# EDGAR Filing Document

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**0000894189-25-012526.hdr.sgml**: 20251029

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000894189-25-012526

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 485APOS

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251029

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251029

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Manager Directed Portfolios
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001359057

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 571138125
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485APOS
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-21897
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251428882

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
- **STREET 2:** 615 E. MICHIGAN STREET
- **CITY:** MILWAUKEE
- **STATE:** WI
- **ZIP:** 53202
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9522306140

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
- **STREET 2:** 615 E. MICHIGAN STREET
- **CITY:** MILWAUKEE
- **STATE:** WI
- **ZIP:** 53202

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Roxbury Funds
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20060411
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Manager Directed Portfolios
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001359057

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 571138125
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485APOS
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-133691
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251428881

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
- **STREET 2:** 615 E. MICHIGAN STREET
- **CITY:** MILWAUKEE
- **STATE:** WI
- **ZIP:** 53202
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9522306140

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
- **STREET 2:** 615 E. MICHIGAN STREET
- **CITY:** MILWAUKEE
- **STATE:** WI
- **ZIP:** 53202

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Roxbury Funds
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20060411

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2025

Securities Act Registration No. 333-133691

Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-21897

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

**FORM N-1A**

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| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | [X] |
| Pre-Effective Amendment No. | | [ ] |
| Post-Effective Amendment No. | 180 | [X] |

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and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X] <br> Amendment No. <u>183</u> [X]

**<u>MANAGER DIRECTED PORTFOLIOS</u>**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code) (201) 708-9796

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| Ryan Frank, President<br>Manager Directed Portfolios<br>c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services<br>615 East Michigan Street<br>Milwaukee, WI 53202<br>(Name and Address of Agent for Service) | Copies to:<br>Ellen Drought, Esq.<br>Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.<br>833 East Michigan Street, Suite 1800<br>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202<br>(414) 273-3500 |

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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

[ ] Immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 485(b).

[ ] on <u>(date)</u> pursuant to Rule 485(b).

[ ] on (date) pursuant to Rule 485(a)(1).

[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485(a)(1).

[X] 75 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2).

[ ] on (date) pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2).

If appropriate, check the following box:

[ ] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

**Explanatory Note:** This Post-Effective Amendment No. 180 to the Registration Statement of Manager Directed Portfolios is being filed to register the Hood River Drone Innovators ETF as a new series of the Trust.

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**Subject to completion**

**Dated October 29, 2025**

**The information herein is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer or sale is not permitted.**

![hoodriverlogo2a.jpg](hoodriverlogo2a.jpg)

**PROSPECTUS**

**[...], 2025**

**Hood River Drone Innovators ETF [ ]**

**Listed on [...]**

**Telephone: (800) 497-2960**

**www.hoodrivercapital.com**

**The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.**

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**<u>Hood River Drone Innovators ETF</u>**

a series of Manager Directed Portfolios (the "Trust")

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| **[**TABLE OF CONTENTS**](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_10)** | |
| **[SUMMARY SECTION](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_13)** | [1](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_13) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_16) | [1](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_16) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_19) | [1](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_19) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[EXAMPLE](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_22) | [1](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_22) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[PORTFOLIO TURNOVER](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_25) | [1](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_25) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_28) | [1](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_28) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[PRINCIPAL RISKS](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_31) | [2](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_31) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[PERFORMANCE INFORMATION](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_34) | [5](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_34) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[INVESTMENT ADVISER](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_37) | [5](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_37) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[PORTFOLIO MANAGERS](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_40) | [5](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_40) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_43) | [5](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_43) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[TAX INFORMATION](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_46) | [5](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_46) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_49) | [5](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_49) |
| **[ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_52)** | [6](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_52) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_55) | [6](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_55) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_58) | [6](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_58) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL RISK INFORMATION](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_61) | [6](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_61) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_64) | [10](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_64) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[VOLUNTARY FEE WAIVERS AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_67) | [11](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_67) |
| **[MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_70)** | [11](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_70) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[INVESTMENT ADVISER](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_73) | [11](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_73) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ADVISORY FEE](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_76) | [11](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_76) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF THE FUND](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_79) | [11](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_79) |
| **HOW TO BUY AND SELL SHARES** | [12](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1195) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BOOK ENTRY | [12](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1212) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF SHARES | [12](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1218) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DETERMINATION OF NAV | [12](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1226) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FAIR VALUE PRICING | [12](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1234) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INVESTMENTS BY REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES IN THE FUND | [13](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1242) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS- HOUSEHOLDING | [13](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1250) |
| **DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES** | [13](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1287) |
| **DISTRIBUTION** | [15](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1296) |
| **PREMIUM/DISCOUNT INFORMATION** | [15](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1304) |
| **ADDITIONAL NOTICES** | [15](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_1312) |
| **[FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_133)** | [16](#i0e94376434bd42aeb82184e9c6a98ea3_133) |
| **PRIVACY NOTICE** | PN-1 |

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**SUMMARY SECTION**

***INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE***

The Hood River Drone Innovators ETF (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation.

***FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND***

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund ("Shares").**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.**

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| **Annual Fund Operating Expenses** <br>*(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):* | |
| Management Fees | [...]% |
| Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fees |  |
| Other Expenses<sup>1</sup> | [...]% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | [...]% |
| Fee Waivers/Expense Reimbursements<sup>2</sup> | [...]% |
| **Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers/Expense Reimbursements** | **[...]%** |

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<sup>1</sup> As the Fund is new, these expenses are based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.

<sup>2</sup> [Hood River Capital Management LLC ("Hood River" or the "Adviser"), the Fund's investment adviser, has contractually agreed to reduce the Fund's management fee from [ ] to [ ] of the Fund's average daily net assets. This agreement will remain in effect through at least [ ] unless terminated sooner by mutual agreement of the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") and Hood River.]

***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 Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement discussed in the table above is reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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| **<u>1 Year</u>** | **<u>3 Years</u>** |
| $[...] | $[...] |

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.

***PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES***

The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks and other equity securities of companies that are judged by Hood River Capital Management LLC ("Hood River" or the "Adviser"), the Fund's investment adviser, to be "drone innovators." For purposes of this policy, Hood River defines drone innovators as drone companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue, spending for research and development, or forward growth potential from the drone ecosystem, including hardware manufacturers, component and sensor suppliers, AI-based flight management software firms, and end-market operators deploying drones across defense, logistics, and infrastructure inspection verticals.

A drone company is a company directly or indirectly involved in the development, research, manufacture, or utilization of drones or technologies used in the development of drones. This may include, but is not limited to, hardware manufacturers, component and sensor suppliers, aviation software firms, electronic communications, military intelligence and surveillance, autonomous transportation, cybersecurity, remote control, and battery technologies.

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The Fund invests in small- and medium capitalization drone innovators as part of its principal investment strategy but may invest in companies of any market capitalization.

The Fund is "non-diversified," meaning that it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of companies than a diversified fund.

The Fund may from time to time invest in foreign securities including American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), and in convertible securities, including warrants and debentures.

The Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including ETFs, to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and the rules thereunder.

In selecting securities for the Fund, the Adviser employs a bottom-up, research-driven investment process emphasizing companies with differentiated intellectual property, scalable business models, and measurable exposure to the expanding global drone market; The Fund's portfolio will consist of companies that Hood River believes are established leaders with proven products and strong balance sheets, as well as emerging innovators showing accelerating drone-related revenue growth and companies that support drone operations through the development of enabling technologies.

The Fund is expected to maintain a portfolio of approximately 15-40 positions; however, the actual amount of the portfolio holdings may vary due to market conditions. The Fund is expected to have significant exposure to the information technology and industrials sectors. The Fund's investments may include the securities of companies from various industries and industry groups, including Aerospace & Defense, but the Fund may invest in companies in any industry. The Fund will concentrate its investments in the Aerospace & Defense Industry. Therefore, under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 25% of its assets in securities issued by companies in the Aerospace & Defense Industry.

Hood River generally sells stocks when it believes they have become overvalued, when the fundamentals weaken, or if poor relative price performance persists.

***PRINCIPAL RISKS***

Before investing in the Fund, you should carefully consider your own investment goals, the amount of time you are willing to leave your money invested, and the amount of risk you are willing to take. Remember, in addition to possibly not achieving your investment goals, you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund over long or even short periods of time. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*•* **General Market Risk; Recent Market Events:** The market value of a security may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry, sector of the economy or the market as a whole. U.S. and international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including elevated inflation levels, trade tensions, tariff arrangements and wars in Europe and in the Middle East. Uncertainties regarding interest rate levels, political events, geopolitical conflicts and the possibility of a national or global recession have also contributed to market volatility.

Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. Continuing market volatility as a result of recent market conditions or other events may have adverse effects on the Fund's returns. The Adviser will monitor developments and seek to manage the Fund in a manner consistent with achieving the Fund's investment objective, but there can be no assurance that it will be successful in doing so.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Equity Securities Risk:** Common stocks and other equity securities generally increase or decrease in value based on the earnings of a company and on general industry and market conditions. A fund that invests a significant amount of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities is likely to have greater fluctuations in share price than a fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in fixed income securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Drone Companies Risk:** Drone companies may have limited financial resources, markets, product lines, or personnel. Drone companies may depend upon U.S. and foreign governmental agencies for a significant portion of their sales, and their ability to win future government contracts. As a result, such companies may be negatively impacted by budgetary constraints, spending reductions, and administrative allocations of funds that affect U.S. and foreign governmental agencies. Further, drone companies may rely on a combination of copyrights, trademarks patents, and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights in their technologies and products, and may be adversely affected by a loss or impairment of those rights.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Aerospace & Defense Concentration Risk:** Companies in the aerospace and defense industry are subject to a number of risks, including those related to changes in government regulations and spending policies, adverse political developments, changes in economic conditions, substantial research and development costs, competition and industry consolidation. A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio invested in several industries. The Fund could lose money due to the performance of aerospace and defense securities even if securities markets generally are experiencing positive results.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **ETF Risks.** The Fund is an ETF, and, as a result of an ETF's structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*◦ 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 either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to net asset value ("NAV") and possibly face delisting: (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 their functions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ *Costs of Buying or Selling Shares.* Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid-ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ *Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.* As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund's NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. Because the Fund's investments have exposure to securities that may trade on foreign exchanges that are closed when the Fund's primary listing exchange is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current price of a security and the security's last quoted price from the closed foreign market. This may result in premiums and discounts that are greater than those experienced by domestic ETFs.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ *Trading*. Although Shares are listed for trading on [insert name of exchange] (the "Exchange") and may be traded on U.S. exchanges other than the Exchange, there can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund's underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Shares, and this could lead to differences between the market price of the Shares and the underlying value of those Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Management Risk:** The performance of the Fund will depend on whether or not Hood River is successful in pursuing the Fund's investment strategies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Foreign Security Risk:** Investments in a foreign market are subject to foreign security risk. A change in value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in that foreign currency. Additionally, the value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, expropriation or nationalization of a company's assets, foreign taxes, higher transaction and other costs, delays in settlement of transactions, changes in economic or monetary policy in the U.S. or abroad, or other political and economic factors. Income and dividends earned on foreign investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Foreign Currency Risk:** The Fund may invest in securities or other instruments denominated in non-U.S. currencies. Such investments involve currency risks, including unfavorable currency exchange rate developments and political or governmental intervention in currency trading or valuation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Forward Currency Contract Risk:** The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. For example, the Fund might purchase a particular currency or enter into a forward currency contract to preserve the U.S. dollar price of securities it intends to or has contracted to purchase. Alternatively, it might sell a particular currency on

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either a spot or forward basis to hedge against an anticipated decline in the dollar value of securities it intends to or has contracted to sell. Although this strategy could minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, it could also limit any potential gain from an increase in the value of the currency.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Rights and Warrants Risk:** To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities, the Fund may invest in rights and warrants. The holder of a stock purchase right or a warrant has the right to purchase a given number of shares of a particular issuer at a specified price until expiration of the warrant. Such investments may provide a greater potential for loss than an equivalent investment in the underlying security. Prices of rights and warrants do not necessarily move in tandem with the prices of the underlying securities, and warrants are speculative investments. Rights and warrants pay no dividends and confer no rights other than a purchase option. If a right or warrant is not exercised by the date of its expiration, the Fund will lose its entire investment in such right or warrant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Sector Emphasis Risk**: Although Hood River selects stocks based on their individual merits, some economic sectors will represent a larger portion of the Fund's overall investment portfolio than other sectors. Potential negative market or economic developments affecting one of the larger sectors could have a greater impact on the Fund than on a fund with fewer holdings in that sector.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ Information Technology Sector Risk: Market or other factors affecting information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technological advances could have a significant impact on the value of the Fund's investments. The value of stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is especially vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation and competition, and competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ Industrials Sector Risk: The industrial sector can be significantly affected by, among other things, worldwide economic growth, supply and demand for specific products and services, rapid technological developments, international political and economic developments, environmental issues, tariffs and trade barriers, and tax and governmental regulatory policies. "Industrials" is a broad category, which includes, but is not limited to, commercial and professional services, capital goods, and transportation companies. Declines in the demand for, or prices of, industrials generally would be expected to contribute to declines in the value of such securities held in the Fund's portfolio. Such declines may occur quickly and without warning and may negatively impact the value of the Fund and your investment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Medium and Small Capitalization Risk:** Investing in medium and small capitalization companies may involve special risks because those companies may have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, fewer experienced managers, dependence on a few key employees, and a more limited trading market for their stocks, as compared with larger companies. Securities of medium and smaller capitalization issuers may be subject to greater price volatility and may decline more significantly in market downturns than securities of larger companies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Non-Diversification Risk**. Because the Fund is "non-diversified," it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer could cause the Fund's overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Valuation Risk:** The Fund could suffer losses or produce poor results relative to other funds, even in a rising market, if the Adviser's determination that a company's "value" or prospects for exceeding earnings expectations or market conditions is wrong. The sale price the Fund could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Fund's valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Portfolio Turnover Risk:** The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading, resulting in high portfolio turnover. The higher the Fund's portfolio turnover rate in a year, the greater the trading costs and the greater the chance of a shareholder receiving distributions of taxable gains in the year.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Liquidity Risk:** Certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Fund would like. The securities of certain drone companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than more widely held securities. The values of these securities may fluctuate more sharply than those of other securities, and the Fund may experience some difficulty in establishing or closing out positions in these securities at prevailing market prices.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Cybersecurity Risk:** With the widespread use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks. Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service

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providers may cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, interference with the Fund's ability to calculate its NAV, impediments to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**• Operational Risk:** Operational risks include human error, changes in personnel, system changes, faults in communication, and failures in systems, technology, or processes. Various operational events or circumstances are outside the Adviser's control, including instances at third parties. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do not address every possible risk and may be inadequate to address these risks.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**• New Fund Risk:** The Fund is a recently organized investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors have no track record or history on which to base their investment decision.

***PERFORMANCE INFORMATION***

The Fund is new and therefore does not have a performance history for a full calendar year. In the future, performance information for the Fund will be presented in this section. Updated performance information is also available on the Fund's website at www.hoodrivercapital.com or by calling (800) 497-2960.

***INVESTMENT ADVISER***

Hood River Capital Management LLC

***PORTFOLIO MANAGERS***

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| **Brian P. Smoluch,** CFA<br>Portfolio Manager of the Fund, is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio and has managed the Fund since [ ]. |
| **Lance R. Cannon,** CFA<br>Portfolio Manager of the Fund, is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio and has managed the Fund since [ ]. |

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***PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES***

Shares are listed on the Exchange, and individual Shares may only be bought and sold in the secondary market through brokers at market prices, rather than NAV. Because Shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks known as "Creation Units," which only 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"). Information about the Fund, including its NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads will be available on the Fund's website at www.hoodrivercapital.com.

***TAX INFORMATION***

Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA or other tax-advantaged account. Distributions on investments made through tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of assets from those accounts.

***FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION*** 

If you purchase Shares 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 Shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Intermediary and your financial advisor to recommend the Fund over another investment. Any such arrangements do not result in increased Fund expenses. Ask your financial advisor or visit the Intermediary's website for more information.

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**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND**

***INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE***

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without the approval of the Fund's shareholders upon Board approval and 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders.

***ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES***

The Fund will invest primarily in the common stocks and other equity securities of companies that are judged by Hood River to be drone innovators. In selecting securities , the Adviser employs a bottom-up, research-driven investment process emphasizing companies with differentiated intellectual property, scalable business models, and measurable exposure to the expanding global drone market. The Fund's portfolio will consist of companies that Hood River believes are established leaders with proven products and strong balance sheets, as well as emerging innovators showing accelerating drone-related revenue growth and companies that support drone operations through the development of enabling technologies. The policy of the Fund to invest at least 80% of its net assets in the common stocks and other equity securities of drone innovators may be changed upon 60 days' written notice to shareholders.

The Fund may from time to time invest in foreign securities, including ADRs, and in convertible securities, including preferred stock, warrants and debentures.

The Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including ETFs, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, and the rules thereunder.

Hood River generally sells stocks when it believes they have become overvalued, when the fundamentals weaken, or if poor relative price performance persists.

**Temporary Defensive Positions**

In order to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, the Fund may assume a temporary defensive position and invest without limit in cash and cash equivalents, including commercial paper and other money market instruments that are rated investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or determined by Hood River to be of comparable quality. The result of this action may be that the Fund will be unable to achieve its investment objective.

The Fund also may use other strategies and engage in other investment practices, which are more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").

***ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL RISK INFORMATION***

The following is a list of certain principal risks that may apply to your investment in the Fund. Further information about investment risks is available in the Fund's SAI.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **General Market Risk; Recent Market Events:** The market value of a security may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry, sector of the economy or the market as a whole. U.S. and international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including elevated inflation levels, trade tensions, tariff arrangements and wars in Europe and in the Middle East. Uncertainties regarding interest rate levels, political events, global geopolitical conflicts and the possibility of a national or global recession have also contributed to market volatility.

Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. In particular, a rise in protectionist trade policies, slowing global economic growth, risks associated with epidemic and pandemic diseases, risks surrounding the uncertainty of the economies of particular countries, the risk of trade disputes, and the possibility of changes to some international trade agreements, could affect the economies of many nations, including the United States, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. Continuing market volatility as a result of recent market conditions or other events may have adverse effects on your account. The Adviser will monitor developments and seek to manage the Fund in a manner consistent with achieving the Fund's investment objective, but there can be no assurance that it will be successful in doing so.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Equity Securities Risk:** The Fund's equity investments may involve substantial risks and may be subject to wide and sudden fluctuations in market value, with a resulting fluctuation in the amount of profits and losses. Equity prices are directly affected by issuer-specific events, as well as general market conditions. Equity investments are

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subordinate to the claims of an issuer's creditors and, to the extent such securities are common securities, preferred stockholders. Dividends customarily paid to equity holders can be suspended or cancelled at any time. In addition, in many countries, investing in common stocks is subject to heightened regulatory and self-regulatory scrutiny as compared to investing in debt or other financial instruments. For the foregoing reasons, investments in equity securities can be highly speculative and carry a substantial risk of loss of principal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Drone Companies Risk:** Drone companies are subject to the risks of changes in world economic growth, technological developments, government regulation, and business cycles. Securities of drone companies, especially smaller, start-up companies, tend to be more volatile than securities of companies that do not rely heavily on technology. Drone companies may face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. In addition, drone companies may also be subject to increasing regulatory constraints that may limit the sale or use of a company's products, including the need to obtain regulatory approvals from certain government agencies. Drone companies frequently undertake significant spending on research and development, and there is no guarantee that the products, services, or technologies produced by these companies will be successful. Legal and regulatory changes by U.S. or foreign entities may negatively impact a drone company's products or services.

