.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
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HENNESSY EQUITY
AND INCOME FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Equity and Income Fund seeks long-term
capital growth and current income.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.80% |
|
0.80% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.57% |
|
0.35% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
0.47% |
|
0.35% |
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1 |
|
0.06% |
|
0.06% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.58% |
|
1.21% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions,
your costs would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$161 |
$499 |
$860 |
$1,878 |
Institutional |
$123 |
$384 |
$665 |
$1,466 |
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 11% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund is designed as a balanced fund that seeks income
and long-term capital appreciation with reduced volatility of returns. The
Portfolio Managers’ approach places a focus on seeking downside
protection. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest up to 70% of
its assets in equity securities and its remaining assets in fixed income
securities.
The Fund invests primarily in
domestic companies whose securities are listed on U.S. national securities
exchanges. The Fund may also invest in (i) foreign companies listed on U.S.
national securities exchanges and (ii) foreign companies through American
Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of
foreign issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. Investments
consist primarily of common stocks, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities,
and debt instruments. As a non-principal investment strategy, the Fund may also
invest in preferred stocks, equity-like instruments, and high-yield bonds
(commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The Fund may invest directly in fixed
income securities or it may invest indirectly in fixed income securities by
investing in other investment companies (including exchange-traded funds,
referred to as ETFs) that invest in fixed income securities. The Fund
invests without regard to market capitalization.
EQUITY ALLOCATION
The equity Portfolio Managers utilize a fundamental,
value-oriented investment approach, focusing on larger, high-quality companies
with demonstrated market dominance, low business risk, and solid long-term
growth prospects. In choosing which securities to purchase, the equity
Portfolio Managers give consideration to companies that have
shareholder-oriented management, with a history of alignment with shareholder
interests through stock incentives, insider buying, and corporate stock
buybacks. Many of the stocks held by the Fund are expected to pay
dividends. Generally, the equity Portfolio Managers may choose to sell a
position if it begins to have a significant negative effect on total portfolio
value, if they believe it has reached an excessive valuation level, when the
company’s fundamentals deteriorate, or when a more attractive candidate is
identified through the screening process.
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FIXED INCOME ALLOCATION
The fixed income Portfolio Managers focus on higher
quality, intermediate-term fixed income securities, but they may invest up to
10% of the Fund’s assets in junk bonds.
The fixed income Portfolio
Managers continuously analyze and assess the variables that influence bond
prices. They use this proprietary approach, which combines economic data and
technical factors, to evaluate the probability of interest rate movements in
order to manage the duration of the portfolio in an effort to mitigate downside
risk and maximize total return. They purchase and sell securities in
accordance with these principles to meet previously identified sector
allocations, duration targets, and curve strategies for the fixed income
allocation of the Fund.
As of January 31, 2024, the
bonds and cash equivalents held in the fixed income allocation of the Fund had a
dollar-weighted average effective maturity of 4.24 years.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Debt Investments
Risk: The yields and principal values of debt securities fluctuate.
Generally, values of debt securities change inversely with interest rates.
That is, as interest rates go up, the values of debt securities tend to go down
and vice versa. These fluctuations tend to increase in magnitude as a
bond’s maturity increases such that a longer-term bond will increase or decrease
more significantly with a given change in interest rates than a shorter-term
bond.
Industry Concentration
Risk: From time to time, the Fund may concentrate its investments in one
or more industry sectors. The Fund is currently substantially invested in the
Financials sector, and its performance is therefore tied closely to, and
affected by, developments in this industry. Companies in the Financials sector
may be adversely affected by changes in the regulatory environment, interest
rate changes, and other factors.
Asset-Backed and
Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk: Asset-backed and mortgage-backed
securities are subject to the risk that borrowers default on their loans and the
risk that borrowers prepay some or all of the principal owed to the issuer, in
each case causing the investments to fail to realize
expected returns.
Foreign Securities
Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign companies (i) whose securities
are listed on U.S. national securities exchanges or (ii) through ADRs. There are
specific risks associated with investing in foreign companies not typically
associated with investing in domestic companies. Risks include the possibility
of substantial price volatility or reduced liquidity as a result of political
and economic instability or policy and legislative changes in the foreign
country and reduced earnings potential due to significantly higher levels of
taxation than U.S. companies, including potentially confiscatory levels of
taxation. In addition, ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at
times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Investment Company
Securities Risk: When the Fund invests in another investment
company (including an ETF), it will indirectly bear its proportionate share of
any fees and expenses payable directly by the other investment company.
Therefore, the Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be
duplicative. In addition, the Fund may be affected by the other investment
company’s losses and the level of risk arising from its investment practices
(such as the use of leverage). The Fund has no control over the risks taken by
the other investment company.
ETF Risk: In
addition to risks generally associated with investments in investment company
securities, investments in ETFs are subject to the following additional risks
that do not apply to non-ETFs: (i) an ETF’s shares may trade at a market price
that is above or below their net asset value; (ii) an active trading market for
an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; (iii) the ETF may employ an
investment strategy that utilizes high leverage ratios; and (iv) trading of an
ETF’s shares may be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem such action
appropriate, the shares are de-listed from the exchange, or the activation of
market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock
prices) halts stock trading generally.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or
down, and these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than
the price originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an
industry, a sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity
securities fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted
earnings of the issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market
conditions, political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and
the value of the issuer’s assets.
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Tax Law Change
Risk: Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect, or to different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in
2017 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal
Revenue Code (some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large
corporations and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded
corporations and certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible
future U.S. tax legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect
the value of or tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them
of possible changes in tax laws.
Temporary Defensive
Positions Risk: From time to time, the Fund may take temporary
defensive positions in response to adverse market, economic, or political
conditions. To the extent the assets of the Fund are invested in temporary
defensive positions, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest in cash or short-term
obligations.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with an index
that reflects a broad measure of market performance, the
S&P 500®
Index. For additional information on this index, please see
“Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in
the future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
HENNESSY
EQUITY AND INCOME FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
11.26 |
2015 |
-2.62 |
2016 |
5.73 |
2017 |
13.51 |
2018 |
-4.33 |
2019 |
15.99 |
2020 |
8.97 |
2021 |
16.71 |
2022 |
-13.85 |
2023 |
10.43 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 12.62% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and the
lowest
quarterly return was -14.79% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Equity and Income |
|
|
|
Fund
– Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
10.43% |
7.01% |
5.73% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
8.14% |
5.36% |
4.14% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
7.73% |
5.41% |
4.35% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Equity and Income |
|
|
|
Fund
– Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
10.90% |
7.41% |
6.12% |
|
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
f ees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only and after-tax returns for Institutional
Class shares will vary. The Fund’s “return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares” may be higher than its
“return after taxes on distributions” because it may include a tax benefit due
to the capital losses generated by the sale of Fund
shares.
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Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Sub-Advisors
The sub-advisor for the equity allocation of the
Fund is The London Company of Virginia, LLC (“The London Company”), and the
sub-advisor for the fixed income allocation of the Fund is FCI Advisors.
Portfolio
Managers
The London Company investment team, which comprises
Stephen M. Goddard, CFA, Jonathan T. Moody, CFA, J. Brian Campbell, CFA, Mark E.
DeVaul, CFA and CPA, and Samuel D. Hutchings, CFA, is primarily responsible for
the day-to-day management of the portfolio of the equity allocation of the Fund
and for developing and executing its investment program. Mr. Goddard
has served as a Portfolio Manager of the equity allocation of the Fund since
July 2007 and is also the Founder of The London Company. Messrs. Moody,
Campbell, DeVaul, and Hutchings have each served as a Portfolio Manager of the
equity allocation of the Fund since July 2007, September 2010, July 2011,
and February 2020, respectively.
The FCI Advisors investment
team, which comprises Gary B. Cloud, CFA, and Peter G. Greig, CFA, is primarily
responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio of the fixed income
allocation of the Fund and for developing and executing its investment
program. Messrs. Cloud and Greig have each served as a Portfolio Manager
of the fixed income allocation of the Fund since July 2007, and each also serves
as a Senior Vice President of FCI Advisors.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
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HENNESSY BALANCED
FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Balanced Fund seeks a combination of capital
appreciation and current income.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables 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 |
|
0.60% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
Other Expenses |
|
1.10% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses1 |
1.00% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.85% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of this 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions, your costs
would be:
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
$188 |
$582 |
$1,001 |
$2,169 |
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 22% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund invests approximately 50% of its assets in
roughly equal dollar amounts in the 10 highest dividend-yielding Dow Jones
Industrial Average (“DJIA”) stocks (known as the “Dogs of the Dow”), but limits
exposure to market risk and volatility by investing approximately 50% of its
assets in U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of less than one year.
The total portfolio is divided
into multiple sub-portfolios, each of which uses the Dogs of the Dow strategy.
On various dates throughout the year, each of these sub-portfolios is reviewed.
During the review, the Investment Manager determines the 10 highest
yielding common stocks in the DJIA by annualizing the last quarterly or
semi-annual ordinary dividend declared on each stock and dividing the result by
the market value of that stock. The Fund then purchases those stocks in
approximately equal amounts for the sub-portfolio being reviewed. From time to
time, the Fund also may purchase an approximately equal amount of U.S. Treasury
securities having a remaining maturity of less than one year for the
sub-portfolio being reviewed. On the next date, another sub-portfolio is
reviewed in a similar manner.
Regardless of whether they
remain in the DJIA or retain the characteristics of Dogs of the Dow stocks, the
Fund generally holds the stock investments within each sub-portfolio for one
year, at which time the applicable sub-portfolio is up for another review. At
the end of the one-year period, the Fund sells any stocks in the applicable
sub-portfolio that are no longer Dogs of the Dow stocks and replaces them with
stocks that are Dogs of the Dow stocks. Additionally, the Fund may sell a
portion of the stocks that remain in the applicable sub-portfolio so that the
rebalanced portion of the sub-portfolio adheres to the Fund’s asset allocation
strategy.
Principal
Risks
Although approximately 50% of the Fund’s portfolio
is invested in U.S. Treasury securities, there are market and investment risks
associated with an investment in the Fund, as there are with any security. The value of your investment will
fluctuate over time,
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and it is possible to lose money. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund include the following:
Formula Investing
Risk: The Fund will adhere to its strategy during the course of the year,
subject to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission requirements and
federal tax requirements relating to mutual funds, regardless of any adverse
developments that may arise. This could result in substantial losses to the Fund
if, for example, the stocks selected for the Fund’s portfolio in a given year
are experiencing financial difficulty or are out of favor with
investors.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The Fund is non-diversified under the Investment Company Act.
Accordingly, the Fund typically invests a greater portion of its assets in, and
its performance may be affected by, a smaller number of issuers than if it were
a diversified fund. Further, the Fund may experience greater losses as a result
of a single issuer’s unfavorable market or economic conditions or other adverse
developments impacting the market value of the issuer’s
securities.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or down, and
these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than the price
originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an industry, a
sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity securities
fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted earnings of the
issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market conditions,
political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and the value
of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change Risk:
Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or to
different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in 2017 (the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal Revenue Code
(some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large corporations
and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded corporations and
certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible future U.S. tax
legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect the value of or
tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective shareholders should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them of possible changes
in tax laws.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Hennessy Balanced Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to
year and how the Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years
compare with those of an index that reflects a broad measure of market
performance, the DJIA, as well as an additional index that reflects the types of
securities in which the Fund invests, the 50/50 Blended DJIA/Treasury Index
(which consists of 50% common stocks represented by the DJIA and 50%
short-duration Treasury securities represented by the ICE BofAML 1-Year Treasury
Note Index). For additional information on these
indices, please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus. The
Fund is the successor to the Hennessy Balanced Fund, a series of The Hennessy
Funds, Inc. (the “Predecessor Balanced Fund”). The performance information
provided for the periods on or prior to February 28, 2014, is historical
information for the Predecessor Balanced Fund, which was managed by the same
investment adviser and had the same investment objective and investment strategy
as the Fund. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in the
future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
HENNESSY BALANCED FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS
|
|
2014 |
2.64 |
2015 |
-0.26 |
2016 |
9.15 |
2017 |
8.35 |
2018 |
0.10 |
2019 |
9.69 |
2020 |
-2.98 |
2021 |
7.99 |
2022 |
-1.20 |
2023 |
5.24 |
For the period shown on the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 7.31% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, and
the lowest
quarterly return was -12.19% for the quarter ended March 31,
2020.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Balanced Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
5.24% |
3.63% |
3.77% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
4.57% |
2.80% |
2.70% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
3.48% |
2.76% |
2.84% |
|
|
|
|
50/50
Blended |
|
|
|
DJIA/Treasury
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
10.62% |
7.40% |
6.34% |
|
|
|
|
Dow
Jones |
|
|
|
Industrial
Average |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees, expenses, or taxes) |
16.18% |
12.47% |
11.08% |
We use the 50/50 Blended
DJIA/Treasury Index as an additional index because it reflects the performance
of investments similar to those of the Fund.
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The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. The Fund’s “return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares” may be higher than its
“return after taxes on distributions” because it may include a tax benefit due
to the capital losses generated by the sale of Fund
shares.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Neil J. Hennessy, Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, and L. Joshua
Wein, CAIA, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
portfolio of the Fund and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment
program. Mr. Hennessy has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its
inception, has served as the Chief Market Strategist of the Hennessy Funds since
March 2021, and has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Investment Manager since its organization in 1989. Mr.
Kelley has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since May 2018, has served
as the Chief Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since March 2021, and has
been employed by the Investment Manager since 2012. Mr. Wein has served as
a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2021, as a Co-Portfolio Manager
from February 2019 until February 2021, and previously served as a Senior
Portfolio Analyst of the Fund from the time he joined the Investment Manager in
September 2018 until February 2019.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
SECTOR &
SPECIALTY –
HENNESSY ENERGY TRANSITION FUND |
HENNESSY ENERGY
TRANSITION FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Energy Transition Fund seeks total
return.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
1.25% |
|
1.25% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
1.02% |
|
0.83% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
0.92% |
|
0.83% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
2.42% |
|
2.08% |
Service Provider Expense Waiver1 |
|
(0.15)%
|
|
(0.15)%
|
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
2.27% |
|
1.93% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of this 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions, your costs
would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$230 |
$740 |
$1,277 |
$2,745 |
Institutional |
$196 |
$637 |
$1,105 |
$2,399 |
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 28% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund invests in companies whose securities are listed
on U.S. national securities exchanges, including through American Depositary
Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign
issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. Investments consist
primarily of common stocks. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total
assets in securities of energy-related master limited partnerships (“MLPs”). As
a non-principal investment strategy, the Fund may also invest in securities such
as preferred stocks, warrants, equity-like instruments, and debt instruments.
With respect to up to 10% of its total assets, the Fund may invest in high-yield
debt securities, preferred shares, and convertible securities (commonly referred
to as “junk securities”). The Fund invests without regard to market
capitalization.
Under normal circumstances, the
Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in companies operating in the United
States across the full spectrum of the energy supply/demand value chain,
including traditional upstream, midstream, and downstream energy companies, as
well as renewable energy companies and energy end users.
The Portfolio Managers use a
proprietary research and investment process that involves fundamental and
quantitative analysis of various macroeconomic and commodity price and other
factors to select the Fund’s investments and determine the weighting of each
investment. The Portfolio Managers may sell all or a portion of a position of
the Fund’s portfolio holding for a number of reasons, including (1) the issuer’s
fundamentals deteriorating, (2) the parameters established for the security’s
profits or losses being realized, or (3) the Fund requiring cash to meet
redemption requests.
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Institutional:
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Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Industry Concentration
Risk: The Fund concentrates its investments in the Energy sector, and its
performance is therefore tied closely to, and affected by, developments in this
industry. Companies in the Energy sector may be adversely affected by
fluctuations in commodity prices, reduced supply or demand of energy
commodities, the disruption of energy supplies transported on interstate
pipelines, depletion of reserves, extreme weather or environmental hazards,
accidents or other operating issues, changes in the regulatory environment,
slowdowns in new construction, rising interest rates, and terrorist threats on
energy assets.
MLP Risk:
Investment in securities of an MLP involves risks that differ from investments
in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights
to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of
interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, cash flow risks,
dilution risks, and risks related to the general partner’s right to require
unitholders to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price. Certain
MLP securities may trade in lower volumes due to their smaller capitalizations.
Accordingly, those MLPs may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements
and may lack sufficient market liquidity to enable the Fund to effect sales at
an advantageous time or without a substantial drop in price. MLPs are generally
considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods when interest
rates are rising, these investments may not provide attractive returns. If the
Fund holds an MLP until its cost basis for tax purposes is reduced to zero,
subsequent distributions received by the Fund will be taxed at ordinary income
rates, and a shareholder may receive a corrected Form
1099.
MLP Tax Risk: A
change in current tax law, or a change in the business of a given MLP, could
result in an MLP being treated as a corporation or other form of taxable entity
for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This would require the MLP to pay U.S.
federal income tax, excise tax, or another form of tax on its taxable income,
thereby reducing the amount of cash available for distribution by the MLP and
potentially causing any distributions received by the Fund to be taxed as
dividend income, return of capital, or capital gain. Therefore, if any MLPs
owned by the Fund were treated as corporations or other forms of taxable entity
for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the after-tax return to the Fund with
respect to its investment in such MLPs could be materially reduced, which could
cause a material decrease in the net asset value per share of the Fund’s shares.
If the Fund holds an MLP until its cost basis for tax purposes is reduced to
zero, subsequent distributions received by the Fund are taxed at ordinary income
rates, and a shareholder may receive a corrected Form 1099. Furthermore, because
the MLP itself does not pay federal income tax, its income or loss is allocated
to its shareholders, including the Fund, regardless of whether the shareholders
receive any cash payment from the MLP.
Foreign Securities
Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign companies (i) whose securities are
listed on U.S. national securities exchanges or (ii) through ADRs. There are
specific risks associated with investing in foreign companies not typically
associated with investing in domestic companies. Risks include the possibility
of substantial price volatility or reduced liquidity as a result of political
and economic instability or policy and legislative changes in the foreign
country and reduced earnings potential due to significantly higher levels of
taxation than U.S. companies, including potentially confiscatory levels of
taxation. In addition, ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at
times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or down, and
these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than the price
originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an industry, a
sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity securities
fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted earnings of the
issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market conditions,
political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and the value
of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change Risk:
Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or to
different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in 2017 (the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal Revenue Code
(the “Code”) (some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large
corporations and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded
corporations and certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible
future U.S. tax legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect
the value of or tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them
of possible changes in tax laws.
SECTOR &
SPECIALTY –
HENNESSY ENERGY TRANSITION FUND |
Small-Sized and
Medium-Sized Companies Risk: The Fund invests in small-sized and
medium-sized companies, which may have more limited liquidity and greater price
volatility than larger, more established companies. Smaller companies may have
limited product lines, markets, and financial resources, and their management
may be dependent on fewer key individuals.
Cash Flow Risk:
The Fund expects that a substantial portion of the cash flow it receives will be
derived from its investments in MLPs. The amount and tax characterization of
cash available for distribution by such companies depends upon the amount of
cash generated by the such companies’ operations. Cash available for
distribution may vary widely from quarter to quarter and will be affected by
various factors affecting each company’s operations. The Fund periodically will
distribute more than its income and net realized capital gains, which means a
portion of each shareholder’s distribution would be a return of capital. A
return of capital distribution reduces the basis of a shareholder’s shares so
the shareholder may be required to recognize a capital gain when the shareholder
sells shares.
RIC Qualification
Risk: To qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company (“RIC”)
under the Code, the Fund must meet certain income source, asset diversification,
and annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s MLP investments may make it
more difficult for the Fund to meet these requirements. The asset
diversification requirements include a requirement that, at the end of each
quarter of each taxable year, not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total
assets is invested in the securities (including debt securities) of one or more
qualified publicly traded partnerships. The Fund anticipates that the MLPs in
which it invests will be qualified publicly traded partnerships. If the Fund’s
MLP investments exceed this 25% limitation, which could occur if the Fund’s
investment in an MLP affiliate were recharacterized as an investment in an MLP,
then the Fund would not satisfy the diversification requirements and could fail
to qualify as a RIC. If, in any year, the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC for any
reason, the Fund would be taxed as a corporation and would become subject to
corporate income tax. The resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce
the Fund’s net assets, the amount of income available for distribution, and the
amount of the Fund’s distributions.
Liquidity Risk:
The Fund may not be able to sell some or all of the investments that it holds
due to a lack of demand in the marketplace or other factors such as market
turmoil, or the Fund may be forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet redemption
requests or other cash needs and may only be able to sell those investments at a
loss. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value.
Temporary Defensive
Positions Risk: From time to time, the Fund may take temporary defensive
positions in response to adverse market, economic, or political conditions. To
the extent the assets of the Fund are invested in temporary defensive positions,
the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. For temporary defensive
purposes, the Fund may invest in cash or short-term
obligations.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
an index that reflects a broad measure of market performance, the
S&P 500®
Index, as well as an additional index that reflects the market sector in which
the Fund invests, the S&P 500®
Energy Index. For additional information on these
indices, please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus. The
Fund is the successor to the BP Capital TwinLine Energy Fund, a series of
Professionally Managed Portfolios (the “Predecessor BP TwinLine Energy Fund”),
pursuant to a reorganization that took place on October 26, 2018. The
performance information provided for the periods on or prior to October 26,
2018, is historical information for the Predecessor BP TwinLine Energy Fund. The
Predecessor BP TwinLine Energy Fund had a substantially similar investment
objective and investment strategy as the Fund. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in the
future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
HENNESSY ENERGY TRANSITION
FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
-1.75 |
2015 |
-24.67 |
2016 |
42.96 |
2017 |
1.89 |
2018 |
-31.16 |
2019 |
5.74 |
2020 |
-25.72 |
2021 |
55.42 |
2022 |
47.53 |
2023 |
3.72 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 49.76% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and the
lowest
quarterly return was -59.88% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses.
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|
Investor:
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Institutional:
HNRIX
AVERAGE ANNUAL
TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Energy |
|
|
|
Transition
Fund – |
|
|
|
Investor
Shares1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
3.72% |
13.31% |
3.32% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
3.72% |
12.26% |
2.74% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
2.20% |
10.12% |
2.31% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Energy |
|
|
|
Transition
Fund – |
|
|
|
Institutional
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
4.09% |
13.65% |
3.60% |
|
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Energy Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
-1.33% |
13.40% |
3.48% |
|
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
1 |
Prior to the
reorganization that took place on October 26, 2018, Investor Class shares
of the Fund were subject to a sales charge (load) on purchases. In
connection with the reorganization, performance information has been
restated to reflect the removal of the sales
load. |
We use the S&P 500®
Energy Index as an additional index because it reflects the performance of
investments similar to those of the Fund.
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Benton Cook, CFA, and L. Joshua Wein, CAIA, are
primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio of the Fund
and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment program. Mr. Cook has
served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since September 2019 and has been
employed by the Investment Manager since January 2022. His service on the Fund
prior to January 2022 was at the prior sub-advisor to the Fund, which he joined
in 2017. Mr. Wein has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since January
2022 and has been employed by the Investment Manager since September 2018.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
SECTOR &
SPECIALTY –
HENNESSY MIDSTREAM FUND |
HENNESSY MIDSTREAM
FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Midstream Fund seeks capital appreciation
through distribution growth and current income.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
1.10% |
|
1.10% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.78% |
|
0.55% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Franchise
and Income |
|
|
|
|
Tax
Expenses1 |
0.03% |
|
0.03% |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
0.65% |
|
0.52% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
2.03% |
|
1.65% |
Expense Reimbursement2,3 |
|
(0.25)%
|
|
(0.12)%
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
|
|
|
After Expense
Reimbursement |
|
1.78% |
|
1.53% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of this 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions, your costs
would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$181 |
$612 |
$1,070 |
$2,339 |
Institutional |
$156 |
$509 |
$
886 |
$1,944 |
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 16% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund invests in companies whose securities are listed
on U.S. national securities exchanges, including through American Depositary
Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign
issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. Investments consist
primarily of master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) and common stocks. As a
non-principal investment strategy, the Fund may also invest in securities such
as preferred stocks, warrants, equity-like instruments, and debt instruments.
