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Performance Trust Total
Return Bond Fund
Institutional
Class Shares (Symbol:
PTIAX)
Class
A Shares (Symbol: PTAOX)
Class
C Shares (Symbol: PTCOX)
Performance Trust Municipal
Bond Fund
Institutional
Class Shares (Symbol: PTIMX)
Class
A Shares (Symbol: PTRMX)
Performance Trust
Multisector Bond Fund
Institutional
Class Shares (Symbol: PTCRX)
Prospectus
December 29,
2023
The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has not approved or
disapproved of these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Performance
Trust Mutual Funds
Each
a series of Trust for Professional Managers (the “Trust”)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY
SECTION - PERFORMANCE TRUST MULTISECTOR BOND FUND |
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PERFORMANCE
TRUST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND |
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PERFORMANCE
TRUST MULTISECTOR BOND FUND |
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Summary
Section - Performance Trust Total Return Bond
Fund |
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of the Performance Trust Total Return Bond Fund (the “Total
Return Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) (f/k/a Performance Trust Strategic Bond Fund)
is to purchase undervalued fixed-income assets and achieve investment returns
through interest income and potential capital
appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares of the Total Return Bond Fund. You may pay other fees, such as
brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not
reflected in the table and Example below. You may qualify for sales
charge discounts on Class A shares if you or your family invest, or agree to
invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Fund. Certain
financial intermediaries that have a contractual arrangement with PT Asset
Management, LLC (DBA: PTAM) (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, or
an affiliate also may offer variations in Fund sales charges to their customers.
Certain financial intermediaries may also offer variations in Fund sales charges
to their customers as described in Appendix A to the Prospectus. More
information about these and other discounts is available from your financial
professional and under “Shareholder Information – Class A Sales Charge
Reductions and Waivers” on page 37 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the
Prospectus, and under “Sales Charges; Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers –
Class A Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 62 of the Statement of
Additional Information (the “SAI”).
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Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
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Institutional
Class |
Class
A |
Class
C |
Maximum
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as
a percentage of offering price) |
None |
2.25% |
None |
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Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
Management
Fees |
0.60% |
0.60% |
0.60% |
Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees |
None |
0.25% |
1.00% |
Other
Expenses |
0.16% |
0.16% |
0.16% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.76% |
1.01% |
1.76% |
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the costs of
investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would
be:
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1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Institutional
Class |
$78 |
$243 |
$422 |
$942 |
Class
A |
$326 |
$539 |
$770 |
$1,433 |
Class
C |
$179 |
$554 |
$954 |
$2,073 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions or spreads, when it buys and
sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover
rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when
Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These transaction costs and
potentially higher taxes, which are not reflected in the Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the
most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 35.55% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment
Strategies
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets
(including any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income instruments.
“Fixed-income instruments” include corporate, government and municipal bonds,
and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and other bonds, debt securities
and similar fixed-income instruments issued by various U.S. Government,
municipal or private-sector entities.
The
Fund’s investments in fixed-income instruments may consist of residential
mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) in the prime, subprime and “Alt-A” first
lien mortgage sectors and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”),
including traditional and interest-only CMBS. Subprime mortgage loans are made
to borrowers who display poor credit histories and other characteristics that
correlate with a higher default risk. Alt-A is one of three general
classifications of mortgages along with prime and subprime. The risk profile of
Alt-A mortgages falls between prime and subprime. The Fund may invest a
substantial portion of its portfolio in RMBS and CMBS. These investments may
consist
of “agency” RMBS created by one of three quasi-governmental agencies (Government
National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), Federal National Mortgage (“Fannie
Mae”), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (“Freddie Mac”)), which directly or
indirectly benefit from U.S. Government backing, and “non-agency” RMBS or CMBS
issued by private financial institutions and entities, which do not benefit from
U.S. Government backing.
The
Fund’s investments also may consist of municipal securities issued by or on
behalf of states and various local governments and municipalities throughout the
United States and its territories, including general obligation municipal bonds,
or other securities issued or explicitly guaranteed by state or local
governments, and other municipal securities, such as essential purpose revenue
bonds. Municipal securities may pay interest that is treated as either federally
taxable or tax exempt.
In
addition to RMBS, CMBS, and municipal bonds, the Fund’s investments may consist
of, but are not limited to: collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) (including
collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”)) and other asset-backed securities
collateralized by a variety of consumer and commercial loans (such as automobile
loans/leases, equipment loans/leases, credit card debt, and unsecured consumer
debt), certain of which may include loans to subprime borrowers; stripped
mortgage-related or other asset-backed, including principal-only and
interest-only securities; fixed, floating rate or inverse floating rate debt
instruments; corporate bonds, including investment-grade bonds and high-yield
bonds rated below investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (“NRSRO”), commonly known as “junk bonds”; real estate investment
trusts (“REITs”); instruments guaranteed by, or secured by collateral that is
guaranteed by, the U.S. Government or its agencies, instrumentalities or
sponsored corporations, as well as mortgage-backed securities of the U.S.
Government or its agencies; interests in investment companies, including
exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”); or other fixed-income or equity investments. The
Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in futures contracts, options and
swaps. The Fund may invest in these derivative instruments as a substitute for
taking positions in fixed-income instruments or to reduce exposure to other
risks.
The
Fund’s portfolio managers construct the Fund’s investment portfolio with a
target weighted average duration of no less than one and no more than ten. The
duration of the Fund’s investment portfolio may vary materially from its target
from time to time, and there is no assurance that the duration of the Fund’s
investment portfolio will conform to these
limits.
The
Adviser uses a value-oriented strategy looking for higher-yielding and
undervalued fixed-income securities that offer above-average total return. The
Fund’s investment process begins with an evaluation of both interest rate and
credit risk. Investments are selected for the Fund by applying a process whereby
the Adviser makes a forward projection of the expected value of an investment
after a period of time, assuming specific changes in the value of the investment
or key factors that would affect its value, such as changes in interest rates,
yield curve shifts and time horizons. For fixed-income instruments with credit
components, a careful assessment of credit risk is made. Investments with
superior risk/reward characteristics with respect to criteria such as price,
interest rate sensitivity and credit quality, are selected for the Fund’s
portfolio.
The
Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is not intended to be high, although a higher
turnover rate may occur as market conditions warrant. The Fund’s portfolio
managers may sell an investment to satisfy redemption requests, when a security
no longer satisfies the Fund’s investment criteria as described above, or when a
more attractive investment opportunity becomes
available.
Principal
Risks
Before
investing in the Fund, you should carefully consider your own investment goals,
the amount of time you are willing to leave your money invested, and the amount
of risk you are willing to take. Remember, in addition
to possibly not achieving your investment goals,
you
could lose money by investing
in the Total Return Bond Fund.
The
principal risks of investing in the Fund include:
Management
Risk
The
Fund is actively managed by the Adviser. There is a risk that an actively
managed fund may produce sub-par returns compared to a benchmark index.
Strategies employed by the Adviser in selecting investments for the Fund may not
result in an increase in the value of your investment or in overall performance
equal to other investments.
General
Market Risk
The
value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate based on the performance of the Fund’s
investments and other factors affecting the securities markets
generally.
Market
Events Risk
U.S.
and international markets have experienced and may continue to experience
significant periods of volatility in recent years and months due to a number of
economic, political and global macro factors including uncertainty regarding
inflation and central banks’ interest rate increases, the possibility of a
national or global recession, trade tensions,
political
events, the war between Russia and Ukraine, significant conflict between Israel
and Hamas in the Middle East, and the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19)
global pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 may last for an extended period of time.
As a result of continuing political tensions and armed conflicts, including the
war between Ukraine and Russia, the U.S. and the European Union imposed
sanctions on certain Russian individuals and companies, including certain
financial institutions, and have limited certain exports and imports to and from
Russia. The war has contributed to recent market volatility and may continue to
do so.
Fixed-Income
Securities Risks
Fixed-income
securities held by the Fund are subject to interest rate risk, call risk,
prepayment and extension risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk. Interest rates
may go up resulting in a decrease in the value of the fixed-income securities
held by the Fund. An issuer may not make timely payments of principal and
interest. An issuer may “call,” or repay, its high yielding bonds before their
maturity dates. Fixed-income securities subject to prepayment can offer less
potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or
greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. Limited
trading opportunities for certain fixed-income securities may make it more
difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or
time.
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Risk:
Ø Credit
and Market Risks of Mortgage-Backed Securities.
The mortgage loans or the guarantees underlying mortgage-backed securities are
subject to the risk of default or may otherwise fail, leading to non-payment of
interest and principal. In addition, the liquidity of such investments may
change over time.
Ø Prepayment
Risk of Mortgage-Backed Securities.
In times of declining interest rates, the Fund’s higher yielding MBS may be
prepaid and the Fund will have to replace them with securities having a lower
yield.
Ø Extension
Risk of Mortgage-Backed Securities.
In times of rising interest rates, mortgage prepayments may slow causing
portfolio securities considered short- or intermediate-term to be long-term
securities which fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates
than shorter term securities.
Ø Interest-Only
and Principal-Only MBS Risk. These
securities are extremely sensitive to changes in interest rates and
prepayments.
CDO/CLO
Risk
In
addition to the normal interest rate, default and other risks of fixed-income
securities, CLOs and CDOs carry additional risks, including the possibility that
distributions from collateral securities may not be adequate to make interest or
other payments, the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default,
the Fund may invest in CDOs and CLOs that are subordinate to other classes,
values may be volatile, and disputes with the issuer may produce unexpected
investment results.
RMBS
Risk
RMBS are subject to the risks generally associated with fixed-income
securities and mortgage-backed securities. Credit risk on RMBS arises from
losses due to delinquencies and defaults by borrowers in payments on the
underlying mortgages. The rate of delinquencies and defaults on RMBS and the
amount of the resulting losses depend on a number of factors, including general
economic conditions, particularly those in the area where the related mortgaged
property is located, the level of the borrower’s equity in the mortgaged
property and the individual financial circumstances of the borrower. 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, and generally have higher default rates than loans that meet
government underwriting requirements. Therefore, RMBS backed by subprime loans
may suffer significantly greater declines in value due to defaults or the
increased risk of default.
CMBS
Risk
CMBS
are subject to the risks generally associated with mortgage-backed
securities. CMBS may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. Government and are subject to risk of default on the underlying
mortgages. CMBS issued by non-government entities may be subject to
greater volatility than government issues. CMBS react differently to
changes in interest rates than other bonds and the prices of CMBS may reflect
adverse economic and market conditions. Small movements in interest rates
(both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of
CMBS.
Inverse
Floating Rate Debt Instruments Risk
The
use of inverse floaters by the Fund creates effective leverage. Due to the
leveraged nature of these investments, they will typically be more volatile and
involve greater risk than fixed rate bonds. The price of inverse floaters is
expected to decline when
interest
rates rise, and generally will decline further than the price of a bond with a
similar maturity. An investment in certain inverse floaters may involve the risk
that the Fund could lose more than its original principal
investment.
Stripped
Mortgage-Backed Securities (“SMBS”) Risk
SMBS are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. SMBS may be
issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, or by private
originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings & loans,
mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks and special purpose entities
of the foregoing.
Asset-Backed
Securities Risk
The
impairment of the value of the collateral underlying a security in which the
Fund invests such as non-payment of loans, may result in a reduction in the
value of the security. Like mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities
are also subject to prepayment risk and extension
risk.
U.S.
Government Obligations Risk
U.S.
Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal
and interest by government-sponsored entities, such as the U.S. Government, its
agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal
and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or
guaranteeing agency or the instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the
investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or
guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or
instrumentality may be privately owned. For instance, securities issued by the
Government National Mortgage Association, commonly known as “Ginnie Mae,” are
supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Securities issued
by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are supported only by the discretionary authority
of the U.S. Government. However, the obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
have been placed into conservatorship by the U.S. Treasury until the entities
are restored to a solvent financial condition. Securities issued by the Student
Loan Marketing Association are supported only by the credit of that agency.
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 may default on a financial obligation. Additionally, if the
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorship is terminated, the investments of
holders, including the Fund, of mortgage-backed securities and other obligations
issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
will
no longer have the protection of the U.S.
Treasury.
High-Yield
Fixed-Income Securities Risk
High-yield
fixed-income securities or “junk bonds” are fixed-income securities rated below
investment grade by a NRSRO. Junk bonds are subject to additional risk factors
such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and
changes in value based on public perception of the issuer. Junk bonds are
generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss,
including default, than higher quality debt
securities.
Liquidity
Risk
Trading
opportunities are more limited for fixed-income securities, including MBS, that
have not received any credit ratings, have received ratings below investment
grade or are not widely held. These features make it more difficult to sell or
buy a security at a favorable price or time. Accordingly, there may be no
willing buyer of the Fund’s securities and the Fund may have to sell those
securities at a lower price or may not be able to sell the securities at all,
each of which would have a negative effect on
performance.
Interest
Rate Risk
Securities
could lose value because of interest rate changes. For example,
bonds tend to decrease in value if interest rates rise. Fixed-income securities
with longer maturities sometimes offer higher yields, but are subject to greater
price shifts as a result of interest rate changes than fixed-income securities
with shorter maturities.
REIT
Risk
A
REIT’s share price may decline because of adverse developments affecting the
real estate industry including changes in interest rates. The returns from REITs
may trail returns from the overall market. Additionally, there is always a risk
that a REIT will fail to qualify for favorable tax
treatment.
Credit
Risk
An
issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.
There is also the risk that the securities could lose value because of a loss of
confidence in the ability of the borrower to pay back debt. Lower rated
fixed-income securities involve greater credit risk, including the possibility
of default or bankruptcy.
Municipal
Securities Risks
The
municipal market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax,
legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of
municipal securities. Because the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total
assets in municipal obligations issued by entities located in
the
same state or the interest on which is paid solely from revenues of similar
projects, changes in economic, business or political conditions relating to a
particular state or types of projects may have a disproportionate impact on the
Fund.
Municipal
obligations that the Fund may acquire include municipal lease obligations, which
are issued by a state or local government or authority to acquire land and a
wide variety of equipment and facilities. If the funds are not appropriated for
the following year’s lease payments, the lease may terminate, with the
possibility of default on the lease obligation and significant loss to the
Fund.
The
repayment of principal and interest on some of the municipal securities in which
the Fund may invest may be guaranteed or insured by a monoline insurance company
(a financial guarantor that offers insurance coverage for a specific kind of
insurable risk, such as municipal bond insurance policies). If a company
insuring municipal securities in which the Fund invests experiences financial
difficulties, the credit rating and price of the security may
deteriorate.
Municipal
securities may decrease in value during times when tax rates are falling. The
Fund’s investments are affected by changes in federal income tax rates
applicable to, or the continuing federal tax-exempt status of, interest income
on municipal obligations. Any proposed or actual changes in such rates or exempt
status, therefore, can significantly affect the liquidity, marketability and
supply and demand for municipal obligations, which would in turn affect the
Fund’s ability to acquire and dispose of municipal obligations at desirable
yield and price levels. If you are a noncorporate shareholder subject to the
AMT, you may have to pay federal tax on a portion of your distributions from
tax-exempt income. If this is the case, the Fund’s net after-tax return to you
may be lower.
Derivative
Securities Risk
The
Fund’s use of derivatives may cause losses due to the unexpected effect of
market movements on a derivative’s price, or because the derivatives do not
perform as anticipated, or are not correlated with the performance of other
investments which they are used to hedge. Because the use of derivative
instruments often creates economic leverage, the Fund’s investments in
derivatives could create exposure greater than the value of the securities in
the Fund’s portfolio. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks
different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing
directly in securities and other traditional investments. During unfavorable
market conditions, derivative instruments could become harder to value or sell
at a fair price. As a result, the Fund may be
unable
to liquidate a position because of an illiquid secondary market. Investments in
derivative instruments are also subject to the risk that a counterparty to the
derivative instrument may become insolvent, enter administration, liquidate or
otherwise fail to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. In such
situations, the Fund may obtain no recovery of its investment, or any recovery
may be delayed.
Ø Futures
Contract Risk
Futures contracts are subject to the same risks as the underlying
investments that they represent and derivatives risks generally, but also may
involve risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated
with investing directly in the underlying investments.
Ø Options
Risk
Options are subject to the same risks as the investments in which the
Fund invests directly and derivatives risks generally, but also may involve
risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with
investing directly in the underlying investments. Investments in options involve
additional costs, may be more volatile than other investments and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed.
Ø Swap
Agreements Risk
Swap agreements are two-party contracts
entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few
weeks to more than a year, and typically will not have liquidity beyond the
counterparty to the agreement.
Valuation
Risk
The
prices provided by the Fund’s pricing service or independent dealers or the fair
value determinations made under the Adviser’s fair value pricing procedures may
be different from the prices used by other mutual funds or from the prices at
which securities are actually bought and sold. The prices of certain securities
provided by pricing services may be subject to frequent and significant change,
and may vary depending on the information that is
available.
Other
Investment Companies Risk
The
Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including closed-end
mutual funds and ETFs. The risk of owning other investment companies, including
ETFs, generally reflects the risks of owning underlying investments the other
investment company holds. Your cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than
the cost of investing directly in the underlying fund shares. You will
indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the
ETFs
or underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses.
Furthermore, the use of this strategy could affect the timing, amount and
character of distributions to you and therefore may increase the amount of taxes
payable by you.
Cybersecurity
Risk
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value
(“NAV”), impediments to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact
business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines,
penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or
additional compliance costs.
Performance
The following
tables show historical performance of the Fund and provide some indication of
the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance
from year to year, and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns
for the one year, five year, ten year and since inception periods compare with
those of a broad measure of market performance. Past
performance (before and after taxes) does not guarantee future
results. Recent performance information for the Fund is
available on the Fund’s website at www.ptam.com or
by calling 1-877-738-9095.
Calendar
Year Total Return as of December 31
Institutional
Class Shares(1)
(1)The
returns shown in the bar chart are for Institutional Class shares. Class A
shares and Class C shares would have substantially similar annual returns
because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the
annual returns would differ only to the extent that the classes have different
sales charges and expenses. Performance for Class A and Class C shares would be
lower as expenses for Class A shares and Class C shares are
higher.
The
Fund’s calendar year-to-date return for
Institutional Class shares as of September 30, 2023 was
0.71%. During the
period shown in the bar chart, the best performance for a
quarter for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares was 3.92% (for the quarter ended
June 30, 2020). The
worst performance for a
quarter for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares was -5.61% (for the quarter ended
March 31,
2022).
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Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2022 |
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One
Year |
Five
Year |
Ten
Year |
Since
Inception (8/31/10) |
Institutional
Class Shares |
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Return Before
Taxes |
-12.84% |
0.53% |
2.63% |
4.19% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-14.17% |
-1.07% |
0.74% |
2.31% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-7.58% |
-0.22% |
1.20% |
2.47% |
Class
A Shares |
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Return Before
Taxes |
-14.96% |
-0.15% |
2.15% |
3.75% |
Class
C Shares |
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Return Before
Taxes |
-13.67% |
-0.45% |
1.62% |
3.16% |
Bloomberg
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-13.01% |
0.02% |
1.06% |
1.72% |
The
share class now designated as Institutional Class shares of the Fund commenced
operations on September 1, 2010. Class
A and Class C shares of the Fund commenced operations on January 2,
2019. Performance shown for Class A shares and
Class C shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the
Institutional Class shares, adjusted to reflect Class A and Class C fees and
expenses.
After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical 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
after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares
through tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans
or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown
for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for Class A shares and
Class C shares may vary.
In certain cases, the figure representing “Return After
Taxes and Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the 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 benefit to the
investor.
For
a period of time following the Fund’s inception when the Fund’s asset levels
were lower than current asset levels, the Fund’s investments in certain
fixed-income instruments purchased in odd lot-sized transactions contributed
positively to the Fund’s performance. As Fund asset levels increased, similar
odd lot-sized transactions, if any, did not have the same relative impact on the
Fund’s performance and are not anticipated to have the same relative impact on
the Fund’s future performance.
Management
Investment
Adviser
PT
Asset Management, LLC (DBA: PTAM) serves as the Fund’s investment
adviser.
Portfolio
Managers
Mr.
G. Michael Plaiss and Mr. Anthony Harris have served as portfolio managers to
the Fund since the Fund commenced operations in September 2010.
Mr.
Mark Peiler and Mr. Lars Anderson have served as portfolio managers to the Fund
since December 2023.
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Primary
Title |
G.
Michael Plaiss, CFA |
Senior
Portfolio Manager |
Anthony
J. Harris, CPA |
Senior
Portfolio Manager |
Mark
Peiler, CFA |
Portfolio
Manager |
Lars
Anderson, CFA |
Portfolio
Manager |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
22.
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Summary
Section - Performance Trust Municipal Bond
Fund |
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of the Performance Trust Municipal Bond Fund (the
“Municipal Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) is to provide a high level of current
interest income that is substantially exempt from regular federal income taxes
and is consistent with preservation of capital.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table
and Example below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts
on Class A shares if you or your family invest, or agree to invest in the
future, at least $100,000 in the Fund. Certain
financial intermediaries that have a contractual arrangement with PT Asset
Management, LLC (DBA: PTAM) (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, or
an affiliate also may offer variations in Fund sales charges to their customers.
Certain financial intermediaries may also offer variations in Fund sales charges
to their customers as described in Appendix A to the Prospectus. More
information about these and other discounts is available from your financial
professional and under “Shareholder Information – Class A Sales Charge
Reductions and Waivers” on page 37 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the
Prospectus, and under “Sales Charges; Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers –
Class A Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 62 of the Statement of
Additional Information (the “SAI”).
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Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
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Institutional
Class |
Class
A (formerly,
Retail
Class) |
Maximum
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as
a percentage of offering price) |
None |
2.25% |
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Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
Management
Fees |
0.40% |
0.40% |
Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees |
None |
0.25% |
Other
Expenses |
0.10% |
0.10% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1) |
0.50% |
0.75% |
(1) Please
note that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above do not
correlate to the Ratio of Expenses to
Average
Net Assets found within the “Financial Highlights” section of the Prospectus
because the “Financial Highlights” include only the direct operating expenses
incurred by the Fund and exclude acquired fund fees and expenses (“AFFE”). AFFE
are the fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund as a result of
investment in shares of one or more other investment
companies.