Drone companies involved in commercial aerospace are also subject to aircraft order cancellations, changes in aircraft-leasing contracts, cutbacks in travel, fuel price hikes, labor union settlements, adverse changes in international politics and relations, intense global competition, government regulation and cyclical market patterns. Competition, labor relations and the price of fuel may impact these companies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Aerospace & Defense Concentration Risk:** The Fund's investment portfolio is expected to be largely composed of securities that are related to aerospace and defense. Because the investment strategies of the Fund are focused principally on these securities, the performance of the Fund may be significantly different from funds that invest in securities of other industries or sectors (e.g., financial services, retail or manufacturing) or in a more broad-based portfolio generally. The Fund could lose money due to the performance of securities that are related to aerospace and defense even if stock markets generally are experiencing positive results. Companies in the aerospace and defense industry are subject to a number of risks, including those related to changes in government regulations and spending policies, adverse political developments, changes in economic conditions, substantial research and development costs, competition and industry consolidation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **ETF Risks.** The Fund is an ETF, and, as a result of an ETF's structure, it is exposed to the following risks:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**◦** *APs, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk.* The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as APs. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (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 their functions. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ *Costs of Buying or Selling Shares.* Investors buying or selling Shares in the secondary market will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers, as determined by that broker. Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of Shares. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference between the price at which an investor is willing to buy Shares (the "bid" price) and the price at which an investor is willing to sell Shares (the "ask" price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the "spread" or "bid-ask spread." The bid-ask spread varies over time for Shares based on trading volume and market liquidity, and the spread is generally lower if Shares have more trading volume and market liquidity and higher if Shares have little trading volume and market liquidity. Further, a relatively small investor base in the Fund, asset swings in the Fund, and/or increased market volatility may cause increased bid-ask spreads. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including bid-ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ *Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.* As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund's NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods

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of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines. The market price of Shares during the trading day, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a "bid-ask" spread charged by the exchange specialist, market makers or other participants that trade Shares. In times of severe market disruption, the bid-ask spread can increase significantly. At those times, Shares are most likely to be traded at a discount to NAV, and the discount is likely to be greatest when the price of Shares is falling fastest, which may be the time that you most want to sell your Shares. The Adviser believes that, under normal market conditions, large market price discounts or premiums to NAV will not be sustained because of arbitrage opportunities. Because the Fund's investments have exposure to securities that may trade on foreign exchanges that are closed when the Fund's primary listing exchange is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current price of a security and the security's last quoted price from the closed foreign market. This may result in premiums and discounts that are greater than those experienced by domestic ETFs.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ *Trading*. Although Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange and may be listed or traded on U.S. and non-U.S. stock exchanges other than the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such Shares will develop or be maintained. Trading in Shares may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in Shares on the Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to Exchange "circuit breaker" rules, which temporarily halt trading on the Exchange when a decline in the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index during a single day reaches certain thresholds (*e.g.*, 7%, 13%, and 20%). Additional rules applicable to the Exchange may halt trading in Shares when extraordinary volatility causes sudden, significant swings in the market price of Shares. There can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund's underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Shares, and this could lead to differences between the market price of the Shares and the underlying value of those Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Management Risk:** The Fund relies on the Adviser's ability to pursue the Fund's investment objective. The ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to the Adviser's investment strategies for the Fund. The value of your investment in the Fund may vary with the effectiveness of the Adviser's research, analysis and asset allocation among portfolio securities. If the Adviser's investment strategies do not produce the expected results, your investment could be diminished or even lost.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Foreign Security Risk:** Foreign securities investments present a number of economic, financial and political considerations not typically associated with investments in domestic securities that could unfavorably affect your account's performance. Currency exchange rates and regulations may cause fluctuation in the value of foreign securities. The Fund's income from foreign issuers may be subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes. The Fund may also be subject to taxes on trading profits or on transfer of securities in some countries. The costs of buying and selling foreign securities, including brokerage, tax and custody costs are generally higher than those for domestic transactions. Foreign securities are subject to different regulatory environments than in the United States and, compared to the United States, there may be a lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, less volume and liquidity and more volatility, less public information, and less regulation of foreign issuers. Countries have been known to expropriate or nationalize assets, and foreign investments may be subject to political, financial or social instability or adverse diplomatic developments. There may be difficulties in obtaining service of process on foreign issuers and difficulties in enforcing judgments with respect to claims under U.S. securities laws against such issuers. Favorable or unfavorable differences between U.S. and foreign economies could affect foreign securities values. The U.S. Government has, in the past, discouraged certain foreign investments by U.S. investors through taxation or other restrictions and it is possible that such restrictions could be imposed again.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Foreign Currency Risk:** The Fund may invest in securities or other instruments denominated in non-U.S. currencies. Such investments involve currency risk, including unfavorable currency exchange rate developments and political or governmental intervention in currency trading or valuation. Because the Fund will determine its NAV in U.S. dollars, with respect to trading on non-U.S. markets, it is subject to the risk of fluctuation in the exchange rate between the local currency and dollars and to the possibility of exchange controls.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Forward Currency Contract Risk:** The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts. A forward currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. For example, the Fund might purchase a particular currency or enter into a forward currency contract to preserve the U.S. dollar

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price of securities it intends to or has contracted to purchase. Alternatively, it might sell a particular currency on either a spot or forward basis to hedge against an anticipated decline in the dollar value of securities it intends to or has contracted to sell. Although this strategy could minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, it could also limit any potential gain from an increase in the value of the currency.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Rights and Warrants Risk:** To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities, the Fund may invest in rights and warrants. The holder of a stock purchase right or a warrant has the right to purchase a given number of shares of a particular issuer at a specified price until expiration of the warrant. Such investments may provide a greater potential for loss than an equivalent investment in the underlying security. Prices of rights and warrants do not necessarily move in tandem with the prices of the underlying securities, and warrants are speculative investments. Rights and warrants pay no dividends and confer no rights other than a purchase option. If a right or warrant is not exercised by the date of its expiration, the Fund will lose its entire investment in such right or warrant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Sector Emphasis Risk**: Although Hood River selects stocks based on their individual merits, some economic sectors will represent a larger portion of the Fund's overall investment portfolio than other sectors. Potential negative market or economic developments affecting one of the larger sectors could have a greater impact on the Fund than on a fund with fewer holdings in that sector.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Medium and Small Capitalization Risk:** Investing in medium and small capitalization companies may involve special risks because those companies may have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, fewer experienced managers, dependence on a few key employees, and a more limited trading market for their stocks, as compared with larger companies. In addition, securities of these companies are subject to the risk that, during certain periods, the liquidity of particular issuers or industries will shrink or disappear with little forewarning as a result of adverse economic or market conditions, or adverse investor perceptions, whether or not accurate. Securities of medium and smaller capitalization issuers may therefore be subject to greater price volatility and may decline more significantly in market downturns than securities of larger capitalization companies. Smaller and medium capitalization issuers may also require substantial additional capital to support their operations, to finance expansion or to maintain their competitive position, and may have substantial borrowings or may otherwise have a weak financial condition, and may be susceptible to bankruptcy. Transaction costs for these investments are often higher than those of larger capitalization companies. There is typically less publicly available information about medium and small capitalization companies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Non-Diversification Risk.** Because the Fund is "non-diversified," it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer could cause the Fund's overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Sector Risk:** To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ *Information Technology Sector Risk:* Market or other factors affecting information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technological advances could have a significant impact on the value of the Fund's investments. The value of stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is especially vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation and competition, and competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market . Information technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*◦ Industrials Sector Risk:* The industrials sector can be significantly affected by, among other things, worldwide economic growth, supply and demand for specific products and services, rapid technological developments, international political and economic developments, environmental issues, tariffs and trade barriers, and tax and governmental regulatory policies. As the demand for, or prices of, industrials increase, the value of the Fund's investments generally would be expected to also increase. Conversely, declines in the demand for, or prices of, industrials generally would be expected to contribute to declines in the value of such securities. Such declines may occur quickly and without warning and may negatively impact the value of the Fund and your investment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Valuation Risk:** The Fund could suffer losses or produce poor results relative to other funds, even in a rising market, if the Adviser's determination that a company's "value" or prospects for exceeding earnings expectations or market conditions is wrong. The sale price the Fund could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ

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from the Fund's valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive fewer or more shares or lower or higher redemption proceeds than they would have received if the Fund had not fair-valued the security or had used a different valuation methodology. When pricing foreign equity securities, the Fund will generally use an evaluated adjustment factor provided by a fair value pricing service and the prices of such securities, as modified by the adjustment factor, may be different from the prices of which such securities are actually bought and sold.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Cybersecurity Risk:** With the widespread use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks. In general, cyber incidents can result from deliberate attacks or unintentional events. Cyber attacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems (*e.g.*, through "hacking" or malicious software coding) for purposes of misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operational disruption. Cyber attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites (i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users). Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, interference with the Fund's ability to calculate its NAV, impediments to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs. Similar adverse consequences could result from cyber incidents affecting issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, counterparties with which the Fund engages in transactions, governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchange and other financial market operators, banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies and other financial institutions (including financial intermediaries and service providers for shareholders) and other parties. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future. While the Fund's service providers have established business continuity plans in the event of, and risk management systems to prevent, such cyber incidents, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified. Furthermore, the Fund cannot control the cyber security plans and systems put in place by its service providers or any other third parties whose operations may affect the Fund or its shareholders. As a result, the Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Portfolio Turnover Risk:** If the Fund frequently trades its portfolio securities, the Fund will incur higher brokerage commissions and transaction costs, which could lower the Fund's performance. In addition to lower performance, high portfolio turnover could result in a higher amount of taxable capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Liquidity Risk :** The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the seller would like. The securities of certain drone companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than more widely held securities. The values of these securities may fluctuate more sharply than those of other securities, and the Fund may experience some difficulty in establishing or closing out positions in these securities at prevailing market prices. There may be less publicly available information about the issuers of these securities or less market interest in such securities than in the case of more widely held companies, and it may take a longer period of time for the prices of such securities to reflect the full value of their issuers' underlying earnings potential or assets.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Operational Risk:** Operational risks include human error, changes in personnel, system changes, faults in communication, and failures in systems, technology, or processes. Various operational events or circumstances are outside the Adviser's control, including instances at third parties. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do not address every possible risk and may be inadequate to address these risks.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**• New Fund Risk:** The Fund is a recently organized investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors have no track record or history on which to base their investment decision. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Board of Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund.

***PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION***

Information about the Fund's daily portfolio holdings is available at www.hoodrivercapital.com. A complete description of the Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund's portfolio holdings is available in the Fund's SAI.

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***VOLUNTARY FEE WAIVERS AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS***

Service providers to the Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. The Fund's service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. The Fund's performance will reflect the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be less favorable.

**MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND**

***INVESTMENT ADVISER***

Hood River is a registered investment adviser located at 2373 PGA Boulevard, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, and serves as the adviser to the Fund subject to the supervision of the Board of the Trust. Hood River was established in January 2013 and offers investment advisory services to mutual funds, institutional accounts and individual investors. As of [...], 2025, Hood River had assets under management of approximately $[...] billion.

***ADVISORY FEE***

The Fund will pay Hood River a monthly unified management fee at the annual rate of [...]% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

[Under the investment advisory agreement, Hood River has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund except for interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commission and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, shareholder service fees and expenses, distribution fees and expenses paid by the Fund under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the unified management fee payable to the Adviser, and certain other excluded expenses.]

[Pursuant to the fee waiver agreement between Hood River and the Fund, Hood River has agreed to reduce the management fee from [ ]% to [ ]% of the Fund's average daily net assets until at least [ ]. This agreement may be terminated sooner by mutual agreement of the Board and Hood River.]

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the investment advisory agreement between Hood River and the Trust on behalf of the Fund will be available in the Fund's first Form N-CSR filing.

The Fund, as a series of the Trust, does not hold itself out as related to any other series of the Trust for purposes of investment and investor services, nor does it share the same investment advisor with any other series of the Trust, with the exception of the Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund, Hood River International Opportunity Fund, Hood River New Opportunities Fund, and Hood River Emerging Markets Fund (together with the Fund, the "Hood River Fund Family").

***PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF THE FUND***

The business experience and educational background of the Fund's portfolio managers is provided below. The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers' ownership of securities in the Fund.

The day-to-day management of the Fund is the responsibility of Hood River's Investment Team (the "Investment Team"), which includes the individuals listed below. The Investment Team meets regularly to make investment decisions for the Fund.

**Brian P. Smoluch, CFA**

Mr. Smoluch co-founded Hood River in 2013 as a spinoff from Roxbury where he managed the Small-Cap Growth strategy for 10 years. Prior to Roxbury, Brian was part of the small/mid-cap team at Columbia Management. He began his career as an investment banking financial analyst at Salomon Brothers in New York. Mr. Smoluch has a B.S. with Distinction from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.

**Lance R. Cannon, CFA**

Mr. Cannon joined Hood River in 2018 as a research analyst and has 17 years of financial market experience. Prior to joining Hood River, Lance was a senior analyst at USDR Investment Management. He previously performed equity research at TCW and Kayne Anderson Rudnick and was a managing director at GPS Capital Markets, Inc. Lance has a B.S. in business management, with an emphasis in finance, from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from The Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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**HOW TO BUY AND SELL SHARES**

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in Creation Units. Only APs may acquire Shares directly from the Fund, and only APs may tender their Shares for redemption directly to the Fund, at NAV. APs must be a member or participant of a clearing agency registered with the SEC and must execute a Participant Agreement that has been agreed to by the Distributor (defined below), and that has been accepted by the Fund's transfer agent, with respect to purchases and redemptions of Creation Units. Once created, Shares trade in the secondary market in quantities less than a Creation Unit.

Most investors buy and sell Shares in secondary market transactions through brokers. Shares are listed for trading on the secondary market on the Exchange and can be bought and sold throughout the trading day like other publicly traded securities.

When buying or selling Shares through a broker, you will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges, and you may pay some or all of the bid-ask spread on your transactions. In addition, because secondary market transactions occur at market prices, you may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares and receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares.

***Book Entry*** 

Shares are held in book-entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued. The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or its nominee is the record owner of all outstanding Shares.

Investors owning Shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all Shares. DTC's participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of Shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates or to have Shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a registered owner of Shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of Shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These procedures are the same as those that apply to any other securities that you hold in book entry or "street name" through your brokerage account.

***Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Shares*** 

The Fund imposes no restrictions on the frequency of purchases and redemptions of Shares. In determining not to approve a written, established policy, the Board evaluated the risks of market timing activities by Fund shareholders. Purchases and redemptions by APs, who are the only parties that may purchase or redeem Shares directly with the Fund, are an essential part of the ETF process and help keep Share trading prices in line with NAV. As such, the Fund accommodates frequent purchases and redemptions by APs. However, the Board has also determined that frequent purchases and redemptions for cash may increase tracking error and portfolio transaction costs and may lead to the realization of capital gains. To minimize these potential consequences of frequent purchases and redemptions, the Fund employs fair value pricing and may impose transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of Creation Units to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in effecting trades. In addition, the Fund and the Adviser reserves the right to reject any purchase order at any time.

***Determination of NAV*** 

The Fund's NAV is calculated as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, each day the NYSE is open for business. The NAV is calculated by dividing the Fund's net assets by its Shares outstanding.

In calculating its NAV, the Fund generally values its assets on the basis of market quotations, last sale prices, or estimates of value furnished by a pricing service or brokers who make markets in such instruments. If such information is not available for a security held by the Fund or is determined to be unreliable, the security will be valued by the Adviser at fair value pursuant to procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board (as described below).

***Fair Value Pricing*** 

The Adviser has been designated by the Board as the valuation designee for the Fund pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, subject to oversight by the Board. In its capacity as valuation designee, the Adviser has adopted procedures and methodologies to fair value Fund securities whose market prices are not "readily available" or are deemed to be unreliable. For example, such circumstances may arise when: (i) a security has been de-listed or has had its trading halted or suspended; (ii) a security's primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; (iii) a security's primary trading market is closed during regular market hours; or (iv) a security's value is materially affected by events occurring after the close of the security's primary trading market. Generally, when fair valuing a security held by the Fund, the Adviser will take into account all reasonably available information that may be relevant to a particular valuation including, but not limited to, fundamental analytical data regarding the issuer, information relating to the issuer's business, recent trades or offers of the

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security, general and/or specific market conditions and the specific facts giving rise to the need to fair value the security. Fair value determinations are made in good faith and in accordance with the fair value methodologies established by the Adviser. Due to the subjective and variable nature of determining the fair value of a security or other investment, there can be no assurance that the Adviser's fair value will match or closely correlate to any market quotation that subsequently becomes available or the price quoted or published by other sources. In addition, the Fund may not be able to obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security.

***Investments by Registered Investment Companies in the Fund***

Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by registered investment companies in the securities of other investment companies, including Shares. Registered investment companies are permitted to invest in the Fund beyond the limits set forth in section 12(d)(1) subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act including that such investment companies enter into an agreement with the Fund.

***Delivery of Shareholder Documents – Householding*** 

Householding is an option available to certain investors of the Fund. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Householding for the Fund is available through certain broker-dealers. If you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, please contact your broker-dealer. If you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status, please contact your broker-dealer.

**DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES** 

**Dividends and Distributions**

The Fund intends to pay out dividends, if any, and distribute any net realized capital gains to its shareholders at least annually. The Fund will declare and pay capital gain distributions in cash. Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Shares only if the broker through whom you purchased Shares makes such option available. Your broker is responsible for distributing the income and capital gain distributions to you.

**Taxes**

The following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor about the tax consequences of an investment in Shares, including the possible application of foreign, state, and local tax laws. This summary does not apply to Shares held in an IRA or other tax-qualified plans, which are generally not subject to current tax. Transactions relating to Shares held in such accounts may, however, be taxable at some time in the future. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change, potentially with retroactive effect, and could impact the Fund's investments or the tax consequences to you.

The Fund intends to elect and qualify each year for treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Code. If it meets certain minimum distribution requirements, a RIC is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund's failure to qualify as a RIC or to meet minimum distribution requirements would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in fund-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Unless your investment in Shares is made through a tax-exempt entity or tax-advantaged account, such as an IRA, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when the Fund makes distributions, when you sell your Shares listed on the Exchange, and when you purchase or redeem Creation Units (APs only).

**Taxes on Distributions** 

The Fund intends to distribute, at least annually, substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains. For federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally taxable as ordinary income or qualified dividend income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains (if any) are determined by how long the Fund owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her Shares. Sales of assets held by the Fund for more than one year generally result in long-term capital gains and losses, and sales of assets held by the Fund for one year or less generally result in short-term capital gains and losses. Distributions of the Fund's net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) that are reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends ("Capital Gain Dividends") will be taxable as long-term capital gains, which for non-corporate shareholders are subject to tax at reduced rates of up to 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets). Distributions of short-term capital gain will

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generally be taxable as ordinary income. Dividends and distributions are generally taxable to you whether you receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional Shares.

Distributions reported by the Fund as "qualified dividend income" are generally taxed to non-corporate shareholders at rates applicable to long-term capital gains, provided holding period and other requirements are met. "Qualified dividend income" generally is income derived from dividends paid by U.S. corporations or certain foreign corporations that are either incorporated in a U.S. possession or eligible for tax benefits under certain U.S. income tax treaties. In addition, dividends that the Fund received in respect of stock of certain foreign corporations may be qualified dividend income if that stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities market. Dividends received by the Fund from an ETF, a REIT, or an underlying fund taxable as a RIC may be treated as qualified dividend income generally only to the extent so reported by such ETF, REIT or underlying fund. Corporate shareholders may be entitled to a dividends received deduction for the portion of dividends they receive from the Fund that are attributable to dividends received by the Fund from U.S. corporations, subject to certain limitations.

Shortly after the close of each calendar year, you will be informed of the amount and character of any distributions received from the Fund.

In addition to federal income tax, certain U.S. individuals with income exceeding specified thresholds are subject to a 3.8% tax on all or a portion of their "net investment income," which includes interest, dividends, and certain capital gains (generally including capital gains distributions and capital gains realized on the sale of Shares). The net investment income tax is imposed on the lesser of: (i) the taxpayer's investment income, net of deductions properly allocable to such income; or (ii) the amount by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain thresholds ($250,000 for married individuals filing jointly, $200,000 for unmarried individuals and $125,000 for married individuals filing separately). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.

In general, your distributions are subject to federal income tax for the year in which they are paid. Certain distributions declared in October, November or December and paid in January of the following year, however, may be treated as paid on December 31 of the prior year. Distributions are generally taxable even if they are paid from income or gains earned by the Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the Shares' NAV when you purchased your Shares).

You may wish to avoid investing in the Fund shortly before a dividend or other distribution, because such a distribution will generally be taxable even though it may economically represent a return of a portion of your investment.

If the Fund's distributions exceed its earnings and profits, all or a portion of the distributions made for a taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in Shares and result in a higher capital gain or lower capital loss when the Shares are sold. After a shareholder's basis in Shares has been reduced to zero, distributions in excess of earnings and profits in respect of those Shares will be treated as gain from the sale of the Shares.

If you are neither a resident nor a citizen of the United States or if you are a foreign entity, distributions (other than Capital Gain Dividends) paid to you by the Fund will generally be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30%, unless a lower treaty rate applies. Gains from the sale or other disposition of Shares by non-U.S. shareholders generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless you are a nonresident alien individual who is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. The Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an "interest-related dividend" or a "short-term capital gain dividend," which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Different tax consequences may result if you are a foreign shareholder engaged in a trade or business within the United States or if a tax treaty applies.

The Fund (or a financial intermediary, such as a broker, through which a shareholder owns Shares) generally is required to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage (currently 24%) of the taxable distributions and sale proceeds paid to any shareholder who fails to properly furnish a correct taxpayer identification number, who has underreported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify that the shareholder is not subject to such withholding.

**Taxes When Shares are Sold on the Exchange** 

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Provided that a shareholder holds Shares as capital assets, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Shares generally is treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if Shares have been held for more than one year and as a short-term capital gain or loss if Shares have been held for one year or less. However, any capital loss on a sale of Shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of Capital Gain Dividends paid with respect to such Shares. Under "wash sale" rules, any loss realized on a sale will be disallowed to the extent Shares of the Fund are acquired, including through reinvestment of dividends, within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the disposition of Shares. The ability to deduct capital losses may be limited.

The cost basis of Shares of the Fund acquired by purchase will generally be based on the amount paid for the Shares and then may be subsequently adjusted for other applicable transactions as required by the Code. The difference between the selling price and the cost basis of Shares generally determines the amount of the capital gain or loss realized on the sale or exchange of Shares. Contact the broker through whom you purchased your Shares to obtain information with respect to the available cost basis reporting methods and elections for your account.

**Taxes on Purchases and Redemptions of Creation Units** 

An AP having the U.S. dollar as its functional currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally recognizes a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the exchanging AP's aggregate basis in the securities delivered, plus the amount of any cash paid for the Creation Units. An AP who exchanges Creation Units for securities will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanging AP's basis in the Creation Units and the aggregate U.S. dollar market value of the securities received, plus any cash received for such Creation Units. The Internal Revenue Service may assert, however, that a loss that is realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units may not be currently deducted under the rules governing "wash sales" (for an AP who does not mark-to-market its holdings), or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position. APs exchanging securities should consult their own tax advisor with respect to whether the wash sales rule applies and when a loss might be deductible.

The Fund may include a payment of cash in addition to, or in place of, the delivery of a basket of securities upon the redemption of Creation Units. The Fund may sell portfolio securities to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize investment income and/or capital gains or losses that it might not have recognized if it had completely satisfied the redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may be less tax efficient if it includes such a cash payment in the proceeds paid upon the redemption of Creation Units.

*The foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current federal tax law of an investment in the Fund. It is not a substitute for personal tax advice. You also may be subject to state and local tax on Fund distributions and sales of Shares. Consult your personal tax advisor about the potential tax consequences of an investment in Shares under all applicable tax laws. For more information, please see the section entitled "Federal Income Taxes" in the SAI.* 

**DISTRIBUTION** 

The Distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a ACA Group), is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC. The Distributor distributes Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis and does not maintain a secondary market in Shares. The Distributor has no role in determining the policies of the Fund or the securities that are purchased or sold by the Fund. The Distributor's principal address is 190 Middle Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101.

