Summary Prospectus April 30, 2023 |
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Driehaus Global Fund Ticker: DMAGX |
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated April 30, 2023, as may be subsequently amended, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus, reports to shareholders and other information about the Fund online (https://www.driehaus.com/fund-resources). You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-560-6111, by sending an email request to mutualfunds@driehaus.com, or by asking any financial advisor, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund.
Investment Objective
Driehaus Global Fund (formerly, Driehaus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund) (the “Fund”) seeks to maximize capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) |
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases |
None |
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge |
None |
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Reinvested Dividends |
None |
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed within 60 days of purchase) |
2.00% |
Exchange Fee |
None |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)* |
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Management Fee |
0.65% |
Other Expenses |
0.46% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses |
0.01% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.12% |
Expense Reimbursement** |
(0.36)% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement*** |
0.76% |
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The fee table has been restated to reflect new terms of the investment advisory agreement. |
** |
The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to cap the Fund’s ordinary annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividends and interest on short sales, other investment-related expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) at 0.75% of average daily net assets until the earlier of the termination of the investment advisory agreement by the Board of Trustees or the Fund’s shareholders, or April 30, 2024. Pursuant to the agreement, and so long as the investment advisory agreement is in place, for a period not to exceed three years from the date on which the waiver or reimbursement is made, the investment adviser is entitled to reimbursement for previously waived fees and reimbursed expenses to the extent that the Fund’s expense ratio remains below the operating expense cap that was in place at the time of the waiver / expense reimbursement as well as the current operating expense cap. Because of this agreement, the Fund may pay the investment adviser less than the contractual management fee. |
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The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent annual report, which does not include Acquired Fees and Expenses. |
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Expense Example: This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The expense reimbursement shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table is reflected for the first year in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
$78 |
$320 |
$582 |
$1,331 |
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 92% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Fund opportunistically invests in equity securities, including common stocks and sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) or Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) of issuers located throughout the world, including the United States (U.S.), and in both developed and emerging markets.
The Fund is not constrained based on the country, region, or market capitalization and its assets may at times be concentrated in a particular country, segment of the economy, region or issuer. The composition and asset allocation of the Fund’s investment portfolio will vary over time. The Fund may invest in issuers across all market capitalizations as well as in issuers with limited or no operating histories. Notwithstanding the above, under normal circumstances, the Fund will have exposure to issuers organized, domiciled, or headquartered in at least three different countries (other than its exposure to U.S. issuers).
Investment decisions for the Fund involve a fundamental analysis of individual securities in order to identify companies with more attractive earnings growth on a prospective basis. The Fund’s sector and geographic diversification will also vary based on the investment adviser’s evaluation of current economic, political and market factors.
In managing the Fund, the investment adviser uses an investment approach that integrates top-down (focusing on the economy and market trends) analysis of the overall economy and bottom-up (focusing on individual stocks) analysis of individual securities. From a top-down perspective, the investment adviser looks at the relative value of securities to identify assets to include in the Fund’s portfolio. Bottom-up analysis involves evaluating fundamental factors, including the company’s business model, the competitive landscape, upcoming product introductions and recent and projected financial metrics in order to identify companies with more attractive earnings growth on a prospective basis. The investment adviser’s decision to buy or sell a security is also based on the evaluation of technical or market factors, including price and volume trends, relative strength and institutional interest.
