Merlyn.AI SectorSurfer Momentum ETF

Ticker Symbol: DUDE

Listed on CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc.

Merlyn.AI Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter ETF

Ticker Symbol: WIZ

Listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market^®

Merlyn.AI Best-of-Breed Core Momentum ETF

Ticker Symbol: BOB

Listed on CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc.

Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF

Ticker Symbol: SNUG

Listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market^®

Prospectus

January 31, 2022

These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Table of Contents

Merlyn.AI SectorSurfer Momentum ETF		1
Merlyn.AI Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter ETF		9
Merlyn.AI Best-of-Breed Core Momentum ETF		17
Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF		24
Additional Information About The Funds		32
How are the Funds Different from A Mutual Fund?		32
Additional Information about the Funds’ Investment Objectives and Strategies		32
Additional Information about the Funds’ Risks		33
Additional Information about the Indices		44
Fund Management		57
Portfolio Managers		57
Approval of Advisory Agreements		58
Other Service Providers		59
The Exchanges		59
Buying and Selling Fund Shares		59
Buying and Selling Shares on the Secondary Market		59
Active Investors and Market Timing		61
Distribution and Service Plan		61
Net Asset Value		61
Fund Website and Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings		62
Investments by Other Investment Companies		62
Dividends, Distributions, and Taxes		62
Financial Highlights		65

Investment Objective 

Fees And Expenses 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

Example

Portfolio Turnover

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Principal Risks

PERFORMANCE

Calendar Year Total Return as of December 31, 2021

Investment Adviser

Empowered Funds, LLC serves as the investment adviser of the Fund.

Portfolio Managers

Mr. Brandon Koepke has been the portfolio manager for the Fund and has managed the Fund since 2020. Mr. Koepke and Mr. Richard Shaner have been primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund since 2022.

Summary Information about Purchases, Sales, Taxes, and Financial Intermediary Compensation

Purchase And Sale Of Fund Shares

The Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis only in large blocks of Shares, typically 10,000 Shares, called “Creation Units,” and only APs (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem Creation Units. Creation Units generally are issued and redeemed ‘in-kind’ for securities and partially in cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Once created, individual Shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Market prices of Shares may be greater or less than their NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not redeemable securities.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gain, or some combination of both, unless your investment is in an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) or other tax-advantaged account. However, subsequent withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged account may be subject to federal income tax. You should consult your tax advisor about your specific tax situation.

Purchases Through Broker-Dealers And Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend Shares over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

Investment Objective

Fees And Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

Example

Portfolio Turnover

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Principal Risks

PERFORMANCE

Calendar Year Total Return as of December 31, 2021

Investment Adviser

Empowered Funds, LLC serves as the investment adviser of the Fund.

Portfolio Managers

Mr. Brandon Koepke has been the portfolio manager for the Fund and has managed the Fund since June 2020. Mr. Koepke and Mr. Richard Shaner have been primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund since 2022.

Summary Information about Purchases, Sales, Taxes, and Financial Intermediary Compensation

Purchase And Sale Of Fund Shares

The Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis only in large blocks of Shares, typically 10,000 Shares, called “Creation Units,” and only APs (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem Creation Units. Creation Units generally are issued and redeemed ‘in-kind’ for securities and partially in cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Once created, individual Shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Market prices of Shares may be greater or less than their NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not redeemable securities.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gain, or some combination of both, unless your investment is in an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) or other tax-advantaged account. However, subsequent withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged account may be subject to federal income tax. You should consult your tax advisor about your specific tax situation.

Purchases Through Broker-Dealers And Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend Shares over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

Investment Objective

Fees And Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

Example

Portfolio Turnover

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Principal Risks

PERFORMANCE

Investment Adviser

Empowered Funds, LLC serves as the investment adviser of the Fund.

Portfolio Managers

Mr. Brandon Koepke has been the portfolio manager for the Fund and has managed the Fund since 2021. Mr. Koepke and Mr. Richard Shaner have been primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund since 2022.

Summary Information about Purchases, Sales, Taxes, and Financial Intermediary Compensation

Purchase And Sale Of Fund Shares

The Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis only in large blocks of Shares, typically 10,000 Shares, called “Creation Units,” and only APs (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem Creation Units. Creation Units generally are issued and redeemed ‘in-kind’ for securities and partially in cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Once created, individual Shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Market prices of Shares may be greater or less than their NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not redeemable securities.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gain, or some combination of both, unless your investment is in an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) or other tax-advantaged account. However, subsequent withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged account may be subject to federal income tax. You should consult your tax advisor about your specific tax situation.

Purchases Through Broker-Dealers And Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend Shares over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

Investment Objective

Fees And Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

Example

Portfolio Turnover

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Principal Risks

PERFORMANCE

Calendar Year Total Return as of December 31, 2021

Investment Adviser

Empowered Funds, LLC serves as the investment adviser of the Fund.

Portfolio Managers

Mr. Brandon Koepke has been the portfolio manager for the Fund and has managed the Fund since 2020. Mr. Koepke and Mr. Richard Shaner have been primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund since 2022.

Summary Information about Purchases, Sales, Taxes, and Financial Intermediary Compensation

Purchase And Sale Of Fund Shares

The Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis only in large blocks of Shares, typically 10,000 Shares, called “Creation Units,” and only APs (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem Creation Units. Creation Units generally are issued and redeemed ‘in-kind’ for securities and partially in cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Once created, individual Shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Market prices of Shares may be greater or less than their NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not redeemable securities.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gain, or some combination of both, unless your investment is in an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) or other tax-advantaged account. However, subsequent withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged account may be subject to federal income tax. You should consult your tax advisor about your specific tax situation.

Purchases Through Broker-Dealers And Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend Shares over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

Additional Information About The Funds

How are the Funds Different from A Mutual Fund?

Redeemability. Mutual fund shares may be bought from, and redeemed with, the issuing fund for cash at NAV typically calculated once at the end of the business day. Shares of the Funds, by contrast, cannot be purchased from or redeemed with the Funds except by or through APs (typically, broker-dealers), and then principally for an in-kind basket of securities (and a limited cash amount). In addition, each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis only in large blocks of Shares, typically 10,000 Shares, called “Creation Units.”

Exchange Listing. Unlike mutual fund shares, Shares of the Funds will be listed for trading on the Exchange. Investors can purchase and sell Shares on the secondary market through a broker. Investors purchasing Shares in the secondary market through a brokerage account or with the assistance of a broker may be subject to brokerage commissions and charges. Secondary-market transactions do not occur at NAV, but at market prices that change throughout the day, based on the supply of, and demand for, Shares and on changes in the prices of a Fund’s portfolio holdings. The market price of Shares may differ from the NAV of a Fund. The difference between market price of Shares and the NAV of a Fund is called a premium when the market price is above the reported NAV and called a discount when the market price is below the reported NAV, and the difference is expected to be small most of the time, though it may be significant, especially in times of extreme market volatility.

Tax Treatment. The Funds and the Shares have been designed to be tax-efficient. Specifically, their in-kind creation and redemption feature has been designed to protect Fund shareholders from adverse tax consequences applicable to registered investment companies as a result of cash transactions in the registered investment company’s shares, including cash redemptions. Nevertheless, to the extent redemptions from the Funds are paid in cash, a Fund may realize capital gains or losses, including in some cases short-term capital gains, upon the sale of portfolio securities to generate the cash to satisfy the redemption.

Transparency. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are disclosed on its website daily after the close of trading on the Exchange and prior to the opening of trading on the Exchange the following day. A description of each Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

Premium/Discount Information. Information about the premiums and discounts at which each Fund’s Shares have traded will be available at www.MerlynETFs.com.

Additional Information about the Funds’ Investment Objectives and Strategies

Each Fund’s investment objective is a non-fundamental investment policy and may be changed without a vote of shareholders upon prior written notice to shareholders.

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of a Fund’s total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the Index and depositary receipts representing such component securities.

Additional Information about the Funds’ Risks

The table below provides additional information about the risks of investing in each Fund (in alphabetical order), including the principal risks identified under “Principal Risks” in each Fund Summary. Following the table, each risk is explained.

Bond & Bull Index Bond Risks. The Funds will be subject to one or more of the following risks, especially when the Bull/Bear Indicator reflects a “Bull” designation.

Credit Risk: Bonds are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings. The value of an issuer’s securities held by an underlying ETF may decline in response to adverse developments with respect to the issuer. In addition, an ETF could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a bond is unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations.

Interest Rate Risk. The income generated by debt securities owned by an underlying ETF will be affected by changing interest rates. In addition, as interest rates rise the values of fixed income securities held by an underlying ETF are likely to decrease. Securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem or “call” a security before its stated maturity, which may result in an underlying ETF having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities. Rising interest rates across the U.S. financial system may result in fixed-income markets becoming more volatile. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. Interest rates have recently been historically low, so an underlying ETF faces a heightened risk that rates may rise.

Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. Markets may become illiquid when, for example, there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed income securities. An underlying ETF’s investments in illiquid securities may reduce the return of an underlying ETF because it may be unable to sell such illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Investments in foreign securities, derivatives (e.g., options on securities, securities indexes, and foreign currencies) and securities with substantial market or credit risk tend to have the greatest exposure to liquidity risk. Illiquid securities may also be difficult to value.

