ck0001261788-20221231
Prospectus April 30,
2023
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Class
(Ticker Symbol): A (SBFAX), C (SFSLX), FI (—)*, R (—)*, I
(LMRIX) |
Class
(Ticker Symbol): A (SSIAX), C (SESLX), FI (—)*, R (—)*, I
(LMRNX)
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Class
(Ticker Symbol): A (LMMDX), C (LMMCX), FI (—)*, I
(LMMIX) |
*As
of the date of this Prospectus, Class FI and Class R shares are not available
for purchase.
Each
a “Fund,” together, the “1919 Funds” or the “Funds”
The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has not approved or
disapproved these securities or determined whether this Prospectus is accurate
or complete. Any statement to the contrary is a crime.
Investment Objective
The 1919 Financial Services
Fund (the “Financial Services Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation by
investing primarily in common stocks.
Fees and Expenses of the Financial Services
Fund
The
accompanying table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy,
hold, and sell shares of the Financial Services Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and the Example below.
You may qualify for sales charge discounts
if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least
$25,000 in the 1919 Investment Counsel,
LLC (“1919ic” or the “Adviser”) family of funds. More
information about these and other discounts is available from your financial
intermediary (banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies, investment advisers,
financial consultants or advisers, mutual fund supermarkets and other financial
intermediaries) (each called a “Financial Intermediary”), in this Prospectus on
page 43 under the heading “Sales Charges,” in Appendix A to this Prospectus –
Financial Intermediary Sales Charge Variations, and in the Financial Services
Fund’s statement of additional information (the “SAI”) on page 87 under the
heading “Sales Charge Waivers and
Reductions.”
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Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
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A |
Class
C |
Class FI |
Class R |
Class
I |
Maximum
sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering
price) |
5.75% |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Maximum
deferred sales charge (load) (as a % of the lower of net asset value at
purchase or redemption) (may be reduced over time) |
1.00%¹ |
1.00% |
None |
None |
None |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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| Class
A |
Class C |
Class
FI2 |
Class
R2 |
Class I |
Management
fees |
0.80% |
0.80% |
0.80% |
0.80% |
0.80% |
Distribution
and service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
1.00% |
0.25% |
0.50% |
None |
Other
expenses |
0.31% |
0.28% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.36% |
2.08% |
1.35% |
1.60% |
1.10% |
1Although there is no
front-end sales charge on purchases of $1 million or more, there is a maximum
deferred sales charge of 1.00% if you redeem within 18 months of such a
purchase. This charge is waived for certain investors as defined in the
“Contingent Deferred Sales Charges” section on page 47 of this Prospectus.
2Because neither Class FI
nor Class R shares had any operating results to report as of the Fund’s fiscal
year ended December 31, 2022, “Other expenses” are based on estimated amounts
for the current fiscal year.
Example
This example is
intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Financial Services
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that
you invest $10,000 in the Financial Services Fund for the time periods
indicated. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each
year and the Financial Services Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and
that you reinvest all distributions and dividends without a sales
charge.
Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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Number
of years you own your shares |
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3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
Class A
(with or without redemption at end of period) |
$706 |
$981 |
$1,277 |
$2,116 |
Class
C (with redemption at end of period) |
$311 |
$652 |
$1,119 |
$2,410 |
Class
C (without redemption at end of period) |
$211 |
$652 |
$1,119 |
$2,410 |
Class
FI (with or without redemption at end of period) |
$137 |
$428 |
$739 |
$1,624 |
Class
R (with or without redemption at end of period) |
$163 |
$505 |
$871 |
$1,900 |
Class
I (with or without redemption at end of period) |
$112 |
$350 |
$606 |
$1,340 |
Portfolio turnover
The Financial Services 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 shares are held in
a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating
expenses or in the example, affect the Financial Services Fund’s performance.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Fund’s portfolio turnover
rate was 4% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under
normal circumstances, the Financial Services Fund invests at least 80% of its
net assets in equity securities of issuers in the financial services industry
that the Adviser believes are undervalued and thus may offer above-average
potential for capital appreciation. Issuers in the financial services industry
include companies that derive more than 50% of their revenues from providing
products and services to the financial services industry, including software,
hardware, publishing, news services, credit research and ratings services,
internet services and business services. The Financial Services Fund may invest
in securities of companies of any market capitalization.
The
Adviser analyzes an issuer’s financial statements to determine earnings per
share potential and reviews, as appropriate, the economy where the issuer does
business, the products offered, the issuer’s potential to benefit from industry
changes and the strength and goals of management.
The
Financial Services Fund may invest its assets in securities of foreign financial
services companies, including companies in emerging market countries. The
Financial Services Fund may invest in fixed income securities, including high
yield securities or “junk bonds.” The Financial Services Fund may invest in
shares of open-end funds or unit investment trusts that are traded on a stock
exchange, called exchange traded funds (“ETFs”).
The Financial Services Fund may engage in a
variety of transactions using derivatives, such as futures and options on
securities, securities indexes or currencies; options on these futures; interest
rate or currency swaps; and forward foreign currency transactions for any of the
following purposes: to settle transactions in securities quoted in foreign
currencies; as a hedging technique in an attempt to manage risk in the Financial
Services Fund’s portfolio; as a substitute for buying or selling securities, as
a cash flow management technique, and to manage its exposure to foreign
securities.
Principal Risks
Risk is inherent in all
investing. There is no assurance that the Financial Services Fund will meet its
investment objective. The value of your investment in the Financial Services
Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may
fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the
Financial Services Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other
similar investments. An investment in the Financial
Services Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order
to facilitate finding particular risks and comparing them with other funds. Each
risk summarized below is considered a ‘principal risk’ of investing in the
Financial Services Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Currency
risk.
The
value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases
or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S.
dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could erase
investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be
volatile, and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions, the
actions of the United States and foreign governments or central banks, the
imposition of currency controls and speculation.
Credit
risk.
If
an obligor (such as the issuer itself or a party offering credit enhancement)
for a security held by the Financial Services Fund fails to pay, otherwise
defaults, is perceived to be less creditworthy, becomes insolvent or files for
bankruptcy, a security’s credit rating is downgraded or the credit quality or
value of any underlying assets declines, the value of your investment in the
Financial Services Fund could decline. If the Financial Services Fund enters
into financial contracts (such as certain derivatives, repurchase agreements,
reverse repurchase agreements, and when-issued, delayed delivery and forward
commitment transactions), the Financial Services Fund will be subject to the
credit risk presented by the counterparty. In addition, the Financial Services
Fund may incur expenses in an effort to protect the Financial Services Fund’s
interests or to enforce its rights. Credit risk is broadly gauged by the credit
ratings of the securities in which the Financial Services Fund invests. However,
ratings are only the opinions of the companies issuing them and are not
guarantees as to quality. Securities rated in the lowest category of investment
grade (Baa/BBB) may possess certain speculative characteristics.
Derivatives
risk. The
use of derivative instruments exposes the Financial Services Fund to additional
risks and transaction costs. These instruments come in many varieties and have a
wide range of potential risks and rewards and may include futures contracts,
options (both written and purchased), swaps and forward currency exchange
contracts. A risk of the Financial Services Fund’s use of derivatives is that
the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall
securities markets.
ETF
risk. Investing
in an ETF will give the Financial Services Fund exposure to the securities
comprising the index on which the ETF is based and will expose the Fund to risks
similar to those of investing directly in those securities. Unlike shares of
typical mutual funds or unit investment trusts, shares of ETFs are traded on an
exchange and may trade throughout a trading day. ETFs are bought and sold based
on market values and not at net asset value, and therefore, may trade at either
a premium or discount to net asset value. The Financial Services Fund will
indirectly bear its proportionate share of the management fees and other
expenses that are charged by the ETF in addition to the management fees and
other expenses directly incurred by the Financial Services Fund. As a result,
with respect to the Financial Services Fund’s investment in ETFs, shareholders
will be subject to two layers of fees and expenses in connection with their
investment in the Financial Services Fund. The Financial Services Fund will also
pay brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase and sale of shares of
ETFs.
Extension
risk.
When
interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities may occur more slowly
than anticipated, extending the effective duration of these fixed income
securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to
decline. This may cause the Financial Services Fund’s share prices to be more
volatile.
Financial
services companies risk.
The
Financial Services Fund is subject to the risk of concentrating investments in
financial services companies, which makes it more susceptible to factors
adversely affecting issuers within that industry than would a fund investing in
a more diversified portfolio of securities. Economic downturns, credit losses
and severe price competition can negatively affect this industry. The
profitability of financial services companies is dependent on the availability
and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change.
Financial services companies are also subject to extensive government
regulation. The impact of recent legislation on any individual company or on the
industry as a whole cannot be predicted.
Fixed
income securities risk.
Fixed
income securities are subject to a number of risks, including credit, market and
interest rate risks. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer or obligor will not
make timely payments of principal and interest. Changes in an issuer’s credit
rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also
affect the value of the Financial Services Fund’s investment in that issuer.
Market risk is the risk that the fixed income markets may become volatile and
less liquid, and the market value of an investment may move up or down,
sometimes quickly or unpredictably. Interest rate risk is the risk that the
value of a fixed income security will fall when interest rates rise. In general,
the longer the maturity and the
lower
the credit quality of a fixed income security, the more likely its value will
decline. These risks are heightened with respect to high yield securities.
Foreign
investments and emerging markets risk.
The Financial Services Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or
issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk.
Foreign countries in which the Financial Services Fund may invest may have
markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S.
markets. The value of the Financial Services Fund’s investments may decline
because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets
and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or
financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these
securities.
The
risks of foreign investments are heightened when investing in issuers in
emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic,
political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable
than those of more developed countries. They are often particularly sensitive to
market movements because their market prices tend to reflect speculative
expectations. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in
extreme price volatility. In addition to the lack of liquidity, as compared to
domestic investments, emerging market investments also face risks related to
market manipulation, limited reliable access to capital, political risk,
atypical foreign investment structures, lack of shareholder rights and remedies,
and incomplete or inaccurate auditing and reporting standards.
Issuer
risk.
The value of a security can go up or down more than the market as a whole and
can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole, often due to
disappointing earnings reports by the issuer, unsuccessful products or services,
loss of major customers, major litigation against the issuer or changes in
government regulations affecting the issuer or the competitive environment. The
Financial Services Fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on an
individual security. Historically, the prices of securities of small and medium
capitalization companies have generally gone up or down more than those of large
capitalization companies, although even large capitalization companies may fall
out of favor with investors.
Illiquid
investment risk.
Some
assets held by the Financial Services Fund may be difficult to sell, or
illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid assets may also
be difficult to value. If the Financial Services Fund is forced to sell an
illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Financial
Services Fund may be forced to sell at a loss.
Prepayment
or call risk.
Many
fixed income securities give the issuer the option to repay or call the security
prior to its maturity date. Issuers often exercise this right when interest
rates fall. Accordingly, if the Financial Services Fund holds a fixed income
security subject to prepayment or call risk, it will not benefit fully from the
increase in value that other fixed income securities generally experience when
interest rates fall. Upon prepayment of the security, the Financial Services
Fund would also be forced to reinvest the proceeds at then current yields, which
would be lower than the yield of the security that was paid off. In addition, if
the Financial Services Fund purchases a fixed income security at a premium (at a
price that exceeds its stated par or principal value), the Financial Services
Fund may lose the amount of the premium paid in the event of prepayment.
Portfolio
selection risk.
The
value of your investment may decrease if the Adviser’s judgment about the
attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry
or sector or about market movements is incorrect.
Market
risk. Financial
market risks affect the value of individual instruments in which the Financial
Services Fund invests. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your
investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money. Factors such
as economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political
events affect the markets. Periods of market volatility may occur in response to
market events and other economic, political, and global macro factors. For
example, in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of
government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the
effects of the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation
have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global
financial markets. These and other similar events could be prolonged and could
adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the
Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s
performance.
In
the past several years, financial markets, such as those in the United States,
Europe, Asia and elsewhere, have experienced increased volatility, depressed
valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and
non-governmental issuers have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their
debts. These conditions may continue, recur, worsen or spread.
Economies
and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly
interconnected. As a result, whether or not the Financial Services Fund invests
in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries
experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the
Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
Stock
market and equity securities risk.
The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the Financial
Services Fund’s investments in equity securities may decline generally. Equity
securities fluctuate in price based on changes in a company’s financial
condition and overall market and economic conditions. Local, regional, or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other
public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant
impact on the securities markets and on specific securities. If the market
prices of the securities owned by the Financial Services Fund fall, the value of
your investment in the Financial Services Fund will decline. Volatility in the
securities market may make it more difficult for the Financial Services Fund to
accurately value its securities or to sell its securities on a timely basis.
Market volatility may also adversely affect the broader economy, which in turn
may adversely affect the value of securities owned by the Financial Services
Fund and the net asset value (“NAV”) of its shares.
Tax
risk. If
positions held by the Financial Services Fund were treated as “straddles” for
federal income tax purposes, or the Financial Services Fund’s risk of loss with
respect to a position was otherwise diminished as set forth in Treasury
regulations, dividends on stocks that are a part of such positions would not
constitute qualified dividend income subject to such favorable income tax
treatment in the hands of non-corporate shareholders or eligible for the
dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. In addition, generally,
straddles are subject to certain rules that may affect the amount, character and
timing of the Financial Services Fund’s gains and losses with respect to
straddle positions.
Valuation
risk.
The
sales price the Financial Services Fund could receive for any particular
portfolio investment may differ from the Financial Services Fund’s valuation of
the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile
markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. Investors who
purchase or redeem Financial Services Fund shares on days when the Financial
Services Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive fewer or more shares
or lower or higher redemption proceeds than they would have received if the
Financial Services Fund had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
valuation methodology.
Value
investing risk.
The value approach to investing involves
the risk that stocks may remain undervalued. Value stocks may underperform the
overall equity market while the market concentrates on growth
stocks.
Performance
The accompanying
bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Financial Services Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the
Financial Services Fund’s performance from year to year for Class I shares. The
table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the Financial
Services Fund and also compares the Financial Services Fund’s performance with
the average annual total returns of
a
domestic broad-based index and a secondary index reflecting the market sector in
which the Fund primarily invests. The S&P Financials Index is a
subset of, and one of eleven sectors in, the S&P 500 Index.
Performance for classes other than those shown may vary from the performance
shown to the extent the expenses for those classes differ. The Financial
Services Fund makes updated performance information available at www.1919funds.com
or by calling the Financial Services Fund at 1‑844‑828‑1919.
The
performance of shares of the Financial Services Fund for the period prior to
November 7, 2014, reflects the performance of the Legg Mason
Investment Counsel Financial Services Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”). The
Financial Services Fund acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of the
Predecessor Fund that had used substantially similar investment strategies. At
completion of the reorganization on November 7, 2014, Class A, Class C, and
Class I of the Financial Services Fund assumed the performance, financial and
other historical information of the Predecessor Fund’s corresponding class of
shares.
Past performance (before and
after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Financial Services Fund
will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in
the accompanying bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would be
less than those shown.
Calendar Year Total Return as of December
31,
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Highest
and Lowest Return Quarters
during
the period of time shown in the bar chart |
Highest Return
Quarter |
12/31/2020 |
33.37% |
Lowest Return
Quarter |
03/31/2020 |
-32.81% |
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Average Annual Total
Returns
(for periods ended December 31,
2022)
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I |
1 year |
5 years |
10 years |
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Return before
taxes |
-13.71% |
4.64% |
11.36% |
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Return after taxes on
distributions |
-14.23% |
3.71% |
10.51% |
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Return after taxes on distributions and
sale of fund shares |
-7.73% |
3.56% |
9.31% |
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Other
Classes (Return before taxes only) |
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Class A |
-18.92% |
3.12% |
10.34% |
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Class C |
-15.40% |
3.60% |
10.23% |
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S&P
500 Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-18.11% |
9.42% |
12.56% |
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S&P Financials Index (reflects
no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
-10.53% |
6.41% |
12.16% |
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The after-tax returns are shown
only for Class I shares, are calculated using the historical highest individual
federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and
local taxes. Actual after-tax returns
depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the
after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares
through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement
accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns for classes
other than Class I will vary from returns shown for Class I.
In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return after Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than other return figures for the same period. A higher after-tax
return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides an
assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
Management
Investment
adviser:
1919 Investment Counsel, LLC.
Portfolio
managers:
Mr. Charles King, CFA, Chief Investment Officer and a Managing Director of the
Adviser, became a portfolio manager of the Financial Services Fund in March
2017. Mr. John Helfst became a portfolio manager of the Financial Services Fund
in October 2022.
Purchase
and Sale of Financial Services Fund Shares
You
may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Financial Services Fund each day
the New York Stock Exchange is open, at the Financial Services Fund’s net asset
value determined after receipt of your request in good order, subject to any
applicable sales charge.
The
Financial Services Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally
are set forth in the accompanying table:
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Investment
minimum initial/additional investment ($) |
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Class C |
Class FI |
Class R |
Class
I |
General |
1,000/50 |
1,000/50 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Uniform
Gifts or Transfers to Minor Accounts |
1,000/50 |
1,000/50 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
IRAs |
250/50 |
250/50 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
SIMPLE
IRAs |
None/None |
None/None |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Systematic
Investment Plans |
50/50 |
50/50 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Clients
of Eligible Financial Intermediaries |
None/None |
N/A |
None/None |
N/A |
None/None |
Eligible
Investment Programs |
None/None |
N/A |
None/None |
None/None |
None/None |
Retirement
Plans with omnibus accounts held on the books of the fund and
certain rollover IRAs |
None/None |
None/None |
None/None |
None/None |
None/None |
Other
Retirement Plans |
None/None |
None/None |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Institutional
Investors |
1,000/50 |
1,000/50 |
N/A |
N/A |
1
million/None |
*Available
to investors investing directly with the Fund.
Your
Financial intermediary may impose different investment minimums. Please contact
them for additional details.
For
more information about how to purchase, redeem or exchange shares, and to learn
which classes of shares are available to you, you should contact your Financial
Intermediary, or, if you hold your shares or plan to purchase shares through the
Financial Services Fund, you should contact the Financial Services Fund by phone
at 1-844-828-1919 or by mail at 1919 Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund
Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701.
Tax
Information
The
Financial Services Fund’s distributions are generally taxable as ordinary
income, qualified dividend income or capital gain. Some distributions may be
treated as a return of capital for tax purposes. If you are investing through a
tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or IRA, you will generally not
be subject to federal taxation on Fund distributions until you begin receiving
distributions from your tax-deferred arrangement.
Payments
to Broker/Dealers and other Financial Intermediaries
The
Financial Services Fund and its related companies may pay broker/dealers or
other Financial Intermediaries (such as a bank or an insurance company) for the
sale of fund shares and related services. These payments create a conflict of
interest by influencing your broker/dealer or other intermediary or its
employees or associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment.
Ask your financial adviser or salesperson or visit your Financial Intermediary’s
or salesperson’s website for more information.
Investment Objective
The 1919 Socially Responsive Balanced
Fund (the “Socially Responsive Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks to
provide high total return consisting of capital appreciation and current
income.
Fees and Expenses of the Socially Responsive Balanced
Fund
The
accompanying table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy,
hold, and sell shares of the Socially Responsive Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and the Example below.
You may qualify for sales charge discounts
if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least
$25,000 in the 1919 Investment Counsel,
LLC (“1919ic” or the “Adviser”) family of funds. More
information about these and other discounts is available from your financial
intermediary banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies, investment advisers,
financial consultants or advisers, mutual fund supermarkets and other financial
intermediaries) (each called a “Financial Intermediary”), in this Prospectus on
page 43 under the heading “Sales Charges,” in Appendix A to this Prospectus –
Financial Intermediary Sales Charge Variations, and in the Socially Responsive
Fund’s statement of additional information (the “SAI”) on page 87 under the
heading “Sales Charge Waivers and Reductions.”
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly
from your investment) |
| Class A |
Class C |
Class FI |
Class R |
Class I |
Maximum
sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering
price) |
5.75% |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Maximum
deferred sales charge (load) (as a % of the lower of net asset value at
purchase or redemption) (may be reduced over time) |
1.00%¹ |
1.00% |
None |
None |
None |
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Annual Fund Operating
Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value
of your investment) |
| Class A |
Class C |
Class FI2 |
Class R2 |
Class I |
Management
fees |
0.58% |
0.58% |
0.58% |
0.58% |
0.58% |
Distribution
and service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
1.00% |
0.25% |
0.50% |
None |
Other
expenses |
0.14% |
0.12% |
0.14% |
0.14% |
0.14% |
Acquired
fund fees and expenses |
0.01% |
0.01% |
0.01% |
0.01% |
0.01% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses3 |
0.98% |
1.71% |
0.98% |
1.23% |
0.73% |
1Although there is no
front-end sales charge on purchases of $1 million or more, there is a maximum
deferred sales charge of 1.00% if you redeem within 18 months of such a
purchase. This charge is waived for certain investors as defined in the
“Contingent Deferred Sales Charges” section on page 47 of this Prospectus.
2Because neither Class FI
nor Class R shares had any operating results to report as of the Fund’s fiscal
year ended December 31, 2022, “Other expenses” are based on estimated amounts
for the current fiscal year.
3Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses do not correlate to the “Gross Expenses” or “Net Expenses”
provided in the Financial Highlights because the Financial Highlights reflect
the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include 0.01% that is attributed
to acquired fund fees and expenses.
Example
This example is
intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Socially Responsive
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that
you invest $10,000 in the Socially Responsive Fund for the time periods
indicated. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each
year and the Socially Responsive Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and
you reinvest all distributions and dividends without a sales
charge.
Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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of years you own your shares |
| 1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
Class A
(with or without redemption at end of period) |
$669 |
$869 |
$1,086 |
$1,707 |
Class
C (with redemption at end of period) |
$274 |
$539 |
$928 |
$2,019 |
Class
C (without redemption at end of period) |
$174 |
$539 |
$928 |
$2,019 |
Class
FI (with or without redemption at end of period) |
$100 |
$312 |
$542 |
$1,201 |
Class
R (with or without redemption at end of period) |
$125 |
$390 |
$676 |
$1,489 |
Class
I (with or without redemption at end of period) |
$75 |
$233 |
$406 |
$906 |
Portfolio
turnover.
The Socially Responsive 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 shares are held in
a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating
expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2022, the Socially Responsive Fund’s portfolio
turnover rate was 13% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The
Socially Responsive Fund invests in a mix of common stocks and other equity
securities of U.S. companies of any market capitalization and fixed income
securities which are primarily investment grade and may be of any maturity and
any duration. Under normal circumstances, the Socially Responsive Fund will
maintain at least 65% of the value of its assets in equity securities and at
least 25% of the value of its assets in fixed income securities. Fixed income
securities include asset- and mortgage-backed securities. The Socially
Responsive Fund may invest up to 25% (and generally less than 15%) in foreign
securities, including those of issuers in emerging market countries. The
Socially Responsive Fund emphasizes companies that offer both attractive
investment opportunities and demonstrate an awareness of their impact on the
society in which they operate.
The
portfolio managers consider whether, relative to other companies in an industry,
a company that meets these investment criteria is also sensitive to
environmental and social issues related to its products, services, or methods of
doing business.
Socially
responsive factors considered are:
•Fair
and reasonable employment practices, with due consideration of a diverse
workforce
•Contributions
to the general well-being of the citizens of its host communities and countries
and respect for human rights
•Efforts
and strategies to minimize the negative impact of business activities and to
preserve the earth’s ecological heritage with those environmental policies,
practices and procedures that are currently acceptable, or are exhibiting
improvement
•Exposure
to fossil fuel real assets including oil, gas and coal
•Avoidance
of investments in companies that:
•Manufacture
nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction
•Derive
more than 5% of their revenue from the production of non-nuclear
weaponry
•Derive
more than 5% of their revenue from the production or sales of
tobacco
The
portfolio managers perform their own independent review of issuers based on the
above factors and every investment the Fund makes is reviewed against these
factors (excluding
securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies).
Socially responsive factors are not the exclusive considerations in investment
decisions but securities that do not meet the above factors will not be
purchased. These portfolio restrictions are based on the belief that a company
will benefit from being socially responsive by enabling it to better position
itself in developing business opportunities while avoiding liabilities that may
be incurred when a product or service is determined to have a negative social
impact. These companies should be better prepared
to
respond to external demands and ensure that over the longer term they will be
able to provide a positive return to both investors and society as a whole.
The
portfolio managers will use their best efforts to assess a company’s
environmental and social performance. This means that there is no guarantee that
the Adviser’s research process will uncover material factors that a company
fails to disclose. This analysis will be based on a company’s present
activities, and will not preclude securities solely because of past activities.
The portfolio managers will monitor the related progress or deterioration of
each company in which the Socially Responsive Fund invests. The Adviser will
sell a portfolio security that no longer meets the factors described above, but
such a decision may also be based on the Adviser’s fundamental equity and fixed
income research process.
Principal Risks
Risk
is inherent in all investing. There is no assurance that the Socially Responsive
Fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the
Socially Responsive Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your
investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the
Socially Responsive Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other
similar investments. An investment in the Socially
Responsive Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order
to facilitate finding particular risks and comparing them with other funds. Each
risk summarized below is considered a ‘principal risk’ of investing in the Fund,
regardless of the order in which it appears.
Credit
risk.
If
an obligor (such as the issuer itself or a party offering credit enhancement)
for a security held by the Socially Responsive Fund fails to pay, otherwise
defaults, is perceived to be less creditworthy, becomes insolvent or files for
bankruptcy, a security’s credit rating is downgraded or the credit quality or
value of any underlying assets declines, the value of your investment in the
Fund could decline. If the Socially Responsive Fund enters into financial
contracts (such as repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, and
when-issued, delayed delivery and forward commitment transactions), the Socially
Responsive Fund will be subject to the credit risk presented by the
counterparty. In addition, the Socially Responsive Fund may incur expenses in an
effort to protect the Socially Responsive Fund’s interests or to enforce its
rights. Credit risk is broadly gauged by the credit ratings of the securities in
which the Socially Responsive Fund invests. However, ratings are only the
opinions of the companies issuing them and are not guarantees as to quality.
Securities rated in the lowest category of investment grade (Baa/BBB) may
possess certain speculative characteristics.
Currency
risk.
The value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies
increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the
U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could
erase investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can
be volatile, and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions,
the actions of the United States and foreign governments or central banks, the
imposition of currency controls and speculation.
Extension
risk.
When
interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities, particularly asset-
and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more slowly than anticipated,
extending the effective duration of these fixed income securities at below
market interest rates and causing their market prices to decline more than they
would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone. This may cause the
Socially Responsive Fund’s share price to be more volatile.
Fixed
income securities risk.
Fixed income securities are subject to a number of risks, including credit,
market and interest rate risks. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer or
obligor will not make timely payments of principal and interest. Changes in an
issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s
creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Socially Responsive Fund’s
investment in that issuer. Market risk is the risk that the fixed income markets
may become volatile and less liquid, and the market value of an investment may
move up or down, sometimes quickly or unpredictably. Interest rate risk is the
risk that the value of a fixed income security will fall when interest rates
rise. In general, the longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a
fixed income security, the more likely its value will decline.
Foreign
investments and emerging market risk.
The Socially Responsive Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or
issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk.
Foreign countries in which the Socially Responsive Fund may invest may have
markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S.
markets. The value of the Socially Responsive Fund’s investments may decline
because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets
and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or
financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these
securities.
The
risks of foreign investments are heightened when investing in issuers in
emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic,
political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable
than those of more developed countries. They are often particularly sensitive to
market movements because their market prices tend to reflect speculative
expectations. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in
extreme price volatility. In addition to the lack of liquidity, as compared to
domestic investments, emerging market investments also face risks related to
market manipulation, limited reliable access to capital, political risk,
atypical foreign investment structures, lack of shareholder rights and remedies,
and incomplete or inaccurate auditing and reporting standards.