**PREMIUM/DISCOUNT INFORMATION** 

When available, information regarding how often Shares traded on the Exchange at a price above (*i.e.*, at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV per Share is available, free of charge, on the Fund's website at www.hoodrivercapital.com.

**ADDITIONAL NOTICES**

Shares of the Trust are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by the Exchange. The Exchange makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the shares of the Fund. The Exchange is not responsible for, nor has it participated in, the determination of the timing of, prices of, or quantities of the shares of the Fund to be issued, or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which Shares are redeemable.

The Exchange has no obligation or liability to owners of the shares of the Fund in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the shares of the Fund. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Exchange have any liability for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special, or consequential damages even if notified of the possibility thereof.

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The Adviser and the Fund make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of shares of the Fund or any members of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly.

**FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS**

Because the Fund has recently commenced operations, there are no financial highlights available at this time.

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| **INVESTMENT ADVISER**<br>Hood River Capital Management LLC<br>2373 PGA Boulevard, Suite 200<br>Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410<br>**LEGAL COUNSEL**<br>Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.<br>833 East Michigan Street, Suite 1800<br>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202<br>**INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC** <br>**ACCOUNTING FIRM**<br>[...]<br>**DISTRIBUTOR**<br>Quasar Distributors, LLC<br>190 Middle Street, Suite 301<br>Portland, Maine 04101 | **TRANSFER AGENT**<br>U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC<br>For overnight deliveries, use:<br>Hood River Drone Innovators ETF<br>c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC<br>801 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 219252<br>Kansas City, MO 64105-1307<br>For regular mail deliveries, use:<br>Hood River Drone Innovators ETF<br>c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services <br>PO Box 219252<br>Kansas City, MO 64121-9252<br>**CUSTODIAN**<br>U.S. Bank, N.A.<br>1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302<br>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212 |

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Hood River Drone Innovators ETF

a series of Manager Directed Portfolios

You can find more information about the Fund in the following documents:

**Statement of Additional Information**

The SAI provides additional details about the investments and techniques of the Fund and certain other additional information. A current SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference. This means that the SAI is legally considered a part of this Prospectus even though it is not physically within this Prospectus.

**Annual and Semi-Annual Reports**

Additional information about the Fund's investments will be available in the Fund's annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR. In the annual report you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during the Fund's prior fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Fund's annual and semi-annual financial statements.

The Fund's shareholder reports will be made available on the website www.hoodrivercapital.com. You may request to receive paper reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, free of charge, at any time. You may also request to receive documents through e-delivery.

You can obtain copies of these documents and request other information without charge, upon request, or ask questions about the Fund by contacting:

Hood River Drone Innovators ETF

c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

P.O. Box 219252

Kansas City, MO 64121-9252

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(800) 497-2960

The SAI, shareholder reports and other information about the Fund are also available:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• free of charge from the SEC's EDGAR database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• free of charge from the Fund's website at www.hoodrivercapital.com; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• for a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

The Trust's SEC Investment Company Act of 1940 file number is 811-21897.

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**Subject to completion**

**Dated October 29, 2025**

**The information herein is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Statement of Additional Information is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer or sale is not permitted.**

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**MANAGER DIRECTED PORTFOLIOS**

**Hood River Drone Innovators ETF [ ]**

**Listed On [...]**

**STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**<br>**[...], 2025**<br>

This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") provides general information about the Hood River Drone Innovators ETF (the "Fund"), a series of Manager Directed Portfolios (the "Trust"). This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Fund's current prospectus, dated [...], 2025 (the "Prospectus"), as supplemented and amended from time to time.

You may obtain a copy of the Fund's Prospectus and/or the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders (when available) at no charge by contacting the Fund by calling (800) 497-2960, or visit the Fund's website at www.hoodrivercapital.com.

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**<u>**TABLE OF CONTENTS**</u>**

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| [GENERAL INFORMATION](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_7) | [1](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_7) |
| [INVESTMENT POLICIES, STRATEGIES AND ASSOCIATED RISKS](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_10) | [1](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_10) |
| [PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_710) | [9](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_710) |
| [INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_16) | [9](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_16) |
| EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING | [11](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_655) |
| [TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_19) | [11](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_19) |
| [CODES OF ETHICS](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_22) | [16](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_22) |
| [PROXY VOTING](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_25) | [17](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_25) |
| [CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_28) | [17](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_28) |
| [INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_31) | [17](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_31) |
| [SERVICE PROVIDERS](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_34) | [18](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_34) |
| [SECURITIES LENDING](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_37) | [19](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_37) |
| [DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_40) | [19](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_40) |
| [PORTFOLIO MANAGERS](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_43) | [20](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_43) |
| [BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_52) | [21](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_52) |
| BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM | [23](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_675) |
| PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARE IN CREATION UNITS | [24](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_691) |
| [DESCRIPTION OF SHARES, VOTING RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_55) | [31](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_55) |
| DETERMINATION OF NAV | [33](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_58) |
| DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | [33](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_61) |
| FEDERAL INCOME TAXES | [34](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_64) |
| [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_70) | [41](#ieae9cc61481f440b82052c665c3ca39f_70) |
| APPENDIX A | A-1 |

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**GENERAL INFORMATION**

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that is a separate series of the Trust. The Trust is an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series. This SAI relates to the Fund. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 4, 2006. The Trust is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (together with the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, as amended, the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company and the offering of the Fund's shares ("Shares") is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Declaration of Trust permits the Board to establish series of shares, each of which constitutes a series separate and distinct from the shares of the other series.

Hood River Capital Management LLC ("Hood River" or the "Adviser") serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.

The Fund offers and issues Shares at their net asset value ("NAV") only in aggregations of a specified number of Shares (each, a "Creation Unit"). The Fund generally offers and issues Shares in exchange for a basket of securities ("Deposit Securities") together with the deposit of a specified cash payment ("Cash Component"). The Fund reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of a "cash in lieu" amount ("Deposit Cash") to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security. Shares are listed on the [ ] (the "Exchange") and trade on the Exchange at market prices that may differ from the Shares' NAV. Shares are also redeemable only in Creation Unit aggregations, primarily for a basket of Deposit Securities together with a Cash Component. As a practical matter, only institutions or large investors purchase or redeem Creation Units. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities.

Shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Fund cash at least equal to a specified percentage of the value of the missing Deposit Securities, as set forth in the Participant Agreement (as defined below). The Fund may impose a transaction fee for each creation or redemption. In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities. As in the case of other publicly traded securities, brokers' commissions on transactions in the secondary market will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

**INVESTMENT POLICIES, STRATEGIES AND ASSOCIATED RISKS**

The following information supplements the information concerning the Fund's investment objective, policies and limitations found in the Prospectus.

**Investment Objective**

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without the approval of the Fund's shareholders upon approval by the Board and 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders.

**Non-Diversification Status**. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. A "non-diversified" classification means that the Fund is not limited by the 1940 Act with regard to the percentage of its total assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. This means that the Fund may invest a greater portion of its total assets in the securities of a single issuer or a small number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. This may have an adverse effect on the Fund's performance or subject Shares to greater price volatility than more diversified investment companies.

Although the Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act, the Fund intends to maintain the required level of diversification and otherwise conduct its operations so as to qualify as a "regulated

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investment company" ("RIC") for purposes of the Code. Compliance with the diversification requirements of the Code may limit the investment flexibility of the Fund and may make it less likely that the Fund will meet its investment objective. To qualify as a RIC under the Code, the Fund must meet the Diversification Requirement described in the section titled "Federal Income Taxes" in this SAI.

**Market and Regulatory Risk; General Market Risks.** U.S. and international markets have experienced significant volatility in recent months and years. Events in the financial markets and economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and affect performance. Such adverse effects on performance could include a decline in the value and liquidity of securities held by the Fund, unusually high and unanticipated levels of redemptions, an increase in portfolio turnover, a decrease in NAV, and an increase in Fund expenses. It may also be unusually difficult to identify both investment risks and opportunities, in which case investment objectives may not be met. Market events may affect a single issuer, industry, sector, or the market as a whole. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. During a general downturn in the financial markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value and the Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests. It is impossible to predict whether or for how long such market events will continue, particularly if they are unprecedented, unforeseen or widespread events or conditions. Therefore, it is important to understand that the value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply and for extended periods, and you could lose money.

Governmental and regulatory actions, including tax law changes, may also impair portfolio management and have unexpected or adverse consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments. Policy and legislative changes in the U.S. and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation and may in some instances contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. In addition, 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.

**Investment Strategies and Related Risks**

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of companies that are judged by Hood River to be "drone innovators" as defined in the Prospectus. While Hood River invests in the securities of publicly-traded drone companies as a principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in the securities of private drone companies as a non-principal investment strategy, up to [5%] of the Fund's net assets.

**Money Market Funds.** The Fund may invest in the securities of money market funds, within the limits prescribed by the 1940 Act.

**U.S. Government Obligations.** The Fund may invest in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Although not all obligations of agencies and instrumentalities are direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, the U.S. Government may provide support for payment of the interest and principal on these obligations directly or indirectly. This support can range from securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. (for example, securities of the Government National Mortgage Association or "Ginnie Mae" securities), to securities that are supported solely or primarily by the creditworthiness of the issuer, such as securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"), the Tennessee Valley Authority, Federal Farm Credit Banks and the Federal Home Loan Banks ("FHLBs"). In the case of obligations not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S., the Fund must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate

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repayment and may not be able to assert a claim against the U.S. itself in the event the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitments. Whether backed by full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury or not, U.S. Government obligations are not guaranteed against price movements due to fluctuating interest rates.

**Depositary Receipts.** American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"), are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the U.S. or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs may be available through "sponsored" facilities. A sponsored facility is established jointly by the issuer of the security underlying the receipt and a depositary. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. These risks include foreign exchange risk as well as the political and economic risks of the underlying issuer's country.

**Equity Securities.** Equity securities, such as the common stocks of an issuer, are subject to stock market fluctuations and therefore may experience volatile changes in value as market conditions, consumer sentiment or the financial condition of the issuers change. A decrease in value of the equity securities in the Fund's portfolio may also cause the value of Shares to decline.

An investment in the Fund should be made with an understanding of the risks inherent in an investment in equity securities, including the risk that the financial condition of issuers may become impaired or that the general condition of the stock market may deteriorate (either of which may cause a decrease in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities and therefore a decrease in the value of Shares). Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence and perceptions change. These 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 or banking crises.

**Types of Equity Securities:**

*Common Stocks.* Common stock represents a proportionate share of the ownership of a company and its value is based on the success of the company's business, any income paid to stockholders, the value of its assets, and general market conditions. In addition to the general risks set forth above, investments in common stocks are subject to the risk that in the event a company in which the Fund invests is liquidated, the holders of preferred stock and creditors of that company will be paid in full before any payments are made to the Fund as a holder of common stock. It is possible that all assets of that company will be exhausted before any payments are made to the Fund.

*Preferred Stocks.* Preferred stocks are also units of ownership in a company. Preferred stocks normally have preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and the liquidation of the company. However, in all other respects, preferred stocks are subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer. Unlike common stocks, preferred stocks are generally not entitled to vote on corporate matters. Types of preferred stocks include adjustable-rate preferred stock, fixed dividend preferred stock, perpetual preferred stock, and sinking fund preferred stock.

Generally, the market values of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element vary inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk.

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Holders of common stocks incur more risk than holders of preferred stocks and debt obligations because common stockholders, as owners of the issuer, generally have inferior rights to receive payments from the issuer in comparison with the rights of creditors or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks. Further, unlike debt securities, which typically have a stated principal amount payable at maturity (whose value, however, is subject to market fluctuations prior thereto), or preferred stocks, which typically have a liquidation preference and which may have stated optional or mandatory redemption provisions, common stocks have neither a fixed principal amount nor a maturity. Common stock values are subject to market fluctuations as long as the common stock remains outstanding.

*When-Issued Securities.* A when-issued security is one whose terms are available and for which a market exists, but which has not been issued. When the Fund engages in when-issued transactions, it relies on the other party to consummate the sale. If the other party fails to complete the sale, the Fund may miss the opportunity to obtain the security at a favorable price or yield.

When purchasing a security on a when-issued basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield changes. At the time of settlement, the value of the security may be more or less than the purchase price. The yield available in the market when the delivery takes place also may be higher than those obtained in the transaction itself. Because the Fund does not pay for the security until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with its other investments.

Certain when-issued securities are types of derivative instruments subject to the derivatives rule (Rule 18f-4), discussed below.

*Rights and Warrants.* A right is a privilege granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is issued. Rights normally have a short life of usually two to four weeks, are freely transferable and entitle the holder to buy the new common stock at a lower price than the public offering price. Warrants are securities that are usually issued together with a debt security or preferred stock and that give the holder the right to buy proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price. Warrants are freely transferable and are traded on major exchanges. Unlike rights, warrants normally have a life that is measured in years and entitles the holder to buy common stock of a company at a price that is usually higher than the market price at the time the warrant is issued. Corporations often issue warrants to make the accompanying debt security more attractive.

An investment in warrants and rights may entail greater risks than certain other types of investments. Generally, rights and warrants do not carry the right to receive dividends or exercise voting rights with respect to the underlying securities, and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer. In addition, their value does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities, and they cease to have value if they are not exercised on or before their expiration date. Investing in rights and warrants increases the potential profit or loss to be realized from the investment as compared with investing the same amount in the underlying securities.

*Small and Mid-Capitalization Companies.* Small and mid-capitalization companies may have narrower markets for their goods and/or services and may have more limited managerial and financial resources than larger, more established companies. Furthermore, such companies may have limited product lines, services, markets, or financial resources or may be dependent on a small management group. In addition, because these stocks may not be well-known to the investing public, do not have significant institutional ownership or are typically followed by fewer security analysts, there will normally be less publicly available information concerning these securities compared to what is available for the securities of larger companies. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, can decrease the value and liquidity of securities held by the Fund. As a result, small and mid-

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capitalization company performance can be more volatile and they may face greater risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility of the Fund's portfolio.

**Derivatives.** Generally derivative securities are investments that derive their value on the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Examples of derivatives the Fund may invest in are discussed further below. All derivative investments are subject to a number of risks such as liquidity, operational, counterparty, accounting and tax risks. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized investment activity. The use of derivatives may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in securities underlying those derivatives. Derivatives can be volatile, illiquid and difficult to value, and an imperfect correlation may exist between changes in the value of a derivative held by the Fund and the Fund's other investments. These risks may cause the Fund to experience higher losses than funds that do not use derivatives.

To the extent the Fund engages in derivatives transactions (such as options, futures, and forward contracts), the Fund expects to qualify as a limited derivatives user under Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which requires the Fund to comply with a 10% notional exposure-based limit on derivatives transactions and to adopt written policies and procedures reasonably designed to manage the Fund's derivatives risks.

**IPO Risk:** The Fund may purchase securities of companies engaged in IPOs. The price of securities purchased in IPOs can be very volatile. The Fund's investments in IPO shares may include the securities of "unseasoned" companies (companies with less than three years of continuous operations), which present risks considerably greater than common stocks of more established companies. These companies may be involved in new and evolving businesses and may be vulnerable to competition and changes in technology, markets and economic conditions. They may be more dependent on key managers and third parties and may have limited product lines. The effect of IPO investments on the Fund's performance depends on a variety of factors, including the number of IPOs the Fund invests in relative to the size of the Fund, and whether and to what extent a security purchased in an IPO appreciates or depreciates in value. When the Fund's asset base is small, a significant portion of the Fund's performance could be attributable to investments in IPOs because such investments would have a magnified impact on the Fund. As the Fund's assets grow, the effect of the Fund's investments in IPOs on the Fund's performance probably will decline, which could reduce the Fund's performance.

**Options on Securities and Securities Indices**. The Fund may purchase call options on securities that the investment adviser intends to include in the Fund in order to fix the cost of a future purchase or attempt to enhance return by, for example, participating in an anticipated increase in the value of a security. The Fund may purchase put options to hedge against a decline in the market value of securities held in the Fund or in an attempt to enhance return. The Fund may write (sell) put and covered call options on securities in which they are authorized to invest. The Fund may also purchase put and call options, and write put and covered call options on U.S. securities indices. Stock index options serve to hedge against overall fluctuations in the securities markets rather than anticipated increases or decreases in the value of a particular security. Of the percentage of the assets of the Fund that is invested in equity (or related) securities, the Fund may not invest more than 10% of such assets in covered call options on securities and/or options on securities indices.

**Hedging Strategies.** The Fund may engage in certain hedging strategies that involve options, futures and forward contracts. The Fund may engage in transactions in futures contracts and related options only to the extent such transactions are consistent with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the "Code") for maintaining its qualifications as a regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes. Under rules adopted by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), the adviser of an investment company is subject to registration with the CFTC as a "commodity pool operator" ("CPO") under the Commodity Exchange Act if the investment company is unable to comply with certain trading and marketing limitations.

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With respect to investments in swap transactions, commodity futures, commodity options or certain other derivatives used for purposes other than *bona fide* hedging purposes, an investment company must meet one of the following tests under the amended regulations in order to claim an exemption from being considered a "commodity pool" or a CPO. First, the aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish an investment company's positions in such investments may not exceed five percent (5%) of the liquidation value of the investment company's portfolio (after accounting for unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such investments). Alternatively, the aggregate net notional value of such instruments, determined at the time of the most recent position established, may not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the liquidation value of the investment company's portfolio (after accounting for unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such positions). In addition to meeting one of the foregoing trading limitations, the investment company may not market itself as a commodity pool or otherwise as a vehicle for trading in the commodity futures, commodity options or swaps and derivatives markets. In the event that an investment adviser was required to register as a CPO, the disclosure and operations of the fund would need to comply with all applicable CFTC regulations. Compliance with these additional registration and regulatory requirements would increase operational expenses. Other potentially adverse regulatory initiatives could also develop. If CPO registration is required, the adviser may avail itself of the CFTC's rules for CPOs which seek to harmonize CFTC reporting, disclosure and recordkeeping obligations with overlapping SEC regulations.

**Large Capitalization Companies**. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger capitalization companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies. If valuations of large capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of small or medium capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of small and medium-sized capitalization companies.

**Foreign Exchange Risk and Currency Transactions.** The value of foreign assets as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign currency rates and exchange control regulations. Currency exchange rates can also be affected unpredictably by intervention by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or the failure to intervene, or by currency controls or political developments in the U.S. or abroad. Foreign currency exchange transactions may be conducted on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or through entering into derivative currency transactions.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts ("forward contracts") are individually negotiated and privately traded so they are dependent upon the creditworthiness of the counterparty. When the Adviser believes that the currency of a particular foreign country may suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar, it may enter into a forward contract to sell, for a fixed amount of dollars, the amount of foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of the securities held that are denominated in such foreign currency. The precise matching of the forward contract amounts and the value of the securities involved will not generally be possible. In addition, it may not be possible to hedge against long-term currency changes. Cross-hedging may be used by using forward contracts in one currency (or basket of currencies) to hedge against fluctuations in the value of securities denominated in a different currency. Use of a different foreign currency magnifies exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Forward contracts may also be used to shift exposure to foreign currency exchange rate changes from one currency to another. Short-term hedging provides a means of fixing the dollar value of only a portion of portfolio assets.

Currency transactions are subject to the risk of a number of complex political and economic factors applicable to the countries issuing the underlying currencies. Furthermore, unlike trading in most other types of instruments, there is no systematic reporting of last sale information with respect to the foreign

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currencies underlying the derivative currency transactions. As a result, available information may not be complete. In an OTC trading environment, there are no daily price fluctuation limits. There may be no liquid secondary market to close out forward contracts entered into, until their exercise, expiration or maturity. There is also the risk of default by, or the bankruptcy of, the financial institution serving as a counterparty.

**Borrowing.** The Fund may borrow money as permitted under the 1940 Act. Such borrowings may be on a secured or unsecured basis at fixed or variable rates of interest. The 1940 Act requires the Fund to maintain continuous asset coverage of not less than 300% with respect to all borrowings. This allows the Fund to borrow for temporary or emergency purposes an amount equal to as much as 50% of the value of its net assets (not including such borrowings). If such asset coverage should decline to less than 300% due to market fluctuations or other reasons, the Fund is required to reduce its debt and restore the 300% asset coverage within three business days, and may be required to dispose of some of its portfolio holdings, even though it may be disadvantageous from an investment standpoint to dispose of assets at that time.

The Fund may also be deemed to be borrowing when entering into certain financing transactions such as reverse repurchase agreements. This type of borrowing is generally referred to as economic leverage.

The use of borrowing by the Fund involves special risk considerations. Since substantially all of the Fund's assets fluctuate in value, whereas the interest obligation resulting from a borrowing will be fixed by the terms of the Fund's agreement with its lender, the asset value per share of the Fund will tend to increase more when its portfolio securities increase in value and decrease more when its portfolio securities decrease in value than would otherwise be the case if the Fund did not borrow funds. In addition, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market rates of interest. Under adverse market conditions, the Fund might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when fundamental investment considerations would not favor such sales. The interest which the Fund must pay on borrowed money, together with any additional fees to maintain a line of credit or any minimum average balances required to be maintained, are additional costs to the Fund.

**Illiquid Investments.** The Fund may not knowingly invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is an investment which the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Adviser makes the day to day determinations of liquidity pursuant to the Fund's liquidity risk management program, monitors the liquidity of investments held by the Fund and reports periodically on the Fund's liquidity to the Board. If the limitations on illiquid investments are exceeded, other than by a change in market values, the condition will be reported by the Adviser to the Board. Illiquid investments include securities issued by private companies and restricted securities (securities where the disposition of which is restricted under the federal securities laws), which are discussed below. Rule 144A securities may be treated as liquid securities if they meet the criteria in the Fund's liquidity risk management program. External market conditions may impact the liquidity of portfolio investments and may cause the Fund to sell or divest certain illiquid investments in order to comply with its limitation on holding illiquid investments, which may result in realized losses to the Fund.