Prepayment. Many types of debt securities, including mortgage securities, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk occurs when the issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security’s maturity. Securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In addition, the potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a debt security can be difficult to predict and result in greater volatility.

Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can increase the risk of default by an issuer or counterparty, which can affect a security’s or instrument’s credit quality or value. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes, and if the structure of a security fails to function as intended, the security could decline in value.

Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities Risks. Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities are subject to certain additional risks. Rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of mortgage- and asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, when holding mortgage- and asset-backed securities in a period of rising interest rates, an underlying ETF may exhibit additional volatility. In addition, mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of an underlying ETF because it will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. When interest rates rise, prepayments may decline, resulting in longer-than-anticipated maturities.

U.S. Government Securities Risk. Underlying ETFs may invest in U.S. Treasury obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to relevant underlying ETFs and, in turn, the Funds.

High-Yield Debt Securities (Junk Bonds): Some underlying ETFs may invest all of their total assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade (i.e., “junk bonds”) by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or are unrated or stale-rated securities that the investment adviser believes are of comparable quality. Junk bonds are considered speculative with respect to their capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation. While generally providing greater income and opportunity for gain, non-investment grade debt securities are subject to greater risks than higher-rated securities.

Companies that issue junk bonds are often highly leveraged and may not have more traditional methods of financing available to them. During an economic downturn or recession, highly leveraged issuers of high-yield securities may experience financial stress, and may not have sufficient revenues to meet their interest payment obligations. Economic downturns tend to disrupt the market for junk bonds, lowering their values and increasing their price volatility. The risk of issuer default is higher with respect to junk bonds because such issues may be subordinated to other creditors of the issuer.

The credit rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization of a junk bond does not necessarily address its market value risk, and ratings may from time to time change to reflect developments regarding the issuer’s financial condition. The lower the rating of a junk bond, the more speculative its characteristics.

An underlying ETF may have difficulty selling certain junk bonds because they may have a thin trading market. The lack of a liquid secondary market may have an adverse effect on the market price and the underlying ETF’s ability to dispose of particular issues and may also make it more difficult for an underlying ETF to obtain accurate market quotations in valuing these assets. In the event the underlying ETF experiences an unexpected level of net redemptions, the underlying ETF could be forced to sell its junk bonds at an unfavorable price. Prices of junk bonds have been found to be less sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates and more sensitive to adverse economic changes and individual corporate developments than those of higher-rated debt securities.

An underlying ETF may invest in municipal securities that finance similar types of projects, such as utilities, hospitals, higher education, real estate and transportation. A change that affects one project, such as proposed legislation on the financing of the project, a shortage of the materials needed for the project, or a declining need for the project, would likely affect all similar projects, thereby increasing market risk.

The failure of a municipal security issuer to comply with applicable tax requirements may make income paid thereon taxable, resulting in a decline in the security’s value. In addition, there could be changes in applicable tax laws or tax treatments that reduce or eliminate the current federal income tax exemption on municipal securities or otherwise adversely affect the current federal or state tax status of municipal securities.

An investment in an underlying ETF is subject to the risk that its distributions may decline when prevailing interest rates fall, when the ETF experiences defaults on debt securities it holds, or when the ETF realizes a loss upon the sale of a debt security.

Municipal securities are also subject to the risk that bond insurers may be unable to cover losses, especially in the case of a catastrophic event. Due to the consolidation among municipal bond insurers and underlying ETF is subject to additional risks including the risk that credit risk may be concentrated among fewer insurers and the risk that events involving one or more municipal bond insurers could have a significant adverse effect on the value of the securities insured by an insurer and on the municipal markets as a whole.

If the periodic adjustment rate measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of TIPS, even during a period of deflation, although the inflation-adjusted principal received could be less than the inflation-adjusted principal that had accrued to the bond at the time of purchase. However, the current market value of the bonds is not guaranteed and will fluctuate. Other inflation-related bonds exist which may or may not provide a similar guarantee. If a guarantee of principal is not provided, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

Concentration Risk. The Funds may be susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse occurrences affecting one or more underlying ETFs more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the underlying ETFs’ investments are concentrated in the securities of a particular issuer or issuers, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector, or asset class.

Dividend Investing Risks. Issuers that have paid regular dividends or distributions to shareholders may not continue to do so in the future. An issuer may reduce or eliminate future dividends or distributions at any time and for any reason. The value of a security of an issuer that has paid dividends in the past may decrease if the issuer reduces or eliminates future payments to its shareholders. If the dividends or distributions received by an underlying ETF decreases, that ETF may have less income to distribute to the Fund.

Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in securities and instruments traded in developing or emerging markets, or that provide exposure to such securities or markets, can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions not associated with investments in U.S. securities and instruments. For example, developing and emerging markets may be subject to (i) greater market volatility, (ii) lower trading volume and liquidity, (iii) greater social, political and economic uncertainty, (iv) governmental controls on foreign investments and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, (v) lower disclosure, corporate governance, auditing and financial reporting standards, (vi) fewer protections of property rights, (vii) restrictions on the transfer of securities or currency, and (viii) settlement and trading practices that differ from those in U.S. markets. Each of these factors may impact the ability of an underlying ETF to buy, sell or otherwise transfer securities, adversely affect the trading market and price for Shares and cause underlying ETF to decline in value.

ETF Risks.

Equity Investing Risk. An investment in a Fund involves risks similar to those of investing in any fund holding equity securities, such as market fluctuations, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in stock prices. The values of equity securities could decline generally or could underperform other investments. Different types of equity securities tend to go through cycles of outperformance and underperformance in comparison to the general securities markets. In addition, securities may decline in value due to factors affecting a specific issuer, market or securities markets generally. Recent turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers worldwide, which may have an adverse effect on a Fund.

Foreign Investment Risk. The underlying ETFs may invest in foreign securities, including non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities traded outside of the United States and U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers traded in the United States. Returns on investments in foreign securities could be more volatile than, or trail the returns on, investments in U.S. securities. Investments in foreign securities, including investments in ADRs, EDRs, and GDRs, are subject to special risks, including the following:

Fund of Funds Risk. Because each Fund invests primarily in other ETFs, each Fund’s investment performance largely depends on the investment performance of its underlying ETFs. An investment in a Fund is subject to the risks associated with the ETFs that comprise the Fund’s Index. As noted above, the risks described below apply to the Funds directly and/or indirectly via its investments in one or more ETFs (e.g., fixed income risk). At times, certain of the segments of the market represented by constituent ETFs in the Index may be out of favor and underperform other segments. Each Fund will indirectly pay a proportional share of the expenses of the underlying ETFs in which it invests (including operating expenses and management fees), which are identified in the fee schedule in the Summary section above as “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”

An ETF is an investment company whose goal generally is to track or replicate a desired index, such as a sector, market or global segment. ETFs are traded on exchanges and trade similarly to publicly-traded companies. ETFs also have risks and costs that are similar to publicly-traded companies. The goal of many ETFs is to correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses of its underlying index. The risk of not correlating to the index is an additional risk borne by the investors of such ETFs. Because ETFs trade on an exchange, they may not trade at net asset value (“NAV”). Sometimes, the prices of ETFs may vary significantly from the NAVs of the ETF’s underlying securities.

Certain ETFs may not produce qualifying income for purposes of the “Income Requirement” (as defined below under the heading “Taxes”) which must be met in order for each Fund to maintain its status as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If one or more ETFs generates more non-qualifying income for purposes of the “Income Requirement” than a Fund’s portfolio management expects, it could cause the Fund to inadvertently fail the “Income Requirement” thereby causing the Fund to inadvertently fail to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code.

Geopolitical/Natural Disaster Risks. Geopolitical and other risks, including war, terrorism, trade disputes, political or economic dysfunction within some nations, public health crises and related geopolitical events, as well as environmental disasters such as earthquakes, fire and floods, may add to instability in world economies and volatility in markets generally. Changes in trade policies and international trade agreements could affect the economies of many countries in unpredictable ways. Epidemics and/or pandemics, such as the coronavirus (or COVID-19), may likewise result in economic instability and market volatility. The impact may be short-term or may last for extended periods.

The respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by a novel coronavirus has resulted in a global pandemic and major disruption to economies and markets around the world, including the United States. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and severe losses, and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. Liquidity for many instruments has been greatly reduced for periods of time. Some interest rates are very low and in some cases yields are negative. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time, and may affect adversely the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments.

Global/Regions Risks. Depending on the sub-category of the ETF(s) selected for each Fund, particularly for the Global/Regions sub-categories, each such ETF, and in turn, the corresponding Fund may be subject to one or more of the following risks:

The United States is Canada’s and Mexico’s largest trading and investment partner. The Canadian and Mexican economies are significantly affected by developments in the U.S. economy. Since the implementation of NAFTA in 1994 among Canada, the United States and Mexico, total merchandise trade between the three countries has increased. Policy and legislative changes in one country may have a significant effect on North American markets generally, as well as the value of certain securities.