Principal Risks
All investments, including those in mutual funds, have risks. No investment is suitable for all investors. The Fund is intended for investors who can accept the risks involved in equity investing. Of course, there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its objective. As with any investment, you may lose money by investing in the Fund. Below are the main risks of investing in the Fund:
Market Risk. The Fund is subject to market risk, which is the possibility that the value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock, bond or currency markets fluctuate. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events that affect large portions of the market. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices. These fluctuations are expected to have a substantial influence on the value of the Fund’s shares. Due to the uncertainty caused by war, acts of terrorism, geopolitical conflict, public health issues, recessions, economic cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, company earnings, global pandemics and other risks, global markets may experience increased volatility which could adversely affect the performance of the Fund’s investments.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk. The following risks may be associated with investments in foreign securities: less liquidity; greater volatility; political instability; restrictions on foreign investment and repatriation of capital; less complete and reliable information about foreign companies; reduced government supervision of some foreign securities markets; U.S. and foreign government actions, such as imposition of tariffs, economic and trade sanctions or embargoes; lower
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responsiveness of foreign management to shareholder concerns; economic issues or developments in foreign countries; fluctuation in exchange rates of foreign currencies and risks of devaluation; imposition of foreign withholding and other taxes; dependence of emerging market companies upon commodities which may be subject to economic cycles; and emerging market risk such as limited trading volume, illiquidity, expropriation, devaluation or other adverse political or social developments. To the extent portfolio securities are issued by foreign issuers or denominated in foreign currencies, the Fund’s investment performance is affected by the strength or weakness of the U.S. dollar against these currencies. Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign currency, thereby decreasing the Fund’s overall net asset value. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short or long periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, imposition of currency controls and economic or political developments in the U.S. or abroad.
Emerging Market Risk. The Fund invests in and is otherwise exposed to emerging markets and therefore the risks described above for foreign securities are typically increased. Investments in securities of issuers located in such countries are speculative and subject to certain special risks. The small size, limited trading volume and relative inexperience of the securities markets in these countries may make the Fund’s investments in such countries illiquid and more volatile than investments in more developed countries, and the Fund may be required to establish special custodial or other arrangements before making investments in these countries. There may be little financial or accounting information available with respect to issuers located in these countries, and it may be difficult as a result to assess the value or prospects of an investment in such issuers. To the extent the Fund invests in frontier countries, these risks will be magnified. Frontier countries generally have smaller economies and less developed capital markets than traditional emerging market countries.
Allocation Risk. The Fund’s overall risk level will depend on the companies, countries, regions, markets, market sectors, industries and asset classes in which the Fund is invested. Because the Fund may have significant weightings in a particular company, country, region, asset class, industry, market or market sector, the value of the Fund’s shares may be affected by events that adversely affect that company, country, region, market, industry, asset class, or market sector and may fluctuate more than that of a less focused fund.
The Fund has or is expected to have significant exposure to the far east region as well as to Europe and may be vulnerable to risks specific to those regions. Many countries in the far east region are subject to political risk, including corruption and regional conflict with neighboring countries. In addition, many far east countries are subject to social and labor risks associated with demands for improved political, economic, and social conditions. The far east region, and particularly China and South Korea, may be adversely affected by political, military, economic and other factors related to North Korea. Expropriation, nationalization, confiscatory taxation, political, economic or social instability, environmental issues or other developments could also adversely affect and significantly diminish the value of the Chinese companies in which the Fund invests. Adverse economic, political or social developments in Europe, or in a particular European country, could have a negative effect on the value of the Fund’s portfolio. Many European countries are members of the European Union and, as members, such countries share a common currency and certain fiscal policies.
High Rates of Turnover. It is anticipated that the Fund will experience high rates of portfolio turnover, which may result in payment by the Fund of above-average transaction costs and could result in the payment by shareholders of taxes on above-average amounts of realized investment gains, including net short-term capital gains, which are taxed as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes when distributed.
Manager Risk. How the investment adviser manages the Fund will impact the Fund’s performance. The Fund may lose money if the investment adviser’s investment strategy does not achieve the Fund’s objective or the investment adviser does not implement the strategy successfully.
Equity Securities Risk. In a company liquidation, the claims of secured and unsecured creditors and owners of bonds and preferred stocks take precedence over the claims of common stock shareholders.
