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BUFFALO
FUNDS
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BUFFALO DISCOVERY
FUND
Investor
Class: (BUFTX)
Institutional
Class: (BUITX)
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BUFFALO HIGH YIELD
FUND
Investor
Class: (BUFHX)
Institutional
Class: (BUIHX) |
BUFFALO DIVIDEND FOCUS
FUND
Investor
Class: (BUFDX)
Institutional
Class: (BUIDX)
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BUFFALO
INTERNATIONAL FUND
Investor
Class: (BUFIX)
Institutional
Class: (BUIIX) |
BUFFALO EARLY STAGE
GROWTH FUND
Investor
Class: (BUFOX)
Institutional
Class: (BUIOX)
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BUFFALO LARGE CAP
FUND
Investor
Class: (BUFEX)
Institutional
Class: (BUIEX) |
BUFFALO FLEXIBLE
INCOME FUND
Investor
Class: (BUFBX)
Institutional
Class: (BUIBX)
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BUFFALO MID CAP
FUND
Investor
Class: (BUFMX)
Institutional
Class: (BUIMX) |
BUFFALO GROWTH
FUND
Investor
Class: (BUFGX)
Institutional
Class: (BIIGX) |
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BUFFALO SMALL CAP
FUND
Investor
Class: (BUFSX)
Institutional
Class: (BUISX) |
Prospectus
July 28,
2023
The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has not approved or
disapproved of these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Table
of Contents
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SUMMARY
SECTION |
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BUFFALO
DISCOVERY FUND |
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BUFFALO
DIVIDEND FOCUS FUND |
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BUFFALO
EARLY STAGE GROWTH FUND |
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BUFFALO
FLEXIBLE INCOME FUND |
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BUFFALO
GROWTH FUND |
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BUFFALO
HIGH YIELD FUND |
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BUFFALO
INTERNATIONAL FUND |
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BUFFALO
LARGE CAP FUND |
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BUFFALO
MID CAP FUND |
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BUFFALO
SMALL CAP FUND |
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary
Compensation |
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Principal
Investment Strategies, Related Risks, and Disclosure of Portfolio
Holdings |
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Management |
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Financial
Highlights |
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Shareholder
Information |
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Distributions |
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Taxes |
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Additional
Policies About Transactions |
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Privacy
Policy |
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Conducting
Business with the Buffalo Funds |
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INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
investment objective of the Buffalo Discovery Fund (“Discovery Fund” or the
“Fund”) is long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND
This
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 example below.
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Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
Investor Class |
Institutional
Class |
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None |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fees |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Shareholder
Servicing Fee |
0.15% |
None |
Other
Expenses |
0.01% |
0.01% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.01% |
0.86% |
Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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Discovery
Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
$103 |
$322 |
$558 |
$1,236 |
Institutional
Class |
$88 |
$274 |
$477 |
$1,061 |
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
26% of the average
value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Discovery Fund principally
invests in equity securities, consisting of common stock, preferred stock,
convertible securities, warrants and rights of companies whose securities may
increase in value due to the development, advancement or commercial application
of innovative strategies. Companies engaged in innovative strategies are those
who, in the opinion of Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment
adviser (the “Adviser” or “KCM”), are engaged in the pursuit and practical
application of knowledge to discover, develop and commercialize products,
services or intellectual property. The types of companies in which the Fund may
invest range across all sectors and all market capitalizations. The Fund may
have significant investments in the information technology sector. In addition
to the Fund’s investments in domestic securities, the Fund may invest up to 20%
of its net assets in sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts
(“ADRs”) and securities of foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock
exchanges.
The Adviser seeks to identify companies for
the Discovery Fund’s portfolio that are expected to benefit from innovation and
experience growth based on the identification of long-term, measurable secular
trends, and which, as a result, the Adviser believes may have potential revenue
growth in excess of the gross domestic product growth rate. Companies are
screened using in-depth, in-house research to identify those which the Adviser
believes have favorable attributes, including attractive valuation, strong
management, conservative debt, free cash flow, scalable business models, and
competitive advantages. The Adviser may sell the Discovery Fund’s investments to
secure gains, limit losses or reinvest in more promising investment
opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
The
Discovery Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective.
As with any mutual fund, the value of the Discovery Fund’s investments may
fluctuate. If
the value of the Discovery Fund’s investments decreases, the value of the Fund’s
shares will also decrease and you may lose money. The risks
associated with the Discovery Fund’s principal investment strategies
are:
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events –
The Fund’s investments are subject to market risk, which may cause the value of
the Fund’s investments to decline. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes
down, the share price of the Fund will go down, and you may lose money. U.S. and
international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due
to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising
inflation, the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political
events, rising government debt in the U.S., trade tensions, disruption in the
banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. During periods of volatility, the Fund
may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions and may have to sell
securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, potentially at
unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such
periods.
Management
Risk
– Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success
and failure of the Adviser’s investment strategies and the Adviser’s research,
analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
Equity
Market Risk
– Equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops
in value or long periods of decline in value due to general stock market
fluctuations, increases in production costs, decisions by management or related
factors.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. Common stock is generally subject to
greater risk than preferred stocks and debt obligations because holders of
common stock generally have inferior rights to receive payments from issuers in
comparison with the rights of the holders of other securities, bondholders and
other creditors.
Preferred
Stock.
Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be
changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of an
issuer may be limited.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security performs like that
of a regular debt security, that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of
the convertible security falls.
Warrants.
Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a
liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a
result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the
underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at
which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may
expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire
investment therein).
Rights.
The
purchase of rights involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value
of a right if the right is not exercised prior to its expiration. Also, the
purchase of rights involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right
added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of
the subscribed security’s market price.
Sector
Risk –
Companies
with similar characteristics, such as those within the same industry, may be
grouped together in broad categories called sectors. To the extent the Fund
invests its assets in a particular sector, the Fund’s performance may be more
susceptible to any economic, business, or other developments that generally
affect that sector.
Information
Technology Company Risk
– Information technology companies often face unusually high price volatility,
both in terms of gains and losses. To the extent that the Fund makes investments
in such companies, its share price is likely to be more volatile. The potential
for wide variations in performance is based on special risks common to
information technology companies. Information technology companies may have
limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Information technology
companies are affected by worldwide technological developments and their
products and services may quickly become outdated. Given these risks, an
investment in the Fund may be more suitable for long-term investors, who are
willing to withstand the Fund’s potential for volatility.
Large-Cap
Company Risk
– Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges and are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates
of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic
expansion.
Mid-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in mid-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than large-cap
companies. In addition, mid-cap companies may be particularly affected by
interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to
continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any
loans.
Small-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in small-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large- or mid-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than mid- and
large-cap companies. In addition, small-cap companies may be particularly
affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to
borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in
repaying any loans.
Money
Market Funds Risk
– An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any
other government agency. Although money market funds seek to
preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible for the
Fund to lose money if shares of money market funds in which it invests fall
below $1.00 per share.
Foreign
Risk
– Investing in securities of foreign corporations involves additional risks
relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments abroad;
market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; different regulatory
requirements, market practices, accounting standards and practices; and less
publicly available information about foreign issuers. Additionally, these
investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, may be less liquid,
carry higher brokerage commissions and other fees, and procedures and
regulations governing transactions and custody in foreign markets also may
involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments.
Investments in common stocks of U.S. companies with international operations,
and the purchase of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs carry similar
risks.
American
Depositary Receipts – Unsponsored
ADRs held by the Fund are frequently under no obligation to distribute
shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer. For this and
other reasons, there is less information available about unsponsored ADRs than
sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also not obligated to pass through voting
rights to the Fund. Investing in foreign companies, even indirectly through
ADRs, may involve the same inherent risks as investing in securities of foreign
issuers, as described above.
Cybersecurity
Risk
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With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments
to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business,
violations of applicable privacy and other
laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other
compensation costs, or additional compliance
costs.
PERFORMANCE
The
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Discovery Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five
and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. The performance information,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available on the Fund’s website at http://www.buffalofunds.com/performance.html,
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332).
Investor
Class
Annual
Total Return as of December 31 of Each Year
Calendar Year-to-Date
Return – Investor Class (through June 30, 2023) =
15.34%
Best
Quarter: June 30, 2020 =
23.84%
Worst Quarter:
June 30, 2022 =
-21.37%
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Average Annual
Total Returns for the periods ended December 31,
2022 |
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5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
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Return Before
Taxes |
-28.67% |
5.61% |
10.76% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-29.76% |
2.85% |
8.38% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-16.14% |
4.12% |
8.37% |
Institutional
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Return Before
Taxes |
-28.57% |
5.77% |
10.93% |
Russell
Midcap Growth Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-26.72% |
7.64% |
11.41% |
After-tax returns are shown
for Investor Class shares only and will vary for Institutional Class
shares. After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on each investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown in the table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who own the Discovery Fund in a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged
arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or a 401(k)
plan. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher
after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides
an assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the Discovery Fund’s investment
adviser.
Portfolio
Manager.
The
Discovery Fund is managed by:
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Portfolio
Manager |
Years
of Service as
Portfolio
Manager |
Current
Title |
Dave
Carlsen |
19.5 |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
49.
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BUFFALO
DIVIDEND FOCUS FUND |
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
investment objective of the Buffalo Dividend Focus Fund (the “Dividend Focus
Fund” or the “Fund”) is current income, with
long-term growth of capital as a secondary
objective.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND
This
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 example below.
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Investor Class |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
|
Management
Fees |
0.75% |
0.75% |
Shareholder
Servicing Fee |
0.15% |
None |
Other
Expenses |
0.03% |
0.03% |
Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses(1) |
0.02% |
0.02% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1)(2) |
0.95% |
0.80% |
(1)Acquired Fund Fees
and Expenses represent the indirect costs of the Fund’s investments in other
investment companies.
(2)The Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses for the Fund do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to
average net assets listed in the Fund’s financial highlights, which reflects the
operating expenses of the Fund and does not include the amount of the Fund’s
proportionate share of the fees and expenses of other investment companies in
which the Fund invests.
Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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Dividend
Focus Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
$97 |
$303 |
$525 |
$1,166 |
Institutional
Class |
$82 |
$255 |
$444 |
$990 |
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
2% of the average
value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
To pursue its investment
objective, the Dividend Focus Fund invests in dividend-paying equity securities,
consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks, rights, warrants and convertible
securities. During normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s assets
will be invested in dividend-paying equity securities. The Fund considers
“dividend-paying equity securities” to be securities of companies that declare
and pay cash dividends, or interest in the case of convertible securities, on at
least an annual basis. The Fund may invest in companies in any sector and of any
size of market capitalization; provided, however, that Kornitzer Capital
Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser” or “KCM”),
believes that an investment in the company’s securities is consistent with the
Fund’s investment objectives. While the Fund may invest in securities of
companies of any size, the Adviser expects that the majority of common stocks
purchased for the Fund will be of large-cap companies. The Fund considers
large-cap companies to be
those
with market capitalizations in excess of $10 billion at the time of initial
purchase. In addition to investments in domestic securities, the Fund may invest
up to 20% of its net assets in sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary
Receipts (“ADRs”) and securities of foreign companies that are traded on U.S.
stock exchanges.
The
Adviser emphasizes dividend-paying securities that have exhibited historical
growth of dividends. The Adviser may sell the Fund’s investments to secure
gains, limit losses or reinvest in more promising investment
opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
The
Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objectives. As with
any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate.
If the value of
the Fund’s investments decreases, the value of the Fund’s shares will also
decrease and you may lose money. The risks associated with the
Dividend Focus Fund’s principal investment strategies are:
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events –
The Fund’s investments are subject to market risk, which may cause the value of
the Fund’s investments to decline. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes
down, the share price of the Fund will go down, and you may lose money. U.S. and
international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due
to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising
inflation, the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political
events, rising government debt in the U.S., trade tensions, disruption in the
banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. During periods of volatility, the Fund
may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions and may have to sell
securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, potentially at
unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such
periods.
Management
Risk
– Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success
and failure of the Adviser’s investment strategies and the Adviser’s research,
analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
Equity
Market Risk
– Equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops
in value or long periods of decline in value due to general stock market
fluctuations, increases in production costs, decisions by management or related
factors.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. Common stock is generally subject to
greater risk than preferred stocks and debt obligations because holders of
common stock generally have inferior rights to receive payments from issuers in
comparison with the rights of the holders of other securities, bondholders and
other creditors.
Preferred
Stock.
Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be
changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of an
issuer may be limited.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security performs like that
of a regular debt security, that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of
the convertible security falls.
Warrants.
Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a
liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a
result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the
underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at
which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may
expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire
investment therein).
Rights.
The
purchase of rights involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value
of a right if the right is not exercised prior to its expiration. Also, the
purchase of rights involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right
added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of
the subscribed security’s market price.
Large-Cap
Company Risk
– Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges and are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates
of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic
expansion.
Mid-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in mid-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than large-cap
companies. In addition, mid-cap companies may be particularly affected by
interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to
continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any
loans.
Small-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in small-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large- or mid-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than mid- and
large-cap companies. In addition, small-cap companies may be particularly
affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to
borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in
repaying any loans.
Money
Market Funds Risk
– An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any
other government agency. Although money market funds seek to
preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible for the
Fund to lose money if shares of money market funds in which it invests fall
below $1.00 per share.
Foreign
Risk
– Investing in securities of foreign corporations involves additional risks
relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments abroad;
market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; different regulatory
requirements, market practices, accounting standards and practices; and less
publicly available information about foreign issuers. Additionally, these
investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, may be less liquid,
carry higher brokerage commissions and other fees, and procedures and
regulations governing transactions and custody in foreign markets also may
involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments.
Investments in common stocks of U.S. companies with international operations,
and the purchase of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs carry similar
risks.
American
Depositary Receipts – Unsponsored
ADRs held by the Fund are frequently under no obligation to distribute
shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer. For this and
other reasons, there is less information available about unsponsored ADRs than
sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also not obligated to pass through voting
rights to the Fund. Investing in foreign companies, even indirectly through
ADRs, may involve the same inherent risks as investing in securities of foreign
issuers, as described above.
Cybersecurity
Risk
–
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments
to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance
costs.
PERFORMANCE
The
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Dividend Focus Fund. The bar chart shows the Fund’s performance from year to
year and the table shows how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five
and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. The performance information,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available on the Fund’s website at http://www.buffalofunds.com/performance.html,
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332).
Investor
Class
Annual
Total Return as of December 31 of Each Year
Calendar Year-to-Date
Return – Investor Class
(through
June 30, 2023) =
10.20%
Best
Quarter: June 30, 2020 =
19.93%
Worst Quarter:
March 31, 2020 =
-20.35%
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Average Annual
Total Returns for the periods ended December 31,
2022 |
| 1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
|
| |
Return Before
Taxes |
-8.75% |
9.31% |
11.96% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-9.30% |
8.74% |
11.06% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-4.78% |
7.28% |
9.60% |
Institutional
Class |
|
| |
Return Before
Taxes |
-8.62% |
9.48% |
12.13% |
Russell
1000®
Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-19.13% |
9.13% |
12.37% |
After-tax returns are shown
for Investor Class shares only and will vary for Institutional Class
shares. After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on each investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown in the table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who own the Dividend Focus Fund in a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged
arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or a 401(k)
plan. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher
after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides
an assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the Dividend Focus Fund’s investment
adviser.
Co-Portfolio
Managers.
The
Dividend Focus Fund is co-managed by a team of Portfolio Managers as
follows:
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Portfolio
Manager |
Years
of Service as
Portfolio
Manager |
Current
Title |
Paul
Dlugosch |
10 |
Portfolio
Manager |
Jeff
K. Deardorff |
5 |
Portfolio
Manager |
Jeffrey
Sitzmann |
5 |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
49.
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BUFFALO
EARLY STAGE GROWTH FUND |
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
investment objective of the Buffalo Early Stage Growth Fund (“Early Stage Growth
Fund” or the “Fund”) is long-term growth of
capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND
This 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 example below.
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Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
Investor Class |
Institutional
Class |
| None |
None |
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|
| |
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
|
Management
Fees |
1.30% |
1.30% |
Shareholder
Servicing Fee |
0.15% |
None |
Other
Expenses |
0.05% |
0.05% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.50% |
1.35% |
Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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| |
Early
Stage Growth Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
$153 |
$474 |
$818 |
$1,791 |
Institutional
Class |
$137 |
$423 |
$730 |
$1,602 |
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 10% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Early Stage Growth Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any
borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, consisting of common
stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and rights, of
companies that, at the time of purchase by the Fund, Kornitzer Capital
Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser” or “KCM”),
defines as early stage growth companies. Early stage growth companies are
defined by the Adviser as companies that, at the time of purchase by the Fund,
have market capitalizations below the weighted average of the Russell
2000®
Growth Index and are companies that are starting to develop a new product or
service or have recently developed a new product or service. As of June 30,
2023, the weighted average market capitalization of the Russell 2000®
Growth Index was $3.3 billion. In addition to the Fund’s investments in domestic
securities, the Fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in sponsored or
unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and equity securities of
foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges. The Fund may invest
in companies in any sector. The Fund may have significant investments in the
information technology sector.
KCM
seeks to identify companies for the Fund’s portfolio that are expected to
experience growth based on the identification of long-term, measurable secular
trends, and which, as a result, the Adviser believes may have potential
revenue growth in excess of the gross
domestic product growth rate. Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house
research to identify those which the Adviser believes have favorable attributes,
including attractive valuation, strong management, conservative debt, free cash
flow, scalable business models, and competitive advantages. The Adviser may sell
the Fund’s investments to secure gains, limit losses or reinvest in more
promising investment opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
The
Early Stage Growth Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment
objective. As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments may
fluctuate. If
the value of the Early Stage Growth Fund’s investments decreases, the value of
the Fund’s shares will also decrease and you may lose money. The
risks associated with the Early Stage Growth Fund’s principal investment
strategies are:
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events –
The Fund’s investments are subject to market risk, which may cause the value of
the Fund’s investments to decline. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes
down, the share price of the Fund will go down, and you may lose money. U.S. and
international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due
to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising
inflation, the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political
events, rising government debt in the U.S., trade tensions, disruption in the
banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. During periods of volatility, the Fund
may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions and may have to sell
securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, potentially at
unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such
periods.
Management
Risk
– Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success
and failure of the Adviser’s investment strategies and the Adviser’s research,
analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
Equity
Market Risk
– Equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops
in value or long periods of decline in value due to general stock market
fluctuations, increases in production costs, decisions by management or related
factors.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. Common stock is generally subject to
greater risk than preferred stocks and debt obligations because holders of
common stock generally have inferior rights to receive payments from issuers in
comparison with the rights of the holders of other securities, bondholders and
other creditors.
Preferred
Stock.
Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be
changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of an
issuer may be limited.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security performs like that
of a regular debt security, that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of
the convertible security falls.
Warrants.
Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a
liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a
result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the
underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at
which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may
expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire
investment therein).
Rights.
The
purchase of rights involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value
of a right if the right is not exercised prior to its expiration. Also, the
purchase of rights involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right
added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of
the subscribed security’s market price.
Sector
Risk –
Companies
with similar characteristics, such as those within the same industry, may be
grouped together in broad categories called sectors. To the extent the Fund
invests its assets in a particular sector, the Fund’s
performance
may be more susceptible to any economic, business, or other developments that
generally affect that sector.
Information
Technology Company Risk
– Information technology companies often face unusually high price volatility,
both in terms of gains and losses. To the extent that the Fund makes investments
in such companies, its share price is likely to be more volatile. The potential
for wide variations in performance is based on special risks common to
information technology companies. Information technology companies may have
limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Information technology
companies are affected by worldwide technological developments and their
products and services may quickly become outdated. Given these risks, an
investment in the Fund may be more suitable for long-term investors, who are
willing to withstand the Fund’s potential for volatility.
Small-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in small-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large- or mid-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than mid- and
large-cap companies. In addition, small-cap companies may be particularly
affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to
borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in
repaying any loans.
Micro-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in micro-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
companies with larger capitalization due to less management experience, fewer
financial resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive
strengths. Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than
companies with larger capitalization. In addition, micro-cap companies may be
particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more
difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have
difficulty in repaying any loans.
Mid-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in mid-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than large-cap
companies. In addition, mid-cap companies may be particularly affected by
interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to
continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any
loans.
Money
Market Funds Risk
– An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any
other government agency. Although money market funds seek to
preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible for the
Fund to lose money if shares of money market funds in which it invests fall
below $1.00 per share.
Foreign
Risk
– Investing in securities of foreign corporations involves additional risks
relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments abroad;
market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; different regulatory
requirements, market practices, accounting standards and practices; and less
publicly available information about foreign issuers. Additionally, these
investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, may be less liquid,
carry higher brokerage commissions and other fees, and procedures and
regulations governing transactions and custody in foreign markets also may
involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments.
Investments in common stocks of U.S. companies with international operations,
and the purchase of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs carry similar
risks.
American
Depositary Receipts – Unsponsored
ADRs held by the Fund are frequently under no obligation to distribute
shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer. For this and
other reasons, there is less information available about unsponsored ADRs than
sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also not obligated to pass through voting
rights to the Fund. Investing in foreign companies, even indirectly through
ADRs, may involve the same inherent risks as investing in securities of foreign
issuers, as described above.
Cybersecurity
Risk
–
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments
to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business,
violations of applicable privacy and other
laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other
compensation costs, or additional compliance
costs.
PERFORMANCE
The
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Early Stage Growth Fund by showing changes in the
Fund’s
performance from year to year and by showing how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five
and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. The performance information,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available on the Fund’s website at http://www.buffalofunds.com/performance.html,
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332).
Investor
Class
Annual
Total Return as of December 31 of Each Year
Calendar Year-to-Date
Return – Investor Class
(through
June 30, 2023) =
13.89%
Best
Quarter: June 30, 2020 =
40.64%
Worst Quarter:
March 31, 2020 =
-25.33%
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| |
Average
Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31,
2022 |
| 1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
|
| |
Return
Before Taxes |
-30.76% |
7.25% |
10.52% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-30.94% |
4.66% |
7.90% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-18.06% |
5.44% |
7.98% |
Institutional
Class |
|
| |
Return
Before Taxes |
-30.66% |
7.41% |
10.69% |
Russell
2000®
Growth Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-26.36% |
3.51% |
9.20% |
After-tax returns are shown
for Investor Class shares only and will vary for Institutional Class
shares. After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on each investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown in the table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who own the Early Stage Growth Fund in a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged
arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or a 401(k)
plan. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher
after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides
an assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the Early Stage Growth Fund’s investment
adviser.
Co-Portfolio
Managers.
The
Early Stage Growth Fund is co-managed by a team of Portfolio Managers as
follows:
|
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| |
Portfolio
Manager |
Years
of Service as
Portfolio
Manager |
Current
Title |
Craig
Richard |
10 |
Portfolio
Manager |
Doug
Cartwright |
8 |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
49.
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BUFFALO
FLEXIBLE INCOME FUND |
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVES
The
investment objective of the Buffalo Flexible Income Fund (“Flexible Income Fund”
or the “Fund”) is the generation of high current income and,
as a secondary objective, the long-term growth of
capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND
This 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 example below.
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Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
Investor Class |
Institutional
Class |
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None |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fees |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Shareholder
Servicing Fee |
0.15% |
None |
Other
Expenses |
0.01% |
0.01% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.01% |
0.86% |
Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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Flexible
Income Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
$103 |
$322 |
$558 |
$1,236 |
Institutional
Class |
$88 |
$274 |
$477 |
$1,061 |
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 1% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
To pursue its investment
objectives, the Flexible Income Fund invests in both equity and debt securities.
The allocation of assets invested in each type of security is designed to
balance income and long-term capital appreciation with reduced volatility of
returns. The Flexible Income Fund expects to change its allocation mix over time
based on Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc.’s, the Fund’s investment adviser
(the “Adviser” or “KCM”), view of economic conditions and underlying security
values. The Fund retains the freedom to invest up to 100% of its net assets in
equity securities or up to 100% of its net assets in debt securities. Equity
securities can include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities,
warrants and rights. With respect to its investments in equity securities, the
Flexible Income Fund may invest in companies in any sector and of any size of
market capitalization; provided, however, that the Adviser believes that an
investment in the company’s securities is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objectives. The Fund may have significant investments in the energy sector. The
Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in sponsored or unsponsored American
Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and securities of foreign companies that are traded
on U.S. stock exchanges and U.S. over-the-counter markets.
Debt
securities can include government notes and bonds, mortgage and asset backed
securities, bank debt, convertible securities, fixed and floating rate corporate
debt securities, both rated and unrated, and higher-yielding, higher-risk debt
securities rated below investment grade by the major rating agencies (or in
similar unrated securities), commonly known as “junk bonds.” The Fund maintains
a flexible investment policy which allows it to invest in debt securities with
varying maturities. However, it is anticipated that the dollar-weighted average
maturity of debt securities that the Fund purchases will not exceed 15
years.
With
respect to equity securities, the Adviser emphasizes dividend-paying stocks that
over time have exhibited consistent growth of dividends. The Adviser may sell
the Flexible Income Fund’s investments to secure gains, limit losses or reinvest
in more promising investment opportunities.
With
respect to debt securities, the Adviser performs extensive fundamental
investment research to identify investment opportunities for the Flexible Income
Fund. When evaluating investments and the credit quality of rated and unrated
securities, the Adviser looks at a number of past, present and estimated future
factors, including: (1) financial strength of the issuer; (2) cash flow; (3)
management; (4) borrowing requirements; (5) sensitivity to changes in interest
rates and business conditions; and (6) relative value. The Flexible Income Fund
relies on the Adviser to undertake a careful analysis to determine the
creditworthiness of the issuers of rated debt (on debt ratings by Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc., (“Moody’s) or S&P Global Ratings, (“S&P”)), as
well as the issuers of debt not rated by Moody’s or S&P. The Fund will not
purchase a debt security that is rated less than Caa/CCC by Moody’s or S&P,
respectively, and will only purchase an unrated debt security if the Adviser
believes that the security is of at least B quality, subject to a limitation
that the Fund may not hold more than 20% of its net assets in debt securities
that are rated less than B or that are unrated debt securities of similar
quality, based on the Adviser’s fundamental analysis of the issuer and of rated
bonds issued by similar issuers. The Fund has no limitations on principal,
interest or reset terms on debt securities held in the
Fund.
