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Rational Equity Armor Fund

Class A Shares: HDCAX Class C Shares: HDCEX Institutional Shares: HDCTX
     

Rational Dynamic Brands Fund

Class A Shares: HSUAX Class C Shares: HSUCX Institutional Shares: HSUTX
     

Rational/ReSolve Adaptive Asset Allocation Fund

Class A Shares: RDMAX Class C Shares: RDMCX Institutional Shares: RDMIX
     

Rational/Pier 88 Convertible Securities Fund

Class A Shares: PBXAX Class C Shares: PBXCX Institutional Shares: PBXIX
     

Rational Real Assets Fund
(formerly, Rational Inflation Growth Fund)

Class A Shares: IGOAX Class C Shares: IGOCX Institutional Shares: IGOIX
     

August 30, 2024

 

The information in this Supplement amends certain information contained in the
Funds’ Prospectus, dated May 1, 2024.

 

 

 

 

Rational Equity Armor Fund

 

Rational Equity Armor Fund’s primary benchmark for comparing its performance has changed from the S&P 500 Value Total Return Index® to the S&P 500 Total Return Index®. The Fund will continue to show the returns for the S&P 500 Value Total Return Index® as a secondary benchmark to compare its performance. Accordingly, the Average Annual Total Returns table contained under the section of the Fund’s Prospectus and Summary Prospectus entitled “Fund Summary – Performance” is hereby replaced with the following:

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(For periods ended December 31, 2023)

 

  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Institutional Shares      
Return Before Taxes 2.95% 6.31% 2.81%
Return After Taxes on Distributions 2.87% 5.79% 1.10%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 1.74% 4.81% 1.63%
Class A Shares      
Return Before Taxes (2.29)% 5.01% 2.05%
  1 Year 5 Years Since Class C
Inception
(1/2/2014)
Class C Shares      
Return Before Taxes 1.90% 5.24% 1.96%
S&P 500 Total Return Index® (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(1) 26.29% 15.69% 12.03%
(10 Year)

12.14%
(Since 1/2/2014)
S&P 500 Value Total Return Index® (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(1) 22.23% 14.11% 10.01%
(10 Year)

10.10%
(Since 1/2/2014)

 

1. Effective August 30, 2024, the Fund changed its broad-based securities market index from the S&P 500 Value Total Return Index® to the S&P 500 Total Return Index® in connection with new regulatory requirements.

 

 

Rational Dynamic Brands Fund

 

Rational Dynamic Brands Fund’s primary benchmark for comparing its performance has changed from the S&P 500 Total Return Index® to the MSCI ACWI Index. The Fund will continue to show the returns for the S&P 500 Total Return Index® as a secondary benchmark to compare its performance. Accordingly, the Average Annual Total Returns table contained under the section of the Fund’s Prospectus and Summary Prospectus entitled “Fund Summary – Performance” is hereby replaced with the following:

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(For periods ended December 31, 2023)

 

  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Institutional Shares      
Return Before Taxes 42.50% 14.32% 8.19%
Return After Taxes on Distributions 42.50% 12.39% 3.06%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 25.16% 10.81% 4.50%
Class A Shares      
Return Before Taxes 35.32% 12.90% 7.38%
  1 Year 5 Years Since Class C
Inception
(1/2/2014)
Class C Shares      
Return Before Taxes 41.07% 13.16% 7.36%
MSCI ACWI Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) (1) 22.81% 12.27% 8.48%
(10 Year)

8.60%
(Since 1/2/2014)
S&P 500 Total Return Index®
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(1)		 26.29% 15.69% 12.03%
(10 Year)

12.14%
(Since 1/2/2014)

 

1. Effective August 30, 2024, the Fund changed its primary benchmark from the S&P 500 Total Return Index® to the MSCI ACWI Index because the MSCI ACWI Index is a more appropriate broad-based market index to compare the Fund’s performance.