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the costs of
investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would
be:
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3
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5
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10
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$51 |
$160 |
$280 |
$628 |
Class
A |
$300 |
$459 |
$633 |
$1,134 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions or spreads, when it buys and
sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover
rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when
Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These transaction costs and
potentially higher taxes, which are not reflected in the Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the
most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 68.24% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment
Strategies
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including
any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment-grade quality municipal
securities that pay interest that is exempt from regular federal income tax. The
Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in below investment-grade municipal
securities as well as up to 20% of its net assets in securities that produce
income subject to federal income tax. The Fund may invest more than 25% of its
total assets in municipal obligations issued by entities located in the same
state or entities in which the interest is paid solely from revenues of similar
projects. In addition, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in other
investment companies, including closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds
(“ETFs”).
The
Fund invests in municipal securities issued by or on behalf of states and local
governmental authorities throughout the United States and its
territories
that pay interest that is exempt from regular federal income tax, but not
necessarily the federal alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) for a noncorporate
shareholder.
Investment-grade
municipal securities include securities rated “investment grade” (e.g.,
BBB/Baa or higher) at the time of purchase by at least one nationally recognized
statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), or, if unrated, judged by the Adviser
to be of comparable quality. Below investment-grade securities are commonly
referred to as “high yield” or “junk” bonds.
The
dollar-weighted average portfolio effective maturity of the Fund will normally
be more than 10 years but less than 22 years. The average duration will be more
than 5 but less than 11.
The
Adviser uses a value-oriented strategy looking for higher-yielding and
undervalued municipal securities that offer above-average total return. The
Fund’s investment process begins with a top-down review of portfolio duration
and yield curve positioning as well as industry, sector and credit quality. The
Adviser makes a forward projection of an individual investment’s total return
characteristics over a variety of economic and interest rate scenarios, yield
curve shifts and time horizons. The Adviser may choose to sell an investment
with deteriorating credit quality or limited upside potential compared to other
available investments in the market.
Principal
Risks
Before
investing in the Fund, you should carefully consider your own investment goals,
the amount of time you are willing to leave your money invested, and the amount
of risk you are willing to take. Remember, in
addition to possibly not achieving your investment goals,
you
could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
principal risks of investing in the Fund include:
Management
Risk
The
Fund is actively managed by the Adviser. There is a risk that an actively
managed fund may produce sub-par returns compared to a benchmark index.
Strategies employed by the Adviser in selecting investments for the Fund may not
result in an increase in the value of your investment or in overall performance
equal to other investments.
General
Market Risk
The
value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate based on the performance of the Fund’s
investments and other factors affecting the securities markets
generally.
Market
Events Risk
U.S.
and international markets have experienced and may continue to experience
significant periods of volatility in recent years and months due to a number of
economic, political and global macro factors including uncertainty regarding
inflation and central banks’ interest rate increases, the possibility of a
national or global recession, trade tensions, political events, the war between
Russia and Ukraine, significant conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle
East, and the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The impact
of COVID-19 may last for an extended period of time. As a result of continuing
political tensions and armed conflicts, including the war between Ukraine and
Russia, the U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on certain Russian
individuals and companies, including certain financial institutions, and have
limited certain exports and imports to and from Russia. The war has contributed
to recent market volatility and may continue to do
so.
Municipal
Securities Risks
The
municipal market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax,
legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of
municipal securities. Because the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total
assets in municipal obligations issued by entities located in the same state or
the interest on which is paid solely from revenues of similar projects, changes
in economic, business or political conditions relating to a particular state or
types of projects may have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.
Municipal
obligations that the Fund may acquire include municipal lease obligations, which
are issued by a state or local government or authority to acquire land and a
wide variety of equipment and facilities. If the funds are not appropriated for
the following year’s lease payments, the lease may terminate, with the
possibility of default on the lease obligation and significant loss to the
Fund.
The
repayment of principal and interest on some of the municipal securities in which
the Fund may invest may be guaranteed or insured by a monoline insurance company
(a financial guarantor that offers insurance coverage for a specific kind of
insurable risk, such as municipal bond insurance policies). If a company
insuring municipal securities in which the Fund invests experiences financial
difficulties, the credit rating and price of the security may
deteriorate.
Municipal
securities may decrease in value during times when tax rates are falling. The
Fund’s investments are affected by changes in federal income tax rates
applicable to, or the continuing federal tax-exempt status of, interest income
on
municipal
obligations. Any proposed or actual changes in such rates or exempt status,
therefore, can significantly affect the liquidity, marketability and supply and
demand for municipal obligations, which would in turn affect the Fund’s ability
to acquire and dispose of municipal obligations at desirable yield and price
levels. If you are a noncorporate shareholder subject to the AMT, you may have
to pay federal tax on a portion of your distributions from tax-exempt income. If
this is the case, the Fund’s net after-tax return to you may be
lower.
Credit
Risk
An
issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.
There is also the risk that the securities could lose value because of a loss of
confidence in the ability of the borrower to pay back debt. Lower rated
fixed-income securities involve greater credit risk, including the possibility
of default or bankruptcy.
Fixed-Income
Securities Risks
Fixed-income
securities held by the Fund are subject to interest rate risk, call risk,
prepayment and extension risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk. Interest rates
may go up resulting in a decrease in the value of the fixed-income securities
held by the Fund. An issuer may not make timely payments of principal and
interest. An issuer may “call,” or repay, its high yielding bonds before their
maturity dates. Fixed-income securities subject to prepayment can offer less
potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or
greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. Limited
trading opportunities for certain fixed-income securities may make it more
difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or
time.
High-Yield
Fixed-Income Securities Risk
High-yield
fixed-income securities or “junk bonds” are fixed-income securities rated below
investment grade by a NRSRO. Junk bonds are subject to additional risk factors
such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and
changes in value based on public perception of the issuer. Junk bonds are
generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss,
including default, than higher quality debt
securities.
Other
Investment Companies Risk
The
Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including closed-end
mutual funds and ETFs. The risk of owning other investment companies, including
ETFs, generally reflects the risks of owning underlying investments the other
investment company holds. Your cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than
the cost of investing directly in the underlying fund shares. You will
indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the ETFs or underlying funds in
addition to the Fund’s
direct
fees and expenses. Furthermore, the use of this strategy could affect the
timing, amount and character of distributions to you and therefore may increase
the amount of taxes payable by you.
U.S.
Government Obligations Risk
U.S.
Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal
and interest by government-sponsored entities, such as the U.S. Government, its
agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal
and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or
guaranteeing agency or the instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the
investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or
guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or
instrumentality may be privately owned. For instance, securities issued by the
Government National Mortgage Association, commonly known as “Ginnie Mae,” are
supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Securities issued
by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are supported only by the discretionary authority
of the U.S. Government. However, the obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
have been placed into conservatorship by the U.S. Treasury until the entities
are restored to a solvent financial condition. Securities issued by the Student
Loan Marketing Association are supported only by the credit of that agency.
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 may default on a financial obligation. Additionally, if the
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorship is terminated, the investments of
holders, including the Fund, of mortgage-backed securities and other obligations
issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer have the protection of the
U.S. Treasury.
Liquidity
Risk
Trading
opportunities are more limited for fixed-income securities, including MBS, that
have not received any credit ratings, have received ratings below investment
grade or are not widely held. These features make it more difficult to sell or
buy a security at a favorable price or time. Accordingly, there may be no
willing buyer of the Fund’s securities and the Fund may have to sell those
securities at a lower price or may not be able to sell the securities at all,
each of which would have a negative effect on
performance.
Interest
Rate Risk
Securities
could lose value because of interest rate changes. For example,
bonds tend to decrease in value if interest rates rise. Fixed-income securities
with
longer maturities sometimes offer higher yields, but are subject to greater
price shifts as a result of interest rate changes than fixed-income securities
with shorter maturities.
Valuation
Risk
The
prices provided by the Fund’s pricing service or independent dealers or the fair
value determinations made under the Adviser’s fair value pricing procedures may
be different from the prices used by other mutual funds or from the prices at
which securities are actually bought and sold. The prices of certain securities
provided by pricing services may be subject to frequent and significant change,
and may vary depending on the information that is
available.
Cybersecurity
Risk
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value
(“NAV”), impediments to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact
business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines,
penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or
additional compliance costs.
Performance
The following
tables show historical performance of the Fund and provide some indication of
the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance
from year to year, and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns
for the one year, five year, ten year and since inception periods compare with
those of a broad measure of market performance. Past
performance (before and after taxes) does not guarantee future
results. Recent performance information for the Fund is
available on the Fund’s website at www.ptam.com or
by calling 1-
877-738-9095.
Calendar
Year Total Return as of December 31
Institutional
Class Shares(1)
(1)The
returns shown in the bar chart are for the Institutional Class shares. Class A
shares would have substantially similar annual returns because the shares are
invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ
only to the extent that the classes have different sales charges and expenses.
Performance for Class A shares would be lower as expenses for Class A shares are
higher.
The
Fund’s calendar year-to-date return for
Institutional Class shares as of September 30, 2023 was
-1.82%. During
the period shown in the bar chart, the best performance for a
quarter for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares was 4.32% (for the quarter ended
March 31, 2014). The
worst performance for a
quarter for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares was -7.26% (for the quarter ended
March 31,
2022).
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Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2022 |
Institutional
Class Shares |
One
Year |
Five
Year |
Ten
Year |
Since
Inception
(6/30/2011) |
Return Before
Taxes |
-12.01% |
0.87% |
2.41% |
3.88% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-12.14% |
0.69% |
2.31% |
3.76% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-6.31% |
1.14% |
2.42% |
3.63% |
Class
A Shares |
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Taxes |
-14.21% |
0.17% |
1.95% |
3.44% |
Bloomberg
Municipal Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-8.53% |
1.25% |
2.13% |
2.95% |
Institutional
Class shares of the Fund commenced operations on June 30, 2011. Class A shares
of the Fund (formerly designated as Retail Class shares) commenced operations on
September 28, 2012.
Performance shown for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the
performance of the Institutional
Class
shares, adjusted to reflect Class A fees and expenses.
After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical 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
after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares
through tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans
or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown
for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for Class A shares may
vary.
In
certain cases, the figure representing “Return After Taxes and Distributions and
Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the 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 benefit to the investor.
For
a period of time following the Fund’s inception when the Fund’s asset levels
were lower than current asset levels, the Fund’s investments in certain
fixed-income instruments purchased in odd lot-sized transactions contributed
positively to the Fund’s performance. As Fund asset levels increased, similar
odd lot-sized transactions, if any, did not have the same relative impact on the
Fund’s performance and are not anticipated to have the same relative impact on
the Fund’s future performance.
Management
Investment
Adviser
PT
Asset Management, LLC (DBA: PTAM) serves as the Fund’s investment
adviser.
Portfolio
Managers
Mr.
G. Michael Plaiss, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Mark Peiler, Portfolio Manager,
are the portfolio managers of the Fund. Mr. Plaiss has served as a portfolio
manager of the Fund since the Fund’s commencement of operations in June 2011 and
Mr. Peiler has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since March
2022.
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
22.
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Summary
Section - Performance Trust Multisector Bond
Fund |
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of the Performance Trust Multisector Bond Fund (the
“Multisector Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) (f/k/a Performance Trust Credit Fund) is
to achieve long-term investment returns primarily by investing in a portfolio of
income producing securities that may have the potential for capital
appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table
and Example below.
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Institutional
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Shareholder
Fees
(fees
paid directly from your investment) |
None |
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Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
Management
Fees |
0.80% |
Other
Expenses |
0.27% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.07% |
Less:
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement |
-0.07% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement(1)(2) |
1.00% |
(1)Pursuant
to an operating expense limitation agreement between the Fund’s investment
adviser, PT Asset Management, LLC (DBA: PTAM) (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on
behalf of the Fund, the Adviser has agreed to waive its management fees and/or
reimburse Fund expenses to ensure that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(exclusive of any Excluded Expenses) for Institutional Class shares do not
exceed 0.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least
December 29,
2024. “Excluded Expenses” include any front-end or contingent
deferred loads, Rule 12b-1 or shareholder servicing plan fees, taxes, leverage
(i.e.,
any expenses incurred in connection with borrowings made by the Fund), interest,
brokerage commissions and other transactional expenses, expenses incurred in
connection with any merger or reorganization, dividends or interest on short
positions, acquired fund fees and expenses (“AFFE”) or extraordinary expenses
such as litigation. The operating expense limitation agreement can be terminated
only by, or with the consent of, the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board of
Trustees”). The Adviser may request recoupment of previously waived fees and
paid expenses from the Fund up to three years from the date such fees and
expenses were waived or paid, subject to the operating expense limitation
agreement, if such reimbursement will not cause the Fund’s expense ratio, after
recoupment has been taken into account, to exceed the
lesser
of: (1) the expense limitation in place at the time of the waiver and/or expense
payment; or (2) the expense limitation in place at the time of the
recoupment.
(2)Please
note that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above do not
correlate to the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets found within the
“Financial Highlights” section of the Prospectus because the “Financial
Highlights” include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund and
exclude AFFE. AFFE are the fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund as
a result of investment in shares of one or more other investment
companies.
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the costs of
investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The operating expense
limitation agreement discussed above is reflected only through December 29,
2024. Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would
be:
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$101 |
$332 |
$582 |
$1,298 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions or spreads, when it buys and
sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover
rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when
Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These transaction costs and
potentially higher taxes, which are not reflected in the Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the
most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 74.40% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The
Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by active allocation primarily in
the fixed-income securities market. The Adviser uses a value-oriented strategy
to select investments that the Adviser believes have superior risk-reward
characteristics with respect to criteria such as price, interest rate
sensitivity and credit quality.
Investments
are selected for the Fund by applying a process whereby the Adviser makes a
forward projection of an instrument’s total return characteristics over a
variety of interest rate scenarios, yield curve shifts and time horizons. This
process, along with other relative value
assessments,
is applied on a top-down basis to determine allocations among sectors in the
fixed-income universe. The process is also applied, along with in-depth credit
assessments, on a bottom-up basis to select specific investments within each
sector.
These
sectors may include, but are not limited to: U.S. government securities,
corporate debt securities, including high-yield debt securities, municipal
securities, mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities,
and other asset-backed securities.
The
Adviser allocates the Fund’s assets across different sectors in response to the
changing environment, which includes but is not limited to, financial, market,
economic, and political factors, and trends or events that the Adviser’s
investment process determines may affect the Fund’s investments. The Fund’s
allocation to different sectors will change over the life of the Fund, sometimes
quickly, and the Fund may invest without limit to any sector or number of
sectors in the fixed-income universe.
The
Fund may invest in securities of any credit quality and maturity. Depending upon
the Adviser’s allocation among different sectors, the Fund may invest without
limit in securities rated below investment grade, or unrated
securities.
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets
(including any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income instruments.
The Fund’s investments in fixed-income instruments may consist of, but are not
limited to, securities or other income producing instruments (such as loans) as
follows: (1) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its
agencies or sponsored corporations, (2) corporate obligations, (3)
mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) (including commercial mortgage-backed
securities (“CMBS”) and residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”)) and
other asset-backed securities (“ABS”), collateralized mortgage obligations
(“CMOs”), government mortgage pass-through securities, multi-class pass-through
securities, private mortgage pass-through securities, stripped mortgage-backed
securities (“SMBS”) (which include, interest-only and principal-only
securities), and inverse floaters, (4) collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”),
including collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), (5) municipal securities and
other debt obligations issued by state and local governments and
government-sponsored entities, (6) distressed and defaulted securities, (7)
payment-in-kind bonds, (8) zero-coupon bonds, (9) cash and cash equivalents,
(10) other short-term investments including, but not limited to, commercial
paper,
certificates
of deposit, repurchase agreements and investments in money market funds or
similar pooled investments, and (11) other instruments bearing fixed or variable
interest rates of any maturity.
The
Fund may invest in derivatives, specifically futures contracts, options and
swaps, to achieve its investment objective or to attempt to hedge some of the
Fund’s investment risk. The Fund may borrow to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, which generally means that the Fund may borrow up to one-third
(33 1/3%) of its total assets. The Fund may also invest in repurchase agreements
and borrow through reverse repurchase agreements.
The
Fund may allocate to sectors described above by investing in other investment
companies, including but not limited to, other open-end or closed-end investment
companies and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The allocation amount may be
limited by tax considerations or other factors.
The
Adviser constructs the Fund’s investment portfolio with a target weighted
average duration of no less than one and no more than ten. The duration of the
Fund’s investment portfolio may vary materially from its target from time to
time, and there is no assurance that the duration of the Fund’s investment
portfolio will conform to these limits. Duration is used to estimate the
sensitivity of the security’s price to changes in interest rates. The longer the
duration of the Fund’s portfolio, the more sensitive its market value will be to
changes in interest rates. For example, if interest rates decline by 1%, the
market value of a portfolio with a duration of ten would rise by approximately
10%. Conversely, if interest rates increase by 1%, the market value of the
portfolio would decline by approximately 10%.
The
Fund’s portfolio managers may sell an investment to satisfy redemption requests,
when an investment no longer satisfies the Fund’s investment criteria as
described above, or when a more attractive investment opportunity becomes
available. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of its
portfolio.
Principal
Risks
Before
investing in the Fund, you should carefully consider your own investment goals,
the amount of time you are willing to leave your money invested, and the amount
of risk you are willing to take. Remember, in
addition to possibly not achieving your investment goals,
you
could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
principal risks of investing in the Fund include:
Management
Risk
The
Fund is actively managed by the Adviser. There is a risk that an actively
managed fund may produce sub-par returns compared to a benchmark index.
Strategies employed by the Adviser in selecting investments for the Fund may not
result in an increase in the value of your investment or in overall performance
equal to other investments.
General
Market Risk
The
value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate based on the performance of the Fund’s
investments and other factors affecting the securities markets
generally.
Market
Events Risk
U.S.
and international markets have experienced and may continue to experience
significant periods of volatility in recent years and months due to a number of
economic, political and global macro factors including uncertainty regarding
inflation and central banks’ interest rate increases, the possibility of a
national or global recession, trade tensions, political events, the war between
Russia and Ukraine, significant conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle
East, and the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The impact
of COVID-19 may last for an extended period of time. As a result of continuing
political tensions and armed conflicts, including the war between Ukraine and
Russia, the U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on certain Russian
individuals and companies, including certain financial institutions, and have
limited certain exports and imports to and from Russia. The war has contributed
to recent market volatility and may continue to do
so.
Fixed-Income
Securities Risks
Fixed-income
securities held by the Fund are subject to interest rate risk, call risk,
prepayment and extension risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk. Interest rates
may go up resulting in a decrease in the value of the fixed-income securities
held by the Fund. An issuer may not make timely payments of principal and
interest. An issuer may “call,” or repay, its high yielding bonds before their
maturity dates. Fixed-income securities subject to prepayment can offer less
potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or
greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. Limited
trading opportunities for certain fixed-income securities may make it more
difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or
time.
High-Yield
Fixed-Income Securities Risk
High-yield
fixed-income securities or “junk bonds” are fixed-income securities rated below
investment grade by a NRSRO. Junk bonds are subject to additional risk factors
such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and
changes in
value
based on public perception of the issuer. Junk bonds are generally considered
speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than
higher quality debt securities.
Liquidity
Risk
Trading
opportunities are more limited for fixed-income securities, including MBS, that
have not received any credit ratings, have received ratings below investment
grade or are not widely held. These features make it more difficult to sell or
buy a security at a favorable price or time. Accordingly, there may be no
willing buyer of the Fund’s securities and the Fund may have to sell those
securities at a lower price or may not be able to sell the securities at all,
each of which would have a negative effect on
performance.
Interest
Rate Risk
Securities
could lose value because of interest rate changes. For example,
bonds tend to decrease in value if interest rates rise. Fixed-income securities
with longer maturities sometimes offer higher yields, but are subject to greater
price shifts as a result of interest rate changes than fixed-income securities
with shorter maturities.
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Risk:
Ø Credit
and Market Risks of Mortgage-Backed Securities.
The mortgage loans or the guarantees underlying mortgage-backed securities are
subject to the risk of default or may otherwise fail, leading to non-payment of
interest and principal. In addition, the liquidity of such investments may
change over time.
Ø Prepayment
Risk of Mortgage-Backed Securities.
In times of declining interest rates, the Fund’s higher yielding MBS may be
prepaid and the Fund will have to replace them with securities having a lower
yield.
Ø Extension
Risk of Mortgage-Backed Securities.
In times of rising interest rates, mortgage prepayments may slow causing
portfolio securities considered short- or intermediate-term to be long-term
securities which fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates
than shorter term securities.
Ø Interest-Only
and Principal-Only MBS Risk. These
securities are extremely sensitive to changes in interest rates and
prepayments.
CMBS
Risk
CMBS
are subject to the risks generally associated with mortgage-backed
securities. CMBS may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S.
Government
and are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgages. CMBS
issued by non-government entities may be subject to greater volatility than
government issues. CMBS react differently to changes in interest rates
than other bonds and the prices of CMBS may reflect adverse economic and market
conditions. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and
decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of
CMBS.
Collateralized
Debt Obligation/Collateralized Loan Obligation Risk
In
addition to the normal interest rate, default and other risks of fixed-income
securities, CLOs and CDOs carry additional risks, including the possibility that
distributions from collateral securities may not be adequate to make interest or
other payments, the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default,
the Fund may invest in CDOs and CLOs that are subordinate to other classes,
values may be volatile, and disputes with the issuer may produce unexpected
investment results.
RMBS
Risk
RMBS are subject to the risks generally associated with fixed-income
securities and mortgage-backed securities. Credit risk on RMBS arises from
losses due to delinquencies and defaults by borrowers in payments on the
underlying mortgages. The rate of delinquencies and defaults on RMBS and the
amount of the resulting losses depend on a number of factors, including general
economic conditions, particularly those in the area where the related mortgaged
property is located, the level of the borrower’s equity in the mortgaged
property and the individual financial circumstances of the borrower. 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, and generally have higher default rates than loans that meet
government underwriting requirements. Therefore, RMBS backed by subprime loans
may suffer significantly greater declines in value due to defaults or the
increased risk of default.
Inverse
Floating Rate Debt Instruments Risk
The
use of inverse floaters by the Fund creates effective leverage. Due to the
leveraged nature of these investments, they will typically be more volatile and
involve greater risk than fixed rate bonds. The price of inverse floaters is
expected to decline when interest rates rise, and generally will decline further
than the price of a bond with a similar maturity. An investment in certain
inverse floaters may involve
the
risk that the Fund could lose more than its original principal
investment.
Stripped
Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk
SMBS are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. SMBS may be
issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, or by private
originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings & loans,
mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks and special purpose entities
of the foregoing.
Asset-Backed
Securities Risk
The
impairment of the value of the collateral underlying a security in which the
Fund invests such as non-payment of loans, may result in a reduction in the
value of the security. Like mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities
are also subject to prepayment risk and extension
risk.
