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- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Capitol Series Trust
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001587551

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
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- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** OH
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**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
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- **CITY:** CINCINNATI
- **STATE:** OH
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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (Series ID: S000075505)

| Class ID   | Class Name                   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000234653 | Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF | TACK            |

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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2026

File No. 333-191495

File No. 811-22895

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

**FORM N-1A**

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| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | ☒ |
| PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. |  |
| POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 183 |  |
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| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | ☒ |
| AMENDMENT NO. 184 |  |

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**Capitol Series Trust**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

513-587-3400

(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Matthew J. Miller

President and Chief Executive Officer

Capitol Series Trust

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Thomas G. Sheehan

Practus LLP

11300 Tomahawk Creek Pkwy

Suite 310

Leawood, KS 66211

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

☐ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ on <u>June 1, 2026</u> pursuant to paragraph (b)

☐ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)

☐ on ______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)

☐ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)

☐ on pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

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

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**Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (TACK)**

**Prospectus**

**May 31, 2026**

**LISTED ON THE NYSE ARCA, INC. (THE "EXCHANGE")**

Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC

901 East Byrd St., Suite 1001

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Telephone: 877-865-9549

**The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.**

The Prospectus gives you important information about the fund that you should know before you invest. Please read this Prospectus carefully before investing and use it for future reference.

**Not A Deposit ● Not FDIC Insured ● May Lose Value ● No Bank Guarantee ● Not Insured By Any Government Agency**

**Table of Contents**

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|  | **PAGE** |
| **SUMMARY INFORMATION** | **1** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Objective | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees and Expenses | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Portfolio Turnover | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Principal Investment Strategies | 2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Principal Investment Risks | 3 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Performance | 9 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Adviser, Subadviser and Portfolio Manager | 9 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase and Sale of Shares | 10 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tax Information | 10 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries | 10 |
| **ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND** | **11** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Objective | 11 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional Information About the Fund's Principal Investment Strategies | 11 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information About the Fund's Non-Principal Strategies | 11 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional Information About Risks | 11 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Principal Investment Risks | 11 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy | 18 |
| **MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND** | **18** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Adviser | 18 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Subadviser and Portfolio Manager | 18 |
| **OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS** | **19** |
| **PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES** | **20** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General | 20 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Book Entry | 20 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How to Buy and Sell Shares | 20 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Determination Of Net Asset Value | 22 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Frequent Purchases and Sales of Fund Shares | 22 |
| **DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUND** | **23** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payments to Financial Intermediaries | 23 |
| **DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS** | **23** |
| **TAX CONSEQUENCES** | **23** |
| **FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS** | **26** |
| **DISCLAIMERS** | **27** |
| **FOR MORE INFORMATION** | **Back Cover** |

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**SUMMARY INFORMATION**

**Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (TACK)**

**Investment Objective**

Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (the "Fund") seeks capital appreciation with limited drawdowns.

A drawdown is the amount of investment value lost during a significant market decline, here related to the equity market, measured from peak to trough. The Fund seeks to limit drawdowns to preserve capital, such that a greater amount can be reinvested once the market has bottomed. Our methodology attempts to proactively identify market declines. When successful, this process should position the Fund into more defensive sectors and assets before market declines become worse, thereby limiting drawdowns.

**Fees and Expenses**

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund ("Shares"). **You may pay other fees on your purchases and sales of Shares, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples 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 Fee | 0.59% |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fee | 0.00% |
| Other Expenses | 0.00% |
| Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses<sup>(1)</sup> | 0.10% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses<sup>(2)</sup> | 0.69% |

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(1) The term "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" refers to other investment companies in which the Fund invests and represents the pro rata expense indirectly incurred by the Fund as a result of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), closed-end funds and money market funds that have their own operating expenses. The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses will not correlate to the ratio of net expenses to average net assets in the Fund's financial highlights table.

(2) Pursuant to its Advisory Agreement, Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC, the Fund's adviser (the "Adviser"), pays all other expenses of the Fund (other than acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes and governmental fees, brokerage fees, commissions and other transaction expenses, certain foreign custodial fees and expenses, costs of borrowing money, including interest expenses, trustee fees and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation and indemnification expenses)).

***Example***

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other 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. This Example does not reflect the effect of brokerage commissions or other transaction costs you paid in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund Shares. 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** |
| $70 | $221 | $384 | $859 |

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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. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 38% of the average value of its portfolio. The Adviser anticipates that the Fund's portfolio turnover will typically be approximately 100%.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund is a diversified actively-managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that under normal circumstances will invest more than 80% of the Fund's net assets in passive domestic equity sector ETFs and ETFs investing respectively in gold and U.S. Treasuries.

The Fund's principal investment strategy will employ a systematic approach to technical analysis focused on the identification of important trends. Technical analysis is a form of security analysis that uses price data, typically displayed graphically in charts, which are analyzed using various indicators in order to make investment recommendations. The Fund's portfolio management team will use technical indicators in determining when to purchase and sell the Fund's investments. Technical indicators are derived from historical prices and volume for a security. Technical indicators are used by traders, analysts and portfolio managers including the Subadviser, who follow an investment strategy of technical analysis. By analyzing historical data, technical analysts use indicators to predict future price movements. Technical indicators are mathematical and rules-based, and are designed to identify market trends, which are in turn used to identify potentially profitable buying and selling opportunities in the investment markets. The use of technical factors cannot guarantee that the Fund will fulfill its investment objective. Because of the influence of overall market psychology on individual stock performance, technical analysis of trends at the market and sector level is key to the Subadviser's investment strategy and its effort to outperform the S&P 500. The Fund's strategy is designed to benefit from market uptrends while minimizing downside risk during downtrends. We believe we have developed a sophisticated proprietary technical model that leverages sector leadership in the U.S. equity market, while managing through downdrafts by incorporating exposure to other asset classes, including ETFs investing respectively in gold and U.S. Treasuries, as well as cash equivalents. Through years of research, the portfolio management team believes it has identified several reliable rules-based technical indicators. In part through trial and error, the team has refined these various indicators into a proprietary investment methodology they believe will improve the Fund's long-term market returns and risk metrics relative to the S&P 500.

The Fund's investable universe will consist of the sectors of the S&P 500<sup>®</sup>, as defined by the State Street series of SPDR<sup>®</sup> ETFs. The Fund's investment strategy is based in part upon tactical rotation of the 11 S&P sectors. The ETFs that will initially be eligible for inclusion in our strategy are the following:

● The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLC)

● The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLY)

● The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLP)

● The Energy Select SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLE)

● The Financial Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLF)

● The Health Care Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLV)

● The Industrial Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLI)

● The Materials Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLB)

● The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLRE)

● The Technology Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLK)

● The Utilities Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Fund (XLU)

In addition, the following ETFs may be incorporated into the Fund's portfolio during periods where our models indicate a defensive posture out of equities is warranted.

● SPDR<sup>®</sup>Gold MiniShares (GLDM)

● SPDR<sup>®</sup> Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF (SPTL)

● SPDR<sup>®</sup> Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (SPTS)

The Fund's investment process is 100% technical and generally 100% systematic. When we say the investment process is 100% technical, that means that all investment decisions are made using technical analysis, which aims to forecast the direction of prices through the study of past market data, namely price or derivations of price (i.e., technical indicators). When we say the investment strategy is generally 100% systematic, we mean that it is a rules-based system that operates without human discretion, although the word "generally" allows the portfolio managers to override the technical model in environments that are not comparable to the historical market data studied for the creation of the model. As part of the Fund's proprietary investment and research process, the portfolio managers monitor pricing data for the 14 ETFs listed above and apply proprietary rules-based filters using trend-following and overbought/oversold technical indicators. For those ETFs that pass the technical filter, a momentum calculation is performed and applied and the sector ETFs are then assigned a momentum ranking. Signals are generated by the proprietary model when there are changes in filter results and momentum rankings. To manage risk, the model will at times include ETFs representing alternative asset classes, including U.S. Treasuries or gold.

The Fund anticipates holding between 5 and 8 ETF positions, distributed between "risk-on" sector ETF positions of approximately equal sizes and occasional "risk-off" ETF positions of varying sizes based on the results of our technical analysis filters. Equally weighting selected 'risk-on' sectors will result in materially different sector exposure than the sector exposure of the S&P 500<sup>®</sup>. The S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index, or Standard & Poor's 500 Index, is a market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 leading publicly traded companies in the U.S. The primary potential source of "alpha" in the Fund's portfolio will be sector exposures that differ from the sector exposures of the S&P 500<sup>®</sup>. "Alpha" is a risk (beta adjusted) measurement. Officially, alpha measures the difference between a portfolio's actual returns and what it might be expected to deliver based on its level of risk. High risk generally means higher reward. A positive alpha means the Fund has beaten expectations. A negative alpha means that the manager failed to match performance with risk. If two managers had the same return, but one had a lower beta, that manager would have a higher alpha. The targeted maximum of any individual ETF is approximately 20% of the Fund's net assets for "risk-on" equity positions (the sector ETFs) and 25% of the Fund's net assets for "risk-off" positions in ETFs that invest in gold (e.g., other pooled investment vehicles that represent an investment in gold). In periods of substantial uncertainty representing severe "risk off" conditions, the Fund may invest substantial amounts of the Fund (up to 75%) in Treasury ETFs such as SPTS and SPTL. A market where stocks are outperforming bonds is said to be a "risk-on" environment. When stocks are selling off and investors are favoring bonds or gold, the environment is said to be "risk-off." Portfolios are rebalanced monthly.

**Principal Investment Risks**

The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Please see "Additional Information About Risks" in this Prospectus for a more detailed description of the Fund's risks. It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The first five risks are presented in an order that reflects the Adviser's current assessment of relative importance, but this assessment could change over time as the Fund's portfolio changes or in light of changes in the market or the economic environment, among other things. The remaining risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risk of other funds. The Fund is not required to and will not update this Prospectus solely because its assessment of the relative importance of the principal risks of investing in the Fund changes. Each risk summarized below is considered a "principal risk" of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

***Market Risk.*** Markets can decline in value sharply and unpredictably. The increasing interconnectivity between global economies and financial markets increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region, or financial market. The Fund's investments are subject to the following market-related risks, among others: significant earnings shortfalls or gains, inflation, recessions, government shutdowns, market closures, market manipulation and other fraudulent practices, trade disputes, tariff arrangements, sanctions, and cybersecurity attacks; geopolitical risks, including wars, military conflict, terrorism, government shutdowns, and concerns about sovereign debt; natural and environmental disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes; and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics. The occurrence of global events similar to those in recent years may result in market volatility and may have long term effects on the U.S. financial market. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic and the aggressive responses taken by many governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines or similar restrictions, as well as the forced or voluntary closure of, or operational changes to, many retail and other businesses, had negative impacts, and in many cases severe negative impacts, on the U.S. financial market. It is not known how long such impacts, or any future impacts of other significant events described above, will or would last, but there could be a prolonged period of global economic slowdown as a result of the significant events described herein, which may impact your Fund investment. Therefore, the Fund could lose money over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during more prolonged market downturns. During a general market downturn, multiple asset classes may be negatively affected. Changes in market conditions and interest rates can have the same impact on all types of securities and instruments. In times of severe market disruptions, you could lose your entire investment.

***Equity Securities Risk.*** The value of the equity securities in which the Fund invests may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities the Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests. These can include stock movements, purchases or sales of securities by the Fund, government policies, litigation and changes in interest rates, inflation, the financial condition of the securities' issuer or perceptions of the issuer, or economic conditions in general or specific to the issuer. Equity securities may also be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market, and a decline in the broader market may affect the value of the Fund's equity investments.

***Momentum Investing Risk.*** The Fund employs a "momentum" style of investing that emphasizes selecting sector ETFs that have had higher recent price performance compared to other sector ETFs. Price performance is the rate at the which the price of a security has increased or decreased over a specified time frame. Rankings for the ETFs in which the Fund invests are based on how fast prices have changed in percentage terms. ETFs in the Fund's investment universe with the highest percentage increases in recent history are favored for investment by the Fund. Momentum can change quickly and sector ETFs that previously exhibited high momentum characteristics may not experience positive momentum or may experience more volatility than the market as a whole. If momentum shifts quickly, the Fund can incur losses. The Fund uses a variety of well-established technical indicators including trend (also known as price momentum) and overbought/oversold indicators. An oversold reading from an indicator suggests that a security has fallen to a point where selling pressure may alleviate, and the trend may reverse (i.e., an oversold bounce). On the other hand, an overbought reading suggests that a security has risen to a point where buying pressure may dissipate and be overwhelmed by selling pressure. The portfolio management team will continually monitor the effectiveness of these indicators and adjust the system if required. In addition, there may be periods when the momentum style of investing is out of favor and the investment performance of the Fund may suffer.

***Active Management Risk.*** As an actively-managed ETF, the Fund is subject to management risk. The ability of the Adviser to successfully implement the Fund's investment strategies will significantly influence the Fund's performance. The success of the Fund will depend in part upon the skill and expertise of certain key personnel of the Adviser, and there can be no assurance that any such personnel will be successful.

***Issuer Risk.*** Because the Fund may invest in approximately 5 to 8 sector ETF issuers and up to 3 defensive ETF issuers (gold and U.S. Treasuries), it is subject to the risk that the value of the Fund's portfolio may decline due to a decline in value of the equity securities of particular ETF issuers or the value or fixed income and other investments held by the defensive ETFs. The value of an issuer's securities may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance and reduced demand for the ETF issuer.

***Authorized Participant Concentration Risk.*** Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as authorized participants, and none of these authorized participants are or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that these intermediaries exit the business or are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other authorized participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, Fund Shares may be more likely to trade at a discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting. This risk may be more pronounced in volatile markets, potentially where there are significant redemptions in ETFs generally.