**Restricted Securities.** Restricted securities may be sold only in privately negotiated transactions or in a public offering with respect to which a registration statement is in effect under the Securities Act. Where registration is required, the Fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses and a considerable period may elapse between the time of the decision to sell a security and the time the Fund may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the Fund might obtain a less favorable price than that which prevailed when it decided to sell. Restricted securities will be priced at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser as the Board's Valuation Designee (defined below). If, through the appreciation of

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restricted securities or the depreciation of unrestricted securities, the Fund should be in a position where more than 15% of the value of its net assets are invested in illiquid investments, including restricted securities which are not readily marketable, the Fund will take such steps as is deemed advisable, if any, to protect liquidity.

**Investment Company Securities and Exchange-Traded Funds.** The Fund may invest in investment company securities, including ETFs, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. Generally, the Fund may not purchase shares of an investment company if (a) such a purchase would cause the Fund to own in the aggregate more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of the investment company, (b) such a purchase would cause the Fund to have more than 5% of its total assets invested in the investment company, or (c) more than 10% of the Fund's total assets would be invested in investment companies. As a shareholder in an investment company, the Fund would bear its pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses, including advisory fees, in addition to its own expenses. Although the 1940 Act restricts investments by registered investment companies in the securities of other investment companies, including ETFs, registered investment companies may be permitted to invest in certain investment companies beyond the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1) pursuant to the "fund of funds" rules promulgated thereunder, including Rule 12d1-4. Rule 12d1-4 provides an exemption from Section 12(d)(1) that allows a registered investment company to invest all of its assets in other registered investment companies, including ETFs, if the registered investment company satisfies certain conditions specified in the rule, including, among other conditions, that the registered investment company and its advisory group will not control (individually or in the aggregate) an acquired fund (e.g., hold more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities of an acquired fund that is a registered open-end management investment company).

**Private Placements.** The Fund may invest in private placement securities, which are securities that are subject to restrictions on resale as a matter of contract or under federal securities laws. In particular, the Fund may invest in the securities of drone companies issued on a private placement basis. Private placements are often issued by privately held companies that are not subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC and are not required to maintain their accounting records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because there may be relatively few potential purchasers for such securities, the Fund could find it more difficult to sell such securities, especially under adverse market or economic conditions or in the event of adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer. Investors in a private placement have less protection under the federal securities laws against improper practices than investors in publicly-traded securities.

Many private placement securities are issued by companies that are not required to file periodic financial reports, leading to challenges in evaluating the company's overall business prospects and determining how the investment is likely to perform over time. Due to the more limited financial information and lack of publicly available prices, it may be more difficult to determine the fair value of these securities for purposes of computing the Fund's NAV. Securities acquired in private placements generally are classified as illiquid. Disposing of securities acquired in private placements may involve time-consuming negotiations and legal expenses, and it may be difficult or impossible for the Fund to sell the security promptly at an acceptable price.

**Repurchase Agreements.** The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which the Fund purchases a security from a bank or recognized securities dealer and simultaneously commits to resell that security to a bank or dealer at an agreed upon date and price reflecting a market rate of interest, unrelated to the coupon rate or the maturity of the purchased security. While it is not possible to eliminate all risks from these transactions (particularly the possibility of a decline in the market value of the underlying securities, as well as delays and costs to the Fund if the other party to the repurchase agreement defaults), it is the policy of the Fund to limit repurchase

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transactions to primary dealers and banks whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the adviser. Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days are considered illiquid for purposes of the Fund's investment limitations.

**Securities Lending.** The Fund may lend securities pursuant to agreements that require that the loans be continuously secured by collateral equal to 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. Such collateral consists of cash, securities of the U.S. Government or its agencies, or any combination of cash and such securities. Such loans will not be made if, as a result, the aggregate amount of all outstanding securities loans for the Fund exceeds one-third of the value of the Fund's total assets taken at fair market value. The Fund will earn interest on the investment of the cash collateral in U.S. Government securities, short-term money market instruments or another approved vehicle. However, the Fund will normally pay lending fees to such broker-dealers and related expenses from the interest earned on invested collateral. In addition, the Fund may pay fees to U.S. Bank, National Association, the Fund's securities lending agent, and such fees will be deducted from the Fund's securities lending revenues. There may be risks of delay in receiving additional collateral or risks of delay in recovery of the securities and even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans are made only to borrowers deemed by the Adviser to be of good standing and when, in the judgment of the Adviser, the consideration that can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risk. Either party, upon reasonable notice to the other party, may terminate any loan. See the section titled "Securities Lending" in this SAI for more information.

**Temporary Defensive Position.** The Fund may, without limit, invest in commercial paper and other money market instruments rated in one of the two highest rating categories by an NRSRO, in response to adverse market conditions, as a temporary defensive position. The result of this action may be that the Fund will be unable to achieve its investment objective.

**Portfolio Turnover.** The portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities by the average monthly value of the Fund's portfolio securities. For purposes of this calculation, portfolio securities exclude all securities having a maturity when purchased of one year or less. High portfolio turnover may result in increased brokerage costs to the Fund and also adverse tax consequences to the Fund's shareholders.

**PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES**

The Trust's Board has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about the Fund's security holdings. The Fund's entire portfolio holdings are publicly disseminated each day the Fund is open for business and may be available through financial reporting and news services, including publicly available internet web sites. In addition, the composition of the Deposit Securities is publicly disseminated daily prior to the opening of the Exchange via the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("NSCC").

**INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS**

The Fund has adopted the investment limitations set forth below. Limitations which are designated as fundamental policies may not be changed without the affirmative vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the shares of the Fund present at a shareholders meeting if holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present in person or by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Except with respect to the asset coverage requirement under Section 18(f)(1) of the 1940 Act with respect to borrowing, if any percentage restriction on investment or utilization of assets is adhered to at the time an investment is made, a later change in percentage resulting from a change in the market values of the Fund or its assets or redemptions of shares will not be considered a violation of the

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limitation. The asset coverage requirement under Section 18(f)(1) of the 1940 Act with respect to borrowings is an ongoing requirement.

As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will not:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.invest 25% or more of the value of the Fund's net assets, calculated at the time of purchase and taken at market value, in securities of issuers in any one industry, except that the Fund shall invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of companies in the aerospace and defense industry as described in the Fund's prospectus. This restriction does not apply to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, or to securities issued by other investment companies. For purposes of this limitation states, municipalities and their political subdivisions are not considered to be part of any industry;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.borrow money, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.make loans to other persons, except by: (1) purchasing debt securities in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations; (2) entering into repurchase agreements; or (3) engaging in securities loan transactions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.underwrite any issue of securities, except to the extent that the Fund may be considered to be acting as underwriter in connection with the disposition of any portfolio security;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.purchase or sell real estate, provided that the Fund may invest in obligations secured by real estate or interests therein or obligations issued by companies that invest in real estate or interests therein, including real estate investment trusts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.purchase or sell physical commodities, provided that the Fund may invest in, purchase, sell or enter into financial options and futures, forward and spot currency contracts, swap transactions and other derivative financial instruments; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.issue senior securities, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act.

With regard to the statement that the restriction set forth in item (1) above does not apply to securities issued by other investment companies, the SEC staff has maintained that a fund should consider the underlying investments of investment companies in which the fund is invested when determining concentration of the fund. The Fund will look through to the underlying holdings of investment companies in which the Fund is invested when determining the concentration of the Fund and its compliance with the restriction provided in item (1).

With respect to the restriction set forth in item (2) above, under current law as interpreted by the SEC and its staff, the Fund may borrow from: (a) a bank, provided that immediately after such borrowing there is an asset coverage of 300% for all borrowings of the Fund; or (b) a bank or other persons for temporary purposes only, provided that such temporary borrowings are in an amount not exceeding 5% of the Fund's total assets at the time when the borrowing is made.

With respect to the restriction set forth in item (7), above, derivatives transactions, short sales and other obligations that create future payment obligations involve the issuance of "senior securities" for purposes of Section 18 of the 1940 Act. In addition, borrowings are considered senior securities under the 1940 Act, except the Fund may borrow from a bank in accordance with the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act.

As a non-fundamental investment policy, the Fund will not knowingly invest more than 15% of the value of its net assets in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. [Of the 15% of the value

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of its net assets that may be invested in illiquid securities, the Fund will not invest more than 5% of the value of its net assets in private placement securities.]

**EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING** 

Shares are listed for trading and trade throughout the day on the Exchange.

There can be no assurance that the Fund will continue to meet the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of Shares. The Exchange will consider the suspension of trading in, and will initiate delisting proceedings of, the Shares if any of the requirements set forth in the Exchange rules, including compliance with Rule 6c-11(c) under the 1940 Act, are not continuously maintained or such other event shall occur or condition shall exist that, in the opinion of the Exchange, makes further dealings on the Exchange inadvisable. The Exchange will remove the Shares of the Fund from listing and trading upon termination of the Fund.

The Trust reserves the right to adjust the price levels of Shares in the future to help maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits, which would have no effect on the net assets of the Fund.

**TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS**

The business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the oversight of the Board, subject to the laws of the State of Delaware and the Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The Board is currently comprised of four trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act (the "Independent Trustees"). The Trustees are responsible for deciding matters of overall policy and overseeing the actions of the Trust's service providers. The officers of the Trust conduct and supervise the Trust's daily business operations. The mailing address of each Trustee and officer of the Trust is c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.

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| **Name and** <br>**Year of Birth** | **Position(s) Held with the Trust and Length of Time Served**<sup>(1)</sup> | **Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years** | **Number of Portfolios in the Trust Overseen by Trustee**<sup>(2)</sup> | **Other Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past Five Years** |
| **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** | **INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES** |
| Gaylord B. Lyman<br>(Born 1962) | Trustee and Audit Committee Chairman, since April 2015 | Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager, Mill Street Financial, LLC, since April 2023; Senior Portfolio Manager, Affinity Investment Advisors, LLC, (2017 – 2023). | 14 |  |
| Scott Craven Jones<br>(Born 1962) | Trustee since July 2016 and Lead Independent Trustee since May 2017 | Managing Director, Carne Global Financial Services (US) LLC (a provider of independent governance and distribution support for the asset management industry), since 2013; Managing Director, Park Agency, Inc., since 2020. | 14 | Trustee, Madison Funds, since 2019 (12 portfolios); Trustee, XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust, since 2017; Trustee, Octagon XAI CLO Income Fund, since 2017; Trustee, XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund, since 2024 |
| Lawrence T. Greenberg<br>(Born 1963) | Trustee since July 2016 | Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, The Motley Fool Holdings, Inc., since 1996; Venture Partner and General Counsel, Motley Fool Ventures LP, since 2018; Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law, American University, since 2006; General Counsel, Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC (2008 – 2018); Manager, Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC (2013 – 2018). | 14 |  |
| James R. Schoenike<br>(Born 1959) | Trustee since July 2016 | Retired. Distribution Consultant (2018 – 2021); President and CEO, Board of Managers, Quasar Distributors, LLC (2013 – 2018). | 14 |  |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Each Trustee serves an indefinite term; however, under the terms of the Board's retirement policy, a Trustee shall retire during the year in which a Trustee reaches the age of 75.

<sup>(2)</sup> The Trust is currently comprised of multiple active portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisers.

As of the date of this SAI, no Independent Trustee nor any of his immediate family members (*i.e.*, spouse or dependent children) serves as an officer or director or is an employee of the Adviser or Distributor, or any of their respective affiliates, nor is such person an officer, director or employee of any company controlled by or under common control with such entities.

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| **Name and <br>Year of Birth** | **Position(s) Held with the Trust and Length of Time Served** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years** |
| **OFFICERS** | **OFFICERS** | **OFFICERS** |
| Ryan S. Frank<br>(Born 1985) | President and Principal Executive Officer, since June 1, 2025; previously Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer from August 17, 2022 – May 31, 2025 | Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, since 2008 |
| Scott M. Ostrowski<br>(Born 1980) | Vice President, since June 1, 2025; previously President and Principal Executive Officer from August 10, 2021 – May 31, 2025 | Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, since 2006 |
| Amber C. Kopp<br>(Born 1983) | Secretary, since September 15, 2023 | Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, since 2023; Assistant General Counsel, Corebridge Financial Inc. (previously AIG), 2019–2020 |
| Jill S. Silver<br>(Born 1976) | Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, since January 1, 2023 | Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, since December 2022; Compliance Director, Corebridge Financial Inc. (previously AIG), 2019–2022 |
| Colton W. Scarmardo<br>(Born 1997) | Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, since June 1, 2025; previously Assistant Treasurer from August 17, 2022 – May 31, 2025 | Fund Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, since 2019 |
| Ryan J. Pasowicz<br>(Born 1991) | Assistant Treasurer, since March 15, 2024; previously Assistant Treasurer from February 22, 2023 – October 17, 2023 | Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, since 2025; Fund Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, since 2016 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup>Each officer is elected annually and serves until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.

**Leadership Structure and Responsibilities of the Board and the Committee.** The Board has selected Scott Craven Jones to serve as Lead Independent Trustee. The position of Chairman of the Board is vacant and, as Lead Independent Trustee, Mr. Jones acts as Chairman. Mr. Jones' duties include presiding at meetings of the Board and serving as Chairman during executive sessions of the Independent Trustees; interfacing with management to address significant issues that may arise between regularly scheduled Board and Committee meetings; acting as a liaison with the Trust's service providers, officers, legal counsel, and other Trustees between meetings; helping to set Board meeting agendas; and performing other functions as requested by the Board from time to time.

The Board meets as often as necessary to discharge its responsibilities. Currently, the Board conducts regular quarterly meetings and may hold special meetings as necessary to address specific issues that require attention prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting. The Board also relies on professionals, such as the Trust's independent registered public accounting firm and legal counsel, to assist the Trustees in performing their oversight responsibilities.

The Board has established one standing committee – the Audit Committee. The Board may establish other committees or nominate one or more Trustees to examine particular issues related to the Board's oversight responsibilities, from time to time. The Audit Committee meets regularly to perform its delegated oversight functions and reports its findings and recommendations to the Board. For more information on the Audit Committee, see the section "Audit Committee," below. Currently, the Board does not have a nominating committee. The Independent Trustees are responsible for identifying, evaluating and recommending nominees to the Board as needed. The Board will also consider properly qualified candidates submitted by shareholders. Any shareholder wishing to recommend a candidate for

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election may do so by sending a written notice to the Secretary of the Trust with the name, address and appropriate biographical information about the candidate.

The Board has determined that the Trust's leadership structure is appropriate because it allows the Board to effectively perform its oversight responsibilities.

**Audit Committee.** The Audit Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. Mr. Lyman serves as the chairman of the Committee. Pursuant to its charter, the Audit Committee has the responsibility, among others, to (1) select the Trust's independent auditors; (2) review and pre-approve the audit and non-audit services provided by the independent auditors; (3) review the scope of the audit and the results of the audit of the Fund's financial statements; and (4) review with such independent auditors the adequacy of the Trust's internal accounting and financial controls. Mr. Lyman and Mr. Jones serve as the Audit Committee's "audit committee financial experts." Because the Fund is new, the Audit Committee has not met with respect to the Fund as of the date of this SAI.

**Trustee Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and/or Skills.** The following is a brief discussion of the experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills that led to the Board's conclusion that each individual identified below is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Trust. In determining that a particular Trustee was qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which was controlling. The Board believes that the Trustees' ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the advisers to the Trust, other service providers, counsel and independent auditors, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties, support the conclusion that each Trustee is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Trust. Many Trustee attributes involve intangible elements, such as intelligence, work ethic, the ability to work together, the ability to communicate effectively and the ability to exercise judgment, ask incisive questions, manage people and develop solutions to problems.

Mr. Schoenike has been a trustee of the Trust since July 2016 and serves on the Audit Committee. He was employed by various subsidiaries of U.S. Bancorp from 1990 to 2018 and has decades of experience in the securities industry. In 2000, Mr. Schoenike founded Quasar Distributors, LLC and established Quasar as a FINRA member broker-dealer dedicated to underwriting and distributing mutual funds, of which he served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Schoenike previously participated in the FINRA securities arbitration program as an industry arbitrator. Mr. Schoenike previously served as Chairman of the Board from July 2016 to December 2020.

Mr. Lyman has been a trustee of the Trust since April 2015, serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and has been designated as an audit committee financial expert for the Trust. Mr. Lyman has over 25 years of experience in the investment management industry. Since April 2023, Mr. Lyman serves as Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager of Mill Street Financial, LLC, part of the Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC network, an investment adviser. Prior to joining Mill Street, Mr. Lyman served as Senior Portfolio Manager of Affinity Investment Advisors, LLC, an investment adviser, from 2017 to 2023; and from 2011 to 2016, he served as the Managing Director and portfolio manager of Kohala Capital Partners, an investment adviser. He also previously served as a vice president and portfolio manager of Becker Capital Management, Inc., an investment adviser. Mr. Lyman has an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Mr. Jones has been a trustee of the Trust since July 2016, has served as Lead Independent Trustee since May 2017, serves on the Audit Committee, and has been designated as an audit committee financial expert for the Trust. He has over 25 years of experience in the asset management industry as an independent director, attorney and executive, holding various roles including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, with asset class experience ranging from

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municipal bonds to hedge funds. Mr. Jones currently is a trustee of four other registered investment companies and is a Managing Director of Carne Global Financial Services (US) LLC where his work includes director and risk oversight positions with investment advisers and serving as an independent director of private funds. Mr. Jones also currently serves as Managing Director of Park Agency Inc., a family office. Prior to that, he was an advisor to Wanzenburg Partners and served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer to Aurora Investment Management. He has a Juris Doctorate degree from Northwestern University School of Law and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Mr. Greenberg has been a trustee of the Trust since July 2016 and serves on the Audit Committee. Mr. Greenberg has over 25 years of experience in the securities industry. He has been Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President of The Motley Fool Holdings, Inc. since 1996. He also served as General Counsel to Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC from 2008 to 2018 and as Manager of Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC from 2013 to 2018. He has been a Venture Partner of and General Counsel to Motley Fool Ventures LP since 2018. Mr. Greenberg is a Director of The Motley Fool Holdings, Inc.'s wholly-owned subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Mr. Greenberg also has directorship experience through his service on private company boards. He has a Master's degree and a Juris Doctorate degree from Stanford University.

**Risk Oversight.** The Board performs its risk oversight function for the Trust through a combination of (1) direct oversight by the Board as a whole and the Board committee, and (2) indirect oversight through the investment advisers and other service providers, Trust officers and the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer. The Trust is subject to a number of risks, including but not limited to investment risk, compliance risk, operational risk and reputational risk. Day-to-day risk management with respect to the series of the Trust, including the Fund, is the responsibility of the investment advisers or other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk) that carry out the Trust's investment management and business affairs. Each of the investment advisers and the other service providers have their own independent interest in risk management and their policies and methods of risk management will depend on their functions and business models and may differ from the Trust's and each other's in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls.

The Board provides risk oversight by receiving and reviewing on a regular basis reports from the investment advisers and other service providers, receiving and approving compliance policies and procedures, periodic meetings with the Fund's portfolio managers to review investment policies, strategies and risks, and meeting regularly with the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer to discuss compliance reports, findings and issues. The Board also relies on the investment advisers and other service providers, with respect to the day-to-day activities of the Trust, to create and maintain procedures and controls to minimize risk and the likelihood of adverse effects on the Trust's business and reputation.

Board oversight of risk management is also provided by the Board's Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets with the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm to ensure that the Fund's audit scope includes risk-based considerations as to the Fund's financial position and operations.

The Board may, at any time and in its discretion, change the manner in which it conducts risk oversight. The Board's oversight role does not make the Board a guarantor of the Fund's investments or activities.

**Security and Other Interests.** As of December 31, 2024 no Trustees of the Trust beneficially owned shares of the Fund. As of December 31, 2024, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate families, owned securities beneficially or of record in the Adviser, the Distributor (as defined below), or an affiliate of the Adviser or Distributor. Accordingly, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate families, have a direct or indirect interest, the value of which exceeds $120,000, in the Adviser, the Distributor or any of their affiliates. In addition, during the two most recently completed calendar years, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate

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families had a direct or indirect interest, the value of which exceeds $120,000 in (i) the Adviser, the Distributor or any of their affiliates; (ii) any transaction or relationship in which such entity, the Fund, the Trust, any officer of the Trust, the Adviser, the Distributor, or any of their affiliates was a party; or (iii) any other relationship related to payments for property or services to the Fund, the Trust, any officer of the Trust, the Adviser, the Distributor, or any of their affiliates.

**Compensation.** For their services as Independent Trustees, the Independent Trustees receive compensation from the Trust and reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at Board or committee meetings. The Lead Independent Trustee and the Audit Committee Chair each receive additional compensation. The Trust has no pension or retirement plan. The Trustees' fees and expenses are allocated among the Fund and the other series comprising the Trust. The Fund's allocable portion of Independent Trustee fees are paid by the Adviser out of the unified management fee paid to the Adviser by the Fund, and Trustee compensation is not a direct expense of the Fund.

The following table shows the estimated compensation to be earned by each Trustee for the Fund's fiscal period ending [ ]. With respect to the Fund, Independent Trustee fees are paid by the Adviser and not by the Fund. Trustee compensation does not include reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

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| **Independent Trustee** | **Estimated Aggregate Compensation from Fund** | **Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Trust Expenses** | **Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement** | **Estimated Total Compensation from the Fund and the Trust**<sup>1</sup> **Paid to Trustees:** |
| Gaylord Lyman<sup>2</sup> | $[...] | $0 | $0 | $[...] |
| Lawrence Greenberg | $[...] | $0 | $0 | $[...] |
| Scott Craven Jones<sup>3</sup> | $[...] | $0 | $0 | $[...] |
| James R. Schoenike | $[...] | $0 | $0 | $[...] |

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<sup>(1)</sup> The Trust is currently comprised of multiple active portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisers.