Issuer
risk.
The
value of a security can go up or down more than the market as a whole and can
perform differently from the value of the market as a whole, often due to
disappointing earnings reports by the issuer, unsuccessful products or services,
loss of major customers, major litigation against the issuer or changes in
government regulations affecting the issuer or the competitive environment. The
Socially Responsive Fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on an
individual security. Historically, the prices of securities of small and medium
capitalization companies have generally gone up or down more than those of large
capitalization companies, although even large capitalization companies may fall
out of favor with investors.
Illiquid
investment risk.
Some
assets held by the Socially Responsive Fund may be impossible or difficult to
sell, particularly during times of market turmoil. These illiquid assets may
also be difficult to value. If the Socially Responsive Fund is forced to sell an
illiquid asset to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Socially
Responsive Fund may be forced to sell at a loss.
Market
risk. Financial
market risks affect the value of individual instruments in which the Socially
Responsive Fund invests. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down,
your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money. Factors
such as economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and
political events affect the markets. Periods
of market volatility may occur in response to market events and other economic,
political, and global macro factors. For example, in recent years, the COVID-19
pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of
government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the
global economy and in global financial markets. These and other similar events
could be prolonged and could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the
Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests,
and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
In
the past several years, financial markets, such as those in the United States,
Europe, Asia and elsewhere, have experienced increased volatility, depressed
valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and
non-governmental issuers have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their
debts. These conditions may continue, recur, worsen or spread.
Economies
and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly
interconnected. As a result, whether or not the Socially Responsive Fund invests
in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries
experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the
Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
Mortgage-Backed
Securities and other Asset-Backed Securities risk.
Mortgage-backed
securities represent direct or indirect participation in, or are secured by and
payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property. Mortgage-backed
securities may be issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or
instrumentalities or may be issued by private issuers, generally originators in
mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, mortgage bankers,
commercial banks, investment bankers, and special purpose entities
(collectively, “private lenders”). The purchase of mortgage-backed securities
from private lenders may entail greater risk than mortgage-backed securities
that are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its
agencies
or instrumentalities. Mortgage-backed securities risks include the failure of a
party to meet its commitments under the related operative documents, adverse
interest rate changes and the effects of prepayments on mortgage cash flows.
Asset-backed
securities are securities backed by credit card receivables, automobile loans or
other assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors
are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit
laws, many of which have given debtors the right to reduce the balance due on
the credit cards. Asset-backed securities may be subject to greater risk of
default during periods of economic downturn than other instruments.
Residential
Mortgage-Backed Securities (“RMBS”) risk. RMBS
are subject to delinquencies and defaults by borrowers in payments on the
underlying mortgages, and the related losses, are affected by general economic
conditions, the borrower’s equity in the mortgaged property and the borrower’s
financial circumstances. Subprime loans are loans made to borrowers with
weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on
their loans. RMBS backed by subprime loans may suffer significantly greater
declines in value due to defaults or the increased risk of default.
Portfolio
selection risk.
The
value of your investment may decrease if the Adviser’s judgment about the
attractiveness or value of or market trends affecting a particular security,
industry, sector or region, or about market movements is incorrect.
Prepayment
or call risk.
Many
fixed income securities give the issuer the option to repay or call the security
prior to its maturity date. Issuers often exercise this right when interest
rates fall. Accordingly, if the Socially Responsive Fund holds a fixed income
security subject to prepayment or call risk, it will not benefit fully from the
increase in value that other fixed income securities generally experience when
interest rates fall. Upon prepayment of the security, the Socially Responsive
Fund would also be forced to reinvest the proceeds at then current yields, which
would be lower than the yield of the security that was paid off. In addition, if
the Socially Responsive Fund purchases a fixed income security at a premium (at
a price that exceeds its stated par or principal value), the Socially Responsive
Fund may lose the amount of the premium paid in the event of prepayment.
Socially
responsive criteria risk.
The
Socially Responsive Fund’s universe of investments may be smaller than that of
other funds because of the Socially Responsive Fund’s socially responsive
criteria. Socially responsive companies may underperform similar companies
without socially responsive policies or the market as a whole. They may also
fall out of favor with investors. The Socially Responsive Fund’s socially
responsive criteria may also prevent investment in certain attractive
opportunities that would be otherwise consistent with the Socially Responsive
Fund’s investment objective and investment strategies.
Socially
responsive information from third-party data providers may be incomplete,
inaccurate, or unavailable, which could cause the Adviser to incorrectly assess
a company’s socially responsive characteristics. Additionally, the third-party
data providers may differ in the data they provide for a given company or
industry, and such data may only take into account one of many socially
responsive characteristics of a company.
Stock
market and equity securities risk.
The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the Socially
Responsive Fund’s investments in equity securities may decline generally. Equity
securities fluctuate in price based on changes in a company’s financial
condition and overall market and economic conditions. Local, regional, or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other
public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant
impact on the securities markets and on specific securities. If the market
prices of the securities owned by the Socially Responsive Fund fall, the value
of your investment in the Socially Responsive Fund will decline.
Volatility
in the securities market may make it more difficult for the Socially Responsive
Fund to accurately value its securities or to sell its securities on a timely
basis. Market volatility may also adversely affect the broader economy, which in
turn may adversely affect the value of securities owned by the Socially
Responsive Fund and the net asset value (“NAV”) of its shares.
Valuation
risk.
The
sales price the Socially Responsive Fund could receive for any particular
portfolio investment may differ from the Socially Responsive Fund’s valuation of
the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile
markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. Investors who
purchase or redeem fund shares on days when the Socially Responsive Fund is
holding fair-valued securities
may receive fewer or more shares or lower
or higher redemption proceeds than they would have received if the Socially
Responsive Fund had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
valuation methodology.
Performance
The accompanying
bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Socially Responsive Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the
Socially Responsive Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A
shares. The table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the
Socially Responsive Fund that has been in operation for at least one full
calendar year and also compares the Socially Responsive Fund’s performance with
the average annual total returns of an index or other benchmark. The table
compares the Socially Responsive Fund’s performance with the average annual
total returns of the S&P 500 Index, a domestic broad-based equity
index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a fixed income index, and a
70%/30% blend of the two indexes. The blended index provides Socially
Responsive Fund shareholders with a more meaningful comparison than does the
standalone performance of either the S&P 500 Index or the Bloomberg U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index. Performance for classes other than those
shown may vary from the performance shown to the extent the expenses for those
classes differ. The Socially Responsive Fund makes updated performance
information available
at www.1919funds.com
or by calling the Socially Responsive Fund at 1‑844‑828‑1919.
The
performance of shares of the Socially Responsive Fund for the period prior to
November 7, 2014, reflects the performance of the Legg Mason Investment Counsel
Social Awareness Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”). The Socially Responsive Fund
acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of the Predecessor Fund that had
used substantially similar investment strategies and had the same portfolio
management team. At completion of the reorganization on November 7, 2014, Class
A, Class C, and Class I of the Socially Responsive Fund assumed the performance,
financial and other historical information of the Predecessor Fund’s shares.
Past performance (before and
after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Socially Responsive
Fund will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in
the accompanying bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would be
less than those shown.
Calendar Year Total Return as of December
31,
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Highest Return
Quarter |
06/30/2020 |
16.02% |
Lowest Return
Quarter |
06/30/2022 |
-13.46% |
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5 years |
10 years |
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Return before
taxes |
-24.60% |
5.58% |
7.35% |
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Return after taxes on
distributions |
-24.64% |
5.17% |
6.04% |
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Return after taxes on distributions and
sale of fund shares |
-14.53% |
4.28% |
5.56% |
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Other
Classes (Return before taxes only) |
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Class C |
-21.41% |
6.09% |
7.22% |
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Class I |
-19.82% |
7.15% |
8.29% |
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S&P
500 Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-18.11% |
9.42% |
12.56% |
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Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
-13.01% |
0.02% |
1.06% |
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Blended S&P 500 Index
(70%) and Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
(30%) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
-16.33% |
6.86% |
9.22% |
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The after-tax returns are shown
only for Class A shares, are calculated using the historical highest
individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of
state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns
depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the
after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares
through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.
After-tax returns for classes
other than Class A will vary from returns shown for Class
A. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return after Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than other return figures for the same period. A higher after-tax
return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides an
assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
Management
Investment
adviser:
1919
Investment Counsel, LLC.
Portfolio
managers:
Mr.
Ronald T. Bates, Managing Director of the Adviser, has been a portfolio manager
of the Predecessor Fund since December 2006 and of the Socially Responsive Fund
since inception.
Ms.
Aimee M. Eudy, Principal of the Adviser, has been a portfolio manager of the
Predecessor Fund since May 2012, and of the Socially Responsive Fund since
inception.
Mr.
Robert Huesman, Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, has been a portfolio manager
of the Socially Responsive Fund since September 2020.
Ms.
Alison Bevilacqua, Portfolio Manager and Principal of the Adviser, has been a
portfolio manager of the Socially Responsive Fund since September
2020.
Purchase
and Sale of Socially Responsive Fund Shares
You
may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Socially Responsive Fund each day
the New York Stock Exchange is open, at the Fund’s net asset value determined
after receipt of your request in good order, subject to any applicable sales
charge.
The
Socially Responsive Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally
are set forth in the accompanying table:
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Class
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Class FI |
Class R |
Class
I |
General |
1,000/50 |
1,000/50 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Uniform
Gifts or Transfers to Minor Accounts |
1,000/50 |
1,000/50 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
IRAs |
250/50 |
250/50 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
SIMPLE
IRAs |
None/None |
None/None |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Systematic
Investment Plans |
50/50 |
50/50 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Clients
of Eligible Financial Intermediaries |
None/None |
N/A |
None/None |
N/A |
None/None |
Eligible
Investment Programs |
None/None |
N/A |
None/None |
None/None |
None/None |
Retirement
Plans with omnibus accounts held on the books of the Fund and certain
rollover IRAs |
None/None |
None/None |
None/None |
None/None |
None/None |
Other
Retirement Plans |
None/None |
None/None |
N/A |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Institutional
Investors |
1,000/50 |
1,000/50 |
N/A |
N/A |
1
million/None |
* Available
to investors investing directly with the Fund.
Your
Financial Intermediary may impose different investment minimums. Please contact
them for additional details.
For
more information about how to purchase, redeem or exchange shares, and to learn
which classes of shares are available to you, you should contact your Financial
Intermediary, or, if you hold your shares or plan to purchase shares through the
Socially Responsive Fund, you should contact the Socially Responsive Fund by
phone at 1-844-828-1919 or by mail at
1919
Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201-0701.
Tax
Information
The
Socially Responsive Fund’s distributions are generally taxable as ordinary
income, qualified dividend income or capital gain. Some distributions may be
treated as a return of capital for tax purposes. If you are investing through a
tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or IRA, you will generally not
be subject to federal taxation on Fund distributions until you begin receiving
distributions from your tax-deferred arrangement.
Payments
to Broker/Dealers and other Financial Intermediaries
The
Socially Responsive Fund and its related companies may pay broker/dealers or
other Financial Intermediaries (such as a bank or an insurance company) for the
sale of fund shares, shareholder services and other purposes. These payments
create a conflict of interest by influencing your broker/dealer or other
intermediary or its employees or associated persons to recommend the Fund over
another investment. Ask your financial adviser or salesperson or visit your
Financial Intermediary’s or salesperson’s website for more information.
Investment Objective
The 1919 Maryland Tax-Free
Income Fund (the “Maryland Fund”) seeks a high level of current income exempt
from federal and Maryland state and local income taxes, consistent with prudent
investment risk and preservation of capital.
Fees and Expenses of the Maryland Tax-Free Income
Fund
The
accompanying table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy,
hold, and sell shares of the Maryland Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and the Example below.
You may qualify for sales charge discounts
if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least
$25,000 in the 1919 Investment Counsel,
LLC (“1919ic” or the “Adviser”) family of funds. More
information about these and other discounts is available from your financial
intermediary banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies, investment advisers,
financial consultants or advisers, mutual fund supermarkets and other financial
intermediaries) (each called a “Financial Intermediary”), in this Prospectus on
page 43 under the heading “Sales Charges,” in Appendix A to this Prospectus –
Financial Intermediary Sales Charge Variations, and in the Maryland Fund’s
statement of additional information (the “SAI”) on page 87 under the heading
“Sales Charge Waivers and Reductions.”
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Shareholder
Fees
(paid
directly from your investment) |
| Class A |
Class C |
Class FI |
Class I |
Maximum
sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of
offering price) |
4.25% |
None |
None |
None |
Maximum
deferred sales charge (load) (as a % of the lower of net asset value
at purchase or redemption) (may be reduced over time) |
1.00%¹ |
1.00% |
None |
None |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
| Class A |
Class C |
Class FI2 |
Class I |
Management
fees |
0.55% |
0.55% |
0.55% |
0.55% |
Distribution
and service (12b-1) fees |
0.15% |
0.70% |
0.25% |
None |
Other
expenses |
0.40% |
0.39% |
0.42% |
0.42% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.10% |
1.64% |
1.22% |
0.97% |
Fees
waived/expenses reimbursed3 |
-0.35% |
-0.34% |
-0.37% |
-0.37% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses after waiving fees/reimbursing
expenses |
0.75% |
1.30% |
0.85% |
0.60% |
1Although
there is no front-end sales charge on purchases of $1 million or more, there is
a maximum deferred sales charge of 1.00% if you redeem within 18 months of such
a purchase. This charge is waived for certain investors as defined in the
“Contingent Deferred Sales Charges” section on page 47 of this Prospectus.
2Because Class FI shares
did not have any operating results to report as of the Fund’s fiscal year ended
December 31, 2022, “Other expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the
current fiscal year.
31919ic
has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (other than
interest, brokerage commissions, front-end or contingent deferred sales charges,
portfolio transaction expenses, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund
fees and expenses) so that total annual operating expenses are not expected to
exceed 0.75% for Class A shares, 1.30% for Class C shares, 0.85% for Class FI
shares, and 0.60% for Class I shares (the “expense caps”), subject to
recapture as described below. This arrangement will remain in effect through at
least April 30,
2024. After that date, the arrangement may be terminated or
amended at any time by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Trust for Advised
Portfolios upon 60 days’ notice to 1919ic or by 1919ic with consent of the
Board. 1919ic may be permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to
a class within three years after 1919ic waived the fee or
incurred the expense if the class’ total
annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the limits described
above. In no case will 1919ic recapture any amount that would result, on any
particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual operating
expenses exceeding (after the recoupment amount has been taken into account) the
lower of: (1) the applicable expense cap at the time of the waiver and/or
reimbursement; or (2) the applicable expense cap at the time of the recapture.
Example
This example is
intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Maryland Fund with the
cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest
$10,000 in the Maryland Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and the Maryland Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the expense caps that
are in place through April 30, 2024) and that you reinvest all distributions and
dividends without a sales charge.
Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
Class A
(with or without redemption at end of period) |
$498 |
$727 |
$973 |
$1,678 |
Class
C (with redemption at end of period) |
$232 |
$484 |
$860 |
$1,915 |
Class
C (without redemption at end of period) |
$132 |
$484 |
$860 |
$1,915 |
Class
FI (with or without redemption at end of period) |
$87 |
$351 |
$635 |
$1,445 |
Class
I (with or without redemption at end of period) |
$61 |
$272 |
$500 |
$1,156 |
Portfolio
turnover
The
Maryland Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or
“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate indicates higher
transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a
taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating
expenses or in the example, affect the Maryland Fund’s performance. During the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Fund’s portfolio turnover
rate was 33% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The
Maryland Fund invests primarily in debt instruments issued by or on behalf of
the State of Maryland, its political subdivisions, municipalities, agencies,
instrumentalities or public authorities, the interest on which, in the opinion
of counsel to the issuers of those instruments, is exempt from federal and
Maryland state and local income taxes. Securities considered for investment must
be investment grade (that is securities rated in the Baa/BBB categories or
above, or if unrated, determined to be of comparable credit quality by the
Adviser). The Maryland Fund may invest 25% or more of its total assets in a
particular segment of the municipal securities market, such as hospital revenue
bonds, housing agency bonds, private activity bonds or airport bonds, or in
securities the interest on which is paid from revenues of a similar type of
project. Under normal circumstances, the Maryland Fund will invest at least 80%
of its net assets in municipal obligations, the interest of which is exempt from
Maryland state and local taxes and is not considered an item of tax preference
for the purpose of the federal alternative minimum tax (“AMT”).
The
Maryland Fund may invest in securities of any maturity. The portfolio managers
anticipate that the dollar‑weighted average maturity for the Maryland Fund will
be in the long-intermediate-term to long-term range (generally from 7 to 20
years) although, at times, depending on the portfolio managers’ market outlook,
the average maturity may be somewhat longer or shorter than this. The tax
consequences of trading activity are always considered.
The
portfolio managers analyze each sector and issuer under consideration for the
portfolio to determine its credit fundamentals and outlook. Issuers are
scrutinized not only for their ability to make timely interest and principal
payments, but for the stability of their financial position and ratings.
Securities
may be sold because their credit fundamentals have changed or in order to buy a
security that the portfolio managers believe will produce greater risk-adjusted
returns.
The Maryland Fund is classified as
“non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”),
which means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number
of issuers than a diversified fund. However, the Maryland Fund intends to
satisfy the asset diversification requirements for qualification as a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Maryland Fund may also use other strategies
and invest in other securities that are described, along with their risks, in
the SAI. However, the Maryland Fund might not make use of all of the strategies
and techniques or invest in all of the types of securities described in this
Prospectus or in the SAI.
Principal Risks
Risk
is inherent in all investing. There is no assurance that the Maryland Fund will
meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the Maryland
Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may
fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the
Maryland Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar
investments. An investment in the Maryland Fund
is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate finding
particular risks and comparing them with other funds. Each risk summarized below
is considered a ‘principal risk’ of investing in the Maryland Fund, regardless
of the order in which it appears.
Credit
risk.
If an issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Maryland Fund or a
counterparty to a financial contract with the Maryland Fund defaults or is
downgraded, or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or if the value of the
assets underlying a security declines, the value of your investment will
typically decline. The Maryland Fund may invest a significant portion of its
assets in securities that are not general obligations of a state. These may be
issued by local governments or public authorities and may vary significantly
from the state’s general obligations. They may also not be backed by the taxing
power of the government unit that issued them.
Issuer
risk.
The
value of a security can go up or down more than the market as a whole and can
perform differently from the value of the market as a whole, often due to
disappointing earnings reports by the issuer, unsuccessful products or services,
loss of major customers, major litigation against the issuer or changes in
government regulations affecting the issuer or the competitive environment. The
Maryland Fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on an individual
security.
Illiquid
investment risk.
Some
securities held by the Maryland Fund may be difficult to sell, or illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may also be
difficult to value. If the Maryland Fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to
meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be forced to sell at
a loss.
Market
risk. Financial
market risks affect the value of individual instruments in which the Maryland
Fund invests. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your
investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money. Factors such
as economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political
events affect the markets. Periods of market volatility may occur in response to
market events and other economic, political, and global macro factors. For
example, in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of
government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the
effects of the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation
have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global
financial markets. These and other similar events could be prolonged and could
adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the
Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s
performance.
In
the past several years, financial markets, such as those in the United States,
Europe, Asia and elsewhere, have experienced increased volatility, depressed
valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and
non-governmental issuers have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their
debts. These conditions may continue, recur, worsen or spread.
Economies
and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly
interconnected. As a result, whether or not the Maryland Fund invests in
securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to
countries
experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the
Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
Market
and interest rate risk. The
market prices of the Maryland Fund’s securities may go up or down, sometimes
rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or
perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in
interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor
sentiment. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the
spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other
events could have a significant impact on the securities markets and on specific
securities. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down.
The value of your investment may also go down when interest rates rise. A rise
in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration
securities. The U.S. credit markets have been experiencing extreme volatility
and disruption for more than five years. Instability in the credit markets has
made it more difficult for a number of issuers of debt securities to obtain
financing or refinancing for their investment or lending activities or
operations. In particular, because of volatile conditions in the credit markets,
issuers of debt securities may be subject to increased cost for debt, tightening
underwriting standards and reduced liquidity for loans they make, securities
they purchase and securities they issue. These developments may increase the
volatility of the value of securities owned by the Fund. These developments may
also make it more difficult for the Maryland Fund to accurately value its
securities or to sell its securities on a timely basis. These developments may
also adversely affect the broader economy, which in turn may adversely affect
the ability of issuers of securities owned by the Maryland Fund to make payments
of principal and interest when due, lead to lower credit ratings of issuers and
increased defaults by issuers. Such developments could, in turn, reduce the
value of securities owned by the Maryland Fund and adversely affect the net
asset value (“NAV”) of its shares.
Maryland
municipal securities risk.
The
Maryland Fund focuses its investments on Maryland municipal securities and may
be affected significantly by adverse economic or political developments or other
events affecting Maryland obligors. Also, the Maryland Fund may be more volatile
than a more geographically diverse fund.
Municipal
securities risk.
Municipal
issuers may be adversely affected by rising health care costs, increasing
unfunded pension liabilities, and by the phasing out of federal programs
providing financial support. Unfavorable conditions and developments relating to
projects financed with municipal securities can result in lower revenues to
issuers of municipal securities. Issuers often depend on revenues from these
projects to make principal and interest payments. The value of municipal
securities can also be adversely affected by changes in the financial condition
of one or more individual municipal issuers or insurers of municipal issuers,
regulatory and political developments, tax law changes or other legislative
actions, and by uncertainties and public perceptions concerning these and other
factors. In addition, some local jurisdictions have invested heavily in
derivative instruments and may hold portfolios of uncertain valuation. These
developments could reduce the value of all municipal securities or the
securities of particular issuers or reduce the attractiveness of investing in
municipal instruments as compared to taxable instruments. In recent periods an
increasing number of municipal issuers in the United States have defaulted on
obligations and commenced insolvency proceedings. Financial difficulties of
municipal issuers may continue or get worse.
Non-diversification
risk.
To the extent the Maryland Fund invests its
assets in a smaller number of issuers, the Maryland Fund will be more
susceptible to negative events affecting those issuers than a diversified
fund.
Portfolio
selection risk.
The
value of your investment may decrease if the Adviser’s judgment about the
quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security,
industry, sector, or region, or about interest rates is incorrect.
Sector
focus risk.
The Maryland Fund may focus a significant portion of its investments in a single
sector of the municipal securities market. In doing so, the Maryland Fund is
more susceptible to factors adversely affecting that sector than would be a fund
not following this practice. In addition, the Maryland Fund may invest in
securities issued by hospitals and other healthcare providers. Pressure to
reduce expenses and to limit lengths of stay and significant changes in federal
healthcare policies may adversely affect the financial health of some hospitals.
Tax
risk.
The
income on the Maryland Fund’s municipal securities could become subject to
regular federal income or Maryland state personal income taxes due to
noncompliant conduct by issuers, unfavorable legislation or litigation or
adverse interpretations by regulatory authorities. The Maryland Fund may not be
a suitable investment for IRAs, for other tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts or
for investors who are not sensitive to the federal income tax consequences of
their investments.
Valuation
risk.
The sales price the Maryland Fund could
receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Maryland
Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in
thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology.
Investors who purchase or redeem fund shares on days when the Maryland Fund is
holding fair-valued securities may receive fewer or more shares or lower or
higher redemption proceeds than they would have received if the Maryland Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different valuation
methodology.
Performance
The accompanying
bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Maryland Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Maryland
Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The table shows
the average annual total returns of each class of the Maryland Fund that has
been in operation for at least one full calendar year and also compares the
Maryland Fund’s performance with the average annual total returns of an index or
other benchmark. Performance for classes other than those shown may vary from
the performance shown to the extent the expenses for those classes differ. The
Maryland Fund makes updated performance information available at www.1919funds.com
or by calling the Maryland Fund at 1-844-828-1919.
The
performance of shares of the Maryland Fund for the period prior to November 7,
2014, reflects the performance of the Legg Mason Investment Counsel Maryland
Tax-Free Income Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The Maryland Fund acquired the
assets and assumed the liabilities of the Predecessor Fund, which had used
substantially similar investment strategies and had the same portfolio
management team. At completion of the reorganization on November 7, 2014, Class
A, Class C, and Class I of the Maryland Fund assumed the performance, financial
and other historical information of the Predecessor Fund’s corresponding class
of shares.
Past performance (before and
after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Maryland Fund will
perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in
the accompanying bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would be
less than those shown.
Calendar Year Total Return as of December
31,
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Highest Return
Quarter |
12/31/2022 |
2.56% |
Lowest Return
Quarter |
03/31/2022 |
-3.81% |
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periods ended December 31, 2022) |
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5 years |
10 years |
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Class
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before taxes |
-10.05% |
-0.11% |
0.73% |
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Return after taxes on
distributions |
-10.06% |
-0.13% |
0.71% |
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Return after taxes on distributions and
sale of fund shares |
-5.29% |
0.42% |
1.17% |
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Classes (Return before taxes only) |
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-7.50% |
0.21% |
0.61% |
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Class I |
-5.91% |
0.92% |
1.32% |
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Bloomberg
U.S. Municipal Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-8.53% |
1.25% |
2.13% |
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The after-tax returns are shown
only for Class A shares, are calculated using the historical highest
individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of
state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an
investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns for classes
other than Class A will vary from returns shown for Class
A. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares
are higher than returns before taxes for certain periods shown because they
reflect the tax benefit of capital losses realized on the redemption of fund
shares. In certain cases, the figure
representing “Return after Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may
be higher than other return figures for the same period. A higher after-tax
return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides an
assumed tax deduction that benefits the
investor.
Management
Investment
adviser:
1919 Investment Counsel, LLC.
Portfolio
managers: Mr.
R. Scott Pierce, CFA, a Managing Director of the Adviser, has been a portfolio
manager of the Predecessor Fund since April 2007 and of the Maryland Fund since
inception.
Ms.
Lauren K. Webb, CFA, a Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, has
been a portfolio manager of the Maryland Fund since September 1,
2020.
Purchase
and Sale of Maryland Fund Shares
You
may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Maryland Fund each day the New
York Stock Exchange is open, at the Fund’s net asset value determined after
receipt of your request in good order, subject to any applicable sales charge.
The
Maryland Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as
follows:
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Class C |
Class FI |
Class I |
General |
1,000/50 |
1,000/50 |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Uniform
Gifts or Transfers to Minor Accounts |
1,000/50 |
1,000/50 |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Systematic
Investment Plans |
50/50 |
50/50 |
N/A |
1 million/None* |
Clients
of Eligible Financial Intermediaries |
None/None |
N/A |
None/None |
None/None |
Eligible
Investment Programs |
None/None |
N/A |
None/None |
None/None |
Institutional
Investors |
1,000/50 |
1,000/50 |
N/A |
1
million/None |
* Available
to investors investing directly with the Fund.
Your
Financial Intermediary may impose different investment minimums. Please contact
them for additional details.
For
more information about how to purchase, redeem or exchange shares, and to learn
which classes of shares are available to you, you should contact your Financial
Intermediary, or, if you hold your shares or plan to purchase shares through the
Maryland Fund, you should contact the Maryland Fund by phone at 1‑844‑828‑1919
or by mail at 1919 Funds, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701.
