# EDGAR Filing Document

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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-096126.hdr.sgml**: 20251002

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-096126

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497K

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**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251002

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251002

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251002

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Investment Managers Series Trust III
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000924727

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 043236699
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497K
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-79858
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251370196

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 235 W. GALENA STREET
- **CITY:** MILWAUKEE
- **STATE:** WI
- **ZIP:** 53212
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 626-385-5777

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 235 W. GALENA STREET
- **CITY:** MILWAUKEE
- **STATE:** WI
- **ZIP:** 53212

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FPA FUNDS TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20021028

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** UAM FUNDS TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19951101

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** REGIS FUND II
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940606

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund (Series ID: S000080694)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000244000 | Investor Class      | QRSVX           |
| C000244001 | Advisor Class       | QRSAX           |
| C000244002 | Institutional Class | QRSIX           |

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**FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund<br>Investor Class: QRSVX<br>Advisor Class: QRSAX<br>Institutional Class: QRSIX**

**Summary Prospectus September 30, 2025**

*Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund (the "Fund") and its risks. You can find the Fund's Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and other information about the Fund online at <u>https://fpa.com/funds/overview/fpa-queens-road-small-cap-value-fund.</u> You may also obtain this information at no cost by calling (800) 638-3060 or by sending an e-mail request to FPAFunds@umb.com. The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated September 30, 2025, as each may be amended or supplemented, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.*

**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE**

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth.

**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 tables and examples below.**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Shareholder Fees** <br> *(fees paid directly from your investment)* | **Investor**<br> **Class** | **Investor**<br> **Class** | **Advisor**<br> **Class** | **Advisor**<br> **Class** | **Institutional**<br> **Class** | **Institutional**<br> **Class** |
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) <br>Imposed on Purchases (as a <br>percentage of offering price) |  | None<br>|  | None<br>|  | None<br>|
| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge <br>(Load) (as a percentage of <br>original sales price or redemption <br>proceeds, as applicable) |  | None<br>|  | None<br>|  | None<br>|
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) <br>Imposed on Reinvested <br>Dividends and other Distributions |  | None<br>|  | None<br>|  | None<br>|
| Exchange Fee |  | None |  | None |  | None |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Annual Fund Operating Expenses**<br> *(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)* | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses**<br> *(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)* | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses**<br> *(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)* | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses**<br> *(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)* | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses**<br> *(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)* | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses**<br> *(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)* | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses**<br> *(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)* |
| Management fees |  | 0.66% |  | 0.66% |  | 0.66% |
| Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Other Expenses |  | 0.26% |  | 0.20% |  | 0.12% |
| Shareholder service fee | 0.21% |  | 0.15% |  | 0.07% |  |
| All other expenses | 0.05% |  | 0.05% |  | 0.05% |  |
| Acquired fund fees and expenses<sup>1</sup> |  | 0.02% |  | 0.02% |  | 0.02% |
| **Total Annual Fund Operating** <br> **Expenses** |  | **0.94%** |  | **0.88%** |  | **0.80%** |

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<sup>1</sup> The total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets appearing in the financial highlights table, which reflects only the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

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*Example*

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 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 operating expenses of the Fund remain same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **One Year** | **Three Years** | **Five Years** | **Ten Years** |
| Investor Class | $96 | $300 | $520 | $1155 |
| Advisor Class | $90 | $281 | $488 | $1084 |
| Institutional Class | $82 | $255 | $444 | $990 |

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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 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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover was 15% of the average value of its portfolio. The Fund's portfolio turnover rate may vary from year to year as well as within a year.

**PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES**

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in the equity securities (common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities) of small capitalization U.S. companies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (for the purpose of this requirement, net assets include net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with small market capitalization. The Fund currently defines a small capitalization (small cap) company as one whose market capitalization, at the time of purchase, is no greater than the largest market capitalization of any company included in the Russell 2000 Index.

The Fund's sub-adviser, Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc., invests the Fund's assets by pursuing a value-oriented strategy. The sub-adviser's strategy begins with a screening process that seeks to identify small cap companies whose stocks sell at discounted price-to-earnings (P/E) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF) multiples. The sub-adviser favors companies that maintain strong balance sheets and have experienced management. Generally, the sub-adviser attempts to identify situations where stock prices are undervalued by the market. The sub-adviser generally sells securities when it believes they are trading for more than their intrinsic value, to generate tax losses to offset taxable gains, or if additional cash is needed to fund redemptions.

**PRINCIPAL RISKS**

Risk is inherent in all investing and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. A summary description of certain principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth below. Before you decide whether to invest in the Fund, carefully consider these risk factors associated with investing in the Fund, which may cause investors to lose money. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

**Risks Associated with Investing in Equities.** Equity securities, generally common stocks, held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect the securities markets generally, such as adverse changes in economic or political conditions, the general outlook for corporate earnings, interest rates or investor sentiment. Sustained periods of market volatility, either globally or in any jurisdiction in which the Fund invests, may increase the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Equity securities may also lose value because of factors affecting an entire industry or sector, such as

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increases in production costs, or factors directly related to a specific company, such as decisions made by its management. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than debt securities.