With respect to up to 10% of its total assets, the Fund may invest in high-yield
debt securities, preferred shares, and convertible securities (commonly referred
to as “junk securities”). The Fund invests without regard to market
capitalization.
Under normal circumstances, the
Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in midstream energy infrastructure
companies. An issuer is considered to be a midstream energy infrastructure
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Investor:
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Institutional:
HMSIX
company if it owns and operates assets used in
energy logistics, including, without limitation, assets used in transporting,
storing, gathering, processing, distributing, or marketing of natural gas,
natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined products, coal, or electricity, or
provides energy-related equipment and services.
In selecting investments for
the Fund, the Portfolio Managers combine a top-down deductive reasoning approach
with a detailed bottom-up analysis of individual companies that have exposure to
the trends identified. The Portfolio Managers may sell all or a portion of a
position of the Fund’s portfolio holding for a number of reasons, including (1)
the issuer’s fundamentals deteriorating, (2) the parameters established for the
security’s profits or losses being realized, or (3) the Fund requiring cash to
meet redemption requests.
The Fund is non-diversified
under the Investment Company Act and under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue
Code (the “Code”). Accordingly, the Fund typically invests a greater portion of
its assets, and its performance may be affected by, a smaller number of issuers
than if it were a diversified fund. In addition, as a “C” corporation, the Fund
generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income
at the tax rate applicable to corporations (currently 21%), will not benefit
from current favorable federal income tax rates on long-term capital gains, and
will be subject to state and local income taxes by reason of its investments in
equity securities of MLPs.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Industry Concentration
Risk: The Fund concentrates its investments in the Energy sector, and its
performance is therefore tied closely to, and affected by, developments in this
industry. Companies in the Energy sector may be adversely affected by
fluctuations in commodity prices, reduced supply or demand of energy
commodities, the disruption of energy supplies transported on interstate
pipelines, depletion of reserves, extreme weather or environmental hazards,
accidents or other operating issues, changes in the regulatory environment,
slowdowns in new construction, rising interest rates, and terrorist threats on
energy assets.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The Fund is non-diversified under the Investment Company Act and
employs a concentrated investment strategy. Accordingly, the Fund typically
invests a greater portion of its assets in, and its performance may be affected
by, a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified, less concentrated
fund. Further, the Fund may experience greater losses as a result of a single
issuer’s unfavorable market or economic conditions or other adverse developments
impacting the market value of the issuer’s securities. As of January 31,
2024, approximately 86% of the Fund’s assets were invested in its top 10
holdings.
Tax Risks: Tax
risks associated with investments in the Fund include, but are not limited to,
the following:
Fund Structure Risk. Unlike most open-end
mutual funds that are structured as regulated investment companies for U.S.
federal income tax purposes and unlike entities treated as partnerships for tax
purposes, the Fund will be taxable as a regular corporation, or “C” corporation,
for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This means the Fund generally will be
subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income at the tax rate
applicable to corporations (currently 21%), will not benefit from current
favorable federal income tax rates on long-term capital gains, and will be
subject to state and local income taxes by reason of its investments in equity
securities of MLPs. Fund income and losses will not be passed through to
shareholders.
MLP Tax Risk. A change in current tax law, or
a change in the business of a given MLP, could result in an MLP being treated as
a corporation or other form of taxable entity for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. This would require the MLP to pay U.S. federal income tax, excise tax,
or another form of tax on its taxable income, thereby reducing the amount of
cash available for distribution by the MLP and potentially causing any
distributions received by the Fund to be taxed as dividend income, return of
capital, or capital gain. Therefore, if any of the MLPs owned by the Fund were
treated as corporations or other form of taxable entity for U.S. federal income
tax purposes, the after-tax return to the Fund with respect to its investment in
such MLPs could be materially reduced, which could cause a material decrease in
the net asset value of the Fund’s shares. If the Fund holds an MLP until its
cost basis for tax purposes is reduced to zero, subsequent distributions
received by the Fund are taxed at ordinary income rates, and a shareholder may
receive a corrected Form 1099. Furthermore, because the MLP itself does not pay
federal income tax, its income or loss is allocated to its shareholders,
including the Fund, regardless of whether the shareholders receive any cash
payment from the MLP.
Tax Estimation/NAV Risk. In calculating the
Fund’s net asset value, the Fund will account for its current taxes and deferred
tax liability or asset balances. The Fund will accrue a deferred income tax
liability balance, at the then-effective statutory U.S. federal income tax rate
(currently 21%) plus an estimated state and local income tax rate, for its
future tax liability associated with the capital appreciation of its investments
and the distributions received by the Fund from the companies in which it
invests that are considered to be return of capital and for any net operating
gains. Any deferred tax liability balance reduces the Fund’s net asset value.
The
SECTOR &
SPECIALTY –
HENNESSY MIDSTREAM FUND |
Fund may also accrue a
deferred tax asset balance, which reflects an estimate of the Fund’s future tax
benefit associated with net operating losses and unrealized losses. Any deferred
tax asset balance will increase the Fund’s net asset
value.
MLP Risk:
Investments in securities of an MLP involve risks that differ from investments
in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights
to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of
interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, cash flow risks,
dilution risks, and risks related to the general partner’s right to require
unit-holders to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price. Certain
MLP securities may trade in lower volumes due to their smaller capitalizations.
Accordingly, those MLPs may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements
and may lack sufficient market liquidity to enable the Fund to effect sales at
an advantageous time or without a substantial drop in price. MLPs are generally
considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods when interest
rates are rising, these investments may not provide attractive
returns.
Dividend Distribution
Risk: The Fund’s dividend distribution policy is intended to provide
consistent distributions to its shareholders at a rate that over time is similar
to the distribution rate the Fund receives from the companies in which it
invests, without offset for the expenses of the Fund. The amount of the Fund’s
distributions is based on, among other considerations, cash and stock
distributions the Fund actually receives from portfolio investments, including
returns of capital and any special cash payments received to offset distribution
reductions resulting from restructurings. Furthermore, the Fund’s total
distribution payment amount may be derived from net income, net profit from the
sale of securities, or other capital sources (the latter of which represents a
return of capital). A return of capital occurs when some or all of the money
that a shareholder invested in the Fund is paid back to the shareholder. A
return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s
investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.”
Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment
performance from the amounts of these distributions. For certain securities held
by the Fund, such as MLP units, the percentages attributed to each category (net
income, net profit from sale, and other capital sources) are estimated using
historical information because the character of the amounts received from such
entities is unknown until after the end of the calendar
year.
Cash Flow Risk:
The Fund expects that a substantial portion of the cash flow it receives will be
derived from its investments in MLPs. The amount and tax characterization of
cash available for distribution by such companies depends upon the amount of
cash generated by such companies’ operations. Cash available for distribution
may vary widely from quarter to quarter and will be affected by various factors
affecting each company’s operations. The Fund periodically will distribute more
than its income and net realized capital gains, which means a portion of a
shareholder’s distribution would be a return of capital. A return of capital
distribution reduces the basis of a shareholder’s shares so a shareholder may be
required to recognize a capital gain when the shareholder sells
shares.
Medium-Sized Company
Risk: The Fund invests in medium-sized companies, which may have more
limited liquidity and greater price volatility than larger, more established
companies.
Liquidity Risk:
MLP common units and equity securities of MLP affiliates, including I-Shares,
often trade on national securities exchanges. However, certain securities,
including those of issuers with smaller capitalizations, may trade less
frequently. The market movements of such securities with limited trading volumes
may be more abrupt or erratic than those with higher trading volumes. As a
result of the limited liquidity of such securities, the Fund could have greater
difficulty selling such securities at the time and price that the Fund would
like. This may also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to remit dividend
payments to shareholders.
Foreign Securities
Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign companies (i) whose securities are
listed on U.S. national securities exchanges or (ii) through ADRs. There are
specific risks associated with investing in foreign companies not typically
associated with investing in domestic companies. Risks include the possibility
of substantial price volatility or reduced liquidity as a result of political
and economic instability or policy and legislative changes in the foreign
country and reduced earnings potential due to significantly higher levels of
taxation than U.S. companies, including potentially confiscatory levels of
taxation. In addition, ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at
times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or down, and
these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than the price
originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an industry, a
sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity securities
fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted earnings of the
issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market conditions,
political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and the value
of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change Risk:
Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or to
different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in 2017 (the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Code (some of which
are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
added a 15% alternative minimum tax on
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large corporations and a 1% excise tax on
repurchases of stock by publicly traded corporations and certain affiliates.
Such legislation, as well as possible future U.S. tax legislation and
administrative guidance, could materially affect the value of or tax
consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective shareholders should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them of possible changes
in tax laws.
Temporary Defensive
Positions Risk: From time to time, the Fund may take temporary defensive
positions in response to adverse market, economic, or political other
conditions. To the extent the assets of the Fund are invested in temporary
defensive positions, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. For
temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest in cash or short-term
obligations.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
an index that reflects a broad measure of market performance, the
S&P 500®
Index, as well as an additional index that reflects the market sector in which
the Fund invests, the Alerian US Midstream Energy Index.
For additional information on these indices, please see “Descriptions of
Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus. The Fund is the successor to the BP
Capital TwinLine MLP Fund, a series of Professionally Managed Portfolios (the
“Predecessor BP TwinLine MLP Fund”), pursuant to a reorganization that took
place on October 26, 2018. The performance information provided for the periods
on or prior to October 26, 2018, is historical information for the
Predecessor BP TwinLine MLP Fund. The Predecessor BP TwinLine MLP Fund had a
substantially similar investment objective and investment strategy as the Fund.
The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in the
future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
HENNESSY
MIDSTREAM FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
11.55 |
2015 |
-28.17 |
2016 |
21.55 |
2017 |
-4.97 |
2018 |
-21.20 |
2019 |
11.76 |
2020 |
-31.28 |
2021 |
35.93 |
2022 |
28.82 |
2023 |
23.39 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 37.93% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and the
lowest
quarterly return was -53.24% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses.
AVERAGE ANNUAL
TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Midstream Fund – |
|
|
|
Investor
Shares1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes1 |
23.39% |
10.66% |
1.93% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions1 |
20.93% |
10.18% |
1.67% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares1 |
15.34% |
8.43% |
1.45% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Midstream Fund – |
|
|
|
Institutional
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
23.65% |
10.92% |
2.18% |
|
|
|
|
Alerian
US Midstream |
|
|
|
Energy
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
19.16% |
14.19% |
4.65% |
|
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no
deduction for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
We use the Alerian
US Midstream Energy Index as an additional index because it reflects the
performance of investments similar to those of the Fund.
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Benton Cook, CFA, and L. Joshua Wein, CAIA, are
primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio of the Fund
and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment program. Mr. Cook has
served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since June 2017 and has been employed
by the Investment Manager since January 2022. His service on the Fund prior to
January 2022 was at the prior sub-advisor to the Fund, which he joined in 2017.
Mr. Wein has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since January 2022 and
has been employed by the Investment Manager since September 2018.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
SECTOR &
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HENNESSY GAS
UTILITY FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Gas Utility Fund seeks income and capital
appreciation.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.40% |
|
0.40% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.45% |
|
0.31% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
0.35% |
|
0.31% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.00% |
|
0.71% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions,
your costs would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$102 |
$318 |
$552 |
$1,225 |
Institutional |
$ 73 |
$227 |
$395 |
$
883 |
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 12% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund may invest in any company whose securities are
listed on a U.S. national securities exchange, including through American
Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of
foreign issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. The Fund
intends to provide investment results that replicate the performance of the
American Gas Association Stock Index (the “AGA Stock Index”). The AGA
Stock Index is maintained by the American Gas Association, a national trade
association of natural gas distribution companies, and is licensed exclusively
to the Investment Manager for use as an investment strategy. Calculated monthly,
the AGA Stock Index consists of all member companies of the American Gas
Association whose securities are traded on a U.S. stock exchange, which include
natural gas distribution, gas pipeline, diversified gas, and combination gas and
electric companies. The stocks included in the Fund are chosen solely on
the basis of their inclusion in the AGA Stock Index.
Under normal circumstances, the
Fund intends to invest at least 85% of its net assets in the common stock of
companies that have natural gas distribution and transmission operations, and no
attempt is made to actively manage the Fund’s portfolio by using economic,
financial, or market analysis. The adverse financial situation of a
company will not result in its elimination from the Fund’s portfolio unless the
company is removed from the AGA Stock Index. The percentage of the Fund’s
assets invested in the stock of a particular company is approximately the same
as the percentage weighting of such company in the AGA Stock Index. The
percentage weighting of each company in the AGA Stock Index is an amount equal
to such company’s market capitalization multiplied by the percentage of such
company’s assets devoted to natural gas distribution and transmission. The
latter component of this calculation is used to recognize the natural gas
distribution and transmission component of the company’s asset base.
There is no predetermined
acceptable range of the difference between the total return of the AGA Stock
Index and the total return of the Fund. Any difference is likely the
result of various expenses incurred by the Fund, such as management fees,
transaction costs, and other operating expenses, as well as
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subscription and redemption activity. On the
other hand, the Fund does attempt to achieve a correlation of monthly returns
with the AGA Stock Index of approximately 95% or better. A correlation of
100% would mean the total return of the Fund’s assets would increase and
decrease at exactly the same rate as the total return of the AGA Stock Index.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with an investment in the Fund. The value of an investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Industry Concentration
Risk: The Fund concentrates its investments in the natural gas and
transmission industry and its performance is therefore tied closely to, and
affected by, developments in this industry. Natural gas companies may be
adversely affected by fluctuations in natural gas prices, reduced supply or
demand of natural gas, the disruption of natural gas supplies transported on
interstate pipelines, depletion of reserves, extreme weather or environmental
hazards, accidents or other operating issues, changes in the regulatory
environment, slowdowns in new construction, rising interest rates, and terrorist
threats on natural gas assets.
Foreign Securities
Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign companies (i) whose securities are
listed on U.S. national securities exchanges or (ii) through ADRs. There are
specific risks associated with investing in foreign companies not typically
associated with investing in domestic companies. Risks include the possibility
of substantial price volatility or reduced liquidity as a result of political
and economic instability or policy and legislative changes in the foreign
country and reduced earnings potential due to significantly higher levels of
taxation than U.S. companies, including potentially confiscatory levels of
taxation. In addition, ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at
times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or
down, and these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than
the price originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an
industry, a sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity
securities fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted
earnings of the issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market
conditions, political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and
the value of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change
Risk: Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect, or to different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in
2017 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal
Revenue Code (some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large
corporations and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded
corporations and certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible
future U.S. tax legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect
the value of or tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them
of possible changes in tax laws.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
an index reflecting a broad measure of market performance, the S&P 500®
Index, as well as an additional index that reflects the market sector in which
the Fund invests, the AGA Stock Index. For additional
information on these indices, please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of
this Prospectus. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in
the future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
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HENNESSY
GAS UTILITY FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
21.20 |
2015 |
-16.01 |
2016 |
20.70 |
2017 |
7.03 |
2018 |
-3.51 |
2019 |
20.78 |
2020 |
-9.32 |
2021 |
19.52 |
2022 |
6.15 |
2023 |
0.27 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 14.07% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, and the
lowest
quarterly return was -19.09% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy Gas
Utility |
|
|
|
Fund
– Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
0.27% |
6.86% |
5.86% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
-1.26% |
4.72% |
4.09% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
1.22% |
5.19% |
4.42% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy Gas
Utility |
|
|
|
Fund
– Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
0.56% |
7.19% |
6.10% |
|
|
|
|
AGA
Stock Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
1.10% |
8.04% |
7.01% |
|
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
We use the AGA
Stock Index as an additional index because it reflects the performance of
investments similar to those of the Fund.
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary. The Fund’s “return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares” may be higher than its
“return before taxes” or its “return after taxes on distributions” because it
may include a tax benefit due to the capital losses generated by the sale of
Fund shares.
The inception date of the
Fund’s Institutional Class shares is March 1, 2017. Performance shown prior to
the inception of Institutional Class shares reflects the performance of the
Fund’s Investor Class shares and includes expenses that are not applicable to,
and are higher than, the Fund’s Institutional Class shares.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, and L. Joshua Wein, CAIA, are
primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio of the Fund
and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment program. Mr. Kelley has
served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since October 2014, served as a
Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund from March 2013 through September 2014, has
served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since March 2021,
and has been employed by the Investment Manager since 2012. Mr. Wein
has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2021, as a
Co-Portfolio Manager from February 2019 until February 2021, and previously
served as a Senior Portfolio Analyst of the Fund from the time he joined the
Investment Manager in September 2018 until February 2019.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
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HENNESSY JAPAN
FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Japan Fund seeks long-term capital
appreciation.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.80% |
|
0.80% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.50% |
|
0.25% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses1 |
0.40% |
|
0.25% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.45% |
|
1.05% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions,
your costs would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$148 |
$459 |
$792 |
$1,735 |
Institutional |
$107 |
$334 |
$579 |
$1,283 |
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 57% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80%
of its net assets in equity securities of Japanese companies. The Fund
considers a Japanese company to be a company organized under the laws of Japan,
for which the principal securities trading market is Japan, or that has a
majority of its assets or business in Japan. Investments primarily include
common stocks. As a non-principal investment strategy, the Fund may also invest
in preferred stocks, warrants and other rights, securities convertible into or
exchangeable for common stocks, such as convertible bonds and investments in
Japan real estate investment trusts or other investment companies (including
exchange-traded funds, referred to as ETFs) that invest in equity securities of
Japanese companies. The Fund invests in companies regardless of market
capitalization. As of January 31, 2024, the average market capitalization of the
stocks held by the Fund was $49.12 billion.
While the Fund is considered a
diversified mutual fund, it employs a relatively concentrated investment
strategy and may hold securities of fewer issuers than other diversified
funds.
Using in-depth analysis and
on-site research, the Portfolio Managers focus on stocks with a potential “value
gap” by screening for companies that they identify as having strong businesses
and management, trading at attractive prices. The Portfolio Managers limit
the portfolio to what they consider to be their best ideas and maintain a
concentrated number of holdings. The Portfolio Managers typically sell an
investment when the reasons for buying it no longer apply, such as when they
determine that a company’s prospects have changed, that a company’s stock is
fully valued by the market, or that the company is beginning to show
deteriorating fundamentals. They also may sell an investment if it
becomes, in their determination, too large of a position in the
Fund.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with an investment in the Fund. The value of an
SECTOR &
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investment will fluctuate over time, and
it is possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing in
the Fund include the following:
Foreign Securities,
Foreign Currency, and Japan-Specific Risk: There are specific risks
associated with investing in the securities of foreign companies, including
fluctuations in the exchange rates of foreign currencies that impact the U.S.
dollar value of a security. The Fund concentrates its investments in the
securities of Japanese companies, and the Fund’s performance may be affected by
the social, political, and economic conditions in Japan. The Japanese economy
has at times in the past been negatively affected by government intervention and
protectionism, a deflationary macroeconomic environment, a heavy reliance on
international trade, and natural disasters. Some of these factors, as well as a
large government debt burden, an aging population, and changes to fiscal,
monetary, or trade policies, may affect Japanese markets and the Fund’s
performance. Japan’s international trade impacts Japan’s economic growth, and
adverse economic conditions in the United States or other trading partners may
affect Japan. Japan also has a growing economic relationship with China and
other Southeast Asian countries, and thus Japan’s economy may also be affected
by economic, political, and social instability in
those countries.
Industry Concentration
Risk: From time to time, the Fund may concentrate its investments in one
or more industry sectors. The Fund is currently substantially invested in the
Financials and Industrials sectors, and its performance is therefore tied
closely to, and affected by, developments in these industries. Companies in the
Financials sector may be adversely affected by changes in the regulatory
environment, interest rate changes, and other factors. Companies in the
Industrials sector may be adversely affected by changes in the supply of and
demand for products and services, product obsolescence, environmental
liabilities, and product liability.
Small-Sized and
Medium-Sized Companies Risk: The Fund may invest in small-sized and
medium-sized companies, which may have more limited liquidity and greater price
volatility than larger, more established companies. Smaller companies may have
limited product lines, markets, and financial resources, and their management
may be dependent on fewer key individuals.
Investment Company
Securities Risk: When the Fund invests in another investment company
(including an ETF), it will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any fees
and expenses payable directly by the other investment company. Therefore, the
Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative. In addition,
the Fund may be affected by the other investment company’s losses and the level
of risk arising from its investment practices (such as the use of leverage). The
Fund has no control over the risks taken by the other investment
company.
ETF Risk: In
addition to risks generally associated with investments in investment company
securities, investments in ETFs are subject to the following additional risks
that do not apply to non-ETFs: (i) an ETF’s shares may trade at a market price
that is above or below their net asset value; (ii) an active trading market for
an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; (iii) the ETF may employ an
investment strategy that utilizes high leverage ratios; and (iv) trading of an
ETF’s shares may be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem such action
appropriate, the shares are de-listed from the exchange, or the activation of
market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock
prices) halts stock trading generally.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or
down, and these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than
the price originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an
industry, a sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity
securities fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted
earnings of the issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market
conditions, political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and
the value of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change
Risk: Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect, or to different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in
2017 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal
Revenue Code (some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large
corporations and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded
corporations and certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible
future U.S. tax legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect
the value of or tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them
of possible changes in tax laws.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
indices that reflect broad measures of market performance, the Russell/Nomura
Total Market™
Index and the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX). For
additional information on these indices, please see “Descriptions of Indices” on
page 68 of this Prospectus. The Fund is the successor to the Hennessy
Japan Fund, a series of Hennessy SPARX Funds Trust (the “Predecessor Japan
Fund”). The performance information provided for the periods on or prior to
February 28, 2014, is
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historical information for the Predecessor Japan
Fund, which was managed by the same investment adviser and had the same
investment objective and investment strategy as the Fund. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in
the future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
HENNESSY
JAPAN FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
6.98 |
2015 |
12.95 |
2016 |
11.26 |
2017 |
32.04 |
2018 |
-6.57 |
2019 |
18.04 |
2020 |
25.52 |
2021 |
-3.07 |
2022 |
-30.65 |
2023 |
22.85 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 20.72% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and the
lowest
quarterly return was
-18.44% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Japan Fund – |
|
|
|
Investor
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
22.85% |
4.12% |
7.33% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
21.16% |
3.81% |
7.19% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
14.64% |
3.22% |
5.99% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Japan Fund – |
|
|
|
Institutional
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
23.35% |
4.52% |
7.72% |
|
|
|
|
Russell/Nomura
|
|
|
|
Total
Market Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
19.99% |
7.09% |
5.54% |
|
|
|
|
TOPIX |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
20.04% |
6.99% |
5.43% |
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary.
Returns are presented in U.S.
dollar terms.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Sub-Advisor
The sub-advisor for the Fund is SPARX Asset
Management Co., Ltd., located in Tokyo, Japan.
Portfolio
Managers
Masakazu Takeda, CFA and CMA, Angus Lee, CFA, and
Kohei Matsui are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
portfolio of the Fund and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment
program. Mr. Takeda has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since
November 2006. Messrs. Lee and Matsui have each served as a Portfolio Manager of
the Fund since July 2023.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
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HENNESSY JAPAN
SMALL CAP FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund seeks long-term capital
appreciation.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.80% |
|
0.80% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.57% |
|
0.32% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses1 |
0.47% |
|
0.32% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.52% |
|
1.12% |
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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions,
your costs would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$155 |
$480 |
$829 |
$1,813 |
Institutional |
$114 |
$356 |
$617 |
$1,363 |
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 32% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80%
of its net assets in equity securities of smaller Japanese companies, typically
considered to be companies with market capitalizations in the bottom 20% of all
publicly traded Japanese companies. As of December 31, 2023, the bottom
20% of publicly traded Japanese companies had market capitalizations below
approximately 469 billion Japanese yen, or the equivalent of
$3.2 billion. This market capitalization range will vary due to
market conditions. The Fund considers a Japanese company to be a company
organized under the laws of Japan, for which the principal securities trading
market is Japan, or that has a majority of its assets or business in Japan.
