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MANAGER
DIRECTED PORTFOLIOS
Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund
Institutional
Shares (HRSMX)
Investor
Shares (HRSRX)
Retirement
Shares (HRSIX)
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund
Institutional
Shares (HRIOX)
Investor
Shares (not
currently offered)
Retirement
Shares (HRITX)
615
East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
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STATEMENT
OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
October 31,
2022 |
This
Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) provides general information about
the Hood River Small‑Cap Growth Fund and the Hood River International
Opportunity Fund (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), each a series
of Manager Directed Portfolios (the “Trust”). This SAI is not a prospectus and
should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ current prospectus, dated
October 31, 2022 (the “Prospectus”), as supplemented and amended from time
to time.
The
financial statements of the Funds for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022,
included in the Annual
Report
to shareholders and the report dated August 29, 2022 of BBD, LLP, the
independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds, related thereto are
incorporated into this SAI by reference. No other parts of the Annual Report are
incorporated herein by reference.
To
obtain a copy of the Prospectus and/or the annual and semi-annual shareholder
reports, free of charge, please write to the Funds at 615 East Michigan Street,
Third Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53202, or call toll-free (800) 497-2960, or on the
website of the Funds at www.hoodrivercapital.com.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Each
Fund is a mutual fund that is a diversified, separate series of Manager Directed
Portfolios (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered as an open-end management
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“1940 Act”). The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 4,
2006. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the
“Board”) to establish series of shares, each of which constitutes a series
separate and distinct from the shares of the other series. The Funds have
established Institutional Shares, Investor Shares, and Retirement Shares.
Investor Shares of the Hood River International Opportunity Fund are not
currently offered for sale.
The
Hood River Small‑Cap Growth Fund began operations as a series of WT Mutual Fund,
a separate Delaware statutory trust. In connection with a reorganization that
was completed on February 2, 2007, the Fund received all of the assets and
liabilities of the Roxbury Small-Cap Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a
series of WT Mutual Fund.
Institutional
Shares of the Predecessor Fund commenced operations on January 2, 2003. The
Institutional Shares of the Hood River Small‑Cap Growth Fund have adopted the
accounting and performance history of the Predecessor Fund, for periods prior to
the completion of the reorganization mentioned above.
Prior
to July 1, 2005, the Predecessor Fund operated as a feeder fund in a
master-feeder structure pursuant to which the Predecessor Fund invested in a
corresponding “master series” of WT Investment Trust I (the “Master Trust”),
which invested directly in investment securities. The investment objective,
strategies, policies, and limitations of the master series were identical to the
Small-Cap Growth Fund.
Roxbury
Capital Management, LLC (“Roxbury”) served as the primary investment adviser to
the Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund from its inception (January 2, 2003) to
January 20, 2015. In 2013, Roxbury’s Small-Cap Growth Investment Team formed
Hood River Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and Hood River Capital
Management LLC became the Fund’s sub-adviser effective May 30,
2013. Effective January 20, 2015, the Adviser replaced Roxbury as the
primary investment adviser to the Fund. Effective April 9, 2015, the Fund
changed its name from the Roxbury/Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund to the Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund.
The
following information supplements the information concerning the Funds’
investment objectives, policies and limitations found in the Prospectus.
Investment
Objectives
Hood
River Small‑Cap Growth Fund
The
Fund seeks superior long-term growth of capital. The Fund’s investment objective
may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Under
normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus
any borrowings for investment purposes in securities of companies with market
capitalizations, at the time of purchase, consistent with the capitalization
ranges of small-cap companies. The Fund considers small-cap companies to be
those companies that make up the S&P SmallCap 600®
and Russell 2000®
Growth Indices. The foregoing investment policy may be changed upon 60 days’
written notice to shareholders. The Fund may include in its 80% calculation
derivative instruments that are tied economically to small-cap
companies.
As
a non-fundamental policy, no more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets may at any
time be committed or exposed to derivative strategies, which includes options
and futures contracts. The value of such
derivative
instruments will be counted toward the Fund’s 80% policy discussed above to the
extent they have economic characteristics similar to the securities included
within that policy. For purposes of the Fund’s 80% policy discussed above, (1)
options held by the Fund will be calculated based on the most recent sale price
rather than the notional value of such options, and (2) futures contracts will
be calculated based on the most recent settlement price. The Fund may invest in
such instruments for a number of reasons, including for hedging purposes, risk
management or other fund management purposes consistent with the Fund’s
objective.
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund
The
Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund’s investment objective may be
changed without the approval of the Fund’s shareholders upon approval by the
Board and 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.
Diversification
Status
Each
Fund is diversified. Under applicable federal laws, to qualify as a diversified
fund, a Fund, with respect to 75% of its total assets, may not invest more than
5% of its total assets in any one issuer and may not hold more than 10% of the
voting securities of any one such issuer. The remaining 25% of a Fund’s total
assets does not need to be “diversified” and may be invested in securities of a
single issuer, subject to other applicable laws. The diversification of a Fund’s
holdings is measured at the time a Fund purchases a security. However, if a Fund
purchases a security and holds it for a period of time, the security may become
a larger percentage of a Fund’s total assets due to movements in the financial
markets. If the market affects several securities held by a Fund, a Fund may
have a greater percentage of its assets invested in securities of fewer issuers.
A Fund’s classification as a diversified fund is a fundamental policy, and
cannot be changed without the prior approval of the Fund’s shareholders, as
described under “Investment Limitations,” below.
General
Market Risks
U.S.
and international markets have experienced significant volatility in recent
years. The securities markets have experienced reduced liquidity, price
volatility, credit downgrades, increased likelihood of default and valuation
difficulties, all of which may increase the risk of investing in securities held
by a Fund.
Market
and Regulatory Risk.
Events in the financial markets and economy may cause volatility and uncertainty
and affect performance. Such adverse effect on performance could include a
decline in the value and liquidity of securities held by a Fund, unusually high
and unanticipated levels of redemptions, an increase in portfolio turnover, a
decrease in net asset value (“NAV”), and an increase in Fund expenses. It may
also be unusually difficult to identify both investment risks and opportunities,
in which case investment objectives may not be met. Market events may affect a
single issuer, industry, sector, or the market as a whole. Traditionally liquid
investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. During a general
downturn in the financial markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value
and a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the
securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests. It is impossible to
predict whether or for how long such market events will continue, particularly
if they are unprecedented, unforeseen or widespread events or conditions.
Therefore, it is important to understand that the value of your investment may
fall, sometimes sharply and for extended periods, and you could lose
money.
Governmental
and regulatory actions, including tax law changes, may also impair portfolio
management and have unexpected or adverse consequences on particular markets,
strategies, or investments. Policy and legislative changes in the United States
and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation and
may in some instances contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility
in the
financial
markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical
implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. In
addition, economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming
increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not a Fund invests in
securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries
experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of a
Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
Cash
Management.
Under normal market conditions, a Fund will, invest no more than 15% of its
total assets in cash and cash equivalents including high-quality money market
instruments and money market funds in order to manage cash flow. Certain types
of these instruments are described below. This percentage restriction does not
include any cash collateral holdings relating to a Fund’s securities lending
arrangements.
Money
Market Funds.
Each Fund may invest in the securities of money market funds, within the limits
prescribed by the 1940 Act.
U.S.
Government Obligations.
Each Fund may invest in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Although not all obligations of
agencies and instrumentalities are direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, the
U.S. Government may provide support for payment of the interest and principal on
these obligations directly or indirectly. This support can range from securities
supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. (for example, securities of
the Government National Mortgage Association or “Ginnie Mae” securities), to
securities that are supported solely or primarily by the creditworthiness of the
issuer, such as securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association
(“Fannie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), the
Tennessee Valley Authority, Federal Farm Credit Banks and the Federal Home Loan
Banks (“FHLBs”). In the case of obligations not backed by the full faith and
credit of the U.S., a Fund must look principally to the agency or
instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment
and may not be able to assert a claim against the U.S. itself in the event the
agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitments. Whether backed by full
faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury or not, U.S. Government obligations are
not guaranteed against price movements due to fluctuating interest
rates.
Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed into conservatorship by the Federal
Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), an independent regulator, in 2008, and FHFA
succeeded to all of their rights, titles, powers, and privileges. At the time
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in conservatorship, the U.S. Treasury
established preferred stock purchase agreements pursuant to which the U.S.
Treasury will contribute cash capital to maintain a positive net worth in each
enterprise. These agreements were amended in December 2009 to permit the U.S.
Treasury’s funding commitment to increase as necessary to accommodate any
cumulative reduction in net worth of the enterprises for a three-year period.
FHFA has the right to transfer or sell any asset or liability of Fannie Mae or
Freddie Mac without any approval, assignment or consent, although FHFA has
stated that it has no present intention to do so. In addition, holders of
mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may not enforce
certain rights related to such securities against FHFA, or the enforcement of
such rights may be delayed, during the conservatorship. If the conservatorship
is terminated, these obligations will no longer have the protection of the U.S.
Treasury.
Commercial
Paper.
Each Fund may invest in commercial paper. Commercial paper consists of
short-term (up to 270 days) unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations in
order to finance their current operations. Each Fund may invest only in
commercial paper rated A-1 or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service
(“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or if not rated,
determined by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality.
Bank
Obligations.
Each Fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of major banks,
including certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances of
major U.S. and foreign banks
and
their branches located outside of the U.S., of U.S. branches of foreign banks,
of foreign branches of foreign banks, of U.S. agencies of foreign banks and of
wholly-owned banking subsidiaries of such foreign banks located in the U.S.
Obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and U.S. branches of wholly-owned
subsidiaries of foreign banks may be general obligations of the parent bank, or
the issuing branch or subsidiary, or both, or may be limited by the terms of a
specific obligation or by government regulation. Because such obligations are
issued by foreign entities, they are subject to the risks of foreign investing.
A brief description of some typical types of bank obligations
follows:
•Bankers’
Acceptances.
Bankers’ acceptances are credit instruments evidencing the obligation of a bank
to pay a draft that has been drawn on it by a customer. These instruments
reflect the obligation of both the bank and the drawer to pay the face amount of
the instrument upon maturity.
•Certificates
of Deposit.
Certificates of deposit are certificates evidencing the indebtedness of a
commercial bank to repay funds deposited with it for a definite period of time
(usually from 14 days to one year) at a stated or variable interest rate.
Variable rate certificates of deposit provide that the interest rate will
fluctuate on designated dates based on changes in a designated base rate (such
as the composite rate for certificates of deposit established by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York).
•Time
Deposits.
Time deposits are bank deposits for fixed periods of time.
Convertible
Securities.
Convertible securities have characteristics similar to both fixed income and
equity securities. Because of the conversion feature, the market value of
convertible securities tends to move together with the market value of the
underlying stock. As a result, a Fund’s selection of convertible securities is
based, to a great extent, on the potential for capital appreciation that may
exist in the underlying stock. The value of convertible securities is also
affected by prevailing interest rates, the credit quality of the issuers and any
call provisions.
Each
Fund may invest in convertible securities that are rated, at the time of
purchase, in the three highest rating categories by a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) such as Moody’s or S&P, or if
unrated, are determined by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality
(see “Appendix A - Description of Ratings”). Ratings represent the rating
agency’s opinion regarding the quality of the security and are not a guarantee
of quality. Should the rating of a security be downgraded subsequent to a Fund’s
purchase of the security, the investment adviser will determine whether it is in
the best interest of such Fund to retain the security.
Debt
Securities.
Debt securities represent money borrowed that obligates the issuer (e.g.,
a corporation, municipality, government, government agency) to repay the
borrowed amount at maturity (when the obligation is due and payable) and usually
to pay the holder interest at specific times.
The
value of debt securities may be affected significantly by changes in interest
rates. Generally, when interest rates rise, a debt security’s value declines and
when interest rates decline, its market value rises. Generally, the longer a
debt security’s maturity, the greater the interest rate risk and the higher its
yield. Conversely, the shorter a debt security’s maturity, the lower the
interest rate risk and the lower its yield. Individual debt securities may be
subject to the credit risk of the issuer. The underlying issuer may experience
unanticipated financial problems and may be unable to meet its payment
obligations. Debt securities receiving a lower rating compared to higher rated
debt securities, may have a weakened capacity to make principal and interest
payments due to changes in economic conditions or other adverse circumstances.
Ratings agencies such as Moody’s, Fitch and S&P provide ratings on debt
obligations based on their analyses of information they deem relevant. Ratings
are essentially opinions or judgments of the credit quality of an issuer and may
prove to be inaccurate.
Depositary
Receipts.
American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) as well as other “hybrid” forms of ADRs,
including European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts
(“GDRs”), are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer.
These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an
established market in the U.S. or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in
trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution. The depository bank
may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may
charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest
and corporate actions. ADRs may be available through “sponsored” facilities. A
sponsored facility is established jointly by the issuer of the security
underlying the receipt and a depositary. ADRs are alternatives to directly
purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and
currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated
with investing directly in foreign securities. These risks include foreign
exchange risk as well as the political and economic risks of the underlying
issuer’s country.
Equity
Securities. Equity
securities, such as the common stocks of an issuer, are subject to stock market
fluctuations and therefore may experience volatile changes in value as market
conditions, consumer sentiment or the financial condition of the issuers change.
A decrease in value of the equity securities in a Fund’s portfolio may also
cause the value of Shares to decline.
An
investment in the Funds should be made with an understanding of the risks
inherent in an investment in equity securities, including the risk that the
financial condition of issuers may become impaired or that the general condition
of the stock market may deteriorate (either of which may cause a decrease in the
value of a Fund’s portfolio securities and therefore a decrease in the value of
Shares). Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and
to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence and
perceptions change. These investor perceptions are based on various and
unpredictable factors, including expectations regarding government, economic,
monetary and fiscal policies; inflation and interest rates; economic expansion
or contraction; and global or regional political, economic or banking
crises.
Types
of Equity Securities:
Common
Stocks.
Common stock represents a proportionate share of the ownership of a company and
its value is based on the success of the company’s business, any income paid to
stockholders, the value of its assets, and general market conditions. In
addition to the general risks set forth above, investments in common stocks are
subject to the risk that in the event a company in which a Fund invests is
liquidated, the holders of preferred stock and creditors of that company will be
paid in full before any payments are made to a Fund as a holder of common stock.
It is possible that all assets of that company will be exhausted before any
payments are made to the Funds.
Preferred
Stocks. Preferred
stocks are also units of ownership in a company. Preferred stocks normally have
preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and the liquidation of
the company. However, in all other respects, preferred stocks are subordinated
to the liabilities of the issuer. Unlike common stocks, preferred stocks are
generally not entitled to vote on corporate matters. Types of preferred stocks
include adjustable-rate preferred stock, fixed dividend preferred stock,
perpetual preferred stock, and sinking fund preferred stock.
Generally,
the market values of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no
conversion element vary inversely with interest rates and perceived credit
risk.
Holders
of common stocks incur more risk than holders of preferred stocks and debt
obligations because common stockholders, as owners of the issuer, generally have
inferior rights to receive payments from the issuer in comparison with the
rights of creditors or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks. Further,
unlike debt securities, which typically have a stated principal amount payable
at maturity (whose value, however, is subject to market fluctuations prior
thereto), or preferred stocks, which typically have a
liquidation
preference and which may have stated optional or mandatory redemption
provisions, common stocks have neither a fixed principal amount nor a maturity.
Common stock values are subject to market fluctuations as long as the common
stock remains outstanding.
When-Issued
Securities.
A when-issued security is one whose terms are available and for which a market
exists, but which has not been issued. When a Fund engages in when-issued
transactions, it relies on the other party to consummate the sale. If the other
party fails to complete the sale, a Fund may miss the opportunity to obtain the
security at a favorable price or yield.
When
purchasing a security on a when-issued basis, a Fund assumes the rights and
risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield
changes. At the time of settlement, the value of the security may be more or
less than the purchase price. The yield available in the market when the
delivery takes place also may be higher than those obtained in the transaction
itself. Because a Fund does not pay for the security until the delivery date,
these risks are in addition to the risks associated with its other
investments.
Decisions
to enter into “when-issued” transactions will be considered on a case-by-case
basis when necessary to maintain continuity in a company’s index membership. A
Fund will segregate cash or liquid securities equal in value to commitments for
the when-issued transactions. A Fund will segregate additional liquid assets
daily so that the value of such assets is equal to the amount of the
commitments.
Rights
and Warrants.