U.S.
Government Obligations Risk
U.S.
Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal
and interest by government-sponsored entities, such as the U.S. Government, its
agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal
and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or
guaranteeing agency or the instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the
investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or
guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or
instrumentality may be privately owned. For instance, securities issued by the
Government National Mortgage Association, commonly known as “Ginnie Mae,” are
supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Securities issued
by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are supported only by the discretionary authority
of the U.S. Government. However, the obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
have been placed into conservatorship by the U.S. Treasury until the entities
are restored to a solvent financial condition. Securities issued by the Student
Loan Marketing Association are supported only by the credit of that agency.
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 may default on a financial obligation. Additionally, if the
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorship is terminated, the investments of
holders, including the Fund, of mortgage-backed securities and other obligations
issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer have the protection of the
U.S. Treasury.
Credit
Risk
An
issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.
There is also the risk that the securities could lose value because of a loss of
confidence in the ability of the borrower to pay back debt. Lower rated
fixed-income securities involve greater credit risk, including the possibility
of default or bankruptcy.
Municipal
Securities Risks
The
municipal market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax,
legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of
municipal securities. Because the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total
assets in municipal obligations issued by entities located in the same state or
the interest on which is paid solely from revenues of similar projects, changes
in economic, business or political conditions relating to a particular state or
types of projects may have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.
Municipal
obligations that the Fund may acquire include municipal lease obligations, which
are issued by a state or local government or authority to acquire land and a
wide variety of equipment and facilities. If the funds are not appropriated for
the following year’s lease payments, the lease may terminate, with the
possibility of default on the lease obligation and significant loss to the
Fund.
The
repayment of principal and interest on some of the municipal securities in which
the Fund may invest may be guaranteed or insured by a monoline insurance company
(a financial guarantor that offers insurance coverage for a specific kind of
insurable risk, such as municipal bond insurance policies). If a company
insuring municipal securities in which the Fund invests experiences financial
difficulties, the credit rating and price of the security may
deteriorate.
Municipal
securities may decrease in value during times when tax rates are falling. The
Fund’s investments are affected by changes in federal income tax rates
applicable to, or the continuing federal tax-exempt status of, interest income
on municipal obligations. Any proposed or actual changes in such rates or exempt
status, therefore, can significantly affect the liquidity, marketability and
supply and demand for municipal obligations, which would in turn affect the
Fund’s ability to acquire and dispose of municipal obligations at desirable
yield and price levels. If you are a noncorporate shareholder subject to the
AMT, you may have to pay federal tax on a portion of your distributions from
tax-exempt
income. If this is the case, the Fund’s net after-tax return to you may be
lower.
Derivative
Securities Risk
The
Fund’s use of derivatives may cause losses due to the unexpected effect of
market movements on a derivative’s price, or because the derivatives do not
perform as anticipated, or are not correlated with the performance of other
investments which they are used to hedge. Because the use of derivative
instruments often creates economic leverage, the Fund’s investments in
derivatives could create exposure greater than the value of the securities in
the Fund’s portfolio. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks
different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing
directly in securities and other traditional investments. During unfavorable
market conditions, derivative instruments could become harder to value or sell
at a fair price. As a result, the Fund may be unable to liquidate a position
because of an illiquid secondary market. Investments in derivative instruments
are also subject to the risk that a counterparty to the derivative instrument
may become insolvent, enter administration, liquidate or otherwise fail to
perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. In such situations, the
Fund may obtain no recovery of its investment, or any recovery may be
delayed.
Ø Futures
Contract Risk
Futures contracts are subject to the same risks as the underlying
investments that they represent and derivatives risks generally, but also may
involve risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated
with investing directly in the underlying investments.
Ø Options
Risk
Options are subject to the same risks as the investments in which the
Fund invests directly and derivatives risks generally, but also may involve
risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with
investing directly in the underlying investments. Investments in options involve
additional costs, may be more volatile than other investments and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed.
Ø Swap
Agreements Risk
Swap agreements are two-party contracts
entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few
weeks to more than a year, and typically will not have liquidity beyond the
counterparty to the agreement.
Valuation
Risk
The
prices provided by the Fund’s pricing service or independent dealers or the fair
value determinations made under the Adviser’s fair value pricing procedures may
be different from the prices used by other mutual funds or from the prices at
which securities are actually bought and sold. The prices of certain securities
provided by pricing services may be subject to frequent and significant change,
and may vary depending on the information that is
available.
Other
Investment Companies Risk
The
Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including closed-end
mutual funds and ETFs. The risk of owning other investment companies, including
ETFs, generally reflects the risks of owning underlying investments the other
investment company holds. Your cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than
the cost of investing directly in the underlying fund shares. You will
indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the ETFs or underlying funds in
addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. Furthermore, the use of this
strategy could affect the timing, amount and character of distributions to you
and therefore may increase the amount of taxes payable by
you.
Defaulted
Securities Risk
Investments
in defaulted securities entail high risk and have speculative characteristics.
Risks of such investments include the significant risk of the uncertainty of
repayment of defaulted securities (e.g., a security on which a principal or interest payment is not made
when due) and obligations of distressed issuers (including insolvent issuers or
issuers in payment or covenant default, in working or restructuring or in
bankruptcy or similar proceeding).
Repurchase
Agreement Risk
Repurchase
agreements typically involve the acquisition by the Fund of fixed-income
securities from a selling financial institution such as a bank or broker-dealer.
The Fund may incur a loss if the other party to a repurchase agreement is
unwilling or unable to fulfill its contractual obligations to repurchase the
underlying security.
Reverse
Repurchase Agreement Risk
A
reverse repurchase agreement is the sale by the Fund of a debt obligation to a
party for a specified price, with the simultaneous agreement by the Fund to
repurchase that debt obligation from that party on a future date at a higher
price. Similar to borrowing, reverse repurchase agreements provide the Fund with
cash for investment purposes, which creates leverage and subjects the Fund to
the risks of leverage. Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that
the other party may fail to return
the
securities in a timely manner or at all. The Fund could lose money if it is
unable to recover the securities and/or if the value of collateral held by the
Fund, including the value of the investments made with cash collateral, is less
than the value of securities.
Portfolio
Turnover Risk
A
higher portfolio turnover rate may result in increased brokerage transaction
costs and the realization by the Fund, and the distribution to shareholders, of
a greater amount of capital gains than if the Fund had a lower portfolio
turnover rate, which may lower the Fund’s return.
Cybersecurity
Risk
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial
losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value
(“NAV”), impediments to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact
business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines,
penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or
additional compliance costs.
Performance
The following
tables show historical performance of the Fund and provide some indication of
the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s performance from year
to year, and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the one
year and since inception periods compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. Past performance (before and
after taxes) does not guarantee future results. Recent
performance information for the Fund is available on the Fund’s website at
www.ptam.com or
by calling 1-877-738-9095.
Calendar
Year Total Return as of December 31
Institutional
Class Shares
The
Fund’s calendar year-to-date return for
Institutional Class shares as of September 30, 2023 was
2.74%. During the
period shown in the bar chart, the best performance for a
quarter for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares was 4.03% (for the quarter ended
June 30, 2021). The
worst performance for a
quarter for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares was -5.94% (for the quarter ended
June 30,
2022).
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Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2022 |
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One
Year |
Since
Inception (12/31/2020) |
Return
Before Taxes |
-10.72% |
-3.53% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
-12.34% |
-5.43% |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-6.33% |
-3.41% |
Bloomberg
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
-13.01% |
-7.45% |
After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical 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
after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares
through tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans
or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
In
certain cases, the figure representing “Return After Taxes and Distributions and
Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the 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 benefit to the
investor.
Management
Investment
Adviser
PT
Asset Management, LLC (DBA: PTAM) serves as the Fund’s investment
adviser.
Portfolio
Manager
The
following individuals serve as portfolio managers of the Fund:
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Name |
Primary
Title |
Year
Service Began |
Anthony
J. Harris, CPA |
Senior
Portfolio Manager |
2021 |
G.
Michael Plaiss, CFA |
Senior
Portfolio Manager |
2021 |
Lars
Anderson, CFA |
Portfolio
Manager |
2021 |
Michael
Isroff |
Portfolio
Manager |
2023 |
For
important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax
information and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page
22.
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary
Compensation |
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You
may purchase or redeem Fund shares by mail (Performance Trust Mutual Funds, c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701 (for
regular mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53202 (for
overnight or express mail)), or by telephone at 1-877- 738-9095, on any day the
New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. Investors who wish to
purchase or redeem Fund shares through a financial intermediary should contact
the financial intermediary directly. Minimum initial and subsequent investment
amounts are shown below.
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Share
Purchase Amounts |
Institutional
Class |
Class
A |
Class
C |
Total
Return Bond Fund |
Minimum
Initial Investment – All Accounts |
$2,500 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
Minimum
Subsequent Investment – All Accounts |
$500 |
$500 |
$500 |
Municipal
Bond Fund |
Minimum
Initial Investment – All Accounts |
$2,500 |
$1,000 |
N/A |
Minimum
Subsequent Investment – All Accounts |
$500 |
$500 |
N/A |
Multisector
Bond Fund |
Minimum
Initial Investment – All Accounts |
$2,500 |
N/A |
N/A |
Minimum
Subsequent Investment – All Accounts |
$500 |
N/A |
N/A |
Tax
Information
The
Total Return Bond Fund and Multisector Bond Funds’ distributions are taxable,
and will be taxed as ordinary income or long-term capital gains, unless you are
investing through a tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a
401(k) plan or an IRA. The Municipal Bond Fund intends to make tax-exempt
distributions that are exempt from regular federal income tax, but which may be
subject to the federal AMT for a noncorporate shareholder. The Municipal Bond
Fund may also make distributions that are taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred or
other tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an
IRA.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer, or other financial
intermediary (such as a bank), the Funds and their related companies may pay the
intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. Moreover,
broker-dealers may charge commissions on brokerage transactions on Institutional
Class shares. These payments may create conflicts of interest by influencing the
broker- dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend a Fund
over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial
intermediary’s website for more information.
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Principal
Investment Strategies, Related Risks and Disclosure of Portfolio
Holdings |
Performance
Trust Total Return Bond Fund
Investment
Objective
The
Total Return Bond Fund’s investment objective is to purchase undervalued
fixed-income assets and achieve investment returns through interest income and
potential capital appreciation.
Principal
Investment Strategies
Under
normal circumstances, the Total Return Bond Fund will invest at least 80% of its
net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income
instruments. “Fixed-income instruments” in which the Fund principally invests
include corporate, government and municipal bonds, and asset-backed and
mortgage-backed securities and other bonds, debt securities and similar
fixed-income instruments issued by various U.S. Government or private-sector
entities.
The
Total Return Bond Fund’s investments consist of fixed-income instruments and
other investments which the Adviser believes have attractive risk/reward
opportunities as identified by scenario-based total return analysis, a process
whereby the Adviser estimates the expected value of an investment after a period
of time, assuming specific changes in the value of the investment or key factors
that would affect its value, such as changes in interest rates or credit
quality. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity and
bearing fixed, floating or variable interest rates. The Fund’s fixed-income
security investments may be of any credit quality, including fixed-income
securities that at the time of purchase are rated below investment grade or are
unrated. Investment grade securities include securities rated in the highest
four ratings categories at the time of purchase by at least one NRSRO or if
unrated, judged by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund also may
invest in registered securities or securities issued under an exemption from
registration, such as pursuant to Rule 144A, which are subject to certain
restrictions on transferability.
To
achieve its investment objective, the Total Return Bond Fund may invest in RMBS
in the prime, subprime and “Alt-A” first lien mortgage sectors and in
traditional and interest-only CMBS. Prime mortgage loans are those that are
within the guidelines for purchase by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.
Subprime mortgage loans are made to borrowers who display poor credit histories
and other characteristics that correlate with a higher
default
risk. Alt-A is one of three general classifications of mortgages along with
prime and subprime; the risk profile of Alt-A mortgages falls between prime and
subprime. Alt-A mortgage loans do not meet the guidelines for purchase by Ginnie
Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, and are thus not prime mortgage loans, usually
because of one or more of the following factors: the credit risk of the borrower
(i.e.,
lower credit score); reduced borrower income and asset documentation; higher
borrower debt to income ratios; higher loan to value ratios; and/or the loans
exceed the size limits for purchase under their respective charters. The Fund’s
investments in RMBS and CMBS may consist of “agency” securities created by
Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, which directly or indirectly benefit
from U.S. Government backing, and “non-agency” securities issued by private
financial institutions and entities, which do not benefit from U.S. Government
backing. In general, “non-agency” RMBS were initially issued with a variety of
structures, but over time many such RMBS have become pass-through securities,
while CMBS generally are issued with standardized structures. Since the Fund’s
inception, the Fund has historically invested in senior “non-agency” RMBS within
the prime and Alt-A mortgage sectors, but which are generally rated below
investment grade, and in investment-grade rated CMBS. The Fund will invest a
substantial portion of its portfolio in a combination of RMBS and CMBS. The
level of investment in these assets classes may change over time as deemed
appropriate by the Adviser in consideration of current market
conditions.
The
Total Return Bond Fund’s mortgage-backed security investments also may consist
of stripped mortgage-backed securities, which are securities created when a U.S.
Government agency or a financial institution separates the interest and
principal components of a mortgage-backed security and sells them as individual
interest-only or principal-only securities. These stripped mortgage-backed
securities may receive differing proportions of the interest and principal
payments from the underlying assets, including interest-only and principal-only
securities. The Fund may also invest in inverse floaters, which are floating
rate mortgage-backed securities or other types of debt instruments whose coupon
rates have an inverse relationship to short-term interest rates or a specified
benchmark index, such as CME Term SOFR.
The
Total Return Bond Fund’s investments also may consist of municipal securities
issued by or on behalf of states and various local governments and
municipalities throughout the United States and its territories, including
general obligation municipal bonds, or other securities issued or explicitly
guaranteed by state or local governments, and other
municipal
securities, such as essential purpose revenue bonds.
Municipal
securities may pay interest that is either federally taxable or tax
exempt.
In
addition, the Total Return Bond Fund may invest in instruments issued by,
guaranteed by, or secured by collateral that is guaranteed by the U.S.
Government or its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored corporations. This
may include direct obligations of the U.S. Government or its agencies or, as
described above, “agency” mortgage-backed securities.
Since
the Total Return Bond Fund’s inception, the Fund has historically invested
substantially all of its assets in the fixed-income securities described above.
The Fund may, however, invest in other debt or equity securities or instruments,
including derivative instruments (which will be valued at market value), as part
of its principal investment strategies. These investments may include, but are
not limited to: collateralized debt obligations (including collateralized loan
obligations) and other asset-backed securities collateralized by a variety of
consumer and commercial loans (such as automobile loans/leases, equipment
loans/leases, credit card debt, and unsecured consumer debt), certain of which
may include loans to subprime borrowers; fixed or floating rate debt
instruments; corporate bonds, including investment grade bonds and high-yield
bonds rated below investment grade by a NRSRO, commonly known as “junk bonds”;
REITs; or other investments. The Fund may invest in derivative instruments,
specifically, futures contracts, options and swaps. The Fund may sometimes use
these derivatives as a substitute for taking positions in securities and/or as
part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to other risks. For purposes of
meeting the Fund’s policy of investing 80% of the Fund’s net assets in
fixed-income securities, investments in derivatives will be valued at market
value. The Fund may also invest in other investment companies, including
closed-end funds and ETFs.
The
Total Return Bond Fund’s portfolio managers intend to construct the Fund’s
investment portfolio with a target weighted average duration of no less than one
and no more than ten. Duration is used to estimate the sensitivity of the
security’s price to changes in interest rates. The duration of the Fund’s
investment portfolio may vary materially from its target from time to time, and
there is no assurance that the duration of the Fund’s investment portfolio will
conform to these limits.
The
Adviser will use a value-oriented strategy looking for higher-yielding and
undervalued fixed-income securities that offer above-average total
return.
The Total Return Bond Fund’s investment process begins with an evaluation of
both interest rate and applicable credit risk. The Adviser makes a forward
projection of a fixed-income instrument’s total return characteristics over a
variety of interest rate scenarios, yield curve shifts and time horizons. For
fixed-income instruments with credit components, a careful assessment of credit
risk is made. Fixed-income instruments with superior risk reward
characteristics, with respect to criteria such as price, interest rate
sensitivity and credit quality, are selected for the Fund’s portfolio. The
Adviser’s risk management process is enhanced by appropriate diversification of
security type, type of issuer and geographic location.
The
Total Return Bond Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is not intended to be high,
although a higher turnover rate may occur as market conditions warrant. The
Fund’s portfolio managers may sell an investment to satisfy redemption requests,
when a security no longer satisfies the Fund’s investment criteria as described
above, or when a more attractive investment opportunity becomes
available.
Performance
Trust Municipal Bond Fund
Investment
Objective
The
Municipal Bond Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current
interest income that is substantially exempt from regular federal income taxes
and is consistent with preservation of capital.
Principal
Investment Strategies
Under
normal circumstances, the Municipal Bond Fund invests at least 80% of its net
assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment-grade
municipal obligations issued by or on behalf of state and local governmental
authorities throughout the United States and its territories that are exempt
from regular federal income tax, but not necessarily exempt from AMT for a
non-corporate Fund shareholder. Investment grade municipal securities include
securities rated in the highest four ratings categories at the time of purchase
by at least one NRSRO or if unrated, judged by the Adviser to be of comparable
quality. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in below investment
grade municipal bonds, commonly referred to as “high yield” or “junk” bonds, as
well as up to 20% of its net assets in municipal securities that pay interest
subject to federal income tax. After purchase, a municipal security may cease to
be rated or may have its rating reduced below the minimum rating required by the
Fund for purchase. In such cases, the Adviser will consider whether to continue
to hold the security.
In
addition, the Municipal Bond Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in
other investment
companies,
including closed-end funds and ETFs. Investments in other investment companies
that invest predominantly in investment-grade quality municipal securities that
pay interest that is exempt from regular federal income tax are considered
investment-grade quality municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt
from regular federal income tax for the 80% test.
The
Municipal Bond Fund’s portfolio managers intend to construct the Fund’s
investment portfolio with a target weighted average portfolio effective maturity
of between 10 and 22 years. The average duration will be more than 5 but less
than 11. The stated maturity of a bond is the date when the issuer must repay
the bond’s entire principal value to an investor. Some types of bonds may also
have an “effective maturity” that is shorter than the stated maturity due to
prepayment or call provisions. Securities without prepayment or call provisions
generally have an effective maturity equal to their stated
maturity.
Dollar-weighted
effective maturity is calculated by averaging the effective maturity of bonds
held by the Fund with each effective maturity “weighted” according to the
percentage of net assets that it represents.
It
is possible that 25% or more of the Municipal Bond Fund’s assets could be
invested in municipal securities that would tend to respond similarly to
particular economic or political developments or the interest on which is based
on revenues or otherwise related to similar types of projects. An example would
be securities of issuers whose revenues are paid from similar types of projects,
such as education, housing or transportation. The Adviser will use a
value-oriented strategy looking for higher-yielding and undervalued municipal
securities that offer above-average total return. The Fund’s investment process
begins with a top-down review of portfolio duration and yield curve positioning
as well as industry, sector and credit quality. The Adviser makes a forward
projection of an individual investment’s total return characteristics over a
variety of economic and interest rate scenarios, yield curve shifts and time
horizons.
For
investments with credit components, a careful assessment of credit risk is made.
Securities with superior risk reward characteristics, with respect to criteria
such as price, interest rate sensitivity and credit quality, are selected for
the Municipal Bond Fund’s portfolio. The Adviser’s risk management process is
enhanced by appropriate diversification of security type, type of issuer and
geographic location.
The
Municipal Bond Fund’s portfolio managers may sell an investment to satisfy
redemption requests,
when
a security no longer satisfies the Fund’s investment criteria as described
above, or when a more attractive investment opportunity becomes
available.
Performance
Trust Multisector Bond Fund
Investment
Objective
The
Multisector Bond Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term investment
returns primarily by investing in a portfolio of income producing securities
that may have the potential for capital appreciation.
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Multisector Bond Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by active
allocation primarily in the fixed-income securities market. The Adviser will use
a value-oriented strategy to select investments that the Adviser believes have
superior risk-reward characteristics with respect to criteria such as price,
interest rate sensitivity and credit quality.
Investments
are selected for the Multisector Bond Fund by applying a process whereby the
Adviser makes a forward projection of an instrument’s total return
characteristics over a variety of interest rate scenarios, yield curve shifts
and time horizons. This process, along with other relative value assessments, is
applied on a top-down basis to determine allocations among sectors in the
fixed-income universe. The process is also applied, along with in-depth credit
assessments, on a bottom-up basis to select specific investments within each
sector.
These
sectors may include, but are not limited to: U.S. government securities,
corporate debt securities, including high-yield debt securities, municipal
securities, mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities,
and other asset-backed securities.
The
Adviser will and expects to allocate the Multisector Bond Fund’s assets across
different sectors in response to the changing environment, which includes but is
not limited to, financial, market, economic, and political factors, and trends
or events that the Adviser’s investment process determines may affect the Fund’s
investments. The Fund’s allocation to different sectors will change over the
life of the Fund, sometimes quickly, and the Fund may invest without limit to
any sector or number of sectors in the fixed-income universe.
The
Multisector Bond Fund may invest in securities of any credit quality and
maturity. Depending upon the Adviser’s allocation among different sectors, the
Fund may invest without limit in securities rated below investment grade, or
unrated securities.
Under
normal circumstances, the Multisector Bond Fund will invest at least 80% of its
net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income
instruments. The Fund’s investments in fixed-income instruments may consist of,
but are not limited to, securities or other income producing instruments (such
as loans) as follows: (1) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
Government, its agencies or sponsored corporations, (2) corporate obligations,
(3) MBS (including CMBS and RMBS) and other ABS, CMOs, government mortgage
pass-through securities, multi-class pass-through securities, private mortgage
pass-through securities, SMBS (which include, interest-only and principal-only
securities), and inverse floaters, (4) CDOs, including CLOs, (5) municipal
securities and other debt obligations issued by state and local governments and
government-sponsored entities, (6) distressed and defaulted securities, (7)
payment-in-kind bonds, (8) zero-coupon bonds, (9) cash and cash equivalents,
(10) other short-term investments including, but not limited to, commercial
paper, certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements and investments in money
market funds or similar pooled investments, and (11) other instruments bearing
fixed or variable interest rates of any maturity.