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
The
Flexible Income Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment
objectives. As with any mutual fund, the value of the Flexible Income Fund’s
investments may fluctuate. If the value of the Flexible Income Fund’s investments
decreases, the value of the Fund’s shares will also decrease and you may lose
money. The risks associated with the Flexible Income Fund’s
principal investment strategies are:
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events –
The Fund’s investments are subject to market risk, which may cause the value of
the Fund’s investments to decline. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes
down, the share price of the Fund will go down, and you may lose money. U.S. and
international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due
to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising
inflation, the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political
events, rising government debt in the U.S., trade tensions, disruption in the
banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. During periods of volatility, the Fund
may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions and may have to sell
securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, potentially at
unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such
periods.
Management
Risk
– Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success
and failure of the Adviser’s investment strategies and the Adviser’s research,
analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
Equity
Market Risk
– Equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops
in value or long periods of decline in value due to general stock market
fluctuations, increases in production costs, decisions by management or related
factors.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. Common stock is generally subject to
greater risk than preferred stocks and debt obligations because holders of
common stock generally have inferior rights to receive payments from issuers in
comparison with the rights of the holders of other securities, bondholders and
other creditors.
Preferred
Stock.
Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be
changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of an
issuer may be limited.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security performs like that
of a regular debt security, that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of
the convertible security falls.
Warrants.
Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a
liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a
result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the
underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at
which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may
expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire
investment therein).
Rights.
The
purchase of rights involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value
of a right if the right is not exercised prior to its expiration. Also, the
purchase of rights involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right
added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of
the subscribed security’s market price.
Sector
Risk –
Companies
with similar characteristics, such as those within the same industry, may be
grouped together in broad categories called sectors. To the extent the Fund
invests its assets in a particular sector, the Fund’s performance may be more
susceptible to any economic, business, or other developments that generally
affect that sector.
Energy
Sector Risk
– The energy sector includes companies operating in the exploration and
production, refining and marketing, and storage and transportation of oil and
gas and coal and consumable fuels. It also includes companies that offer oil and
gas equipment and related services. The Fund is subject to the risk that the
securities of such issuers will underperform the market as a whole due to
legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions and/or increased
competition affecting the energy sector. The performance of companies operating
in the energy sector is closely tied to the price and supply of energy fuels and
international political events.
Large-Cap
Company Risk
– Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges and are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates
of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic
expansion.
Mid-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in mid-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than large-cap
companies. In addition, mid-cap companies may be particularly affected by
interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to
continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any
loans.
Small-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in small-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large- or mid-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than mid- and
large-cap companies. In addition, small-cap companies may be particularly
affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to
borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in
repaying any loans.
Foreign
Risk
– Investing in securities of foreign corporations involves additional risks
relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments abroad;
market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; different regulatory
requirements, market practices, accounting standards and practices; and less
publicly available information about foreign issuers. Additionally, these
investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, may be less liquid,
carry higher brokerage commissions and other fees, and procedures and
regulations governing transactions and custody in foreign markets also may
involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments.
Investments in common stocks of U.S. companies with international operations,
and the purchase of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs carry similar
risks.
American
Depositary Receipts – Unsponsored
ADRs held by the Fund are frequently under no obligation to distribute
shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer. For this and
other reasons, there is less information available about unsponsored ADRs than
sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also not
obligated
to pass through voting rights to the Fund. Investing in foreign companies, even
indirectly through ADRs, may involve the same inherent risks as investing in
securities of foreign issuers, as described above.
Convertible
Securities Risk
– Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than
non-convertible securities of similar quality. The value of a convertible
security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value
declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline.
The credit standing of the company and other factors also may have an effect on
a convertible security’s investment value.
Debt
Securities Risk
– The values of debt securities may increase or decrease as a result of the
following: market fluctuations, changes in interest rates, actual or perceived
inability or unwillingness of issuers, guarantors or liquidity providers to make
scheduled principal or interest payments or illiquidity in debt securities
markets; the risk of low rates of return due to reinvestment of securities
during periods of falling interest rates or repayment by issuers with higher
coupon or interest rates; and/or the risk of low income due to falling interest
rates.
LIBOR
Transition Risk –
The Fund has historically invested in securities that use the London Inter Bank
Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a benchmark or reference rate for interest rate
calculations. All maturities and currencies of LIBOR were phased out as of June
30, 2023. There remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rate
and the impact of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund’s transactions and
the financial markets generally. The Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) has
been selected by a committee established by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to replace LIBOR
as a reference rate in the United States. Other countries have undertaken
similar initiatives to identify replacement reference rates in their respective
markets. The transition process, or the failure of an industry to transition,
could lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments
that have historically relied on LIBOR to determine interest rates, and a
reduction in the values of some LIBOR-based investments, all of which could
impact the Fund.
High
Yield Risk
– The Fund may invest in higher-yielding, high-risk bonds commonly known as junk
bonds. These lower-rated bonds have a greater degree of default risk.
Lower-rated securities may be issued by companies that are restructuring, are
smaller and less credit worthy or are highly indebted, and tend to be less
liquid and react more poorly to adverse economic and political changes,
unfavorable investor perceptions and negative corporate
developments.
Money
Market Funds Risk
– An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any
other government agency. Although money market funds seek to
preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible for the
Fund to lose money if shares of money market funds in which it invests fall
below $1.00 per share.
Cybersecurity
Risk
–
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments
to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance
costs.
PERFORMANCE
The performance
information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Flexible
Income Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and
by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for one, five and ten years
compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.
The performance information,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available on the Fund’s website at http://www.buffalofunds.com/performance.html,
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332).
Investor
Class
Annual
Total Return as of December 31 of Each Year
Calendar Year-to-Date
Return – Investor Class
(through
June 30, 2023) =
1.74%
Best
Quarter: June 30, 2020 =
17.00%
Worst Quarter:
March 31, 2020 =
-24.32%
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Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31,
2022 |
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Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
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Return
Before Taxes |
4.01% |
7.86% |
7.97% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
3.01% |
6.76% |
6.90% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
3.09% |
6.02% |
6.19% |
Institutional
Class |
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Before Taxes |
4.22% |
8.02% |
8.13% |
Russell
3000®
Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-19.21% |
8.79% |
12.13% |
After-tax returns are shown
for Investor Class shares only and will vary for Institutional Class
shares. After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on each investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown in the table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who own the Flexible Income Fund in a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged
arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or a 401(k)
plan. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher
after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides
an assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the Flexible Income Fund’s investment
adviser.
Co-Portfolio
Managers.
The
Flexible Income Fund is co-managed by a team of Portfolio Managers as
follows:
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Portfolio
Manager |
Years
of Service as
Portfolio
Manager |
Current
Title |
John
Kornitzer |
20.5 |
Portfolio
Manager |
Paul
Dlugosch |
12 |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
49.
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
investment objective of the Buffalo Growth Fund (“Growth Fund” or the “Fund”) is
long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND
This 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 example below.
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Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
Investor Class |
Institutional
Class |
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None |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
|
Management
Fees |
0.75% |
0.75% |
Shareholder
Servicing Fee |
0.15% |
None |
Other
Expenses |
0.02% |
0.02% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.92% |
0.77% |
Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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Growth
Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
$94 |
$293 |
$509 |
$1,131 |
Institutional
Class |
$79 |
$246 |
$428 |
$954 |
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
STRATEGIES
The
Growth Fund invests in common stocks and other equity securities, including
preferred stock, convertible securities, warrants and rights, with a goal of
maintaining at least 75% of the Fund’s portfolio in companies with market
capitalizations greater than the median of the Russell 3000®
Growth
Index or $5 billion, whichever is lower. The median market capitalization of the
Russell 3000®
Growth Index changes due to market conditions and also changes with the
composition of the index. As of June 30, 2023, the median market capitalization
of companies in the Russell 3000®
Growth
Index was approximately $2.3 billion. With respect to the remaining 25% of the
equity weighting of the Fund’s portfolio, the Fund may invest in companies of
any size, including, but not limited to, those with market capitalizations less
than the lower of the median of the Russell 3000®
Growth
Index or $5 billion, whichever is lower. In addition to the Fund’s investments
in domestic securities, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in
sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and securities of
foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges. The Fund may invest
in companies in any sector. The Fund may have significant investments in the
information technology sector.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser” or
“KCM”), seeks to identify companies for the Growth Fund’s portfolio that are
expected to experience growth based on the identification of long-term,
measurable secular trends, and which, as a result, the Adviser believes may have
potential revenue growth in
excess of the gross domestic product growth
rate. Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house research to identify those
which the Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including attractive
valuation, strong management, conservative debt, free cash flow, scalable
business models, and competitive advantages. The Adviser may sell the Growth
Fund’s investments to secure gains, limit losses or reinvest in more promising
investment opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
The
Growth Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. As
with any mutual fund, the value of the Growth Fund’s investments may fluctuate.
If the value
of the Growth Fund’s investments decreases, the value of the Fund’s shares will
also decrease and you may lose money. The risks associated with
the principal investment strategies of the Growth Fund are:
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events –
The Fund’s investments are subject to market risk, which may cause the value of
the Fund’s investments to decline. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes
down, the share price of the Fund will go down, and you may lose money. U.S. and
international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due
to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising
inflation, the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political
events, rising government debt in the U.S., trade tensions, disruption in the
banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. During periods of volatility, the Fund
may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions and may have to sell
securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, potentially at
unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such
periods.
Management
Risk
– Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success
and failure of the Adviser’s investment strategies and the Adviser’s research,
analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
Equity
Market Risk
– Equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops
in value or long periods of decline in value due to general stock market
fluctuations, increases in production costs, decisions by management or related
factors.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. Common stock is generally subject to
greater risk than preferred stocks and debt obligations because holders of
common stock generally have inferior rights to receive payments from issuers in
comparison with the rights of the holders of other securities, bondholders and
other creditors.
Preferred
Stock.
Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be
changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of an
issuer may be limited.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security performs like that
of a regular debt security, that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of
the convertible security falls.
Warrants.
Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a
liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a
result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the
underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at
which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may
expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire
investment therein).
Rights.
The
purchase of rights involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value
of a right if the right is not exercised prior to its expiration. Also, the
purchase of rights involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right
added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of
the subscribed security’s market price.
Sector
Risk –
Companies
with similar characteristics, such as those within the same industry, may be
grouped together in broad categories called sectors. To the extent the Fund
invests its assets in a particular sector, the Fund’s
performance
may be more susceptible to any economic, business, or other developments that
generally affect that sector.
Information
Technology Company Risk
– Information technology companies often face unusually high price volatility,
both in terms of gains and losses. To the extent that the Fund makes investments
in such companies, its share price is likely to be more volatile. The potential
for wide variations in performance is based on special risks common to
information technology companies. Information technology companies may have
limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Information technology
companies are affected by worldwide technological developments and their
products and services may quickly become outdated. Given these risks, an
investment in the Fund may be more suitable for long-term investors, who are
willing to withstand the Fund’s potential for volatility.
Large-Cap
Company Risk
– Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges and are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates
of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic
expansion.
Mid-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in mid-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than large-cap
companies. In addition, mid-cap companies may be particularly affected by
interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to
continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any
loans.
Small-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in small-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large- or mid-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than mid- and
large-cap companies. In addition, small-cap companies may be particularly
affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to
borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in
repaying any loans.
Micro-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in micro-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
companies with larger capitalization due to less management experience, fewer
financial resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive
strengths. Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than
companies with larger capitalization. In addition, micro-cap companies may be
particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more
difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have
difficulty in repaying any loans.
Money
Market Funds Risk
– An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any
other government agency. Although money market funds seek to
preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible for the
Fund to lose money if shares of money market funds in which it invests fall
below $1.00 per share.
Foreign
Risk
– Investing in securities of foreign corporations involves additional risks
relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments abroad;
market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; different regulatory
requirements, market practices, accounting standards and practices; and less
publicly available information about foreign issuers. Additionally, these
investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, may be less liquid,
carry higher brokerage commissions and other fees, and procedures and
regulations governing transactions and custody in foreign markets also may
involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments.
Investments in common stocks of U.S. companies with international operations,
and the purchase of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs carry similar
risks.
American
Depositary Receipts – Unsponsored
ADRs held by the Fund are frequently under no obligation to distribute
shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer. For this and
other reasons, there is less information available about unsponsored ADRs than
sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also not obligated to pass through voting
rights to the Fund. Investing in foreign companies, even indirectly through
ADRs, may involve the same inherent risks as investing in securities of foreign
issuers, as described above.
Cybersecurity
Risk
–
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments
to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance
costs.
PERFORMANCE
The
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Growth Fund by showing changes in the
Fund’s
performance from year to year and by showing how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five
and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. The performance information,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available on the Fund’s website at http://www.buffalofunds.com/performance.html,
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332).
Investor
Class
Annual
Total Return as of December 31 of Each Year
Calendar Year-to-Date
Return – Investor Class
(through
June 30, 2023) =
31.19%
Best
Quarter: June 30, 2020 =
24.48%
Worst Quarter:
June 30, 2022 =
-21.02%
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Average
Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31,
2022 |
| 1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
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| |
Return
Before Taxes |
-31.13% |
7.35% |
10.76% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-31.84% |
4.45% |
7.74% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-17.87% |
5.61% |
8.29% |
Institutional
Class |
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Return
Before Taxes |
-31.03% |
7.51% |
10.92% |
Russell
3000®
Growth Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-28.97% |
10.45% |
13.75% |
After-tax returns are shown
for Investor Class shares only and will vary for Institutional Class
shares. After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on each investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown in the table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who own the Growth Fund in a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or a 401(k)
plan. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher
after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides
an assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the Growth Fund’s investment adviser.
Co-Portfolio
Managers.
The
Growth Fund is co-managed by a team of Portfolio Managers as
follows:
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Portfolio
Manager |
Years
of Service as
Portfolio
Manager |
Current
Title |
Dave
Carlsen |
16 |
Portfolio
Manager |
Josh
West |
3 |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
49.
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
investment objective of the Buffalo High Yield Fund (“High Yield Fund” or the
“Fund”) is current income, with
long-term growth of capital as a secondary
objective.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND
This
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 example below.
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Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
Investor Class |
Institutional
Class |
| None |
None |
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| |
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
|
Management
Fees |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Shareholder
Servicing Fee |
0.15% |
None |
Other
Expenses |
0.03% |
0.02% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1) |
1.03% |
0.87% |
(1) Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses do not correlate to the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net
Assets found within the “Financial Highlights” section of this Prospectus,
because the Other Expenses in the table above do not include term loan fees,
which are included in the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net
Assets.
Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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High
Yield Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
$105 |
$328 |
$569 |
$1,259 |
Institutional
Class |
$89 |
$278 |
$482 |
$1,073 |
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
30% of the average
value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The High Yield Fund normally
invests at least 80% of its net assets in higher-yielding, higher-risk debt
securities rated below investment grade by the major rating agencies (or in
similar unrated securities), commonly known as “junk bonds.” Debt securities can
include fixed and floating rate bonds as well as bank debt and convertible
securities. While the Fund maintains flexibility to invest in bonds of varying
maturities, the Fund generally holds bonds with intermediate-term maturities.
With respect to the remaining 20% of the Fund’s net assets, the High Yield Fund
may invest in securities such as investment grade debt securities, U.S. Treasury
Securities (typically with maturities of 60 days or less), money market funds,
and equity investments, including dividend paying stocks, convertible stocks and
preferred stocks. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in sponsored
or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and securities of foreign
companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges and U.S. over-the-counter
markets. The Fund may invest in companies in any sector and may have significant
investments in the energy sector.
The
Fund maintains a flexible investment policy which allows it to invest in debt
securities with varying maturities. However, it is anticipated that the
dollar-weighted average maturity of debt securities that the Fund purchases will
not exceed 15 years and that the average maturity of all securities that the
Fund holds at any given time will be 10 years or less. The lowest rated debt
security that the Fund will hold is D quality (defaulted securities). Although
the Fund will not purchase D quality debt securities, the Fund may continue to
hold these securities and will sell them at the discretion of Kornitzer Capital
Management, Inc’s., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser” or “KCM”). The
Fund has no limitation on principal, interest or reset terms on debt securities
held in the Fund.
The
Adviser performs extensive fundamental investment research to identify
investment opportunities for the Fund. When evaluating investments and the
credit quality of rated and unrated securities, the Adviser looks at a number of
past, present and estimated future factors, including: (1) financial strength of
the issuer; (2) cash flow; (3) management; (4) borrowing requirements; (5)
sensitivity to changes in interest rates and business conditions; and (6)
relative value. The High Yield Fund relies on the Adviser to undertake a careful
analysis to determine the creditworthiness of the issuers of rated debt (on debt
ratings by Moody’s or S&P), as well as the issuers of debt not rated by
Moody’s or S&P. The Adviser may sell the High Yield Fund’s investments to
secure gains, limit losses or reinvest in more promising investment
opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
The
High Yield Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective.
As with any mutual fund, the value of the High Yield Fund’s investments may
fluctuate. If
the value of the High Yield Fund’s investments decreases, the value of the
Fund’s shares will also decrease and you may lose money. The
risks associated with the High Yield Fund’s principal investment strategies
are:
High
Yield Risk
– The Fund may invest in higher-yielding, high-risk bonds commonly known as junk
bonds. These lower-rated bonds have a greater degree of default risk.
Lower-rated securities may be issued by companies that are restructuring, are
smaller and less credit worthy or are highly indebted, and tend to be less
liquid and react more poorly to adverse economic and political changes,
unfavorable investor perceptions and negative corporate
developments.
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events –
The Fund’s investments are subject to market risk, which may cause the value of
the Fund’s investments to decline. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes
down, the share price of the Fund will go down, and you may lose money. U.S. and
international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due
to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising
inflation, the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political
events, rising government debt in the U.S., trade tensions, disruption in the
banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. During periods of volatility, the Fund
may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions and may have to sell
securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, potentially at
unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such
periods.
Management
Risk
– Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success
and failure of the Adviser’s investment strategies and the Adviser’s research,
analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
Debt
Securities Risk
– The values of debt securities may increase or decrease as a result of the
following: market fluctuations, changes in interest rates, actual or perceived
inability or unwillingness of issuers, guarantors or liquidity providers to make
scheduled principal or interest payments or illiquidity in debt securities
markets; the risk of low rates of return due to reinvestment of securities
during periods of falling interest rates or repayment by issuers with higher
coupon or interest rates; and/or the risk of low income due to falling interest
rates.
LIBOR
Transition Risk –
The Fund has historically invested in securities that use the London Inter Bank
Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a benchmark or reference rate for interest rate
calculations. All maturities and currencies of LIBOR were phased out as of June
30, 2023. There remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rate
and the impact of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund’s transactions and
the financial markets generally. The Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) has
been selected by a committee established by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to replace LIBOR
as a reference rate in the United States. Other countries have undertaken
similar initiatives to identify replacement reference rates in their respective
markets. The transition process, or the failure of an industry to transition,
could lead to increased volatility and
illiquidity
in markets for instruments that have historically relied on LIBOR to determine
interest rates, and a reduction in the values of some LIBOR-based investments,
all of which could impact the Fund.
Bank
Loan Risk –
The
Fund’s investments in secured and unsecured participations in bank loans and
assignments of such loans may create substantial risk. In making investments in
such loans, which banks or other financial intermediaries make to borrowers, the
Fund will depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment
of principal and interest. If the Fund does not receive scheduled interest or
principal payments on such indebtedness, the Fund’s share price could be
adversely affected. The Fund may invest in loan participations that are rated by
a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or are unrated, and may
invest in loan participations of any credit quality, including loans to
“distressed” companies with respect to which there is a substantial risk of
losing the entire amount invested. In addition, certain bank loans in which the
Fund may invest may be illiquid and, therefore, difficult to value and/or sell
at a price that is beneficial to the Fund.
U.S.
Government Obligations Risk – The
Fund may invest in securities issued, sponsored or guaranteed by the U.S.
government, its agencies and instrumentalities. However, no assurance can be
given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to U.S.
government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities where it is not obligated to
do so by law.
U.S.
Treasury Securities Risk –
A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the
United States is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and
principal when held to maturity, but the market prices for such securities are
not guaranteed and will fluctuate.
Money
Market Funds Risk
– An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any
other government agency. Although money market funds seek to
preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible for the
Fund to lose money if shares of money market funds in which it invests fall
below $1.00 per share.
Convertible
Securities Risk
– Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than
non-convertible securities of similar quality. The value of a convertible
security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value
declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline.
The credit standing of the company and other factors also may have an effect on
a convertible security’s investment value.
Equity
Market Risk
– Equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops
in value or long periods of decline in value due to general stock market
fluctuations, increases in production costs, decisions by management or related
factors.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. Common stock is generally subject to
greater risk than preferred stocks and debt obligations because holders of
common stock generally have inferior rights to receive payments from issuers in
comparison with the rights of the holders of other securities, bondholders and
other creditors.
Preferred
Stock.
Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be
changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of an
issuer may be limited.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security performs like that
of a regular debt security, that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of
the convertible security falls.
Warrants.
Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a
liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a
result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the
underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at
which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may
expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire
investment therein).
Rights.
The
purchase of rights involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value
of a right if the right is not exercised prior to its expiration. Also, the
purchase of rights involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right
added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of
the subscribed security’s market price.
Sector
Risk –
Companies
with similar characteristics, such as those within the same industry, may be
grouped together in broad categories called sectors. To the extent the Fund
invests its assets in a particular sector, the Fund’s performance may be more
susceptible to any economic, business, or other developments that generally
affect that sector.
Energy
Sector Risk
– The energy sector includes companies operating in the exploration and
production, refining and marketing, and storage and transportation of oil and
gas and coal and consumable fuels. It also includes companies that offer oil and
gas equipment and related services. The Fund is subject to the risk that the
securities of such issuers will underperform the market as a whole due to
legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions and/or increased
competition affecting the energy sector. The performance of companies operating
in the energy sector is closely tied to the price and supply of energy fuels and
international political events.
Foreign
Risk
– Investing in securities of foreign corporations involves additional risks
relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments abroad;
market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; different regulatory
requirements, market practices, accounting standards and practices; and less
publicly available information about foreign issuers. Additionally, these
investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, may be less liquid,
carry higher brokerage commissions and other fees, and procedures and
regulations governing transactions and custody in foreign markets also may
involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments.
Investments in common stocks of U.S. companies with international operations,
and the purchase of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs carry similar
risks.
American
Depositary Receipts – Unsponsored
ADRs held by the Fund are frequently under no obligation to distribute
shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer. For this and
other reasons, there is less information available about unsponsored ADRs than
sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also not obligated to pass through voting
rights to the Fund. Investing in foreign companies, even indirectly through
ADRs, may involve the same inherent risks as investing in securities of foreign
issuers, as described above.
Cybersecurity
Risk
–
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments
to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance
costs.
PERFORMANCE
The
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the High Yield Fund by showing changes in the
Fund’s
performance from year to year and by showing how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five
and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. The performance information,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available on the Fund’s website at http://www.buffalofunds.com/performance.html,
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332).
Investor
Class
Annual
Total Return as of December 31 of Each Year
Calendar Year-to-Date
Return – Investor Class
(through
June 30, 2023) =
4.51%
Best
Quarter: June 30, 2020 =
10.00%
Worst Quarter:
March 31, 2020 =
-12.52%
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Average Annual
Total Returns for the periods ended December 31,
2022 |
| 1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
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| |
Return Before
Taxes |
-5.53% |
3.64% |
4.38% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-8.16% |
1.39% |
2.19% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-2.97% |
1.91% |
2.49% |
Institutional
Class |
|
| |
Return Before
Taxes |
-5.39% |
3.78% |
4.53% |
ICE
BofA US High Yield Index®
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-11.17% |
2.13% |
3.95% |
After-tax returns are shown
for Investor Class shares only and will vary for Institutional Class
shares. After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on each investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown in the table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who own the High Yield Fund in a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged
arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or a 401(k)
plan. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher
after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides
an assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the High Yield Fund’s investment
adviser.
Co-Portfolio
Managers.
The
High Yield Fund is co-managed by a team of Portfolio Managers as
follows:
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Portfolio
Manager |
Years
of Service as
Portfolio
Manager |
Current
Title |
Paul
Dlugosch |
16 |
Portfolio
Manager |
Jeffrey
Sitzmann |
16 |
Portfolio
Manager |
Jeff
K. Deardorff |
8.5 |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
49.
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BUFFALO
INTERNATIONAL FUND |
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
investment objective of the Buffalo International Fund (“International Fund” or
the “Fund”) is long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND
This 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 example below.
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Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
Investor Class |
Institutional
Class |
| None |
None |
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| |
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
|
Management
Fees |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Shareholder
Servicing Fee |
0.15% |
None |
Other
Expenses |
0.04% |
0.04% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.04% |
0.89% |
Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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International
Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
$106 |
$331 |
$574 |
$1,271 |
Institutional
Class |
$91 |
$284 |
$493 |
$1,096 |
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 8% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
International Fund invests primarily in equity securities of established
companies that are economically tied to various countries throughout the world
(excluding the U.S.). The Fund may invest directly or indirectly in foreign
securities or foreign currencies of both developed and developing countries. For
purposes of the International Fund’s investments, “foreign securities” means
those securities issued by companies:
•that
are organized under the laws of, or with a principal office in, a country other
than the U.S. and issue securities for which the principal trading market is in
a country other than the U.S.; or
•that
derive at least 50% of their revenues or profits from goods produced or sold,
investments made, or services provided in a country other than the U.S., or have
at least 50% of their assets in a country other than the U.S.
Under
normal circumstances, the International Fund does not expect its investments in
emerging markets to exceed 35% of its net assets. Equity securities in which the
International Fund will invest include common stocks, preferred stocks,
convertible securities, warrants, rights and depositary receipts. The Fund’s
investments in depositary receipts
may
include sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European
Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) or Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). The
International Fund may invest in securities of companies of any size and in any
sector.