A right is a privilege granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to
subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is issued. Rights
normally have a short life of usually two to four weeks, are freely transferable
and entitle the holder to buy the new common stock at a lower price than the
public offering price. Warrants are securities that are usually issued together
with a debt security or preferred stock and that give the holder the right to
buy proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price. Warrants are
freely transferable and are traded on major exchanges. Unlike rights, warrants
normally have a life that is measured in years and entitles the holder to buy
common stock of a company at a price that is usually higher than the market
price at the time the warrant is issued. Corporations often issue warrants to
make the accompanying debt security more attractive.
An
investment in warrants and rights may entail greater risks than certain other
types of investments. Generally, rights and warrants do not carry the right to
receive dividends or exercise voting rights with respect to the underlying
securities, and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer. In
addition, their value does not necessarily change with the value of the
underlying securities, and they cease to have value if they are not exercised on
or before their expiration date. Investing in rights and warrants increases the
potential profit or loss to be realized from the investment as compared with
investing the same amount in the underlying securities.
Small-Capitalization
Companies.
Small-capitalization companies may have narrower markets for their goods and/or
services and may have more limited managerial and financial resources than
larger, more established companies. Furthermore, such companies may have limited
product lines, services, markets, or financial resources or may be dependent on
a small management group. In addition, because these stocks may not be
well-known to the investing public, do not have significant institutional
ownership or are typically followed by fewer security analysts, there will
normally be less publicly available information concerning these securities
compared to what is available for the securities of larger companies. Adverse
publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental
analysis, can decrease the value and liquidity of securities held by a Fund. As
a result, small-capitalization company performance can be more volatile and they
may face greater risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility
of a Fund’s portfolio.
Derivatives.
Generally derivative securities are investments that derive their value on the
value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Examples of derivatives
the Funds may invest in are discussed
further
below. All derivative investments are subject to a number of risks such as
liquidity, operational, counterparty, accounting and tax risks. The use of
derivatives is a highly specialized investment activity. The use of derivatives
may expose the Funds to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it
invested directly in securities underlying those derivatives. Derivatives can be
volatile, illiquid and difficult to value, and an imperfect correlation may
exist between changes in the value of a derivative held by a Fund and the Fund’s
other investments. These risks may cause the Funds to experience higher losses
than funds that do not use derivatives.
The
Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund may invest in derivative instruments as a
non-principal investment strategy and the Hood River International Opportunity
Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal investment strategy. To the extent
the Funds engage in derivatives transactions, each Fund expects to qualify as a
limited derivatives user under Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which requires a
Fund to comply with a 10% notional exposure-based limit on derivatives
transactions and to adopt written policies and procedures reasonably designed to
manage the Fund’s derivatives risks.
Options
on Securities and Securities Indices (Hood
River Small‑Cap Growth Fund only).
The Fund may purchase call options on securities that the investment adviser
intends to include in the Fund in order to fix the cost of a future purchase or
attempt to enhance return by, for example, participating in an anticipated
increase in the value of a security. The Fund may purchase put options to hedge
against a decline in the market value of securities held in the Fund or in an
attempt to enhance return. The Fund may write (sell) put and covered call
options on securities in which they are authorized to invest. The Fund may also
purchase put and call options, and write put and covered call options on U.S.
securities indices. Stock index options serve to hedge against overall
fluctuations in the securities markets rather than anticipated increases or
decreases in the value of a particular security. Of the percentage of the assets
of the Fund that is invested in equity (or related) securities, the Fund may not
invest more than 10% of such assets in covered call options on securities and/or
options on securities indices.
Futures
and Options on Futures (Hood
River Small‑Cap Growth Fund only).
The
Fund may purchase futures and options on futures. Futures contracts provide for
the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount
of a specific instrument at a specified future time and at a specified price. An
option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a
premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise
price during the term of the option. The Fund may use futures contracts and
related options for: bona fide hedging; attempting to offset changes in the
value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of;
attempting to minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies; attempting to gain
exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or other risk management
purposes.
An
index futures contract is a bilateral agreement pursuant to which two parties
agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to a specified dollar
amount multiplied by the difference between the index value at the close of
trading of the contract and the price at which the futures contract is
originally struck. No physical delivery of the securities comprising the index
is made; generally contracts are closed out prior to the expiration date of the
contract.
When
the Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, or sells an option thereon, the
Fund is required to “cover” its position in order to limit leveraging and
related risks. To cover its position, the Fund may segregate (and mark-to-market
on a daily basis) cash or liquid securities that, when added to any amounts
deposited with a futures commission merchant as margin, are equal to the market
value of the futures contract or otherwise “cover” its position in a manner
consistent with the 1940 Act or the rules and U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) interpretations thereunder. The segregated account functions
as a practical limit on the amount of leverage which the Fund may undertake and
on the potential increase in the speculative character of the Fund’s outstanding
portfolio securities. Additionally,
such
segregated accounts will generally assure the availability of adequate funds to
meet the obligations of the Fund arising from such investment
activities.
The
Fund may also cover its long position in a futures contract by purchasing a put
option on the same futures contract with a strike price (i.e.,
an exercise price) as high or higher than the price of the futures contract. In
the alternative, if the strike price of the put is less than the price of the
futures contract, the Fund will segregate cash or liquid securities equal in
value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the
futures contract. The Fund may also cover its long position in a futures
contract by taking a short position in the instruments underlying the futures
contract, or by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected
to move relatively consistently with the futures contract. The Fund may cover
its short position in a futures contract by taking a long position in the
instruments underlying the futures contracts, or by taking positions in
instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with
the futures contract.
The
Fund may cover its sale of a call option on a futures contract by taking a long
position in the underlying futures contract at a price less than or equal to the
strike price of the call option. In the alternative, if the long position in the
underlying futures contract is established at a price greater than the strike
price of the written (sold) call, the Fund will maintain in a segregated account
cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike
price of the call and the price of the futures contract. The Fund may also cover
its sale of a call option by taking positions in instruments with prices which
are expected to move relatively consistently with the call option. The Fund may
cover its sale of a put option on a futures contract by taking a short position
in the underlying futures contract at a price greater than or equal to the
strike price of the put option, or, if the short position in the underlying
futures contract is established at a price less than the strike price of the
written put, the Fund will maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid
securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put
and the price of the futures contract. The Fund may also cover its sale of a put
option by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move
relatively consistently with the put option.
There
are significant risks associated with a Fund’s use of futures contracts and
related options, including the following: (1) the success of a hedging strategy
may depend on the adviser’s ability to predict movements in the prices of
individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates;
(2) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market
value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures and options
on futures; (3) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures
contract or option; (4) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an
exchange; and (5) government regulations may restrict trading in futures
contracts and options on futures. In addition, some strategies reduce a Fund’s
exposure to price fluctuations, while others tend to increase its market
exposure. Future contracts and options may not always be successful hedges and
using them could lower the Fund’s total return. The potential loss from the use
of futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such
contracts.
Forward
Contracts (Hood
River International Opportunity Fund only).
A forward contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific security,
currency or other instrument for an agreed price at a future date that is
individually negotiated and privately traded by traders and their customers. In
contrast to contracts traded on an exchange (such as futures contracts), forward
contracts are not guaranteed by any exchange or clearinghouse and are subject to
the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the trade. Forward contracts are not
always standardized and are frequently the subject of individual negotiation
between the parties involved.
Because
there is no clearinghouse system applicable to forward contracts, there is no
direct means of offsetting a forward contract by purchase of an offsetting
position on the same exchange. Absent contractual termination rights, the Fund
may not be able to terminate a forward contract at a price and
time
that it desires. In such event, the Fund will remain subject to counterparty
risk with respect to the forward contract, even if the Fund enters into an
offsetting forward contract with the same, or a different, counterparty. If a
counterparty defaults, the Fund may lose money on the transaction.
Depending
on the asset underlying the forward contract, forward transactions can be
influenced by, among other things, changing supply and demand relationships,
government commercial and trade programs and policies, national and
international political and economic events, weather and climate conditions,
insects and plant disease, purchases and sales by foreign countries and changing
interest rates.
Foreign
Exchange Risk and Currency Transactions (Hood
River International Opportunity Fund only).
The value of foreign assets as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected
favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign currency rates and exchange
control regulations. Currency exchange rates can also be affected unpredictably
by intervention by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or the failure
to intervene, or by currency controls or political developments in the U.S. or
abroad. Foreign currency exchange transactions may be conducted on a spot (i.e.,
cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market
or through entering into derivative currency transactions.
Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are individually
negotiated and privately traded so they are dependent upon the creditworthiness
of the counterparty. When the Adviser believes that the currency of a particular
foreign country may suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar, it may
enter into a forward contract to sell, for a fixed amount of dollars, the amount
of foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of the securities
held that are denominated in such foreign currency. The precise matching of the
forward contract amounts and the value of the securities involved will not
generally be possible. In addition, it may not be possible to hedge against
long-term currency changes. Cross-hedging may be used by using forward contracts
in one currency (or basket of currencies) to hedge against fluctuations in the
value of securities denominated in a different currency. Use of a different
foreign currency magnifies exposure to foreign currency exchange rate
fluctuations. Forward contracts may also be used to shift exposure to foreign
currency exchange rate changes from one currency to another. Short-term hedging
provides a means of fixing the dollar value of only a portion of portfolio
assets.
Currency
transactions are subject to the risk of a number of complex political and
economic factors applicable to the countries issuing the underlying currencies.
Furthermore, unlike trading in most other types of instruments, there is no
systematic reporting of last sale information with respect to the foreign
currencies underlying the derivative currency transactions. As a result,
available information may not be complete. In an OTC trading environment, there
are no daily price fluctuation limits. There may be no liquid secondary market
to close out forward contracts entered into, until their exercise, expiration or
maturity. There is also the risk of default by, or the bankruptcy of, the
financial institution serving as a counterparty.
Hedging
Strategies.
The Funds may engage in certain hedging strategies that involve options, futures
and forward contracts. The Funds may engage in transactions in futures contracts
and related options only to the extent such transactions are consistent with the
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) for
maintaining its qualifications as a regulated investment company for federal
income tax purposes. Under rules adopted by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (“CFTC”), the adviser of an investment company is subject to
registration with the CFTC as a “commodity pool operator” (“CPO”) under the
Commodity Exchange Act if the investment company is unable to comply with
certain trading and marketing limitations.
With
respect to investments in swap transactions, commodity futures, commodity
options or certain other derivatives used for purposes other than bona
fide
hedging purposes, an investment company must meet one of the following tests
under the amended regulations in order to claim an exemption from being
considered
a “commodity pool” or a CPO. First, the aggregate initial margin and premiums
required to establish an investment company’s positions in such investments may
not exceed five percent (5%) of the liquidation value of the investment
company’s portfolio (after accounting for unrealized profits and unrealized
losses on any such investments). Alternatively, the aggregate net notional value
of such instruments, determined at the time of the most recent position
established, may not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the liquidation value
of the investment company’s portfolio (after accounting for unrealized profits
and unrealized losses on any such positions). In addition to meeting one of the
foregoing trading limitations, the investment company may not market itself as a
commodity pool or otherwise as a vehicle for trading in the commodity futures,
commodity options or swaps and derivatives markets. In the event that an
investment adviser was required to register as a CPO, the disclosure and
operations of the fund would need to comply with all applicable CFTC
regulations. Compliance with these additional registration and regulatory
requirements would increase operational expenses. Other potentially adverse
regulatory initiatives could also develop. If CPO registration is required, the
adviser may avail itself of the CFTC’s rules for CPOs which seek to harmonize
CFTC reporting, disclosure and recordkeeping obligations with overlapping SEC
regulations.
Illiquid
Securities.
Each Fund may not knowingly invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities. An illiquid security is a security which a Fund reasonably expects
cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar
days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market
value of the security. The Adviser makes the day-to-day determinations of
liquidity pursuant to the Funds’ liquidity risk management program, monitors the
liquidity of securities held by the Funds and reports periodically on each
Fund’s liquidity to the Board. If the limitations on illiquid securities are
exceeded, other than by a change in market values, the condition will be
reported by the Adviser to the Board. Illiquid securities include securities
issued by private companies and restricted securities (securities where the
disposition of which is restricted under the federal securities laws). Rule 144A
securities may be treated as liquid securities if they meet the criteria in the
Funds’ liquidity risk management program. External market conditions may impact
the liquidity of portfolio securities and may cause a Fund to sell or divest
certain illiquid securities in order to comply with its limitation on holding
illiquid securities, which may result in realized losses to such
Fund.
Restricted
Securities. Restricted
securities may be sold only in privately negotiated transactions or in a public
offering with respect to which a registration statement is in effect under the
Securities Act. Where registration is required, a Fund may be obligated to pay
all or part of the registration expenses and a considerable period may elapse
between the time of the decision to sell a security and the time a Fund may be
permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If,
during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, a Fund might
obtain a less favorable price than that which prevailed when it decided to sell.
Restricted securities will be priced at fair value as determined in good faith
by the Adviser as the Funds’ Valuation Designee (defined herein). If, through
the appreciation of restricted securities or the depreciation of unrestricted
securities, a Fund should be in a position where more than 15% of the value of
its net assets are invested in illiquid securities, including restricted
securities which are not readily marketable, a Fund will take such steps as is
deemed advisable, if any, to protect liquidity.
Initial
Public Offerings.
Each Fund may purchase shares in initial public offerings (“IPOs”). Because IPO
shares frequently are volatile in price, a Fund may hold IPO shares for a very
short period of time. This may increase the turnover of a Fund’s portfolio and
may lead to increased expenses to a Fund, such as brokerage commissions and
transaction costs. By selling shares, a Fund may realize taxable short-term
capital gains that, to the extent not offset by losses, will be distributed to
the shareholders and taxable to them at ordinary income rates. Investing in IPOs
increases risk because IPO shares are frequently volatile
in
price. As a result, their performance can be more volatile and they face greater
risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility of a Fund’s
portfolio.
Investment
Company Securities and Exchange-Traded Funds.
Each Fund may invest in investment company securities, including exchange-traded
funds (“ETFs”), to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules
thereunder. Generally, a Fund may not purchase shares of an investment company
if (a) such a purchase would cause the Fund to own in the aggregate more than 3%
of the total outstanding voting stock of the investment company, (b) such a
purchase would cause the Fund to have more than 5% of its total assets invested
in the investment company, or (c) more than 10% of the Fund’s total assets would
be invested in investment companies. As a shareholder in an investment company,
the Fund would bear its pro rata portion of the investment company’s expenses,
including advisory fees, in addition to its own expenses. Although the 1940 Act
restricts investments by registered investment companies in the securities of
other investment companies, including ETFs, registered investment companies may
be permitted to invest in certain investment companies beyond the limits set
forth in Section 12(d)(1) pursuant to the “fund of funds” rules promulgated
thereunder, including Rule 12d1-4. Rule 12d1-4 provides an exemption from
Section 12(d)(1) that allows a registered investment company to invest all of
its assets in other registered investment companies, including ETFs, if the
registered investment company satisfies certain conditions specified in the
rule, including, among other conditions, that the registered investment company
and its advisory group will not control (individually or in the aggregate) an
acquired fund (e.g., hold more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities of
an acquired fund that is a registered open-end management investment
company).
Non-U.S.
Securities.
Each Fund may invest in the securities of non-U.S. issuers (“foreign
securities”) either directly by purchasing securities or indirectly by
purchasing depositary receipts or depositary shares of foreign securities (see
“Depositary Receipts” above). Foreign securities include equity securities
issued by issuers that are primarily traded on a non-U.S. exchange, debt
securities issued by issuers located outside the U.S., and securities issued in
the form of ADRs and EDRs. Direct investments in foreign securities may be made
either on foreign securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets.
Risks
of Investing in Foreign Securities.
Investments in foreign securities involve certain inherent risks, including the
following:
Political
and Economic Factors.
Individual foreign economies of certain countries may differ favorably or
unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national
product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency,
diversification and balance of payments position. The internal policies of
certain foreign countries may not be as stable as those of the United States.
Governments in certain foreign countries also continue to participate to a
significant degree, through ownership interest or regulation, in their
respective economies. Action by these governments could include restrictions on
foreign investment, nationalization, expropriation of goods or imposition of
taxes, and could have a significant effect on market prices of securities and
payment of interest. The economies of many foreign countries are heavily
dependent upon international trade and are accordingly affected by the trade
policies and economic conditions of their trading partners. Enactment by these
trading partners of protectionist trade legislation could have a significant
adverse effect upon the securities markets of such countries.
Currency
Fluctuations.
Each Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies.
Accordingly, a change in the value of any such currency against the U.S. dollar
will result in a corresponding change in the U.S. dollar value of a Fund’s
assets denominated in that currency. Such changes will also affect a Fund’s
income. The value of a Fund’s assets may also be affected significantly by
currency restrictions and exchange control regulations enacted from time to
time.
Market
Characteristics.
