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InfraCap
Small Cap Income ETF
Listed
on NYSE
Arca, Inc.:
SCAP
Prospectus
December 3,
2023
The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“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.
InfraCap
Small Cap Income ETF
A
series of Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”)
Investment
Objective
The
InfraCap
Small Cap Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks total return through a
blended approach of capital appreciation and current income.
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 table and Example
below.
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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(1) |
0.80% |
Distribution
and Service (Rule 12b-1) Fees |
0.00% |
Other
Expenses(2) |
0.55% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.35% |
(1)The
management fee is structured as a “unified fee.” Infrastructure Capital Advisors
LLC (the “Adviser”) has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by the Fund except
for interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on
securities sold short; taxes; brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred
in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment
instruments; acquired fund fees and expenses; accrued deferred tax liability;
extraordinary expenses; distribution fees and expenses paid by the Fund under
any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and the
unified management fee payable to the Adviser (collectively, the “Excluded
Expenses”)
(2)“Other
Expenses” are estimated for the Fund’s current fiscal year and include interest
charges on borrowings, which is an Excluded Expense.
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that
you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell 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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Three
Years |
$137 |
$428 |
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
the annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is provided for the Fund because the
Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this
Prospectus.
The
Fund, under normal conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of small-capitalization
companies. The Fund defines small-capitalization (“Small Cap”) companies as
those companies with a market capitalization, at the time of initial investment,
that is within or below the range of companies in the Russell 2000®
Index. As of September 30, 2023, the market capitalization range of companies
comprising the Russell 2000®
Index was between $25.5 million and $14.3 billion. The Fund’s investments in
securities of Small Cap companies may include common stocks, preferred stocks,
convertible securities, debt instruments, equity-linked notes (“ELNs”), other
investment companies or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund considers
investments in other investment companies and ETFs to be investments in Small
Cap companies if the underlying investment company or ETF also has a policy of
investing at least 80% of its net assets in small capitalization companies. The
Fund’s investments in other investment companies and ETFs will typically be less
than 20% of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s initial investments may appreciate
beyond the Small Cap market capitalization range described above, however, the
Fund will not sell an investment simply because it does not meet the original
small-capitalization definition. The Fund may, on occasion, purchase securities
of companies with market capitalizations outside of the range described above
when the Adviser believes the company has value and income qualities similar to
small-capitalization companies sought out by the Fund.
The
Fund’s investments in Small Cap companies may also include investments in real
estate investment trusts (“REITs”), companies in the utilities industry,
companies whose business is related to commodities, or in registered investment
companies or other companies that invest directly or indirectly in commodities,
and master limited partnerships (“MLPs”). A REIT is a corporation, trust or
association dedicated to owning, operating or financing income-producing real
estate. MLPs are businesses organized as limited partnerships that trade their
proportionate shares of the partnership (units) on a public exchange. Utilities
companies include companies that produce or distribute gas, electricity or
water. The Fund may also invest in ELNs in an effort to generate income. ELNs
are structured as notes that are issued by counterparties, including banks,
broker-dealers or their affiliates, and that are designed to offer a return
linked to the underlying instruments within the ELN.
To
assist the Adviser’s portfolio management process, the Adviser may purchase and
write put and call options in an effort to (i) generate additional income and
reduce volatility in the portfolio, (ii) remove or add securities from the
portfolio (i.e.,
convertible securities), (iii) facilitate total return opportunities, and (iv)
hedge against market risks or other risks in the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund
intends to enter into swap agreements, including total return swaps. The Fund
may utilize swap agreements in an attempt to gain exposure to the securities in
a market without actually purchasing those securities. The extent of the Fund’s
use of put and call options will vary depending on the Adviser’s assessment of
market conditions and other factors. The Fund may engage in short sales of
securities in its portfolio to hedge against market, interest-rate, commodity,
inflation and credit risk and to facilitate total return opportunities. In a
short sale transaction, the Fund will borrow a security and sell it at the
current market price in the anticipation of buying the security at a lower price
prior to the time the Fund is obligated to return the security to the owner. The
Fund will not sell a security short if, as a result of such short sale, the
aggregate market value of all securities sold short exceeds 20% of the Fund’s
net assets.
The
Fund may invest in fixed income securities of Small Cap companies of varying
duration, maturity and credit quality, including debt securities that have been
rated below investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical ratings
organization (“NRSRO”), commonly referred to as “junk bonds” or “high yield
bonds”. The Fund is also authorized to borrow from banks for investment purposes
an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed), in
compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The use of
borrowings to purchase additional securities is known as leverage. The Fund may
enter into arrangements with counterparties that allow the Fund to borrow cash.
Borrowings under such arrangements will be collateralized by the Fund’s
investments. Interest on such borrowing arrangements is typically charged at the
overnight bank funding rate plus an additional percentage rate on the amount
borrowed. The Fund’s use of leverage will vary depending on market conditions.
However, under normal market conditions, the Fund will employ leverage between
5% and 15% of the Fund’s net assets.
The
Fund invests primarily in securities of U.S. companies, but may also invest in
foreign securities, including securities of companies located in emerging
markets. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may include sponsored and
unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts
(“GDRs”), International Depositary Receipts (“IDRs”), U.S. dollar-denominated
foreign securities, direct foreign securities (purchased on a foreign exchange),
and securities of companies incorporated outside the U.S. but whose securities
are publicly traded on a U.S. exchange.
The
Adviser is a top-down manager, making investment decisions with global
macroeconomic factors in mind. The Adviser actively manages the assets of the
portfolio pursuant to a variety of quantitative, qualitative, and relative
valuation factors. When selecting investments in Small Cap companies, the
Adviser may emphasize stocks that it considers to be value stocks. As an
example, the Adviser may favor lower relative price stocks, or stocks with
higher profitability as compared to their representation in the small-cap value
segment of the U.S. market (favorable relative value). If a company has a low
price in relation to its book value or relative to the price of its peers, it
would also be considered a value stock. When evaluating the relative price of a
security, the Adviser may consider additional features such as enterprise
values, capital ratios, operating metrics, and other key financial ratios that
the Adviser believes are pertinent to valuing a sector or industry group of the
Small Cap company, such as price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios. When
selecting preferred securities that are subject to a call provision, the Adviser
generally seeks to underweight or eliminate those that trade above the call
price and exhibit a low or negative yield-to-call (i.e.,
the rate of return that an investor would earn if the security was held until
its call date).
As
part of its quantitative analysis when selecting securities and constructing the
portfolio, the Adviser will evaluate potential investments with respect to key
variables, including, without limitation, the competitive position of a company,
the perceived ability of the company to earn a high return on capital, the
historical and projected stability and reliability of the profits of the
company, the anticipated ability of the company to generate cash in excess of
its growth needs, and the company’s ability to obtain additional capital. The
Adviser will also consider data points such as current yield, market
capitalization, financial risk profiles, and relative values based on various
time horizons.
To
seek to obtain capital appreciation and income, the Adviser will favor Small Cap
companies that it currently views as undervalued on a relative basis. Generally,
the Adviser will utilize a multi-factor proprietary approach that considers a
Small Cap company’s value relative to its industry or sector; however, the
Adviser will also consider a company’s value relative to the characteristics of
other Small Cap companies contained in the Russell 2000®
Index. For example, the Adviser may overweight a specific Small Cap issuer or
the Fund’s exposure to a real estate sector over the financial sector when the
market has oversold a real estate sector or issuer or has overbought a financial
sector. In addition, to reduce volatility and obtain income, the Adviser may add
preferred securities, which, under normal market conditions, have historically
lower volatility than common securities. When constructing and maintaining the
Fund’s portfolio, the Adviser will also consider macroeconomic factors and
outlook with the goal of achieving diversification and the Fund’s
objectives.
Depending
on the current market environment, the Adviser may select investments in sectors
such as Utilities, REITs, Industrials and Pipelines, when it believes equity
securities of these sectors offer high dividends and total return opportunities
on a relative basis. The Fund may invest in limited partnership interest through
MLP units, securities of companies holding primarily general partner or managing
member interests in MLPs, and other investment companies that invest in
MLPs.
In
addition to quantitative, qualitative, and relative valuation factors, the
Adviser aims to achieve an investment philosophy that is: (1) driven by
discipline, (2) applied consistently, and (3) centered around risk management.
The Adviser will execute a transaction after considering the time horizon for
the investment and the portfolio’s positioning. Factors considered as part of
the sell discipline include excessive valuation, opportunities to shift to more
favorable investments, lack of confidence in the original thesis, changes in the
company’s fundamental position, and whether a better opportunity exists to
further the Fund’s strategy. The Adviser expects, at times, to engage in active
trading with
high
portfolio turnover of the Fund’s portfolio investments to achieve the Fund’s
investment objective. The Adviser expects annual portfolio turnover may, at
times, exceed 100% of the average value of the Fund’s
portfolio.
Principal Risks
As
with any fund, there are risks to investing. An investment in the Fund
is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
In addition to possibly not achieving your investment
goals, you
could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund over short or even
long periods of time. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are
summarized below.
ETF
Risks.
The
Fund is an ETF, and, as a result of its structure, it is exposed to the
following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk.
The
Fund has only a limited number of institutional investors (known as “Authorized
Participants” or “APs”) that are authorized to purchase and redeem shares
directly from the Fund. In addition, there may be a limited number of market
makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of
the following events occur, shares of the Fund may trade at a material discount
to the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit
the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption
orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market
makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce
their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their
functions. This may lead to the widening of bid/ask spreads quoted throughout
the day.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares. Due
to the costs of buying or selling shares of the Fund, including brokerage
commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of shares
may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in shares may not
be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As
with all ETFs, shares of the Fund may be bought and sold in the secondary market
at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of shares of the
Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price
of shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV
intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of shares or during periods of
market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility,
periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading
activity for shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or
discounts may be significant. This may lead to the widening of bid/ask spreads
quoted throughout the day.
•Trading.
Although shares of the Fund are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca (the
“Exchange”), there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares
will develop or be maintained or that shares will trade with any volume, or at
all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the market for shares
of the Fund may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the
markets for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings. This adverse effect on
liquidity for the Fund’s shares, in turn, can lead to differences between the
market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares. In
addition, trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for
reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares of the Fund
inadvisable. This may lead to the widening of bid/ask spreads quoted throughout
the day.
New
Fund Risk. The
Fund is a recently organized investment company with no operating history. As a
result, prospective investors have no track record or history on which to base
their investment decision.
Small
Cap Companies Risk. The
Fund’s investments in securities of Small Cap companies may be more volatile
than funds that invest in larger, more established companies. The securities of
Small Cap companies generally trade in lower volumes and are subject to greater
and more unpredictable price changes than larger capitalization stocks or the
stock market as a whole. Small Cap companies may be particularly sensitive to
changes in interest rates, government regulation, borrowing costs and
earnings.
Dividend-Paying
Investments Risk.
The Fund’s investments in dividend-paying securities could cause the Fund to
underperform other funds that invest without consideration of a company’s track
record of paying dividends. Securities
that
pay dividends, as a group, can fall out of favor with the market, causing such
securities to underperform securities that do not pay dividends. In addition,
issuers that have paid regular dividends or distributions to shareholders may
not continue to do so at the same level or at all in the future. This may limit
the ability of the Fund to produce current
income.