In
selecting securities for the International Fund, Kornitzer Capital Management,
Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser” or “KCM”), uses a bottom-up
approach in choosing investments. The Adviser seeks to identify companies for
the International Fund’s portfolio that are expected to experience growth based
on the identification of long-term, measurable industry, technological, global
or other trends. Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house research to
identify those which the Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including
attractive valuation, strong management, conservative debt, free cash flow,
scalable business models, and competitive advantages. In making portfolio
selections for the International Fund, the Adviser will also consider the
economic, political and market conditions of the various countries in which the
Fund may invest. The Adviser may sell the International Fund’s investments to
secure gains, limit losses or reinvest in more promising investment
opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
The
International Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment
objective. As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments may
fluctuate. If
the value of the International Fund’s investments decreases, the value of the
Fund’s shares will also decrease and you may lose money. The
risks associated with the International Fund’s principal investment strategies
are:
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events –
The Fund’s investments are subject to market risk, which may cause the value of
the Fund’s investments to decline. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes
down, the share price of the Fund will go down, and you may lose money. U.S. and
international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due
to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising
inflation, the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political
events, rising government debt in the U.S., trade tensions, disruption in the
banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. During periods of volatility, the Fund
may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions and may have to sell
securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, potentially at
unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such
periods.
Management
Risk
– Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success
and failure of the Adviser’s investment strategies and the Adviser’s research,
analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
Equity
Market Risk
– Equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops
in value or long periods of decline in value due to general stock market
fluctuations, increases in production costs, decisions by management or related
factors.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. Common stock is generally subject to
greater risk than preferred stocks and debt obligations because holders of
common stock generally have inferior rights to receive payments from issuers in
comparison with the rights of the holders of other securities, bondholders and
other creditors.
Preferred
Stock.
Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be
changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of an
issuer may be limited.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security performs like that
of a regular debt security, that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of
the convertible security falls.
Warrants.
Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a
liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a
result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the
underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at
which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may
expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire
investment therein).
Rights.
The
purchase of rights involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value
of a right if the right is not exercised prior to its expiration. Also, the
purchase of rights involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right
added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of
the subscribed security’s market price.
Foreign
Risk
– Investing in securities of foreign corporations involves additional risks
relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments abroad;
market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; different regulatory
requirements, market practices, accounting standards and practices; and less
publicly available information about foreign issuers. Additionally, these
investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, may be less liquid,
carry higher brokerage commissions and other fees, and procedures and
regulations governing transactions and custody in foreign markets also may
involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments.
Investments in common stocks of U.S. companies with international operations,
and the purchase of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, EDRs and GDRs carry similar
risks.
American
Depositary Receipts – Unsponsored
ADRs held by the Fund are frequently under no obligation to distribute
shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer. For this and
other reasons, there is less information available about unsponsored ADRs than
sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also not obligated to pass through voting
rights to the Fund. Investing in foreign companies, even indirectly through
ADRs, may involve the same inherent risks as investing in securities of foreign
issuers, as described above.
Emerging
Markets Risk
– Emerging markets are markets of countries, such as China, the Philippines and
India, in the initial stages of industrialization and that generally have low
per capita income. In addition to the risks of foreign securities in general,
emerging markets are generally more volatile, have relatively unstable
governments, social and legal systems that do not protect shareholders,
economies based on only a few industries and securities markets that are
substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile with less government
oversight than more developed countries. Emerging markets securities or
companies may be subject to the risk of nationalization or may be subject to the
control of the country in which such companies are domiciled. Additionally, the
Fund may have investments in companies located in China. Risks associated
with investments in China include risks related to governmental policies and
risks to the economy from trade or political disputes with China’s trading
partners.
Large-Cap
Company Risk
– Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges and are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates
of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic
expansion.
Mid-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in mid-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than large-cap
companies. In addition, mid-cap companies may be particularly affected by
interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to
continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any
loans.
Small-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in small-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large- or mid-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than mid- and
large-cap companies. In addition, small-cap companies may be particularly
affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to
borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in
repaying any loans.
Money
Market Funds Risk
– An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any
other government agency. Although money market funds seek to
preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible for the
Fund to lose money if shares of money market funds in which it invests fall
below $1.00 per share.
Currency
Risk
– When the International Fund buys or sells securities on a foreign stock
exchange, the transaction is undertaken in the local currency rather than in
U.S. dollars, which carries the risk that the value of the foreign currency will
increase or decrease, which may impact the value of the Fund’s portfolio
holdings and your investment. China and other countries may adopt economic
policies and/or currency exchange controls that affect its currency valuations
in a disadvantageous manner for U.S. investors and companies and restrict or
prohibit the Fund’s ability to repatriate both investment capital and income,
which could place the International Fund’s assets at risk of total
loss.
Cybersecurity
Risk
–
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments
to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance
costs.
PERFORMANCE
The
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the International Fund by showing changes in the
Fund’s
performance from year to year and by showing how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five
and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. The performance information,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available on the Fund’s website at http://www.buffalofunds.com/performance.html,
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332).
Investor
Class
Annual
Total Return as of December 31 of Each Year
Calendar Year-to-Date
Return – Investor Class
(through
June 30, 2023) =
16.01%
Best
Quarter: June 30, 2020 =
18.82%
Worst Quarter:
March 31, 2020 =
-19.78%
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| |
Average
Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31,
2022 |
| 1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
|
| |
Return
Before Taxes |
-21.79% |
5.14% |
7.15% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-22.02% |
4.98% |
7.07% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-12.55% |
4.14% |
5.93% |
Institutional
Class |
|
| |
Return
Before Taxes |
-21.65% |
5.30% |
7.31% |
FTSE
All-World ex US Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-15.22% |
1.58% |
4.49% |
After-tax returns are shown
for Investor Class shares only and will vary for Institutional Class
shares. After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on each investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown in the table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who own the International Fund in a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged
arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or a 401(k)
plan. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher
after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides
an assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the International Fund’s investment
adviser.
Portfolio
Manager.
The
International Fund is managed by:
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| |
Portfolio
Manager |
Years
of Service as
Portfolio
Manager |
Current
Title |
Nicole
Kornitzer |
14 |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
49.
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
investment objective of the Buffalo Large Cap Fund (“Large Cap Fund” or the
“Fund”) is long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND
This 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 example below.
|
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| |
Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
Investor Class |
Institutional
Class |
| None |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
|
Management
Fees |
0.75% |
0.75% |
Shareholder
Servicing Fee |
0.15% |
None |
Other
Expenses |
0.05% |
0.05% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.95% |
0.80% |
Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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| |
Large
Cap Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
$97 |
$303 |
$525 |
$1,166 |
Institutional
Class |
$82 |
$255 |
$444 |
$990 |
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 46% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Large Cap Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity
securities, consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible
securities, warrants and rights of large capitalization (“large-cap”) companies.
The Large Cap Fund considers a company to be a large-cap company if, at time of
purchase by the Fund, it has a market capitalization greater than or equal to
the lesser of (1) $10 billion, or (2) the median market capitalization of
companies in the Russell 1000®
Growth Index. The median market capitalization of the Russell 1000®
Growth Index changes due to market conditions and also changes with the
composition of the Russell 1000®
Growth Index. As of June 30, 2023, the median market capitalization of companies
in the Russell 1000®
Growth Index was approximately $16.7 billion. In addition to the Fund’s
investments in domestic securities, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net
assets in sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and
securities of foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges. The
Fund may invest in companies in any sector. The Fund may have significant
investments in the information technology sector.
Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc., the
Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser” or “KCM”), seeks to identify companies
for the Large Cap Fund’s portfolio that are expected to experience growth based
on the identification of long-term, measurable secular trends, and which, as a
result, the Adviser believes may have potential revenue growth in excess of the
gross domestic product growth rate. Companies are screened using in-depth,
in-house research to identify those which the Adviser believes have favorable
attributes, including attractive valuation, strong management, conservative
debt, free cash flow, scalable business models, and competitive advantages. The
Adviser may sell the Large Cap Fund’s investments to secure gains, limit losses
or reinvest in more promising investment
opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
The
Large Cap Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective.
As with any mutual fund, the value of the Large Cap Fund’s investments may
fluctuate. If
the value of the Large Cap Fund’s investments decreases, the value of the Fund’s
shares will also decrease and you may lose money. The risks
associated with the Large Cap Fund’s principal investment strategies
are:
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events –
The Fund’s investments are subject to market risk, which may cause the value of
the Fund’s investments to decline. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes
down, the share price of the Fund will go down, and you may lose money. U.S. and
international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due
to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising
inflation, the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political
events, rising government debt in the U.S., trade tensions, disruption in the
banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. During periods of volatility, the Fund
may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions and may have to sell
securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, potentially at
unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such
periods.
Management
Risk
– Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success
and failure of the Adviser’s investment strategies and the Adviser’s research,
analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
Equity
Market Risk
– Equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops
in value or long periods of decline in value due to general stock market
fluctuations, increases in production costs, decisions by management or related
factors.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. Common stock is generally subject to
greater risk than preferred stocks and debt obligations because holders of
common stock generally have inferior rights to receive payments from issuers in
comparison with the rights of the holders of other securities, bondholders and
other creditors.
Preferred
Stock.
Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be
changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of an
issuer may be limited.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security performs like that
of a regular debt security, that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of
the convertible security falls.
Warrants.
Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a
liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a
result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the
underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at
which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may
expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire
investment therein).
Rights.
The
purchase of rights involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value
of a right if the right is not exercised prior to its expiration. Also, the
purchase of rights involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right
added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of
the subscribed security’s market price.
Sector
Risk –
Companies
with similar characteristics, such as those within the same industry, may be
grouped together in broad categories called sectors. To the extent the Fund
invests its assets in a particular sector, the Fund’s performance may be more
susceptible to any economic, business, or other developments that generally
affect that sector.
Information
Technology Company Risk
– Information technology companies often face unusually high price volatility,
both in terms of gains and losses. To the extent that the Fund makes investments
in such companies, its share price is likely to be more volatile. The potential
for wide variations in performance is based on special risks common to
information technology companies. Information technology companies may have
limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Information technology
companies are affected by worldwide technological developments and their
products and services may quickly become outdated. Given these risks, an
investment in the Fund may be more suitable for long-term investors, who are
willing to withstand the Fund’s potential for volatility.
Large-Cap
Company Risk
– Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges and are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates
of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic
expansion.
Mid-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in mid-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than large-cap
companies. In addition, mid-cap companies may be particularly affected by
interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to
continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any
loans.
Money
Market Funds Risk
– An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any
other government agency. Although money market funds seek to
preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible for the
Fund to lose money if shares of money market funds in which it invests fall
below $1.00 per share.
Foreign
Risk
– Investing in securities of foreign corporations involves additional risks
relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments abroad;
market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; different regulatory
requirements, market practices, accounting standards and practices; and less
publicly available information about foreign issuers. Additionally, these
investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, may be less liquid,
carry higher brokerage commissions and other fees, and procedures and
regulations governing transactions and custody in foreign markets also may
involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments.
Investments in common stocks of U.S. companies with international operations,
and the purchase of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs carry similar
risks.
American
Depositary Receipts – Unsponsored
ADRs held by the Fund are frequently under no obligation to distribute
shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer. For this and
other reasons, there is less information available about unsponsored ADRs than
sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also not obligated to pass through voting
rights to the Fund. Investing in foreign companies, even indirectly through
ADRs, may involve the same inherent risks as investing in securities of foreign
issuers, as described above.
Cybersecurity
Risk
–
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments
to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance
costs.
PERFORMANCE
The
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Large Cap Fund by showing changes in the
Fund’s
performance from year to year and by showing how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five
and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. The performance information,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at
http://www.buffalofunds.com/performance.html,
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332).
Investor
Class
Annual
Total Return as of December 31 of Each Year
Calendar Year-to-Date
Return – Investor Class
(through
June 30, 2023) =
28.05%
Best
Quarter: June 30, 2020 =
24.25%
Worst Quarter:
June 30, 2022 =
-19.47%
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| |
Average
Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31,
2022 |
| 1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
|
| |
Return
Before Taxes |
-28.61% |
8.37% |
12.33% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-29.09% |
6.73% |
10.36% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-16.56% |
6.81% |
9.89% |
Institutional
Class |
|
| |
Return
Before Taxes |
-28.51% |
8.53% |
12.50% |
Russell
1000®
Growth Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-29.14% |
10.96% |
14.10% |
After-tax returns are shown
for Investor Class shares only and will vary for Institutional Class
shares. After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on each investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown in the table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who own the Large Cap Fund in a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged
arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or a 401(k)
plan. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher
after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides
an assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the Large Cap Fund’s investment
adviser.
Portfolio
Manager.
The
Large Cap Fund is managed by:
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| |
Portfolio
Manager |
Years
of Service as
Portfolio
Manager |
Current
Title |
Ken
Laudan |
2 |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
49.
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
investment objective of the Buffalo Mid Cap Fund (“Mid Cap Fund” or the “Fund”)
is long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND
This 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 example below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
Investor Class |
Institutional
Class |
| None |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
|
Management
Fees |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Shareholder
Servicing Fee |
0.15% |
None |
Other
Expenses |
0.03% |
0.03% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.03% |
0.88% |
Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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| |
Mid
Cap Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
$105 |
$328 |
$569 |
$1,259 |
Institutional
Class |
$90 |
$281 |
$488 |
$1,084 |
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 23% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Mid Cap Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity
securities, consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible
securities, warrants and rights of medium capitalization (“mid-cap”) companies.
The Mid Cap Fund defines mid-cap companies as those companies, at the time of
purchase, with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell Midcap
Growth Index. As of June 30, 2023 the range of market capitalizations of the
Russell Midcap Growth Index was $1.4 billion to $50.6 billion. In addition to
the Fund’s investments in domestic securities, the Fund may invest up to 20% of
its net assets in sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)
and securities of foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges. The
Fund may invest in companies in any sector. The Fund may have significant
investments in the information technology sector.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser” or
“KCM”), seeks to identify companies for the Mid Cap Fund’s portfolio that are
expected to experience growth based on the identification of long-term,
measurable secular trends, and which, as a result, the Adviser believes may have
potential revenue growth in excess of the gross domestic product growth rate.
Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house research to identify those which
the Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including attractive valuation,
strong management,
conservative debt, free cash flow, scalable
business models, and competitive advantages. The Adviser may sell the Mid Cap
Fund’s investments to secure gains, limit losses or reinvest in more promising
investment opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
The
Mid Cap Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. As
with any mutual fund, the value of the Mid Cap Fund’s investments may fluctuate.
If the value
of the Mid Cap Fund’s investments decreases, the value of the Fund’s shares will
also decrease and you may lose money. The risks associated with
the Mid Cap Fund’s principal investment strategies are:
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events –
The Fund’s investments are subject to market risk, which may cause the value of
the Fund’s investments to decline. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes
down, the share price of the Fund will go down, and you may lose money. U.S. and
international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due
to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising
inflation, the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political
events, rising government debt in the U.S., trade tensions, disruption in the
banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. During periods of volatility, the Fund
may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions and may have to sell
securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, potentially at
unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such
periods.
Management
Risk
– Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success
and failure of the Adviser’s investment strategies and the Adviser’s research,
analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
Equity
Market Risk
– Equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops
in value or long periods of decline in value due to general stock market
fluctuations, increases in production costs, decisions by management or related
factors.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. Common stock is generally subject to
greater risk than preferred stocks and debt obligations because holders of
common stock generally have inferior rights to receive payments from issuers in
comparison with the rights of the holders of other securities, bondholders and
other creditors.
Preferred
Stock.
Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be
changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of an
issuer may be limited.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security performs like that
of a regular debt security, that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of
the convertible security falls.
Warrants.
Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a
liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a
result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the
underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at
which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may
expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire
investment therein).
Rights.
The
purchase of rights involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value
of a right if the right is not exercised prior to its expiration. Also, the
purchase of rights involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right
added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of
the subscribed security’s market price.
Mid-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in mid-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than large-cap
companies. In addition, mid-cap companies may be particularly affected by
interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to
continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any
loans.
Sector
Risk –
Companies
with similar characteristics, such as those within the same industry, may be
grouped together in broad categories called sectors. To the extent the Fund
invests its assets in a particular sector, the Fund’s performance may be more
susceptible to any economic, business, or other developments that generally
affect that sector.
Information
Technology Company Risk
– Information technology companies often face unusually high price volatility,
both in terms of gains and losses. To the extent that the Fund makes investments
in such companies, its share price is likely to be more volatile. The potential
for wide variations in performance is based on special risks common to
information technology companies. Information technology companies may have
limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Information technology
companies are affected by worldwide technological developments and their
products and services may quickly become outdated. Given these risks, an
investment in the Fund may be more suitable for long-term investors, who are
willing to withstand the Fund’s potential for volatility.
Large-Cap
Company Risk
– Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges and are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates
of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic
expansion.
Money
Market Funds Risk
– An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any
other government agency. Although money market funds seek to
preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible for the
Fund to lose money if shares of money market funds in which it invests fall
below $1.00 per share.
Foreign
Risk
– Investing in securities of foreign corporations involves additional risks
relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments abroad;
market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; different regulatory
requirements, market practices, accounting standards and practices; and less
publicly available information about foreign issuers. Additionally, these
investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, may be less liquid,
carry higher brokerage commissions and other fees, and procedures and
regulations governing transactions and custody in foreign markets also may
involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments.
Investments in common stocks of U.S. companies with international operations,
and the purchase of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs carry similar
risks.
American
Depositary Receipts – Unsponsored
ADRs held by the Fund are frequently under no obligation to distribute
shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer. For this and
other reasons, there is less information available about unsponsored ADRs than
sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also not obligated to pass through voting
rights to the Fund. Investing in foreign companies, even indirectly through
ADRs, may involve the same inherent risks as investing in securities of foreign
issuers, as described above.
Cybersecurity
Risk
–
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments
to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance
costs.
PERFORMANCE
The
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Mid Cap Fund by showing changes in the
Fund’s
performance from year to year and by showing how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five
and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. The performance information,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available on the Fund’s website at http://www.buffalofunds.com/performance.html,
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332).
Investor
Class
Annual
Total Return as of December 31 of Each Year
Calendar Year-to-Date
Return – Investor Class
(through
June 30, 2023) =
17.89%
Best
Quarter: June 30, 2020 =
22.66%
Worst Quarter:
June 30, 2022 =
-21.67%
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Average
Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31,
2022 |
| 1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
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Return
Before Taxes |
-27.80% |
7.27% |
8.81% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-28.65% |
5.43% |
6.09% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-15.80% |
5.72% |
6.62% |
Institutional
Class |
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Return
Before Taxes |
-27.69% |
7.42% |
8.97% |
Russell
Midcap Growth Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-26.72% |
7.64% |
11.41% |
After-tax returns are shown
for Investor Class shares only and will vary for Institutional Class
shares. After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on each investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown in the table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who own the Mid Cap Fund in a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or a 401(k)
plan. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher
after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides
an assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the Mid Cap Fund’s investment adviser.
Co-Portfolio
Managers.
The
Mid Cap Fund is co-managed by a team of Portfolio Managers as
follows:
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Portfolio
Manager |
Years
of Service as
Portfolio
Manager |
Current
Title |
Josh
West |
5.5 |
Portfolio
Manager |
Doug
Cartwright |
1 |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
49.
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
investment objective of the Buffalo Small Cap Fund (“Small Cap Fund” or the
“Fund”) is long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND
This 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 example below.
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Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
Investor Class |
Institutional
Class |
| None |
None |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
|
Management
Fees |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Shareholder
Servicing Fee |
0.12% |
None |
Other
Expenses |
0.02% |
0.02% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.99% |
0.87% |
Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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Small
Cap Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
$101 |
$315 |
$547 |
$1,213 |
Institutional
Class |
$89 |
$278 |
$482 |
$1,073 |
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 44% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Small Cap Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity
securities, consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible
securities, warrants and rights of small capitalization (“small-cap”) companies.
The Small Cap Fund defines small-cap companies as those companies, at the time
of purchase, with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell
2000®
Growth Index. As of June 30, 2023 the range of market capitalizations of the
Russell 2000®
Growth Index was $2 million to $13.0 billion. In addition to the Fund’s
investments in domestic securities, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net
assets in sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and
securities of foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges. The
Fund may invest in companies in any sector. The Fund may have significant
investments in the healthcare sector.
Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc., the
Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser” or “KCM”), seeks to identify companies
for the Small Cap Fund’s portfolio that are expected to experience growth based
on the identification of long-term, measurable secular trends, and which, as a
result, the Adviser believes may have potential revenue growth in excess of the
gross domestic product growth rate. Companies are screened using in-depth,
in-house research to identify those which the Adviser believes have favorable
attributes, including attractive valuation, strong management, conservative
debt, free cash flow, scalable business models, and competitive advantages. The
Adviser may sell the Small-Cap Fund’s investments to secure gains, limit losses
or reinvest in more promising investment
opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
The
Small Cap Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective.
As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate.
If the value
of the Small Cap Fund’s investments decreases, the value of the Fund’s shares
will also decrease and you may lose money. The risks associated
with the Small Cap Fund’s principal investment strategies are:
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events –
The Fund’s investments are subject to market risk, which may cause the value of
the Fund’s investments to decline. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes
down, the share price of the Fund will go down, and you may lose money. U.S. and
international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due
to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising
inflation, the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political
events, rising government debt in the U.S., trade tensions, disruption in the
banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. During periods of volatility, the Fund
may experience high levels of shareholder redemptions and may have to sell
securities at times when the Fund would otherwise not do so, potentially at
unfavorable prices. Certain securities may be difficult to value during such
periods.
Management
Risk
– Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success
and failure of the Adviser’s investment strategies and the Adviser’s research,
analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
Equity
Market Risk
– Equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops
in value or long periods of decline in value due to general stock market
fluctuations, increases in production costs, decisions by management or related
factors.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. Common stock is generally subject to
greater risk than preferred stocks and debt obligations because holders of
common stock generally have inferior rights to receive payments from issuers in
comparison with the rights of the holders of other securities, bondholders and
other creditors.
Preferred
Stock.
Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be
changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of an
issuer may be limited.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security performs like that
of a regular debt security, that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of
the convertible security falls.
Warrants.
Investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a
liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a
result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the
underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at
which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may
expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire
investment therein).
Rights.
The
purchase of rights involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value
of a right if the right is not exercised prior to its expiration. Also, the
purchase of rights involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right
added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of
the subscribed security’s market price.
Sector
Risk –
Companies
with similar characteristics, such as those within the same industry, may be
grouped together in broad categories called sectors. To the extent the Fund
invests its assets in a particular sector, the Fund’s performance may be more
susceptible to any economic, business, or other developments that generally
affect that sector.
Healthcare
Sector Risk
–
To
the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the
healthcare sector, the Fund will be sensitive to changes in, and its performance
will depend to a greater extent on, the overall condition of the healthcare
sector. Companies in the healthcare sector are subject to extensive
government regulation and their profitability can be significantly affected by
regulatory changes. Other risk factors include rising costs of medical products
and services, pricing pressure and limited product lines, loss or impairment of
intellectual property rights and litigation regarding product or service
liability.
Small-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in small-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large- or mid-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than mid- and
large-cap companies. In addition, small-cap companies may be particularly
affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to
borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in
repaying any loans.
Micro-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in micro-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
companies with larger capitalization due to less management experience, fewer
financial resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive
strengths. Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than
companies with larger capitalization. In addition, micro-cap companies may be
particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more
difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have
difficulty in repaying any loans.
Mid-Cap
Company Risk
– Investing in mid-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in
large-cap companies due to less management experience, fewer financial
resources, less product diversification and fewer competitive strengths.
Therefore, such securities may be more volatile and less liquid than large-cap
companies. In addition, mid-cap companies may be particularly affected by
interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to
continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any
loans.
Money
Market Funds Risk
– An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any
other government agency. Although money market funds seek to
preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible for the
Fund to lose money if shares of money market funds in which it invests fall
below $1.00 per share.
Foreign
Risk
– Investing in securities of foreign corporations involves additional risks
relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments abroad;
market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; different regulatory
requirements, market practices, accounting standards and practices; and less
publicly available information about foreign issuers. Additionally, these
investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, may be less liquid,
carry higher brokerage commissions and other fees, and procedures and
regulations governing transactions and custody in foreign markets also may
involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments.
Investments in common stocks of U.S. companies with international operations,
and the purchase of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs carry similar
risks.
American
Depositary Receipts – Unsponsored
ADRs held by the Fund are frequently under no obligation to distribute
shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer. For this and
other reasons, there is less information available about unsponsored ADRs than
sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also not obligated to pass through voting
rights to the Fund. Investing in foreign companies, even indirectly through
ADRs, may involve the same inherent risks as investing in securities of foreign
issuers, as described above.
Cybersecurity
Risk
–
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments
to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance
costs.
PERFORMANCE
The
performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Small Cap Fund by showing changes in the
Fund’s
performance from year to year and by showing how the
Fund’s average annual returns for one, five
and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. The performance information,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available on the Fund’s website at http://www.buffalofunds.com/performance.html,
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332).
Investor
Class
Annual
Total Return as of December 31 of Each Year
Calendar Year-to-Date
Return – Investor Class
(through
June 30, 2023) =
8.44%
Best
Quarter: June 30, 2020 =
43.88%
Worst Quarter:
December 31, 2018 =
-24.60%
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Average
Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31,
2022 |
| 1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Investor
Class |
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Return
Before Taxes |
-30.01% |
10.15% |
10.91% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-30.01% |
7.03% |
6.57% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-17.76% |
7.51% |
7.63% |
Institutional
Class |
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| |
Return
Before Taxes |
-29.88% |
10.31% |
11.08% |
Russell
2000®
Growth Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-26.36% |
3.51% |
9.20% |
After-tax returns are shown
for Investor Class shares only and will vary for Institutional Class
shares. After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns
depend on each investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from those
shown in the table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors
who own the Small Cap Fund in a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged
arrangement, such as an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or a 401(k)
plan. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than the other return figures for the same period, since a higher
after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides
an assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser.