Foreign securities in which a Fund invests may be purchased in over-the-counter
markets or on exchanges located in the countries in which the principal offices
of the issuers of the various securities are located, if that is the best
available market. Foreign exchanges and markets may be more volatile than those
in the U.S. While growing in volume, they usually have substantially less volume
than U.S. markets, and a Fund’s foreign securities may be less liquid and more
volatile than U.S. securities. Moreover, settlement practices for transactions
in foreign markets may differ from those in United States markets, and may
include delays beyond periods customary in the United States. Foreign security
trading practices, including those involving securities settlement where Fund
assets may be released prior to receipt of payment or securities may expose a
Fund to increased risk in the event of a failed trade or the insolvency of a
foreign broker-dealer.
Legal
and Regulatory Matters.
Certain foreign countries may have less supervision of securities markets,
brokers and issuers of securities, and less financial information available from
issuers, than is available in the U.S.
Taxes.
The interest and dividends payable on certain of the Funds’ foreign portfolio
securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, thus reducing the net
amount of income available for distribution to Fund shareholders.
Costs.
To the extent that a Fund invests in foreign securities, its expense ratio is
likely to be higher than those of investment companies investing only in
domestic securities, because the cost of maintaining the custody of foreign
securities is higher.
Public
Health Threats.
Various countries throughout the world are vulnerable economically to the impact
of a public health crisis, which could depress consumer demand, reduce economic
output, and potentially lead to market closures, travel restrictions, and
quarantines, all of which would negatively impact the country’s economy and
could affect the economies of its trading partners.
Emerging
Markets.
Some of the securities in which a Fund may invest may be located in developing
or emerging markets and therefore entail additional risks, including less
social, political and economic stability; smaller securities markets and lower
trading volume, which may result in less liquidity and greater price volatility;
national policies that may restrict a Fund’s investment opportunities, including
restrictions on investments in issuers or industries, or expropriation or
confiscation of assets or property; and less developed legal structures
governing private or foreign investment.
In
considering whether to invest in the securities of a foreign company, the
Adviser may consider such factors as the characteristics of the particular
company, differences between economic trends and the performance of securities
markets within the U.S. and those within other countries, and also factors
relating to the general economic, governmental and social conditions of the
country or countries where the company is located. The extent to which a Fund
will be invested in foreign companies and countries and depositary receipts will
fluctuate from time to time, depending on the Adviser’s assessment of prevailing
market, economic and other conditions.
Private
Investments in Public Equity (“PIPEs”).
Each Fund may purchase equity securities in a private placement that are issued
by issuers who have outstanding, publicly traded equity securities of the same
class, or PIPEs. Shares in PIPEs generally are not registered with the SEC until
after a certain time period from the date the private sale is completed. This
restricted period can last many months. Until the public registration process is
completed, PIPEs are restricted as to resale and the portfolios cannot freely
trade the securities. Generally, such restrictions cause the PIPEs to be
illiquid during this time. PIPEs may contain provisions that the issuer will pay
specified financial penalties to the holder if the issuer does not publicly
register the restricted equity securities within a specified period of time, but
there is no assurance that the restricted equity securities will be publicly
registered, or that the registration will remain in effect.
Private
Placements. Each
Fund may invest in private placement securities, which are securities that are
subject to restrictions on resale as a matter of contract or under federal
securities laws. Private placements are often issued by privately held companies
that are not subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC and are not
required to maintain their accounting records in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. Because there may be relatively few potential
purchasers for such securities, a Fund could find it more difficult to sell such
securities, especially under adverse market or economic conditions or in the
event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer. Investors in
a private placement have less protection under the federal securities laws
against improper practices than investors in publicly-traded
securities.
Many
private placement securities are issued by companies that are not required to
file periodic financial reports, leading to challenges in evaluating the
company’s overall business prospects and determining how the investment is
likely to perform over time. Due to the more limited financial information and
lack of publicly available prices, it may be more difficult to determine the
fair value of these securities for purposes of computing a Fund’s NAV.
Securities acquired in private placements generally are classified as illiquid.
Disposing of securities acquired in private placements may involve
time-consuming negotiations and legal expenses, and it may be difficult or
impossible for a Fund to sell the security promptly at an acceptable
price.
Real
Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”).
The Funds may invest in REITs. Equity REITs invest primarily in real property
and earn rental income from leasing those properties. They also may realize
gains or losses from the sale of properties. Equity REITs generally exercise
some degree of control over the operational aspects of their real estate
investments, lease terms and property maintenance and repair. Mortgage REITs
invest primarily in mortgages and similar real estate interests and receive
interest payments from the owners of the mortgaged properties and are paid
interest by the owners of the financed properties. Hybrid REITs invest both in
real property and in mortgages.
A
REIT generally is not taxed on income distributed to its shareholders if it
complies with certain federal income tax requirements relating primarily to its
organization, ownership, assets and income and, further, if it distributes at
least 90 percent of its taxable income to shareholders each year. Consequently,
REITs tend to focus on income-producing real estate investments.
A
Fund’s investments in REITs may be adversely affected by deteriorations of the
real estate rental market, in the case of REITs that primarily own real estate,
or by deteriorations in the creditworthiness of property owners and changes in
interest rates in the case of REITs that primarily hold mortgages. Equity and
mortgage REITs also are dependent upon specialized management skills, may not be
diversified in their holdings and are subject to the risks of financing
projects. REITs also may be subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by
borrowers and self-liquidation. Under certain circumstances, a REIT may fail to
qualify for pass-through tax treatment, which would subject the REIT to federal
income taxes and adversely affect a Fund’s return on its investment in the REIT.
In general, qualified REIT dividends that an investor receives directly from a
REIT are automatically eligible for the 20% qualified business income deduction.
Under final Treasury Regulations, a dividend or part of a dividend paid by a RIC
and reported as a “section 199A dividend” may be treated by the recipient as a
qualified REIT dividend for purposes of the 20% qualified business income
deduction, if certain holding period and other requirements have been satisfied
by the recipient with respect to Fund shares.
Repurchase
Agreements.
Each Fund may invest in repurchase agreements. A repurchase agreement is a
transaction in which a Fund purchases a security from a bank or recognized
securities dealer and simultaneously commits to resell that security to a bank
or dealer at an agreed upon date and price reflecting a market rate of interest,
unrelated to the coupon rate or the maturity of the purchased security. While it
is not possible to eliminate all risks from these transactions (particularly the
possibility of a decline in the market value of the underlying securities, as
well as delays and costs to a Fund if the other
party
to the repurchase agreement defaults), it is the policy of the Funds to limit
repurchase transactions to primary dealers and banks whose creditworthiness has
been reviewed and found satisfactory by the adviser. Repurchase agreements
maturing in more than seven days are considered illiquid for purposes of the
Funds’ investment limitations.
Securities
Lending.
Each Fund may lend securities pursuant to agreements that require that the loans
be continuously secured by collateral equal to 100% of the market value of the
loaned securities. Such collateral consists of cash, securities of the U.S.
Government or its agencies, or any combination of cash and such securities. Such
loans will not be made if, as a result, the aggregate amount of all outstanding
securities loans for a Fund exceeds one-third of the value of the Fund’s total
assets taken at fair market value. A Fund will earn interest on the investment
of the cash collateral in U.S. Government securities, short-term money market
instruments or another approved vehicle. However, a Fund will normally pay
lending fees to such broker-dealers and related expenses from the interest
earned on invested collateral. In addition, such Fund may pay fees to U.S. Bank,
National Association, the Funds’ securities lending agent, and such fees will be
deducted from the Fund’s securities lending revenues. There may be risks of
delay in receiving additional collateral or risks of delay in recovery of the
securities and even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the
securities fail financially. However, loans are made only to borrowers deemed by
the Adviser to be of good standing and when, in the judgment of the Adviser, the
consideration that can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies
the attendant risk. Either party, upon reasonable notice to the other party, may
terminate any loan. See the section titled “Securities Lending” in this SAI for
more information.
Special
Purpose Acquisition Companies.
Each Fund may invest in stock, warrants, and other securities of special purpose
acquisition companies (“SPACs”) or similar special purpose entities that pool
funds to seek potential acquisition opportunities. Unless and until an
acquisition is completed, a SPAC generally invests its assets (less a portion
retained to cover expenses) in U.S. Government securities, money market fund
securities, and cash. If an acquisition that meets the requirements for the SPAC
is not completed within a pre-established period of time, the invested funds are
returned to the entity’s shareholders, less certain permitted expense, and any
warrants issued by the SPAC will expire worthless. Because SPACs and similar
entities are in essence blank check companies without an operating history or
ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities
is particularly dependent on the ability of the entity’s management to identify
and complete a profitable acquisition. SPACs may pursue acquisitions only within
certain industries or regions, which may increase the volatility of their
prices. In addition, these securities, may be traded in the over-the-counter
market, may be considered illiquid and/or be subject to restrictions on resale.
There is no guarantee that the SPACs in which a Fund invests will complete an
acquisition or that any acquisitions that are completed will be profitable. A
SPAC will not generate any revenues until, at the earliest, after the
consummation of a transaction. While a SPAC is seeking a transaction target, its
stock may be thinly traded. There can be no assurance that a market will
develop.
Companies
derived from a SPAC are companies that may be unseasoned and lack a trading
history, a track record of reporting to investors, and widely available research
coverage. SPAC-derived companies are thus often subject to extreme price
volatility and speculative trading. In addition, SPAC-derived companies may
share similar illiquidity risks of private equity and venture capital. The free
float shares held by the public in a SPAC-derived company are typically a small
percentage of the market capitalization. The ownership of many SPAC-derived
companies often includes large holdings by venture capital and private equity
investors who seek to sell their shares in the public market in the months
following a business combination transaction when shares restricted by lock-up
are released, causing greater volatility and possible downward pressure during
the time that locked-up shares are released.
Temporary
Defensive Position.
Each Fund may, without limit, invest in commercial paper and other money market
instruments rated in one of the two highest rating categories by an NRSRO, in
response to adverse market conditions, as a temporary defensive position. The
result of this action may be that a Fund will be unable to achieve its
investment objective.
Portfolio
Turnover. The
portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or
sales of portfolio securities by the average monthly value of a Fund’s portfolio
securities. For purposes of this calculation, portfolio securities exclude all
securities having a maturity when purchased of one year or less. High portfolio
turnover may result in increased brokerage costs to a Fund and also adverse tax
consequences to a Fund’s shareholders.
The
table below lists the portfolio turnover rate for the Funds for the fiscal year
ended June 30:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Fiscal
Year Ended June 30, |
| 2022 |
2021 |
Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund |
77% |
119% |
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund |
98%(1) |
N/A |
(1)
For
the fiscal period September 28, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June
30, 2022.
Each
Fund has policies and procedures in place regarding the disclosure of Fund
portfolio holdings designed to allow disclosure of portfolio holdings
information where it is deemed appropriate for the Funds’ operations or it is
determined to be useful to the Funds’ shareholders without compromising the
integrity or performance of each Fund. Except when there are legitimate business
purposes for selective disclosure of the Funds’ holdings, each Fund will not
provide or permit others to provide information about the Funds’ holdings on a
selective basis.
Each
Fund provides portfolio holdings information as required in regulatory filings
and shareholder reports, discloses portfolio holdings information as required by
federal or state securities laws, and may disclose portfolio holdings
information in response to requests by governmental authorities. Regulatory
filings with portfolio holdings information are made approximately 60 days after
the end of each fiscal quarter.
Each
Fund may, but is not required to, disclose some of the Funds’ portfolio holdings
information on the Funds’ website, the Adviser’s website, at a shareholder
meeting, in Adviser newsletters, or in other communications made available to
all shareholders. Such portfolio holdings disclosures may include the Funds’
complete portfolio holdings, the number of securities each Fund holds, a summary
schedule of investments, each Fund’s top ten holdings, or a percentage breakdown
of each Fund’s investments by country, sector and industry, or particular
holdings. The Adviser may not selectively disclose such information unless all
of the information is disclosed by one of the above methods to all
shareholders.
Each
Fund may disclose information relating to the Funds’ portfolio holdings
to:
•certain
“independent reporting agencies” recognized by the SEC to be acceptable agencies
for the reporting of industry statistical information;
•financial
consultants to assist them in determining the suitability of the Funds as an
investment for their clients, subject to a confidentiality agreement and trading
restrictions; and
•service
providers subject to a duty of confidentiality who require access to the
information: (i) in order to fulfill their contractual duties relating to the
Funds; (ii) to facilitate the transition of a newly hired investment adviser
prior to the commencement of its duties; (iii) to facilitate the review of the
Funds by a ranking or ratings agency; or (iv) for the purpose of due diligence
regarding a merger or acquisition.
Each
Fund may also disclose such information in accordance with ongoing arrangements
with certain third parties, as discussed below. In addition, such disclosures
may be made by the Adviser’s trading desk to broker-dealers in connection with
the purchase or sale of securities on behalf of each Fund. Finally, each Fund
may disclose such information in such other limited circumstances as the Board
or a committee thereof deems appropriate, subject to a confidentiality agreement
and trading restrictions.
In
order to mitigate conflicts between the interests of the Funds’ shareholders, on
the one hand, and those of the Adviser or principal underwriter, or any
affiliated person of the Funds, the Adviser, or principal underwriter, on the
other, the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer must approve a non-public disclosure
of portfolio holdings, other than the ongoing arrangements described below,
which have been approved by the Board. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer must
report all such arrangements to disclose portfolio holdings information to the
Board on a quarterly basis, which will review such arrangements and terminate
them if it determines such disclosure arrangements are not in the best interests
of shareholders. Before any non-public disclosure of information about the
Funds’ holdings, the Chief Compliance Officer will require the recipient of such
non-public portfolio holdings information to agree, or provide proof of an
existing duty, to keep the information confidential and to agree not to trade
directly or indirectly based on the information or to use the information to
form a specific recommendation about whether to invest in the Funds or any other
security. Under no circumstances may the Trust, the Adviser or their affiliates
receive any consideration or compensation for disclosing portfolio holdings
information.
Each
of the following third parties have been approved to receive portfolio holdings
information: (i) U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC doing business as U.S. Bank
Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”),the Funds’ administrator, transfer agent
and fund accounting agent; (ii) the Funds’ independent public accounting firm;
(iii) financial printers, solely for the purpose of preparing Fund reports or
regulatory filings; (iv) U.S. Bank N.A., the Funds’ custodian in connection with
its custody of the Funds’ assets; (v) Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Trust counsel;
(vi) the Adviser; (vii) data vendors utilized in connection with the liquidity
classifications of the Funds’ investments pursuant to Rule 22e-4 of the 1940
Act; (vi) Glass Lewis & Co. and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the
Funds’ proxy voting services; (vii) aggregators and ranking and ratings
services, such as: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., Morningstar Inc., and
Standard & Poor’s, all of which currently receive such information within 45
days following the end of a calendar quarter; (viii) data vendors utilized in
connection with the liquidity classifications of the Funds’ investments pursuant
to Rule 22e-4 of the 1940 Act; and (ix) disclosures made to middle- or
back-office services providers to the Adviser who need to know such information
to provide such services to the Adviser. Information may be provided to these
parties at any time under conditions of confidentiality, including a duty not to
trade on the Funds’ non-public holdings. “Conditions of Confidentiality” include
confidentiality items included in written agreements, implied by the nature of
the relationship or required by fiduciary or regulatory principles. The Adviser
and other Fund service providers have established procedures to ensure that the
Funds’ portfolio holdings information is only disclosed in accordance with
these
policies. Except for the foregoing, the Trust has no ongoing arrangements to
disclose portfolio holdings information with respect to the Funds.
The
Funds have adopted the investment limitations set forth below. Limitations which
are designated as fundamental policies may not be changed without the
affirmative vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the shares of the Funds
present at a shareholders’ meeting if holders of more than 50% of the
outstanding shares of the Funds are present in person or by proxy, or (ii) more
than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Funds. Except with respect to the
asset coverage requirement under Section 18(f)(1) of the 1940 Act with respect
to borrowing, if any percentage restriction on investment or utilization of
assets is adhered to at the time an investment is made, a later change in
percentage resulting from a change in the market values of the Funds or their
assets or redemptions of shares will not be considered a violation of the
limitation. The asset coverage requirement under Section 18(f)(1) of the 1940
Act with respect to borrowings is an ongoing requirement.
