# EDGAR Filing Document

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ALPS Series Trust
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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Hillman Value Fund (Series ID: S000070920)

| Class ID   | Class Name         | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000225205 | Hillman Value Fund | HCMAX           |

NASDAQ Symbol **HCMAX** 

**Hillman Value Fund** <br>*A series of the* <br> **ALPS Series Trust**<br>

**SUMMARY PROSPECTUS<br> February 1, 2026** 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus, shareholder reports, and other information about the Fund online at <u>https://hcmfunds.com</u>/. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-855-400-5944. The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, each dated February 1, 2026, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.<br>

<u><u>**Summary Section**</u></u>

**HILLMAN VALUE FUND (THE "FUND")** 

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE** 

The Fund seeks to provide long-term total return from a combination of income and capital gains.

**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. The Fund may also be available on certain brokerage platforms. **You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.**

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses** <br> *(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)* 

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|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Management Fees | 0.70% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other Expenses | 0.33%  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses** | **1.03%**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement<sup>(1)</sup>  | (0.08)%  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement**  | **0.95%**  |

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<sup>*(1)*</sup>*Hillman Capital Management, Inc. (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to limit the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of the Fund (exclusive of (i) any front-end or contingent deferred loads; (ii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses; (iv) fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); (v) borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short); (vi) taxes; and (vii) extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers and Trustees and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers (other than the Adviser)) to an annual rate of not more than: 0.95% of the Fund's average daily net assets for the Fund's No Load Class. This agreement is in effect through at least January 31, 2027, and will automatically continue upon annual approval by the board for successive twelve-month periods unless (i) it is terminated earlier by the Board of Trustees, or (ii) the Adviser provides at least 30 days written notice of its non-continuance prior to the end of the then effective term. Except due to the Adviser's notice of non-renewal, this Agreement may only be amended or terminated with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.*

 

**Example** 

This example is intended to help you compare the costs 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 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 Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The example takes into consideration the agreement by the Adviser to waive fees and reimburse expenses for the contractual period only.

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| | **1 Year** | **3 Years** | **5 Years** | **10 Years** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: | $97 | $320 | $561 | $1251 |

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**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. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. A higher turnover rate may also result in additional income taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. During the most recent fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 42% of the average value of its portfolio.

**PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUND** 

In seeking to achieve its objective, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies that the Adviser believes have competitive advantages, as described below, and have temporarily fallen out of favor for reasons that are considered non-recurring or short-term; whose value is not currently well known; or whose value is not fully recognized by the public.

In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser first looks at qualitative measures of a company. Qualitative measures of a company include:

● dominance in a particular industry or niche market;

● qualifications and ability of management team;

● strength of pricing and purchasing power;

● barriers to industry competition and limited substitutes;

● limited degree of rivalry amongst competitors;

● strength of brand or franchise with commensurate brand loyalty;

● strength of balance sheet and sources of liquidity; and

● quality of products and services.

If certain companies meet most or all of the qualitative measures, the Adviser then seeks to identify which of those companies possess certain positive quantitative measures. The Adviser may make investments without regard to market capitalization. The quantitative measures of a company include:

● Market value discount to net present value of projected discounted future cash flows;

● Market value discount to book value; and

● Market value discount to projected annual revenues.

The Adviser allocates a target percentage of total portfolio value to each security it purchases. From time to time, the Fund may also focus the Fund's assets in securities of one or more particular sectors of the economy. As of September 30, 2025, [the Fund was principally invested in the information technology, healthcare, communication services, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, financials, and materials]. The Adviser may sell a portfolio holding if the Adviser believes that the price of the security is overvalued or to rebalance the security to the Adviser's targeted percentage of total portfolio value for that security.

The Adviser may also sell (or "write") call and put options for the Fund. Besides selling options in order to receive premiums, the Adviser will seek to sell options that obligate the Fund to purchase or sell the underlying stock at a price believed to be attractive based on the qualitative and quantitative factors described above. For example, call options may be written on a security held by the Fund in order to collect the premium and establish a sale price for the security that the Adviser believes to be attractive. Put options may be written on a security in order to collect the premium and acquire the security at a price the Adviser believes to be attractive. The Fund will mostly engage in option transactions where, with respect to a call option, the Fund holds the underlying security.

**PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE FUND** 

As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objective. The following is a description of the principal risks of the Fund, which may adversely affect its net asset value and total return. There are other circumstances (including additional risks that are not described herein) which could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● **Value Risk.** A company may be undervalued due to market or economic conditions, temporary earnings declines, unfavorable developments affecting the company and other factors. Securities purchased by the Fund that do not realize their full economic value may reduce the Fund's return.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**●** **Market Risk.** The market price of a security or instrument may decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as inflation, supply chain disruptions, real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, war or political unrest, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, technological developments such as artificial intelligence, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness, including COVID-19 and its variants, or other public issues or adverse investor sentiment generally. The market value of a security or instrument also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. The impact of any of these occurrences may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, financial, and economic risks in certain countries or the market in general and may last for an extended period of time.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**●** **Sector Focus Risk.** The Fund may, at times, be more heavily invested in certain sectors, which may cause the value of its shares to be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect those sectors and may cause the Fund's share price to fluctuate more widely than the shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of industries.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● **Cybersecurity Risk.** As part of its business, the Adviser processes, stores, and transmits large amounts of electronic information, including information relating to the transactions of the Fund. The Adviser and the Fund are therefore susceptible to cybersecurity risk. Cybersecurity failures or breaches of the Fund or its service providers have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, and/or reputational damage. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**●** **Investment Adviser Risk.** The Adviser's ability to choose suitable investments has a significant impact on the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**●** **Risks from Writing Options.** Writing option contracts can result in losses that exceed the Fund's initial investment and may lead to additional turnover and higher tax liability. The risk involved in writing a call option is that an increase in the market value of the underlying security may result in the Fund selling the security at a lower price than its current market value. Writing call options also limits the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of the underlying security. The risk involved in writing a put option is that a decrease in the market value of the underlying security may result in the Fund purchasing the security at a higher price than its current market value.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**●** **Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Companies Risk.** Investing in the securities of small-cap and mid-cap companies generally involves greater risk than investing in larger, more established companies. This greater risk is, in part, attributable to the fact that the securities of these companies usually have more limited marketability and, therefore, may be more volatile and less liquid than securities of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general.

**PERFORMANCE INFORMATION** 

The Hillman Value Fund (the "Predecessor Fund") reorganized into the Fund on March 15, 2021. The Predecessor Fund was a series of the Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust and also was advised by Hillman Capital Management, Inc. For periods prior to the reorganization, performance results shown in the bar chart and the performance table below for the Fund reflects the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

The Fund's performance was not restated to reflect any differences in expenses paid by the Predecessor Fund and those paid by the Fund. The Fund's past performance (including the Predecessor Fund's past performance), before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's performance has varied over time (including performance of the Predecessor Fund). The bar chart depicts the change in performance from year to year during the periods indicated. The bar chart figures do not include any applicable sales charges that an investor may pay when they buy or sell shares of the Fund. If sales charges were included, the returns would be lower. The performance table compares the average annual returns of the Fund to the FT Wilshire 5000 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Russell 1000 Value Total Return Index, an additional

index that is representative of the Fund's investment strategy for the periods indicated. The index is not actively managed and is not available for direct investment. The bar charts and performance tables assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.hcmfunds.com or by calling 855-400-5944.

**Annual Total Returns**<br> ***(For Calendar Years ended 12/31)***

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The year-to-date return as of December 31, 2025 was 10.09%.

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|:---|:---|
| Best Quarter – December 31, 2020 | 19.90%  |
| Worst Quarter – March 31, 2020 | -25.45% |

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| <u>**Average Annual Total Returns<br> (for the periods ended December 31, 2025)**</u>  | <u>**1 Year**</u>  | <u>**5 Years**</u>  | <u>**10 Years**</u>  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Return Before Taxes | 10.09% | 9.48% | 11.48% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Return After Taxes on Distributions | 5.68% | 6.57% | 9.53% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 7.90% | 6.88% | 9.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Russell 1000 Value Total Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 15.91% | 11.33% | 10.53% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;FT Wilshire 5000 Index<sup>(1)</sup> (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 17.13% | 13.40% | 14.45% |

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<sup>*(1)*</sup> *Broad-based securities market index* 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historically highest individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation and may differ from those shown in the preceding table. The after-tax return information shown above does not apply to Fund shares held through a tax-qualified account, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA.

**INVESTMENT ADVISER** 

Hillman Capital Management, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund.

**PORTFOLIO MANAGER** 

Mark A. Hillman has served as the portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception in March 2021.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES** 

The minimum initial investment is $5,000 ($2,000 for individual retirement account (IRA) and Qualified Plans) and the minimum subsequent investment is $100 ($100 under an automatic investment plan), although the minimums may be waived or reduced in some cases.

Purchases and redemptions of shares may be made on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Purchases and redemptions can generally be made only through institutional channels, such as financial intermediaries and retirement platforms. You should contact your financial intermediary or refer to your plan documents for information on how to invest in the Fund.

**TAX INFORMATION** 

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Fund's distributions may be taxable as ordinary income, capital gains qualified dividend income or section 199A dividends, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-qualified investment plan. Withdrawals from such a tax-qualified investment plan will be subject to special tax rules.

**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.