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the Small Cap Fund’s investment
adviser.
Co-Portfolio
Managers.
The
Small Cap Fund is co-managed by a team of Portfolio Managers as
follows:
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Portfolio
Manager |
Years
of Service as
Portfolio
Manager |
Current
Title |
Robert
Male |
25 |
Portfolio
Manager |
Craig
Richard |
0 |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
49.
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary
Compensation |
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Investors
may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any day the New York Stock Exchange
(“NYSE”) is open for trading by written request (Buffalo Funds, c/o U.S. Bank
Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701), wire
transfer, telephone at 1-800-49-BUFFALO or (800) 492-8332, or through a
financial intermediary. Subsequent purchases and redemptions may be made by
visiting the Funds’ website at www.buffalofunds.com. The minimum initial and
subsequent investment amounts are shown below.
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| Minimum
Investment Amount |
| Initial |
Subsequent |
| Investor Class |
Institutional Class |
All Classes |
Regular
Accounts (unless opened via an exchange) |
$2,500 |
$250,000 |
$100 |
Exchange
from another Buffalo Fund* |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$100 |
Automatic
Investment Plan |
$100 |
$250,000 |
$100 |
IRA
and Uniform Transfers/Gifts to Minors Accounts |
$250 |
$250,000 |
$100 |
SEPs,
Coverdell ESAs, and SAR-SEPs |
$250 |
$250,000 |
$100 |
*
in the same class of shares |
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TAX
INFORMATION
Fund
distributions are generally taxable, and will be taxed to shareholders as
ordinary income or long-term capital gains, unless you are investing through a
tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or IRA,
in which case you may be taxed upon withdrawal of money from such
arrangements.
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 Adviser and/or the Distributor may pay the intermediary
for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create
conflicts of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Funds over another investment. Ask your
adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
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Principal
Investment Strategies, Related Risks, and Disclosure of Portfolio
Holdings |
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVES
Buffalo
Discovery Fund, Buffalo Early Stage Growth Fund, Buffalo Growth Fund, Buffalo
International Fund, Buffalo Large Cap Fund, Buffalo Mid Cap Fund, and Buffalo
Small Cap Fund -
the investment objective of each Fund is long-term growth of
capital.
Buffalo
Dividend Focus Fund and Buffalo High Yield Fund
- the investment objective of each Fund is current income, with long-term growth
of capital as a secondary objective.
Buffalo
Flexible Income Fund
- the investment objective of the Flexible Income Fund is the generation of high
current income and, as a secondary objective, long-term growth of
capital.
The
Funds’ investment objectives may be changed with the approval of the Board of
Trustees, but a shareholder vote is not required. However, each Fund that has a
strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets according to a
particular strategy will not change that strategy without first providing
shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice. The term “net assets” above
includes any borrowings for investment purposes consistent with Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requirements, although the Funds do not intend to
borrow for investment purposes.
PRINCIPAL
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Buffalo
Discovery Fund.
The Discovery Fund principally invests in equity securities, consisting of
common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities, warrants and rights of
companies whose securities may increase in value due to the development,
advancement or commercial application of innovative strategies. Companies
engaged in innovative strategies are those who, in the opinion of KCM, the
Fund’s investment adviser, are engaged in the pursuit and practical application
of knowledge to discover, develop and commercialize products, services or
intellectual property. The types of companies in which the Fund may invest range
across all sectors and all market capitalizations. The Fund may have significant
investments in the information technology sector. In addition to the Fund’s
investments in domestic securities, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net
assets in sponsored or unsponsored ADRs and securities of foreign companies that
are traded on U.S. stock exchanges.
The
Adviser seeks to select securities for the Discovery Fund’s portfolio based on
the identification of long-term, measurable secular growth trends (e.g.,
demographics, global market growth, increasing demand for communications
bandwidth). The Discovery Fund’s portfolio managers identify companies that they
believe should benefit from these trends and from innovation, and which, as a
result, may have potential revenue growth in excess of the gross domestic
product growth rate. Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house research to
identify those which the Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including
attractive valuation, strong management, conservative debt, free cash flow,
scalable business models, and competitive advantages. The Discovery Fund’s
buy/sell discipline is based on valuation targets derived using the Adviser’s
proprietary scoring methodology. The Adviser may sell the Discovery Fund’s
investments to secure gains, limit losses or reinvest in more promising
investment opportunities.
Buffalo
Dividend Focus Fund.
To pursue its investment objective, the Dividend Focus Fund invests in
dividend-paying equity securities, consisting of common stocks, preferred
stocks, rights, warrants and convertible securities. During normal market
conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in
dividend-paying equity securities. The Dividend Focus Fund considers
“dividend-paying equity securities” to be securities of companies that declare
and pay cash dividends, or interest in the case of convertible securities, on at
least an annual basis. The Dividend Focus Fund may invest in companies in any
sector and of any size of market capitalization; provided, however, the Adviser
believes that an investment in the company’s securities is consistent with the
Fund’s investment objectives.
While
the Dividend Focus Fund may invest in securities of companies of any size, the
Adviser expects that the majority of common stocks purchased for the Fund will
be of large-cap companies. The Dividend Focus Fund considers large-cap companies
to be those with market capitalization in excess of $10 billion at the time of
initial purchase. In addition
to
investments in domestic securities, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net
assets in sponsored or unsponsored ADRs and securities of foreign companies that
are traded on U.S. stock exchanges.
The
Adviser emphasizes dividend-paying securities that have exhibited historical
growth of dividends. The Adviser may sell the Dividend Focus Fund’s investments
to secure gains, limit losses or reinvest in more promising investment
opportunities.
Buffalo
Early Stage Growth Fund. The
Early Stage Growth Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any
borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, consisting of common
stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and rights, of
companies that, at the time of purchase by the Fund, the Adviser defines as
early stage growth companies. Early stage growth companies are defined by the
Adviser as companies that, at the time of purchase by the Fund, have market
capitalizations below the weighted average of the Russell 2000 Growth Index and
are companies that are starting to develop a new product or service or have
recently developed a new product or service. As of June 30, 2023, the weighted
average market capitalization of the Russell 2000®
Growth Index was $3.3 billion. In addition to the Fund’s investments in domestic
securities, the Fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in sponsored or
unsponsored ADRs and equity securities of foreign companies that are traded on
U.S. stock exchanges. The Fund may invest in companies in any sector. The Fund
may have significant investments in the information technology
sector.
The
Adviser seeks to select securities for the Early Stage Growth Fund’s portfolio
based on the identification of long-term, measurable secular growth trends
(e.g.,
demographics, global market growth, increasing demand for communications
bandwidth). The Early Stage Growth Fund’s portfolio managers identify companies
that they believe should benefit from these trends, and which, as a result, may
have potential revenue growth in excess of the gross domestic product growth
rate. Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house research to identify those
which the Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including attractive
valuation, strong management, conservative debt, free cash flow, scalable
business models, and competitive advantages. The Early Stage Growth Fund’s
buy/sell discipline is based on valuation targets derived using the Adviser’s
proprietary scoring methodology. The Adviser may sell the Fund’s investments to
secure gains, limit losses or reinvest in more promising investment
opportunities.
Buffalo
Flexible Income Fund.
The Flexible Income Fund intends to achieve its primary objective, high current
income, by investing in fixed and floating rate corporate bonds, government
notes and bonds, bank debt, mortgage and asset backed securities, convertible
securities, preferred stocks and dividend-paying equity securities. The Fund
intends to achieve its secondary objective of long term growth of capital by
investing primarily in both equity and debt securities. Equity securities can
include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and
rights. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in sponsored or
unsponsored ADRs and securities of foreign companies that are traded on U.S.
stock exchanges. The Fund may have significant investments in the energy
sector.
The
Fund retains the freedom to invest up to 100% of its net assets in
dividend-paying equity securities. The Fund also retains the freedom to invest
up to 100% of its net assets in fixed and floating rate corporate debt
securities, bank debt, mortgage and asset backed securities, convertible
securities, preferred stocks and convertible securities, including higher
yielding, high-risk debt securities. High-risk debt securities are those rated
below BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody’s. Yields on such bonds may fluctuate
significantly, and, therefore, achievement of the Fund’s investment objectives
may be more dependent on the Adviser’s credit analysis ability than it would be
for investments in higher rated bonds.
While
the Flexible Income Fund may invest in securities of companies of any size, the
Adviser expects that the majority of common stocks purchased for the Fund will
be of large-cap companies. The Fund considers large-cap companies to be those
with market capitalization in excess of $10 billion at the time of initial
purchase.
The
Fund may also invest in higher yielding, high-risk debt securities, commonly
known as junk bonds. The Adviser generally expects that these debt securities
will be rated below investment grade by the major rating agencies. The Fund will
not purchase a debt security that is rated less than Caa/CCC by Moody’s or
S&P, respectively, and will only purchase an unrated debt security if the
Adviser believes that the security is of at least B quality. Rated debt
securities, which are downgraded to below B quality and unrated debt securities,
which the Adviser believes have fallen below B quality, will be sold at the
Adviser’s discretion, subject to a limitation that the Fund may not hold more
than 20% of its net assets in debt securities that are rated less than B or that
are unrated.
With
respect to debt securities, the Adviser performs extensive fundamental
investment research to identify investment opportunities for the Flexible Income
Fund. When evaluating investments and the credit quality of rated and unrated
securities, the Adviser looks at a number of past, present and estimated future
factors, including: (1) financial strength of the issuer; (2) cash flow; (3)
management; (4) borrowing requirements; (5) sensitivity to changes in interest
rates and business conditions; and (6) relative value. The Flexible Income Fund
relies on the Adviser to undertake a careful analysis to determine the
creditworthiness of the issuers of rated debt (on debt ratings by Moody’s or
S&P), as well as the issuers of debt not rated by Moody’s or S&P. With
respect to equity securities, the Adviser emphasizes dividend-paying stocks that
over time have exhibited consistent growth of dividends. The Adviser may sell
the Flexible Income Fund’s investments to secure gains, limit losses or reinvest
in more promising investment opportunities.
Buffalo
Growth Fund.
The Growth Fund normally invests at least 75% of the Fund’s portfolio in common
stocks and other equity securities including preferred stock, convertible
securities, warrants and rights of companies with market capitalizations greater
than the median of the Russell 3000®
Growth
Index or $5 billion, whichever is less. The median market capitalization of the
Russell 3000®
Growth Index changes due to market conditions and also changes with the
composition of the index. As of June 30, 2023, the median market capitalization
of companies in the Russell 3000®
Growth
Index was approximately $2.3 billion. With respect to the remaining 25% of the
equity weighting of the Fund’s portfolio, the Growth Fund may invest in
companies with market capitalizations less than the lower of the median of the
Russell 3000®
Growth Index or $5 billion, whichever is lower. In addition to the Fund’s
investments in domestic securities, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net
assets in sponsored or unsponsored ADRs and securities of foreign companies that
are traded on U.S. stock exchanges. The Fund may invest in companies in any
sector. The Fund may have significant investments in the information technology
sector.
The
Adviser seeks to select securities for the Growth Fund’s portfolio based on the
identification of long-term, measurable secular growth trends (e.g.,
demographics, global market growth, increasing demand for communications
bandwidth). The Growth Fund’s portfolio managers identify companies that they
believe should benefit from these trends, and which, as a result, may have
potential revenue growth in excess of the gross domestic product growth rate.
Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house research to identify those which
the Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including attractive valuation,
strong management, conservative debt, free cash flow, scalable business models,
and competitive advantages. The Growth Fund’s buy/sell discipline is based on
valuation targets derived using the Adviser’s proprietary scoring methodology.
The Adviser may sell the Growth Fund’s investments to secure gains, limit losses
or reinvest in more promising investment opportunities.
Buffalo
High Yield Fund.
Under normal conditions, the High Yield Fund will invest at least 80% of its net
assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in a diversified
portfolio of higher-yielding, high-risk debt securities rated below investment
grade by the major rating agencies or in similar unrated securities commonly
known as junk bonds. The High Yield Fund may invest the remaining 20% of its net
assets in other securities, such as investment grade bonds, U.S. Treasury
securities, money market funds, and equities, including dividend paying stocks
and convertible securities. The Fund may invest in companies in any sector. The
Fund may have significant investments in the energy sector. The Fund will pursue
its secondary investment objective of capital growth through appreciation of the
debt and equity securities that it holds. The proportion of the Fund’s net
assets invested in debt and equity securities will change over time in
accordance with the Adviser’s analysis of economic conditions and the underlying
value of securities. The Fund may invest in both rated and unrated debt from
U.S. issuers, including U.S. government obligations. The Fund invests in U.S.
Treasury securities or similar securities with maturities of 60 days or less.
The
Fund may invest up to 100% of its net assets in debt securities, including
without limitation, fixed and floating rate corporate and bank debt and
convertible securities. The Fund may purchase U.S. government debt securities,
but will not invest directly in debt securities issued by foreign governments.
The debt securities in which the Fund invests will typically be rated below
investment grade by the major rating agencies or in similar unrated securities,
which places greater importance on the Adviser’s credit analysis ability than
investing in higher rated debt securities.
The
Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities that are rated
BBB or higher, by S&P, Baa or higher by Moody’s, or in unrated debt
securities of similar quality, based on the Adviser’s fundamental analysis of
the issuer and of rated bonds issued by similar issuers. The Fund maintains a
flexible investment policy which allows it to invest in debt securities with
varying maturities. However, it is anticipated that the dollar-weighted average
maturity of debt securities that the Fund purchases will not exceed 15 years and
that the average maturity of all securities that the Fund holds at any given
time will be ten years or less.
The
Adviser performs extensive fundamental investment research to identify
investment opportunities for the Fund. When evaluating investments and the
credit quality of rated and unrated securities, the Adviser looks at a number of
past, present and estimated future factors, including: (1) financial strength of
the issuer; (2) cash flow; (3) management; (4) borrowing requirements; (5)
sensitivity to changes in interest rates and business conditions; and (6)
relative value. The Buffalo High Yield Fund relies on the Adviser to undertake a
careful analysis to determine the creditworthiness of the issuers of rated debt
(on debt ratings by Moody’s or S&P), as well as the issuers of debt not
rated by Moody’s or S&P. The Adviser may sell the High Yield Fund’s
investments to secure gains, limit losses or reinvest in more promising
investment opportunities.
Buffalo
International Fund.
The International Fund may invest directly or indirectly in foreign securities
or foreign currencies of both developed and developing countries. Under normal
circumstances, the Fund does not expect its investments in emerging markets to
exceed 35% of its net assets. For purposes of the Fund’s investments, “foreign
securities” means those securities issued by companies:
•that
are organized under the laws of, or with a principal office in, a country other
than the U.S. and issue securities for which the principal trading market is in
a country other than the U.S.; or
•that
derive at least 50% of their revenues or profits from goods produced or sold,
investments made, or services provided in a country other than the U.S., or have
at least 50% of their assets in a country other than the U.S.
Equity
securities in which the International Fund will invest include common stocks,
preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants, rights and depositary
receipts. The Fund may invest directly or indirectly in foreign securities or
foreign currencies. The Fund’s investments in depositary receipts may include
sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, as well as EDRs and GDRs. The Fund may invest in
securities of companies of any size and in any sector.
Companies
are screened using in-depth, in-house research to identify those which the
Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including attractive valuation,
strong management, conservative debt, free cash flow, scalable business models,
and competitive advantages. In making portfolio selections for the International
Fund, the Adviser will also consider the economic, political and market
conditions of the various countries in which the Fund may invest. The Adviser
may sell the International Fund’s investments to secure gains, limit losses or
reinvest in more promising investment opportunities.
Buffalo
Large Cap Fund.
Under normal market conditions, the Large Cap Fund will invest at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in common
stocks, preferred stocks, convertible stocks, securities with prices linked to
the value of common stock, rights and warrants. The Fund considers a company to
be a large-cap company if, at time of purchase by the Fund, it has a market
capitalization greater than or equal to the lesser of: (1) $10 billion; or (2)
the median market capitalization of companies in the Russell 1000®
Growth Index. The median market capitalization of the Russell 1000®
Growth Index changes due to market conditions and also changes with the
composition of the Russell 1000®
Growth Index. As of June 30, 2023, the median market capitalization of companies
in the Russell 1000®
Growth Index was approximately $16.7 billion. The Adviser seeks dividend income
as a secondary consideration in its stock selection process. The Large Cap Fund
will normally invest in a broad array of common stocks that are diversified in
terms of companies and industries. In addition to the Fund’s investments in
domestic securities, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in
sponsored or unsponsored ADRs and securities of foreign companies that are
traded on U.S. stock exchanges. The Fund may invest in companies in any sector.
The Fund may have significant investments in the information technology
sector.
The
Adviser seeks to select securities for the Large Cap Fund’s portfolio based on
the identification of long-term, measurable secular growth trends (e.g.,
demographics, global market growth, increasing demand for communications
bandwidth). The Large Cap Fund’s portfolio managers identify companies that they
believe should benefit from these trends, and which, as a result, may have
potential revenue growth in excess of the gross domestic product growth rate.
Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house research to identify those which
the Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including attractive valuation,
strong management, conservative debt, free cash flow, scalable business models,
and competitive advantages. The Large Cap Fund’s buy/sell discipline is based on
valuation targets derived using the Adviser’s proprietary scoring
methodology.
Buffalo
Mid Cap Fund.
Under normal market conditions, the Mid Cap Fund invests at least 80% of its net
assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities,
consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible stocks, securities
with prices linked to the value of common stocks, rights and warrants of mid-cap
companies. The Fund considers a company to be a mid-cap company if, at time of
purchase by the Fund, it has a market capitalization within the range of the
Russell Midcap Growth Index. As of June 30, 2023 the range of market
capitalizations of the Russell Midcap Growth Index was $1.4 billion to $50.6
billion. The Fund will normally invest in a broad array of securities that are
diversified in terms of companies and sectors. The Fund may have significant
investments in the information technology sector. In addition to the Fund’s
investments in domestic securities, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net
assets in sponsored or unsponsored ADRs and securities of foreign companies that
are traded on U.S. stock exchanges.
The
Adviser seeks to select securities for the Mid Cap Fund’s portfolio based on the
identification of long-term, measurable secular growth trends (e.g.,
demographics, global market growth, increasing demand for communications
bandwidth). The Mid Cap Fund’s portfolio managers identify companies that they
believe should benefit from these trends, and which, as a result, may have
potential revenue growth in excess of the gross domestic product growth rate.
Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house research to identify those which
the Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including attractive valuation,
strong management, conservative debt, free cash flow, scalable business models,
and competitive advantages. The Mid Cap Fund’s buy/sell discipline is based on
valuation targets derived using the Adviser’s proprietary scoring
methodology.
Buffalo
Small Cap Fund.
Under normal market conditions, the Small Cap Fund invests at least 80% of its
net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity
securities, consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible stocks,
securities with prices linked to the value of common stocks, rights and warrants
of small-cap companies. The Fund considers a company to be a small-cap company
if, at the time of purchase, it has a market capitalization within the range of
the Russell 2000®
Growth Index. As of June 30, 2023 the range of market capitalizations of the
Russell 2000®
Growth Index was $2 million to $13.0 billion. The Fund will normally invest in a
broad array of securities that are diversified in terms of companies and
sectors. The Fund may have significant investments in the healthcare sector. In
addition to the Fund’s investments in domestic securities, the Fund may invest
up to 20% of its net assets in sponsored or unsponsored ADRs and securities of
foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges.
The
Adviser seeks to select securities for the Small Cap Fund’s portfolio based on
the identification of long-term, measurable secular growth trends (e.g.,
demographics, global market growth, increasing demand for communications
bandwidth). The Small Cap Fund’s portfolio managers identify companies that they
believe should benefit from these trends, and which, as a result, may have
potential revenue growth in excess of the gross domestic product growth rate.
Companies are screened using in-depth, in-house research to identify those which
the Adviser believes have favorable attributes, including attractive valuation,
strong management, conservative debt, free cash flow, scalable business models,
and competitive advantages. The Small Cap Fund’s buy/sell discipline is based on
valuation targets derived using the Adviser’s proprietary scoring
methodology.
GENERAL
INVESTMENT POLICIES
Investment
Style and Portfolio Turnover - The
Adviser normally does not engage in active or frequent trading of the Funds’
investments. Instead, to reduce turnover of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, the
Adviser’s general strategy is to purchase securities of companies that the
Adviser believes to have favorable long-term fundamentals. This helps reduce the
impact of trading costs and tax consequences associated with high portfolio
turnover, such as increased brokerage commissions and a greater amount of
distributions of capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable to
shareholders at ordinary income rates. The Adviser may sell the Funds’
investments for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses or
reinvest in more promising investment opportunities.
Temporary
Investments - The
Funds intend to hold some portion of its assets in cash or high quality,
short-term debt obligations and money market instruments for reserves to cover
redemptions and unanticipated expenses. There may be times when a Fund may
respond to market, economic or political considerations by investing up to 100%
of its assets in high quality, short-term debt securities. During those times, a
Fund may not achieve its investment objective and, instead, will focus on
preserving your investment. To the extent a Fund uses a money market fund for
its cash position, there will be some duplication of expenses because the Fund
would bear its pro rata portion of such money market fund’s advisory fees and
operational expenses.
PRINCIPAL
RISK FACTORS
The
Buffalo Funds cannot guarantee that they will achieve their investment
objectives. As with any mutual fund, the value of a Fund’s investments may
fluctuate. If the value of a Fund’s investments decreases, the value of the
Fund’s shares will also decrease, and you may lose money. This section is
intended to describe in greater detail the risks associated with investing in
each of the Funds.
Market
Risk; Recent Market Events. The
market value of a security may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and
unpredictably. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the
price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time.
Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry, sector of the economy, or the
market as a whole. U.S. and international markets have experienced volatility in
recent months and years due to a number of economic, political and global macro
factors, including rising inflation, trade tensions, the war between Russia and
Ukraine, disruption in the banking sector and the impact of the coronavirus
(COVID-19) global pandemic. While U.S. and global economies are recovering from
the effects of COVID-19, labor shortages and the inability to meet consumer
demand have restricted growth. Uncertainties regarding the level of central
banks’ interest rate increases, political events, rising government debt in the
U.S. and the possibility of a national or global recession have also contributed
to market volatility. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly
interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country
or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region.
Continuing market volatility as a result of these or other events may have
adverse effects on the Funds. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in an
ongoing military conflict and economic sanctions against certain Russian
individuals and companies, the restriction of exports to Russia and increased
tariffs on Russian products. This conflict could also drive a rise in
traditional and cyber terrorism in Europe and other parts of the world. Further,
sanctions and other actions against Russian individuals and companies could
adversely affect the price and availability of certain commodities. The Adviser
will monitor developments and seek to manage each Fund in a manner consistent
with achieving the Fund’s investment objective, but there can be no assurance
that it will be successful in doing so.
Management
Risk - (Applies
to all Funds). The Funds’ success depends largely on the Adviser’s ability to
select favorable investments. Different types of investments shift in and out of
favor depending on market and economic conditions. For example, at various times
equity securities will be more or less favorable than debt securities and small
company stocks will be more or less favorable than large company stocks. Because
of this, the Funds will perform better or worse than other types of funds
depending on what is in “favor.” In addition, there is the risk that the
strategies, research or analysis techniques used by the Adviser and/or the
Adviser’s security selection may fail to produce the intended
result.
Equity
Market Risk - (Applies
to all Funds). The risks that could affect the value of a Fund’s shares and the
total return on your investment include the possibility that the equity
securities held by a Fund will experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value
or long periods of decline in value. Equity securities may also lose value
because of factors affecting an entire industry or sector, such as increases in
production costs, or factors directly related to a specific company, such as
decisions made by its management.
Common
Stocks.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. These investor perceptions are based on
various and unpredictable factors including: expectations regarding government,
economic, monetary and fiscal policies; inflation and interest rates; economic
expansion or contraction; and global or regional political, economic and banking
crises. If you held common stock of any given issuer, you would generally be
exposed to greater risk than if you held preferred stocks and debt obligations
of the issuer because holders of common stock generally have inferior rights to
receive payments from issuers in comparison with the rights of the holders of
other securities, bondholders and other creditors of such issuers.
Preferred
Stocks.
A preferred stock is a blend of the characteristics of a bond and common stock.
It can offer the higher yield of a bond and has priority over common stock in
equity ownership, but does not have the seniority of a bond and, unlike common
stock, its participation in the issuer’s growth may be limited. Preferred stock
has preference over common stock in the receipt of dividends and in any residual
assets after payment to creditors should the issuer be dissolved. Although the
dividend on a preferred stock may be set at a fixed annual rate, in some
circumstances it can be changed or omitted by the issuer. Because preferred
stocks represent an equity ownership interest in an issuer, their value will
usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt instruments
to
actual or perceived changes in an issuer’s financial condition or prospects or
to fluctuations in the equity markets.
Convertible
Securities.
A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a debt instrument or a
preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified
period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a
different issuer. The market value of a convertible security will perform the
same as a regular fixed income security; that is, if market interest rates rise,
the value of the convertible security falls. Convertible securities are senior
to common stock in an issuer’s capital structure, but are subordinated to any
senior debt securities. As a result, in the event of a liquidation of the
issuing company, holders of convertible securities generally would be paid after
the company’s creditors but before the company’s common shareholders.
Consequently, an issuer’s convertible securities generally may be viewed as
having more risk than its debt securities but less risk than its common stock.
If a convertible security held by a Fund is called for redemption, the Fund will
be required to surrender the security for redemption, and convert it into the
issuing company’s common stock or cash at a time that may be unfavorable to the
Fund.
Warrants.
The Funds may invest a portion of their assets in warrants. A warrant gives the
holder a right to purchase at any time during a specified period a predetermined
number of shares of common stock at a fixed price. Unlike convertible securities
or preferred stock, warrants do not pay a fixed coupon or dividend. Investments
in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a liquid
market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a result of
speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the underlying
security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at which the
warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may expire
without being exercised, resulting in a loss of a Fund’s entire investment
therein).
Rights.
