# EDGAR Filing Document

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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001580642-25-007029

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- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST
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- **STATE:** NE
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**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CATALYST FUNDS
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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund (Series ID: S000045922)

| Class ID   | Class Name                             | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000143112 | Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund Class A | ATRAX           |
| C000143113 | Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund Class C | ATRCX           |
| C000143114 | Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund Class I | ATRFX           |

**Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund**

Class A: ATRAX Class C: ATRCX Class I: ATRFX

**SUMMARY PROSPECTUS**

**November 1, 2025**

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

**FUND SUMMARY: CATALYST SYSTEMATIC ALPHA FUND**

**Investment Objective**: The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.

**Fees and Expenses of the Fund**: This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. **You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example below.** You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and is included in the section of the Fund's prospectus entitled **How to Buy Shares** on page 127 and **Appendix A – Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers**, and in the sections of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information entitled **Reduction of Up-Front Sales Charge on Class A Shares** on page 65 and **Waiver of Up-Front Sales Charge on Class A Shares** on page 66.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Shareholder Fees**<br> (fees paid **directly from your investment**) | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Class**<br> **A** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Class**<br> **C** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Class**<br> **I** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Sales Charge**<br> **(Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;**5.75%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)**<br> **(as a % of the original purchase price)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.00%<sup>1</sup>** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed**<br> **on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Redemption Fee** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**None** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Annual Fund Operating Expenses**<br> (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Management Fees** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.50%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.50%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.50%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.25%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.00%** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Other Expenses** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.28%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.30%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.27%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses<sup>2</sup>** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.08%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.08%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0.08%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**2.11%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**2.88%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.85%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement<sup>3</sup>** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**(0.01)%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**(0.03)%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**(0.00)%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**2.10%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**2.85%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**1.85%** |

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

<sup>2</sup> Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. The total annual fund operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's financial highlights because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies.

<sup>3</sup> The Fund's advisor, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC "(the Advisor"), has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses (excluding brokerage costs; borrowing costs, such as (a) interest, and (b) dividends on securities sold short; taxes; underlying fund expenses; and extraordinary expenses, such as regulatory inquiry and litigation expenses) at 2.02%, 2.77% and 1.77% for Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares, respectively, through October 31, 2026. This agreement may be terminated by the Trust's Board of Trustees only on 60 days' written notice to the Advisor, by the Advisor with the consent of the Board of Trustees, or upon the termination of the advisory agreement between the Trust and the Advisor. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment by the Advisor from the Fund in future years on a rolling three-year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) so long as such recoupment does not cause the Fund's expense ratio (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed both (i) the Fund's expense limitation at the time such expenses were waived, and (ii) the Fund's current expense limitation at the time of recoupment.

<u>Example</u>: This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example only accounts for the Fund's expense limitation through its expiration period, October 31, 2026, and then depicts the Fund's total annual expenses thereafter. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**<u>YEAR</u>** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Class A** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Class C** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Class I** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$776 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$288 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$188 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;3 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$1197 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$889 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$582 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;5 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$1643 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$1516 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$1001 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;10 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$2875 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$3202 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$2169 |

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<u>Portfolio Turnover</u>: The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. The portfolio turnover rate of the Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 was 20% of the average value of its portfolio.

**Principal Investment Strategies**:

Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to provide a total return that exceeds the BNP Paribas Catalyst Systematic Alpha Index III (the "Benchmark"). The Fund seeks excess return, after the impact of fees and expenses, above the Benchmark through investing in (i) securities that provide exposure to the Benchmark ("Benchmark Component"), (ii) securities that provide exposure to strategies of similar nature to the Benchmark components, and (iii) fixed income securities, primarily high quality, short-term U.S. corporate bonds issued by publicly traded companies, including real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and convertible bonds for collateral management purposes (the "Fixed Income Component"). The Fund generally seeks exposure to the Benchmark by investing in structured notes, non-exchange-traded total return swap contracts, futures contracts and/or forward contracts. These instruments generate returns that approximate the Benchmark's returns, either in whole or through a combination of the Benchmark's components, with some or all of the Benchmark exposure instruments being held through a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Subsidiary"). The swap contracts may use the Benchmark or a modified version of the Benchmark, one or more components of the Benchmark, or an unrelated index as the reference asset. The Advisor selects non-Benchmark linked instruments with returns that it believes are highly correlated to those of the Benchmark. BNP Paribas ("BNP") is the index sponsor and index calculation agent.