Value
Investing Risk.
The prices of securities the Adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate
as anticipated or may go down, the valuations may never improve or returns on
value equity securities may be less than returns on other styles of investing or
the overall stock market.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing
directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks
relating to leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the
Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability,
counterparty credit, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions. Their use is a
highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks
different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
The Fund’s use of derivatives to obtain short exposure may result in greater
volatility of the Fund's NAV per share. If the Adviser is incorrect about their
expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a
loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. The Fund may enter into total return
swaps, among other instruments, for purposes of attempting to gain exposure to a
particular asset without actually purchasing that asset. Such swap arrangements
are OTC derivatives that may also subject the Fund to the risk that the
counterparty to the transaction may not meet its obligations.
Rule
18f-4 under the 1940 Act regulates a fund’s use of derivative investments and
certain financing transactions. Among other conditions, Rule 18f-4 requires
certain funds that invest in derivative instruments beyond a specified limited
amount (generally greater than 10% of a fund’s net assets) to apply a
value-at-risk based limit to their use of certain derivative instruments and
financing transactions and to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management
program.
Options
Risk.
Options transactions involve special risks that may make it difficult or
impossible to close a position when the Fund desires. A fund that purchases
options, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk that gains, if
any, realized on the position, will be less than the amount paid as premiums to
the writer of the option. A fund that writes options receives a premium that may
be small relative to the loss realized in the event of adverse changes in the
value of the underlying instruments. A fund that writes covered call options
gives up the opportunity to profit from any price increase in the underlying
security above the option exercise price while the option is in
effect.
Tax
Risk. The
Fund’s investments in options may subject the Fund to special tax rules, the
effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the
Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, convert
long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains or convert short-term
capital losses into long-term capital losses. Premiums earned by the Fund from
its use of options investments are treated as short-term capital gains, and are
taxable as ordinary income.
Equity-Linked
Notes Risk.
When
the Fund invests in ELNs, it receives cash but limits its opportunity to profit
from an increase in the market value of the instrument because of the limits
relating to the call options written within the particular ELN. Investing in
ELNs may be more costly to the Fund than if the Fund had invested in the
underlying instruments directly. Investments in ELNs often have risks similar to
the underlying instruments, which include market risk. In addition, since ELNs
are in note form, ELNs are subject to certain debt securities risks, such as
credit or counterparty risk. Should the prices of the underlying instruments
move in an unexpected manner, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits
of an investment in an ELN, and may realize losses, which could be significant
and could include the Fund’s entire principal investment. Investments in ELNs
are also subject to liquidity risk, which may make ELNs difficult to sell and
value. A lack of liquidity may also cause the value of the ELN to decline. In
addition, ELNs may exhibit price behavior that does not correlate with the
underlying securities. The Fund’s ELN investments are subject to the risk that
issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default
completely. Prices of the Fund’s ELN investments may be adversely affected if
any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual
or perceived deterioration in their credit
quality.
Counterparty
Risk.
The
Fund may use swap agreements to gain exposure to a particular group of
securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually
purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other
investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements the Fund
is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to
make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the
counterparty
becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to
perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive
the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in
recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the
counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will
decrease.
Leverage
Risk. Leverage
is investment exposure which exceeds the initial amount invested. When the Fund
borrows money for investment purposes, or when the Fund engages in certain
derivative transactions, such as options, the Fund may become leveraged. The
loss on a leveraged derivative instruments may far exceed the Fund’s principal
amount invested. Leverage can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses and therefore
increase its volatility. The Fund cannot guarantee that the use of leverage will
produce increased income or a higher return on an investment. The use of
leverage may result in the Fund having to liquidate holdings when it may not be
advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its borrowing obligations or to meet
segregation requirements.
Short
Sales Risk. The
Fund may enter into short sales, which are transactions in which the Fund sells
a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of
that security. If the underlying security goes up in price during the period in
which the short position is outstanding, the Fund will realize a loss. The risk
on a short sale is unlimited because the Fund must buy the shorted security at
the higher price to complete the transaction. Therefore, short sales may be
subject to greater risks than investments in long positions. To complete a short
sale, the Fund will borrow the security from a broker-dealer, which generally
involves the payment of a premium and transaction costs, and then sell the
borrowed security to a buyer in the market. The Fund will cover its short
position by buying shares in the market either (i) at its discretion or (ii)
when called by the broker-dealer lender. Covering such short positions on a
discretionary basis may not mitigate short sales risk. Until the security is
replaced, the Fund is required to pay the broker-dealer lender any dividends or
interest that accrue during the period of the loan. In addition, the net
proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker to the extent
necessary to meet regulatory or other requirements, until the short position is
closed out.
Investments
in Companies with Business Related to Commodities.
Investments in equity securities of companies involved in mining or related
precious metals industries, and the value of the investment companies and other
companies that invest in precious metals and other commodities are subject to a
number of risks. For example, the prices of precious metals or other commodities
can make sharp movement, up or down, in response to cyclical economic
conditions, political events or the monetary policies of various countries, any
of which may adversely affect the value of companies who business is related to
such commodities, or the value of investment companies and other companies
investing in such business or commodities. Furthermore, such companies are
subject to risks related to fluctuations of prices and perceptions of value in
commodities markets generally.
Equity
Market Risk.
The
equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden,
unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur
because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting
specific issuers, industries, sectors or companies in which the Fund invests.
Common stocks are generally exposed to greater risk than other types of
securities, such as preferred stocks and debt obligations, because common
stockholders generally have inferior rights to receive payment from
issuers.
Preferred
Stock Risk.
Preferred stocks may be more volatile than fixed-income securities and are more
correlated with the issuer’s underlying common stock than fixed-income
securities. Additionally, the dividend on a preferred stock may be changed or
omitted by the issuer. Preferred stock market values may change based on changes
in interest rates.
Convertible
Securities Risk. If
market interest rates rise, the value of a convertible security usually falls.
In addition, convertible securities are subject to the risk that the issuer will
not be able to pay interest or dividends when due, and their market value may
change based on changes in the issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception
of the issuer’s creditworthiness. Since it derives a portion of its value from
the common stock into which it may be converted, a convertible security is also
subject to the same types of market and issuer risks that apply to the
underlying common stock.
Other
Investment Companies Risk.
The risk of owning other investment companies, including ETFs, generally
reflects the risks of owning underlying investments the other investment company
holds. When the Fund invests in investment
company
securities, shareholders of the Fund bear indirectly their proportionate share
of their fees and expenses, as well as their share of the Fund’s fees and
expenses. As a result, an investment by the Fund in an investment company could
cause the Fund’s operating expenses (taking into account indirect expenses such
as the fees and expenses of the investment company) to be higher and, in turn,
performance to be lower than if it were to invest directly in the instruments
underlying the investment company.
Real
Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) Risk. The
Fund’s investment in REITs will subject the Fund to risks similar to those
associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty
or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply
and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents,
property taxes and operating expenses. REITs may also be adversely affected by
failure to qualify as REIT under the Code, poor management, environmental
problems, property tax increases or changes in federal, state or local
regulation.
Utilities
Risk.
Utilities
companies include companies that produce or distribute gas, electricity or
water. These companies are subject to the risk of the imposition of rate caps,
increased competition due to deregulation, the difficulty in obtaining an
adequate return on invested capital or in financing large construction projects,
the limitations on operations and increased costs and delays attributable to
environmental considerations and the capital markets’ ability to absorb utility
debt. In addition, taxes, government regulation, international politics, price
and supply fluctuations, volatile interest rates and energy conservation may
negatively affect utilities
companies.
Pipelines/MLP
Risk.
Investments in securities of Master Limited Partnership (“MLPs”) involve risks
that differ from investments in common stock including risks related to limited
control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related
to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner
and cash flow risks. MLP common units and other equity securities can be
affected by macro-economic and other factors affecting the stock market in
general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment towards MLPs or the
energy sector, changes in a particular issuer’s financial condition, or
unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer (in the
case of MLPs, generally measured in terms of distributable cash flow). Prices of
common units of individual MLPs and other equity securities also can be affected
by fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including earnings power
and coverage ratios. MLP interests may not be as liquid as other more commonly
traded equity securities.
Foreign
Investments and Emerging Markets Risk. Securities
of non-U.S. issuers, including those located in foreign countries, may involve
special risks caused by foreign political, social and economic factors,
including exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed and
less efficient trading markets, political instability and less developed legal
and auditing standards. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers
organized or operating in developing
countries.
Depositary
Receipts Risk.
ADRs, GDRs, and IDRs are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a
foreign issuer and are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying
foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, they
continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly
in foreign securities. These risks include the social, political and economic
risks of the underlying issuer’s country, as well as in the case of depositary
receipts traded on non-U.S. markets, exchange risk. Issuers of unsponsored ADRs
are not contractually obligated to disclose material information in the U.S., so
there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of
the unsponsored ADR.
High
Portfolio Turnover Risk.
A high portfolio turnover rate (portfolio turnover in excess of 100% of the
average value of the Fund’s portfolio) has the potential to result in the
realization and distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains, which may
subject you to a higher tax liability. High portfolio turnover also necessarily
results in greater transaction costs which may reduce Fund
performance.
Credit
Risk. An
issuer of debt securities may not make timely payments of principal and interest
and may default entirely in its obligations. A decrease in the issuer’s credit
rating may lower the value of debt
securities.
Debt
Securities Risk.
Increases in interest rates typically lower the value of debt securities held by
the Fund. Investments in debt securities include credit risk. There is also the
risk that a bond issuer may “call,” or repay its high yielding bonds before
their maturity dates. 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. Limited trading opportunities for certain debt securities may
make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or
time.
High
Yield Debt Securities (“Junk” Bond) Risk.
Below investment-grade debt securities (also referred to as high yield debt
securities or “junk” bonds) involve greater risk of default or price changes due
to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of high yield debt
securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer,
political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Such securities are
generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss,
including default, than higher quality debt
securities.
Market
Events Risk. One
or more markets in which the Fund invests may go down in value, including the
possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. This may be
due to numerous factors, including interest rates, the outlook for corporate
profits, the health of the national and world economies, national and world
social and political events, and the fluctuation of other stock markets around
the world. The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 and subsequent efforts to
contain its spread have resulted in substantial market volatility and global
business disruption, affecting the global economy and the financial health of
individual companies in significant and unforeseen ways. In addition, the Fund
may face challenges with respect to its day-to-day operations if key personnel
of the Adviser or other service providers are unavailable due to quarantines,
restrictions on travel, or other restrictions imposed by state or federal
regulatory authorities. The duration and future impact of COVID-19 may
exacerbate the other risks that apply to the Fund and could adversely affect the
value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to
satisfy AP transaction requests, and negatively affect the Fund’s
performance.
Performance
Performance
information for the Fund is not included because the Fund did not have annual
returns for at least one calendar year as of the date of this Prospectus.