Investments primarily include common stocks. As a non-principal investment
strategy, the Fund may also invest in preferred stocks, warrants and other
rights, securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stocks, such as
convertible bonds, and investments in Japan real estate investment trusts or
other investment companies (including exchange-traded funds, referred to as
ETFs) that invest in equity securities of Japanese companies.
Using in-depth analysis and
on-site research, the Portfolio Managers focus on stocks with a potential “value
gap” by screening for small-cap companies that they identify as having strong
businesses and management, trading at attractive prices. The portfolio is
limited to what the Portfolio Managers consider to be their best ideas and is
unconstrained by its benchmarks. The Portfolio Managers typically sell an
investment when the reasons for buying it no longer apply, such as when they
determine that a company’s prospects have changed, that a company’s stock is
fully valued by the market, or that the company is beginning to show
deteriorating fundamentals. They also may sell an investment if it
becomes, in their determination, too large of a position in the
Fund.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with an investment in the Fund. The value of an
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investment will fluctuate over time, and
it is possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing in
the Fund include the following:
Foreign Securities,
Foreign Currency, and Japan-Specific Risk: There are specific risks
associated with investing in the securities of foreign companies, including
fluctuations in the exchange rates of foreign currencies that impact the U.S.
dollar value of a security. The Fund concentrates its investments in the
securities of Japanese companies, and the Fund’s performance may be affected by
the social, political, and economic conditions in Japan. The Japanese economy
has at times in the past been negatively affected by government intervention and
protectionism, a deflationary macroeconomic environment, a heavy reliance on
international trade, and natural disasters. Some of these factors, as well as a
large government debt burden, an aging population, and changes to fiscal,
monetary, or trade policies, may affect Japanese markets and the Fund’s
performance. Japan’s international trade impacts Japan’s economic growth, and
adverse economic conditions in the United States or other trading partners may
affect Japan. Japan also has a growing economic relationship with China and
other Southeast Asian countries, and thus Japan’s economy may also be affected
by economic, political, and social instability in
those countries.
Industry Concentration
Risk: From time to time, the Fund may concentrate its investments in one
or more industry sectors. The Fund is currently substantially invested in the
Industrials sector, and its performance is therefore tied closely to, and
affected by, developments in this industry. Companies in the Industrials sector
may be adversely affected by changes in the supply of and demand for products
and services, product obsolescence, environmental liabilities, and product
liability.
Small-Sized and
Medium-Sized Companies Risk: The Fund invests in small-sized and
medium-sized companies, which may have more limited liquidity and greater price
volatility than larger, more established companies. Smaller companies may have
limited product lines, markets, and financial resources, and their management
may be dependent on fewer key individuals.
Investment Company
Securities Risk: When the Fund invests in another investment
company (including an ETF), it will indirectly bear its proportionate share of
any fees and expenses payable directly by the other investment company.
Therefore, the Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be
duplicative. In addition, the Fund may be affected by the other investment
company’s losses and the level of risk arising from its investment practices
(such as the use of leverage). The Fund has no control over the risks taken by
the other investment company.
ETF Risk: In
addition to risks generally associated with investments in investment company
securities, investments in ETFs are subject to the following additional risks
that do not apply to non-ETFs: (i) an ETF’s shares may trade at a market price
that is above or below their net asset value; (ii) an active trading market for
an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; (iii) the ETF may employ an
investment strategy that utilizes high leverage ratios; and (iv) trading of an
ETF’s shares may be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem such action
appropriate, the shares are de-listed from the exchange, or the activation of
market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock
prices) halts stock trading generally.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or
down, and these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than
the price originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an
industry, a sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity
securities fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted
earnings of the issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market
conditions, political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and
the value of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change
Risk: Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect, or to different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in
2017 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal
Revenue Code (some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large
corporations and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded
corporations and certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible
future U.S. tax legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect
the value of or tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them
of possible changes in tax laws.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
an index that reflects a broad measure of market performance, the Tokyo Stock
Price Index (TOPIX), as well as an additional index that reflects the types of
securities in which the Fund invests, the Russell/Nomura Small Cap™
Index. For additional information on these indices,
please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus. The
Fund is the successor to the Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund, a series of Hennessy
SPARX Funds Trust (the “Predecessor Japan Small Cap Fund”). The performance
information provided for the periods on or prior to February 28, 2014, is
historical information for the Predecessor Japan Small Cap Fund, which was
managed by the same investment adviser and had the same investment objective and
investment strategy as
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the Fund. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in
the future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
HENNESSY
JAPAN SMALL CAP FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
8.75 |
2015 |
11.59 |
2016 |
8.52 |
2017 |
49.58 |
2018 |
-12.51 |
2019 |
19.95 |
2020 |
13.43 |
2021 |
-4.65 |
2022 |
-16.34 |
2023 |
16.29 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 19.35% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and the
lowest
quarterly return was -23.20% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses and inception
dates.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Japan Small Cap |
|
|
|
Fund
– Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
16.29% |
4.77% |
8.08% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
16.26% |
4.77% |
7.61% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
10.01% |
3.88% |
6.57% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Japan Small Cap |
|
|
|
Fund
– Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
16.74% |
5.18% |
8.42% |
|
|
|
|
Russell/Nomura
|
|
|
|
Small
Cap™
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
15.39% |
4.21% |
5.36% |
|
|
|
|
TOPIX |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
20.04% |
6.99% |
5.43% |
We use the
Russell/Nomura Small Cap™
Index as an additional index because it reflects the performance of investments
similar to those of the Fund.
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary.
The inception date of the
Fund’s Institutional Class shares is June 15, 2015. Performance shown
prior to the inception of Institutional Class shares reflects the performance of
the Fund’s Investor Class shares and includes expenses that are not applicable
to, and are higher than, those of Institutional Class shares.
Returns are presented in U.S.
dollar terms.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Sub-Advisor
The sub-advisor for the Fund is SPARX Asset
Management Co., Ltd., located in Tokyo, Japan.
Portfolio
Managers
Takenari Okumura, CMA, and Tadahiro Fujimura, CFA
and CMA are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio
of the Fund and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment program.
Mr. Okumura has served as Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February
2020, and Mr. Fujimura has served as Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its
inception.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
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HENNESSY LARGE CAP
FINANCIAL FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund seeks capital
appreciation.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.90% |
|
0.90% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.75% |
|
0.57% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses1 |
0.65% |
|
0.57% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.80% |
|
1.47% |
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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions,
your costs would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$183 |
$566 |
$975 |
$2,116 |
Institutional |
$150 |
$465 |
$803 |
$1,757 |
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 114% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund invests primarily in companies whose securities
are listed on U.S. national securities exchanges, including through American
Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of
foreign issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. The Fund’s
investments consist primarily of common stocks.
Under normal circumstances, the
Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of large-cap companies
principally engaged in the business of providing financial services, including
information technology companies that are primarily engaged in providing
products or services to financial services companies. An issuer is
considered principally engaged in the business of providing financial services
if at least 50% of its assets, gross income, or net profits are committed to, or
derived from, financial services activities. Financial services activities
are activities primarily related to consumer and commercial banking, global
payments, insurance, securities and investments, specialty finance, and real
estate. Investments may include mortgage banking companies, discount
brokerage companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies, payment
processing companies, savings and loan associations, savings banks, leasing
companies, building and loan associations, cooperative banks, commercial banks,
investment companies, other depository institutions, and real estate investment
trusts. The Fund considers a large-cap company to be one that has a market
capitalization of $3 billion or more, measured at the time of purchase.
When evaluating securities to
purchase in the banking industry, the Portfolio Managers generally select
companies that have low price-to-earnings and low price-to-book ratios relative
to peers. When evaluating other financial service companies, the Portfolio
Managers generally focus on companies using technology to develop and grow
alternative delivery channels of traditional financial products. They view
digital financial services as a long-term growth opportunity. The
Portfolio Managers may choose to sell a security if they believe it has reached
an excessive valuation level, when the company’s specific metrics or industry
fundamentals deteriorate, or if the investment process
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identifies a potentially superior investment idea.
They may also choose to sell a position when the company’s market capitalization
drops below $3 billion.
The Fund will not invest more
than 5% of its total assets in the equity-related securities of any one company
that derives more than 15% of its revenues from brokerage or investment
management activities.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Industry Concentration
Risk: The Fund primarily invests in the Financials sector, and its
performance is therefore tied closely to, and affected by, developments in this
industry. Companies in the Financials sector may be adversely affected by
changes in the regulatory environment, interest rate changes, and other
factors.
Mortgage and Real Estate
Investments Risk: Because the Fund focuses on financial services
companies that issue mortgages and invest in mortgage-backed securities and
other real estate investments, the Fund is subject to risks associated with the
real estate market. Mortgages and real estate investments are particularly
sensitive to economic downturns, changes in regulations, and fluctuating
interest rates. In particular, they are subject to the risk that borrowers
default on their loans and the risk that borrowers prepay some or all of the
principal owed to the issuer, in each case causing the investments to fail to
realize expected returns.
Medium-Sized Companies
Risk: The Fund may invest in medium-sized companies, which may have
more limited liquidity and greater price volatility than larger, more
established companies.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The Fund is non-diversified under the Investment Company Act.
Accordingly, the Fund typically invests a greater portion of its assets in, and
its performance may be affected by, a smaller number of issuers than if it were
a diversified fund. Further, the Fund may experience greater losses as a result
of a single issuer’s unfavorable market or economic conditions or other adverse
developments impacting the market value of the issuer’s
securities.
Foreign Securities
Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign companies (i) whose securities are
listed on U.S. national securities exchanges or (ii) through ADRs. There are
specific risks associated with investing in foreign companies not typically
associated with investing in domestic companies. Risks include the possibility
of substantial price volatility or reduced liquidity as a result of political
and economic instability or policy and legislative changes in the foreign
country and reduced earnings potential due to significantly higher levels of
taxation than U.S. companies, including potentially confiscatory levels of
taxation. In addition, ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at
times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or
down, and these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than
the price originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an
industry, a sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity
securities fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted
earnings of the issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market
conditions, political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and
the value of the issuer’s assets.
Temporary Defensive
Positions Risk: From time to time, the Fund may take temporary
defensive positions in response to adverse market, economic, or political
conditions. To the extent the assets of the Fund are invested in temporary
defensive positions, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest in cash or short-term
obligations.
Tax Law Change
Risk: Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect, or to different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in
2017 (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal
Revenue Code (some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large
corporations and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded
corporations and certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible
future U.S. tax legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect
the value of or tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective
shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them
of possible changes in tax laws.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
an index that reflects a broad measure of market performance, the Russell
1000®
Index, as well as an additional index that reflects the market sector in which
the Fund invests, the Russell 1000®
Index Financials. For additional information on
these indices, please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this
Prospectus. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in
the future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
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45rmance of the
Fund’s Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class
shares because the share classes have different
expenses.
Investor:
HLFNX
Institutional:
HILFX
HENNESSY
LARGE CAP FINANCIAL FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
7.85 |
2015 |
-6.11 |
2016 |
14.96 |
2017 |
19.38 |
2018 |
-11.73 |
2019 |
29.75 |
2020 |
16.55 |
2021 |
18.80 |
2022 |
-24.88 |
2023 |
4.57 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 22.26% for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, and
the lowest
quarterly return was -25.61% for the quarter ended
March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses and inception
dates.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Large Cap Financial |
|
|
|
Fund
– Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
4.57% |
7.13% |
5.64% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
4.15% |
6.45% |
4.63% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
3.01% |
5.65% |
4.36% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Large Cap Financial |
|
|
|
Fund
– Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
4.86% |
7.49% |
5.97% |
|
|
|
|
Russell
1000®
Index Financials |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
15.46% |
14.78% |
11.59% |
|
|
|
|
Russell
1000®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.53% |
15.52% |
11.80% |
We use the Russell
1000®
Index Financials as an additional index because it reflects the performance of
investments similar to those of the Fund.
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary.
The inception date of the
Fund’s Institutional Class shares is June 15, 2015. Performance shown
prior to the inception of Institutional Class shares reflects the performance of
the Fund’s Investor Class shares and includes expenses that are not applicable
to, and are higher than, those of Institutional Class shares.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
David H. Ellison and Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, are
primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio of the Fund
and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment program. Mr. Ellison has
served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its inception and has been
employed by the Investment Manager since 2012. Mr. Kelley has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since October 2014, served as a Co-Portfolio
Manager of the Fund from March 2013 through September 2014, has served as the
Chief Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since March 2021, and has been
employed by the Investment Manager since 2012.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
SECTOR &
SPECIALTY –
HENNESSY SMALL CAP FINANCIAL FUND |
HENNESSY SMALL CAP
FINANCIAL FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund seeks capital
appreciation.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.90% |
|
0.90% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
0.58% |
|
0.40% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses1 |
0.48% |
|
0.40% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.63% |
|
1.30% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 those assumptions,
your costs would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$166 |
$514 |
$887 |
$1,933 |
Institutional |
$132 |
$412 |
$713 |
$1,568 |
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 72% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund invests primarily in companies whose securities
are listed on U.S. national securities exchanges, including through American
Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of
foreign issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. The Fund’s
investments consist primarily of common stocks.
Under normal circumstances, the
Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small-cap companies
principally engaged in the business of providing financial services. An
issuer is considered principally engaged in the business of providing financial
services if at least 50% of its assets, gross income, or net profits are
committed to, or derived from, financial services activities. Financial
services activities are activities primarily related to consumer and commercial
banking, global payments, insurance, securities and investments, specialty
finance, and real estate. Investments may include mortgage banking companies,
discount brokerage companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,
savings and loan associations, savings banks, leasing companies, building and
loan associations, cooperative banks, commercial banks, investment companies,
other depository institutions, companies in the information technology
industries that are primarily engaged in providing products or services to the
types of companies listed above, and real estate investment trusts. The
Fund considers a small-cap company to be one that has a market capitalization of
less than $3 billion, measured at the time of purchase.
When evaluating securities to
purchase, the Portfolio Managers generally look for companies that have low
price-to-earnings ratios and low price-to-book ratios relative to other
financial services companies. The Portfolio Managers may choose to sell a
security if they believe it has reached an excessive valuation level, when the
company’s specific metrics or industry fundamentals deteriorate, or if the
investment process identifies a potentially superior investment idea. They may
also choose to sell a position when the company’s market capitalization rises
above $3 billion.
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Investor:
HSFNX
Institutional:
HISFX
The Fund will not invest more
than 5% of its total assets in the equity-related securities of any one company
that derives more than 15% of its revenues from brokerage or investment
management activities.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Mortgage and Real Estate
Investments Risk: Because the Fund focuses on financial services
companies that issue mortgages and invest in mortgage-backed securities and
other real estate investments, the Fund is subject to risks associated with the
real estate market. Mortgages and real estate investments are particularly
sensitive to economic downturns, changes in regulations, and fluctuating
interest rates. In particular, they are subject to the risk that borrowers
default on their loans and the risk that borrowers prepay some or all of the
principal owed to the issuer, in each case causing the investments to fail to
realize expected returns.
Small-Sized and
Medium-Sized Companies Risk: The Fund invests in small-sized and
medium-sized companies, which may have more limited liquidity and greater price
volatility than larger, more established companies. Smaller companies may
have limited product lines, markets, and financial resources, and their
management may be dependent on fewer key individuals.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The Fund is non-diversified under the Investment Company Act.
Accordingly, the Fund typically invests a greater portion of its assets in, and
its performance may be affected by, a smaller number of issuers than if it were
a diversified fund. Further, the Fund may experience greater losses as a result
of a single issuer’s unfavorable market or economic conditions or other adverse
developments impacting the market value of the issuer’s
securities.
Foreign Securities
Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign companies (i) whose securities are
listed on U.S. national securities exchanges or (ii) through ADRs. There are
specific risks associated with investing in foreign companies not typically
associated with investing in domestic companies. Risks include the possibility
of substantial price volatility or reduced liquidity as a result of political
and economic instability or policy and legislative changes in the foreign
country and reduced earnings potential due to significantly higher levels of
taxation than U.S. companies, including potentially confiscatory levels of
taxation. In addition, ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at
times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or
down, and these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than
the price originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an
industry, a sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity
securities fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted
earnings of the issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market
conditions, political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and
the value of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change Risk:
Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or to
different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in 2017 (the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal Revenue Code
(some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large corporations
and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded corporations and
certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible future U.S. tax
legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect the value of or
tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective shareholders should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them of possible changes
in tax laws.
Temporary Defensive
Positions Risk: From time to time, the Fund may take temporary
defensive positions in response to adverse market, economic, or political
conditions. To the extent the assets of the Fund are invested in temporary
defensive positions, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest in cash or short-term
obligations.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
an index that reflects a broad measure of market performance, the Russell
2000®
Index, as well as an additional index that reflects the market sector in which
the Fund invests, the Russell 2000®
Index Financials. For additional information on
these indices, please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this
Prospectus. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in
the future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
SECTOR &
SPECIALTY –
HENNESSY SMALL CAP FINANCIAL FUND |
HENNESSY
SMALL CAP FINANCIAL FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
-3.40 |
2015 |
11.74 |
2016 |
33.41 |
2017 |
-0.20 |
2018 |
-15.86 |
2019 |
19.88 |
2020 |
2.58 |
2021 |
42.75 |
2022 |
-11.16 |
2023 |
4.58 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was 57.27% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, and
the lowest
quarterly return was -38.05% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses and inception
dates.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Small Cap Financial |
|
|
|
Fund
– Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
4.58% |
10.28% |
7.03% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
3.41% |
9.32% |
5.39% |
|
|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
3.47% |
8.10% |
5.29% |
|
|
|
|
Hennessy
Small Cap Financial |
|
|
|
Fund
– Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return before taxes |
4.91% |
10.65% |
7.42% |
|
|
|
|
Russell
2000®
Index Financials |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
12.24% |
8.47% |
7.36% |
|
|
|
|
Russell
2000®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
16.93% |
9.97% |
7.16% |
We use the Russell
2000®
Index Financials as an additional index because it reflects the performance of
investments similar to those of the Fund.
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary. The Fund’s “return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares” may be higher than its
“return after taxes on distributions” because it may include a tax benefit due
to the capital losses generated by the sale of Fund
shares.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
David H. Ellison and Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, are
primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio of the Fund
and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment program. Mr. Ellison has
served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its inception and has been
employed by the Investment Manager since 2012. Mr. Kelley has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since October 2014, served as a Co-Portfolio
Manager of the Fund from March 2013 through September 2014, has served as the
Chief Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since March 2021, and has been
employed by the Investment Manager since 2012.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
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Investor:
HTECX
Institutional:
HTCIX
HENNESSY
TECHNOLOGY FUND
Investment
Objective
The Hennessy Technology Fund seeks long-term capital
appreciation.
Fund Fees and
Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that
you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries,
which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES |
|
Investor |
|
Institutional |
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
|
None |
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
|
|
|
|
Management Fees |
|
0.74% |
|
0.74% |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
0.15% |
|
None |
Other Expenses |
|
2.28% |
|
2.11% |
Shareholder
Servicing |
0.10% |
|
None |
|
Remaining
Other Expenses |
2.18% |
|
2.11% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
3.17% |
|
2.85% |
Expense Reimbursement1,2 |
|
(1.94)%
|
|
(1.87)%
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
|
|
|
After Expense
Reimbursement |
|
1.23% |
|
0.98% |
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in shares of 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 you
reinvest all dividends and distributions, that your investment has a 5% return
each year, and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual
fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement for the first year and equal
to total annual fund operating expenses for the remaining years. Although
your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on those assumptions, your costs
would be:
|
One Year |
Three Years |
Five Years |
Ten Years |
Investor |
$125 |
$795 |
$1,490 |
$3,341 |
Institutional |
$100 |
$706 |
$1,338 |
$3,041 |
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
101% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategy
The Fund invests primarily in companies whose securities
are listed on U.S. national securities exchanges, including through American
Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are U.S. dollar-denominated securities of
foreign issuers listed on U.S. national securities exchanges.
Under normal circumstances, the
Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies that are
principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacturing, or
distributing of products or services in the technology industry. Potential
investments include, but are not limited to, the following sub-industries: IT
consulting and other services, internet services and infrastructure, application
software, systems software, communications equipment, technology hardware,
storage and peripherals, electronic equipment and instruments, electronic
components, electronic manufacturing services, technology distributors,
semiconductor materials and equipment, semiconductors, interactive home
entertainment, and interactive media and services.
SECTOR &
SPECIALTY –
HENNESSY TECHNOLOGY
FUND |
From the investable common
stocks of public companies in the S&P Capital IQ Database with market
capitalizations exceeding $175 million, the portfolio management team identifies
approximately 60 stocks (weighted equally by dollar amount) with the following
attributes:
|
• |
Sector-leading cash flows and
profits |
|
|
|
|
• |
History of delivering returns in excess of
cost of capital |
|
|
|
|
• |
Attractive relative valuation |
|
|
|
|
• |
Ability to generate cash |
|
|
|
|
• |
Attractive balance sheet risk
profile |
|
|
|
|
• |
Prospects for sustainable
profitability |
The universe of stocks is re-screened and the
portfolio is rebalanced approximately on a monthly basis.
Principal
Risks
As with any security, there are market and
investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and it is
possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing
in the Fund include the following:
Industry Concentration
Risk: The Fund concentrates its investments within the Information
Technology sector, and its performance is therefore tied closely to, and
affected by, developments in this industry. Technology companies face intense
competition and may be subject to extensive regulatory requirements. They
may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or
personnel. The products of technology companies may face obsolescence due
to rapid technological developments, frequent new product introduction, and
unpredictable changes in growth rates.
High Portfolio Turnover
Risk: High portfolio turnover will produce higher transaction costs
(such as brokerage commissions and dealer markups) that the Fund must pay, thus
reducing the Fund’s performance. High portfolio turnover may also result in
higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account.
Small-Sized and
Medium-Sized Companies Risk: The Fund may invest in small-sized and
medium-sized companies, which may have more limited liquidity and greater price
volatility than larger, more established companies. Smaller companies may have
limited product lines, markets, and financial resources, and their management
may be dependent on fewer key individuals.
Foreign Securities
Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign companies (i) whose securities are
listed on U.S. national securities exchanges or (ii) through ADRs. There are
specific risks associated with investing in foreign companies not typically
associated with investing in domestic companies. Risks include the possibility
of substantial price volatility or reduced liquidity as a result of political
and economic instability or policy and legislative changes in the foreign
country and reduced earnings potential due to significantly higher levels of
taxation than U.S. companies, including potentially confiscatory levels of
taxation. In addition, ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at
times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Market and Equity
Investments Risk: The market value of a security may move up or
down, and these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than
the price originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, an
industry, a sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of equity
securities fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted
earnings of the issuer, the quality of the issuer’s management, general market
conditions, political and other events, forecasts for the issuer’s industry, and
the value of the issuer’s assets.
Tax Law Change Risk:
Tax law is subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or to
different interpretations. For example, tax legislation enacted in 2017 (the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act) resulted in fundamental changes to the Internal Revenue Code
(some of which are set to expire in 2025). More recently, the Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022 added a 15% alternative minimum tax on large corporations
and a 1% excise tax on repurchases of stock by publicly traded corporations and
certain affiliates. Such legislation, as well as possible future U.S. tax
legislation and administrative guidance, could materially affect the value of or
tax consequences of your investment in the Fund. Prospective shareholders should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact to them of possible changes
in tax laws.