**Stock Market Volatility.** Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market or economic developments.

**Small Cap Securities.** The prices of securities of small capitalization companies generally are more volatile, less liquid, and more likely to be adversely affected by poor economic or market conditions than securities of larger companies. Small companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, and they may be dependent upon a limited management group.

**Risks Associated with Value Investing.** Value securities, including those selected by the portfolio manager for the Fund, are subject to the risks that their intrinsic value may never be realized by the market and that their prices may go down. In addition, value style investing may fall out of favor and underperform growth or other styles of investing during given periods. The Fund's value discipline may result in a portfolio of stocks that differs materially from its illustrative index.

**Issuer-Specific Changes.** The value of an individual security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently than the value of the market as a whole.

**Management Risk.** The Fund is subject to management risk as an actively managed investment portfolio. The sub-adviser's skill in choosing appropriate investments for the Fund will determine, in part, the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. The portfolio manager will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results. The portfolio manager's opinion about the intrinsic worth or creditworthiness of a company or security may be incorrect, the portfolio manager may not make timely purchases or sales of securities for the Fund, the Fund's investment objective may not be achieved, or the market may continue to undervalue the Fund's securities. In addition, the Fund may not be able to quickly dispose of certain securities holdings. The frequency of trading within the Fund impacts portfolio turnover rates, which are shown in the financial highlights table. A higher rate of portfolio turnover could produce higher trading costs and taxable distributions, which would detract from the Fund's performance. Moreover, there can be no assurance that all of the sub-adviser's personnel will continue to be associated with the sub-adviser for any length of time. The loss of services of one or more key employees of the sub-adviser, including the Fund's portfolio manager, could have an adverse impact on the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. Certain securities or other instruments in which the Fund seeks to invest may not be available in the quantities desired. In such circumstances, the portfolio manager may determine to purchase other securities or instruments as substitutes. Such substitute securities or instruments may not perform as intended, which could result in losses to the Fund.

**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 real or perceived adverse economic, political, or geopolitical conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, 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 tariffs, labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, international conflicts, trade disputes, supply chain disruptions, cybersecurity events, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, natural disasters or climate events, or other events could have a significant impact on a security or instrument. The increasing interconnectivity between global economies and financial markets increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market.

**Large Investor Risk.** Ownership of shares of the Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. Redemptions by a large investor may affect the performance of the Fund, may increase realized capital gains, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders and may increase transaction costs. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss

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carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses. In addition, the Fund may be delayed in investing new cash after a large shareholder purchase, and under such circumstances may be required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

**Recent Market Events.** Periods of market volatility may occur in response to market events, public health emergencies, natural disasters or climate events, and other economic, political, and global macro factors. For example, in recent years the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. In addition, military conflicts and wars have caused or could continue to cause market disruptions in the regions and globally. Additionally, since the change in the U.S. presidential administration in 2025, the administration has pursued an aggressive foreign policy agenda, including actual or potential imposition of tariffs, which may have consequences on the United States' relations with foreign countries, the economy, and markets generally. 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.

**Cybersecurity Risk.** Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or cause the Fund, the Adviser, the sub-adviser and/or other service providers (including custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality. In an extreme case, a shareholder's ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

***Who May Want to Invest in the Fund?***

The FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund is designed for investors who:

• seek an aggressive stock fund with the long-term goal of growth of capital

• seek a fund to complement a portfolio of more conservative investments

• are willing to accept significant changes (up or down) in the value of an investment

***The Fund is NOT appropriate for investors who:***

• want to avoid high volatility or possible losses

• want an investment that pursues market trends or focuses on particular sectors or industries

• are pursuing a short term goal or investing emergency reserve money

• are seeking regular income or preservation of capital.

**PERFORMANCE**

The Fund is the successor of the FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund, formerly a series of Bragg Capital Trust (the "Predecessor Fund"). The Fund acquired all of the assets and liabilities of the Predecessor Fund following the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund on July 28, 2023. As a result of the acquisition, the Fund is the accounting successor of the Predecessor Fund. Performance results shown in the bar chart and the performance table below for periods prior to July 28, 2023, reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average

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annual returns for the 1, 5 and 10 calendar year periods compare with those of the Russell 3000 Index, a broad-based market index, and the Russell 2000 Value Index, an additional index that provides a measure of the U.S. small cap value equity market. The past performance information shown below is for Investor Class shares of the Fund. Although Investor Class shares would have similar annual returns to the Fund's other share classes (*i.e.*, Advisor Class and Institutional Class shares) because all of the classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, the returns for each class of shares will vary because of the different expenses paid by each class of shares, as described in the table labeled "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" above. The chart and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. In addition, the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

To obtain updated monthly performance information, please visit the Fund's website at <u>https://fpa.com/funds</u> or call (800) 982-4372.

