# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001355064
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**Filing Date:** 2025-11
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001580642-25-007067

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001355064

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** OH
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- **FORM TYPE:** 497K
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-132541
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251457385

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O GEMINI FUND SERVICES LLC
- **STREET 2:** 4221 NORTH 203RD STREET, SUITE 100
- **CITY:** ELKHORN
- **STATE:** NE
- **ZIP:** 68022-3474
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 631 549 1859

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O GEMINI FUND SERVICES LLC
- **STREET 2:** 4221 NORTH 203RD STREET, SUITE 100
- **CITY:** ELKHORN
- **STATE:** NE
- **ZIP:** 68022-3474

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CATALYST FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20060303

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund (Series ID: S000035242)

| Class ID   | Class Name                          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000108407 | Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund Class A | CPEAX           |
| C000108408 | Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund Class C | CPECX           |
| C000142551 | Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund Class I | CPEIX           |

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&nbsp;&nbsp; **Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund**<br> Class A: CPEAX Class C: CPECX Class I: CPEIX<br>

**SUMMARY PROSPECTUS<br> NOVEMBER 1, 2025**

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's complete prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's prospectus and other information about the Fund at https://catalystmf.com/literature-and-forms/. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-866-447-4228, emailing info@catalystmf.com or by asking any financial intermediary that offers shares of the Fund. The Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated November 1, 2025 are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus and may be obtained, free of charge, at the website or phone number noted above.

**FUND SUMMARY: CATALYST DYNAMIC ALPHA FUND**

**Investment Objective**: The Fund's objective is 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 Example below.** You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and is included in the section of the Fund's prospectus entitled **How to Buy Shares** on page 80 and **Appendix A – Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers**, and in the sections of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information entitled **Reduction of Up-Front Sales Charge on Class A Shares** on page 61 and **Waivers of Up-Front Sales Charge on Class A Shares** on page 62.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Shareholder Fees**<br> (fees paid directly from your investment) | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Class**<br> **A** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Class**<br> **C** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Class**<br> **I** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Sales Charge**<br> **(Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**5.75%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)**<br> **(as a % of the original purchase price)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.00%<sup>1</sup>** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed**<br> **on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Redemption Fee** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Annual Fund Operating Expenses**<br> (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Management Fees** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.00%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.00%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.00%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.25%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.00%** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Other Expenses** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.26%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.26%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.26%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.51%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**2.26%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.26%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement<sup>2</sup>** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**(0.13)%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**(0.13)%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**(0.13)%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.38%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**2.13%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.13%** |

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<sup>1</sup>The 1.00% maximum deferred sales charge may be assessed in the case of investments at or above the $1 million breakpoint (where you do not pay an initial sales charge) on shares redeemed within two years of purchase.

<sup>2</sup> The Fund's investment advisor, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC ("the Advisor"), has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses (excluding brokerage costs; borrowing costs, such as (a) interest, and (b) dividends on securities sold short; taxes; underlying fund expenses; and extraordinary expenses, such as regulatory inquiry and litigation expenses) at 1.38%, 2.13% and 1.13% for Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares, respectively, through October 31, 2026. This agreement may only be terminated by the Board of Trustees on 60 days' written notice to the Advisor, or by the Advisor with the consent of the Board of Trustees, or upon the termination of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust and the Advisor. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment by the Advisor from the Fund in future years on a rolling three-year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) so long as such recoupment does not cause the Fund's expense ratio (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed both: (i) the Fund's expense limitation at the time such expenses were waived, and (ii) the Fund's current expense limitation at the time of recoupment.

<u>Example</u>: 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 only accounts for the Fund's expense limitation in place through its expiration

period, October 31, 2026, and then depicts the Fund's total annual expenses thereafter. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**<u>YEAR</u>** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Class A** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Class C** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Class I** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$707 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$216 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$115 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;3 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$1013 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$694 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$387 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;5 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$1340 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$1198 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$679 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;10 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$2263 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$2585 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$1511 |

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<u>Portfolio Turnover</u>: The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover 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. The portfolio turnover rate of the Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 was 92% of the average value of its portfolio.

**Principal Investment Strategies**:

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies. In addition to common stocks, other types of equity securities in which the Fund may invest include real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities defined as common stocks, REITs and ADRs. The Fund is managed using an approach that imposes no limits or restrictions on the market capitalization of its investments. The Fund's investment strategy focuses on individual stock selection, taking into consideration the stock's industry group. Using quantitative measures established by Cookson, Peirce & Co., Inc., the Fund's investment sub-advisor (the "Sub-Advisor"), the Fund seeks to purchase equities which have stronger relative performance than other equities.

The Fund believes that the whole market approach provides one main advantage: it allows a shareholder to participate in all major areas of the U.S. equity market in a single fund, including companies of all sizes with both growth and value characteristics. In so doing, the Fund uses a proprietary, disciplined and quantitative process so that more stocks can be analyzed on a weekly basis more objectively than by following a more traditional, labor-intensive investment process. The Sub-Advisor uses this process to continually analyze equity securities across various industries as candidates for purchase by the Fund. From the universe of stocks, the Sub-Advisor employs a proprietary analysis based on stock and industry strength, volatility and other factors to select particular stocks to buy, sell or hold. The Fund actively trades its portfolio investments, which may lead to higher transaction costs that may affect the Fund's performance.

The Fund is classified as "non-diversified" for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), which means that it is not limited by the 1940 Act with regard to the portion of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer.

**Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund**:

As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Investment markets are unpredictable and there will be certain market conditions where the Fund will not meet its investment objective and will lose money. The Fund's net asset value and returns will vary and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund, and those losses could be significant.

The following summarizes the principal risks of investing in the Fund. These risks could adversely affect the net asset value, total return, and value of the Fund and your investment.