As
a matter of fundamental policy, each Fund will not:
1.purchase
the securities of any one issuer, if as a result, more than 5% of a Fund’s total
assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer, or a Fund would own
or hold 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer,
provided that: (1) a Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets without
regard to these limitations; (2) these limitations do not apply to securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities;
and (3) repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. Government
obligations will be treated as U.S. Government obligations;
2.(Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund only) purchase
securities of any issuer if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund’s total
assets would be invested in the securities of one or more issuers having their
principal business activities in the same industry, provided, that this
limitation does not apply to debt obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
Government, its agencies or instrumentalities;
3.(Hood
River International Opportunity Fund only)
invest 25% or more of its net assets, calculated at the time of purchase and
taken at market value, in securities of issuers in any one industry (other than
securities issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies, or securities of other
investment companies);
4.borrow
money, provided that a Fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes
(not for leveraging or investments), and then in an aggregate amount not in
excess of 10% of a Fund’s total assets;
5.make
loans to other persons, except by: (1) purchasing debt securities in accordance
with its investment objective, policies and limitations; (2) entering into
repurchase agreements; or (3) engaging in securities loan
transactions;
6.underwrite
any issue of securities, except to the extent that a Fund may be considered to
be acting as underwriter in connection with the disposition of any portfolio
security;
7.purchase
or sell real estate, provided that a Fund may invest in obligations secured by
real estate or interests therein or obligations issued by companies that invest
in real estate or interests therein, including real estate investment
trusts;
8.purchase
or sell physical commodities, provided that a Fund may invest in, purchase, sell
or enter into financial options and futures, forward and spot currency
contracts, swap transactions and other derivative financial instruments;
or
9.issue
senior securities, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act.
With
regard to the statement that the restriction set forth in item (3) above does
not apply to securities issued by other investment companies, the SEC staff has
maintained that a fund should consider the underlying investments of investment
companies in which the fund is invested when determining concentration of the
fund. The Hood River International Opportunity Fund will look through to the
underlying holdings of investment companies in which the Fund is invested when
determining the concentration of the Fund and its compliance with the
restriction provided in item (3).
With
respect to the restriction set forth in item (9), above, derivatives
transactions, short sales and other obligations that create future payment
obligations involve the issuance of “senior securities” for purposes of Section
18 of the 1940 Act. As stated above in the “Derivatives” sub-section, the Funds
may engage in derivatives transactions in accordance with Rule 18f-4 under the
1940 Act. In addition, borrowings are considered senior securities under the
1940 Act, except the Funds may borrow from a bank in accordance with the asset
coverage requirements of the 1940 Act.
The
following non-fundamental investment policies apply to the Hood River Small‑Cap
Growth Fund and may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. The
Hood River Small‑Cap Growth Fund will not:
1.make
short sales of securities except short sales against the box;
2.purchase
securities on margin except for the use of short-term credit necessary for the
clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities; provided that the Fund
may make initial and variation deposits in connection with permitted
transactions in options or future;
3.purchase
additional portfolio securities if its outstanding borrowings exceed 5% of the
value of its total assets; or
4.knowingly
invest more than 15% of the value of its net assets in illiquid securities. An
illiquid investment is any investment that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be
sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less
without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the
investment. Of the 15% of the value of its net assets that may be invested in
illiquid securities, the Fund will not invest more than 5% of the value of its
net assets in private placement securities.
The
business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the oversight of the Board,
subject to the laws of the State of Delaware and the Trust’s Agreement and
Declaration of Trust. The Board is currently comprised of four trustees who are
not interested persons of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act (the
“Independent Trustees”). The Trustees are responsible for deciding matters of
overall policy and overseeing the actions of the Trust’s service providers. The
officers of the Trust conduct and supervise the Trust’s daily business
operations.
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Name,
Year of Birth and Address(1) |
Position(s)
Held with the Trust and Length of Time Served(2) |
Principal
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years |
Number
of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee(3) |
Other
Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past Five Years |
INDEPENDENT
TRUSTEES |
Gaylord
B. Lyman (Born 1962) |
Trustee
and Audit Committee Chairman, since April 2015 |
Senior
Portfolio Manager, Affinity Investment Advisors, LLC, since
2017. |
10 |
None |
Scott
Craven Jones (Born 1962)
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Trustee
since July 2016 and Lead Independent Trustee since May 2017 |
Managing
Director, Carne Global Financial Services (US) LLC (a provider of
independent governance and distribution support for the asset management
industry), since 2013; Interim Managing Director, Park Agency, Inc., since
2020. |
10 |
Trustee,
Madison Funds, since 2019 (15 portfolios); Trustee, XAI Octagon Floating
Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust, since 2017 (2
portfolios). |
Lawrence
T. Greenberg (Born 1963)
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Trustee
since July 2016 |
Senior
Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, The Motley Fool Holdings, Inc.,
since 1996; Venture Partner and General Counsel, Motley Fool
Ventures LP, since 2018; Adjunct Professor, Washington College of
Law, American University, since 2006; General Counsel, Motley Fool
Asset Management, LLC (2008 – 2018); Manager, Motley Fool Wealth
Management, LLC (2013 – 2018). |
10 |
None |
James
R. Schoenike (Born 1959)
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Trustee
since July 2016(4) |
Retired.
Distribution Consultant (2018 – 2021); President and CEO, Board of
Managers, Quasar Distributors, LLC (2013 – 2018). |
10 |
None |
(1)The
address of each Trustee as it relates to the Trust’s business is c/o U.S. Bank
Global Fund Services, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI
53202.
(2)Each
Trustee serves during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he dies,
resigns, is declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of competent
jurisdiction, or is removed.
(3)The
Trust currently has ten active portfolios. As of the date of this SAI, one
portfolio of the Trust (the Dakota Emerging Markets Fund) has been registered
but has not yet commenced operations.
(4)Prior
to January 1, 2021, Mr. Schoenike was considered to be an “interested person” of
the Funds by virtue of his previous position as President of Quasar
Distributors, LLC (“Quasar”), the Funds’ distributor.
As
of the date of this SAI, no Independent Trustee nor any of his immediate family
members (i.e.,
spouse or dependent children) serves as an officer or director or is an employee
of the Adviser or Distributor, or any of their respective affiliates, nor is
such person an officer, director or employee of any company controlled by or
under common control with such entities.
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Year of Birth and Address |
Position(s)
Held with the Trust and Length of Time Served (3) |
Principal
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years |
OFFICERS |
Scott
M. Ostrowski(1)
(Born
1980) |
President
and Principal Executive Officer, since August 10, 2021 |
Senior
Vice President, Compliance and Administration, Fund Services, since
2006 |
Alyssa
M. Bernard(1)
(Born
1988) |
Vice
President and Secretary, since August 20, 2019(4) |
Vice
President, Compliance and Administration, Fund Services, since 2021;
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration, Fund Services,
2018-2021; Attorney, Mutual Fund Disclosure, Waddell & Reed Financial,
Inc., 2017-2018 |
Justin
Dausch(2)
(Born
1989)
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Chief
Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, since
January 1, 2020 |
Managing
Director, Vigilant, since 2017; Compliance Associate, HSBC (investment
banking company), 2015-2017 |
Ryan
S. Frank(1)
(Born
1985) |
Treasurer,
and Principal Financial Officer, since August 17, 2022 |
Vice
President, Fund Services, since 2008 |
Colton
W. Scarmardo(1)
(Born
1997) |
Assistant
Treasurer, since August 17, 2022 |
Fund
Administrator, Compliance and Administration, Fund Services, since 2019;
Business Administration Student, 2015-2019 |
Isabella
K. Zoller(1)
(Born
1994) |
Assistant
Secretary, since February 15, 2022 |
Assistant
Vice President, Fund Services, since 2021; Regulatory Administration
Attorney, Fund Services, since 2019; Regulatory Administration Intern,
Fund Services, 2018–2019; Law Student
2016–2019 |
(1)The
mailing address of this officer is: 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202.
(2)The
mailing address of this officer is: 223 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 216,
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317.
(3)Each
officer is elected annually and serves until his or her successor has been duly
elected and qualified.
(4)Ms.
Bernard has served as Vice President of the Trust, in addition to her other
positions held with the Trust, since May 11, 2021.
Leadership
Structure and Responsibilities of the Board and the Committee.
The Board has selected Scott Craven Jones to serve as Lead Independent Trustee.
The position of Chairman of the Board is vacant and, as Lead Independent
Trustee, Mr. Jones acts as Chairman. Mr. Jones’ duties include presiding at
meetings of the Board and serving as Chairman during executive sessions of the
Independent Trustees; interfacing with management to address significant issues
that may arise between regularly scheduled Board and Committee meetings; acting
as a liaison with the Trust’s service providers, officers, legal counsel, and
other Trustees between meetings; helping to set Board meeting agendas; and
performing other functions as requested by the Board from time to
time.
The
Board meets as often as necessary to discharge its responsibilities. Currently,
the Board conducts regular quarterly meetings and may hold special meetings as
necessary to address specific issues that require attention prior to the next
regularly scheduled meeting. The Board also relies on professionals, such as the
Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm and legal counsel, to
assist the Trustees in performing their oversight responsibilities.
The
Board has established one standing committee – the Audit Committee. The Board
may establish other committees or nominate one or more Trustees to examine
particular issues related to the Board’s oversight responsibilities, from time
to time. The Audit Committee meets regularly to perform its delegated oversight
functions and reports its findings and recommendations to the Board. For more
information on the Committee, see the section “Audit Committee,” below.
The
Board has determined that the Trust’s leadership structure is appropriate
because it allows the Board to effectively perform its oversight
responsibilities.
Audit
Committee.
The Audit Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. Mr. Lyman
serves as the chairman of the Committee. Pursuant to its charter, the Audit
Committee has the responsibility, among others, to (1) select the Trust’s
independent auditors; (2) review and pre-approve the audit and non-audit
services provided by the independent auditors; (3) review the scope of the audit
and the results of the audit of the Funds’ financial statements; and (4) review
with such independent auditors the adequacy of the Trust’s internal accounting
and financial controls. Mr. Lyman and Mr. Jones serve as the Audit
Committee’s “audit committee financial experts.” The Audit Committee met twice
with respect to the Funds during the Funds’ fiscal year ended June 30,
2022.
Trustee
Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and/or Skills. The
following is a brief discussion of the experience, qualifications, attributes
and/or skills that led to the Board’s conclusion that each individual identified
below is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Trust. In determining that a
particular Trustee was qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered
a variety of criteria, none of which was controlling. The Board believes that
the Trustees’ ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss
information provided to them, to interact effectively with the advisers, other
service providers, counsel and independent auditors, and to exercise effective
business judgment in the performance of their duties, support the conclusion
that each Trustee is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Trust. Many Trustee
attributes involve intangible elements, such as intelligence, work ethic, the
ability to work together, the ability to communicate effectively and the ability
to exercise judgment, ask incisive questions, manage people and develop
solutions to problems.
Mr.
Schoenike has been a trustee of the Trust since July 2016. He was employed by
various subsidiaries of U.S. Bancorp from 1990 to 2018 and has decades of
experience in the securities industry. In 2000, Mr. Schoenike founded Quasar and
established Quasar as a FINRA member broker-dealer dedicated to underwriting and
distributing mutual funds, of which he served as President and Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Schoenike previously participated in the FINRA securities
arbitration program as an industry arbitrator. Mr. Schoenike previously served
as Chairman of the Board from July 2016 to December 2020.
Mr.
Lyman has been a trustee of the Trust since April 2015, serves as Chairman of
the Audit Committee and has been designated as an audit committee financial
expert for the Trust. Mr. Lyman has over 15 years of experience in the
investment management industry. He has served as Senior Portfolio Manager of
Affinity Investment Advisors, LLC, an investment adviser, since 2017. Prior to
that, he served as the Managing Director and portfolio manager of Kohala Capital
Partners, an investment adviser, from 2011 to 2016. He also previously served as
a vice president and portfolio manager of Becker Capital Management, Inc., an
investment adviser. Mr. Lyman has an MBA from the Anderson School of Management
at UCLA and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Mr.
Jones has been a trustee of the Trust since July 2016, has served as Lead
Independent Trustee since May 2017, serves on the Audit Committee, and has been
designated as an audit committee financial expert for the Trust. He has over 25
years of experience in the asset management industry as an independent director,
attorney and executive, holding various roles including Chief Operating Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, with asset class
experience ranging from municipal bonds to hedge funds. Mr. Jones currently is a
trustee of two other registered investment companies and is a Managing Director
of Carne Global Financial Services (US) LLC where his work includes director and
risk oversight positions with investment advisers and serving as an independent
director of private funds. Mr. Jones also currently serves as interim Managing
Director of Park Agency Inc., a family office. Prior to that, he was an advisor
to Wanzenburg Partners and served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial
Officer to Aurora Investment Management. He has a Juris Doctorate degree from
Northwestern University School of Law and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst
designation.
Mr.
Greenberg has been a trustee of the Trust since July 2016 and serves on the
Audit Committee. Mr. Greenberg has over 20 years of experience in the securities
industry. He has been Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President of The
Motley Fool Holdings, Inc. since 1996. He also served as General Counsel to
Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC from 2008 to 2018 and as Manager of Motley
Fool Wealth Management, LLC from 2013 to 2018. He has been a Venture Partner of
and General Counsel to Motley Fool Ventures LP since 2018. Mr. Greenberg is a
Director of The Motley Fool Holdings, Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiaries in the
United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Singapore, and Germany. Mr. Greenberg also
has directorship experience through his service on private company boards. He
has a Master’s degree and a Juris Doctorate degree from Stanford University.
Risk
Oversight. The
Board performs its risk oversight function for the Trust through a combination
of (1) direct oversight by the Board as a whole and the Board committee, and (2)
indirect oversight through the investment advisers and other service providers,
Trust officers and the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Trust is subject to
a number of risks, including but not limited to investment risk, compliance
risk, operational risk and reputational risk. Day-to-day risk management with
respect to the Funds is the responsibility of the investment advisers or other
service providers (depending on the nature of the risk) that carry out the
Trust’s investment management and business affairs. Each of the investment
advisers and the other service providers have their own independent interest in
risk management and their policies and methods of risk management will depend on
their functions and business models and may differ from the Trust’s and each
other’s in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the
effectiveness of relevant controls.
The
Board provides risk oversight by receiving and reviewing, on a regular basis,
reports from the investment advisers and other service providers, receiving and
approving compliance policies and procedures, periodic meetings with the Funds’
portfolio managers to review investment policies, strategies and risks, and
meeting regularly with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer to discuss
compliance reports, findings and issues. The Board also relies on the investment
advisers and other service providers, with respect to the day-to-day activities
of the Trust, to create and maintain procedures and controls to minimize risk
and the likelihood of adverse effects on the Trust’s business and reputation.
Board
oversight of risk management is also provided by the Board’s Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee meets with the Funds’ independent registered public
accounting firm to ensure that the Funds’ audit scope includes risk-based
considerations as to the Funds’ financial position and operations.
The
Board may, at any time and in its discretion, change the manner in which it
conducts risk oversight. The Board’s oversight role does not make the Board a
guarantor of the Funds’ investments or activities.
Security
and Other Interests. As
of December 31, 2021, no Trustees of the Trust beneficially owned shares of the
Funds.
Furthermore,
as of December 31, 2021, neither the Independent Trustees, nor members of their
immediate families, owned securities beneficially or of record, in the Adviser,
the Distributor, or any of their affiliates. Accordingly, neither the
Independent Trustees, nor members of their immediate family, have a direct or
indirect interest in, have relationships with, or have been involved in any
transactions with, the value of which exceeds $120,000, in the Adviser, the
Distributor or any of their affiliates.
Compensation.
For their services as Independent Trustees, the Independent Trustees receive
from the Trust an annual retainer in the amount of $25,000; a per meeting fee of
$1,750 for each regular quarterly Board meeting attended; a per meeting fee of
$1,750 for each Board or committee meeting attended in addition to the four
regular Board meetings, the special investment advisory agreement review
meeting, and the four regular Audit Committee meetings; and reimbursement for
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at
Board or committee meetings. The Lead Independent
Trustee
receives an additional $2,500 annual retainer and the Audit Committee Chair
receives an additional $1,500 annual retainer.
For
the Funds’ fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, the Independent Trustees received
the following compensation:
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Annual
Benefits Upon Retirement |
Total
Compensation from the Funds and the Trust(3)
Paid to Trustees: |
Gaylord
Lyman(2) |
$3,988 |
$0 |
$0 |
$33,500 |
Lawrence
Greenberg |
$3,810 |
$0 |
$0 |
$32,000 |
Scott
Craven Jones(4) |
$4,107 |
$0 |
$0 |
$34,500 |
James
Schoenike |
$3,810 |
$0 |
$0 |
$32,000 |
(1)Trustees’
fees and expenses are allocated among the Funds and the other series comprising
the Trust.
(2)Audit
Committee chairman.
(3)As
of the date of this SAI, the Trust currently has ten operational portfolios and
one portfolio that has been registered but has not yet commenced operations.
(4)Lead
Independent Trustee.