Performance
Information
The following
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five, and ten years compare with those of
indices that reflect broad measures of market performance, the NASDAQ Composite
Index and the S&P 500®
Index. For additional information on these indices,
please see “Descriptions of Indices” on page 68 of this Prospectus.
The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future
performance. Performance may be higher or lower in
the future. Updated performance information is available at www.hennessyfunds.com.
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Institutional:
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HENNESSY
TECHNOLOGY FUND
CALENDAR YEAR
TOTAL RETURNS OF INVESTOR SHARES
|
|
2014 |
1.73 |
2015 |
3.46 |
2016 |
2.03 |
2017 |
20.20 |
2018 |
-1.82 |
2019 |
39.10 |
2020 |
32.98 |
2021 |
13.37 |
2022 |
-26.28 |
2023 |
35.95 |
For the period shown in the bar
chart, the Fund’s highest
quarterly return was
26.01% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and the
lowest
quarterly return was -22.30% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class shares differs from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares
because the share classes have different expenses and inception
dates.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December
31, 2023)
|
One |
Five |
Ten |
|
Year |
Years |
Years |
Hennessy
Technology Fund – |
|
|
|
Investor
Shares |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Return
before taxes |
35.95% |
16.02% |
10.29% |
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|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions |
35.95% |
13.24% |
8.23% |
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|
|
|
Return
after taxes |
|
|
|
on
distributions and |
|
|
|
sale
of Fund shares |
21.28% |
12.13% |
7.72% |
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|
|
|
Hennessy
Technology Fund – |
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|
|
Institutional
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return
before taxes |
36.25% |
16.30% |
10.60% |
|
|
|
|
NASDAQ
Composite Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
44.64% |
18.75% |
14.80% |
|
|
|
|
S&P
500®
Index |
|
|
|
(reflects no deduction
for |
|
|
|
fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
26.29% |
15.69% |
12.03% |
The after-tax
returns are calculated using the highest historical individual stated federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and may differ from
those shown, and the 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. After-tax returns
are shown for Investor Class shares only, and after-tax returns for
Institutional Class shares will vary.
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the investment manager of
the Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, and L. Joshua Wein, CAIA, are
primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio of the Fund
and for developing and executing the Fund’s investment program. Mr. Kelley
has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since May 2018, served as a
Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund from February 2017 to May 2018, has served as
the Chief Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since March 2021, and has
been employed by the Investment Manager since 2012. Mr. Wein has
served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2021, as a Co-Portfolio
Manager from February 2019 until February 2021, and previously served as a
Senior Portfolio Analyst of the Fund from the time he joined the Investment
Manager in September 2018 until February 2019.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes, and
financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Important Additional Fund
Information” on page 53 of this Prospectus.
IMPORTANT
ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Institutional Class shares are available only to
shareholders who invest directly in Fund shares or who invest through certain
broker-dealers or financial institutions that have entered into appropriate
arrangements with a Fund.
To purchase Fund shares, you
may contact your broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. To purchase Fund
shares directly from the Hennessy Funds, or for assistance with completing your
application, please call 1-800-966-4354 or 1-415-899-1555 between 9:00 a.m. and
7:00 p.m. Eastern time/6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Pacific time on Monday through
Thursday or between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time/6:00 a.m. and 2:00
p.m. Pacific time on Friday (excluding holidays). You may buy Fund shares
any day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open.
The minimum initial investment
in Investor Class shares of a Fund is $2,500 for regular accounts and $250 for
Individual Retirement Accounts. The minimum initial investment in
Institutional Class shares of a Fund is $250,000. For corporate-sponsored
retirement plans, there is no minimum initial investment for either Investor
Class or Institutional Class shares. There is no subsequent minimum
investment requirement. A $100 minimum exists for each additional
investment made through an Automatic Investment Plan. The Funds may waive
the minimum investment requirements from time to time. Investors
purchasing Fund shares through financial intermediaries’ asset-based fee
programs may have the above minimums waived by their intermediary, since the
intermediary, rather than the Funds, absorbs the increased costs of small
purchases.
You may redeem Fund shares each
day the NYSE is open either by mail (Hennessy Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund
Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701) or by calling the Transfer
Agent at 1-800-261-6950 between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern time/6:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on Monday through Friday (excluding holidays).
Investors who wish to redeem Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary should contact the intermediary regarding the hours
during which orders to redeem Fund shares may be placed.
Tax
Information
The Funds’ distributions generally will be taxable
to you as ordinary income or capital gains regardless of whether they are paid
in cash or reinvested in Fund shares, unless you invest through a tax-deferred
arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, in which case such
distributions may be taxable at a later date.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and
Other
Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer
or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund, the Investment
Manager, and their related companies may pay the intermediary for performing
shareholder services or distribution-related services for the Fund, including,
without limitation, administrative, sub-transfer agency type, recordkeeping, and
shareholder communication services. If made, these payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend a Fund over another
investment. Similarly, such payments may cause financial intermediaries to
elevate the prominence of the Fund within its organization by, for example,
placing it on a list of preferred funds. Ask your financial adviser or
visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT INFORMATION
In order to provide a degree of flexibility, each
Fund may change its investment objective without obtaining shareholder approval.
If a Fund does so, it must provide 60 days’ notice to shareholders prior to
implementing the change. An investment objective is not a guarantee. The
Statement of Additional Information for the Funds, which is incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus, contains a description of the Funds’ policies
and procedures regarding disclosure of their portfolio holdings.
If a Fund acquires another
fund, the Fund may hold indefinitely the portfolio securities transferred to the
Fund from the acquired fund (“acquired portfolio securities”) unless this
violates the investment limitations of the Fund. The Fund may sell
acquired portfolio securities in the ordinary course of business in order to
rebalance its portfolio or adjust its portfolio in accordance with its
investment strategy or to meet redemption requests.
The following statements apply
to the Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30
Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Value
Fund, and the Hennessy Technology Fund:
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Each Fund only purchases stocks that have
historical trading volume sufficient to allow for purchase of the required
number of shares without materially affecting the share price. |
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Each Fund selects stocks from investable
common stocks of public companies in the S&P Capital IQ Database. The
S&P Capital IQ Database is a robust and comprehensive source of data
on publicly traded domestic and foreign common stocks and contains
financial, statistical, and market data for different regions of the
world.1
The Portfolio Managers may conduct an initial screening of common stocks
in the Database to remove certain stocks based on characteristics such as
limited liquidity, share price below a minimum threshold, and irregularity
of dividends. |
1 |
Although S&P Global
Market Intelligence (“S&P Global”) obtains information for inclusion
in, or for use in, the S&P Capital IQ Database from sources that it
considers reliable, S&P Global does not guarantee the accuracy or
completeness of the information contained in the S&P Capital IQ
Database. S&P Global makes no warranty, express or implied, as to the
results to be obtained by the Funds and the advisability of investing in
the Funds, or any other persons or entity from the use of the S&P
Capital IQ Database. S&P Global makes no express or implied
warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the S&P Capital IQ
Database. “Standard & Poor’s,” “S&P,” and “Capital IQ” are
trademarks of S&P Global. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold,
or promoted by S&P Global or any of its affiliates or parent
companies. |
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Each Fund offers a consistent and disciplined
approach to investing based on a buy and hold philosophy that rejects the
idea of market timing. Except as provided below, the Investment Manager
expects stocks held in each Fund’s portfolio to remain the same until the
next rebalance period, regardless of any adverse developments concerning a
company, an industry, the economy, or the stock market generally. However,
in the event that earnings or other information that formed the basis for
selecting a stock are restated and the resulting data would have precluded
the stock from being selected for the portfolio, the Investment Manager
reserves the right to replace that stock with another stock meeting the
Fund’s criteria. |
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When each Fund receives new cash flow from the
sale of its shares, it is first used to the extent necessary to meet
redemptions. Any remaining cash is invested pro rata across the Fund’s
portfolio (without any intention to rebalance the portfolio on an interim
basis). Such purchases are generally made on a weekly basis, but may be
made on a more or less frequent basis at the discretion of the Investment
Manager depending on certain factors, including the size of the Fund and
the amount of cash to be invested. To the extent redemptions exceed new
cash flow, each Fund may meet redemption requests by selling securities on
a pro rata basis. Thus, interim purchases and sales of securities are
based on current portfolio weightings and are made without regard to
whether or not a particular security continues to meet the Fund’s
criteria. |
In the event of extreme market
volatility, the Investment Manager reserves the right to forego the use of
three-month or six-month positive stock price appreciation criteria in selecting
stocks for the portfolios of the Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund and the
Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund.
The following statements apply
to both the Hennessy Total Return Fund and the Hennessy Balanced Fund:
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In an effort to minimize transaction costs,
each Fund may accumulate funds and make purchases in larger blocks to
avoid odd lot transactions. However, neither Fund takes temporary
defensive positions. Each Fund invests accumulated funds in money market
instruments (such as U.S. Treasury securities, commercial paper,
commercial paper master notes, and repurchase agreements) or money market
mutual funds. |
ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT INFORMATION |
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When funding redemption requests, each Fund
first utilizes any accumulated funds described above. If it is necessary
for the Fund to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, it
endeavors to maintain its asset allocation strategy. Each Fund may vary
the percentage of each issue of common stock sold to avoid odd lot
transactions, thereby reducing total transaction
costs. |
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MANAGEMENT OF
THE FUNDS
Investment
Manager
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is a registered investment
advisor and is the investment manager of the Funds. The Investment
Manager’s address is 7250 Redwood Boulevard, Suite 200, Novato, CA 94945.
The Investment Manager has been
providing investment advisory services since 1989. The Investment Manager
furnishes each Fund with office space and certain administrative services and
provides most of the personnel needed by the Funds. As of January 31,
2024, the Investment Manager managed approximately $3.3 billion of net assets on
behalf of Hennessy Funds Trust.
Management
Fees
For its services, each Fund pays the Investment
Manager a monthly management fee based upon its average daily net assets. For
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds paid the Investment Manager the following
management fees, which remain current as of the date of this Prospectus.
Fund |
|
Management Fee |
(All Class Shares) |
|
(As a % of Fund
Assets) |
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund |
|
0.74% |
Hennessy Focus Fund |
|
0.90% |
Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund |
|
0.74% |
Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth
Fund |
|
0.74% |
Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund |
|
0.74% |
Hennessy Total Return Fund |
|
0.60% |
Hennessy Equity and Income Fund |
|
0.80% |
Hennessy Balanced Fund |
|
0.60% |
Hennessy Energy Transition Fund |
|
1.25% |
Hennessy Midstream Fund |
|
1.10% |
Hennessy Gas Utility Fund |
|
0.40% |
Hennessy Japan Fund |
|
0.80% |
Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund |
|
0.80% |
Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund |
|
0.90% |
Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund |
|
0.90% |
Hennessy Technology Fund |
|
0.74% |
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of
Trustees’ approval of the investment advisory agreement and, if applicable, the
sub-advisory agreement for each Fund is available in the
semi-annual
report of the applicable Fund for the period ended April 30, 2023.
Portfolio
Managers Employed by
the
Investment Manager
Where a Fund is managed by multiple Portfolio
Managers, such management is conducted with research, stock selection, portfolio
composition, and day-to-day trading decisions distributed equally among the
Portfolio Managers.
Neil J. Hennessy has served as the Chief Market
Strategist of the Hennessy Funds since March 2021. He served as a Portfolio
Manager of the Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund and the Hennessy Cornerstone
Value Fund since June 2000 and of the Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund, the
Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund, the Hennessy Total Return Fund, and the
Hennessy Balanced Fund since their inception dates. Mr. Hennessy has been the
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Investment
Manager since its organization in 1989.
Benton Cook, CFA, has served as a Portfolio
Manager of the Hennessy Energy Transition Fund since September 2019 and of the
Hennessy Midstream Fund since June 2017. His service on such funds prior to
January 2022 was at BP Capital Fund Advisors, LLC, the prior sub-advisor to the
funds, which he joined in 2017. Mr. Cook has been employed by the Investment
Manager since January 2022.
David H. Ellison has served as a Portfolio
Manager of the Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund and the Hennessy Small Cap
Financial Fund since their inception. He has been employed by the
Investment Manager since 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Ellison was employed by FBR
Fund Advisers, Inc.
Ryan C. Kelley, CFA, has served as the Chief
Investment Officer of the Hennessy Funds since March 2021. He has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the Hennessy Gas Utility Fund, the Hennessy Large Cap
Financial Fund, and the Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund since October 2014 and
previously served as a Co-Portfolio Manager of those same Funds from March 2013
through September 2014. He has also served as a Portfolio Manager of the
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund, the
Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund, and the Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund
since February 2017 and as a Portfolio Manager of the Hennessy Total Return
Fund, the Hennessy Balanced Fund, and the Hennessy Technology Fund since May
2018. He served
MANAGEMENT OF
THE FUNDS
as a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Hennessy Technology
Fund from February 2017 to May 2018. Mr. Kelley has been employed by the
Investment Manager since 2012. Prior to that, he was employed by FBR Fund
Advisers, Inc.
L. Joshua Wein, CAIA, has served as a Portfolio
Manager of the Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Mid
Cap 30 Fund, the Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund, the Hennessy
Cornerstone Value Fund, Hennessy Total Return Fund, the Hennessy Balanced Fund,
the Hennessy Gas Utility Fund, and the Hennessy Technology Fund since February
2021, as a Co-Portfolio Manager of those same Funds from February 2019 to
January 2021, and as a Senior Portfolio Analyst of those same Funds from the
time he joined the Investment Manager in September 2018 until February 2019. He
also has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Hennessy Energy Transition Fund
and the Hennessy Midstream Fund since January 2022. Mr. Wein served as
Director of Alternative Investments and Co-Portfolio Manager at Sterling Capital
Management from 2008 to 2018.
Sub-Advisors
The Investment Manager has delegated the day-to-day
management of the portfolio composition of the Hennessy Focus Fund to Broad Run
Investment Management, LLC (“Broad Run”), located at 1530 Wilson Blvd., Suite
530, Arlington, VA 22209. Broad Run has been registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as an investment adviser since
2012.
The Investment Manager has
delegated the day-to-day management of the portfolio composition of the equity
allocation of the Hennessy Equity and Income Fund to The London Company of
Virginia, LLC (“The London Company”), located at 1800 Bayberry Court, Suite 301,
Richmond, VA 23226. The London Company is registered with the SEC as
an investment adviser and has been providing investment advisory services since
1994.
The Investment Manager has
delegated the day-to-day management of the portfolio composition of the fixed
income allocation of the Hennessy Equity and Income Fund to FCI Advisors,
located at 5901 College Boulevard, Suite 110, Overland Park, KS 66211. FCI
Advisors is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser and has been
providing investment advisory services since 1966.
The Investment Manager has
delegated the day-to-day management of the portfolio composition of the Hennessy
Japan Fund and the Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund to SPARX Asset Management Co.,
Ltd. (“SPARX”), located at Shinagawa Season Terrace 6F, 1-2-70 Konan, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 108-0075, Japan. SPARX is a wholly owned subsidiary of SPARX Group
Co., Ltd., is a publicly listed company traded on the First Section of the Tokyo
Stock Exchange. SPARX is registered with the SEC as an investment
adviser. In addition, SPARX is registered with the Japanese authority to
conduct activities in the investment management business, the investment
advisory and agency business, the first financial instruments business, and the
second financial instruments business. The first financial instruments
business involves, among other things, engaging in the solicitation, sale, and
purchase, as well as acting as an intermediary for sales and purchases, of
securities with high liquidity, over-the-counter derivatives trading, and
customer asset administration. The second financial instruments business
involves, among other things, engaging in the solicitation, sale, and purchase,
as well as acting as an intermediary for sales and purchases, of securities with
lower liquidity and handling offerings of trust beneficiary rights and limited
partnership interests.
Portfolio
Managers Employed by
Sub-Advisors
Where a Fund is managed by multiple Portfolio
Managers, such management is conducted with research, stock selection, portfolio
composition, and day-to-day trading decisions distributed equally among the
Portfolio Managers unless specifically noted otherwise.
HENNESSY FOCUS FUND – BROAD RUN
INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, LLC
David S. Rainey, CFA, has served as a
Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 2009. Prior to October 26, 2012,
Mr. Rainey was employed by FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. Before joining FBR Fund
Advisers, Inc. in 2009, Mr. Rainey served as a Senior Research Analyst at Akre
Capital Management, the prior sub-advisor to the Fund, which he joined in
1998.
Brian E. Macauley, CFA, has served as a
Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 2009. Prior to October 26, 2012,
Mr. Macauley was employed by FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. Before joining FBR
Fund Advisers, Inc. in 2009, Mr. Macauley served as a Research Analyst at Akre
Capital Management, the prior sub-advisor to the Fund, which he joined in
2003.
Ira M. Rothberg, CFA, has served as a
Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 2009. Prior to October 26, 2012,
Mr. Rothberg was employed by FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. Before joining
FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. in 2009, Mr. Rothberg served as a Research Analyst at
Akre Capital Management, the prior sub-advisor to the Fund, which he joined in
2004.
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HENNESSY EQUITY AND INCOME FUND –
EQUITY
ALLOCATION – THE LONDON COMPANY
OF VIRGINIA, LLC
Stephen M. Goddard, CFA, has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the equity allocation of the Fund since 2007. He is the
Founder of The London Company and heads The London Company’s Investment Team as
Chief Investment Officer.
J. Brian Campbell, CFA, has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the equity allocation of the Fund since 2010. He is a
member of The London Company’s Investment Team.
Mark E. DeVaul, CFA and CPA, has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the equity allocation of the Fund since 2011. He is a
member of The London Company’s Investment Team.
Samuel D. Hutchings, CFA, has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the equity allocation of the Fund since February 2020.
He has been employed by The London Company since 2015, where he started as a
research analyst. He is a member of The London Company’s Investment
Team.
Jonathan T. Moody, CFA, has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the equity allocation of the Fund since 2007. He is a
member of The London Company’s Investment Team.
HENNESSY EQUITY AND INCOME FUND –
FIXED INCOME
ALLOCATION – FCI ADVISORS
Gary B. Cloud, CFA, has served as a Portfolio
Manager of the fixed income allocation of the Fund since 2007. He is a Senior
Vice President and Portfolio Manager of FCI Advisors and serves as a member of
FCI Advisors’ Fixed Income Investment Committee.
Peter G. Greig, CFA, has served as a Portfolio
Manager of the fixed income allocation of the Fund since 2007. He is a Senior
Vice President and Portfolio Manager of FCI Advisors and chairs FCI Advisors’
Fixed Income Investment Committee.
HENNESSY JAPAN FUND AND HENNESSY
JAPAN SMALL
CAP FUND – SPARX ASSET MANAGEMENT
CO., LTD.
The Funds are sub-advised by the largest independent
manager in Japan with some of the most experienced Asia-based asset management
specialists.
The reference below to the
title “CMA” designates that individual as a Chartered Member of the Security
Analysts Association of Japan.
Takenari Okumura, CMA, has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund since February 2020 and
has primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the portfolio
composition of the Fund. He joined SPARX in 2008 as an analyst and became a
fund manager in 2015.
Masakazu Takeda, CFA and CMA, has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the Hennessy Japan Fund since November 2006 and has primary
responsibility for the day-to-day management of the portfolio composition of the
Fund. He has been an analyst and fund manager with SPARX since 1999.
Tadahiro Fujimura, CFA and CMA, has served as a
Portfolio Manager of the Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund since its inception. He
has served as the Chief Investment Officer of SPARX since April 2013,
served as the head of the Investment & Research Division from April 2010 to
December 2015, and is responsible for overseeing the Japanese Mid and Small Cap
Strategies for SPARX.
Angus Lee, CFA, has served as a Portfolio
Manager of the Hennessy Japan Fund since July 2023. He joined SPARX in 2017 as
an analyst and became a fund manager in 2019.
Kohei Matsui has served as a Portfolio Manager
of the Hennessy Japan Fund since July 2023. He joined SPARX in 2015 as an
analyst and became a fund manager in 2018.
Sub-Advisory
Fee
For the most recent fiscal year, the Investment
Manager (not the Funds) paid a sub-advisory fee, based on the daily net assets
of each sub-advised Fund, at the following rates:
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For the Hennessy Focus Fund, at the rate of
0.29%; |
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For the equity allocation of the Hennessy
Equity and Income Fund, at the rate of 0.33%; |
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For the fixed income allocation of the
Hennessy Equity and Income Fund, at the rate of 0.27%; |
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For the Hennessy Japan Fund and the Hennessy
Japan Small Cap Fund, at the rate of 0.35% of the first $500 million
of its daily net assets, 0.40% of the next $500 million of its daily net
assets, and 0.42% of its daily net assets over $1
billion. |
The Investment Manager pays
sub-advisory fees from its own assets, and these fees are not additional
expenses of the Funds.
Additional
Investment Manager
and
Sub-Advisor Information
The Statement of Additional Information for the
Funds, which is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus, provides
additional information about the Portfolio Managers’ compensation, other
accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers’
ownership of securities in the Funds that they manage.
As previously noted, the
sub-advisors to the Funds, as applicable, act as the portfolio managers for the
sub-advised Funds. However, as the investment advisor to the sub-advised
Funds, the Investment Manager has overall supervisory responsibility for the
general management and investment of the sub-advised Funds’ securities
portfolios and, as such, performs the following services for each sub-advised
Fund:
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sets the Fund’s overall investment
strategies; |
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performs daily reconciliations of the Fund’s
positions and cash; |
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monitors the liquidity of the
Fund; |
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monitors the Fund’s compliance with its
investment objectives and restrictions and federal securities
laws; |
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maintains a comprehensive compliance program
and conducts ongoing reviews of the compliance programs of the Fund’s
sub-advisor; |
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oversees the selection and continued
employment of the Fund’s sub-advisor, reviews the Fund’s investment
performance, and monitors the sub-advisor’s adherence to the Fund’s
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compliance officer and employs other staff, such as legal, marketing,
national accounts, distribution, sales, administrative, and trading
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Distribution
Fees
Each Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant
to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act, which allows the Fund to
use up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of its Investor Class shares to
pay sales, distribution, and other fees for the sale and distribution of its
shares and for shareholders services provided to investors. Currently, the
Board of Trustees has approved the payment of up to 0.15% of the average daily
net assets of each such Fund as a Rule 12b-1 fee.
Because distribution fees are
paid out of a Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will
increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other
types of sales charges.
Shareholder
Servicing Agreement
Each Fund has entered into a Shareholder Servicing
Agreement with the Investment Manager. Pursuant to the Shareholder Servicing
Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the following administrative support
services to the Funds:
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shareholders may call to ask questions about their accounts or
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For such services, each Fund
pays an annual service fee to the Investment Manager equal to 0.10% of the
average daily net assets of its Investor Class shares. Institutional Class
shares are not subject to this servicing fee.
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SHAREHOLDER
INFORMATION
Pricing
of Fund Shares
The price you will pay to buy Fund shares or the
amount you will receive when you sell your Fund shares is called the net asset
value (“NAV”). NAV is calculated by dividing a Fund’s assets, minus its
liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The NAV of a Fund’s shares is
normally determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE, which is
normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time/1:00 p.m. Pacific time. When the NYSE
closes early on a valuation day, each Fund calculates its NAV as of such early
closing time. The NYSE is closed for trading on New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day, and Christmas Day. Additionally, when any of the aforementioned holidays
falls on a Saturday, the NYSE will not be open for trading on the preceding
Friday and when any such holiday falls on a Sunday, the NYSE will not be open
for trading on the succeeding Monday, unless unusual business conditions exist,
such as the ending of a monthly or the yearly accounting period. The NYSE also
may close for trading on national days of mourning or due to natural disasters
or other extraordinary events or emergencies. On a day when the NYSE is closed,
the Funds do not determine their NAVs, and investors may not purchase or redeem
Fund shares. Each Fund calculates its NAV based on the market prices of the
securities (other than money market instruments) it holds. Each Fund values
money market instruments it holds with an original term to maturity of 60 days
or less at their amortized cost, which approximates fair market value. Amortized
cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other
impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be
determined by the Investment Manager, as the Funds’ valuation designee under
Rule 2a-5 of the Investment Company Act. If a Fund holds securities traded
on a foreign exchange, such securities may trade on weekends or other days when
the Fund does not price its shares and thus affect the Fund’s NAV on days when
investors will not be able to purchase or redeem the Fund’s shares.