The
Multisector Bond Fund may invest in derivatives, specifically futures contracts,
options and swaps, to achieve its investment objective or to attempt to hedge
some of the Fund’s investment risk. The Fund may borrow to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, which generally means that the Fund may borrow up
to one-third (33 1/3%) of its total assets. The Fund may also invest in
repurchase agreements and borrow through reverse repurchase
agreements.
The
Multisector Bond Fund may allocate to sectors described above by investing in
other investment companies, including but not limited to, other open-end or
closed-end investment companies and ETFs. The allocation amount may be limited
by tax considerations or other factors.
The
Adviser intends to construct the Multisector Bond Fund’s investment portfolio
with a target weighted average duration of no less than one and no more than
ten. The duration of the Fund’s investment portfolio may vary materially from
its target from time to time, and there is no assurance that the duration of the
Fund’s investment portfolio will conform to these limits.
The
Adviser’s Senior Portfolio Managers oversee the investment selection, sector
allocation, and all decision-making regarding the Multisector Bond
Fund,
which are guided by Shape Management®,
PTAM’s proprietary investment methodology. Shape Management®
is a math and logic approach that calculates the forward-looking returns for
fixed-income securities in a wide variety of future interest rate scenarios. The
Adviser employs a team approach in investment selection and sector allocation.
The Adviser’s investment team adheres to a disciplined and repeatable investment
methodology which combines third party and proprietary investment tools with the
investment team’s experience in the industry. The investment process involves
evaluating new investments, new sectors, and allocations on a daily basis, due
to the dynamic nature of the fixed-income universe
The
Multisector Bond Fund’s portfolio managers may sell an investment to satisfy
redemption requests, when an investment no longer satisfies the Fund’s
investment criteria as described above, or when a more attractive investment
opportunity becomes available. The Fund may engage in active and frequent
trading of its portfolio.
Duration
Duration
is an estimate of a fixed-income security’s price sensitivity to changes in
interest rates. Duration takes into account a security’s cash flows over time,
including the possibility that a security might be prepaid by the issuer or
redeemed by the holder prior to its stated maturity date. In contrast, maturity
measures only the time until final payment is due, and does not take into
account a security’s cash flow over time. Duration estimates the percentage
change in price of a fixed-income security, given a change of 1% to the
fixed-income security’s yield. The duration of a Fund’s portfolio is the
weighted average duration of all fixed-income securities held in the portfolio
and estimates the portfolio’s change in value for changes in interest rates. For
example, if interest rates decline by 1%, the market value of a portfolio with a
duration of three would rise by approximately 3%. Conversely, if interest rates
increase by 1%, the market value of the portfolio would decline by approximately
3%.
Other
Investment Policies of the Funds
Non-Principal
Investment Strategy of the Total Return Bond Fund and the Municipal Bond Fund -
Short Sales
As
a non-principal investment strategy, each Fund may engage in short sales
representing up to 10% of a Fund’s net assets. The Funds may engage in a short
sale if the Adviser believes that an investment is fundamentally overvalued. The
Funds may also engage in a short sale to hedge risk, from time to time, but they
do not expect to systematically engage in short sales for that purpose. Short
sales
are
transactions in which a Fund sells a security it does not own, and must borrow
the security to make delivery to the buyer. A Fund is then obligated to replace
the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time
of replacement. The price at such time may be higher or lower than the price at
which the security was sold by a Fund. If the underlying security goes down in
price between the time a Fund sells the security and buys it back, the Fund will
realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the underlying security goes
up in price during the period, the Funds will realize a loss on the
transaction.
Non-Principal
Investment Strategies of the Municipal Bond Fund
As
a non-principal investment strategy, the Municipal Bond Fund may invest
in: RMBS; CMBS; CDOs (including CLOs) and other asset-backed securities
collateralized by a variety of consumer and commercial loans (such as automobile
loans/leases equipment loans/leases, credit card debt, and unsecured consumer
debt), certain of which may include loans to subprime borrowers; stripped
mortgage-related or other asset-backed, including principal-only and
interest-only securities; fixed or floating rate debt instruments; corporate
bonds, including investment-grade bonds and high-yield bonds rated below
investment grade by a NRSRO, commonly known as “junk bonds”; instruments
guaranteed by, or secured by collateral that is guaranteed by, the U.S.
Government or its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored corporations, as well
as mortgage-backed securities of the U.S. Government or its agencies; and
derivative instruments, specifically futures contracts, options and
swaps.
Temporary
Strategies; Cash or Similar Investments
For
temporary defensive purposes, in response to market, economic, political, or
other conditions, the Adviser may invest up to 100% of a Fund’s total assets in
high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market instruments. These
short-term debt securities and money market instruments include shares of other
mutual funds, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances,
U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements. Taking a temporary
defensive position may result in a Fund not achieving its investment objective.
Furthermore, to the extent that a Fund invests in money market mutual funds for
its cash position, there will be some duplication of expenses because the Fund
would bear its pro rata portion of such money market funds’ management fees and
operational expenses.
Change
in Investment Objective
Each
Fund’s investment objective may be changed without the approval of the Fund’s
shareholders upon approval by the Board of Trustees and 60 days’ written notice
to shareholders. The Total Return Bond Fund will not make any change in its
investment policy of investing at least 80% of net assets (including any
borrowings for investment purposes) in investments suggested by the Fund’s name
without first changing the Fund’s name and providing shareholders with at least
60 days’ prior written notice. The Municipal Bond Fund may not make any change
in its investment policy of investing at least 80% of net assets (including any
borrowings for investment purposes) in investments in investment-grade quality
municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from regular federal
income tax without first obtaining shareholder approval. The Multisector Bond
Fund will not make any change in its investment policy of investing at least 80%
of net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income
instruments without first changing the Fund’s name and providing shareholders
with at least 60 days’ prior written notice.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Funds
Before
investing in the Funds, you should carefully consider your own investment goals,
the amount of time you are willing to leave your money invested, and the amount
of risk you are willing to take. Remember, in addition to possibly not achieving
your investment goals, you
could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Funds.
Except where otherwise indicated, each risk factor is applicable to all of the
Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Funds are:
Management
Risk
The
ability of the Funds to meet their investment objectives is directly related to
the Adviser’s investment strategies for the Funds. The value of your investment
in the Funds may vary with the effectiveness of the Adviser’s research, analysis
and asset allocation among portfolio securities. The Funds are actively managed
by the Adviser. There is a risk that an actively managed fund may produce
sub-par returns compared to a benchmark index. If the Adviser’s investment
strategies do not produce the expected results, your investment could be
diminished or even lost.
General
Market Risk
The
market value of a security may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and
unpredictably. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the
price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time.
Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry, sector of the economy or the
market
as a whole. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly
interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country
or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The
securities markets have experienced substantially lower valuations, reduced
liquidity, price volatility, credit downgrades, increased likelihood of default,
and valuation difficulties, all of which may increase the risks of investing in
securities held by the Funds.
Recent
Market Events
U.S.
and international markets have experienced and may continue to experience
significant periods of volatility in recent years and months due to a number of
economic, political and global macro factors including rising inflation,
uncertainty regarding central banks’ interest rate increases, the possibility of
a national or global recession, trade tensions, political events, the war
between Russia and Ukraine, significant conflict between Israel and Hamas in the
Middle East, and the impact of COVID-19. The impact of COVID-19 may last for an
extended period of time. As a result of continuing political tensions and armed
conflicts, including the war between Ukraine and Russia, the U.S. and the
European Union imposed sanctions on certain Russian individuals and companies,
including certain financial institutions, and have limited certain exports and
imports to and from Russia. The war has contributed to recent market volatility
and may continue to do so. The Middle East conflict has led to significant loss
of life, damaged infrastructure and escalated tensions both in the region and
globally. These developments, as well as other events, could result in further
market volatility and negatively affect financial asset prices, the liquidity of
certain securities and the normal operations of securities exchanges and other
markets, despite government efforts to address market disruptions. As a result,
the risk environment remains elevated. The Adviser will monitor developments and
seek to manage the Funds in a manner consistent with achieving each Fund’s
investment objective, but there can be no assurance that they will be successful
in doing so.
Fixed-Income
Securities Risk
Fixed-income
securities held by the Funds are subject to interest
rate risk, call risk, prepayment and extension risk, credit risk, and liquidity
risk, which are more fully described below.
Interest
Rate Risk
Securities
could lose value because of interest rate changes. For example,
bonds tend to decrease in value if interest rates rise. Fixed-income securities
with longer maturities sometimes offer higher yields, but are subject to greater
price shifts as a result of interest rate changes than fixed-income securities
with shorter maturities.
Call
Risk
During
periods of declining interest rates, a bond issuer may “call,” or repay, its
high yielding bonds before their maturity dates. The Funds would then be forced
to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a
decline in its income.
Prepayment
and Extension Risk
Many
types of fixed-income securities are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment
occurs when the issuer of a fixed-income security can repay principal prior to
the security’s maturity. Fixed-income securities subject to prepayment can offer
less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and
similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In
addition, the potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a
fixed-income security can be difficult to predict and result in greater
volatility. On the other hand, rising interest rates could cause prepayments of
the obligations to decrease, extending the life of mortgage- and asset-backed
securities with lower payment rates. This is known as extension risk and may
increase the Funds’ sensitivity to rising rates and its potential for price
declines.
Credit
Risk
An
issuer may be unable to make principal and interest payments when they are due.
There is also the risk that the securities could lose value because of a loss of
confidence in the ability of the borrower to pay back debt. Lower rated
fixed-income securities involve greater credit risk, including the possibility
of default or bankruptcy.
Liquidity
Risk
Trading
opportunities are more limited for fixed-income securities, including MBS, that
have not received any credit ratings, have received ratings below investment
grade or are not widely held. These features make it more difficult to sell or
buy a security at a favorable price or time. Consequently, the Funds may have to
accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or
give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on
its performance. Infrequent trading of securities may also lead to an increase
in their price volatility. Liquidity risk also refers to the possibility that
the Funds may not be able to sell a security or close out an investment contract
when it wants to. If this happens, the Funds will be required to hold the
security or keep the position open, and it could incur losses.
High-Yield
Fixed-Income Securities Risk
High-yield
fixed-income securities or “junk bonds” are fixed-income securities rated below
investment grade by a NRSRO. Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of
interest than higher-rated
securities,
they are subject to a greater risk of loss of income and principal. Junk bonds
are subject to greater credit risk than higher-grade securities and have a
higher risk of default. Companies issuing high-yield junk bonds are more likely
to experience financial difficulties that may lead to a weakened capacity to
make principal and interest payments than issuers of higher grade securities.
Issuers of junk bonds are often highly leveraged and are more vulnerable to
changes in the economy, such as a recession or rising interest rates, which may
affect their ability to meet their interest or principal payment
obligations.
Asset-Backed
and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk
Asset-backed
and mortgage-backed securities are subject to the risks generally associated
with fixed-income securities listed above. The risk of prepayment is more likely
to occur when interest rates fall because many borrowers refinance mortgages to
take advantage of more favorable rates. Prepayments on mortgage-backed
securities are also affected by other factors, such as the volume of home sales.
A Fund’s yield will be reduced if cash from prepaid securities is reinvested in
securities with lower interest rates. The risk of prepayment may also decrease
the value of mortgage-backed securities. In addition, the liquidity of such
investments may change over time. Asset-backed securities may have a higher
level of default and recovery risk than mortgage-backed securities. However,
both of these types of securities may decline in value because of mortgage
foreclosures or defaults on the underlying obligations.
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk
CMBS
are collateralized by one or more commercial mortgage loans. Banks and other
lending institutions typically group the loans into pools and interests in these
pools are then sold to investors, allowing the lender to have more money
available to loan to other commercial real estate owners. Commercial mortgage
loans may be secured by office properties, retail properties, hotels, mixed use
properties or multi-family apartment buildings. Investments in CMBS are subject
to the risks of asset-backed securities generally and particularly subject to
credit risk, interest rate risk, and liquidity and valuation risk. CMBS may be
less liquid and exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage-
or asset-backed securities.
Collateralized
Debt Obligation/Collateralized Loan Obligation Risk
The
risks of an investment in a CDO depend largely on the type of the collateral
securities and the class of the debt obligation in which a Fund invests. CDOs
and CLOs are subject to credit, interest rate, valuation, prepayment and
extension risks. These
securities
also are subject to risk of default on the underlying asset, particularly during
periods of economic downturn. CDOs carry additional risks including, but not
limited to, (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities
may not be adequate to make interest of other payments, (ii) the collateral may
decline in value or default, (iii) a Fund may invest in obligations that are
subordinate to other classes, and (iv) the complex structure of the security may
not be fully understood at the time of investment and produce disputes with the
issuer or unexpected investment results. CLOs issue securities in tranches with
different payment characteristics and different credit ratings. Below investment
grade tranches of CLO securities typically experience a lower recovery, greater
risk of loss or deferral or non-payment of interest than more senior tranches of
the CLO. CLOs can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults,
increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of
protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults and aversion to CLOs in
general. The market value of CLO securities may be affected by, among other
things, changes in the market value of the underlying assets held by the CLO,
changes in the distributions on the underlying assets, defaults and recoveries
on the underlying assets, capital gains and losses on the underlying assets,
prepayments on underlying assets and the availability, prices and interest rate
of underlying assets.
Residential
Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk
RMBS
are subject to the risks generally associated with debt securities and
mortgage-backed securities. Credit risk on RMBS arises from losses due to
delinquencies and defaults by borrowers in payments on the underlying mortgages.
The rate of delinquencies and defaults on RMBS and the amount of the resulting
losses depend on a number of factors, including general economic conditions,
particularly those in the area where the related mortgaged property is located,
the level of the borrower’s equity in the mortgaged property and the individual
financial circumstances of the borrower. 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, and generally
have higher default rates than loans that meet government underwriting
requirements. Therefore, RMBS backed by subprime loans may suffer significantly
greater declines in value due to defaults or the increased risk of default.
Inverse
Floating Rate Debt Instruments Risk (Total
Return Bond Fund and Multisector Bond Fund Only)
The
Funds may invest in leveraged inverse floating rate debt instruments (“inverse
floaters”). The interest rate on an inverse floater resets in the opposite
direction from the market rate of interest to which the inverse floater is
indexed. An inverse floater may be considered to be leveraged to the extent that
its interest rate varies by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the change
in the index rate of interest. The higher degree of leverage inherent in inverse
floaters is associated with greater volatility in their market values.
Accordingly, the duration of an inverse floater may exceed its stated final
maturity. Certain inverse floaters may be determined to be illiquid securities
for purposes of a Fund’s limitation on investments in such
securities.
Stripped
Mortgage-Backed Securities (“SMBS”) Risk
SMBS
are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. SMBS may be issued by agencies
or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, or by private originators of, or
investors in, mortgage loans, including S&Ls, mortgage banks, commercial
banks, investment banks and special purpose entities of the
foregoing.
SMBS
are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of
the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. A common
type of SMBS will have one class receiving some of the interest and most of the
principal from the mortgage assets, while the other class will receive most of
the interest and the remainder of the principal. In the most extreme case, one
class will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or “IO” class), while
the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or “PO”
class). The yield to maturity on an IO class is extremely sensitive to the rate
of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage
assets, and a rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse
effect on a Fund’s yield to maturity from these securities. If the underlying
mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a
Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in these securities even if
the security is in one of the highest rating categories.
Although
SMBS are purchased and sold by institutional investors through several
investment banking firms acting as brokers or dealers, these securities were
only recently developed. As a result, established trading markets have not yet
developed and, accordingly, these securities may be deemed “illiquid” and
subject to a Fund’s limitations on investment in illiquid
securities.
Derivative
Securities Risk (Total
Return Bond Fund and Multisector Bond Fund Only)
Investments
in futures contracts, options and swaps made by a Fund may be considered to be
derivative securities. Derivatives can be volatile and involve various types and
degrees of risks, depending upon the characteristics of a particular derivative.
Derivatives may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost
would suggest, meaning that a small investment in a derivative could have a
large potential impact on the performance of a Fund’s investments. A Fund could
experience a loss if derivatives do not perform as anticipated, or are not
correlated with the performance of other investments which they are used to
hedge or if a Fund is unable to liquidate a position because of an illiquid
secondary market. The market for many derivatives is, or suddenly can become,
illiquid. Changes in liquidity may result in significant, rapid and
unpredictable changes in the prices for derivatives.
Futures
Contract Risk (Total
Return Bond Fund and Multisector Bond Fund Only)
Futures
contracts are subject to the same risks as the underlying investments that they
represent and derivatives risks generally, but also may involve risks different
from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in
the underlying investments. Investments in futures contracts involve additional
costs, may be more volatile than other investments and may involve a small
initial investment relative to the risk assumed. If the Adviser incorrectly
forecasts the value of investments in using a futures contract, a Fund might
have been in a better position if a Fund had not entered into the
contract.
Options
Risk (Total
Return Bond Fund and Multisector Bond Fund Only)
Options
are subject to the same risks as the investments in which a Fund invests
directly and derivatives risks generally, but also may involve risks different
from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in
the underlying investments. Investments in options involve additional costs, may
be more volatile than other investments and may involve a small initial
investment relative to the risk assumed. If the Adviser incorrectly forecasts
the value of investments in using an option or futures contract, a Fund might
have been in a better position if a Fund had not entered into the contract. In
addition, the value of an option may not correlate perfectly to the underlying
financial asset, index or other investment or overall securities
markets.
Swap
Agreements Risk (Total
Return Bond Fund and Multisector Bond Fund Only)
Swap
agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional
investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than a year, and
typically will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the agreement. In a
standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns earned on
specific reference assets, such as the return on, or increase in value of, a
particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular
foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular
index. A swap contract may not be assigned without the consent of the
counterparty, and may result in losses in the event of a default or bankruptcy
of the counterparty.
U.S.
Government and U.S. Government-Sponsored Entities Obligations Risk
U.S.
Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal
and interest by government-sponsored entities, such as the U.S. Government, its
agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal
and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or
guaranteeing agency or the instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the
investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or
guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or
instrumentality may be privately owned. For instance, securities issued by the
Government National Mortgage Association, commonly known as “Ginnie Mae,” are
supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Securities issued
by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are supported only by the discretionary authority
of the U.S. Government. However, the obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
have been placed into conservatorship by the U.S. Treasury until the entities
are restored to a solvent financial condition. Securities issued by the Student
Loan Marketing Association are supported only by the credit of that agency.
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 may default on a financial obligation. Additionally, if the
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorship is terminated, the investments of
holders, including a Fund, of mortgage-backed securities and other obligations
issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer have the protection of the
U.S. Treasury.
Real
Estate Investment Trust Risks (Total
Return Bond Fund Only)
REIT
share prices may decline because of adverse
developments
affecting the real estate industry and real property values. In general, real
estate values can be affected by a variety of factors, including supply and
demand for properties, the economic health of the country or of different
regions, and the strength of specific industries that rent properties. REITs
often invest in highly leveraged properties. Returns from REITs, which typically
are small- or medium-capitalization stocks, may trail returns from the overall
stock market. Changes in interest rates may hurt real estate values or make REIT
shares less attractive than other income producing investments. REITs are also
subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and
self-liquidation.
Municipal
Securities Risks
The
municipal market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax,
legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of
municipal securities. A Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in
municipal obligations issued by entities located in the same state or the
interest on which is paid solely from revenues of similar projects. As a result,
changes in economic, business or political conditions relating to a particular
state or particular types of projects may have a disproportionate impact on a
Fund’s share price.
Municipal
obligations that a Fund may acquire include municipal lease obligations, which
are issued by a state or local government or authority to acquire land and a
wide variety of equipment and facilities. If the funds are not appropriated for
the following year’s lease payments, the lease may terminate, with the
possibility of default on the lease obligation and significant loss to a
Fund.
The
repayment of principal and interest on some of the municipal securities in which
a Fund may invest may be guaranteed or insured by a monoline insurance company
(a financial guarantor that offers insurance coverage for a specific kind of
insurable risk, such as municipal bond insurance policies). The monoline
guarantee or insurance will generally enhance the credit rating and lower the
interest rate payable on the security. Certain monoline insurers have suffered
losses from insuring structured products and other securities backed by
residential mortgages. If a company insuring municipal securities in which a
Fund invests experiences financial difficulties, the credit rating and price of
the security may deteriorate.
Municipal
securities may decrease in value during times when federal income tax rates are
falling. Since interest income on municipal obligations is normally not subject
to regular federal income
taxation,
the attractiveness of municipal obligations in relation to other investment
alternatives is affected by changes in federal income tax rates applicable to,
or the continuing federal tax-exempt status of, such interest income. Any
proposed or actual changes in such rates or exempt status, therefore, can
significantly affect the liquidity, marketability and supply and demand for
municipal obligations, which would in turn affect a Fund’s ability to acquire
and dispose of municipal obligations at desirable yield and price
levels.
Investment
in tax-exempt securities poses additional risks. In many cases, the Internal
Revenue Service (“IRS”) has not ruled on whether the interest received on a
particular obligation is tax-exempt, and accordingly, purchases of these
securities are based on the opinion of bond counsel to the issuers at the time
of issuance. The Funds and the Adviser rely on these opinions and will not
review the basis for them.
Valuation
Risk
The
prices provided by a Fund’s pricing service or independent dealers or the fair
value determinations made under the Adviser’s fair value pricing procedures may
be different from the prices used by other mutual funds or from the prices at
which securities are actually bought and sold. The prices of certain securities
provided by pricing services may be subject to frequent and significant change,
and may vary depending on the information that is available.
Pricing
services that value fixed-income securities generally utilize a range of
market-based and security-specific inputs and assumptions, as well as
considerations about general market conditions, to establish a price. Pricing
services generally value debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an
institutional round lot size, but such securities may be held or transactions
may be conducted in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often
trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. A Fund’s ability to value
its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by
pricing services or other third-party service providers.
Other
Investment Companies Risk
The
Funds may invest in shares of other investment companies, including closed-end
mutual funds and ETFs. The risk of owning other investment companies, including
ETFs, generally reflects the risks of owning underlying investments the other
investment company holds. Your cost of investing in a Fund may be higher than
the cost of investing directly in the underlying fund shares. You will
indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the ETFs or underlying funds in
addition to a Fund’s direct fees and expenses. Furthermore, the use of
this
strategy could affect the timing, amount and character of distributions to you
and therefore may increase the amount of taxes payable by you.
