SUMMARY PROSPECTUS |
August 1, 2025 |
ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC |
ABSOLUTE CONVERTIBLE ARBITRAGE FUND |
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES (ARBIX) |
INVESTOR SHARES (ARBOX) |
Before you invest, you may want to review the Funds prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Funds prospectus and other information about the Fund, including its statement of additional information (SAI) and most recent reports to shareholders, online at www.absoluteadvisers.com. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (888) 99 ABSOLUTE or (888) 992-2765 (toll free) or by sending an e-mail request to fulfillment@ultimusfundsolutions.com. This Summary Prospectus incorporates by reference the Funds entire prospectus and SAI, each dated August 1, 2025.
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Summary Section
Investment Objective
The Absolute Convertible Arbitrage Fund (the Fund) seeks to achieve positive absolute returns over the long-term with low volatility when compared to traditional market indices.
Fees and Expenses
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 or examples below.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses | Institutional | Investor |
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | Shares | Shares |
Management Fees | 1.00% | 1.00% |
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | NONE | 0.25% |
Other Expenses | ||
(including recoupment of previously waived management fees of 0.03%) | 0.20% | 0.20% |
Dividend and Interest Expenses on Short Sales(1) | 0.21% | 0.22% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(2) | 0.06% | 0.06% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 1.47% | 1.73% |
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(3) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | ||
(After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement)(4) | 1.47% | 1.73% |
(1) | Dividend and interest expenses on short sales occur when the Fund sells an equity or debt security short to gain the inverse exposure necessary to meet its investment objective. Please refer to the section entitled Information Regarding Dividend and Interest Expenses on Short Sales in the Prospectus. |
(2) | Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) are fees and expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with its investments in other investment companies. |
(3) | Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC (Absolute) has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/ or reimburse certain operating expenses, but only to the extent necessary so that the Funds total annual operating expenses, excluding portfolio transaction and other investment-related costs (including brokerage fees and commissions); taxes; borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short); acquired fund fees and expenses; fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); any administrative and/or shareholder servicing fees payable pursuant to a plan adopted by the Board; expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization; extraordinary expenses (such as litigation expenses, indemnification of Trust officers and Trustees and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers); and other expenses that the Trustees agree have not been incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds business, do not exceed 1.20% and 1.45% of the Institutional Shares and Investor Shares, respectively, through July 31, 2026 (the Expense Cap). The Expense Cap may not be terminated prior to this date except by the Board of Trustees upon sixty (60) days written notice to Absolute. Absolute may recoup from the Fund fees waived (other than management fees waived by Absolute related to the Funds |
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investments in other pooled vehicles sponsored by Absolute) and expenses pursuant to the Expense Cap in the three years following the date the particular waiver/expense payment occurred in connection with the Fund or the Predecessor Fund, but only if such recoupment can be achieved without exceeding the annual expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver/expense payment and any expense limitation in effect at the time of the recoupment. Absolute has contractually agreed to waive its investment management fees related to any Fund assets invested in pooled vehicles sponsored by Absolute.
(4) | Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of net expenses to average net assets found in the Financial Highlights section of this prospectus because the Funds financial highlights do not include AFFE. |
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 hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same, except that it reflects the Expense Cap through the time periods described above. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, whether you do or do not redeem your shares at the end of each period described below, your costs would be:
1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
Institutional Shares | $150 | $465 | $803 | $1,757 |
Investor Shares | $176 | $545 | $939 | $2,041 |
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 Funds performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 25% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities issued by both U.S. and foreign companies. These convertible securities are typically debt securities or preferred stocks that can be exchanged for, or convert automatically to, common stock. Convertible arbitrage involves purchasing such a portfolio of convertible securities and hedging the equity risk inherent in such securities by selling short the common stock into which the securities may be converted. The Funds convertible arbitrage strategy is intended to offer investors the potential for yield and capital appreciation with less risk than traditional equity indices due to the convertible securities being hedged by shorting the underlying common stock.
In so doing, the Fund is designed to provide investors with a potential source of alternative income and returns from investments in interest and dividend-paying convertible securities and trading based on the pricing inefficiencies of the options embedded in the convertible securities.
Although the Fund may invest in securities of issuers of any market capitalization, the Fund expects to invest primarily in small- and mid-capitalization companies. For these purposes, the Fund considers small capitalization companies to be those with a market capitalization of less than $2 billion at the time of investment and mid-capitalization companies to be those with a market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion at the time of investment.