If market quotations are not
readily available or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the
closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that
security, any security or other asset will be valued at its fair value in
accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act as determined by the
Investment Manager under the Funds’ established fair value pricing procedures,
subject to oversight by the Board. Fair value pricing results in an
estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might
reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. The fair value of a security may
differ from the last quoted price, and a Fund may not be able to sell a security
at the fair value. Market quotations may not be available if, for example,
trading in particular securities was halted during the day and not resumed prior
to the close of trading on the applicable stock exchange.
Each Fund will process purchase
and redemption orders received by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing
business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (sometimes referred to as the
“Transfer Agent”), prior to the close of regular trading on a day that the NYSE
is open at the NAV determined later that day. The Transfer Agent will process
purchase and redemption orders received after the close of regular trading at
the NAV determined at the close of regular trading on the next day the NYSE is
open. If an investor sends a purchase or redemption request to the Funds’
corporate address instead of to its Transfer Agent, the Funds will forward it as
promptly as practicable to the Transfer Agent, and the effective date of the
purchase or redemption request will be delayed until the purchase or redemption
request is received by the Transfer Agent.
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Share
Classes
Each Fund other than the Hennessy Total Return Fund
and the Hennessy Balanced Fund offers Institutional Class shares.
Institutional Class shares are available only to institutional investors or to
shareholders who invest directly in a Fund or who invest through certain
broker-dealers or financial institutions that have entered into appropriate
arrangements with a Fund. There is also a higher minimum initial investment
requirement for Institutional Class shares, as described below. If you qualify
as a
purchaser of Institutional Class shares but your
account is invested in Investor Class shares, you may convert your Investor
Class shares to Institutional Class shares based on the relative NAVs of the two
Classes on the conversion date.
Account
Minimum Investments –
Investor
Class
The minimum initial investment in Investor Class
shares is $2,500 for regular accounts and $250 for Individual Retirement
Accounts (“IRAs”). For corporate sponsored retirement plans, there is no minimum
initial investment. There is no subsequent minimum investment requirement. A
$100 minimum exists for each additional investment made through an Automatic
Investment Plan. Each Fund may waive the minimum investment requirements from
time to time.
Investors purchasing a Fund
through financial intermediaries may have the above minimum investments waived
by their intermediary since the intermediary, rather than the Fund, absorbs the
increased costs of small purchases.
Account
Minimum Investments –
Institutional
Class
The minimum initial investment in Institutional
Class shares of a Fund is $250,000. For corporate sponsored retirement plans,
there is no minimum investment. There is no subsequent minimum investment
requirement for the Funds. A $100 minimum exists for each additional investment
made through an Automatic Investment Plan.
Each Fund reserves the right to
waive or reduce the minimum initial investment amount for Institutional Class
shares for purchases made through certain retirement, benefit, and pension
plans, or for certain classes of shareholders. For investors purchasing
Institutional Class shares through a broker-dealer, financial institution, or
servicing agent, shareholder purchases may be aggregated to meet the minimum
initial investment amount. The Investment Manager, in its discretion, may take
into account the aggregate assets that a shareholder has in determining if the
shareholder meets the minimum initial investment amount.
Market
Timing Policy
Frequent purchases and redemptions of a Fund’s
shares by a shareholder may harm other shareholders of the Fund by interfering
with efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, increasing brokerage and
administrative costs, and potentially diluting the value of the Fund’s shares.
Accordingly, the Board of Trustees discourages frequent purchases and
redemptions of Fund shares by reserving the right to reject any purchase order
for any reason or no reason, including purchase orders from potential investors
that the Fund believes might engage in frequent purchases and redemptions of
Fund shares.
Each Fund tracks shareholder
and omnibus account subscription and redemption activity in an effort to detect
any shareholders or institutions that might trade with a frequency harmful to
other shareholders of the Fund. In this regard, pursuant to Rule 22c-2 of
the Investment Company Act, the Funds enter into shareholder information
agreements with financial intermediaries that purchase Fund shares for omnibus
accounts. These agreements require the financial intermediary to provide
the Funds access, upon request, to information about underlying shareholder
transaction activity in the omnibus account. Any non-public personal
information provided to the Funds is subject to the Funds’ privacy policy.
In considering a shareholder’s
trading activity, a Fund may consider, among other factors, the shareholder’s
trading history, both directly and, if known, through financial intermediaries,
in any of the Funds. If frequent trading or market timing is detected, a
Fund, based on its assessment of the severity of the market timing, may take one
or more of the following actions: (1) advise the owner of the frequently traded
account that any such future activity will cause a freezing of the account’s
ability to transact subscriptions; (2) freeze the account demonstrating the
activity from transacting further subscriptions; or (3) close the account
demonstrating frequent trading activity.
Although the Funds have taken
steps to discourage frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares, they
cannot guarantee that such trading will not occur.
Telephone
Privileges
Each Fund offers shareholders the ability to redeem
or exchange shares or purchase additional shares via telephone. If you do not
wish to have these telephone privileges on your account, please decline this
option in the Account Application. Otherwise, the telephone privileges will be
available on your account.
When you establish telephone
privileges, you are authorizing the Funds and the Transfer Agent to act upon the
telephone instructions of the person or persons you have designated in your
Account Application. If an account has more than one owner or authorized person,
a Fund will accept telephone instructions from any one owner or authorized
person.
Before acting on instructions
received by telephone, a Fund and the Transfer Agent will use reasonable
procedures to confirm that the telephone instructions are genuine. These
procedures may include recording the telephone call and asking the caller for a
form of personal identification. If a Fund and the Transfer Agent follow these
reasonable procedures, they will not be liable for any loss, expense, or cost
arising out of any telephone transaction request that is reasonably believed to
be genuine. This includes any fraudulent or unauthorized request. A Fund may
change, modify, or terminate these privileges at any time upon written
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notice to shareholders. A Fund may suspend
temporarily the redemption privilege in emergency situations or in cases where,
in the judgment of the Fund, continuation of the privilege would be detrimental
to the Fund and its shareholders. Such temporary suspension can be without prior
notification to shareholders.
You may request telephone
redemption privileges after your account is opened by writing to the Transfer
Agent at one of the addresses set forth under “How Do I Purchase Shares by
Check?” below. Your written request for telephone privileges must include the
Fund name and account number and must be signed by the registered owner(s) of
the account. A signature guarantee or other acceptable form of authentication
from a financial institution source may also be required. Please contact the
Transfer Agent at 1-800-261-6950 before sending your instruction.
Telephone trades must be
received prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE to receive same-day
pricing. During periods of high market activity, shareholders may encounter
higher than usual call wait times. Please allow sufficient time to place your
telephone transaction. Once a telephone transaction has been placed, it
cannot be cancelled or modified after the close of regular trading on the NYSE
(normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time/1:00 p.m. Pacific time).
How
to Purchase Shares
You may purchase shares of the Funds on any day the
NYSE is open for trading. Purchase requests received prior to the close of
regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time/1:00 p.m. Pacific
time) will be priced and processed as of the close of business on that
day. Requests received after that time will be processed the following
trading day at the following trading day’s pricing.
You may purchase Fund shares by
check, wire, or Automated Clearing House (ACH) network. The Funds will not
accept payment in cash or money orders. All purchases must be in
U.S. dollars, and all checks must be drawn on U.S. banks. To prevent check
fraud, the Funds will not accept third-party checks, Treasury checks, credit
card checks, traveler’s checks, or starter checks for the purchase of shares. In
addition, the Funds cannot accept post-dated checks or any conditional order or
payment.
The Funds will not issue
certificates evidencing shares purchased. Instead, the Funds will send investors
a written confirmation for all share purchases. The Funds reserve the right to
reject any purchase in whole or in part.
In compliance with the USA
Patriot Act of 2001, please note that the Transfer Agent will verify certain
information on your Account Application as part of the Funds’ Anti-Money
Laundering Compliance Program. The Funds might request additional information
about you (which may include certain documents, such as articles of
incorporation for corporations) to help the Transfer Agent verify your identity.
As requested on the application, you must supply your full name, date of birth,
social security number, and permanent street address. Permanent addresses
containing a P.O. Box will not be accepted, although an alternate mailing
address including a P.O. Box may be established. If you are opening the
account in the name of a legal entity (e.g., a partnership, limited
liability company, corporation, etc.), you must also supply the identity of the
beneficial owners. Please contact the Funds at 1-800-966-4354 or 1-415-899-1555
if you need additional assistance when completing your application. If the Funds
do not have a reasonable belief of the identity of a customer, the account will
be rejected or the customer will not be allowed to perform a transaction on the
account until such information is received. In the event that the Transfer
Agent is unable to verify your identity, each Fund reserves the right to redeem
your account at the NAV next calculated after the account is closed.
Shares of the Funds have not
been registered for sale outside of the United States. The Funds do not
sell shares to non-U.S. residents, subject to the discretion of the
Funds. Other than U.S. military personnel with an APO or FPO address,
U.S. citizens living abroad may purchase Fund shares only if they have a
social security number and a physical address (not a P.O. box) within the
United States, subject to the discretion of the Funds. The Funds reserve
the right, in their sole discretion and to the extent permitted by applicable
law, to sell shares to non-U.S. residents.
HOW DO I PURCHASE SHARES BY
CHECK?
If you are making an initial investment in a Fund,
simply complete the appropriate Account Application and mail it with
a check, made payable to “Hennessy Funds,” to one of the following
addresses:
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c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services |
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P.O. Box 701 |
615 East Michigan St., 3rd Floor |
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701 |
Milwaukee, WI
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The Funds do not consider the
U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be their agent.
Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such services or receipt at the
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services post office box of purchase orders or
redemption requests does not constitute receipt by the Transfer Agent.
Receipt of purchase orders or redemption requests is based on when the order is
received at the Transfer Agent’s offices.
Subsequent investments must be
accompanied by a letter indicating the name or names in which the account is
registered and the account number or by the Invest by Mail Form that is attached
to your confirmation statement and returned to one of the above addresses.
The Transfer Agent will charge
a $25.00 fee against a shareholder’s account in addition to any loss sustained
by a Fund for any payment, check, or electronic funds transfer returned to the
Transfer Agent.
HOW DO I PURCHASE SHARES BY
WIRE?
Prior to wiring funds, a completed Account
Application must be sent to the Transfer Agent by U.S. mail or overnight courier
to one of the addresses listed above. If you are making an initial investment in
a Fund, please contact the Transfer Agent at 1-800-261-6950 between 9:00 a.m.
and 8:00 p.m. Eastern time/6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on a day when
the NYSE is open for trading to make arrangements with a service representative
to submit your completed application via mail, overnight delivery, or fax. Upon
receipt of your application, your account will be established and a service
representative will contact you to provide an account number and wiring
instructions to U.S. Bank N.A. If you do not receive this information within one
business day, you may call the Transfer Agent at 1-800-261-6950. If you are
making a subsequent purchase, prior to wiring funds, please notify the Transfer
Agent. U.S. Bank N.A. must receive wired funds before the close of regular
trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time/1:00 p.m. Pacific time) to
receive same-day pricing. Wired funds received after that time will be processed
the following trading day with the following trading day’s pricing. The Funds
and U.S. Bank N.A. are not responsible for the consequences of delays resulting
from the banking or Federal Reserve wire system.
All wires should specify the
name of the Fund and Class of shares, the name(s) in which the account is
registered, the account number, and the amount being wired. It is essential that
your bank include complete information about your account in all wire
instructions. Your bank may charge you a fee for sending a wire to a Fund.
To ensure prompt and accurate
credit upon receipt of your wire, your bank should transmit immediately
available funds by wire in your name to the following:
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Further Credit: Mutual fund name, shareholder
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CAN I PURCHASE SHARES THROUGH
BROKER-DEALERS?
You may buy, sell, and exchange Investor Class and
Institutional Class shares through certain brokers (and their authorized agents)
that have made arrangements with the Fund to sell its shares on certain
brokerage platforms. When you place your order with a broker, your order is
treated as if you had placed it directly with the Transfer Agent, and you will
pay or receive the next NAV calculated by the Fund. The broker holds your Fund
shares in its name and maintains your individual ownership records. The
Investment Manager may pay the broker for maintaining these records as well as
providing other shareholder services. The broker may charge you a commission or
other fee for handling your order. The broker is responsible for processing your
order correctly and promptly, keeping you advised regarding the status of your
individual account, confirming your transactions, and ensuring that you
receive copies of the applicable Fund’s Prospectus.
If you decide to purchase Fund
shares through a broker, please carefully review the program materials provided
to you by the broker, because particular brokers may adopt policies or
procedures that are separate from those described in this Prospectus. The
broker is responsible for ensuring that you receive copies of the applicable
Fund’s prospectus, annual report, semi-annual report, and other Fund disclosure
documents.
To inquire about an agreement,
brokers should call the Funds at 1-800-966-4354 or 1-415-899-1555.
HOW DO I PURCHASE SHARES BY
TELEPHONE?
You may not make an initial investment in a Fund by
telephone, but you may purchase additional Fund shares if your account has been
open for at least seven business days by calling 1-800-261-6950. Unless you have
declined telephone privileges on your Account Application, telephone orders will
be accepted via electronic funds transfer from your bank account on record
through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network. You must have banking
information established on your account prior to making a purchase. Each
telephone purchase must be in the amount of $100 or more. If an account has more
than one owner or authorized person, the Fund will accept telephone instructions
from any one owner or authorized person.
Automatic
Investment Plan
For your convenience, each Fund offers an Automatic
Investment Plan. This plan allows money to be moved from the shareholder’s bank
account on record to the shareholder’s Fund account on a systematic schedule
(e.g., monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, and annually) that the shareholder
selects. Your financial institution must be a member of the Automated Clearing
House (ACH) Network. After your initial investment in a Fund, you may authorize
the Fund to withdraw amounts of $100 or more.
If you wish to enroll in this
plan, complete the appropriate section on the initial Account Application or
complete the Automatic Investment Plan Application. You may call the Funds at
1-800-966-4354 or 1-415-899-1555 and request an application, or the application
can be found at hennessyfunds.com. Signed applications should be received by the
Transfer Agent at least seven business days prior to your initial transaction.
The Transfer Agent will charge you a $25 fee if the automatic investment cannot
be made due to insufficient funds,
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stop payment, or for any other reason. A Fund may
terminate or modify this privilege at any time. Any request to change or
terminate an Automatic Investment Plan should be submitted to the Transfer Agent
by telephone at 1-800-261-6950 or in written form five calendar days prior to
the effective date.
Retirement
Plans
You may invest in the Funds under the following
retirement plans:
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The Funds recommend that
investors consult with a financial or tax adviser regarding IRAs before
investing in a Fund. The annual IRA maintenance fee is $15 (capped at $30 per
social security number). The fee for a transfer, distribution (exclusive of
systematic distribution plans), or recharacterization of an IRA is $25 per
transaction. Complete details on fees are outlined in our Individual Retirement
Account & Coverdell Educational Savings Account Disclosure Statement.
How
to Sell Shares
You may sell (redeem) your Fund shares on any day
the NYSE is open for trading either directly through the Funds or through your
investment representative, as applicable. Redemption requests received prior to
the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time/1:00
p.m. Pacific time) will be priced and processed as of the close of business on
that day. Requests received after that time will be processed the
following trading day at the following trading day’s pricing.
HOW DO I SELL SHARES BY
MAIL?
You may redeem your Fund shares by sending a written
request to the Transfer Agent. After your request is received in “good order,”
the Fund will redeem your shares at the next NAV calculated by the Fund. To be
in “good order,” redemption requests must include the following: (i) the name of
the Fund account; (ii) the account number; (iii) the number of Investor Class or
Institutional Class shares of the Fund or the dollar value of Investor Class or
Institutional Class shares of the Fund to be redeemed; (iv) any signature
guarantees that are required; and (v) any additional documents that are required
for redemptions by corporations, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians,
or other similar shareholders. The redemption request should be signed by all
shareholders whose names appear on the account registration. In addition, please
specify whether proceeds are to be sent by mail, wire, or electronic funds
transfer through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network to your bank account
on record. If you are redeeming from an IRA or other retirement or
qualified plan, please indicate on your written request whether or not to
withhold federal income tax (generally 10%). Unless a redemption request
specifies not to have federal income tax withheld, the transaction will be
subject to withholding. To add wire instructions to an account at the time
of the redemption, a signature guarantee is required.
Please see the section “When
are signature guarantees required?” below. Corporate and institutional
investors and fiduciaries should contact the Transfer Agent to ascertain whether
additional documentation is required.
HOW DO I SELL SHARES BY
TELEPHONE?
Unless you have declined telephone privileges on
your account, you may redeem all or some of your Fund shares, up to a maximum of
$100,000, by calling the Transfer Agent at 1-800-261-6950 between 9:00 a.m. and
8:00 p.m. Eastern time/6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on a day when the
NYSE is open for trading. If you are redeeming from an IRA or other retirement
or qualified plan, you will be asked whether you want federal income taxes
(generally 10%) withheld from the distribution. Redemption proceeds will
be sent by check to the address of record unless you elect to have proceeds
transferred to your bank account on record. You may have difficulties
making a telephone redemption during periods of abnormal market activity because
of higher than usual call wait times. If this occurs, you may make your
redemption request in writing. If an account has more than one owner or
authorized person, a Fund will accept telephone instructions from any one owner
or authorized person.
WHEN ARE SIGNATURE GUARANTEES
REQUIRED?
To protect a Fund and its shareholders, a signature
guarantee from either a Medallion program member or a non-Medallion program
member is required in the following situations:
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In addition to the situations
described above, a Fund or the Transfer Agent may require a signature guarantee
in other circumstances.
Non-financial transactions,
including establishing or modifying certain services on an account, may require
a signature guarantee, signature verification from a Signature Validation
Program member, or other acceptable form of authentication from a financial
institution source.
Signature guarantees will
generally be accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers, credit unions,
national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing
agencies, and savings associations, as well as from participants in the NYSE
Medallion Signature Program and the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program
(“STAMP”). A notarized signature is not an acceptable substitute for a signature
guarantee.
A Fund reserves the right, at
its sole discretion, to waive the signature guarantee requirement for a specific
redemption request.
WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY REDEMPTION
PROCEEDS?
For redemption proceeds that are paid directly to
you by the Hennessy Funds, the Hennessy Funds typically expect to pay redemption
proceeds by check or by wire to you within three business days following receipt
of your redemption request in proper form as discussed in this Prospectus;
however, in all cases it may take up to seven calendar days to pay redemption
proceeds. If you did not purchase your Fund shares by wire, a Fund may delay
payment of your redemption proceeds for up to 15 calendar days from date of
purchase or until your payment has cleared, whichever occurs first. In addition,
a Fund can suspend redemptions and postpone payments of redemption proceeds
beyond seven calendar days at times when the NYSE is closed or during emergency
circumstances, as determined by the SEC.
You may have a check sent to
you at your address of record, proceeds may be wired to your bank account on
record, or funds may be sent via electronic funds transfer through the Automated
Clearing House (ACH) network to your bank account on record. The minimum amount
that may be wired is $1,000. You will be charged a wire transfer fee of $15.
This fee will be deducted from your redemption proceeds for a complete and
share-specific redemption, or deducted from your remaining account balance for a
partial redemption, and paid to the Transfer Agent to cover costs associated
with the transfer. In addition, your bank may charge a fee for receiving wires.
There is no charge to receive redemption proceeds via the ACH network, but
credit may not be available up to three business days.
Under normal circumstances, the
Funds expect to meet redemption requests through the sale of investments held in
cash or cash equivalents. In situations in which investment holdings in cash or
cash equivalents are insufficient to meet redemption requests, a Fund may choose
to borrow money through the Funds’ bank line of credit. A Fund may also choose
to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, if consistent with the
management of such Fund. These methods will be used regularly and may also be
used in stressed market conditions.
The Hennessy Funds have the
right to pay redemption proceeds to you in whole or in part by a distribution of
securities from the applicable Hennessy Fund’s portfolio (referred to as an “in
kind” distribution) and may do so in the form of pro-rata slices of a Fund’s
portfolio, individual securities, or a representative basket of securities. It
is not expected that the Hennessy Funds would make an in kind distribution
except in unusual circumstances. If a Hennessy Fund pays your redemption
proceeds by a distribution of securities, you could incur brokerage or other
charges to convert the securities to cash. Also, a shareholder who receives a
redemption in kind bears the market risk of the securities until they are
converted into cash.
CAN MY ACCOUNT BE INVOLUNTARILY
REDEEMED OR
CONVERTED?
A Fund may involuntarily redeem your shares upon
certain conditions as determined by the Board of Trustees, including, but not
limited to (i) if you fail to provide the Fund with identification required by
law, (ii) if a Fund is unable to verify information received from you, or (iii)
to reimburse a Fund for any loss sustained by reason of any failure by you to
make full payment for shares purchased. Additionally, as discussed in more
detail below, shares may be redeemed or converted in connection with the closing
of small accounts.
A Fund may redeem the shares in
your Investor Class account involuntarily if the value of your account is less
than $2,500 for three months or longer as a result of redemptions you have made.
This does not apply to retirement plan or Uniform Gifts or Transfers to Minors
Act accounts. You will be notified that the value of your Investor Class account
is less than $2,500 before a Fund makes an involuntary redemption. You will then
have 60 calendar days in which to make an additional investment to bring
the value of your account to at least $2,500 before the Fund takes any
action. Any time shares are redeemed in a taxable account, it is
considered a taxable event. You are responsible for any tax liabilities
associated with an involuntary redemption of your account.
If your Institutional Class
shares account balance falls below $250,000 for any reason, you will be given 60
calendar days to make additional investments so that your account balance is
$250,000 or more. If you do not, a Fund may convert your Institutional Class
shares into Investor Class shares, at which time your account will be subject to
the involuntary redemption policies and procedures for Investor Class shares.
Any such conversion will occur at the relative NAV of the two share Classes,
without the imposition of any fees or other charges. Where a retirement plan or
other financial intermediary holds Institutional Class shares on behalf of its
participants or clients, the above policy applies to any such participants or
clients when they roll over their accounts with the retirement plan or financial
intermediary into an individual retirement account and they are not otherwise
eligible to purchase Institutional Class shares. Involuntary redemption does not
apply to former Investor Class
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shareholders of the FBR Large Cap Fund, the FBR Mid
Cap Fund, or the FBR Small Cap Fund who became Institutional Class shareholders
of the Hennessy Fund into which the applicable FBR Fund was reorganized.
WHAT HAPPENS IF MY ACCOUNT IS
INACTIVE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME?
Many states have added “inactivity” or the absence
of customer-initiated contact as a component of their rules and guidelines for
the escheatment of unclaimed property. This means that your account may be
transferred to your state of residence if no activity occurs within your account
during the “inactivity period” specified in your state’s abandoned property
laws. The factors used to determine whether an account is inactive vary
from state to state, but may include a shareholder’s failure to cash a check (no
interest is accrued or paid on amounts represented by uncashed distribution or
redemption checks), update the shareholder’s mailing address, or respond to Fund
inquiries within the specified time period. For this purpose, your last
known address of record with the Funds will determine which state has
jurisdiction over your account. To learn more about the escheatment rules
for your particular state, please contact your attorney or State Treasurer’s
and/or Controller’s Offices. Texas residents have the ability to designate
a representative to receive legislatively required unclaimed property
notifications. While the designated representative does not have any
rights to claim or access your account or assets, the escheatment period will
cease if the representative communicates knowledge of your location and confirms
that you have not abandoned your property. Please contact the Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts for further information. If the assets
within your account are deemed to be abandoned under the relevant state’s laws,
the Fund may be legally obligated to transfer those assets to that state’s
unclaimed property administrator. You are responsible for ensuring that
your account is not “abandoned” for purposes of these state escheatment laws,
and neither the Fund nor its agents will be liable to you or your
representatives for good faith compliance with those laws.