Tax
Information
The
Maryland Fund intends to distribute income that is dividend income exempt from
regular federal income tax and Maryland state personal income tax. A portion of
the Maryland Fund’s distributions may be subject to such taxes and/or to the
federal AMT. Some distributions may be treated as a return of capital for tax
purposes. The Maryland Fund may not be a suitable investment for IRAs, for other
tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts or for investors who are not sensitive to
the federal income tax consequences of their investments. If you are investing
through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or IRA you will
generally not be subject to federal taxation on Maryland Fund distributions
until you begin receiving distributions from your tax-deferred arrangement.
Payments
to Broker/Dealers and other Financial Intermediaries
The
Maryland Fund and its related companies may pay broker/dealers or other
Financial Intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of fund shares and
related services. These payments create a conflict of interest by influencing
your broker/dealer or other intermediary or its employees or associated persons
to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or
salesperson or visit your Financial Intermediary’s or salesperson’s website for
more information.
Financial
Services Fund’s Objectives and Strategies
The
Financial Services Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing
primarily in common stocks.
Under
normal circumstances, the Financial Services Fund invests at least 80% of its
net assets in equity securities of issuers in the financial services industry.
These companies may include, but are not limited to:
•Regional
and money center banks
•Securities
brokerage firms
•Asset
management companies
•Savings
banks and thrift institutions
•Specialty
finance companies (e.g.,
credit card and mortgage providers)
•Insurance
and insurance brokerage firms
•Government
sponsored agencies, such as the Government National Mortgage
Association
•Financial
conglomerates
For
purposes of the Financial Services Fund’s 80% policy, issuers in the financial
services industry include companies that derive more than 50% of their revenues
from providing products and services to the financial services industry,
including software, hardware, publishing, news services, credit research and
ratings services, Internet services and business services. For purposes of this
80% policy, net assets include borrowings for investment purposes, if
any.
The
Financial Services Fund’s 80% investment policy may be changed by the Board of
Trustees (the “Board”) of Trust for Advised Portfolios (the “Trust”) upon 60
days’ prior notice to shareholders.
The
Financial Services Fund is classified as a limited derivatives user under Rule
18f-4 of the 1940 Act. As a limited derivatives user the Financial Services
Fund’s derivatives exposure, excluding certain currency and interest rate
hedging transactions, may not exceed 10% of its net assets. This restriction is
not fundamental and may be changed by the Financial Services Fund without a
shareholder vote.
The
Financial Services Fund’s investment strategies may be changed without
shareholder approval. The Financial Services Fund’s investment objective may be
changed by the Board without shareholder approval and on notice to shareholders.
The
Financial Services Fund may also use other strategies and invest in other
securities that are described, along with their risks, in the SAI. However, the
Financial Services Fund might not use all of the strategies and techniques or
invest in all of the types of securities described in this Prospectus or in the
SAI.
Cash
management.
The Financial Services Fund may hold cash pending investment, and may invest in
money market instruments for cash management purposes. The amount of assets the
Financial Services Fund may hold for cash management purposes will depend on
market conditions and the need to meet expected redemption requests.
Defensive
investing.
The Financial Services Fund may depart from its principal investment strategies
in response to adverse market, economic or political conditions by taking
temporary defensive positions, including by investing without limit in any type
of money market instruments, short-term fixed income securities or cash without
regard to any percentage limitations. While the Financial Services Fund is in a
defensive position, it may not achieve its investment objective. Although the
Adviser has the ability to take defensive positions, it may choose not to do so
for a variety of reasons, even during volatile market conditions.
Derivatives
and hedging techniques.
Derivatives are financial instruments whose value depends upon, or is derived
from, the value of an asset, such as one or more underlying investments, indexes
or currencies. The Financial Services Fund may engage in a variety of
transactions using derivatives, such as futures and options on securities,
securities indexes or currencies; options on these futures; interest rate or
currency swaps; and
forward
foreign currency transactions. Derivatives may be used by the Financial Services
Fund for any of the following purposes:
•To
settle transactions in securities quoted in foreign currencies
•As
a hedging technique in an attempt to manage risk in the Financial Services
Fund’s portfolio
•As
a substitute for buying or selling securities
•As
a cash flow management technique
•To
manage its exposure to foreign securities
A
derivative contract will obligate or entitle the Financial Services Fund to
deliver or receive an asset or cash payment based on the change in value of one
or more underlying investments, indexes or currencies. When the Financial
Services Fund enters into derivatives transactions, it may be required to
segregate assets or enter into offsetting positions, in accordance with
applicable regulations. Such segregation is not a hedging technique and will not
limit the Financial Services Fund’s exposure to loss. The Financial Services
Fund will, therefore, have investment risk with respect to both the derivative
itself and the assets that have been segregated to offset the Financial Services
Fund’s derivative exposure. If such segregated assets represent a large portion
of the Financial Services Fund’s portfolio, portfolio management may be affected
as covered positions may have to be reduced if it becomes necessary for the
Financial Services Fund to reduce the amount of segregated assets in order to
meet redemptions or other obligations.
The
Adviser, on behalf of the Financial Services Fund, has claimed an exclusion from
the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity
Exchange Act. As a result, the Financial Services Fund is not subject to
registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under such Act even
though it may engage to a limited extent in certain derivatives transactions
that might otherwise subject it to such registration and
regulation.
Should
the Financial Services Fund invest in derivatives, the Financial Services Fund
will, in determining compliance with any percentage limitation or requirement
regarding the use or investment of Financial Services Fund assets, take into
account the market value of the Financial Services Fund’s derivative positions
that are intended to reduce or create exposure to the applicable category of
investments.
Equity
investments.
Equity securities include exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) common and
preferred stocks, warrants and rights, securities convertible into common
stocks, and securities of other investment companies and of real estate
investment trusts.
Exchange-traded
funds (ETFs).
The Financial Services Fund may invest in shares of open-end mutual funds or
unit investment trusts that are traded on a stock exchange, called exchange
traded funds. Typically, an ETF seeks to track (positively or negatively) the
performance of an index by holding in its portfolio either the same securities
that comprise the index or a representative sample of the index. Investing in an
ETF gives the Financial Services Fund exposure to the securities comprising the
index on which the ETF is based and the Financial Services Fund will gain or
lose value depending on the performance of the index. Certain ETFs in which the
Financial Services Fund may invest seek to track (positively or negatively) a
multiple of index performance on any given day.
Fixed
income securities.
Fixed income securities represent obligations of corporations, governments and
other entities to repay money borrowed. Fixed income securities are commonly
referred to as “debt,” “debt obligations,” “bonds” or “notes.” The issuer of the
fixed income security usually pays a fixed, variable or floating rate of
interest, and repays the amount borrowed, usually at the maturity of the
security. Some fixed income securities, however, do not pay current interest but
are sold at a discount from their face values. Other fixed income securities may
make periodic payments of interest and/or principal. Some fixed income
securities are partially or fully secured by collateral supporting the payment
of interest and principal.
Foreign
investments.
The Financial Services Fund may invest its assets in securities of foreign
financial services companies, including companies in emerging market countries.
High
yield securities.
The Financial Services Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high yield
securities (“junk bonds”).
Other
investments.
The Financial Services Fund may also use other strategies and invest in other
securities that are described, along with their risks, in the SAI. However, the
Financial Services Fund might not use all of the strategies and techniques or
invest in all of the types of securities described in this Prospectus or in the
SAI.
Selection
process.
The Financial Services Fund invests primarily in equity securities of financial
services issuers that the Adviser believes are undervalued and thus may offer
above-average potential for capital appreciation. In deciding what securities to
buy, the Adviser analyzes an issuer’s financial statements to determine earnings
per share potential. It also reviews, as appropriate, the economy where the
issuer does business, the products offered, the issuer’s potential to benefit
from industry changes and the strength and goals of management. The Adviser
typically will sell a security in the Financial Services Fund’s portfolio if
that security experiences earnings problems.
Socially
Responsive Fund’s Objectives and Strategies
The
Socially Responsive Fund seeks to provide high total return consisting of
capital appreciation and current income. The Socially Responsive Fund emphasizes
companies that offer both attractive investment opportunities and demonstrate an
awareness of their impact on the society in which they operate. The Socially
Responsive Fund will consider debt instruments such as green, social or
sustainable bonds, whose purpose is to promote resource efficiency or
climate-related mitigation, remediation or adaptation. Bonds are determined to
be green, social or sustainable bonds through the Adviser’s proprietary research
process.
Under
normal circumstances, the Socially Responsive Fund will maintain at least 65% of
the value of its assets in equity securities and at least 25% of the value of
its assets in fixed income securities. The Socially Responsive Fund invests in a
mix of common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies in a broad
range of industries and sectors, without regard to market capitalization. The
Fund invests in fixed income securities which are primarily investment grade and
may be of any maturity and any duration. The Fund may invest up to 25% (and
generally invests less than 15%) in foreign securities, including those of
issuers in emerging market countries. The Socially Responsive Fund emphasizes
companies that offer both attractive investment opportunities and demonstrate an
awareness of their impact on the society in which they operate.
The
Socially Responsive Fund’s investment strategies may be changed without
shareholder approval. The Fund’s investment objective may be changed by the
Board without shareholder approval and on notice to shareholders.
The
portfolio managers consider whether, relative to other companies in an industry,
a company that meets these investment criteria is also sensitive to
environmental and social issues related to its products, services, or methods of
doing business.
Socially
responsive factors considered are:
• Fair
and reasonable employment practices, with due consideration of a diverse
workforce
•Contributions
to the general well-being of the citizens of its host communities and countries
and respect for human rights
•Efforts
and strategies to minimize the negative impact of business activities and to
preserve the earth’s ecological heritage with those environmental policies,
practices and procedures that are currently acceptable, or are exhibiting
improvement
•Exposure
to fossil fuel real assets including oil, gas and coal
•Avoidance
of investments in companies that:
•Manufacture
nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction
•Derive
more than 5% of their revenue from the production of non-nuclear
weaponry
•Derive
more than 5% of their revenue from the production or sales of
tobacco
The
portfolio managers perform their own independent review of issuers based on the
above factors and every investment the Fund makes is reviewed against these
factors (excluding securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies).
Socially responsive factors are not the exclusive considerations in investment
decisions but securities that do not meet the above factors will not be
purchased. These portfolio restrictions are based on the belief that a company
will benefit from being socially responsive by enabling it to better position
itself in developing business opportunities while avoiding liabilities that may
be incurred when a product or service is determined to have a negative social
impact. These companies should be better prepared to respond to external demands
and ensure that over the longer term they will be able to provide a positive
return to both investors and society as a whole. The Adviser does not
incorporate a scoring or weighting system, however, any security held by the
Fund must meet the factors, described above, and be consistent with the
Adviser’s fundamental research process.
The
portfolio managers will use their best efforts to assess a company’s
environmental and social performance. This means that there is no guarantee that
the Adviser’s research process will uncover material factors that a company
fails to disclose. This analysis will be based on present activities, and will
not preclude securities solely because of past activities. The portfolio
managers will monitor the related progress or deterioration of each company in
which the Socially Responsive Fund invests. The Adviser will sell a portfolio
security that no longer meets the factors described above, but such a decision
may also be based on the Adviser’s fundamental equity and fixed income research
process.
The
Socially Responsive Fund may also use other strategies and invest in other
securities that are described, along with their risks, in the SAI. However, the
Socially Responsive Fund might not use all of the strategies and techniques or
invest in all of the types of securities described in this Prospectus or in the
SAI.
Defensive
investing.
The Socially Responsive Fund may depart from its principal investment strategies
in response to adverse market, economic or political conditions by taking
temporary defensive positions, including by investing in any type of money
market instruments, short-term debt securities or cash without regard to any
percentage limitations. While the Socially Responsive Fund is in a defensive
position, it may not achieve its investment objective. Although the Adviser has
the ability to take defensive positions, it may choose not to do so for a
variety of reasons, even during volatile market conditions.
Equity
investments.
Equity securities include exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) common
and preferred stocks, warrants and rights, securities convertible into common
stocks, and securities of other investment companies and of real estate
investment trusts.
The
Socially Responsive Fund invests in a broad range of companies, industries and
sectors, without regard to market capitalization. The portfolio managers use a
fundamental approach to selecting equity securities. In selecting individual
equity securities, the portfolio managers look for companies they believe are
undervalued. Specifically, the portfolio managers look for:
•Attractive
risk-adjusted price/earnings ratio, relative to growth
•Positive
earnings trends
•Favorable
financial condition
Fixed
income securities.
Fixed income securities represent obligations of corporations, governments and
other entities to repay money borrowed. Fixed income securities are commonly
referred to as “debt,” “debt obligations,” “bonds” or “notes.” The issuer of the
fixed income security usually pays a fixed, variable or floating rate of
interest, and repays the amount borrowed, usually at the maturity of the
security. Some fixed income securities, however, do not pay current interest but
are sold at a discount from their face values. Other fixed income securities may
make periodic payments of interest and/or principal. Some fixed income
securities are partially or fully secured by collateral supporting the payment
of interest and principal.
In
selecting fixed income investments, the portfolio managers:
•Determine
sector and maturity weightings based on intermediate- and long-term assessments
of the economic environment and interest rate outlook
•Use
fundamental analysis to determine the relative value of bond issues. When
selecting fixed income investments, the Adviser aims to capitalize on its bond
sector research to identify undervalued and
overvalued
sectors early and utilize proprietary credit research to anticipate positive and
negative credit ratings changes; and make duration and term structure decisions
that are top-down while its sector weighting decisions are bottom up.
•Identify
undervalued bonds and attempt to avoid bonds that may be subject to credit
downgrades
Foreign
securities. The
Socially Responsive Fund may invest a portion of its assets, generally less than
15% (but not more than 25%), in securities of foreign issuers, including issuers
in emerging market countries. Foreign securities generally include American
Depository Receipts (ADRs), Yankee Bonds and other securities quoted in U.S.
dollars.
Other
investments.
The Socially Responsive Fund may also use other strategies and invest in other
securities that are described, along with their risks, in the SAI. However, the
Socially Responsive Fund might not use all of the strategies and techniques or
invest in all of the types of securities described in this Prospectus or in the
SAI.
Maryland
Fund’s Investment Objective and Strategies
The
Maryland Fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of current income
exempt from federal and Maryland state and local income taxes, consistent with
prudent investment risk and preservation of capital.
The
Maryland Fund’s investment strategies may be changed without shareholder
approval. The Maryland Fund’s investment objective may be changed by the Board
without shareholder approval and on notice to shareholders. The Maryland Fund
may not change its policy to, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of
its net assets in municipal obligations, the interest of which is exempt from
Maryland state and local taxes and is not considered an item of tax preference
for the purpose of the federal AMT without shareholder approval. For purposes of
this 80% policy, net assets include borrowings for investment purposes, if any.
Maryland
municipal securities include debt obligations issued by the State of Maryland
and its political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities, certain other
governmental issuers (such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam) and
other qualifying issuers, and investments with similar economic characteristics,
the income from which is exempt from regular federal income and Maryland State
personal income taxes. Although municipal securities are issued by qualifying
issuers, payments of principal and interest on municipal securities may be
derived solely from revenues from certain facilities, mortgages or private
industries, and may not be backed by the issuers themselves. These securities
include municipal security participations and other municipal security interests
issued or backed by banks, insurance companies, and other financial
institutions.
Maryland
municipal securities include general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, housing
authority bonds, private activity bonds, industrial development bonds, residual
interest bonds, tender option bonds, tax and revenue anticipation notes, bond
anticipation notes, tax-exempt commercial paper, municipal leases, participation
certificates and custodial receipts. General obligation bonds are backed by the
full faith and credit of the issuing entity. Revenue bonds are typically used to
fund public works projects, such as education, health care, utilities, toll
roads, airports and transportation facilities that are expected to produce
income sufficient to make the payments on the bonds, since they are not backed
by the full taxing power of the municipality. Housing authority bonds are used
primarily to fund low to middle income residential projects and may be backed by
the payments made on the underlying mortgages. Tax and revenue anticipation
notes are generally issued in order to finance short-term cash needs or,
occasionally, to finance construction. Tax and revenue anticipation notes are
expected to be repaid from taxes or designated revenues in the related period,
and they may or may not be general obligations of the issuing entity. Bond
anticipation notes are issued with the expectation that their principal and
interest will be paid out of proceeds from renewal notes or bonds and may be
issued to finance such items as land acquisition, facility acquisition and/or
construction and capital improvement projects.
Municipal
securities include municipal lease obligations, which are undivided interests
issued by a state or municipality in a lease or installment purchase contract
which generally relates to equipment or facilities. In some cases payments under
municipal leases do not have to be made unless money is specifically approved
for that purpose by an appropriate legislative body for the fiscal year in
question.
Cash
management and defensive investing.
For temporary defensive purposes, when, in the portfolio managers’ opinion, no
suitable municipal securities are available, for liquidity purposes or pending
the investment of the proceeds of the sale of shares, the Maryland Fund may
invest in taxable short-term investments. The Maryland Fund may also temporarily
invest more than 20% of its net assets in municipal obligations the interest on
which is exempt from federal income tax but is an item of tax preference and/or
is subject to Maryland state and local income taxes. If the Maryland Fund holds
cash uninvested it will be subject to the credit risk of the depository
institution holding the cash. In addition, it will not earn income on the cash
and the Maryland Fund’s yield will go down. While the Maryland Fund is in a
defensive position, it may not achieve its investment objective. Although the
portfolio managers have the ability to take defensive positions, they may choose
not to do so for a variety of reasons, even during volatile market conditions.
Duration.
The portfolio managers establish a weighted average effective duration target
for the Maryland Fund based on the portfolio managers’ investment outlook. This
outlook is determined by the portfolio managers’ analysis of the economy, fiscal
and monetary policy and international events. Factors directly impacting the
municipal market, such as supply, demand and legislative developments, are also
incorporated into the portfolio manager’s outlook.
Effective
duration seeks to measure the expected sensitivity of market price to changes in
interest rates, taking into account the anticipated effects of structural
complexities (for example, some bonds can be prepaid by the issuer). The
assumptions that are made about a security’s features and options when
calculating effective duration may prove to be incorrect. As a result, investors
should be aware that effective duration is not an exact measurement and may not
reliably predict a security’s price sensitivity to changes in yield or interest
rates.
Investment
grade securities.
Investment grade securities are those rated within the four highest grades by
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings, a division
of S&P Global Inc. (“S&P”), or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”) or, if
unrated, deemed by the portfolio managers to be of comparable quality.
Other
investments.
The Maryland Fund may also use other strategies and invest in other securities
that are described, along with their risks, in the SAI. However, the Maryland
Fund might not make use of all of the strategies and techniques or invest in all
of the types of securities described in this Prospectus or in the SAI.
Selection
process.
The portfolio managers analyze each sector and issuer under consideration for
the portfolio to determine its credit fundamentals and outlook. Issuers are
scrutinized not only for their ability to make timely interest and principal
payments, but for the stability of their financial position and ratings.
Selling
discipline.
Securities may be sold because their credit fundamentals have changed or in
order to buy a security that the portfolio managers believe will produce greater
risk-adjusted returns.
Principal
Risks
Risk
is inherent in all investing. There is no assurance that the Funds will meet its
investment objective. The value of your investment in the Funds, as well as the
amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly.
You may lose part or all of your investment in the Funds or your investment may
not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Funds is
not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks are
presented in alphabetical order to facilitate finding particular risks and
comparing them with other funds. Each risk summarized below is considered a
‘principal risk’ of investing in a Fund, regardless of the order in which it
appears. The following is a summary description of principal risks of investing
in the Funds.
Credit
risk (Financial Services and Socially Responsive Funds).
If an obligor (such as the issuer itself or a party offering credit enhancement)
for a security held by a Fund fails to pay, otherwise defaults, is perceived to
be less creditworthy, becomes insolvent or files for bankruptcy, a security’s
credit rating is downgraded or the credit quality or value of any underlying
assets declines, the value of your investment in a Fund could decline. Credit
risk is broadly gauged by the credit ratings of the securities in which a Fund
invests. However, ratings are only the opinions of the companies issuing them
and are not guarantees as to quality. A Fund is subject to greater levels of
credit risk to the extent it holds below investment grade debt securities (that
is, securities rated below the Baa/BBB categories or unrated securities of
comparable quality), or “junk bonds.” These securities have a higher risk of
issuer default, because, among other reasons, issuers of junk bonds often have
more
debt
in relation to total capitalization than issuers of investment grade securities.
These securities are considered speculative, tend to be less liquid and are more
difficult to value than higher rated securities and may involve major risk of
exposure to adverse conditions and negative sentiments. These securities may be
in default or in danger of default as to principal and interest. Unrated
securities of comparable quality share these risks.
If,
in the case of the Financial Services Fund, it enters into financial contracts
(such as certain derivatives, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase
agreements, and when-issued, delayed delivery and forward commitment
transactions), it will be subject to the credit risk presented by the
counterparty. In addition, the Financial Services Fund may incur expenses in an
effort to protect its interests or to enforce its rights.
Credit
risk (Maryland Fund).
If
an obligor (such as the municipal issuer, a municipal insurer or other party
offering credit enhancement) for a security held by the Maryland Fund or a
counterparty to a financial contract with the Maryland Fund fails to pay,
otherwise defaults, or is perceived to be less creditworthy, becomes insolvent
or files for bankruptcy, or, if a security’s credit rating is downgraded or the
credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines, the value of your
investment in the Maryland Fund could decline. In particular, the number of
municipal insurers is relatively small, and, as a result, changes in the
financial condition of an individual municipal insurer may affect the overall
municipal market. If the Maryland Fund enters into financial contracts, the
Maryland Fund will be subject to the credit risk presented by the counterparty.
In addition, the Maryland Fund may incur expenses in an effort to protect the
Maryland Fund’s interest in securities experiencing these events. Credit risk is
broadly gauged by the credit ratings of the securities in which the Maryland
Fund invests. However, ratings are only the opinions of the companies issuing
them and are not guarantees as to quality. Securities rated in the lowest
category of investment grade (Baa/BBB) may possess certain speculative
characteristics.
The
Maryland Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in securities that
are not general obligations of a state. These may be issued by local governments
or public authorities and are rated according to their particular
creditworthiness, which may vary significantly from the state’s general
obligations.
The
Maryland Fund may invest in bonds that are issued by or on behalf of public
authorities to finance privately operated facilities. Payment of principal and
interest on these bonds depends on the stream of revenue from the facility or
the credit standing of the private operator; they are not supported by the
taxing power of the public authority that issued them. The credit quality of
private activity bonds is usually directly related to the credit standing of the
corporate user of the facilities. Because these securities are not backed by the
taxing power of the government unit that issued them, they carry a greater risk
of default than other municipal securities.
Currency
risk (Financial Services Fund and Socially Responsive Fund).
The value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies
increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the
U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could
erase investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can
be volatile, and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions,
the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition
of currency controls and speculation.
Derivatives
risk (Financial Services Fund).
Using
derivatives, especially for non-hedging purposes, may involve greater risks to
the Financial Services Fund than investing directly in securities, particularly
as these instruments may be very complex and may not behave in the manner
anticipated. Certain derivatives transactions may have a leveraging effect on
the Financial Services Fund. Even a small investment in derivative contracts can
have a significant impact on the Financial Services Fund’s stock market,
interest rate or currency exposure. Therefore, using derivatives can
disproportionately increase losses and reduce opportunities for gains when stock
prices, currency rates or interest rates are changing. The Financial Services
Fund may not fully benefit from or may lose money on derivatives if changes in
their value do not correspond as anticipated to changes in the value of the
Financial Services Fund’s holdings. Using derivatives may increase the Financial
Services Fund’s volatility, which is the degree to which the Financial Services
Fund’s share price may fluctuate within a short time period. Holdings of
derivatives also can make the Financial Services Fund less liquid and harder to
value, especially in declining markets. The Financial Services Fund may incur
additional costs related to derivatives, such as transaction costs and custody
expenses, which can adversely affect the Financial Services Fund’s performance.
Derivatives
are subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the
transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.
Risks
associated with the use of derivatives are magnified to the extent that a large
portion of the Financial Services Funds assets are committed to derivatives in
general or are invested in just one or a few types of derivatives.
ETFs
risk (Financial Services Fund).
Investing
in an ETF will give the Financial Services Fund exposure to the securities
comprising the index on which the ETF is based and will expose the Fund to risks
similar to those of investing directly in those securities. Unlike shares of
typical mutual funds or unit investment trusts, shares of ETFs are traded on an
exchange and may trade throughout a trading day. ETFs are bought and sold based
on market values and not at net asset value, and therefore, may trade at either
a premium or discount to net asset value. However, the trading prices of
index-based ETFs tend to closely track the actual net asset value of the
underlying portfolios. The Financial Services Fund will generally gain or lose
value on holdings of an ETF consistent with the performance of the index on
which the ETF is based. The Financial Services Fund will indirectly bear its
proportionate share of the management fees and other expenses that are charged
by the ETF in addition to the management fees and other expenses incurred
directly by the Financial Services Fund. As a result, with respect to the
Financial Services Fund’s investment in ETFs, shareholders will be subject to
two layers of fees and expenses in connection with their investment in the
Financial Services Fund. The Financial Services Fund will also pay brokerage
commissions in connection with the purchase and sale of shares of ETFs.
Extension
risk (Financial Services and Socially Responsive Funds).
When
interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities may occur more slowly
than anticipated, extending the effective duration of these fixed income
securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to
decline. In the case of the Socially Responsive Fund, this is particularly true
for asset- and mortgage-backed securities in which it invests. This may cause a
Fund’s share prices to be more volatile.
Financial
services companies risk (Financial Services Fund).
The
Financial Services Fund is subject to the risk of concentrating investments in
financial services companies. A fund concentrating most of its investments in a
single industry will be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers
within that industry than would a fund investing in a more diversified portfolio
of securities. Economic downturns, credit losses and severe price competition
can negatively affect this industry. The financial services sector is highly
correlated with and particularly vulnerable to certain factors, such as the
availability and cost of borrowing and raising additional capital, the rate of
corporate and consumer debt defaults and price competition. The profitability of
financial services companies is dependent on the availability and cost of
capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change.
Financial
services companies are also subject to extensive government regulation and their
prospects may be affected by new regulations or regulatory interpretations that
impede particular lines of business. Direct governmental intervention in the
operations of financial services companies and financial markets may materially
and adversely affect the companies in which the Financial Services Fund invests.
The impact of recent legislation on any individual company or on the industry as
a whole cannot be predicted.
Fixed
income securities risk (Financial Services and Socially Responsive
Funds).
Fixed
income securities are subject to a number of risks, including credit, market and
interest rate risks. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer or obligor will not
make timely payments of principal and interest. Changes in an issuer’s credit
rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also
affect the value of a Fund’s investment in that issuer. Market risk is the risk
that the fixed income markets may become volatile and less liquid, and the
market value of an investment may move up or down, sometimes quickly or
unpredictably. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a fixed income
security will fall when interest rates rise. In general, the longer the maturity
and the lower the credit quality of a fixed income security, the more likely its
value will decline. These risks are heightened with respect to high yield
securities.
Foreign
investments and emerging market risk (Financial Services and Socially Responsive
Funds).
A Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with
significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign
countries in which a Fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less
regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of a Fund’s
investments may decline because of
factors
affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers
generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial
instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities.
The
value of a Fund’s foreign investments may also be affected by foreign tax laws,
special U.S. tax considerations and restrictions on receiving the investment
proceeds from a foreign country. Dividends or interest on, or proceeds from the
sale of, foreign securities may be subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes.
In
some foreign countries, less information is available about issuers and markets
because of less rigorous accounting and regulatory standards than in the United
States. It may be difficult for a Fund to pursue claims against a foreign issuer
in the courts of a foreign country. Some securities issued by non-U.S.
governments or their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities may not be
backed by the full faith and credit of such governments. Even where a security
is backed by the full faith and credit of a government, it may be difficult for
a Fund to pursue its rights against the government. Some non-U.S. governments
have defaulted on principal and interest payments, and more may do so.