*Benchmark Component*

The Advisor executes the Benchmark Component of the Fund's strategy by investing in structured notes, swap contracts, future contracts and/or forward contracts, with some or all of these instruments being held through the Subsidiary. The Benchmark is an absolute return, multi-risk premia index (i.e., a multi-risk factor index) that attempts to capture various sources of systematic

risks in the capital markets, each a Quantitative Investment Strategy ("QIS"). Risk premia refers to sources of return derived by accepting risks beyond those inherent in traditional broad market exposures. Risk premia are considered the building blocks of many variable (i.e., non-linear) and hedged investment strategies. Risk premia strategies typically use publicly traded instruments, tend to have low correlation to equities and bonds, as well as to one another, and have historically had persistent returns over a variety of market environments and time periods. The multi-risk premia strategy Benchmark seeks absolute returns through risk-balanced exposure to carry, momentum and reversal risk premia across the equity, commodity, forex and fixed income markets and synthetically invests in the components of the eleven pre-existing BNP Paribas Risk Premia Indexes (identified in the table below and, collectively, as the "Underlying Indexes"), which consist of futures contracts on equity indices, commodities, government bonds, and currency forwards. Certain Underlying Indexes may have significant exposure to particular countries or geographic regions and, as a result, the Fund may concentrate its investments in such geographic locations.

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|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Underlying Indexes |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BNP Paribas Cross Asset Trend Allocator ER Index |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BNP Paribas Commodity Daily Dynamic Alpha Curve ex-Agriculture and Livestock ER Index |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BNP Paribas Equity US Rotation Index |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BNP Paribas Commodity Time-Series Backwardation ex-AL Index |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BNP Paribas Commodity F3 PR Alpha ex-A&L ER Index |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BNP Paribas Dynamic Equity Reversal US LS USD Index |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BNP Paribas GALAXY G10 Excess Return USD Index |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BNP Paribas GALAXY World Excess Return USD Index |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BNP Paribas FX Mean Reversion G10 Selection USD Index |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BNP Paribas STEER G10 Series II Excess Return USD Index |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BNP Paribas Enhanced Kinetis Money Market Excess Return USD Index |

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• Carry Risk Premium: Captures the tendency for higher yielding assets to outperform lower yielding assets over time. Typical Carry Risk Premium strategies include being long high carry assets and short low carry assets.

• Momentum Risk Premium: Captures the tendency for assets that have performed well in the recent past to continue to perform well, and assets that have performed poorly in the recent

past to continue to perform poorly. Typical Momentum Risk Premium strategies include being long historically high performing assets and being short historically low performing assets.

• Reversal Risk Premium: Captures the behavioral tendency of markets to over exaggerate near-term market corrections. Typical Reversal Premium strategies include being long historically high performing assets and being short historically low performing assets over a short period of time.

The Benchmark uses a rules-based, risk-budget model to dynamically allocate across various Underlying Indexes and is constructed using a hypothetical portfolio comprised of the Underlying Indexes (the "Daily Portfolio") based on each Underlying Index's 252 day Historical Volatility, Volatility Budget, and current Daily Portfolio Value. The Benchmark's exposure to each Underlying Index is determined daily and is greater than or equal to 0.

The Benchmark assigns a higher weight to Underlying Indexes exhibiting near-term low volatility and a lower weight to Underlying Indexes exhibiting near-term high volatility in an attempt to maintain a balanced exposure to the risk in each Carry, Momentum, and Reversal Risk Premia. The Benchmark may rebalance its exposure to the Underlying Indexes as frequently as daily to quickly adapt to various market conditions and risk levels.

The Fund may invest in other QIS beyond or in addition to the Benchmark if, in the opinion of the Advisor, the QIS investments position the Fund to outperform the Benchmark over the long term.

*Fixed Income Component*

The Fund seeks excess return above the Benchmark through active management of a fixed income portfolio. The Fund's fixed income portfolio invests primarily in short-term U.S. corporate bonds issued by publicly traded companies, including REITs. The Fund may invest in corporate bonds, including convertible bonds, of any credit quality (with ratings ranging from AAA to C by S&P Global Ratings, or the equivalent by another national recognized statistical ratings organization), effective maturity or modified duration, but intends to hold a majority of the portfolio in investment grade corporate bonds (rated BBB- or higher by S&P Global Ratings, or the equivalent by another nationally recognized statistical ratings organization), with an average effective maturity of less than four years and an average duration of less than three and a half. Modified duration measures the change in the value of a bond in response to a 1% change in interest rates. The Fund will not purchase bonds that are in default.