How
to Exchange Shares
You may exchange shares of any Fund for shares in an
identically registered account of any other Fund any day the NYSE is open for
trading either directly through the Funds or through your investment
representative, as applicable. Exchange requests received prior to the close of
regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time/1:00 p.m. Pacific
time) will be priced and processed as of the close of business on that day.
Requests received after that time will be processed the following trading day at
the following trading day’s pricing. Prior to making an exchange into any other
Fund, you should carefully read that Fund’s Prospectus, which may be obtained by
calling 1-800-966-4354 or 1-415-899-1555 or visiting hennessyfunds.com. Please
keep in mind the minimum investment of $2,500 ($250 for IRAs) for Investor Class
shares and $250,000 for Institutional Class shares when determining the number
of shares you want to exchange.
You may also exchange shares of
any Fund for shares of the First American Retail Prime Obligations Fund, a money
market mutual fund not affiliated with the Funds, the Investment Manager, or the
sub-advisors. The exchange privilege does not constitute an offering or
recommendation on the part of the Funds, the Investment Manager, or the
sub-advisors of an investment in the First American Retail Prime Obligations
Fund. Prior to making an exchange into the First American Retail Prime
Obligations Fund, you should carefully read that fund’s prospectus, which may be
obtained by calling 1-800-966-4354 or 1-415-899-1555.
Each Fund reserves the right on
notice to shareholders to limit the number of exchanges that can be made in any
year to avoid excess Fund expenses. Each Fund reserves the right to reject
any exchange order. Each Fund may modify or terminate the exchange
privilege upon written notice to shareholders. Each Fund may suspend
temporarily the exchange privilege in emergency situations or in cases where, in
the judgment of the Fund, continuation of the privilege would be detrimental to
the Fund and its shareholders. Such temporary suspension can be without
prior notification to shareholders. You may have a taxable gain or loss as
a result of an exchange because the Internal Revenue Code treats an exchange as
a sale of shares.
HOW DO I EXCHANGE SHARES BY
MAIL?
You may exchange your Fund shares by sending a
written request to the Transfer Agent. You should give the name of your Fund
account, account number, the number of Fund shares or the dollar value of Fund
shares to be exchanged, and the name of the other Fund into which the exchange
is being made. If you have an existing account with the other Fund, you should
also give the name and account number for that Fund. The letter should be signed
by all shareholders whose names appear on the account registration.
HOW DO I EXCHANGE SHARES BY
TELEPHONE?
Unless you have declined telephone privileges on
your Account Application, you may exchange Fund shares by calling the Transfer
Agent at 1-800-261-6950 before the close of regular trading on the NYSE
(normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time/1:00 p.m. Pacific time). If you are exchanging
Fund shares by telephone, you will be subject to certain identification
procedures, which are listed under “Telephone Privileges” above. If an
account has more than one owner or authorized person, a Fund will accept
telephone instructions from any one owner or authorized person.
Systematic
Cash Withdrawal Program
As another convenience, you may redeem Investor
Class shares of a Fund through the Systematic Cash Withdrawal Program. The
Systematic Cash Withdrawal Program is not available for redemption of
Institutional Class shares. If you elect this method of redemption, the Fund
will send you a check or you may have the proceeds sent directly to your bank
account on record via electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearing
House (ACH) network. The minimum payment amount is $100. You may choose to
receive monthly, quarterly, or annual payments. Your Fund account must have a
value of at least $10,000 in order to participate in this program. The
Systematic Cash Withdrawal Program may be terminated at any time by a Fund. You
may elect to terminate your participation in this program at any time by calling
or writing to the Transfer Agent at least five calendar days prior to the next
payment.
A withdrawal involves a
redemption of Fund shares and may result in a gain or loss for federal income
tax purposes. In addition, if the amount withdrawn exceeds the dividends
credited to your account, the account ultimately may be depleted.
Dividends
and Distributions
Capital
Gains. Each of the Funds declares and pays capital gains, if any,
annually, usually in December.
Dividends. The following Funds declare
and pay dividends, if any, at the end of each calendar quarter:
Hennessy Total Return Fund
Hennessy Equity and Income
Fund
Hennessy Balanced Fund
Hennessy Gas Utility Fund
The Hennessy Midstream Fund
anticipates declaring distributions to its shareholders quarterly at the end of
the months of February, May, August, and November at a rate that is
approximately equal to the distribution rate the Fund receives from its
portfolio companies, without any offset for the expenses of the Fund. The Fund
typically pays distributions on the business day following their
declaration.
All Funds not listed above
declare and pay dividends, if any, annually, usually in December.
The Funds may make additional
distributions if necessary to comply with the distribution requirements of the
Internal Revenue Code.
You have four distribution
options:
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Automatic Reinvestment Option – Both dividend
and capital gains distributions will be reinvested in additional Fund
shares. |
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Split Cash Reinvest
Options: |
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o |
Your dividends will be paid in cash and your
capital gains distributions will be reinvested in additional Fund shares;
or |
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|
o |
Your dividends will be reinvested in
additional Fund shares and your capital gains distributions will be paid
in cash. |
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• |
All Cash Option – Both dividends and capital
gains distributions will be paid in cash. |
If you elect to receive
distributions or capital gains paid in cash and the U.S. Postal Service cannot
deliver the check or a check remains outstanding for at least six months, each
Fund reserves the right to reinvest the distribution check in your account at
the current NAV of the Fund and to reinvest all subsequent distributions.
You may make this election on
the Account Application. If you do not make an election, your distributions will
be reinvested in additional Fund shares. You may change your election by writing
to the Transfer Agent or by calling 1-800-261-6950 at least five calendar days
prior to the record date of the next distribution.
Tax
Information
The following discussion regarding federal income
taxes is based on laws that were in effect as of the date of this Prospectus and
summarizes only some of the important federal income tax considerations
affecting the Funds and you as a shareholder. It does not apply to foreign or
tax-exempt shareholders or those holding Fund shares through a tax-advantaged
account, such as a 401(k) plan or IRA. This discussion is not intended as a
substitute for careful tax planning. You should consult your tax adviser about
your specific tax situation. Please see the SAI for additional federal income
tax information.
Other than the Hennessy
Midstream Fund, each Fund has elected to be treated and intend to qualify each
year as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”). A RIC is not subject to tax at
the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed in
a timely manner to shareholders. However, a Fund’s failure to qualify as a RIC
would result in corporate level taxation and consequently, a reduction in income
available for distribution to you as a shareholder.
The Hennessy Midstream Fund
will not be taxed as a RIC, but as a “C” corporation that is subject to
corporate income tax. The resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce
the Hennessy Midstream Fund’s net assets, the amount of income available for
distribution, and the amount of the Hennessy Midstream Fund’s
distributions.
The Funds’ distributions,
whether received in cash or additional shares of a Fund, may be subject to
federal, state, and local income tax. These distributions may be taxed as
ordinary income, dividend income, or long-term capital gain.
Corporate shareholders may be
able to deduct a portion of their distributions when determining their taxable
income.
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If you purchase Fund shares
shortly before it makes a taxable distribution, your distribution will, in
effect, be a taxable return of capital. Similarly, if you purchase Fund shares
that have appreciated securities, you will receive a taxable return of part of
your investment if an when the Fund sells the appreciated securities and
distributes the gain. The Funds have built up, or have the potential to build
up, high levels of unrealized appreciation.
The Funds will notify you of
the tax status of ordinary income distributions and capital gain distributions
after the end of each calendar year.
You generally will recognize
taxable capital gain or loss on a redemption of shares in an amount equal to the
difference between the amount received and your tax basis in such shares. This
gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares were held for
more than one year.
In general, when a shareholder
sells Fund shares, the Fund must report to the shareholder and the IRS the
shareholder’s cost basis, gain or loss, and holding period in the sold shares
using a specified method for determining which shares were sold. You are not
bound by this method and, if timely, can choose a different permissible method.
Please consult with your tax adviser.
If you hold Fund shares through
a broker or another nominee, please contact that broker or nominee with respect
to the reporting of cost basis and available elections for your account.
When you receive a distribution
from the Funds or redeem shares, you may be subject to backup withholding.
Descriptions
of Indices1,2,3,4
Descriptions of the indices used in this Prospectus
are found below. These indices are used in the Prospectus for comparative
purposes in accordance with SEC regulations.
50/50 Blended DJIA/Treasury
Index – This index consists of 50% common stocks represented by the Dow Jones
Industrial Average and 50% short-duration Treasury securities represented by the
ICE BofAML 1-Year Treasury Note Index, which comprises U.S. Treasury securities
maturing in approximately one year.
75/25 Blended DJIA/Treasury
Index – This index consists of 75% common stocks represented by the Dow Jones
Industrial Average and 25% short-duration Treasury securities represented by the
ICE BofAML U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, which comprises U.S. Treasury
securities maturing in three months.
AGA Stock Index – This index is
a capitalization-weighted index, consisting of members of the American Gas
Association whose securities are traded on a U.S. stock exchange.
Alerian US Midstream Energy
Index – This index comprises companies that earn a majority of their cash flows
from midstream activities involving energy commodities.
Dow Jones Industrial Average –
This index is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the
NYSE or The NASDAQ Stock Market.
NASDAQ Composite Index – This
index comprises all common stocks listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market.
Russell 1000®
Index – This index comprises the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000®
Index based on market capitalization.
Russell 1000®
Index Financials – This index is a subset of the Russell 1000®
Index that measures the performance of the securities classified in the
financials sector of the large-capitalization U.S. equity market.
Russell 1000®
Value Index – This index comprises those Russell 1000®
companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth
value.
Russell 2000®
Index – This index comprises the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell
3000®
Index based on market capitalization, representing approximately 8% of the
Russell 3000®
Index in terms of total market capitalization.
Russell 2000®
Financial Services Index – This index is a subset of the Russell 2000®
Index that measures the performance of the securities classified in the
financials sector of the small-capitalization U.S. equity market.
Russell 3000®
Index – This index comprises the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on market
capitalization, representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equities
market.
Russell Midcap®
Growth Index – This index comprises approximately 65% of the total market value
of the Russell Midcap®
Index and includes companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecasted growth values.
Russell Midcap®
Index – This index comprises approximately 800 of the smallest securities of the
Russell 1000®
Index based on a combination of market capitalization and current index
membership.
Russell/Nomura Small Cap™
Index – This index contains the bottom 15% of the Russell/Nomura Total
Market™
Index based on market capitalization.
Russell/Nomura Total Market™
Index – This index contains the top 98% of all stocks listed on Japan’s stock
exchanges and registered on Japan’s over-the-counter market based on market
capitalization.
S&P 500®
Energy Index – This index comprises those companies included in the S&P
500®
that are classified in the Energy sector.
S&P 500®
Index – This index is a capitalization-weighted index that is designed to
represent the broad domestic economy through changes in aggregate market value
of 500 stocks across all major industries.
Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX)
– This index is a capitalization-weighted index of all the companies listed on
the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1 |
The Alerian US Midstream
Energy Index is a servicemark of GKD Index Partners, LLC d/b/a Alerian
(“Alerian”), and its use is granted under a license from Alerian. Alerian
makes no express or implied warranties, representations, or promises
regarding the originality, merchantability, suitability, or fitness for a
particular purpose or use with respect to the Alerian indices. No party
may rely on, and Alerian does not accept any liability for any errors,
omissions, interruptions, or defects in, the Alerian indices or underlying
data. In no event shall Alerian have any liability for any direct,
indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential, or other damages
(including lost profits), even if notified of the possibility of such
damages. |
2 |
Frank Russell Company
(“Russell”) is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and
copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell®
is a trademark of Russell. Neither Russell nor its licensors accept any
liability for any errors or omissions in the Russell Indexes or Russell
ratings or underlying data, and no party may rely on any Russell Indexes
or Russell ratings or underlying data contained in this communication. No
further distribution of Russell data is permitted without Russell’s
express written consent. Russell does not promote, sponsor, or endorse the
content of this communication. |
3 |
The Dow Jones Industrial
Average is the property of the Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Dow Jones
& Company, Inc. is not affiliated with the Hennessy Funds or its
investment advisor. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. has not participated in
any way in the creation of the Hennessy Funds or in the selection of
stocks included in the Hennessy Funds and has not approved any information
included in this Prospectus. |
4 |
Standard & Poor’s
Financial Services LLC is the source and owner of the S&P®
and S&P 500®
trademarks. |
Important
Notice Regarding Delivery of
Shareholder
Documents
To help keep each Fund’s costs as low as possible,
we generally deliver a single copy of shareholder documents, including
Prospectuses, supplements, shareholder reports, notices, proxy statements, and
other similar documents to shareholders who share an address and have the same
last name. This process does not apply to account statements. You may, of
course, request an individual copy of a shareholder document at any time. If you
would like to receive separate mailings, please call the Transfer Agent at
1-800-261-6950, and individual delivery will begin within 30 calendar days of
your request. If your account is held through a financial institution or other
intermediary, please contact them directly to request individual delivery.
Electronic
Delivery
The Funds offer shareholders the option to receive
account statements, Prospectuses, tax forms, and reports online. To sign up for
eDelivery, please visit www.hennessyfunds.com. You may change your
delivery preference at any time by visiting our website or contacting the Funds
at 1-800-261-6950.
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FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables are intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the shares of the Funds or the
predecessor funds to the Funds, as applicable, for the periods shown below.
Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The
“Total Return” figures show how much your investment would have increased or
decreased during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and
distributions. This information has been derived from financial statements
audited by Tait, Weller & Baker LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm. Tait, Weller & Baker LLP’s report and the Funds’
financial statements are included in the
annual
reports of the Funds, which are available upon request.
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Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Cornerstone
Growth Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
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|
|
2023 |
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|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
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PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
24.07 |
|
|
$ |
29.83 |
|
|
$ |
19.91 |
|
|
$ |
19.15 |
|
|
$ |
22.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
0.26 |
|
|
|
(0.14 |
) |
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
0.35 |
|
|
|
0.62 |
|
|
|
10.06 |
|
|
|
0.84 |
|
|
|
(1.19 |
) |
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
0.57 |
|
|
|
0.88 |
|
|
|
9.92 |
|
|
|
0.76 |
|
|
|
(1.20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.27 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(0.55 |
) |
|
|
(6.64 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1.82 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.82 |
) |
|
|
(6.64 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1.82 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
23.82 |
|
|
$ |
24.07 |
|
|
$ |
29.83 |
|
|
$ |
19.91 |
|
|
$ |
19.15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
2.54 |
% |
|
|
2.51 |
% |
|
|
49.82 |
% |
|
|
3.97 |
% |
|
|
-5.19 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
141.36 |
|
|
$ |
154.25 |
|
|
$ |
151.96 |
|
|
$ |
110.96 |
|
|
$ |
125.10 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.33 |
% |
|
|
1.33 |
% |
|
|
1.34 |
% |
|
|
1.36 |
% |
|
|
1.34 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets |
|
|
0.95 |
% |
|
|
1.10 |
% |
|
|
(0.51 |
)% |
|
|
(0.45 |
)% |
|
|
(0.07 |
)% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
90 |
% |
|
|
102 |
% |
|
|
98 |
% |
|
|
98 |
% |
|
|
95 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY CORNERSTONE GROWTH FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Cornerstone
Growth Fund |
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
25.17 |
|
|
$ |
31.09 |
|
|
$ |
20.68 |
|
|
$ |
19.83 |
|
|
$ |
22.88 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.34 |
|
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
0.05 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
|
0.67 |
|
|
|
10.46 |
|
|
|
0.88 |
|
|
|
(1.22 |
) |
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
0.67 |
|
|
|
1.01 |
|
|
|
10.41 |
|
|
|
0.85 |
|
|
|
(1.17 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.35 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(0.58 |
) |
|
|
(6.93 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1.88 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.93 |
) |
|
|
(6.93 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1.88 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
24.91 |
|
|
$ |
25.17 |
|
|
$ |
31.09 |
|
|
$ |
20.68 |
|
|
$ |
19.83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
2.85 |
% |
|
|
2.84 |
% |
|
|
50.34 |
% |
|
|
4.29 |
% |
|
|
-4.86 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
22.32 |
|
|
$ |
18.52 |
|
|
$ |
15.78 |
|
|
$ |
11.65 |
|
|
$ |
14.62 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.02 |
% |
|
|
1.01 |
% |
|
|
1.01 |
% |
|
|
1.05 |
% |
|
|
1.01 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets |
|
|
1.18 |
% |
|
|
1.38 |
% |
|
|
(0.17 |
)% |
|
|
(0.14 |
)% |
|
|
0.27 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
90 |
% |
|
|
102 |
% |
|
|
98 |
% |
|
|
98 |
% |
|
|
95 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
51.12 |
|
|
$ |
80.48 |
|
|
$ |
71.68 |
|
|
$ |
85.11 |
|
|
$ |
83.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss(1) |
|
|
(0.29 |
) |
|
|
(0.56 |
) |
|
|
(0.63 |
) |
|
|
(0.66 |
) |
|
|
(0.52 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
2.15 |
|
|
|
(16.93 |
) |
|
|
31.46 |
|
|
|
(4.21 |
) |
|
|
16.90 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
1.86 |
|
|
|
(17.49 |
) |
|
|
30.83 |
|
|
|
(4.87 |
) |
|
|
16.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(6.84 |
) |
|
|
(11.87 |
) |
|
|
(22.03 |
) |
|
|
(8.56 |
) |
|
|
(14.47 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(6.84 |
) |
|
|
(11.87 |
) |
|
|
(22.03 |
) |
|
|
(8.56 |
) |
|
|
(14.47 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
46.14 |
|
|
$ |
51.12 |
|
|
$ |
80.48 |
|
|
$ |
71.68 |
|
|
$ |
85.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
3.52 |
% |
|
|
-25.55 |
% |
|
|
52.87 |
% |
|
|
-6.79 |
% |
|
|
24.16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
357.13 |
|
|
$ |
431.67 |
|
|
$ |
709.40 |
|
|
$ |
678.72 |
|
|
$ |
1,213.20 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.50 |
% |
|
|
1.52 |
% |
|
|
1.49 |
% |
|
|
1.51 |
% |
|
|
1.47 |
% |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net
assets |
|
|
(0.58 |
)% |
|
|
(0.92 |
)% |
|
|
(0.88 |
)% |
|
|
(0.88 |
)% |
|
|
(0.67 |
)% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY FOCUS FUND |
Financial
Highlights
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
53.34 |
|
|
$ |
83.66 |
|
|
$ |
74.24 |
|
|
$ |
87.83 |
|
|
$ |
85.66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss(1) |
|
|
(0.11 |
) |
|
|
(0.34 |
) |
|
|
(0.37 |
) |
|
|
(0.39 |
) |
|
|
(0.25 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
2.23 |
|
|
|
(17.63 |
) |
|
|
32.62 |
|
|
|
(4.36 |
) |
|
|
17.41 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
2.12 |
|
|
|
(17.97 |
) |
|
|
32.25 |
|
|
|
(4.75 |
) |
|
|
17.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(7.14 |
) |
|
|
(12.35 |
) |
|
|
(22.83 |
) |
|
|
(8.84 |
) |
|
|
(14.99 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(7.14 |
) |
|
|
(12.35 |
) |
|
|
(22.83 |
) |
|
|
(8.84 |
) |
|
|
(14.99 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
48.32 |
|
|
$ |
53.34 |
|
|
$ |
83.66 |
|
|
$ |
74.24 |
|
|
$ |
87.83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
3.90 |
% |
|
|
-25.27 |
% |
|
|
53.43 |
% |
|
|
-6.45 |
% |
|
|
24.59 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
214.53 |
|
|
$ |
308.95 |
|
|
$ |
498.51 |
|
|
$ |
387.55 |
|
|
$ |
586.25 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.13 |
% |
|
|
1.13 |
% |
|
|
1.12 |
% |
|
|
1.14 |
% |
|
|
1.12 |
% |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net
assets |
|
|
(0.22 |
)% |
|
|
(0.53 |
)% |
|
|
(0.50 |
)% |
|
|
(0.51 |
)% |
|
|
(0.32 |
)% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Cornerstone
Mid Cap 30 Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
20.83 |
|
|
$ |
19.78 |
|
|
$ |
13.27 |
|
|
$ |
12.01 |
|
|
$ |
16.87 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.17 |
|
|
|
(0.14 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
1.68 |
|
|
|
1.22 |
|
|
|
6.65 |
|
|
|
1.29 |
|
|
|
(0.34 |
) |
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
1.69 |
|
|
|
1.39 |
|
|
|
6.51 |
|
|
|
1.26 |
|
|
|
(0.36 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.34 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(3.60 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4.50 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(3.60 |
) |
|
|
(0.34 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4.50 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
18.92 |
|
|
$ |
20.83 |
|
|
$ |
19.78 |
|
|
$ |
13.27 |
|
|
$ |
12.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
10.03 |
% |
|
|
7.12 |
% |
|
|
49.06 |
% |
|
|
10.49 |
% |
|
|
-1.22 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
297.37 |
|
|
$ |
215.00 |
|
|
$ |
219.58 |
|
|
$ |
188.71 |
|
|
$ |
206.11 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.34 |
% |
|
|
1.35 |
% |
|
|
1.36 |
% |
|
|
1.37 |
% |
|
|
1.36 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets |
|
|
0.09 |
% |
|
|
0.84 |
% |
|
|
(0.74 |
)% |
|
|
(0.27 |
)% |
|
|
(0.15 |
)% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
120 |
% |
|
|
176 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
94 |
% |
|
|
70 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY CORNERSTONE MID CAP 30
FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Cornerstone
Mid Cap 30 Fund |
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
21.84 |
|
|
$ |
20.66 |
|
|
$ |
13.81 |
|
|
$ |
12.46 |
|
|
$ |
17.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
1.76 |
|
|
|
1.29 |
|
|
|
6.92 |
|
|
|
1.34 |
|
|
|
(0.36 |
) |
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
1.85 |
|
|
|
1.53 |
|
|
|
6.85 |
|
|
|
1.35 |
|
|
|
(0.33 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.35 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(3.78 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4.59 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(3.78 |
) |
|
|
(0.35 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4.59 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
19.91 |
|
|
$ |
21.84 |
|
|
$ |
20.66 |
|
|
$ |
13.81 |
|
|
$ |
12.46 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
10.43 |
% |
|
|
7.52 |
% |
|
|
49.60 |
% |
|
|
10.83 |
% |
|
|
-0.84 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
293.88 |
|
|
$ |
174.62 |
|
|
$ |
169.19 |
|
|
$ |
136.09 |
|
|
$ |
168.79 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
0.97 |
% |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
|
|
0.99 |
% |
|
|
1.01 |
% |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets |
|
|
0.44 |
% |
|
|
1.18 |
% |
|
|
(0.38 |
)% |
|
|
0.09 |
% |
|
|
0.20 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
120 |
% |
|
|
176 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
94 |
% |
|
|
70 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Cornerstone
Large Growth Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
10.92 |
|
|
$ |
14.35 |
|
|
$ |
10.21 |
|
|
$ |
10.54 |
|
|
$ |
12.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
0.87 |
|
|
|
(1.66 |
) |
|
|
4.64 |
|
|
|
(0.15 |
) |
|
|
0.56 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
0.98 |
|
|
|
(1.57 |
) |
|
|
4.73 |
|
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
0.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
(0.10 |
) |
|
|
(0.14 |
) |
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(1.76 |
) |
|
|
(1.78 |
) |
|
|
(0.49 |
) |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
(2.30 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(1.84 |
) |
|
|
(1.86 |
) |
|
|
(0.59 |
) |
|
|
(0.27 |
) |
|
|
(2.39 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
10.06 |
|
|
$ |
10.92 |
|
|
$ |
14.35 |
|
|
$ |
10.21 |
|
|
$ |
10.54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
9.48 |
% |
|
|
-12.76 |
% |
|
|
48.00 |
% |
|
|
-0.75 |
% |
|
|
7.84 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
112.89 |
|
|
$ |
115.15 |
|
|
$ |
143.11 |
|
|
$ |
103.11 |
|
|
$ |
117.62 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before
expense reimbursement/recoupment |
|
|
1.28 |
% |
|
|
1.30 |
% |
|
|
1.29 |
% |
|
|
1.31 |
% |
|
|
1.31 |
% |
After
expense reimbursement/recoupment |
|
|
1.28 |
% |
|
|
1.30 |
% |
|
|
1.29 |
% |
|
|
1.31 |
%(2) |
|
|
1.29 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before
expense reimbursement/recoupment |
|
|
1.10 |
% |
|
|
0.76 |
% |
|
|
0.69 |
% |
|
|
0.93 |
% |
|
|
1.24 |
% |
After
expense reimbursement/recoupment |
|
|
1.10 |
% |
|
|
0.76 |
% |
|
|
0.69 |
% |
|
|
0.93 |
% |
|
|
1.26 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(3) |
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
76 |
% |
|
|
68 |
% |
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
57 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
The Fund had an expense limitation agreement
in place through November 30, 2019. |
(3) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY CORNERSTONE LARGE GROWTH
FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Cornerstone
Large Growth Fund |
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
11.05 |
|
|
$ |
14.51 |
|
|
$ |
10.33 |
|
|
$ |
10.65 |
|
|
$ |
12.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
0.89 |
|
|
|
(1.68 |
) |
|
|
4.68 |
|
|
|
(0.15 |
) |
|
|
0.56 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
1.03 |
|
|
|
(1.55 |
) |
|
|
4.80 |
|
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
0.72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
(0.11 |
) |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
(0.17 |
) |
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(1.78 |
) |
|
|
(1.80 |
) |
|
|
(0.49 |
) |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
(2.33 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(1.90 |
) |
|
|
(1.91 |
) |
|
|
(0.62 |
) |
|
|
(0.30 |
) |
|
|
(2.45 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
10.18 |
|
|
$ |
11.05 |
|
|
$ |
14.51 |
|
|
$ |
10.33 |
|
|
$ |
10.65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
9.85 |
% |
|
|
-12.52 |
% |
|
|
48.30 |
% |
|
|
-0.40 |
% |
|
|
8.12 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
15.77 |
|
|
$ |
14.80 |
|
|
$ |
18.39 |
|
|
$ |
12.60 |
|
|
$ |
18.42 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before
expense reimbursement/recoupment |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
|
|
0.99 |
% |
|
|
1.04 |
% |
|
|
1.01 |
% |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
After
expense reimbursement/recoupment |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
|
|
0.99 |
% |
|
|
1.04 |
% |
|
|
1.01 |
%(2) |
|
|
0.98 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before
expense reimbursement/recoupment |
|
|
1.37 |
% |
|
|
1.08 |
% |
|
|
0.91 |
% |
|
|
1.23 |
% |
|
|
1.56 |
% |
After
expense reimbursement/recoupment |
|
|
1.37 |
% |
|
|
1.08 |
% |
|
|
0.91 |
% |
|
|
1.23 |
% |
|
|
1.58 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(3) |
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
76 |
% |
|
|
68 |
% |
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
57 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
The Fund had an expense limitation agreement
in place through November 30, 2019. |
(3) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Cornerstone
Value Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
20.30 |
|
|
$ |
19.59 |
|
|
$ |
13.69 |
|
|
$ |
17.43 |
|
|
$ |
19.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.63 |
|
|
|
0.55 |
|
|
|
0.44 |
|
|
|
0.41 |
|
|
|
0.47 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
(0.84 |
) |
|
|
1.10 |
|
|
|
5.87 |
|
|
|
(3.01 |
) |
|
|
0.30 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
(0.21 |
) |
|
|
1.65 |
|
|
|
6.31 |
|
|
|
(2.60 |
) |
|
|
0.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.50 |
) |
|
|
(0.51 |
) |
|
|
(0.41 |
) |
|
|
(0.47 |
) |
|
|
(0.41 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(1.45 |
) |
|
|
(0.43 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.67 |
) |
|
|
(2.22 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(1.95 |
) |
|
|
(0.94 |
) |
|
|
(0.41 |
) |
|
|
(1.14 |
) |
|
|
(2.63 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
18.14 |
|
|
$ |
20.30 |
|
|
$ |
19.59 |
|
|
$ |
13.69 |
|
|
$ |
17.43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
-1.45 |
% |
|
|
8.68 |
% |
|
|
46.82 |
% |
|
|
-16.22 |
% |
|
|
5.22 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
246.40 |
|
|
$ |
268.81 |
|
|
$ |
254.23 |
|
|
$ |
189.60 |
|
|
$ |
253.95 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.23 |
% |
|
|
1.23 |
% |
|
|
1.23 |
% |
|
|
1.30 |
% |
|
|
1.23 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
3.31 |
% |
|
|
2.74 |
% |
|
|
2.43 |
% |
|
|
2.71 |
% |
|
|
2.75 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
36 |
% |
|
|
41 |
% |
|
|
32 |
% |
|
|
27 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY CORNERSTONE VALUE FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Cornerstone
Value Fund |
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
20.34 |
|
|
$ |
19.63 |
|
|
$ |
13.71 |
|
|
$ |
17.45 |
|
|
$ |
19.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.67 |
|
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
|
0.48 |
|
|
|
0.44 |
|
|
|
0.50 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
(0.84 |
) |
|
|
1.12 |
|
|
|
5.88 |
|
|
|
(3.01 |
) |
|
|
0.29 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
(0.17 |
) |
|
|
1.70 |
|
|
|
6.36 |
|
|
|
(2.57 |
) |
|
|
0.79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.55 |
) |
|
|
(0.56 |
) |
|
|
(0.44 |
) |
|
|
(0.49 |
) |
|
|
(0.45 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(1.45 |
) |
|
|
(0.43 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.68 |
) |
|
|
(2.22 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(2.00 |
) |
|
|
(0.99 |
) |
|
|
(0.44 |
) |
|
|
(1.17 |
) |
|
|
(2.67 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
18.17 |
|
|
$ |
20.34 |
|
|
$ |
19.63 |
|
|
$ |
13.71 |
|
|
$ |
17.45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
-1.26 |
% |
|
|
8.92 |
% |
|
|
47.19 |
% |
|
|
-16.06 |
% |
|
|
5.37 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
7.50 |
|
|
$ |
24.35 |
|
|
$ |
5.50 |
|
|
$ |
4.29 |
|
|
$ |
6.44 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
asset |
|
|
1.06 |
% |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
|
|
0.99 |
% |
|
|
1.08 |
% |
|
|
1.08 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
3.48 |
% |
|
|
2.92 |
% |
|
|
2.67 |
% |
|
|
2.94 |
% |
|
|
2.92 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
36 |
% |
|
|
41 |
% |
|
|
32 |
% |
|
|
27 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
(This Page Intentionally Left
Blank.)