The
Trust and the Adviser have each adopted codes of ethics pursuant to
Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These codes of ethics are designed to prevent
affiliated persons of the Trust and the Adviser from engaging in deceptive,
manipulative or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to
be acquired by the Funds (which may also be held by persons subject to the codes
of ethics). Each code of ethics permits personnel subject to that code of ethics
to invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, subject to
certain limitations, including limitations related to securities that may be
purchased or held by the Funds. The Distributor (as defined below) relies on the
principal underwriter’s exception under Rule 17j-1(c)(3) from the requirement to
adopt a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 because the Distributor is not
affiliated with the Trust or the Adviser, and no officer, director, or general
partner of the Distributor serves as an officer, director, or general partner of
the Trust or the Adviser.
The
Trust and the Adviser’s codes of ethics may be found on the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov in the exhibits to the Funds’ registration statement on Form
N-1A.
The
Board has adopted proxy voting procedures, and thereunder delegated the
responsibility for exercising the voting rights associated with the securities
purchased and/or held by the Funds to the Adviser, subject to the Board’s
continuing oversight. In exercising its voting obligations, the Adviser is
guided by general fiduciary principles. The Adviser must act prudently, solely
in the interest of the Funds, and for the purpose of providing benefits to the
Funds. The Adviser will consider the factors that could affect the value of the
Funds’ investment in its determination on a vote.
The
Adviser has identified certain significant contributors to shareholder value
with respect to a number of common or routine matters that are often the subject
of proxy solicitations for shareholder meetings.
The
Adviser’s proxy voting procedures address these considerations and establish a
framework for its consideration of a vote that would be appropriate for the
Funds. In particular, the proxy voting procedures outline principles and factors
to be considered in the exercise of voting authority for proposals addressing
many common or routine matters. The Adviser uses a third party vendor,
Broadridge Financial Solutions,
Inc.,
and its ProxyEdge voting service to process proxy votes for the firm’s clients.
The Adviser also utilizes the research and recommendation services of another
third party provider, Glass Lewis & Co.
Finally,
the Adviser’s proxy voting procedures establish a protocol for voting of proxies
in cases in which it may have a potential conflict of interest arising from,
among other things, a direct business relationship or financial interest in a
company soliciting proxies. In such instances, the Adviser will submit a
separate report to the Board indicating the nature of the potential conflict of
interest and how the determination of such vote was achieved. The Adviser’s
proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to this SAI as Appendix
A.
The
Funds’ proxy voting record for the twelve-month period ended June 30 of
each year is available by August 31 of the same year (i) without charge,
upon request, by calling (800) 497-2960 and (ii) on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov.
A
principal shareholder is any person who owns of record or beneficially 5% or
more of the outstanding shares of the Funds. A control person is one who owns
beneficially or through controlled companies more than 25% of the voting
securities of the Funds or acknowledges the existence of control. A controlling
person possesses the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted for
shareholder vote by the Funds. Further,
as of the date this SAI, the Trustees and officers as a group owned beneficially
(as the term is defined in Section 13(d) under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. As
of September 30, 2022, the following shareholders are considered to be either a
control person or principal shareholder of the Funds:
Hood
River Small‑Cap Growth Fund – Institutional Shares
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Ownership |
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of Ownership |
Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. Special Custody A/C FBO Customers Attn Mutual
Funds 211 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105-1901 |
N/A |
N/A |
22.90% |
Record |
LPL
Financial Attn Mutual Fund Operations 4707 Executive Drive San
Diego, NY 10104 |
N/A |
N/A |
21.38% |
Record |
National
Financial Services, LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Attn
Mutual Funds Dept. 4th
Floor
499
Washington Boulevard
Jersey
City, NJ 07310-1995 |
N/A |
N/A |
17.28% |
Record |
SEI
Private Trust Company ATTN: Mutual Fund Administrator C/O M&T
Bank ID 337 One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
N/A |
N/A |
9.93% |
Record |
Minnesota
Life Benefit Trust 400 Robert Street North, Suite A St. Paul, MN
55101-2099 |
N/A |
N/A |
5.94% |
Record |
Hood
River Small‑Cap Growth Fund – Investor Shares
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Ownership |
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of Ownership |
Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. Special Custody A/C FBO Customers Attn Mutual
Funds 211 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105-1901 |
The
Charles Schwab Corporation |
DE |
51.74% |
Record |
National
Financial Services, LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Attn
Mutual Funds Dept. 4th
Floor
499
Washington Boulevard
Jersey
City, NJ 07310-1995 |
Fidelity
Brokerage Company |
DE |
34.08% |
Record |
Lincoln
Retirement Services Company
FBO
PADI Savings and Invest Plan
PO
Box 7876
Fort
Wayne, IN 46801-7876 |
N/A |
N/A |
5.26% |
Record |
Hood
River Small‑Cap Growth Fund – Retirement Shares
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Jurisdiction |
%
Ownership |
Type
of Ownership |
National
Financial Services, LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Attn
Mutual Funds Dept. 4th
Floor
499
Washington Boulevard
Jersey
City, NJ 07310-1995 |
Fidelity
Brokerage Company |
DE |
47.75% |
Record |
Mac
& Co A/C 133083 FBO: Highmark Health AHN Plan Attn Mutual Fund
Operations 500 Grant Street Room 151-1010 Pittsburgh, PA
15219-2502 |
NA |
N/A |
16.95% |
Record |
Nationwide
Trust Company FSB FBO Participating Retirement Plans (PTPA-NYC) C/O
IPO Portfolio Accounting PO Box 182029 Columbus, OH
43218-2029 |
NA |
N/A |
8.55% |
Record |
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund – Institutional Shares
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Parent
Company |
Jurisdiction |
%
Ownership |
Type
of Ownership |
Brian
P. Smoluch & Maureen H. Smoluch JTWROS TOD
c/o
Hood River Capital Management LLC
2373
PGA Boulevard, Suite 200
Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 |
N/A |
N/A |
46.46% |
Beneficial |
David
G. Swank & Amity M. Swank JTWROS
c/o
Hood River Capital Management LLC
2373
PGA Boulevard, Suite 200
Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 |
N/A |
N/A |
22.11% |
Beneficial |
US
Bank NA Cust
Robert
C. Marvin IRA Rollover
c/o
Hood River Capital Management LLC
2373
PGA Boulevard, Suite 200
Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 |
N/A |
N/A |
13.26% |
Beneficial |
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Name
and Address |
Parent
Company |
Jurisdiction |
%
Ownership |
Type
of Ownership |
Cannon
Family Revocable Trust
Lance
Cannon TR U/A 06/27/2018
c/o
Hood River Capital Management LLC
2373
PGA Boulevard, Suite 200
Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 |
N/A |
N/A |
8.84% |
Beneficial |
Rohan
B. Kumar & Lauren M. Gonzalez JTWROS
c/o
Hood River Capital Management LLC
2373
PGA Boulevard, Suite 200
Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 |
N/A |
N/A |
8.84% |
Beneficial |
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund – Retirement Shares
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Name
and Address |
Parent
Company |
Jurisdiction |
%
Ownership |
Type
of Ownership |
Mid
Atlantic Trust Company FBO Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC 4 1251
Waterfront Place Suite 525 Pittsburgh PA 15222-4228 |
Mid
Atlantic Capital Group, Inc. |
DE |
99.30% |
Record |
As
of the date of this SAI, Investor Shares of the Hood River International
Opportunity Fund had not commenced operations.
The
Adviser, Hood River Capital Management LLC, located at 2373 PGA Boulevard, Suite
200, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, serves as the investment adviser to the
Funds pursuant to the advisory agreement between the Trust and the Adviser (the
“Advisory Agreement”). The Adviser was established in January 2013 as a Delaware
limited liability company and offers investment advisory services to mutual
funds, institutional accounts and individual investors. Brian Smoluch and David
Swank, portfolio managers of the Funds, are control persons of the Adviser by
virtue of their ownership of the Adviser.
Under
the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser, with respect to the Funds,
agrees to: (a) direct the investments of the Funds, subject to and in accordance
with the Funds’ investment objective, policies and limitations set forth in the
Prospectus and this SAI; (b) purchase and sell for the Funds securities and
other investments consistent with the Funds’ objective and policies; (c) supply
office facilities, equipment and personnel necessary for servicing the
investments of the Funds; (d) pay the salaries of all personnel of the Funds and
the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment
activities on behalf of the Funds; (e) make available and provide such
information as the Funds and/or its administrator may reasonably request for use
in the preparation of its registration statement, reports and other documents
required by any applicable federal, foreign or state statutes or regulations;
and (f) make its officers and employees available to the Board and officers of
the Trust for consultation and discussion regarding the management of the Funds
and their investment activities. Additionally, the Adviser agrees to create and
maintain all necessary records in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations pertaining to the various functions performed by it and not
otherwise created and maintained by another party pursuant to a contract with
the Funds.
The
Advisory Agreement has an initial term of two years and continues in effect from
year to year thereafter if such continuance is specifically approved at least
annually by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds. The Advisory
Agreement may be terminated by the Trust, by vote of the Board or shareholders
of the Funds, or the Adviser on 60 days’ written notice without penalty. The
Advisory Agreement will also terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment as defined in the 1940 Act. The Advisory Agreement
provides
that the Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law
or for any loss suffered by the Funds in connection with the matters to which
the agreement relates, except to the extent of a loss resulting from willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its
obligations and duties under the Advisory Agreement.
Pursuant
to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual advisory
fee, paid monthly, of 0.90% from the Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund and 1.30%
from the Hood River International Opportunity Fund, of each Fund’s average daily
net assets. Pursuant to an agreement, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion
of its advisory fee or reimburse expenses to the extent the Funds’ total
operating expenses (excluding taxes, Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, shareholder
servicing fees, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions, interest and
acquired fund fees and expenses) exceed 0.99% for the Hood River Small-Cap
Growth Fund and 1.40% for the Hood River International Opportunity Fund.
Effective
for the period beginning January 1, 2021 for the Hood River Small-Cap Growth
Fund and effective for the period beginning September 28, 2021 for the Hood
River International Opportunity Fund, the fee waivers and expense reimbursements
are subject to possible recoupment by the Adviser from the Funds within 36
months following the date on which the fee waiver or expense reimbursement
occurred, provided that the Funds are able to make the repayment without
exceeding their current expense limitations and the expense limitation in place
at the time of the fee waiver or expense reimbursement. Unless the Board and the
Adviser mutually agree to its earlier termination, the agreement will remain in
place until October 31, 2023 with respect to the Hood River Small-Cap
Growth Fund and September 28, 2024 for the Hood River International Opportunity
Fund.
For
the fiscal years indicated below, the Funds paid the Adviser the following
amounts of advisory fees pursuant to the Advisory Agreement:
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Fiscal
Year Ended |
Gross
Advisory Fees Earned |
Advisory Fee Waivers and
Expenses Waived or Reimbursed |
Net
Advisory Fees |
Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund |
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June
30, 2022 |
$10,465,166 |
$6,587 |
$10,471,753 |
June
30, 2021 |
$7,968,668 |
$(47,363) |
$7,921,305 |
June
30, 2020 |
$4,847,839 |
$(108,439) |
$4,739,400 |
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund |
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June
30, 2022(1) |
$22,691 |
$(191,498) |
$0 |
(1)
For
the fiscal period September 28, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June
30, 2022. Under the expense limitation agreement described above, the Adviser
waived all of its advisory fees and reimbursed the Fund’s expenses in the amount
shown.
The
Adviser has entered into a service-level agreement (“SLA”) with Mar Vista
Investment Partners, LLC (“Mar Vista”). Mar Vista provides certain support
services to the Adviser, including operational, technology, marketing,
compliance, finance and proxy coordinating support services. The Adviser, not
the Funds, pays Mar Vista for the services provided under the SLA.
Fund
Administrator, Transfer Agent, and Fund Accountant
Fund
Services, located at 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, acts
as the Funds’ administrator pursuant to an administration agreement between Fund
Services and the Trust. Fund Services provides certain administrative services
to the Fund, including, among other responsibilities, coordinating the
negotiation of contracts and fees with, and the monitoring of performance and
billing of,
the
Funds’ independent contractors and agents; preparing for signature by an officer
of the Trust all of the documents required to be filed for compliance by the
Trust and the Funds with applicable laws and regulations excluding those of the
securities laws of various states; arranging for the computation of performance
data, including NAV and yield; responding to shareholder inquiries; and
arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Funds, and providing,
at its own expense, office facilities, equipment and personnel necessary to
carry out its duties. In this capacity, Fund Services does not have any
responsibility or authority for the management of the Funds, the determination
of investment policy, or for any matter pertaining to the distribution of
shares. As compensation for its services, Fund Services receives from the Funds
a combined fee for fund administration and fund accounting services based on
each Fund’s current average daily net assets. Fund Services is also entitled to
be reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses. Fund Services also acts as
fund accountant (“Fund Accountant”), transfer agent (“Transfer Agent”) and
dividend disbursing agent under separate agreements with the Trust.
For
the fiscal years indicated below, as applicable, the Funds paid the following
administrative and accounting fees to Fund Services for its services as the
Funds’ administrator:
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Year Ended June 30, |
| 2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund |
$512,628 |
$395,644 |
$249,645 |
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund |
$63,138(1) |
N/A |
N/A |
(1)
For
the fiscal period September 28, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June
30, 2022.
Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
BBD,
LLP, located at 1835 Market Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103,
serves as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Funds
providing services which include: (1) auditing the annual financial statements
for the Funds; and (2) the review of the annual federal income tax returns filed
on behalf of the Funds.
Legal
Counsel
Godfrey
& Kahn, S.C., 833 East Michigan Street, Suite 1800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53202, serves as counsel to the Trust and the Independent Trustees.
Custodian
and Securities Lending Agent
U.S.
Bank National Association (the “Custodian”), located at 1555 North River Center
Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53212, an affiliate of Fund Services,
serves as the custodian of the Funds’ assets pursuant to a custody agreement
between the Custodian and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds. The Custodian
charges fees on a transactional basis plus out-of-pocket expenses. The Custodian
maintains custody of securities and other assets of the Funds, delivers and
receives payments for securities sold, receives and pays for securities
purchased and collects income from investments. The Custodian does not
participate in decisions relating to the purchase and sale of securities by the
Funds. The Custodian and its affiliates may participate in revenue sharing
arrangements with service providers of mutual funds in which the Funds may
invest.
Compliance
Services
Vigilant
Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) provides compliance services to the Funds pursuant
to a service agreement between Vigilant and the Trust. Under this service
agreement, Vigilant also provides an individual to serve as Chief Compliance
Officer to the Trust, subject to the approval and oversight of the Board. The
Board has approved Mr. Dausch as Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust.
Each
Fund may participate in securities lending arrangements whereby it lends certain
of its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (not
with individuals) in order to receive additional income and increase the rate of
return of its portfolio. U.S. Bank, National Association serves as the Funds’
securities lending agent. U.S. Bank, National Association oversees the
securities lending process, which includes the screening, selection and ongoing
review of borrowers, monitoring the availability of securities, negotiating
rebates, daily marking to market of loans, monitoring and maintaining cash
collateral levels, processing securities movements and reinvesting cash
collateral as directed by the Adviser. U.S. Bank, National Association did not
receive fees for serving as securities lending agent from the Funds for the most
recent fiscal year, but may receive fees in the future.
For
the most recent fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, the Hood River Small-Cap
Growth Fund’s securities lending activities resulted in the following:
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Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund |
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(i)Gross
income from securities lending activities (including income from cash
collateral reinvestment, negative rebates (i.e.,
those paid by the borrower to the lender), loan fees paid by borrowers
when collateral is noncash, management fees from a pooled cash collateral
reinvestment vehicle that are deducted from the vehicle’s assets before
income is distributed, and any other income) |
| $1,603,331 |
(ii)Fees
and/or compensation for securities lending activities and related
services |
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Fees
paid to securities lending agent from a revenue split |
| $(165,648) |
Fees
paid for any cash collateral management service (including fees deducted
from a pooled cash collateral reinvestment vehicle) that are not included
in the revenue split |
| $(95,821) |
Administrative
fees not included in revenue split |
| $0 |
Indemnification
fee not included in revenue split |
| $0 |
Rebates
(paid to borrower) |
| $(679,271) |
Other
fees not included in revenue split |
| $0 |
(iii)Aggregate
fees/compensation for securities lending activities |
| $(940,740) |
Net
income from securities lending activities (i) - (iii) |
| $662,591 |
As
of June 30, 2022, the Hood River International Opportunity Fund was not
participating in securities lending.