***Cash and Cash Equivalents Risk.*** When the Fund's assets are allocated to cash or cash equivalents, the Fund's potential for gain during a market upswing may be limited and there is a possibility that the cash account will not be able to keep pace with inflation. Cash equivalents include shares in money market funds that invest in short-term, high-quality instruments such as Treasury bills and notes, the value of which generally are tied to changes in interest rates. Cash equivalents are not guaranteed as to principal or interest, and the Fund could lose money through these investments.

***Cash Transactions Risk****.* Unlike certain ETFs, the Fund may effect creations and redemptions in cash or partially in cash. Therefore, it may be required to sell portfolio securities and subsequently recognize gains on such sales that the Fund might not have recognized if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind. As such, investments in Shares may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that distributes portfolio securities entirely in-kind.

***ETF Provider Risk.*** The Adviser intends to purchase ETFs from within the State Street series of SPDR<sup>®</sup> ETFs. This may present a conflict of interest by creating an incentive as the Adviser selects ETFs from only one family of ETFs when other ETFs may also be considered suitable for investment purposes within the Fund's investment strategy. While the Adviser has determined the State Street series of SPDR<sup>®</sup> ETFs provides appropriate investment opportunities across the various sectors to deploy its asset allocation strategy, ETFs within the State Street series of SPDR<sup>®</sup> ETFs may have management fees or expenses that are higher than alternative ETFs the portfolio managers might have selected or may have performance returns that are lower than alternative ETFs the portfolio managers might have selected. The Adviser will select ETFs for inclusion in the portfolio in accordance with its fiduciary duty to shareholders.

***ETF Shares Trading Risk***. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange and are bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The Fund faces numerous trading risks, including disruptions to the creation and redemption processes of the Fund, losses from trading in secondary markets, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares due to market stress, which may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to their NAV. Although the Shares of the Fund are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such Shares will develop or be maintained. Further, secondary markets may be subject to irregular trading activity and wide bid-ask spreads (which may be especially pronounced for smaller funds). Trading in Shares on the Exchange 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 the Exchange's "circuit breaker" rules. The market prices of ETF Shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases materially, in response to changes in the Fund's NAV, the intraday value of the Fund's holdings and supply and demand for Shares. The Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade above, below or at their NAV. Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for the Shares (including through a trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in the Shares trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV or to the intraday value of the Fund's holdings. During such periods, you may incur significant losses if you sell your Shares. ETFs are also subject to risk similar to those of stocks, including those regarding short-selling and margin account maintenance. Frequent trading of ETFs could significantly increase commissions and other costs such that they may offset any savings from low fees or costs. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged. The Fund may have difficulty maintaining its listing on the Exchange in the event the Fund's assets are small or the Fund does not have enough shareholders.

***Fixed Income Securities Risk.*** During a "risk-off" defensive market environment, the Fund will focus its investments to a greater degree in short-term and long-term treasury ETFs (SPTS and SPTL). Such investments will be subject to the following risks.

***Income Risk.*** The Fund's income may decline if interest rates fall. This decline in income can occur because the Fund may subsequently invest in lower yielding bonds as bonds in its portfolio mature, are near maturity or are called, bonds in the Underlying Index are substituted, or the Fund otherwise needs to purchase additional bonds.

***Interest Rate Risk.*** During periods of very low or negative interest rates, the Fund may be unable to maintain positive returns or pay dividends to Fund shareholders. Very low or negative interest rates may magnify interest rate risk. Changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, may have unpredictable effects on markets, result in heightened market volatility and detract from the Fund's performance to the extent the Fund is exposed to such interest rates. Additionally, under certain market conditions in which interest rates are low and the market prices for portfolio securities have increased, the Fund may have a very low or even negative yield. A low or negative yield would cause the Fund to lose money in certain conditions and over certain time periods. An increase in interest rates will generally cause the value of securities held by the Fund to decline, may lead to heightened volatility in the fixed-income markets and may adversely affect the liquidity of certain fixed-income investments, including those held by the Fund. The historically low interest rate environment heightens the risks associated with rising interest rates.

***U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk.*** U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Similar to other issuers, changes to the financial condition or credit rating of the U.S. government may cause the value of the Fund's U.S. Treasury obligations to decline.

***Fund of Funds Risk.*** The Fund is subject to the performance of the underlying ETF Shares in which it invests. Because the Fund invests its assets in shares of the underlying ETFs, the Fund indirectly owns the investments made by the underlying ETFs. By investing in the Fund, therefore, you indirectly assume the same types of risks as investing directly in the underlying ETF Shares. The Fund's investment performance is affected by each underlying ETF's investment performance, and the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective depends, in large part, on each underlying ETF's ability to meet its investment objective. In addition, Fund shareholders indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying ETFs. The Fund's risks include the underlying ETF's principal risks.

***Gold ETF Risks*.** During a "risk-off" defensive market environment, the Fund will focus its investments to a greater degree in SPDR<sup>®</sup> Gold MiniShares (GLDM). Such investments will be subject to the following risks:

***Risks Related to Gold.*** Companies involved in commodity-related businesses such as gold may be subject to greater volatility than investments in companies involved in more traditional businesses. This is because the value of companies in commodity-related businesses may be affected by overall market movements and other factors affecting the value of a particular industry or commodity, such as weather, disease, embargoes, or political and regulatory developments. The prices of commodities such as gold may move in different directions than investments in traditional equity and debt securities when the value of those traditional securities is declining due to adverse economic conditions. As an example, during periods of rising inflation, debt securities have historically tended to decline in value due to the general increase in the prevailing interest rates. Conversely, during those same periods, the prices of certain commodities, such as oil, gold and other metals, have historically tended to increase. However, there can be no guarantee of such performance in the future.

The possibility of large-scale distress sales of gold in times of crisis may have a negative impact on the price of gold and adversely affect the Fund's investment in GLDM shares. In addition, substantial sales of gold by the official sector, consisting of central banks, other governmental agencies and international organizations that buy, sell and hold gold as part of their reserve assets could adversely affect the Fund's investment in GLDM shares. The price of gold may also be affected by the sale of gold by ETFs or other exchange traded vehicles tracking gold markets. The value of the gold held by GLDM is determined using the LBMA (London Bullion Market Association) Gold Price PM, which is based on the LBMA daily afternoon auction. Potential discrepancies in the calculation of the LBMA Gold Price PM, as well as any future changes to the LBMA Gold Price PM, could impact the value of the gold held by GLDM and could have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund's investments in GLDM.

***Risks Related to GLDM Shares.*** GLDM shares trade like stocks, are subject to investment risk and will fluctuate in market value. The value of GLDM shares relates directly to the value of the gold held by GLDM (less its expenses), and fluctuations in the price of gold could materially and adversely affect the Fund's investment in GLDM shares. The price received upon the sale of the shares, which trade at market price, may be more or less than the value of the gold represented by them. GLDM does not generate any income, and as GLDM regularly sells gold to pay for its ongoing expenses, the amount of gold represented by each share will decline over time to that extent.

Commodities and commodity-index linked securities in which GLDM invests may be affected by changes in overall market movements, changes in interest rates, and other factors such as weather, disease, embargoes, or political and regulatory developments, as well as trading activity of speculators and arbitrageurs in the underlying commodities. GLDM is a passive investment vehicle. This means that the value of GLDM shares held by the Fund may be adversely affected by GLDM losses that might have been avoided if GLDM had been actively managed. GLDM shares may trade at a price which is at, above or below its calculated NAV per share, and any discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV per share may widen as a result of non-concurrent trading hours between the COMEX and NYSE Arca.

GLDM is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and is not subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 (the "CEA"). As a result, shareholders of GLDM do not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the 1940 Act or the protections afforded by the CEA. Shareholders of GLDM, including the Fund, do not have the rights enjoyed by investors in certain other vehicles. Because they own interests in an investment trust, GLDM shareholders have none of the statutory rights normally associated with

the ownership of shares of a corporation (including, for example, the right to bring "oppression" or "derivative" actions). In addition, the shares have limited voting and distribution rights (for example, shareholders do not have the right to elect directors and will not receive dividends). GLDM may be required to terminate and liquidate at a time that is disadvantageous to shareholders. The liquidity of GLDM shares may be adversely affected by the withdrawal of Authorized Participants. The lack of an active trading market or a halt in trading of GLDM shares may result in losses on investment at the time of disposition of the shares. Redemption orders for GLDM may be subject to postponement, suspension or rejection by its Trustee under certain circumstances.

An investment in GLDM shares may be adversely affected by competition from other methods of investing in gold. GLDM competes with other financial vehicles, including traditional debt and equity securities issued by companies in the gold industry and other securities backed by or linked to gold, direct investments in gold and similar investment vehicles. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond the control of GLDM, may make it more attractive to invest in other financial vehicles or to invest in gold directly, which could limit the market for the shares and reduce the liquidity of the shares.

***Risks Related to the Custody of Gold***

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The gold held by the custodian on behalf of GLDM may be subject to loss, damage, theft or restriction on access by natural events (such as an earthquake) or human actions (such as a terrorist attack). Any of these events may adversely affect the operations of GLDM, and consequently, the Fund's investment in GLDM shares. GLDM may not have adequate sources of recovery if its gold is lost, damaged, stolen or destroyed and recovery may be limited, even in the event of fraud, to the market value of the gold at the time the fraud is discovered.

Because neither the Trustee nor the custodian holding gold on behalf of GLDM oversees or monitors the activities of subcustodians who may temporarily hold the Trust's gold bars until transported to the GLDM custodian's London vault, failure by the subcustodians to exercise due care in the safekeeping of the GLDM's gold bars could result in a loss to GLDM. In addition, the ability of GLDM's respective Trustee and the custodian holding gold on behalf of GLDM to take legal action against subcustodians may be limited, which increases the possibility that the Trust may suffer a loss if a subcustodian does not use due care in the safekeeping of the Trust's gold bars. Each of these risks could negatively impact the value of GLDM shares held by the Fund.

Gold held in the GLDM's unallocated gold account and any GLDM Authorized Participant's unallocated gold account will not be segregated from the assets of the custodian holding gold on GLDM's behalf. If GLDM's custodian becomes insolvent, its assets may not be adequate to satisfy a claim by GLDM or any GLDM Authorized Participant. In addition, in the event of the GLDM custodian's insolvency, there may be a delay and costs incurred in identifying the gold bars held in the GLDM's allocated gold account. These risks also could negatively impact the value of GLDM shares held by the Fund.

The gold bullion custody operations of the GLDM's Custodian are not subject to specific governmental regulatory supervision. GLDM's custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of the GLDM's gold bullion that the GLDM custodian allocates to the GLDM in connection with the creation of baskets by Authorized Participants. GLDM's Custodian also facilitates the transfer of gold in and out of GLDM through unallocated gold accounts it maintains for Authorized Participants, GLDM. Although the GLDM custodian is a market maker, clearer and approved weigher under the rules of the LBMA (which sets out good practices for participants in the bullion market), the LBMA is not an official or governmental regulatory body. Furthermore, although the GLDM custodian is subject to general banking regulations by U.S. regulators and is generally regulated in the U.K. by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA"), such regulations do not directly cover the GLDM's custodian's gold bullion custody operations in the U.K. Accordingly, GLDM is dependent on the custodian to comply with the best practices of the LBMA and to implement satisfactory internal controls for its gold bullion custody operations in order to keep GLDM's gold secure.

***Investment Company Risk.*** The 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "IRC"), impose numerous constraints on the operations of registered investment companies, like the Fund. These restrictions may prohibit the Fund from making certain investments, thus potentially limiting its profitability. Moreover, failure to satisfy certain requirements required under the IRC may prevent the Fund from qualifying as a regulated investment company, thus requiring the Fund to pay unexpected taxes and penalties, which could be material. Additionally, when the Fund invests in another registered investment company such as an ETF the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses payable directly by the investment company. Therefore, the Fund will incur additional expenses, many of which are duplicative of the Fund's own operational expenses. In addition, the Fund will be affected by losses incurred by these investment companies and the level of risk arising from the investment practices of the investment companies. The Fund has no control over the investments made by these investment companies. ETFs are subject to additional risks such as the fact that their shares may trade at a market price above or below their net asset values ("NAV") or an active market may not develop.

***Large-Capitalization Companies Risk*.** The Fund is subject to the risk that large-capitalization companies may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion. The Adviser defines large-capitalization stocks as generally having market capitalization over $10 billion.

***Limited Holdings Risk.*** Although the Fund is diversified, it may invest in a limited number of underlying ETFs. Investment in the securities of a limited number of issuers may expose the Fund to greater volatility, greater market risk and potentially greater market losses than if its investments were more broadly diversified in securities issued by a greater number of issuers. The Adviser may take substantial positions in the same security or groups of securities at the same time. This overlap in investments may subject the Fund to additional market risk and potentially greater market losses.

***Portfolio Fund Investment Risks.*** The risks of the Fund will directly correspond to the risks of the underlying ETFs in which it invests. These risks will vary depending upon how the assets are allocated among the underlying ETFs.

***Sector Focus Risk.*** The Adviser may allocate more of the Fund's investments to a particular sector or sectors in the market, including the following sectors: Communications Services, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financials, Health Care, Industrials, Materials, Real Estate, Technology and Utilities. If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in a certain sector or certain sectors, its investment portfolio will be more susceptible to the financial, economic, business, and political developments that affect those sectors than a fund that is more diversified.

***Communications Services Sector Risk.*** The Fund may be more affected by the performance of the communications services sector than a fund with less exposure to such sector. Communication services companies are particularly vulnerable to the potential obsolescence of products and services due to technological advancement and the innovation of competitors. Companies in the communications sector may also be affected by other competitive pressures, such as pricing competition, as well as research and development costs, substantial capital requirements and government regulation. Additionally, fluctuating domestic and international demand, shifting demographics and often unpredictable changes in consumer tastes can drastically affect a communication company's profitability. While all companies may be susceptible to network security breaches, certain companies in the communication services sector may be particular targets of hacking and potential theft of proprietary or consumer information or disruptions in service, which could have a material adverse effect on their businesses.

***Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk.*** The success of consumer product manufacturers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the overall domestic and global economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending. Also, companies in the consumer discretionary sector may be subject to severe competition, which may have an adverse impact on their profitability relative to other sectors. Changes in demographics and consumer tastes can also affect the demand for, and success of, consumer products and services in the marketplace.

***Consumer Staples Sector Risk.*** Consumer staples companies are subject to government regulation affecting their products which may negatively impact such companies' performance. For instance, government regulations may affect the permissibility of using various food additives and production methods of companies that make food products, which could affect company profitability. Also, the success of food, beverage, household and personal product companies may be strongly affected by consumer interest, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting supply and demand, including performance of the overall domestic and global economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence and spending.

***Energy Sector Risk.*** Issuers in energy-related industries can be significantly affected by fluctuations in energy prices and supply and demand of energy fuels. Markets for various energy-related commodities can have significant volatility, and are subject to control or manipulation by large producers or purchasers. Companies in the energy sector may need to make substantial expenditures, and to incur significant amounts of debt, in order to maintain or expand their reserves. Oil and gas exploration and production can be significantly affected by natural disasters as well as changes in exchange rates, interest rates, government regulation, world events and economic conditions. These companies may be at risk for environmental damage claims.

***Financial Sector Risk.*** Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or due to increased competition. In addition, deterioration of the credit markets generally may cause an adverse impact in a broad range of markets, including U.S. and international credit and interbank money markets generally, thereby affecting a wide range of financial institutions and markets.

***Health Care Sector Risk.*** The health care sector may be affected by government regulations and government health care programs, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, increases or decreases in the cost of medical products and services and product liability claims, among other factors. Many health care companies are: (i) heavily dependent on patent protection and intellectual property rights and the expiration of a patent may adversely affect their profitability; (ii) subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims; and (iii) subject to competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and, in fact, may result in price discounting. Many health care products and services may be subject to regulatory approvals. The process of obtaining such approvals may be long and costly, and delays or failure to receive such approvals may negatively impact the business of such companies.

***Industrial Sector Risk.*** Industrial companies are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrial sector products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the performance of these companies. Transportation securities, a component of the industrial sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and insurance costs. Aerospace and defense companies, another component of the industrial sector, can be significantly affected by government spending policies because companies involved in this industry rely, to a significant extent, on U.S. and foreign government demand for their products and services. Thus, the financial condition of, and investor interest in, such companies are heavily influenced by governmental spending policies which are typically under pressure from efforts to control the U.S. (and other) government budgets.

***Materials Sector Risk.*** Many materials companies are significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, exchange rates, import controls, worldwide competition, environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks may include liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical progress, labor relations, and government regulations.

***Real Estate Sector Risk*.** An investment in a real estate company may be subject to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including, by way of example, the possibility of declines in the value of real estate, losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, environmental liability, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses. Some real property companies have limited diversification because they invest in a limited number of properties, a narrow geographic area, or a single type of property.

***Technology Sector Risk.*** Market or economic factors impacting technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technological advances could have a major effect on the value of the Fund's investments in this sector. The value of stocks of technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Stocks of 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. Technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies in the technology sector may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.

***Utilities Sector Risk.*** Investments in the utilities sector at times may be limited to a relatively small number of issuers. Such investments may therefore be subject to greater risks and market fluctuations than a portfolio representing a broader range of industries. As an example of these risks, companies in the gas and electric utilities industries have experienced substantial changes in the amount and type of regulation at the state and federal levels. While creating opportunities for some companies, it also has increased uncertainty for others with respect to future revenues and earnings. This trend may continue for some time and increased share price volatility may result. In addition, utilities companies may be significantly affected by government regulation, supply and demand of services or fuel, availability of financing, tax laws and regulations and environmental issues.

***Underlying ETFs Expense Risk.*** The underlying ETFs have management and other expenses. The Fund will bear its pro rata portion of these expenses and therefore the Fund's expenses may be higher than if it invested directly in securities.

**Performance**

The performance information below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year. The table shows the average annual returns of the Fund for the periods of 1 Year and Since Inception compared to a broad-based market index. Visit www.fairleadfunds.com for current performance information.

*Past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily predictive of future performance.* 

**Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF**

**Calendar Year Total Returns**

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**Highest and Lowest Quarter Returns** (for periods shown in the bar chart)

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| Highest | 10/1/2023 – 12/31/2023 | 9.82% |
| Lowest | 7/1/2023 – 9/30/2023 | (4.45)% |

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The Fund's year-to-date return as of March 31, 2026 was 1.75%.

**AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS**

**(for periods ended 12/31/2025)**

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|  | **1 Year** | **Since Inception<br> (3/22/2022)** |
| **Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Before Taxes | 10.93% | 6.24% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After Taxes on Distributions<sup>(1)</sup> | 10.61% | 5.87% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After Tax on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares<sup>(1)</sup> | 6.68% | 4.75% |
| Russell 1000 Equal Weight Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)<sup>(2)</sup> | 11.13% | 5.52% |

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<sup>(1)</sup> After-tax returns are estimated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

<sup>(2)</sup> The Russell 1000<sup>®</sup> Equal Weight Total Return Index is a broad-based securities index. The Fund does not intend to deliver similar risk characteristics to the Russell 1000<sup>®</sup> Equal Weight Total Return Index which is a benchmark only for regulatory purposes. The Russell 1000<sup>®</sup> Equal Weight Total Return Index methodology equally weights each industry within the index and then equally weights the companies within each industry. The Russell 1000<sup>®</sup> Equal Weight Total Return Index is re-weighted on a quarterly basis. The Russell 1000<sup>®</sup> Equal Weight Total Return Index is representative of a broader domestic equity market and range of securities than is found in the Fund's portfolio. Individuals cannot invest directly in an Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange-traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.

**Investment Adviser, Subadviser and Portfolio Manager**

The Fund's investment adviser is Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC (the "Adviser" or "Cary Street").

The Fund's subadviser is Fairlead Strategies, LLC (the "Subadviser" or "Fairlead").

The Subadviser is primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Katie Stockton, CMT<sup>®</sup>, serves as the portfolio manager of the Fund. Ms. Stockton is the Managing Partner of the Subadviser. Ms. Stockton has been managing the Fund since its inception in March 2022.

**Purchase and Sale of Shares**

The Fund only offers and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV in large blocks of Shares ("Creation Units") or multiples thereof, which only authorized participants (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem. Generally, Creation Units are offered and redeemed on an in-kind basis. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in exchange for a portfolio of securities closely approximating the holdings of the Fund (the "Deposit Securities") and/or a designated amount of U.S. cash (including any portion of the Deposit Securities for which cash may be substituted). The Fund may, in certain circumstances, offer Creation Units partially or solely for cash. Creation and redemption baskets may differ and the Fund will accept "custom baskets" in accordance with the requirements of Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act. Additional information regarding custom baskets is contained in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").

Individual Shares (rather than Creation Units) of the Fund may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker or dealer at market price. You may purchase and sell individual Fund Shares on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the "Exchange") through your financial institution on each day that the Exchange is open for business ("Business Day"). Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the "bid-ask spread"). Recent information regarding the Fund's NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at www.fairleadfunds.com.

**Tax Information**

The Fund's distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is through a tax deferred account such as an Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") or you are a tax-exempt investor. Distributions on investments made through tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of assets from those accounts.

**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 web site for more information.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND**

**Investment Objective**

As its investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation with limited drawdowns. **There is no assurance that the Fund will meet its investment objective.**

The Fund's investment objective is non-fundamental and may be changed by the Board upon 60 days' notice to shareholders without shareholder approval.

**Additional Information About the Fund's Principal Investment Strategies**

Please see the Fund's "Principal Investment Strategies" section under "Summary Information" for a complete discussion of the Fund's principal investment strategies. The following is additive to the information provided in that section.

***Sell-Discipline.*** The Subadviser's sell discipline is inherent to the model, which reduces exposure when the sector ETFs no longer pass the filters.

***Portfolio Risk Management.*** The Adviser's strategies to manage portfolio risk are also inherent in its model through its "risk-on" and "risk-off" sector positioning.

The Fund's principal investment strategies and other policies may also be changed by the Board without shareholder approval, except as otherwise indicated in this Prospectus or in the SAI.

**Information About the Fund's Non-Principal Strategies**

The Fund may also invest in various types of securities and engage in various investment techniques which are not the principal focus of the Fund. Some of these are described below and others are not described in this Prospectus. These other securities, techniques and practices, together with their associated risks, are described in the SAI, which you may obtain free of charge by contacting the Distributor (see the back cover of this Prospectus for the address and phone number).

***Temporary Defensive Positions*.** The Fund may in unusual circumstances take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with their principal investment strategies. If the Adviser believes a temporary defensive position is warranted in view of market conditions, the Funds may hold cash or invest up to 100% of their assets in high-quality short-term government or corporate obligations, money market instruments or shares of money market mutual funds. Taking a temporary defensive position may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

***Borrowing*.** The Fund will not borrow money, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act to meet redemptions and only up to 10% of the Fund's net assets.

***Securities Lending*.** The Fund will not lend its portfolio securities.

**Additional Information About Risks**

The following section provides additional information regarding certain of the principal risks identified under "Principal Investment Risks" in the Fund's Summary along with additional risk information. The Fund's SAI contains more detailed information about the Fund's investment policies and risks.

**Principal Investment Risks**

The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

The first five risks are presented in an order that reflects the Adviser's current assessment of relative importance, but this assessment could change over time as the Fund's portfolio changes or in light of changes in the market or the economic environment, among other things. The remaining risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risk of other funds. The Fund is not required to and will not update this Prospectus solely because its assessment of the relative importance of the principal risks of investing in the Fund changes. Each risk summarized below is considered a "principal risk" of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

***Market Risk.*** The market prices of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. A principal risk of investing in the Fund is that the investments in the Fund's portfolio will decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries or sectors represented in those markets. The values of securities may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, adverse changes to credit markets, government shutdowns, trade disputes, tariff arrangements, sanctions, cybersecurity attacks, or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors that disproportionately affect a particular industry, group of related industries or sector, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry or sector. The market price of equity securities and other types of investments may decline due to changes in interest rates or other factors affecting the applicable markets generally. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities, although under certain market conditions fixed income securities may have comparable or greater price volatility. During a general downturn in securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously.

The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical and other events will disrupt securities markets, adversely affect global economies and markets and thereby decrease the value of the Fund's investments. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had a substantial effect on the economies and securities markets of the U.S. and other countries. Russia's military incursions in Ukraine have led to additional sanctions being levied by the United States, European Union and other countries against Russia. Russia's military incursion and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and thus could affect the value of the Fund's investments, even beyond any direct exposure the Fund may have to Russian issuers or the adjoining geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial. Any such disruptions caused by Russian military action or resulting sanctions may magnify the impact of other risks described in this section. Hamas militants launched a brutal terror attack against southern Israel on October 7, 2023, and, in response, Israel declared war on Hamas and Israeli Defense Forces invaded the Gaza Strip. Actual or threatened military conflict involving the U.S. and Iran, including direct hostilities, cyber operations, or expanded sanctions, could increase energy price volatility, disrupt global supply chains and shipping lanes, impair issuer operations and liquidity, and adversely affect a Fund's performance and net asset value. Such events may also heighten market, interest rate, inflation, and currency risks across both energy and non-energy holdings. Actual hostilities or the threat of future hostilities in the broader Middle East region may cause significant volatility and disruption to the securities markets, and adversely affect global energy and financial markets and thus could affect the value of the Fund's investments.

Terrorism in the U.S. and around the world has had a similar global impact and has increased geopolitical risk. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 resulted in the closure of some U.S. securities markets for four days, and similar attacks are possible in the future. Uncertainty surrounding the sovereign debt of a number of European Union countries, as well as the continued existence of the European Union itself, have disrupted, and may continue to disrupt, markets in the U.S. and around the world. If one or more countries leave the European Union or the European Union dissolves, the world's securities markets likely will be significantly disrupted. Substantial governmental interventions by particular countries (e.g. currency controls) also could negatively impact the Funds. While the U.S. government has honored its credit obligations continuously for 200 plus years, it remains possible that the U.S. could default on its obligations. While it is impossible to predict the consequences of such an unprecedented event, it is likely that a default by the U.S. would be highly disruptive to the U.S. and global securities markets and could significantly impair the value of a Fund's investments. Similarly, political events within the U.S. at times have resulted, and may in the future result, in a shutdown of government services, which could negatively affect the U.S. economy, decrease the value of many Fund investments, and increase uncertainty in or impair the operation of the U.S. or other securities markets. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters, such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in early 2011, and systemic market dislocations of the kind surrounding the insolvency of Lehman Brothers in 2008, if repeated, would be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely affecting individual companies and industries, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of a Fund's investments.

Pandemics, epidemics, and widespread disease in general may also affect financial markets. For example, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that emerged resulted in closing borders, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty, thus causing significant disruptions to global business activity and financial markets, the broad effects of which are difficult to assess. During such market disruptions, the Fund's exposure to the risks described elsewhere in this section will likely increase. Market disruptions, including sudden government interventions, can also prevent the Fund from implementing its investment program for a period of time and achieving its investment objective. To the extent the Fund has focused its investments in the securities index of a particular region, adverse geopolitical and other events could have a disproportionate impact on the Fund.

***Equity Securities Risk.*** The value of the equity securities in which the Fund invests may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities the Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests.