Rights
are usually granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to subscribe to
shares of a new issue of common stock before it is issued to the public. The
right entitles its holder to buy common stock at a specified price. Rights have
similar features to warrants, except that the life of a right is typically much
shorter, usually a few weeks. The purchase of rights involves the risk that a
Fund could lose the purchase value of a right if the right is not exercised
prior to its expiration. Also, the purchase of rights involves the risk that the
effective price paid for the right added to the subscription price of the
related security may exceed the value of the subscribed security’s market price
such as when there is no movement in the level of the underlying
security.
Sector
Risk
- (Applies primarily to all Funds except for the Dividend Focus and
International Funds). Companies with similar characteristics, such as those
within the same industry, may be grouped together in broad categories called
sectors. To the extent a Fund invests its assets in a particular sector, a
Fund’s performance may be more susceptible to any economic, business, or other
developments that generally affect that sector.
Energy
Sector Risk
(Applies only to the Flexible Income and High Yield Funds). The energy sector
includes companies operating in the exploration and production, refining and
marketing, and storage and transportation of oil and gas and coal and consumable
fuels. It also includes companies that offer oil and gas equipment and related
services. The Fund may subject to the risk that the securities of such issuers
will underperform the market as a whole due to legislative or regulatory
changes, adverse market conditions and/or increased competition affecting the
energy sector. The performance of companies operating in the energy sector is
closely tied to the price and supply of energy fuels and international political
events.
Information
Technology Company Risk
(Applies only to the Discovery, Early Stage Growth, Growth, Large Cap and Mid
Cap Funds). Information technology companies often face unusually high price
volatility, both in terms of gains and losses. To the extent that a Fund makes
investments in such companies, its share price is likely to be more volatile.
The potential for wide variations in performance is based on special risks
common to information technology companies. Information technology companies may
have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Information
technology companies are affected by worldwide technological developments and
their products and services may quickly become outdated. Given these risks, an
investment in a Fund may be more suitable for long-term investors who are
willing to withstand the potential for volatility.
Healthcare
Sector Risk
(Applies only to the Small Cap Fund) To the extent the Fund invests a
significant portion of its assets in the healthcare sector, the Fund may be
sensitive to changes in, and its performance will depend to a greater extent on,
the overall condition of the healthcare sector. Companies in the healthcare
sector are subject to extensive government regulation and their profitability
can be significantly affected by restrictions on government
reimbursement
for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing
pressure (including price discounting), limited product lines and an increased
emphasis on the delivery of healthcare through outpatient services. Companies in
the healthcare sector are heavily dependent on obtaining and defending patents,
which may be time consuming and costly, and the expiration of patents may also
adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Healthcare companies are
also subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar
claims. In addition, their products can become obsolete due to industry
innovation, changes in technologies or other market developments. Many new
products in the healthcare sector require significant research and development
and may be subject to regulatory approvals, all of which may be time consuming
and costly with no guarantee that any product will come to market.
Large-Cap
Company Risk - (Applies
primarily to the Discovery, Dividend Focus, Flexible Income, Growth,
International, Mid Cap and Large Cap Funds). Larger, more established companies
may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes
in consumer tastes or innovative smaller competitors. Also, large-cap companies
are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller
companies, especially during extended periods of economic
expansion.
Mid-Cap
Company Risk - (Applies
primarily to the Discovery, Dividend Focus, Early Stage Growth, Flexible Income,
Growth, International, Large Cap, Mid Cap and Small Cap Funds). The Funds may
invest in mid-cap companies. Generally, mid-cap companies may have more
potential for growth than large-cap companies. Investing in mid-cap companies,
however, may involve greater risk than investing in large-cap companies, and
these risks are passed on to the Funds. Mid-cap companies may not have the
management experience, financial resources, product diversification and
competitive strengths of large-cap companies and, therefore, their securities
may be more volatile than the securities of larger, more established companies.
In addition, mid-cap companies may be particularly affected by interest rate
increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or
expand operations or may have difficulty in repaying any loans. Mid-cap company
stocks may also be bought and sold less often and in smaller amounts than larger
company stocks, making them less liquid than other securities. Because of this,
if a Fund wants to sell a large quantity of a mid-cap company’s stock, it may
have to sell at a lower price than the Adviser might prefer, or it may have to
sell in smaller than desired quantities over a period of time.
Small-Cap
Company Risk - (Applies
only to the Discovery, Dividend Focus, Early Stage Growth, Flexible Income,
Growth, International and Small Cap Funds). The Funds may invest in small-cap
companies. Generally, small-cap and less seasoned companies have more potential
for rapid growth. They also often involve greater risk than large- or mid-cap
companies, and these risks are passed on to the Funds. Small-cap companies may
not have the management experience, financial resources, product diversification
and competitive strengths of large- or mid-cap companies and, therefore, their
securities tend to be more volatile than the securities of larger, more
established companies. In addition, small-cap companies may be particularly
affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to
borrow money to continue or expand operations or may have difficulty in repaying
any loans. Small-cap company stocks tend to be bought and sold less often and in
smaller amounts than larger company stocks, making them less liquid than other
securities. Because of this, if a Fund wants to sell a large quantity of a
small-cap company’s stock, it may have to sell at a lower price than the Adviser
might prefer, or it may have to sell in smaller than desired quantities over a
period of time. Given these risks, an investment in a Fund that invests in
small-cap companies may be more suitable for long-term investors.
Micro-Cap
Company Risk - (Applies
primarily to the Early Stage Growth, Growth and Small Cap Funds). The Funds may
invest in micro-cap companies. Generally, small, less-seasoned companies have
more potential for rapid growth. They also often involve greater risk than
large- and mid-cap companies, and these risks are passed on to the Funds.
Micro-cap companies will likely not have the management experience, financial
resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of companies with
larger capitalizations and will be more vulnerable to adverse business or
economic developments in the market as a whole. The value of securities of
micro-cap companies, therefore, tends to be more volatile than the value of
securities of larger, more established companies. In addition, micro-cap
companies may be particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may
find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations or may
have difficulty in repaying any loans. The trading volume of securities of
smaller capitalization companies is normally less than that of larger
capitalization companies, and therefore may disproportionately affect their
market price, tending to make them fall more in response to selling pressure
than is the case with larger capitalization companies. These risks are enhanced
for micro-cap securities. Many micro-cap companies tend to be new and have no
proven track record. Some of these companies have no assets or operations, while
others have products and services that are still in development or have yet to
be tested in the market.
As
any size of trade can have a large percentage impact on the price of a micro-cap
stock, a Fund will be more susceptible to sudden and significant losses.
Micro-cap company stocks also will be bought and sold less often and in smaller
amounts than other stocks, making them less liquid than other securities.
Because of this, if a Fund wants to sell a large quantity of a micro-cap
company’s stock, it may have to sell at a lower price than the Adviser might
prefer, or it may have to sell in smaller than desired quantities over a period
of time. Given these risks, an investment in a fund that invests in micro-cap
companies may be more suitable for long-term investors who are willing to bear
the risk of these fluctuations.
Convertible
Securities Risk
- (Applies only to the Flexible Income and High Yield Funds). The market value
of a convertible security will perform the same as a regular fixed income
security; that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of the convertible
security falls. In the event of a liquidation of the issuing company, holders of
convertible securities generally would be paid after the company’s creditors but
before the company’s common shareholders. Consequently, an issuer’s convertible
securities generally may be viewed as having more risk than its debt securities
but less risk than its common stock.
Debt
Securities Risk - (Applies
only to the Flexible Income and High Yield Funds). Debt securities are subject
to some or all of the following risks, depending upon the type of debt
instrument in which the Fund invests: high risk debt securities risk, interest
rate risk, call risk, prepayment and extension risk, credit risk and liquidity
risk, which are more fully described below:
High
Risk Debt Securities Risk.
Below investment grade debt securities, or “junk bonds,” are debt securities
rated below investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization. High risk debt securities are those rated below BBB by S&P or
Baa by Moody’s. Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than
higher-rated securities, they are subject to a greater risk of loss of income
and principal. Junk bonds are subject to greater credit risk than higher-grade
securities and have a higher risk of default. Companies issuing high-yield junk
bonds are more likely to experience financial difficulties that may lead to a
weakened capacity to make principal and interest payments than issuers of higher
grade securities. Issuers of junk bonds are often highly leveraged and are more
vulnerable to changes in the economy, such as a recession or rising interest
rates, which may affect their ability to meet their interest or principal
payment obligations.
High
Yield Risk.
The Funds may invest in higher-yielding, high-risk bonds commonly known as junk
bonds. These lower-rated bonds have a greater degree of default risk.
Lower-rated securities may be issued by companies that are restructuring, are
smaller and less credit worthy or are highly indebted, and tend to be less
liquid and react more poorly to adverse economic and political changes,
unfavorable investor perceptions and negative corporate
developments
Interest
Rate Risk.
An increase in interest rates may cause the value of fixed-income securities
held by a Fund to decline. A Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising
interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates and the
effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market
reaction to those initiatives.
Call
Risk.
During periods of declining interest rates, a bond issuer may “call”-or repay-
its high yielding bonds before their maturity dates. The Fund would then be
forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting
in a decline in the Fund’s income.
Prepayment
and Extension Risk.
Many types of debt securities are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment occurs
when the issuer of a debt security can repay principal prior to the security’s
maturity. Debt securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for
gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater
potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In addition, the
potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a debt security can be
difficult to predict and result in greater volatility. On the other hand, rising
interest rates could cause prepayments of the obligations to decrease, extending
the life of debt securities with lower payment rates. This is known as extension
risk and may increase the Fund’s sensitivity to rising rates and its potential
for price declines.
Credit
Risk.
Debt securities are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable
to make principal and interest payments when they are due. There is also the
risk that the securities could lose value because of a loss of
confidence
in the ability of the borrower to pay back debt. Lower rated debt securities
involve greater credit risk, including the possibility of default or
bankruptcy.
Liquidity
Risk.
Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed-income securities that have not
received any credit ratings, have received ratings below investment grade or are
not widely held. These features make it more difficult to sell or buy a security
at a favorable price or time. Consequently, a Fund may have to accept a lower
price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an
investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on a Fund’s
performance. Infrequent trading of securities may also lead to an increase in
their price volatility. Liquidity risk also refers to the possibility that a
Fund may not be able to sell a security or close out an investment contract when
it wants to. If this happens, a Fund will be required to hold the security or
keep the position open, and the Fund could incur losses.
The
Flexible Income, the High Yield Fund, and, to the extent that they purchase debt
securities as non-principal investment strategies, the other Buffalo Funds, will
be exposed to the benefits and risks of investing in debt securities. A debt
security represents a loan of money by the purchaser of the security to the
issuer. A debt security typically has a fixed payment schedule that obligates
the issuer to pay interest to the lender and to return the lender’s money over a
certain period of time. Companies typically make payments on their debt
securities before they declare and pay dividends to holders of their equity
securities. Bonds, notes, debentures and commercial paper are types of debt
securities. Each of these differs in the length of the issuer’s payment
schedule, with commercial paper having the shortest payment schedule.
Independent rating organizations rate debt securities based upon their
assessment of the financial soundness of the issuer, and a lower rating usually
indicates higher risk.
Consistent
with their investment objectives, strategies and policies, the Buffalo Funds may
purchase debt securities that, at the time of initial purchase, are rated
CCC/CAA or higher by Moody’s or S&P or that are unrated, if the Adviser
determines that the debt security is of at least B rated comparable quality.
Rated debt securities, which are downgraded below CCC/CAA after being purchased,
and unrated debt securities, which the Adviser believes have fallen below that
level after being purchased, will be sold at the Adviser’s discretion. Each of
the Buffalo Funds may also purchase short-term debt securities, as stated in the
Cash Management section of the SAI, even though such an investment is not
consistent with a Fund’s objectives or its other strategies or
policies.
LIBOR
Transition Risk - (Applies
only to the Flexible Income and High Yield Funds). The Fund has historically
invested in securities that use the London Inter Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as
a benchmark or reference rate for interest rate calculations. All maturities and
currencies of LIBOR were phased out as of June 30, 2023. There remains
uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rate and the impact of the
transition away from LIBOR on the Fund’s transactions and the financial markets
generally. The Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) has been selected by a
committee established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to replace LIBOR as a reference rate in
the United States. Other countries have undertaken similar initiatives to
identify replacement reference rates in their respective markets. The transition
process, or the failure of an industry to transition, could lead to increased
volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments that have historically
relied on LIBOR to determine interest rates, and a reduction in the values of
some LIBOR-based investments, all of which could impact the Fund.
Bank
Loan Risk - (Applies
only to the High Yield Fund). Investments in secured and unsecured
participations in bank loans and assignments of such loans may create
substantial risk. In making investments in such loans, which banks or other
financial intermediaries make to borrowers, the Fund will depend primarily upon
the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment of principal and interest. If
the Fund does not receive scheduled interest or principal payments on such
indebtedness, the Fund’s share price could be adversely affected. The Fund may
invest in loan participations that are rated by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization or are unrated, and may invest in loan
participations of any credit quality, including loans to “distressed” companies
with respect to which there is a substantial risk of losing the entire amount
invested. In addition, certain bank loans in which the Fund may invest may be
illiquid and, therefore, difficult to value and/or sell at a price that is
beneficial to the Fund. In addition, bank loans often have contractual
restrictions on resale, which can delay the sale and adversely impact the sale
price.
U.S.
Government Obligations Risk -
(Applies only to the High Yield Fund). U.S. Government obligations include
securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S.
Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury.
Payment of principal and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed
by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the
issuing or guaranteeing agency or
instrumentality
itself. In the latter case, the investor must look principally to the agency or
instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment,
which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no
assurance that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its
agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where
it is not obligated to do so. As a result, there is a risk that these entities
will default on a financial obligation.
U.S.
Treasury Securities Risk -
(Applies only to the High Yield Fund). A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or
the full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed only as to the
timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. Although U.S.
Treasury securities carry relatively little risk with respect to the payment of
interest and principal if held to maturity, the prices of these securities (like
all debt securities) change between issuance and maturity in response to
fluctuating market interest rates and/or credit ratings, and are affected by
domestic and global economic conditions.
Money
Market Funds Risk -
(Applies to all Funds). An investment in a money market fund is not a bank
deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. Although money
market funds seek to preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per share, it is
possible for the Funds to lose money if shares of money market funds in which
they invest fall below $1.00 per share.
Foreign
Risk - (Applies
to all Funds). The International Fund may invest directly in securities of
foreign issuers. Investing in foreign securities, including securities of
foreign corporations, governments and government agencies or instrumentalities
generally involves more risks than investing in U.S. securities. These include
risks relating to: political, social, religious and economic developments
abroad; market instability; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates that may
decrease the value of an investment; and differences between U.S. and foreign
regulatory requirements and market practices. Securities that are denominated in
foreign currencies are subject to the further risk that the value of the foreign
currency will fall in relation to the U.S. dollar and/or will be affected by
volatile currency markets or actions of U.S. and foreign governments or central
banks. In addition, foreign investments may not be subject to the same uniform
accounting, auditing, or financial reporting standards and practices applicable
to domestic issuers, and there may be less publicly available information about
foreign issuers. Certain foreign securities may also be less liquid (harder to
sell) than many U.S. securities. This means that a Fund may, at times, have
difficulty selling certain foreign securities at favorable prices. Additionally,
brokerage commissions and other fees are generally higher for securities traded
in foreign markets and procedures and regulations governing transactions and
custody in foreign markets also may involve delays in payment, delivery or
recovery of money or investments. Income earned on foreign securities may be
subject to foreign withholding taxes. Financial markets have recently
experienced increased volatility due to the uncertainty surrounding the
economies of certain European countries, which may increase the risks of
investing in securities of foreign issuers.
Each
of the Buffalo Funds may gain international exposure through the purchase of
sponsored or unsponsored ADRs and other U.S. dollar-denominated securities of
foreign issuers traded in the U.S. ADRs are securities of foreign companies that
are denominated in U.S. dollars. ADRs are subject to similar risks as other
types of foreign investments. Unsponsored ADRs held by a Fund are frequently
under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the
underlying issuer. For this and other reasons, there is less information
available about unsponsored ADRs than sponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs are also
not obligated to pass through voting rights to a Fund. Investing in foreign
companies, even indirectly through ADRs, may involve the same inherent foreign
risk, as described above. These risks can increase the potential for losses in a
Fund.
Emerging
Markets Risk
- (Applies only to the International Fund). Emerging markets are markets of
countries in the initial stages of industrialization and that generally have low
per capita income. In addition to the risks of foreign securities in general,
emerging markets are generally more volatile and can have relatively unstable
governments, social and legal systems that do not protect shareholders,
economies based on only a few industries and securities markets that are
substantially smaller, less liquid, more volatile and may have a lower level of
government oversight than securities markets in more developed countries. The
International Fund, and consequently the International Fund’s shareholders, may
be adversely affected by exposure to these risks through its investment in
emerging market issuers.
Currency
Risk
-
(Applies
only to the International Fund). When the International Fund buys or sells
securities on a foreign stock exchange, the transaction is undertaken in the
local currency rather than in U.S. dollars. In purchasing or selling local
currency to execute transactions on foreign exchanges, the International Fund
will be exposed to the risk
that
the value of the foreign currency will increase or decrease, which may impact
the value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings and your investment. Some countries
have and may continue to adopt internal economic policies that affect its
currency valuations in a manner that may be disadvantageous for U.S. investors
or U.S. companies seeking to do business in those countries. In addition, a
country may impose formal or informal currency exchange controls (or “capital
controls”). These types of controls may restrict or prohibit the International
Fund’s ability to repatriate both investment capital and income, which could
undermine the value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings and potentially place the
Fund’s assets at risk of total loss.
Cybersecurity
Risk - (Applies
to all Funds). With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Funds are susceptible to operational, information
security, and related risks. In general, cyber incidents can result from
deliberate attacks or unintentional events. Cyber attacks include, but are not
limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems (e.g.,
through “hacking” or malicious software coding) for purposes of misappropriating
assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operational
disruption. Cyber attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not
require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks
on websites (i.e.,
efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users). Cyber incidents
affecting the Funds or their service providers may cause disruptions and impact
business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, interference
with the Funds’ ability to calculate their NAV, impediments to trading, the
inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy
and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement
or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs. Similar adverse
consequences could result from cyber incidents affecting issuers of securities
in which the Funds invest, counterparties with which the Funds engage in
transactions, governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchange and other
financial market operators, banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies and
other financial institutions (including financial intermediaries and service
providers for shareholders) and other parties. In addition, substantial costs
may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future. While the
Funds’ service providers have established business continuity plans in the event
of, and risk management systems to prevent, such cyber incidents, there are
inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility that
certain risks have not been identified. Furthermore, the Funds cannot control
the cybersecurity plans and systems put in place by their service providers or
any other third parties whose operations may affect the Funds or their
shareholders. As a result, the Funds and their shareholders could be negatively
impacted.
PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS
A
description of the Funds’ policies and procedures regarding disclosure of
portfolio holdings can be found in the Funds’ Statement of Additional
Information (“SAI”). Disclosure of the Funds’ holdings is required to be made
quarterly within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter in the annual and
semi-annual reports to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on
Part F of Form N-PORT. The annual and semi-annual reports to Fund shareholders
are available free of charge, by contacting U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the
Fund’s transfer agent, at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332) and on the Funds’
website at www.buffalofunds.com. Part F of Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov.
INVESTMENT
ADVISER
Kornitzer
Capital Management, Inc. is the manager and investment adviser for each of the
Buffalo Funds. KCM is responsible for overseeing and implementing each Fund’s
investment program and managing the day-to-day investment activity and
operations of each Fund. KCM was founded in 1989. In addition to managing and
advising the Buffalo Funds, KCM provides investment advisory services to a broad
variety of individual, corporate and other institutional clients. As of June 30,
2023, KCM managed approximately $6.6 billion in assets for mutual funds,
corporations, pensions and individuals. As manager, KCM provides or pays the
cost of all management, supervisory and administrative services required in the
normal operation of the Funds. This includes: investment management and
supervision; transfer agent and accounting services; a portion of foreign
custody fees (if applicable); fees for domestic custody services; independent
auditor and legal counsel costs; fees and expenses of officers, trustees and
other personnel (except as noted below); rent; shareholder services; and other
items incidental to corporate administration. KCM is located at 5420 West
61st
Place, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66205.
Under
the respective Management Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of each Fund,
and KCM, as compensation for KCM’s services each Fund pays KCM a fee each month
at an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets as indicated below in
the “Contractual Advisory Fee” column. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023,
KCM received an advisory fee at an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net
assets as indicated below in the “Advisory Fee Received” column.
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| Contractual Advisory
Fee |
Advisory
Fee Received |
Name
of Fund |
| |
Buffalo
Discovery Fund |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Buffalo
Dividend Focus Fund |
0.75% |
0.75% |
Buffalo
Early Stage Growth Fund |
1.30% |
1.30% |
Buffalo
Flexible Income Fund |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Buffalo
Growth Fund |
0.75% |
0.75% |
Buffalo
High Yield Fund |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Buffalo
International Fund |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Buffalo
Large Cap Fund |
0.75% |
0.75% |
Buffalo
Mid Cap Fund |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Buffalo
Small Cap Fund |
0.85% |
0.85% |
Fund
Expenses. Certain
expenses of the Funds are payable by the Funds. These expenses include a portion
of the foreign custody costs (if applicable), taxes, interest, governmental
charges and fees, including registration of the Funds with the SEC and the
various states, brokerage costs, dues, all extraordinary costs including
expenses arising out of anticipated or actual litigation or administrative
proceedings, and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the non-interested trustees
of the Trust for travel, meals, lodging and similar items in connection with
attendance at conferences or Board of Trustees meetings. A discussion regarding
the Board of Trustees’ basis for approving the Funds’ investment advisory
agreements is included in the Funds’ annual report to shareholders for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
Portfolio
Managers
The
Buffalo Funds are managed by a portfolio management team supported by an
experienced investment analysis and research staff. The portfolio management
team is responsible for the day-to-day management of their respective Funds as
indicated below.
John
Kornitzer, Co-Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Kornitzer is the Chairman of KCM since March 2023, and has been an
investment professional since 1968. He previously served as President and Chief
Investment Officer of KCM from 1989 to October 2022. He served as investment
manager at several Fortune 500 companies prior to founding KCM in 1989. Mr.
Kornitzer received his degree in Business Administration from St. Francis
College in Pennsylvania. Mr. Kornitzer serves as a co-portfolio manager of the
Flexible Income Fund.
Dave
Carlsen, CFA, Co-Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Carlsen has been an investment professional since 1992 and joined KCM in
2004. Mr. Carlsen was formerly a senior equity research analyst at Strong
Capital Management, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and an investment analyst and
operations manager with Northern Capital Management Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin.
Mr. Carlsen holds a B.B.A. in Finance, Investments and Banking from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Carlsen has served as a co-portfolio
manager of the Growth Fund since 2007 and as the portfolio manager of the
Discovery Fund since 2004.
Doug
Cartwright, CFA, Co-Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Cartwright has been an investment professional since 2006 and joined KCM in
2013. Mr. Cartwright was formerly an equity analyst with Kellogg Asset
Management and a credit analyst with Waddell & Reed Investment Management.
Mr. Cartwright holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Baylor University
and an M.B.A from the Wisconsin School of Business Applied Securities Analysis
Program. Mr. Cartwright has served as co-portfolio manager of the Early Stage
Growth Fund since 2015 and as a co-portfolio manager of the Mid Cap Fund since
December 2021.
Jeff
K. Deardorff, CFA, Co-Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Deardorff has been an investment professional since 1997 and joined KCM in
2002. Previously, Mr. Deardorff worked as an equity arbitrage and money markets
trader for Koch
Industries.
He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Kansas State University. Mr.
Deardorff has served as co-portfolio manager of the High Yield Fund since 2015
and the Dividend Focus Fund since July 2018.
Paul
Dlugosch, CFA, Co-Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Dlugosch has been an investment professional since 1997 and joined KCM in
2002. Previously, Mr. Dlugosch worked at Antares Capital Corporation and LaSalle
National Bank in Chicago, Illinois. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration
from the University of Iowa. Mr. Dlugosch has served as a co-portfolio manager
of the Dividend Focus Fund since March 2013, the Flexible Income Fund since 2011
and the High Yield Fund since 2007.
Nicole
Kornitzer, CFA, Portfolio Manager. Ms.
Kornitzer has been an investment professional since 2000 and she worked for KCM
as a research analyst from 2000 to 2002 and rejoined the firm in 2004. Ms.
Kornitzer holds a B.A. in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, a
Master’s Degree in French Cultural Studies from Columbia University and an
M.B.A. from INSEAD. Ms. Kornitzer has served as portfolio manager of the
International Fund since 2009.
Ken
Laudan, Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Laudan has been an institutional investment professional since 1991 and
joined KCM in May 2020. Previously, Mr. Laudan oversaw a portfolio of healthcare
investments across the micro, small, mid, and large market capitalization
portfolios for Friess Associates, the manager of the Brandywine Funds. Prior to
working with Friess Associates, Mr. Laudan was a senior healthcare analyst at
Montgomery Securities, Hambrecht and Quist (H&Q), and SunTrust Robinson
Humphrey. Mr. Laudan first began his healthcare investment career working on the
corporate venture capital team for Humana, Inc. in 1991. Mr. Laudan holds a B.S.
in Finance with a minor in Accounting from Kansas State University. Mr. Laudan
has served as the portfolio manager of the Large Cap Fund since April
2021.
Robert
Male, CFA, Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Male has been an investment professional since 1986 and joined KCM in 1997.
Prior to joining KCM, he was a senior equity securities analyst with USAA
Investment Management Company in San Antonio, Texas. He holds a B.S. in Business
Administration from the University of Kansas and an M.B.A. from Southern
Methodist University. Mr. Male has served as a co-portfolio manager of the Small
Cap Fund since its inception.
Craig
Richard, CFA, Co-Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Richard has been an investment professional since 2002 and joined KCM in
2008. Previously, Mr. Richard was an equity research analyst with A.G.
Edwards from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Richard holds a B.S. from Kansas State University
and an M.B.A. from the University of Kansas. Mr. Richard has served as a
co-portfolio manager of the Early Stage Growth Fund since 2013 and as a
co-portfolio manager of the Small Cap Fund since July 2023.