Quasar
Distributors, LLC, a subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, (the
“Distributor”), located at 111 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202, acts as the Funds’ distributor. Pursuant to an agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust (the “Distribution Agreement”), the
Distributor serves as the Funds’ principal underwriter, provides certain
administration services, and promotes and arranges for the sale of the Funds’
shares. The offering of the Funds’ shares is continuous, and the Distributor
distributes the Funds’ shares on a best efforts basis. The Distributor is not
obligated to sell any certain number of shares of the Funds. The Distributor is
a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA.
The
Distribution Agreement continues in effect only if its continuance is
specifically approved at least annually by the Board or by vote of a majority of
a Fund’s outstanding voting securities and, in either case, by a majority of the
Independent Trustees. The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty
by the Trust on behalf of the Funds on 60 days’ written notice when
authorized either by a majority vote of the outstanding voting securities of a
Fund or by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Distribution
Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Distributor upon 60 days’
written
notice to the Trust. The Distribution Agreement will automatically terminate in
the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).
The
Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund is jointly and primarily managed by Brian
Smoluch, CFA, and David
Swank,
CFA. The Hood River International Opportunity Fund is jointly and primarily
managed by Brian Smoluch, CFA, David Swank, CFA, Lance
Cannon,
CFA, and Rohan Kumar.
Other
Accounts Managed.
The following table provides additional information about other accounts managed
by the portfolio managers, who are jointly and primarily responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Funds as of June 30, 2022.
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Portfolio
Manager and Category of Account |
Total
Number of Accounts Managed |
Total
Assets in Accounts Managed (in millions) |
Number
of Accounts for which Advisory Fee is Based on Performance |
Assets
in Accounts for which Advisory Fee is Based on Performance (in
millions) |
Brian
P. Smoluch |
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Registered
Investment Companies |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Other
Pooled Investment Vehicles |
2 |
$104.9 |
0 |
$0 |
Other
Accounts |
35 |
$1,415.2 |
5 |
$79.0 |
David
G. Swank |
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Registered
Investment Companies |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Other
Pooled Investment Vehicles |
2 |
$104.9 |
0 |
$0 |
Other
Accounts |
35 |
$1,415.2 |
5 |
$79.0 |
Lance
R. Cannon |
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Registered
Investment Companies |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Other
Pooled Investment Vehicles |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Other
Accounts |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Rohan
B. Kumar |
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Registered
Investment Companies |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Other
Pooled Investment Vehicles |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Other
Accounts |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Material
Conflicts of Interest.
Material conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with a portfolio
manager’s management of the Funds’ investments and investments of other accounts
managed include material conflicts between the investment strategy of each Fund
and the investment strategy of the other accounts managed by the portfolio
manager and conflicts associated with the allocation of investment opportunities
between the Funds and other accounts managed by the portfolio
manager.
The
Adviser understands that potential material conflicts of interest exist in
“side-by-side” management. As such, the Adviser has procedures on the
aggregation and allocation of transactions across accounts managed in the same
investment strategy. When possible, the Adviser aggregates the same transactions
in the same securities for many accounts to enhance execution. Clients in an
aggregated transaction each receive the same price per share or unit, but, if
they have directed brokerage to a particular broker, they may pay different
commissions or may pay or receive a different price.
Certain
clients may not be included in certain aggregated transactions because of cash
availability, account restrictions, directed brokerage, or tax sensitivity. The
Adviser utilizes a trade rotation in these
situations.
The allocation is pro-rata basis within each aggregated group unless the size of
the fill is such that a pro-rata allocation is not appropriate.
The
Adviser’s Code of Ethics details additional guidelines and procedures to
eliminate potential material conflicts of interest. Additional conflicts of
interest may potentially exist or arise that are not discussed
above.
Compensation.
The following is a description of the structure of, and method used to determine
the compensation received by the Funds’ portfolio managers or management team
members from the Funds, the Adviser, or any other source with respect to
managing the Funds and any other accounts, as of the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2022.
The
Adviser’s investment professionals receive a base salary commensurate with their
level of experience. The Adviser’s goal is to maintain competitive base salaries
through a review of industry standards, market conditions and salary surveys.
Each portfolio manager’s compensation includes a combination of base salary and
a benefits package. Each of Mr. Smoluch and Mr. Swank, who are owners of the
Adviser, receives additional compensation based on the profitability of the
overall business. The portfolio managers’ base salary and additional
compensation are not tied to the Funds’ performance.
Ownership
of securities.
The following table sets forth the dollar range of equity securities
beneficially owned by the Funds’ portfolio managers as of June 30,
2022.
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Portfolio
Manager |
Dollar
Value of Portfolio Shares Beneficially Owned in the |
| Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund |
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund |
Brian
P. Smoluch |
Over
$1,000,000 |
$500,001
- $1,000,000 |
David
G. Swank |
Over
$1,000,000 |
$100,001
- $500,000 |
Lance
R. Cannon |
N/A |
$100,001
- $500,000 |
Rohan
B. Kumar |
N/A |
$100,001
- $500,000 |
Investor
Shares of the Hood River International Opportunity Fund are not currently
offered for sale.
The
Funds have adopted a distribution and shareholder service plan pursuant to Rule
12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Distribution Plan”) on behalf of the Investor
Shares of the Fund.
Under
the Distribution Plan, each Fund pays a Rule 12b-1 distribution and/or
shareholder servicing fee to the Distributor and other authorized recipients
(the “Distribution Fee”) for distribution and shareholder services on behalf of
the Investor Shares of the Funds. The Distribution Fee for the Funds is an
annual fee at the rate of up to 0.25% of a Fund’s average daily net assets
attributable to Investor Shares. The rate of the Distribution Fee applicable to
Investor Shares of the Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund is currently 0.17%, and
will remain at that level at least through October 31, 2023. The
Distribution Plan provides that the Distributor may use all or any portion of
such Distribution Fee to finance any activity that is principally intended to
result in the sale of the Funds’ Shares, subject to the terms of the
Distribution Plan, or to provide certain shareholder services to Investor
Shares.
The
Distribution Fee is payable to the Distributor regardless of the
distribution-related expenses actually incurred on behalf of Investor Shares of
the Funds. Because the Distribution Fee is not directly tied to expenses, the
amount of Distribution Fees paid by the Investor Shares of the Funds during any
year may be more or less than actual expenses incurred pursuant to the
Distribution Plan. For this reason, this type of distribution fee arrangement is
characterized by the staff of the SEC as a “compensation” plan. The Distributor
does not retain any Distribution Fees for profit. All Distribution Fees are held
in retention for distribution-related expenses.
The
Distributor may use the Distribution Fee to pay for services covered by the
Distribution Plan including, but not limited to, advertising, compensating
underwriters, dealers and selling personnel engaged in the distribution of
Investor Shares of the Funds, the printing and mailing of prospectuses,
statements of additional information and reports to other-than-current
shareholders of the Funds, the printing and mailing of marketing material
pertaining to the Funds, and administrative, shareholder services and other
support services provided by financial intermediaries.
The
Distribution Plan provides that it will continue from year to year upon approval
by the majority vote of the Board, including a majority of the trustees who are
not “interested persons” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act, and who have
no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Distribution
Plan or in any agreement related to such plan (the “Qualified Trustees”), as
required by the 1940 Act, cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose.
The Distribution Plan also requires that the Independent Trustees select and
nominate all other trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Funds. The
Distribution Plan may not be amended to materially increase the amounts to be
spent for distribution expenses without approval of shareholders holding a
majority of the Funds’ Investor Shares outstanding. All material amendments to
the Distribution Plan must be approved by a vote of a majority of the Board and
the Qualified Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on any such amendment.
The
Distribution Plan requires that the Distributor and/or the Trust’s administrator
provide to the Board, at least quarterly, a written report on the amounts and
purpose of any payment made under the Distribution Plan. The Distributor and
administrator are also required to furnish the Board with such other information
as may reasonably be requested in order to enable the Board to make an informed
determination of whether the Distribution Plan should be continued. The Board of
Trustees, including a majority of the Qualified Trustees, has determined that
there is a reasonable likelihood that the Distribution Plan will benefit the
Investor Shares of the Funds. In particular, the Board of Trustees has
determined that it believes that the Distribution Plan is reasonably likely to
stimulate sales of Investor Shares and increase the Funds’ asset base. With the
exception of the Adviser in its capacity as investment adviser to the Funds, no
“interested person” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act, and no Qualified
Trustee of the Funds have or had a direct or indirect financial interest in the
Distribution Plan or any related agreement.
The
Distribution Plan provides for the ability to use Investor Shares’ assets to pay
financial intermediaries (including those that sponsor mutual fund
supermarkets), plan administrators and other service providers to finance any
activity that is principally intended to result in the sale of Investor Shares
(distribution services) or for the provision of certain shareholder services.
The payments made by the Funds to these financial intermediaries are based
primarily on the dollar amount of assets invested in the Investor Shares of the
Funds through the financial intermediaries. These financial intermediaries may
pay a portion of the payments that they receive from the Funds to their
investment professionals. Under the Distribution Plan, the Funds may, from time
to time, make payments that help defray the expenses incurred by financial
intermediaries for conducting training and educational meetings about various
aspects of the Funds for their employees. In addition, the Funds may make
payments under the Distribution Plan for exhibition space and otherwise help
defray the expenses these financial intermediaries incur in hosting client
seminars where the Funds are discussed.
To
the extent these asset-based fees and other payments made under the Distribution
Plan to these financial intermediaries for the distribution services they
provide to the Funds’ Investor Shares shareholders exceed the Distribution Fees
available, these payments are made by the Adviser from its own resources, which
may include its profits from the advisory fee it receives from the Funds. In
addition, the Funds may participate in various “fund supermarkets” in which a
mutual fund supermarket sponsor (usually a broker-dealer) offers many mutual
funds to the sponsor’s customers without charging the
customers
a sales charge. In connection with the Funds’ participation in such platforms,
all or a portion of the Distribution Fee may be used to pay one or more
supermarket sponsors a negotiated fee for distributing and servicing the Funds’
Investor Shares. In addition, in its discretion, the Adviser may pay additional
fees to intermediaries from its own assets for the distribution and servicing of
shares of the Funds.
The
table below shows the amount of Distribution Fees incurred and the allocation of
such fees by the Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2022.
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Actual
Rule 12b-1 Expenditures Incurred by the
Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund During the
Fiscal
Year Ended June 30, 2022 |
Advertising/Marketing |
$0 |
Printing/Postage |
$0 |
Payment
to Distributor |
$0 |
Payment
to Dealers |
$75,016 |
Compensation
to Sales Personnel |
$0 |
Other |
$0 |
Total |
$75,016 |
The
Funds have adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan on behalf of their Institutional
Shares and Investor Shares to pay for shareholder support services from the
Funds’ assets pursuant to a shareholder servicing agreement in an amount not to
exceed 0.10% of average daily net assets of the Funds attributable to
Institutional Shares and Investor Shares. Under the plan, the Funds may pay
shareholder servicing fees to shareholder servicing agents who have entered into
written shareholder servicing agreements with the Funds, and perform shareholder
servicing functions and maintenance of shareholder accounts on behalf of
Institutional Shares or Investor Shares shareholders. Such services include:
(1) establishing and maintaining accounts and records relating to
shareholders who invest in the class; (2) aggregating and processing
purchase and redemption requests and transmitting such orders to the transfer
agent; (3) providing shareholders with a service that invests the assets of
their accounts in shares of the Funds pursuant to specific or pre-authorized
instructions; (4) processing dividend and distribution payments from the
Funds on behalf of shareholders; (5) providing information periodically to
shareholders as to their ownership of shares or about other aspects of the
operations of the Funds; (6) responding to shareholder inquiries concerning
their investment; (7) providing sub-accounting with respect to shares of
the Funds beneficially owned by shareholders or the information necessary for
sub-accounting; (8) forwarding shareholder communications (such as proxies,
shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend,
distribution and tax notices); and (9) providing similar services as may
reasonably be requested. Retirement Shares are not subject to the Shareholder
Servicing Plan and do not pay shareholder servicing fees. Investor Shares of the
Hood River International Opportunity Fund are not currently offered for
sale.
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Shareholder
Servicing Fees
Paid
During the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 |
| Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund |
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund |
Institutional
Class |
$299,534 |
$1,550(1) |
Investor
Class |
$39,782 |
Not
Currently Offered |
(1)
For
the fiscal period September 28, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June
30, 2022.
Brokerage
Transactions.
The Adviser places all portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds, selects
broker-dealers for such transactions, allocates brokerage fees in such
transactions and, where applicable, negotiates commissions and spreads on
transactions. The Adviser has a fiduciary duty to the Funds to obtain best
execution, on an overall basis, for any securities transaction.
During
the last three fiscal years, the Funds paid the following brokerage
commissions:
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Year Ended June 30, |
| 2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund |
$1,669,681 |
$1,225,220 |
$1,373,836 |
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund |
$3,360(1) |
N/A |
N/A |
(1)
For
the fiscal period September 28, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June
30, 2022.
The
Funds may at times invest in securities of their regular broker-dealers or the
parent of their regular broker-dealers. The Funds did not hold any securities of
their regular broker-dealers as of June 30, 2022.
Brokerage
Selection.
The primary objective of the Adviser in placing orders on behalf of the Funds
for the purchase and sale of securities is to obtain best execution at the most
favorable prices through responsible brokers or dealers and, where the spread or
commission rates are negotiable, at competitive rates. In selecting and
monitoring a broker or dealer, the Adviser considers, among other things, a
broker or dealer’s: (i) general execution capability; (ii) operational ability
to clear and settle transactions; (iii) capital positions and risk taking
ability; (iv) historical trading experience in a stock; (v) personnel and their
integrity; and (vi) quality of research and investment information. The Adviser
may also consider any special needs required by trading staff. The Adviser
executes trades on behalf of the Funds from brokers approved by the
Adviser.
Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides that an investment
adviser, under certain circumstances, lawfully may cause an account to pay a
higher commission than the lowest available. Under Section 28(e), an investment
adviser is required to make a good faith determination that the commissions paid
are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services
provided viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the investment
adviser’s overall responsibilities with respect to accounts as to which it
exercises investment discretion. The services provided by the broker also must
lawfully or appropriately assist the investment adviser in the performance of
its investment decision-making responsibilities. Accordingly, in recognition of
research services provided to them, the Funds may pay a higher brokerage
commission than those available from another broker. Research services that the
Funds obtain from a broker-dealer in connection with the payment of brokerage
commissions may either be the broker-dealer’s own proprietary research or third
party research obtained by the broker-dealer through payment of a portion of
their commissions to third parties for research products or
services.
Research
services received from broker-dealers supplement the Adviser’s own research (and
the research of any affiliates), and may include the following types of
information: statistical and background information on the U.S. and foreign
economies, industry groups and individual companies; forecasts and
interpretations with respect to the U.S. and foreign economies, securities,
markets, specific industry groups and individual companies; information on
federal, state, local and foreign political developments; portfolio management
strategies; performance information on securities, indexes and investment
accounts; information concerning prices of securities; and information with
respect to the performance, investment activities, and fees and expenses of
other mutual funds.
Broker-dealers
may communicate such information electronically, orally, in written form or on
computer software. Research services may also include the providing of
electronic communications of trade information, the arranging of meetings with
management of companies, and the providing of access to consultants who supply
research information. The outside research assistance is useful to the Adviser
since the broker-dealers used by the Adviser tend to follow a broad universe of
securities and the research provided by such broker-dealers may provide the
Adviser with a diverse perspective on financial markets. Research services
provided to the Adviser by broker-dealers are available for the benefit of all
accounts managed or advised by the Adviser or by its affiliates. The Adviser
cannot readily determine the extent to which spreads or commission rates or net
prices charged by brokers or dealers reflect the value of their research,
analysis, advice and similar services.
Under
the SLA described above, Mar Vista is responsible for the financial management
and reporting of both Mar Vista’s and the Adviser’s soft dollar credits and
payments. There may be instances where soft dollar services are jointly
purchased by both Mar Vista and the Adviser collectively for the benefit of both
advisers’ clients. The respective firms will enter into these arrangements when
the clients would benefit more than they would if they were to purchase these
services independently. Each firm is responsible for independently ensuring the
suitability of services purchased by soft dollars.
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, the Fund directed transactions and
paid brokerage commissions because of research services provided in the
following amounts:
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Transactions
Directed |
Hood
River Small-Cap Growth Fund |
$1,071,914 |
$1,306,331,348 |
Hood
River International Opportunity Fund(1) |
$827 |
$1,462,106 |
(1)
For
the fiscal period September 28, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June
30, 2022.
Allocation
of Portfolio Transactions.