The
risks of foreign investments are heightened when investing in issuers in
emerging market countries. In addition to the lack of liquidity, as compared to
domestic investments, emerging market investments also face risks related to
market manipulation, limited reliable access to capital, political risk,
atypical foreign investment structures, lack of shareholder rights and remedies,
and incomplete or inaccurate auditing and reporting standards.
Forward
foreign currency transactions risk (Financial Services Fund).
The Financial Services Fund may not fully benefit from or may lose money on
forward currency transactions if changes in currency exchange rates do not occur
as anticipated or do not correspond accurately to changes in the value of the
Financial Services Fund’s holdings.
The
Financial Services Fund’s ability to use forward foreign currency transactions
successfully depends on a number of factors, including the forward foreign
currency transactions being available at prices that are not too costly, the
availability of liquid markets and the ability of the portfolio managers to
accurately predict the direction of changes in currency exchange rates. A
security may be denominated in a currency that is different from the currency
where the issuer is domiciled.
Currency
transactions are subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other
party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.
Issuer
risk (All 1919 Funds).
The
value of a security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can
perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The value of a
company’s securities may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including
disappointing earnings reports by the issuer, unsuccessful products or services,
loss of major customers, major litigation against the issuer or changes in
government regulations affecting the issuer or the competitive environment. The
Financial Services Fund and Socially Responsive Fund will be exposed to
additional risks as a result of their investments in the securities of small and
medium capitalization companies. Investments in small and medium capitalization
companies may fall out of favor with investors; may have limited product lines,
operating histories, markets or financial resources; or may be dependent upon a
limited management group. The prices of securities of small and medium
capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of large
capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than large
capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor
expectations or poor economic or market conditions, including those experienced
during a recession. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may
underperform large capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and
at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater
potential for losses. In addition, for the Financial Services Fund and Socially
Responsive Fund, large capitalization companies may fall out of favor with
investors.
Illiquid
investment risk (All 1919 Funds).
Illiquid
investment risk exists when particular investments are difficult to sell.
Although most of a Fund’s investments must be liquid at the time of investment,
investments may become illiquid after purchase by a Fund, particularly during
periods of market turmoil. When a Fund holds illiquid investments, the portfolio
may be harder to value, especially in changing markets, and if a Fund is forced
to sell these investments to meet redemption requests or for other cash needs,
the Fund may suffer a
loss.
In addition, when there is illiquidity in the market for certain investments, a
Fund, due to limitations on illiquid investments, may be unable to achieve its
desired level of exposure to a certain sector.
Market
risk (All 1919 Funds).
Market
risks, including political, regulatory, market, and economic or other
developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries
or segments of the market, can affect the value of the Funds’ shares. Local,
regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of
infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events
could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific
securities. The Funds are subject to the risk that the prices of, and the income
generated by, securities held by the Funds may decline significantly and/or
rapidly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, general economic
and market conditions, or other developments, such as regional or global
economic instability (including terrorism and related geopolitical risks),
interest rate fluctuations, and those events directly involving the issuers that
may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these
developments, and adverse investor sentiment. Such events may cause the value of
securities owned by the Funds to go up or down, sometimes rapidly or
unpredictably. Changes in the economic climate, investor perceptions and stock
market volatility also can cause the prices of the Funds’ investments to decline
regardless of the conditions of the issuers held by the Funds. There is also a
risk that policy changes by the U.S. Government and/or Federal Reserve, such as
increasing interest rates, could cause increased volatility in financial markets
and higher levels of redemptions from a Fund, which could have a negative impact
on the Fund. These events may lead to periods of volatility and increased
redemptions, which could cause a Fund to experience a loss when selling
securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss
increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or
frequent.
Prices
may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company,
market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of
rising and falling prices. If there is a general decline in the securities and
other markets, your investment in a Fund may lose value, regardless of the
individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund
invests.
In
the past several years, financial markets in the United States, Europe, Asia and
elsewhere have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased
liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers
have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their debts. These conditions
may continue, recur, worsen or spread. The U.S. Government and the Federal
Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and central banks, took steps to
support financial markets, including by keeping interest rates at historically
low levels for an extended period. Starting in 2022 the Federal Reserve
concluded its market support activities and began to raise interest rates. This
and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to
address the pandemic, inflation, or other significant events in the future, may
not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as
being unlikely to achieve the desired results.
Policy
and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are
affecting many aspects of financial regulation and may, in some instances,
contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial
markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical
implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some
time.
Economies
and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly
interconnected. As a result, whether or not the Funds invest in securities of
issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing
economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Funds’
investments may be negatively affected.
Periods
of market volatility may occur in response to market events and other economic,
political, and global macro factors. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine, and higher inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the
financial markets, economic downturns around the world, and severe losses,
particularly to some sectors of the economy and individual issuers, and reduced
liquidity of certain instruments. These events have caused significant
disruptions to business operations, including business closures; strained
healthcare systems; disruptions to supply chains and employee availability;
large fluctuations in consumer demand; large expansion of government deficits
and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of such
events; and widespread uncertainty regarding the long-term effects of such
events. Such events could be prolonged and could adversely affect the value and
liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the
Funds’
ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’
performance. Other market events may cause similar disruptions and
effects.
Market
and interest rate risk (Maryland Fund).
The market prices of fixed income and other securities owned by the Maryland
Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. If the market prices
of the securities owned by the Maryland Fund fall, the value of your investment
in the Maryland Fund will decline. The value of a security may fall due to
general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or
political conditions, inflation, changes in interest or currency rates, lack of
liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment. Local, regional, or
global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a
significant impact on the securities markets and on specific
securities.
Changes
in market conditions will not have the same impact on all types of securities.
The value of a security may also fall due to specific conditions that affect a
particular sector of the securities market or a particular issuer.
Interest
rates in the United States have been historically low and may be expected to go
back up. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities
generally falls. A change in interest rates will not have the same impact on all
fixed income securities. Generally, the longer the maturity or duration of a
fixed income security, the greater the impact of a rise in interest rates on the
security’s value. However, calculations of duration and maturity may be based on
estimates and may not reliably predict a security’s price sensitivity to changes
in interest rates. Moreover, securities can change in value in response to other
factors, such as credit risk. In addition, different interest rate measures
(such as short- and long-term interest rates and U.S. and foreign interest
rates), or interest rates on different types of securities or securities of
different issuers, may not necessarily change in the same amount or in the same
direction. When interest rates go down, the income received by the Maryland
Fund, and the Fund’s yield, may decline.
Certain
fixed income securities pay interest at variable or floating rates. Variable
rate securities tend to reset at specified intervals, while floating rate
securities may reset whenever there is a change in a specified index rate. In
most cases, these reset provisions reduce the impact of changes in market
interest rates on the value of the security. However, some securities do not
track the underlying index directly, but reset based on formulas that may
produce a leveraging effect; others may also provide for interest payments that
vary inversely with market rates. The market prices of these securities may
fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Yield generated by the
Maryland Fund may decline due to a decrease in market interest rates.
Maryland
municipal securities risk (Maryland Fund).
The
Maryland Fund focuses its investments on Maryland municipal securities and may
be affected significantly by adverse economic, political developments or other
events affecting Maryland obligors. Maryland’s economy is largely dependent on
the government sector, manufacturing, the service trade, and financial, real
estate and insurance entities. To the extent there are changes to any of these
sectors, the Maryland Fund may be adversely impacted. Also, the Maryland Fund
may be more volatile than a more geographically diverse fund. More detailed
information about the economy of Maryland may be found in the SAI.
Mortgage-backed
securities and other asset-backed securities risk (Socially Responsive
Fund).
Mortgage-backed
securities represent direct or indirect participation in, or are secured by and
payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property. Mortgage-backed
securities may be issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or
instrumentalities or may be issued by private issuers, generally originators in
mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, mortgage bankers,
commercial banks, investment bankers, and special purpose entities
(collectively, “private lenders”). The purchase of mortgage-backed securities
from private lenders may entail greater risk than mortgage-backed securities
that are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities. Mortgage-backed securities risks include the failure of a
party to meet its commitments under the related operative documents, adverse
interest rate changes and the effects of prepayments on mortgage cash
flows.
Asset-backed
securities are securities backed by credit card receivables, automobile loans or
other assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors
are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit
laws, many of which have given debtors the right to reduce the balance due
on
the credit cards.
Asset-backed
securities may be subject to greater risk of default during periods of economic
downturn than other instruments.
Residential
Mortgage-Backed Securities (“RMBS”) risk (Socially Responsive Fund).
RMBS
are subject to delinquencies and defaults by borrowers in payments on the
underlying mortgages, and the related losses, are affected by general economic
conditions, the borrower’s equity in the mortgaged property and the borrower’s
financial circumstances. Subprime loans are loans made to borrowers with
weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on
their loans. RMBS backed by subprime loans may suffer significantly greater
declines in value due to defaults or the increased risk of default.
The
rate of defaults and losses on residential mortgage loans will be affected by a
number of factors, including general economic conditions and those in the
geographic area where the mortgaged property is located, the terms of the
mortgage loan, the borrower’s equity in the mortgaged property, and the
financial circumstances of the borrower. Delinquencies and liquidation
proceedings are more likely with sub-prime mortgage loans than with mortgage
loans that satisfy customary credit standards. If a portfolio of RMBS is backed
by loans with disproportionately large aggregate principal amounts secured by
properties in only a few states or regions in the United States, residential
mortgage loans may be more susceptible to geographic risks relating to such
areas. It is not expected that RMBS will be guaranteed or insured by any U.S.
governmental agency or instrumentality or by any other person.
Municipal
securities risk (Maryland Fund).
Issuers
of municipal securities tend to derive a significant portion of their revenue
from taxes, particularly property and income taxes, and decreases in personal
income levels and property values and other unfavorable economic factors, such
as a general economic recession, adversely affect municipal securities.
Municipal issuers may also be adversely affected by rising health care costs,
increasing unfunded pension liabilities and by the phasing out of federal
programs providing financial support. Where municipal securities are issued to
finance particular projects, especially those relating to education, health
care, transportation, and utilities, issuers often depend on revenues from those
projects to make principal and interest payments. Adverse conditions and
developments in those sectors can result in lower revenues to issuers of
municipal securities and can also have an adverse effect on the broader
municipal securities market.
There
may be less public information available on municipal issuers or projects than
other issuers, and valuing municipal securities may be more difficult. In
addition, the secondary market for municipal securities is less well developed
and liquid than other markets, and dealers may be less willing to offer and sell
municipal securities in times of market turbulence. Changes in the financial
condition of one or more individual municipal issuers (or one or more insurers
of municipal issuers), or one or more defaults by municipal issuers or insurers,
can adversely affect liquidity and valuations in the overall market for
municipal securities. The value of municipal securities can also be adversely
affected by regulatory and political developments affecting the ability of
municipal issuers to pay interest or repay principal, actual or anticipated tax
law changes or other legislative actions, and by uncertainties and public
perceptions concerning these and other factors. In addition, some local
jurisdictions have invested heavily in derivative instruments and may hold
portfolios of uncertain valuation.
These
developments could reduce the value of all municipal securities or the
securities of particular issuers or reduce the attractiveness of investing in
municipal instruments as compared to taxable instruments. Moreover, each of
these factors may affect the ability of an issuer of municipal securities to
meet its obligations. In recent periods an increasing number of municipal
issuers in the United States have defaulted on obligations and commenced
insolvency proceedings. Financial difficulties of municipal issuers may continue
or get worse.
Non-diversification
risk (Maryland Fund).
The
Maryland Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act, which means
the Maryland Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller
number of issuers than a diversified fund. To the extent the Maryland Fund
invests its assets in a smaller number of issuers, the Maryland Fund will be
more susceptible to negative events affecting those issuers than a diversified
fund. However, the Maryland Fund intends to comply with the asset
diversification requirements for qualification as a RIC under Subchapter M of
the Code.
Portfolio
selection risk (All 1919 Funds).
The value of your investment may decrease if the Adviser’s judgment about the
attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry
or sector or about market movements is incorrect.
Prepayment
or call risk (Financial Services and Socially Responsive Funds).
Many
fixed income securities give the issuer the option to repay or call the security
prior to its maturity date. Issuers often exercise this right when interest
rates fall. Accordingly, if a Fund holds a fixed income security subject to
prepayment or call risk, it may not benefit fully from the increase in value
that other fixed income securities generally experience when interest rates
fall. Upon prepayment of the security, a Fund would also be forced to reinvest
the proceeds at then current yields, which would be lower than the yield of the
security that was paid off. In addition, if a Fund purchases a fixed income
security at a premium (at a price that exceeds its stated par or principal
value), the Fund may lose the amount of the premium paid in the event of
prepayment.
Residential
Mortgage-Backed Securities (“RMBS”) risk (Socially Responsive Fund).
RMBS
are subject to delinquencies and defaults by borrowers in payments on the
underlying mortgages, and the related losses, are affected by general economic
conditions, the borrower’s equity in the mortgaged property and the borrower’s
financial circumstances. The risks associated with RMBS are greater for those in
the Alt-A and subprime first lien mortgage sectors than those in the prime first
lien mortgage sectors, but the risks exist for all RMBS. Subprime loans are
loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity
to make timely payments on their loans. RMBS backed by subprime loans may suffer
significantly greater declines in value due to defaults or the increased risk of
default. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government would provide
financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including
government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so. As a
result, there is a risk that these entities will default on a financial
obligation.
Sector
focus risk (Maryland Fund). The
Maryland Fund may focus a significant portion of its investments in a single
sector of the municipal securities market. In doing so, the Maryland Fund is
more susceptible to factors adversely affecting that sector than would be a fund
not following this practice. In addition, the Maryland Fund may invest in
securities issued by hospitals and other healthcare providers. Pressure to
reduce expenses and to limit lengths of stay and significant changes in federal
healthcare policies may adversely affect the financial health of some hospitals.
Socially
responsive criteria risk (Socially Responsive Fund).
Because
the portfolio managers use socially responsive criteria as a component of their
selection process, the Socially Responsive Fund’s universe of investments may be
smaller than that of other funds. Socially responsive companies may underperform
similar companies without socially responsive policies or the market as a whole.
Socially responsive companies may also fall out of favor with investors. The
Socially Responsive Fund’s socially responsive criteria may also prevent
investment in certain attractive opportunities that would be otherwise
consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and investment strategies.
Socially
responsive information from third-party data providers may be incomplete,
inaccurate, or unavailable, which could cause the Adviser to incorrectly assess
a company’s socially responsive characteristics. Additionally, the third-party
data providers may differ in the data they provide for a given company or
industry, and such data may only take into account one of many socially
responsive characteristics of a company.
Stock
market and equity securities risk (Financial Services and Socially Responsive
Funds).
Securities
fluctuate in price based on changes in a company’s financial condition and
overall market and economic conditions. The value of a particular security may
decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as
an increase in production costs, competitive conditions or labor shortages; or
due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic
conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in
interest or currency rates or generally adverse investor sentiment. Local,
regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of
infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events
could have a significant impact on the securities markets and on specific
securities. These developments may increase the volatility of the value of
securities owned by a Fund. These developments may also make it more difficult
for a Fund to accurately value its securities or to sell its securities on a
timely basis. These developments may also adversely affect the broader economy,
which could, in turn, reduce the value of securities owned by a Fund and
adversely affect the NAV of its shares.
Tax
risk (Financial Services Fund).
If
positions held by the Financial Services Fund were treated as “straddles” for
federal income tax purposes, or the Financial Services Fund’s risk of loss with
respect to a position was otherwise diminished as set forth in Treasury
regulations, dividends on stocks that are a part of such positions would not
constitute qualified dividend income subject to
favorable
income tax treatment in the
hands
of non-corporate shareholders or eligible for the dividends received deduction
for corporate shareholders. In addition, generally, straddles are subject to
certain rules that may affect the amount, character and timing of the Financial
Services Fund’s gains and losses with respect to straddle positions by
requiring, among other things, that: (1) any loss realized on disposition of one
position of a straddle may not be recognized to the extent that the Financial
Services Fund has unrealized gains with respect to the other position in such
straddle; (2) the Financial Services Fund’s holding period in straddle positions
be suspended while the straddle exists (possibly resulting in a gain being
treated as short-term capital gain rather than long-term capital gain); (3) the
losses recognized with respect to certain straddle positions that are part of a
mixed straddle and that are not subject to Section 1256 of the Code be treated
as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital loss; (4) losses recognized with
respect to certain straddle positions that would otherwise constitute short-term
capital losses be treated as long-term capital losses; and (5) the deduction of
interest and carrying charges attributable to certain straddle positions may be
deferred.
Tax
risk (Maryland Fund). The
Maryland Fund will rely on the opinion of issuers’ bond counsel on the
tax-exempt status of interest on municipal bond obligations. Neither the
Maryland Fund nor the Adviser will independently review the bases for those tax
opinions, which may ultimately be determined to be incorrect and subject the
Maryland Fund and its shareholders to substantial tax liabilities. The Maryland
Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that generate income that
is subject to federal, state and local income tax, including the federal AMT.
The income on the Maryland Fund’s municipal securities could become subject to
regular federal income or Maryland state personal income taxes due to
noncompliant conduct by issuers, unfavorable legislation or litigation or
adverse interpretations by regulatory authorities.
The
Maryland Fund may not be a suitable investment for IRAs, for other tax-exempt or
tax-deferred accounts or for investors who are not sensitive to the federal
income tax consequences of their investments.
Valuation
risk (All 1919 Funds).
Many
factors may influence the price at which a Fund could sell any particular
portfolio investment. The sales price may well differ—higher or lower—from a
Fund’s last valuation, and such differences could be significant, particularly
for illiquid securities and securities that trade in relatively thin markets
and/or markets that experience extreme volatility. If market conditions make it
difficult to value some investments, a Fund may value these investments using
more subjective methods, such as fair value methodologies. Investors who
purchase or redeem fund shares on days when a Fund is holding fair-valued
securities may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption
proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund had not fair-valued the
security or had used a different valuation methodology. The value of foreign
securities, certain fixed income securities and currencies, as applicable, may
be materially affected by events after the close of the market on which they are
valued, but before a Fund determine its net asset value.
Value
investing risk (Financial Services Fund).
The
value approach to investing involves the risk that value stocks may remain
undervalued. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the
overall equity market for a long period of time, while the market concentrates
on growth stocks.
Please
note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment
and that could prevent each Fund from achieving its investment objective. More
information about risks appears in the SAI. Before investing, you should
carefully consider the risks that you will assume.
Portfolio
holdings
A
description of each Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the
disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio securities is available in the Funds’ SAI.
Investment
Adviser
1919
Investment Counsel, LLC, located at
One
South Street, Suite 2500, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, serves as investment
adviser to the Funds. 1919ic provides the day-to-day portfolio management of the
Funds. The Adviser provides customized investment counsel to individuals, family
groups and institutions and seeks to maximize performance while managing risk
through an investment discipline that is supported by fundamental research and
dedicated resources. As of January 31, 2023, the Adviser had assets under
management of approximately $17 billion.
Under
the investment advisory agreement with the Trust, 1919ic supervises the
management of each Fund’s investments (including cash and short-term
instruments) and business affairs. At its expense, 1919ic will provide office
space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing
the investments of the Funds. As compensation for its services, each Fund will
pay 1919ic a monthly advisory fee at the annual rate shown in the table below,
based on the corresponding Fund’s average daily net assets.
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Fund |
Management/Advisory
Fee Rate |
Financial
Services Fund |
0.80% |
Socially
Responsive Fund |
0.65%
of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to and including $100
million; 0.61% of assets in excess of $100 million and up to and
including $200 million; 0.51% of assets in excess of $200 million and
up to and including $300 million; and 0.46% of assets in excess of $300
million |
Maryland
Fund |
0.55% |
For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Adviser received an aggregate fee
as a percentage of average net assets, after fee waivers, if any, as shown in
the table below.
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Fund |
Management/Advisory
Fee Rate |
Financial
Services Fund |
0.80% |
Socially
Responsive Fund |
0.58% |
Maryland
Fund |
0.22% |
A
discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment
advisory agreement is available in the Funds’ report to shareholders for the
period ending December 31, 2022.
The
Funds are responsible for their own operating expenses. However, for each Fund,
the Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and pay expenses of each
Fund to ensure that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver/Expense Reimbursement (excluding interest, brokerage commissions,
front-end or contingent deferred loads, portfolio transaction expenses, taxes,
extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees and expenses) will not exceed the
amounts shown below as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the
“Expense Cap”).
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Fund |
Class
A Expense Cap |
Class
C Expense Cap |
Class
FI Expense Cap |
Class
R Expense Cap |
Class
I Expense Cap |
Financial
Services Fund |
1.50% |
2.25% |
1.50% |
1.75% |
1.25% |
Socially
Responsive Fund |
1.25% |
2.00% |
1.25% |
1.50% |
1.00% |
Maryland
Fund |
0.75% |
1.30% |
0.85% |
N/A |
0.60% |
These
arrangements are in effect through April 30, 2024. After that date, the
arrangements may be terminated or amended at any time by the Board upon 60 days’
notice to 1919ic or by 1919ic with consent of the Board. These arrangements,
however, may be modified by the Adviser to decrease total annual operating
expenses at any time. 1919ic may be permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or
reimbursed to a class within three years after 1919ic waived the fee or incurred
the expense if the class’ total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level
below the limits described above. In no case will the Adviser recapture any
amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the
class’ total annual operating expenses exceeding
(after
the recoupment amount has been taken into account) the lower of: (1) the
applicable expense cap at the time of the waiver and/or reimbursement; or (2)
the applicable expense cap at the time of the recapture. Any such recoupment is
contingent upon the subsequent review and approval of the recouped amounts by
the Board.
Portfolio
Managers
Information
about each Fund portfolio manager’s business experience and role as a Fund
portfolio manager is set forth below. The SAI provides additional information
about each portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the
portfolio manager, and the portfolio manager’s ownership of Fund
shares.
1919
Financial Services Fund.
Mr. Charles King, CFA, and Mr. John Helfst are the portfolio managers of the
Financial Services Fund.
•Mr.
King, a portfolio manager at 1919ic since 1998 and 1919ic’s chief investment
officer since January 2011, leads 1919ic’s Philadelphia office and manages
investment portfolios for individual and institutional clients. Before joining
1919ic, he was a senior portfolio manager at CoreStates Family Wealth
Group.
•Mr.
Helfst, a Financial Services Research Analyst at 1919 since June 2022, has more
than 26 years of experience focused on financial services and real estate. Prior
to joining 1919 he was a financial services research analyst and portfolio
manager at Voya (formerly ING) Investment Management since 2015.
1919
Socially Responsive Balanced Fund.
Mr. Ronald T. Bates, Ms. Aimee M. Eudy, Mr. Robert Huesman, and Ms. Alison
Bevilacqua are the portfolio managers of the Socially Responsive Fund.
•Mr.
Bates, a managing director and portfolio manager at 1919ic since 1997, leads
1919ic’s Cincinnati office, oversees 1919ic’s Responsible Investing team and
manages investment portfolios for individual and institutional clients. As the
lead portfolio manager, Mr. Bates manages the equity portion of the Fund. Before
joining 1919ic, he was a vice president and director of portfolio management at
Fifth Third Trust and Investment Advisors.
•Ms. Eudy,
a portfolio manager and credit analyst at 1919ic, joined 1919ic in 2003. Ms.
Eudy manages the fixed income portion of the Fund. She manages taxable
fixed income investment portfolios for institutional clients and performs
corporate credit analysis.
•Mr.
Huesman, a portfolio manager at 1919ic, joined a predecessor of 1919ic in 2007.
Mr. Huesman manages the equity portion of the Fund as well as investment
portfolios for individual and institutional clients.
•Ms.
Bevilacqua, a portfolio manager and principal at 1919ic, joined a predecessor of
1919ic in 1996. She specializes in corporate responsibility and ESG
research.
1919
Maryland Tax-Free Income Fund.
Mr. R. Scott Pierce and Ms. Lauren F. Webb, CFA are the portfolio managers of
the Maryland Fund.
Mr.
R. Scott Pierce is a portfolio manager of the Maryland Fund and is a portfolio
manager and the Head of the Fixed Income Group at 1919ic. He joined a
predecessor to 1919ic in 1994. Mr. Pierce manages municipal securities
portfolios for individual and institutional clients.
Ms.
Lauren F. Webb, CFA, is a portfolio manager of the Maryland Fund. Ms. Webb
joined 1919ic in 2012. Ms. Webb manages both municipal and corporate fixed
income strategies.
Distribution
Quasar
Distributors, LLC (“Quasar” or the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer
subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, is located at 111 E. Kilbourn
Avenue, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 and is the distributor for the
shares of the Funds. Quasar is a registered broker-dealer and a member of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Shares of the Funds are offered on a
continuous basis.
The
Financial Services Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and
distribution plan. Under the plan, the Financial Services Fund pays distribution
and service fees based on annualized percentages of
average
daily net assets, of up to 0.25% for Class A shares; up to 1.00% for Class
C shares; up to 0.25% for Class FI shares; and up to 0.50% for Class R shares.
These fees are an ongoing expense and, over time, will increase the cost of your
investment and may cost you more than other types of sales charges. Class I
shares are not subject to distribution and service fees under the plan.
The
Socially Responsive Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and
distribution plan. Under the plan, the Fund pays distribution and service fees
based on annualized percentages of average daily net assets, of up to 0.25% for
Class A shares; up to 1.00% for Class C shares; up to 0.25% for Class FI
shares; and up to 0.50% for Class R shares. These fees are an ongoing expense
and, over time, will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more
than other types of sales charges. Class I shares are not subject to
distribution and service fees under the plan.
The
Maryland Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and distribution
plan. Under the plan, the Maryland Fund pays distribution and service fees based
on annualized percentages of average daily net assets, of up to 0.15% for
Class A shares; up to 0.70% for Class C shares; and up to 0.25% for Class
FI shares. These fees are an ongoing expense and, over time, will increase the
cost of your investment and may cost you more than other types of sales charges.
Class I shares are not subject to distribution and service fees under the
plan.
In
addition, the Adviser and/or its affiliates make payments for distribution,
shareholder servicing, marketing and promotional activities and related expenses
out of their profits and other available sources, including profits from their
relationships with the Funds. These payments are not reflected as additional
expenses in the fee table contained in this Prospectus. The recipients of these
payments may include affiliates of the Adviser, as well as non-affiliated
broker/dealers, insurance companies, financial institutions and other Financial
Intermediaries through which investors may purchase shares of the Funds,
including your Financial Intermediary. The total amount of these payments is
substantial, may be substantial to any given recipient and may exceed the costs
and expenses incurred by the recipient for any fund-related marketing or
shareholder servicing activities. The payments described in this paragraph are
often referred to as “revenue sharing payments.” Revenue sharing arrangements
are separately negotiated between the Adviser and/or its affiliates, and the
recipients of these payments.
Revenue
sharing payments create an incentive for an intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend or sell shares of the Funds to you. Contact your
Financial Intermediary for details about revenue sharing payments it receives or
may receive. Revenue sharing payments, as well as payments under the shareholder
services and distribution plan (where applicable), also benefit the Adviser, and
its affiliates to the extent the payments result in more assets being invested
in a Fund on which fees are being charged.
The
Funds have policies and procedures in place for the monitoring of payments to
broker-dealers and other Financial Intermediaries for distribution-related
activities and the following non-distribution activities: sub‑transfer agent,
administrative, and other shareholder servicing services.