Performance information will be available once the Fund has at least once
calendar year of performance. The Fund’s past performance,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future and does not guarantee future results.
Updated performance information will be available on the Fund’s website at
www.infracapfund.com/scap
or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-617-0004.
Management
Investment
Adviser
Infrastructure
Capital Advisors, LLC is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio
Manager
Jay
D. Hatfield, founder and president, Andrew Meleney, Portfolio Manager and
Director of Research, and Samuel Caffrey-Agoglia, Portfolio Manager and Chief
Risk Officer, each of the Adviser, are the portfolio managers responsible for
the day-to-day management of the Fund. Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Meleney and Mr.
Caffrey-Agoglia have each managed the Fund since its inception in December
2023.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares
of the Fund are listed on the Exchange, and individual shares may only be bought
and sold in the secondary market through brokers at market prices, rather than
NAV. Because shares of the Fund trade at market prices rather than NAV, Shares
may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV
(discount).
The
Fund issues and redeems its shares at NAV only in large specified numbers of
shares known as “Creation Units,” which only APs (typically, broker-dealers) may
purchase or redeem. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in
exchange for a portfolio of securities and/or a designated amount of U.S.
cash.
Investors
may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer
is willing to pay to purchase Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is
willing to accept for Shares (ask) when buying or selling Shares in the
secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information about the Fund,
including its NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is
available on the Fund’s website at www.infracapfund.com/scap .
Tax
Information
Fund
distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend
income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA
or other tax-advantaged account. Distributions on investments made through
tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of assets from
those accounts.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase Shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary
(such as a bank) (an “Intermediary”), the Adviser or its affiliates may pay
Intermediaries for certain activities related to the Fund, including
participation in activities that are designed to make Intermediaries more
knowledgeable about exchange traded products, including the Fund, or for other
activities, such as marketing, educational training or other initiatives related
to the sale or promotion of Shares. These payments may create a conflict of
interest by influencing the Intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the
Fund over another investment. Any such arrangements do not result in increased
Fund expenses. Ask your salesperson or visit the Intermediary’s website for more
information.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective seeks total return through a blended approach of
capital appreciation and current income. The investment objective is not
fundamental and may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the
“Board”) without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ prior written notice to
shareholders.
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Fund, under normal conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of small-capitalization
companies. The Fund defines small-capitalization (“Small Cap”) companies as
those companies with a market capitalization, at the time of initial investment,
that is within or below the range of companies in the Russell 2000®
Index. As of September 30, 2023, the market capitalization range of companies
comprising the Russell 2000®
Index was between $25.5 million and $14.3 billion. The Fund’s investments in
securities of Small Cap companies may include common stocks, preferred stocks,
convertible securities, debt instruments, equity-linked notes (“ELNs”), other
investment companies or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund considers
investments in other investment companies and ETFs to be investments in Small
Cap companies if the underlying investment company or ETF also has a policy of
investing at least 80% of its net assets in small capitalization companies. The
Fund’s investments in other investment companies and ETFs will typically be less
than 20% of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s initial investments may appreciate
beyond the Small Cap market capitalization range described above, however, the
Fund will not sell an investment simply because it does not meet the original
small-capitalization definition. The Fund may, on occasion, purchase securities
of companies with market capitalizations outside of the range described above
when the Adviser believes the company has value and income qualities similar to
small-capitalization companies sought out by the Fund.
The
Fund may invest directly or indirectly in securities of Small Cap companies that
are convertible into common stock if, for example, the Fund believes that a
company’s convertible securities are undervalued in the market. Convertible
securities include fixed income securities that may be exchanged or converted
into a predetermined number of shares of the issuer’s underlying common stock or
other equity security at the option of the holder during a specified period.
Convertible securities may take the form of convertible preferred stock,
convertible bonds or debentures. The investment characteristics of each
convertible security vary widely, which allows convertible securities to be
employed for a variety of investment strategies. The Fund will exchange or
convert convertible securities into shares of underlying common stock when, in
the opinion of the Adviser, the investment characteristics of the underlying
common stock or other equity security will assist the Fund in achieving its
investment objective.
The
Fund’s investments in Small Cap companies may also include investments in real
estate investment trusts (“REITs”), companies in the utilities industry,
companies whose business is related to commodities, or in registered investment
companies or other companies that invest directly or indirectly in commodities,
and master limited partnerships (“MLPs”). A REIT is a corporation, trust or
association dedicated to owning, operating or financing income-producing real
estate. MLPs are businesses organized as limited partnerships that trade their
proportionate shares of the partnership (units) on a public exchange. Utilities
companies include companies that produce or distribute gas, electricity or
water.
REITs
are publicly traded corporations or trusts that specialize in acquiring, holding
and managing residential, commercial or industrial real estate. A REIT is not
taxed at the entity level on income distributed to its shareholders or
unitholders if it distributes to shareholders or unitholders at least 95% of its
taxable income for each taxable year and complies with regulatory requirements
relating to its organization, ownership, assets and income. REITs are sometimes
informally characterized as Equity REITs, Mortgage REITs or Hybrid REITs. An
Equity REIT invests primarily in the fee ownership or leasehold ownership of
land and buildings (e.g.,
commercial equity REITs and residential equity REITs); a
Mortgage
REIT invests primarily in mortgages on real property, which may secure
construction, development or long-term loans. Hybrid REITs may invest in a
combination of properties, mortgages and mortgage-backed
securities.
MLPs
are businesses organized as limited partnerships the interests of which are
traded on a public exchange. MLPs typically derive income and gains from the
exploration, development, mining or production, processing, refining,
transportation (including pipelines transporting gas, oil, or products thereof),
or the marketing of any mineral or natural resources. MLPs generally have two
classes of owners, the general partner and limited partners. MLPs are required
to pay out most or all of their cash flow in distributions. An investment in an
MLP may generate passive income or losses, along with dividend and investment
income. Generally speaking, MLP investment returns are enhanced during periods
of declining or low interest rates and tend to be negatively influenced when
interest rates are rising. As an income vehicle, the unit price can be
influenced by general interest rate trends independent of specific underlying
fundamentals. An MLP generally is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, which means no U.S. federal income tax is paid by the MLP,
subject to the application of certain partnership audit rules. To qualify as a
partnership, an MLP must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying
sources as set forth in the Code. These qualifying sources include natural
resource-based activities such as the processing, transportation and storage of
mineral or natural resources. MLPs generally have two classes of owners, the
general partner (that typically controls the operations and management of the
MLP) and limited partners (that typically own common units in the MLP that have
only limited voting rights).
The
Fund may invest in securities of companies whose business is related to
commodities, or in registered investment companies or other companies that
invest directly or indirectly in commodities. For example, the Fund may invest
in companies whose business is related to mining of precious or other metals
(e.g.,
gold, silver, etc.) or registered investment companies or publicly or privately
traded companies that invest in securities of mining companies and related
instruments (including, without limitation, the underlying
commodities).
The
Fund may invest in ELNs in an effort to generate income. ELNs are structured as
notes that are issued by counterparties, including banks, broker-dealers or
their affiliates, and that are designed to offer a return linked to the
underlying instruments within the ELN. For example, the ELNs the Fund may invest
in are derivative instruments that are specially designed to combine the
economic characteristics of the Russell 2000®
Index and written call options in a single note form. The Fund expects that
most, if not all, ELNs in which it may invest will include written call options.
ELNs provide recurring cash flow to the Fund based on the premiums from the call
options the ELNs write and are an important source of the Fund’s return. ELNs
designed to replicate the economic characteristics of the Russell 2000® Index
(e.g., ELNs whose underlying securities fall within the capitalization range of
the Russell 2000®
Index) will be considered Small Cap companies for purposes of calculating the
Fund’s 80% policy. Investing in ELNs may reduce the Fund’s volatility because
the income from the ELNs would reduce potential losses incurred by the Fund’s
equity portfolio. However, because of the call options written within an ELN,
the investment would also normally reduce the Fund’s ability to fully profit
from potential increases in the value of its equity portfolio.
To
assist the Adviser’s portfolio management process, the Adviser may purchase and
write put and call options in an effort to (i) generate additional income and
reduce volatility in the portfolio, (ii) remove or add securities from the
portfolio (i.e., convertible securities), (iii) facilitate total return
opportunities, and (iv) hedge against market risks or other risks in the Fund’s
portfolio. The Fund may use total return swaps on equity securities as a
substitute for investing in conventional equity securities and for investment
purposes to increase its economic exposure to a particular security in a
cost-effective manner. At times, the Fund may gain all of its equity exposure
through the use of total return swaps on equity securities. The Fund’s use of
total return swaps on equity securities will have the economic effect of
financial leverage. The extent of the Fund’s use of put and call options will
vary depending on the Adviser’s assessment of market conditions and other
factors. The Fund may also engage in short sales of securities in its portfolio
to hedge against market, interest-rate, commodity, inflation and credit risk and
to facilitate total return opportunities. In a short sale transaction, the Fund
will borrow a security and sell it at the current market price in the
anticipation of buying the security at a lower price prior to the time the Fund
is obligated to return the security to the owner. The Fund will not sell a
security short if, as a result of such short sale, the aggregate market value of
all securities sold short exceeds 20% of the Fund’s net assets.
Rule
18f-4 under the 1940 Act requires that certain funds that engage in derivatives
transactions beyond a specified limited amount must adopt and implement a
written derivatives risk management program and quantitatively limit their use
of derivatives based on the estimated potential risk of loss that a fund incurs
from its derivatives transactions. Rule 18f-4 governs the way a fund must comply
with the asset coverage requirements of Section 18 of the 1940 Act with respect
to derivatives and certain other financing transactions. The Fund will comply
with Rule 18f-4 as applicable.
The
Fund may invest in fixed income securities of Small Cap companies of varying
duration, maturity and credit quality, including debt securities that have been
rated below investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical ratings
organization (“NRSRO”), commonly referred to as “junk bonds” or “high yield
bonds”. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of a security’s price relative
to changes in interest rates. The Fund is also authorized to borrow from banks
for investment purposes an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (including
the amount borrowed), in compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
“1940 Act”). The use of borrowings to purchase additional securities is known as
leverage. The Fund may enter into arrangements with counterparties that allows
the Fund to borrow cash. Borrowings under such arrangements will be
collateralized by the Fund’s investments. Interest on such borrowing
arrangements is typically charged at the overnight bank funding rate plus an
additional percentage rate on the amount borrowed. The Fund’s use of leverage
will vary depending on market conditions. However, under normal market
conditions, the Fund will employ leverage between 5% and 15% of the Fund’s net
assets.
The
Fund invests primarily in securities of U.S. companies, but may invest in
foreign securities, including securities of companies located in emerging
markets. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may include sponsored and
unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts
(“GDRs”), International Depositary Receipts (“IDRs”), U.S. dollar-denominated
foreign securities, direct foreign securities (purchased on a foreign exchange),
and securities of companies incorporated outside the U.S. but whose securities
are publicly traded on a U.S. exchange.
