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DF DENT MIDCAP GROWTH FUND
DF DENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND (the “Funds”)
Supplement dated June 18, 2024 to the Prospectus
dated November 1, 2023, as supplemented
| 1. | Effective June 1, 2024, the section entitled “Performance Information” beginning on p.14
of the DF Dent Midcap Growth Fund prospectus is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
Performance Information
The bar chart
and table that follow provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's
Investor Shares from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of
market performance. The historical performance of the Fund’s Investor Class shares is used to calculate the performance of the
Fund’s Institutional Class and Institutional Plus Class shares. Each share class is invested in the same portfolio of securities,
and the annual returns would have differed only to the extent that the classes do not have the same charges and expenses. The performance
figures have not been adjusted to reflect applicable class fees and expenses. Updated performance information is available at www.dfdent.com
or by calling (866) 2DF-DENT or (866) 233-3368 (toll free).
Performance information
(before and after taxes) represents only past performance and does not necessarily indicate future results.
Annual Returns as of December 31
Investor Shares
|
|
2014 |
2.03% |
2015 |
0.79% |
2016 |
4.24% |
2017 |
31.22% |
2018 |
-0.19% |
2019 |
40.14% |
2020 |
30.42% |
2021 |
12.30% |
2022 |
-30.52% |
2023 |
22.91% |
During the period shown,
the highest return for a quarter was 26.74% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020,
and the lowest return was -19.51% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
The calendar year-to-date
total return as of March 31, 2024 was 7.61%.
Average Annual
Total Returns
(For
the periods ended December 31, 2023)
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Institutional Plus Shares - Return Before Taxes |
23.02% |
11.98%(1) |
9.48%(1) |
Institutional Shares - Return Before Taxes |
22.97% |
11.95% |
9.47%(2) |
Investor Shares - Return Before Taxes |
22.91% |
11.88% |
9.42% |
Investor Shares - Return After Taxes on Distributions |
22.91% |
11.63% |
9.00% |
Investor Shares - Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
13.56% |
9.46% |
7.60% |
Russell Midcap® Growth Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses
or taxes) |
25.87% |
13.81% |
10.57% |
Russell 2500®
Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
17.42% |
11.67% |
8.36% |
Effective June 1, 2024, the Fund changed its primary
benchmark index from the Russell Midcap® Growth Index to the Russell 2500® Index due to regulatory requirements.
The Fund retained the Russell Midcap® Growth Index as a secondary benchmark because the Russell Midcap®
Growth Index more closely reflects the market sectors in which the Fund invests.
Russel Midcap® Growth Index
measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with
higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Russell 2500® Index is a float-adjusted
capitalization weighted index of equity securities issued by the approximately 2,500 smallest issues of Russell 3000 Index. The Russell
2500 Index measures the performance of the small to mid-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by FTSE Russell. The
Russell 2500 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index, which measures the performance of the broad U.S. equity market, as defined by
FTSE Russell.
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 investor’s 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 Fund's Investor 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.
| 2. | Effective June 1, 2024, the section entitled “Performance Information” beginning on p.23
of the DF Dent Small Cap Growth Fund prospectus is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
Performance Information
The bar chart
and table that follow provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's
Investor Shares from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of
market performance. The historical performance of the Fund’s Investor Class shares is used to calculate the performance of the
Fund’s Institutional Class shares. Each share class is invested in the same portfolio of securities, and the annual returns would
have differed only to the extent that the classes do not have the same charges and expenses. The performance figures have not been adjusted
to reflect applicable class fees and expenses. Updated performance information is available at www.dfdent.com
or by calling (866) 2DF-DENT or (866) 233-3368 (toll free).
Performance information
(before and after taxes) represents only past performance and does not necessarily indicate future results.
Annual Returns as of December 31
Investor Shares
|
|
2014 |
3.46% |
2015 |
-4.16% |
2016 |
16.45% |
2017 |
15.58% |
2018 |
-1.52% |
2019 |
36.34% |
2020 |
34.68% |
2021 |
14.63% |
2022 |
-30.34% |
2023 |
22.27% |
During
the period shown, the highest return for a quarter was 30.73% for the quarter ended June 30,
2020 and the lowest return was -20.30% for the quarter ended March
31, 2020.
The calendar year-to-date
total return as of March 31, 2024 was 8.30%.
Average Annual
Total Returns
(For
the periods ended December 31, 2023)
|
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Institutional Shares - Return Before Taxes |
22.38% |
12.50% |
9.01%(1) |
Investor Shares - Return Before Taxes |
22.27% |
12.38% |
8.95% |
Investor Shares - Return After Taxes on Distributions |
22.27% |
12.02% |
8.48% |
Investor Shares - Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
13.18% |
9.86% |
7.17% |
Russell 2000® Growth Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
18.66% |
9.22% |
7.16% |
Russell 2000® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
16.93% |
9.97% |
7.16% |
Effective June 1, 2024, the Fund changed its primary
benchmark index from the Russell 2000® Growth Index to the Russell 2000® Index due to regulatory requirements.
The Fund retained the Russell 2000® Growth Index as a secondary benchmark because the Russell 2000® Growth
Index more closely reflects the market sectors in which the Fund invests.
Russell 2000® Growth Index measures
the performance of the small cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 Index companies with relatively
higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Russell 2000® Index is a float-adjusted
capitalization weighted index of equity securities issued by the approximately 2,000 smallest issuers in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell
2000 Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by FTSE Russell. The Russell
2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index, which measures the performance of the broad U.S. equity market, as defined by FTSE Russell.
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 investor’s 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 Fund's Investor 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.
* * *
For more information, please contact a Fund customer
service representative toll free at
(866) 233-3368.
PLEASE RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.