Depositary Receipts Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign securities in the form of depositary receipts which include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) (collectively “Depositary Receipts”). Investment in Depositary Receipts does not eliminate the risks inherent in investing in the securities of foreign issuers, which include market, political, tax, currency and regulatory risk. To the extent a Fund acquires Depositary Receipts through banks which do not have a contractual relationship with the foreign issuer of the security underlying the Depositary Receipts to issue and service such unsponsored Depositary Receipts, there may be an increased possibility that the Fund would not become aware of and be able to respond to corporate actions such as stock splits or rights offerings involving the foreign issuer in a timely manner. In addition, the lack of information may result in inefficiencies in the valuation of such instruments. In the case of an unsponsored Depositary Receipt, the Fund may bear higher expenses and encounter
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greater difficulty in receiving shareholder communications than it would have with a sponsored Depositary Receipt. The market value of Depositary Receipts is dependent upon the market value of the underlying securities and fluctuations in the relative value of the currencies in which the Depositary Receipts and the underlying securities are quoted.
Small- and Medium-Sized Company Risk. The Fund may invest in companies that are smaller, less established, with limited operating histories and less liquid markets for their stock, and therefore may be riskier investments. While small- and medium-sized companies generally have the potential for rapid growth, the securities of these companies often involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies because small- and medium-sized companies may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. In addition, in many instances the securities of small- and medium-sized companies are traded only over-the-counter or on a regional securities exchange, and the frequency and volume of their trading is substantially less than is typical of larger companies. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.
Performance
The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart will show the volatility — or variability — of the Fund’s annual total returns over time. The table shows the Fund’s average annual total returns for certain time periods compared to the returns of the MSCI ACWI Index Net, a broad-based securities index. Effective April 30, 2023, the MSCI ACWI Index Net replaced the MSCI Emerging Market Index-Net as the Fund’s primary benchmark in connection with the change in the Fund’s investment strategy. The Fund changed its investment strategy effective April 30, 2023 from an emerging markets opportunities long- short strategy to a global core equity strategy. In connection with the change in investment strategy, the Fund changed its name from Driehaus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund to Driehaus Global Fund. Performance information for the period prior to April 30, 2023 reflects different investment strategies than the current investment strategy . Of course, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future performance. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.driehaus.com/performance or by calling 1-800-560-6111.
Annual Returns for the years ended December 31
During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 23.93% (quarter ended 6/30/20) and the lowest return for a quarter was –18.09% (quarter ended 3/31/20).
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2022 |
1 Year |
5 Year |
Since Inception |
Driehaus Global Fund |
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Return Before Taxes |
(18.86)% |
2.08% |
5.28% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions |
(19.43)% |
1.35% |
4.29% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
(11.06)% |
1.50% |
3.90% |
MSCI ACWI Index Net* (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
(18.37)% |
5.23% |
7.34% |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index-Net (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
(20.09)% |
(1.40)% |
2.37% |
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Effective April 30, 2023, the Fund elected to change its benchmark index from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index-Net to the MSCI ACWI Index Net. The Fund believes the composition of the MSCI ACWI Index Net more accurately reflects the Fund’s current investment strategy and portfolio characteristics. |
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The table shows returns on a before-tax and after-tax basis. After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historic marginal individual federal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown in the table. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Driehaus Capital Management LLC (“DCM”)
Portfolio Managers
Richard Thies Portfolio Manager of DCM Lead Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 4/17
Daniel Burr Portfolio Manager of DCM Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 4/23 |
Howard Schwab Portfolio Manager of DCM Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 4/17
Thomas Ansen-Wilson Assistant Portfolio Manager of DCM Assistant Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 4/23 |
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Minimum Initial |
Minimum |
Minimum Initial |
Minimum |
Minimum |
Minimum |
$10,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$500 |
$100 |
$300 |
In general, you can buy or sell shares of the Fund by regular mail addressed to Driehaus Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 4766, Chicago, IL 60680-4766, or by overnight delivery addressed to Driehaus Mutual Funds, c/o Northern Trust, 333 South Wabash Avenue, W-38, Chicago, IL 60604, or by phone at 1-800-560-6111 on any business day. You may also buy and sell shares through a financial professional.
Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, assets held through such arrangement may be taxable upon withdrawal.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services, including recordkeeping, administrative and other sub-transfer agency services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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