These can include stock movements, purchases or sales of securities by the Fund, government policies, litigation and changes in interest rates, inflation, the financial condition of the securities' issuer or perceptions of the issuer, or economic conditions in general or specific to the issuer. Equity securities may also be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market, and a decline in the broader market may affect the value of the Fund's equity investments.

***Momentum Investing Risk.*** The Fund employs a "momentum" style of investing that emphasizes selecting sector ETFs that have had higher recent price performance compared to other sector ETFs. Price performance is the rate at the which the price of a security has increased or decreased over a specified time frame. Rankings for the ETFs in which the Fund invests are based on how fast prices have

changed in percentage terms. ETFs in the Fund's investment universe with the highest percentage increases in recent history are favored for investment by the Fund. Momentum can change quickly and sector ETFs that previously exhibited high momentum characteristics may not experience positive momentum or may experience more volatility than the market as a whole. If momentum shifts quickly, the Fund can incur losses. The Fund uses a variety of well-established technical indicators including trend (also known as price momentum) and overbought/oversold indicators. An oversold reading from an indicator suggests that a security has fallen to a point where selling pressure may alleviate, and the trend may reverse (i.e., an oversold bounce). On the other hand, an overbought reading suggests that a security has risen to a point where buying pressure may dissipate and be overwhelmed by selling pressure. The portfolio management team will continually monitor the effectiveness of these indicators and adjust the system if required. In addition, there may be periods when the momentum style of investing is out of favor and the investment performance of the Fund may suffer.

***Active Management Risk.*** As an actively-managed ETF, the Fund is subject to management risk. The ability of the Adviser to successfully implement the Fund's investment strategies will significantly influence the Fund's performance. The success of the Fund will depend in part upon the skill and expertise of certain key personnel of the Adviser, and there can be no assurance that any such personnel will be successful.

***Issuer Risk.*** Because the Fund may invest in approximately 5 to 8 sector ETF issuers and up to 3 defensive ETF issuers (gold and U.S. Treasuries), it is subject to the risk that the value of the Fund's portfolio may decline due to a decline in value of the equity securities of particular ETF issuers or the value or fixed income and other investments held by the defensive ETFs. The value of an issuer's securities may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance and reduced demand for the ETF issuer.

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***Authorized Participant Concentration Risk.*** Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as authorized participants, and none of these authorized participants are or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that these intermediaries exit the business or are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other authorized participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, Fund Shares may be more likely to trade at a discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting. This risk may be more pronounced in volatile markets, potentially where there are significant redemptions in ETFs generally.

***Cash and Cash Equivalents Risk.*** When the Fund's assets are allocated to cash or cash equivalents, the Fund's potential for gain during a market upswing may be limited and there is a possibility that the cash account will not be able to keep pace with inflation. Cash equivalents include shares in money market funds that invest in short-term, high-quality instruments, the value of which generally are tied to changes in interest rates. Cash equivalents are not guaranteed as to principal or interest, and the Fund could lose money through these investments.

***Cash Transactions Risk.*** Unlike certain ETFs, the Fund, in addition to effecting creations and redemptions in-kind, may effect creations and redemptions in cash or partially in cash. To the extent that it effects creations and redemptions in cash or partially in cash, the Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities and subsequently recognize gains on such sales that the Fund might not have recognized if it were to distribute portfolio securities exclusively in-kind. As such, investments in Shares may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that distributes portfolio securities entirely in-kind.

***Equity Securities Risk.*** The value of the equity securities in which the Fund invests may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities the Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests. These can include stock movements, purchases or sales of securities by the Fund, government policies, litigation and changes in interest rates, inflation, the financial condition of the securities' issuer or perceptions of the issuer, or economic conditions in general or specific to the issuer. Equity securities may also be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market, and a decline in the broader market may affect the value of the Fund's equity investments.

***ETF Provider Risk.*** The Adviser intends to purchase ETFs from within the State Street series of SPDR<sup>®</sup> ETFs. This may present a conflict of interest by creating an incentive as the Adviser selects ETFs from only one family of ETFs when other ETFs may also be considered suitable for investment purposes within the Fund's investment strategy. While the Adviser has determined the State Street series of SPDR<sup>®</sup> ETFs provides appropriate investment opportunities across the various sectors to deploy its asset allocation strategy, ETFs within the State Street series of SPDR<sup>®</sup> ETFs may have management fees or expenses that are higher than alternative ETFs the portfolio managers might have selected or may have performance returns that are lower than alternative ETFs the portfolio managers might have selected. The Adviser will select ETFs for inclusion in the portfolio in accordance with its fiduciary duty to shareholders.

***ETF Shares Trading Risk.*** ETF Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange and are bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The Fund faces numerous trading risks, including disruptions to the creation and redemption processes of the Fund, losses from trading in secondary markets, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares due to market stress, which may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to their NAV. Although the Shares of the Fund are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such Shares will develop or be maintained. Further, secondary markets may be subject to irregular trading activity and wide bid-ask spreads (which may be especially pronounced for smaller funds). Trading in Shares on the Exchange 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 the Exchange's "circuit breaker" rules. The market prices of ETF Shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases materially, in response to changes in the Fund's NAV, the intraday value of the Fund's holdings and supply and demand for Shares. The Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade above, below or at their NAV. Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for the Shares (including through a trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in the Shares trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV or to the intraday value of the Fund's holdings. During such periods, you may incur significant losses if you sell your Shares. ETFs are also subject to risk similar to those of stocks, including those regarding short-selling and margin account maintenance. Frequent trading of ETFs could significantly increase

commissions and other costs such that they may offset any savings from low fees or costs. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged. The Fund may have difficulty maintaining its listing on the Exchange in the event the Fund's assets are small or the Fund does not have enough shareholders.

***Fixed Income Securities Risk.*** The Fund's investments in Treasury ETF's will be subject to the following risks.

***Income Risk.*** The Fund's income may decline if interest rates fall. This decline in income can occur because the Fund may subsequently invest in lower yielding bonds as bonds in its portfolio mature, are near maturity or are called, bonds in the Underlying Index are substituted, or the Fund otherwise needs to purchase additional bonds.

***Interest Rate Risk.*** During periods of very low or negative interest rates, the Fund may be unable to maintain positive returns or pay dividends to Fund shareholders. Very low or negative interest rates may magnify interest rate risk. Changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, may have unpredictable effects on markets, result in heightened market volatility and detract from the Fund's performance to the extent the Fund is exposed to such interest rates. Additionally, under certain market conditions in which interest rates are low and the market prices for portfolio securities have increased, the Fund may have a very low or even negative yield. A low or negative yield would cause the Fund to lose money in certain conditions and over certain time periods. An increase in interest rates will generally cause the value of securities held by the Fund to decline, may lead to heightened volatility in the fixed-income markets and may adversely affect the liquidity of certain fixed-income investments, including those held by the Fund. The historically low interest rate environment heightens the risks associated with rising interest rates.

***U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk.*** U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Similar to other issuers, changes to the financial condition or credit rating of the U.S. government may cause the value of the Fund's U.S. Treasury obligations to decline.

***Fund of Funds Risk.*** The Fund is subject to the performance of the underlying ETF Shares in which it invests. Because the Fund invests its assets in shares of the underlying ETFs, the Fund indirectly owns the investments made by the underlying ETFs. By investing in the Fund, therefore, you indirectly assume the same types of risks as investing directly in the underlying ETF Shares. The Fund's investment performance is affected by each underlying ETF's investment performance, and the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective depends, in large part, on each underlying ETF's ability to meet its investment objective. In addition, Fund shareholders indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying ETFs. The Fund's risks include the underlying ETF's principal risks.

***Gold ETF Risks*.** The Fund's investments in SPDR<sup>®</sup> Gold MiniShares (GLDM) will be subject to the following risks:

***Risks Related to Gold***

Companies involved in commodity-related businesses such as gold may be subject to greater volatility than investments in companies involved in more traditional businesses. This is because the value of companies in commodity-related businesses may be affected by overall market movements and other factors affecting the value of a particular industry or commodity, such as weather, disease, embargoes, or political and regulatory developments. The prices of commodities such as gold may move in different directions than investments in traditional equity and debt securities when the value of those traditional securities is declining due to adverse economic conditions. As an example, during periods of rising inflation, debt securities have historically tended to decline in value due to the general increase in the prevailing interest rates. Conversely, during those same periods, the prices of certain commodities, such as oil, gold and other metals, have historically tended to increase. However, there can be no guarantee of such performance in the future.

Crises may motivate large-scale sales of gold which could decrease the price of gold and adversely affect an investment in GLDM Shares. For example, the 2008 financial crisis resulted in significant sales of gold by individuals which depressed the price of gold. The possibility of large-scale distress sales of gold in times of crisis may have a negative impact on the price of gold and adversely affect the Fund's investment in GLDM Shares.

Substantial sales of gold by the official sector, consisting of central banks, other governmental agencies and international organizations that buy, sell and hold gold as part of their reserve assets could adversely affect the Fund's investment in GLDM Shares. The official sector holds a significant amount of gold, most of which is static, meaning that it is held in vaults and is not bought, sold, leased or swapped or otherwise mobilized in the open market. In the event that future economic, political or social conditions or pressures require members of the official sector to liquidate their gold assets all at once or in an uncoordinated manner, the demand for gold might not be sufficient to accommodate the sudden increase in the supply of gold to the market. Consequently, the price of gold could decline significantly, which would adversely affect the Fund's investment in GLDM Shares. The price of gold may also be affected by the sale of gold by ETFs or other exchange traded vehicles tracking gold markets. To the extent existing ETFs tracking gold markets represent a significant proportion of demand for physical gold bullion, large redemptions of the securities of these ETFs could negatively affect physical gold bullion prices and the price of GLDM Shares in which the Fund invests.

The value of the gold held by GLDM is determined using the LBMA (London Bullion Market Association) Gold Price PM, which is based on the LBMA daily afternoon auction. Potential discrepancies in the calculation of the LBMA Gold Price PM, as well as any future changes to the LBMA Gold Price PM, could impact the value of the gold held by GLDM and could have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund's investments in GLDM. In the event that the LBMA Gold Price PM does not prove to be an accurate benchmark, and the LBMA Gold Price PM varies materially from the price determined by other mechanisms, the Net

Asset Value of GLDM and the value of the Fund's investment in GLDM Shares could be adversely impacted. Any future developments in the benchmark, to the extent they have a material impact on the LBMA Gold Price PM, could also adversely impact GLDM's Net Asset Value and the value of the Fund's investment in GLDM shares.

***Risks Related to GLDM Shares.*** GLDM shares trade like stocks, are subject to investment risk and will fluctuate in market value. The value of GLDM shares relates directly to the value of the gold held by GLDM (less its expenses), and fluctuations in the price of gold could materially and adversely affect the Fund's investment in GLDM shares. The price received upon the sale of the shares, which trade at market price, may be more or less than the value of the gold represented by them. GLDM does not generate any income, and as GLDM regularly sells gold to pay for its ongoing expenses, the amount of gold represented by each share will decline over time to that extent.

Commodities and commodity-index linked securities in which GLDM invests may be affected by changes in overall market movements, changes in interest rates, and other factors such as weather, disease, embargoes, or political and regulatory developments, as well as trading activity of speculators and arbitrageurs in the underlying commodities.

GLDM is a passive investment vehicle. This means that the value of GLDM shares held by the Fund may be adversely affected by GLDM losses that might have been avoided if GLDM had been actively managed. GLDM shares may trade at a price which is at, above or below its calculated NAV per share, and any discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV per share may widen as a result of non-concurrent trading hours between the COMEX and NYSE Arca.

GLDM is not an investment company registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 (the "CEA"). As a result, shareholders of GLDM do not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the 1940 Act or the protections afforded by the CEA. Shareholders of GLDM, including the Fund, do not have the rights enjoyed by investors in certain other vehicles. Because GLDM shares are interests in an investment trust, GLDM shareholders have none of the statutory rights normally associated with the ownership of shares of a corporation (including, for example, the right to bring "oppression" or "derivative" actions). In addition, the shares have limited voting and distribution rights (for example, shareholders do not have the right to elect directors and will not receive dividends).

GLDM may be required to terminate and liquidate at a time that is disadvantageous to shareholders. The liquidity of GLDM shares may be adversely affected by the withdrawal of Authorized Participants. The lack of an active trading market or a halt in trading of GLDM shares may result in losses on investment at the time of disposition of the shares. Redemption orders for GLDM may be subject to postponement, suspension or rejection by its Trustee under certain circumstances.

An investment in GLDM shares may be adversely affected by competition from other methods of investing in gold. GLDM competes with other financial vehicles, including traditional debt and equity securities issued by companies in the gold industry and other securities backed by or linked to gold, direct investments in gold and similar investment vehicles. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond the control of GLDM, may make it more attractive to invest in other financial vehicles or to invest in gold directly, which could limit the market for the Shares and reduce the liquidity of the shares.

***Risks Related to the Custody of Gold***

The gold held by the custodian on behalf of GLDM may be subject to loss, damage, theft or restriction on access by natural events (such as an earthquake) or human actions (such as a terrorist attack). Any of these events may adversely affect the operations of GLDM, and consequently, the Fund's investment in GLDM shares. GLDM may not have adequate sources of recovery if its gold is lost, damaged, stolen or destroyed and recovery may be limited, even in the event of fraud, to the market value of the gold at the time the fraud is discovered.

Because neither the Trustee nor the custodian holding gold on behalf of GLDM oversees or monitors the activities of subcustodians who may temporarily hold the Trust's gold bars until transported to the GLDM custodian's London vault, failure by the subcustodians to exercise due care in the safekeeping of the GLDM's gold bars could result in a loss to GLDM. In addition, the ability of its Trustee and the custodian holding gold on behalf of GLDM to take legal action against subcustodians may be limited, which increases the possibility that the Trust may suffer a loss if a subcustodian does not use due care in the safekeeping of the Trust's gold bars. Each of these risks could negatively impact the value of GLDM shares held by the Fund.