The
Adviser is a top-down manager, making investment decisions with global
macroeconomic factors in mind. The Adviser actively manages the assets of the
portfolio pursuant to a variety of quantitative, qualitative, and relative
valuation factors. When selecting Small Cap companies, the Adviser may emphasize
stocks that it considers to be value stocks. As an example, the Adviser may
favor lower relative price stocks, or stocks with higher profitability as
compared to their representation in the small-cap value segment of the U.S.
market (favorable relative value). If a company has a low price in relation to
its book value or relative to the price of its peers, it would also be
considered a value stock. When evaluating the relative price of a security, the
Adviser may consider additional features such as enterprise values, capital
ratios, operating metrics, and other key financial ratios that the Adviser
believes are pertinent to valuing a sector or industry group of the Small Cap
company, such as price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios. When selecting
preferred securities that are subject to a call provision, the Adviser generally
seeks to underweight or eliminate those that trade above the call price and
exhibit a low or negative yield-to-call (i.e.,
the rate of return that an investor would earn if the security was held until
its call date).
As
part of its quantitative analysis when selecting securities and constructing the
portfolio, the Adviser will evaluate potential investments with respect to key
variables, including, without limitation, the competitive position of a company,
the perceived ability of the company to earn a high return on capital, the
historical and projected stability and reliability of the profits of the
company, the anticipated ability of the company to generate cash in excess of
its growth needs, and the company’s ability to obtain additional capital. The
Adviser will also consider data points such as current yield, market
capitalization, financial risk profiles, and relative values based on various
time horizons.
To
obtain capital appreciation and income, the Adviser will favor Small Cap
companies that it currently views as undervalued on a relative basis. Generally,
the Adviser will utilize a multi-factor proprietary approach that considers a
Small Cap company’s value relative to its industry or sector; however, the
Adviser will also consider a company’s value relative to the characteristics of
other Small Cap companies contained in the Russell 2000®
Index. For example, the
Adviser
may overweight a specific Small Cap issuer or the Fund’s exposure to a real
estate sector over the financial sector when the market has oversold a real
estate sector or issuer or has overbought a financial sector. In addition, to
reduce volatility and obtain income, the Adviser may add preferred securities,
which, under normal market conditions, have historically lower volatility than
common securities. When constructing and maintaining the Fund’s portfolio, the
Adviser will also consider macroeconomic factors and outlook with the goal of
achieving diversification and the Fund’s objectives.
The
Fund intends to maintain derivative exposure to component securities of the
Russell 2000®
Index or investments that have economic characteristics of the Russell
2000®
Index, either individually or in the aggregate. The Fund intends to pursue this
strategy by selling and/or writing out-of-the money call and put options on the
iShares Russell 2000 ETF or Russell 2000®
Index. An out-of-the-money call option is one whose strike price is higher than
the market price of the underlying reference asset of the option. An
out-of-the-money put option is one whose strike price is lower than the market
price of the underlying reference asset of the option.
In
pursuing the Fund’s options strategy, the Adviser will consider factors such as
historical volatilities, implied volatilities and other risk metrics for the
relevant securities, technical indicators, economic events, and
component-specific indicators such as earnings events. The Fund will target
strike prices over various time horizons but will generally sell shorter
duration options (for example, duration between 10 and 90 days). The Fund may
hold positions in equities and ETFs to cover the exposure from such option
investment strategy.
Depending
on the current market environment, the Adviser may select investments in sectors
such as Utilities, REITs, Industrials and Pipelines, when it believes equity
securities of these sectors offer high dividends and total return opportunities
on a relative basis. The Fund may invest in limited partnership interest through
MLP units, securities of companies holding primarily general partner or managing
member interests in MLPs, and other investment companies that invest in
MLPs.
In
addition to quantitative, qualitative, and relative valuation factors, the
Adviser aims to achieve an investment philosophy that is: (1) driven by
discipline, (2) applied consistently, and (3) centered around risk management.
The Adviser will execute a transaction after considering the time horizon for
the investment and the portfolio’s positioning. Factors considered as part of
the sell discipline include excessive valuation, opportunities to shift to more
favorable investments, lack of confidence in the original thesis, changes in the
company’s fundamental position, and whether a better opportunity exists to
further the Fund’s strategy. The Adviser expects, at times, to engage in active
trading with high portfolio turnover of the Fund’s portfolio investments to
achieve the Fund’s investment objective. The Adviser expects annual portfolio
turnover may, at times, exceed 100% of the average value of Fund’s
portfolio.
Temporary
Defensive Positions. The
Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are
inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies in an attempt to
respond to adverse or unstable market, economic, political, or other conditions.
During such times, the Fund may hold up to 100% of its portfolio in cash or cash
equivalent positions, such as money market instruments, and to the extent
permitted by applicable law and the Fund’s investment restrictions, shares of
other investment companies, including money market funds. To the extent that the
Fund invests in money market instruments or other investment companies,
shareholders of the Fund would indirectly pay both the Fund’s expenses and the
expenses relating to those other investment companies with respect to the Fund’s
assets invested in such investment companies. When the Fund takes a temporary
defensive position, the Fund may not be able to pursue its investment
objectives.
An
investment in the Fund entails risks. The Fund could lose money, or its
performance could trail that of other investment alternatives. The following
provides additional information about the Fund’s principal risks. It is
important that investors closely review and understand these risks before making
an investment decision.
ETF
Risks.
The
Fund is an ETF, and, as a result of its structure, it is exposed to the
following risks:
◦Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk.
The
Fund has only a limited number of institutional investors that may act as APs.
In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity
providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events
occur, shares of the Fund may trade at a material discount to the Fund’s NAV and
possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to
process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to
perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit
the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other
entities step forward to perform their functions. This may lead to the widening
of bid/ask spreads quoted throughout the day.
◦Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares. Investors
buying or selling shares of the Fund in the secondary market will pay brokerage
commissions or other charges imposed by brokers, as determined by that broker.
Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant
proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts
of shares of the Fund. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur
the cost of the difference between the price at which an investor is willing to
buy shares of the Fund (the “bid” price) and the price at which an investor is
willing to sell shares of the Fund (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and
ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid/ask spread.” The bid/ask
spread varies over time for shares of the Fund based on trading volume and
market liquidity, and is generally lower if the Fund’s shares have more trading
volume and market liquidity and higher if Fund’s shares have little trading
volume and market liquidity. Further, a relatively small investor base in the
Fund, asset swings in the Fund and/or increased market volatility may cause
increased bid/ask spreads. Due to the costs of buying or selling shares of the
Fund, including bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of the Fund’s shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Fund shares may not
be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
◦Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As
with all ETFs, shares of the Fund may be bought and sold in the secondary market
at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of shares of the
Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price
of shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV
intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of shares or during periods of
market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility,
periods of steep market declines and periods when there is limited trading
activity for shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or
discounts may be significant. The market price of shares of the Fund during the
trading day, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid/
ask” spread charged by the exchange specialist, market makers or other
participants that trade shares of the Fund. In times of severe market
disruption, the bid/ask spread can increase significantly. At those times,
shares of the Fund are most likely to be traded at a discount to NAV, and the
discount is likely to be greatest when the price of shares is falling fastest,
which may be the time that you most want to sell your shares. The Adviser
believes that, under normal market conditions, large market price discounts or
premiums to NAV will not be sustained because of arbitrage opportunities. This
may lead to the widening of bid/ask spreads quoted throughout the day.
◦Trading.
Although
shares of the Fund are listed for trading on the Exchange and may be listed or
traded on U.S. and non-U.S. stock exchanges other than the Exchange, there can
be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will develop or be
maintained. Trading in Shares may be halted due to market conditions or for
reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable.
In addition, trading in shares of the Fund on the Exchange is subject to trading
halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to Exchange “circuit
breaker” rules, which temporarily halt trading on the Exchange when a decline in
the S&P 500 Index during a single day reaches certain thresholds (e.g., 7%,
13%, and 20%). Additional rules applicable to the
Exchange
may halt trading in shares of the Fund when extraordinary volatility causes
sudden, significant swings in the market price of shares of the Fund. There can
be no assurance that shares of the Fund will trade with any volume, or at all,
on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Fund’s
shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the
markets for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings. These factors, among
others, may lead to the Fund’s shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV.
This may lead to the widening of bid/ask spreads quoted throughout the
day.
◦Early
Close/Trading Halt.
An exchange or market may close early or issue trading halts on specific
securities or financial instruments. The ability to trade certain securities or
financial instruments may be restricted, which may disrupt the Fund’s creation
and redemption process, potentially affect the price at which the Fund’s shares
trade in the secondary market, and/or result in the Fund being unable to trade
certain securities or financial instruments. In these circumstances, the Fund
may be unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading losses.
New
Fund Risk.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and there
can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically
viable size, in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.
Liquidation of the Fund can be initiated without shareholder approval by the
Trust’s Board of Trustees if it determines it is in the best interest of
shareholders. As a result, the timing of any Fund liquidation may not be
favorable to certain individual shareholders.
Small
Cap Companies Risk.
The securities of Small Cap companies may be more vulnerable to adverse issuer,
market, political, or economic developments than securities of
larger-capitalization companies. The securities of Small Cap companies generally
trade in lower volumes and are subject to greater and more unpredictable price
changes than larger capitalization stocks or the stock market as a whole. Some
Small Cap companies have limited product lines, markets, and financial and
managerial resources and tend to concentrate on fewer geographical markets
relative to larger capitalization companies. There is typically less publicly
available information concerning Small Cap companies than for larger, more
established companies. Small Cap companies also may be particularly sensitive to
changes in interest rates, government regulation, borrowing costs and
earnings.
Dividend-Paying
Investments Risk.
The Fund’s investments in dividend-paying securities could cause the Fund to
underperform other funds that invest without consideration of a company’s track
record of paying dividends. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall
out of favor with the market, causing such securities to underperform securities
that do not pay dividends. Depending upon market conditions and political and
legislative responses to such conditions, dividend-paying securities that meet
the Fund’s investment criteria may not be widely available and/or may be highly
concentrated in only a few market sectors. In addition, issuers that have paid
regular dividends or distributions to shareholders may not continue to do so at
the same level or at all in the future. This may limit the ability of the Fund
to produce current income.
Value
Investing Risk.
The prices of securities the Adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate
as anticipated or may go down, the valuations may never improve or returns on
value equity securities may be less than returns on other styles of investing or
the overall stock market.
Derivatives
Risk.
The
Fund may invest in swap agreements, including total return swaps, to pursue its
investment objective and to create economic leverage in the Fund; to seek to
enhance total return; to seek to hedge against fluctuations in securities
prices, interest rates, currency rates, etc.; to seek to change the effective
duration of the Fund’s portfolio; to seek to manage certain investment risks; as
a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies; and/or to
obtain or replicate market exposure. The use of such derivatives may expose the
Fund to risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing
directly in the instruments underlying those derivatives, including risks
relating to leverage, correlation (imperfect correlations with underlying
instruments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings), high price volatility, lack
of availability, counterparty credit, liquidity, valuation and legal
restrictions. The use of such derivatives also may expose the Fund to the
performance of securities that the Fund does not own. The skills necessary to
successfully execute derivatives strategies may be different from those for more
traditional portfolio management techniques, and if the Adviser is incorrect
about their expectations of market conditions, the use of
derivatives
also could result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. Use of
derivatives also may cause the Fund to be subject to additional regulations,
which may generate additional Fund expenses. These practices also entail
transactional expenses and may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of
short-term capital gains than if the Fund had not engaged in such transactions.