**ADRs Risk.** ADRs, which are typically issued by a bank, are certificates that evidence ownership of shares of a foreign company and are alternatives to purchasing foreign securities directly in their national markets and currencies. ADRs are subject to the same risks as direct investment in foreign companies and involve risks that are not found in investments in U.S. companies.

**Equity Security Risk.** Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in, and perceptions of, their issuers change. Investor perceptions are based on various and unpredictable factors, including expectations regarding government, economic, monetary and fiscal policies; inflation and interest rates; economic expansion or contraction; and global or regional political, economic and banking crises.

**Foreign Investment 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. Foreign companies are generally not subject to the same regulatory requirements as U.S. companies, thereby resulting in less publicly available information about these companies. In addition, foreign accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards generally differ from those applicable to U.S. companies.

**Large Capitalization Company Risk.**The Fund may invest in large capitalization companies. The securities of such companies may underperform other segments of the market because such companies may be less responsive to competitive challenges and opportunities, and may be unable to attain high growth rates during periods of economic expansion.

**Management Risk**. The portfolio managers' judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular stocks or other securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect, and there is no guarantee that the portfolio managers' judgment will produce the desired results.

**Market Risk**. Overall stock market risks may also affect the value of the Fund. Factors such as domestic economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, tariffs or trade wars and political events affect the securities markets.

**Medium (Mid) Capitalization Company Risk**. The earnings and prospects of mid-capitalization companies are more volatile than larger companies, they may experience higher failure rates than larger companies and normally have a lower trading volume than larger companies, which may tend to make their market price fall more disproportionately than larger companies in response to selling pressures.

**Non-diversification Risk**. Because a relatively high percentage of the Fund's assets may be invested in the securities of a limited number of companies that could be in the same or related economic sectors, the Fund's portfolio may be more susceptible to any single economic, technological or regulatory occurrence than the portfolio of a diversified fund.

**Real Estate and REIT Risk**. The Fund is subject to the risks of the real estate market as a whole, such as taxation, regulations, and economic and political factors that negatively impact the real estate market and the direct ownership of real estate. These may include decreases in real estate values, overbuilding, rising operating costs, interest rates, and property taxes. In addition, some real estate related investments are not fully diversified and are subject to the risks associated with financing a limited number of projects. REITs are heavily dependent upon the management team and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, and self-liquidation.

**Security Risk**. The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the activities and financial prospects of an individual security or group of securities in the Fund's portfolio.

**Small Capitalization Company Risk**. To the extent the Fund invests in the stocks of smaller-sized companies, the Fund may be subject to additional risks, including the risk that earnings and prospects of these companies are more volatile than larger companies.

**Performance**:

The bar chart and accompanying table shown below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares for each of the last ten full calendar years. Although Class C and Class I shares have similar annual returns to Class A shares because the classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, the returns for Class C and Class I shares are different from Class A shares because Class C and Class I shares have different expenses than Class A shares. The performance table shows how the average returns of Class A, C, and I shares compare over time with those of a broad-based market index. Sales charges are reflected in the information shown below in the table, but the information shown in the bar chart does not reflect sales charges, and, if it did, returns would be lower. How the Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by calling 1-866-447-4228 and on the Fund's website at www.CatalystMF.com.

**Annual Total Returns**

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During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 26.91% (quarter ended June 30, 2020), and the lowest return for a quarter was (18.00)% (quarter ended March 31, 2020). The Fund's Class A shares year-to-date return as of September 30, 2025 was 12.91%.

**Average Annual Total Returns<br> (for the periods ended December 31, 2024)**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Class A** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1 Year** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> **5 Year** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**10 Year** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Return Before Taxes | &nbsp;&nbsp;15.05% | &nbsp;&nbsp;10.00% | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.63% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Return After Taxes on Distributions | &nbsp;&nbsp;12.73% | &nbsp;&nbsp;8.00% | &nbsp;&nbsp;8.11% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | &nbsp;&nbsp;10.67% | &nbsp;&nbsp;7.55% | &nbsp;&nbsp;7.54% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Class C** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Return Before Taxes | &nbsp;&nbsp;21.19% | &nbsp;&nbsp;10.48% | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.46% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Class I** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Return Before Taxes | &nbsp;&nbsp;22.42% | &nbsp;&nbsp;11.60% | &nbsp;&nbsp;10.56% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;25.02% | &nbsp;&nbsp;14.53% | &nbsp;&nbsp;13.10% |

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shareholders who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. After-tax returns are only shown for Class A shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

**Advisor**: Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC is the Fund's investment advisor.

**Sub-Advisor**: Cookson, Peirce & Co., Inc. is the Fund's investment sub-advisor.

**Portfolio Managers**: Bruce W. Miller, Chairman of the Sub-Advisor, Cory S. Krebs, President, CEO and Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Advisor, and Luke O'Neill, Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Advisor, serve as the Fund's Portfolio Managers. Messrs. Miller, Krebs and O'Neill are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Messrs. Miller and Krebs have served the Fund in this capacity since the Fund commenced operations in 2011. Mr. O'Neill has served the Fund in this capacity since 2019.

**Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares**: The minimum initial investment in each share class of the Fund is $2,500 for a regular account, $2,500 for an IRA account, or $100 for an automatic investment plan account. The minimum subsequent investment in the Fund is $50. You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open. Redemptions requests may be made in writing, by telephone or through a financial intermediary to the Fund or the Transfer Agent and will be paid by check or wire transfer.

**Tax Information**: Dividends and capital gain distributions you receive from the Fund, whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash, are taxable to you at either ordinary income or capital gains tax rates, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred plan such as an IRA or 401(k) plan. If you are investing through a tax-deferred plan, distributions may be taxable upon withdrawal from the plan.

**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 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 intermediary's website for more information.