Shares
of the Funds are sold at NAV per share, plus any applicable sales charge, which
is calculated as of the close of regular trading (generally, 4:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time) on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open
for unrestricted business. However, the Fund’s NAV may be calculated earlier if
trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the SEC. The NYSE is closed
on weekends and most national holidays, including New Year’s Day, Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day and Christmas Day. The NAV will not be calculated on days when the NYSE is
closed for trading.
Purchase
and redemption requests are priced based on the next NAV per share calculated
after receipt of such requests and any applicable sales charge. The NAV is the
value of a Fund’s securities, cash and other assets, minus all expenses and
liabilities (assets – liabilities = NAV). NAV per share is determined by
dividing NAV by the number of shares outstanding (NAV/ # of shares = NAV per
share). The NAV takes into account the expenses and fees of a Fund, including
management and administration fees, which are accrued daily.
In
calculating the NAV, portfolio securities are valued using current market values
or official closing prices, if available. Each security owned by a Fund that is
listed on a securities exchange is valued at its last sale price on that
exchange on the date as of which assets are valued. When the security is listed
on more than one exchange, the Fund will use the price of the exchange that a
Fund generally considers to be the principal exchange on which the security is
traded.
When
determining NAV, the value of the Fund’s portfolio investments is based on
readily available market quotations, which generally means a reliable valuation
obtained from an exchange or other market, or fair value as determined by an
independent pricing service and evaluated by the Adviser. If a market quotation
is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately reflect the value of
an investment, an investment will be valued by another method that the Adviser
believes reflects fair value in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies
and the Adviser’s related procedures. Fair value pricing represents the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an
orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
Accordingly, the Fund’s NAV may reflect certain portfolio investments’ fair
values rather than their market prices.
Fair
value pricing involves subjective judgments, and it is possible that a fair
value determination for an investment will materially differ from the value that
could be realized upon the sale of the investment.
Fair
value pricing may be applied to non-U.S. securities. The trading hours for most
non-U.S. securities end prior to the close of the NYSE, the time that a Fund’s
NAV is calculated. The occurrence of certain events after the close of non-U.S.
markets, but prior to the close of the NYSE (such as a significant surge or
decline in the U.S. market) often will result in an adjustment to the trading
prices of non-U.S. securities when non-U.S. markets open on the following
business day. If such events occur, a Fund may value non-U.S. securities at fair
value, taking into account such events, when it calculates its NAV. Other types
of securities that a Fund may hold for which fair value pricing might be
required include, but are not limited to: (a) investments which are not
frequently traded and/or the market price of which the Adviser believes may be
stale; (b) illiquid securities, including “restricted” securities and
private placements for which there is no public market; (c) securities of
an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (d) securities whose
trading has been halted or suspended; and (e) fixed income securities that
have gone into default and for which there is not a current market value
quotation.
For
the variations applicable to shares offered through specific Financial
Intermediaries, please see Appendix A to this Prospectus – Financial
Intermediary Sales Charge Variations (“Appendix A”).
All variations described in Appendix A are applied by the identified Financial
Intermediary. Sales charge variations may apply to purchases, sales, exchanges
and reinvestments of Fund shares and a shareholder transacting in Fund shares
through an intermediary identified on Appendix A should read the terms and
conditions of Appendix A carefully. A variation that is specific to a particular
Financial Intermediary is not applicable to shares held directly with the Fund
or through another intermediary. Please consult your Financial Intermediary with
respect to any variations listed in Appendix A.
Investors
not purchasing directly from the Funds may purchase shares through a Financial
Intermediary. Please note that if you are purchasing shares through a Financial
Intermediary, your Financial Intermediary may not offer all classes of shares.
Financial Intermediaries making Fund shares available to their clients determine
which share class(es) to make available. Your Financial Intermediary may receive
different compensation for selling one class of shares than for selling another
class, which may depend on, among other things, the type of investor account and
the practices adopted by your Financial Intermediary. Certain Financial
Intermediaries may impose their own investment fees and practices for purchasing
and selling Fund shares, which are not described in this Prospectus or the SAI,
and which will depend on the policies, procedures and trading platforms of the
Financial Intermediary. Consult a representative of your Financial Intermediary
about the availability of Fund shares and the Financial Intermediary’s practices
and other information.
Individual
investors investing through a Financial Intermediary may be eligible to invest
in Class I or Class R shares, if such Financial Intermediary is acting solely as
an agent on behalf of its customers pursuant to an agreement with the Funds’
distributor and such investor’s shares are held in an omnibus account on the
books of the Funds. Please contact your Financial Intermediary for more
information.
Please
note that the Funds do not charge any front-end load, deferred sales charge or
other asset-based fee for sales or distribution of Class I shares and Class R
shares. However, if you purchase Class I or Class R shares through a Financial
Intermediary acting solely as an agent on behalf of its customers pursuant to an
agreement with the Funds’ distributor, that Financial Intermediary may charge
you a commission in an amount determined and separately disclosed to you by the
Financial Intermediary. Because the Funds are not a party to any commission
arrangement between you and your Financial Intermediary, any purchases and
redemptions of Class I or Class R shares will be made by the Funds at the
applicable net asset value (before imposition of the sales commission). Any
commissions charged by a Financial Intermediary are not reflected in the fees
and expenses listed in the fee table or expense example in this Prospectus nor
are they reflected in the performance in the bar chart and table in this
Prospectus because these commissions are not charged by the Funds. Class I or
Class R shares may also be available on certain brokerage platforms. An investor
transacting Class I or Class R shares through a broker acting as an agent for
the investor may be required to pay a commission and/or other forms of
compensation to the broker.
Individual
investors can generally invest in Class A and Class C shares. Individual
investors who invest directly with a Fund and who meet the $1,000,000 minimum
initial investment requirement may purchase Class I shares. (Individual
investors who held Class I shares of the Financial Services Fund prior to
November 20, 2006 are permitted to make additional investments in
Class I shares.)
Retirement
Plan and Institutional Investors and Clients of Eligible Financial
Intermediaries should refer to “Retirement and Institutional Investors —
eligible investors” below for a description of the classes available to them.
Each class has different sales charges and expenses, allowing you to choose a
class that may be appropriate for you.
When
choosing which class of shares to buy, you should consider:
•How
much you plan to invest
•How
long you expect to own the shares
•The
expenses paid by each class detailed in the fee table and example at the front
of this Prospectus
•Whether
you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges
•Availability
of share classes
When
choosing between Class A and Class C shares, you should be aware that,
generally speaking, the larger the size of your investment and the longer your
investment horizon, the more likely it will be that Class C shares will not
be as advantageous as Class A shares. The annual distribution and service
fees on Class C shares may cost you more over the longer term than the
front-end sales charge and service fees you would have paid for larger purchases
of Class A shares. If you are eligible to purchase Class I shares, you
should be aware that Class I shares are not subject to a front-end sales charge
and generally have lower annual expenses than Class A or Class C shares.
Each
class of shares is authorized to pay fees for recordkeeping services to
Financial Intermediaries . As a result, operating expenses of classes that incur
new or additional recordkeeping fees may increase over time.
You
may buy shares:
•Through
a Financial Intermediary. An investment in the Funds is not a deposit of a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
any other government agency.
•Directly
from the Funds
Your
Financial Intermediary may provide shareholder services that differ from the
services provided by other Financial Intermediaries. Services provided by your
Financial Intermediary may vary by class. You should ask your Financial
Intermediary to explain the shareholder services it provides for each class and
the compensation it receives in connection with each class. Remember that your
Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation depending on the share
class in which you invest.
Your
Financial Intermediary may not offer all classes of shares. You should contact
your Financial Intermediary for further information.
Fund
imposed sales charges and waivers include the following:
•Front-end
sales charges that apply to the purchase of Class A shares
•Contingent
deferred sales charges that apply to the redemption of Class C shares and
certain Class A shares
•Qualifying
for lower sales charges on Class A shares
•Qualifying
for a sales load waiver
Comparing
the Funds’ Classes
The
following table compares key features of the Funds’ classes. You should review
the fee table and example at the front of this Prospectus carefully before
choosing your share class. Your Financial Intermediary can help you choose a
class that may be appropriate for you. Class FI and Class R shares are not
currently offered. Your Financial Intermediary may receive different
compensation depending upon which class you choose.
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Front-end
sales charge |
Contingent
deferred sales charge |
Annual
distribution and service fees |
Class
A |
•Front-end
sales charge
•You
may qualify for reduction or waiver of front-end charge
•Generally
lower annual expenses than Class C |
Up
to 5.75% (Up to 4.25% for the Maryland Fund); reduced or waived for
large purchases and certain investors. No charge for purchases
of $1 million or more (for additional waiver information, see “Waivers
of front-end charges for certain Class A investors” section) |
1.00%
on purchases of $1 million or more if you redeem within 18 months of
purchase; waived for certain investors (for additional waiver information,
see “Contingent deferred sales charge waivers”) |
0.25%
(0.15% for the Maryland Fund) of average daily net assets |
Class
C |
•No
front-end sales charge
•Contingent
deferred sales charge for only 1 year
•Does
not convert to Class A
•Generally
higher annual expenses than Class A
•Purchases
of $1 million or more of Class C shares will be rejected. Your Financial
Intermediary is responsible for placing individual purchases of $1 million
or more into Class I shares of the Fund |
None |
1.00%
if you redeem within 1 year of purchase; waived for certain
investors (for additional waiver information, see “Contingent deferred
sales charge waivers”) |
1.00%
(0.70% for the Maryland Fund) of average daily net assets |
Class
FI |
•Not
currently available for purchase
•No
front-end or contingent deferred sales charge
•Only
offered to Clients of Eligible Financial Intermediaries and eligible
Retirement Plans |
None |
None |
0.25%
of average daily net assets (For the Maryland Fund, up to 0.40% of average
daily net assets, currently limited to 0.25% of average daily net
assets) |
Class
R |
•Not
currently available for purchase
•No
front-end or contingent deferred sales charge
•Only
offered to eligible Retirement Plans with omnibus accounts held on the
books of the Fund, Clients of Eligible Financial Intermediaries and
Eligible Investment Programs |
None |
None |
0.50%
of average daily net assets |
Class
I |
•No
front-end or contingent deferred sales charge
•Only
offered to institutional and other eligible investors
•Generally
lower annual expenses than all classes |
None |
None |
None |
You
can find information about sales charges and breakpoints on the Funds’ website
at www.1919funds.com and in the SAI, which is also available on the website free
of charge. For the sales charge variations applicable to shares offered through
specific Financial Intermediaries, please see Appendix A.
Class A
shares
You
buy Class A shares at the offering price, which is the net asset value plus
a sales charge. You pay a lower rate as the size of your investment increases to
certain levels called breakpoints. You do not pay a sales charge on the Funds’
distributions or dividends that you reinvest in additional Class A shares.
The
tables below show the rate of sales charge you pay, depending on the amount you
purchase. Because of rounding in the calculation of the “offering price”, the
actual sales charge you pay may be more or less than that calculated using the
percentages shown below.
It
also shows the amount of broker/dealer compensation that will be paid out of the
sales charge if you buy Class A shares from a Financial Intermediary. Such
Financial Intermediaries will receive the sales charge imposed on purchases of
Class A shares and will retain the full amount of such sales charge.
Financial Intermediaries will receive a Rule 12b-1 distribution and service fee
payable on Class A shares at an annual rate of up to 0.25% (0.15% for the
Maryland Fund) of the average daily net assets represented by the Class A
shares serviced by them. These fees are an ongoing expense and, over time,
will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than other
types of sales charges.
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Services and Socially Responsive Funds |
Amount
of investment |
Sales charge
as a % of offering price |
Sales charge
as a % of net amount invested |
Broker/dealer
commission as a % of offering price |
Less
than $25,000 |
5.75 |
6.10 |
5.75 |
$25,000
but less than $50,000 |
5.00 |
5.26 |
5.00 |
$50,000
but less than $100,000 |
4.50 |
4.71 |
4.50 |
$100,000
but less than $250,000 |
3.50 |
3.63 |
3.50 |
$250,000
but less than $500,000 |
2.50 |
2.56 |
2.50 |
$500,000
but less than $750,000 |
2.00 |
2.04 |
2.00 |
$750,000
but less than $1 million |
1.50 |
1.52 |
1.50 |
$1
million but less than $5 million1 |
-0- |
-0- |
1.00 |
$5
million but less than $15 milion1 |
-0- |
-0- |
0.50 |
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$15
million but less than $1billion1 |
-0- |
-0- |
0.25 |
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1A
Financial Intermediary may be paid a commission of up to 1.00% on Fund purchases
of $1 million or more. Starting in the thirteenth month after purchase, the
annual 12b-1 distribution and service fee of up to 0.25% will be paid to the
Financial Intermediary. The Financial Intermediary will start receiving the
annual 12b-1 distribution and service fee immediately if no commission is paid
at purchase. Please contact your Financial Intermediary for more
information.
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Fund |
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of investment ($) |
Sales charge
as a % of offering price |
Sales charge
as a % of net amount invested |
Broker/dealer
commission as a % of
offering price |
Less
than $100,000 |
4.25 |
4.44 |
4.25 |
$100,000
but less than $250,000 |
3.50 |
3.63 |
3.50 |
$250,000
but less than $500,000 |
2.50 |
2.56 |
2.50 |
$500,000
but less than $750,000 |
2.00 |
2.04 |
2.00 |
$750,000
but less than $1 million |
1.50 |
1.52 |
1.50 |
$1 million
but less than $5 million1 |
-0- |
-0- |
1.00 |
$5
million but less than $15 million1 |
-0- |
-0- |
0.50 |
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Fund |
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of investment ($) |
Sales charge
as a % of offering price |
Sales charge
as a % of net amount invested |
Broker/dealer
commission as a % of
offering price |
$15
million but less than $1 billion1 |
-0- |
-0- |
0.25 |
1A
Financial Intermediary may be paid a commission of up to 1.00% for purchase
amounts of $1 million or more. Starting in the thirteenth month after purchase,
the annual 12b-1 distribution and service fee of up to 0.15% will be paid to the
Financial Intermediary. Prior to the thirteenth month, this fee will be retained
by the Fund. The Financial Intermediary will start receiving the annual 12b-1
distribution and service fee immediately if no commission is paid at purchase.
Please contact your Financial Intermediary for more information.
Investments
of $1,000,000 or more
You
do not pay a front-end charge when you buy $1,000,000 or more of Class A
shares. However, if you redeem these Class A shares within 18 months of
purchase, you will pay a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. Any
CDSC is based on the original cost of the shares or the current market value,
whichever is less.
Qualifying
for a reduced Class A sales charge
There
are several ways you can combine multiple purchases of Class A shares of
the Funds to take advantage of the breakpoints in the sales charge schedule. In
order to take advantage of reductions in sales charges that may be available to
you when you purchase Fund shares, you must inform your Financial Intermediary
if you are eligible for a letter of intent or a right of accumulation and if you
own shares of other Funds that are eligible to be aggregated with your
purchases. Certain records, such as account statements, may be necessary in
order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge.
•Rights
of Accumulation (“ROA”) –
You
may combine your new purchase of Class A shares with Class A shares you
currently own for the purpose of qualifying for the lower front-end charge rates
that apply to larger purchases. The applicable sales charge for the new purchase
is based on the total of your current purchase and the current value, calculated
using the current day public offering price of all other shares you own. You may
also combine the account value of your spouse and children under the age of 21.
Only the shares held at the intermediary or the transfer agent at which you are
making the current purchase can be used for the purposes of a lower sales charge
based on Rights of Accumulation.
If
you hold Fund shares in accounts at two or more Financial Intermediaries, please
contact your Financial Intermediaries to determine which shares may be combined.
Certain
trustees and other fiduciaries may be entitled to combine accounts in
determining their sales charge.
•Letter
of Intent (“LOI”) –
By signing an LOI you can reduce your Class A sales charge. Your individual
purchases will be made at the applicable sales charge based on the amount you
intend to invest over a 13-month period. The LOI will apply to all purchases of
1919 Funds Class A shares. Any
shares purchased within 90 days of the date you sign the letter of intent may be
used as credit toward completion, but the reduced sales charge will only apply
to new purchases made on or after that date.
Purchases resulting from the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains do not
apply toward fulfillment of the LOI. Shares equal to 5.75% of the amount of the
LOI will be held in escrow during the 13-month period. If, at the end of that
time the total amount of purchases made is less than the amount intended, you
will be required to pay the difference between the reduced sales charge and the
sales charge applicable to the individual purchases had the LOI not been in
effect. This amount will be obtained from redemption of the escrow shares. Any
remaining escrow shares will be released to you.
If
you establish an LOI with 1919 Funds you can aggregate your accounts as well as
the accounts of your spouse and children under age 21.
You will need to provide written instruction with respect to the other accounts
whose purchases should be considered in fulfillment of the LOI. Only the
accounts held at the Financial Intermediary or the Transfer Agent at which you
are making the purchase can be used toward fulfillment of the LOI.
•Reinstatement
Privileges
– If you sell Class A shares of a Fund and withdraw your money from that Fund,
you may reinstate into the same account, within 365 days of the date of your
redemption, without paying a front-end sales charge if
you paid a front-end sales charge when you originally purchased your
shares.
For purposes of a CDSC, if you paid a CDSC when you sold your shares, you would
be credited with the amount of the CDSC proportional to the amount reinvested.
Reinstated shares will continue to age, as applicable, from the date that you
bought your original shares. This
privilege can be used only once per calendar year per account.
Contact your Financial Intermediary, or for direct shareholders, call the
Transfer Agent at 1‑844‑828-1919, for additional information.
You
must identify and provide information to the Fund or your Financial
Intermediary, as applicable, regarding your historical purchases and holdings,
and you should also retain any records necessary to substantiate historical
transactions and costs because the Funds, their transfer agent, and Financial
Intermediaries will not be responsible for providing this information.
For
the sales charge variations applicable to shares offered through specific
Financial Intermediaries, please see Appendix A.
Waivers
of front-end charges for certain Class A investors
Class A
front-end charges are waived for the following types of investors, including:
•Investors
purchasing shares directly though the Fund
•Employees
of Financial Intermediaries
•Those
who qualify for the Reinstatement Privilege as discussed above
•Trustees
and officers of any 1919 Investment Counsel -sponsored fund
•Employees
of 1919 Investment Counsel and its subsidiaries
•Investors
who rollover fund shares from a qualified retirement plan into an IRA
administered on the same retirement plan platform
•Purchases
by separate accounts used to fund unregistered variable annuity
contracts
•Purchases
by shareholders who have redeemed Class A shares in the Fund (or Class A shares
of another Fund sold by the Adviser that is offered with a sales charge) and who
wish to reinvest their redemption proceeds in the Fund as described in
“Qualifying for a reduced Class A sales charge,” “Reinstatement Privileges”
section of the Prospectus, provided the reinvestment is made within 365 calendar
days of the redemption
•Purchases
by investors participating in “wrap fee” or asset allocation programs or other
fee-based arrangements sponsored by broker/dealers and other financial
institutions
•Purchases
by direct retail investment platforms through mutual fund “supermarkets,” where
the sponsor links its client’s account (including IRA accounts on such
platforms) to a master account in the sponsor’s name.
Whether
a sales charge waiver is available for your retirement plan or charitable
account depends upon the policies and procedures of your Financial Intermediary.
Investors should consult their financial advisor for further information.
If
you qualify for a waiver of the Class A front-end sales charge, you must
notify your Financial Intermediary or the Funds at the time of purchase and
provide sufficient information at the time of purchase to permit verification
that the purchase qualifies for the front-end charge waiver. For the sales
charge variations applicable to shares offered through specific Financial
Intermediaries, please see Appendix A.
Class
C shares
Class
C shares may be purchased only through Financial Intermediaries. Class C shares
of the Funds are offered without a front-end charge. This means that 100% of
your initial investment is placed into shares of the applicable Fund. Class C
shares pay up to 1.00% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets as
reimbursement or compensation for shareholder servicing and distribution-related
activities with respect to the applicable Fund. Over time, fees paid under the
distribution and service plans will increase the cost of a Class
C
shareholder’s investment and may cost more than other types of sales charges.
Additionally, investors are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of
1.00% for Class C shares if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Any applicable CDSC is based on the lesser of the original purchase cost or the
current market value of the shares being redeemed. The minimum initial
investment for Class C Shares is $1,000 and the subsequent investment minimum is
$50. No order for Class C Shares of any Fund may exceed $1,000,000.
Financial
Intermediaries selling Class C shares generally are paid a commission of up to
1.00% (0.75% for the Maryland Fund) of the purchase price of the Class C shares
they sell. Financial Intermediaries will receive Rule 12b-1 distribution and
service fee payments of up to 1.00% (0.70% for the Maryland Fund) of the average
daily net assets represented by the Class C shares serviced by them following
the first year of purchase.
If
you sell (redeem) Class C shares of a Fund and withdraw your money from a Fund,
you may reinstate into the same account, within 365 days of the date of your
redemption, without paying either a front-end sales charge if
you paid a front-end sales charge when you originally purchased your share
or
a CDSC if you paid a CDSC when you sold your shares. For purposes of the CDSC,
you would be credited with the amount of the CDSC proportional to the amount
reinvested. Reinstated shares will continue to age, as applicable, from the date
that you bought your original shares. This
privilege can be used only once per calendar year per account.
Contact your Financial Intermediary for additional information. You must
identify and provide information to the Fund or your Financial Intermediary, as
applicable, regarding your historical purchases and holdings, and you should
also retain any records necessary to substantiate historical transactions and
costs because the Funds, their transfer agent, and Financial Intermediaries will
not be responsible for providing this information.
Class
C shares will be converted to Class A shares after the shares have been held for
8 years from the purchase date. It is the responsibility of the Financial
Intermediary and not the Funds, the Transfer Agent, Distributor or the Adviser
to ensure that you are credited with the proper holding period. If your
Financial Intermediary does not have records verifying that your shares have
been held for at least 8 years, your Financial Intermediary may not convert your
Class C shares to Class A shares. Group retirement plans held in an omnibus
record keeping platform through a Financial Intermediary that does not track
participant-level share lot aging may not convert Class C shares to Class A
shares. Please contact your Financial Intermediary for more
information.
Class
FI and Class R shares (not
currently available for purchase)
You
buy Class FI and Class R shares at net asset value with no front-end charge and
no contingent deferred sales charge when redeemed. However, if you purchase
Class I shares through a Financial Intermediary acting solely as an agent on
behalf of its customers pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s distributor,
the Financial Intermediary may charge you a commission in an amount determined
and separately disclosed to you by the Financial Intermediary.
Financial
Intermediaries receive an annual distribution and service fee of up to 0.25% of
the average daily net assets represented by Class FI shares serviced by them, up
to 0.50% of the average daily net assets represented by Class R shares serviced
by them.
Class
I shares
You
buy Class I shares at net asset value with no front-end charge and no contingent
deferred sales charge when redeemed. Class I shares are not subject to any
distribution and service fees. However, if you purchase Class I shares through a
Financial Intermediary acting solely as an agent on behalf of its customers
pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s distributor, the Financial Intermediary
may charge you a commission in an amount determined and separately disclosed to
you by the Financial Intermediary.
Class
I shares may also be available on certain brokerage platforms. An investor
transacting Class I shares through a broker acting as an agent for the investor
may be required to pay a commission and/or other forms of compensation to the
broker.
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges
The
contingent deferred sales charge is based on the net asset value at the time of
purchase or redemption, whichever is less, and therefore you do not pay a sales
charge on amounts representing appreciation or depreciation.
In
addition, you do not pay a contingent deferred sales charge:
•When
you exchange shares for shares of another 1919 Fund
•On
shares representing reinvested distributions and dividends
•On
shares no longer subject to the contingent deferred sales charge
Each
time you place a request to redeem shares, the Funds will first redeem any
shares in your account that are not subject to a contingent deferred sales
charge and then redeem the shares in your account that have been held the
longest.
If
you redeem shares of a Fund and pay a contingent deferred sales charge, you may,
under certain circumstances, reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds
within 365 days and receive pro rata credit for any contingent deferred sales
charge imposed on the prior redemption. Please see “Reinstatement Privileges”
section above.
Contingent
deferred sales charge waivers
The
contingent deferred sales charge for each share class will be waived:
•On
payments made through certain systematic withdrawal plans
•On
distributions from eligible Retirement Plans as defined under “Retirement and
Institutional Investors – Eligible Investors”, “Retirement Plans” section
below.
•On
redemptions in connection with lump-sum or other distributions made by eligible
retirement plans or redemption of shares by participants in certain “wrap fee”
or asset allocation programs sponsored by broker/dealers and other financial
institutions that have entered into agreements with the Distributor or the
Adviser
•For
Retirement Plans with omnibus accounts held on the books of the
Funds
•For
involuntary redemptions of small account balances
•For
12 months following the death or disability of a shareholder (as defined in the
Code)
•For
mandatory post-retirement distributions from retirement plans or
IRAs
•For
tax-free returns of an excess contribution to any retirement plan
To
have your contingent deferred sales charge waived, you or your Financial
Intermediary must let the Funds know at the time you redeem shares that you
qualify for such a waiver.
Retirement
and Institutional Investors — Eligible Investors
Retirement
Plans
“Retirement
Plans” include 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans,
profit-sharing plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans and other
similar employer-sponsored retirement plans. Retirement Plans do not include
individual retirement vehicles, such as traditional and Roth IRAs, Coverdell
education savings accounts, individual 403(b)(7) custodial accounts, Keogh
plans, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs or similar accounts.
Retirement
Plans with omnibus accounts held on the books of the Fund can generally invest
in Class A, Class C, Class FI, Class R and Class I
shares.
Investors
who rollover Fund shares from a Retirement Plan into an IRA administered on the
same retirement plan platform may hold, purchase and exchange shares of the
Funds to the same extent as the applicable Retirement Plan.
Although
Retirement Plans with omnibus accounts held on the books of the Funds are not
subject to minimum initial investment requirements for any of these share
classes, certain investment minimums may be imposed by a Financial Intermediary.
The Financial Intermediary may impose certain additional requirements. Please
contact your Financial Intermediary for more information.
Other
Retirement Plans
“Other
Retirement Plans” include Retirement Plans investing through brokerage accounts
and also include certain Retirement Plans with direct relationships to the Funds
that are neither Institutional Investors nor investing through omnibus accounts.
Other Retirement Plans and individual retirement vehicles, such as IRAs, are
treated like individual investors for purposes of determining sales charges and
any applicable sales charge reductions or waivers.
“Other
Retirement Plans” do not include arrangements whereby an investor would rollover
Fund shares from a Retirement Plan into an IRA administered on the same
retirement plan platform. Such arrangements are deemed to be “Retirement Plans”
and are subject to the rights and privileges described under “Retirement and
Institutional Investors — eligible investors — Retirement Plans.”
Other
Retirement Plan investors can generally invest in Class A, Class C and
Class I shares. Individual retirement vehicles may also choose between
these share classes.
Clients
of Eligible Financial Intermediaries
“Clients
of Eligible Financial Intermediaries” are investors who invest in the Funds
through Financial Intermediaries that (i) charge such investors an ongoing
fee for advisory, investment, consulting or similar services, or (ii)
offer Class A, Class FI, Class R or Class I shares through a
no-load network or platform (“Eligible Investment Programs”). Such investors may
include pension and profit sharing plans, other employee benefit trusts,
endowments, foundations and corporations. Eligible Investment Programs may also
include college savings vehicles such as Section 529 plans and direct
retail investment platforms through mutual fund “supermarkets,” where the
sponsor links its client’s account (including IRA accounts on such platforms) to
a master account in the sponsor’s name. The Financial Intermediary may impose
separate investment minimums.