Gold held in the GLDM unallocated gold account and any GLDM Authorized Participant's unallocated gold account will not be segregated from the assets of the custodian holding gold on GLDM's behalf. If GLDM's custodian becomes insolvent, its assets may not be adequate to satisfy a claim by GLDM or any GLDM Authorized Participant. In addition, in the event of GLDM custodian's insolvency, there may be a delay and costs incurred in identifying the gold bars held in the GLDM's allocated gold account. These risks also could negatively impact the value of GLDM shares held by the Fund.

The gold bullion custody operations of the GLDM's Custodian are not subject to specific governmental regulatory supervision. GLDM's custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of the GLDM's gold bullion that the GLDM custodian allocates to GLDM in connection with the creation of baskets by Authorized Participants. GLDM's Custodian also facilitates the transfer of gold in and out of GLDM through unallocated gold accounts it maintains for Authorized Participants and GLDM. Although the GLDM custodian is a market maker, clearer and approved weigher under the rules of the LBMA (which sets out good practices for participants in the bullion market), the LBMA is not an official or governmental regulatory body. Furthermore, although the GLDM custodian

is subject to general banking regulations by U.S. regulators and is generally regulated in the U.K. by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA"), such regulations do not directly cover the GLDM custodian's gold bullion custody operations in the U.K. Accordingly, GLDM is dependent on the custodian to comply with the best practices of the LBMA and to implement satisfactory internal controls for its gold bullion custody operations in order to keep GLDM's gold secure.

***Investment Company Risk.*** The 1940 Act and the IRC impose numerous constraints on the operations of registered investment companies, like the Fund. These restrictions may prohibit the Fund from making certain investments, thus potentially limiting its profitability. Moreover, failure to satisfy certain requirements required under the IRC may prevent the Fund from qualifying as a regulated investment company, thus requiring the Fund to pay unexpected taxes and penalties, which could be material. Additionally, when the Fund invests in another registered investment company such as an ETF the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses payable directly by the investment company. Therefore, the Fund will incur additional expenses, many of which are duplicative of the Fund's own operational expenses. In addition, the Fund will be affected by losses incurred by these investment companies and the level of risk arising from the investment practices of the investment companies. The Fund has no control over the investments made by these investment companies. ETFs are subject to additional risks such as the fact that their shares may trade at a market price above or below their net asset values ("NAV") or an active market may not develop.

***Large-Capitalization Companies Risk.*** The Fund is subject to the risk that large-capitalization companies may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion. The Adviser defines large-capitalization stocks as generally having market capitalization over $10 billion.

***Limited Holdings Risk.*** Although the Fund is diversified, it may invest in a limited number of underlying ETFs. Investment in the securities of a limited number of issuers may expose the Fund to greater volatility, greater market risk and potentially greater market losses than if its investments were more broadly diversified in securities issued by a greater number of issuers. The Adviser may take substantial positions in the same security or groups of securities at the same time. This overlap in investments may subject the Fund to additional market risk and potentially greater market losses.

***Portfolio Fund Investment Risks.*** The risks of the Fund will directly correspond to the risks of the underlying ETFs in which it invests. These risks will vary depending upon how the assets are allocated among the underlying ETFs.

***Sector Focus Risk.*** The Adviser may allocate more of the Fund's investments to a particular sector or sectors in the market, including the following sectors: Communications Services, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financials, Health Care, Industrials, Materials, Real Estate, Technology, and Utilities. If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in a certain sector or certain sectors, its investment portfolio will be more susceptible to the financial, economic, business, and political developments that affect those sectors than a fund that is more diversified.

***Communications Services Sector Risk.*** The Fund may be more affected by the performance of the communications services sector than a fund with less exposure to such sector. Communication services companies are particularly vulnerable to the potential obsolescence of products and services due to technological advancement and the innovation of competitors. Companies in the communications sector may also be affected by other competitive pressures, such as pricing competition, as well as research and development costs, substantial capital requirements and government regulation. Additionally, fluctuating domestic and international demand, shifting demographics and often unpredictable changes in consumer tastes can drastically affect a communication company's profitability. While all companies may be susceptible to network security breaches, certain companies in the communication services sector may be particular targets of hacking and potential theft of proprietary or consumer information or disruptions in service, which could have a material adverse effect on their businesses.

***Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk.*** The success of consumer product manufacturers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the overall domestic and global economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending. Also, companies in the consumer discretionary sector may be subject to severe competition, which may have an adverse impact on their profitability relative to other sectors. Changes in demographics and consumer tastes can also affect the demand for, and success of, consumer products and services in the marketplace.

***Consumer Staples Sector Risk.*** Consumer staples companies are subject to government regulation affecting their products which may negatively impact such companies' performance. For instance, government regulations may affect the permissibility of using various food additives and production methods of companies that make food products, which could affect company profitability. Also, the success of food, beverage, household and personal product companies may be strongly affected by consumer interest, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting supply and demand, including performance of the overall domestic and global economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence and spending.

***Energy Sector Risk.*** Issuers in energy-related industries can be significantly affected by fluctuations in energy prices and supply and demand of energy fuels. Markets for various energy-related commodities can have significant volatility, and are subject to control or manipulation by large producers or purchasers. Companies in the energy sector may need to make substantial

expenditures, and to incur significant amounts of debt, in order to maintain or expand their reserves. Oil and gas exploration and production can be significantly affected by natural disasters as well as changes in exchange rates, interest rates, government regulation, world events and economic conditions. These companies may be at risk for environmental damage claims.

***Financial Sector Risk.*** Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or due to increased competition. In addition, deterioration of the credit markets generally may cause an adverse impact in a broad range of markets, including U.S. and international credit and interbank money markets generally, thereby affecting a wide range of financial institutions and markets.

***Health Care Sector Risk.*** The health care sector may be affected by government regulations and government health care programs, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, increases or decreases in the cost of medical products and services and product liability claims, among other factors. Many health care companies are: (i) heavily dependent on patent protection and intellectual property rights and the expiration of a patent may adversely affect their profitability; (ii) subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims; and (iii) subject to competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and, in fact, may result in price discounting. Many health care products and services may be subject to regulatory approvals. The process of obtaining such approvals may be long and costly, and delays or failure to receive such approvals may negatively impact the business of such companies.

***Industrial Sector Risk.*** Industrial companies are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrial sector products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the performance of these companies. Transportation securities, a component of the industrial sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and insurance costs. Aerospace and defense companies, another component of the industrial sector, can be significantly affected by government spending policies because companies involved in this industry rely, to a significant extent, on U.S. and foreign government demand for their products and services. Thus, the financial condition of, and investor interest in, such companies are heavily influenced by governmental spending policies which are typically under pressure from efforts to control the U.S. (and other) government budgets.

***Materials Sector Risk.*** Many materials companies are significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, exchange rates, import controls, worldwide competition, environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks may include liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical progress, labor relations, and government regulations.

***Real Estate Sector Risk*.** An investment in a real estate company may be subject to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including, by way of example, the possibility of declines in the value of real estate, losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, environmental liability, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses. Some real property companies have limited diversification because they invest in a limited number of properties, a narrow geographic area, or a single type of property.

***Technology Sector Risk.*** Market or economic factors impacting technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technological advances could have a major effect on the value of the Fund's investments in this sector. The value of stocks of technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Stocks of 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. Technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies in the technology sector may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.

***Utilities Sector Risk.*** Investments in the utilities sector at times may be limited to a relatively small number of issuers. Such investments may therefore be subject to greater risks and market fluctuations than a portfolio representing a broader range of industries. As an example of these risks, companies in the gas and electric utilities industries have experienced substantial changes in the amount and type of regulation at the state and federal levels. While creating opportunities for some companies, it also has increased uncertainty for others with respect to future revenues and earnings. This trend may continue for some time and increased share price volatility may result. In addition, utilities companies may be significantly affected by government regulation, supply and demand of services or fuel, availability of financing, tax laws and regulations and environmental issues.

***Underlying ETFs Expense Risk.*** The underlying ETFs have management and other expenses. The Fund will bear its pro rata portion of these expenses and therefore the Fund's expenses may be higher than if it invested directly in securities.

**Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy**

The Fund's portfolio holdings are disclosed each day on its website at www.fairleadfunds.com. A description of the Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of portfolio securities is available in the SAI and on the Fund's website.

**MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND**

**Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Adviser and Subadviser**

**Investment Adviser**

Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC, located at 901 East Byrd St., Suite 1001, Richmond, Virginia 23219, is the Fund's sponsor and serves as the Fund's investment adviser ("Adviser" or "Cary Street Partners"). Founded and registered with the SEC in 2017, the Adviser provides continuous portfolio management services to individuals and institutions based on the goals, objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. As of December 31, 2025, the Adviser had approximately $1,421,723,362 in regulatory assets under management ("RAUM") on a discretionary basis and $26,107,444 in RAUM on a non-discretionary basis. The Adviser's parent company is Cary Street Partners Financial LLC ("CSPF"), a full services wealth management firm founded in 2002. CSPF is majority owned by CIVC Partners Fund VII, a private equity fund for which CIVC Partners, LP ("CIVC") and its affiliate serve as the general partner and investment manager. CIVC Partners Fund VII has voting control of, and an approximately 60% indirect ownership in Cary Street Partners.

Subject to Board supervision, the Adviser is responsible for providing general investment advice and guidance to the Fund, sub-adviser oversight, research support, and compliance/compliance oversight services. The Adviser also provides proxy voting, record-keeping and other administrative services for the Fund. Cary Street and its affiliates, from their own profits and resources, will also provide marketing and distribution support for the Fund.

For its advisory services, the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual fee of 0.59% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to the Fund, and subject to the general supervision of the Board, the Adviser has also agreed to pay all other regular and recurring expenses of the Fund such the costs of various third-party services required by the Fund, including administration, certain custody, audit, legal, transfer agency, and printing costs (other than taxes and governmental fees, brokerage fees, commissions and other transaction expenses, trustee fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, costs of borrowing money, including interest expenses, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses) so that total annual fund operating expense remain at 0.59% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Fund may bear other fees and expenses that the Adviser is not required to pay under the Advisory Agreement, which may vary and will affect the total expense ratio of the Fund. Such fees and expenses may include taxes and governmental fees, brokerage fees, commissions and other transaction expenses, trustee fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, costs of borrowing money, including interest expenses, and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation and indemnification expenses).

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, the Fund paid the Adviser a management fee equal to 0.59% of the Fund's average daily net assets. A discussion of the Trustees' review and approval of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements is available in the Fund's Form N-CSRS filing for the period ended July 31, 2025.

**Investment Subadviser and Portfolio Manager**

Fairlead Strategies, LLC located at 19 East Elm Street, Second Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830, is the Fund's sub-adviser ("Sub-adviser" or "Fairlead Strategies"). Fairlead Strategies is an independent research firm and SEC-registered investment adviser focused on technical analysis. Led by Katherine T. Stockton, CMT<sup>®</sup>, Fairlead Strategies was founded in 2018 by Ms. Stockton. Ms. Stockton and the Sub-adviser provide the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio.

For its services as Sub-adviser, the Adviser pays Fairlead Strategies a percentage of its net annual management fee as set forth in the subadvisory agreement between the Adviser and Fairlead Strategies.

Prior to 2018, Ms. Stockton spent more than 20 years on Wall Street providing technical research and advice to institutional investors. She served as Chief Technical Strategist for BTIG and Chief Market Technician at MKM Partners, and she has worked for technical strategy teams at Morgan Stanley and Wit Soundview.

She holds the distinction of being the youngest female to have attained the Chartered Market Technician (CMT<sup>®</sup>) designation in 2001. She has played a significant role in the CMT Association, serving as Vice President from 2012 to 2016.

Ms. Stockton graduated with honors from the University of Richmond and contributes to her community by mentoring young women, guest lecturing at universities, and serving on the Endowment Investment Committee for her church. She also sits on the Board of Directors for

Cary Street Partners Financial LLC. As an official CNBC contributor, Ms. Stockton frequently shares her market perspectives with investors worldwide. She is quoted often by financial news publications like *Barron's* and *MarketWatch*, and she has a wide following on social media.

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager's compensation, management of other accounts, and ownership of securities in the Fund.

**OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS**

**ADMINISTRATOR AND FUND ACCOUNTANT**

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC ("Ultimus"), located at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 is administrator and fund accountant for the Fund pursuant to a Master Services Agreement.

**COMPLIANCE CONSULTING**

Under the terms of a Compliance Consulting Agreement with the Trust, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC ("NLCS") located at 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022, provides an individual with the requisite background and familiarity with the federal securities laws to serve as the Trust's CCO and to administer the Trust's compliance policies and procedures. For these services, the Fund pays MLCS a base annual fee, plus an asset-based fee computed at an annual rate. In addition, the Fund reimburses NLCS for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to these compliance services.

**DISTRIBUTOR**

Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, located at 4221 North 203rd Street, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022, serves as the Fund's principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund's Shares (the "Distributor"). The Distributor only distributes Fund Shares in Creation Units and does not maintain a secondary market in the Fund's Shares. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. The Distributor is not an affiliate of the Adviser. Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor also agrees to (1) review all proposed advertising materials and sales literature for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and file with appropriate regulators those advertising materials and sales literature it believes are in compliance with such laws and regulations; (2) enter into agreements with such qualified broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries (the "Financial Intermediaries"), as requested by the Fund in order that such Financial Intermediaries may sell shares of the Fund; (3) prepare reports for the Board regarding its activities under the agreement and payments made under the Fund's Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan (if applicable) as from time to time shall be reasonably requested by the Board; and (4) monitor amounts paid under Rule 12b-1 plans (if applicable) and pursuant to sales loads (if applicable) to ensure compliance with applicable FINRA rules. For these services, the Adviser pays the Distributor an annual fee, payable in monthly installments. In addition, the Adviser reimburses the Distributor for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the Fund's behalf.

**CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT**

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH" or "Custodian"), located at 50 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02110, is Custodian of the Fund's investments. The Custodian acts as the Fund's depository, safekeeps portfolio securities, collects all income and other payments with respect thereto, disburses funds at the Fund's request and maintains records in connection with its duties. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. also serves as the Fund's Transfer Agent. As the Fund recently commenced operations, it does not have any payments for these services to report.

**INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

Cohen & Company, Ltd., serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund. Its services include auditing the Fund's financial statements. Cohen & Co Advisory, LLC, an affiliate of Cohen & Company, Ltd., provides tax services as requested.

**LEGAL COUNSEL**

The law firm of Practus, LLP, 11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310, Leawood, Kansas 66211, serves as legal counsel to the Trust and to the independent trustees of the Trust.

**PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES**

**General**

The Shares are issued or redeemed by the Fund at NAV per Share only in Creation Unit size or multiples thereof. Most investors buy and sell Shares of the Fund in secondary market transactions through brokers. Shares of the Fund are listed for trading in the secondary market on the Exchange. Shares can be bought and sold throughout the trading day like other publicly traded shares. There is no minimum investment. Although Shares are generally purchased and sold in "round lots" of 100 Shares, brokerage firms typically permit investors to purchase or sell Shares in smaller "odd lots," at no per share price differential. 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 spread between the bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip (purchase and sale) transaction. The Shares trade on the Exchange at prices that may differ to varying degrees from the daily NAV of the Shares. Given that the Fund's Shares can be issued and redeemed in Creation Units, the Adviser believes that large discounts and premiums to NAV should not be sustained for long.

**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 of the Fund and is recognized as the owner of all Shares for all purposes (except for tax purposes).

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. Participants in DTC 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 stocks that you hold in book entry or "street name" form.

**How to Buy and Sell Shares**

**<u>Pricing Fund Shares</u>**

The trading price of the Fund's Shares on the Exchange may differ from the Fund's daily NAV and can be affected by market forces of supply and demand, economic conditions, and other factors.

The Exchange intends to disseminate the approximate value of Shares of the Fund every fifteen seconds. This approximate value should not be viewed as a "real-time" update of the NAV per Share of the Fund because the approximate value may not be calculated in the same manner as the NAV, which is computed once a day, generally at the end of the business day. The Fund is not involved in, or responsible for, the calculation or dissemination of the approximate value and does not make any warranty as to its accuracy.

The NAV per Share for the Fund is determined once daily as of the close of the Exchange, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, each day the Exchange is open for trading. NAV per Share is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's portfolio securities, cash and other assets (including accrued interest), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the total number of Shares outstanding.

Equity securities are valued at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange on which such securities are traded, as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange on the day the securities are being valued or, if there are no sales, at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices. Equity securities that are traded in over-the-counter markets are valued at the last quoted sales price in the markets in which they trade or, if there are no sales, at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price generally will be used. Debt securities are valued at the mean between the last available bid and asked prices for such securities or, if such prices are not available, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality, and type. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including restricted securities, are valued by a method that the Board believes accurately reflects fair value. Securities will be valued at fair value when market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, such as when a security's value or meaningful portion of the Fund's portfolio is believed to have been materially affected by a significant event. Such events may include a natural disaster, an economic event like a bankruptcy filing, a trading halt in a security, an unscheduled early market close or a substantial fluctuation in domestic and foreign markets that has occurred between the close of the principal exchange and the Exchange. In such a case, the value for a security is likely to be different from the last quoted market price. In addition, due to the subjective and variable nature of fair market value pricing, it is possible that the value determined for a particular asset may be materially different from the value realized upon such asset's sale.

**<u>Creation Units</u>**

Investors such as market makers, large investors and institutions who wish to deal in Creation Units directly with the Fund must have entered into an authorized participant agreement (such investors being "authorized participants") with the Fund's distributor (the "Distributor") and the transfer agent, or purchase through a dealer that has entered into such an agreement. Set forth below is a brief description of the procedures applicable to purchase and redemption of Creation Units.

**<u>How to Buy Shares</u>**

In order to purchase Creation Units of the Fund, an investor must generally deposit a designated portfolio of equity securities (the "Deposit Securities") and generally make a small cash payment referred to as the "Cash Component." For those authorized participants that are not eligible for trading a Deposit Security, custom orders are available. The list of the names and the numbers of shares of the Deposit Securities is made available by the Fund's custodian through the facilities of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (the "NSCC"), immediately prior to the opening of business each day of the Exchange. The Cash Component represents the difference between the NAV of a Creation Unit and the market value of the Deposit Securities. In the case of custom orders, cash-in-lieu may be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Securities that the authorized participant may not be eligible to trade. The Fund may, in certain circumstances, offer Creation Units partially or solely for cash. Creation and redemption baskets may differ and the Fund will accept "custom baskets" in accordance with the requirements of Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act. Additional information regarding custom baskets is contained in the Fund's SAI.

Orders must be placed in proper form by or through either (i), a "Participating Party" i.e., a broker-dealer or other participant in the Clearing Process of the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the "Clearing Process") or (ii) a participant of the DTC ("DTC Participant") that has entered into an agreement with the Trust, the Distributor and the transfer agent, with respect to purchases and redemptions of Creation Units. All standard orders must be placed for one or more whole Creation Units of Shares of the Fund and must be received by the Distributor in proper form no later than the close of regular trading on the Exchange (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) ("Closing Time") in order to receive that day's closing NAV per Share. In the case of custom orders, as further described in the SAI, the order must be received by the Distributor no later than two hours prior to Closing Time in order to receive that day's closing NAV per Share. A custom order may be placed by an authorized participant in the event that the Trust permits or requires the substitution of an amount of cash to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or which may not be eligible for trading by such authorized participant or the investor for which it is acting or any other relevant reason.

A fixed creation transaction fee of $200 per transaction (the "Creation Transaction Fee") is applicable to each transaction regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased in the transaction. An additional variable charge for transactions effected outside the Clearing Process or for cash creations or partial cash creations may also be imposed to compensate the Fund for the costs associated with buying the applicable securities. The Fund may adjust these fees from time to time based on actual experience. The price for each Creation Unit will equal the daily NAV per Share times the number of Shares in a Creation Unit plus the fees described above and, if applicable, any transfer taxes.

Shares of the Fund may be issued in advance of receipt of all Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain cash at least equal to 115% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities on deposit with the Trust.

**<u>Legal Restrictions on Transactions in Certain Stocks</u>**

An investor subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular stock required to be deposited in connection with the purchase of a Creation Unit may, at the Fund's discretion, be permitted to deposit an equivalent amount of cash in substitution for any stock which would otherwise be included in the Deposit Securities applicable to the purchase of a Creation Unit.

**<u>Redemption of Shares</u>**

Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV and only on a day the Exchange is open for business. The Fund's custodian makes available immediately prior to the opening of business each day of the Exchange, through the facilities of the NSCC, the list of the names and the numbers of Shares of the Fund's portfolio securities that will be applicable that day to redemption requests in proper form ("Fund Securities"). Fund Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities, which are applicable to purchases of Creation Units. Unless cash redemptions are available or specified for the Fund, the redemption proceeds consist of the Fund Securities, plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of Shares being redeemed as next determined after receipt by the transfer agent of a redemption request in proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities (the "Cash Redemption Amount"), less the applicable redemption fee and, if applicable, any transfer taxes. Should the Fund Securities have a value greater than the NAV of Shares being redeemed, a compensating cash payment to the Fund equal to the differential, plus the applicable redemption fee and, if applicable, any transfer taxes will be required to be arranged for, by or on behalf of the redeeming shareholder.

An order to redeem Creation Units of the Fund may only be effected by or through an authorized participant. An order to redeem must be placed for one or more whole Creation Units and must be received by the transfer agent in proper form no later than the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) in order to receive that day's closing NAV per Share. In the case of custom orders, the order must be received by the transfer agent no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.

A fixed redemption transaction fee of $200 per transaction (the "Redemption Transaction Fee") is applicable to each redemption transaction regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in the transaction. An additional variable charge for cash redemptions or partial cash redemptions may also be imposed to compensate the Fund for the costs associated with selling the applicable securities. The Fund may adjust these fees from time to time based on actual experience. The Fund reserves the right to effect redemptions in cash. A shareholder may request a cash redemption in lieu of securities, however, the Fund may, in its discretion, reject any such request.

**<u>Purchase of Shares by Investment Companies</u>**

Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by registered investment companies and by other companies relying on Sections 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act in the securities of other investment companies. 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 promulgated under the 1940 Act, including that such investment companies enter into a written agreement with the Fund. Registered investment companies that desire to invest in the Fund beyond the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1), should contact the Trust to obtain the required written agreement.

**Determination Of Net Asset Value**

The Fund's NAV is determined by dividing the total value of the Fund's portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities, by the total number of Shares outstanding as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day that the Exchange is open for business.

In computing the NAV for the Fund, current market value is used to value portfolio securities with respect to which market quotations are readily available, except short-term investments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less which are valued at amortized cost. Pursuant to Board-approved policies, the Fund relies on certain security pricing services to provide current market value of securities.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their "fair value" pursuant to Board-approved procedures. Market quotations may not be readily available if: (1) a portfolio security is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the security trades are closed: (2) trading in a portfolio security is suspended and not resumed prior to the normal market close; (3) a portfolio security is not traded in significant volume for a substantial period; or (4) the value of a portfolio security has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which the security is principally traded, or (5) the Adviser determines that the quotation or price for a portfolio security provided by an independent pricing source is inaccurate. The securities of smaller companies in which the Fund may invest may be susceptible to fair valuation since these securities may be thinly traded and less liquid that their larger counterparts. Similarly, the Fund's investments in foreign securities are more likely to require a fair value determination because, among other things, events may occur between the closure of the foreign market and the time that the Fund calculates its NAV that affect the reported market value of these securities.

There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV. In the case of fair valued portfolio securities, lack of information and uncertainty as to the significance of information may lead to a conclusion that a prior valuation is the best indication of a portfolio security's present value. Fair valuations generally remain unchanged until new information becomes available. Consequently, changes in the fair valuation of portfolio securities may be less frequent and of greater magnitude than changes in the price of portfolio securities valued at their last sale price by an independent pricing service, or based on market quotations. Fair valuation determinations often involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, and the fair value price may be higher or lower than a readily available market quotation.

**Frequent Purchases and Sales of Fund Shares**

The Board has not adopted policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and sales of Fund Shares. Because Shares can only be purchased and redeemed directly from the Fund only in Creation Units by Authorized Participants who have entered into a contract with the Funds' distributor, the vast majority of trading in Shares occurs on the secondary market. Because the secondary market trades do not directly involve a Fund, frequent purchases and sales of the Fund's Shares in the secondary market are not expected to subject the Fund to the harmful effects of market timing and excessive trading such as dilution, the disruption of portfolio management, an increase in portfolio trading costs, and/or the realization of capital gains since these transactions do not involve the Fund directly. It is also not anticipated that these effects will materialize as a result of the issuance and redemption of Creation Units by the Fund since these transactions will generally be processed on an in-kind basis (that is for a basket of portfolio securities and not for cash). Transaction fees will be imposed on purchases and redemptions of Creation Units to offset custodial and other costs to the Fund incurred in processing the transactions in-kind. To the extent that the Fund permits the purchase or redemption of Creation Units in part or wholly in cash, those trades could result in dilution to the Funds and increased transaction costs, which could negatively impact a Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. However, the Fund imposes higher transaction fees if the authorized participant or other investor substitutes cash in part or in whole for securities, reflecting the fact that a Fund's trading costs increase in those circumstances. These higher transaction fees are imposed to offset Fund's increased trading costs to purchase or redeem portfolio securities in connection such cash transactions.

**DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUND**

**Payments to Financial Intermediaries**

The Distributor, the Adviser, the Subadviser and their affiliates may pay, out of their own profits and reasonable resources, amounts (including items of material value) to certain financial intermediaries for the sale of Fund Shares or related services. The amounts of these payments could be significant, and may create an incentive for the financial intermediaries or their employees or associated persons to recommend or sell Fund Shares to you. These payments are not reflected in the fees and expenses listed in the fee table section of this Prospectus because they are not paid by the Fund.

These payments are negotiated and may be based on such factors as the number or value of Fund Shares that the financial intermediary sells or may sell; the value of client assets invested; or the type and nature of services or support furnished by the financial intermediary. Ask your financial intermediary for information about any payments it receives from the Distributor, the Adviser, their affiliates, or the Fund and any services the financial intermediary provides to the Fund. The SAI contains additional information on the types of additional payments that may be paid.

**DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS**

Fund shareholders are entitled to their share of the Fund's income and net realized gains on its investments. The Fund pays out substantially all of its net earnings to its shareholders as "distributions."

The Fund typically earns income dividends from stocks and may earn interest from debt securities. These amounts, net of expenses and taxes, are passed along to Fund shareholders as "income dividend distributions." The Fund realizes capital gains or losses whenever it sells securities. Net long-term capital gains are distributed to shareholders as "capital gain distributions."

Income dividends, if any, are distributed to shareholders quarterly. Net capital gains are distributed at least annually. Dividends may be declared and paid more frequently to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Some portion of each distribution may result in a return of capital (which is a return of the shareholder's investment in a fund). Fund shareholders will be notified regarding the portion of the distribution that represents a return of capital.

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Shares only if the broker through which the Shares were purchased makes such option available.