Brexit. In a referendum held in 2016, the United Kingdom resolved to leave the EU, an event commonly known as “Brexit.” The United Kingdom officially left the EU on January 31, 2020, and in December, 2020, the United Kingdom and the EU reached a trade and cooperation agreement. Under that agreement, there will not be any tariffs levied or restrictive quotas imposed, but there will be new customs and regulatory checks, which will increase the burden on trading partners between the United Kingdom and the EU. The economic impact of Brexit is still uncertain, and additional economic stresses for the United Kingdom. Brexit has strained supply chains, has resulted in some labor shortages, and there indications of productivity decreases. The potential remains for decreased trade, capital outflows, devaluation of the British pound, wider corporate bond spreads, and declines in business and consumer spending as well as foreign direct investment. The short- and long-term effect of the withdrawal and relationship may negatively impact an ETF’s investment in the region.

Gold Risk. Each Fund may, from time to time, invest in underlying ETFs that, in turn, invest primary in the gold industry. The prices of gold and gold operation companies are affected by the price of gold as well as other prevailing market conditions. These prices may be volatile, fluctuating substantially over short periods of time. In times of stable economic growth, traditional equity and debt investments could offer greater appreciation potential and the price of gold may be adversely affected.

The price of gold is affected by such factors as: (1) how much of the worldwide supply is held by large holders, such as governmental bodies and central banks; (2) unpredictable monetary policies and economic and political conditions in countries throughout the world; (3) supply and demand for gold bullion as an investment, including bars, coins or gold-backed financial instruments such as exchange-traded funds; (4) demand for gold jewelry; and (5) government policies meant to influence demand for gold.

The prices of gold operation companies are directly affected by: (1) declines in the price of gold; (2) rising capital costs as well as labor and other costs in mining and production; (3) adverse currency fluctuations, economic events or natural disasters or other events with a significant economic effect in the countries where these companies operate; (4) labor disruptions; (5) operational issues and failures; (6) access to reliable energy and equipment supplies; and (7) changes in laws relating to mining, production, or sales. These factors may result in deviations between the price of gold and the securities of the operation companies in which an underlying ETF invests. In addition, some gold mining companies have hedged, to varying degrees, their exposure to falls in the prices of gold by selling forward future production, which could limit the company’s benefit from future rises in the prices of gold or increase the risk that the company could fail to meet its contractual obligations. With respect to mining companies, mining operations have varying expected life spans and companies that have mines with a short expected life span may experience more stock price volatility.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. Each Fund’s investment strategy may from time to time result in higher turnover rates. This may increase a Fund’s brokerage commission costs, which could negatively impact the performance of the Fund. Rapid portfolio turnover also exposes shareholders to a higher current realization of short-term capital gains, distributions of which would generally be taxed to you as ordinary income and thus cause you to pay higher taxes.

Investment Risk. As with all investments, an investment in each Fund is subject to investment risk. Investors in each Fund could lose money, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount of an investment, over short or long periods of time.

Momentum Investing Risk. Investing in or having exposure to ETFs with positive momentum entails investing in ETFs that have had above-average returns. Returns on ETFs that have previously exhibited momentum may be less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Momentum can turn quickly and cause significant variation from other types of investments, and ETFs that previously exhibited high momentum may not experience continued positive momentum.

Monthly Rebalance Risk. Because each Index generally only change its exposure based on data as of the last business day of each month, (i) the Index’s exposure may be affected by significant market movements at or near month end that are not predictive of the market’s performance for the subsequent month and (ii) changes to an Index’s exposure may lag a significant change in the market’s direction (up or down) by as long as a month if such changes first take effect at or near the beginning of a month. Such lags between market performance and changes to an Index’s exposure may result in significant underperformance relative to the broader equity or fixed income market.

Non-Diversification Risk. The Funds may be more sensitive to a single economic, business, political, regulatory or other occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be, which may result in greater fluctuation in the value of each Fund’s shares and to a greater risk of loss.

Sector Investing Risks. Each Fund may, from time to time, invest in underlying ETFs that, in turn, invest primary in the following sectors. As a result, each Fund may be subject to one or more of the following sector risks:

Many clean energy companies are involved in the development and commercialization of new technologies, which may be subject to delays resulting from budget constraints and technological difficulties. Clean energy companies may be highly dependent upon government subsidies and contracts with government entities, and may be negatively affected if the subsidies or contracts are unavailable.

Passive Investment Risk. The Funds invest in the underlying ETFs included in, or representative of, it’s Index regardless of their investment merit. The Funds do not attempt to outperform its respective Index or take defensive positions in declining markets. As a result, a Fund’s performance may be adversely affected by a general decline in the market segments relating to its Index. The returns from the types of securities in which a Fund invests may underperform returns from the various general securities markets or different asset classes. The Funds are not actively managed and the Adviser will not sell shares of an underlying ETF due to current or projected underperformance of the securities, industries or sector in which it invests, unless that ETF is removed from the Index, sold in connection with a rebalancing of the Index as addressed in the Index methodology, or sold to comply with a Fund’s investment limitations (for example, to maintain the Fund’s tax status). Of course, unlike some index funds that do not change exposure to equities and bonds, each Fund’s investment strategy does change in response to the Index’s anticipation of a bull or bear market. Nonetheless, each Fund will maintain investments until changes to its Index are triggered, which could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed an active strategy.

Quantitative Security Selection Risk. Data for some underlying ETFs and issuers in which they invest may be less available and/or less current than data for issuers in other markets. The Funds use, and the underlying ETFs may use, a quantitative model, and their processes could be adversely affected if erroneous or outdated data is utilized. In addition, securities selected using a quantitative model could perform differently from the financial markets as a whole as a result of the characteristics used in the analysis, the weight placed on each characteristic and changes in the characteristic’s historical trends. The factors used in such analyses may not be predictive of an underlying ETF’s or a particular security’s value and its effectiveness can change over time. These changes may not be reflected in the relevant quantitative model.

Rebalance Postponement & Ad Hoc Rebalance Risk. Unusual market conditions may cause the Index Provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance for one or more of the Indices, which could cause those Indices (and the corresponding Funds) to vary from their normal or expected composition. The postponement of a scheduled rebalance in a time of market volatility could mean that constituents that would otherwise be removed at rebalance due to changes in market capitalizations, issuer credit ratings, or other reasons may remain in the Index (and the Fund’s portfolio), causing the performance and constituents of each impacted Index (and Fund) to vary from those expected under normal conditions.

In addition to scheduled rebalances, the Index Provider or its agents may carry out additional ad hoc rebalances to an Index due to reaching certain weighting constraints, unusual market conditions or in order, for example, to correct an error in the selection of index constituents. When an Index is rebalanced, the corresponding Fund will, in turn, rebalance its portfolio to attempt to increase the correlation between the Fund’s portfolio and its Index. Any transaction costs and market exposure arising from such portfolio rebalancing will be borne directly by the Fund and its shareholders. Therefore, errors and additional ad hoc rebalances carried out by the Index Provider or its agents to an Index may increase the costs to and the tracking error risk of the corresponding Fund.

Tracking Error Risk. As with all index funds, the performance of each Fund and its Index may differ from each other for a variety of reasons. For example, each Fund incurs operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs not incurred by the Indices. In addition, a Fund may not be fully invested in the securities of its Index at all times or may hold securities not included in the Index. As a result of legal restrictions or limitations that apply to the Funds but not to the Index, a Fund may hold more underlying ETFs than its Index, which may result in holding ETFs that are less closely aligned with the then-intended focus of the Index. Such differences in holdings may cause the performance of the Fund and its Index to differ from each other.

Additional Information about the Indices

Each Index is based on a proprietary methodology developed by SumGrowth Strategies, LLC (the “Index Developer”), which it licensed to Merlyn.AI Corporation, the Fund’s sponsor (the “Sponsor”). The Sponsor sub-licensed the Indices to the Adviser, which in turn, sub-licensed them to the Trust and its service providers.

Neither the Index Developer nor the Sponsor is affiliated with the Funds, the Adviser, the Funds’ distributor, the Index Calculation Agent or any of their respective affiliates. None of the Index Developer, the Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act in the capacity of an investment adviser to a Fund, nor are they involved in the third-party calculation of the Indices.

The Sponsor has retained an unaffiliated third party, Solactive, AG, to calculate the Indices. The Index Developer, using the applicable rules-based methodology, will generate rebalance signals for the Indices while the Calculation Agent will calculate, maintain and disseminate the Indices on a daily basis.

The Sponsor will monitor the results produced by the Calculation Agent to help ensure that each Index’s publicly disseminated return is being disseminated in accordance with the applicable rules-based methodology.

Each Index uses a proprietary market risk indicator (called the Bull/Bear Indicator) that seeks to determine whether U.S. equity markets appear to be in an advancing market (a “Bull” market) or appear to have an elevated risk of market decline (a “Bear” market). The Bull/Bear Indicator is a computer algorithm that assesses the risk of U.S. equity markets using four key metrics: price-trend, market momentum, value sentiment, and market volatility.

In addition, when in a Bear market, the Bull/Bear Indicator assesses whether a particularly sharp rebound follows a recent market decline, in which case the Bull market indicator is triggered.