Exchange-Traded
Fund Risk
The
price of an ETF may fluctuate within a wide range, and a Fund may lose money by
investing in an ETF if the prices of the securities owned by the ETF go down. In
addition, ETFs are subject to the following risks that do not apply to
conventional mutual funds: (1) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at
a discount to their net asset value; (2) an active trading market for an ETF’s
shares may not develop or be maintained; and (3) trading of an ETF’s shares may
be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem such action appropriate, the
shares are delisted from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide “circuit
breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in securities prices) halts trading
generally. ETFs also have management fees that increase their cost. In addition,
investing in ETFs that use investment techniques and financial instruments that
may be considered aggressive, including the use of futures contracts, options on
futures contracts, securities on indices, forward contracts, swap agreements and
similar instruments, may expose a Fund to potentially dramatic changes (losses)
in the value of its portfolio holdings. Such techniques may include short sales
or other techniques that are intended to provide inverse exposure to a
particular market or other asset class. You will indirectly bear fees and
expenses charged by an ETF in addition to a Fund’s direct fees and
expenses.
Defaulted
Securities Risk (Multisector
Bond Fund Only)
Investments
in defaulted securities entail high risk and have speculative characteristics.
Risks of such investment include the significant risk of the uncertainty of
repayment of defaulted securities (e.g., a security on which a principal or
interest payment is not made when due) and obligations of distressed issuers
(including insolvent issuers or issuers in payment or covenant default, in
working or restructuring or in bankruptcy or similar proceeding).
Repurchase
Agreement Risk (Multisector
Bond Fund Only)
Repurchase
agreements typically involve the acquisition by the Fund of fixed-income
securities from a selling financial institution such as a bank or broker-dealer.
A Fund may incur a loss if the other party to a repurchase agreement is
unwilling or unable to fulfill its contractual obligations to repurchase the
underlying security.
Reverse
Repurchase Agreement Risk (Multisector
Bond Fund Only)
A
reverse repurchase agreement is the sale by the Fund of a debt obligation to a
party for a specified price, with the simultaneous agreement by the Fund to
repurchase that debt obligation from that party on a future date at a higher
price. Similar to borrowing, reverse repurchase agreements provide the Fund with
cash for investment purposes, which creates leverage and subjects the Fund to
the risks of leverage. Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that
the other party may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all.
The Fund could lose money if it is unable to recover the securities and/or if
the value of collateral held by the Fund, including the value of the investments
made with cash collateral, is less than the value of securities.
Portfolio
Turnover Risk (Multisector
Bond Fund Only)
A
higher portfolio turnover rate may result in increased brokerage transaction
costs and the realization by the Fund, and the distribution to shareholders, of
a greater amount of capital gains than if the Fund had a lower portfolio
turnover rate, which may lower the Fund’s return. A portfolio high turnover rate
may mean that you would have a higher tax liability. Distributions to
shareholders of short-term capital gains are taxed as ordinary income under
federal income tax laws.
Cybersecurity
Risk
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Funds are susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks.
In general, cyber incidents can result from deliberate attacks or unintentional
events. Cyber attacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized
access to digital systems (e.g.,
through “hacking” or malicious software coding) for purposes of misappropriating
assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operational
disruption. Cyber attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not
require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks
on websites (i.e.,
efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users). Cyber incidents
affecting the Funds or their service providers may cause disruptions and impact
business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, interference
with the Funds’ ability to calculate their NAV, impediments to trading, the
inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy
and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement
or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs. Similar adverse
consequences could result from cyber incidents affecting issuers of securities
in
which
the Funds invest, counterparties with which the Funds engage in transactions,
governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchange and other financial
market operators, banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies and other
financial institutions (including financial intermediaries and service providers
for shareholders) and other parties. In addition, substantial costs may be
incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future. While the Funds’
service providers have established business continuity plans in the event of,
and risk management systems to prevent, such cyber incidents, there are inherent
limitations in such plans and systems, including the possibility that certain
risks have not been identified. Furthermore, the Funds cannot control the cyber
security plans and systems put in place by their service providers or any other
third parties whose operations may affect the Funds or their shareholders. As a
result, the Funds and their shareholders could be negatively
impacted.
Short
Sales Risk (Non-Principal
Risk)
The
Total Return Bond Fund and the Municipal Bond Fund may engage in short sales as
a non-principal strategy. If the underlying security in a short sale goes down
in price between the time a Fund sells the security and buys it back, the Fund
will realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the underlying security
goes up in price during the period, a Fund will realize a loss on the short sale
transaction. Because the market price of the security sold short could increase
without limit, the Fund could be subject to a theoretically unlimited loss. The
risk of such price increases is the principal risk of engaging in short sales.
In addition, a Fund’s investment performance may suffer if the Fund is required
to close out a short position earlier than it had intended. This would occur if
the securities lender required a Fund to deliver the securities the Fund
borrowed at the commencement of the short sale and the Fund was unable to borrow
the securities from another securities lender or otherwise obtain the security
by other means. Moreover, a Fund may be subject to expenses related to short
sales that are not typically associated with investing in securities directly,
such as costs of borrowing and margin account maintenance costs associated with
the Fund’s open short positions. These expenses negatively impact the
performance of a Fund. For example, when a Fund short sells an equity security
that pays a dividend, it is obligated to pay the dividend on the security it has
sold. However, a dividend paid on a security sold short generally reduces the
market value of the shorted security and thus, increases a Fund’s unrealized
gain or reduces the Fund’s unrealized loss on its short sale transaction. To the
extent that the dividend that a Fund is obligated to pay is greater than the
return earned by the Fund on investments, the
performance
of the Fund will be negatively impacted. Furthermore, a Fund may be required to
pay a premium or interest to the lender of the security. The foregoing types of
short sale expenses are sometimes referred to as the “negative cost of carry,”
and will tend to cause a Fund to lose money on a short sale even in instances
where the price of the underlying security sold short does not change over the
duration of the short sale. Each Fund is also required to segregate other assets
on its books to cover its obligation to return the security to the lender which
means that those other assets may not be available to meet the Fund’s needs for
immediate cash or other liquidity.
Portfolio
Holdings Information
A
description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure
of the Funds’ portfolio holdings is available in the SAI. Disclosure of the
Funds’ holdings is required to be made quarterly within 60 days of the end of
each fiscal quarter in the annual and semi-annual reports to Fund shareholders
and in the holdings report on Part F of Form N-PORT. The annual and semi-annual
reports are available by contacting Performance Trust Mutual Funds, c/o U.S.
Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701 or calling
1-877-738-9095, or on the Funds’ website at www.ptam.com.
The
Funds’ filings on Part F of Form N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov.
The
Adviser
The
Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has entered into an investment advisory agreement
(“Advisory Agreement”) with PT Asset Management, LLC (DBA: PTAM), an Illinois
limited liability company located at 500 West Madison, Suite 470, Chicago,
Illinois 60661. Founded in 1994, the Adviser is an asset manager focused on
managing fixed-income portfolios. The Adviser currently manages mutual
funds and separately managed accounts, but has also managed other pooled
investment vehicles focused on securitized products. The Adviser is a
SEC-registered investment adviser, and as of August 31, 2023, the Adviser had
approximately $6.5 billion in assets under management. Under the Advisory
Agreement, the Adviser manages the Funds’ investments subject to the supervision
of the Board of Trustees. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2023, the Adviser
received management fees as a percentage of average daily net assets of 0.60%,
0.40% and 0.73% (net of fee waivers), of the Total Return Bond Fund, Municipal
Bond Fund and Multisector Bond Fund, respectively.
Fund
Expenses.
The Funds are responsible for their own operating expenses; however, pursuant to
an operating expense limitation agreement between the Adviser and the Trust on
behalf of the Funds, the Adviser has agreed to reduce its management fees and/or
reimburse expenses of each Fund to ensure that the total amount of Fund
operating expenses (exclusive of Excluded Expenses) do not exceed 0.95%, 0.55%
and 0.99% of the average daily net assets of the Total Return Bond Fund,
Municipal Bond Fund and Multisector Bond Fund, respectively, through at least
December 29, 2024. Any reduction in management fees or payment of expenses made
by the Adviser may be reimbursed by a Fund in subsequent fiscal years if the
Adviser so requests, provided the aggregate amount actually paid by a Fund
toward operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the
reimbursement) does not exceed the applicable limitation on a Fund’s expenses at
the time of waiver. The Adviser may request recoupment of previously waived fees
and paid expenses from a Fund for up to three years from the date such fees and
expenses were waived or paid, subject to the operating expense limitation
agreement, if such reimbursement will not cause the Fund’s expense ratio, after
recoupment has been taken into account, to exceed the lesser of: (1) the expense
limitation in place at the time of the waiver and/or expense payment; or (2) the
expense limitation in place at the time of the recoupment. Any such
reimbursement will be reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees. The
operating expense limitation agreement can only be terminated by, or with the
consent of, the Board of Trustees.
A
discussion regarding the basis of the approval by the Board of Trustees of the
Advisory Agreement on behalf of the Funds is available in the Funds’
Annual
Report to Shareholders
dated August 31, 2023.
Portfolio
Managers
The
Adviser uses a team approach for portfolio security selection and
decision-making. The names and backgrounds of each Fund’s portfolio management
team members are as follows:
G.
Michael Plaiss, CFA®
Mr.
Plaiss serves as a member of the Adviser’s portfolio management team, and is
co-portfolio manager of the Adviser’s certain pooled investment vehicles and
separately managed accounts. He brings over fifteen years of experience managing
institutional fixed-income strategies. His responsibilities include portfolio
construction, security selection, portfolio attribution, modeling RMBS and
municipal bond cash flows, and risk management. Prior to joining the Adviser in
May 2009, Mr. Plaiss managed fixed-income portfolios for banks and insurance
companies, including at The
Private
Bank from 2002 to 2004 and at Strategic Capital Bank from 2004 to 2009. Before
that, he spent five years with Kentucky Farm Bureau, Kentucky’s largest property
and casualty insurance provider, where he managed more than $700 million in
municipal and corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and other structured
credit portfolios. Earlier in his career, Mr. Plaiss held positions at multiple
banking institutions where he also managed diverse structured credit portfolios.
Mr. Plaiss graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington with a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Economics, and is a CFA®
charterholder.
Anthony
J. Harris, CPA
Mr.
Harris serves as a member of the Adviser’s portfolio management team, and is
co-portfolio manager of the Adviser’s certain pooled investment vehicles and
separately managed accounts. His responsibilities include portfolio
construction, security selection, portfolio attribution, and risk management.
Prior to joining the Adviser in February 2009, he co-founded Six Degrees Capital
Management in January 2007, an alternative fixed-income investment manager
focused on securitized products. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Harris originated,
structured, and invested in securitized products at BMO Capital Markets Corp.
and managed a multi-billion dollar portfolio of ABS, CDOs, and RMBS. Mr. Harris
began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers and passed the CPA exam in 1998.
Mr. Harris received a Bachelor of Business Administration from University of
Michigan Ross School of Business with an emphasis in Accounting, and a MBA from
the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with an emphasis in Finance
and Economics.
Lars
Anderson, CFA®
Mr.
Anderson serves as a member of the Adviser’s portfolio management team. Mr.
Anderson is responsible for the portfolio construction, security selection, and
modeling securitized credit securities. Mr. Anderson joined the Adviser in
January 2011 as an Analyst. In December 2017 he was promoted to Senior Analyst
and in September 2020 he was named a Portfolio Manager of the Adviser. Mr.
Anderson received a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics with a
concentration in Finance from North Park University and, and is a
CFA®
charterholder.
Mark
Peiler, CFA®
Mr.
Peiler serves as a member of the Adviser’s portfolio management team. His
responsibilities include portfolio construction, security selection and risk
management of municipal bonds. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Peiler was the
Chief Investment Officer at BNC National Bank for over 23 years from
1998
to 2022. At BNC National Bank, he applied Shape Management®
to the management of its portfolio of municipal, mortgage-backed, and
other
structured
fixed-income securities. Mr. Peiler also managed portfolios for clients of its
Wealth Management Division, and prior to leaving BNC National Bank, he was named
the Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Peiler received a Bachelor of Business
Administration majoring in Banking and Financial Economics from the University
of North Dakota, and is a CFA®
charterholder. Mr. Peiler served on the CFA Society Minnesota board from 2010
through 2021, and was its President from 2017 through 2019.
Michael
Isroff
Mr.
Isroff serves as a member of the Adviser’s portfolio management team. He joined
the Adviser in March 2015 and became a Portfolio Manager in March 2023. Mr.
Isroff is responsible for portfolio construction and security selection with an
emphasis on commercial mortgage-backed securities. Prior to joining the Adviser,
Mr. Isroff was a Senior Manager for Deloitte where he advised clients on
commercial real estate acquisitions, real estate mergers and loan workouts. From
2003 to 2008, he was a member of the acquisitions team for Pearlmark Real Estate
Partners (formerly Transwestern Investment Company), a real estate private
equity firm based in Chicago. In total, Mr. Isroff has been directly involved,
as both a principal and an advisor, in the closing of over $3.0B in commercial
real estate transactions across all major property types. Mr. Isroff earned a
Bachelor of Science degree from University of Kansas and received his Juris
Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law.
CFA®
is a registered trademark owned by the CFA Institute.
The
SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation,
other accounts managed and ownership of securities in the Funds.
Choosing
a Share Class
Below
is information about the manner in which the Funds offer shares.
A
financial intermediary may offer Fund shares subject to variations in or
elimination of Fund sales charges (“variations”), provided such variations are
described in this Prospectus. Sales charge variations may apply to purchases,
sales, exchanges and reinvestments of Fund shares and a shareholder transacting
in Fund shares through a financial intermediary
identified
in 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 Funds or through another financial
intermediary.
The
Total Return Bond Fund offers Institutional Class shares, Class A shares and
Class C shares, the Municipal Bond Fund offers Institutional Class shares and
Class A shares, and the Multisector Bond Fund offers Institutional Class shares
in this Prospectus. The different classes represent investments in the same
portfolio of securities, but the classes are subject to different expenses and
may have different share prices as outlined below. You should always discuss the
suitability of your investment with your broker-dealer or financial
adviser.
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Class |
Class
A |
Class
C |
Availability |
Generally
available to institutions such as: retirement plans such as 401(a),
401(k), 403(b) or 457 plans; certain IRAs; registered investment
advisers investing on behalf of clients; officers of the Trust, former
Fund trustees, employees of the Fund and Adviser and other individuals who
are affiliated with the Fund; and wrap fee programs of certain broker-
dealers. |
Generally
available only through financial intermediaries. |
Generally
available through financial intermediaries. Also available to direct
investors. |
Initial
Sales Charge |
No.
Entire purchase price is invested in shares of the Fund. |
Yes.
Payable at time of purchase. Lower sales charges are available for
larger investments. |
No.
Entire purchase price is invested in shares of the Fund. |
Deferred Sales Charge |
No. |
No. |
No. |
Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees |
No. |
0.25%
Annual Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee. |
1.00%
Annual Distribution and Service (12b-1)
Fee. |
Class
A. You
pay a sales charge when you invest in Class A shares of the Total Return Bond
Fund or the Municipal Bond Fund, unless you qualify for a reduction or waiver.
There are several ways to reduce this charge. See the section “Sales Charge
Reductions and Waivers” below. Class A shares are
subject
to lower annual expenses than Class C shares. You do not pay a sales charge on
purchases of Class A shares of a Fund in amounts of $1,000,000 or more. In
addition, there is no sales charge on subsequent Class A share purchases in a
Fund if the aggregate value of your Class A shares and Class C shares in the
Fund exceeds $1,000,000 and you have elected to either (1) maintain your Class C
account and make subsequent Fund investments in Class A shares, or (2) exchange
(without federal income tax implications) all or a portion of your Class C
shares in the Fund for Class A shares of the Fund and make subsequent
investments in such Class A shares. Share purchases are not aggregated across
the Funds for purposes of the foregoing.
Without
a reduction or waiver, the price that you pay when you buy Class A shares (the
“offering price”) is their NAV plus a sales charge (sometimes called a
“front-end sales charge” or “load”), which varies depending upon the size of
your purchase. The sales charge for Class A shares of the Total Return Bond Fund
or the Municipal Bond Fund is calculated as follows:(1)
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When
you invest this amount |
Sales
Charge
as
a Percentage of Offering
Price(2) |
Sales
Charge
as
a
Percentage
of Net Amount
Invested(3) |
Dealer
Reallowance |
Less
than
$100,000(4) |
2.25% |
2.30% |
2.00% |
$100,000- $249,999.99 |
1.25% |
1.27% |
1.00% |
$250,000- $999,999.99 |
1.00% |
1.01% |
1.00% |
$1,000,000
or more |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(1)Class
A shares are offered and sold at the next offering price, which is the sum of
the NAV per share and the sales charge indicated above. Since the offering price
is calculated to two decimal places using standard rounding criteria, the number
of shares purchased and the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of
the offering price and of your net investment may be higher or lower depending
on whether there was a downward or upward rounding.
(2)The
difference between the total amount invested and the sum of (a) the net proceeds
to a Fund and (b) the dealer reallowance, is the amount of the initial sales
charge received by the Funds’ distributor, Foreside Fund Services (the
“Distributor”) (also known as the “underwriter concession”).
(3)Rounded
to the nearest one-hundredth percent.
(4)The
minimum initial investment for Class A shares of a Fund is $1,000 for all
accounts.
Information
about sales charges, including applicable waivers, breakpoints, and discounts to
the sales charges, is fully disclosed in this Prospectus, which is available,
free of charge, on the Funds’ website at www.ptam.com. The Funds believe it is
very important that an investor fully consider all
aspects
of their investment and be able to access all relevant information in one
location. Therefore, the Funds do not make the sales charge information
available to investors on the website independent of the
Prospectus.
Class
C. Class
C shares of the Total Return Bond Fund are offered for sale at NAV, without the
imposition of a sales charge. Class C shareholders pay higher annual expenses
than Class A shares. You do not pay a sales charge on purchases of Class C
shares.
Investors
are not permitted to purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class C shares as a single
investment per account. There may be certain exceptions to this restriction for
omnibus and other nominee accounts (i.e.
if
an appropriate representative of the investor’s broker-dealer firm (or other
financial intermediary, as applicable) provides written authorization for the
transaction). In these instances, investors may want to consider the lower
operating expense of Class A shares.
Institutional
Class. Institutional
Class shares are offered for sale at NAV for all Funds without the imposition of
a sales charge, and no CDSC or redemption fee applies when you redeem your
shares. Institutional Class shares also pay lower annual expenses than Class A
shares or Class C shares.
Institutional
Class shares are available to a limited type of investor, and may only be
purchased by the following entities, subject to a minimum initial investment of
$2,500 and minimum subsequent investment of $500: other mutual funds;
endowments; foundations; bank trust departments or trust companies.
Institutional Class shares may also be offered, with no initial or subsequent
investment minimums, to:
•retirement
plans such as 401(a), 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plans;
•certain
IRAs if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments
by any of the retirement plans invested in a Fund;
•registered
investment advisers investing on behalf of clients in exchange for an advisory,
management or consulting fee;
•trustees
of the Trust, former Fund trustees, officers of affiliates of the Funds and
Adviser and other individuals who are affiliated with the Funds (this also
includes any spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild and in-law
of those mentioned) and Adviser affiliate employee benefit plans;
and
•wrap
fee programs of certain broker-dealers. Please consult your financial
representative to determine if your wrap fee program is subject to additional or
different conditions or fees.
Class
A Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers (Total
Return Bond Fund and Municipal Bond Fund)
Reducing
Front-End Sales Charges. There
are several ways you can lower your sales charge for Class A shares. To receive
a reduction in your Class A sales charge, you must let your financial
institution or shareholder services representative know at the time you purchase
shares that you qualify for such a reduction. You may be asked by your financial
adviser or shareholder services representative to provide account statements or
other information regarding your related accounts or related accounts of your
immediate family members in order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales
charge. Your investment professional or financial institution must notify the
Funds if your share purchase is eligible for the sales load waiver. Sales
charges will not be applied to shares purchased by reinvesting
distributions.
Rights
of Accumulation.
You may combine your current purchase of Class A shares of a Fund with other
existing Class A shares of the Fund which you currently own for the purpose of
qualifying for the lower initial sales 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 of all other Class A shares
of the Fund purchased in accounts at the public offering price at the financial
intermediary at which you are making the current purchase. You may not aggregate
shares held at different financial intermediaries or in other Funds. If the
current purchase is made directly through the Funds’ transfer agent, U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Transfer Agent”), only those shares held
directly at the Transfer Agent may apply toward the right of accumulation. You
may aggregate shares that you own and that are currently owned by members of
your “immediate family,” including your spouse, child, stepchild, parent,
stepparent, sibling, grandchild and grandparent, including in-law and adoptive
relationships residing at the same address. Shares held in the name of a nominee
or custodian under pension, profit sharing or employee benefit plans may not be
combined with other shares to qualify for the right of accumulation. You must
notify the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary at the time of purchase
in order for the right of accumulation to apply. The Funds are not liable for
any difference in purchase price if you fail to notify the Transfer Agent of
your intent to exercise your
right
of accumulation and the Funds reserve the right to modify or terminate this
right at any time.
Reinstatement
Privilege.
If you redeem Class A shares of a Fund, and within 60 days purchase and register
new Class A shares of the same Fund, you will not pay a sales charge on the new
purchase amount. The amount eligible for this privilege may not exceed the
amount of your redemption proceeds. To exercise this privilege, contact the
Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary.
Letter
of Intent.
By signing a Letter of Intent (“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 Class A shares of a Fund. Any Class A shares purchased within
90 days of the date you sign the LOI 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 distributions do not
apply toward fulfillment of the LOI. Shares equal to 2.25% 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.
Investments
of $1,000,000 or More.
There is no initial sales charge on a lump sum Class A share purchase of
$1,000,000 or more, nor on any purchase into a Class A share account with an
accumulated value of $1,000,000 or more.
Financial
Intermediary-Defined Sales Charge Variation Policies.
A financial intermediary may impose different sales charge variations. Sales
charge discount variations specific to certain financial intermediaries are
described in Appendix A to this Prospectus.
Initial
Sales Charge Waivers.
Sales charges for Class A shares may be waived under certain circumstances for
some investors or for certain purchases. The following persons will not be
subject to a sales charge on purchases of Class A shares:
•any
affiliate of the Adviser or any of its or the Funds’ officers, directors,
trustees, employees or retirees;
•registered
representatives of any broker-dealer authorized to sell Fund shares, subject to
the
internal
policies and procedures of the broker-dealer;
•members
of the immediate family of any of the foregoing (i.e.,
parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, step or adopted relationships,
grandparent, grandchild and UTMA accounts naming qualifying
persons);
•fee-based
registered investment advisers, financial planners, bank trust departments or
registered broker-dealers purchasing shares on behalf of their customers,
including accounts purchasing shares in wrap-fee programs;
•financial
intermediaries who have entered into agreements with the Distributor to offer
shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts that may or may not charge
a transaction fee to their customers (see Appendix A – Financial Intermediary-
Defined Sales Charge Variation Policies for a list of such
entities);
•retirement
(not including IRA accounts) and deferred compensation plans or the trusts used
to fund such plans (including, but not limited to, those defined in Sections
401(a), 401(k), 403(b) and 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and “rabbi trusts”), for which an affiliate of the Adviser acts as trustee or
administrator;
•401(a),
401(k), 403(b) or 457 plans, and profit sharing and pension plans that invest
$1,000,000 or more or have more than 100 participants; or
•current
shareholders whose aggregate investment in Class A shares of a Fund exceeds
$1,000,000 subject to the conditions noted above.