**TAX CONSEQUENCES**

**Federal Income Taxes**

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to an investment in Shares of the Fund. The summary is based on the laws in effect on the date of this Prospectus and existing judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. In addition, this summary assumes that a Shareholder holds Shares as capital assets within the meaning of the Code and does not hold Shares in connection with a trade or business. This summary does not address all potential U.S. federal income tax considerations possibly applicable to an investment in Shares of the Fund, to Shareholders holding Shares through a partnership (or other pass-through entity), or to Shareholders subject to special tax rules. Prospective shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the specific federal, state, local, and foreign tax consequences of investing in Shares based on their particular circumstances.

The Fund has not requested and will not request an advance ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") as to the federal income tax matters described below. The IRS could adopt positions contrary to those discussed below and such positions could be sustained.

**Tax Treatment of the Fund**

The Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a "regulated investment company" under the Code. To qualify and maintain its tax status as a regulated investment company, the Fund must annually meet certain income and asset diversification requirements and must distribute annually at least the sum of 90% of its "investment company taxable income" (which includes dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains) and 90% of its net exempt interest income.

As a regulated investment company, the Fund generally will not have to pay corporate-level federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that it distributes to its Shareholders. If the Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company for any year (subject to certain curative measures allowed by the Code) the Fund will be subject to regular corporate-level income tax in that year on all of its taxable income, regardless of whether the Fund makes any distributions to its Shareholders. In addition, distributions will be taxable to Shareholders generally as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits.

The Fund may be required to recognize taxable income in advance of receiving the related cash payment. For example, if the Fund invests in original issue discount obligations (such as zero-coupon debt instruments or debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest), the Fund will be required to include in income each year a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the term of the obligation, even if the related cash payment is not received by the Fund until a later year. Under the "wash sale" rules, the Fund may not be able to deduct a loss on a disposition of a portfolio security. As a result, the Fund may be required to make an annual income distribution greater than the total cash actually received during the year. Such distribution may be made from the cash assets of the Fund or by selling portfolio securities. The Fund may realize gains or losses from such sales, in which event its Shareholders may receive a larger capital gain distribution than they would in the absence of such transactions.

The Fund will be subject to a 4% excise tax on certain undistributed income if the Fund does not distribute to its Shareholders in each calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income for the calendar year plus 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the twelve months ended October 31 of such year, as well as 100% of any previously undistributed income from prior years. The Fund intends to make distributions necessary to avoid the 4% excise tax.

**Tax Treatment of the Shareholders**

<u>**Fund Distributions**</u>**.** In general, Fund distributions are subject to federal income tax when paid, regardless of whether they consist of cash or property or are re-invested in Shares. However, any Fund distribution declared in October, November, or December of any calendar year and payable to Shareholders of record on a specified date during such month will be deemed to have been received by each Shareholder on December 31 of such calendar year, provided such dividend is actually paid during January of the following calendar year.

Distributions of the Fund's net investment income (except, as discussed below, qualifying dividend income) and net short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income to the extent of the Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits. Distributions of the Fund's net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses are taxable as long-term capital gain to the extent of the Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits, regardless of a Shareholder's holding period in the Shares. Distributions of qualifying dividend income are taxable as long-term capital gain to the extent of the Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits, provided that the Shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to its Shares and the Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to its dividend-paying stocks.

The Fund intends to distribute its long-term capital gains at least annually. However, by providing written notice to its Shareholders no later than 60 days after its year-end, the Fund may elect to retain some or all of its long-term capital gains and designate the retained amount as a "deemed distribution". In that event, the Fund pays income tax on the retained long-term capital gain, and each Shareholder recognizes a proportionate share of the Fund's undistributed long-term capital gain. In addition, each Shareholder can claim a refundable tax credit for the Shareholder's proportionate share of the Fund's income taxes paid on the undistributed long-term capital gain and increase the tax basis of the Shares by an amount equal to the Shareholder's proportionate share of the Fund's undistributed long-term capital gains, reduced by the amount of the Shareholder's tax credit.

Long-term capital gains of non-corporate Shareholders (*i.e.,* individuals, trusts, and estates) are taxed at a maximum rate of 20%. In addition, high-income individuals (and certain other trusts and estates) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on net investment income (which generally includes all Fund distributions and gains from the sale of Shares) in addition to otherwise applicable federal income tax. Please consult your tax advisor regarding this tax.

Investors considering buying Shares just prior to a distribution should be aware that, although the price of the Shares purchased at such time may reflect the forthcoming distribution, such distribution nevertheless may be taxable (as opposed to a non-taxable return of capital).

**<u>Sales of Shares</u>.** Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Shares is treated generally as a long-term gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Shares held for one year or less is generally treated as a short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of Shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to the Shares.

<u>**Creation Unit Issues and Redemptions**</u>**.** On an issue of Shares of the Fund as part of a Creation Unit where the creation is conducted in-kind, an authorized participant recognizes capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (1) the fair market value (at issue) of the issued Shares (plus any cash received by the authorized participant as part of the issue) and (2) the authorized participant's aggregate basis in the exchanged securities (plus any cash paid by the authorized participant as part of the issue). On a redemption of Shares as part of a Creation Unit where the redemption is conducted in-kind, an authorized participant recognizes capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (1) the fair market value (at redemption) of the securities received (plus any cash received by the authorized participant as part of the redemption) and (2) the authorized participant's basis in the redeemed Shares (plus any cash paid by the authorized participant as part of the redemption). However, the IRS may assert, under the "wash sale" rules or on the basis that there has been no significant change in the authorized participant's economic position, that any loss on creation or redemption of Creation Units cannot be deducted currently.

In general, any capital gain or loss recognized upon the issue or redemption of Shares (as components of a Creation Unit) is treated either as long-term capital gain or loss if the deposited securities (in the case of an issue) or the Shares (in the case of a redemption) have been held for more than one year, or otherwise as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any capital loss on a redemption of Shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Shares.

**<u>Back-Up Withholding</u>.** The Fund may be required to report certain information on a Shareholder to the IRS and withhold federal income tax ("backup withholding") at a 24% rate from all taxable distributions and redemption proceeds payable to the Shareholder if the Shareholder fails to provide the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number (in the case of a U.S. individual, a social security number) or a completed exemption certificate (*e.g.*, an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, in the case of a foreign Shareholder) or if the IRS notifies the Fund that the Shareholder is otherwise subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amount withheld may be credited against a Shareholder's federal income tax liability.

**<u>Special Issues for Foreign Shareholders</u>**. If a Shareholder is not a U.S. citizen or resident or if a Shareholder is a foreign entity, the Fund's ordinary income dividends (including distributions of amounts that would not be subject to U.S. withholding tax if paid directly to foreign Shareholders) will be subject, in general, to withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or at a lower rate established under an applicable tax treaty). However, interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends generally will not be subject to withholding tax; provided that the foreign Shareholder furnishes the Fund with a completed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, (or acceptable substitute documentation) establishing the Shareholder's status as foreign and the Fund does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the foreign Shareholder would be subject to withholding tax if the foreign Shareholder were to receive the related amounts directly rather than as dividends from the Fund.

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) subjects foreign Shareholders to U.S. withholding tax of 30% on all U.S. source income (including all dividends from the Fund), and, beginning in 2019, on the gross proceeds from the sale of U.S. stocks and securities (including the sale of Shares), unless they comply with certain reporting requirements. Complying with such requirements will require the Shareholder to provide and certify certain information about itself and (where applicable) its beneficial owners, and foreign financial institutions generally will be required to enter in an agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a tax authority in the institution's own country to provide certain information regarding such Shareholder's account holders. Please consult your tax advisor regarding this tax.

To claim a credit or refund for any Fund-level taxes on any undistributed long-term capital gains (as discussed above) or any taxes collected through back-up withholding, a foreign Shareholder must obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and file a federal income tax return even if the foreign Shareholder would not otherwise be required to obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number or file a U.S. income tax return.

For a more detailed tax discussion regarding an investment in the Fund, please see the section of the SAI entitled "Taxation."

**FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS**

The financial highlights table below is intended to help you understand the financial performance of the Fund since the date it commenced operations. This information for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2025 and 2026 has been derived from the financial statements audited by Cohen & Company, Ltd., independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Fund's financial statements, are included in the Fund's Form N-CSR filing. The information for the fiscal periods ended January 31, 2023 and 2024 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm. The financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 are incorporated by reference in the SAI and is available free of charge upon request. The following information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto.

**Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF**

**Financial Highlights**

*(For a share outstanding during the period)*

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|  | **For the**<br> **Year Ended**<br> **January 31,**<br> **2026** | **For the**<br> **Year Ended**<br> **January 31,**<br> **2025** | **For the**<br> **Year Ended**<br> **January 31,**<br> **2024** | **For the**<br> **Period Ended**<br> **January 31,**<br> **2023<sup>(a)</sup>** |
| **Selected Per Share Data:** |  |  |  |  |
| Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.22 | $24.86 | $24.33 | $25.00 |
| Investment operations: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net investment income | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.21 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.49 | 3.36 | 0.51 | (0.67) |
| Total from investment operations | 2.85 | 3.70 | 0.85 | (0.46) |
| **Less distributions to shareholders from:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net investment income | (0.36) | (0.34) | (0.32) | (0.21) |
| Total distributions | (0.36) | (0.34) | (0.32) | (0.21) |
| Net asset value, end of period | $30.71 | $28.22 | $24.86 | $24.33 |
| Market price, end of period | $30.71 | $28.22 | $24.86 | $24.48 |
| **Total Return<sup>(b)</sup>** | 10.16% | 14.94% | 3.56% | (1.80 %)<sup>(c)</sup> |
| **Ratios and Supplemental Data:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $271796 | $220665 | $208368 | $213875 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.59 %<sup>(d)</sup> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ratio of net investment income to average net assets<sup>(e)</sup> | 1.21% | 1.25% | 1.43% | 1.22 %<sup>(d)</sup> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Portfolio turnover rate<sup>(f)</sup> | 38% | 59% | 81% | 68 %<sup>(c)</sup> |

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<sup>(a)</sup> For the period March 22, 2022 (commencement of operations) to January 31, 2023.

<sup>(b)</sup> Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates.

<sup>(c)</sup> Not annualized.

<sup>(d)</sup> Annualized.

<sup>(e)</sup> These ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying security holdings as represented in the Schedule of Investments. Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying exchange-traded funds in which the Fund invests.

<sup>(f)</sup> Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions.

**DISCLAIMERS**

Shares of the Fund are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by the NYSE Arca, Inc. (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 the 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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| **Annual and Semi-Annual Reports**<br>Additional information about the Fund's investments will be available in the Fund's financial statements upon issuance. In the Fund's annual and semi-annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during the reporting period.<br>**Statement of Additional Information (SAI)**<br>The SAI provides more detailed information about the Fund and its policies. A current SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into (considered a legal part of) this Prospectus. | **Call**<br> 877-865-9549<br>**Write**<br> Send a written request to:<br>Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF<br> c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC<br> P.O. Box 46707<br> Cincinnati, Ohio 45246<br>**Log on the Internet**<br> You may also access Fund information, including copies of the most current SAI, financial statements and annual and semi-annual reports, at www.fairleadfunds.com or from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. <br>**Contact the SEC**<br> Information about the Fund, including its reports and the SAI, has been filed with the SEC. It can be reviewed on the EDGAR database on the SEC's internet site (http://www.sec.gov). You can also request copies of these materials, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the SEC's email address (publicinfo@sec.gov). |

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**Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF**

Investment Company Act No. 811-22895

**Investment Company Act File No. 811-22895**

**Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF** **(TACK)**

**A series of Capitol Series Trust**

**Listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc.**

**<u>STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</u>**

**May 31, 2026**

This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") provides general information about the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (the "Fund"), a series of the Capitol Series Trust (the "Trust"). This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Fund's current prospectus dated May 31, 2026 (the "Prospectus"), as supplemented and amended from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meaning as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. To obtain a copy of the Fund's Prospectus, free of charge, please write the administrator at Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, or call Shareholder Services at 877-865-9549, or visit the Fund's website at www.fairleadfunds.com.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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| DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND THE FUND | 1 |
| EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING | 1 |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS | 2 |
| INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS | 22 |
| TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST | 24 |
| CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES | 28 |
| SERVICE PROVIDERS | 29 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES | 29 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS | 31 |
| PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS | 33 |
| BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS | 40 |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST | 41 |
| DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE | 43 |
| STATUS AND TAXATION OF THE FUND | 44 |
| DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | 47 |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 47 |
| APPENDIX A – DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES RATINGS | A-1 |
| APPENDIX B – PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE TRUST | B-1 |
| APPENDIX C – PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE ADVISER | C-1 |

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**DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND FUND**

**Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF** (the "Fund") was organized as a diversified series of the Trust at a meeting of the Board of Trustees held on December 9, 2021. The Fund commenced operations on March 22, 2022. The Trust is an open-end investment company established under the laws of Ohio by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated September 18, 2013, as amended and restated November 18, 2021 (the "Trust Agreement"). Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC (the "Adviser" or "Cary Street") serves as investment adviser to the Fund. Fairlead Strategies, LLC (the "Subadviser" or "Fairlead") serves as subadviser to the Fund.

The Trust Agreement permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest in one or more series representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. Expenses attributable to any series or class are borne by that series or class. Any general expenses of the Trust not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular series or class are allocated by or under the direction of the Trustees in such manner as the Trustees determine to be fair and equitable. No shareholder is liable to further calls or to assessment by the Trust without his or her express consent.

The Fund only offers, sells, and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV in large aggregations or "Creation Units." The Fund's shares are individually redeemable.

Under the Trust Agreement, the Board has the unrestricted right and power to alter the number of shares of the Fund that constitute a Creation Unit. Therefore, in the event of a termination of the Fund, the Board, in its sole discretion, could determine to permit the Fund's shares to be individually redeemable. In such circumstances, the Trust might elect to pay cash redemptions to all shareholders with an "in-kind" election for shareholders owning in excess of a certain stated minimum amount.