 

 

Rational/ReSolve Adaptive Asset Allocation Fund

 

Rational/ReSolve Adaptive Asset Allocation Fund’s primary benchmark for comparing its performance has changed from the S&P 500 Total Return Index® to the MSCI ACWI Index. Accordingly, the Average Annual Total Returns table contained under the section of the Fund’s Prospectus and Summary Prospectus entitled “Fund Summary – Performance” is hereby replaced with the following:

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(For periods ended December 31, 2023)

 

  1 Year 5 Years1 10 Years1
Institutional Shares      
Return Before Taxes (0.46)% 5.04% 3.31%
Return After Taxes on Distributions2 (4.31)% 2.00% 1.76%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares2 (0.23)% 2.78% 2.01%
  1 Year 5 Years Since Inception of
Class A and Class C
(9/30/2016)
Class A Shares      
Return Before Taxes (6.40)% 3.54% 1.37%
Class C Shares      
Return Before Taxes (1.43)% 4.01% 1.48%
MSCI ACWI Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(3) 22.81% 12.27% 8.48%
(10 Year)


10.41%
(Since 9/30/2016)
Barclay CTA Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(3)		 (0.44)% 4.43% 2.40%
(10 Year)


2.53%
(Since 9/30/2016)
60% MSCI ACWI Index/40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		 15.77% 7.33% 5.37%
(10 Year)


6.18%
(Since 9/30/2016)
S&P 500 Total Return Index®
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(3)		 26.29% 15.69% 12.03%
(10 Year)


13.51%
(Since 9/30/2016)

 

1 Includes the effect of performance fees paid by the investors of the Predecessor Fund.

 

2 After Tax Returns, if any, are shown for periods beginning after September 30, 2016. As a result of the different tax treatment of the Predecessor Fund, we are unable to show the after-tax returns for periods that commenced prior to September 30, 2016. The Predecessor Fund did not have a distribution policy.

 

3 Effective August 30, 2024, the Fund changed its primary benchmark from the S&P 500 Total Return Index® to the MSCI ACWI Index because the MSCI ACWI Index is a more appropriate broad-based market index to compare the Fund’s performance.

 

 

Rational/Pier 88 Convertible Securities Fund

 

Rational/Pier 88 Convertible Securities Fund’s primary benchmark for comparing its performance has changed from the S&P 500 Total Return Index to the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. Accordingly, the Average Annual Total Returns table contained under the section of the Fund’s Prospectus and Summary Prospectus entitled “Fund Summary – Performance” is hereby replaced with the following:

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(For periods ended December 31, 2023)

 

  1 Year 5 Years Since Predecessor
Fund Inception
(3/1/2017)
Institutional Shares1      
Return Before Taxes 3.29% 7.29% 6.63%
Return After Taxes on Distributions2 2.53% 6.41% 5.99%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares2 2.13% 5.54% 5.12%
Class A Shares1,3      
Return Before Taxes (2.15)% 5.94% 5.60%
Class C Shares1      
Return Before Taxes 1.92% 6.24% 5.58%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(2)		 5.53% 1.10% 1.28%
ICE BofA Investment Grade US Convertible 5% Constrained Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(2)		 6.74% 8.00% 8.17%
S&P 500 Total Return Index®
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		 26.29% 15.69% 12.58%

 

1. Includes the effect of performance fees paid by the investors of the Predecessor Fund.

 

2 Effective August 30, 2024, the Fund changed its primary benchmark from the S&P 500 Total Return Index to the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index because the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is a more appropriate broad-based market index to compare the Fund’s performance.

 

 

Rational Real Assets Fund

 

Rational Real Assets Fund’s primary benchmark for comparing its performance has changed from the S&P Real Assets Equity Total Return Index® to the S&P 500 Total Return Index®. The Fund will continue to show the returns for the S&P Real Assets Equity Total Return Index® as a secondary benchmark to compare its performance. Accordingly, the Average Annual Total Returns table contained under the section of the Fund’s Prospectus and Summary Prospectus entitled “Fund Summary – Performance” is hereby replaced with the following:

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(For periods ended December 31, 2023)

 

 
1 Year		 Since Inception
(8/18/2021)
Class A Shares    
Return Before Taxes 1.02% (0.70)%
Return After Taxes on Distributions 0.82% (0.89)%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 0.72% (0.56)%
Institutional Shares    
Return Before Taxes 7.43% 2.05%
Class C Shares    
Return Before Taxes 6.25% 0.99%
S&P 500 Total Return Index®
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) (1)		 26.29% 5.13%
S&P Real Assets Equity Total Return Index®
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(1)		 8.43% 1.43%

 

1. Effective August 30, 2024, the Fund changed its broad-based securities market index from the S&P Real Assets Equity Total Return Index® to the S&P 500 Total Return Index® in connection with new regulatory requirements.

 

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You should read this Supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus, Summary Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the Funds each dated May 1, 2024, which provides information that you should know about the Funds before investing. This document is available upon request and without charge by calling the Funds toll-free at 1-800-253-0412 or by writing to Rational Funds, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022-3474.

 

Please retain this Supplement for future reference.