The markets for certain derivatives, including those located in certain foreign
countries, are relatively new and still developing, which may expose the Fund to
increased counterparty credit and liquidity risks.
Certain
of the derivatives in which the Fund invests are traded (and privately
negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are complex and often valued
subjectively, which exposes the Fund to heightened liquidity, mispricing and
valuation risks. Improper valuations can result in increased cash payment
requirements to counterparties or a loss of value to the Fund. In addition, OTC
derivative instruments are often highly customized and tailored to meet the
needs of the Fund and its trading counterparties. If a derivative transaction is
particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible
to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or
price. As a result and similar to other privately negotiated contracts, the Fund
is subject to counterparty credit risk with respect to such derivative
contracts. Certain derivatives are subject to mandatory exchange trading and/or
clearing, which exposes the Fund to the credit risk of the clearing broker or
clearinghouse. While exchange trading and central clearing are intended to
reduce counterparty credit risk and to increase liquidity, they do not make
derivatives transactions risk-free. Certain risks also are specific to the
derivatives in which the Fund invests.
Moreover,
regulations relating to the Fund’s use of derivatives and related instruments,
including Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, could potentially limit or impact the
Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives, limit the Fund’s ability to employ
certain strategies that use derivatives and/or adversely affect the value of
derivatives and the Fund’s performance. Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act regulates
a fund’s use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions. Among
other conditions, Rule 18f-4 requires certain funds that invest in derivative
instruments beyond a specified limited amount (generally greater than 10% of a
fund’s net assets) to apply a value-at-risk based limit to their use of certain
derivative instruments and financing transactions and to adopt and implement a
derivatives risk management program.
Options
Risk.
Options transactions involve special risks that may make it difficult or
impossible to close a position when the Fund desires. A fund that purchases
options, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk that gains, if
any, realized on the position, will be less than the amount paid as premiums to
the writer of the option. A fund that writes options receives a premium that may
be small relative to the loss realized in the event of adverse changes in the
value of the underlying instruments. A fund that writes covered call options
gives up the opportunity to profit from any price increase in the underlying
security above the option exercise price while the option is in effect. Options
may be more volatile than the underlying instruments. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options and their
underlying securities and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market
for certain options. The Fund may be exposed to the risk that losses may exceed
the amount originally invested. In addition, the Adviser will close out options
trades approximately one year after the date in which the trades are entered and
enter new options trades, which may affect the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate
and the amount of brokerage commissions paid by the Fund.
Equity-Linked
Notes Risk.
When
the Fund invests in ELNs, it receives cash but limits its opportunity to profit
from an increase in the market value of the instrument because of the limits
relating to the call options written within the particular ELN. Investing in
ELNs may be more costly to the Fund than if the Fund had invested in the
underlying instruments directly. Investments in ELNs often have risks similar to
the underlying instruments, which include market risk. In addition, since ELNs
are in note form, ELNs are subject to certain debt securities risks, such as
credit or counterparty risk. Should the prices of the underlying instruments
move in an unexpected manner, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits
of an investment in an ELN, and may realize losses, which could be significant
and could include the Fund’s entire principal investment. Investments in ELNs
are also subject to liquidity risk, which may make ELNs difficult to sell and
value. A lack of liquidity may also cause the value of the ELN to decline. In
addition, ELNs may exhibit price behavior that does not correlate with the
underlying securities. The Fund’s ELN investments are subject to the risk that
issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default
completely. Prices of the Fund’s ELN investments may be adversely affected if
any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual
or perceived deterioration in their credit quality.
Tax
Risk.
The Fund’s investments and investment strategies, including transactions in
options contracts, may be subject to special and complex federal income tax
provisions, the effect of which may be, among other things: (i) to disallow,
suspend, defer or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions;
(ii) to accelerate income to the Fund; (iii) to convert long-term capital gain,
which is currently subject to lower tax rates, into short-term capital gain or
ordinary income, which are currently subject to higher tax rates; (iv) to
convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility
of which is more limited); (v) to treat dividends that would otherwise
constitute qualified dividend income as non-qualified dividend income; and (vi)
to produce income that will not qualify as good income under the gross income
requirements that must be met for the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”).
Counterparty
Risk.
Counterparty
risk is the risk that a counterparty to Fund transactions will be unable or
unwilling to perform its contractual obligation to the Fund. The Fund may use
swap agreements for the purpose of seeking to gain exposure to a particular
group of securities, index, asset class or reference asset without actually
purchasing those securities or investments, or seeking to hedge a position. Such
financial instruments may include, among others, total return, index, interest
rate, and credit default swap agreements. The Fund may use counterparty
agreements to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned
or realized in particular predetermined investments or instruments. Through
these investments and related arrangements, the Fund is exposed to credit risks
that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or
otherwise meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt
or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment
or other obligations to the Fund, the risk of which is particularly acute under
current conditions, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled
to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets
held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, or if exercising
contractual rights involves delays or costs for the Fund, the value of your
shares in the Fund may decrease.
The
Fund bears the risk that counterparties may be adversely affected by legislative
or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions (such as the current
conditions), increased competition, and/or wide scale credit losses resulting
from financial difficulties of the counterparties’ other trading partners or
borrowers.
Leverage
Risk. Leverage
is investment exposure which exceeds the initial amount invested. When the Fund
borrows money for investment purposes, or when the Fund engages in certain
derivative transactions, such as options, the Fund may become leveraged. The
loss on a leveraged derivative instruments may far exceed the Fund’s principal
amount invested. Leverage can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses and therefore
increase its volatility. The Fund cannot guarantee that the use of leverage will
produce increased income or a higher return on an investment. The use of
leverage may result in the Fund having to liquidate holdings when it may not be
advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its borrowing obligations or to meet
segregation requirements. To the extent that the Fund borrows money from banks
for investment purposes, the Fund will be required to pay interest on the loan,
which is an Excluded Expense under the Fund’s unified fee, and will therefore
increase expenses and reduce returns. The Fund’s bank loans may charge variable
rate interest, which means that if interest rates rise, the Fund’s
interest expense will increase.
Short
Sales Risk.
The
Fund may engage in short sales. Selling securities short creates the risk of
losing an amount greater than the amount invested. If the underlying security
goes up in price during the period in which the short position is outstanding,
the Fund will realize a loss. Short selling is subject to the theoretically
unlimited risk of loss because there is no limit on how much the price of a
stock may appreciate before the short position is closed out. A short sale may
result in a sudden and substantial loss if, for example, an acquisition proposal
is made for the subject company at a substantial premium over the market price.
Therefore, short sales may be subject to greater risks than investments in long
positions. An increasing number of jurisdictions are limiting the ability of
market participants to engage in short selling in respect of certain securities.
In some cases, these rules may also limit the ability of market participants to
enter into a short position through a credit default swap or other similar
derivatives contract. These rules may limit or preclude the Fund from entering
into short sales or otherwise taking short positions that the Adviser believes
could be advantageous to the Fund. The Fund may also incur expenses relating to
short sales, such as dividend expense (paying the value of dividends to the
person that loaned the security to the Fund so that the Fund could sell it
short; this expense is typically, but not necessarily, substantially offset by
market value gains after the dividends are announced) and interest expense (the
Fund
may
owe interest on its use of short sale proceeds to purchase other investments; a
portion of this expense may, but is not necessarily, offset by stock lending
rebates). When the Fund enters into a short sale, it also must maintain a
segregated account of cash or cash equivalents equal to its margin requirements.
As a result, the Fund may be required to maintain high levels of cash or other
highly liquid instruments at times when the Fund engages in short sales, which
could limit the Fund’s ability to pursue other investment opportunities with
respect to those assets.
Investments
in Companies with Business Related to Commodities.
Investments in equity securities of companies involved in mining or related
precious metals industries, and the value of the investment companies and other
companies that invest in precious metals and other commodities are subject to a
number of risks. For example, the prices of precious metals or other commodities
can make sharp movement, up or down, in response to cyclical economic
conditions, political events or the monetary policies of various countries, any
of which may adversely affect the value of companies who business is related to
such commodities, or the value of investment companies and other companies
investing in such business or commodities. Furthermore, such companies are
subject to risks related to fluctuations of prices and perceptions of value in
commodities markets generally.
Equity
Market Risk.
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, or common stock equivalents, 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 common stockholders, or holders of
equivalent interests, generally have inferior rights to receive payments from
issuers in comparison with the rights of preferred stockholders, bondholders,
and other creditors of such issuers.
Preferred
Stock Risk. Preferred
stock is a class of stock having a preference over common stock as to the
payment of dividends and the recovery of investment should a company be
liquidated, although preferred stock is usually junior to the debt securities of
the issuer. Preferred stocks may receive dividends but payment is not guaranteed
as with a bond. These securities may be undervalued because of a lack of analyst
coverage resulting in a high dividend yield or yield to maturity. The risks of
preferred stocks include a lack of voting rights and the Adviser may incorrectly
analyze the security. Furthermore, preferred stock dividends are not guaranteed
and management can elect to forego the preferred dividend. In either case, such
an event would result in a loss to the Fund. In general, preferred stocks
generally pay a dividend at a specified rate and have preference over common
stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation. Preferred stock market
values may change based on changes in interest rates.
Convertible
Securities Risk.
Convertible securities are subject to the risk that the issuer will not be able
to pay interest or dividends when due, and their market value may change based
on changes in the issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of the
issuer’s creditworthiness. Since it derives a portion of its value from the
common stock into which it may be converted, a convertible security is also
subject to the same types of market and issuer risks that apply to the
underlying common stock. In general, a convertible security performs more like a
stock when the underlying stock’s price is high (because it is assumed that it
will be converted into the stock) and more like a bond when the underlying
stock’s price is low (because it is assumed that it will mature without being
converted). “Mandatory” convertible bonds, which must be converted into common
stock by a certain date, may be more exposed to the risks of the underlying
common stock. Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or
loss than common stocks.
Other
Investment Companies Risk. The
Fund may invest in shares of investment companies, including shares of ETFs. The
risks of investment in these securities typically reflect the risks of the types
of instruments in which the investment company invests. When the Fund invests in
investment company securities, shareholders of the Fund bear indirectly their
proportionate share of their fees and expenses, as well as their share of the
Fund’s fees and expenses. As a result, an investment by the Fund in an
investment company could cause the Fund’s operating expenses (taking into
account indirect expenses such as the fees and expenses of the investment
company) to be higher and, in turn, performance to be lower than if it were to
invest directly in the instruments underlying the investment
company.
REITs
Risk.
REITs may be affected by economic forces and other factors related to the real
estate industry. These risks include possible declines in the value of real
estate, possible lack of availability of mortgage funds and unexpected vacancies
of properties. REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by
borrowers, self-liquidation, interest rate risks (especially mortgage REITs) and
liquidity risk. REITs that invest in real estate mortgages are also subject to
prepayment risk. Investing in REITs may involve risks similar to those
associated with investing in small capitalization companies. REITs may have
limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in a limited volume,
engage in dilutive offerings and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price
movements than larger company securities. Historically, small capitalization
stocks, such as REITs, have been more volatile in price than the larger
capitalization stocks included in the S&P 500® Index. In addition, REITs
could possibly fail to (i) qualify for favorable tax treatment under applicable
tax law or (ii) maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940
Act.
