The Focus Fund is classified as a non-diversified
portfolio, which means it may hold fewer securities than a diversified fund
because it is permitted to invest a greater percentage of its assets in a
smaller number of securities. Holding fewer securities increases the risk that
the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of a single
investment. The Fund and the stocks and markets in which it invests are subject
to general risks that include unforeseen events such as pandemics, volatility
and instability, periods of cyclical change and decline, that investors
may at times avoid investments in equity securities, and that the investment
adviser may select investments for the Fund that do not perform as anticipated.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Recent performance may have been negative.
1 Lipper ranks are based on total return. Lipper Inc., A Refinitiv Company, is a nationally recognized organization that measures the performance of mutual funds within a universe of funds that have similar investment objectives. Returns are historical with capital gains and dividends reinvested.
2 The Morningstar RatingTM for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. ©Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
a Restated to reflect current Distribution and
Service (12b-1) Fee rates. As of February 1, 2021, the Board of Trustees
approved a 12b-1 Fee accrual rate of 0.25% per annum of the average daily net
assets of the Fund, until such time as the Board authorizes a different rate
(not exceeding 0.25% per annum). The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Plan, as
amended, (the “Plan”) that authorizes payments by the Fund in connection with
the distribution and other fees and costs for the sale and distribution of its
shares and for services provided to shareholders at an annual rate, as determined
from time-to-time by the Board of Trustees, of up to 0.25% of the Fund's
average daily net assets. The Plan states that while the maximum 12b-1 Fee rate
remains limited to 0.25% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets, the
Fund may be charged a lower rate from time to time upon approval by the Board
of Trustees. As these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing
basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and
reduce your investment returns. Prior to February 1, 2021, the Board of
Trustees had determined to cause the Focus Fund to suspend the accrual of 12b-1
Fees for the period from June 1, 2018 to January 31, 2021.
b These expenses include
custodian, transfer agency and administration fees, certain payments to
financial services agents for non-distribution expenses, acquired fund fees and
expenses, and other customary mutual fund expenses. Acquired fund fees and
expenses are those expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund as a result of
acquiring investments in shares of one or more other investment companies, and would be stated in a separate line item in the
table if they exceeded 0.01% per annum.
c The Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation
and fee waiver agreement under which it has agreed to limit the total expenses
of the Focus Fund (excluding taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses,
litigation, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage and other transaction
expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments) to an
annual rate of 1.45% of the Fund's average net assets until January 31, 2022.
This expense limitation and fee waiver agreement may be terminated by the
Adviser at any time after January 31, 2022 upon 15 days prior notice to the
Fund and its administrator, provided that no such modification will be made in
a manner inconsistent with the terms of the current prospectus. The Adviser may
recoup from the Fund fees previously waived or expenses previously reimbursed
by the Adviser with respect to the Fund pursuant to this agreement (or a
previous expense limitation agreement) if: (1) such recoupment by the
Adviser does not cause the Fund, at the time of recoupment, to exceed the
lesser of (a) the expense limitation in effect at the time the relevant amount
was waived and/or reimbursed, or (b) the expense limitation in effect at the
time of the proposed recoupment, and (2) the recoupment is made within three
years after the fiscal year end date as of which the amount to be waived or
reimbursed was determined and the waiver or reimbursement occurred.
d Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the
“ratio of expenses to average net assets” provided in the Financial
Highlights. The information in the Financial Highlights does not include
the restatement of the fees described above and reflected in the Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees line item above for the entire fiscal year.