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY TOTAL RETURN FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Total Return
Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
13.47 |
|
|
$ |
13.54 |
|
|
$ |
11.97 |
|
|
$ |
13.98 |
|
|
$ |
13.57 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.40 |
|
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
|
0.27 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
(0.30 |
) |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
2.33 |
|
|
|
(1.99 |
) |
|
|
0.81 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
|
2.53 |
|
|
|
(1.72 |
) |
|
|
1.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.38 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
(0.20 |
) |
|
|
(0.29 |
) |
|
|
(0.24 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(0.66 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.76 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.40 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(1.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
(0.96 |
) |
|
|
(0.29 |
) |
|
|
(0.64 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
12.53 |
|
|
$ |
13.47 |
|
|
$ |
13.54 |
|
|
$ |
11.97 |
|
|
$ |
13.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
0.53 |
% |
|
|
1.12 |
% |
|
|
21.72 |
% |
|
|
-12.36 |
% |
|
|
7.93 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
47.54 |
|
|
$ |
53.36 |
|
|
$ |
54.45 |
|
|
$ |
50.67 |
|
|
$ |
72.94 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
3.37 |
% |
|
|
1.77 |
% |
|
|
1.35 |
% |
|
|
1.73 |
% |
|
|
2.31 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
3.05 |
% |
|
|
1.62 |
% |
|
|
1.52 |
% |
|
|
2.05 |
% |
|
|
1.74 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate |
|
|
36 |
% |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
39 |
% |
|
|
30 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Equity and
Income Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
14.06 |
|
|
$ |
17.26 |
|
|
$ |
15.12 |
|
|
$ |
15.72 |
|
|
$ |
15.82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
0.08 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
0.18 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
0.42 |
|
|
|
(2.09 |
) |
|
|
3.01 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
|
|
|
1.02 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
0.52 |
|
|
|
(2.01 |
) |
|
|
3.10 |
|
|
|
0.56 |
|
|
|
1.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.10 |
) |
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
(0.10 |
) |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
(0.17 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(0.38 |
) |
|
|
(1.11 |
) |
|
|
(0.86 |
) |
|
|
(1.00 |
) |
|
|
(1.13 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.48 |
) |
|
|
(1.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.96 |
) |
|
|
(1.16 |
) |
|
|
(1.30 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
14.10 |
|
|
$ |
14.06 |
|
|
$ |
17.26 |
|
|
$ |
15.12 |
|
|
$ |
15.72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
3.67 |
% |
|
|
-12.60 |
% |
|
|
21.24 |
% |
|
|
3.74 |
% |
|
|
8.39 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
34.29 |
|
|
$ |
39.17 |
|
|
$ |
53.97 |
|
|
$ |
51.29 |
|
|
$ |
93.51 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.52 |
% |
|
|
1.51 |
% |
|
|
1.49 |
% |
|
|
1.49 |
% |
|
|
1.46 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
0.71 |
% |
|
|
0.53 |
% |
|
|
0.54 |
% |
|
|
1.08 |
% |
|
|
1.16 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
26 |
% |
|
|
22 |
% |
|
|
16 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY EQUITY AND INCOME FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Equity and
Income Fund |
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
13.21 |
|
|
$ |
16.22 |
|
|
$ |
14.22 |
|
|
$ |
14.80 |
|
|
$ |
14.93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
|
0.22 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
|
(1.97 |
) |
|
|
2.83 |
|
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
|
0.96 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
0.53 |
|
|
|
(1.84 |
) |
|
|
2.97 |
|
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
|
1.18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.15 |
) |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
(0.24 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(0.36 |
) |
|
|
(1.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.81 |
) |
|
|
(0.94 |
) |
|
|
(1.07 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.51 |
) |
|
|
(1.17 |
) |
|
|
(0.97 |
) |
|
|
(1.16 |
) |
|
|
(1.31 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
13.23 |
|
|
$ |
13.21 |
|
|
$ |
16.22 |
|
|
$ |
14.22 |
|
|
$ |
14.80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
3.99 |
% |
|
|
-12.25 |
% |
|
|
21.68 |
% |
|
|
4.16 |
% |
|
|
8.76 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
34.71 |
|
|
$ |
47.74 |
|
|
$ |
66.06 |
|
|
$ |
61.75 |
|
|
$ |
80.40 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.15 |
% |
|
|
1.13 |
% |
|
|
1.12 |
% |
|
|
1.12 |
% |
|
|
1.09 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
1.08 |
% |
|
|
0.90 |
% |
|
|
0.91 |
% |
|
|
1.44 |
% |
|
|
1.53 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
26 |
% |
|
|
22 |
% |
|
|
16 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
(This Page Intentionally Left
Blank.)
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY BALANCED FUND |
Financial
Highlights
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
11.82 |
|
|
$ |
12.39 |
|
|
$ |
10.84 |
|
|
$ |
12.38 |
|
|
$ |
12.34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.26 |
|
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
(0.27 |
) |
|
|
(0.15 |
) |
|
|
1.56 |
|
|
|
(1.04 |
) |
|
|
0.59 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
1.58 |
|
|
|
(0.92 |
) |
|
|
0.72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.25 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(0.44 |
) |
|
|
(0.43 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.50 |
) |
|
|
(0.55 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.69 |
) |
|
|
(0.48 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
(0.62 |
) |
|
|
(0.68 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
11.12 |
|
|
$ |
11.82 |
|
|
$ |
12.39 |
|
|
$ |
10.84 |
|
|
$ |
12.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
-0.22 |
% |
|
|
-0.70 |
% |
|
|
14.62 |
% |
|
|
-7.84 |
% |
|
|
6.05 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
12.29 |
|
|
$ |
12.89 |
|
|
$ |
13.53 |
|
|
$ |
11.99 |
|
|
$ |
12.30 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.84 |
% |
|
|
1.80 |
% |
|
|
1.85 |
% |
|
|
1.89 |
% |
|
|
1.88 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
2.26 |
% |
|
|
0.49 |
% |
|
|
0.17 |
% |
|
|
1.05 |
% |
|
|
1.04 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate |
|
|
22 |
% |
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
42 |
% |
|
|
52 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Energy
Transition Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
24.15 |
|
|
$ |
18.31 |
|
|
$ |
8.74 |
|
|
$ |
14.08 |
|
|
$ |
18.32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
0.17 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
7.74 |
|
|
|
9.51 |
|
|
|
(5.38 |
) |
|
|
(4.17 |
) |
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
0.19 |
|
|
|
7.90 |
|
|
|
9.57 |
|
|
|
(5.34 |
) |
|
|
(4.24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
(2.06 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
(2.06 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
24.22 |
|
|
$ |
24.15 |
|
|
$ |
18.31 |
|
|
$ |
8.74 |
|
|
$ |
14.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
0.81 |
% |
|
|
49.24 |
% |
|
|
109.50 |
% |
|
|
-37.93 |
% |
|
|
-23.14 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
8.96 |
|
|
$ |
10.21 |
|
|
$ |
6.80 |
|
|
$ |
2.50 |
|
|
$ |
6.83 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before
expense reimbursement |
|
|
2.42 |
% |
|
|
2.42 |
% |
|
|
2.96 |
% |
|
|
2.59 |
% |
|
|
1.97 |
% |
After
expense reimbursement |
|
|
2.27 |
%(3) |
|
|
2.25 |
%(3) |
|
|
2.74 |
%(3) |
|
|
2.03 |
%(2)(3) |
|
|
1.97 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before
expense reimbursement |
|
|
0.59 |
% |
|
|
0.64 |
% |
|
|
0.16 |
% |
|
|
(0.18 |
)% |
|
|
(0.46 |
)% |
After
expense reimbursement |
|
|
0.74 |
% |
|
|
0.81 |
% |
|
|
0.38 |
% |
|
|
0.38 |
% |
|
|
(0.46 |
)% |
Portfolio turnover rate(4) |
|
|
28 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
74 |
% |
|
|
73 |
% |
|
|
87 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
The Fund had an expense limitation agreement
in place through October 25, 2020. |
(3) |
Certain service provider expenses were
voluntarily waived during the fiscal year. |
(4) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY ENERGY TRANSITION FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Energy
Transition Fund |
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
24.59 |
|
|
$ |
18.60 |
|
|
$ |
8.85 |
|
|
$ |
14.26 |
|
|
$ |
18.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
0.25 |
|
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
7.87 |
|
|
|
9.68 |
|
|
|
(5.50 |
) |
|
|
(4.22 |
) |
Total
from investment operations |
|
|
0.27 |
|
|
|
8.10 |
|
|
|
9.75 |
|
|
|
(5.38 |
) |
|
|
(4.24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.18 |
) |
|
|
(2.11 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.18 |
) |
|
|
(2.11 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
24.68 |
|
|
$ |
24.59 |
|
|
$ |
18.60 |
|
|
$ |
8.85 |
|
|
$ |
14.26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
1.14 |
% |
|
|
49.71 |
% |
|
|
110.17 |
% |
|
|
-37.80 |
% |
|
|
-22.92 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
11.43 |
|
|
$ |
13.33 |
|
|
$ |
9.45 |
|
|
$ |
3.82 |
|
|
$ |
44.37 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before
expense reimbursement |
|
|
2.08 |
% |
|
|
2.09 |
% |
|
|
2.61 |
% |
|
|
2.01 |
% |
|
|
1.66 |
% |
After
expense reimbursement |
|
|
1.93 |
%(3) |
|
|
1.92 |
%(3) |
|
|
2.39 |
%(3) |
|
|
1.77 |
%(2)(3) |
|
|
1.66 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before
expense reimbursement |
|
|
0.92 |
% |
|
|
0.96 |
% |
|
|
0.22 |
% |
|
|
0.79 |
% |
|
|
(0.12 |
)% |
After
expense reimbursement |
|
|
1.07 |
% |
|
|
1.13 |
% |
|
|
0.44 |
% |
|
|
1.03 |
% |
|
|
(0.12 |
)% |
Portfolio turnover rate(4) |
|
|
28 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
74 |
% |
|
|
73 |
% |
|
|
87 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
The Fund had an expense limitation agreement
in place through October 25, 2020. |
(3) |
Certain service provider expenses were
voluntarily waived during the fiscal year. |
(4) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
9.58 |
|
|
$ |
8.66 |
|
|
$ |
5.55 |
|
|
$ |
10.90 |
|
|
$ |
12.66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss(1)(2) |
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
(0.10 |
) |
|
|
(0.10 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
1.49 |
|
|
|
2.02 |
|
|
|
4.21 |
|
|
|
(4.22 |
) |
|
|
(0.63 |
) |
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
1.47 |
|
|
|
1.95 |
|
|
|
4.14 |
|
|
|
(4.32 |
) |
|
|
(0.73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.84 |
) |
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from return of capital |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.97 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
10.02 |
|
|
$ |
9.58 |
|
|
$ |
8.66 |
|
|
$ |
5.55 |
|
|
$ |
10.90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
16.39 |
% |
|
|
24.03 |
% |
|
|
78.41 |
% |
|
|
-42.13 |
% |
|
|
-6.28 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
16.79 |
|
|
$ |
11.47 |
|
|
$ |
6.72 |
|
|
$ |
3.81 |
|
|
$ |
9.20 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before expense
reimbursement |
|
|
2.03 |
% |
|
|
2.05 |
% |
|
|
2.11 |
% |
|
|
2.12 |
% |
|
|
1.89 |
% |
After expense
reimbursement |
|
|
1.78 |
%(3) |
|
|
1.76 |
%(3) |
|
|
1.76 |
%(3) |
|
|
1.76 |
%(3) |
|
|
1.76 |
% |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before expense
reimbursement(2) |
|
|
(0.50 |
)% |
|
|
(1.08 |
)% |
|
|
(1.26 |
)% |
|
|
(1.63 |
)% |
|
|
(0.92 |
)% |
After expense
reimbursement(2) |
|
|
(0.25 |
)% |
|
|
(0.79 |
)% |
|
|
(0.91 |
)% |
|
|
(1.27 |
)% |
|
|
(0.79 |
)% |
Portfolio turnover rate(4) |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
33 |
% |
|
|
40 |
% |
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
41 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Includes current and deferred tax
benefit/expense from net investment income/loss only. |
(3) |
Certain service provider expenses were
voluntarily waived during the fiscal year. |
(4) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY MIDSTREAM FUND |
Financial
Highlights
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
9.91 |
|
|
$ |
8.90 |
|
|
$ |
5.68 |
|
|
$ |
11.09 |
|
|
$ |
12.83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss(1)(2) |
|
|
(0.00 |
)(3) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.10 |
) |
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
1.55 |
|
|
|
2.09 |
|
|
|
4.30 |
|
|
|
(4.28 |
) |
|
|
(0.62 |
) |
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
1.55 |
|
|
|
2.04 |
|
|
|
4.25 |
|
|
|
(4.38 |
) |
|
|
(0.71 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.84 |
) |
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from return of capital |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.97 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
10.43 |
|
|
$ |
9.91 |
|
|
$ |
8.90 |
|
|
$ |
5.68 |
|
|
$ |
11.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
16.67 |
% |
|
|
24.41 |
% |
|
|
78.57 |
% |
|
|
-41.93 |
% |
|
|
-6.10 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
37.46 |
|
|
$ |
33.06 |
|
|
$ |
30.45 |
|
|
$ |
18.33 |
|
|
$ |
31.78 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before expense
reimbursement |
|
|
1.65 |
% |
|
|
1.69 |
% |
|
|
1.74 |
% |
|
|
1.79 |
% |
|
|
1.56 |
% |
After expense
reimbursement |
|
|
1.53 |
%(4) |
|
|
1.51 |
%(4) |
|
|
1.51 |
%(4) |
|
|
1.51 |
%(4) |
|
|
1.51 |
% |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before expense
reimbursement(2) |
|
|
(0.12 |
)% |
|
|
(0.71 |
)% |
|
|
(0.89 |
)% |
|
|
(1.55 |
)% |
|
|
(0.76 |
)% |
After expense
reimbursement(2) |
|
|
(0.00 |
)%(3) |
|
|
(0.53 |
)% |
|
|
(0.66 |
)% |
|
|
(1.27 |
)% |
|
|
(0.71 |
)% |
Portfolio turnover rate(5) |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
33 |
% |
|
|
40 |
% |
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
41 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Includes current and deferred tax
benefit/expense from net investment income/loss only. |
(3) |
Amount is between $(0.005) and
$0.005. |
(4) |
Certain service provider expenses were
voluntarily waived during the fiscal year. |
(5) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Gas Utility
Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
25.91 |
|
|
$ |
26.09 |
|
|
$ |
24.08 |
|
|
$ |
29.64 |
|
|
$ |
28.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.54 |
|
|
|
0.50 |
|
|
|
0.52 |
|
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
|
0.56 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
(1.70 |
) |
|
|
1.98 |
|
|
|
4.00 |
|
|
|
(4.14 |
) |
|
|
3.50 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
(1.16 |
) |
|
|
2.48 |
|
|
|
4.52 |
|
|
|
(3.56 |
) |
|
|
4.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.53 |
) |
|
|
(0.50 |
) |
|
|
(0.57 |
) |
|
|
(0.56 |
) |
|
|
(0.62 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(1.65 |
) |
|
|
(2.16 |
) |
|
|
(1.94 |
) |
|
|
(1.44 |
) |
|
|
(2.48 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(2.18 |
) |
|
|
(2.66 |
) |
|
|
(2.51 |
) |
|
|
(2.00 |
) |
|
|
(3.10 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
22.57 |
|
|
$ |
25.91 |
|
|
$ |
26.09 |
|
|
$ |
24.08 |
|
|
$ |
29.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
-5.01 |
% |
|
|
10.14 |
% |
|
|
19.91 |
% |
|
|
-12.49 |
% |
|
|
15.28 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
384.37 |
|
|
$ |
459.41 |
|
|
$ |
457.31 |
|
|
$ |
483.56 |
|
|
$ |
764.10 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
|
|
1.02 |
% |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
2.21 |
% |
|
|
1.88 |
% |
|
|
2.06 |
% |
|
|
2.24 |
% |
|
|
1.98 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
12 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY GAS UTILITY FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Gas Utility
Fund |
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
25.84 |
|
|
$ |
26.01 |
|
|
$ |
24.01 |
|
|
$ |
29.56 |
|
|
$ |
28.65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.62 |
|
|
|
0.57 |
|
|
|
0.59 |
|
|
|
0.66 |
|
|
|
0.64 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
(1.70 |
) |
|
|
1.99 |
|
|
|
3.99 |
|
|
|
(4.13 |
) |
|
|
3.50 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
(1.08 |
) |
|
|
2.56 |
|
|
|
4.58 |
|
|
|
(3.47 |
) |
|
|
4.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.60 |
) |
|
|
(0.58 |
) |
|
|
(0.65 |
) |
|
|
(0.64 |
) |
|
|
(0.73 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(1.65 |
) |
|
|
(2.15 |
) |
|
|
(1.93 |
) |
|
|
(1.44 |
) |
|
|
(2.50 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(2.25 |
) |
|
|
(2.73 |
) |
|
|
(2.58 |
) |
|
|
(2.08 |
) |
|
|
(3.23 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
22.51 |
|
|
$ |
25.84 |
|
|
$ |
26.01 |
|
|
$ |
24.01 |
|
|
$ |
29.56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
-4.74 |
% |
|
|
10.53 |
% |
|
|
20.29 |
% |
|
|
-12.22 |
% |
|
|
15.63 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
56.75 |
|
|
$ |
93.58 |
|
|
$ |
63.06 |
|
|
$ |
66.46 |
|
|
$ |
107.18 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
0.71 |
% |
|
|
0.68 |
% |
|
|
0.69 |
% |
|
|
0.70 |
% |
|
|
0.69 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
2.52 |
% |
|
|
2.13 |
% |
|
|
2.35 |
% |
|
|
2.57 |
% |
|
|
2.25 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
12 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
29.43 |
|
|
$ |
47.78 |
|
|
$ |
42.79 |
|
|
$ |
37.17 |
|
|
$ |
33.63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
(0.11 |
) |
|
|
(0.23 |
) |
|
|
(0.14 |
) |
|
|
0.05 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
5.33 |
|
|
|
(17.83 |
) |
|
|
5.22 |
|
|
|
5.81 |
|
|
|
3.50 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
5.56 |
|
|
|
(17.94 |
) |
|
|
4.99 |
|
|
|
5.67 |
|
|
|
3.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.41 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.41 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
34.99 |
|
|
$ |
29.43 |
|
|
$ |
47.78 |
|
|
$ |
42.79 |
|
|
$ |
37.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
18.89 |
% |
|
|
-37.86 |
% |
|
|
11.66 |
% |
|
|
15.27 |
% |
|
|
10.60 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
45.61 |
|
|
$ |
39.55 |
|
|
$ |
86.11 |
|
|
$ |
142.30 |
|
|
$ |
87.22 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.44 |
% |
|
|
1.44 |
% |
|
|
1.43 |
% |
|
|
1.43 |
% |
|
|
1.43 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets |
|
|
0.65 |
% |
|
|
(0.30 |
)% |
|
|
(0.49 |
)% |
|
|
(0.37 |
)% |
|
|
0.14 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
57 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
23 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY JAPAN FUND |
Financial
Highlights
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
30.43 |
|
|
$ |
49.54 |
|
|
$ |
44.19 |
|
|
$ |
38.37 |
|
|
$ |
34.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
0.30 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.21 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
5.59 |
|
|
|
(18.39 |
) |
|
|
5.38 |
|
|
|
5.99 |
|
|
|
3.60 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
5.89 |
|
|
|
(18.37 |
) |
|
|
5.35 |
|
|
|
6.01 |
|
|
|
3.81 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.74 |
) |
|
|
(0.00 |
)(2) |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
(0.11 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.74 |
) |
|
|
(0.00 |
)(2) |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.11 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
36.32 |
|
|
$ |
30.43 |
|
|
$ |
49.54 |
|
|
$ |
44.19 |
|
|
$ |
38.37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
19.36 |
% |
|
|
-37.63 |
% |
|
|
12.11 |
% |
|
|
15.72 |
% |
|
|
11.02 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
233.44 |
|
|
$ |
275.24 |
|
|
$ |
727.47 |
|
|
$ |
608.11 |
|
|
$ |
611.41 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.04 |
% |
|
|
1.05 |
% |
|
|
1.04 |
% |
|
|
1.04 |
% |
|
|
1.03 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets |
|
|
0.84 |
% |
|
|
0.04 |
% |
|
|
(0.07 |
)% |
|
|
0.04 |
% |
|
|
0.59 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(3) |
|
|
57 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
23 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Amount is between $(0.005) and
$0.005. |
(3) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Japan Small
Cap Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
13.10 |
|
|
$ |
18.12 |
|
|
$ |
15.73 |
|
|
$ |
15.43 |
|
|
$ |
14.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
1.58 |
|
|
|
(5.07 |
) |
|
|
2.40 |
|
|
|
0.50 |
|
|
|
0.88 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
1.72 |
|
|
|
(4.95 |
) |
|
|
2.43 |
|
|
|
0.51 |
|
|
|
0.91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
(0.00 |
)(2) |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.21 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.47 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.21 |
) |
|
|
(0.47 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
14.74 |
|
|
$ |
13.10 |
|
|
$ |
18.12 |
|
|
$ |
15.73 |
|
|
$ |