Each Index remains constructed using a “Bull” or “Bear” methodology, as the case may be, until a subsequent event triggers a change. Shifts generally occur at month-end, but may also occur mid-month as described below. Each Index uses the following rules to determine when to shift between a “Bull” and a “Bear” methodology.

MAI SectorSurfer Momentum Index (the “SectorSurfer Index”)

When the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bull” market, the SectorSurfer Index identifies a portfolio of six ETFs. The SectorSurfer Index selects four ETFs from the Economic Sectors category, and two ETFs from the Geopolitical Sectors category as described below. For each category, the SectorSurfer Index identifies the ETF having the highest expected subsequent monthly return performance relative to other ETFs in the category (called, the “Momentum Leader”).

In contrast, when the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bear” market, the SectorSurfer Index identifies a portfolio of at least four ETFs, each a Momentum Leader, selected from a generally more conservative Bear Universe, as described below.

“Bull” Indicator - Portfolio Construction

When the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bull” market, the SectorSurfer Index identifies a portfolio of six ETFs.

“Bull” market Index construction includes the following four steps:

Step 1: In the first step of Index construction, ETFs are identified that have investment objectives broadly focused on economic and geopolitical sectors. The categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each category is interpreted broadly.

Each category is divided into a set of broad sub-categories. Also, the Index Provider also includes “broad U.S. equity markets” as a sub-category of each category, which seeks to provide a momentum performance floor. Like categories, sub-categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each sub-category is interpreted broadly and may overlap. As a result, a single ETF may be included in multiple categories and sub-categories.

The Bull Universe excludes, among others: (1) certain small ETFs (depending on the sub-category, the minimum AUM size varies between $150 million and $500 million); (2) currency ETFs; (3) leveraged ETFs; (4) inverse ETFs; (5) utility ETFs; (6) commodity ETFs; (7) global/foreign fixed income ETFs; (8) inflation protected treasury ETFs; (9) long-term treasury ETFs; (10) short-term treasury ETFs; (11) short-term bond ETFs; and (12) ETFs with less than one year of operating of history. Each of the foregoing exclusions is based only on the relevant ETF’s name and investment objective; and as a result, the Fund’s underlying ETFs may, from time to time, hold the foregoing types of securities in their portfolios.

Step 2: In the second step of SectorSurfer Index construction, the Index Provider determines the Bull Universe of ETFs for each category and sub-category. The Index Provider screens ETFs based the ETF’s name and investment objectives to identify candidates for membership in a particular category and sub-category. The Index Provider then further screens each candidate by conducting a correlation test with other sub-category members or candidates to confirm that the candidate being evaluated is sufficiently of similar character to become a member of the sub-category’s universe of ETFs. A single ETF may be a member of several categories and sub-categories.

Step 3: In the third step of SectorSurfer Index construction, the SectorSurfer Index seeks to improve each category’s Bull Universe of ETFs. The SectorSurfer Index develops twelve separate models for each category, except for one Economic sector category, for which six separate models are developed (the “Economic Sector 1 Models”). Each model is comprised of a different mix of ETF candidates, and each model includes an ETF from each sub-category. The SectorSurfer Index then measures the recent return performance of each model’s ETF universe. To more efficiently and effectively analyze the ETF universes, the SectorSurfer Index uses a form of artificial intelligence that seeks to evolve and improve the models, which is implemented each month, by incrementally attempting to improve their mix of candidate ETFs. The foregoing process is not conducted for the Economic Sector 1 Models, because they were designed to address hindsight bias by another means. The SectorSurfer Index then uses a proprietary momentum algorithm to identify the Momentum Leader of each of the models. Finally, the Index evaluates the Momentum Leaders of the models and selects the category’s overall Momentum Leader.

Step 4: In the final step of SectorSurfer Index construction, if any duplicate ETFs have been selected, the Index performs an analysis that attempts to find suitable alternatives. If a suitable alternative cannot be found, duplicate ETF selections are permitted, while ensuring at least four distinct ETFs are selected. At that point, the SectorSurfer Index will hold the selected ETFs in approximately the following percentage allocations:

“Bear” Indicator - Portfolio Construction

“Bear” market SectorSurfer Index construction includes the following three steps:

Step 1: The SectorSurfer Index identifies a portfolio of four or more ETFs from the Bear Universe, which includes ETFs in the following categories: (1) medium- and long-term treasury, (2) aggregate bond, (3) long-term bond, (4) corporate bond, (5) high-yield bond, (6) gold, and (7) broad-based U.S. equity market. However, if the “Bear” indicator was triggered due to excess market volatility, the SectorSurfer Index will use only medium- and long-term treasury ETFs from the Bear Universe. The categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each category is interpreted broadly. As a result, a single ETF may be included in more than one category.

The Bear Universe excludes, among others: (1) leveraged ETFs; (2) inverse ETFs; (3) currency ETFs; (4) short-term treasury and money market ETFs; (5) inflation protected treasury ETFs; (6) global/foreign fixed income ETFs; (7) commodity ETFs (except gold); (8) equity ETFs (except broad-based U.S. equity market index ETFs); (9) ETFs with less than $500 million of assets under management; and (10) ETFs with less than one year of operating of history. Each of the foregoing exclusions is based only on the relevant ETF’s name and investment objective; and as a result, the Fund’s underlying ETFs may, from time to time, hold the foregoing types of securities in their portfolios.

Step 2: The SectorSurfer Index creates two models that each include a different mix of Bear Universe ETFs intended to improve selection diversification among the three models. Each model selects one ETF (each, a Momentum Leader). Due to the limited number of candidate ETFs in the subcategories of the Bear Universe, it is possible that the initial selections may include duplicates. The non-duplication process of Step 3, will resolve any duplicate selections.

Step 3: In the final stage of the Bear SectorSurfer Index construction, the SectorSurfer Index seeks to minimize the selection of duplicate ETFs by the bear market models. The SectorSurfer Index attempts to identify suitable substitutes. If it is unable to identify a suitable substitute, duplicate ETF selections are permitted. Due to a more limited Bear universe of potential substitutes, the SectorSurfer Index’s final portfolio may be comprised of only four or more ETFs.

MAI Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter Index (the “BRBF Index”)

When the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bull” market, the BRBF Index identifies a portfolio of up to eight exchange-traded funds that principally trade on a U.S. exchange (“ETFs”). The BRBF Index selects one ETF from each of eight underlying categories as described below (however, due to permissible duplication, the BRBF Index may identify as few as six ETFs). For each category, the BRBF Index identifies the ETF having the highest expected subsequent monthly return performance relative to other ETFs in the category (the “Momentum Leader”).

In contrast, when the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bear” market, the BRBF Index identifies a portfolio of four or more ETFs, each a Momentum Leader, selected from a generally more conservative Bear Universe, as described below.

“Bull” Indicator - Portfolio Construction

When the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bull” market, the BRBF Index identifies a portfolio of eight ETFs, one selected from each of the eight the ETF categories tabulated below. The BRBF Index’s Bull portfolio will generally reflect a classic growth portfolio having approximately 80/20 stocks/bonds allocation weights.

Note: The non-duplication process (described below), will generally cause duplicative categories (that is, Sectors and Bonds) to select different ETFs.

“Bull” market BRBF Index construction includes the following four steps:

Step 1: In the first step of BRBF Index construction, the Index Provider selects a set of broad investment categories (listed below) having generally divergent investment objectives, but which may overlap one another. The categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each category is interpreted broadly.

The Index Provider then divides each category into a set of broad sub-categories. In addition, for some categories, the Index Provider also includes “broad U.S. equity markets” as a sub-category, which seek to provide a momentum performance floor. Like categories, sub-categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each sub-category is interpreted broadly and may overlap. As a result, a single ETF may be included in several different categories and sub-categories.

The Bull Universe excludes, among others: (1) certain small ETFs (based on assets under management); (2) currency ETFs; (3) leveraged ETFs; (4) inverse ETFs; (5) utility ETFs; (6) commodity ETFs; (7) global/foreign fixed income ETFs; (8) global/foreign sector ETFs (9) inflation protected treasury ETFs; (10) long-term treasury ETFs; (11) short-term treasury ETFs; (12) short-term bond ETFs; and (13) ETFs with less than one year of operating of history. Each of the foregoing exclusions is based only on the relevant ETF’s name and investment objective; and as a result, the Fund’s underlying ETFs may, from time to time, hold the foregoing types of securities in their portfolios.

Step 2: In the second step of BRBF Index construction, the Index Provider determines the Bull Universe of ETFs for each category and sub-category. The Index Provider initially screens ETFs based on information provided by the ETF’s name and investment objectives to identify candidates for membership in a particular category and sub-category. The Index Provider then further screens each candidate by conducting a correlation test with other sub-category members or candidates to confirm that the candidate being evaluated is sufficiently of similar character to become a member of the sub-category’s universe of ETFs. A single ETF may be a member of several categories and sub-categories.