Clients
of Eligible Financial Intermediaries may generally invest in Class A,
Class FI, Class R or Class I shares. Class A and
Class C shares of the Funds may convert to Class I shares by
participants in the Eligible Investment Programs.
Institutional
Investors
“Institutional
Investors” may include corporations, banks, trust companies, insurance
companies, investment companies, foundations, endowments, defined benefit plans
and other similar entities. The Financial Intermediary may impose additional
eligibility requirements or criteria to determine if an investor, including the
types of investors listed above, qualifies as an Institutional Investor.
Institutional
Investors may invest in Class I shares if they meet the $1,000,000 minimum
initial investment requirement. Institutional Investors may also invest in
Class A and Class C shares, which have different investment minimums, fees
and expenses.
Class A
shares — Retirement Plans
Retirement
Plans may buy Class A shares. Under programs for current and prospective
Retirement Plan investors sponsored by Financial Intermediaries, the front-end
charge and contingent deferred sales charge for Class A shares are waived
where:
•Such
Retirement Plan’s record-keeper offers only load-waived shares,
•Fund
shares are held on the books of a Fund through an omnibus account
Financial
Intermediaries selling Class A shares to Retirement Plans with a direct
omnibus relationship with the Funds will not be paid a commission on the
purchase price of Class A shares sold by them. However, for certain
Retirement Plans that are permitted to purchase shares at net asset value, the
Financial Intermediary
may
be paid a commission of up to 1.00% of the purchase price of the Class A
shares that are purchased with regular ongoing plan contributions. Please
contact your Financial Intermediary for more information.
Class
C shares — Retirement Plans
Retirement
Plans with omnibus accounts held on the books of the Funds may buy Class C
shares at net asset value without paying a contingent deferred sales charge.
1919ic does not pay Financial Intermediaries selling Class C shares to
Retirement Plans with omnibus accounts held on the books of a Fund a commission
on the purchase price of Class C shares sold by them. Instead, immediately
after purchase, these Financial Intermediaries may be paid an annual
distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets
represented by the Class C shares serviced by them. Please see the SAI for
more details.
Class
FI shares
Class
FI shares are offered only to Clients of Eligible Financial Intermediaries and
Retirement Plan programs. Class FI shares are not currently offered.
Class
R shares
Class
R shares are offered only to Retirement Plans with omnibus accounts held on the
books of the Funds (either at the plan level or at the level of the Financial
Intermediary), to Clients of Eligible Financial Intermediaries and through
Eligible Investment Programs. Class R shares are not currently offered.
Class
I shares
Class
I shares are offered only to Institutional Investors and individual investors
(investing directly with the Funds) who meet the $1,000,000 minimum initial
investment requirement, Retirement Plans with omnibus accounts held on the books
of the Funds and certain rollover IRAs, Clients of Eligible Financial
Intermediaries, investors investing through a Financial Intermediary acting
solely as agent on behalf of its customers pursuant to an agreement with the
Fund’s distributor, and other investors authorized by 1919ic. (Individual
investors who held Class I shares of the Financial Services Fund prior to
November 20, 2006 are permitted to make additional investments in
Class I shares.) Certain waivers of these requirements for individuals
associated with the Fund are discussed in the SAI.
Investors
who qualify as Clients of Eligible Financial Intermediaries or who participate
in Eligible Investment Programs made available through their Financial
Intermediaries (such as investors in fee-based advisory or mutual fund “wrap”
programs) are eligible to purchase, directly or via exchange, Class I shares,
among other share classes. In such cases your ability to hold Class I shares may
be premised on your continuing participation in a fee-based advisory or mutual
fund wrap program.
Your
Financial Intermediary may reserve the right to redeem your Class I shares or
exchange them for Class A shares of the Fund, as applicable, if you terminate
your fee-based advisory or mutual fund wrap program and are no longer eligible
for Class I shares. You may be subject to an initial sales charge in connection
with such exchange, and you will be subject to the annual distribution and/or
service fee applicable to Class A shares. Any redemption may generate a taxable
gain or loss and significantly change the asset allocation of your account.
Please contact your Financial Intermediary for more information.
Certain
waivers of these requirements for individuals associated with the Funds, the
Adviser or its affiliates are discussed in the SAI.
Other
considerations
Plan
sponsors, plan fiduciaries and other Financial Intermediaries may choose to
impose qualification requirements that differ from the Funds’ share class
eligibility standards. In certain cases, this could result in the selection of a
share class with higher distribution and service fees than otherwise would have
been charged. The Funds are not responsible for, and have no control over, the
decision of any plan sponsor, plan fiduciary or Financial Intermediary to impose
such differing requirements. Please consult with your plan sponsor, plan
fiduciary or Financial Intermediary for more information about available share
classes.
Your
Financial Intermediary may not offer all share classes. Please contact your
Financial Intermediary for additional details.
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You
may buy shares at their net asset value next determined after receipt by
your Financial Intermediary or the transfer agent of your purchase request
in good order, plus any applicable sales charge.
The
Maryland Fund may not be available for sale in certain states. Prospective
investors should inquire as to whether the fund is available for sale in
their state of residence.
You
must provide the following information for your order to be
processed:
•Name
of fund being bought
•Class
of shares being bought
•Dollar
amount or number of shares being bought
•Account
number (if existing account) |
Through
a Financial Intermediary |
You
should contact your Financial Intermediary to open a brokerage account and
make arrangements to buy shares.
Your
Financial Intermediary may charge an annual account maintenance
fee.
You
may buy and sell shares of the Funds through certain brokers and financial
intermediaries (and their agents) (collectively, “Brokers”) that have made
arrangements with the Funds to sell their shares. When you place your
order with such a Broker, your order is treated as if you had placed it
directly with the Transfer Agent, and you will pay or receive the next
applicable price calculated by the Fund. The Funds will be deemed to have
received a purchase or redemption order when an authorized broker, or, if
applicable, a broker’s designee receives the order.
Class
I or Class R shares may also be available on certain brokerage platforms.
An investor transacting Class I or Class R shares through a broker acting
as an agent for the investor may be required to pay a commission and/or
other forms of compensation to the broker. |
Through
the Funds |
Please
complete the account application and send it with your check payable to
the Funds to the following address:
Regular
Mail
1919
Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
WI 53201-0701
Overnight
Delivery
1919
Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615
East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor
Milwaukee,
WI 53202 |
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The
Funds do not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent
delivery services to be its agents. Therefore, deposit in the mail or with
such services, or receipt at U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC post office
box, of purchase orders or redemption requests does not constitute receipt
by the transfer agent of the Funds. Receipt of purchase orders or
redemption requests is based on when the order is received on the Transfer
Agent’s premises.
Subsequent
purchases should be sent to the same address. Enclose a check made payable
to the applicable Fund to pay for the shares and include the class of
shares being bought, your account number and the name in which your
account is registered.
For
more information, please call the Funds at 1-844-828-1919
between
8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Central time (9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern
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By
telephone purchase |
Investors
may purchase additional shares of the Funds by calling 1-844-828-1919. If
you accepted telephone options on your account application, and your
account has been open for at least 7 business days, telephone orders will
be accepted via electronic funds transfer from your bank account through
the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) network. You must have banking
information established on your account prior to making a purchase. If you
order is received prior to 4 p.m. Eastern time, your shares will be
purchased at the net asset value, plus any applicable sales charge,
calculated on the day your order is placed. |
By
wire |
If
you are making your initial investment in a Fund, before wiring funds, the
Transfer Agent must have a completed account application. You can mail or
overnight deliver your account application to the Transfer Agent at the
below address. Upon receipt of your completed account application, your
account will be established and a service representative will contact you
to provide your new account number and wiring instructions. If you do not
receive this information within one business day, contact the Transfer
Agent. You may then instruct your bank to send the wire. Prior to sending
the wire, please call the Fund at 1‑844‑828‑1919 to advise them of the
wire and to ensure proper credit upon receipt. Your bank must include the
name of the Fund, your name and your account number so that monies can be
correctly applied. Your bank should transmit immediately available funds
by wire to:
U.S.
Bank National Association
777
East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
ABA
No. 075000022
Credit:
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Account
No. 112-952-137
Further
Credit: Name of Fund
Shareholder
Registration
Shareholder
Account Number
If
you are making a subsequent purchase, your bank should wire funds as
indicated above. Before each wire purchase, you should be sure to notify
the Transfer Agent. It
is essential that your bank include complete information about your
account in all wire transactions.
Wired funds must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time to be
eligible for same day pricing. The Fund and U.S. Bank, N.A. are not
responsible for the consequences of delays resulting from the banking or
Federal Reserve wire system or from incomplete wiring
instructions.
If
you have questions about how to invest by wire, you may call the Transfer
Agent at 1‑844‑828‑1919. Your bank may charge you a fee for sending a wire
payment to a Fund.
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Through
an Automatic Investment Plan (“AIP”) |
You
may authorize your Financial Intermediary or the transfer agent to
transfer funds automatically from (i) a regular bank account, (ii) cash
held in a brokerage account with a Financial Intermediary or (iii) certain
money market funds, in order to buy shares on a regular basis. If you wish
to enroll in the AIP, complete the appropriate section on the Account
application. Your signed Account application must be received at least 7
business days prior to the initial transaction.
•Amounts
transferred must meet the applicable minimums (see “Purchase and Sale of
Fund shares”)
•Amounts
may be transferred monthly, every alternate month, quarterly,
semi-annually or annually
•A
$25 fee will be imposed if your AIP transaction is returned for any
reason.
The
Fund may terminate or modify this privilege at any time. You may terminate
your participation in the AIP at any time by notifying the Transfer Agent
sufficiently in advance of the next withdrawal. Please contact your
financial institution to determine if it is ACH network member. Your
financial institution must be an ACH member in order for you to
participate in the AIP.
The
AIP is a method of using dollar cost averaging as an investment strategy
that involves investing a fixed amount of money at regular time intervals.
However, a program of regular investment cannot ensure a profit or protect
against a loss as a result of declining markets. By continually investing
the same amount, you will be purchasing more shares when the price is low
and fewer shares when the price is high. Please call 1-844-828-1919 for
additional information regarding the Funds’ AIP.
For
more information, please contact your Financial Intermediary or the Funds
or consult the SAI. |
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You
may exchange shares of one Fund for the same class of shares of other
Funds on any day that both the Fund and the Fund into which you are
exchanging are open for business.
An
exchange of shares of one Fund for shares of another Fund is considered a
taxable event and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal
income tax purposes, unless you are investing through an IRA, 401(k) or
other tax-advantaged account. An exchange of shares of one class directly
for shares of another class of the same Fund normally should not be
taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax
advisor before making an exchange.
The
exchange privilege is not intended as a vehicle for short-term trading. A
Fund may suspend or terminate your exchange privilege if you engage in a
pattern of excessive exchanges. |
1919
Investment Counsel offers a distinctive family of funds tailored to help
meet the varying needs of large and small investors |
You
may exchange shares at their NAV next determined after receipt by your
Financial Intermediary or the transfer agent of your exchange request in
good order.
•If
you bought shares through a Financial Intermediary, contact your Financial
Intermediary to learn which funds your Financial Intermediary makes
available to you for exchanges
•If
you bought shares directly, contact the Funds at 1‑844‑828‑1919 to learn
which funds are available to you for exchanges
•Exchanges
may be made only between accounts that have identical
registrations
•Not
all Funds offer all classes
•Some
Funds are offered only in a limited number of states. Your Financial
Intermediary or the Fund will provide information about the Funds offered
in your state
Always
be sure to read the Prospectus of the Fund into which you are exchanging
shares. |
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Investment
minimums, sales charges and other requirements |
•In
most instances, your shares will not be subject to a front-end charge or a
contingent deferred sales charge at the time of the exchange. You may be
charged an initial or contingent deferred sales charge if the shares being
exchanged were not subject to a sales charge
•Except
as noted above, your contingent deferred sales charge (if any) will
continue to be measured from the date of your original purchase of shares
subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, and you will be subject to
the contingent deferred sales charge of the Fund that you originally
purchased
•You
will generally be required to meet the minimum investment requirement for
the class of shares of the fund or share class into which your exchange is
made (except in the case of systematic exchange plans)
•Your
exchange will also be subject to any other requirements of the fund or
share class into which you are exchanging shares
•The
Funds may suspend or terminate your exchange privilege if you engage in a
pattern of excessive exchanges |
By
telephone |
Contact
your Financial Intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the
Funds, call the Funds at 1‑844‑828‑1919 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Central
time (9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time) for information. Exchanges are
priced at the NAV next determined. |
By
mail |
Contact
your Financial Intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the
Funds, write to the Funds at the following address:
Regular
Mail
1919
Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O
Box 701
Milwaukee,
WI 53201-0701
Overnight
Delivery
1919
Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615
East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor
Milwaukee,
WI 53202
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Through
a systematic exchange plan |
You
may be permitted to schedule automatic exchanges of shares of a Fund for
shares of other Funds offered in this Prospectus. All requirements for
exchanging shares described above apply to these exchanges. In
addition:
•Exchanges
may be made monthly, every alternate month, quarterly, semi-annually or
annually
•Each
exchange must meet the applicable investment minimums for systematic
investment plans (see “Purchase and Sale of Fund shares”)
For
more information, please contact your Financial Intermediary or the Funds
or consult the SAI. |
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Investors
currently owning Class A, Class C or Class FI shares who qualify as
Clients of Eligible Financial Intermediaries and participate in Eligible
Investment Programs made available through their financial intermediaries
(such as investors in fee-based advisory or mutual fund “wrap” programs),
may convert to Class I shares of the same Fund under certain limited
circumstances. Investors currently owning Class C shares who qualify as
above, may convert to Class A shares under certain limited circumstances.
Please refer to the section of this Prospectus titled “Retirement and
Institutional Investors — eligible investors” or contact your financial
intermediary for more information. |
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Class
C |
Class
C shares will be converted to Class A shares after the shares have been
held for 8 years from the purchase date. It is the responsibility of the
Financial Intermediary and not the Funds, the Transfer Agent, Distributor
or the Adviser to ensure that you are credited with the proper holding
period. If your Financial Intermediary does not have records verifying
that your shares have been held for at least 8 years, your Financial
Intermediary may not convert your Class C shares to Class A shares. Group
retirement plans held in an omnibus record keeping platform through a
Financial Intermediary that does not track participant-level share lot
aging may not convert Class C shares to Class A shares. Please contact
your Financial Intermediary for more
information. |
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You
may redeem shares at their NAV next determined after receipt by your
Financial Intermediary or the Transfer Agent of your redemption request in
good order, less any applicable contingent deferred sales
charge. If the shares are held by a fiduciary or corporation,
partnership or similar entity, other documents may be
required. |
Redemption
proceeds |
The
Funds typically send the redemption proceeds on the next business day (a
day when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for normal business)
after the redemption request is received in good order and prior to market
close, regardless of whether the redemption proceeds are sent via check,
wire, or ACH transfer. While not expected, payment of redemption proceeds
may take up to seven days.If you did not purchase your shares with a wire
payment, before selling recently purchased shares, please note that if the
Transfer Agent has not yet collected payment for the shares you are
selling, it may delay sending the proceeds until the payment is collected,
which may take up to 15 calendar days from the purchase
date.
Under
unusual circumstances, the Funds may suspend redemptions, or postpone
payment for more than seven days if the NYSE is closed (other than on
weekends or holidays) or trading is restricted, if an emergency exists, or
otherwise as permitted by order of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) or by the federal securities
law. |
Redemption
proceeds continued |
If
you have a brokerage account with a Financial Intermediary, your
redemption proceeds will be sent to your Financial Intermediary. Your
redemption proceeds can be sent by check to your address of record or by
wire or electronic transfer (ACH) to your pre-designated bank account.
There is a $15 wire charge per wire which will be deducted from your
account balance on dollar specific trades or from the proceeds on complete
redemptions and share specific trades. There is no charge for proceeds
sent via the ACH network; however, most ACH transfers require two to three
days for the bank account to receive credit. Telephone redemptions cannot
be made if you notify the Transfer Agent of a change of address within 30
days before the redemption request. To change the bank account designated
to receive wire or electronic transfers, you will be required to deliver a
new written authorization and may be asked to provide other documents.
In
other cases, unless you direct otherwise, your proceeds will be paid by
check mailed to your address of record.
The
Funds typically expect to meet redemption requests by paying out proceeds
from cash or cash equivalent portfolio holdings, or by selling portfolio
holdings. In stressed market conditions, redemption methods may include
paying redemption proceeds to you in whole or in part by a distribution of
securities from a Fund’s portfolio (a “redemption in-kind”). You may pay
transaction costs to dispose of the securities, and you may receive less
for them than the price at which they were valued for purposes of the
redemption. |
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By
mail |
Contact
your Financial Intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the
Funds, write to the Funds at the following address:
Regular
Mail
1919
Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201-0701
Overnight
Delivery
1919
Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615
East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor
Milwaukee,
WI 53202
The
Funds do not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent
delivery services to be their agents. Therefore, deposit in the mail or
with such services, or receipt at U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC post
office box, of purchase orders or redemption requests does not constitute
receipt by the transfer agent of the Fund. Receipt of purchase orders or
redemption requests is based on when the order is received at the Transfer
Agent’s offices.
Your
written request must provide the following:
•The
Fund name, the class of shares being redeemed and your account
number
•The
dollar amount or number of shares being redeemed
•Signature
of each owner exactly as the account is registered, with a signature
guarantee, if applicable
•Signature
guarantees, as applicable (see “Additional Information about
Transactions”)
•If
you have an IRA or other retirement plan, you must indicate on your
written redemption request whether or not to withhold federal income tax.
Redemption requests failing to indicate an election to have tax withheld
will be subject to 10% withholding. |
By
telephone |
If
your account application permits, you may be eligible to redeem shares by
telephone up to $50,000. Contact your Financial Intermediary or, if you
hold shares directly with the Funds, call the Funds at 1‑844‑828‑1919
between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Central time (9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time)
for more information. Please have the following information ready when you
call:
•Name
of Fund being redeemed
•Class
of shares being redeemed
•Account
number |
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telephone continued |
•Before
executing an instruction received by telephone, the Transfer Agent will
use reasonable procedures to confirm that the telephone instructions are
genuine. The telephone call may be recorded and the caller may be asked to
verify certain personal identification information. If the Funds or its
agents follow these procedures, they cannot be held liable for any loss,
expense or cost arising out of any telephone redemption request that is
reasonably believed to be genuine. This includes fraudulent or
unauthorized requests. The Funds may change, modify or terminate these
telephone redemption privileges at any time upon at least 60 days’ written
notice to shareholders. If an account has more than one owner or
authorized person, the Funds will accept telephone instructions from any
one owner or authorized person. Once a telephone transaction has been
placed, it cannot be canceled or modified after
the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern
time). Shares
held in IRA or other retirement accounts may be redeemed by telephone
at
1-844-828-1919.
Investors will be asked whether or not to withhold taxes from any
distribution. Telephone trades must be received by or prior to market
close. During periods of high market activity, shareholders may encounter
higher than usual call wait times. Please allow sufficient time to ensure
that you will be able to complete your telephone transaction prior to
market close. |
Systemic
Withdrawal Plan (“SWP”) |
You
may be permitted to schedule automatic redemptions of a portion of your
shares. To qualify, you must own shares of a Fund with a value of at least
$10,000 for Class A and C shares ($5,000 for Retirement Plan accounts) and
each automatic redemption must be at least $50.
The
following conditions apply:
•Redemptions
may be made monthly, every alternate month, quarterly, semi-annually or
annually
•If
your shares are subject to a CDSC, the charge will be required to be paid
upon redemption. However, the charge will be waived if your automatic
redemptions are equal to or less than 2% per month of your account balance
on the date the redemptions commence, up to a maximum of 12% in one
year
•You
must inform your Financial Intermediary or the Transfer Agent at the time
you establish your Systematic Withdrawal that you are eligible for any
CDSC waiver.
•You
should elect to have all dividends and distributions
reinvested
If
you elect this method of redemption, the Fund will send a check directly
to your address of record, or will send the payments directly to a
pre-authorized bank account by electronic funds transfer via the ACH
network. For payment through the ACH network, your bank must be an ACH
member and your bank account information must be maintained on your Fund
account. This SWP may be terminated or modified by a shareholder or the
Fund at any time without charge or penalty. You may also elect to
terminate your participation in this SWP at any time by contacting the
Transfer Agent sufficiently in advance of the next withdrawal.
A
withdrawal under the SWP involves a redemption of the Fund’s shares, and
may result in a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. In addition,
if the amount withdrawn exceeds the dividends credited to your account,
the account ultimately may be depleted. To establish the SWP, complete the
“Systematic Withdrawal Plan” section of the Fund’s account application.
Please call 1‑844‑828‑1919 for additional information regarding the Funds’
SWP. |
IRA
Redemptions
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Shareholders
who hold their shares through an IRA or other retirement plan must
indicate on their written redemption request whether or not to withhold
federal income tax. Redemption requests failing to indicate an election
not to have tax withheld will generally be subject to 10% withholding.
Shares held in IRA accounts may be redeemed by telephone at
1‑844‑828‑1919. Investors will be asked whether or not to withhold taxes
from any distribution.
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more information, please contact your Financial Intermediary or the Funds
or consult the SAI. |
Additional
Information about Transactions
When
you buy, exchange or redeem shares, your request must be in good order. This
means you have provided the following information, without which your request
may not be processed:
•Name
of the Fund
•Your
account number
•In
the case of a purchase (including a purchase as part of an exchange
transaction), the class of shares being bought
•In
the case of an exchange or redemption, the class of shares being exchanged or
redeemed (if you own more than one class)
•Dollar
amount or number of shares being bought, exchanged or redeemed
•In
certain circumstances, the signature of each owner exactly as the account is
registered with a signature guarantee, if applicable (see “Redeeming
Shares”)
All
checks must be in U.S. Dollars drawn on a domestic bank. The Funds will not
accept payment in cash or money orders. The Funds do not accept postdated checks
or any conditional order or payment. To prevent check fraud, the Funds will not
accept third party checks, Treasury checks, credit card checks, traveler’s
checks or starter checks for the purchase of shares. . If your check is returned
for any reason, a $25 fee will be assessed against your account. You will also
be responsible for any losses suffered by the Fund as a result.
Shares
of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. The
Funds generally do not sell shares to investors residing outside the United
States, even if they are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents,
except to investors with United States military APO or FPO
addresses.
In
certain circumstances, such as during periods of market volatility, severe
weather and emergencies, shareholders may experience difficulties placing
exchange or redemption orders by telephone. In that case, shareholders should
consider using the Funds’ other exchange and redemption procedures described
under “Exchanging Shares” and “Redeeming Shares.”
The
Transfer Agent or the Funds will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that
any telephone exchange or redemption request is genuine, which may include
recording calls, asking the caller to provide certain personal identification
information, sending you a written confirmation or requiring other confirmation
procedures from time to time. If these procedures are followed, neither the
Funds nor their agents will bear any liability for these transactions.
The
Trust reserves the right in its sole discretion to:
•Suspend
the continued offering of shares
•Reject
any purchase or exchange order in whole or in part when in the judgment of the
Adviser or the Distributor such rejection is in the best interest of a
Fund
•Change,
revoke or suspend the exchange privilege
•Suspend
telephone transactions
•Suspend
or postpone redemptions of shares on any day when trading on the NYSE is
restricted or as otherwise permitted by the SEC
•Transfer
your mutual fund account to your state of residence if no activity occurs within
your account during the “inactivity period” specified in your state’s abandoned
property laws.
The
Adviser reserves the right to:
•reduce
or waive the minimum for initial and subsequent investments for certain
fiduciary accounts or under circumstances where certain economies can be
achieved in sales of a Fund’s shares
It
is important that the Funds maintain a correct address for each investor. An
incorrect address may cause an investor’s account statements and other mailings
to be returned to the Funds. Based upon statutory
requirements
for returned mail, the Funds will attempt to locate the investor or rightful
owner of the account. If the Funds are unable to locate the investor, then they
will determine whether the investor’s account can legally be considered
abandoned. The Funds are legally obligated to escheat (or transfer) abandoned
property to the appropriate state’s unclaimed property administrator in
accordance with statutory requirements. Your mutual fund account may be
transferred to your state of residence if no activity occurs within your account
during the "inactivity period" specified in your State's abandoned property
laws.The investor’s last known address of record determines which state has
jurisdiction. Investors with a state of residence in Texas have the ability to
designate a representative to receive legislatively required unclaimed property
due diligence notifications. Please contact the Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts for further information.
For
your protection, the Funds or your Financial Intermediary may request additional
information in connection with large redemptions, unusual activity in your
account, or otherwise to ensure your redemption request is in good order. Please
contact your Financial Intermediary or the Funds for more information.
Householding
In
an effort to decrease costs, the Funds intend to reduce the number of duplicate
prospectuses, supplements, and certain other shareholder documents you receive
by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more
accounts and to shareholders we reasonably believe are from the same family or
household. Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for
your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-844-828-1919 to request individual
copies of documents. Once the Funds receive notice to stop householding, we will
begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request. This
policy does not apply to account statements.
Signature
guarantees
A
signature guarantee, from either a Medallion program member or a non-Medallion
program member is required if you:
•Are
changing ownership on your account
•Are
redeeming shares and sending the proceeds to an address or bank not currently on
file
•Are
redeeming shares and your account address has changed within 30 calendar
days
•Are
redeeming shares and want the check paid to someone other than the account
owner(s)
•Are
transferring the redemption proceeds to an account with a different
registration
•For
redemption requests in excess of $50,000
The
Funds or the Adviser may waive any of the above requirements in certain
instances. In addition to the situations described above, the Funds, the
Adviser, and/or the Transfer Agent reserve the right to require a signature
guarantee in other instances based on the circumstances relative to the
particular situation.
Non-financial
transactions, including establishing or modifying certain services on an
account, may require a signature guarantee, signature verification from a
Signature Validation Program member, or other acceptable form of authentication
from a financial institution source.
Signature
guarantees will generally be accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers,
credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered securities
associations, clearing agencies and savings associations, as well as from
participants in the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program and the
Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”). A notary public is not
an acceptable signature guarantor.
Anti-money
laundering
In
compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, please note that the Transfer Agent
will verify certain information on your account application as part of the
Trust’s Anti-Money Laundering Program. As requested on the account application,
you must supply your full name, date of birth, social security number and
permanent street address. If you are opening the account in the name of a legal
entity (e.g., partnership, limited liability company, business trust,
corporation, etc.), you must also supply the identity of the beneficial owners.
Mailing addresses containing only a P.O. Box will not be accepted. Accounts may
be restricted and/or
closed,
and the monies withheld, pending verification of this information or as
otherwise required under these and other federal regulations.
Mandatory
redemptions direct accounts
Direct
accounts generally include accounts held in the name of the individual investor
on a Fund’s books and records. The Funds reserve the right to ask you to bring
your direct account up to a minimum investment amount determined by the Adviser
if the aggregate value of the fund shares in your account falls below $500 for
any reason (including solely due to declines in net asset value and/or failure
to invest at least $500 within a reasonable period). You will be notified in
writing and will have 60 days to make an additional investment to bring your
account value up to the required level. If you choose not to do so within this
60-day period, the Fund may close your account and send you the redemption
proceeds. The small account fee will not be charged on, if applicable: (i)
Retirement Plans (but will be charged on other plans that are not
employer-sponsored such as traditional and Roth IRAs, Coverdell education
savings accounts, individual 403(b)(7) custodial accounts, Keogh plans, SEPs,
SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs or similar accounts); (ii) 1919 Funds that are closed to
subsequent purchases for all classes; (iii) accounts that do not have a valid
address as evidenced by mail being returned to the Fund or its agents; and (iv)
Class FI, Class R, and Class I shares. If your share class is no longer offered,
you may not be able to bring your account up to the minimum investment amount.