**Calendar-Year Total Return (before taxes) for Investor Class**<br> For each calendar year at NAV

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The year-to-date return as of June 30, 2025, was 5.87%.

**Investor Class**

**Highest Calendar Quarter Return at NAV** 24.75% (Quarter ended 12/31/2020)

**Lowest Calendar Quarter Return at NAV** (21.84)% (Quarter ended 03/31/2020)

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br> *(for the periods ended December 31, 2024)* | **One**<br> **Year** | **Five**<br> **Years** | **Ten**<br> **Years** | **Since**<br> **Inception** |
| Investor Class—Return Before Taxes | 10.76% | 10.31% | 8.50% |  |
| Investor Class—Return After Taxes on Distributions<sup>1</sup> | 9.52% | 9.72% | 7.66% |  |
| Investor Class—Return After Taxes on Distributions <br>and Sale of Fund Shares<sup>1</sup> | 7.23% | 8.14% | 6.71% |  |
| Advisor Class<sup>2</sup>—Return Before Taxes | 10.77% |  |  | 11.44% |
| Institutional Class<sup>2</sup>—Return Before Taxes | 10.94% |  |  | 11.57% |
| Russell 3000 Index | 23.81% | 13.86% | 12.55% |  |
| Russell 2000 Value Index | 8.05% | 7.29% | 7.14% |  |

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<sup>1</sup> After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. 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. The after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your Fund shares in tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRA").

<sup>2</sup> Advisor Class and Institutional Class shares commenced operations on December 1, 2020.

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**INVESTMENT ADVISER**

First Pacific Advisors, LP ("FPA" or the "Adviser") is the Fund's investment adviser.

**SUB-ADVISER**

Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc. is the Fund's investment sub-adviser.

**PORTFOLIO MANAGER**

Steve Scruggs, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager of the sub-adviser, has served the Fund as portfolio manager since its inception in July 2023, and as portfolio manager for the Predecessor Fund since June 2002.

**PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES**

Investors may purchase or redeem shares on any business day by written request, check, wire, ACH (Automated Clearing House), telephone, or through dealers as further described in this prospectus. You may conduct transactions by mail (FPA Funds, c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc., P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, or 235 West Galena Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212), by wire, or by telephone at (800) 638-3060. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established this option in your account. Investors can use the Account Application for initial purchases.

Investors can purchase shares by contacting any investment dealer authorized to sell the Fund's shares. The minimum initial investment is $1,500, $1,500, and $100,000 for the Investor Class, Advisor Class, and Institutional Class shares, respectively, and each subsequent investment, which can be made directly to UMB Fund Services, Inc., must be at least $100. However, as described herein, no minimum investment amount is imposed for investments in retirement plans. All purchases made by check should be in U.S. dollars and made payable to the FPA Funds. Third party, starter or counter checks will not be accepted. A charge may be imposed if a check does not clear. The Fund reserves the right to waive or lower purchase and investment minimums in certain circumstances. For example, the minimums listed above may be waived or lowered for investors who are Trustees or officers of the Fund, employees of the Adviser and/or customers of certain financial intermediaries that hold the Fund's shares in certain omnibus accounts, and investments in the Fund by ReFlow in connection with the ReFlow liquidity program (described in additional detail below under "Management of the Fund"), at the discretion of the officers of the Fund. In addition, financial intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment and subsequent purchase amounts.

Subsequent investments and redemptions can be made directly to UMB Fund Services, Inc.

**Notice to Non-U.S. Resident Individual Shareholders.** The Fund and its shares are only registered in the United States and its territories ("United States"). Regulations outside of the United States may restrict the sale of shares to certain non-U.S. residents or subject certain shareholder accounts to additional regulatory requirements. As a result, individuals resident outside the United States are generally not eligible to invest in the Fund. The Fund reserves the right, however, to sell shares to certain other non-U.S. investors in compliance with applicable law. If a current shareholder of the Fund provides a non-U.S. address, this will be deemed a representation and warranty from such investor that he/she is not a U.S. resident and will continue to be a non-U.S. resident unless and until the Fund is notified of a change in the investor's resident status. Any current shareholder that has a resident address outside of the United States may be restricted from purchasing additional shares.

**TAX INFORMATION**

The Fund's distributions are taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income and/or long-term capital gain, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan.

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**INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSACTIONS THROUGH FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES**

Shareholders may be required to pay a commission directly to their broker or other financial intermediary when buying or selling shares of the Fund. Shareholders and potential investors may wish to contact their broker or other financial intermediary for information regarding applicable commissions, transaction fees or other charges associated with transactions in shares of the Fund.

In addition, brokers, dealers, banks, trust companies and other financial representatives may receive compensation from the Fund or its service providers for providing a variety of services, which may include recordkeeping, transaction processing for shareholders' accounts and certain shareholder services not currently offered to shareholders that deal directly with the Fund. 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 web site for more information.

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