Some of the Adviser’s other clients have investment objectives and programs
similar to that of the Funds. Occasionally, recommendations made to other
clients may result in their purchasing or selling securities simultaneously with
the Funds. Consequently, the demand for securities being purchased or the supply
of securities being sold may increase, and this could have an adverse effect on
the price of those securities. It is the policy of the Adviser not to favor one
client over another in making recommendations or in placing orders. In the event
of a simultaneous transaction, purchases or sales are averaged as to price,
transaction costs are allocated between the Funds and other clients
participating in the transaction on a pro rata basis and purchases and sales are
normally allocated between the Funds and the other clients as to amount
according to a formula determined prior to the execution of such
transactions.
The
Funds have established three classes of shares – Institutional Shares, Investor
Shares, and Retirement Shares. Investor Shares of the Hood River International
Opportunity Fund are not currently offered for sale. The shares of the Funds,
when issued and paid for in accordance with the Prospectus, will be fully paid
and non-assessable shares, with equal voting rights and no preferences as to
conversion, exchange, dividends, redemption or any other feature.
Shares
of the Funds entitle holders to one vote per share and fractional votes for
fractional shares held. Shares have non-cumulative voting rights with respect to
election of Trustees, do not have preemptive or subscription rights and are
transferable. Each class takes separate votes on matters affecting only that
class. For example, a change in the 12b-1 fee for a class would be voted upon
only by shareholders of that class.
The
Funds do not hold annual meetings of shareholders. A meeting of shareholders for
the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of any Trustee may be called
upon the demand of shareholders
owning
not less than 10% of the Trust’s outstanding shares. Except when a larger quorum
is required by the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, forty percent (40%) of
the shares entitled to vote on a matter constitutes a quorum at a meeting of
shareholders. Generally, subject to the 1940 Act and the specific provisions of
the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended (the
“Declaration of Trust”), when a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of
the shares voted will decide any questions, except only a plurality vote is
necessary to elect Trustees.
The
Funds may involuntarily redeem a shareholder’s shares if the shareholder owns
shares of the Funds having an aggregate NAV of less than a minimum value
determined from time to time by the Trustees. In addition, the Trust may call
for the redemption of shares of any shareholder or may refuse to transfer or
issue shares to any person to the extent that the same is necessary to comply
with applicable law or advisable to further the purpose for which the Trust was
established, including circumstances involving frequent or excessive trading in
shares of the Funds. The Declaration of Trust also provides that if an officer
or agent of the Trust has determined that a shareholder has engaged in frequent
and excessive trading in shares of the Funds, the Trust may require the
shareholder to redeem his or her shares.
The
Trust may cause, to the extent consistent with applicable law: (a) the Trust or
one or more of its series to be merged into or consolidated with another trust,
series of another trust or other person; (b) the shares of the Trust or any of
its series to be converted into beneficial interests in another trust or series
thereof; (c) the shares to be exchanged for assets or property under or pursuant
to any state or federal statute to the extent permitted by law; or (d) a sale of
assets of the Trust or one or more of its series. Such merger or consolidation,
share conversion, share exchange or sale of assets must be authorized by a
majority of the shares voted when a quorum is present, provided that in all
respects not governed by statute or applicable law, the Trustees have power to
prescribe the procedure necessary or appropriate to accomplish a merger or
consolidation, share conversion, share exchange, or sale of assets, including
the power to create one or more separate trusts to which all or any part of the
assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Trust may be transferred and to
provide for the conversion of shares of the Trust or any of its series into
beneficial interests in such separate business trust or trusts or series
thereof.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing paragraph, the Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees
may, without the vote or consent of shareholders, cause to be organized or
assist in organizing a corporation or corporations under the laws of any
jurisdiction, or any other trust, partnership, limited liability company,
association or other organization, or any series or class of any thereof, to
acquire all or a portion of the Trust property (or all or a portion of the Trust
property held with respect to the Funds or allocable to a particular class) or
to carry on any business in which the Trust directly or indirectly has any
interest (any of the foregoing, a “Successor Entity”), and to sell, convey and
transfer Trust property to any such Successor Entity in exchange for the shares
or securities thereof or otherwise, and to lend money to, subscribe for the
shares or securities of, and enter into any contracts with any such Successor
Entity in which the Trust holds or is about to acquire shares or any other
interest. The Trustees may also, without the vote or consent of shareholders,
cause a merger or consolidation between the Trust and any Successor Entity if
and to the extent permitted by law. However, the Declaration of Trust provides
that the Trustees shall provide written notice to affected shareholders of each
such transaction. Such transactions may be effected through share-for-share
exchanges, transfers or sales of assets, in-kind redemptions and purchases,
exchange offers, or any other method approved by the Trustees.
The
Declaration of Trust provides that no shareholder shall have the right to bring
or maintain any court action, proceeding or claim in the right of the Trust or
the Funds or a class thereof to recover a judgment in its favor unless (a)
shareholders holding at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of the
Trust, a Fund or class, as applicable, join in the bringing of such court
action, proceeding or claim; and (b) the bringing or maintenance of such court
action, proceeding or claim is otherwise in accordance with Section 3816 of the
Delaware Statutory Trust Act, subject to certain additional requirements.
The
Declaration of Trust provides that by virtue of becoming a shareholder of the
Funds, each shareholder will be held to have expressly assented and agreed to
the terms of the Declaration of Trust, the By-Laws of the Trust and the
resolutions of the Board.
The
Declaration of Trust provides that the Trust will indemnify and hold harmless
each Trustee and officer of the Trust and each former Trustee and officer of the
Trust (each hereinafter referred to as a “Covered Person”) from and against any
and all claims, demands, costs, losses, expenses, and damages whatsoever arising
out of or related to such Covered Person’s performance of his or her duties as a
Trustee or officer of the Trust or otherwise relating to any act, omission, or
obligation of the Trust, if, as to liability to the Trust or its investors, it
is finally adjudicated that the Covered Person was not liable by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the Covered Person’s offices. In the case of settlement, such
indemnification will be provided if it has been determined by a court or other
body approving the settlement or other disposition, or by a reasonable
determination, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a
full trial type inquiry), by vote of a majority of Independent Trustees of the
Trust, or in a written opinion of independent counsel, that such officers or
Trustees have not engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of their duties. Rights to indemnification or insurance
cannot be limited retroactively.
The
Declaration of Trust further provides that: (i) the appointment, designation or
identification of a Trustee as chairperson of the Board or a member or
chairperson of a committee of the Trustees, an expert on any topic or in any
area (including an audit committee financial expert), or the lead Independent
Trustee, or any other special appointment, designation or identification of a
Trustee, shall not impose on that individual any duty, obligation or liability
that is greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on that
person as a Trustee in the absence of the appointment, designation or
identification (except with respect to duties expressly imposed pursuant to the
By-Laws of the Trust, a committee charter or a Trust policy statement); (ii) no
Trustee who has special skills or expertise, or is appointed, designated or
identified shall be held to a higher standard of care by virtue thereof; and
(iii) no appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee shall affect in
any way that Trustee’s rights or entitlement to indemnification.
Purchase
of Shares.
Information regarding the purchase of shares is discussed in the “Purchase of
Shares” section of the Prospectus.
There
may be special distribution requirements for a retirement account, such as
required distributions or mandatory federal income tax withholding. For more
information, call 800-497-2960. You may be charged a $15 annual account
maintenance fee for each retirement account, up to a maximum of $30 annually,
and a $25 fee for transferring assets to another custodian or for closing a
retirement account.
Redemption
of Shares.
Information regarding how to redeem shares of the Funds is discussed in the
“Redemption of Shares” section of the Prospectus.
You
may sell (redeem) your shares on any Business Day. Redemptions are effected at
the NAV next determined after the Transfer Agent has received your redemption
request. It is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to transmit
redemption orders and credit their customers’ accounts with redemption proceeds
on a timely basis. The Funds’ name, your account number, the number of shares or
dollar amount you would like redeemed and the signatures by all of the
shareholders whose names appear on the account registration should accompany any
redemption requests. The Transfer Agent will normally mail or send your
redemption proceeds to the bank you indicated on the next Business Day following
receipt by the Transfer Agent of redemption instructions, but never later than 7
days following such receipt. Wires are subject to a $15 fee paid by you, but you
do not incur any charge when proceeds are sent via
the
ACH system. If you purchased your shares through a financial intermediary you
should contact the financial intermediary for information relating to
redemptions.
If
shares to be redeemed represent a recent investment made by check or ACH
transfer, the Funds reserve the right not to make the redemption proceeds
available until they have reasonable grounds to believe that the check or ACH
transfer has been collected (which could take up to 10 days). Shareholders can
avoid this delay by utilizing the wire purchase option. To ensure proper
authorization before redeeming a Fund’s shares, the Transfer Agent may require
additional documents such as, but not restricted to, stock powers, trust
instruments, death certificates, appointments as fiduciary, certificates of
corporate authority and waivers of tax required in some states when settling
estates.
When
shares are held in the name of a corporation, other organization, trust,
fiduciary or other institutional investor, the Transfer Agent requires, in
addition to the stock power, certified evidence of authority to sign the
necessary instruments of transfer. These procedures are for the protection of
shareholders and should be followed to ensure prompt payment. Redemption
requests must not be conditional as to date or price of the redemption. Proceeds
of the redemption will be sent within seven days of acceptance of shares
tendered for redemption. Delay may result if the purchase check or electronic
funds transfer has not yet cleared, but the delay will be no longer than
required to verify that the purchase amount has cleared, and the Funds will act
as quickly as possible to minimize delay.
The
value of shares redeemed may be more or less than the shareholder’s cost,
depending on the NAV at the time of redemption. Redemption of shares may result
in tax consequences (gain or loss) to the shareholder, and the proceeds of a
redemption may be subject to backup withholding.
A
shareholder’s right to redeem shares and to receive payment therefore may be
suspended when: (a) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed other than
customary weekend and holiday closings; (b) trading on the NYSE is restricted;
(c) an emergency exists as a result of which it is not reasonably practicable to
dispose of a Fund’s securities or to determine the value of a Fund’s net assets;
or (d) ordered by a governmental body having jurisdiction over the Funds for the
protection of the Funds’ shareholders, provided that applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC (or any succeeding governmental authority) shall govern
as to whether a condition described in (b), (c) or (d) exists. In case of such
suspension, shareholders may withdraw their requests for redemption or may
receive payment based on the NAV of the Funds next determined after the
suspension is lifted.
The
Funds reserve the right, if conditions exist which make cash payments
undesirable, to honor any request for redemption by making payment in whole or
in part with readily marketable securities (redemption “in-kind”) chosen by a
Fund and valued in the same way as they would be valued for purposes of
computing the NAV of a Fund. If payment is made in securities, a shareholder may
incur transaction expenses in converting these securities into cash. The Funds
have elected, however, to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, as a
result of which the Funds are obligated to redeem shares solely in cash up to
the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net assets of the Funds for any one
shareholder during any 90-day period. This election is irrevocable unless the
SEC permits its withdrawal.
Pricing
of Shares.
The price of a Fund’s shares is based on its NAV. The Transfer Agent determines
the NAV per share of a Fund as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE
(normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day that the NYSE is open for
business (each, a “Business Day”). The NAV is calculated by adding the value of
all securities and other assets in a Fund, deducting its liabilities, and
dividing the balance by the number of outstanding shares in a Fund. The price at
which a purchase or redemption is effected is based on the next calculation of
NAV after the order is received by an authorized financial institution or the
Transfer Agent and under no circumstances will any order be accepted for
purchase or redemption after the NAV calculation. Shares will only be priced on
Business Days. In addition, foreign securities held by a Fund may trade on
weekends or other days when a Fund does not calculate NAV. As
a
result, the market value of these investments may change on days when shares of
the Funds cannot be bought or sold.
The
Funds value their assets based on current market values when such values are
available. These prices normally are supplied by an independent pricing service.
Equity securities held by a Fund which are listed on a national securities
exchange, except those traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”), and
for which market quotations are available are valued at the last quoted sale
price of the day, or, if there is no such reported sale, securities are valued
at the mean between the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities traded
on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which
may not be the last sale price.
Debt
securities, including short-term debt instruments having a maturity of less than
60 days, are valued at the evaluated mean price supplied by an approved pricing
service. Pricing services may use various valuation methodologies including
matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market
transactions and dealer quotations.
In
the absence of prices from a pricing service or in the event that market
quotations are not readily available, fair value will be determined under the
Funds’ valuation procedures adopted pursuant to Rule 2a-5. Pursuant to those
procedures, the Board has appointed the Adviser as the Funds’ valuation designee
(the “Valuation Designee”) to perform all fair valuations of the Funds’
portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight. As the Valuation
Designee, the Adviser has established procedures for its fair valuation of the
Funds’ portfolio investments. These procedures, address, among other things,
determining when market quotations are not readily available or reliable and the
methodologies to be used for determining the fair value of investments, as well
as the use and oversight of third-party pricing services for fair
valuation.
Distributions,
if any, from the Funds’ investment company taxable income and net capital gain
(the excess of net long-term capital gain over the net short-term capital loss)
realized by a Fund, after deducting any available capital loss carryovers, are
declared and paid to its shareholders at least annually, as described in the
Prospectus.
General.
The following summarizes certain additional U.S. federal income tax
considerations generally affecting the Funds and their shareholders that are not
described in the Prospectus. No attempt is made to present a detailed
explanation of the tax treatment of the Funds or their shareholders, and the
discussions here and in the Prospectus are not intended as a substitute for
careful tax planning. Changes in income tax laws, potentially with retroactive
effect, could impact a Fund’s investments or the tax consequences to you of
investing in a Fund. There may be other federal, state, foreign or local tax
considerations applicable to a particular investor. Potential investors should
consult their tax advisers with specific reference to their own tax situations.
The
discussions of the federal tax consequences in the Prospectus and this SAI are
based on the Code and the regulations issued under it, and court decisions and
administrative interpretations as in effect on the date of this SAI. Future
legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may significantly
change the taxation of a Fund’s investments or the tax consequences to investors
as described in the Prospectus and SAI, and any such changes or decisions may be
retroactive.
Each
Fund qualified during its last taxable year, and intends to continue to qualify
as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of Subtitle A, Chapter 1,
of the Code. As a regulated investment company, the Funds generally are exempt
from federal income tax on their investment
company
taxable income and net capital gain that they distribute to shareholders. To
qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company, a Fund must meet three
important tests each year.
First,
in each taxable year, a Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from
dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, gains
from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies,
other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock,
securities, or currencies, or net income derived from interests in qualified
publicly-traded partnerships.
Second,
generally, at the close of each quarter of a Fund’s taxable year, at least 50%
of the value of a Fund’s assets must consist of cash and cash items, U.S.
Government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies and
securities of other issuers with such other securities limited, in respect to
any one issuer, to an amount not greater in value than 5% of the value of a
Fund’s total assets and to not more than 10% of the outstanding voting
securities of such issuer; and no more than 25% of the value of a Fund’s total
assets may be invested in the securities of (1) any one issuer (other than U.S.
Government securities and securities of other regulated investment companies);
(2) two or more issuers that a Fund controls and which are engaged in the same,
similar, or related trades or businesses; or (3) one or more qualified
publicly-traded partnerships.
Third,
a Fund must distribute an amount equal to at least the sum of 90% of a Fund’s
investment company taxable income (net investment income and the excess of net
short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss) and 90% of its net
tax-exempt interest income, if any, for the year.
Each
Fund intends to comply with these requirements. However, there can be no
assurance that either Fund will satisfy all requirements to be taxed as a
regulated investment company. If a Fund were to fail to make sufficient
distributions, it could be liable for corporate income tax and for excise tax in
respect of the shortfall or, if the shortfall is large enough, a Fund could be
disqualified as a regulated investment company. If for any taxable year a Fund
were not to qualify as a regulated investment company, all of its taxable income
would be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates without any
deduction for distributions to shareholders. In that event, shareholders would
recognize dividend income on distributions to the extent of a Fund’s
then-current and accumulated earnings and profits, and certain corporate
shareholders could be eligible for the dividends-received deduction.
The
Code imposes a nondeductible 4% excise tax on regulated investment companies
that fail to distribute each year an amount equal to specified percentages of
their ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income (excess of capital
gains over capital losses). Each Fund intends to make sufficient distributions
or deemed distributions each year to avoid liability for this excise tax.