You
may be eligible for a waiver of the initial sales charge if you purchase Class A
shares through a financial intermediary firm (such as a broker-dealer, financial
adviser or financial institution) that has a contractual arrangement with the
Adviser or an affiliate. Whether a sales charge waiver is available for your
retirement plan or charitable account depends upon the policies and procedures
of your intermediary.
To
receive a reduction in your Class A sales charge, you must let your financial
institution or shareholder services representative know at the time you purchase
shares that you qualify for such a reduction. You may be asked by your financial
adviser or shareholder services representative to provide account statements or
other information regarding your related accounts or related accounts of your
immediate family in order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge.
Your investment professional or financial institution must notify the Funds if
your share purchase is eligible for
the
sales load waiver. Initial sales charges will not be applied to shares purchased
by reinvesting distributions.
The
Funds believe that it is very important that an investor fully consider all
aspects of their investment and be able to access all relevant information in
one location. Therefore, the Funds do not make all sales charge information
available to investors on the website independent of the Prospectus. If you
would like information about sales charge waivers, call your financial
representative or contact the Funds at 1- 877-738-9095.
The
Funds reserve the right to modify or eliminate these programs at any
time.
Rule
12b-1 Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan (Total
Return Bond Fund and Municipal Bond Fund)
The
Total Return Bond Fund and Municipal Bond Fund have adopted a Distribution and
Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Distribution Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1
under the 1940 Act pertaining to the Fund’s Class A shares and Class C shares,
as applicable. Under the Distribution Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay the
Distributor, or such other entities as approved by the Board of Trustees, Rule
12b-1 distribution fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services
provided to shareholders on behalf of the Funds’ Class A shares and Class C
shares, as applicable. The maximum amount of the Rule 12b-1 fee authorized is
0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares
annually, and 1.00% of the Total Return Bond Fund’s average daily net assets
attributable to Class C shares, annually. The fee for Class C shares represents
a 0.75% Rule 12b-1 distribution fee and a 0.25% shareholder servicing fee.
Because these fees are paid out of a Fund’s assets attributable to Class A
shares and Class C shares, as applicable on an on-going basis, over time these
fees will increase the cost of your investment in Class A shares and Class C
shares of a Fund, and may cost you more than paying other types of sales
charges.
Share
Price
The
price of a Fund’s shares is its NAV. The NAV per share is calculated by dividing
the value of a Fund’s total assets, less its liabilities, by the number of its
shares outstanding. In calculating the NAV, portfolio securities are valued
using current market values or official closing prices, if available. The NAV is
calculated at the close of regular trading of the NYSE, which is generally 4:00
p.m., Eastern time. The NAV will not be calculated on days on which the NYSE is
closed for trading. If the NYSE closes early, each Fund will calculate its NAV
as of the close of trading on the NYSE on that day. If an emergency exists as
permitted by the SEC, the NAV
may
be calculated at a different time.
Each
equity security owned by a Fund, including shares of closed-end funds, that is
listed on a national securities exchange, except portfolio securities listed on
the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC (“NASDAQ”), is valued at its last sale price on
that exchange on the close of that exchange on the date as of which assets are
valued. If a security is listed on more than one exchange, a Fund will use the
price on the exchange that the Fund generally considers to be the principal
exchange on which the security is traded.
Portfolio
securities listed on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price
(“NOCP”), which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If the NOCP
is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sell price on the
day of valuation. If there has been no sale on such exchange or on NASDAQ on
such day, the security is valued at the mean between the most recent quoted bid
and asked prices at the close of the exchange on such day or the security is
valued at the latest sales price on the “composite market” for the day such
security is being valued. The composite market is defined as the consolidation
of the trade information provided by national securities and foreign exchanges
and over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets as published by an approved independent
pricing service (“Pricing Service”).
Debt
securities, including U.S. Government and agency securities, corporate
securities, municipal securities, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
and short-term debt instruments having a maturity of 60 days or less, are valued
at the mean in accordance with prices supplied by a Pricing Service. Pricing
Services may use various valuation methodologies such as the mean between the
bid and ask prices, matrix pricing method or other analytical pricing models as
well as market transactions and dealer quotations. Such Pricing Services
generally value debt securities assuming orderly transactions of institutional
round lot size, but a Fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller,
odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round
lots. If a price is not available from a Pricing Service, the most recent
quotation obtained from one or more broker-dealers known to follow the issue
will be obtained. Quotations will be valued at the mean between the bid and the
offer. Debt securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are typically
marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Any
discount or premium is accreted or amortized using the constant yield method
until maturity.
Pricing
Services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs
and assumptions to derive values for debt securities.
Redeemable
securities issued by open-end, registered investment companies, including money
market funds, are valued at the NAV of such companies for purchase and/or
redemption orders placed on that day.
When
market quotations are not readily available or deemed unreliable, a security or
other asset, including a municipal security, is valued at its fair value in
accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act as determined under the Adviser’s
fair value pricing procedures, subject to oversight by the Board of Trustees.
These fair value pricing procedures will also be used to price a security when
corporate events, events in the securities market and/or world events cause the
Adviser to believe that the security’s last sale price may not reflect its
actual market value. The intended effect of using fair value pricing procedures
is to ensure that each Fund’s shares are accurately priced. For more
information, see the “Fair Value Pricing” section below.
When
fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a Fund to
calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same
securities. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, it
is possible that the fair value determined for a particular security may be
materially different (higher or lower) from the price of the security quoted or
published by others, or the value when trading resumes or is realized upon its
sale. Therefore, if a shareholder purchases or redeems Fund shares when a Fund
holds securities priced at a fair value, the number of shares purchased or
redeemed may be higher or lower than it would be if the Fund were using market
value pricing. The Adviser anticipates that the Funds’ portfolio holdings will
be fair valued only if market quotations for those holdings are not readily
available or are considered unreliable.
How
to Purchase Shares
Shares
of the Funds are purchased at the next calculated NAV after your purchase order
is received in good order by the Funds, or by an Authorized Intermediary, as
discussed below.
All
purchase requests received in good order by the Transfer Agent, or by an
authorized financial intermediary (an “Authorized Intermediary,” as defined
below) before the close of the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) will be
processed at that day’s NAV per share. Purchase requests received by the
Transfer Agent or an Authorized Intermediary after the close of the NYSE
(generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) will receive the next
business
day’s NAV per share. An Authorized Intermediary is a financial intermediary (or
its authorized designee) that has made arrangements with the Funds to receive
purchase and redemption orders on their behalf. For additional information about
purchasing shares through financial intermediaries, please see “Purchasing
Shares Through a Financial Intermediary,” below.
All
account applications (each an “Account Application”) to purchase Fund shares are
subject to acceptance by the Funds and are not binding until so accepted. It is
the policy of the Funds not to accept applications under certain circumstances
or in amounts considered disadvantageous to other shareholders. Your order will
not be accepted until the Funds or the Transfer Agent receives a completed
Account Application. The Funds reserve the right to reject any Account
Application.
The
Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase order or suspend the offering of
shares if, in their discretion, it is in the Funds’ best interest to do so. For
example, a purchase order may be rejected if it appears so large that it would
disrupt the management of a Fund. Purchases may also be rejected from persons
believed to be “market-timers,” as described under “Tools to Combat Frequent
Transactions,” below. In addition, a service fee, which is currently $25, as
well as any loss sustained by a Fund, will be deducted from a shareholder’s
account for any payment that is returned to the Transfer Agent unpaid. Written
notice of a rejected purchase order will be provided to the investor within one
or two business days under normal circumstances. The Funds and the Transfer
Agent will not be responsible for any losses, liability, cost or expense
resulting from rejecting any purchase order.
Institutional
Class shares of the Funds are offered primarily to institutions such as pension
and profit sharing plans, employee benefit trusts, endowments, foundations,
corporations and high net worth individuals. Institutional Class shares of the
Funds may also be offered through certain financial intermediaries that charge
their customers transaction or other distribution or service fees with respect
to their customer’s investments in a Fund. Pension and profit sharing plans,
employee trusts and employee benefit plan alliances and “wrap account” or
“managed fund” programs established with certain broker-dealers or financial
intermediaries that maintain an omnibus or pooled account for the Funds
generally may purchase Institutional Class shares, subject to investment
minimums. You should always discuss the suitability of your investment with your
financial intermediary or financial adviser.
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.
Minimum
Investments
Minimum
initial and subsequent investment amounts are shown below.
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Share
Purchase Amounts |
Institutional
Class |
Class
A |
Class
C |
Total
Return Bond Fund |
Minimum
Initial Investment – All Accounts |
$2,500 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
Minimum
Subsequent Investment – All Accounts |
$500 |
$500 |
$500 |
Municipal
Bond Fund |
Minimum
Initial Investment – All Accounts |
$2,500 |
$1,000 |
N/A |
Minimum
Subsequent Investment – All Accounts |
$500 |
$500 |
N/A |
Multisector
Bond Fund |
Minimum
Initial Investment – All Accounts |
$2,500 |
N/A |
N/A |
Minimum
Subsequent Investment – All Accounts |
$500 |
N/A |
N/A |
The
Funds reserve the right to waive the minimum initial investment or minimum
subsequent investment amounts in their sole discretion. Shareholders will be
given at least 30 days’ written notice of any increase in the minimum dollar
amount of initial or subsequent investments. The minimum investment may be
modified for certain financial intermediaries that submit trades on behalf of
underlying investors. Certain intermediaries also may have investment minimums,
which may differ from the Funds’ minimums, and may be waived at the
intermediaries’ discretion. For accounts sold through financial intermediaries,
it is the primary responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure
compliance with investment minimums.
Purchase
Requests Must be Received in Good Order
Your
share price will be the next calculated NAV per share after the Transfer Agent
or your Authorized Intermediary receives your purchase request in good order.
For purchases made through the Transfer
Agent,
“good order” means that your purchase request includes:
Ø the
name of the Fund and share class you are investing in;
Ø the
dollar amount of shares to be purchased;
Ø your
Account Application or investment stub; and
Ø a
check payable to “Performance Trust Mutual Funds.”
For
information about your financial intermediary’s requirements for purchases in
good order, please contact your financial intermediary.
Investing
by Telephone
If
you have completed the applicable “Telephone Options - Purchase Authorization”
section of the Account Application, and your account has been open for at least
7 business days, you may purchase additional shares by calling the Funds toll
free at 1-877-738-9095. You must also have submitted a voided check or a savings
deposit slip to have banking information established on your account. This
option allows investors to move money from their bank account to their Fund
account upon request. Only bank accounts held at domestic financial institutions
that are Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) members may be used for telephone
transactions. The minimum telephone purchase amount is $500. If your order is
received by the Transfer Agent or an Authorized Intermediary prior to the close
of the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time), shares will be purchased in
your account at the price determined on the day your order is placed. During
periods of high market activity, shareholders may encounter higher than usual
call waiting times. Please allow sufficient time to place your telephone
transaction.
Purchase
by Mail
To
purchase the Funds’ shares by mail, simply complete and sign the Account
Application and mail it, together with your check made payable to “Performance
Trust Mutual Funds,” to one of the addresses below. To make additional
investments once you have opened your account, write your account number on the
check and send it together with the Invest by Mail form from your most recent
confirmation statement received from the Transfer Agent. If you do not have the
Invest by Mail form, include the Fund name and your name, address, and account
number on a separate piece of paper and mail it with your check made payable to
the Fund:
Regular
Mail
Performance
Trust Mutual Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
WI 53201-0701
Overnight
or Express Mail
Performance
Trust Mutual 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 does not constitute receipt by the Transfer Agent.
Receipt
of purchase orders or redemption requests is based on when the order is received
on the Transfer Agent’s premises. All purchase checks must be in U.S. dollars
drawn on a domestic financial institution. The Funds will not accept payment in
cash or money orders. 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. The Funds are unable to accept post-dated
checks or any conditional order or payment.
Purchase
by Wire
If
you are making your first investment in the Funds through wire purchase, the
Transfer Agent must have a completed Account Application before you wire funds.
You can mail or use an overnight service to deliver your Account Application to
the Transfer Agent at the above address. Upon receipt of your completed Account
Application, the Transfer Agent will establish an account for you. Once your
account has been established, you may instruct your bank to send the wire. Prior
to sending the wire, please call the Transfer Agent at 1-877-738-9095 to advise
them of the wire and to ensure proper credit upon receipt. Your bank must
include the name of the Fund you are investing in, your name and your account
number so that monies can be correctly applied. Your bank should transmit
immediately available funds by wire to:
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Wire
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U.S.
Bank National Association |
ABA
Number: |
075000022 |
Credit: |
U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC |
Account: |
112-952-137 |
Further
Credit: |
Performance
Trust Mutual Funds |
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(Name
of Fund you are investing in) |
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(Shareholder
Name/Account Registration) |
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(Shareholder
Account Number) |
Wired
funds must be received prior to the close of the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m.,
Eastern time), to be eligible for same day pricing. The Funds and U.S. Bank
National Association, the Funds’ custodian, are not responsible for the
consequences of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve wire
system, or from incomplete wiring instructions.
Automatic
Investment Plan
For
your convenience, the Funds offer an Automatic Investment Plan (“AIP”). Once
your account has been opened with the initial minimum investment you may make
additional purchases at regular intervals through the AIP. The AIP provides a
convenient method to have monies deducted from your bank account, for investment
into a Fund, on a monthly or quarterly basis. In order to participate in the
AIP, each purchase must be in the amount of $100 or more, and your financial
institution must be a member of the ACH network. The Funds may terminate or
modify this privilege at any time. You may terminate your participation in the
AIP at any time by notifying the Transfer Agent five days prior to the effective
date of the request. If your bank rejects your payment, the Funds’ Transfer
Agent will charge a $25 fee to your account. To begin participating in the AIP,
please complete the Automatic Investment Plan section on the Account Application
or call the Funds’ Transfer Agent at 1-877-738-9095 for
instructions.
Purchasing
Shares Through a Financial Intermediary
Investors
may be charged a fee if they effect transactions through a financial
intermediary. If you are purchasing shares through a financial intermediary, you
must follow the procedures established by your financial intermediary. Your
financial intermediary is responsible for sending your purchase order and wiring
payment to the Transfer Agent. Your financial intermediary holds the shares in
your name and receives all confirmations of purchases and sales. Financial
intermediaries placing orders for themselves or on behalf of their customers
should call the Funds toll free at 1-877-738-9095, or follow the instructions
listed in
the
sections above entitled “Investing by Telephone,” “Purchase by Mail” and
“Purchase by Wire.”
If
you place an order for the Funds’ shares through a financial intermediary that
is not an Authorized Intermediary in accordance with such financial
intermediary’s procedures, and such financial intermediary then transmits your
order to the Transfer Agent in accordance with the Transfer Agent’s
instructions, your purchase will be processed at the next calculated NAV after
the Transfer Agent receives your order. The financial intermediary must promise
to send to the Transfer Agent immediately available funds in the amount of the
purchase price in accordance with the Transfer Agent’s procedures. If payment is
not received within the time specified, the Transfer Agent may rescind the
transaction and the financial intermediary will be held liable for any resulting
fees or losses.
In
the case of Authorized Intermediaries that have made satisfactory payment or
redemption arrangements with the Funds, orders will be processed at the NAV next
calculated after receipt in good order by the Authorized Intermediary (or its
authorized designee), consistent with applicable laws and regulations. An order
is deemed to be received when a Fund or an Authorized Intermediary accepts the
order. Authorized Intermediaries may be authorized to designate other
intermediaries to receive purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the
Funds. For more information about your financial intermediary’s rules and
procedures, whether your financial intermediary is an Authorized Intermediary,
and whether your financial intermediary imposes cut-off times for the receipt of
orders that are earlier than the cut-off times established by the Funds, you
should contact your financial intermediary directly.
Brokerage
Platforms
Institutional
Class shares may also be available on certain brokerage platforms. An investor
transacting in Institutional Class shares through a broker that is acting as an
agent for the investor may be required by such broker to pay a separate
commission and/or other forms of compensation to their broker. Such broker
commissions are not reflected in each Fund’s fee table or expense
examples.
Anti-Money
Laundering Program
The
Trust has established an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program as required by
the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA PATRIOT Act”) and related
anti-money laundering laws and regulations. To ensure compliance with these
laws, the Account Application asks for, among other things, the following
information for all “customers” seeking to
open
an “account” (as those terms are defined in rules adopted pursuant to the USA
PATRIOT Act):
Ø full
name;
Ø date
of birth (individuals only);
Ø Social
Security or taxpayer identification number; and
Ø permanent
street address
(a
P.O. Box number alone is not acceptable).
If
you are opening an account in the name of certain legal entities (e.g.,
a partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, etc.),
you must also supply the identity of the beneficial owners of the legal entity.
Accounts opened by entities, such as corporations, limited liability companies,
partnerships or trusts will require additional documentation.
If
any information listed above is missing, your Account Application will be
returned and your account will not be opened. In compliance with the USA PATRIOT
Act and other applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, the
Transfer Agent will verify the information on your application. The Funds
reserve the right to request additional clarifying information and may close
your account and redeem your shares at the next computer NAV if such clarifying
information is not received by the Funds within a reasonable time of the request
or if the Funds cannot form a reasonable belief as to the true identity of a
customer. In the rare event that we are unable to verify your identity, the
Funds reserve the right to redeem your account at the current day’s NAV. If you
require additional assistance when completing your application, please contact
the Transfer Agent at 1-877-738-9095.
How
to Redeem Shares
Orders
to sell or “redeem” shares may be placed either directly with the Funds or
through a financial intermediary. If you originally purchased your shares
through a financial intermediary, including an Authorized Intermediary, your
redemption order must be placed with the same financial intermediary in
accordance with the procedures established by that financial intermediary. Your
financial intermediary is responsible for sending your order to the Transfer
Agent and for crediting your account with the proceeds. You may redeem Fund
shares on any business day that the applicable Fund calculates its NAV. To
redeem shares directly with the Funds, you must contact the Funds either by mail
or by telephone to place a redemption request. Shares of a Fund are redeemed at
the next calculated NAV after the Fund has received your redemption request in
good order. Your redemption request must be received in good order (as discussed
under “Payment of Redemption Proceeds,” below) prior to the close of the regular
trading session of the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) by the Transfer
Agent
or your Authorized Intermediary in order to obtain that day’s closing NAV.
Redemption requests received by the Transfer Agent or an Authorized Intermediary
after the close of the NYSE will be treated as though received on the next
business day.
Shareholders
who hold their shares through an IRA or other tax-advantaged account 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 or
other retirement accounts may be redeemed by telephone. Investors will be asked
whether or not to withhold taxes from any distribution.
Payment
of Redemption Proceeds
You
may redeem your Fund shares at the NAV next determined after the Transfer Agent
or your Authorized Intermediary receives your redemption request in good order.
Your redemption request cannot be processed on days the NYSE is closed. All
requests received in good order by the Transfer Agent or Authorized Intermediary
before the close of the regular trading session of the NYSE (generally 4:00
p.m., Eastern time) will usually be sent one to three business days following
the receipt of your redemption request.
A
redemption request made through the Transfer Agent will be deemed in “good
order” if it includes:
Ø the
shareholder’s name;
Ø the
name of the Fund and share class you are invested in;
Ø the
account number;
Ø the
share or dollar amount to be redeemed; and
Ø signatures
by all shareholders on the account and signature guarantee(s), if
applicable.
The
Funds reserve the right to change the requirements of “good order.” Shareholders
will be given advance notice if the requirements of “good order” change. For
information about your financial intermediary’s requirements for redemption
requests in good order, please contact your financial intermediary.
You
may receive proceeds of your sale by a check sent to the address of record,
electronically via the ACH network using the previously established bank
instructions or federal wire transfer to your pre-established bank account. The
Funds typically expect that it will take one to three business days following
the receipt of your redemption request to pay out redemption proceeds,
regardless of whether the redemption proceeds are paid by check, ACH transfer or
wire. Please note that wires are subject to a $15 fee. There is no charge to
have proceeds
sent
via ACH; however, funds are typically credited to your bank within two to three
business days after redemption. In all cases, proceeds will be sent within seven
calendar days after a Fund receives your redemption request, unless the Funds
have suspended your right of redemption or postponed the payment date as
permitted under federal securities laws.
The
Funds typically expect they will hold cash or cash equivalents to meet
redemption requests. The Funds may also use the proceeds from the sale of
portfolio securities to meet redemption requests if consistent with the
management of the Funds. These redemption methods will be used regularly and may
also be used during periods of stressed market conditions.
The
Transfer Agent may delay payment of your redemption proceeds for up to 12
calendar days from the date of purchase or until your payment has cleared,
whichever comes first. Shareholders can avoid this delay by utilizing the wire
purchase option.
Furthermore,
there are certain times when you may be unable to sell Fund shares or receive
proceeds. Specifically, the Funds may suspend the right to redeem shares or
postpone the date of payment upon redemption for more than seven calendar days
as determined by the SEC: (1) for any period during which the NYSE is closed
(other than customary weekend or holiday closings) or trading on the NYSE is
restricted; (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of
which disposal by the Funds of securities owned by them is not reasonably
practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Funds to fairly
determine the value of their net assets; or (3) for such other periods as the
SEC may permit for the protection of shareholders. Your ability to redeem shares
by telephone may be delayed or restricted after you change your address. You may
change your address at any time by telephone or written request, addressed to
the Transfer Agent. Confirmation of an address change will be sent to both your
old and new address. Redemption proceeds will be sent to the address of record.
The Funds are not responsible for interest lost on redemption amounts due to
lost or misdirected mail.
Please
note, under unusual circumstances, the Funds may suspend redemptions, as
permitted by federal securities law. The Funds may also delay paying redemption
proceeds for up to seven calendar days after receiving a request if an earlier
payment could adversely affect the Funds.