Jeffrey
Sitzmann, CFA, Co-Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Sitzmann has been an investment professional since 1987 and joined KCM in
2002. Previously, Mr. Sitzmann worked as a Senior Investment Analyst at Banc One
Investment Advisors. Mr. Sitzmann holds a B.B.A. from the University of Toledo
and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Mr. Sitzmann has served as a
co-portfolio manager of the High Yield Fund since 2007 and the Dividend Focus
Fund since July 2018.
Josh
West, CFA, Co-Portfolio Manager. Mr.
West has been an investment professional since 2005 and joined KCM in 2008.
Previously, Mr. West was an equity investment analyst with Scout Investment
Advisors in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. West holds an M.B.A. from the University
of Missouri-Columbia and B.S. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Mr. West
has served as a co-portfolio manager of the Mid Cap Fund since November 2017 and
as a co-portfolio manager of the Growth Fund since April 2020.
The
SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation,
other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and their ownership of shares
in the Funds that they manage.
Distribution
and Other Services
Quasar
Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter and U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC serves as transfer agent to the Funds. Quasar
Distributors, LLC is located at 111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200, Milwaukee,
WI 53202 and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC is located at 777 East Wisconsin
Avenue, 6th Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
The
Adviser and/or the Distributor, out of their own resources and not out of Fund
assets (i.e.,
without additional cost to the Funds or their shareholders), may provide
additional cash payments or non-cash compensation to some, but not all, brokers
and other financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Fund. Such payments
and compensation are in addition to any service fees and other fees paid by the
Fund to such brokers and other financial intermediaries. These arrangements are
sometimes referred to as “revenue sharing” arrangements. Revenue sharing
arrangements are not financed by the Funds, and thus, do not result in increased
Fund expenses. They are not reflected in the fees and expenses listed in the
fees and expenses sections of the Funds’ prospectus.
Such
additional cash payments may be made to brokers, dealers and other financial
intermediaries that provide services to the Funds and/or investors in the Funds,
including (without limitation) shareholder servicing, and marketing support.
These payments may take a variety of forms, including (without limitation)
compensation for sales, “trail” fees for shareholder servicing and maintenance
of investor accounts, and finder’s fees that vary depending on the Fund and the
dollar amount of shares sold. The level of payments made to a qualifying
financial intermediary in any given year will vary. Revenue sharing payments may
be structured: (i) as a percentage of net sales; (ii) as a percentage of net
assets; and/or (iii) as a fixed dollar-amount. As of the date of this
prospectus, the maximum amount of additional compensation that the Adviser or
Distributor is paying to any intermediary from its own assets is 0.40% of
average daily net assets attributable to the financial
intermediary.
These
payments may provide an additional incentive to financial intermediaries to
actively promote the Funds. Depending on the arrangements in place at any
particular time, a financial intermediary may have a financial incentive to
recommend a particular Fund. Your financial intermediary may charge you
additional fees and commissions. You should consult your dealer or financial
intermediary for more details about any such payment it receives. As of the date
of this prospectus, the Adviser or Distributor may pay a more substantial amount
of additional cash payments to the following firms in connection with the sale
of Fund shares: Charles Schwab; Pershing LLC; Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.;
Nationwide Investment Services Corp.; National Investor Services Corporation;
and Invesmart Securities, LLC.
Although
a financial intermediary that sells Fund shares may also act as a broker or
dealer in connection with a Fund’s purchase or sale of portfolio securities, the
Adviser does not consider a financial intermediary’s sale of shares of a Fund as
a factor when choosing brokers or dealers to effect portfolio transactions for
the Funds.
Shareholder
Servicing Plan
The
Funds have adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Shareholder Servicing
Plan”) on behalf of the Funds’ Investor Class shares that allows the Funds to
make payments to financial intermediaries and other persons for certain personal
services for Investor Class shareholders and/or the maintenance of Investor
Class shareholder accounts. The amount of the shareholder servicing fee
authorized is an annual rate of up to 0.15% of each Fund’s average daily net
assets attributable to Investor Class shares.
Shareholder
servicing fees are paid out of the Funds’ assets attributable to Investor Class
shares on an on-going basis. Over time these fees will increase the cost of your
investment in Investor Class shares of the Funds, and may cost you more than
paying other types of sales charges.
The
financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s
financial performance for the past five years (or at least since inception).
Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a Fund. The
total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have
earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming reinvestment of all
distributions. This information has been derived from the Funds’ financial
statements which are included in the Annual
Report to Shareholders,
and have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, whose report is also included in
the annual report. The Buffalo Funds’ annual report is available at no charge
upon request.
Buffalo
Discovery Fund
Investor
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$25.31 |
$30.82 |
$19.88 |
$25.29 |
$24.52 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment loss |
(0.12)(1) |
(0.21)(1) |
(0.18)(1) |
(0.06) |
| (0.06) |
|
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(2.52) |
| (0.93) |
| 13.51 |
| (1.76) |
| 2.31 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(2.64) |
| (1.14) |
| 13.33 |
| (1.82) |
| 2.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
| |
Distributions
from capital gains |
(1.37) |
| (4.37) |
| (2.39) |
| (3.59) |
| (1.48) |
|
Total
distributions |
(1.37) |
| (4.37) |
| (2.39) |
| (3.59) |
| (1.48) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$21.30 |
$25.31 |
$30.82 |
$19.88 |
$25.29 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(10.12 |
%) |
(4.58 |
%) |
67.49 |
% |
(9.64 |
%) |
10.34 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$722,077 |
$1,099,258 |
$1,442,145 |
$1,132,237 |
$1,744,262 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
1.01 |
% |
1.00 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.58 |
%) |
(0.70 |
%) |
(0.64 |
%) |
(0.30 |
%) |
(0.21 |
%) |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
26 |
% |
41 |
% |
84 |
% |
123 |
% |
77 |
% |
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
Buffalo
Discovery Fund
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
For
the period July 1, 2019* through March 31, 2020 |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$25.44 |
$30.92 |
$19.91 |
$27.10 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
| |
Net
investment loss |
(0.09)(1) |
(0.17)(1) |
(0.14)(1) |
(0.04) |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(2.52) |
(0.94) |
13.54 |
(3.56) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(2.61) |
(1.11) |
13.40 |
(3.60) |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
| |
Distributions
from capital gains |
(1.37) |
(4.37) |
(2.39) |
(3.59) |
Total
distributions |
(1.37) |
(4.37) |
(2.39) |
(3.59) |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$21.46 |
$25.44 |
$30.92 |
$19.91 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(9.94%) |
(4.46%) |
67.75% |
(15.55%)(2) |
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$186,695 |
$363,369 |
$337,999 |
$205,430 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.86 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.43 |
%) |
(0.55 |
%) |
(0.50 |
%) |
(0.25 |
%) |
Portfolio
turnover rate** |
26 |
% |
41 |
% |
84 |
% |
123 |
% |
*
Inception date
** Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)The
return listed is the non-annualized return for the Institutional Class since
inception date.
Buffalo
Dividend Focus Fund
Investor
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$25.79 |
$23.16 |
$15.10 |
$16.65 |
$16.28 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment gain |
0.25(1) |
0.14(1) |
0.12(1) |
0.44 |
| 0.25 |
|
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(1.36) |
| 2.94 |
| 8.06 |
| (1.81) |
| 0.91 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(1.11) |
| 3.08 |
| 8.18 |
| (1.37) |
| 1.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
(0.23) |
| (0.14) |
| (0.12) |
| (0.17) |
| (0.25) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.38) |
| (0.31) |
| — |
| — |
| (0.54) |
|
Distributions
from return of capital |
— |
| — |
| — |
| (0.01) |
| — |
|
Total
distributions |
(0.61) |
| (0.45) |
| (0.12) |
| (0.18) |
| (0.79) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$24.07 |
$25.79 |
$23.16 |
$15.10 |
$16.65 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(4.22 |
%) |
13.39 |
% |
54.29% |
(8.32%) |
7.48% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$32,256 |
$30,895 |
$28,605 |
$23,821 |
$58,299 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.93 |
% |
0.93 |
% |
0.94 |
% |
0.95 |
% |
0.94 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
1.07 |
% |
0.56 |
% |
0.63 |
% |
0.84 |
% |
1.45 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
2 |
% |
4 |
% |
20 |
% |
31 |
% |
20 |
% |
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
Buffalo
Dividend Focus Fund
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
For
the period July 1, 2019* through March 31, 2020 |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$25.78 |
$23.16 |
$15.10 |
$17.37 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
| |
Net
investment income |
0.29(1) |
0.18(1) |
0.15(1) |
0.28 |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(1.35) |
2.93 |
8.06 |
(2.41) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(1.06) |
3.11 |
8.21 |
(2.13) |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
(0.27) |
| (0.18) |
| (0.15) |
| (0.13) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.38) |
| (0.31) |
| — |
| — |
|
Distributions
from return of capital |
— |
| — |
| — |
| (0.01) |
|
Total
distributions |
(0.65) |
| (0.49) |
| (0.15) |
| (0.14) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$24.07 |
$25.78 |
$23.16 |
$15.10 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(4.04 |
%) |
13.51 |
% |
54.52% |
(12.34%)(2) |
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$87,932 |
$85,946 |
$72,405 |
$40,887 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.78 |
% |
0.78 |
% |
0.79 |
% |
0.80 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
1.22 |
% |
0.71 |
% |
0.78 |
% |
1.23 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate** |
2 |
% |
4 |
% |
20 |
% |
31 |
% |
*
Inception date
** Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)The
return listed is the non-annualized return for the Institutional Class since
inception date.
Buffalo
Early Stage Growth Fund
Investor
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$17.75 |
$23.88 |
$12.50 |
$15.30 |
$16.03 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment loss |
(0.17)(1) |
(0.28)(1) |
(0.25)(1) |
(0.15) |
| (0.15) |
|
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(2.36) |
| (2.60) |
| 14.11 |
| (1.85) |
| 1.32 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(2.53) |
| (2.88) |
| 13.86 |
| (2.00) |
| 1.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
| |
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.17) |
| (3.25) |
| (2.48) |
| (0.80) |
| (1.90) |
|
Total
distributions |
(0.17) |
| (3.25) |
| (2.48) |
| (0.80) |
| (0.79) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$15.05 |
$17.75 |
$23.88 |
$12.50 |
$15.30 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(14.23 |
%) |
(13.32 |
%) |
112.86 |
% |
(14.38 |
%) |
9.39 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$50,837 |
$68,232 |
$82,824 |
$42,633 |
$84,032 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
1.49 |
% |
1.45 |
% |
1.50 |
% |
1.49 |
% |
1.48 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(1.11 |
%) |
(1.22 |
%) |
(1.24 |
%) |
(1.00 |
%) |
(0.94 |
%) |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
10 |
% |
34 |
% |
54 |
% |
22 |
% |
40 |
% |
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
Buffalo
Early Stage Growth Fund
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
For
the period July 1, 2019* through March 31, 2020 |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$17.84 |
$23.96 |
$12.51 |
$16.44 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
| |
Net
investment loss |
(0.15)(1) |
(0.24)(1) |
(0.22)(1) |
(0.14) |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(2.37) |
| (2.63) |
| 14.15 |
(2.99) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(2.52) |
| (2.87) |
| 13.93 |
(3.13) |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
| |
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.17) |
| (3.25) |
| (2.48) |
(0.80) |
Total
distributions |
(0.17) |
| (3.25) |
| (2.48) |
(0.80) |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$15.16 |
| $17.84 |
| $23.96 |
$12.51 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(14.05 |
%) |
(13.20 |
%) |
113.25% |
(20.25%)(2) |
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$34,457 |
$44,458 |
$49,023 |
$23,102 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
1.34 |
% |
1.32 |
% |
1.35 |
% |
1.35 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.96 |
%) |
(1.07 |
%) |
(1.09 |
%) |
(1.19 |
%) |
Portfolio
turnover rate** |
10 |
% |
34 |
% |
54 |
% |
22 |
% |
*
Inception date
** Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)The
return listed is the non-annualized return for the Institutional Class since
inception date.
Buffalo
Flexible Income Fund
Investor
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$19.03 |
$16.24 |
$11.93 |
$15.27 |
$15.00 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income |
0.30(1) |
0.29(1) |
0.29(1) |
0.72 |
| 0.39 |
|
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(0.46) |
| 3.48 |
| 4.53 |
| (3.63) |
| 0.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(0.16) |
| 3.77 |
| 4.82 |
| (2.91) |
| 1.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
(0.30) |
| (0.29) |
| (0.30) |
| (0.32) |
| (0.39) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.46) |
| (0.69) |
| (0.21) |
| (0.11) |
| (0.44) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
distributions |
(0.76) |
| (0.98) |
| (0.51) |
| (0.43) |
| (0.83) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$18.11 |
$19.03 |
$16.24 |
$11.93 |
$15.27 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(0.87 |
%) |
23.81 |
% |
40.94 |
% |
(19.63 |
%) |
7.73 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$300,336 |
$314,134 |
$277,906 |
$273,416 |
$625,349 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
1.01 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
1.66 |
% |
1.60 |
% |
2.04 |
% |
1.99 |
% |
2.57 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
1 |
% |
4 |
% |
1 |
% |
5 |
% |
6 |
% |
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
Buffalo
Flexible Income Fund
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
For
the period July 1, 2019* through March 31, 2020 |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$19.03 |
$16.24 |
$11.93 |
$15.31 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
| |
Net
investment income |
0.33(1) |
0.32(1) |
0.31(1) |
0.57 |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(0.47) |
3.48 |
4.53 |
(3.60) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(0.14) |
3.80 |
4.84 |
(3.03) |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
(0.33) |
(0.31) |
(0.32) |
(0.25) |
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.46) |
(0.69) |
(0.21) |
(0.10) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
distributions |
(0.79) |
(1.01) |
(0.53) |
(0.35) |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$18.10 |
$19.03 |
$16.24 |
$11.93 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(0.78 |
%) |
24.00 |
% |
41.15% |
(20.20%)(2) |
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$168,935 |
$175,891 |
$147,802 |
$133,843 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.86 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
1.81 |
% |
1.75 |
% |
2.19 |
% |
2.79 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate** |
1 |
% |
4 |
% |
1 |
% |
5 |
% |
*
Inception date
** Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)The
return listed is the non-annualized return for the Institutional Class since
inception date.
Buffalo
Growth Fund
Investor
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$30.83 |
$31.07 |
$21.20 |
$25.10 |
$29.83 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income (loss) |
(0.09)(1) |
(0.13)(1) |
(0.05)(1) |
0.08 |
| 0.05 |
|
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(3.89) |
| 3.25 |
| 11.46 |
| (0.55) |
| 2.76 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(3.98) |
| 3.12 |
| 11.41 |
| (0.47) |
| 2.81 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
— |
| — |
| — |
| (0.08) |
| (0.01) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(1.07) |
| (3.36) |
| (1.53) |
| (3.35) |
| (7.53) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
distributions |
(1.07) |
| (3.36) |
| (1.53) |
| (3.43) |
| (7.54) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$25.79 |
$30.83 |
$31.07 |
$21.20 |
$25.10 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(12.55 |
%) |
9.56 |
% |
53.98 |
% |
(3.90 |
%) |
13.17 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$73,408 |
$103,336 |
$112,399 |
$88,051 |
$174,570 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.92 |
% |
0.92 |
% |
0.92 |
% |
0.92 |
% |
0.91 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.34 |
%) |
(0.40 |
%) |
(0.19 |
%) |
0.11 |
% |
0.17 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
11 |
% |
13 |
% |
21 |
% |
33 |
% |
16 |
% |
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
Buffalo
Growth Fund
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
For
the period July 1, 2019* through March 31, 2020 |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$30.95 |
$31.13 |
$21.20 |
$27.10 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
| |
Net
investment income (loss) |
(0.05)(1) |
(0.08)(1) |
(0.01)(1) |
0.15 |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(3.90) |
3.28 |
11.47 |
(2.59) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(3.95) |
3.18 |
11.46 |
(2.44) |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
— |
| — |
| — |
| (0.10) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(1.07) |
| (3.36) |
| (1.53) |
| (3.36) |
|
Total
distributions |
(1.07) |
| (3.36) |
| (1.53) |
| (3.46) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$25.93 |
$30.95 |
$31.13 |
$21.20 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(12.44 |
%) |
9.74 |
% |
54.26% |
(10.92%)(2) |
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$69,473 |
$91,997 |
$86,046 |
$58,307 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.77 |
% |
0.77 |
% |
0.77 |
% |
0.78 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.19 |
%) |
(0.25 |
%) |
(0.04 |
%) |
0.28 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate** |
11 |
% |
13 |
% |
21 |
% |
33 |
% |
*
Inception date
** Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)The
return listed is the non-annualized return for the Institutional Class since
inception date.
Buffalo
High Yield Fund
Investor
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$11.23 |
$11.82 |
$9.72 |
$10.86 |
$11.04 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income |
0.61(1) |
0.48(1) |
0.48(1) |
1.17 |
| 0.51 |
|
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(0.82) |
| (0.24) |
| 2.10 |
| (1.85) |
| (0.15) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(0.21) |
| 0.24 |
| 2.59 |
| (0.68) |
| 0.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
(0.64) |
| (0.48) |
| (0.49) |
| (0.46) |
| (0.51) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.19) |
| (0.34) |
|
—(2) |
— |
| (0.03) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
distributions |
(0.83) |
| (0.83) |
| (0.49) |
| (0.46) |
| (0.54) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$10.20 |
$11.23 |
$11.82 |
$9.72 |
$10.86 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(1.63 |
%) |
1.97 |
% |
27.07 |
% |
(6.67 |
%) |
3.46 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$58,920 |
$50,581 |
$50,110 |
$46,036 |
$191,451 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
1.05 |
% |
1.02 |
% |
1.02 |
% |
1.02 |
% |
1.02 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
5.88 |
% |
4.09 |
% |
4.38 |
% |
3.60 |
% |
4.68 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
30 |
% |
41 |
% |
66 |
% |
36 |
% |
22 |
% |
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)Less
than $0.01 per share.
Buffalo
High Yield Fund
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
For
the period July 1, 2019* through March 31, 2020 |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$11.22 |
$11.81 |
$9.71 |
$11.01 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
| |
Net
investment income |
0.63(1) |
0.50(1) |
0.50(1) |
0.71 |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(0.82) |
(0.24) |
2.10 |
(1.66) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(0.19) |
0.26 |
2.60 |
(0.95) |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
(0.65) |
| (0.50) |
| (0.50) |
| (0.35) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.19) |
| (0.35) |
|
—(2) |
— |
|
Total
distributions |
(0.84) |
| (0.85) |
| (0.50) |
| (0.35) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$10.19 |
$11.22 |
$11.81 |
$9.71 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(1.49 |
%) |
2.12 |
% |
27.28% |
(8.94%)(3) |
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$250,464 |
$245,858 |
$225,715 |
$141,735 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.89 |
% |
0.87 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
0.88 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
6.03 |
% |
4.24 |
% |
4.51 |
% |
4.90 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate** |
30 |
% |
41 |
% |
66 |
% |
36 |
% |
*
Inception date
** Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)
Less than $0.01 per share.
(3)The
return listed is the non-annualized return for the Institutional Class since
inception date.
Buffalo
International Fund
Investor
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock
outstanding
throughout the period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$20.65 |
$20.51 |
$13.54 |
$14.76 |
$15.10 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income (loss) |
0.13(1) |
0.03(1)(2) |
0.04(1) |
0.19 |
| 0.09 |
|
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(0.22) |
| 0.39 |
| 6.98 |
| (1.31) |
| (0.11) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(0.09) |
| 0.42 |
| 7.02 |
| (1.12) |
| (0.02) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
(0.08) |
| (0.02) |
| (0.05) |
| (0.10) |
| (0.08) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.25) |
| (0.26) |
|
—(2) |
— |
| (0.24) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
distributions |
(0.33) |
| (0.28) |
| (0.05) |
| (0.10) |
| (0.32) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$20.23 |
$20.65 |
$20.51 |
$13.54 |
$14.76 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(0.21 |
%) |
1.94 |
% |
51.79 |
% |
(7.67 |
%) |
0.11 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$253,664 |
$263,120 |
$260,044 |
$183,809 |
$340,880 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
1.03 |
% |
1.03 |
% |
1.03 |
% |
1.03 |
% |
1.04 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
0.71 |
% |
0.14 |
% |
0.22 |
% |
0.55 |
% |
0.64 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
8 |
% |
13 |
% |
14 |
% |
13 |
% |
16 |
% |
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)Less
than $0.01 per share.
Buffalo
International Fund
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
For
the period July 1, 2019* through March 31, 2020 |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$20.67 |
$20.53 |
$13.55 |
$15.85 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
| |
Net
investment income |
0.16(1) |
0.06(1) |
0.07(1) |
0.20 |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(0.22) |
0.39 |
6.99 |
(2.39) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(0.06) |
0.45 |
7.06 |
(2.19) |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
(0.11) |
| (0.05) |
| (0.08) |
| (0.11) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.25) |
| (0.26) |
|
—(2) |
— |
|
Total
distributions |
(0.36) |
| (0.31) |
| (0.08) |
| (0.11) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$20.25 |
$20.67 |
$20.53 |
$13.55 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(0.09 |
%) |
2.08 |
% |
52.12% |
(13.95%)(3) |
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$356,850 |
$316,602 |
$285,595 |
$176,285 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.88 |
% |
0.88 |
% |
0.88 |
% |
0.88 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
0.86 |
% |
0.29 |
% |
0.37 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate** |
8 |
% |
13 |
% |
14 |
% |
13 |
% |
*
Inception date
** Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)Less
than $0.01 per share.
(3)The
return listed is the non-annualized return for the Institutional Class since
inception date.
Buffalo
Large Cap Fund
Investor
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock
outstanding
throughout the period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$40.21 |
$46.23 |
$29.53 |
$31.01 |
$29.08 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income (loss) |
(0.01)(1) |
(0.16)(1) |
(0.07)(1) |
0.09 |
| 0.09 |
|
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(4.12) |
| 5.59 |
| 16.83 |
| (1.07) |
| 3.46 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(4.13) |
| 5.43 |
| 16.76 |
| (0.98) |
| 3.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
— |
| — |
| (0.06) |
| (0.07) |
| (0.11) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.95) |
| (11.45) |
| — |
| (0.43) |
| (1.51) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
distributions |
(0.95) |
| (11.45) |
| (0.06) |
| (0.50) |
| (1.62) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$35.13 |
$40.21 |
$46.23 |
$29.53 |
$31.01 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(10.08 |
%) |
10.23 |
% |
56.78 |
% |
(3.40 |
%) |
12.96 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$27,414 |
$35,391 |
$37,413 |
$27,872 |
$69,002 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.94 |
% |
0.93 |
% |
0.94 |
% |
0.94 |
% |
0.93 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.03 |
%) |
(0.34 |
%) |
(0.16 |
%) |
0.21 |
% |
0.27 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
46 |
% |
83 |
% |
7 |
% |
6 |
% |
10 |
% |
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
Buffalo
Large Cap Fund
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
For
the period July 1, 2019* through March 31, 2020 |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$40.37 |
$46.30 |
$29.56 |
$32.79 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
| |
Net
investment income (loss) |
0.04(1) |
(0.09)(1) |
(0.00)(1)(2) |
0.16 |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(4.14) |
5.61 |
16.85 |
(2.89) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(4.10) |
5.52 |
16.85 |
(2.73) |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
| |
Distributions
from investment income |
— |
| — |
| (0.11) |
| (0.07) |
|
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.95) |
| (11.45) |
| — |
| (0.43) |
|
Total
distributions |
(0.95) |
| (11.45) |
| (0.11) |
| (0.50) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$35.32 |
$40.37 |
$46.30 |
$29.56 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(9.97 |
%) |
10.42 |
% |
57.02% |
(8.55%)(3) |
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$66,876 |
$78,082 |
$71,394 |
$45,244 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.79 |
% |
0.78 |
% |
0.79 |
% |
0.80 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
0.11 |
% |
(0.19 |
%) |
(0.01 |
%) |
0.40 |
% |
Portfolio
turnover rate** |
46 |
% |
83 |
% |
7 |
% |
6 |
% |
*
Inception date
** Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)Less
than $0.01 per share.
(3)The
return listed is the non-annualized return for the Institutional Class since
inception date.
Buffalo
Mid Cap Fund
Investor
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
For
the Years Ended March 31, |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock
outstanding
throughout the period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$17.72 |
$20.19 |
$13.02 |
$14.52 |
$13.99 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment loss |
(0.07)(1) |
(0.11)(1) |
(0.11)(1) |
(0.05) |
(0.04) |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(2.19) |
(0.10) |
8.61 |
(0.19) |
1.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(2.26) |
(0.21) |
8.50 |
(0.24) |
1.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
| |
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.74) |
(2.26) |
(1.33) |
(1.26) |
(0.54) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
distributions |
(0.74) |
(2.26) |
(1.33) |
(1.26) |
(0.54) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$14.72 |
$17.72 |
$20.19 |
$13.02 |
$14.52 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(12.58 |
%) |
(1.55 |
%) |
65.92 |
% |
(2.89 |
%) |
8.40% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$73,144 |
$96,992 |
$107,061 |
$86,030 |
$135,262 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
1.03 |
% |
1.02 |
% |
1.03% |
1.02% |
1.02% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.48 |
%) |
(0.56 |
%) |
(0.63 |
%) |
(0.39 |
%) |
(0.27%) |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
23 |
% |
19 |
% |
41 |
% |
52 |
% |
36% |
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
Buffalo
Mid Cap Fund
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
For
the period July 1, 2019* through March 31, 2020 |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$17.81 |
$20.24 |
$13.03 |
$15.63 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
| |
Net
investment loss |
(0.05)(1) |
(0.08)(1) |
(0.09)(1) |
(0.04) |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(2.20) |
(0.09) |
8.63 |
(1.30) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(2.25) |
(0.17) |
8.54 |
(1.34) |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
| |
Distributions
from capital gains |
(0.74) |
(2.26) |
(1.33) |
(1.26) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
distributions |
(0.74) |
(2.26) |
(1.33) |
(1.26) |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$14.82 |
$17.81 |
$20.24 |
$13.03 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(12.46 |
%) |
(1.34 |
%) |
66.18% |
(9.72%)(2) |
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$65,699 |
$82,831 |
$83,642 |
$51,324 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.88 |
% |
0.87 |
% |
0.88 |
% |
0.89 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.33 |
%) |
(0.41 |
%) |
(0.48 |
%) |
(0.38 |
%) |
Portfolio
turnover rate** |
23 |
% |
19 |
% |
41 |
% |
52 |
% |
*
Inception date
** Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)The
return listed is the non-annualized return for the Institutional Class since
inception date.