Step 3: In the third step of BRBF Index construction, the BRBF Index seeks to improve each category’s Bull Universe of ETFs. The BRBF Index develops twelve separate models for each category. Each model is comprised of a different mix of ETF candidates, and each model includes an ETF from each sub-category. The BRBF Index then measures the recent return performance of each model’s ETF universe. To more efficiently and effectively analyze the ETF universes, the BRBF Index uses a form of artificial intelligence that seeks to evolve and improve the twelve models each month by incrementally attempting to improve their mix of candidate ETFs. The BRBF Index then uses a proprietary momentum algorithm to identify the Momentum Leader of each of the twelve models. Finally, the BRBF Index evaluates the Momentum Leaders of the twelve models and selects the category’s overall Momentum Leader.

Step 4: In the final step of BRBF Index construction, if any duplicate ETFs have been selected, the BRBF Index performs an analysis that attempts to find suitable alternatives. If a suitable alternative cannot be found, duplicate ETF selections are permitted. The BRBF Index will be comprised of at least six unique ETFs.

“Bear” Indicator - Portfolio Construction

“Bear” market BRBF Index construction includes the following three steps:

Step 1: The BRBF Index identifies a portfolio of four or more ETFs from the Bear Universe, which includes ETFs in the following categories: (1) medium- and long-term treasury, (2) aggregate bond, (3) long-term bond, (4) corporate bond, (5) high-yield bond, (6) gold, and (7) broad-based U.S. equity market. However, if the “Bear” indicator was triggered due to excess market volatility, the BRBF Index will use only medium- and long-term treasury ETFs from the Bear Universe. The categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each category is interpreted broadly. As a result, a single ETF may be included in more than one category.

The Bear Universe excludes, among others: (1) leveraged ETFs; (2) inverse ETFs; (3) currency ETFs; (4) short-term treasury and money market ETFs; (5) inflation protected treasury ETFs; (6) global/foreign fixed income ETFs; (7) commodity ETFs (except gold); (8) equity ETFs (except broad-based U.S. equity market index ETFs); (9) certain small ETFs (based on assets under management); and (10) ETFs with less than one year of operating of history. Each of the foregoing exclusions is based only on the relevant ETF’s name and investment objective; and as a result, the Fund’s underlying ETFs may, from time to time, hold the foregoing types of securities in their portfolios.

Step 2: The BRBF Index creates two models each including a different mix of Bear Universe ETFs, one that will typically select, in the Index Provider’s view, more conservative ETFs from the Bear Universe (the “Conservative Model”) and one that will select, in the Index Provider’s view, more aggressive ETFs from the Bear Universe (the “Aggressive Model”). The BRBF Index uses the Conservative Model to seek to select up to two ETFs (each, a Momentum Leader), one ETF will have a 20% allocation of the overall Fund portfolio, the other ETF will have a 15% allocation of the overall Fund portfolio. The BRBF Index uses the Aggressive Model to select up to six ETFs (each, a Momentum Leader), one ETF will have a 15% allocation of the overall Fund portfolio, and each of the other five ETFs will have a 10% allocation of the overall Fund portfolio. Because the BRBF Index may select duplicate ETFs, a particular ETF may be selected for both the Conservative Model and the Aggressive Model. Likewise, a particular ETF may be selected for both Conservative Model ETFs and multiple Aggressive Model ETFs. The BRBF Index will, at a minimum, select four ETFs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bear BRBF Index may select ETFs that may generally be considered aggressive, such as high-yield bond ETFs and ETFs invested according to a broad U.S. equity market.

Step 3: In the final stage of the Bear BRBF Index construction, the BRBF Index seeks to minimize the selection of duplicate ETFs by the bear market models. The BRBF Index attempts to identify suitable substitutes. If it is unable to identify a suitable substitute, duplicate ETF selections are permitted. Due to a more limited Bear universe of potential substitutes, the BRBF Index’s final portfolio may be comprised of only four or more ETFs.

MAI Best-of-Breed Core Momentum Index (the “BCM Index”)

When the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bull” market, the BCM Index identifies a portfolio of three ETFs. The BCM Index selects one ETF from each of three categories as described below. For each category, the BCM Index identifies the ETF having the highest expected subsequent monthly return performance relative to other ETFs in the category (called, the “Momentum Leader”).

In contrast, when the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bear” market, the BCM Index identifies a portfolio of three ETFs, each a Momentum Leader, selected from a generally more conservative Bear Universe, as described below.

All ETF selections are limited to giga-Cap ETFs having at least $10 Billion of assets under management at the time of investment.

“Bull” Indicator - Portfolio Construction

“Bull” market Index construction includes the following four steps:

Step 1: In the first step of BCM Index construction, ETFs are identified that have investment objectives broadly focused on sectors, factors or global categories. The categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each category is interpreted broadly.

Each category is divided into a set of broad sub-categories. Also, the Index Provider includes “broad U.S. equity markets” as a sub-category of each category, which seeks to provide a momentum performance floor. Like categories, sub-categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each sub-category is interpreted broadly and may overlap. As a result, a single ETF may be included in multiple categories and sub-categories.

The Bull Universe excludes, among others: (1) ETFs having less than $10 Billion of assets under management; (2) currency ETFs; (3) leveraged ETFs; (4) inverse ETFs; (5) utility ETFs; (6) commodity ETFs; (7) global/foreign fixed income ETFs; (8) inflation protected treasury ETFs; (9) long-term treasury ETFs; (10) short-term treasury ETFs; (11) short-term bond ETFs; and (12) ETFs with less than one year of operating of history. Each of the foregoing exclusions is based only on the relevant ETF’s name and investment objective; and as a result, the Fund’s underlying ETFs may, from time to time, hold the foregoing types of securities in their portfolios.

Step 2: In the second step of BCM Index construction, the Index Provider determines the Bull Universe of ETFs for each category and sub-category. The Index Provider screens ETFs based on the ETF’s name and its investment objective to identify candidates for membership in a particular category and sub-category. The Index Provider then further screens each candidate by conducting a correlation test with other sub-category members or candidates to confirm that the ETF being evaluated is sufficiently of similar character to become a member of the sub-category’s universe of ETFs. A single ETF may be a member of several categories and sub-categories.

Step 3: In the third step of BCM Index construction, the Index seeks to improve each category’s Bull Universe of ETFs. The BCM Index develops twelve separate models for each category. Each model is comprised of a different mix of ETF candidates, and each model includes an ETF from each sub-category. The BCM Index then measures the recent return performance of each model’s ETF universe. To more efficiently and effectively analyze the ETF universes, the BCM Index uses a form of artificial intelligence that seeks to evolve and improve the twelve models each month by incrementally attempting to improve their mix of candidate ETFs. The Index then uses a computer algorithm to identify the Momentum Leader of each of the twelve models. Finally, the BCM Index evaluates the Momentum Leaders of the twelve models and selects the category’s overall Momentum Leader.

Step 4: In the final step of BCM Index construction, if any duplicate ETFs have been selected, the Index performs an analysis to find suitable alternative Momentum Leaders. Duplicate ETF selections are not permitted. At that point, the BCM Index will hold the selected ETFs in approximately the following percentage allocations:

“Bear” Indicator - Portfolio Construction

“Bear” market BCM Index construction includes the following three steps:

Step 1: The BCM Index identifies a portfolio of three ETFs from the Bear Universe, which includes ETFs in the following categories: (1) medium- and long-term treasury, (2) aggregate bond, (3) long-term bond, (4) corporate bond, (5) high-yield bond, (6) gold, and (7) broad-based U.S. equity market. However, if the “Bear” indicator was triggered due to excess market volatility, the BCM Index will use only medium- and long-term treasury ETFs from the Bear Universe. The categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each category is interpreted broadly. As a result, a single ETF may be included in more than one category.

The Bear Universe excludes, among others: (1) ETFs having less than $10 Billion of assets under management; (2) leveraged ETFs; (3) inverse ETFs; (4) currency ETFs; (5) short-term treasury and money market ETFs; (6) inflation protected treasury ETFs; (7) global/foreign fixed income ETFs; (8) commodity ETFs (except gold); (9) equity ETFs (except broad-based U.S. equity market index ETFs); and (10) ETFs with less than one year of operating of history. Each of the foregoing exclusions is based only on the relevant ETF’s name and investment objective; and as a result, the Fund’s underlying ETFs may, from time to time, hold the foregoing types of securities in their portfolios.

Step 2: The BCM Index creates two models that each include a different mix of Bear Universe ETFs intended to improve selection diversification among the two models. Each model selects one or more ETFs (each, a Momentum Leader). Due to the limited number of candidate ETFs in the subcategories of the Bear Universe, it is possible that the initial selections may include duplicates. The non-duplication process of Step 3, will resolve any duplicate selections.

Step 3: In the final stage of the Bear BCM Index construction, the BCM Index eliminates the selection of duplicate ETFs by the bear market models while ensuring three distinct ETFs are selected.

MAI Tactical Growth and Income Index (the “TG&I Index”)

When the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bull” market, the TG&I Index identifies a portfolio of up to eight exchange-traded funds that principally trade on a U.S. exchange (“ETFs”). The TG&I Index selects one ETF from each of eight underlying categories as described below (however, due to permissible duplication, the TG&I Index may identify as few as six ETFs). For each category, the TG&I Index identifies the ETF having the highest expected subsequent monthly return performance relative to other ETFs in the category (the “Momentum Leader”).