15.43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
13.22 |
% |
|
|
-27.41 |
% |
|
|
15.46 |
% |
|
|
3.27 |
% |
|
|
6.30 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
32.56 |
|
|
$ |
31.23 |
|
|
$ |
46.15 |
|
|
$ |
46.41 |
|
|
$ |
66.30 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.51 |
% |
|
|
1.57 |
% |
|
|
1.53 |
% |
|
|
1.55 |
% |
|
|
1.52 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
0.97 |
% |
|
|
0.83 |
% |
|
|
0.16 |
% |
|
|
0.09 |
% |
|
|
0.23 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(3) |
|
|
32 |
% |
|
|
45 |
% |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Amount is between $(0.005) and
$0.005. |
(3) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY JAPAN SMALL CAP FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Japan Small
Cap Fund |
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
12.97 |
|
|
$ |
17.94 |
|
|
$ |
15.58 |
|
|
$ |
15.28 |
|
|
$ |
14.83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
|
0.18 |
|
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
1.54 |
|
|
|
(4.99 |
) |
|
|
2.37 |
|
|
|
0.50 |
|
|
|
0.86 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
1.75 |
|
|
|
(4.81 |
) |
|
|
2.48 |
|
|
|
0.57 |
|
|
|
0.95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
(0.27 |
) |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.46 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
(0.27 |
) |
|
|
(0.50 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
14.56 |
|
|
$ |
12.97 |
|
|
$ |
17.94 |
|
|
$ |
15.58 |
|
|
$ |
15.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
13.60 |
% |
|
|
-27.05 |
% |
|
|
15.90 |
% |
|
|
3.69 |
% |
|
|
6.73 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
70.99 |
|
|
$ |
47.65 |
|
|
$ |
66.58 |
|
|
$ |
34.58 |
|
|
$ |
63.78 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.11 |
% |
|
|
1.17 |
% |
|
|
1.13 |
% |
|
|
1.13 |
% |
|
|
1.12 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
1.44 |
% |
|
|
1.22 |
% |
|
|
0.63 |
% |
|
|
0.45 |
% |
|
|
0.61 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
32 |
% |
|
|
45 |
% |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Large Cap
Financial Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
24.80 |
|
|
$ |
35.32 |
|
|
$ |
22.33 |
|
|
$ |
22.63 |
|
|
$ |
21.43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
0.35 |
|
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
|
(0.15 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
(4.92 |
) |
|
|
(9.02 |
) |
|
|
13.14 |
|
|
|
(0.25 |
) |
|
|
1.84 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
(4.57 |
) |
|
|
(8.87 |
) |
|
|
12.99 |
|
|
|
(0.30 |
) |
|
|
1.79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(1.53 |
) |
|
|
(1.65 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.59 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(1.66 |
) |
|
|
(1.65 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.59 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
18.57 |
|
|
$ |
24.80 |
|
|
$ |
35.32 |
|
|
$ |
22.33 |
|
|
$ |
22.63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
-19.62 |
% |
|
|
-26.22 |
% |
|
|
58.17 |
% |
|
|
-1.33 |
% |
|
|
8.75 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
16.88 |
|
|
$ |
23.63 |
|
|
$ |
36.42 |
|
|
$ |
22.51 |
|
|
$ |
23.63 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.79 |
% |
|
|
1.69 |
% |
|
|
1.68 |
% |
|
|
1.75 |
% |
|
|
1.82 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets |
|
|
1.64 |
% |
|
|
0.55 |
% |
|
|
(0.47 |
)% |
|
|
(0.21 |
)% |
|
|
(0.23 |
)% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
114 |
% |
|
|
78 |
% |
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
88 |
% |
|
|
83 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY LARGE CAP FINANCIAL FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Large Cap
Financial Fund |
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
25.11 |
|
|
$ |
35.63 |
|
|
$ |
22.44 |
|
|
$ |
22.68 |
|
|
$ |
21.39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
0.43 |
|
|
|
0.25 |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
(4.99 |
) |
|
|
(9.10 |
) |
|
|
13.22 |
|
|
|
(0.26 |
) |
|
|
1.87 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
(4.56 |
) |
|
|
(8.85 |
) |
|
|
13.19 |
|
|
|
(0.24 |
) |
|
|
1.88 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.24 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(1.55 |
) |
|
|
(1.67 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.59 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(1.79 |
) |
|
|
(1.67 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.59 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
18.76 |
|
|
$ |
25.11 |
|
|
$ |
35.63 |
|
|
$ |
22.44 |
|
|
$ |
22.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
-19.41 |
% |
|
|
-25.95 |
% |
|
|
58.78 |
% |
|
|
-1.06 |
% |
|
|
9.16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
12.58 |
|
|
$ |
22.15 |
|
|
$ |
35.06 |
|
|
$ |
21.15 |
|
|
$ |
21.97 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.46 |
% |
|
|
1.33 |
% |
|
|
1.32 |
% |
|
|
1.45 |
% |
|
|
1.43 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets |
|
|
1.99 |
% |
|
|
0.89 |
% |
|
|
(0.11 |
)% |
|
|
0.08 |
% |
|
|
0.05 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
114 |
% |
|
|
78 |
% |
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
88 |
% |
|
|
83 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Small Cap
Financial Fund |
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
29.47 |
|
|
$ |
31.52 |
|
|
$ |
17.46 |
|
|
$ |
21.60 |
|
|
$ |
21.96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.43 |
|
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
0.25 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
(7.13 |
) |
|
|
(1.96 |
) |
|
|
14.01 |
|
|
|
(3.55 |
) |
|
|
0.93 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
(6.70 |
) |
|
|
(1.74 |
) |
|
|
14.26 |
|
|
|
(3.39 |
) |
|
|
1.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
(0.20 |
) |
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(2.16 |
) |
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.66 |
) |
|
|
(1.32 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(2.35 |
) |
|
|
(0.31 |
) |
|
|
(0.20 |
) |
|
|
(0.75 |
) |
|
|
(1.39 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
20.42 |
|
|
$ |
29.47 |
|
|
$ |
31.52 |
|
|
$ |
17.46 |
|
|
$ |
21.60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
-24.53 |
% |
|
|
-5.60 |
% |
|
|
82.20 |
% |
|
|
-16.37 |
% |
|
|
5.27 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
54.60 |
|
|
$ |
93.40 |
|
|
$ |
140.03 |
|
|
$ |
54.96 |
|
|
$ |
89.36 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.62 |
% |
|
|
1.59 |
% |
|
|
1.58 |
% |
|
|
1.65 |
% |
|
|
1.58 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
1.83 |
% |
|
|
0.72 |
% |
|
|
0.90 |
% |
|
|
0.96 |
% |
|
|
0.47 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
72 |
% |
|
|
27 |
% |
|
|
28 |
% |
|
|
75 |
% |
|
|
46 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY SMALL CAP FINANCIAL FUND |
Financial
Highlights
Hennessy Small Cap
Financial Fund |
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
17.24 |
|
|
$ |
18.57 |
|
|
$ |
10.37 |
|
|
$ |
12.92 |
|
|
$ |
13.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.30 |
|
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
(4.14 |
) |
|
|
(1.14 |
) |
|
|
8.26 |
|
|
|
(2.10 |
) |
|
|
0.54 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
(3.84 |
) |
|
|
(0.94 |
) |
|
|
8.47 |
|
|
|
(1.97 |
) |
|
|
0.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.31 |
) |
|
|
(0.34 |
) |
|
|
(0.27 |
) |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.18 |
) |
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
(1.27 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.39 |
) |
|
|
(0.82 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(1.58 |
) |
|
|
(0.39 |
) |
|
|
(0.27 |
) |
|
|
(0.58 |
) |
|
|
(1.00 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
11.82 |
|
|
$ |
17.24 |
|
|
$ |
18.57 |
|
|
$ |
10.37 |
|
|
$ |
12.92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
-24.32 |
% |
|
|
-5.21 |
% |
|
|
82.88 |
% |
|
|
-16.05 |
% |
|
|
5.57 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
6.87 |
|
|
$ |
20.17 |
|
|
$ |
32.08 |
|
|
$ |
10.61 |
|
|
$ |
20.74 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
1.29 |
% |
|
|
1.22 |
% |
|
|
1.20 |
% |
|
|
1.29 |
% |
|
|
1.23 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net
assets |
|
|
2.13 |
% |
|
|
1.13 |
% |
|
|
1.31 |
% |
|
|
1.27 |
% |
|
|
0.84 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
|
72 |
% |
|
|
27 |
% |
|
|
28 |
% |
|
|
75 |
% |
|
|
46 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
Financial
Highlights
For an
Investor Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
14.81 |
|
|
$ |
26.89 |
|
|
$ |
20.50 |
|
|
$ |
18.90 |
|
|
$ |
18.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
0.00 |
(2) |
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
2.15 |
|
|
|
(5.38 |
) |
|
|
8.82 |
|
|
|
2.10 |
|
|
|
3.15 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
2.14 |
|
|
|
(5.38 |
) |
|
|
8.80 |
|
|
|
2.12 |
|
|
|
3.12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6.70 |
) |
|
|
(2.37 |
) |
|
|
(0.52 |
) |
|
|
(2.26 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
(6.70 |
) |
|
|
(2.41 |
) |
|
|
(0.52 |
) |
|
|
(2.26 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
16.94 |
|
|
$ |
14.81 |
|
|
$ |
26.89 |
|
|
$ |
20.50 |
|
|
$ |
18.90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
14.47 |
% |
|
|
-26.44 |
% |
|
|
45.11 |
% |
|
|
11.42 |
% |
|
|
20.47 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
4.35 |
|
|
$ |
3.99 |
|
|
$ |
6.06 |
|
|
$ |
4.26 |
|
|
$ |
3.89 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before expense
reimbursement |
|
|
3.17 |
% |
|
|
3.06 |
% |
|
|
2.79 |
% |
|
|
3.45 |
% |
|
|
3.84 |
% |
After expense
reimbursement |
|
|
1.23 |
%(3) |
|
|
1.23 |
%(3) |
|
|
1.23 |
%(3) |
|
|
1.23 |
%(3) |
|
|
1.23 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before expense
reimbursement |
|
|
(2.02 |
)% |
|
|
(1.81 |
)% |
|
|
(1.64 |
)% |
|
|
(2.12 |
)% |
|
|
(2.80 |
)% |
After expense
reimbursement |
|
|
(0.08 |
)% |
|
|
0.02 |
% |
|
|
(0.08 |
)% |
|
|
0.10 |
% |
|
|
(0.19 |
)% |
Portfolio turnover rate(4) |
|
|
101 |
% |
|
|
151 |
% |
|
|
200 |
% |
|
|
192 |
% |
|
|
185 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Amount is between $(0.005) and
$0.005. |
(3) |
Certain service provider expenses were
voluntarily waived during the fiscal year. |
(4) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS — HENNESSY TECHNOLOGY FUND |
Financial
Highlights
For an
Institutional Class share outstanding throughout each year
|
|
Year Ended October
31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
PER SHARE DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
15.26 |
|
|
$ |
27.65 |
|
|
$ |
21.08 |
|
|
$ |
19.40 |
|
|
$ |
18.47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
2.21 |
|
|
|
(5.55 |
) |
|
|
9.06 |
|
|
|
2.15 |
|
|
|
3.23 |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
|
2.24 |
|
|
|
(5.50 |
) |
|
|
9.11 |
|
|
|
2.22 |
|
|
|
3.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from net investment income |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.11 |
) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from net realized gains |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6.89 |
) |
|
|
(2.43 |
) |
|
|
(0.53 |
) |
|
|
(2.31 |
) |
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
(6.89 |
) |
|
|
(2.54 |
) |
|
|
(0.54 |
) |
|
|
(2.31 |
) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
17.43 |
|
|
$ |
15.26 |
|
|
$ |
27.65 |
|
|
$ |
21.08 |
|
|
$ |
19.40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL RETURN |
|
|
14.77 |
% |
|
|
-26.28 |
% |
|
|
45.49 |
% |
|
|
11.67 |
% |
|
|
20.77 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND
RATIOS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of year (millions) |
|
$ |
1.99 |
|
|
$ |
1.39 |
|
|
$ |
2.06 |
|
|
$ |
1.47 |
|
|
$ |
1.34 |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before expense
reimbursement |
|
|
2.85 |
% |
|
|
2.73 |
% |
|
|
2.44 |
% |
|
|
3.08 |
% |
|
|
3.47 |
% |
After expense
reimbursement |
|
|
0.98 |
%(2) |
|
|
0.98 |
%(2) |
|
|
0.98 |
%(2) |
|
|
0.98 |
%(2) |
|
|
0.98 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before expense
reimbursement |
|
|
(1.70 |
)% |
|
|
(1.48 |
)% |
|
|
(1.29 |
)% |
|
|
(1.74 |
)% |
|
|
(2.43 |
)% |
After expense
reimbursement |
|
|
0.17 |
% |
|
|
0.27 |
% |
|
|
0.17 |
% |
|
|
0.36 |
% |
|
|
0.06 |
% |
Portfolio turnover rate(3) |
|
|
101 |
% |
|
|
151 |
% |
|
|
200 |
% |
|
|
192 |
% |
|
|
185 |
% |
(1) |
Calculated using the average shares
outstanding method. |
(2) |
Certain service provider expenses were
voluntarily waived during the fiscal year. |
(3) |
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a
whole. |
HENNESSY FUNDS |
1-800-966-4354 |
|
PRIVACY
POLICY
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you:
|
1. |
Information we receive from you in
applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations, including,
but not limited to, your name, address, phone number, social security
number, assets, income, and date of birth; |
|
|
|
|
2. |
Information about your transactions with us,
our affiliates, or others, including, but not limited to, your account
number and balance, payments history, parties to transactions, cost basis
information, and other financial information; and |
|
|
|
|
3. |
Other personal information we collect from
various sources, even if you have not entered into a prior transaction
with us, including the following: |
|
|
• |
Name, alias, address, unique personal
identifier, online identifier, IP address, email address, telephone
number, account name, and other similar identifiers; |
|
|
|
|
|
|
• |
Age and marital status; |
|
|
|
|
|
|
• |
Commercial information, including records of
products purchased; |
|
|
|
|
|
|
• |
Browsing history, search history, and
information on interaction with our website; |
|
|
|
|
|
|
• |
Geolocation data; |
|
|
|
|
|
|
• |
Employment and employment history, educational
history, financial information, and purchasing and consuming histories
or tendencies; and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
• |
Inferences drawn from the above-listed
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We do not disclose any personal
information to unaffiliated third parties, except as permitted by law. We may
disclose your personal information to our affiliates, vendors, and service
providers for a business purpose. For example, we are permitted by law to
disclose all of the information we collect, as described above, to our transfer
agent to process your transactions. When disclosing your personal information to
third parties, we enter into a contract with each third party describing the
purpose of such disclosure and requiring that such personal information be kept
confidential and not used for any purpose except to perform the services
contracted or respond to regulatory or law enforcement requests.
Furthermore, we restrict access
to your personal information to those persons who require such information to
provide products or services to you. As a result, we do not provide a means for
opting out of our limited sharing of your information. We maintain physical,
electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to
guard your personal information.
If you hold shares of the Funds
through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a
broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial
intermediary governs how your personal information is shared with unaffiliated
third parties.
Supplemental
Privacy Notice for Residents of California
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the
“CCPA”) provides you, as a California resident, with certain additional rights
relating to your personal information.
Under the CCPA, you have the
right to request that we disclose to you the categories of personal information
we have collected about you over the past 12 months, the categories of sources
of such information, our business purpose for collecting the information, the
categories of third parties, if any, with whom we shared the information, and
the specific information we have collected about you. You also have the right to
request that we delete any of your personal information, and, unless an
exception applies, we will delete such information upon receiving and confirming
your request. To make a request, call us at 1-800-966-4354, email us at
[email protected], or go to www.hennessyfunds.com/contact. We will not
discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA. Further, we
will not collect additional categories of your personal information or use the
personal information we collected for materially different, unrelated, or
incompatible purposes without providing you notice.
PRIVACY
POLICY AND FUND SYMBOLS AND CUSIPS |
FUND SYMBOLS AND
CUSIPS
The Investor Class shares of the Funds have the
following fund symbols and CUSIPs:
Fund – Investor Class |
Symbol |
CUSIP |
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund |
HFCGX |
425888104 |
Hennessy Focus Fund |
HFCSX |
42588P700 |
Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund |
HFMDX |
425888302 |
Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth
Fund |
HFLGX |
42588P205 |
Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund |
HFCVX |
425888203 |
Hennessy Total Return Fund |
HDOGX |
425887205 |
Hennessy Equity and Income Fund |
HEIFX |
42588P825 |
Hennessy Balanced Fund |
HBFBX |
425887106 |
Hennessy Energy Transition Fund |
HNRGX |
42588P742 |
Hennessy Midstream Fund |
HMSFX |
42588P726 |
Hennessy Gas Utility Fund |
GASFX |
42588P833 |
Hennessy Japan Fund |
HJPNX |
425894102 |
Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund |
HJPSX |
425894300 |
Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund |
HLFNX |
42588P882 |
Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund |
HSFNX |
42588P874 |
Hennessy Technology Fund |
HTECX |
42588P858 |
The Institutional Class shares of the Funds have the
following fund symbols and CUSIPs:
Fund – Institutional
Class |
Symbol |
CUSIP |
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund |
HICGX |
425888500 |
Hennessy Focus Fund |
HFCIX |
42588P809 |
Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund |
HIMDX |
425888609 |
Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth
Fund |
HILGX |
42588P403 |
Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund |
HICVX |
425888401 |
Hennessy Equity and Income Fund |
HEIIX |
42588P817 |
Hennessy Energy Transition Fund |
HNRIX |
42588P734 |
Hennessy Midstream Fund |
HMSIX |
42588P718 |
Hennessy Gas Utility Fund |
HGASX |
42588P759 |
Hennessy Japan Fund |
HJPIX |
425894201 |
Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund |
HJSIX |
42588P767 |
Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund |
HILFX |
42588P775 |
Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund |
HISFX |
42588P866 |
Hennessy Technology Fund |
HTCIX |
42588P841 |
Not part of
Prospectus.
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For
information, questions, or assistance, please call
Hennessy
Funds
1-800-966-4354 or
1-415-899-1555
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Hennessy Advisors, Inc.
7250 Redwood Boulevard, Suite 200
Novato, California 94945
ADMINISTRATOR,
TRANSFER AGENT,
DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT, &
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
d/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701
CUSTODIAN
U.S. Bank N.A.
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Dr., Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
TRUSTEES
Neil J. Hennessy
Robert T. Doyle
J. Dennis DeSousa
Doug Franklin
Claire Garvie
Gerald P. Richardson
COUNSEL
Foley & Lardner LLP
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5306
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
Two Liberty Place
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2900
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-2529
DISTRIBUTOR
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
To learn more
about the Hennessy Funds, please
read the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”), which contains
additional information about the Funds. The Funds have incorporated by reference
the SAI into this Prospectus. This means that you should consider the contents
of the SAI to be part of this Prospectus.
You also may learn more about the
Funds’ investments by reading the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders. Each Fund’s annual report includes a discussion of the market
conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s
performance during the last fiscal year.
The SAI and the annual and
semi-annual reports are all available to shareholders and prospective investors
without charge upon request, by calling 1-800-966-4354 or 1-415-899-1555 or at
www.hennessyfunds.com.
Prospective investors and
shareholders who have questions about the Funds may also call 1-800-966-4354 or
1-415-899-1555 or write to the following address:
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Hennessy Funds |
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7250 Redwood Blvd. |
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Suite 200 |
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Novato, CA 94945 |
The general public can review
and copy information about the Funds (including the SAI) on the EDGAR Database
on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee,
by emailing
[email protected].
When seeking information about
the Funds, please refer to the Hennessy Funds Trust’s Investment Company Act
File No. 811-07168.