Redemptions
in-Kind
The
Funds generally pay redemption proceeds in cash. However, the Trust has filed a
notice of
election
under Rule 18f-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”), under which the Trust has reserved the right to redeem in-kind under
certain circumstances, meaning that redemption proceeds are paid in liquid
securities with a market value equal to the redemption price. These securities
paid in-kind remain subject to general market risks until sold. For federal
income tax purposes, redemptions in-kind are taxed in the same manner to a
redeeming shareholder as redemptions paid in cash and may generate taxable
gains. In addition, sales of such securities received in-kind may generate
taxable gains. If a Fund pays your redemption proceeds by a distribution of
securities, you could incur brokerage or other charges when converting the
securities to cash. These securities received in-kind remain subject to general
market risks until sold.
Redemptions
in-kind are typically used to meet redemption requests that represent a large
percentage of a Fund’s net assets in order to minimize the effect of large
redemptions on a Fund and its remaining shareholders. Redemptions in-kind may
also be used during periods of stressed market conditions. The Funds have in
place a line of credit that may be used to meet redemption requests during
periods of stressed market conditions.
Redemption
in-kind proceeds are limited to securities that are traded on a public
securities market or for which quoted bid prices are available. In the unlikely
event that a Fund redeems shares in kind, the procedures utilized by the Fund to
determine the securities to be distributed to redeeming shareholders will
generally be on a pro-rata basis after excluding: (1) securities which, if
distributed, would be required to be registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended; (2) securities issued by entities in foreign countries that
restrict or prohibit such changes in beneficial ownership; and (3) Fund assets
that must be traded through the marketplace or with the counterparty to the
transaction in order to effect a change in beneficial ownership.
Signature
Guarantees
The
Transfer Agent may require a signature guarantee for certain requests. Signature
guarantees can be obtained 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”), but not from a notary public. A signature
guarantee, from either a Medallion program member or a non-Medallion program
member, of each owner is required in the following
situations:
Ø if
ownership is being changed on your account;
Ø when
redemption proceeds are payable or sent to any person, address or bank account
not on record;
Ø when
a redemption request is received by the Transfer Agent and the account address
has changed within the last 15 calendar days; or
Ø for
all redemptions in excess of $100,000 from any shareholder account.
Non-financial
transactions, including establishing or modifying certain services on an
account, may require a signature guarantee, a signature verification from a
Signature Validation Program member, or other acceptable form of authentication
from a financial institution source.
In
addition to the situations described above, the Funds and/or the Transfer Agent
reserve the right to require a signature guarantee in other instances based on
the circumstances relative to the particular situation.
Redemption
by Mail
You
can execute most redemptions by furnishing an unconditional written request to
the Funds to redeem your shares at the current NAV per share. Redemption
requests in writing should be sent to the Transfer Agent at:
Regular
Mail
Performance
Trust Mutual Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
WI 53201-0701
Overnight
or Express Mail
Performance
Trust Mutual 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 the Transfer Agent’s post office box, of purchase orders
or redemption requests does not constitute receipt by the Transfer Agent.
Receipt of purchase orders or redemption requests is based on when the order is
received at the Transfer Agent’s offices.
Wire
Redemption
Wire
transfers may be arranged to redeem shares. The Transfer Agent charges a fee,
currently $15, per wire redemption against your account on dollar specific
trades, and from proceeds on complete redemptions and share-specific
trades.
Telephone
Redemption
If
you have completed the applicable “Telephone Options” section of the Account
Application, you may redeem shares by calling the Funds toll free at
1-877-738-9095. Telephone redemption privileges are automatically provided
unless you specifically decline the option on your Account Application. You may
redeem shares, in amounts of $100,000 or less, by instructing the Funds by
telephone at 1-877-738-9095. A signature verification from a Signature
Validation Program member or other acceptable form of authentication from a
financial institution source may be required of all shareholders in order to add
or change telephone redemption privileges on an existing account. Telephone
redemptions will not be made if you have notified the Transfer Agent of a change
of address within 15 calendar days before the redemption request. Once a
telephone transaction has been placed, it may not be cancelled or modified after
the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). If
an account has more than one owner or authorized person, the Funds will accept
telephone instructions from any of the owners or authorized persons.
Systematic
Withdrawal Program (“SWP”)
The
Funds offer a SWP whereby shareholders or their representatives may request a
redemption in a specific dollar amount be sent to them each month, calendar
quarter or annually. Investors may choose to have a check sent to the address of
record, or proceeds may be sent to a pre-designated bank account via the ACH
network. To start the SWP, your account must have Fund shares with a value of at
least $10,000, and the minimum amount that may be withdrawn each month, quarter
or annually is $100. The SWP may be terminated or modified by the Funds at any
time. You may terminate your participation in the SWP at any time in writing or
by telephoning the Transfer Agent no later than five days before the next
scheduled withdrawal. A withdrawal under the SWP involves a redemption of Fund
shares, and may result in a taxable capital gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes. In addition, if the amount withdrawn exceeds the amounts credited to
your account, the account ultimately may be depleted. To establish the SWP,
complete the SWP section of the Account Application. Please call 1- 877-738-9095
for additional information regarding the SWP.
The
Funds’ Right to Redeem an Account
The
Funds reserve the right to redeem the shares of any shareholder whose account
balance is less than $2,500, other than as a result of a decline in the NAV of a
Fund or for market reasons. The Funds will provide shareholders with written
notice 30 days prior to redeeming the shareholder’s account. Redemption of a
shareholder’s account by the
Funds
may result in a taxable capital gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes.
Converting
or Exchanging Shares
Converting
Shares. Subject
to meeting the minimum investment amount for Institutional Class shares,
investors currently holding Class A shares or Class C shares may convert to
Institutional Class shares of the same Fund in fee-based programs sponsored by a
financial intermediary, without incurring tax consequences and/or redemption
fees.
You
generally may elect on a voluntary basis to convert your Class A shares or Class
C shares into Class A shares or Institutional Class shares of the Fund, subject
to satisfying the eligibility requirements of Class A shares or Institutional
Class shares.
Class
C shares of the Total Return Bond Fund automatically convert to Class A shares
after 10 years, thus reducing future annual expenses. Conversions occur during
the month in which the 10-year anniversary of the purchase occurs. The automatic
conversion is based on the relative net asset values of the two share classes
without the imposition of a sales charge or fee. The automatic conversion of
Class C shares to Class A shares of the Total Return Bond Fund does not apply to
shares held through group retirement plan recordkeeping platforms of certain
financial intermediaries who hold such shares in an omnibus account and do not
track participant level share lot aging to facilitate such a
conversion.
Exchanging
Shares. You
may exchange all or a portion of your investment from one Fund to the same share
class of another Fund in an identically registered account. Any new account
established through an exchange will be subject to the minimum investment
requirements described above under “How to Purchase Shares,” unless the account
qualifies for a waiver of the initial investment requirement. Exchanges will be
executed on the basis of the relative NAV of the shares exchanged. An exchange
is considered to be a sale of shares for federal income tax purposes which may
result in a realized taxable gain or loss.
Call
the Funds (toll-free) at 1-877-738-9095 to learn more about
exchanges.
Tools
to Combat Frequent Transactions
The
Funds are intended for long-term investors. Short-term “market-timers” who
engage in frequent purchases and redemptions can disrupt the Funds’ investment
program and create additional transaction costs that are borne by all of the
Funds’ shareholders. The Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures
that are designed to
discourage
excessive, short-term trading and other abusive trading practices that may
disrupt portfolio management strategies and harm performance. The Funds take
steps to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in the Funds. These
steps may include, among other things, monitoring trading activity and using
fair value pricing, as determined by the Adviser, when the Adviser determines
current market prices are not readily available. Although these efforts are
designed to discourage abusive trading practices, these tools cannot eliminate
the possibility that such activity will occur. The Funds seek to exercise
judgment in implementing these tools to the best of their ability in a manner
that they believe is consistent with shareholder interests. Except as noted
herein, the Funds will apply all restrictions uniformly in all applicable
cases.
Monitoring
Trading Practices
The
Funds use a variety of techniques to monitor for and detect abusive trading
practices. These techniques may change from time to time as determined by the
Funds in their sole discretion. To minimize harm to the Funds and their
shareholders, the Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase order (but not
a redemption request) in whole or in part, for any reason (including, without
limitation, purchases by persons whose trading activity in Fund shares is
believed by the Adviser to be harmful to the Funds) and without prior notice.
The Funds may decide to restrict purchase and sale activity in their shares
based on various factors, including whether frequent purchase and sale activity
will disrupt portfolio management strategies and adversely affect Fund
performance.
The
Funds monitor selected trades in an effort to detect short-term trading
activities. Short-term trading occurs when an investor (through one or more
accounts) makes more than one round-trip (a purchase into a fund followed by a
redemption) within a short period of time. Investors are limited to no more than
four round-trip transactions in a 12-month period after which time future
purchases into the Funds will be restricted. If, as a result of this monitoring,
the Funds believe that an investor has engaged in excessive short-term trading,
they may, in their 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 they believe 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 particular, since the Funds receive
purchase and sale orders through
Authorized
Intermediaries that use group or omnibus accounts, the Funds cannot always
detect frequent trading. However, the Funds will work with Authorized
Intermediaries as necessary to discourage shareholders from engaging in abusive
trading practices and to impose restrictions on excessive trades. In this
regard, the Funds have entered into information sharing agreements with
Authorized Intermediaries pursuant to which these intermediaries are required to
provide to the Funds, at the Funds’ request, certain information relating to
their customers investing in the Funds through non- disclosed or omnibus
accounts. The Funds will use this information to attempt to identify abusive
trading practices. Authorized Intermediaries are contractually required to
follow any instructions from the Funds to restrict or prohibit future purchases
from shareholders that are found to have engaged in abusive trading in violation
of the Funds’ policies. However, the Funds cannot guarantee the accuracy of the
information provided to them from Authorized Intermediaries and cannot ensure
that they will always be able to detect abusive trading practices that occur
through non-disclosed and omnibus accounts. As a result, the Funds’ ability to
monitor and discourage abusive trading practices in non-disclosed or omnibus
accounts may be limited.
Fair
Value Pricing
The
Funds employ fair value pricing selectively to ensure greater accuracy in their
daily NAVs and to prevent dilution by frequent traders or market timers who seek
to take advantage of temporary market anomalies. The Adviser has developed
procedures which utilize fair value pricing when reliable market quotations are
not readily available or the Funds’ pricing service does not provide a valuation
(or provides a valuation that, in the judgment of the Adviser, does not
represent the security’s fair value), or when, in the judgment of the Adviser,
events have rendered the market value unreliable. Valuing securities at fair
value involves reliance on judgment. Fair value determinations are made in good
faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Adviser, subject to oversight
by the Board of Trustees. There can be no assurance that a Fund will obtain the
fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at
approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share. More
detailed information regarding fair value pricing can be found in this
Prospectus under the heading entitled “Share Price.”
Other
Fund Policies
Telephone
Transactions
If
you have accepted telephone privileges on the Account Application or in a letter
to the Funds, you may be responsible for any fraudulent telephone orders as long
as the Funds have taken reasonable
precautions
to verify your identity. In addition, once you place a telephone transaction
request, it cannot be canceled or modified after the close of regular trading on
the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time).
During
periods of significant economic or market change, telephone transactions may be
difficult to complete. If you are unable to contact the Funds by telephone, you
may also mail the requests to the Funds at the address listed previously in the
“How to Purchase Shares” section. Neither the Funds nor the Transfer Agent are
liable for any loss incurred due to failure to complete a telephone transaction
prior to the close of the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time).
Telephone
trades must be received by or prior to market close. During periods of high
market activity, shareholders may encounter higher than usual call waiting
times. Please allow sufficient time to ensure that you will be able to complete
your telephone transaction prior to market close. The Funds are not responsible
for delays due to communications or transmission outages, subject to applicable
law.
The
Funds will not accept a request to cancel a transaction once processing has
begun. Please exercise care when placing a transaction request.
Neither
the Funds nor any of their service providers will be liable for any loss or
expense in acting upon instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine,
subject to applicable law. If an account has more than one owner or authorized
person, the Funds will accept telephone instructions from any one owner or
authorized person. To confirm that all telephone instructions are genuine, the
Funds will use reasonable procedures, such as requesting:
Ø that
you correctly state your Fund account number;
Ø the
name in which your account is registered; or
Ø the
Social Security or taxpayer identification number under which the account is
registered.
Policies
of Authorized Intermediaries
Your
Authorized Intermediary or its designee may establish policies that differ from
those of the Funds. For example, the organization may charge transaction fees,
set higher minimum investments or impose certain limitations on buying or
selling shares in addition to those identified in this Prospectus. Financial
intermediaries, including Authorized Intermediaries, may set cut-off times for
the receipt or purchase of redemption requests that are different than the
cut-off times established by the Transfer Agent. Please contact your Authorized
Intermediary for details.
Closing
of Funds to New Purchases
The
Adviser retains the right to close the Funds (or partially close the Funds) to
new purchases if it is determined to be in the best interest of shareholders.
Based on market and Fund conditions, the Adviser may decide to close the Funds
to new investors, all investors or certain classes of investors (such as Fund
supermarkets) at any time. If a Fund is closed to new purchases it will continue
to honor redemption requests, unless the right to redeem shares has been
temporarily suspended as permitted by federal law.
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 the Funds 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 1-877-738-9095 to request individual
copies of documents; if your shares are held through a Financial Intermediary,
please contact them. Once the Funds receive notice to stop householding, the
Funds will begin sending individual copies within 30 days after receiving your
request. This policy does not apply to account statements.
Lost
Shareholders, Inactive Accounts and Unclaimed Property
It
is important that the Funds maintain a correct address for each shareholder. An
incorrect address may cause a shareholder’s account statements and other
mailings to be returned to the Funds. Based upon statutory requirements for
returned mail, the Funds will attempt to locate the shareholder or rightful
owner of the account. If the Funds are unable to locate the shareholder, then it
will determine whether the shareholder’s account can legally be considered
abandoned. Your mutual fund account may be transferred to the state government
of your state of residence if no activity occurs within your account during the
“inactivity period” specified in your state’s abandoned property laws. The Funds
are legally obligated to escheat (i.e.,
transfer) abandoned property to the appropriate state’s unclaimed property
administrator in accordance with statutory requirements. The shareholder’s last
known address of record determines which state has jurisdiction. Please
proactively contact the Transfer Agent toll-free at 1-877-738-9095 at least
annually to ensure your account remains in active status.
If
you are a resident of the state of Texas, you may designate a representative to
receive notifications that, due to inactivity, your mutual fund account assets
may be delivered to the Texas Comptroller.
Please
contact the Transfer Agent if you wish to complete a Texas Designation of
Representative form.
IRA
Accounts
IRA
accounts will be charged a $15 annual maintenance fee.
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Distribution
of Fund Shares and Payments to Financial
Intermediaries |
The
Distributor
Foreside
Fund Services, LLC d/b/a ACA Group (the “Distributor”) is located at Three Canal
Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101, and serves as distributor and principal
underwriter to the Funds. The Distributor is a registered broker-dealer and
member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. The offering of the
Funds’ shares is continuous, and the Distributor distributes the Funds’ shares
on a best efforts basis. The Distributor is not obligated to sell any certain
number of shares of the Funds.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries
The
Funds may pay fees to intermediaries, such as banks, broker-dealers, financial
advisors or other financial institutions, including affiliates of the Adviser,
for recordkeeping, sub-administration, sub-accounting, sub-transfer agency and
other shareholder services (collectively, “sub-TA services”) associated with
shareholders whose shares are held of record in omnibus and networked accounts,
retirement plans, other group accounts or accounts traded through registered
securities clearing agents in lieu of the transfer agent providing such
services.
The
Adviser, out of its own resources and legitimate profits, and without additional
cost to the Funds or their shareholders, may provide additional cash payments to
certain intermediaries. These payments, sometimes referred to as revenue
sharing, are in addition to Rule 12b-1 fees and sub-TA fees paid by the Funds,
if any. Revenue sharing payments may be made to intermediaries for sub-TA
services or distribution-related services, such as marketing support; access to
third party platforms; access to sales meetings, sales representatives and
management representatives of the intermediary; and inclusion of the Funds on a
sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, and in other sales
programs. The Adviser may also pay cash compensation in the form of finder’s
fees that vary depending on the dollar amount of the shares sold. From time to
time, and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations, the Adviser may
also provide non-cash compensation to representatives of various intermediaries
who sell Fund shares or
provide
services to Fund shareholders.
Distributions
Distributions
from the net investment income of the Funds will be declared and paid monthly.
The Funds will distribute any net realized long-term or short-term capital gains
at least annually, typically within the month of December. The Funds may make
additional distributions of net capital gains if they deem it desirable at
another time during any year.
All
distributions will be reinvested in additional Fund shares unless you choose one
of the following options: (1) receive distributions of net capital gains in
cash, while reinvesting net investment income distributions in additional Fund
shares; (2) receive all distributions in cash; or (3) reinvest net capital gain
distributions in additional Fund shares, while receiving distributions of net
investment income in cash.
If
you wish to change your distribution option, write or call the Transfer Agent in
advance of the payment date of the distribution. However, any such change will
be effective only as to distributions for which the record date is five or more
calendar days after the Transfer Agent has received the written
request.
If
you elect to receive distributions in cash and the U.S. Postal Service is unable
to deliver your check, or if the check remains uncashed for six months, the
Funds reserve the right to reinvest the distribution check in your account at
the applicable Fund’s then current NAV and to reinvest all subsequent
distributions.
Federal
Income Tax Consequences
Changes
in income tax laws, potentially with retroactive effect, could impact the Funds’
investments or the tax consequences to you of investing in the Funds. Some of
the changes could affect the timing, amount and tax treatment of a Fund’s
distributions made to shareholders. Please consult your tax adviser before
investing.
Tax-Exempt
Distributions
The
Municipal Bond Fund generally intends to make tax-exempt distributions to
shareholders of income from interest earned on qualifying municipal securities.
For the Municipal Bond Fund to pay tax-exempt distributions for any taxable
year, at least 50% of the aggregate value of its assets at the close of each
quarter of its taxable year must consist of qualified municipal obligations.
While the Municipal Bond Fund expects at least 50% of the aggregate value of its
assets to consist of qualified municipal obligations, the Municipal Bond Fund,
as discussed
below,
may invest a portion of its assets in securities that generate income that is
not exempt from regular federal income tax. Also, income exempt from federal
income tax may be subject to state and local income tax. Furthermore, as
discussed below, if you are a non-corporate shareholder subject to the AMT, you
may have to pay federal income tax on a portion of your distributions from
tax-exempt income. You may also be subject to tax on any distributions of net
capital gain paid or deemed to be paid by the Municipal Bond Fund. The federal
income tax status of all distributions made by the Municipal Bond Fund for the
preceding year will be reported annually to the shareholders.
Taxable
Investments
The
Municipal Bond Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in U.S. Government
and corporate bonds and other debt securities that are of the same quality as
its investments in municipal bonds. These bonds produce income taxable for
federal income tax purposes, unlike qualified municipal bonds which generally
provide income that is exempt from federal income tax.
Alternative
Minimum Tax
A
portion of the tax-exempt distributions made by the Municipal Bond Fund may
consist of income attributable to certain private activity bonds, which are a
tax preference item for purposes of the AMT. If you are subject to the AMT as a
noncorporate shareholder, a portion of the Municipal Bond Fund’s distributions
to you may not be exempt from federal tax. If this is the case, the Municipal
Bond Fund’s after-tax return to you may be lower.
Taxable
Distributions
Distributions
of a Fund’s investment company taxable income (which includes, but is not
limited to, taxable interest, dividends, and net short-term capital gain), if
any, are generally taxable to a Fund’s shareholders as ordinary income. For a
non-corporate shareholder, to the extent that a Fund’s distributions of
investment company taxable income are attributable to and reported as “qualified
dividend” income, such income may be subject to tax at the reduced federal
income tax rates applicable to long-term capital gain, if certain holding period
requirements have been satisfied by the shareholder. For a corporate
shareholder, a portion of a Fund’s distributions of investment company taxable
income may qualify for the intercorporate dividends-received deduction to the
extent a Fund receives dividends directly or indirectly from U.S. corporations,
reports the amount distributed as eligible for the deduction and the corporate
shareholder meets certain holding period requirements with respect to its
shares. To the extent that a Fund’s distributions of investment company taxable
income are attributable to net short- term
capital
gain, such distributions will be treated as ordinary income and generally cannot
be offset by a shareholder’s capital losses from other investments.
Distributions
of a Fund’s net capital gain (net long-term capital gain less net short-term
capital loss) are generally taxable to Fund shareholders as long-term capital
gain regardless of the length of time that a shareholder has owned Fund shares.
Distributions of net capital gain are not eligible for qualified dividend income
treatment or the dividends-received deduction referred to in the previous
paragraph.
Due
to the nature of the Funds’ investment strategies, the Funds’ investment company
taxable income is anticipated to primarily consist of interest earned on
investments in securities. During market conditions that call for higher
portfolio turnover, a larger portion of a Fund’s investment company taxable
income may also consist of net short-term capital gain, which is not treated as
qualified dividend income. Such distributions will be treated as ordinary income
and generally cannot be offset by a shareholder’s capital losses from other
investments.
You
will be taxed in the same manner whether you receive your distributions (of
investment company taxable income or net capital gain) in cash or reinvest them
in additional Fund shares. Distributions are generally taxable when received.
However, distributions declared in October, November or December to shareholders
of record and paid the following January are taxable as if received on December
31.
In
addition to the federal income tax, certain individuals, trusts and estates may
be subject to a net investment income (“NII”) tax of 3.8%. The NII tax is
imposed on the lesser of: (i) a taxpayer’s investment income, net of deductions
properly allocable to such income; or (ii) the amount by which such taxpayer’s
modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain thresholds ($250,000 for married
individuals filing jointly, $200,000 for unmarried individuals, and $125,000 for
married individuals filing separately). The Funds’ distributions (other than
tax-exempt distributions made by the Municipal Bond Fund) are includable in a
shareholder’s investment income for purposes of this NII tax. In addition, any
capital gain realized by a shareholder on a sale, exchange, or redemption of
Fund shares is includable in the shareholder’s investment income for purposes of
this NII tax.