Utilities
Risk. Utilities
companies include companies that produce or distribute gas, electricity or
water. These companies are subject to the risk of the imposition of rate caps,
increased competition due to deregulation, the difficulty in obtaining an
adequate return on invested capital or in financing large construction projects,
the limitations on operations and increased costs and delays attributable to
environmental considerations and the capital markets’ ability to absorb utility
debt. In addition, taxes, government regulation, international politics, price
and supply fluctuations, volatile interest rates and energy conservation may
negatively affect utilities companies.
Pipelines/MLP
Risk. Investments
in securities of MLPs involve risks that differ from investments in common stock
including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters
affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the
MLP and the MLP’s general partner and cash flow risks. MLP common units and
other equity securities can be affected by macro-economic and other factors
affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor
sentiment towards MLPs or the energy sector, changes in a particular issuer’s
financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a
particular issuer (in the case of MLPs, generally measured in terms of
distributable cash flow). Prices of common units of individual MLPs and other
equity securities also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the partnership
or company, including earnings power and coverage ratios. In addition, the value
of the Fund’s investment in an MLP will depend largely on the MLP’s treatment as
a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If an MLP does not meet
current legal requirements to maintain partnership status, or if it is unable to
do so because of tax law changes, it would be treated as a corporation for U.S.
federal income tax purposes. In that case, the MLP would be obligated to pay
income tax at the entity level and distributions received by the Funds generally
would be taxed as dividend income. If the Fund retains an investment until its
basis is reduced to zero, subsequent distributions will be taxable to the Fund
at ordinary income rates and shareholders may receive a corrected IRS Form
1099.
Foreign
Investments and Emerging Markets Risk. The
Fund may be subject to the risks of investing in foreign and emerging markets.
Non-U.S. securities involve certain factors not typically associated with
investing in U.S. securities including risks relating to (i) currency exchange
matters, including fluctuations in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar
and the various non-U.S. currencies in which the Fund’s portfolio securities
will be denominated, and costs associated with conversion of investment
principal and income from one currency into another; (ii) differences between
the U.S. and non-U.S. securities markets, including potential price volatility
in and relative illiquidity of some non-U.S. securities markets, the absence of
uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and
disclosure requirements and less government supervision and regulation; (iii)
certain economic and political risks, including potential exchange control
regulations and potential restrictions on non-U.S. investment and repatriation
of capital; and (iv) with respect to certain countries, the possibility of
expropriation, confiscatory taxation, imposition of withholding or other taxes
on dividends, interest, capital gains, other income or gross sale or disposition
proceeds, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets of the Funds,
political or social instability or diplomatic developments that could affect
investments in those countries.
Many
emerging markets have histories of political instability and abrupt changes in
policies. As a result, their governments may be more likely to take actions that
are hostile or detrimental to private enterprise or foreign investment than
those of more developed countries, including expropriation of assets,
confiscatory taxation or unfavorable diplomatic developments. Some emerging
countries have pervasive corruption and crime that may hinder investments.
Certain
emerging
markets may also face other significant internal or external risks, including
the risk of war, and ethnic, religious and racial conflicts. In addition,
governments in many emerging market countries participate to a significant
degree in their economies and securities markets, which may impair investment
and economic growth. National policies that may limit the Fund’s investment
opportunities include restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed
sensitive to national interests.
Emerging
markets may also have differing legal systems, many of which provide fewer
security holder rights and practical remedies to pursue claims than are
available for securities of companies in the U.S. or other developed countries,
including class actions or fraud claims, and the existence or possible
imposition of exchange controls, custodial restrictions or other laws or
restrictions applicable to investments differ from those found in more developed
markets. Sometimes, they may lack, or be in the relatively early development of,
legal structures governing private and foreign investments and private property.
There may be less publicly available information about issuers in emerging
markets than would be available about issuers in more developed capital markets
because such issuers may not be subject to disclosure, accounting, auditing and
financial reporting standards and requirements comparable to those which U.S.
companies are subject. In addition to withholding taxes on investment income,
some emerging market countries may impose different capital gains taxes on
foreign investors.
Depositary
Receipts Risk.
ADRs, GDRs, and IDRs are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a
foreign issuer and are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying
foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, they
continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly
in foreign securities. These risks include the political and economic risks of
the underlying issuer’s country, as well as in the case of depositary receipts
traded on non-U.S. markets, exchange risk. The issuer of a sponsored receipt
typically bears certain expenses of maintaining the depositary receipt facility.
Issuers of unsponsored ADRs are not contractually obligated to disclose material
information in the U.S., so there may not be a correlation between such
information and the market value of the unsponsored ADR. Depositary receipts are
also subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities.
High
Portfolio Turnover Risk.
The
Fund’s strategies may involve actively trading securities, resulting in a high
portfolio turnover rate (portfolio turnover in excess of 100% of the average
value of the Fund’s portfolio), which can increase transaction costs (thus
lowering performance) and taxable distributions. A high portfolio turnover rate
generally involves correspondingly greater brokerage commission expenses, which
must be borne directly by the Fund, reducing Fund returns accordingly. The
portfolio turnover rate of the Fund may vary from year to year.
Credit
Risk. The
Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or
the counterparty to a derivatives contract or a loan of portfolio securities, is
unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to
otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of
credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings.
Debt
Securities Risk.
Increases in interest rates typically lower the value of debt securities.
Investments in debt securities include credit risk, the risk that the issuer may
be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due. There is
also the risk that a bond issuer may “call,” or repay its high yielding bonds
before their maturity dates. 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.
Limited trading opportunities for certain debt securities may make it more
difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or time.
High
Yield Debt Securities (“Junk” Bond) Risk.
The Fund is permitted to invest and transact in unrated or lower-rated debt
securities and other instruments, sometimes referred to as “high yield” or
“junk” bonds. Lower-rated securities may include securities that have the lowest
rating or are in default. Investing in lower-rated or unrated securities
involves special risks in addition to the risks associated with investments in
higher-rated debt securities, including a high degree of credit risk.
Lower-rated or unrated securities may be regarded as predominantly speculative
with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest
payments. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers/issues of lower-rated or
unrated securities may be more complex than for issuers/issues of higher quality
debt securities. Lower-rated or unrated securities may be more susceptible to
losses and real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry
conditions than higher-grade securities. Securities that are in the lowest
rating category are considered to have extremely
poor
prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing, to have a current
identifiable vulnerability to default, and to be unlikely to have the capacity
to pay interest and repay principal. The secondary markets on which lower-rated
or unrated securities are traded may be less liquid than the market for
higher-grade securities. Less liquidity in the secondary trading markets could
adversely affect and cause large fluctuations in the value of such investments.
Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental
analysis, may decrease the values and liquidity of lower-rated or unrated
securities, especially in a thinly traded market. It is possible that a major
economic recession could severely disrupt the market for such securities and may
have an adverse impact on the value of such securities. In addition, it is
possible that any such economic downturn could adversely affect the ability of
the issuers of such securities to repay principal and pay interest on the bonds
and increase the incidence of default of such securities. Furthermore, with
respect to certain residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, it is
difficult to obtain current reliable information regarding delinquency rates,
prepayment rates, servicing records, as well as updated cash flows. The use of
credit ratings as the sole method of evaluating lower-rated or unrated
securities can involve certain risks. For example, credit ratings evaluate the
safety of principal and interest payments, not the market value risk of
lower-rated securities. In addition, credit rating agencies may fail to change
credit ratings in a timely fashion to reflect events since the security was
rated.
Management
Risk.
The Fund is actively-managed and may not meet its investment objective based on
the Adviser’s success or failure to implement investment strategies for the
Fund. The Adviser’s evaluations and assumptions regarding issuers, securities,
and other factors may not successfully achieve the Fund’s investment objective
given actual market conditions.
Market
Events Risk. One
or more markets in which the Fund invests may go down in value, including the
possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. This may be
due to numerous factors, including interest rates, the outlook for corporate
profits, the health of the national and world economies, national and world
social and political events, and the fluctuation of other stock markets around
the world. The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 and subsequent efforts to
contain its spread have resulted in, among other things, substantial market
volatility and reduced liquidity in financial markets; exchange trading
suspensions and closures; higher default rates; travel restrictions and
disruptions; significant global disruptions to business operations and supply
chains; lower consumer demand for goods and services; significant job losses and
increasing unemployment; event and service cancellations and restrictions;
significant challenges in healthcare service preparation and delivery; prolonged
quarantines; and general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic
and any other public health emergencies (such as any other epidemics or
pandemics) that may arise in the future could adversely affect the economies of
many nations or the entire global economy and the financial performance of
individual issuers, sectors, industries, asset classes, and markets in
significant and unforeseen ways. Extraordinary actions taken by governments and
central banks to support local and global economies and the financial markets in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in a large expansion of
government deficits and debt, the long-term consequences of which are not known.
This crisis or other public health crises may also exacerbate other pre-existing
political, social, economic, market and financial risks. In addition, the Fund
may face challenges with respect to its day-to-day operations if key personnel
of the Adviser or other service providers are unavailable due to quarantines,
restrictions on travel, or other restrictions imposed by state or federal
regulatory authorities. The duration and future impact of COVID-19 may
exacerbate the other risks that apply to the Fund and could adversely affect the
value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to
satisfy AP transaction requests, and negatively affect the Fund’s
performance.
Information
about the Fund’s daily portfolio holdings is available at
www.infracapfund.com/scap . A complete description of the Fund’s policies and
procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is
available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Investment
Adviser
The
Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”)
with Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC (the “Adviser” or “Infrastructure
Capital”), located at 1325 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY
10019. The Adviser was organized as a New York limited liability company in
January 2012 and seeks total-return opportunities driven by catalysts, largely
in key infrastructure sectors. These sectors include energy, real estate,
transportation, industrials and utilities. As of September 30, 2023, the Adviser
had approximately $1.3 billion in assets under management.
Subject
to the oversight of the Board, the Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day
management of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and
policies. For the services it provides to the Fund, the Fund pays the Adviser a
unified management fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual
rate of 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Under the Advisory
Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by the Fund
except for interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on
securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred
in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment
instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability,
extraordinary expenses, distribution fees and expenses paid by the Fund under
any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and the
unified management fee payable to the Adviser (collectively, the “Excluded
Expenses”).
A
discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s initial approval of the Advisory
Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust will be available in the Fund’s
first semi-annual report to shareholders after the Fund’s commencement of
operations.
Except
for the InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF, the Fund, as a series of the Trust,
does not hold itself out as related to any other series of the Trust for
purposes of investment and investor services, nor does it share the same
investment adviser with any other series of the Trust (except for the InfraCap
Equity Income Fund ETF).
Jay
Hatfield, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President of the
Adviser
Mr.