The Advisor uses quantitative and qualitative screening processes to select bonds for investment by the Fund. The Advisor's quantitative screen focuses on credit metrics, including total leverage ratio (total debt/earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA")), EBITDA interest coverage ratio (EBITDA/interest expense), and cash ratio (cash and equivalents/current liabilities). The Advisor's qualitative review involves an analysis of company fundamentals, including business model, competitive advantages, cyclicality of the underlying industry, and addressable market opportunity. The Advisor generally sells bonds if the Advisor believes the bonds no longer offer favorable risk-adjusted return potential. The Fund actively trades its portfolio investments, which may lead to higher transaction costs that may affect the Fund's performance.

*Investments in Subsidiary*

The Advisor executes a portion of the Fund's strategy by investing up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary invests the majority of its assets in structured notes, swap contracts, future contracts and/or forward contracts that seek to track the Benchmark. The Subsidiary is subject to the same investment restrictions as the Fund, when viewed on a consolidated basis.

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

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

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

**Actively Managed Fund Risk.** The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to replicate the performance of the Benchmark.

**Commodity Risk.** Investing in the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. Commodity prices may be influenced by unfavorable weather, animal and plant disease, and geological and environmental factors, as well as changes in government regulation such as tariffs, embargoes or burdensome production rules and restrictions.

**Convertible Securities Risk**. Convertible securities are hybrid securities that have characteristics of both fixed income and equity securities, and are subject to risks associated with both fixed income and equity securities. The market value of convertible securities and other debt securities tends to fall when prevailing interest rates rise. The value of convertible securities also tends to change whenever the market value of the underlying common or preferred stock fluctuates.

**Counterparty Risk.** A counterparty to a financial instrument held by the Fund, or by a special purpose or structured vehicle invested in by the Fund, may become insolvent or otherwise fail to perform its obligations, and the Fund may obtain no or limited recovery of its investment, and any recovery may be significantly delayed.

**Credit Risk**. An issuer of a security may fail to pay principal and interest in a timely manner, reducing the Fund's total return. Credit risk may be substantial for the Fund.

**Currency Risk.** Currency trading involves significant risks, including market risk, interest rate risk, country risk, counterparty credit risk and short sale risk. Market risk results from the price movement of foreign currency values in response to shifting market supply and demand. Since exchange rate changes can readily move in one direction, a currency position carried overnight or over a number of days may involve greater risk than one carried a few minutes or hours. Interest rate risk arises whenever a country changes its stated interest rate target associated with its currency. Country risk arises because virtually every country has interfered with international transactions in its currency. Interference has taken the form of regulation of the local exchange

market, restrictions on foreign investment by residents or limits on inflows of investment funds from abroad. Restrictions on the exchange market or on international transactions are intended to affect the level or movement of the exchange rate. This risk could include the country issuing a new currency, effectively making the "old" currency worthless.

**Derivatives Risk.** Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk (which can increase volatility and magnify the Fund's potential for loss) and counterparty risk (the risk that a counterparty (the other party to a transaction or an agreement or the party with whom the Fund executes transactions) to a transaction with the Fund may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal, interest or settlement payments), and can have a significant impact on the Fund's performance. Derivatives are also subject to credit risk (the counterparty may default) and liquidity risk (the Fund may not be able to sell the security or otherwise exit the contract in a timely manner).

**Duration Risk.** Longer-term securities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes. Rising interest rates pose a heightened risk to the Fund's longer-term fixed income securities. Effective duration estimates price changes for relatively small changes in rates.

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

**Fixed Income Risk**. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Federal Reserve policy changes may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility and may reduce liquidity for certain Fund investments, which could cause the value of the Fund's investments and share price to decline. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default) and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund's share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

**Forwards Risk.** Forward contracts are individually negotiated and privately traded, so they are dependent upon the creditworthiness of the counterparty and subject to counterparty default risk and liquidity risk. If a counterparty defaults and fails to deliver or settle a forward trade, replacing the transaction may be costly. Liquidity risk exists because no organized secondary market exists to trade or dispose of forward obligations**.** 

**Futures Risk**. The Fund's use of futures contracts involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include (i) leverage risk; (ii) the risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the futures contract may not correlate perfectly with the underlying

investment. Investments in futures contracts involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in futures contracts can have a disproportionately large impact on the Fund. This risk could cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. Futures contracts may become mispriced or improperly valued when compared to the Advisor's expectations and may not produce the desired investment results. Additionally, changes in the value of futures contracts may not track or correlate perfectly with the underlying securities because of temporary, or even long-term, supply and demand imbalances and because futures do not pay dividends, unlike the stocks upon which they are based.

