Re:
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Intrepid Capital Management
Funds Trust (the “Trust”)
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File
Nos.: 333-118634 and 811-21625
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1.
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The
Trust acknowledges that in connection with the comments made by the Staff
on the Form N-1A registration statement, the Staff has not passed
generally on the accuracy or adequacy of the disclosure made in the
registration statement;
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2.
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The
Trust acknowledges that the Staff’s comments or changes to disclosure in
response to the Staff’s comments do not foreclose the SEC from the
opportunity to seek enforcement or take other action with respect to the
disclosure made herein; and
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3.
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The
Trust represents that neither it nor its management will assert the
Staff’s comments or changes in disclosure in response to the Staff’s
comments as a defense in any action or proceeding by the SEC or any
person.
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1.
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In
the “Fees and Expenses Table,” revise the “Net Annual operating Expenses”
line entry so that it now reads “Total Annual Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver/Reimbursement.”
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The
Trust responds by making the requested
change.
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2.
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In
the footnote to the “Fees and Expenses” table, the expense reimbursement
commitment should carry through for a year, rather than ending on
September 30, 2010, in order to be described in this
manner.
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3.
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The
sentence in the footnote to the “Fees and Expenses” table (which reads
“Indirect fees and expenses represent a pro rata portion of the cumulative
expenses charged by the Acquired Fund”) should be
deleted.
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4.
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The
footnote to the “Fees and Expenses” table should be revised to indicate
which parties can terminate the fee waiver agreement and under what
circumstances.
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5.
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Please
confirm that the “Expense Example” only includes the effect of the fee
waiver for the first year, and not for the subsequent
years.
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The
Trust confirms that the effect of the fee waiver is only included for the
first year.
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6.
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For
the Non-Diversification Risk under “Principal Risks,” please revise the
disclosure by stating that a change in the performance of a target company
could have a greater impact on the
Fund.
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7.
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The
text of footnote 1 to the “Average Annual Return” table should be placed
adjacent to the table, rather than presented in footnote
form. In addition, consider revising the third sentence of the
footnote to read more clearly.
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The
Trust has removed the footnote and presented the “after tax returns”
information textually in a paragraph following the “Average Annual
Returns” table. The Trust has revised the language concerning
the explanation for average annual returns after taxes on distributions
and redemptions being higher than other return data. The third
and fourth sentences below will be deleted where appropriate, and the
modified paragraph reads in its entirety as
follows:
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8.
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The
statement that “a direct investment in an index is not possible” should be
deleted in the footnotes to the “Average Annual Returns”
table.
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The
Trust responds by moving the description of each index from the Summary
Section to a new section entitled “Index Descriptions” in the statutory
prospectus.
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9.
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In
the “Purchasing Shares” paragraph, delete the reference to the Fund’s NAV
in the first sentence, and delete the fifth, sixth and seventh
sentences.
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10.
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The
first paragraph under “Principal Investment Strategies” describes the
“intrinsic value” of companies in which the Fund
invests. Please add brief disclosure which discusses the
factors used to determine the intrinsic value of a target
company.
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The
Trust responds by adding the following
language:
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11.
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In
the “Principal Investment Strategies” section, please clarify that high
yield securities are also known as “junk
bonds.”
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The
Trust responds by revising the first sentence of the first paragraph under
“Principal Investment Strategies” to read as
follows:
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12.
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In
the “Principal Investment Strategies” paragraph, please provide the range
of companies that the Fund considers to be small capitalization
companies.
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13.
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Please
add a bullet point and bolded heading for the high portfolio turnover risk
factor under “Principal Risks.”
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The
Trust will make the requested
change.
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14.
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Please
delete the first two sentences of the “Performance”
paragraph.
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The
Trust will make the requested
change.
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15.
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In
the “Average Annual Total Return” table, please delete footnotes 1 and 3
and include the inception dates in the
table.
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The
Trust will make the requested
change.
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16.
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In
the “Principal Investment Strategies” section, please clarify that high
yield securities are also known as “junk
bonds.”
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The
Trust responds by revising the first sentence of the first paragraph under
“Principal Investment Strategies” to read as
follows:
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17.
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Delete
the reference to the Intrepid Capital Fund and Intrepid Small Cap Fund in
the “Principal Investment Strategies”
paragraph.
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18.
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The
first paragraph under “Principal Investment Strategies” describes the
“intrinsic value” of companies in which the Fund
invests. Please add brief disclosure which discusses the
factors used to determine the intrinsic value of a target
company.
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The
Trust responds by adding the following
language:
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19.
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In
the “Principal Risks” section, revise the Small-Capitalization risk factor
to include a Medium-Capitalization risk
factor.
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