In contrast, when the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bear” market, the TG&I Index identifies a portfolio of four or more ETFs, each a Momentum Leader, selected from a generally more conservative Bear Universe, as described below.

“Bull” Indicator - Portfolio Construction

When the Bull/Bear Indicator signals a “Bull” market, the TG&I Index identifies a portfolio of eight ETFs, one selected from each of the eight the ETF categories tabulated below. The TG&I Index’s portfolio will generally reflect a classic conservative portfolio with approximately a 30/70 stocks and bonds split.

Note: The non-duplication process (described below), will generally cause duplicative categories (that is, Bonds) to select different ETFs.

“Bull” market TG&I Index construction includes the following four steps:

Step 1: In the first step of TG&I Index construction, the Index Provider selects a set of broad investment categories (listed below) having generally divergent investment objectives, but which may overlap one another. The categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each category is interpreted broadly.

The Index Provider then divides each category into a set of broad sub-categories. In addition, for some categories, the Index Provider also includes “broad U.S. equity markets” as a sub-category, which seek to provide a momentum performance floor. Like categories, sub-categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each sub-category is interpreted broadly and may overlap. As a result, a single ETF may be included in several different categories and sub-categories.

The Bull Universe excludes, among others: (1) certain small ETFs (based on assets under management); (2) currency ETFs; (3) leveraged ETFs; (4) inverse ETFs; (5) utility ETFs; (6) commodity ETFs; (7) global/foreign fixed income ETFs; (8) global/foreign sector ETFs (9) inflation protected treasury ETFs; (10) long-term treasury ETFs; (11) short-term treasury ETFs; (12) short-term bond ETFs; and (13) ETFs with less than one year of operating of history. Each of the foregoing exclusions is based only on the relevant ETF’s name and investment objective; and as a result, the Fund’s underlying ETFs may, from time to time, hold the foregoing types of securities in their portfolios.

Step 2: In the second step of TG&I Index construction, the Index Provider determines the Bull Universe of ETFs for each category and sub-category. The Index Provider initially screens ETFs based on information provided by the ETF’s name and investment objectives to identify candidates for membership in a particular category and sub-category. The Index Provider then further screens each candidate by conducting a correlation test with other sub-category members or candidates to confirm that the candidate being evaluated is sufficiently of similar character to become a member of the sub-category’s universe of ETFs. A single ETF may be a member of several categories and sub-categories.

Step 3: In the third step of TG&I Index construction, the TG&I Index seeks to improve each category’s Bull Universe of ETFs. The TG&I Index develops twelve separate models for each category. Each model is comprised of a different mix of ETF candidates, and each model includes an ETF from each sub-category. The TG&I Index then measures the recent return performance of each model’s ETF universe. To more efficiently and effectively analyze the ETF universes, the TG&I Index uses a form of artificial intelligence that seeks to evolve and improve the twelve models each month by incrementally attempting to improve their mix of candidate ETFs. The TG&I Index then uses a proprietary momentum algorithm to identify the Momentum Leader of each of the twelve models. Finally, the TG&I Index evaluates the Momentum Leaders of the twelve models and selects the category’s overall Momentum Leader.

Step 4: In the final step of TG&I Index construction, if any duplicate ETFs have been selected, the TG&I Index performs an analysis that attempts to find suitable alternatives. If a suitable alternative cannot be found, duplicate ETF selections are permitted. The TG&I Index will be comprised of at least six unique ETFs.

“Bear” Indicator - Portfolio Construction

“Bear” market TG&I Index construction includes the following three steps:

Step 1: The TG&I Index identifies a portfolio of four or more ETFs from the Bear Universe, which includes ETFs in the following categories: (1) medium- and long-term treasury, (2) aggregate bond, (3) long-term bond, (4) corporate bond, (5) high-yield bond, (6) gold, and (7) broad-based U.S. equity market. However, if the “Bear” indicator was triggered due to excess market volatility, the TG&I Index will use only medium- and long-term treasury ETFs from the Bear Universe. The categories are viewed as general guidelines and the scope of each category is interpreted broadly. As a result, a single ETF may be included in more than one category.

The Bear Universe excludes, among others: (1) leveraged ETFs; (2) inverse ETFs; (3) currency ETFs; (4) short-term treasury and money market ETFs; (5) inflation protected treasury ETFs; (6) global/foreign fixed income ETFs; (7) commodity ETFs (except gold); (8) equity ETFs (except broad-based U.S. equity market index ETFs); (9) certain small ETFs (based on assets under management); and (10) ETFs with less than one year of operating of history. Each of the foregoing exclusions is based only on the relevant ETF’s name and investment objective; and as a result, the Fund’s underlying ETFs may, from time to time, hold the foregoing types of securities in their portfolios.

Step 2: The TG&I Index creates two models each including a different mix of Bear Universe ETFs, one that will typically select, in the Index Provider’s view, more conservative ETFs from the Bear Universe (the “Conservative Model”) and one that will select, in the Index Provider’s view, more aggressive ETFs from the Bear Universe (the “Aggressive Model”). The TG&I Index uses the Conservative Model to seek to select up to four ETFs (each, a Momentum Leader), two ETFs that will each have a 20% allocation of the overall Fund portfolio, the other two ETFs will each have a 15% allocation of the overall Fund portfolio. The TG&I Index uses the Aggressive Model to select up to four additional ETFs (each, a Momentum Leader), one ETF will have a 15% allocation of the overall Fund portfolio, and each of the other three ETFs will have a 5% allocation of the overall Fund portfolio. Because the TG&I Index may select duplicate ETFs, a particular ETF may be selected for both the Conservative Model and the Aggressive Model. Likewise, a particular ETF may be selected for both Conservative Model ETFs and multiple Aggressive Model ETFs. The TG&I Index will, at a minimum, select four ETFs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bear TG&I Index may select ETFs that may generally be considered aggressive, such as high-yield bond ETFs and ETFs invested according to a broad U.S. equity market.

Step 3: In the final stage of the Bear TG&I Index construction, the TG&I Index seeks to minimize the selection of duplicate ETFs by the bear market models. The TG&I Index attempts to identify suitable substitutes. If it is unable to identify a suitable substitute, duplicate ETF selections are permitted. Due to a more limited Bear universe of potential substitutes, the TG&I Index’s final portfolio may be comprised of only four or more ETFs.

Index Reconstitution (Applicable to All Indices)

Following the close of U.S. markets on the last trading day of each month, each Index is reconstituted. In addition, each Index’s construction may be changed at any time during a month due to market volatility or a sharp market rebound. In those instances, the Indices will be reconstituted the following business day (which may occur other than month-end).

Fund Management

Empowered Funds, LLC acts as the Funds’ investment adviser. The Adviser is located at 213 Foxcroft Road, Broomall, PA 19008 and is wholly-owned by Alpha Architect LLC. The Adviser is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and provides investment advisory services solely to the Funds and other exchange-traded funds. The Adviser was founded in October 2013.

The Adviser is responsible for overseeing the management and business affairs of the Funds and has discretion to purchase and sell securities in accordance with each Fund’s objectives, policies and restrictions. The Adviser continuously reviews, supervises and administers each Fund’s investment programs pursuant to the terms of an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreements”) between the Trust and the Adviser. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreements each Fund pays the Adviser an annual advisory fee based on its average daily net assets for the services and facilities it provides payable at the annual rates set forth in the table below:

For Merlyn.AI Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter ETF and Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF, the Adviser (or an affiliate of the Adviser) bears all of the Adviser’s own costs associated with providing these advisory services and all expenses of the Funds, except for the fee payment under the Advisory Agreement, payments under each Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”), brokerage expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest (including borrowing costs), litigation expense and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses.

For Merlyn.AI SectorSurfer Momentum ETF and Merlyn.AI Best-of-Breed Core Momentum ETF, the Adviser (or an affiliate of the Adviser) bears all of the Adviser’s own costs associated with providing these advisory services and all expenses of the Funds, except for the fee payment under the Advisory Agreement, payments under each Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”), brokerage expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes (including tax-related services), interest (including borrowing costs), litigation expense (including class action-related services) and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses.

The Advisory Agreement for each Fund provides that it may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Board or, with respect to a Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser, and by the Adviser upon 60 days’ written notice, and that it shall be automatically terminated if it is assigned.

Portfolio Managers

Mr. Brandon Koepke and Mr. Richard Shaner are the portfolio managers who are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds.

Mr. Brandon Koepke has been portfolio manager of each of Merlyn.AI SectorSurfer Momentum ETF, Merlyn.AI Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter ETF, and Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF since 2020. He has also been portfolio manager of Merlyn.AI Best-of-Breed Core Momentum ETF since 2021.

Mr. Koepke has advised on trading and execution matters for the Adviser since January 2017, where he heads the trading department and assists in quantitative research. Prior to Mr. Koepke’s tenure with the Adviser, Mr. Koepke was a software engineer for Amazon. Mr. Koepke has a B.Sc in Computer Science and a B.Comm specializing in Finance from the University of Calgary. A B.Comm degree is an undergraduate degree in commerce and related subjects. He is also a CFA® Charterholder.