**Geographic Concentration Risk.** The Fund may be particularly susceptible to economic, political, regulatory or other events or conditions affecting countries within the specific geographic regions in which the Fund invests. Currency devaluations could occur in countries that have not yet experienced currency devaluation to date, or could continue to occur in countries that have already experienced such devaluations. As a result, the Fund's net asset value may be more volatile than a more geographically diversified fund.

**Interest Rate Risk.** Changes in short-term market interest rates will directly affect the yield on the shares of the Fund whose investments are normally invested in floating rate debt. If short-term market interest rates fall, the yield on the Fund's shares will also fall. Conversely, when short-term market interest rates rise, because of the lag between changes in such short-term rates and the resetting of the floating rates on the floating rate debt in the Fund's portfolio, the impact of rising rates will be delayed to the extent of such lag. Rising interest rates pose a heightened risk to the Fund's longer-term fixed income securities.

**Junk Bond Risk**. Lower-quality bonds, known as "high yield" or "junk" bonds, present greater risk than bonds of higher quality, including an increased risk of default. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these bonds and reduce the Fund's ability to sell its bonds. The lack of a liquid market for these bonds could decrease the Fund's share price.

**Leverage Risk**. Using derivatives can create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the Fund's share price and make the Fund's returns more volatile. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations. The use of leverage may also cause the Fund to have higher expenses than those of mutual funds that do not use such techniques.

**Liquidity Risk.** Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to sell. Although most of the Fund's securities must be liquid at the time of investment, the Fund may purchase illiquid investments and securities may become illiquid after purchase by the Fund, particularly during periods of market turmoil. When the Fund holds illiquid investments, the Fund's investments may be harder to value, especially in changing markets, and if the Fund is forced to sell these investments to meet redemptions or for other cash needs, the Fund may suffer a loss. In addition, when there is illiquidity in the market for certain securities, the Fund, due to limitations on investments in illiquid investments, may be unable to achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector.

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

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

**Model and Data Risk**. Like all quantitative analysis, the investment models utilized by the Benchmark carry the risk that the ranking system, valuation results, and predictions might be based on one or more incorrect assumptions, insufficient historical data, inadequate design, or may not be suitable for the purpose intended. In addition, models may not perform as intended for many reasons, including errors, omissions, imperfections or malfunctions. Because the use of models are usually based on data supplied by third parties, the success of the Benchmark's use of such models is dependent on the accuracy and reliability of the supplied data. Historical data inputs may be subject to revision or corrections, which may diminish data reliability and quality of predictive results. Changing and unforeseen market dynamics could also lead to a decrease in the short-term or long-term effectiveness of a model. Models may lose their predictive validity and incorrectly forecast future market behavior and asset prices, leading to potential losses. No assurance can be given that a model will be successful under all or any market conditions.

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

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

**Structured Note Risk**. The Fund may seek investment exposure to sectors through structured notes that may be exchange traded or may trade in the over-the-counter market. These notes are typically issued by banks or brokerage firms, and have interest and/or principal payments which are linked to changes in the price level of certain assets or to the price performance of certain indices. The value of a structured note will be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for this type of note, interest rate and market volatility, changes in the issuer's credit quality rating, and economic, legal, political, or other events that affect the industry.

**Swaps Risk**. Swaps are subject to tracking risk because they may not be perfect substitutes for the instruments they are intended to hedge or replace. Over the counter swaps are subject to counterparty default. Leverage inherent in derivatives will tend to magnify the Fund's losses. The costs of investing in swaps will be indirectly paid by the Fund.

**Tax Risk.** Certain of the Fund's investment strategies, including transactions in total return swaps, may be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may have adverse tax consequences for the Fund. By investing in commodities indirectly through the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to obtain exposure to the commodities markets within the U.S. federal tax requirements that apply to the Fund. However, because the Subsidiary is a controlled foreign corporation, any income received from its investments will be passed through to the Fund as ordinary income, which may be taxed at less favorable rates than capital gains. The Subsidiary declares and distributes a dividend to the Fund, no less than annually, as the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary, in an amount approximately equal to the total amount of "Subpart F" income (as defined in Section 951 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) generated by or expected to be generated by the Subsidiary's investments during the fiscal year. If the Subsidiary were to fail to make sufficient dividend distributions to the Fund, all or a portion of the income from the Fund's investment in the Subsidiary might not be qualifying income, and the Fund might not qualify as a regulated investment company for one or more years.