Hatfield is the Chief Executive Officer of Infrastructure Capital Management,
LLC (“ICM”), a private investment company that he founded in 2008 and which
principally owns the Adviser. Mr. Hatfield also is a co-founder of, and holds a
significant interest in the general partner of, NGL Energy Partners, LP, an
NYSE-listed master limited partnership
Prior
to founding ICM, Mr. Hatfield was a portfolio manager with SAC Capital Advisors,
where he managed a $500 million infrastructure fund focused on investing in
credit instruments and infrastructure-related equities. Before joining SAC, Mr.
Hatfield was a Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income Research at Zimmer
Lucas Partners, where he was responsible for directing research for credit
funds, including infrastructure related equities in the energy and utility
sectors. Mr. Hatfield began his investment banking career at Morgan Stanley
& Co. Inc., where he spent over 10 years as an investment banker advising
clients in the utility, power and energy industries. Mr. Hatfield began his
career as an auditor and consultant at Arthur Young & Co. (now Ernst &
Young), where he was a Certified Public Accountant and consultant, auditing and
providing consulting services to companies in the technology, biotechnology and
retailing industries.
Mr.
Hatfield has a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania, where he specialized in Finance and graduated with
distinction and as a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Mr. Hatfield
also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Managerial Economics from the
University of California, Davis.
Andrew
Meleney, Portfolio Manager and Director of Research of the Adviser
Mr.
Meleney is a Portfolio Manager and Director of Research of the Adviser. Prior to
joining the Adviser in 2016, Mr. Meleney was an equity analyst at Parker Global
Strategies, focusing on midstream MLP, oil and gas equities and commodity
fundamentals. Mr. Meleney is a CFA Charterholder and earned a bachelor of arts
and science in economics at Tufts University.
Samuel
Caffrey-Agoglia, Portfolio Manager and Chief Risk Officer of the
Adviser
Mr.
Caffrey-Agoglia is the General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer, and Chief Compliance
Officer of the Adviser. Prior to joining the Adviser in 2018, Mr.
Caffrey-Agoglia worked at a small law firm in New York, and before that at
PricewaterhouseCoopers and the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Caffrey-Agoglia is
an attorney licensed to practice in New York and is qualified as a Certified
Public Accountant in New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Accounting with a concentration in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor
degree. While in law school, Mr. Caffrey-Agoglia was a Staff Editor on the New
York Law School Law Review. He also holds an Executive Masters of Law in Asset
Management Practice, Compliance and Regulation.
The
Fund’s SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s
compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager and the portfolio
manager’s ownership of Fund shares.
The
Fund issues and redeems its shares only in Creation Units at the NAV per share
next determined after receipt of an order from an AP. Only APs may acquire the
Fund’s shares directly from the Fund, and only APs may tender their shares for
redemption directly to the Fund, at NAV. APs must be a member or participant of
a clearing agency registered with the SEC and must execute an authorized
participant agreement (“Participant Agreement”) that has been agreed to by the
Distributor (defined below), and that has been accepted by the Fund’s transfer
agent, with respect to purchases and redemptions of Creation Units. Once
created, the Fund’s shares trade in the secondary market in quantities less than
a Creation Unit.
Most
investors buy and sell the Fund’s shares in secondary market transactions
through brokers. Individual shares of the Fund are listed for trading on the
secondary market on the Exchange and can be bought and sold throughout the
trading day like other publicly traded securities.
When
buying or selling the Fund’s shares through a broker, you will pay or receive
the market price. You may incur customary brokerage commissions and charges, and
you may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered price in
the secondary market on each leg of a round trip (purchase and sale)
transaction. In addition, because secondary market transactions occur at market
prices, you may pay more than NAV when you buy the Fund’s shares, and receive
less than NAV when you sell those shares.
Shares
are held in book-entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued.
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee is the record owner of all
outstanding shares of the Fund.
Investors
owning Shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its
participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all Shares. DTC’s
participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies,
clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or indirectly
maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of Shares, you
are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates or to have
Shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a registered owner of
Shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of shares, you must rely
upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These procedures are the same
as those that apply to any other securities that you hold in book-entry or
“street name” through your brokerage account.
For
more information on how to buy and sell shares of the Fund, visit the Fund’s
website at www.infracapfund.com/scap or by calling the Fund toll-free at
1-800-617-0004.
Shares
of the Fund are listed for trading on the Exchange, which allows retail
investors to purchase and sell individual shares at market prices throughout the
trading day similar to other publicly traded securities. Because these secondary
market trades do not involve the Fund directly, it is unlikely that secondary
market trading would cause any harmful effects of market timing, such as
dilution, disruption of portfolio management, increases in the Fund’s trading
costs or realization of capital gains. The Board has determined not to adopt
policies and procedures designed to prevent or monitor for frequent purchases
and redemptions of the Fund’s shares because the Fund sells and redeems its
shares at NAV only in Creation Units pursuant to the terms of a Participant
Agreement between the Distributor and an AP. The Fund may impose transaction
fees on such Creation Unit transactions that are designed to offset the Fund’s
transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption
of the Creation Unit shares. Direct trading by APs is critical to ensuring that
the Fund’s shares trade at or close to NAV. Although the Fund imposes no
restrictions on the frequency of purchases and redemptions of Creation Units,
the Fund and the Adviser reserve the right to reject or limit purchases at any
time as described in the Fund’s SAI.
The
Fund’s NAV is calculated as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the New
York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, each day the
NYSE is open for business. The NAV is calculated by dividing the Fund’s net
assets by its shares outstanding.
In
calculating its NAV, the Fund generally values its assets on the basis of market
quotations, last sale prices, or estimates of value furnished by a pricing
service or brokers who make markets in such instruments. In particular, the Fund
generally values equity securities traded on any recognized U.S. or non-U.S.
exchange at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or
system on which they are principally traded. If such information is not
available for a security held by the Fund or is determined to be unreliable, the
security will be valued at fair value estimates under guidelines approved by the
Board (as described below).
The
Adviser has been designated by the Board as the Fund’s valuation designee to
make all fair value determinations with respect to the Fund’s portfolio
investments, subject to the Board’s oversight. As valuation designee, the
Adviser has adopted procedures and methodologies to fair value Fund securities
whose market prices are not “readily available” or are deemed to be unreliable.
For example, such circumstances may arise when: (i) a security has been
de-listed or has had its trading halted or suspended; (ii) a security’s primary
pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; (iii) a security’s
primary trading market is closed during regular market hours; or (iv) a
security’s value is materially affected by events occurring after the close of
the security’s primary trading market. Generally, when fair valuing a security
held by the Fund, the Adviser will take into account all reasonably available
information that may be relevant to a particular valuation including, but not
limited to, fundamental analytical data regarding the issuer, information
relating to the issuer’s business, recent trades or offers of the security,
general and/or specific market conditions and the specific facts giving rise to
the need to fair value the security. Fair value determinations are made in good
faith and in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Adviser in its
capacity as valuation designee. Due to the subjective and variable nature of
fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that the Adviser will be able to
obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such
security.
Section
12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by registered investment
companies in the securities of other investment companies, including shares of
the Fund. Registered investment companies are permitted to invest in the Fund
beyond the limits set forth in section 12(d)(1), subject to certain conditions
set forth in Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, including that such investment
companies enter into an agreement with the Fund.
Rule
12b-1 Distribution Fees
The
Trust has adopted a Rule 12b-1 distribution plan (the “Rule 12b-1 Plan”) under
the 1940 Act. Under the terms of the Rule 12b-1 Plan, the Fund is authorized to
pay an aggregate fee equal up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year
for certain distribution related activities and shareholder services.
No
Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no plans to impose
these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future,
because the fees are paid out of Fund assets, over time these fees will increase
the cost of your investment and may cost you more than certain other types of
sales charges.
Dividends
and Distributions
The
Fund intends to pay dividends from net investment income monthly and to
distribute all net realized capital gains at least annually. The Fund will
declare and pay capital gain distributions in cash. Your broker is responsible
for distributing the income and capital gain distributions to you.
No
dividend reinvestment service is provided by the Trust. Financial intermediaries
may make the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service available for use by
beneficial owners of Fund shares for reinvestment of their dividend
distributions. Beneficial owners should contact their financial intermediary to
determine the availability and costs of the service and the details of
participation therein. Financial intermediaries may require beneficial owners to
adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is available and
used, dividend distributions of both income and net realized capital gains will
be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund purchased in
the secondary market.
Taxes
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal income tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment
in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about the tax consequences of an investment in Shares, including the possible
application of foreign, state, and local tax laws.
The
Fund intends to elect and qualify each year for treatment as a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) under the Code. If it meets certain minimum
distribution requirements, a RIC is not subject to tax at the fund level on
income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders.
However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a RIC or to meet minimum distribution
requirements would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in
fund-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for
distribution to shareholders.
Unless
your investment in Shares is made through a tax-exempt entity or tax-advantaged
account, such as an IRA plan, you need to be aware of the possible tax
consequences when the Fund makes distributions, when you sell your Shares listed
on the Exchange; and when you purchase or redeem Creation Units (APs
only).
Taxes
on Distributions
The
Fund intends to distribute, at least annually, substantially all of its net
investment income and net capital gains. For federal income tax purposes,
distributions of investment income are generally taxable as ordinary income or
qualified dividend income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains (if any) are
determined by how long the Fund owned the investments that generated them,
rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her Shares. Sales of assets
held by the Fund for more than one year generally result in long-term capital
gains and losses, and sales of assets held by the Fund for one year or less
generally result in short-term capital gains and losses. Distributions of the
Fund’s net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gains over net
short-term capital losses) that are reported by the Fund as capital gain
dividends (“Capital Gain Dividends”) will be taxable as long-term capital gains,
which for non-corporate shareholders are subject to tax at reduced rates of up
to 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets). Distributions
of short-term capital gain will generally be taxable as ordinary income.
Dividends and distributions are generally taxable to you whether you receive
them in cash or reinvest them in additional Shares.
Distributions
reported by the Fund as “qualified dividend income” are generally taxed to
non-corporate shareholders at rates applicable to long-term capital gains,
provided holding period and other requirements are met. “Qualified dividend
income” generally is income derived from dividends paid by U.S. corporations or
certain foreign corporations that are either incorporated in a U.S. possession
or eligible for tax benefits under certain U.S. income tax treaties. In
addition, dividends that the Fund received in respect of stock of certain
foreign corporations may be qualified dividend income if that stock is readily
tradable on an established U.S. securities market.
Each
year, shareholders will receive a tax reporting statement containing information
detailing the estimated tax status of any distributions that the Fund paid
during the previous calendar year. REITs and MLPs in which the Fund invests
often do not provide complete and final tax information to the Fund until after
the time that the Fund issues a tax reporting statement. As a result, the Fund
may at times find it necessary to reclassify the amount and character of its
distributions to you after it issues your tax reporting statement. When such
reclassification is necessary, the Fund (or the financial intermediary, such as
a broker, through which you hold your Shares) will send you a corrected, final
Form 1099-DIV to reflect the reclassified information. If you receive a
corrected Form 1099-DIV, use the information on this corrected form, and not the
information on the previously issued tax reporting statement, in completing your
tax returns.
