# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001388485
**File Stem:** 0001829126-23-002236
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001829126-23-002236.hdr.sgml**: 20230324

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001829126-23-002236

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230324

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230324

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230324

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FundVantage Trust
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001388485
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497K
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-141120
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23759196

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3027911906

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 301 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
- **CITY:** WILMINGTON
- **STATE:** DE
- **ZIP:** 19809

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Polen U.S. SMID Company Growth Fund (Series ID: S000071422)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000226509 | Investor Class      | PBMRX           |
| C000226510 | Institutional Class | PBMIX           |

**POLEN U.S. SMID COMPANY GROWTH FUND**

**A Series of FundVantage Trust**

**Summary Prospectus – March 1, 2023**

Class/Ticker: Institutional Class (PBMIX)/Investor Class (PBMRX)

**Click here to view the Fund's** **<u>Statutory Prospectus</u> or <u>Statement of Additional Information</u>.** 

*Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's prospectus and other information about the Fund including the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") and shareholder reports online at https://www.polencapital.com/strategies/us-smid-company-growth-strategy. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (888) 678-6024, by sending an email request to info@polencapital.com, or from any financial intermediary that offers shares of the Fund. The Fund's prospectus, dated September 1, 2022 and SAI, dated September 1, 2022, as amended from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.*

**Investment Objective**

Polen U.S. SMID Company Growth Fund (the "Fund") seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital.

**Fees and Expenses**

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.**

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| **Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):** | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):** | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):** |
|  | **Investor <br> Class** | **Institutional <br> Class** |
| Management Fees | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees | 0.25% |  |
| Other Expenses | 0.71% | 0.71% |
| **Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses** | **1.96%** | **1.71%** |
| Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | (0.66)% | (0.66)% |
| **Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement<sup>1</sup>** | **1.30%** | **1.05%** |

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<sup>1</sup> Polen Capital Management, LLC ("Polen Capital" or the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's total operating expenses (excluding taxes, fees and expenses attributable to a distribution or service plan adopted by FundVantage Trust (the "Trust"), interest, extraordinary items, "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.30% (on an annual basis) with respect to Investor Class Shares, and 1.05% (on an annual basis) with respect to Institutional Class Shares of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Expense Limitation"). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2023 unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of the reimbursement. No reimbursement will occur unless the Fund's expenses are below the Expense Limitation.

**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 Investor Class shares and Institutional Class shares of 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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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|  | **1 Year** | **3 Years** | **5 Years** | **10 Years** |
| Investor Class | $132 | $551 | $996 | $2232 |
| Institutional Class | $107 | $474 | $866 | $1964 |

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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 annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 43% of the average value of its portfolio.

**Summary of Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund typically invests in a focused portfolio of common stocks of small and mid-cap companies and, under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of U.S. issuers that are small or mid-cap companies. This 80% policy to invest in small and mid-cap companies may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval upon 60 days' notice to shareholders. The Adviser considers small and mid-cap companies for this purpose to be those companies that, at the time of purchase, are within the range of the market capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2500<sup>®</sup> Index. This policy does not require the Fund to sell the security of a small or mid-cap company if such company's market capitalization moves outside the range of the market capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2500<sup>®</sup> Index; however, additional purchases of such security will be subject to the 20% limitation for securities outside of the Fund's small and mid-cap company portfolio. As of April 30, 2022, the average weighted market capitalization of the issuers in the Russell 2500<sup>®</sup> Index was $7.35 billion.

The Adviser uses an intensive fundamental research process to identify companies that it believes have certain attractive characteristics, which typically reflect of an underlying competitive advantage. Those characteristics associated with the Fund's growth style of investing include: (i) consistent and sustainable high return on capital, (ii) strong earnings growth and free cash flow generation, (iii) strong balance sheets typically with low or no net debt to total capital and (iv) competent and shareholder-oriented management teams. The Fund invests in companies that the Adviser believes have a sustainable competitive advantage within an industry with high barriers to entry. The Adviser believes that such companies not only have the potential to contribute greater returns to the Fund, but also may hold less risk of loss of capital.

The Adviser believes that consistent earnings growth is the primary driver of long-term stock price appreciation. Accordingly, the Adviser focuses its efforts on identifying and investing in a concentrated portfolio of high-quality small capitalization growth companies that, in the Adviser's opinion, are able to deliver sustainable above average earnings growth driven by a sustainable competitive advantage. The Adviser integrates material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into research analysis as part of a comprehensive evaluation of a company's long-term financial sustainability.

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that a significant portion of the Fund's assets may be invested in the securities of a single or small number of companies and/or in a more limited number of sectors than a diversified mutual fund. Although the Fund may not "concentrate" (invest 25% or more of its net assets) in any industry, the Fund may focus its investments from time to time in one or more sectors of the economy or stock market.

The Fund will usually sell a security if, in the view of the Adviser, there is a potential threat to the company's competitive advantage or a degradation in its prospects for strong, long-term earnings growth. The Adviser may also sell a security if it is believed by the Adviser to be overvalued or if a more attractive investment opportunity exists. Although the Adviser may purchase and then sell a security in a shorter period of time, the Adviser typically invests in securities with the expectation of holding those investments on a long term basis.

**Summary of Principal Risks**

The Fund is subject to the principal risks summarized below. These risks could adversely affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), yield and total return. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not be a suitable investment for all investors.