**Underlying Fund Risk.** Because the Fund may invest in other investment companies, the value of your investment will fluctuate in response to the performance of the underlying funds. Investing in underlying funds involves certain additional expenses and certain tax results that would not arise if you invested directly in the underlying funds. By investing in underlying funds, you will bear not only your proportionate share of the Fund's expenses (including operating costs and investment advisory and administrative fees), but also, indirectly, similar expenses and charges of the underlying funds, including any contingent deferred sales charges and redemption charges. Finally, you may incur increased tax liabilities by investing in the Fund rather than directly in the underlying funds. Each underlying fund is subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of its investment strategy, including liquidity risk and default risk on the assets held by the underlying fund.

**Volatility Risk.** Significant short-term price movements could adversely impact the performance of the Fund. The performance of the Fund is based in part on the prices of one or more of the Benchmark components in which the Fund indirectly invests. The Benchmark components are affected by a variety of factors and may change unpredictably, affecting their value and, consequently, the value and the market price of the Fund's shares.

**Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Risk.** By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the commodities risks associated with the Subsidiary's investments in commodity-related instruments. Shareholders of the Fund are indirectly subject to the principal risks of the Subsidiary by virtue of the Fund's investment in the Subsidiary. There can be no assurance that the Subsidiary's investments will contribute to the Fund's returns. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not subject to all the investor protections of the act. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this Prospectus and could adversely affect the Fund, such as by reducing the Fund's investment returns. Your cost of investing in the Fund will be higher because you indirectly bear the expenses of the Subsidiary. The Fund and the Subsidiary are "commodity pools" under the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, and the Advisor is a "commodity pool operator" registered with and regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"). As a result, additional CFTC-mandated disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping obligations apply with respect to the Fund and the Subsidiary and subject each to CFTC penalties if reporting was found to be deficient.

**Performance**:

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

Performance information for periods prior to November 1, 2022 does not fully reflect the current investment strategy. Consequently, the performance record may be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund.

**Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund Annual Total Returns**

**For the Years Ended December 31**

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During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 14.20% (quarter June 30, 2023), and the lowest return for a quarter was (13.42)% (quarter ended December 31, 2018). The Class A shares' year-to-date return as of September 30, 2025 was 0.10%.

**Average Annual Total Returns**

**(for the periods ended December 31, 2024)**

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> **Class A** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> **1 Year** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> **5 Year** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> **10 Year** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Return Before Taxes | &nbsp;&nbsp;(9.81)% | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.07% | &nbsp;&nbsp;4.86% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Return After Taxes on Distributions | &nbsp;&nbsp;(13.52)% | &nbsp;&nbsp;5.66% | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.12% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | &nbsp;&nbsp;(5.75)% | &nbsp;&nbsp;5.49% | &nbsp;&nbsp;3.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> **Class C** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Return Before Taxes | &nbsp;&nbsp;(5.01)% | &nbsp;&nbsp;9.54% | &nbsp;&nbsp;4.67% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> **Class I** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Return Before Taxes | &nbsp;&nbsp;(4.08)% | &nbsp;&nbsp;10.62% | &nbsp;&nbsp;5.70% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> **S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)\*** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>25.02% | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>14.53% | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>13.10% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**BNP Paribas Catalyst Systematic Alpha Index III (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)\*\*** | &nbsp;&nbsp;11.51% | &nbsp;&nbsp;20.14% | &nbsp;&nbsp;19.30% |

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\* The S&P 500 Index is the total return index. This index differs from the "S&P 500" price index by including the contribution of dividends to total return.

\*\*The BNP Paribas Catalyst Systematic Alpha Index III (the "Benchmark") was established on November 3, 2024. The index provider has produced historical returns for the Benchmark for periods prior to November 3, 2024 by applying the Benchmark methodology and protocols to historical market data. While believed to be reliable, performance data prior to November 3, 2024 should be considered hypothetical and, consequently, less pertinent for investors when evaluating the Fund's performance.

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

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

**Portfolio Managers:** David Miller, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Advisor, and Charles Ashley, Portfolio Manager of the Advisor, serve as the Fund's portfolio managers. Messrs. Miller and Ashley are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. Messrs. Miller and Ashley have served the Fund as portfolio managers since 2015 and 2022, respectively.

**Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares**: The minimum initial investment in each share class of the Fund is $2,500 for a regular account, $2,500 for tax-deferred plans, such as IRA and 401(k) accounts, and $100 for an automatic investment plan account. The minimum subsequent investment in the Fund is $50. You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open. Redemption requests may be made in writing, by telephone or through a financial intermediary, to the Fund or the Transfer Agent, and will be paid by check or wire transfer.

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

**Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries**: If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.