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The Fund may also invest in below investment grade securities with individual ratings ranging from BB+ to CCC. The weighted average grade of bonds in the Funds portfolio is typically below investment grade. Such junk bonds typically are rated Bal or below by Moodys, BB+ or below by S&P or BBB- or below by Fitch. The Fund may purchase unrated securities if, at the time of purchase, Absolute believes that they are of comparable quality to rated securities that the Fund may purchase.
The Fund may invest, long or short, in securities of issuers of any market capitalization in the U.S. or abroad. The securities in which the Fund typically takes a long position include convertible bonds, such as private placement/ restricted and Rule 144A securities and contingent convertible securities (CoCos), which are fixed-income instruments that are convertible into equity if a pre-specified trigger event occurs. As part of its convertible arbitrage strategy, the Fund typically invests in short equity positions against a long convertible position of the same issuer, which may include shorting the common stock of such issuer, or shorting certain exposures to non-U.S. issuers obtained through investments in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The Fund may also invest in pooled investment vehicles, including other registered investment companies and ETFs, and may utilize treasury futures to manage interest rate risk.
The Fund may focus its investments in securities of a particular sector from time to time, including the Information Technology Sector, Healthcare Sector, Consumer Discretionary Sector, or Industrials Sector.
The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
Principal Investment Risks
All investments involve risks, and the Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by any government agency. As with any mutual fund investment, the Funds returns and share price will fluctuate, and you may lose money by investing in the Fund.
It is important that you closely review and understand the risks of investing in the Fund prior to making an investment in the Fund.
Convertible Arbitrage Risk. Convertible arbitrage involves purchasing a portfolio of convertible securities, generally convertible bonds, and hedging all or a portion of the equity risk by selling short the underlying common stock. Employing arbitrage and alternative strategies involves the risk that anticipated opportunities may not play out as planned, resulting in potentially reduced returns or losses to the Fund as it unwinds failed trades. Convertible arbitrage is further subject to special risks, including the risk of default in interest or principal payments, which could result in a loss of income to the Fund, or a decline in the market value of the securities. Arbitrage strategies involve the risk that underlying relationships between securities in which investment positions are taken may change in an adverse or unanticipated manner.
Convertible Securities Risk. A convertible security is a fixed income security (a debt instrument or a preferred stock) that may be converted at a stated price within a specified period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a different issuer. While providing a fixed income stream (generally higher in yield than the income derivable from common stock but lower than that afforded by a similar non-convertible security) a convertible security also gives an investor the opportunity, through its conversion feature, to participate in the capital appreciation of the issuing company depending upon a market price advance in the convertible securitys underlying common stock. As a result of these features, a convertible security is subject to many of the risks to which common stock and fixed income securities are subject.
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Contingent Convertible Securities Risk. In addition to the general risks associated with fixed-income securities and convertible securities, the risks of investing in contingent convertible securities (CoCos) include the risk that a CoCo may be written down, written off or converted into an equity security when the issuers capital ratio falls below a specified trigger level, or in a regulators discretion depending on the regulators judgment about the issuers solvency prospects. Due to these features, CoCos may have substantially greater risk than other securities in times of financial stress. If the trigger level is breached, the issuers decision to write down, write off or convert a CoCo may be outside its control, and the Fund may suffer a complete loss on an investment in CoCos with no chance of recovery even if the issuer remains in existence.
Short Sale Risk. If the price of stocks which the Fund has borrowed and sold to other investors has gone up since the time the Fund borrowed the stocks and sold them, the Fund will lose money on the investment. Although the Funds gain is limited by the amount for which it sold the borrowed security, its potential loss is unlimited. A mutual fund that engages in short selling is more risky than other mutual funds that do not engage in short selling.
Fixed-Income Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in fixed-income (debt) securities, which are generally subject to the following risks:
Credit Risk. The issuer of a fixed income security may not be able or willing to make interest and principal payments when due. Generally, the lower the credit rating of a security, the greater the risk that the issuer will default on its obligation.
Interest Rate Risk. The market value of fixed income securities in which the Fund invests and, thus, the Funds net asset value, can be expected to vary inversely with changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, generally making them more volatile than fixed-income securities with shorter durations.
Prepayment and Extension Risk. As interest rates decline, the issuers of certain types of fixed income securities may prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. As interest rates increase, slower than expected principal payments may extend the average life of fixed income securities, locking in below-market interest rates and reducing the value of these securities. There is a greater risk that the Fund will lose money due to prepayment and extension risks when the Fund invests in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.
