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| CornerCap Fundametrics® Large-Cap ETF Ticker: FUNL Listed on Cboe BZX Exchange Summary Prospectus January 22, 2024 CornerCapFUNL-ETF.com |
Before you invest, you may want to review the CornerCap Fundametrics® Large-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) statutory prospectus and statement of additional information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. The current statutory prospectus and statement of additional information dated January 22, 2024, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can find the Fund’s statutory prospectus, statement of additional information, reports to shareholders and other information about the Fund online at CornerCapFUNL-ETF.com. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-617-0004 or by sending an e-mail request to funl‑etf@cornercap.com.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term 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 table and the Example below.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Management Fee | 0.50 | % |
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | None |
Other Expenses | 0.00 | % |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.50 | % |
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or sell 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. This Example does not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your cost would be:
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years |
$51 | $160 | $280 | $628 |
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 the 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. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the portfolio turnover rate of CornerCap Fundametrics® Large-Cap ETF, a series of Trust for Advised Portfolios (the “Predecessor Fund”), was 60% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that invests primarily in equity securities listed on a U.S. exchange based on the results of a proprietary, quantitative research system called “Fundametrics®” developed by CornerCap Investment Counsel, Inc. (the “Adviser”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in the securities of large-capitalization companies. The Adviser defines large-capitalization companies to be those companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 1000® Index at
the time of purchase. The market capitalization range of the Russell 1000® Index was between $2.4 billion and $2,684.7 billion as of April 28, 2023 and is expected to change frequently.
The Adviser uses Fundametrics® to select stocks for the Fund. Fundametrics® evaluates all stocks in the Fund’s investable universe and groups companies with similar characteristics into custom peer groups. Each peer group is evaluated with respect to over 120 fundamental factors across all major styles (value, growth, growth at a reasonable price, price momentum, quality, risk) to find the optimized risk adjusted mix. Overall, valuation maintains the highest weight and greatest importance, but each peer group can have an independent style representation.
Buy and sell decisions are determined by the optimized subset of factors contained within the Fundametrics® Alpha Composite (“Alpha Composite”) and the Fundametrics® Financial Warnings Overlay (“Financial Warnings Overlay”). The Alpha Composite is a combination of factors designed to identify alpha stocks, which are stocks considered to have the potential for excess returns. The Adviser selects securities from among approximately 500 issuers ranked according to fundamental factors using the Adviser’s Alpha Composite. Among other fundamental factors, the Alpha Composite model emphasizes the following three key criteria when choosing equity securities with the potential for long-term capital appreciation:
•relative valuation;
•earnings growth rates; and
•cash flow measurements.
The top 30% ranking stocks from the Alpha Composite make up the investable universe of stocks that may be purchased by the Fund. The Financial Warnings Overlay is then applied to the Fund’s investable universe of stocks using a separate set of risk factors designed to identify stocks with risk levels that the Adviser believes will lead to underperformance. The Financial Warnings Overlay is designed to avoid high risk stocks that otherwise rank attractively in the Alpha Composite. The Financial Warnings Overlay reviews financial statement metrics including earnings quality, capital structure and profitability, sentiment indicators and relative metrics across the universe. The Fund buys stocks that score within the top 30% with respect to the Alpha Composite and pass the Financial Warnings Overlay and, as a final analysis, improve portfolio diversification. The Fund sells stocks that fail to fall within the top 30% with respect to the Alpha Composite or are flagged by the Financial Warnings Overlay as presenting unreasonable risk.
The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and other financial organizations. These loans, if and when made, may not exceed 33 1/3% of the total asset value of the Fund (including the loan collateral). By lending its securities, the Fund may increase its income by receiving payments from the borrower.
Principal Risks
As with any investment, there is a risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any government agency. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. Each risk summarized below is considered a principal risk of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Equity Market Risk. The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s investments in equity securities may decline generally. Equity securities fluctuate in price based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the securities markets and on specific securities. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline. Volatility in the securities market may make it more difficult for the Fund to accurately value its securities or to sell its securities on a timely basis. Market volatility may also adversely affect the broader economy, which in turn may adversely affect the value of securities owned by the Fund and the net asset value (“NAV”) of its shares.
Value Investing Risk. The value approach to investing involves the risk that stocks may remain undervalued. Value stocks may underperform the overall equity market if they remain out of favor in the market or are not undervalued in the market.
Growth Investing Risk. The prices of growth stocks are based largely on projections of the issuer’s future earnings and revenues. If a company’s earnings or revenues fall short of expectations, its stock price may fall dramatically. Growth stocks may be volatile and may also be more expensive, relative to their earnings or assets, compared to value or other stocks. In addition, growth stocks as a group may fall out of favor and underperform the overall equity market.