Under
the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), a Fund may be required to
withhold a generally nonrefundable 30% tax on (i) distributions of investment
company taxable income and (ii) distributions of net capital gain and the gross
proceeds of a sale, exchange, or redemption of Fund shares paid to (A) certain
“foreign financial institutions” unless such foreign financial institution
agrees to verify, monitor, and report to the Internal Revenue Services (“IRS”)
the identity of certain of its account holders, among other items (or unless
such entity is otherwise deemed compliant under the terms of an
intergovernmental agreement between the United States and the entity’s country
of residence), and (B) certain “non-financial foreign entities” unless such
entity certifies to the Fund that it does not have any substantial U.S. owners
or provides the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of each
substantial U.S. owner, among other items. In December 2018, the IRS and
Treasury Department released proposed Treasury Regulations that would eliminate
FATCA withholding on Fund distributions of net capital gain and the gross
proceeds from a sale, exchange, or redemption of Fund shares. Although taxpayers
are entitled to rely on these proposed Treasury Regulations until final Treasury
Regulations are issued, these proposed Treasury Regulations have not been
finalized, may not be finalized in their
proposed
form, and are potentially subject to change. This FATCA withholding tax could
also affect a Fund’s return on its investments in foreign securities or affect a
shareholder’s return if the shareholder holds its Fund shares through a foreign
intermediary. You are urged to consult your tax adviser regarding the
application of this FATCA withholding tax to your investment in a Fund and the
potential certification, compliance, due diligence, reporting, and withholding
obligations to which you may become subject in order to avoid this withholding
tax.
Foreign
taxpayers are generally subject to withholding tax at a flat rate of 30% on
U.S.-source income that is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade
or business in the U.S. This withholding rate may be lower under the terms of a
tax convention.
Except
in the case of certain exempt shareholders, if a shareholder does not furnish
the Funds with the shareholder’s correct Social Security Number or other
taxpayer identification number and certain certifications or the Funds receive
notification from the IRS requiring backup withholding, the Funds are required
by federal law to withhold federal income tax from the shareholder’s
distributions and redemption proceeds at a rate set under Section 3406 of the
Code for U.S. residents. Backup withholding generally does not apply to foreign
taxpayers subject to the withholding described in the preceding paragraph, as
long as the Funds receive certain documentation.
A
sale, exchange, or redemption of Fund shares, whether for cash or in-kind
proceeds, may result in recognition of a taxable capital gain or loss. Gain or
loss realized upon a sale, exchange, or redemption of Fund shares will generally
be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for
more than one year, and, if held for one year or less, as a short-term capital
gain or loss. However, any loss realized upon a sale, exchange, or redemption of
shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss
to the extent of any distributions of net capital gain received or deemed to be
received with respect to such shares. In determining the holding period of such
shares for this purpose, any period during which the shareholder’s risk of loss
is offset by means of options, short sales, or similar transactions is not
counted. Any loss realized upon a sale, exchange, or redemption of Fund shares
may be disallowed under certain wash sale rules to the extent shares of the Fund
are purchased (through reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within 30
days before or after the sale, exchange, or redemption. If a shareholder’s loss
is disallowed under the wash sale rules, the basis of the new shares will be
increased to preserve the loss until a future sale, exchange, or redemption of
the shares.
Capital
Loss Carryforwards.
As of June 30, 2022, the Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund had short-term
tax basis capital losses of $1,667,778 with no expiration date and no long-term
capital loss carryforwards. As of June 30, 2022, the Hood River
International Opportunity Fund had no long-term or short-term tax basis capital
loss carryforwards.
Capital
loss carryforwards can be carried forward indefinitely and will retain their
character as short-term or long-term capital losses.
State
and Local Taxes. Although
each Fund expects to qualify as a regulated investment company and to be
relieved of all or substantially all federal income taxes, depending upon the
extent of its activities in states and localities in which its offices are
maintained, in which its agents or independent contractors are located or in
which it is otherwise deemed to be conducting business, either Fund may be
subject to the tax laws of such states or localities.
Taxation
of Certain Investments. The
tax principles applicable to transactions in certain financial instruments such
as futures contracts and options that may be engaged in by a Fund are complex
and, in some cases, uncertain. Such transactions and investments may cause a
Fund to recognize taxable income prior to the receipt of cash, thereby requiring
a Fund to liquidate other positions, or to borrow money, so as to make
sufficient distributions to shareholders to avoid corporate-level tax. Moreover,
some or all of
the
taxable income recognized may be ordinary income or short-term capital gain, so
that the distributions may be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.
Each
Fund is required to report to certain shareholders and the IRS the cost basis of
shares acquired by such shareholders on or after January 1, 2012 (“covered
shares”) when such shareholders sell, exchange or redeem such shares. These
requirements do not apply to shares held through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, or to shares held by tax-exempt organizations,
financial institutions, corporations (other than S corporations), banks, credit
unions, and certain other entities and governmental bodies. Shares acquired
before January 1, 2012 (“non-covered shares”) are treated as if held in a
separate account from covered shares. The Funds are not required to determine or
report a shareholder’s cost basis in non-covered shares and is not responsible
for the accuracy or reliability of any information provided for non-covered
shares.
The
cost basis of a share is generally its purchase price adjusted for
distributions, returns of capital, and other corporate actions. Cost basis is
used to determine whether the sale, exchange, or redemption of a share results
in a gain or loss. If you sell, exchange, or redeem covered shares during any
year, then the Funds will report the gain/loss, cost basis, and holding period
of such shares to the IRS and you on Form 1099.
A
cost basis method is the method by which a Fund determines which specific
covered shares are deemed to be sold, exchanged, or redeemed when a shareholder
sells, exchanges or redeems less than its entire holding of Fund shares and has
made multiple purchases of Fund shares on different dates at differing NAVs. If
a shareholder does not affirmatively elect a cost basis method, the Funds will
use the average cost method, which averages the basis of all Fund shares in an
account regardless of holding period, and shares sold, exchanged, or redeemed
are deemed to be those with the longest holding period first. Each shareholder
may elect in writing (and not over the telephone) any alternate IRS-approved
cost basis method to calculate the cost basis in its covered shares. The default
cost basis method applied by the Funds or the alternate method elected by a
shareholder may not be changed after the settlement date of a sale, exchange, or
redemption of Fund shares.
If
you hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary (or another nominee),
please contact that broker or nominee with respect to the reporting of cost
basis and available elections for your account.
You
are encouraged to consult your tax adviser regarding the application of these
cost basis reporting rules and, in particular, which cost basis calculation
method you should elect.
Hedging
Transactions (Hood
River International Opportunity Fund only).
Certain forward currency contracts in which the Fund may invest are subject to
rules that for federal income tax purposes require the Fund to treat them as
having been sold at their fair market value on the last day of the Fund’s
taxable year (or for excise tax purposes, on the last day of the relevant
period) resulting in unrealized gains or losses being treated as realized. Any
gains or losses on such contracts generally are treated as 60% long-term and 40%
short-term capital gain or loss, except for gain or loss on certain foreign
currency forward contracts which is treated as ordinary gain or loss unless the
Fund makes an applicable tax election to receive capital treatment.
Certain
hedging transactions undertaken by the Fund may result in the deferral of loss
or accelerate the recognition of gain on forward contracts, or underlying
securities, and may affect the tax character of gain or loss realized by the
Fund on such investments. The tax consequences to the Fund of engaging in
certain hedging or similar transactions are not entirely clear and may impact
the amount, timing, and tax character of distributions paid by the Fund to its
shareholders.
Notwithstanding
any of the foregoing, the Fund may be required to recognize gain (but not loss)
on certain “appreciated financial positions” if the Fund enters into offsetting
forward contracts transaction
with
respect to the appreciated position or of substantially identical property.
Appreciated financial positions potentially subject to this tax treatment are
interests (including forward contracts) in stock, partnership interests, certain
actively traded trust instruments and certain debt instruments. This tax
treatment will not apply to certain transactions closed on or before the 30th
day after the close of the taxable year, if certain conditions are
met.
Foreign
Currency Transactions—“Section 988” Gains or Losses (Hood
River International Opportunity Fund only).
Pursuant to Section 988 of the Code, foreign exchange gain or loss attributable
to certain foreign currency transactions, including foreign currency-denominated
payables and receivables, foreign currency denominated debt instruments, and
certain currency related forward contracts, is treated as ordinary gain or loss.
Section 988 gain or loss may increase or decrease the amount of the Fund’s
investment company taxable income to be distributed to its shareholders. The
Fund may elect to treat certain foreign currency transactions, when entered, as
giving rise to capital rather than as ordinary gain or loss.
The
Funds may from time to time quote or otherwise use yield and total return
information in advertisements, shareholder reports or sales literature. Average
annual total return and yield are computed pursuant to formulas specified by the
SEC.
The
financial statements of the Funds and the Funds’ independent registered public
accounting firm’s report appearing in the Funds’ Annual
Report
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 are hereby incorporated by
reference.
General
Principals
Hood
River Capital Management LLC (“Hood River”) recognizes its responsibility to
vote proxies with respect to securities owned by a client in the economic best
interests of its client and without regard to the interests of Hood River or any
other client of Hood River as outlined in its Proxy Voting Policies and
Procedures (“Policies”).
These
Policies apply to securities held in client accounts in which Hood River has
direct voting authority. Unless specifically addressed in the investment
advisory agreement, Hood River will vote proxies consistent with its fiduciary
obligation. In some cases, the client has requested that Hood River not vote
proxies for a particular account.
Hood
River has a service level agreement with Mar Vista Investment Partners (“Service
Provider”), a registered investment adviser, to provide Hood River with various
administrative, operational, and business services including marketing support,
client services, compliance support, information technology, accounting and
proxy coordinating services. The Service Provider is not an affiliate of Hood
River or related to Hood River. In addition, Hood River utilizes the services of
a third-party proxy advisory firm, which provides the Firm with research, data
and recommendations on management and shareholder proxy proposals. Hood River
does not use automated voting by the third-party proxy advisory
firm.
Hood
River’s policy is to exercise its proxy voting discretion absent special
circumstances and in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Proxy
Voting Guidelines (“Guidelines”) unless a client has requested the use of their
own proxy voting guideline or direction and such guideline or direction is
prudent under the circumstances. Any changes to the Guidelines must be
pre-approved in writing by the Proxy Voting Committee (“The Committee”). The
Committee includes the Operations Manager, the CCO and at least one Hood River
portfolio manager.
Voting
Process
Hood
River votes all proxies on behalf of a client’s portfolio in fundamentally
driven strategies unless Hood River determines it would be in its clients'
overall best interests not to vote. Such determination may apply with respect to
all client holdings of the securities or only certain specified clients, as Hood
River deems appropriate under the circumstances including:
a)the
client requests in writing that Hood River not vote;
b)the
proxies are associated with unsupervised securities;
c)the
proxies are associated with securities transferred to Hood River’s management
then liquidated;
d)the
costs of voting the proxies outweigh the benefits; or
e)the
proxy ballot is not received.
The
Service Provider’s Operations Department (“Operations”) is responsible for
coordinating the voting of proxies received by Hood River. To help facilitate
the proxy voting process, The Committee provides centralized management of the
proxy voting process and makes all proxy voting decisions except under special
circumstances as noted below. The Committee:
a)Supervises
the proxy voting process, including the identification and review of potential
material conflicts of interest involving Hood River and the proxy voting process
with respect to securities owned by a client;
b)Determines
how to vote proxies relating to issues not covered by these Policies;
and
c)Determines
when Hood River may deviate from these Policies.
The
Committee will review the analyst or portfolio manager’s recommendation if it
differs from the proxy advisory firm’s recommendation per the Guidelines.
Following the review of the recommendation, the proxy will be voted according to
the majority vote of the Committee. If a Committee member disagrees with the
recommendation of the analyst or portfolio manager, the reasons for the
disagreement will be documented. Operations will keep documents of proxy
decisions made by the Committee. Since Hood River generally considers the
quality of a company’s management in making investment decisions, Hood River
regularly votes proxies in accordance with the recommendations of a company’s
management if there is no conflict with shareholder value.
When
Hood River has proxy voting authority on an account, it adds up the shares owned
by those accounts (“Eligible Shares”) and reconciles them to the shares reported
by its proxy-voting agent. For those accounts where clients participate in
securities lending, shares on loan will not be included in the Eligible Shares
total unless Hood River oversees such securities lending program. Generally,
Hood River aims for less than a 10% difference in shares voted versus Eligible
Shares. The difference of shares voted and Eligible Shares may include the
timing of new and terminated accounts.
Hood
River uses a proxy-voting agent to ensure that, as much as possible, Eligible
Shares are voted and timely reporting is provided to Hood River and its clients.
If Hood River receives ballots from a source other than the proxy-voting agent,
Hood River will try to vote them using other means.
Conflicts
of Interest
Potential
or actual conflicts of interest relating to a particular proxy proposal may be
handled in various ways depending on the type and materiality. Depending upon
the facts and circumstances of each situation and the requirements of applicable
law, options include:
a)Voting
the proxy in accordance with the voting recommendation of an unaffiliated,
third- party proxy advisory firm; or
b)Voting
the proxy pursuant to client direction.
Voting
the securities of an issuer in which the following relationships or
circumstances exist is deemed to give rise to a material conflict of interest
for purposes of these Policies:
a)The
issuer is a client of Hood River and Hood River manages its portfolio or its
retirement plan. In such a case, Hood River will obtain an independent,
third-party opinion and will follow the recommendation of the
third-party;
b)The
issuer is an entity in which the Hood River industry analyst or portfolio
manager assigned to review the proxy has a relative1
in management of the issuer or an acquiring company. In such a case, the analyst
or portfolio manager will not make any vote recommendations and another analyst
or portfolio manager will review the proxy. Although the proxy will be
re-assigned, the industry analyst or portfolio manager will still be available
to answer questions about the issuer from other Committee members;
c)The
issuer is an entity in which a Committee member has a relative in management of
the issuer or an acquiring company. In such a case, the Committee member with
the conflict will not vote on the proxy and the alternate member of the
Committee will vote instead;
d)The
issuer is an entity in which an officer or director of Hood River or a relative
of any such person is or was an officer, director or employee, or such person or
relative otherwise has received more than $500 annually during Hood River’s last
three fiscal years. In such a case, Hood River will obtain an independent,
third-party opinion and will follow the recommendation of the
third-party;
e)Another
client or prospective client of Hood River, directly or indirectly, conditions
future engagement of Hood River on voting proxies with respect to any client's
securities on a particular matter in a particular way;
f)Conflict
exists between the interests of an employee benefit plan’s portfolio and the
plan sponsor’s interests. In such a case, Hood River will resolve in favor of
the plan’s portfolio; or
g)Any
other circumstance in which Hood River’s duty to serve its clients' interests,
typically referred to as its "duty of loyalty," could be
compromised.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a conflict of interest described above shall not be considered
material for the purposes of these Policies with respect to a specific vote or
circumstance if:
a)The
securities with respect to which Hood River has the power to vote account for
less than 1% of the issuer's outstanding voting securities, but only if: (i)
such securities do not represent one of the 10 largest holdings of such issuer's
outstanding voting securities; and (ii) such securities do not represent more
than 2% of the client's holdings with Hood River; and /or
b)The
matter to be voted on relates to a restructuring of the terms of existing
securities or the issuance of new securities or a similar matter arising out of
the holding of securities, other than common equity, in the context of a
bankruptcy or threatened bankruptcy of the issuer.
For
clients that are registered investment companies ("Funds"), in which a material
conflict of interest has been identified and the matter is not covered by the
Policies, Hood River will disclose the conflict and the Proxy Voting Committee's
determination of the manner in which to vote to the Fund's Board or committee of
the Board. The Committee's determination will take into account only the
interests of the Fund, and the Committee will document the basis for the
decision and furnish the documentation to the Fund’s Board or committee of the
Board.
For
clients other than Funds, in which a material conflict of interest has been
identified and the matter is not covered by the Policies, the Committee will
disclose the conflict to the client and advise the client that its securities
will be voted only upon the recommendations of an independent third
party.
1
For the purposes of these Policies, "relative" includes the following family
members: spouse, minor children, stepchildren, or children or stepchildren
sharing the person's home.
Proxy
Advisory Firm Due Diligence
The
Committee shall, as part of the scope of its duties to ensure voting
determinations are in the clients’ best interest, complete an annual due
diligence questionnaire. The questionnaire shall review the proxy advisory firm
to verify that information and services provided are adequate to inform voting
determinations.
Recordkeeping
and Retention
Hood
River retains records relating to the voting of proxies, including:
a)A
copy of these Policies and any amendments thereto;
b)A
record of each vote cast by Hood River on behalf of clients;
c)A
copy of any document created by Hood River that was material to making a
decision on how to vote or that memorialized the basis for that decision;
and
d)A
copy of each written request for information on how Hood River voted proxies on
behalf of the client, and a copy of any written response by Hood River to any
oral or written request for information on how Hood River voted.
Hood
River will maintain and preserve these records for such a period of time as
required to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Hood
River may rely on proxy statements filed on the SEC's EDGAR system or on proxy
the voting service (provided Hood River had obtained an understanding from the
third-party to provide a copy of the proxy statement or record promptly upon
request).
Clients
that wish to vote in a particular solicitation, obtain information about how
Hood River voted their securities, or obtain a copy of the proxy voting policies
and procedures may contact Operations at (877) 725-4432.