<sup>(2)</sup> Audit Committee Chair

<sup>(3)</sup> Lead Independent Trustee

**CODES OF ETHICS**

The Trust and the Adviser have each adopted codes of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These codes of ethics are designed to prevent affiliated persons of the Trust and the Adviser from engaging in deceptive, manipulative or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Fund (which may also be held by persons subject to the codes of ethics). Each code of ethics permits personnel subject to that code of ethics to invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, subject to certain limitations, including limitations related to securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund. The Distributor (as defined below) relies on the principal underwriters exception under Rule 17j-1(c)(3) from the requirement to adopt a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 because the Distributor is not affiliated with the Trust or the Adviser, and no officer, director, or general partner of the Distributor serves as an officer, director, or general partner of the Trust or the Adviser.

The Trust's and the Adviser's codes of ethics may be found on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov in the exhibits to the Fund's registration statement on Form N-1A.

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**PROXY VOTING**

The Board has adopted proxy voting procedures, and thereunder delegated the responsibility for exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the Fund to the Adviser, subject to the Board's continuing oversight. In exercising its voting obligations, the Adviser is guided by general fiduciary principles. The Adviser must act prudently, solely in the interest of the Fund, and for the purpose of providing benefits to the Fund. The Adviser will consider the factors that could affect the value of the Fund's investment in its determination on a vote.

The Adviser has identified certain significant contributors to shareholder value with respect to a number of common or routine matters that are often the subject of proxy solicitations for shareholder meetings.

The Adviser's proxy voting procedures address these considerations and establish a framework for its consideration of a vote that would be appropriate for the Fund. In particular, the proxy voting procedures outline principles and factors to be considered in the exercise of voting authority for proposals addressing many common or routine matters. The Adviser uses a third party vendor, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., and its ProxyEdge voting service to process proxy votes for the firm's clients. The Adviser also utilizes the research and recommendation services of another third party provider, Glass Lewis & Co.

Finally, the Adviser's proxy voting procedures establish a protocol for voting of proxies in cases in which it may have a potential conflict of interest arising from, among other things, a direct business relationship or financial interest in a company soliciting proxies. In such instances, the Adviser will submit a separate report to the Board indicating the nature of the potential conflict of interest and how the determination of such vote was achieved. The Adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to this SAI as Appendix A.

When available, information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 will be available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 497-2960, (ii) on the Fund's website at www.hoodrivercapital.com and (iii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

**CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES**

A principal shareholder is any person who owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund. A control person is one who owns beneficially or through controlled companies more than 25% of the voting securities of the Fund or acknowledges the existence of control. A controlling person possesses the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted for shareholder vote by the Fund. As of the date of this SAI, there were no principal shareholders or control persons of the Fund. Further, as of the date this SAI, the Fund had not yet commenced operations and therefore the Trustees and officers as a group owned beneficially (as the term is defined in Section 13(d) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

**INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES**

The Adviser, Hood River Capital Management LLC, located at 2373 PGA Boulevard, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to the advisory agreement between the Trust and the Adviser (the "Advisory Agreement"). The Adviser was established in January 2013 as a Delaware limited liability company and offers investment advisory services to mutual funds, institutional accounts and individual investors. [Lance Cannon has an economic interest but no voting interests in Hood River. Brian Smoluch and David Swank collectively have 100% of the voting authority of Hood River.]

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for: the fees paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings,

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taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, shareholder service fees and expenses, distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses, if any, and certain other excluded expenses. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to receive a unified management fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of [ ]% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser, with respect to the Fund, agrees to: [(a) direct the investments of the Fund, subject to and in accordance with the Fund's investment objective, policies and limitations set forth in the Prospectus and this SAI; (b) purchase and sell for the Fund securities and other investments consistent with the Fund's objective and policies; (c) supply office facilities, equipment and personnel necessary for servicing the investments of the Fund; (d) pay the salaries of all personnel of the Fund and the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities on behalf of the Fund; (e) make available and provide such information as the Fund and/or its administrator may reasonably request for use in the preparation of its registration statement, reports and other documents required by any applicable federal, foreign or state statutes or regulations; and (f) make its officers and employees available to the Board and officers of the Trust for consultation and discussion regarding the management of the Fund and its investment activities. Additionally, the Adviser agrees to create and maintain all necessary records in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the various functions performed by it and not otherwise created and maintained by another party pursuant to a contract with the Fund.]

The Advisory Agreement has an initial term of two years and continues in effect from year to year thereafter if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated by the Trust, by vote of the Board or shareholders of the Fund, or the Adviser on 60 days' written notice without penalty. The Advisory Agreement will also terminate automatically in the event of its assignment as defined in the 1940 Act. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which the agreement relates, [except to the extent of a loss resulting from the Adviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of the obligations or duties under the Advisory Agreement.]

The Adviser has entered into a service-level agreement ("SLA") with Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC ("Mar Vista"). Mar Vista provides certain support services to the Adviser, including operational, technology, marketing, compliance, finance and proxy coordinating support services. The Adviser, not the Fund, pays Mar Vista for the services provided under the SLA.

**SERVICE PROVIDERS**

**Fund Administrator, Transfer Agent, and Fund Accountant**

Fund Services, located at 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, acts as the Fund's administrator pursuant to an administration agreement between Fund Services and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Fund Services provides certain administrative services to the Fund, including, among other responsibilities, coordinating the negotiation of contracts and fees with, and the monitoring of performance and billing of, the Fund's independent contractors and agents; preparing for signature by an officer of the Trust all of the documents required to be filed for compliance by the Trust and the Fund with applicable laws and regulations excluding those of the securities laws of various states; arranging for the computation of performance data, including NAV and yield; responding to shareholder inquiries; and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Fund, and providing, at its own expense, office facilities, equipment and personnel necessary to carry out its duties. In this capacity, Fund Services does

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not have any responsibility or authority for the management of the Fund, the determination of investment policy, or for any matter pertaining to the distribution of Fund shares. As compensation for its services, Fund Services receives from the Fund a combined fee for fund administration and fund accounting services based on the Fund's current average daily net assets. Fund Services is also entitled to be reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses. Fund Services also acts as fund accountant ("Fund Accountant"), transfer agent ("Transfer Agent") and dividend disbursing agent under separate agreements with the Trust.

The Fund is new and the Fund has not paid the Administrator any fees for administrative services to the Fund as of the date of this SAI.

**Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm** 

[...]., located at [...], serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund. Its services include auditing the Fund's financial statements. [...], an affiliate of [...], provides tax services as requested.

**Legal Counsel**

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., 833 East Michigan Street, Suite 1800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, serves as counsel to the Trust and the Independent Trustees.

**Custodian and Securities Lending Agent**

U.S. Bank National Association (the "Custodian"), located at 1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53212, an affiliate of Fund Services, serves as the custodian of the Fund's assets pursuant to a custody agreement between the Custodian and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. The Custodian charges fees on a transactional basis plus out-of-pocket expenses. The Custodian maintains custody of securities and other assets of the Fund, delivers and receives payments for securities sold, receives and pays for securities purchased, collects income from investments and serves as the foreign custody manager of the Fund. The Custodian does not participate in decisions relating to the purchase and sale of securities by the Fund. The Custodian and its affiliates may participate in revenue sharing arrangements with service providers of investment companies in which the Fund may invest.

**Compliance Services**

Fund Services provides compliance services to the Fund pursuant to a service agreement between Fund Services and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Under this service agreement, Fund Services also provides an individual to serve as Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, subject to the approval and oversight of the Board. The Board has approved Ms. Silver as Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust.

**SECURITIES LENDING**

The Fund may participate in securities lending arrangements whereby it lends certain of its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (not with individuals) in order to receive additional income and increase the rate of return of its portfolio. [U.S. Bank, National Association serves as the Fund's securities lending agent. U.S. Bank, National Association oversees the securities lending process, which includes the screening, selection and ongoing review of borrowers, monitoring the availability of securities, negotiating rebates, daily marking to market of loans, monitoring and maintaining cash collateral levels, processing securities movements and reinvesting cash collateral as directed by the Adviser. As the Fund is new, U.S. Bank, National Association has not received fees for serving as securities lending agent from the Fund, but may receive fees in the future.]

**DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES**

The Trust, the Adviser, and Quasar Distributors, LLC (the "Distributor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a ACA Group), are parties to a distribution agreement (the "Distribution Agreement"), and a distribution services agreement, whereby the Distributor acts as

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principal underwriter for the Fund and distributes Shares. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only in Creation Units. The Distributor will not distribute Shares in amounts less than a Creation Unit and does not maintain a secondary market in Shares. The principal business address of the Distributor is 190 Middle Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101.

Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor, as agent for the Trust, will review orders for the purchase and redemption of Creation Units, provided that any subscriptions and orders will not be binding on the Trust until accepted by the Trust. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA.

The Distributor may also enter into agreements with securities dealers ("Soliciting Dealers") who will solicit purchases of Creation Units of Shares. Such Soliciting Dealers may also be Authorized Participants (as discussed in "Procedures for Purchase of Creation Units" below) or DTC participants (as defined below).

The Distribution Agreement will continue for two years from its effective date and is renewable annually thereafter. The continuance of the Distribution Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Distribution Agreement or any related agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on 60 days' written notice when authorized either by majority vote of its outstanding voting Shares or by a vote of a majority of its Board (including a majority of the Independent Trustees), or by the Distributor on 60 days' written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The Distribution Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Distributor, or reckless disregard by it of its obligations thereunder, the Distributor shall not be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder.

**PORTFOLIO MANAGERS**

The Fund is jointly and primarily managed by Brian Smoluch, CFA, and Lance Cannon, CFA.

**Share Ownership.** As the Fund is newly formed, as of the date of this SAI, the portfolio managers did not beneficially own shares of the Fund.

**Other Accounts Managed.** The following table provides additional information about other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, who are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as of [...], 2025:

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| **Portfolio Manager and Category of Account** | **Total Number <br>of Accounts Managed** | **Total Assets in Accounts Managed<br>(in millions)** | **Number of Accounts for which Advisory Fee is Based on Performance** | **Assets in Accounts for which Advisory Fee is Based on Performance<br>(in millions)** |
| **Brian P. Smoluch** | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies | [...]% | $[...] | [...]% | $[...] |
| Other Pooled Investment Vehicles | [...]% | $[...] | [...]% | $[...] |
| Other Accounts | [...]% | $[...] | [...]% | $[...] |
| **Lance R. Cannon** |  |  |  |  |
| Registered Investment Companies | [...]% | $[...] | [...]% | $[...] |
| Other Pooled Investment Vehicles | [...]% | $[...] | [...]% | $[...] |
| Other Accounts | [...]% | $[...] | [...]% | $[...] |

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**Material Conflicts of Interest.** Material conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with a portfolio manager's management of the Fund's investments and investments of other accounts managed include material conflicts between the investment strategy of the Fund and the investment strategy of the other accounts managed by the portfolio manager and conflicts associated with the allocation of investment opportunities between the Fund and other accounts managed by the portfolio manager.

The Adviser understands that potential material conflicts of interest exist in "side-by-side" management. As such, the Adviser has procedures on the aggregation and allocation of transactions across accounts managed in the same investment strategy. When possible, the Adviser aggregates the same transactions in the same securities for many accounts to enhance execution. Clients in an aggregated transaction each receive the same price per share or unit, but, if they have directed brokerage to a particular broker, they may pay different commissions or may pay or receive a different price.

Certain clients may not be included in certain aggregated transactions because of cash availability, account restrictions, directed brokerage, or tax sensitivity. The Adviser utilizes a trade rotation in these situations. The allocation is pro-rata basis within each aggregated group unless the size of the fill is such that a pro-rata allocation is not appropriate.

The Adviser's Code of Ethics details additional guidelines and procedures to eliminate potential material conflicts of interest. Additional conflicts of interest may potentially exist or arise that are not discussed above.

**Compensation.** The following is a description of the structure of, and method used to determine the compensation received by the Fund's portfolio managers or management team members from the Fund, the Adviser, or any other source with respect to managing the Fund and any other accounts.

The Adviser's investment professionals receive a base salary commensurate with their level of experience. The Adviser's goal is to maintain competitive base salaries through a review of industry standards, market conditions and salary surveys. Each portfolio manager's compensation includes a combination of base salary and a benefits package. The portfolio managers are owners of the Adviser and receive additional compensation based on the profitability of the overall business. The portfolio managers' base salary and additional compensation are not tied to the Fund's performance.

**BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES**

**Brokerage Transactions.** The Adviser places all portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund, selects broker-dealers for such transactions, allocates brokerage fees in such transactions and, where applicable, negotiates commissions and spreads on transactions. The Adviser has a fiduciary duty to the Fund to obtain best execution, on an overall basis, for any securities transaction.

Equity securities are generally bought and sold in brokerage transactions placed on U.S. stock exchanges or in the over-the-counter market in exchange for negotiated brokerage commissions. Accordingly, the cost of transactions may vary among different brokers. [Options are traded on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market for negotiated fees and commissions. With respect to over-the-counter transactions, the Adviser will normally deal directly with dealers who make a market in the securities involved except in those circumstances where better prices and execution are available elsewhere.]

Brokers or dealers that execute the Fund's portfolio transactions may include Authorized Participants (as discussed in "Procedures for Purchase of Creation Units" below) or their affiliates as selected by the Adviser. An Authorized Participant or its affiliates may be selected to execute the Fund's portfolio transactions in conjunction with an all-cash creation unit order or an order including "cash-in-lieu" (as described below under "Purchase and Redemption of Shares in Creation Units"). As described below under "Purchase and Redemption of Shares in Creation Units—Creation Transaction Fee" and "—Redemption Transaction Fee", the Fund may determine to not charge a variable fee on certain orders

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when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, e.g., for creation orders that facilitate the rebalance of the Fund's portfolio in a more tax efficient manner than could be achieved without such order, even if the decision to not charge a variable fee could be viewed as benefiting the Authorized Participant or its affiliate selected to execute the Fund's portfolio transactions in connection with such orders.

**Brokerage Selection.** The primary objective of the Adviser in placing orders on behalf of the Fund for the purchase and sale of securities is to obtain best execution at the most favorable prices through responsible brokers or dealers and, where the spread or commission rates are negotiable, at competitive rates. In selecting and monitoring a broker or dealer, the Adviser considers, among other things, a broker or dealer's: (i) general execution capability; (ii) operational ability to clear and settle transactions; (iii) capital positions and risk taking ability; (iv) historical trading experience in a stock; (v) personnel and their integrity; and (vi) quality of research and investment information. The Adviser may also consider any special needs required by trading staff. The Adviser executes trades on behalf of the Fund from brokers approved by the Adviser.

Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides that an investment adviser, under certain circumstances, lawfully may cause an account to pay a higher commission than the lowest available. Under Section 28(e), an investment adviser is required to make a good faith determination that the commissions paid are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the investment adviser's overall responsibilities with respect to accounts as to which it exercises investment discretion. The services provided by the broker also must lawfully or appropriately assist the investment adviser in the performance of its investment decision-making responsibilities. Accordingly, in recognition of research services provided to it, the Fund may pay a higher brokerage commission than those available from another broker. Research services that the Fund obtains from a broker-dealer in connection with the payment of brokerage commissions may either be the broker-dealer's own proprietary research or third party research obtained by the broker-dealer through payment of a portion of their commissions to third parties for research products or services.

Research services received from broker-dealers supplement the Adviser's own research (and the research of any affiliates), and may include the following types of information: statistical and background information on the U.S. and foreign economies, industry groups and individual companies; forecasts and interpretations with respect to the U.S. and foreign economies, securities, markets, specific industry groups and individual companies; information on federal, state, local and foreign political developments; portfolio management strategies; performance information on securities, indexes and investment accounts; information concerning prices of securities; and information with respect to the performance, investment activities, and fees and expenses of other mutual funds.

Broker-dealers may communicate such information electronically, orally, in written form or on computer software. Research services may also include the providing of electronic communications of trade information, the arranging of meetings with management of companies, and the providing of access to consultants who supply research information. The outside research assistance is useful to the Adviser since the broker-dealers used by the Adviser tend to follow a broad universe of securities and the research provided by such broker-dealers may provide the Adviser with a diverse perspective on financial markets. Research services provided to the Adviser by broker-dealers are available for the benefit of all accounts managed or advised by the Adviser or by its affiliates. The Adviser cannot readily determine the extent to which spreads or commission rates or net prices charged by brokers or dealers reflect the value of their research, analysis, advice and similar services.

Under the SLA described above, Mar Vista is responsible for the financial management and reporting of both Mar Vista's and the Adviser's soft dollar credits and payments. There may be instances where soft

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dollar services are jointly purchased by both Mar Vista and the Adviser collectively for the benefit of both advisers' clients. The respective firms will enter into these arrangements when the clients would benefit more than they would if they were to purchase these services independently. Each firm is responsible for independently ensuring the suitability of services purchased by soft dollars.

**Brokerage Commissions.** The Fund is new and had not paid any brokerage commissions as of the date of this SAI.

**Allocation of Portfolio Transactions.** Some of the Adviser's other clients may invest in the same securities held by the Fund. Occasionally, recommendations made to other clients may result in their purchasing or selling securities simultaneously with the Fund. Consequently, the demand for securities being purchased or the supply of securities being sold may increase, and this could have an adverse effect on the price of those securities. It is the policy of the Adviser not to favor one client over another in making recommendations or in placing orders. In the event of a simultaneous transaction, purchases or sales are averaged as to price, transaction costs are allocated between the Fund and other clients participating in the transaction on a pro rata basis and purchases and sales are normally allocated between the Fund and the other clients as to amount according to a formula determined prior to the execution of such transactions.

**BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM** 

The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") acts as securities depositary for Shares. Shares are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC. Except in limited circumstances set forth below, certificates will not be issued for Shares.

DTC is a limited-purpose trust company that was created to hold securities of its participants (the "DTC Participants") and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of its DTC Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and FINRA. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers, and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (the "Indirect Participants").

Beneficial ownership of Shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants, and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in Shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to in this SAI as "Beneficial Owners") is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of Shares. The Trust recognizes DTC or its nominee as the record owner of all Shares for all purposes. Beneficial Owners of Shares are not entitled to have Shares registered in their names and will not receive or be entitled to physical delivery of Share certificates. Each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC and any DTC Participant and/or Indirect Participant through which such Beneficial Owner holds its interests, to exercise any rights of a holder of Shares.

Conveyance of all notices, statements, and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. DTC will make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee a listing of Shares held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall obtain from each such DTC Participant the number of Beneficial Owners holding Shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each

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such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement, or other communication, in such form, number and at such place as such DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Trust shall pay to each such DTC Participant a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Share distributions shall be made to DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., as the registered holder of all Shares. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall credit immediately DTC Participants' accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the Fund as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners of Shares held through such DTC Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a "street name," and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants.

The Trust has no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in Shares, or for maintaining, supervising, or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC Participants.

DTC may determine to discontinue providing its service with respect to the Fund at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Fund and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Fund shall take action either to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if such replacement is unavailable, to issue and deliver printed certificates representing ownership of Shares, unless the Trust makes other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Exchange.

**PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES IN CREATION UNITS**

The Trust issues and redeems Shares only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Transfer Agent, without a sales load (but subject to transaction fees, if applicable), at their NAV per share next determined after receipt of an order, on any Business Day, in proper form pursuant to the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement ("Participant Agreement"). The NAV of Shares is calculated each business day as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE, generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Fund will not issue fractional Creation Units. A "Business Day" is any day on which the NYSE is open for business.

**Fund Deposit.** The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit of the Fund generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities (the "Deposit Securities") per each Creation Unit and the Cash Component (defined below), computed as described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of a "cash in lieu" amount ("Deposit Cash") to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security. When accepting purchases of Creation Units for all or a portion of Deposit Cash, the Fund may incur additional costs associated with the acquisition of Deposit Securities that would otherwise be provided by an in-kind purchaser.

Together, the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the Cash Component constitute the "Fund Deposit," which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for a Creation Unit of the Fund. The "Cash Component" is an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of Shares (per Creation Unit) and the value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. If the Cash Component is a positive number (*i.e.*, the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such positive amount. If the Cash

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Component is a negative number (*i.e.*, the NAV per Creation Unit is less than the value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such negative amount and the creator will be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to the Cash Component. The Cash Component serves the function of compensating for any differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. Computation of the Cash Component excludes any stamp duty or other similar fees and expenses payable upon transfer of beneficial ownership of the Deposit Securities, if applicable, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Authorized Participant (as defined below).

The Fund, through NSCC, makes available on each Business Day, prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time), the list of the names and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, to be included in the current Fund Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for the Fund. Such Fund Deposit is subject to any applicable adjustments as described below, to effect purchases of Creation Units of the Fund until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, is made available.

The identity and number of Shares of the Deposit Securities or the amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, required for a Fund Deposit for the Fund changes as rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events are reflected from time to time by the Adviser with a view to the investment objective of the Fund.

The Fund reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of Deposit Cash to replace any Deposit Security, which shall be added to the Cash Component, including, without limitation, in situations where the Deposit Security: (i) may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery; (ii) may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC for corporate securities and municipal securities; (iii) may not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant (as defined below) or the investor for which it is acting; (iv) would be restricted under the securities laws or where the delivery of the Deposit Security to the Authorized Participant would result in the disposition of the Deposit Security by the Authorized Participant becoming restricted under the securities laws; or (v) in certain other situations.