Mr. Richard Shaner has been portfolio manager of each of the Funds since 2022.

Mr. Shaner has advised on trading and execution matters for the Adviser since January 2021, where he supports trading operations and assists in quantitative research. Prior to Mr. Shaner’s tenure with the Adviser, Mr. Shaner executed various trading strategies for a private family office. Mr. Shaner has a B.Sc in Kinesiology and Applied Physiology from the University of Colorado. He is also a CFA® Charterholder.

The Funds’ SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers, including other accounts they manage, ownership in the Funds, and compensation.

MERLYN PARTIES & FUND SPONSOR

None of the Merlyn.AI SectorSurfer Momentum ETF (Ticker: DUDE), Merlyn.AI Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter ETF (Ticker: WIZ), the Merlyn.AI Best-of-Breed Core Momentum ETF (Ticker: BOB), nor the Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF (Ticker: SNUG) is offered or sold by Merlyn.AI Corporation or any of its affiliates, licensors, or contractors (the “Merlyn Parties”) nor do any of the Merlyn Parties offer any express or implicit guarantee, warranty, or assurance either with regard to the results of using the MAI SectorSurfer Momentum Index, the MAI Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter Index, the MAI Best-of-Breed Core Momentum Index, or the MAI Tactical Growth and Income Index (each, an “Index”) or an Index Price at any time or in any other respect. Each Index is calculated and published by SumGrowth Strategies, LLC (“SumGrowth Strategies”) which has granted Merlyn an exclusive license for marketing and distribution purposes of the Index. The Merlyn Parties have entered an agreement with the Funds’ adviser to sponsor the Funds. The Merlyn Parties use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that each Index is calculated correctly. None of the Merlyn Parties shall be liable for any error, omission, inaccuracy, incompleteness, delay, or interruption in an Index or any data related thereto or have any obligation to point out errors in an Index to any person. Neither publication of an Index by the Merlyn Parties nor the licensing of an Index or Index trademark(s) for the purpose of use in connection with a Fund constitutes a recommendation by any of the Merlyn Parties to invest in a Fund. “SectorSurfer,” “Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter,” “Best of Breed Core Momentum,” and “Tactical Growth and Income” are trademarks of SumGrowth Strategies.

The portion of each Fund’s Bull/Bear Indicator that seeks to identify protracted “Bear” markets relies on price-trend, market momentum, and value sentiment metrics is trademarked as StormGuard^TM by SumGrowth Strategies. Similarly, the portion of each Fund’s Bull/Bear Indicator that seeks assess the risk of sharp, deep downwards market movements utilizes market volatility metrics is trademarked as SwanGuard^TM by SumGrowth Strategies.

The Adviser has entered into a fund sponsorship agreement with Merlyn.AI Corporation (“Sponsor”). Under this arrangement, the Sponsor has agreed to provide financial support to the Funds (as described below) and, in turn, the Adviser has agreed to share with the Sponsor a portion of profits, if any, generated by each Fund’s Advisory Fee (also as described below). Every month, each Fund’s Advisory Fee, which is a unitary management fee, is calculated and paid to the Adviser.

If the amount of the unitary management fee exceeds that Fund’s operating expenses and the Adviser-retained amount, the Adviser pays the net total to the Sponsor. The amount paid to the Sponsor represents both the index licensing fee and any remaining profits from the Advisory Fee. During months where there are no profits or the funds are not sufficient to cover the entire index licensing fee, the index licensing fee is automatically waived.

If the amount of the unitary management fee is less than a Fund’s operating expenses and the Adviser-retained amount, the Sponsor is obligated to reimburse the Adviser for the shortfall.

The foregoing calculations are done on a Fund-by-Fund basis, but the amounts due or owed between the parties are aggregated and netted.

Approval of Advisory Agreements

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement with respect to Merlyn.AI Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter ETF and Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF is available in the Funds’ annual report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021. Likewise, a discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement with respect to Merlyn.AI Best-of-Breed Core Momentum ETF and Merlyn.AI SectorSurfer Momentum ETF is available in the Funds’ semi-annual report for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2021.

Other Service Providers

Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units (defined above) for the Funds on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares.

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, is the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the Funds.

U.S. Bank National Association is the custodian for the Funds.

Practus, LLC, 11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310, Leawood, Kansas 66211, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

Spicer Jeffries LLP, 4601 DTC Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80237, serves as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Funds.

The Exchanges

Shares of the Funds are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by and of the Exchanges: The Nasdaq Stock Market (Merlyn.AI Bull-Rider Bear-Fighter ETF and Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF), and CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc. (Merlyn.AI Best-of-Breed Core Momentum ETF and Merlyn.AI SectorSurfer Momentum ETF). None of the Exchanges is responsible for, nor has it participated, in the determination of the timing of, prices of, or quantities of Shares of a Fund to be issued, nor in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Shares are redeemable. None of the Exchanges any obligation or liability to owners of the Shares of the Funds in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Shares of the Funds. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any of the Exchanges have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

Buying and Selling Fund Shares

Shares will be issued or redeemed by each Fund at NAV per Share only in Creation Units of 10,000 Shares. Creation Units are generally issued and redeemed only in-kind for securities although a portion may be in cash.

Shares will trade on the secondary market, however, which is where most retail investors will buy and sell Shares. It is expected that only a limited number of institutional investors, called Authorized Participants or “APs,” will purchase and redeem Shares directly from the Funds. APs may acquire Shares directly from the Funds, and APs may tender their Shares for redemption directly to the Funds, at NAV per Share only in large blocks, or Creation Units. Purchases and redemptions directly with the Funds must follow the Funds’ procedures, which are described in the SAI.

Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable with the Funds.

Buying and Selling Shares on the Secondary Market

Most investors will buy and sell Shares in secondary market transactions through brokers and, therefore, must have a brokerage account to buy and sell Shares. Shares can be bought or sold through your broker throughout the trading day like shares of any publicly traded issuer. The Trust does not impose any redemption fees or restrictions on redemptions of Shares in the secondary market. When buying or selling Shares through a broker, you will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges, and you may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered prices in the secondary market for Shares. The price at which you buy or sell Shares (i.e., the market price) may be more or less than the NAV of the Shares. Unless imposed by your broker, there is no minimum dollar amount you must invest in a Fund and no minimum number of Shares you must buy.

Shares of each of Fund will be listed on the Exchange under the following symbols:

The Exchanges are generally open Monday through Friday and is closed for weekends and the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

For information about buying and selling Shares on an Exchange or in the secondary markets, please contact your broker or dealer.

Book Entry. Shares are held in book entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), or its nominee, will be the registered owner of all outstanding Shares of the Funds and is recognized as the owner of all Shares. Participants in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of Shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates or to have Shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a registered owner of Shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of Shares, you must rely on the procedures of DTC and its participants. These procedures are the same as those that apply to any stocks that you hold in book entry or “street name” through your brokerage account. Your account information will be maintained by your broker, which will provide you with account statements, confirmations of your purchases and sales of Shares, and tax information. Your broker also will be responsible for distributing income dividends and capital gain distributions and for ensuring that you receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds.

Share Trading Prices. The trading prices of a Fund’s Shares may differ from the Fund’s daily NAV and can be affected by market forces of supply and demand for the Fund’s Shares, the prices of the Fund’s portfolio securities, economic conditions and other factors.

The Exchange through the facilities of the Consolidated Tape Association or another market information provider intends to disseminate the approximate value of each Fund’s portfolio every fifteen seconds during regular U.S. trading hours. This approximate value should not be viewed as a “real-time” update of the NAV of a Fund because the approximate value may not be calculated in the same manner as the NAV, which is computed once a day. The quotations for certain investments may not be updated during U.S. trading hours if such holdings do not trade in the U.S., except such quotations may be updated to reflect currency fluctuations. The Funds are not involved in, or responsible for, the calculation or dissemination of the approximate values and make no warranty as to the accuracy of these values.

Continuous Offering. The method by which Creation Units of Shares are created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units of Shares are issued and sold by a Fund on an ongoing basis, a “distribution,” as such term is used in the Securities Act, may occur at any point. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery requirements and liability provisions of the Securities Act. For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with the Distributor, breaks them down into constituent Shares and sells the Shares directly to customers or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for Shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a characterization as an underwriter.

Broker-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting transactions in Shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of Shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). As a result, broker-dealer firms should note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted with engaging in ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with the Shares that are part of an overallotment within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act. For delivery of prospectuses to exchange members, the prospectus delivery mechanism of Rule 153 under the Securities Act is only available with respect to transactions on a national exchange.