**●** **Small-Cap Risk**: The risk that securities of small-capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established companies. Generally the smaller the company size, the greater the risk. Small-capitalization companies may have limited product lines or financial resources, or may be dependent upon a small or inexperienced management group and their securities may trade less frequently and in lower volume than the securities of larger companies, which could lead to higher transaction costs.

**●** **Mid-Cap Risk**: Mid-cap companies are usually less stable in price and less liquid than larger, more established companies. Therefore, they generally involve greater risk.

● **Equity Securities Risk**: Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company's financial condition, historical and prospective earnings of the company, interest rates, investor perceptions and overall market and economic conditions. The prices of securities change in response to many factors including the value of its assets.

● **Growth Style Risk**: Growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks because they are generally more sensitive to investor perceptions and market movements. In addition, growth stocks as a group may be out of favor at times and underperform the overall equity market for long periods while the market concentrates on other types of stocks, such as "value" stocks.

● **Management Risk**: The risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the investment adviser, including but not limited to the Adviser's integration of ESG factors into its research analysis, will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax developments may affect the investment techniques available to the investment adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved.

● **Market Risk**: The values of, and/or the income generated by, securities held by the Fund may decline due to factors that are specifically related to a particular company, as well as general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation rates and/or investor expectations concerning such rates, changes in interest rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. Securities markets are volatile and may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, regulatory, political, or economic developments. Different sectors of the market and different security types may react differently to such developments. Geopolitical events, including terrorism, tensions or open conflict between nations, or political or economic dysfunction within some nations that are global economic powers, may lead to instability in world economies and markets, may lead to increased market volatility, and may have adverse long-term effects. Events such as environmental and natural disasters, public health crises (such as epidemics and pandemics), social unrest, and cybersecurity incidents, and governments' reactions to such events, could cause uncertainty in the markets and may adversely affect the performance of the global economy.

● **Non-Diversification Risk**: Because the Fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger portion of its assets in the securities of a single issuer than a diversified fund, an investment in the Fund could fluctuate in value more than an investment in a diversified fund.

● **Sector Risk**: Although the Fund may not "concentrate" (invest 25% or more of its net assets) in any industry, it may focus its investments from time to time on one or more economic sectors. To the extent that it does so, developments affecting companies in that sector or sectors will likely have a magnified effect on the Fund's NAV and total returns and may subject the Fund to greater risk of loss. Accordingly, the Fund could be considerably more volatile than a broad-based market index or other mutual funds that are diversified across a greater number of securities and sectors.

● **Information Technology Sector Risk.** At certain points, the Fund has focused its investments in the information technology sector. Information technology companies face competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights. Companies in the information technology sector are facing increased government and regulatory scrutiny and may be subject to adverse government or regulatory action. Companies in the software industry may be adversely affected by, among other things, the decline or fluctuation of subscription renewal rates for their products and services and actual or perceived vulnerabilities in their products or services.

**Performance Information**

The Fund's performance is only shown in the Fund summary when the Fund has had a full calendar year of operations.

**Management of the Fund**

**Investment Adviser**

Polen Capital Management, LLC serves as the Fund's investment adviser.

**Portfolio Manager**

**Rayna Lesser Hannaway,** Portfolio Manager and Analyst, has served as a portfolio manager for the Fund since its inception in 2021. She has been a member of Polen Capital's Small Company Growth Team since joining the firm in 2017.

**Troy Renauld, CFA,** Portfolio Manager and Analyst, has served as a portfolio manager for the Fund since January 2023. He has been a member of Polen Capital's Small Company Growth Team since joining the firm in 2018.

**Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares**

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| **Minimum Investment Requirements** | **Minimum Investment Requirements** | **Minimum Investment Requirements** | **Minimum Investment Requirements** |
| **Account Type** | **Minimum** | **Investor <br> Class** | **Institutional <br> Class** |
| Regular Accounts | Initial Investment | $3000 | $100000 |
|  | Additional Investments | $100 | $0 |
| Individual Retirement Accounts | Initial Investment | $2000 | $100000 |
|  | Additional Investments | $100 | $0 |
| Automatic Investment Plan | Initial Investment | $2000 | $100000 |
|  | Additional Investments | $100 | $0 |

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You can only purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on days the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open and through the means described below.

**Purchase or Redemption by Mail:**

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| **Regular Mail:**<br> Polen U.S. SMID Company Growth Fund<br> FundVantage Trust<br> c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing<br> P.O. Box 534445<br> Pittsburgh, PA 15253-4445 | **Overnight Mail:**<br> Polen U.S. SMID Company Growth Fund<br> FundVantage Trust<br> c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing<br> Attention: 534445 <br> 500 Ross Street, 154-0520<br> Pittsburgh, PA 15262 |

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**Purchase by Wire:**

Please contact Fund shareholder services ("Shareholder Services") toll-free at (888) 678-6024 for current wire instructions.

**Redemption by Telephone:**

Please call Shareholder Services toll-free at (888) 678-6024.

**Tax Information**

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains. Such distributions are not currently taxable when shares are held through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. However, subsequent withdrawals from any tax-deferred account in which the shares are held may be subject to federal income tax.

**Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries**

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

**Click here to view the Fund's** **<u>Statutory Prospectus</u> or <u>Statement of Additional Information</u>.**

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