Shareholders
who sell, exchange, or redeem shares generally will have a capital gain or loss
from the sale, exchange, or redemption. The amount of the gain or loss and the
applicable rate of federal income tax will depend generally upon the amount
paid
for the shares, the amount received from the sale, exchange, or redemption
(including in-kind redemptions) and how long the shares were held by a
shareholder. Gain or loss realized upon a sale, exchange or redemption of Fund
shares will generally be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the
shares have been held for more than one year and, if held for one year or less,
as a short-term capital gain or loss. Any loss arising from the sale, exchange,
or redemption of shares held for six months or less, however, is treated as a
long-term capital loss to the extent of any distributions of net capital gain
received or deemed to be received with respect to such shares. Any loss realized
upon a sale, exchange or redemption of a share of the Municipal Bond Fund held
for six months or less will be disallowed to the extent of any tax-exempt
distributions received with respect to such share. In determining the holding
period of such shares for this purpose, any period during which your risk of
loss is offset by means of options, short sales or similar transactions is not
counted. If you purchase a Fund’s shares (through reinvestment of distributions
or otherwise) within 30 days before or after selling, exchanging or redeeming
the Fund’s shares at a loss, all or part of that loss will not be deductible and
will instead increase the basis of the new shares.
The
Funds are required to report to certain shareholders and the IRS the cost basis
of Fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 when those shareholders
subsequently sell, exchange or redeem those shares. The Funds will determine
cost basis using the average cost method unless you elect in writing any
alternate IRS-approved cost basis method. Please see the SAI for more
information regarding cost basis reporting.
The
federal income tax status of all distributions made by the Funds for the
preceding year will annually be reported to shareholders. Distributions made by
the Funds may also be subject to state and local taxes. Additional tax
information may be found in the SAI.
This
section is not intended to be a full discussion of federal income tax laws and
the effect of such laws on you. There may be other federal, state, foreign or
local tax considerations applicable to a particular investor. You are urged to
consult your own tax adviser.
The
following financial highlights tables show the Total Return Bond Fund’s
financial performance information for the Institutional Class shares for the
fiscal years ended August 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, and for the Class
A shares and Class C shares for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2023, 2022,
2021 and 2020 and the fiscal period from January 2, 2019 (the commencement of
operations) through August 31, 2019. The following financial highlights tables
show the Municipal Bond Fund’s financial performance information for the
Institutional Class shares and Class A shares for the fiscal years ended August
31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019. The following financial highlights table
shows the Multisector Bond Fund’s financial performance information for the
Institutional Class shares for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2023 and 2022
and the fiscal period from December 31, 2020 (the commencement of operations)
through August 31, 2021. Certain information reflects financial results for a
single Fund share. The total returns in each table represents the rate that you
would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming you reinvested
all distributions). This information has been audited by Cohen & Company,
Ltd., the independent registered public accounting firm of the Funds, whose
report, along with the Funds’ financial statements, are included in the Funds’
Annual
Report to Shareholders,
which is available upon request.
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PERFORMANCE
TRUST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND |
Per
Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year |
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|
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| |
Institutional
Class Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
| 2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
$ |
19.89 |
|
| $ |
23.17 |
|
| $ |
22.99 |
|
| $ |
23.22 |
|
| $ |
22.21 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income(1) |
0.75 |
|
| 0.72 |
|
| 0.78 |
|
| 0.82 |
|
| 0.83 |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(2) |
(0.70) |
|
| (3.22) |
|
| 0.23 |
|
| (0.18) |
|
| 1.07 |
| |
Total
from investment operations |
0.05 |
|
| (2.50) |
|
| 1.01 |
|
| 0.64 |
|
| 1.90 |
| |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions paid: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
(0.76) |
|
| (0.70) |
|
| (0.83) |
|
| (0.87) |
|
| (0.89) |
| |
From
net realized gain on investments |
— |
|
| (0.08) |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| |
Total
distributions paid |
(0.76) |
|
| (0.78) |
|
| (0.83) |
|
| (0.87) |
|
| (0.89) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Paid-in
capital from redemption fees |
— |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 0.00 |
|
(3) |
0.00 |
|
(3) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
Asset Value, End of Year |
$ |
19.18 |
|
| $ |
19.89 |
|
| $ |
23.17 |
|
| $ |
22.99 |
|
| $ |
23.22 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
Return |
0.30 |
% |
| -11.00% |
| 4.49 |
% |
| 2.87 |
% |
| 8.79 |
% |
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Supplemental
Data and Ratios: |
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| |
Net
assets at end of Year (000’s) |
$ |
5,712,347 |
|
| $ |
5,466,750 |
|
| $ |
6,327,797 |
|
| $4,264,846 |
|
| $2,836,855 |
| |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets |
0.76 |
% |
| 0.75 |
% |
| 0.76 |
% |
| 0.78 |
% |
| 0.80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratio
of net investment income to average net assets |
3.90 |
% |
| 3.34 |
% |
| 3.39 |
% |
| 3.64 |
% |
| 3.68 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate(4)
|
35.55 |
% |
| 53.11 |
% |
| 30.80 |
% |
| 41.75 |
% |
| 40.59 |
% |
|
(1)Per
share net investment income was calculated using the average shares outstanding
method.
(2)Realized
gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to
reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not
reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations
due to share transactions for the period.
(3)Rounds
to less than $0.005 per share.
(4)Portfolio
turnover rates are calculated at the Fund level (not by individual share
class).
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PERFORMANCE
TRUST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND |
Per
Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each
Year/Period |
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|
| |
Class
A Shares |
|
|
|
| |
| Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Period
Ended August 31, |
| 2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019(1) |
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period |
$ |
19.89 |
| $ |
23.18 |
| $ |
22.99 |
| $ |
23.23 |
| $ |
22.13 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income(2) |
0.70 |
| 0.67 |
| 0.72 |
| 0.76 |
| 0.58 |
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(3) |
(0.70) |
| (3.23) |
| 0.24 |
| (0.18) |
| 1.08 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
0.00 |
| (2.56) |
| 0.96 |
| 0.58 |
| 1.66 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions paid: |
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
(0.71) |
| (0.65) |
| (0.77) |
| (0.82) |
| (0.57) |
|
From
net realized gain on investments |
— |
| (0.08) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
|
Total
distributions paid |
(0.71) |
| (0.73) |
| (0.77) |
| (0.82) |
| (0.57) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Paid-in
capital from redemption fees |
— |
| — |
| — |
|
0.00(4) |
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
Asset Value, End of Year/Period |
$ |
19.18 |
| $ |
19.89 |
| $ |
23.18 |
| $ |
22.99 |
| $ |
23.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
Return(5)(6) |
0.05 |
% |
-11.26 |
% |
4.28 |
% |
2.60 |
% |
7.67 |
% |
|
|
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|
| |
Supplemental
Data and Ratios: |
|
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| |
Net
assets at end of Year/Period (000’s) |
$ |
29,145 |
| $ |
32,476 |
| $ |
32,802 |
| $ |
19,297 |
| $ |
7,549 |
|
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|
|
| |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets(7) |
1.01 |
% |
1.00 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
1.03 |
% |
1.05 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratio
of net investment income to average net assets(7) |
3.63 |
% |
3.12 |
% |
3.12 |
% |
3.40 |
% |
3.80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate(6)(8) |
35.55 |
% |
53.11 |
% |
30.80 |
% |
41.75 |
% |
40.59 |
% |
(1)The
Class A shares commenced operations on January 2, 2019.
(2)Per
share net investment income was calculated using the average shares outstanding
method.
(3)Realized
gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to
reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not
reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations
due to share transactions for the period.
(4)Rounds
to less than $0.005 per share.
(5)Based
on net asset value, which does not reflect sales charge.
(6)Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(7)Annualized
for periods less than one year.
(8)Portfolio
turnover rates are calculated at the Fund level (not by individual share
class).
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| |
PERFORMANCE
TRUST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND |
Per
Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each
Year/Period |
|
|
|
|
| |
Class
C Shares |
|
|
|
| |
| Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Period
Ended August 31, |
| 2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019(1) |
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period |
$ |
19.81 |
| $ |
23.10 |
| $ |
22.92 |
| $ |
23.18 |
| $ |
22.13 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income(2) |
0.56 |
| 0.52 |
| 0.55 |
| 0.59 |
| 0.46 |
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(3) |
(0.69) |
| (3.23) |
| 0.24 |
| (0.18) |
| 1.09 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
(0.13) |
| (2.71) |
| 0.79 |
| 0.41 |
| 1.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions paid: |
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
(0.57) |
| (0.50) |
| (0.61) |
| (0.67) |
| (0.50) |
|
From
net realized gain on investments |
— |
| (0.08) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
|
Total
distributions paid |
(0.57) |
| (0.58) |
| (0.61) |
| (0.67) |
| (0.50) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Paid-in
capital from redemption fees |
— |
| — |
| — |
|
0.00(4) |
0.00(4) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
Asset Value, End of Year/Period |
$ |
19.11 |
| $ |
19.81 |
| $ |
23.10 |
| $ |
22.92 |
| $ |
23.18 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
Return(5) |
-0.65 |
% |
-11.92 |
% |
3.49 |
% |
1.83 |
% |
7.10 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Supplemental
Data and Ratios: |
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets at end of Year/Period (000’s) |
$ |
42,012 |
| $ |
47,081 |
| $ |
56,625 |
| $ |
31,184 |
| $ |
7,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets(6) |
1.76 |
% |
1.75 |
% |
1.76 |
% |
1.78 |
% |
1.80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratio
of net investment income to average net assets(6) |
2.88 |
% |
2.33 |
% |
2.37 |
% |
2.66 |
% |
3.04 |
% |
|
|
|
|
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate(5)(7) |
35.55 |
% |
53.11 |
% |
30.80 |
% |
41.75 |
% |
40.59 |
% |
(1)The
Class C shares commenced operations on January 2, 2019.
(2)Per
share net investment income was calculated using the average shares outstanding
method.
(3)Realized
gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to
reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not
reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations
due to share transactions for the period.
(4)Rounds
to less than $0.005 per share.
(5)Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(6)Annualized
for periods less than one year.
(7)Portfolio
turnover rates are calculated at the Fund level (not by individual share
class).
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
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| |
PERFORMANCE
TRUST MUNICIPAL BOND FUND |
Per
Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Institutional
Class Shares |
|
|
|
|
| |
| Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
|
| 2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
$ |
22.65 |
| $ |
25.94 |
| $ |
25.52 |
| $ |
25.49 |
| $ |
23.79 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income(1) |
0.82 |
| 0.50 |
| 0.49 |
| 0.54 |
| 0.72 |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(4) |
(0.62) |
| (3.31) |
| 0.61 |
| 0.22 |
| 1.69 |
| |
Total
from investment operations |
0.20 |
| (2.81) |
| 1.10 |
| 0.76 |
| 2.41 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions paid: |
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
(0.80) |
| (0.48) |
| (0.58) |
| (0.66) |
| (0.71) |
| |
From
return of capital |
— |
| — |
| (0.06) |
| — |
| — |
| |
From
net realized gain on investments |
— |
| — |
| (0.04) |
| (0.07) |
| — |
| |
Total
distributions paid |
(0.80) |
| (0.48) |
| (0.68) |
| (0.73) |
| (0.71) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Paid-in
capital from redemption fees |
— |
| — |
| — |
|
0.00(2) |
0.00(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
Asset Value, End of Year |
$ |
22.05 |
| $ |
22.65 |
| $ |
25.94 |
| $ |
25.52 |
| $ |
25.49 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
Return |
0.88 |
% |
-10.96 |
% |
4.35 |
% |
3.07 |
% |
10.31 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Supplemental
Data and Ratios: |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets at end of Year (000’s) |
$ |
588,234 |
| $ |
670,095 |
| $ |
818,825 |
| $ |
500,176 |
| $ |
307,384 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets: |
|
|
|
|
| |
Before
waiver, expense reimbursements and recoupments |
0.49 |
% |
0.48 |
% |
0.49 |
% |
0.53 |
% |
0.57 |
% |
|
After
waiver, expense reimbursements and recoupments |
0.49 |
% |
0.48 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.55 |
% |
0.55 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratio
of net investment income to average net assets: |
|
|
|
|
| |
Before
waiver, expense reimbursements and recoupments |
3.65 |
% |
2.02 |
% |
1.92 |
% |
2.19 |
% |
2.94 |
% |
|
After
waiver, expense reimbursements and recoupments |
3.65 |
% |
2.02 |
% |
1.91 |
% |
2.17 |
% |
2.96 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate(3) |
68.24 |
% |
81.53 |
% |
15.91 |
% |
27.12 |
% |
35.29 |
% |
|
(1)Per
share net investment income was calculated using the average shares outstanding
method.
(2)Rounds
to less than $0.005 per share.
(3)Portfolio
turnover rates are calculated at the Fund level (not by individual share
class).
(4)Realized
gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to
reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not
reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations
due to share transactions for the period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
PERFORMANCE
TRUST MUNICIPAL BOND FUND |
Per
Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year |
|
Class
A Shares |
| Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
Year
Ended August 31, |
|
| 2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
$ |
22.67 |
| $ |
25.96 |
| $ |
25.54 |
| $ |
25.51 |
| $ |
23.81 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
investment income(1) |
0.76 |
| 0.44 |
| 0.42 |
| 0.48 |
| 0.66 |
| |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(5) |
(0.62) |
| (3.31) |
| 0.61 |
| 0.22 |
| 1.69 |
| |
Total
from investment operations |
0.14 |
| (2.87) |
| 1.03 |
| 0.70 |
| 2.35 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions paid: |
|
|
|
|
| |
From
net investment income |
(0.74) |
| (0.42) |
| (0.50) |
| (0.60) |
| (0.65) |
| |
From
return of capital |
— |
| — |
| (0.07) |
| — |
| — |
| |
From
net realized gain on investments |
— |
| — |
| (0.04) |
| (0.07) |
| — |
| |
Total
distributions paid |
(0.74) |
| (0.42) |
| (0.61) |
| (0.67) |
| (0.65) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Paid-in
capital from redemption fees |
— |
| — |
| — |
|
0.00(2) |
0.00(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
Asset Value, End of Year |
$ |
22.07 |
| $ |
22.67 |
| $ |
25.96 |
| $ |
25.54 |
| $ |
25.51 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total
Return(3) |
0.62 |
% |
-11.17 |
% |
4.09 |
% |
2.83 |
% |
10.02 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Supplemental
Data and Ratios: |
|
|
|
|
| |
Net
assets at end of Year (000’s) |
$ |
34,611 |
| $ |
45,843 |
| $ |
55,918 |
| $ |
42,552 |
| $ |
22,141 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets: |
|
|
|
|
| |
Before
waiver, expense reimbursements and recoupments |
0.74 |
% |
0.73 |
% |
0.74 |
% |
0.78 |
% |
0.82 |
% |
|
After
waiver, expense reimbursements and recoupments |
0.74 |
% |
0.73 |
% |
0.77 |
% |
0.80 |
% |
0.80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratio
of net investment income to average net assets: |
|
|
|
|
| |
Before
waiver, expense reimbursements and recoupments |
3.39 |
% |
1.78 |
% |
1.67 |
% |
1.93 |
% |
2.69 |
% |
|
After
waiver, expense reimbursements and recoupments |
3.39 |
% |
1.78 |
% |
1.64 |
% |
1.91 |
% |
2.71 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate(4) |
68.24 |
% |
81.53 |
% |
15.91 |
% |
27.12 |
% |
35.29 |
% |
|
(1)Per
share net investment income was calculated using the average shares outstanding
method.
(2)Rounds
to less than $0.005 per share.
(3)Based
on net asset value, which does not reflect sales charge.
(4)Portfolio
turnover rates are calculated at the Fund level (not by individual share
class).
(5)Realized
gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to
reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not
reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations
due to share transactions for the period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
PERFORMANCE
TRUST MULTISECTOR BOND FUND |
Per
Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each
Year/Period |
|
Institutional
Class Shares |
| Year
Ended August 31, 2023 |
Year
Ended August 31, 2022 |
Period
Ended
August
31, 2021(1) |
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period |
$ |
8.72 |
| $ |
10.07 |
| $ |
10.00 |
|
|
|
| |
Income
(loss) from investment operations: |
|
| |
Net
investment income(2) |
0.51 |
| 0.38 |
| 0.39 |
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(3) |
(0.25) |
| (1.33) |
| 0.01 |
|
Total
from investment operations |
0.26 |
| (0.95) |
| 0.40 |
|
|
|
| |
Less
distributions paid: |
|
| |
From
net investment income |
(0.51) |
| (0.39) |
| (0.33) |
|
From
net realized gain on investments |
— |
| (0.01) |
| — |
|
Total
distributions paid |
(0.51) |
| (0.40) |
| (0.33) |
|
|
|
| |
Net
Asset Value, End of Year/Period |
$ |
8.47 |
| $ |
8.72 |
| $ |
10.07 |
|
|
|
| |
Total
Return(4) |
3.12 |
% |
-9.66 |
% |
4.06 |
% |
|
|
| |
Supplemental
Data and Ratios: |
$ |
89,470 |
| $ |
82,015 |
| $ |
13,025 |
|
Net
assets at end of Year/Period (000’s) |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets: |
|
| |
Before
waiver and expense reimbursement(5) |
1.06 |
% |
1.19 |
% |
2.47 |
% |
After
waiver and expense reimbursement(5) |
0.99 |
% |
0.99 |
% |
0.99 |
% |
|
|
| |
Ratio
of net investment income to average net assets: |
|
| |
Before
waiver and expense reimbursement(5) |
5.91 |
% |
3.98 |
% |
4.34 |
% |
After
waiver and expense reimbursement(5) |
5.98 |
% |
4.18 |
% |
5.82 |
% |
|
|
| |
Portfolio
turnover rate(4) |
74.40 |
% |
59.74 |
% |
109.25 |
% |
(1)The
inception date for the Fund was December 31, 2020 and investment operations
commenced January 4, 2021.
(2)Per
share net investment income was calculated using the average shares outstanding
method.
(3)Realized
gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to
reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not
reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations
due to share transactions for the period.
(4)Not
annualized for periods less than one year.
(5)Annualized
for periods less than one year.
The
Funds collect non-public personal information about you from the following
sources:
Ø information
we receive about you on applications or other forms;
Ø information
you give us orally; and/or
Ø information
about your transactions with us or others.
The
types of non-public personal information we collect and share can
include:
Ø social
security numbers;
Ø account
balances;
Ø account
transactions;
Ø transaction
history;
Ø wire
transfer instructions; and
Ø checking
account information.
What
Information We Disclose
We
do not disclose any non-public personal information about our shareholders or
former shareholders without the shareholder’s authorization, except as permitted
by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share
information with affiliated parties and unaffiliated third parties with whom we
have contracts for servicing the Funds.
How
We Protect Your Information
We
will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to
carry out their assigned responsibility. All shareholder records will be
disposed of in accordance with applicable law. We maintain physical, electronic
and procedural safeguards to protect your non-public personal information and
require third parties to treat your non-public personal information with the
same high degree of confidentiality.
In
the event that you hold shares of the Funds through a financial intermediary,
including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank or trust company, the
privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public
personal information would be shared with unaffiliated third
parties.
Investment
Adviser
PT
Asset Management, LLC
(DBA:
PTAM)
500
West Madison, Suite 470
Chicago,
Illinois 60661
Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
Cohen
& Company, Ltd.
342
North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
Legal
Counsel
Godfrey
& Kahn, S.C.
833
East Michigan Street, Suite 1800
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
Custodian
U.S.
Bank National Association Custody Operations
1555
North River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53212
Transfer
Agent, Fund Accountant and Fund Administrator
U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615
East Michigan Street
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
Distributor
Foreside
Fund Services, LLC
Three
Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland,
Maine 04101
Performance
Trust Mutual Funds
Each
a series of Trust for Professional Managers
For
more information
You
can find more information about the Funds in the following
documents:
Statement
of Additional Information
The
SAI provides additional details about the investments and techniques of the
Funds 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 provide the most recent financial reports
and portfolio holdings. The Annual
Report
to
Shareholders
contains a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that
affected the Funds’ performance during each Fund’s last fiscal
year.
You
can obtain a free copy of these documents, request other information, or make
general inquiries about the Funds by calling the Funds (toll-free) at
1-877-738-9095, by visiting the Funds’ website at www.ptam.com, or by writing
to:
Performance
Trust Mutual Funds
c/o
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O.
Box 701
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201-0701
Reports
and other information about the Funds are also available:
Ø free
of charge from the SEC’s EDGAR database on the SEC’s Internet website at
http://www.sec.gov; or
Ø for
a fee, by electronic request at the following e- mail address:
[email protected].
(The
Trust’s SEC Investment Company Act file number is 811-10401)
Intermediary-Defined
Sales Charge Waiver Policies
The
availability of certain 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 initial
sales load waivers or contingent deferred (back-end) sales 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 waivers or discounts. For waivers and discounts not available
through a particular intermediary, shareholders will have to purchase Fund
shares directly from a Fund or through another intermediary to receive these
waivers or discounts.
Raymond
James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and each
entity’s affiliates (“Raymond James”)
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 sales charge waivers (initial
sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from
those disclosed elsewhere in the Funds’ Prospectus or SAI.
|
| |
Initial
Sales Charge 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 an initial sales charge or CDSC (known
as Rights of Reinstatement). |
A
shareholder in the Total Return Bond 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 Class A and Class 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 Funds’
Prospectus. |
Return
of excess contributions from an IRA Account. |
Shares
sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and other
retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age as
described in the Funds’ 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. |
|
|
| |
Initial
Sales Charge 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 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. |
Janney
Montgomery Scott LLC (“Janney”)
If
you purchase Fund shares through a Janney brokerage account, you will be
eligible for the following load waivers (initial sales charge waivers and CDSC,
or back-end sales charge, waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those
disclosed elsewhere in the Funds’ Prospectus or SAI.
|
| |
Initial
sales charge waivers on Class A shares available at Janney |
|
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 by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its
affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney. |
Shares
purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same Fund family,
provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (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.,
right of reinstatement). |
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
acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
Class
C 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 Janney’s
policies and procedures. |
|
CDSC
waivers on Class A and C shares available at Janney |
|
Shares
sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder. |
Shares
sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Funds’
Prospectus. |
Shares
purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA
account. |
Shares
sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and other
retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age as
described in the Funds’ Prospectus. |
Shares
sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by
Janney. |
Shares
acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
Shares
exchanged into the same share class of a different
Fund. |
|
| |
Initial
sales charge discounts available at Janney: breakpoints, rights of
accumulation, and/or letters of intent |
|
Breakpoints
as described in the Funds’ 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 Janney. Eligible Fund family assets not held at Janney may be
included in the ROA 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 Janney Montgomery Scott may be included in the
calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or
her financial advisor about such assets. |
*
Also referred to as an “initial sales charge.”
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 the Funds’ Prospectus or
SAI.
|
| |
Front-end
Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Morgan
Stanley |
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 |
Morgan
Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan
Stanley’s account linking rules. |
Shares
purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains
distributions when purchasing shares of the same Fund. |
Shares
purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage
account. |
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’s share class conversion program. |
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. |