**Procedures for Purchase of Creation Units.** To be eligible to place orders with the Transfer Agent to purchase a Creation Unit of the Fund, an entity must be (i) a "Participating Party" (*i.e.*, a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the "Clearing Process")), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC; or (ii) a DTC Participant (see "Book Entry Only System"). In addition, each Participating Party or DTC Participant (each, an "Authorized Participant") must execute a Participant Agreement that has been agreed to by the Distributor, and that has been accepted by the Transfer Agent, with respect to purchases and redemptions of Creation Units. Each Authorized Participant will agree, pursuant to the terms of a Participant Agreement, on behalf of itself or any investor on whose behalf it will act, to certain conditions, including that it will pay to the Trust, an amount of cash sufficient to pay the Cash Component together with the creation transaction fee (described below), if applicable, and any other applicable fees and taxes.

All orders to purchase Shares directly from the Fund must be placed for one or more Creation Units and in the manner set forth in the Participant Agreement. The order cut-off time for the Fund for orders to purchase Creation Units is expected to be 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, which time may be modified by the Fund from time-to-time. The date on which an order to purchase Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units, as set forth below) is received and accepted is referred to as the "Order Placement Date."

An Authorized Participant may require an investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order (*e.g.*, to provide for payments of cash, when required). Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement and that, therefore, orders to purchase Shares directly from the Fund in Creation Units have to be placed by the

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investor's broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. In such cases there may be additional charges to such investor. At any given time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement and only a small number of such Authorized Participants may have international capabilities.

On days when the Exchange closes earlier than normal, the Fund may require orders to create Creation Units to be placed earlier in the day. In addition, if a market or markets on which the Fund's investments are primarily traded is closed, the Fund will also generally not accept orders on such day(s). Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Transfer Agent pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement and in accordance with the applicable order form. On behalf of the Fund, the Transfer Agent will notify the Custodian of such order. The Custodian will then provide such information to the appropriate local sub-custodian(s). Those placing orders through an Authorized Participant should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the purchase order to the Transfer Agent by the cut-off time on such Business Day. Economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure may impede the ability to reach the Transfer Agent or an Authorized Participant.

Fund Deposits must be delivered by an Authorized Participant through the Federal Reserve System (for cash) or through DTC (for corporate securities), through a subcustody agent (for foreign securities), and/or through such other arrangements allowed by the Trust or its agents. With respect to foreign Deposit Securities, the Custodian shall cause the subcustodian of the Fund to maintain an account into which the Authorized Participant shall deliver, on behalf of itself or the party on whose behalf it is acting, such Deposit Securities (or Deposit Cash for all or a part of such securities, as permitted or required), with any appropriate adjustments as advised by the Trust. Foreign Deposit Securities must be delivered to an account maintained at the applicable local subcustodian. The Fund Deposit transfer must be ordered by the Authorized Participant in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the requisite number of Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, to the account of the Fund or its agents by no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (or such other time as specified by the Trust) on the Settlement Date. If the Fund or its agents do not receive all of the Deposit Securities, or the required Deposit Cash in lieu thereof, by such time, then the order may be deemed rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. The typical Settlement Date for each purchase transaction will be within one day of the Order Placement Date (commonly referred to as "T+1"), unless the Fund and Authorized Participant agree to a different timeline for settlement or the transaction is exempt from the requirements of Rule 15c6-1 under the 1934 Act. Due to the schedule of holidays in certain countries, however, the delivery of Shares may take longer than one Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is received. In such cases, the local market settlement procedures will not commence until the end of local holiday periods. All questions as to the number of Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash to be delivered, as applicable, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities or cash, as applicable, will be determined by the Trust, whose determination shall be final and binding. The amount of cash represented by the Cash Component must be transferred directly to the Custodian through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system in a timely manner so as to be received by the Custodian no later than the Settlement Date. If the Cash Component and the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, are not received by the Custodian in a timely manner by the Settlement Date, the creation order may be cancelled. Upon written notice to the Transfer Agent, such canceled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using a Fund Deposit as newly constituted to reflect the then current NAV of the Fund.

The order shall be deemed to be received on the Business Day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to the applicable cut-off time and the federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited with the Custodian on the Settlement Date. If the order is not placed in

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proper form as required, or federal funds in the appropriate amount are not received on the Settlement Date, then the order may be deemed to be rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. A creation request is considered to be in "proper form" if all procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, order form and this SAI are properly followed.

**Issuance of a Creation Unit.** Except as provided in this SAI, Creation Units will not be issued until the transfer of good title to the Trust of the Deposit Securities or payment of Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the payment of the Cash Component have been completed. When the subcustodian has confirmed to the Custodian that the required Deposit Securities (or the cash value thereof) have been delivered to the account of the relevant subcustodian or subcustodians, the Transfer Agent and the Adviser shall be notified of such delivery, and the Trust will issue and cause the delivery of the Creation Units. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the next Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Transfer Agent, as discussed above. The Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting from unsettled orders.

Creation Units may be purchased in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities as described below. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of Shares on the date the order is placed in proper form since, in addition to available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Cash Component, plus (ii) an additional amount of cash equal to a percentage of the value as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the undelivered Deposit Securities (the "Additional Cash Deposit"), which shall be maintained in a separate non-interest bearing collateral account. The Authorized Participant must deposit with the Custodian the Additional Cash Deposit, as applicable, by 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (or such other time as specified by the Trust) on the Settlement Date. If the Fund or its agents do not receive the Additional Cash Deposit in the appropriate amount, by such time, then the order may be deemed rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Trust, pending delivery of the missing Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trust in an amount at least equal to the applicable percentage, as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the daily market value of the missing Deposit Securities. The Participant Agreement will permit the Trust to buy the missing Deposit Securities at any time. Authorized Participants will be liable to the Trust for the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by the Transfer Agent plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Trust will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the missing Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Custodian or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust. In addition, a transaction fee, as described below under "Creation Transaction Fee," may be charged. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the Settlement Date.

**Acceptance of Orders of Creation Units.** The Fund reserves the right to reject an order for Creation Units transmitted to it by the Transfer Agent with respect to the Fund including, without limitation, if (a) the order is not in proper form; (b) the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, delivered by the Participant are not as disseminated through the facilities of the NSCC for that date by the Custodian; (c) the investor(s), upon obtaining Shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding Shares; (d) the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (e) the acceptance or receipt of the order for a Creation Unit would, in the opinion of counsel to the Trust, be unlawful; or (f) in the event that circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Custodian, the Transfer Agent and/or the Adviser make it for all practical purposes not feasible to process orders for Creation Units.

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Examples of such circumstances include acts of God or public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Trust, the Distributor, the Custodian, a sub-custodian, the Transfer Agent, DTC, NSCC, Federal Reserve System, or any other participant in the creation process, and other extraordinary events. The Transfer Agent shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of the creator of a Creation Unit of its rejection of the order of such person. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian, any sub-custodian and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall either of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian and the Distributor shall not be liable for the rejection of any purchase order for Creation Units.

All questions as to the number of Shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust, and the Trust's determination shall be final and binding.

**Creation Transaction Fee.** A fixed purchase (*i.e.*, creation) transaction fee, payable to the Fund's custodian, may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units ("Creation Order Costs"). The standard fixed creation transaction fee for the Fund is $[ ], regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. The Fund may adjust the standard fixed creation transaction fee from time to time. The fixed creation fee may be waived on certain orders if the Fund's custodian has determined to waive some or all of the Creation Order Costs associated with the order or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee.

In addition, a variable fee, payable to the Fund, of up to a maximum of 2% of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases of Creation Units. The variable charge is primarily designed to cover additional costs (*e.g.*, brokerage, taxes) involved with buying the securities with cash. The Fund may determine to not charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, *e.g.*, for creation orders that facilitate the rebalance of the Fund's portfolio in a more tax efficient manner than could be achieved without such order.

Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. Investors are responsible for the fixed costs of transferring the Fund Securities from the Trust to their account or on their order.

**Risks of Purchasing Creation Units.** There are certain legal risks unique to investors purchasing Creation Units directly from the Fund. Because Shares may be issued on an ongoing basis, a "distribution" of Shares could be occurring at any time. Certain activities that a shareholder performs as a dealer could, depending on the circumstances, result in the shareholder being deemed a participant in the distribution in a manner that could render the shareholder a statutory underwriter and subject to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act. For example, a shareholder could be deemed a statutory underwriter if it purchases Creation Units from the Fund, breaks them down into the constituent shares, and sells those shares directly to customers, or if a shareholder chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary-market demand for Shares. Whether a person is an underwriter depends upon all of the facts and circumstances pertaining to that person's activities, and the examples mentioned here should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could cause you to be deemed an underwriter.

Dealers who are not "underwriters" but are participating in a distribution (as opposed to engaging in ordinary secondary-market transactions), and thus dealing with Shares as part of an "unsold allotment"

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within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act.

**Redemption.** Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by the Fund through the Transfer Agent and only on a Business Day. EXCEPT UPON LIQUIDATION OF THE FUND, THE FUND WILL NOT REDEEM SHARES IN AMOUNTS LESS THAN CREATION UNITS. Investors must accumulate enough Shares in the secondary market to constitute a Creation Unit to have such Shares redeemed by the Trust. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. Investors should expect to incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of Shares to constitute a redeemable Creation Unit.

With respect to the Fund, the Custodian, through the NSCC, makes available prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time) on each Business Day, the list of the names and Share quantities of the Fund's portfolio securities that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as defined below) on that day ("Fund Securities"). Fund Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities.

Redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit are paid either in-kind or in cash, or combination thereof, as determined by the Trust. With respect to in-kind redemptions of the Fund, redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit will consist of Fund Securities - as announced by the Custodian on the Business Day of the request for redemption received in proper form plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of Shares being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a request in proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities (the "Cash Redemption Amount"), less a fixed redemption transaction fee, as applicable, as set forth below. In the event that the Fund Securities have a value greater than the NAV of Shares, a compensating cash payment equal to the differential is required to be made by or through an Authorized Participant by the redeeming shareholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the Trust's discretion, an Authorized Participant may receive the corresponding cash value of the securities in lieu of the in-kind securities value representing one or more Fund Securities.

**Redemption Transaction Fee.** A fixed redemption transaction fee, payable to the Fund's custodian, may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units ("Redemption Order Costs"). The standard fixed redemption transaction fee for the Fund is $[ ], regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in the transaction. The Fund may adjust the redemption transaction fee from time to time. The fixed redemption fee may be waived on certain orders if the Fund's custodian has determined to waive some or all of the Redemption Order Costs associated with the order or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee.

In addition, a variable fee, payable to the Fund, of up to a maximum of [2%] of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction may be imposed for cash redemptions, non-standard orders, or partial cash redemptions (when cash redemptions are available) of Creation Units. The variable charge is primarily designed to cover additional costs (*e.g.*, brokerage, taxes) involved with selling portfolio securities to satisfy a cash redemption. The Fund may determine to not charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, *e.g.*, for redemption orders that facilitate the rebalance of the Fund's portfolio in a more tax efficient manner than could be achieved without such order.

Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. Investors are responsible for the fixed costs of transferring the Fund Securities from the Trust to their account or on their order.

**Procedures for Redemption of Creation Units**. Orders to redeem Creation Units must be submitted in proper form to the Transfer Agent prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. A redemption request is considered to

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be in "proper form" if (i) an Authorized Participant has transferred or caused to be transferred to the Trust's Transfer Agent the Creation Unit(s) being redeemed through the book-entry system of DTC so as to be effective by the time as set forth in the Participant Agreement and (ii) a request in form satisfactory to the Trust is received by the Transfer Agent from the Authorized Participant on behalf of itself or another redeeming investor within the time periods specified in the Participant Agreement. If the Transfer Agent does not receive the investor's Shares through DTC's facilities by the times and pursuant to the other terms and conditions set forth in the Participant Agreement, the redemption request shall be rejected.

The Authorized Participant must transmit the request for redemption, in the form required by the Trust, to the Transfer Agent in accordance with procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement, and that, therefore, requests to redeem Creation Units may have to be placed by the investor's broker through an Authorized Participant who has executed a Participant Agreement. Investors making a redemption request should be aware that such request must be in the form specified by such Authorized Participant. Investors making a request to redeem Creation Units should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the request by an Authorized Participant and transfer of Shares to the Trust's Transfer Agent; such investors should allow for the additional time that may be required to effect redemptions through their banks, brokers or other financial intermediaries if such intermediaries are not Authorized Participants.

**Additional Redemption Procedures.** In connection with taking delivery of Shares of Fund Securities upon redemption of Creation Units, a redeeming shareholder or Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such shareholder must maintain appropriate custody arrangements with a qualified broker-dealer, bank, or other custody providers in each jurisdiction in which any of the Fund Securities are customarily traded, to which account such Fund Securities will be delivered. The typical Settlement Date for each redemption transaction will be within one day of the Order Placement Date (or T+1), unless the Fund and Authorized Participant agree to a different timeline for settlement or the transaction is exempt from the requirements of Rule 15c6-1 under the 1934 Act. Due to the schedule of holidays in certain countries, however, the receipt of redemption proceeds may take longer than one Business Day following the day on which the redemption order is received. In such cases, the local market settlement procedures will not commence until the end of local holiday periods.

The Trust may in its discretion exercise its option to redeem such Shares in cash, and the redeeming investor will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash that the Fund may, in its sole discretion, permit. In either case, the investor will receive a cash payment equal to the NAV of its Shares based on the NAV of Shares next determined after the redemption request is received in proper form (minus a redemption transaction fee, if applicable, and additional charge for requested cash redemptions specified above, to offset the Trust's brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the disposition of Fund Securities). The Fund may also, in its sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio of securities that differs from the exact composition of the Fund Securities but does not differ in NAV.

Redemptions of Shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and the Fund (whether or not it otherwise permits cash redemptions) reserves the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that the Trust could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering the Fund Securities under such laws. An Authorized Participant or an investor for which it is acting subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular security included in the Fund Securities applicable to the redemption of Creation Units may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming investor of Shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment. Further, an Authorized Participant that is not a "qualified institutional

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buyer" ("QIB"), as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, will not be able to receive Fund Securities that are restricted securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A. An Authorized Participant may be required by the Trust to provide a written confirmation with respect to QIB status to receive Fund Securities.

Because the portfolio securities of the Fund may trade on other exchanges on days that the Exchange is closed or are otherwise not Business Days for the Fund, shareholders may not be able to redeem their Shares, or to purchase or sell Shares on the Exchange, on days when the NAV of the Fund could be significantly affected by events in the relevant foreign markets.

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to the Fund (1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the Exchange is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of Shares or determination of the NAV of Shares is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstance as is permitted by the SEC.

**DESCRIPTION OF SHARES, VOTING RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES**

Shares of the Fund, when issued and paid for in accordance with the Prospectus, will be fully paid and non-assessable shares, with equal voting rights. Each Share of the Fund is entitled to participate in dividends and other distributions as determined by the Board. Each Share is entitled to the residual assets of the Fund in the event of liquidation.

Shares of the Fund entitle holders to one vote per share and fractional votes for fractional shares held. Shares have non-cumulative voting rights with respect to election of Trustees, do not have preemptive or subscription rights and are transferable.

The Fund does not hold annual meetings of shareholders. A meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of any Trustee may be called upon the demand of shareholders owning not less than 10% of the Trust's outstanding shares. Except when a larger quorum is required by the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, forty percent (40%) of the shares entitled to vote on a matter constitutes a quorum at a meeting of shareholders. Generally, subject to the 1940 Act and the specific provisions of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended (the "Declaration of Trust"), when a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of the shares voted will decide any questions, except only a plurality vote is necessary to elect Trustees.

The Fund may involuntarily redeem a shareholder's Shares if the shareholder owns Shares of the Fund having an aggregate NAV of less than a minimum value determined from time to time by the Trustees. In addition, the Trust may call for the redemption of Shares of any shareholder or may refuse to transfer or issue Shares to any person to the extent that the same is necessary to comply with applicable law or advisable to further the purpose for which the Trust was established, including circumstances involving frequent or excessive trading in Shares of the Fund. The Declaration of Trust also provides that if an officer or agent of the Trust has determined that a shareholder has engaged in frequent and excessive trading in Shares of the Fund, the Trust may require the shareholder to redeem his or her Shares.

The Trust may cause, to the extent consistent with applicable law: (a) the Trust or one or more of its series to be merged into or consolidated with another trust, series of another trust or other person; (b) the shares of the Trust or any of its series to be converted into beneficial interests in another trust or series thereof; (c) the shares to be exchanged for assets or property under or pursuant to any state or federal statute to the extent permitted by law; or (d) a sale of assets of the Trust or one or more of its series. Such merger or consolidation, share conversion, share exchange or sale of assets must be authorized by a majority of the shares voted when a quorum is present, provided that in all respects not governed by statute or applicable law, the Trustees have power to prescribe the procedure necessary or appropriate to

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accomplish a merger or consolidation, share conversion, share exchange, or sale of assets, including the power to create one or more separate trusts to which all or any part of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Trust may be transferred and to provide for the conversion of shares of the Trust or any of its series into beneficial interests in such separate business trust or trusts or series thereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, the Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees may, without the vote or consent of shareholders, cause to be organized or assist in organizing a corporation or corporations under the laws of any jurisdiction, or any trust, partnership, limited liability company, association or other organization, or any series or class of any thereof (including any series, or class of any series, of the Trust), to acquire all or a portion of the Trust property (or all or a portion of the Trust property held with respect to the Fund or allocable to a particular class) or to carry on any business in which the Trust directly or indirectly has any interest (any of the foregoing, a "Successor Entity"), and to sell, convey and transfer Trust property to any such Successor Entity in exchange for the shares or securities thereof or otherwise, and to lend money to, subscribe for the shares or securities of, and enter into any contracts with any such Successor Entity in which the Trust holds or is about to acquire shares or any other interest. The Trustees may also, without the vote or consent of shareholders, cause a merger or consolidation between the Trust and any Successor Entity if and to the extent permitted by law. However, the Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees shall provide written notice to affected shareholders of each such transaction. Such transactions may be effected through share-for-share exchanges, transfers or sales of assets, in-kind redemptions and purchases, exchange offers, or any other method approved by the Trustees.

The Declaration of Trust provides that no shareholder shall have the right to bring or maintain any court action, proceeding or claim in the right of the Trust or the Fund or a class thereof to recover a judgment in its favor unless (a) shareholders holding at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of the Trust, the Fund or class, as applicable, join in the bringing of such court action, proceeding or claim; and (b) the bringing or maintenance of such court action, proceeding or claim is otherwise in accordance with Section 3816 of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, subject to certain additional requirements.

The Declaration of Trust provides that by virtue of becoming a shareholder of the Fund, each shareholder will be held to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of the Declaration of Trust, the By-Laws of the Trust and the resolutions of the Board.

The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trust will indemnify and hold harmless each Trustee and officer of the Trust and each former Trustee and officer of the Trust (each hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person") from and against any and all claims, demands, costs, losses, expenses, and damages whatsoever arising out of or related to such Covered Person's performance of his or her duties as a Trustee or officer of the Trust or otherwise relating to any act, omission, or obligation of the Trust, if, as to liability to the Trust or its investors, it is finally adjudicated that the Covered Person was not liable by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the Covered Person's offices. In the case of settlement, such indemnification will be provided if it has been determined by a court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition, or by a reasonable determination, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial type inquiry), by vote of a majority of Independent Trustees of the Trust, or in a written opinion of independent counsel, that such officers or Trustees have not engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their duties. Rights to indemnification or insurance cannot be limited retroactively.

The Declaration of Trust further provides that: (i) the appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee as chairperson of the Board or a member or chairperson of a committee of the Trustees, an expert on any topic or in any area (including an audit committee financial expert), or the lead Independent Trustee, or any other special appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee, shall not impose on that individual any duty, obligation or liability that is greater than the duties, obligations and liability

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imposed on that person as a Trustee in the absence of the appointment, designation or identification (except with respect to duties expressly imposed pursuant to the By-Laws of the Trust, a committee charter or a Trust policy statement); (ii) no Trustee who has special skills or expertise, or is appointed, designated or identified shall be held to a higher standard of care by virtue thereof; and (iii) no appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee shall affect in any way that Trustee's rights or entitlement to indemnification.

Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees have the power to liquidate the Fund without shareholder approval. While the Trustees have no present intention of exercising this power, they may do so for such reasons as may be determined by the Board.

**DETERMINATION OF NAV**

NAV per Share for the Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (*i.e.*, the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of Shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent. Expenses and fees, including the management fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining NAV. The NAV is calculated by Fund Services and determined at the scheduled close of the regular trading session on the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open, provided that fixed income assets may be valued as of the announced closing time for trading in fixed income instruments on any day that the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association ("SIFMA") announces an early closing time.

Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has appointed the Adviser as the Fund's valuation designee (the "Valuation Designee") to perform all fair valuations of the Fund's portfolio investments, subject to the Board's oversight. As the Valuation Designee, the Adviser has established procedures for its fair valuation of the Fund's portfolio investments. These procedures address, among other things, determining when market quotations are not readily available or reliable and the methodologies to be used for determining the fair value of investments, as well as the use and oversight of third-party pricing services for fair valuation. The Adviser's fair value determinations will be carried out in compliance with Rule 2a-5 and based on fair value methodologies established and applied by the Adviser and periodically tested to ensure such methodologies are appropriate and accurate with respect to the Fund's portfolio investments. The Adviser's fair value methodologies may involve obtaining inputs and prices from third-party pricing services.

In calculating the Fund's NAV per Share, the Fund's investments are generally valued using market quotations to the extent such market quotations are readily available. If market quotations are not readily available or are deemed to be unreliable by the Adviser, the Adviser will fair value such investments and use the fair value to calculate the Fund's NAV. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Adviser to calculate the Fund's NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, it is possible that the fair value determined for a particular security may be materially different (higher or lower) from the price of the security quoted or published by others, or the value when trading resumes or is realized upon its sale. There may be multiple methods that can be used to value a portfolio investment when market quotations are not readily available. The value established for any portfolio investment at a point in time might differ from what would be produced using a different methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations.

**DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS**

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled "Dividends, Distributions, and Taxes."

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<u>General Policies</u>. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Fund. Distributions of net realized securities gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year, but the Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Code to preserve the Fund's eligibility for treatment as a RIC, in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.

Dividends and other distributions on Shares are distributed, as described below, on a pro rata basis to Beneficial Owners of such Shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners then of record with proceeds received from the Trust.

The Fund makes additional distributions to the extent necessary (i) to distribute the entire annual taxable income of the Fund, plus any net capital gains and (ii) to avoid imposition of the excise tax imposed by Section 4982 of the Code. Management of the Trust reserves the right to declare special dividends if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the Fund's eligibility for treatment as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.

<u>Dividend Reinvestment Service</u>. The Trust will not make the DTC book-entry dividend reinvestment service available for use by Beneficial Owners for reinvestment of their cash proceeds, but certain individual broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by Beneficial Owners of the Fund through DTC Participants for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Investors should contact their brokers to ascertain the availability and description of these services. Beneficial Owners should be aware that each broker may require investors to adhere to specific procedures and timetables to participate in the dividend reinvestment service and investors should ascertain from their brokers such necessary details. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole Shares issued by the Trust of the Fund at NAV per Share. Distributions reinvested in additional Shares will nevertheless be taxable to Beneficial Owners acquiring such additional Shares to the same extent as if such distributions had been received in cash.

**FEDERAL INCOME TAXES**

The following is only a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders that supplements the discussion in the Prospectus. No attempt is made to present a comprehensive explanation of the federal, state, local or foreign tax treatment of the Fund or its shareholders, and the discussion here and in the Prospectus is not intended to be a substitute for careful tax planning.

The following general discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences is based on provisions of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the application of the provisions of tax law described in this SAI in light of the particular tax situations of the shareholders and regarding specific questions as to federal, state, local or foreign taxes.

<u>Taxation of the Fund</u>. The Fund has elected and intends to continue to qualify each year to be treated as a separate RIC under Section 851 of the Code. As such, the Fund generally should not be subject to federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains, if any, to the extent that it timely distributes such income and capital gains to its shareholders. To qualify for treatment as a RIC, the Fund must distribute annually to its shareholders at least the sum of 90% of its net investment income (generally including the excess of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses) and 90% of its net tax-exempt interest income, if any (the "Distribution Requirement") and also must meet several

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additional requirements. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of the Fund's gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or foreign currencies and net income derived from interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships (the "Qualifying Income Requirement"); and (ii) at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year, the Fund's assets must be diversified so that (a) at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets is represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect to any one issuer, to an amount not greater in value than 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets and to not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, including the equity securities of a qualified publicly traded partnership, and (b) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest, in the securities of (1) any one issuer (other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs), (2) the securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers which the Fund controls and which are engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses, or (3) the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the "Diversification Requirement").

To the extent the Fund makes investments that may generate income that is not qualifying income, including certain derivatives, the Fund will seek to restrict the resulting income from such investments so that the Fund's non-qualifying income does not exceed 10% of its gross income.

Although the Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and may distribute its capital gains for any taxable year, the Fund will be subject to federal income taxation and excise tax to the extent any such income or gains are not distributed. The Fund is treated as a separate corporation for federal income tax purposes. The Fund therefore is considered to be a separate entity in determining its treatment under the rules for RICs described herein. The requirements (other than certain organizational requirements) for qualifying RIC status are determined at the Fund level rather than at the Trust level.

If the Fund fails to satisfy the Qualifying Income Requirement or the Diversification Requirement in any taxable year, the Fund may be eligible for relief provisions if the failures are due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, and if a penalty tax is paid with respect to each failure to satisfy the applicable requirements. Additionally, relief is provided for certain *de minimis* failures of the Diversification Requirement where the Fund corrects the failure within a specified period of time. To be eligible for the relief provisions with respect to a failure to meet the Diversification Requirement, the Fund may be required to dispose of certain assets. If these relief provisions were not available to the Fund and it were to fail to qualify for treatment as a RIC for a taxable year, all of its taxable income would be subject to tax at the regular 21% corporate rate without any deduction for distributions to shareholders, and its distributions (including capital gains distributions) generally would be taxable to the shareholders of the Fund as ordinary income dividends, subject to the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders and the lower tax rates on qualified dividend income received by non-corporate shareholders, subject to certain limitations. To requalify for treatment as a RIC in a subsequent taxable year, the Fund would be required to satisfy the RIC qualification requirements for that year and to distribute any earnings and profits from any year in which the Fund failed to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC. If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, it would generally be required to pay a Fund-level tax on certain net built in gains recognized with respect to certain of its assets upon disposition of such assets within five years of qualifying as a RIC in a subsequent year. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of the Fund for treatment as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders. If the Fund determines that it will not qualify as a RIC, the Fund will establish procedures to reflect the anticipated tax liability in the Fund's NAV.

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The Fund may elect to treat part or all of any "qualified late year loss" as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining the Fund's taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain, and earnings and profits. The effect of this election is to treat any such "qualified late year loss" as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in characterizing Fund distributions for any calendar year. A "qualified late year loss" generally includes net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (commonly referred to as "post-October losses") and certain other late-year losses.

Capital losses in excess of capital gains ("net capital losses") are not permitted to be deducted against a RIC's net investment income. Instead, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, potentially subject to certain limitations, the Fund may carry a net capital loss from any taxable year forward indefinitely to offset its capital gains, if any, in years following the year of the loss. To the extent subsequent capital gains are offset by such losses, they will not result in U.S. federal income tax liability to the Fund and may not be distributed as capital gains to its shareholders. Generally, the Fund may not carry forward any losses other than net capital losses. The carryover of capital losses may be limited under the general loss limitation rules if the Fund experiences an ownership change as defined in the Code.

The Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax on certain undistributed income if it does not distribute to its shareholders in each calendar year an amount at least equal to 98% of its ordinary income for the calendar year plus 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31 of that year, subject to an increase for any shortfall in the prior year's distribution. For this purpose, any ordinary income or capital gain net income retained by the Fund and subject to corporate income tax will be considered to have been distributed. The Fund intends to declare and distribute dividends and distributions in the amounts and at the times necessary to avoid the application of the excise tax, but can make no assurances that all such tax liability will be completely eliminated. The Fund may in certain circumstances be required to liquidate Fund investments in order to make sufficient distributions to avoid federal excise tax liability at a time when the investment adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so, and liquidation of investments in such circumstances may affect the ability of the Fund to satisfy the requirement for qualification as a RIC.

If the Fund meets the Distribution Requirement but retains some or all of its income or gains, it will be subject to federal income tax to the extent any such income or gains are not distributed. The Fund may designate certain amounts retained as undistributed net capital gain in a notice to its shareholders, who (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their proportionate shares of the undistributed amount so designated, (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the income tax paid by the Fund on that undistributed amount against their federal income tax liabilities and to claim refunds to the extent such credits exceed their tax liabilities, and (iii) will be entitled to increase their tax basis, for federal income tax purposes, in their Shares by an amount equal to the excess of the amount of undistributed net capital gain included in their respective income over their respective income tax credits.

<u>Taxation of Shareholders – Distributions</u>. The Fund intends to distribute annually to its shareholders substantially all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the deduction for dividends paid), its net tax-exempt income, if any, and any net capital gain (net recognized long-term capital gains in excess of net recognized short-term capital losses, taking into account any capital loss carryforwards). The distribution of investment company taxable income (as so computed) and net realized capital gain will be taxable to Fund shareholders regardless of whether the shareholder receives these distributions in cash or reinvests them in additional Shares.

The Fund (or your broker) will report to shareholders annually the amounts of dividends paid from ordinary income, the amount of distributions of net capital gain, the portion of dividends which may qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporations, and the portion of dividends which may

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qualify for treatment as qualified dividend income, which, subject to certain limitations and requirements, is taxable to non-corporate shareholders at rates of up to 20%. Distributions from the Fund's net capital gain will be taxable to shareholders at long-term capital gains rates, regardless of how long shareholders have held their Shares.

Qualified dividend income includes, in general and, subject to certain holding period and other requirements, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain foreign corporations. Subject to certain limitations, eligible foreign corporations include those incorporated in possessions of the United States, those incorporated in certain countries with comprehensive tax treaties with the United States, and other foreign corporations if the stock with respect to which the dividends are paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. Dividends received by the Fund from an ETF, an underlying fund taxable as a RIC, or a REIT may be treated as qualified dividend income generally only to the extent so reported by such ETF, underlying fund, or REIT. If 95% or more of the Fund's gross income (calculated without taking into account net capital gain derived from sales or other dispositions of stock or securities) consists of qualified dividend income, the Fund may report all distributions of such income as qualified dividend income.

Fund dividends will not be treated as qualified dividend income if the Fund does not meet holding period and other requirements with respect to dividend paying stocks in its portfolio, and the shareholder does not meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the Shares on which the dividends were paid. Distributions by the Fund of its net short-term capital gains will be taxable as ordinary income. Distributions from the Fund's net capital gain will be taxable to shareholders at long-term capital gains rates, regardless of how long shareholders have held their Shares. Distributions may be subject to state and local taxes.

In the case of corporate shareholders, certain dividends received by the Fund from U.S. corporations (generally, dividends received by the Fund in respect of any share of stock (1) with a tax holding period of at least 46 days during the 91-day period beginning on the date that is 45 days before the date on which the stock becomes ex-dividend as to that dividend and (2) that is held in an unleveraged position) and distributed and appropriately so reported by the Fund may be eligible for the 50% dividends received deduction. Certain preferred stock must have a holding period of at least 91 days during the 181-day period beginning on the date that is 90 days before the date on which the stock becomes ex-dividend as to that dividend to be eligible. Capital gain dividends distributed to the Fund from REITs and other RICs are not eligible, and dividends distributed to the Fund from REITs are generally not eligible for the 50% dividends received deduction. To qualify for the deduction, corporate shareholders must meet the minimum holding period requirement stated above with respect to their Shares, taking into account any holding period reductions from certain hedging or other transactions or positions that diminish their risk of loss with respect to their Shares, and, if they borrow to acquire or otherwise incur debt attributable to Shares, they may be denied a portion of the dividends received deduction with respect to those Shares.

Although dividends generally will be treated as distributed when paid, any dividend declared by the Fund in October, November or December and payable to shareholders of record in such a month that is paid during the following January will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as received by shareholders on December 31 of the calendar year in which it was declared.

U.S. individuals with adjusted gross income (subject to certain adjustments) exceeding certain threshold amounts ($250,000 if married filing jointly or if considered a "surviving spouse" for federal income tax purposes, $125,000 if married filing separately, and $200,000 in other cases) are subject to a 3.8% tax on all or a portion of their "net investment income," which includes taxable interest, dividends, and certain capital gains (generally including capital gain distributions and capital gains realized on the sale of Shares). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.

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Shareholders who have not held Shares for a full year should be aware that the Fund may report and distribute, as ordinary dividends or capital gain dividends, a percentage of income that is not equal to the percentage of the Fund's ordinary income or net capital gain, respectively, actually earned during the applicable shareholder's period of investment in the Fund. A taxable shareholder may wish to avoid investing in the Fund shortly before a dividend or other distribution, because the distribution will generally be taxable even though it may economically represent a return of a portion of the shareholder's investment.

To the extent that the Fund makes a distribution of income received by the Fund in lieu of dividends (a "substitute payment") with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction, such income will not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.

If the Fund's distributions exceed its earnings and profits, all or a portion of the distributions made for a taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in the Fund and result in a higher capital gain or lower capital loss when the Shares on which the distribution was received are sold. After a shareholder's basis in the Shares has been reduced to zero, distributions in excess of earnings and profits will be treated as gain from the sale of the shareholder's Shares.

<u>Taxation of Shareholders – Sale or Exchange of Shares</u>. A sale or exchange of Shares may give rise to a gain or loss. For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund Shares for shares of a different fund is the same as a sale. In general, provided that a shareholder holds Shares as capital assets, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if Shares have been held for more than 12 months. Otherwise, the gain or loss on the taxable disposition of Shares will generally be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. Any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss, rather than short-term capital loss, to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions to the shareholder of long-term capital gain (including any amounts credited to the shareholder as undistributed capital gains). All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Shares may be disallowed if substantially identical Shares are acquired (through the reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly acquired Shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

The cost basis of Shares acquired by purchase will generally be based on the amount paid for Shares and then may be subsequently adjusted for other applicable transactions as required by the Code. The difference between the selling price and the cost basis of Shares generally determines the amount of the capital gain or loss realized on the sale or exchange of Shares. Contact the broker through whom you purchased your Shares to obtain information with respect to the available cost basis reporting methods and elections for your account.

An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time and the sum of the exchanger's aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus the amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. The ability of Authorized Participants to receive a full or partial cash redemption of Creation Units of the Fund may limit the tax efficiency of the Fund. An Authorized Participant who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger's basis in the Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate market value of any securities received plus the amount of any cash received for such Creation Units. The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units cannot currently be deducted under the rules governing "wash sales" (for a person who does not

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mark-to-market its portfolio) or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

Any capital gain or loss realized upon the creation of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged for such Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if Shares comprising the Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses will generally be treated as short-term capital gains or losses. Any loss upon a redemption of Creation Units held for six months or less may be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions to the applicable Authorized Participant of long-term capital gain with respect to the Creation Units (including any amounts credited to the Authorized Participant as undistributed capital gains).

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has the right to reject an order for Creation Units if the purchaser (or a group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the Creation Units so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding Shares and if, pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, the Fund would have a basis in the deposit securities different from the market value of such securities on the date of deposit. The Trust also has the right to require the provision of information necessary to determine beneficial Share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination. If the Fund does issue Creation Units to a purchaser (or a group of purchasers) that would, upon obtaining the Creation Units so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding Shares, the purchaser (or a group of purchasers) will not recognize gain or loss upon the exchange of securities for Creation Units.

Authorized Participants purchasing or redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction and whether the wash sales rule applies and when a loss may be deductible.

<u>Foreign Investments.</u> Dividends and interest received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. Tax treaties between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

<u>Backup Withholding</u>. The Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold (as "backup withholding") on amounts payable to any shareholder who (1) fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number certified under penalty of perjury; (2) is subject to backup withholding by the IRS for failure to properly report all payments of interest or dividends; (3) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is not subject to "backup withholding;" or (4) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). The backup withholding rate is currently 24%. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder's ultimate U.S. tax liability. Backup withholding will not be applied to payments that have been subject to the 30% withholding tax on shareholders who are neither citizens nor permanent residents of the United States.

<u>Non-U.S. Shareholders</u>. Any non-U.S. investors in the Fund may be subject to U.S. withholding and estate tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisors prior to investing in the Fund. Foreign shareholders (*i.e.*, nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates) are generally subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or a lower tax treaty rate) on distributions derived from taxable ordinary income. The Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an "interest-related dividend" or a "short-term capital gain dividend," which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Short-term capital gain dividends received by a nonresident alien individual who is present in the U.S. for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the taxable year are not exempt from this 30% withholding tax. Gains realized by foreign shareholders from the sale or other disposition of Shares

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generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless the recipient is an individual who is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. Foreign shareholders who fail to provide an applicable IRS form may be subject to backup withholding on certain payments from the Fund. Backup withholding will not be applied to payments that are subject to the 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) withholding tax described in this paragraph. Different tax consequences may result if the foreign shareholder is engaged in a trade or business within the United States. In addition, the tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of a tax treaty may be different than those described above.

Unless certain non-U.S. entities that hold Shares comply with IRS requirements that will generally require them to report information regarding U.S. persons investing in, or holding accounts with, such entities, a 30% withholding tax may apply to Fund distributions payable to such entities. A non-U.S. shareholder may be exempt from the withholding described in this paragraph under an applicable intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and a foreign government, provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of the agreement.

Under legislation generally known as "FATCA" (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), the Fund is required to withhold 30% of certain ordinary dividends it pays to shareholders that fail to meet prescribed information reporting or certification requirements. In general, no such withholding will be required with respect to a U.S. person or non-U.S. person that timely provides the certifications required by the Fund or its agent on a valid IRS Form W-9 or applicable series of IRS Form W-8, respectively. Shareholders potentially subject to withholding under FATCA include foreign financial institutions ("FFIs"), such as non-U.S. investment funds, and non-financial foreign entities ("NFFEs"). To avoid withholding under FATCA, an FFI generally must enter into an information sharing agreement with the IRS in which it agrees to report certain identifying information (including name, address, and taxpayer identification number) with respect to its U.S. account holders (which, in the case of an entity shareholder, may include its direct and indirect U.S. owners), and an NFFE generally must identify and provide other required information to the Fund or other withholding agent regarding its U.S. owners, if any. Such non-U.S. shareholders also may fall into certain exempt, excepted or deemed compliant categories as established by regulations and other guidance. A non-U.S. shareholder resident or doing business in a country that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the United States to implement FATCA will be exempt from FATCA withholding provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of the agreement. A non-U.S. entity that invests in the Fund will need to provide the Fund with documentation properly certifying the entity's status under FATCA in order to avoid FATCA withholding.

Non-U.S. persons are generally subject to U.S. tax on a disposition of a "United States real property interest" (a "USRPI"). Gain on such a disposition is generally referred to as "FIRPTA gain." The Code provides a look-through rule for distributions of so-called FIRPTA gain by the Fund if certain requirements are met. If the look-through rule applies, certain distributions attributable to income received by the Fund, from a REIT, may be treated as gain from the disposition of a USRPI, causing distributions to be subject to U.S. withholding tax at rates of up to 21%, and requiring non-U.S. investors to file nonresident U.S. income tax returns. Also, gain may be subject to a 30% branch profits tax in the hands of a foreign stockholder that is treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Under certain circumstances, Fund shares may qualify as USRPIs, which could result in 15% withholding on certain distributions and gross redemption proceeds paid to certain non-U.S. shareholders.

For foreign shareholders to qualify for an exemption from backup withholding, described above, the foreign shareholder must comply with special certification and filing requirements. Foreign shareholders in the Fund should consult their tax advisors in this regard.

<u>Tax-Exempt Shareholders</u>. Certain tax-exempt shareholders, including qualified pension plans, IRAs, salary deferral arrangements, 401(k) plans, and other tax-exempt entities, generally are exempt from

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<u>Certain Potential Tax Reporting Requirements</u>. Under U.S. Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss on disposition of Shares of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder (or certain greater amounts over a combination of years), the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on IRS Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. Significant penalties may be imposed for the failure to comply with the reporting requirements. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

<u>Other Issues</u>. In those states which have income tax laws, the tax treatment of the Fund and of Fund shareholders with respect to distributions by the Fund may differ from federal tax treatment.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

The Fund's financial statements and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm will be available after the Fund has completed a fiscal year of operations.

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**APPENDIX A**

**PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES**

**General Principles** 

Hood River Capital Management LLC ("Hood River") recognizes its responsibility to vote proxies with respect to securities owned by a client in the economic best interests of its client and without regard to the interests of Hood River or any other client of Hood River as outlined in its Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures ("Policies").

These Policies apply to securities held in client accounts in which Hood River has direct voting authority. Unless specifically addressed in the investment advisory agreement, Hood River will vote proxies consistent with its fiduciary obligation. In some cases, the client has requested that Hood River not vote proxies for a particular account.

Hood River has a service level agreement with Mar Vista Investment Partners ("Service Provider"), a registered investment adviser, to provide Hood River with various administrative, operational, and business services including marketing support, client services, compliance support, information technology, accounting and proxy coordinating services. The Service Provider is not an affiliate of Hood River or related to Hood River. In addition, Hood River utilizes the services of a third-party proxy advisory firm, which provides the Firm with research, data and recommendations on management and shareholder proxy proposals. Hood River does not use automated voting by the third-party proxy advisory firm.

Hood River's policy is to exercise its proxy voting discretion absent special circumstances and in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Proxy Voting Guidelines ("Guidelines") unless a client has requested the use of their own proxy voting guideline or direction and such guideline or direction is prudent under the circumstances. Any changes to the Guidelines must be pre-approved in writing by the Proxy Voting Committee ("The Committee"). The Committee includes the Operations Manager, the CCO and at least one Hood River Portfolio Manager.

**Voting Process**

Hood River votes all proxies on behalf of a client's portfolio in fundamentally driven strategies unless Hood River determines it would be in its clients' overall best interests not to vote. Such determination may apply with respect to all client holdings of the securities or only certain specified clients, as Hood River deems appropriate under the circumstances including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)the client requests in writing that Hood River not vote;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)the proxies are associated with unsupervised securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c)the proxies are associated with securities transferred to Hood River's management then liquidated;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d)the costs of voting the proxies outweigh the benefits;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e)the proxy vote falls outside of the normal and ordinary course of business; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f)the proxy ballot is not received.

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The Service Provider's Operations Department ("Operations") is responsible for coordinating the voting of proxies received by Hood River. To help facilitate the proxy voting process, The Committee provides centralized management of the proxy voting process and makes all proxy voting decisions except under special circumstances as noted below. The Committee:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)Supervises the proxy voting process, including the identification and review of potential material conflicts of interest involving Hood River and the proxy voting process with respect to securities owned by a client;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)Determines how to vote proxies relating to issues not covered by these Policies; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c)Determines when Hood River may deviate from these Policies.

The Committee will review the analyst or portfolio manager's recommendation if it differs from the proxy advisory firm's recommendation per the Guidelines. Following the review of the recommendation, the proxy will be voted according to the majority vote of the Committee. If a Committee member disagrees with the recommendation of the analyst or portfolio manager, the reasons for the disagreement will be documented. Operations will keep documents of proxy decisions made by the Committee. Since Hood River generally considers the quality of a company's management in making investment decisions, Hood River regularly votes proxies in accordance with the recommendations of a company's management if there is no conflict with shareholder value.