Buffalo
Small Cap Fund
Investor
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock
outstanding
throughout the period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$16.11 |
$22.14 |
$10.94 |
$12.89 |
$15.00 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment loss |
(0.07)(1) |
(0.17)(1) |
(0.15)(1) |
(0.08) |
| (0.08) |
|
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(1.86) |
| (3.27) |
| 13.23 |
| (0.62) |
| 1.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(1.93) |
| (3.44) |
| 13.08 |
| (0.70) |
| 1.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
| |
Distributions
from capital gains |
— |
| (2.59) |
| (1.88) |
| (1.25) |
| (3.28) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
distributions |
— |
| (2.59) |
| (1.88) |
| (1.25) |
| (0.54) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$14.18 |
$16.11 |
$22.14 |
$10.94 |
$12.89 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(11.98 |
%) |
(16.93 |
%) |
120.78 |
% |
(7.33 |
%) |
12.19 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$575,979 |
$697,647 |
$801,388 |
$337,804 |
$510,410 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.98 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.50 |
%) |
(0.83 |
%) |
(0.81 |
%) |
(0.65 |
%) |
(0.55 |
%) |
Portfolio
turnover rate |
44 |
% |
59 |
% |
63 |
% |
67 |
% |
57 |
% |
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
Buffalo
Small Cap Fund
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| For
the Years Ended March 31, |
For
the period July 1, 2019* through March 31, 2020 |
Condensed
data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the
period. |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$16.19 |
$22.20 |
$10.96 |
$13.78 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
| |
Net
investment loss |
(0.05)(1) |
(0.14)(1) |
(0.13)(1) |
(0.06) |
Net
gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(1.88) |
(3.28) |
13.24 |
(1.51) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
from investment operations |
(1.93) |
(3.42) |
13.11 |
(1.57) |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
| |
Distributions
from capital gains |
— |
(2.59) |
(1.88) |
(1.25) |
|
|
|
| |
Total
distributions |
— |
(2.59) |
(1.88) |
(1.25) |
|
|
|
| |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$14.26 |
$16.19 |
$22.20 |
$10.96 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
return |
(11.92 |
%) |
(16.79 |
%) |
121.14% |
(13.24%)(2) |
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$274,065 |
$281,276 |
$328,588 |
$95,095 |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.86 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
0.86 |
% |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.38 |
%) |
(0.68 |
%) |
(0.67 |
%) |
(0.73 |
%) |
Portfolio
turnover rate** |
44 |
% |
59 |
% |
63 |
% |
67 |
% |
*
Inception date
** Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(1)Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2)The
return listed is the non-annualized return for the Institutional Class since
inception date.
Choosing
a Share Class
The
Funds offers Investor Class and Institutional Class shares in this Prospectus.
The different classes of shares represent investments in the same portfolio of
securities, but the classes are subject to different expenses and may have
different share prices.
Institutional
Class Shares.
Institutional
Class shares of each Fund are offered for sale at net asset value (“NAV”)
without the imposition of a sales charge, Rule 12b-1 distribution fee or
shareholder servicing fees. Institutional Class shares also pay lower annual
expenses than Investor Class shares. In addition, Institutional Class shares may
be regarded as “clean” shares and may be available on brokerage platforms of
firms that have agreements with the Distributor to offer such shares solely when
acting as an agent for the investor. An investor transacting in Institutional
Class shares in these programs may be required to pay a commission and/or other
forms of compensation to the broker.
Institutional
Class shares are generally available to individuals, trusts, estates,
corporations, endowments, foundations and other investors who purchase shares
directly from the Funds with an initial minimum purchase of $250,000.
Institutional Class shares may also be offered, with no initial or subsequent
investment minimums, to:
•retirement
plans such as 401(a), 401(k) or 457 plans;
•certain
IRAs if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments
by any of the retirement plans invested in the Funds;
•registered
investment advisers investing on behalf of clients in exchange for an advisory,
management or consulting fee;
•trustees
of the Trust, former trustees of the Trust, employees of affiliates of the Funds
and Adviser and other individuals who are affiliated with the Funds (this also
applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren
and in-laws of those mentioned) and Adviser affiliate employee benefit plans;
and
•wrap
fee programs of certain broker-dealers. Please consult your financial
representative to determine if your wrap fee program is subject to additional or
different conditions or fees.
Investor
Class Shares.
Investor
Class shares of the Funds are offered for sale at NAV without the imposition of
a sales charge or Rule 12b-1 distribution fee. Investor Class shares of the
Funds are subject to a shareholder servicing fee of up to 0.15% of the average
daily net assets of the Funds attributable to Investor Class shares, computed on
an annual basis.
You
should always discuss the suitability of your investment with your broker-dealer
or financial adviser.
HOW
SHARE PRICE IS DETERMINED
Shares
of each Fund are purchased or redeemed at their NAV next calculated after your
purchase order and payment or redemption order is received in “good order” by a
Fund, its agents or an authorized financial intermediary. In the case of certain
authorized financial intermediaries (“financial intermediaries”), such as
broker-dealers, fund supermarkets, retirement plan record-keepers or other
financial institutions, that have made satisfactory payment or redemption
arrangements with the Funds, orders will be processed at the NAV next effective
after receipt by such intermediary, consistent with applicable laws and
regulations. Orders placed through financial intermediaries who have not been
specifically authorized to accept purchase and redemption requests on behalf of
the Fund will be processed at the NAV determined after receipt of the purchase
or redemption request by the Fund.
A
Fund’s NAV is calculated by subtracting from the Fund’s total assets any
liabilities and then dividing this amount by the total outstanding shares as of
the date of the calculation. The NAV is computed once daily, after the close of
the NYSE, generally at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time), on days when the NYSE is open
for trading. The Funds are closed on weekends, days when the NYSE is not open
for unrestricted trading and certain national holidays as disclosed in the
SAI.
Each
security owned by a Fund that is listed on a securities exchange (including
ADRs), except those traded on NASDAQ, is valued at the latest sale price on that
exchange on the date as of which assets are valued. Where the security is listed
on more than one exchange, a Fund will use the price of the exchange that it
generally considers to be the principal exchange on which the security is
traded. Fund securities listed on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official
Closing Price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there
has been no sale on such exchange or on NASDAQ on such day, the security is
valued at the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked price on such
day. Debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are normally
valued at the last sale price reported unless there is no trade on the
particular day, then the security will be priced at the mean between the most
recent bid and asked prices. U.S. Government and Agency Securities are valued at
the mean between the most recent bid and asked prices provided by a pricing
service. Other debt securities are value at the mean between the closing bid and
asked prices provided by a pricing service.
When
market quotations are not readily available or when they may not reflect the
actual market value, a security or other asset will be valued at its fair value
in accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.
The
Board has designated the Adviser to serve as Valuation Designee to perform fair
value determinations with respect to all of the Funds’ investments, when
necessary as determined under the Adviser’s fair value pricing procedures. The
Board is responsible for overseeing the activities of the Adviser as Valuation
Designee but is not required to approve or ratify specific fair value
determinations by the Adviser. The Adviser has designated its Valuation
Committee to be responsible for fair value determinations.
The
Adviser will regularly evaluate whether the fair value pricing procedures
continue to be appropriate in light of the specific circumstances of each Fund
and the quality of prices obtained. These fair value procedures are used by the
Adviser to price a security when corporate events, events in the securities
market or world events cause the Adviser to believe that a security’s last sale
price may not reflect its actual market value. In addition, the fair value
procedures are used by the Adviser to price thinly traded securities (such as
junk bonds and small- or micro-cap securities) when the Funds’ management
believes that the last sale price may not accurately reflect the securities’
market values. By using fair value pricing procedures, the goal is to ensure
that the Funds are accurately priced. The effects of using fair value pricing
are that the value derived may only best reflect the value as determined, and
the real value may vary higher or lower. To the extent that the Adviser
determines the fair market value of a security, it is possible that the fair
market value determined by the Adviser will not exactly match the market price
of the security when the security is sold by a Fund.
Valuation
of Foreign Securities Traded on Foreign Exchanges and Markets
Under
normal market conditions the International Fund determines the value of a
foreign security as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on
which the security is primarily traded, or as of the close of trading on the
NYSE, if earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at
the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of trading, generally 4:00
p.m., Eastern time, on the day that the value of the foreign security is
determined. If no sale is reported at that time, the foreign security will be
valued at the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked price.
Occasionally events (such as repatriation limits or restrictions) may impact the
availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S.
dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will
be valued using the Trust’s and Adviser’s fair value procedures.
Trading
in securities on foreign stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets, such as
those in Europe and Asia, may be completed well before the close of business on
the NYSE on each day that the NYSE is open (“NYSE business day”). Occasionally,
events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is
completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the
availability (including the reliability) of the value of a foreign portfolio
security held by the International Fund. As a result, the Fund could be
susceptible to what is referred to as “time zone arbitrage.” Certain investors
in the Fund may seek to take advantage of discrepancies in the value of the
Fund’s portfolio securities as determined by the foreign market at its close and
the latest indications of value attributable to the portfolio securities at the
time the Fund’s NAV is computed. This type of trading may dilute the value of
the Fund’s shares, if such discrepancies in security values actually
exist.
To
attempt to minimize the possibilities for time zone arbitrage, the foreign
securities are valued using the Trust’s and the Adviser’s fair value pricing
procedures subject to oversight by the Board of Trustees. These procedures
include the use of independent pricing services. The intended effect of applying
fair value pricing is to compute a NAV that accurately reflects the value of a
Fund’s portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated, to discourage potential
arbitrage market timing in Fund shares, to mitigate the dilutive impact of such
attempted arbitrage market timing and to be fair to purchasing, redeeming and
existing shareholders. However, the application of fair value pricing procedures
may, on occasion, worsen rather than mitigate the potential dilutive impact of
arbitrage market timing.
In
addition, trading in foreign portfolio securities generally, or in securities
markets in a particular country or countries, may not take place on every NYSE
business day. Furthermore, trading takes place in various foreign markets on
days that are not NYSE business days, and on which the Fund’s NAV is not
calculated. Therefore, the NAV of the Fund’s shares may change on days when
shareholders may not be able to purchase or redeem the Fund’s shares. The
calculation of the Fund’s NAV does not take place contemporaneously with the
determination of the prices of many of the foreign portfolio securities used in
the calculation. In these situations, the securities will be valued at fair
value determined in good faith in accordance with the Adviser’s fair value
procedures.
HOW
TO PURCHASE SHARES
No
Load Funds
There
are no sales commissions or Rule 12b-1 distribution fees charged on investments
in either share class of the Funds. Investor Class shares are subject to a
shareholder servicing fee of up to 0.15% per year.
How
to Buy Shares
To
make an initial purchase, your purchase order must be received by the Funds,
their agents or an authorized financial intermediary in “good order.” “Good
order” means that your purchase includes: (1) a completed account application or
investment stub; (2) the dollar amount of shares to be purchased; and (3) a
check payable to Buffalo Funds, which indicates your investment in a Fund (see
Conducting Business with the Buffalo Funds chart for details on making
investments in the Funds). In general, you may purchase shares of the Funds as
indicated below:
•by
phone, Internet, mail or wire;
•through
Automatic Investments; and
•through
exchanges from another Buffalo Fund.
All
checks must be in U.S. dollars drawn on a domestic financial institution. Money
orders, cash, third party checks, credit card checks, Treasury checks,
traveler’s checks, starter checks, postdated checks or any conditional order or
payment will not be accepted as payment. Your NAV per share for a purchase will
be the next computed NAV after your request is received in “good order” by the
Fund, its agents or an authorized financial intermediary. All requests received
in “good order” by the Fund, its agents or an authorized financial intermediary
before the close of trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) will
be executed at the NAV, computed on the same day. Requests received after the
close of regular trading on the NYSE will receive the next business day’s
NAV.
The
Funds do not issue share certificates and their shares are not registered for
sale outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not sell shares to
investors residing outside the United States, even if they are United States
citizens or lawful permanent residents, except to investors with United States
military APO or FPO addresses.
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Investment Amount |
| Initial |
Subsequent |
| Investor Class |
Institutional Class |
All Classes |
Regular
Accounts (unless opened via an exchange) |
$
2,500 |
$250,000 |
$
100 |
Exchange
from another Buffalo Fund* |
$
1,000 |
$1,000 |
$
100 |
Automatic
Investment Plan |
$
100 |
$250,000 |
$
100 |
IRA
and Uniform Transfers/Gifts to Minors Accounts |
$
250 |
$250,000 |
$
100 |
SEPs,
Coverdell ESAs, and SAR-SEPs |
$
250 |
$250,000 |
$
100 |
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The
Funds reserve the right to waive the minimum initial investment amount at their
discretion.
Automatic
Investment Plan
For
your convenience, the Funds offer an Automatic Investment Plan (“AIP”). Under
the AIP, after your initial investment, you may authorize the Fund to withdraw
automatically from your personal checking or savings account an amount that you
wish to invest, which must be at least $100 on a monthly or quarterly basis. In
order to participate in the AIP, your bank must be a member of the ACH network.
If you wish to enroll in the AIP, complete the appropriate section in the
Account Application. The Funds may terminate or modify this privilege at any
time. You may terminate your participation in the AIP at any time by notifying
the Transfer Agent five days prior to the effective date. A fee will be charged
if your bank does not honor the AIP draft for any reason.
Minimum
Account Size
You
must maintain a minimum account value equal to the current minimum initial
investment, which is $2,500 for holders of Investor Class shares and $250,000
for holders of Institutional Class shares, for regular shareholder accounts,
unless opened via an exchange. If your account falls below a minimum due to
redemptions and not market action, the Funds may ask you to increase the account
size back to the minimum. If you do not bring the account up to the minimum
amount within 60 days after the Funds contact you, the Funds may close the
account and send your money to you.
HOW
TO REDEEM SHARES
You
may withdraw proceeds from your account at any time by mail, by wire or by
telephone. Your NAV for a redemption will be the next computed NAV after your
request is received by the Fund, its agents or an authorized financial
intermediary in “good order”. All requests received in “good order” by the Fund,
its agents or an authorized financial intermediary before the close of trading
on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) will be executed at the NAV
computed on the same day. Requests received after the close of regular trading
on the NYSE will receive the next business day’s NAV.
There
is no minimum limit for withdrawal via mail or wire, but the most you can redeem
by telephone is $50,000, provided that you have previously registered for this
service. Redemption requests by mail must be received by the Funds, their agents
or an authorized financial intermediary in “good order.” For redemption
requests, “good order” means that: (1) your request should be in writing,
indicating the number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed; (2) the request
properly identifies your account number; (3) the request is signed by you and
any other person listed as an account owner exactly as the shares are
registered; and, if applicable, (4) the signature(s) on the request is
guaranteed. Redemptions over $50,000 must be made in writing and be signature
guaranteed. Additionally, signature guarantees are required when any of the
following are true:
•you
request that redemption proceeds be sent to a different payee, bank, or address
than that which the Funds have on file;
•you
request that redemption proceeds be sent to an address of record within 15 days
of changing that address; or
•you
are changing the account registration or sending proceeds to a Buffalo account
with a different registration.
For
further instructions about signature guarantees, see the “Signature Guarantees”
section.
You
may receive proceeds of your sale in a check sent to the address of record,
electronically via the ACH network using the previously established bank
instructions or federal wire transfer to your pre-established bank account. The
Funds typically expect that it will take one to three days following the receipt
of your redemption request to pay out redemption proceeds; however, while not
expected, payment of redemption proceeds may take up to seven days. Please note
that wires are subject to a $15 fee. There is no charge to have proceeds sent
via ACH; however, funds are typically credited to your bank within two to three
days after redemption. In all cases, proceeds will be processed within seven
calendar days after the Funds receive your redemption request.
The
Funds typically send redemption proceeds on the next Business Day after the
redemption request is received in good order and prior to market close,
regardless of whether the redemption proceeds are sent via check, wire, or ACH
transfer. Under unusual circumstances, the Funds may suspend redemptions, or
postpone payment for up to seven days, as permitted by federal securities law.
Under normal market conditions, the Funds typically expect to meet redemption
requests by paying out proceeds from cash or cash equivalent portfolio holdings,
or by selling portfolio holdings if consistent with the management of the Funds.
Under unusual market conditions such as times of market stress, the Funds
reserve the right to use a line of credit to meet redemption requests or redeem
in-kind as described under “Redemption in-Kind,” below. Redemptions in-kind are
typically used to meet redemption requests that represent a large percentage of
a Fund’s net assets in order to minimize the effect of large redemptions on the
Fund and its remaining shareholders. Redemptions in-kind may be used regularly
in circumstances as described above, and may also be used in stressed market
conditions. If shares to be redeemed represent a recent investment made by check
or ACH transfer, the Funds reserve the right to not make the redemption proceeds
available until they have reasonable grounds to believe that the check or ACH
transfer has been collected (which may take up to 12 calendar days). This delay
will not apply if you purchased your shares via wire payment.
The
following services are also available to shareholders. Please call
1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332) for more information.
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Uniform
Transfers/Gifts to Minors Accounts |
Roth
IRA accounts |
Transfer
on Death (“TOD”) Accounts |
Coverdell
Education Savings Accounts |
Accounts
for corporations, partnerships and retirement plans. |
Simplified
Employee Pensions (“SEPs”) |
Traditional
IRA accounts |
Simple
IRAs |
Distributions.
Each Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a regulated investment
company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”). As a RIC, a Fund generally pays no federal income tax on
the investment company taxable income and net capital gain it distributes to
you, provided that the Fund complies with all requirements regarding the sources
of its income, diversification of its assets, and the timing and amount of its
distributions. The Dividend Focus, Flexible Income and High Yield Funds expect
to declare and distribute all of their respective investment company taxable
income, which includes interest, dividends, net short-term capital gain and net
gain from foreign currency transactions, if any, to their respective
shareholders at least annually and as frequently as quarterly or monthly. The
International, Large Cap, Early Stage Growth, Mid Cap, Discovery, Small Cap, and
Growth Funds expect to declare and distribute their respective investment
company taxable income, if any, annually, usually in December. Distributions of
net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term
capital loss), if any, will be declared and paid by each of the Buffalo Funds
annually, usually in December. A Fund may distribute its investment company
taxable income and net capital gain more frequently, if necessary, in order to
reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on such Fund. Alternatively,
but subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, any or all of the Funds
may distribute all of their investment company taxable income and net capital
gain, if applicable, annually, semi-annually, quarterly or monthly on a date or
dates approved by the Board of Trustees.
The
amount of any distribution will vary, and there is no guarantee a Fund will make
a distribution of either investment company taxable income or net capital gain.
Distributions made by a Fund are automatically reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund at net asset value unless the Fund is instructed otherwise. There
are no fees or sales charges on
reinvestments
of distributions in additional Fund shares. If you elect to receive payments of
distributions in cash, and the U.S. Postal Service is unable to deliver the
check, or if a check remains outstanding for six months, the Funds reserve the
right to reinvest the distribution check in your account, at the applicable
Fund’s then-current NAV, and to reinvest all subsequent distributions. You may
change your distribution option by contacting the Transfer Agent by telephone or
in writing at least 5 days prior to the record date of the next
distribution.
Annual
Statements.
Every January, you will receive a statement that shows the tax status of
distributions you received (or were deemed to receive) in the previous calendar
year. The Funds may reclassify distributions after your tax reporting statement
is mailed to you. Prior to issuing your statement, the Funds make every effort
to search for reclassified income to reduce the number of corrected forms mailed
to shareholders. However, when necessary, the Funds will send you a corrected
Form 1099-DIV to reflect reclassified information.
Avoid
“Buying a Distribution.”
If you are a taxable investor and invest in a Fund shortly before the record
date of a distribution, the distribution will lower the value of the Fund’s
shares by the amount of the distribution and, in effect, you will receive some
of your investment back in the form of a taxable distribution.
Changes
in income tax laws, potentially with retroactive effect, could impact a Fund’s
investments or the tax consequences to you of investing in a Fund. Some of the
changes could affect the timing, amount and tax treatment of Fund distributions
made to shareholders. Please consult your tax advisor before
investing.
Federal
Income Tax Considerations.
In
general, if you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions are taxable to you at
either ordinary income or long-term capital gain tax rates. This is true whether
you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in
cash. Fund distributions may not be subject to federal income tax if you are a
tax-exempt investor or are investing through a tax-deferred or tax-advantaged
arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or a traditional or Roth IRA, in which case
you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal of money from a
tax-deferred arrangement.
For
federal income tax purposes, Fund distributions of investment company taxable
income are taxable to you as ordinary income unless any part of such
distribution is attributable to and reported as qualified dividend income. For
non-corporate shareholders, any distribution attributable to and reported as
qualified dividend income will be eligible for the reduced federal income tax
rates applicable to long-term capital gain, provided such shareholders meet
certain holding period requirements with respect to their Fund shares. For a
corporate shareholder, a portion of a Fund’s distributions of investment company
taxable income may qualify for the intercorporate dividends-received deduction
to the extent the Fund receives dividends directly or indirectly from U.S.
corporations, reports the amount distributed as eligible for deduction and the
corporate shareholder meets certain holding period requirements with respect to
its Fund shares. For non-corporate shareholders, distributions of net capital
gain are taxable as long-term capital gain no matter how long the shareholder
has owned its Fund shares. Distributions are generally taxable when received.
However, distributions declared in October, November or December to shareholders
of record and paid the following January are taxable as if received on December
31.
Net
Investment Income Tax. In
addition to the federal income tax, certain individuals, trusts and estates may
be subject to a net investment income (“NII”) tax of 3.8%. The NII tax is
imposed on the lesser of (i) a taxpayer’s investment income, net of deductions
properly allocable to such income, or (ii) the amount by which the taxpayer’s
modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain thresholds ($250,000 for married
individuals filing jointly, $200,000 for unmarried individuals and $125,000 for
married individuals filing separately). The Funds’ distributions are includable
in a shareholder’s investment income for purposes of this NII tax. In addition,
any capital gain realized upon a sale, exchange or redemption of Fund shares is
includable in a shareholder’s investment income for purposes of this NII
tax.
Sale,
Exchange or Redemption of Fund Shares.
If you are a taxable investor, a sale, exchange or redemption of Fund shares is
a taxable event and, accordingly, a capital gain or loss may be recognized. For
federal income tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a
different Buffalo Fund is the same as a sale or redemption. Gain or loss
realized upon a sale, exchange or redemption of Fund shares will generally be
treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more
than one year and as short-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been
held
for one year or less.
Any
loss arising from the sale, exchange or redemption of shares held for six months
or less, however, is treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any
distributions of net capital gain received or deemed to be received with respect
to such shares. In determining the holding period of such shares for this
purpose, any period during which your risk of loss is offset by means of
options, short sales or similar transactions is not counted. If you purchase
Fund shares (through reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within thirty
days before or after selling, exchanging or redeeming shares of the same Fund at
a loss, all or part of your loss will not be deductible and will instead
increase the basis of the new shares.
Backup
Withholding.
By law, if you do not provide the Funds with your proper Social Security Number
or other taxpayer identification number and make certain required
certifications, you may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
investment company taxable income, net capital gain, or proceeds from the sale,
exchange or redemption of your shares. The Funds also must withhold if the IRS
instructs them to do so. The rate of backup withholding is set under Section
3406 of the Code for U.S. residents.
International
Fund.
If the International Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so, then certain
foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be passed through to you, which
you may either claim as a foreign tax credit or deduction if you itemize
deductions. The Fund will notify you if it is eligible to and makes such an
election. Please see the SAI for more information regarding the pass-through of
foreign taxes.
Cost
Basis Reporting. The
Funds are required to report to certain shareholders and the IRS the cost basis
of Fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 when such shareholders
subsequently sell, exchange or redeem those Fund shares. The Funds will
determine cost basis using the average cost method unless you elect in writing
(and not over the telephone) any alternate IRS-approved cost basis method.
Please see the SAI for more information regarding cost basis
reporting.
Other.
Fund distributions and capital gains from the sale, exchange or redemption of
your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local taxes. Non-U.S.
investors may be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a 30% rate on amounts that
are not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business (or lower rate
pursuant to certain treaties) and U.S. estate tax. Additionally, non-U.S.
investors may be subject to special U.S. tax certification
requirements.
This
discussion of distributions and taxes is not intended or written to be used as
tax advice. Because everyone’s tax situation is unique, you should consult your
tax professional about federal, state, local, or foreign tax consequences before
making an investment in any of the Funds.
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Additional
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The
Funds cannot process a transaction request unless it is properly completed as
described in this section. To avoid delays, please call the Funds if you have
any questions about these policies. The Funds reserve the right to cancel or
change these transaction policies at any time upon 30 days’ written notice to
shareholders prior to any change taking effect.
The
Funds do not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery
services to be their agents. Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such
services, or receipt at the U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC 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 (or authorized financial
intermediary’s) offices.
If
you wish to purchase (or redeem) shares of a Buffalo Fund through a broker, a
fee may be charged by that broker. You may also contact the Buffalo Funds
directly to purchase and redeem shares of the Funds without this fee. In
addition, you may be subject to other policies or restrictions of the broker,
such as a higher minimum account value.
Purchases
– The Funds may reject purchase orders when they are not received by the Funds,
their agents or an authorized financial intermediary in “good order” or when it
is in the best interest of a Fund and its shareholders to do so. Further, the
Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase order for any reason or no reason
at all. If your check or
ACH
does not clear, you will be charged a fee of $25, and you may be responsible for
any additional charges incurred by the Funds. If a purchase order is rejected
for any reason, the investor will be notified.