Active Investors and Market Timing

The Board has evaluated the risks of market timing activities by the Funds’ shareholders. The Board noted that the Funds’ Shares can be purchased and redeemed directly from a Fund only in Creation Units by APs and that the vast majority of trading in the Funds’ Shares occurs on the secondary market. Because the secondary market trades do not directly involve the Funds, it is unlikely those trades would cause the harmful effects of market timing, including dilution, disruption of portfolio management, increases in the Funds’ trading costs and the realization of capital gains. With regard to the purchase or redemption of Creation Units directly with a Fund, to the extent effected in-kind (i.e., for securities), the Board noted that those trades do not cause the harmful effects (as previously noted) that may result from frequent cash trades. To the extent trades are effected in whole or in part in cash, the Board noted that those trades could result in dilution to a Fund and increased transaction costs, which could negatively impact a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective, although in certain circumstances (e.g., in conjunction with a rebalance of a Fund’s underlying index), such trades may benefit Fund shareholders by increasing the tax efficiency of a Fund. The Board also noted that direct trading by APs is critical to ensuring that a Fund’s Shares trade at or close to NAV. In addition, the Funds may impose transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of Shares to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by a Fund in effecting trades. Given this structure, the Board determined that it is not necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter market timing of the Funds’ Shares.

Distribution and Service Plan

Each Fund has adopted the Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under the Plan, a Fund may be authorized to pay distribution fees of up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to the Distributor and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services (“Service Providers”). As of the date of this Prospectus, the maximum amount payable under the Plan is set at 0% until further action by the Board. In the event 12b-1 fees are charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in a Fund because they would be paid on an ongoing basis.

Net Asset Value

The NAV of Shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time.

Each Fund calculates its NAV per Share by:

If you buy or sell Shares on the secondary market, you will pay or receive the market price, which may be higher or lower than NAV. Your transaction will be priced at NAV only if you purchase or redeem your Shares in Creation Units.

Equity securities that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on the NASDAQ Global Market^® (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Securities traded on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If, on a particular day, an exchange-traded or NASDAQ security does not trade, then the most recent quoted bid for exchange traded or the mean between the most recent quoted bid and ask price for NASDAQ securities will be used. Equity securities that are not traded on a listed exchange are generally valued at the last sale price in the over-the-counter market. If a nonexchange traded security does not trade on a particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used.

Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable net asset value, with the exception of exchange-traded open-end investment companies which are priced as equity securities.

If a market price is not readily available or is deemed not to reflect market value, the relevant Fund will determine the price of the security held by it based on a determination of the security’s fair value pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board. Fair valuation may have the effect of reducing stale pricing arbitrage opportunities presented by the pricing of Shares. However, when a Fund uses fair valuation to price securities, it may value those securities higher or lower than another fund would have priced the security. Also, the use of fair valuation may cause the Shares’ NAV performance to diverge from the Shares’ market price and from the performance of various benchmarks used to compare a Fund’s performance because benchmarks generally do not use fair valuation techniques. Because of the judgment involved in fair valuation decisions, there can be no assurance that the value ascribed to a particular security is accurate.

Fund Website and Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

The Trust maintains a website for the Funds at www.MerlynETFs.com. Among other things, the website includes this Prospectus and the SAI, and will include the Funds’ holdings, the Funds’ last annual and semi-annual reports (when available). The website will show each Fund’s daily NAV per share, market price, and premium or discount, each as of the prior business day. The website will also show the extent and frequency of each Fund’s premiums and discounts. Further, the website will include each Fund’s median bid-ask spread over the most recent thirty calendar days.

Each day a Fund is open for business, the Trust publicly disseminates each Fund’s full portfolio holdings as of the close of the previous day through its website at www.merlynetfs.com. A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings is available in the Funds’ SAI.

Investments by Other Investment Companies

For purposes of the Investment Company Act, Shares are issued by a registered investment company and purchases of such Shares by registered investment companies and companies relying on Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act are subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act, except as permitted by Rule 6c-11, Rule 12d1-4, or an exemptive order of the SEC.

Dividends, Distributions, and Taxes

As with any investment, you should consider how your investment in Shares will be taxed. The tax information in this Prospectus is provided as general information. You should consult your own tax professional about the tax consequences of an investment in Shares.

Unless your investment in Shares is made through a tax-exempt entity or tax-deferred retirement account, such as an IRA plan, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when:

Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and Distributions. Each Fund has elected and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As regulated investment companies, each Fund generally pays no federal income tax on the income and gains it distributes to you. Each Fund expects to declare and to distribute its net investment income, if any, to shareholders as dividends annually. Each Fund will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Each Fund may distribute such income dividends and capital gains more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on the relevant Fund. The amount of any distribution will vary, and there is no guarantee a Fund will pay either an income dividend or a capital gains distribution. Distributions may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Shares only if the broker through whom you purchased Shares makes such option available.

Avoid “Buying a Dividend.” At the time you purchase Shares of a Fund, the Fund’s NAV may reflect undistributed income, undistributed capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of portfolio securities held by the Fund. For taxable investors, a subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying Shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.”

Taxes

Tax Considerations. Each Fund expects, based on its investment objective and strategies, that its distributions, if any, will be taxable as ordinary income, capital gain, or some combination of both. This is true whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Shares or receive them in cash. For federal income tax purposes, Fund distributions of short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income. Fund distributions of long-term capital gains are taxable to you as long-term capital gain no matter how long you have owned your Shares. A portion of income dividends reported by each Fund may be qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates provided certain holding period requirements are met.

Taxes on Sales of Shares. A sale or exchange of Shares is a taxable event and, accordingly, a capital gain or loss will generally be recognized. Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Shares generally is treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than one year and as short-term capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for one year or less. The ability to deduct capital losses may be limited.

Medicare Tax. An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid with, your federal income tax return.

Backup Withholding. By law, if you do not provide the Funds with your proper taxpayer identification number and certain required certifications, you may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of income, capital gains or proceeds from the sale of your Shares. The Funds also must withhold if the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) instructs it to do so. When withholding is required, the amount will be 24% of any distributions or proceeds paid.

State and Local Taxes. Fund distributions and gains from the sale or exchange of your Shares generally are subject to state and local taxes.

Taxes on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units. An AP who exchanges equity securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time of purchase and the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and the cash amount paid. A person who exchanges Creation Units for equity securities generally will recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the aggregate market value of the securities received and the cash amount received. The IRS, however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position. Persons exchanging securities should consult their own tax advisor with respect to whether the wash sale rules apply and when a loss might be deductible.

Under current federal tax laws, any capital gain or loss realized upon redemption of Creation Units is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than one year and as a short-term capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for one year or less.

If a Fund redeems Creation Units in cash, it may recognize more capital gains than it will if it redeems Creation Units in-kind.

Foreign Tax Credits. If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so, then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be passed through to you as a foreign tax credit.

Non-U.S. Investors. Non-U.S. investors may be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a 30% or lower treaty rate and U.S. estate tax and are subject to special U.S. tax certification requirements to avoid backup withholding and claim any treaty benefits. An exemption from U.S. withholding tax is provided for capital gain dividends paid by a Fund from long-term capital gains, if any. The exemptions from U.S. withholding for interest-related dividends paid by a Fund from its qualified net interest income from U.S. sources and short-term capital gain dividends have expired for taxable years of a Fund that begin on or after January 1, 2014. It is unclear as of the date of this prospectus whether Congress will reinstate the exemptions for interest-related and short-term capital gain dividends or, if reinstated, whether such exemptions would have retroactive effect. However, notwithstanding such exemptions from U.S. withholding at the source, any such dividends and distributions of income and capital gains will be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 24% if you fail to properly certify that you are not a U.S. person.

Other Reporting and Withholding Requirements. Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), each Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on (a) income dividends paid by the Fund, and (b) certain capital gain distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Shares paid by the Fund, to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive new reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts. Each Fund may disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status under FATCA.

Possible Tax Law Changes. At the time that this prospectus is being prepared, various administrative and legislative changes to the federal tax laws are under consideration, but it is not possible at this time to determine whether any of these changes will be made or what the changes might entail.

This discussion of “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes” is not intended or written to be used as tax advice. Because everyone’s tax situation is unique, you should consult your tax professional about federal, state, local or foreign tax consequences before making an investment in the Funds.

Financial Highlights

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the Funds’ financial performance for the period of each Fund’s operations. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have gained (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from the financial statements audited by Spicer Jeffries LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Funds’ financial statements, is included in the Funds’ Annual Report, which is available upon request.

MERLYN.AI ETFs

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

September 30, 2021

If you would like more information about the Funds and the Trust, the following documents are available free, upon request:

Annual/Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders

Additional information about the Funds will be in their annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders, when available. The annual report will explain the market conditions and investment strategies affecting each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

Statement of Additional Information

The SAI dated January 31, 2022 which contains more details about the Funds, is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Prospectus, which means that it is legally part of this Prospectus.

To receive a free copy of the latest annual or semi-annual report, when available, or the SAI, or to request additional information about the Funds, please contact us as follows:

Paper Copies

Please note that paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports will generally not be sent, unless you specifically request paper copies of the Funds’ reports from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

You may elect to receive all future Fund reports in paper free of charge. Please contact your financial intermediary to inform them that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of Fund shareholder reports and for details about whether your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

Information Provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission

Information about the Funds, including their reports and the SAI, has been filed with the SEC. It can be reviewed on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s internet site (http://www.sec.gov). You can also request copies of these materials, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the SEC’s e-mail address ([email protected]) or by calling the SEC at (202) 551-8090.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-22961.