When Hood River has proxy voting authority on an account, it adds up the shares owned by those accounts ("Eligible Shares") and reconciles them to the shares reported by its proxy-voting agent. For those accounts where clients participate in securities lending, shares on loan will not be included in the Eligible Shares total unless Hood River oversees such securities lending program. Generally, Hood River aims for less than a 10% difference in shares voted versus Eligible Shares. The difference of shares voted and Eligible Shares may include the timing of new and terminated accounts.

Hood River uses a proxy-voting agent to ensure that, as much as possible, Eligible Shares are voted and timely reporting is provided to Hood River and its clients. If Hood River receives ballots from a source other than the proxy-voting agent, Hood River will try to vote them using other means.

**Conflicts of Interest** 

Potential or actual conflicts of interest relating to a particular proxy proposal may be handled in various ways depending on the type and materiality. Depending upon the facts and circumstances of each situation and the requirements of applicable law, options include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)Voting the proxy in accordance with the voting recommendation of an unaffiliated, third-party proxy advisory firm; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)Voting the proxy pursuant to client direction.

Voting the securities of an issuer in which the following relationships or circumstances exist is deemed to give rise to a material conflict of interest for purposes of these Policies:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)The issuer is a client of Hood River and Hood River manages its portfolio or its retirement plan. In such a case, Hood River will obtain an independent, third-party opinion and will follow the recommendation of the third party;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)The issuer is an entity in which the Hood River industry analyst or portfolio manager assigned to review the proxy has a relative<sup>1</sup> in management of the issuer or an acquiring company. In such a case, the analyst or portfolio manager will not make any vote recommendations and another

<sup>1</sup> For the purposes of these Policies, "relative" includes the following family members: spouse, minor children, stepchildren, or children or stepchildren sharing the person's home.

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analyst or portfolio manager will review the proxy. Although the proxy will be re-assigned, the industry analyst or portfolio manager will still be available to answer questions about the issuer from other Committee members;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c)The issuer is an entity in which a Committee member has a relative in management of the issuer or an acquiring company. In such a case, the Committee member with the conflict will not vote on the proxy and the alternate member of the Committee will vote instead;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d)The issuer is an entity in which an officer or director of Hood River or a relative of any such person is or was an officer, director or employee, or such person or relative otherwise has received more than $500 annually during Hood River's last three fiscal years. In such a case, Hood River will obtain an independent, third-party opinion and will follow the recommendation of the third party;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e)Another client or prospective client of Hood River, directly or indirectly, conditions future engagement of Hood River on voting proxies with respect to any client's securities on a particular matter in a particular way;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f)Conflict exists between the interests of an employee benefit plan's portfolio and the plan sponsor's interests. In such a case, Hood River will resolve in favor of the plan's portfolio; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;g)Any other circumstance in which Hood River's duty to serve its clients' interests, typically referred to as its "duty of loyalty," could be compromised.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a conflict of interest described above shall not be considered material for the purposes of these Policies with respect to a specific vote or circumstance if:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)The securities with respect to which Hood River has the power to vote account for less than 1% of the issuer's outstanding voting securities, but only if: (i) such securities do not represent one of the 10 largest holdings of such issuer's outstanding voting securities; and (ii) such securities do not represent more than 2% of the client's holdings with Hood River; and /or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)The matter to be voted on relates to a restructuring of the terms of existing securities or the issuance of new securities or a similar matter arising out of the holding of securities, other than common equity, in the context of a bankruptcy or threatened bankruptcy of the issuer.

For clients that are registered investment companies ("Funds"), in which a material conflict of interest has been identified and the matter is not covered by the Policies, Hood River will disclose the conflict and the Proxy Voting Committee's determination of the manner in which to vote to the Fund's Board or committee of the Board. The Committee's determination will take into account only the interests of the Fund, and the Committee will document the basis for the decision and furnish the documentation to the Fund's Board or committee of the Board.

For clients other than Funds, in which a material conflict of interest has been identified and the matter is not covered by the Policies, the Committee will disclose the conflict to the client and advise the client that its securities will be voted only upon the recommendations of an independent third party.

**Voting Securities of Foreign Investments**

As an SEC registered investment adviser, Hood River relies on certain exemptions with investments in foreign markets. These may vary in scope and type depending on the jurisdiction and foreign regulator. Hood River may be obligated to file certain registrations, obtain certificates, or meet certain requirements in order to qualify. Modules detailing the policies and procedures for each respective foreign market's proxy voting obligations are saved as standalone documents.

**Proxy Advisory Firm Due Diligence**

The Committee shall, as part of the scope of its duties to ensure voting determinations are in the clients' best interest, complete an annual due diligence questionnaire. The questionnaire shall review the proxy

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advisory firm to verify that information and services provided are adequate to inform voting determinations.

**Recordkeeping and Retention**

Hood River retains records relating to the voting of proxies, including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)A copy of these Policies and any amendments thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)A record of each vote cast by Hood River on behalf of clients;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d)A copy of each written request for information on how Hood River voted proxies on behalf of the client, and a copy of any written response by Hood River to any oral or written request for information on how Hood River voted.

Hood River will maintain and preserve these records for such a period of time as required to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

Hood River may rely on proxy statements filed on the SEC's EDGAR system or on proxy statements and records of votes cast by Hood River maintained by a third party, such as a proxy voting service (provided Hood River had obtained an understanding from the third party to provide a copy of the proxy statement or record promptly upon request).

Clients that wish to vote in a particular solicitation, obtain information about how Hood River voted their securities, or obtain a copy of the proxy voting policies and procedures may contact Operations at (877) 725-4432.

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**MANAGER DIRECTED PORTFOLIOS**

**PART C**

**Hood River Drone Innovators ETF**

**OTHER INFORMATION**

**Item 28.**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Exhibits.**

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| (a) |  |  | Declaration of Trust. |
|  | (1) | (i) | <u>[Certificate of Trust is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A as filed on May 1, 2006 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000120677406000986/d19183-ex99_a1.txt)</u> |
|  |  | (ii) | <u>[Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2016 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897) and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418916012633/cot.htm)</u> |
|  | (2) |  | <u>[Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on July 28, 2023 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418923005134/mdpamendedandrestateddecla.htm)</u> |
| (b) |  |  | <u>[Amended and Restated By-laws are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on July 7, 2017 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418917003386/by-laws.htm)</u> |
| (c) |  |  | Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders are incorporated herein by reference to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and the Amended and Restated By-laws. |
| (d) |  |  | Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and Hood River Capital Management LLC – **To be filed by amendment.** |
| (e) | (1) |  | <u>[ETF Distribution Agreement between the Trust and Quasar Distributors, LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(4) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed on November 9, 2023.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418923008308/mdp-qdvertda.htm)</u> |
|  | (2) |  | Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement — **To be filed by amendment.** |
|  | (3) |  | <u>[Form of Authorized Participation Agreement for Quasar Distributors, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(5) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 140 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 9, 2023.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418923008308/mdpformofapagreement.htm)</u> |
| (f) |  |  | Not applicable. |
| (g) | (1) |  | <u>[Custody Agreement was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2016 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897) and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418916012633/cust_agr.htm)</u> |
|  | (2) |  | <u>[Form of Amendment to the Custody Agreement dated July 1, 2019 was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2019 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418919007167/exg2formofamendmenttocusto.htm)</u> |
|  | (3) |  | Amendment to the Custody Agreement - **To be filed by amendment.** |
| (h) |  |  | Other Material Contracts. |
|  | (1) | (i) | <u>[Fund Administration Servicing Agreement was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2016 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897) and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418916012633/fdamin_agr.htm)</u> |
|  |  | (ii) | <u>[Form of Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement dated July 1, 2019 was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2019 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418919007167/exh1iiformofamendmenttofun.htm)</u> |
|  |  | (iii) | <u>[Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement dated May 28, 2024 was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on June 27, 2024 and is incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418924003824/ex99h1iiamendedfundadminis.htm)</u> |

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| | | (iv) | Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement — **To be filed by amendment.** |
| | (2) | (i) | <u>[Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2016 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418916012633/trans_agr.htm)</u> |
| | | (ii) | <u>[Form of Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement dated July 1, 2019 was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2019 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418919007167/exh2iiformofamendmenttotra.htm)</u> |
| | | (iii) | <u>[Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement dated May 28, 2024 was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on June 27, 2024 and is incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418924003824/ex99h2iiamendedtransferage.htm)</u> |
| | | (v) | Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement — **To be filed by amendment.** |
| | (3) | (i) | <u>[Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2016 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418916012633/fdacct_agr.htm)</u> |
| | | (ii) | <u>[Form of Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement dated July 1, 2019 was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2019 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418919007167/exh3iiformofamendmenttofun.htm)</u> |
| | | (iii) | <u>[Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement dated May 28, 2024 was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on June 27, 2024 and is incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418924003824/ex99h3iiamendedfundaccount.htm)</u> |
| | | (iv) | Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement — **To be filed by amendment.** |
| | (4) | | <u>[Power of Attorney was previously filed with Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 with the SEC on August 12, 2025 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418925005550/mdppowerofattorneyaugust20.htm)</u> |
| | (5) | (i) | ETF Distribution Services Agreement – **To be filed by amendment.**  |
| | | (ii) | Fee Waiver Agreement – To be filed by amendment. |
| | (6) | (i) | <u>[Securities Lending Agreement was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2019 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418919007167/exh6securitieslendingagree.htm)</u> |
| | | (ii) | <u>[First Amendment to Securities Lending Agreement was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 28, 2020 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418920008639/slaamendmenthr20200923.htm)</u> |
| | | (iii) | Fifth Amendment to Securities Lending Agreement **— To be filed by amendment** |
| | (7) | | <u>[Compliance Services Agreement was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 130 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on January 25, 2023 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897) and is incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418923000478/mdpccoagreement.htm)</u> |
| (i) |  |  | Opinion and Consent of Counsel with respect to the Hood River Drone Innovators ETF **— To be filed by amendment.** |
| (j) |  |  | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Not applicable. |
| (k) |  |  | Not Applicable. |
| (l) |  |  | <u>[Share Purchase Agreement is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (l) of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A as filed on October 26, 2007 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000093506907002473/g43383_sharepurchagrmnt.txt)</u> |
| (m) |  |  | Not Applicable. |
| (n) |  |  | Multiple Class Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3 – Not Applicable. |

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| (o) |  | Reserved. |
| (p) | (1) | <u>[Code of Ethics for the Registrant was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 130 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on January 25, 2023 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418923000478/mdpcodeofethics2023.htm)</u> |
|  | (2) | <u>[Code of Ethics for the Adviser was previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 164 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A with the SEC on October 25, 2024 (File Nos. 333-133691 and 811-21897), and is incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418924006377/hrcodeofethics2024.htm)</u> |
|  | (3) | Code of Ethics for Principal Underwriter **—** Not applicable per Rule 17j-1(c)(3). |

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**Item 29.**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant**

No person is directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with the Registrant.

**Item 30.**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Indemnification**

Article 9 of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the "Declaration of Trust") provides for indemnification of the trustees, officers and agents of the Trust, subject to certain limitations. The Declaration of Trust is incorporated herein by reference to <u>[Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A as filed on July 28, 2023](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418923005134/mdpamendedandrestateddecla.htm)</u>.

The Trust's trustees and officers are insured under a policy of insurance maintained by the Trust against certain liabilities that might be imposed as a result of actions, suits or proceedings to which they are a party by reason of having been such trustees or officers.

Pursuant to Rule 484 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant furnishes the following undertaking: "Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue."

**Item 31.**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser**

Hood River Capital Management LLC (the "Advisor") serves as the investment adviser for the Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund, the Hood River International Opportunity Fund, the Hood River New Opportunities Fund, the Hood River Emerging Markets Fund and the Hood River Drone Innovators ETF (the "Funds"). The principal business address of the Advisor is 2373 PGA Boulevard, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410. With respect to the Advisor, the response to this Item is incorporated by reference to the Advisor's Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (Form ADV) on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and dated March 28, 2025. The Form ADV for the Advisor may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC's website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.

**Item 32. Principal Underwriter**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Registrant's principal underwriter, acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.Abacus FCF ETF Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Advisor Managed Portfolios

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.Antares Private Credit Fund

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.Capital Advisors Growth Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.Chase Growth Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.Davidson Multi Cap Equity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.Edgar Lomax Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.First Sentier American Listed Infrastructure Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.Huber Large Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.Huber Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.Huber Select Large Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13.Huber Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14.Logan Capital Broad Innovative Growth ETF, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15.Medalist Partners MBS Total Return Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16.Medalist Partners Short Duration Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17.O'Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.PIA BBB Bond Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19.PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20.PIA High Yield Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21.PIA MBS Bond Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22.PIA Short-Term Securities Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24.Poplar Forest Partners Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;25.Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;26.Pzena International Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;27.Pzena International Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;28.Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;29.Pzena Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30.Reverb ETF, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;31.Scharf Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;32.Scharf Global Opportunity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;33.Scharf Multi-Asset Opportunity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;34.Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;35.Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;36.The Aegis Funds

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;37.Allied Asset Advisors Funds

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;38.Angel Oak Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;39.Angel Oak Strategic Credit Fund

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;40.Brookfield Infrastructure Income Fund Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;41.Brookfield Investment Funds

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;42.Buffalo Funds

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;43.DoubleLine Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;44.EA Series Trust *(f/k/a Alpha Architect ETF Trust)*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;45.AAM Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;46.AAM Brentview Dividend Growth ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;47.AAM Low Duration Preferred and Income Securities ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;48.AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;49.AAM Sawgrass U.S. Large Cap Quality Growth ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50.AAM Sawgrass U.S. Small Cap Quality Growth ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;51.AAM SLC Low Duration Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;52.AAM Transformers ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;53.Acquirers Deep Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;54.Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;55.Aptus Deferred Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;56.Aptus Defined Risk ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;57.Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;58.Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;59.Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;60.Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;61.Aptus Large Cap Upside ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;62.Bahl & Gaynor Dividend ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;63.Bahl & Gaynor Income Growth ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;64.Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Dividend ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;65.BTD Capital Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;66.Carbon Strategy ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;67.ClearShares OCIO ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;68.ClearShares Piton Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;69.ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;70.Distillate International Fundamental Stability & Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;71.Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;72.Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;73.ETFB Green SRI REITs ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;74.Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;75.Hoya Capital Housing ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;76.LHA Market State Tactical Beta ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;77.LHA Market State Tactical Q ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;78.LHA Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;79.McElhenny Sheffield Managed Risk ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;80.NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;81.Opus Small Cap Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;82.The Acquirers Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;83.The Brinsmere Fund - Conservative ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;84.The Brinsmere Fund - Growth ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;85.U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;86.U.S. Global JETS ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;87.U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;88.U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;89.US Vegan Climate ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;90.Vest 10 Year Interest Rate Hedge ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;91.Vest 2 Year Interest Rate Hedge ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;92.First American Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;93.FundX Investment Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;94.The Glenmede Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;95.The GoodHaven Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;96.Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;97.Hennessy Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;98.Horizon Funds

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;99.Hotchkis & Wiley Funds

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;100.Intrepid Capital Management Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;101.Jacob Funds Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;102.The Jensen Quality Growth Fund Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;103.Kirr, Marbach Partners Funds, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;104.Core Alternative ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;105.Wahed Dow Jones Islamic World ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;106.Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;107.LKCM Funds

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;108.LoCorr Investment Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;109.MainGate Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;110.ATAC Rotation Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;111.Coho Relative Value Equity Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;112.Coho Relative Value ESG Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;113.Cove Street Capital Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;114.Jackson Square Large-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;115.Jackson Square SMID-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;116.Kensington Active Advantage Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;117.Kensington Defender Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;118.Kensington Dynamic Allocation Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;119.Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;120.Kensington Managed Income Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;121.LK Balanced Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;122.Leuthold Core ETF, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;123.Leuthold Core Investment Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;124.Leuthold Global Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;125.Leuthold Grizzly Short Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;126.Leuthold Select Industries ETF, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;127.Muhlenkamp Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;128.Nuance Concentrated Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;129.Nuance Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;130.Olstein All Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;131.Olstein Strategic Opportunities Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;132.Port Street Quality Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;133.Principal Street High Income Municipal Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;134.Principal Street Short Term Municipal Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;135.Reinhart Genesis PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;136.Reinhart International PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;137.Reinhart Mid Cap PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;138.Tortoise Global Water ESG Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;139.Tremblant Global ETF, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;140.Greenspring Income Opportunities Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;141.Hood River International Opportunity Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;142.Hood River New Opportunities Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;143.Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;144.SanJac Alpha Core Plus Bond ETF, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;145.SanJac Alpha Low Duration ETF, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;146.SWP Growth & Income ETF, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;147.Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;148.Mason Capital Fund Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;149.Matrix Advisors Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;150.Monetta Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;151.Nicholas Equity Income Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;152.Nicholas Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;153.Nicholas II, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;154.Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;155.Oaktree Diversified Income Fund Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;156.Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;157.Perritt Funds, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;158.Procure ETF Trust II

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;159.Professionally Managed Portfolios

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;160.Prospector Funds, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;161.Provident Mutual Funds, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;162.Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;163.Abbey Capital Multi-Asset Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;164.Adara Smaller Companies Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;165.Aquarius International Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;166.Boston Partners All Cap Value Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;167.Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;168.Boston Partners Global Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;169.Boston Partners Global Sustainability Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;170.Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;171.Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;173.Campbell Systematic Macro Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;174.F/m 10-Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;175.F/m 2-Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;176.F/m 3-Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;177.F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;178.F/m High Yield 100 ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;179.F/m Investments Large Cap Focused Fund Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;180.F/m Opportunistic Income ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;181.F/m Ultrashort Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) ETF Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;182.Motley Fool 100 Index ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;183.Motley Fool Capital Efficiency 100 Index ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;184.Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;185.Motley Fool Mid-Cap Growth ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;186.Motley Fool Next Index ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;187.Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;188.Optima Strategic Credit Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;189.SEG Partners Long/Short Equity Fund

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;190.SGI Dynamic Tactical ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;191.SGI Enhanced Core ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;192.SGI Enhanced Global Income ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;193.SGI Enhanced Market Leaders ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;194.SGI Global Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;195.SGI Peak Growth Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;196.SGI Prudent Growth Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;197.SGI Small Cap Core Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;198.SGI U.S. Large Cap Core ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;199.SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;200.SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;201.US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;202.US Treasury 12 Month Bill ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;203.US Treasury 2 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;204.US Treasury 20 Year Bond ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;205.US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;206.US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;207.US Treasury 30 Year Bond ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;208.US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;209.US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;210.US Treasury 7 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;211.WPG Partners Select Hedged Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;212.WPG Partners Select Small Cap Value Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;213.WPG Partners Small Cap Value Diversified Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;214.The RBB Fund Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;215.RBC Funds Trust

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;216.Rockefeller Municipal Opportunities Fund

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;217.Series Portfolios Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;218.Tax-Exempt Private Credit Fund, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;219.Thompson IM Funds, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;220.Tortoise Capital Series Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;221.Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;222.Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;223.CrossingBridge Low Duration High Income Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;224.CrossingBridge Nordic High Income Bond Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;225.CrossingBridge Responsible Credit Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;226.CrossingBridge Ultra-Short Duration Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;227.RiverPark Strategic Income Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;228.Dearborn Partners Rising Dividend Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;229.Jensen Global Quality Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;230.Jensen Quality MidCap Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;231.Rockefeller Climate Solutions Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;232.Rockefeller US Small Cap Core Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;233.USQ Core Real Estate Fund

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;234.Wall Street EWM Funds Trust

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;235.Wisconsin Capital Funds, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the best of Registrant's knowledge, the directors and executive officers of Quasar Distributors, LLC are as follows:

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| <u>Name</u> | <u>Address</u> | <u>Position with Underwriter</u> | <u>Position with Registrant</u> |
| Teresa Cowan | 190 Middle Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101 | President/Manager |  |
| Chris Lanza | 190 Middle Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101 | Vice President |  |
| Kate Macchia | 190 Middle Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101 | Vice President |  |
| Susan L. LaFond | 190 Middle Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101 | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer and Treasurer |  |
| Kelly B. Whetstone | 190 Middle Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101 | Secretary |  |
| Weston Sommers | 190 Middle Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101 | Financial and Operations Principal and Chief Financial Officer |  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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**Item 33.**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Location of Accounts and Records.**

The books and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are maintained at the following locations:

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|:---|:---|
| <u>Records Relating to</u>: | <u>Are located at:</u> |
| Registrant's Fund Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent | U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC<br>615 East Michigan Street<br>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 |
| Advisor | Hood River Capital Management LLC<br>2373 PGA Boulevard, Suite 200, <br>Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 |
| Registrant's Custodian | U.S. Bank, National Association<br>1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302<br>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212 |
| Registrant's Distributor | Quasar Distributors, LLC<br>190 Middle Street, Suite 301<br>Portland, Maine 04101 |

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**Item 34.**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Management Services**

All management-related service contracts entered into by Registrant are discussed in Parts A and B of this Registration Statement.

**Item 35.**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Undertakings**

Not applicable.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 180 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, on 183.

MANAGER DIRECTED PORTFOLIOS

By: *<u>/s/ Ryan S. Frank</u>*

Ryan S. Frank

President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 180 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of October 29, 2025.

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| <u>Signature</u> | <u>Title</u> |
| *<u>James R. Schoenike</u>*<u>\*</u> <br>James R. Schoenike | Trustee |
| *<u>Gaylord B. Lyman</u>*<u>\*</u> <br>Gaylord B. Lyman | Trustee |
| *<u>Scott Craven Jones</u>*<u>\*</u> <br>Scott Craven Jones | Trustee |
| *<u>Lawrence T. Greenberg</u>*<u>\*</u> <br>Lawrence T. Greenberg | Trustee |
| *<u>/s/ Ryan S. Frank</u>*<br>Ryan S. Frank | President (Principal Executive Officer) |
| *<u>/s/ Colton W. Scarmardo</u>*<br>Colton W. Scarmardo | Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) |
| \* <u>By:</u> *<u>Ryan S. Frank</u>* <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ryan S. Frank<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to <u>[Power of Attorney](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1359057/000089418925005550/mdppowerofattorneyaugust20.htm)</u> previously filed with Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 with the SEC on August 12, 2025 and is incorporated by reference. |  |

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