Redemptions
– The Funds generally send proceeds to the proper party, as instructed, as soon
as practicable after a redemption request has been received in “good order” by
the Fund, its agents or an authorized financial intermediary. But the Funds
reserve the right, under certain circumstances, to delay the payment of
redemption proceeds up to seven days (as allowed by applicable
law).
The
Funds cannot accept requests that contain special conditions or effective dates,
and the Funds may request additional documentation to ensure that a request is
genuine. Under certain circumstances, the Funds may, instead of cash, pay you
proceeds in the form of liquid portfolio securities owned by the Fund. For
federal income tax purposes, redemptions paid in securities are taxed in the
same manner to a redeeming shareholder as redemptions paid in cash. If the Funds
pay you with securities in this manner, the total value of such securities on
the date of sale will be used to calculate your capital gain or loss for federal
income tax purposes with respect to such redemption. If you receive securities
instead of cash, you will incur brokerage costs when converting the securities
into cash and will bear any market risk until such securities are
converted.
If
you request a redemption within 12 days of a purchase, the Funds will delay
sending your proceeds until unconditional payment has been collected. This may
take up to 12 calendar days from the date of purchase. This delay will not apply
if you purchase your shares via wire payment. For your protection, if your
account address has been changed within the last 15 days, your redemption
request must be in writing and signed by each account owner, with signature(s)
guaranteed. The right to redeem shares may be temporarily suspended in emergency
situations as permitted by federal law.
Shareholders
who hold their shares in an IRA or other retirement plan must indicate on their
redemption request whether or not to withhold federal income tax. Generally,
redemption requests failing to indicate an election not to have tax withheld
will be subject to 10% withholding. Please refer to your IRA Disclosure
Statement for more information.
The
Funds and the Transfer Agent will use procedures to confirm that redemption
instructions received by telephone are genuine, including recording of telephone
instructions and requiring a form of personal identification before acting on
these instructions. If these normal identification procedures are followed,
neither the Funds nor the Transfer Agent will be liable for any loss, liability,
or cost that results from acting upon instructions of a person believed to be a
shareholder with respect to the telephone redemption privilege. If an account
has more than one owner or authorized person, the Funds will accept telephone
instructions from any one owner or authorized person.
Telephone
redemptions cannot be made for retirement plan accounts. You may encounter
higher than usual call wait times during periods of high market activity. Please
allow sufficient time to ensure that you will be able to complete your telephone
transaction prior to market close. Once a telephone transaction has been placed,
it cannot be canceled or modified after the close of trading on the NYSE
(generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time).
Market
Timing and Frequent Trading
– While the Funds provide shareholders with daily liquidity, the Funds are
designed for long-term investors and are not intended for investors that engage
in excessive short-term trading activity that may be harmful to the Funds
including, but not limited to, market timing. Market timing is generally defined
as the excessive short-term trading of mutual fund shares that may be harmful to
the Funds and their shareholders. The Funds do not allow market timing or
accommodate market timers and have policies and procedures to that
end.
Frequent
purchases and redemptions of a Fund’s shares may present certain risks for a
Fund and its shareholders. These risks include, among other things, dilution in
the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, interference with the
efficient management of a Fund’s portfolio, negatively impairing a Fund’s
performance and increased brokerage and administrative costs for all
shareholders, including long-term shareholders who do not generate these costs.
A Fund may have difficulty implementing long-term investment strategies if it is
unable to anticipate what portion of its assets it should retain in cash to
provide liquidity to its shareholders.
The
Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures to prevent excessive
short-term trading and market timing, under which the Funds will refuse to sell
shares to market timers, and will take such other actions necessary to stop
excessive or disruptive trading activities, including closing an account to new
purchases believed to be held by or for a
market
timer. The Funds may refuse or cancel purchase orders (within one business day
of purchase) for any reason, without prior notice, particularly purchase orders
that the Funds believe are made by or on behalf of market timers. You will be
considered a market timer if you: (i) have requested a redemption of Fund shares
within 90 days of an earlier purchase (or exchange) request; (ii) make
investments of $1 million or more followed by a redemption (or exchange) request
in close proximity to the purchase; or (iii) otherwise seem to follow a timing
pattern.
The
Funds have implemented trade activity monitoring procedures to discourage and
prevent market timing or excessive short-term trading in the Funds. For purposes
of applying these procedures, the Funds may consider, among other things, an
investor’s trading history in the Funds, and accounts under common ownership,
influence or control. Under these procedures, the Funds or their agents monitor
selected trades and flows of money in and out of the Funds in an effort to
detect excessive short-term trading activities, and for consistent enforcement
of the policy. If, as a result of this monitoring, the Funds or their agents
believe that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, the Fund
will refuse to process purchases or exchanges in the shareholder’s
account.
For
individual accounts where transaction information can readily be accessed, the
Funds, the Adviser or their agents will monitor transaction activity. Where
transactions are placed through omnibus accounts maintained by financial
intermediaries, such as 401(k) plan administrators and certain fee-based
financial advisers, the ability to monitor trades from the underlying
shareholders may be limited. The Funds, the Adviser or their agents will seek to
utilize web-based and other tools made available by such financial advisers to
provide transparency to screen for excessive short-term trading. If, as a result
of the monitoring, the Funds, the Adviser or their agents believe that a
shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, the Funds will request
the financial advisers to restrict the account from further purchases or
exchanges.
The
Funds have also implemented fair value pricing procedures designed to help
ensure that the prices at which Fund shares are purchased and redeemed are fair,
do not result in the dilution of shareholder interests or other harm to
shareholders, and help to deter market timing activity. For more information on
fair value pricing by the Funds, please see the section entitled “How Share
Price is Determined” above.
The
shares of the Funds are not subject to any contingent deferred sales charge or a
redemption fee. However, the Funds, except the International Fund, hold stocks
and other investments that generally are domestic, liquid securities, such that
the Funds generally do not make an attractive target for predatory trading or
arbitrage efforts.
Although
the policy is designed to discourage excessive short-term trading, none of these
procedures alone nor all of them taken together eliminate the possibility that
excessive short-term trading activity in the Funds will occur. Moreover, each of
these procedures involves judgments that are inherently subjective. The Adviser
and its agents seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with shareholder interests.
Exemptions
to the Funds’ policy defining someone as a market timer may only be granted by
the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer upon good reason and exigent circumstances
as demonstrated by the individual. Exigent circumstances may be deemed as an
unforeseen need for funds or a pattern of typically investing $1 million or
more. Any waiver of the policies on market timing will not be permitted if it
would harm a Fund or its shareholders or subordinate the interest of the Fund or
its shareholders. Any waiver of prohibitions on market timing made by the Chief
Compliance Officer must be reported to the Board of Trustees at the next
quarterly Board meeting.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries
– The Adviser and/or the Distributor may pay additional compensation (at their
own expense and not as an expense of the Funds) to certain brokers, dealers or
other financial intermediaries in connection with the sale or retention of Fund
shares and/or shareholder servicing. These payments may be made to financial
intermediaries that provide shareholder servicing and marketing support. You
should ask your financial intermediary for more details about any such payment
it receives.
These
payments may provide an additional incentive to financial intermediaries to
actively promote the Funds. Depending on the arrangements in place at any
particular time, a financial intermediary may have a financial incentive to
recommend a Fund. The maximum amount of additional compensation that the Adviser
or Distributor is paying to any intermediary from its own assets is 0.40% of
average daily net assets attributable to the financial intermediary. Revenue
sharing arrangements are not financed by the Funds, and thus, do not result in
increased Fund expenses.
Closure
of a Fund
– The Adviser retains the right to close a Fund (or partially close a Fund) to
new purchases if it is determined to be in the best interest of shareholders.
Based on market and fund conditions, the Adviser may decide to close a Fund to
new investors, all investors or certain classes of investors (such as fund
supermarkets) at any time. If a Fund is closed to new purchases it will continue
to honor redemption requests, unless the right to redeem shares has been
temporarily suspended as permitted by federal law.
Signature
Guarantees
– Generally signature guarantees will 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 New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program and the
Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”). A notarized signature
from a notary public is
not
a signature guarantee. For your protection, the Funds require a guaranteed
signature, from either a Medallion program member or a non-Medallion program
member, if you request:
•that
a redemption be sent to a different payee, bank or address than that which the
Funds have on file;
•any
redemption within 15 calendar days of a change of address;
•any
redemption in excess of $50,000; or
•a
change in account registration.
Please
note that a signature guarantee is not
required
for an IRA transfer of any amount, where an executed letter of acceptance from
the successor custodian is received and the proceeds are sent directly to the
successor custodian.
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.
In
addition to the situations above, the Funds and/or the Transfer Agent reserve
the right to require a signature guarantee in other instances based on the
circumstances relative to the particular situations. The Funds and/or Transfer
Agent also reserve the right to waive any signature requirement at their
discretion.
Corporations,
Trusts and Other Entities
– Persons who want to purchase or redeem shares of a Buffalo Fund on behalf of a
corporation, in a fiduciary capacity, or in any other representative or nominee
capacity must provide the Funds with appropriate documentation establishing
their authority to act. The Funds cannot process requests until all required
documents have been provided. Please call the Funds if there are questions about
what documentation is required.
Exchanges
to Another Fund
– The minimum exchange amount required to establish a new Fund account is
$1,000. After your accounts are established, exchanges may be made in amounts of
$100 or more. You must also keep a minimum balance in the amount of $1,000 in
your account, unless you wish to close that account. You must also keep a
minimum balance in the account of the Fund out of which you are exchanging
shares, unless you wish to close that account. The names and registrations on
both accounts must be identical. An exchange of shares of one Buffalo Fund for
shares of another Buffalo Fund will be treated for federal income tax purposes
as a redemption followed by a purchase of the shares of the other fund, and will
thus result in the same tax treatment as a redemption of Fund shares. Exchanges
between Buffalo Funds are transactions subject to the Fund’s market timing
policy. You should review the Prospectus for information relating to the Buffalo
Fund in which you are investing. All shareholders who have selected this option
on their account application are able to perform exchanges by telephone. Call
the Funds (toll-free) at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332) to learn more about
exchanges.
Converting
Shares
–
Subject to meeting the minimum investment amount for Institutional Class shares,
investors currently holding Investor Class shares may convert to Institutional
Class. If you hold shares directly with the Funds and your account meets the
eligibility requirements for conversion to the Institutional Class, call the
Buffalo Funds (toll-free) at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332) for information
on how to make the conversion. Shareholders holding shares through financial
intermediaries (such as a broker-dealer or bank) should contact their
intermediary to determine if their account can be converted to Institutional
Class shares.
The
conversion of shares is not expected to be a taxable event for federal income
tax purposes and should not result in the recognition of a gain or loss by
shareholders, although each shareholder should consult with his or her own tax
professional.
Telephone/Internet
Services
– Telephone trades must be received by or prior to market close. During periods
of increased market activity, you may have difficulty reaching the Funds by
telephone and shareholders may encounter higher than usual call wait times.
Please allow sufficient time to ensure that you will be able to complete your
telephone transaction prior to market close. Neither the Fund nor the Transfer
Agent is liable for any loss incurred due to failure to complete a telephone
transaction prior to market close. If you are unable to reach the Funds by
telephone, you may contact the Buffalo Funds by mail or by accessing the Funds’
web site at www.buffalofunds.com. The Funds may refuse a telephone request,
including a request to redeem shares of a Fund. The Funds will use reasonable
procedures to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine. If an account has
more than one owner or authorized person, the Funds will accept telephone
instructions from any one owner or authorized person. If such procedures are
followed neither the Funds nor any person or entity that provides services to
the Buffalo Funds will be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or
fraudulent instructions. The Funds reserve the right to limit the frequency or
the amount of telephone redemption requests. Once a telephone or internet
transaction has been placed, it cannot be canceled or modified after the close
of trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time).
Timing
of Requests
– Your price per share for purchases and redemptions will be the NAV next
computed after your request is received in “good order” by the Funds, their
agents or an authorized financial intermediary. All requests received in “good
order” by the Funds, their agents or an authorized financial intermediary before
the close of trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) will be
executed at the NAV computed on the same day. Requests received after the close
of regular trading on the NYSE will receive the next business day’s
NAV.
Redemption
in-Kind
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The
Funds generally pay redemption proceeds in cash. However, the Trust has filed a
notice of election under Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act with the SEC, under which
the Trust has reserved the right to redeem in kind under certain circumstances
(such as times of market stress), meaning that redemption proceeds may be paid
in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price. For
federal income tax purposes, redemptions in-kind are taxed in the same manner to
a redeeming shareholder as redemptions paid in cash. If shares are redeemed in
kind, the redeeming shareholder will incur expenses converting the securities
into cash and would bear any market risk until such securities are converted
into cash.
Anti-Money
Laundering Policy
– In compliance with the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA
PATRIOT Act”), please note that the Transfer Agent may verify certain
information on your account application as part of the Funds’ Anti-Money
Laundering Compliance Program. As requested on the application, you must supply
your full name, date of birth, social security number and permanent street
address. If you are opening the account in the name of a legal entity (e.g.,
partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, etc.), you
must also supply the identity of the entity’s beneficial owners. Mailing
addresses containing only a P.O. Box will not be accepted. Until such
verification is made, the Funds may temporarily limit additional share
purchases. In addition, the Funds may limit additional share purchases or close
an account if they are unable to verify your identity. As required by law, the
Funds may employ various procedures, such as comparing the information to fraud
databases or requesting additional information or documentation from you, to
ensure that the information supplied by you is correct. If the Funds do not have
a reasonable belief of your identity, the account will be rejected or you will
not be allowed to perform a transaction on the account until such information is
received. In the rare event that the Transfer Agent is unable to verify your
identity, the Fund reserves the right to redeem your account at the current
day’s net asset value. Please contact the Transfer Agent at 1-800-492-8332 if
you need additional assistance when completing your application.
Householding
– In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds intend to reduce the number of
duplicate prospectuses and certain other shareholder documents that you receive
by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more
accounts and to shareholders that the Funds reasonably believe are from the same
family or household. If you would like to discontinue householding for your
accounts, please call the Transfer Agent at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332) to
request individual copies of these documents. The Transfer Agent will begin
sending individual copies within 30 days after receiving your request. This
policy does not apply to account statements.
Lost
Shareholders, Inactive Accounts and Unclaimed Property
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It
is important that the Funds maintain a correct address for each shareholder. An
incorrect address may cause a shareholder’s account statements and other
mailings to be returned to the Funds. Based upon statutory requirements for
returned mail, the Funds will attempt to locate the shareholder or rightful
owner of the account. If the Funds are unable to locate the shareholder, then
they will determine whether the shareholder’s account can legally be considered
abandoned. Your mutual fund account may be transferred
to
the state government of your state of residence if no activity occurs within
your account during the “inactivity period” specified in your state’s abandoned
property laws. The Funds are legally obligated to escheat (or transfer)
abandoned property to the appropriate state’s unclaimed property administrator
in accordance with statutory requirements. The shareholder’s last known address
of record determines which state has jurisdiction. Please proactively contact
the Transfer Agent toll-free at 1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332) at least
annually to ensure your account remains in active status.
If
you are a resident of the state of Texas, you may designate a representative to
receive notifications that, due to inactivity, your mutual fund account assets
may be delivered to the Texas Comptroller. Please contact the Transfer Agent if
you wish to complete a Texas Designation of Representative form.
Additional
Information
– The Trust enters into contractual arrangements with various parties, including
among others, the Funds’ investment adviser, principal underwriter, custodian
and transfer agent, who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not
parties to any such contractual arrangements or intended beneficiaries of those
contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to
create in any shareholder any right to enforce them against the service
providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either
directly or on behalf of the Trust.
This
prospectus provides information concerning the Funds that you should consider in
determining whether to purchase Fund shares. Neither this prospectus nor the
Statement of Additional Information is intended, or should be read, to be or
give rise to an agreement or contract between the Trust, the Trustees or any
Fund and any investor, or to give rise to any rights in any shareholder or other
person other than any rights under federal or state law that may not be
waived.
This
Privacy Policy has been adopted by the Buffalo Funds. The Funds are each an
open-end diversified management investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).
KCM
is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
that serves as the investment adviser and manager of the Funds.
The
Funds and the Adviser are collectively referred to as the “Companies,” “we,”
“our” or “us.”
As
a part of providing you services and products we collect non‑public personally
identifiable information (“Personal Information”) about you. Some of this is
information you provide and some is obtained from other sources. In some
circumstances, a necessary part of providing products and services to you
requires that we disclose Personal Information about you to third
parties.
We
want you to understand how we handle your Personal Information. Please read the
Privacy Policy carefully. It has information about our policies for the
collection, use, disclosure, and protection of your Personal Information. If you
have any questions, you can obtain additional information from the
following:
Buffalo
Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201-0701
1-800-492-8332
www.buffalofunds.com
Please
be aware that we periodically update or revise the Privacy Policy. As methods of
doing business change, we reflect any applicable changes in our Privacy Policy.
If you are our customer, we will send you an update as and when it
occurs.
SALE/DISCLOSURE
OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We
promise that we will not sell your Personal Information to any
person.
Also,
we will not disclose your Personal Information to any third person aside from
the disclosures described below. These disclosures generally relate to marketing
or maintaining products or services provided to you.
WHAT
INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal,
Financial and Product Information
To
be able to offer, provide and maintain these products and services, the
Companies collect a variety of Personal Information about you. The Personal
Information we collect will vary depending upon the product or service you
select. The following is a general list of the Personal Information. Not all of
the Personal Information will be collected every time you do business with
us.
Personal
Information
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• E-mail
address |
• Address |
• Product-Related
Personal Information |
• Birthdate |
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number |
mutual
funds such as deposits, transfers, redemptions, etc.) |
• Social
Security Number |
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GENERAL
PRIVACY PROCESSES
How
do we collect Personal Information?
We
use a variety of methods to collect Personal Information. We collect Personal
Information directly from you with paper forms (for example, new account and
other administrative forms), over the phone or through facsimile transmissions.
We also collect Personal Information from our web site and through other
electronic means. We collect some Personal Information through joint marketing
programs where we offer a product or service through another financial
institution. In some of these instances, you may be considered a customer of
both entities.
Who
has access to this Personal Information?
Generally,
only the Companies’ staff and certain companies working on the Companies’ behalf
have access to this Personal Information.
Those
Working on Our Behalf
Depending
on the product or service you select, there may be a number of third parties
that will have access to your Personal Information since they are working on our
behalf. This access is necessary because these third parties perform a task or
provide administrative services for the product you seek or have purchased from
us. If we do not share the Personal Information, we cannot provide you the
product or service you requested. In certain cases, affiliates are the entities
performing such services on our behalf.
When
we share Personal Information with non-affiliated companies working on our
behalf, we protect your Personal Information by requiring such companies to
adopt our privacy policy or have a policy providing protection similar to
ours.
Required
Disclosures
Certain
Personal Information may also be disclosed to third parties without your consent
if disclosure is necessary to comply with: 1) legal processes; 2) to protect the
rights, property, or personal safety of the Funds, their shareholders or the
public; 3) as part of inspections or examinations conducted by our regulatory
agencies; and 4) in other situations required by law.
Joint
Marketing
In
certain circumstances, the Companies may jointly market a product or service
with another financial institution. In these circumstances, we have arranged to
offer our products through these entities and their representatives or through
electronic systems (for example, the Internet).
The
Companies may make other disclosures authorized by law.
Requested
Disclosures
We
will disclose your Personal Information if you request it to those persons that
you designate. Examples of this are to: members of your family; registered
investment advisers, attorneys and CPAs who you have retained to advise you in a
transaction; and persons whom you have designated to represent you in dealings
with us.
What
do we do with the Personal Information?
The
Companies make use of the Personal Information to provide you with the financial
products and services that we offer.
At
the point that you cease being a customer, we will maintain your Personal
Information and handle it just the same as our current customers.
The
Companies restrict access to the Personal Information to those who need to know
it for ordinary business purposes. We also maintain physical, electronic, and
procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your Personal
Information.
What
are your options regarding corrections of Personal Information?
Generally,
upon your written request, we will make available Personal Information for your
review. Please note, Personal Information collected that relates to a disputed
claim or legal proceeding will not be made available. If you notify us that the
Personal Information is incorrect, we will review it and if we agree, correct
our records. If we do not agree, you may submit a short comment, which we will
include in future third party disclosures, if any occur, of Personal
Information.
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HOW
TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT |
HOW
TO ADD TO AN ACCOUNT |
HOW
TO SELL SHARES |
HOW
TO EXCHANGE OR CONVERT SHARES |
1-800-49-BUFFALO (1-800-492-8332)
www.buffalofunds.com
You
must accept telephone and internet transactions on your account
application or on the appropriate form. If you call, the Funds’
representative may request personal identification and tape-record the
call.
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you already have a Buffalo Fund account, you may open an account in
another Buffalo Fund via exchange ($1,000 minimum). The names and
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You
may make additional investments ($100 minimum) by telephone/on-line. After
the Funds receive and accept your request, and your account has been open
for at least 7 business days, the Funds will deduct from your checking or
savings account the cost of the shares.
Availability
of this service is subject to approval by the Funds and the participating
banks. |
You
may withdraw any amount up to $50,000 by telephone/on-line, provided that
you have registered for this service previously. The Funds will send money
only to the address of record, via ACH or by wire to the bank of
record. |
You
may exchange existing shares ($1,000 minimum exchange for new accounts)
for shares in another Buffalo Fund. Shares must be exchanged into an
identically-registered account(s).
You
may convert Investor Class shares of a Buffalo Fund to Institutional Class
shares of the same Fund, subject to eligibility requirements for
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Purchases and Redemptions:
Regular
Mail
Buffalo
Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
WI 53201-0701
Registered/Overnight
Mail:
Buffalo
Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615
East Michigan Street
Milwaukee,
WI 53202-5207 |
Complete
and sign the application that accompanies this Prospectus. Your initial
investment must meet the account minimum requirement. Make your check
payable to Buffalo Funds and be sure to indicate the name of the Fund in
which you are investing.
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your check ($100 minimum) payable to Buffalo Funds and mail it to the
Funds. Always identify your account number or include the detachable
investment stub (from your confirmation statement). |
In
a letter, include the genuine signature of each registered owner (exactly
as registered and guaranteed (see Signature Guarantees), the name of each
account owner, the account number and the number of shares or the dollar
amount to be redeemed. The Funds will send money to the payee and address
specified by you, via ACH or by wire. |
For
exchanges: In a letter, include the genuine signature of each registered
owner, the account number, the number of shares, the share class or dollar
amount to be exchanged ($100 minimum into an existing account) and the
name of the Buffalo Fund into which the money is being
transferred.
For
conversions: In a letter, include the genuine signature of each registered
owner, account number, the number of Investor Class shares or dollar
amount to be converted to Institutional Class shares (subject to the
eligibility requirements for Institutional Class shares) and the name of
the Buffalo Fund into which money is being transferred. |
BY
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U.S.
Bank National Association 777 E. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202
ABA#075000022
Credit:
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services,
LLC A/C#112-952-137 Further Credit: (Name of
specific Buffalo Fund) (Shareholder name and account number) |
First,
contact the Funds by phone to make arrangements with a telephone
representative to send in your completed application via facsimile. A
completed application is required in advance of a wire. Upon receipt of
your completed application, your account will be established and a service
representative will contact you to provide your new account number and
wiring instructions. If you do not receive this information within one
business day, you may call the Transfer Agent. You may then contact your
bank to wire funds according to the instructions you are given. Your
initial purchase will be placed as of the date the funds are received
provided the funds are received before the close of the market. If the
funds are received after the close of the market, your shares will be
purchased using the next business day’s closing NAV. |
Wire
share purchases ($100 minimum) should include the names of each account
owner, your account number and the name of the Fund. In order to obtain
wiring instructions, and to ensure proper credit, please notify the Funds
prior to sending a wire purchase order. |
Redemption
proceeds may be wired to your pre-identified bank account. A $15 fee is
charged. If your written request is received before 4:00 P.M. (Eastern
Time) the Funds will normally wire the money on the following business
day. If the Funds receive your written request after 4:00 P.M. (Eastern
Time), the Funds will normally wire funds on the second business day.
Contact your bank about the time of receipt and availability.
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must authorize each type of automatic transaction on your account
application or complete an authorization form, which you can obtain from
the Funds by request. All registered owners must sign.
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Automatic
Investment:
You
may authorize automatic monthly or quarterly investments in a constant
dollar amount ($100 minimum) from your checking or savings account. The
Funds will draft your checking or savings account on the same day each
month or quarter in the amount you authorize via ACH. In order to
participate in the Automatic Investment Plan, your bank must be a member
of the ACH system.
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Systematic
Redemption Plan:
You
may specify a dollar amount ($50 minimum) to be withdrawn monthly or
quarterly or have your shares redeemed at a rate calculated to exhaust the
account at the end of a specified period. You must own shares in an open
account valued at $10,000 when you first authorize the systematic
redemption plan. The Fund will send a check to your address of record or
will send the payment via electronic funds transfer through the ACH
network directly to your bank account. You may cancel or change your plan
at least five days prior to the next scheduled withdrawal or redeem all
your shares at any time. The Funds will continue withdrawals until your
shares are gone or until the Fund or you cancel the plan. |
Systematic
Exchanges:
You
may authorize systematic exchanges from your account ($100 minimum to an
existing Buffalo Account and $1,000 to a new Buffalo account) to another
Buffalo Fund. Exchanges will be continued until all shares have been
exchanged or until you terminate the service.
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Additional
Information
The
SAI contains additional information about the Funds and is incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus. The Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders contain additional information about each of the Buffalo Fund’s
investments and are incorporated herein by reference. In the annual report, you
will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that
significantly affected each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal
year.
You
may obtain a free copy of these documents by calling, writing or e-mailing the
Funds as shown below. You also may call the toll-free number given below to
request other information about the Funds and to make shareholder inquiries. The
SAI and shareholder reports are also available on-line at the Funds’ Internet
site listed below.
Reports
and other information about the Funds are also available free of charge from the
SEC’s EDGAR database on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov; or for
a duplicating fee, by sending an e-mail request to
[email protected].
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1-800-49-BUFFALO
(1-800-492-8332)
Buffalo
Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
WI 53201-0701
www.buffalofunds.com
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Investment
Company Act file number: 811-10303
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