Shortly
after the close of each calendar year, you will be informed of the amount and
character of any distributions received from the Fund.
U.S.
individuals with income exceeding specified thresholds are subject to a 3.8% tax
on all or a portion of their “net investment income,” which includes interest,
dividends, and certain capital gains (generally including capital gains
distributions and capital gains realized on the sale of Shares). This 3.8% tax
also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of
certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.
In
general, your distributions are subject to federal income tax for the year in
which they are paid. Certain distributions paid in January, however, may be
treated as paid on December 31 of the prior year. Distributions are generally
taxable even if they are paid from income or gains earned by the Fund before
your investment (and thus were included in the Shares’ NAV when you purchased
your Shares).
You
may wish to avoid investing in the Fund shortly before a dividend or other
distribution, because such a distribution will generally be taxable even though
it may economically represent a return of a portion of your investment. If the
Fund’s distributions exceed its earnings and profits, all or a portion of the
distributions made for a taxable year may be
recharacterized
as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will
generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder’s cost basis in
Shares and result in a higher capital gain or lower capital loss when the Shares
are sold. After a shareholder’s basis in Shares has been reduced to zero,
distributions in excess of earnings and profits in respect of those Shares will
be treated as gain from the sale of the Shares.
If
you are neither a resident nor a citizen of the United States or if you are a
foreign entity, distributions (other than Capital Gain Dividends) paid to you by
the Fund will generally be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30%,
unless a lower treaty rate applies. Gains from the sale or other disposition of
your Shares generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless you are a
nonresident alien individual who is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days
or more per year. The Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a
portion of a dividend as an “interest-related dividend” or a “short-term capital
gain dividend,” which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding
tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Different tax consequences may
result if you are a foreign shareholder engaged in a trade or business within
the United States or if a tax treaty applies.
Under
legislation generally known as “FATCA” (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act),
the Fund is required to withhold 30% of certain ordinary dividends it pays to
shareholders that are foreign entities and that fail to meet prescribed
information reporting or certification requirements.
The
Fund (or a financial intermediary, such as a broker, through which a shareholder
owns Shares) generally is required to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a
percentage of the taxable distributions and sale or redemption proceeds paid to
any shareholder who fails to properly furnish a correct taxpayer identification
number, who has underreported dividend or interest income, or who fails to
certify that he, she or it is not subject to such withholding.
Taxes
When Shares are Sold on the Exchange
Any
capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Shares generally is treated as a
long-term capital gain or loss if Shares have been held for more than one year
and as a short-term capital gain or loss if Shares have been held for one year
or less. However, any capital loss on a sale of Shares held for six months or
less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of Capital Gain
Dividends paid with respect to such Shares. Any loss realized on a sale will be
disallowed to the extent Shares of the Fund are acquired, including through
reinvestment of dividends, within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and
ending 30 days after the disposition of Shares. The ability to deduct capital
losses may be limited.
The
cost basis of Shares of the Fund acquired by purchase will generally be based on
the amount paid for the Shares and then may be subsequently adjusted for other
applicable transactions as required by the Code. The difference between the
selling price and the cost basis of Shares generally determines the amount of
the capital gain or loss realized on the sale or exchange of Shares. Contact the
broker through whom you purchased your Shares to obtain information with respect
to the available cost basis reporting methods and elections for your
account.
Taxes
on Purchases and Redemptions of Creation Units
An
AP having the U.S. dollar as its functional currency for U.S. federal income tax
purposes who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally recognizes a gain
or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the value of
the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the exchanging AP’s aggregate
basis in the securities delivered, plus the amount of any cash paid for the
Creation Units. An AP who exchanges Creation Units for securities will generally
recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanging AP’s
basis in the Creation Units and the aggregate U.S. dollar market value of the
securities received, plus any cash received for such Creation Units. The
Internal Revenue Service may assert, however, that a loss that is realized upon
an exchange of securities for Creation Units may not be currently deducted under
the rules governing “wash sales” (for an AP who does not mark-to-market their
holdings), or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic
position. APs exchanging securities should consult their own tax advisor with
respect to whether wash sale rules apply and when a loss might be
deductible.
Any
capital gain or loss realized upon redemption of Creation Units is generally
treated as long-term capital gain or loss if Shares have been held for more than
one year and as a short-term capital gain or loss if Shares have been held for
one year or less.
The
Fund may include a payment of cash in addition to, or in place of, the delivery
of a basket of securities upon the redemption of Creation Units. The Fund may
sell portfolio securities to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption
proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize investment income and/or capital
gains or losses that it might not have recognized if it had completely satisfied
the redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may be less tax efficient if it
includes such a cash payment in the proceeds paid upon the redemption of
Creation Units.
Foreign
Taxes
To
the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to foreign
withholding taxes with respect to dividends or interest the Fund received from
sources in foreign countries.
The
foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current
federal tax law of an investment in the Fund. It is not a substitute for
personal tax advice. You also may be subject to state and local tax on Fund
distributions and sales of Fund shares. Consult your personal tax adviser about
the potential tax consequences of an investment in Fund shares under all
applicable tax laws. For more information, please see the section entitled
“Federal Income Taxes” in the SAI.
The
Distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC, is a broker-dealer registered with the
SEC. The Distributor distributes Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis
and does not maintain a secondary market in the Fund’s shares. The Distributor
has no role in determining the policies of the Fund or the securities that are
purchased or sold by the Fund. The Distributor’s principal address is 111 East
Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.
Each
business day, the following information will be available, free of charge, on
the Fund’s website at www.infracapfund.com/scap : (i) information for each
portfolio holding that will form the basis of the next calculation of the Fund’s
NAV per share; (ii) the Fund’s NAV per share, market price, and premium or
discount, each as of the end of the prior business day; (iii) a table showing
the number of days the Fund’s shares traded at a premium or discount during the
most recently completed calendar year and the most recently completed calendar
quarter since that year; (iv) a line graph showing Fund share premiums or
discounts for the most recently completed calendar year and the most recently
completed calendar quarter since that year; (v) the Fund’s median bid-ask spread
over the last thirty calendar days; and (vi) if during the past year the Fund’s
premium or discount was greater than 2% for more than seven consecutive trading
days, a statement that the Fund’s premium or discount, as applicable, was
greater than 2% and a discussion of the factors that are reasonably believed to
have materially contributed to the premium or discount.
Shares
of the Fund are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by the Exchange. The
Exchange is not responsible for, nor has it participated in the determination
of, the timing, prices, or quantities of shares of the Fund to be issued, nor in
the determination or calculation of the equation by which shares of the Fund are
redeemable. The Exchange has no obligation or liability to owners of shares of
the Fund in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the
shares.
Without
limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Exchange have any liability
for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special, or consequential damages
even if notified of the possibility thereof.
The
Adviser and the Fund make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to
the owners of shares of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the
advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund
particularly.
The
Trust enters into contractual arrangements with various parties, including,
among others, the Fund’s investment adviser, administrator and distributor, who
provide services to the Fund. Shareholders of the Fund are not parties to, or
intended (or “third-party”) beneficiaries of, any of those contractual
arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in
any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce such
contractual arrangements against the service providers or to seek any remedy
under such contractual arrangements against the service providers, either
directly or on behalf of the Trust.
This
prospectus provides information concerning the Trust and the Fund that you
should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Fund. None of
this prospectus, the SAI or any document filed as an exhibit to the Trust’s
registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement
or contract between the Trust or the Fund and any investor, or give rise to any
contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or
other person other than any rights conferred explicitly by federal or state
securities laws that may not be waived.
Closing
the Fund.
The Board of Trustees retains the right to close the Fund (or partially close
the Fund) to new purchases if it is determined to be in the best interest of
shareholders. Based on market and Fund conditions, and in consultation with the
Adviser, the Board of Trustees may decide to close the Fund to new investors,
all investors or certain classes of investors (such as fund supermarkets) at any
time. If the 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.
The
Fund reserves the right to cease operations and liquidate at any time. See
“Liquidation of the Fund” in the SAI for additional information.
Because
the Fund has recently commenced operations, there are no financial highlights
available at this time.
Infrastructure
Capital Advisors, LLC
1325
Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor
New
York, NY 10019
DISTRIBUTOR:
Quasar
Distributors, LLC
111
East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
CUSTODIAN:
U.S.
Bank N.A.
1555
North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53212
ADMINISTRATOR,
FUND ACCOUNTANT
AND TRANSFER AGENT:
U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615
East Michigan Street
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM:
Cohen
& Company, Ltd.
342
North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
LEGAL
COUNSEL:
Goodwin
Procter LLP
1900
N Street, NW
Washington,
DC 20036
The
Fund collects non-public information about you that the law allows or requires
it to have in order to conduct its business and properly service you. The Fund
collects financial and personal information about you (“Personal Information”)
directly (e.g., information on account applications and other forms, such as
your name, address, and social security number, and information provided to
access account information or conduct account transactions online, such as
password, account number, e-mail address, and alternate telephone number), and
indirectly (e.g., information about your transactions with us, such as
transaction amounts, account balance and account holdings).
The
Fund does not disclose any non-public personal information about its
shareholders or former shareholders other than for everyday business purposes
such as to process a transaction, service an account, respond to court orders
and legal investigations or as otherwise permitted by law. Third parties that
may receive this information include companies that provide transfer agency,
technology and administrative services to the Fund, as well as the Fund’s
investment adviser who is an affiliate of the Fund. If you maintain a
retirement/educational custodial account directly with the Fund, we may also
disclose your Personal Information to the custodian for that account for
shareholder servicing purposes. The Fund limits access to your Personal
Information provided to unaffiliated third parties to information necessary to
carry out their assigned responsibilities to the Fund. All shareholder records
will be disposed of in accordance with applicable law. The Fund maintains
physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your Personal
Information and requires its third party service providers with access to such
information to treat your Personal Information with the same high degree of
confidentiality.
In
the event that you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary,
including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the
privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public
personal information would be shared with unaffiliated third
parties.
InfraCap
Small Cap Income ETF
A
series of Series Portfolios Trust
FOR
MORE INFORMATION
You
can find more information about the Fund in the following
documents:
Statement
of Additional Information
The
SAI provides additional details about the investments and techniques of the Fund
and certain other additional information. A current SAI is on file with the SEC
and is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference. This means that the SAI
is legally considered a part of this Prospectus even though it is not physically
within this Prospectus.
Annual
and Semi-Annual Reports
The
Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports (collectively, the “Shareholder Reports”),
when available, will provide the most recent financial reports and portfolio
holdings. The annual report, when available, will contain a discussion of the
market conditions and investment strategies that affected the Fund’s performance
during the Fund’s prior fiscal period.
The
SAI and the Shareholder Reports, when available, are available free of charge on
the Fund’s website at www.infracapfund.com/scap . You can obtain a free copy of
the SAI and Shareholder Reports, request other information, or make general
inquiries about the Fund by calling the Fund (toll-free) at 1-800-617-0004 or by
writing to:
InfraCap
Small Cap Income ETF
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201-0701
1-800-617-0004
Reports
and other information about the Fund 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 fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address:
[email protected].
(The
Trust’s SEC Investment Company Act of 1940 file number is
811-23084)