Some shareholders who hold accounts in multiple classes of the same fund may
have those accounts aggregated for the purposes of these calculations. If your
account is closed, you will not be eligible to have your account reinstated
without imposition of any sales charges that may apply to your new purchase.
Please contact the Funds for more information. Any redemption of Fund shares may
result in tax consequences to you (see “Taxes” for more information).
Mandatory
redemptions non-direct accounts
“Non-direct
accounts” include omnibus accounts and accounts jointly maintained by the
Financial Intermediary and the Funds.
The
Funds reserve the right to ask you to bring your non-direct account up to a
minimum investment amount determined by your Financial Intermediary if the
aggregate value of the fund shares in your account is less than $500 for any
reason (including solely due to declines in net asset value and/or failure to
invest at least $500 within a reasonable period). You will be notified in
writing and will have 60 days to make an additional investment to bring your
account value up to the required level. If you choose not to do so within this
60-day period, the Fund may close your account and send you the redemption
proceeds. If your share class is no longer offered, you may not be able to bring
your account up to the minimum investment amount. Some shareholders who hold
accounts in multiple classes of the same fund may have those accounts aggregated
for the purposes of these calculations. If your account is closed, you will not
be eligible to have your account reinstated without imposition of any sales
charges that may apply to your new purchase. Please contact your Financial
Intermediary for more information. Any redemption of Fund shares may result in
tax consequences to you (see “Taxes” for more information).
All
accounts
The
Funds may, with prior notice, change the minimum size of accounts subject to
mandatory redemption, which may vary by class, implement fees for small
non-direct accounts or change the amount of the fee for small direct accounts.
Subject
to applicable law, the Funds may, with prior notice, adopt other policies from
time to time requiring mandatory redemption of shares in certain circumstances.
For
more information, please contact your Financial Intermediary or the Funds or
consult the SAI.
Tools
to Combat Frequent Transactions
The
Board has adopted policies and procedures to prevent frequent transactions in
the Funds. The Funds discourage excessive, short-term trading and other abusive
trading practices that may disrupt portfolio management strategies and harm the
Funds’ performance. Shareholders having accounts directly with a Fund will be
restricted to no more than four “round trips” during any 12 month period. A
round trip is an exchange or redemption out of a Fund followed by an exchange or
purchase back into the same Fund. The Funds may take
other
steps to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in the Funds. These
steps may include imposing a redemption fee, monitoring trading practices and
using fair value pricing. Although these efforts are designed to discourage
abusive trading practices, these tools cannot eliminate the possibility that
such activity may occur. Further, while the Funds make efforts to identify and
restrict frequent trading, the Funds receive purchase and sale orders through
financial intermediaries and cannot always know or detect frequent trading that
may be facilitated by the use of intermediaries or the use of group or omnibus
accounts by those intermediaries.
The
Funds monitor selected trades in an effort to detect excessive short-term
trading activities. If, as a result of this monitoring, the Funds believe that a
shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it may, in its
discretion, ask the shareholder to stop such activities or refuse to process
purchases in the shareholder’s accounts. In making such judgments, the Funds
seek to act in a manner that it believes is consistent with the best interests
of shareholders. Due to the complexity and subjectivity involved in identifying
abusive trading activity and the volume of shareholder transactions the Funds
handle, there can be no assurance that the Funds efforts will identify all
trades or trading practices that may be considered abusive. In addition, the
Funds ability to monitor trades that are placed by individual shareholders
within group or omnibus accounts maintained by financial intermediaries is
limited because the Fund does not have simultaneous access to the underlying
shareholder account information.
In
compliance with Rule 22c-2 under the 1940 Act, the Distributor, on behalf of
each of the Funds, has entered into written agreements with each of the Fund’s
financial intermediaries, under which the intermediary must, upon request,
provide the Funds with certain shareholder identity and trading information so
that each Fund can enforce its market timing policies.
The
Funds employ fair value pricing selectively, as discussed above, to ensure
greater accuracy in its daily NAV and to prevent dilution by frequent traders or
market timers who seek to take advantage of temporary market anomalies.
Record
ownership
If
you hold shares through a Financial Intermediary, your Financial Intermediary
may establish and maintain your account and be the shareholder of record. In the
event that the Funds hold a shareholder meeting, your Financial Intermediary, as
record holder, will be entitled to vote your shares and may seek voting
instructions from you. If you do not give your Financial Intermediary voting
instructions, your Financial Intermediary, under certain circumstances, may
nonetheless be entitled to vote your shares.
Dividends
and other distributions
The
Financial Services Fund generally declares and pays dividends once annually, in
December. The Socially Responsive Fund generally pays dividends from any net
investment income and net short-term capital gains quarterly.
The
Maryland Fund generally declares dividends from any net investment income daily
and pays them monthly. The Funds generally pay any distributions from net
long-term capital gain once annually. The Funds may pay additional distributions
and dividends in order to avoid a federal tax.
Unless
you elect to receive dividends and/or other distributions in cash, your
dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in
shares of the same class you hold, at the net asset value determined on the
reinvestment date. You do not pay a sales charge on reinvested distributions or
dividends.
If
you hold Class A or Class C shares directly with a Fund, you may instruct
the Fund to have your dividends and/or distributions invested in the
corresponding class of shares of another 1919 Fund, subject to the following
conditions:
•You
have a minimum account balance of $10,000 in a Fund, and
•The
other Fund is available for sale in your state.
To
change those instructions, you must notify your Financial Intermediary or the
Fund at least five days before the next distribution is to be paid.
If
you elect to receive distributions and/or capital gains paid in cash, and the
U.S. Postal Service cannot deliver the check, or if a check remains outstanding
for six months, the Fund reserves the right to reinvest the distribution check
in your account, at the Fund’s current net asset value, and to reinvest all
subsequent distributions. You may change the distribution option on your account
by telephone or in writing. Any change should be submitted five days prior to
the next distribution.
Please
contact your Financial Intermediary or the applicable Fund to discuss what
options are available to you for receiving your dividends and other
distributions.
The
Board reserves the right to revise the dividend policy or postpone the payment
of dividends if warranted in the Board’s judgment due to unusual circumstances.
Taxes
The
following discussion is very general, applies only to shareholders who are U.S.
persons, and does not address shareholders subject to special rules, such as
those who hold Fund shares through an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged
account. Except as specifically noted, the discussion is limited to federal
income tax matters and does not address state, local, foreign or non-income
taxes. Further information regarding taxes, including certain federal income tax
considerations relevant to non-U.S. persons, is included in the SAI. Because
each shareholder’s circumstances are different and special tax rules may apply,
you should consult your tax adviser about federal, state, local and/or foreign
tax considerations that may be relevant to your particular situation.
Each
Fund has elected and intends to qualify each year for treatment as a RIC. 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, a 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.
At
least annually, each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net
investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any. The dividends and
distributions you receive from the Funds may be subject to federal, state and
local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. If so, they are taxable
whether or not you reinvest them. Income distributions, including net short-term
capital gains, are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates except to the
extent they are designated as qualified dividend income.
Distributions
that a Fund reports as “qualified dividend income” may be eligible to be taxed
to non-corporate shareholders at the reduced rates applicable to long-term
capital gain if certain requirements are satisfied. The Maryland Fund does not
expect any distributions to be treated as qualified dividend income.
Distributions attributable to short-term capital gains are taxable to you as
ordinary income. Distributions of net capital gain reported by a Fund as capital
gain dividends are taxable to you as long-term capital gain regardless of how
long you have owned your shares. Non-corporate shareholders ordinarily pay tax
at reduced rates on long-term capital gain.
Corporate
shareholders may be entitled to a dividends received deduction for the portion
of dividends they receive from a Fund that are attributable to dividends
received by the Fund from U.S. corporations, subject to certain limitations. The
Maryland Fund does not expect any distributions to be treated as eligible for
the dividends received deduction for corporations.
A
RIC that receives business interest income may pass through its net business
interest income for purposes of the tax rules applicable to the interest expense
limitations under Section 163(j) of the Code. A RIC’s total “Section 163(j)
Interest Dividend” for a tax year is limited to the excess of the RIC’s business
interest income over the sum of its business interest expense and its other
deductions properly allocable to its business interest income. A RIC may, in its
discretion, designate all or a portion of ordinary dividends as Section 163(j)
Interest Dividends, which would allow the recipient shareholder to treat the
designated portion of such dividends as interest income for purposes of
determining such shareholder’s interest expense deduction limitation under
Section 163(j). This can potentially increase the amount of a shareholder’s
interest expense deductible under Section 163(j). In general, to be eligible to
treat a Section 163(j) Interest Dividend as interest income, you must have held
your shares in a Fund for more than 180 days during the 361-day period beginning
on the date that is 180 days before the date on which the share becomes
ex-dividend with respect to such dividend. Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, if
so designated by a Fund, will be reported to your financial
intermediary
or otherwise in accordance with the requirements specified by the Internal
Revenue Service (the “IRS”).
The
Maryland Fund intends to qualify to pay “exempt-interest dividends” to its
shareholders by satisfying the requirement that at the close of each quarter of
its taxable year at least 50% of the value of its total assets consist of
obligations, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income
tax.
As
long as this and certain other requirements are met, dividends derived from the
Maryland Fund’s net tax-exempt interest income will be “exempt-interest
dividends” that may be excluded from shareholders’ gross income for federal
income tax purposes. Most distributions from the Maryland Fund are expected to
be exempt-interest dividends, which are exempt from federal income tax but may
be subject to state or local income taxes. Exempt-interest dividends from
Maryland municipal securities will also be exempt from Maryland personal income
tax. Some exempt-interest dividends may be subject to the federal AMT
applicable. In addition, for tax years beginning after December 31, 2022,
exempt-interest dividends may affect the federal corporate AMT for certain
corporations. Income from municipal bonds held by the Maryland Fund could be
declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse
interpretations by the IRS or state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of
a bond issuer. Interest paid on a municipal bond issued after December 31, 2017
to advance refund another municipal bond is subject to federal income
tax.
Distributions
of capital gains and any investment income that is not exempt from federal
income tax are generally taxable to you regardless of whether you reinvest them
in additional shares of a Fund or receive them in cash. The Financial Services
Fund and Socially Responsive Fund will not pay exempt-interest dividends. The
Maryland Fund may not be a suitable investment for IRAs, for other tax-exempt or
tax-deferred accounts or for investors who are not sensitive to the federal
income tax consequences of their investments.
While
the Maryland Fund intends, under normal circumstances, to invest at least 50% of
its net assets in municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from
federal income tax in order to meet the requirements necessary for a Fund to pay
out exempt-interest dividends to its shareholders, if the Maryland Fund fails to
meet this requirement, the income from all of its investments, including its
municipal securities, may be subject to federal income tax.
The
following table summarizes the tax status of certain transactions related to the
Funds.
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Transaction |
Maryland
tax status |
Federal
income tax status |
Applicable
to each of the Funds |
Redemption
or exchange of shares |
Usually
capital gain or loss; long-term only if shares are owned more than one
year |
Usually
capital gain or loss; long-term only if shares are owned more than one
year |
Distributions
of net short-term capital gain
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Generally
taxable as ordinary income; exempt from Maryland personal income tax if
attributable to gain on sale of certain Maryland municipal
securities |
Generally
taxable as ordinary income |
Distributions
of net capital gain (excess of net long-term capital gain over net
short-term capital loss) |
Long-term
capital gain; exempt from Maryland personal income tax if attributable to
gain on sale of certain Maryland municipal securities |
Long-term
capital gain |
Dividends
of investment income |
Generally
taxable as ordinary income |
Taxable
as ordinary income unless they qualify for treatment as qualified dividend
income |
Applicable
only to the Maryland Tax-Free Income Fund |
Exempt-interest
dividends |
Exempt
from personal income tax if from interest on Maryland municipal
securities |
Excludable
from gross income, may be subject to the federal
AMT |
You
may want to avoid buying shares when a Fund is about to declare a taxable
dividend or capital gain distribution because it will be taxable to you even
though it may economically represent a return of a portion of your investment.
A
tax is imposed at the rate of 3.8% on net investment income of U.S. individuals
with income exceeding specified thresholds, and on undistributed net investment
income of certain estates and trusts. Net investment income generally includes
for this purpose dividends (other than exempt-interest dividends) and capital
gain distributions paid by a Fund and gain on the redemption or exchange of Fund
shares.
A
dividend declared by a Fund in October, November or December and paid during
January of the following year will, in certain circumstances, be treated as paid
in December for tax purposes.
After
the end of each year your Financial Intermediary or the applicable Fund will
provide you with information about the distributions and dividends you received,
including exempt-interest dividends, and any redemptions of shares during the
previous year. Because each shareholder’s circumstances are different and
special tax rules may apply, you should consult your tax adviser about your
investment in a Fund.
By
law, the Funds must withhold as backup withholding a percentage of your
distributions (including exempt-interest dividends) and redemption proceeds if
you do not provide your correct social security or taxpayer identification
number and certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or if the IRS
instructs the Funds to do so. The
current rate of
backup
withholding is 24%.
The
Funds will be required to report to the IRS all distributions of taxable income
and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from the redemption of Fund shares,
except in the case of exempt shareholders, which includes most corporations. The
Funds will also be required to report tax basis information for such shares and
indicate whether these shares had a short-term or long-term holding period. If a
shareholder has a different basis for different shares of a Fund in the same
account (e.g., if a shareholder purchased shares in the same account at
different times for different prices), the Fund calculates the basis of the
shares sold using its default method unless the shareholder has properly elected
to use a different method. Each Fund’s default method for calculating basis is
the average cost basis method, under which the basis per share is reported as
the average of the bases of all of the shareholder’s Fund shares in the account.
A shareholder may elect, on an account-by-account basis, to use a method other
than average cost basis method by following procedures established by the Funds
or their administrative agent. If such an election is made on or prior to the
date of the first exchange or redemption of shares in the account and on or
prior to the date that is one year after the shareholder receives notice of the
applicable Fund’s default method, the new election will generally apply as if
the average cost method had never been in effect for such account. Shareholders
should consult their tax advisers concerning the tax consequences of applying
the average cost method or electing another method of basis calculation.
Shareholders also should carefully review any cost basis information provided to
them by the Funds and make any additional basis, holding period or other
adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal
income tax returns.
In
general, redeeming shares, selling or exchanging shares and receiving
distributions other than exempt-interest dividends (whether in cash, additional
shares or shares of another Fund) are all taxable events. An exchange between
classes of shares of the same Fund normally is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes, whether or not the shares are held in a taxable account. Depending
on the purchase price and the sale price of the shares you sell, you may have a
gain or a loss on the transaction, which should generally be treated as a
capital gain or loss. Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of
Fund shares held for twelve months or less is generally treated as short-term
capital gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of Fund shares
held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent
that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares and
disallowed to the extent that exempt-interest dividends were paid with respect
to such Fund shares. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by
your transaction. The Code limits the deductibility of capital losses in certain
circumstances.
Some
foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income.
Although in some countries a portion of these taxes is recoverable, the
non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities
comprising the portfolio of a Fund. If a Fund meets certain requirements with
respect to its holdings, it may elect to “pass through” to shareholders foreign
taxes that it pays, in which case each shareholder will include the amount of
such taxes in computing gross income, but will be eligible to claim a
credit
or deduction for such taxes, subject to generally applicable limitations on such
deductions and credits. A Fund’s investment in certain foreign securities,
foreign currencies or foreign currency derivatives may accelerate Fund
distributions to shareholders and increase the distributions taxed to
shareholders as ordinary income.
Additional
information concerning taxation of the Funds and their shareholders is contained
in the SAI. Tax consequences are not the primary consideration of the Funds in
making their investment decisions. If you have a tax-advantaged retirement
account, you will generally not be subject to federal taxation on any dividends
and capital gain distributions until you begin receiving your distributions from
your retirement account. You
should consult your own tax adviser concerning federal, state and local taxation
of distributions from the Funds.
1919
Financial Services Fund
The
financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the performance
of each class for the past five years. No financial highlights are presented for
Class FI or Class R shares because no Class FI or Class R shares were
outstanding for the periods shown. The returns for Class FI and Class R shares
will differ from those of the other classes to the extent that their expenses
differ. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share. Total
return represents the rate that a shareholder would have earned (or lost) on a
share of the Fund, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
Information for the year or periods indicated below, except as described
hereafter, has been audited by BBD, LLP, the Fund’s previous independent
registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Fund’s financial
statements are included in the Fund’s 2022 Annual
Report
which is available upon request.
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a share of beneficial interest outstanding through each year
presented: |
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Class
A Shares |
| 2022 |
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Net
asset value, beginning of year |
| $ |
33.49 |
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26.87 |
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28.27 |
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22.77 |
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27.16 |
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Income
from investment operations: |
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Net
investment income1 |
| 0.21 |
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Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
| (4.88) |
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Total
income (loss) from investment operations |
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distributions: |
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From
net investment income |
| (0.24) |
|
|
| (0.15) |
|
|
| (0.25) |
|
|
| (0.17) |
|
|
| (0.01) |
| |
From
net realized gain on investments |
| (0.44) |
|
|
| (1.47) |
|
|
| (1.12) |
|
|
| (0.92) |
|
|
| (0.35) |
| |
Total
distributions |
| (0.68) |
|
|
| (1.62) |
|
|
| (1.37) |
|
|
| (1.09) |
|
|
| (0.36) |
| |
Net
asset value, end of year |
| $ |
28.14 |
|
|
| $ |
33.49 |
|
|
| $ |
26.87 |
|
|
| $ |
28.27 |
|
|
| $ |
22.77 |
| |
Total
return2 |
| (13.97) |
% |
|
| 30.88 |
% |
|
| 0.05 |
% |
|
| 29.10 |
% |
|
| (14.93) |
% |
|
Supplemental
data and ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of year (in thousands) |
| $ |
73,800 |
|
|
| $ |
86,303 |
|
|
| $ |
67,047 |
|
|
| $ |
78,401 |
|
|
| $ |
71,082 |
| |
Ratios
to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Gross
expenses |
| 1.36 |
% |
|
| 1.36 |
% |
|
| 1.46 |
% |
|
| 1.37 |
% |
|
| 1.33 |
% |
|
Net
expenses3 |
| 1.36 |
|
|
| 1.36 |
|
|
| 1.46 |
|
|
| 1.37 |
|
|
| 1.33 |
| |
Net
investment income |
| 0.69 |
|
|
| 0.59 |
|
|
| 0.86 |
|
|
| 0.64 |
|
|
| 0.19 |
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate4 |
| 4 |
% |
|
| 10 |
% |
|
| 2 |
% |
|
| 8 |
% |
|
| 18 |
% |
|
1.Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
2.Performance
figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the
total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
3.The
advisor agreed to limit the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest,
taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to 1.50% of
the average net assets of Class A shares. This expense limitation arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to April 30, 2024 without the Board of Trustees'
consent.
4.Portfolio
turnover rate is calculated for the Fund without distinguishing between
classes.
Financial
Highlights
1919
Financial Services Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
For
a share of beneficial interest outstanding through each year
presented: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Class
C Shares |
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
|
| 2020 |
|
| 2019 |
|
| 2018 |
|
Net
asset value, beginning of year |
| $ |
30.27 |
|
|
| $ |
24.48 |
|
|
| $ |
25.82 |
|
|
| $ |
20.88 |
|
|
| $ |
25.12 |
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income (loss)1 |
| (0.01) |
|
|
| (0.04) |
|
|
| 0.03 |
|
|
| (0.02) |
|
|
| (0.13) |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
| (4.39) |
|
|
| 7.30 |
|
|
| (0.23) |
|
|
| 5.88 |
|
|
| (3.76) |
| |
Total
income (loss) from investment operations |
| (4.40) |
|
|
| 7.26 |
|
|
| (0.20) |
|
|
| 5.86 |
|
|
| (3.89) |
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (0.02) |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
| |
From
net realized gain on investments |
| (0.44) |
|
|
| (1.47) |
|
|
| (1.12) |
|
|
| (0.92) |
|
|
| (0.35) |
| |
Total
distributions |
| (0.44) |
|
|
| (1.47) |
|
|
| (1.14) |
|
|
| (0.92) |
|
|
| (0.35) |
| |
Net
asset value, end of year |
| $ |
25.43 |
|
|
| $ |
30.27 |
|
|
| $ |
24.48 |
|
|
| $ |
25.82 |
|
|
| $ |
20.88 |
| |
Total
return2 |
| (14.56) |
% |
|
| 29.88 |
% |
|
| (0.64) |
% |
|
| 28.21 |
% |
|
| (15.57) |
% |
|
Supplemental
data and ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of year (in thousands) |
| $ |
27,395 |
|
|
| $ |
36,122 |
|
|
| $ |
26,404 |
|
|
| $ |
40,880 |
|
|
| $ |
46,763 |
| |
Ratios
to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Gross
expenses |
| 2.08 |
% |
|
| 2.07 |
% |
|
| 2.16 |
% |
|
| 2.09 |
% |
|
| 2.05 |
% |
|
Net
expenses3 |
| 2.08 |
|
|
| 2.07 |
|
|
| 2.16 |
|
|
| 2.09 |
|
|
| 2.05 |
| |
Net
investment income (loss) |
| (0.04) |
|
|
| (0.12) |
|
|
| 0.15 |
|
|
| (0.09) |
|
|
| (0.52) |
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate4 |
| 4 |
% |
|
| 10 |
% |
|
| 2 |
% |
|
| 8 |
% |
|
| 18 |
% |
|
1.Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
2.Performance
figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the
total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
3.The
advisor agreed to limit the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest,
taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to 2.25% of
the average net assets of Class C shares. This expense limitation arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to April 30, 2024 without the Board of Trustees'
consent.
4.Portfolio
turnover rate is calculated for the Fund without distinguishing between
classes.
Financial
Highlights
1919
Financial Services Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
For
a share of beneficial interest outstanding through each year
presented: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Class
I Shares |
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
|
| 2020 |
|
| 2019 |
|
| 2018 |
|
Net
asset value, beginning of year |
| $ |
33.82 |
|
|
| $ |
27.18 |
|
|
| $ |
28.56 |
| |
| $ |
22.98 |
|
|
| $ |
27.41 |
| |
Income
from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income1 |
| 0.28 |
|
|
| 0.29 |
|
|
| 0.27 |
| |
| 0.24 |
|
|
| 0.13 |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
| (4.90) |
|
|
| 8.11 |
|
|
| (0.22) |
| |
| 6.50 |
|
|
| (4.13) |
| |
Total
income (loss) from investment operations |
| (4.62) |
|
|
| 8.40 |
|
|
| 0.05 |
| |
| 6.74 |
|
|
| (4.00) |
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
| (0.32) |
|
|
| (0.29) |
|
|
| (0.31) |
|
|
| (0.24) |
|
|
| (0.08) |
| |
From
net realized gain on investments |
| (0.44) |
|
|
| (1.47) |
|
|
| (1.12) |
|
|
| (0.92) |
|
|
| (0.35) |
| |
Total
distributions |
| (0.76) |
|
|
| (1.76) |
|
|
| (1.43) |
|
|
| (1.16) |
|
|
| (0.43) |
| |
Net
asset value, end of year |
| $ |
28.44 |
|
|
| $ |
33.82 |
|
|
| $ |
27.18 |
| |
| $ |
28.56 |
|
|
| $ |
22.98 |
| |
Total
return2 |
| (13.71) |
% |
|
| 31.16 |
% |
|
| 0.35 |
% |
|
| 29.49 |
% |
|
| (14.72) |
% |
|
Supplemental
data and ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of year (in thousands) |
| $ |
69,605 |
|
|
| $ |
103,970 |
|
|
| $ |
67,346 |
| |
| $ |
97,936 |
|
|
| $ |
104,664 |
| |
Ratios
to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Gross
expenses |
| 1.10 |
% |
|
| 1.09 |
% |
|
| 1.17 |
% |
|
| 1.09 |
% |
|
| 1.06 |
% |
|
Net
expenses3 |
| 1.10 |
|
|
| 1.09 |
|
|
| 1.17 |
|
|
| 1.09 |
|
|
| 1.06 |
| |
Net
investment income |
| 0.93 |
|
|
| 0.87 |
|
|
| 1.14 |
| |
| 0.92 |
|
|
| 0.49 |
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate4 |
| 4 |
% |
|
| 10 |
% |
|
| 2 |
% |
|
| 8 |
% |
|
| 18 |
% |
|
1.Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
2.Performance
figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been
lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
3.The
advisor agreed to limit the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest,
taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to 1.25% of
the average net assets of Class I shares. This expense limitation arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to April 30, 2024 without the Board of Trustees'
consent.
4.Portfolio
turnover rate is calculated for the Fund without distinguishing between
classes.
Financial
Highlights
Socially
Responsive Balanced Fund
The
financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the performance
of each class for the past five years. No financial highlights are presented for
Class FI and Class R shares because no Class FI and Class R shares were
outstanding for the periods shown. The returns for Class FI and Class R shares
will differ from those of the other classes to the extent that their expenses
differ. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share. Total
return represents the rate that a shareholder would have earned (or lost) on a
fund share assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Information
for the year or periods indicated below, except as described hereafter, has been
audited by BBD, LLP, the Fund’s previous independent registered public
accounting firm, whose report, along with the Fund’s financial statements are
included in the Fund’s 2022 Annual
Report
which is available upon request.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
For
a share of beneficial interest outstanding through each year
presented: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Class
A Shares |
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
|
| 2020 |
|
| 2019 |
|
| 2018 |
|
Net
asset value, beginning of year |
| $ |
28.83 |
|
|
| $ |
24.69 |
|
|
| $ |
20.55 |
|
|
| $ |
16.59 |
|
|
| $ |
17.94 |
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income (loss)1 |
| 0.08 |
|
|
(0.00)2 |
|
| 0.05 |
|
|
| 0.12 |
|
|
| 0.10 |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
| (5.85) |
|
|
| 4.26 |
|
|
| 4.15 |
|
|
| 3.97 |
|
|
| (0.28) |
| |
Total
income (loss) from Investment operations |
| (5.77) |
|
|
| 4.26 |
|
|
| 4.20 |
|
|
| 4.09 |
|
|
| (0.18) |
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
| (0.04) |
|
|
| (0.01) |
|
|
| (0.06) |
|
|
| (0.10) |
|
|
| (0.10) |
| |
From
net realized gain on investments |
| (0.01) |
|
|
| (0.11) |
|
|
| 0.00 |
|
|
| (0.03) |
|
|
| (1.07) |
| |
Total
distributions |
| (0.05) |
|
|
| (0.12) |
|
|
| (0.06) |
|
|
| (0.13) |
|
|
| (1.17) |
| |
Net
asset value, end of year |
| $ |
23.01 |
|
|
| $ |
28.83 |
|
|
| $ |
24.69 |
|
|
| $ |
20.55 |
|
|
| $ |
16.59 |
| |
Total
return3 |
| (20.00) |
% |
|
| 17.26 |
% |
|
| 20.57 |
% |
|
| 24.69 |
% |
|
| (1.31) |
% |
|
Supplemental
data and ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of year (in thousands) |
| $ |
209,003 |
|
|
| $ |
264,785 |
|
|
| $ |
190,180 |
|
|
| $ |
137,213 |
|
|
| $ |
100,584 |
| |
Ratios
to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Gross
expenses |
| 0.97 |
% |
|
| 0.96 |
% |
|
| 1.16 |
% |
|
| 1.25 |
% |
|
| 1.28 |
% |
|
Net
expenses4 |
| 0.97 |
|
|
| 0.96 |
|
|
| 1.16 |
|
|
| 1.25 |
|
|
| 1.25 |
| |
Net
investment income (loss) |
| 0.31 |
|
|
| (0.01) |
|
|
| 0.25 |
|
|
| 0.62 |
|
|
| 0.55 |
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate5 |
| 13 |
% |
|
| 9 |
% |
|
| 16 |
% |
|
| 11 |
% |
|
| 13 |
% |
|
1.Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
2.Amount
represents less than $(0.01) per share.