Large-Capitalization Companies Risk. Large-capitalization stocks can perform differently from other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Large-capitalization companies may be less flexible in evolving markets or unable to implement change as quickly as small-capitalization companies.
ETF Risks.
Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent that (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform such functions, shares may trade at a material discount to NAV, the bid-ask spread could widen, and shares could face trading halts and/or delisting.
Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Fund shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Fund shares or during periods of market volatility. If an investor buys Fund shares when the shares’ market price is at a premium, the investor may pay more than the shares’ underlying value. If an investor sells Fund shares when the shares’ market price is at a discount, the investor may receive less than the shares’ underlying value. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Fund shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant and the bid-ask spread could widen.
Trading. Although Fund shares are listed for trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and may be traded on U.S. exchanges other than the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market will be maintained for Fund shares or that Fund shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Fund shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund shares and could lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares.
Management Risk. The Fund is actively-managed and may not meet its investment objective based on the Adviser’s success or failure to implement investment strategies for the Fund.
Models and Data Risk. When models and data prove to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon expose the Fund to potential risks such as incorrect prediction of future behavior, unexpected results that could lead to losses for the Fund. The success of relying historical data provided by third parties may depend heavily on the accuracy and reliability of the supplied historical data.
Market Risk. Financial market risks affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money. Factors such as economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events affect the markets. Periods of market volatility may occur in response to market events and other economic, political, and global macro factors. For example, in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These and other similar events could be prolonged and could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
In the past several years, financial markets, such as those in the United States, Europe, Asia and elsewhere, have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their debts. These conditions may continue, recur, worsen or spread.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
Securities Lending Risk. There are certain risks associated with securities lending, including the risk that the borrower may fail to return the securities on a timely basis or even the loss of rights in the collateral deposited by the borrower, if the borrower should fail financially. As a result, the Fund may lose money. The Fund could also lose money in the event of a decline in the value of collateral provided for loaned securities or a decline in the value of any investments made with cash collateral. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund.
Performance Information
The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Predecessor Fund’s performance. The Fund has adopted the historical performance of the Predecessor Fund as a result of the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund on January 19, 2024 (the “Reorganization”). Prior to the Reorganization, the Fund was a “shell” fund with no assets and had not yet commenced operations. The Predecessor Fund was also advised by the Adviser and had the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund.
The bar chart shows the Predecessor Fund’s performance from year to year. The table illustrates how the Predecessor Fund’s average annual returns for the periods indicated compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Predecessor Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at CornerCapFUNL-ETF.com.
Calendar Year Ended December 31,
The Predecessor Fund’s calendar year-to-date return as of September 30, 2023 was 2.43%.
During the period of time shown in the bar chart, the Predecessor Fund’s highest quarterly return was 13.36% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 and the lowest quarterly return was -11.97% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
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Average Annual Total Returns For the Periods Ended December 31, 2022 | | | |
| 1 Year | | Since Inception August 19, 2020 |
Return Before Taxes | -5.69% | | 13.74% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | -6.09% | | 13.31% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | -3.08% | | 10.68% |
Russell 1000 Value Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) | -7.54% | | 12.83% |
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates during the period covered by the table above 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. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to those investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In certain cases, the figure representing “Return after Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than other return figures for the same period. A higher after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides an assumed tax deduction that benefits the investor.
Investment Adviser
CornerCap Investment Counsel, Inc. serves as the investment adviser for the Fund.
Portfolio Managers
J. Cannon Carr, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, Jeffrey P. Moeller, Director of Research of the Adviser, and Joshua Tucker, Research Analyst of the Adviser, serve as the portfolio managers jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund since its inception in January 2024, and the Predecessor Fund since its inception in August 2020.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund are listed on the Exchange, and individual shares may only be bought and sold in the secondary market through brokers or dealers at market price, rather than NAV. Because shares trade at market price rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
The Fund issues and redeems Fund shares at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation Units,” which only Authorized Participants (“APs”) (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in exchange for a portfolio of securities and/or a designated amount of U.S. cash.
Investors may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares (ask) when buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information about the Fund, including its NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is will be available on the Fund’s website at CornerCapFUNL-ETF.com.
Tax Information
The distributions made by the Fund are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an individual retirement account or other tax-advantaged account. However, subsequent withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged account may be subject to federal income tax. You should consult your tax advisor about your specific tax situation.
Financial Intermediary Compensation
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank) (an “Intermediary”), the Adviser or its affiliates may pay Intermediaries for certain activities related to the Fund, including participation in activities that are designed to make Intermediaries more knowledgeable about exchange traded products, including the Fund, or for other activities, such as marketing, educational training or other initiatives related to the sale or promotion of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Any such arrangements do not result in increased Fund expenses. Ask your salesperson or visit the Intermediary’s website for more information.