Equity Risk. Equity securities, which include common stocks, convertible securities, preferred stocks, warrants and sponsored and unsponsored ADRs may decline in value because of changes in the price of a particular holding or a broad stock market decline. Common stock ranks below preferred stock and debt securities in claims for dividends and for assets of the company in a liquidation or bankruptcy. The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuer of a security or broader economic or market events including changes in interest rates.
Liquidity Risk. From time to time, the trading market for a particular investment or type of security in which the Fund invests may become less liquid or even illiquid. The Fund may not be able to sell certain securities when the Fund considers it desirable to do so and/or may have to sell the security at a lower price. Market prices for such securities may be volatile.
Market and Geopolitical Risk. The increasing interconnectivity between global economies and financial markets increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Securities in the Funds portfolio may underperform due to inflation (or expectations for inflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters,
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climate change and climate related events, pandemics, epidemics, terrorism, regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions. The occurrence of global events similar to those in recent years, such as terrorist attacks around the world, natural disasters, social and political discord or debt crises and downgrades, among others, may result in market volatility and may have long term effects on both the U.S. and global financial markets. There is a risk that you may lose money by investing in the Fund.
Management Risk. The Fund is actively managed and is thus subject to management risk. Absolute will apply its investment techniques and strategies in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that the techniques will produce the intended results.
Small and Mid-Sized Capitalization Company Risk. Securities of companies with small and medium market capitalizations are often more volatile and less liquid than investments in larger companies. Small and medium cap companies may face a greater risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility of the Funds portfolio.
Derivatives Risk. The Fund may use derivatives (including futures) to enhance returns or hedge against market declines. The Funds use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations; (ii) risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. Derivative prices are highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. Such prices are influenced by numerous factors that affect the markets, including, but not limited to: changing supply and demand relationships; government programs and policies; national and international political and economic events, changes in interest rates, inflation and deflation and changes in supply and demand relationships. Trading derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities including
Hedging Risk. Hedging risk is the risk that derivative instruments used to hedge against an opposite position may offset losses, but they also may offset gains. Hedges may not be perfect and typically involve expenses.
Leverage and Volatility Risk. Derivative contracts ordinarily have leverage inherent in their terms. The low margin deposits normally required in trading derivatives, including futures contracts, permit a high degree of leverage. In addition, it is anticipated that the futures will be notionally funded - that is their nominal trading level will exceed the cash deposited in the trading accounts. Accordingly, a relatively small price movement may result in an immediate and substantial loss to the Fund. The use of leverage may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so. The use of leveraged derivatives can magnify the Funds potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on the Funds share price.
Liquidity Risk. Although it is anticipated that the derivatives traded by the Fund will be actively traded, it is possible that particular investments might be difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from executing positions at an advantageous time or price, or possibly requiring them to dispose of other investments at unfavorable times or prices in order to satisfy their obligations. Most U.S. commodity futures exchanges impose daily limits regulating the maximum amount above or below the previous days settlement price which a futures contract price may fluctuate during a single day. During a single trading day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a particular futures contract has increased or decreased to the limit point, it may be difficult, costly or impossible to liquidate a position. It is also possible that an exchange or the CFTC, which regulates commodity futures exchanges, may suspend trading in a particular contract, order immediate settlement of a contract or order that trading be limited to the liquidation of open positions only.
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Leverage Risk. Using futures to increase the Funds combined long and short exposure creates leverage, which can magnify the Funds potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on the Funds share price
Money Market Fund Risk. Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market funds investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the money market fund has purchased may reduce the money market funds yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market fund is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.
Registered Investment Company and Exchange-Traded Funds Risk. The risks of investing in these securities typically reflect the risks of the types of instruments in which the investment companies or ETF invest. By investing in another investment company or ETF, the Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company or ETF and bears its proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the other investment company or ETF. ETF shares trade in the secondary market and may be purchased by the Fund at a premium or discount to their NAV. When selling such securities, the Fund may not sell at the same premium or discount and may lose money on the premium or discount.
Currency Risk. The Fund may invest in securities that trade in and/or receive revenues in foreign currencies or in derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies. These investments are subject to the risk that the foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. The value of foreign currencies can change rapidly and unexpectedly.
Foreign Investments Risk. Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, adverse political, social and economic developments, less liquidity, greater volatility, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Investing in emerging markets imposes risks different from, or greater than, risks of investing in foreign developed countries.