3.Performance
figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the
total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
4.The
advisor agreed to limit the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest,
taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to 1.25% of
the average net assets of Class A shares. This expense limitation arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to April 30, 2024 without the Board of Trustees'
consent.
5.Portfolio
turnover rate is calculated for the Fund without distinguishing between
classes.
Financial
Highlights
Socially
Responsive Balanced Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
For
a share of beneficial interest outstanding through each year
presented: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Class
C Shares |
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
|
| 2020 |
|
| 2019 |
|
| 2018 |
|
Net
asset value, beginning of year |
| $ |
28.69 |
|
|
| $ |
24.73 |
|
|
| $ |
20.67 |
|
|
| $ |
16.73 |
|
|
| $ |
18.11 |
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment loss1 |
| (0.10) |
|
|
| (0.19) |
|
|
| (0.09) |
|
|
| (0.01) |
|
|
| (0.03) |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
| (5.82) |
|
|
| 4.26 |
|
|
| 4.17 |
|
|
| 3.99 |
|
|
| (0.28) |
| |
Total
income (loss) from investment operations |
| (5.92) |
|
|
| 4.07 |
|
|
| 4.08 |
|
|
| 3.98 |
|
|
| (0.31) |
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (0.02) |
|
|
| (0.01) |
|
|
| — |
| |
From
net realized gain on investments |
| (0.01) |
|
|
| (0.11) |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (0.03) |
|
|
| (1.07) |
| |
Total
distributions |
| (0.01) |
|
|
| (0.11) |
|
|
| (0.02) |
|
|
| (0.04) |
|
|
| (1.07) |
| |
Net
asset value, end of year |
| $ |
22.76 |
|
|
| $ |
28.69 |
|
|
| $ |
24.73 |
|
|
| $ |
20.67 |
|
|
| $ |
16.73 |
| |
Total
return2 |
| (20.62) |
% |
|
| 16.46 |
% |
|
| 19.77 |
% |
|
| 23.78 |
% |
|
| (1.95) |
% |
|
Supplemental
data and ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of year (in thousands) |
| $ |
107,014 |
|
|
| $ |
133,861 |
|
|
| $ |
59,784 |
|
|
| $ |
19,006 |
|
|
| $ |
12,732 |
| |
Ratios
to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Gross
expenses |
| 1.70 |
% |
|
| 1.68 |
% |
|
| 1.82 |
% |
|
| 1.93 |
% |
|
| 1.97 |
% |
|
Net
expenses3 |
| 1.70 |
|
|
| 1.68 |
|
|
| 1.82 |
|
|
| 1.93 |
|
|
| 1.97 |
| |
Net
investment loss |
| (0.42) |
|
|
| (0.72) |
|
|
| (0.40) |
|
|
| (0.07) |
|
|
| (0.17) |
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate4 |
| 13 |
% |
|
| 9 |
% |
|
| 16 |
% |
|
| 11 |
% |
|
| 13 |
% |
|
1.Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
2.Performance
figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the
total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
3.The
advisor agreed to limit the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest,
taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to 2.00% of
the average net assets of Class C shares. This expense limitation arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to April 30, 2024 without the Board of Trustees'
consent.
4.Portfolio
turnover rate is calculated for the Fund without distinguishing between
classes.
Financial
Highlights
Socially
Responsive Balanced Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
For
a share of beneficial interest outstanding through each year
presented: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Class
I Shares |
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
|
| 2020 |
|
| 2019 |
|
| 2018 |
|
Net
asset value, beginning of year |
| $ |
28.88 |
|
|
| $ |
24.70 |
|
|
| $ |
20.54 |
|
|
| $ |
16.57 |
|
|
| $ |
17.91 |
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income1 |
| 0.14 |
|
|
| 0.07 |
|
|
| 0.13 |
|
|
| 0.19 |
|
|
| 0.16 |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
| (5.87) |
|
|
| 4.26 |
|
|
| 4.15 |
|
|
| 3.96 |
|
|
| (0.29) |
| |
Total
income (loss) from investment operations |
| (5.73) |
|
|
| 4.33 |
|
|
| 4.28 |
|
|
| 4.15 |
|
|
| (0.13) |
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
| (0.10) |
|
|
| (0.04) |
|
|
| (0.12) |
|
|
| (0.15) |
|
|
| (0.14) |
| |
From
net realized gain on investments |
| (0.01) |
|
|
| (0.11) |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (0.03) |
|
|
| (1.07) |
| |
Total
distributions |
| (0.11) |
|
|
| (0.15) |
|
|
| (0.12) |
|
|
| (0.18) |
|
|
| (1.21) |
| |
Net
asset value, end of year |
| $ |
23.04 |
|
|
| $ |
28.88 |
|
|
| $ |
24.70 |
|
|
| $ |
20.54 |
|
|
| $ |
16.57 |
| |
Total
return2 |
| (19.82) |
% |
|
| 17.61 |
% |
|
| 20.93 |
% |
|
| 25.10 |
% |
|
| (1.00) |
% |
|
Supplemental
data and ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of year (in thousands) |
| $ |
362,364 |
|
|
| $ |
520,504 |
|
|
| $ |
240,316 |
|
|
| $ |
72,849 |
|
|
| $ |
18,027 |
| |
Ratios
to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Gross
expenses |
| 0.72 |
% |
|
| 0.71 |
% |
|
| 0.83 |
% |
|
| 0.91 |
% |
|
| 0.96 |
% |
|
Net
expenses3 |
| 0.72 |
|
|
| 0.71 |
|
|
| 0.83 |
|
|
| 0.91 |
|
|
| 0.96 |
| |
Net
investment income |
| 0.55 |
|
|
| 0.26 |
|
|
| 0.59 |
|
|
| 0.98 |
|
|
| 0.89 |
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate4 |
| 13 |
% |
|
| 9 |
% |
|
| 16 |
% |
|
| 11 |
% |
|
| 13 |
% |
|
1.Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
2.Performance
figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been
lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
3.The
advisor agreed to limit the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest,
taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to 1.00% of
the average net assets of Class I shares. This expense limitation arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to April 30, 2024 without the Board of Trustees'
consent.
4.Portfolio
turnover rate is calculated for the Fund without distinguishing between
classes.
1919
Maryland Tax-Free Income Fund
Financial
Highlights
The
financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the performance of
each class for the past five years. No financial highlights are presented for
Class FI because no Class FI shares were outstanding for the periods shown. The
returns for Class FI shares will differ from those of the other classes to the
extent that their expenses differ. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single fund share. Total return represents the rate that a
shareholder would have earned (or lost) on a fund share assuming reinvestment of
all dividends and other distributions. Information for the year or periods
indicated below, except as described hereafter, has been audited by BBD, LLP,
the Fund’s previous independent registered public accounting firm,, whose
report, along with the Fund’s financial statements are included in the Fund’s
2022 Annual
Report
which is available upon request.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
For
a share of beneficial interest outstanding through each year
presented: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Class
A Shares |
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
|
| 2020 |
|
| 2019 |
|
| 2018 |
|
Net
asset value, beginning of year |
| $ |
15.77 |
|
|
| $ |
15.90 |
|
|
| $ |
15.68 |
|
|
| $ |
15.34 |
|
|
| $ |
15.63 |
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income1 |
| 0.26 |
|
|
| 0.23 |
|
|
| 0.35 |
|
|
| 0.40 |
|
|
| 0.45 |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
| (1.21) |
|
|
| (0.14) |
|
|
| 0.22 |
|
|
| 0.34 |
|
|
| (0.29) |
| |
Total
income (loss) from investment operations |
| (0.95) |
|
|
| 0.09 |
|
|
| 0.57 |
|
|
| 0.74 |
|
|
| 0.16 |
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
| (0.27) |
|
|
| (0.22) |
|
|
| (0.35) |
|
|
| (0.40) |
|
|
| (0.45) |
| |
Total
distributions |
| (0.27) |
|
|
| (0.22) |
|
|
| (0.35) |
|
|
| (0.40) |
|
|
| (0.45) |
| |
Net
asset value, end of year |
| $ |
14.55 |
|
|
| $ |
15.77 |
|
|
| $ |
15.90 |
|
|
| $ |
15.68 |
|
|
| $ |
15.34 |
| |
Total
return2 |
| (6.06) |
% |
|
| 0.61 |
% |
|
| 3.70 |
% |
|
| 4.87 |
% |
|
| 1.04 |
% |
|
Supplemental
data and ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of year (in thousands) |
| $ |
38,648 |
|
|
| $ |
54,353 |
|
|
| $ |
55,439 |
|
|
| $ |
57,000 |
|
|
| $ |
55,710 |
| |
Ratios
to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Gross
expenses |
| 1.10 |
% |
|
| 1.08 |
% |
|
| 1.09 |
% |
|
| 1.07 |
% |
|
| 1.04 |
% |
|
Net
expenses3 |
| 0.75 |
|
|
| 0.75 |
|
|
| 0.75 |
|
4 |
| 0.75 |
|
4 |
| 0.75 |
| |
Net
investment income |
| 1.77 |
|
|
| 1.42 |
|
|
| 2.24 |
|
|
| 2.57 |
|
|
| 2.92 |
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate5 |
| 33 |
% |
|
| 26 |
% |
|
| 27 |
% |
|
| 21 |
% |
|
| 43 |
% |
|
1.Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
2.Performance
figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the
total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
3.The
Adviser agreed to limit the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest,
taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to 0.75% of
the average net assets of Class A shares. This expense limitation arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to April 30, 2024 without the Board of Trustees'
consent.
4.Interest
expense was less than 0.01% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
5.Portfolio
turnover rate is calculated for the Fund without distinguishing between classes.
1919
Maryland Tax-Free Income Fund
Financial
Highlights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
For
a share of beneficial interest outstanding through each year
presented: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Class
C Shares |
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
|
| 2020 |
|
| 2019 |
|
| 2018 |
|
Net
asset value, beginning of year |
| $ |
15.77 |
|
|
| $ |
15.90 |
|
|
| $ |
15.68 |
|
|
| $ |
15.34 |
|
|
| $ |
15.63 |
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income1 |
| 0.18 |
|
|
| 0.14 |
|
|
| 0.27 |
|
|
| 0.32 |
|
|
| 0.36 |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
| (1.22) |
|
|
| (0.13) |
|
|
| 0.22 |
|
|
| 0.34 |
|
|
| (0.29) |
| |
Total
income (loss) from investment operations |
| (1.04) |
|
|
| 0.01 |
|
|
| 0.49 |
|
|
| 0.66 |
|
|
| 0.07 |
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
| (0.18) |
|
|
| (0.14) |
|
|
| (0.27) |
|
|
| (0.32) |
|
|
| (0.36) |
| |
Total
distributions |
| (0.18) |
|
|
| (0.14) |
|
|
| (0.27) |
|
|
| (0.32) |
|
|
| (0.36) |
| |
Net
asset value, end of year |
| $ |
14.55 |
|
|
| $ |
15.77 |
|
|
| $ |
15.90 |
|
|
| $ |
15.68 |
|
|
| $ |
15.34 |
| |
Total
return2 |
| (6.57) |
% |
|
| 0.06 |
% |
|
| 3.13 |
% |
|
| 4.29 |
% |
|
| 0.49 |
% |
|
Supplemental
data and ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of year (in thousands) |
| $ |
4,178 |
|
|
| $ |
5,454 |
|
|
| $ |
7,436 |
|
|
| $ |
7,875 |
|
|
| $ |
14,421 |
| |
Ratios
to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Gross
expenses |
| 1.64 |
% |
|
| 1.61 |
% |
|
| 1.62 |
% |
|
| 1.61 |
% |
|
| 1.59 |
% |
|
Net
expenses3 |
| 1.30 |
|
|
| 1.30 |
|
|
| 1.30 |
|
4 |
| 1.30 |
|
4 |
| 1.30 |
| |
Net
investment income |
| 1.22 |
|
|
| 0.89 |
|
|
| 1.70 |
|
|
| 2.07 |
|
|
| 2.37 |
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate5 |
| 33 |
% |
|
| 26 |
% |
|
| 27 |
% |
|
| 21 |
% |
|
| 43 |
% |
|
1.Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
2.Performance
figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the
total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
3.The
Adviser agreed to limit the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest,
taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to 1.30% of
the average net assets of Class C shares. This expense limitation arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to April 30, 2024 without the Board of Trustees'
consent.
4.Interest
expense was less than 0.01% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
5.Portfolio
turnover rate is calculated for the Fund without distinguishing between
classes.
1919
Maryland Tax-Free Income Fund
Financial
Highlights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
For
a share of beneficial interest outstanding through each year
presented: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Class
I Shares |
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
|
| 2020 |
|
| 2019 |
|
| 2018 |
|
Net
asset value, beginning of year |
| $ |
15.78 |
|
|
| $ |
15.90 |
|
|
| $ |
15.69 |
|
|
| $ |
15.35 |
|
|
| $ |
15.63 |
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income1 |
| 0.29 |
|
|
| 0.25 |
|
|
| 0.37 |
|
|
| 0.42 |
|
|
| 0.47 |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
| (1.22) |
|
|
| (0.12) |
|
|
| 0.22 |
|
|
| 0.34 |
|
|
| (0.28) |
| |
Total
income (loss)from investment operations |
| (0.93) |
|
|
| 0.13 |
|
|
| 0.59 |
|
|
| 0.76 |
|
|
| 0.19 |
| |
Less
distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
| (0.29) |
|
|
| (0.25) |
|
|
| (0.38) |
|
|
| (0.42) |
|
|
| (0.47) |
| |
Total
distributions |
| (0.29) |
|
|
| (0.25) |
|
|
| (0.38) |
|
|
| (0.42) |
|
|
| (0.47) |
| |
Net
asset value, end of year |
| $ |
14.56 |
|
|
| $ |
15.78 |
|
|
| $ |
15.90 |
|
|
| $ |
15.69 |
|
|
| $ |
15.35 |
| |
Total
return2 |
| (5.91) |
% |
|
| 0.83 |
% |
|
| 3.79 |
% |
|
| 5.02 |
% |
|
| 1.26 |
% |
|
Supplemental
data and ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets, end of year (in thousands) |
| $ |
23,398 |
|
|
| $ |
28,636 |
|
|
| $ |
24,691 |
|
|
| $ |
19,277 |
|
|
| $ |
14,256 |
| |
Ratios
to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Gross
expenses |
| 0.97 |
% |
|
| 0.94 |
% |
|
| 0.96 |
% |
|
| 0.93 |
% |
|
| 0.90 |
% |
|
Net
expenses3 |
| 0.60 |
|
|
| 0.60 |
|
|
| 0.60 |
|
4 |
| 0.60 |
|
4 |
| 0.60 |
| |
Net
investment income |
| 1.92 |
|
|
| 1.57 |
|
|
| 2.38 |
|
|
| 2.69 |
|
|
| 3.06 |
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate5 |
| 33 |
% |
|
| 26 |
% |
|
| 27 |
% |
|
| 21 |
% |
|
| 43 |
% |
|
1.Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
2.Performance
figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the
total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
3.The
Adviser agreed to limit the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest,
taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to 0.60% of
the average net assets of Class I shares. This expense limitation arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to April 30, 2024 without the Board of Trustees'
consent.
4.Interest
expense was less than 0.01% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
5.Portfolio
turnover rate is calculated for the Fund without distinguishing between
classes.
Financial
Intermediary Sales Charge Variations
The
availability of certain initial or deferred sales charge waivers and discounts
may depend on the particular Financial Intermediary or type of account through
which you purchase or hold Fund shares.
Intermediaries
may have different policies and procedures regarding the availability of
front-end sales charge (load) waivers or contingent deferred (back-end) sales
charge (load) (“CDSC”) waivers, which are discussed below. In all instances, it
is the purchaser’s responsibility to notify the Fund or the purchaser’s
Financial Intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other
facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge (load) waivers or discounts. For
waivers and discounts not available through a particular Financial Intermediary,
shareholders will have to purchase Fund shares directly from the Fund or through
another intermediary to receive these waivers or discounts. Please see “Choosing
a class of shares to buy” on page 37 of this Prospectus for information about
such waivers and discounts.
Morgan
Stanley Wealth Management (“Morgan Stanley”)
Shareholders
purchasing Fund shares through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional
brokerage account will be eligible only for the following front-end sales charge
waivers with respect to Class A shares, which may differ from and may be more
limited than those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Front-end
Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Morgan Stanley Wealth
Management |
• |
Employer-sponsored
retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b)
plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit
plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement
plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh
plans |
• |
Shares
purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage
account |
• |
Shares
purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains
distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund |
• |
Morgan
Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan
Stanley’s account linking rules |
• |
Shares
purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family,
provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the
redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account,
and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales
charge. |
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Class
C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent
deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund
pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class conversion
program |
Raymond
James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and each
entity’s affiliates (“Raymond James”)
Effective
March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Raymond James
platform or account, or through an introducing broker-dealer or independent
registered investment adviser for which Raymond James provides trade execution,
clearance, and/or custody services, will be eligible only for the following load
waivers (front-end sales charge
waivers
and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which
may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this fund’s prospectus or
SAI.
Front-end
sales load waivers on Class A shares available at Raymond James
•Shares
purchased in an investment advisory program.
•Shares
purchased within the same fund family through a systematic reinvestment of
capital gains and dividend distributions.
•Employees
and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their
family members as designated by Raymond James.
•Shares
purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided
(1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the
redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were
subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of
Reinstatement).
•A
shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net
asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if
the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with
the policies and procedures of Raymond James.
CDSC
Waivers on Classes A, B and C shares available at Raymond James
•Death
or disability of the shareholder.
•Shares
sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the fund’s
prospectus.
•Return
of excess contributions from an IRA Account.
•Shares
sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts
due to the shareholder reaching retirement age as described in the fund’s
prospectus.
•Shares
sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by
Raymond James.
•Shares
acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end
load discounts available at Raymond James: breakpoints, rights of accumulation,
and/or letters of intent
•Breakpoints
as described in this prospectus.
•Rights
of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be
automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets
held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible
fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation
of rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or
her financial advisor about such assets.
•Letters
of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases
within a fund family, over a 13-month time period. Eligible fund family assets
not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of
intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such
assets.
Oppenheimer
& Co. Inc. (“OPCO”)
Effective
February 26, 2020, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an OPCO platform
or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales
charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and
discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s
prospectus or SAI.
Front-end
Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at OPCO
–Employer-sponsored
retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health
savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares
are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the
benefit of the plan
–Shares
purchased by or through a 529 Plan
–Shares
purchased through a OPCO affiliated investment advisory program
–Shares
purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend
reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund
within the fund family)
–Shares
purchased form the proceeds ofredemptions within the same fund family, provided
(1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the
redemption and purchase occur in the same amount, and (3) redeemed shares were
subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of
Restatement).
–A
shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net
asset value to Class A shares ( or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if
the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with
the policies and procedures of OPCO
–Employees
and registered representatives of OPCO or its affiliates and their family
members
–Directors
or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any
of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus
CDSC
Waivers on A, B and C Shares available at OPCO
–Death
or disability of the shareholder
–Shares
sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s
prospectus
–Return
of excess contributions from an IRA Account
–Shares
sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts
due to the shareholder reaching retirement age as described in the
prospectus
–Shares
sold to pay OPCO fees but only if the transaction is initiated by
OPCO
–Shares
acquired through a right of reinstatement
Front-end
load Discounts Available at OPCO: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation
&
Letters
of Intent
–Breakpoints
as described in this prospectus.
–Rights
of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be
automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets
held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at OPCO. Eligible fund family
assets not held at OPCO may be included in the ROA calculation only if the
shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets
Edward
D. Jones & Co., L.P. (“Edward Jones”)
Policies
Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones
The
following information has been provided by Edward Jones:
Effective
on or after March 3, 2021, the following information supersedes prior
information with respect to transactions and positions held in fund shares
through an Edward Jones system. Clients of Edward Jones (also referred to as
“shareholders”) purchasing fund shares on the Edward Jones commission and
fee-based platforms are eligible only for the following sales charge discounts
(also referred to as “breakpoints”) and waivers, which can differ from discounts
and waivers described elsewhere in the mutual fund prospectus or statement of
additional information ("SAI") or through another broker-dealer. In all
instances, it is the shareholder’s responsibility to inform Edward Jones at the
time of purchase of any relationship, holdings of 1919 Funds, or other facts
qualifying the purchaser for discounts or waivers. Edward Jones can ask for
documentation of such circumstance. Shareholders should contact Edward Jones if
they have questions regarding their eligibility for these discounts and
waivers.
Breakpoints
•Breakpoint
pricing, otherwise known as volume pricing, at dollar thresholds as described in
the prospectus.
Rights
of Accumulation ("ROA")
•The
applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking
into account all share classes (except certain money market funds and any assets
held in group retirement plans) of 1919 Funds held by the shareholder or in an
account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing
certain pricing considerations (“pricing groups”). If grouping assets as a
shareholder, this includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform
and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in
the ROA calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of
such assets at the time of calculation. Money market funds are included only if
such shares were sold with a sales charge at the time of purchase or acquired in
exchange for shares purchased with a sales charge.
•The
employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan may elect to
establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a
plan-level grouping as opposed to including all share classes at a shareholder
or pricing group level.
•ROA
is determined by calculating the higher of cost minus redemptions or market
value (current shares x NAV).
Letter
of Intent ("LOI")
•Through
a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for
purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date
Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher
of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination
with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to
calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase
the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge
and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of
eligible fund family assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the
shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation.
Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not adjusted under
the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will
be adjusted if LOI is not met.
•If
the employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan has elected to
establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a
plan-level grouping, LOIs will also be at the plan-level and may only be
established by the employer.
Sales
Charge Waivers
Sales
charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following
situations:
•Associates
of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same
pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures)
as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate’s
life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing and remains in
good standing pursuant to Edward Jones' policies and procedures.
•Shares
purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program.
•Shares
purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend
reinvestment.
•Shares
purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of the same fund family so long
as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares
within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the
same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual
retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement
account.
•Shares
exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange
is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones.
Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if
applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as
disclosed in the prospectus.
•Exchanges
from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th
month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the
discretion of Edward Jones.
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) Waivers
If
the shareholder purchases shares that are subject to a CDSC and those shares are
redeemed before the CDSC is expired, the shareholder is responsible to pay the
CDSC except in the following conditions:
•The
death or disability of the shareholder.
•Systematic
withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value.
•Return
of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account
(IRA).
•Shares
sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts
if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches
qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.
•Shares
sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is
initiated by Edward Jones.
•Shares
exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program.
•Shares
acquired through NAV reinstatement.
•Shares
redeemed at the discretion of Edward Jones for Minimums Balances, as described
below.
Other
Important Information Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones
Minimum
Purchase Amounts
◦Initial
purchase minimum: $250
◦Subsequent
purchase minimum: none
Minimum
Balances
◦Edward
Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of
$250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in
this policy:
▪A
fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform
▪A
529 account held on an Edward Jones platform
▪An
account with an active systematic investment plan or LOI
Exchanging
Share Classes
◦At
any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a
shareholder’s holdings in a fund to Class A shares of the same
fund.
Intermediary-Defined
Sales Charge Waiver Policies
Robert
W. Baird & Co. (“Baird”):
Effective
June 15, 2020, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Baird platform or
account will only be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end
sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from
those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI
Front-End
Sales Charge Waivers on Investors A-shares Available at Baird
• Shares
purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend
reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund
• Shares
purchase by employees and registers representatives of Baird or its affiliate
and their family members as designated by Baird
• Shares
purchased using the proceeds of redemptions from a 1919 Fund, provided (1) the
repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption
and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to
a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of
reinstatement)
• A
shareholder in the Fund’s Investor C Shares will have their share converted at
net asset value to Investor A shares of the same fund if the shares are no
longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and
procedures of Baird
• Employer-sponsored
retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at
Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans,
profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For
purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include
SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs
CDSC
Waivers on Investor A and C shares Available at Baird
• Shares
sold due to death or disability of the shareholder
• Shares
sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s
Prospectus
• Shares
bought due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA Account
• Shares
sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts
due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable Internal
Revenue Service regulations as described in the Fund’s prospectus
• Shares
sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by
Baird
• Shares
acquired through a right of reinstatement
Front-End
Sales Charge Discounts Available at Baird: Breakpoints and/or Rights of
Accumulations
• Breakpoints
as described in this prospectus
• Rights
of accumulations which entitles shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be
automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of 1919 Funds assets
held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible 1919 Funds
assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations
calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about
such assets
• Letters
of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of
1919 Funds through Baird, over a 13-month period of time
Class
A Shares Front-End Sales Charge Waivers Available at Ameriprise
Financial:
The
following information applies to Class A shares purchases if you have an account
with or otherwise purchase Fund shares through Ameriprise Financial:
Shareholders
purchasing Fund shares through an Ameriprise Financial brokerage account are
eligible for the following front-end sales charge waivers, which may differ from
those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s prospectus or SAI:
•Employer-sponsored
retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b)
plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit
plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do
not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.
•Shares
purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend
reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund
within the same fund family).
•Shares
exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the
7-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus
elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares or
conversion of Class C shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver
will apply.
•Employees
and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and
their immediate family members.
•Shares
purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education
Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit
plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise
financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant
(mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great
grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter,
step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or
any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.
•Shares
purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided
(1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the
redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were
subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e. Rights of
Reinstatement)
Investment
Adviser
1919
Investment Counsel, LLC
One
South Street, Suite 2500
Baltimore,
Maryland, 21202
Distributor
Quasar
Distributors, LLC
111
E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
Custodian
U.S.
Bank National Association
Custody
Operations
1555
North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53212
Transfer
Agent
U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615
East Michigan Street
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
Cohen
& Company, Ltd.
1835
Market Street, Suite 310
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103
Legal
Counsel
Morgan,
Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111
Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington,
DC 20004
The
Funds collect non-public information about you from the following
sources:
Information
we receive about you on applications or other forms;
Information
you give us orally; and/or
Information
about your transactions with us or others
We
do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or
former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by
law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share
information with affiliated and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have
contracts for servicing a Fund. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with
only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities. We
maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your personal
information and require third parties to treat your personal information with
the same high degree of confidentiality.
In
the event that you hold shares of a 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.
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MORE INFORMATION
You
can find more information about the Funds in the following
documents:
Statement
of Additional Information (“SAI”)
The
SAI provides additional details about the investments and techniques of a 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
Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports (collectively, the “Shareholder Reports”)
provide the most recent financial reports and portfolio listings. The annual
report will contain a discussion of the market conditions and investment
strategies that affected a Fund’s performance during a Fund’s last fiscal
year.
You
can obtain a free copy of the SAI and Shareholder Reports on the Funds’ website
at 1919funds.com. You may request other information, or make general inquires
about a Fund by calling a Fund (toll-free) at 1‑844‑828‑1919 or by writing
to:
1919 Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201-0701
You
may review and copy information including the Shareholder Reports and SAI at the
SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on
the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling (202) 551‑8090.
Reports and other information about the Fund are also available:
Free
of charge from the SEC’s EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov; or
For
a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address:
[email protected].
(The
Trust’s SEC Investment Company Act file number is 811‑21422.)