ADR Risk. ADRs are receipts, issued by depository banks in the United States, for shares of a foreign-based company that entitle the holder to dividends and capital gains on the underlying security. ADRs may be sponsored or unsponsored. In addition to the risks of investing in foreign securities, there is no guarantee that an ADR issuer will continue to offer a particular ADR. As a result, the Fund may have difficulty selling the ADR or selling them quickly and efficiently at the prices at which they have been valued. The issuers of unsponsored ADRs are not obligated to disclose information that is considered material in the U.S. and voting rights with respect to the deposited securities are not passed through. ADRs may not track the prices of the underlying foreign securities on which they are based, and their values may change materially at times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Sector Concentration Risk. The Fund may focus its investments in securities of a particular sector. Economic, legislative or regulatory developments may occur that significantly affect the sector. This may cause the Funds NAV to fluctuate more than that of a fund that does not focus in a particular sector.
Large Shareholder Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk that a redemption by that shareholder of all or a large portion of its Fund shares will require the Fund to sell securities at disadvantageous prices or otherwise disrupt the Funds operations.
High-Yield Securities Risk. Lower-quality bonds, known as high yield or junk bonds, present greater risk than bonds of higher quality, including an increased risk of default. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these bonds and reduce the Funds ability to sell its bonds. The lack of a liquid market for these bonds could decrease the Funds share price. High-Yield securities are speculative.
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Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stock is subject to many of the risks to which common stock and fixed income securities are subject, such as interest rate risk and credit risk. In addition, preferred stock may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as provisions allowing the stock to be called or redeemed, which can limit the benefit of a decline in interest rates.
Counterparty Risk. The Fund may enter into financial instruments or transactions with a counterparty. A counterparty may become bankrupt or otherwise fail to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, jeopardizing the value of the Funds investment.
Performance Information
The Fund acquired all of the assets and liabilities of the Absolute Convertible Arbitrage Fund, a series of Forum Funds (the Predecessor Fund), in a tax-free reorganization on September 8, 2023. In connection with this acquisition, shares of the Predecessor Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class shares were exchanged for Investor Class and Institutional Class shares of the Fund, respectively. The Predecessor Fund had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. The Funds performance for periods prior to September 11, 2023 is that of the Predecessor Fund. The Fund is a continuation of the Predecessor Fund, and therefore, the performance information includes the performance of the Predecessor Fund.
The returns presented for the Predecessor Fund prior to August 14, 2017 reflect the performance of the Mohican VCA Fund, LP (Mohican) a privately offered hedge fund that was the predecessor of the Predecessor Fund. The Predecessor Fund had adopted the historical performance of Mohican as the result of a reorganization in which the Predecessor Fund acquired all the assets, subject to liabilities, of Mohican, effective as of the close of business on August 14, 2017.
Mohican was advised by the Predecessor Funds subadviser, Mohican Financial Management, LLC. The Predecessor Fund was managed in a manner that is in all material respects equivalent to the management of Mohican, including the investment objective, strategies, guidelines, and restrictions. Mohican was created for purposes entirely unrelated to the establishment of a performance record. Mohican, however, was not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Therefore, Mohican was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance.
The Predecessor Funds performance for periods prior to August 14, 2017 is that of Mohican and is based on calculations that are different from the methodology mandated by the SEC for registered investment companies. The performance of Mohican and the Predecessor Fund was calculated net of the Mohicans and the Predecessor Funds fees and expenses respectively. Mohicans and the Predecessor Funds performance are included because the Fund believes that the performance information presented is sufficiently relevant to merit consideration by prospective Fund investors. The performance of Mohican and the Predecessor Fund is not the performance of the Fund, has not been restated to reflect the fees, expenses and fee waivers and/or expense limitations of the Fund, and is not necessarily indicative of the Funds future performance. If the performance of Mohican and the Predecessor Fund had been restated to reflect the applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, the performance may have been lower than the performance shown in the bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below. Updated performance information for the Fund will be available at www.absoluteadvisers.com or by calling Shareholder Services at (888) 992-2765.
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The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks and potential rewards of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the performance of the Predecessor Fund and Mohican and the Fund has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the Predecessor Funds and the Funds average annual total returns of the share classes presented compared to those of a broad based securities market index and secondary performance indices.
Performance information (before and after taxes) represents only past performance and does not necessarily indicate future results.
Annual Returns as of December 31
Institutional Shares
The calendar year-to-date total return as of June 30, 2025, was 4.07%.
Highest/Lowest quarterly results during this time period were:
Highest Quarter: Second Quarter 2016 4.62%
Lowest Quarter: Second Quarter 2022 (3.07)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended 12/31/2024)
Since | |||||
Absolute Convertible Arbitrage Fund | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Inception* | |
Institutional Shares - Return Before Taxes | 7.53% | 4.85% | 4.81% | 6.35% | |
Institutional Shares - Return After Taxes on Distributions | 5.47% | 3.63% | 4.03% | 5.99% | |
Institutional Shares - Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 4.47% | 3.36% | 3.56% | 5.27% | |
Investor Shares – Return Before Taxes* | 7.28% | N/A | N/A | 3.18% | |
S&P 500® Index(1) | |||||
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 25.02% | 14.53% | 13.10% | 11.42% | |
HFRX Fixed Income Convertible Arbitrage Index(2) | |||||
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 10.14% | 4.04% | 2.16% | 0.63% | |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(3) | |||||
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 1.25% | (0.33)% | 1.35% | 3.16% |
* | The inception date of the Funds Institutional Shares and Investor Shares is September 30, 2002 and February 25, 2021, respectively. The inception date used for the S&P 500® Index, HFRX Fixed Income Convertible Arbitrage Index and Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is September 30, 2002, the inception date of the Funds Institutional Shares. |
(1) | The Funds primary index, the S&P 500 Index®, is included due to regulatory requirements for broad-based index comparison. The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized unmanaged market capitalization weighted index of 500 leading publicly traded companies in the U.S. and is representative of a broader domestic equity market and range of securities than is found in the Funds portfolio. Individuals cannot invest directly in the index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect any fees or expenses. |
(2) | HFRX Fixed Income Convertible Arbitrage Index is designed to reflect the performance of the hedge fund universe employing convertible arbitrage strategies. The index selects constituents which exhibit strategies in which the investment thesis is predicated on realization of a spread between related instruments in which one or multiple components of the spread is a convertible fixed income instrument. Strategies employ an investment process designed to isolate attractive opportunities between the price of a convertible security and the price of a non-convertible security, typically of the same issuer. |
(3) | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of U.S. investment grade, fixed rate bond market securities, including government, government agency, corporate and mortgage-backed securities between one and ten years. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the index directly. |
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investors tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Shares and after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.
The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.
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Management
Investment Adviser. Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC is the Funds investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. Mr. Eric C. Hage and Mr. Daniel Hage are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Mr. Eric Hage has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its inception in August 2017. Mr. Daniel Hage has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 2020.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Minimum Initial Investment(1)(2) | To Place Buy or Sell Orders |
Institutional Class | By Mail: Absolute Convertible Arbitrage Fund |
Standard Accounts $25,000 | c/o: Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC |
Retirement Accounts $25,000 | P.O. Box 46707 |
Investor Class | Cincinnati, OH 45246-0707 |
Standard Accounts $2,500 | |
Retirement Accounts $2,500 | By Phone: (888) 992-2765 |
Minimum Additional Investment(1)(2) | |
NONE |
(1) | If you invest through a broker or other financial intermediary, the policies and fees of the intermediary may be different than the policies and fees of the Fund. Among other things, such financial intermediaries may charge transaction fees and may set different minimum investments or limitations on buying (selling) Fund shares. You should consult your broker or other representative of your financial intermediary for more information. |
(2) | No initial or subsequent investment minimums for accounts maintained by financial institutions for the benefit of their clients who purchase shares through investment programs such as (1) fee-based advisory programs; (2) employee benefit plans like 401(k) retirement plans; (3) mutual fund platforms; and (4) consulting firms. No initial or subsequent investment minimum for Trustees or officers of the Trust, directors, officers and employees of Absolute, and employees and affiliates of the Fund, or the distributor or any of their affiliates, or the spouse, sibling, direct ancestor, or direct descendent (collectively, relatives) of any such person, any trust or individual retirement account or self-employed retirement plan for the benefit of any such person or relative; or the estate of any such person or relative. |
Tax Information
Shareholders may receive distributions from the Fund, which may be taxed to shareholders other than tax-advantaged investors (such as tax-advantaged retirement plans and accounts) as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both. If you are investing through a tax-advantaged account, you may still be subject to taxation at ordinary income tax rates upon withdrawals from that account.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediarys website for more information.
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