Generally, the Fund sells and redeems Creation Units on an in-kind basis. Except for the limited circumstances specified in this SAI (see "Purchasing Creation Units—Custom Orders and Cash-in-Lieu," below), investors will be required to purchase Creation Units by making an in-kind deposit of specified instruments ("Portfolio Deposits"), and shareholders redeeming their shares will receive an in-kind transfer of specified instruments ("Redemption Securities"). Under certain circumstances, the names and quantities of the instruments that constitute the Portfolio Deposits and the names and quantities of the instruments that constitute the Redemption Securities may not be identical. These instruments are referred to in the case of either a purchase or a redemption, as the "Creation Basket." If there is a difference between the net asset value ("NAV") of a Creation Unit and the aggregate market value of the Creation Basket exchanged for a Creation Unit, the party conveying instruments with the lower value will also pay to the other an amount in cash equal to that difference ("Cash Component"). Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities.

The Fund may impose a transaction fee in connection with the purchase and redemption of its Creation Units. Such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.

Once "created," the Fund's shares trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day.

**EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING**

Shares of the Fund that are approved for listing and trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the "Exchange"), subject to notice of issuance, will be available for purchase and sale through a broker-dealer at market price on each day that the Exchange is open for business ("Business Day"). The market price of the Fund's shares may trade below, at, or above the most recently calculated NAV per share of the Fund. As is the case with other publicly traded s0ecurities, your purchase or sale of Fund shares in the secondary market will be subject to brokerage commissions which will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

There can be no assurance that the Exchange's requirements necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund's shares will continue to be met. The Exchange may, but is not required to, remove the shares of the Fund from listing if, among other things: (i) following the initial 12-month period beginning upon the commencement of trading of Fund shares, there are fewer than 50 record and/or beneficial owners of shares of the Fund; (ii) the Fund is no longer eligible to operate in reliance on Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act; (iii) if any of the other listing requirements are not continuously maintained; or (iv) any event shall occur or condition shall exist that, in the opinion of the Exchange, makes further dealings on the Exchange inadvisable. The Exchange will also remove shares of the Fund from listing and trading upon termination of the Fund.

In order to provide investors with a basis to gauge whether the market price (and related bid/ask spread) of individual Shares traded on an Exchange is approximately consistent with the current NAV on a per Share basis, every 15 seconds throughout the Exchange's regular trading hours, an estimated intra-day NAV ("INAV"), if applicable, is calculated and disseminated in accordance with the relevant listing standards of the Exchange. The Fund is not involved in or responsible for the calculation or dissemination of the INAV, and the Fund makes no warranty as to its accuracy. The INAV does not necessarily reflect the precise composition of the current portfolio of securities and instruments held by the Fund at a particular point in time or the best possible valuation of the current portfolio. The Fund believes that, when purchasing Shares traded on an Exchange, placing "limit orders" rather than "market orders" may help investors

avoid excessive bid/ask spreads. The INAV should not be viewed as a "real-time" update of the NAV per Share of the Fund because (i) the INAV may not be calculated in the same manner as the NAV, which is computed once a day, generally, at the end of the business day; (ii) the calculation of NAV may be subject to fair valuation at different prices than those used in the calculations of the INAV; (iii) unlike the calculation of NAV, the INAV does not take into account Fund expenses; and (iv) the INAV calculations are based on local market prices and may not reflect events that occur subsequent to the local market's close, which could affect premiums and discounts between the INAV and the market price of the Fund's Shares. Accordingly, a shareholder purchasing Shares of the Fund at a price calculated based upon the Shares' INAV is subject to valuation risk. If there is a mismatch between the INAV and NAV, shareholders could lose money upon redemption or could pay too much for Shares purchased.

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.

The base and trading currencies of the Fund is the U.S. dollar. The base currency is the currency in which the Fund's net asset value per share is calculated, and the trading currency is the currency in which shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the Exchange.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS**

Unless otherwise specified, percentage limitations on investments set forth in the Prospectus and this SAI will be applied at the time of investment. Therefore, these percentages could be exceeded due to a decline in the Fund's net asset value ("NAV") due to fluctuations in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities and the liquidation of portfolio securities to fulfill repurchase requests (which the Fund's Board has, in its sole discretion, authorized) or to pay expenses.

Except for the Fund's fundamental policies listed below, no other policy of the Fund, including its investment objective, is a fundamental policy of the Fund and may be changed by the Board without the vote of such Fund's shareholders.

The principal and non-principal investment strategies the Fund uses to pursue its investment objective and the risks of those strategies are discussed in the Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise stated in the Prospectus, investment strategies and techniques are generally discretionary. This means that the Adviser may elect to engage or not engage in various strategies and techniques in its sole discretion. Investors should not assume that any particular discretionary investment technique or strategy will always or ever be employed by the Fund.

In addition to the principal and non-principal investment strategies and the risks of the Fund as described in the Prospectus, the Fund may employ secondary investment practices and may be subject to additional secondary risks, which are described below. The following is a description of secondary investment strategies and secondary risks for how the Fund might evolve, not necessarily how it currently operates.

**Diversification**

The Fund is "diversified" within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Under applicable federal laws, to qualify as a diversified fund, the Fund, with respect to 75% of its total assets, may not invest greater than 5% of its total assets in any one issuer and may not hold greater than 10% of the securities of one issuer. The remaining 25% of the Fund's total assets does not need to be "diversified" and may be invested in securities of a single issuer, subject to other applicable laws. The diversification of the Fund's holdings is measured at the time the Fund purchases a security. However, if the Fund purchases a security and holds it for a period of time, the security may become a larger percentage of the Fund's total assets due to movements in the financial markets. If the market affects several securities held by the Fund, the Fund may have a greater percentage of its assets invested in securities of fewer issuers.

**EQUITY SECURITIES**

*<u>Generally</u>*. The Fund may invest in equity securities including common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities of U.S. corporate issuers. The value of equity securities depends on business, economic, and other factors affecting those issuers. Equity securities fluctuate in value, often based on factors unrelated to the value of the issuer of the securities, and such fluctuations may be pronounced.

*<u>Common Stock</u>*. Common stock represents an equity (ownership) interest in a company, and usually possesses voting rights and earns dividends. Common stockholders are not creditors of the company, but rather, upon liquidation of the company are entitled to their pro rata share of the company's assets after creditors and, if applicable, preferred stockholders are paid. Dividends on common stock are not fixed but are declared at the discretion of the issuer. Common stock generally represents the riskiest investment in a company. In addition, common stock generally has the greatest appreciation and depreciation potential because increases and decreases in earnings are usually reflected in a company's stock price.

<u>*Foreign Securities*</u>*.* The Fund may investment in foreign equity securities, including emerging markets equity securities. Such investments can be riskier than U.S. securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including investments in ADRs and GDRs and foreign issuers traded on U.S. stock exchanges) are subject to the risks associated with investing in those foreign markets, such as heightened risks of inflation or nationalization. The prices of foreign securities and the prices of U.S. securities have, at times, moved in opposite directions. In addition, securities of foreign issuers may lose value due to political, economic and geographic events affecting a foreign issuer or market. During periods of social, political or economic instability in a country or region, the value of a foreign security traded on U.S. exchanges could be affected by, among other things, increasing price volatility, illiquidity, or the closure of the primary market on which the security (or the security underlying the ADR or GDR) is traded. You may lose money due to political, economic, and geographic events affecting a foreign issuer or market. The Fund normally will not hedge any foreign currency exposure.

Investment in the securities of foreign issuers (including investments in ADRs and GDRs and foreign issuers traded on U.S. stock exchanges) involves risks beyond those associated with investments in U.S. securities. These additional risks include greater market volatility, the availability of less reliable financial information, higher transactional and custody costs, taxation by foreign governments, decreased market liquidity and political instability. Because many foreign securities markets may be limited in size, the prices of securities that trade in such markets may be influenced by large traders. Certain foreign markets that have historically been considered relatively stable may become volatile in response to changed conditions or new developments. Increased interconnectivity of world economies and financial markets increases the possibility that adverse developments and conditions in one country or region will affect the stability of economies and financial markets in other countries or regions. Foreign issuers are often subject to less stringent requirements regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting and record keeping than are U.S. issuers, and therefore, not all material information may be available or reliable. Securities exchanges or foreign governments may adopt rules or regulations that may negatively impact the Fund's ability to invest in foreign securities or may prevent the Fund from repatriating its investments. In addition, the Fund may not receive shareholder communications or be permitted to vote the securities that it holds, as the issuers may be under no legal obligation to distribute shareholder communications. The Fund normally will not hedge any foreign currency exposure.

Investment in securities of emerging market issuers may present risks that are greater than or different from those associated with foreign securities due to less developed and liquid markets and such factors as increased economic, political, regulatory, or other uncertainties. Certain emerging market countries may be subject to less stringent requirements regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting and record keeping and therefore, material information related to an investment may not be available or reliable. In addition, the Fund is limited in its ability to exercise its legal rights or enforce a counterparty's legal obligations in certain jurisdictions outside of the United States, in particular, in emerging markets countries.

*<u>Preferred Stock</u>*. The Fund may invest in convertible and non-convertible preferred stock. Preferred stock has a preference in liquidation (and, generally dividends) over common stock but is subordinated in liquidation to debt. As a general rule the market value of preferred stocks with fixed dividend rates and no conversion rights varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, with the price determined by the dividend rate. Some preferred stocks are convertible into other securities, (for example, common stock) at a fixed price and ratio or upon the occurrence of certain events. The market price of convertible preferred stocks generally reflects an element of conversion value.

*<u>Risks of Preferred Stock</u>.* The fundamental risk of investing in preferred stock is the risk that the value of the stock might decrease. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of an individual company or in response to general market and/or economic conditions. The market value of all securities, including preferred stocks, is based upon the market's perception of value and not necessarily the book value of an issuer or other objective measures of a company's worth.

Because many preferred stocks lack a fixed maturity date, these securities generally fluctuate substantially in value when interest rates change; such fluctuations often exceed those of long-term bonds of the same issuer. Some preferred stocks pay an adjustable dividend that may be based on an index, formula, auction procedure or other dividend rate reset mechanism. In the absence of credit deterioration, adjustable rate preferred stocks tend to have more stable market values than fixed rate preferred stocks. All preferred stocks are also subject to the same types of credit risks of the issuer as corporate bonds. In addition, because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of an issuer, deterioration in the credit rating of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior fixed income security with similar yield characteristics.

<u>*Convertible Securities*</u>. Convertible securities are fixed income securities, preferred stock or other securities that may be converted into or exchanged for a given amount of common stock of the same or a different issuer during a specified period of time at a specified price or formula. A convertible security entitles the holder to receive interest on debt or the dividend on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities ordinarily provide a stream of income with generally higher yields than those of common stock of the same or similar issuers, but lower than the yield of non-convertible debt. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in a company's capital structure but are usually subordinated to comparable non-convertible securities. By investing in convertible securities, the investor obtains the right to benefit from the capital appreciation potential in the underlying common stock upon the exercise of the conversion right, while earning higher current income than could be

available if the stock was purchased directly. In general, the value of a convertible security is the higher of its investment value (its value as a fixed income security) and its conversion value (the value of the underlying shares of common stock if the security is converted).

*<u>Risks of Convertible Securities</u>*. The value of a convertible security generally increases when interest rates decline and generally decreases when interest rates rise. The credit standing of the issuer and other factors also may have an effect on the convertible security's investment value. The conversion value of a convertible security is determined by the market price of the underlying common stock. If the conversion value is low relative to the investment value, the price of the convertible security is governed principally by its investment value. Generally, a convertible security's conversion value decreases as the convertible security approaches maturity. To the extent the market price of the underlying common stock approaches or exceeds the conversion price, the price of the convertible security will be increasingly influenced by its conversion value. In addition, a convertible security generally will sell at a premium over its conversion value determined by the extent to which investors place value on the right to acquire the underlying common stock.

Because convertible securities are typically issued by smaller capitalized companies whose stock price may be volatile, the price of a convertible security may reflect variations in the price of the underlying common stock in a way that nonconvertible debt does not. Also, while convertible securities generally have higher yields than common stock, they have lower yields than comparable non-convertible securities and are subject to less fluctuation in value than the underlying stock since they have fixed income characteristics. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security's governing instrument. If a convertible security is called for redemption, the Fund will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into the underlying common stock or sell it to a third party.

**OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES**

*<u>Generally</u>*. The Fund may invest in other investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Fund may invest in closed-end and open-end investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. Closed-end funds include business development companies (each a "BDC") and open-end funds include mutual funds and exchange traded funds (each an "ETF").

The Fund generally may purchase or redeem, without limitation, shares of any affiliated or unaffiliated money market mutual funds, including unregistered money market funds, so long as the Fund does not pay a sales load or service fee in connection with the purchase, sale, or redemption or if such fees are paid, the Adviser waives its management fee in an amount necessary to offset the amounts paid.

With respect to other investments in investment companies, the 1940 Act generally limits the Fund from acquiring (i) more than 3% of the total outstanding shares of another investment company; (ii) shares of another investment company having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund; or (iii) shares of another registered investment company and all other investment companies having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of the total assets of the Fund.

*<u>Risks of Investment Companies</u>*. The 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), impose numerous constraints on the operations of registered investment companies. These restrictions may prohibit the Fund from making certain investment thus potentially limiting its profitability. Moreover, in order to qualify for registered investment company tax treatment under subchapter M of the registered investment company ("RIC") (e.g. to be treated as a corporation for tax purposes and to pass through income and capital gains to investors), a registered investment company must satisfy source-of-income, asset diversification and other requirements. The failure to comply with these provisions in a timely manner may prevent qualification as a registered investment company thus requiring the investment company to pay unexpected taxes and penalties, which could be material.

When the Fund invests in another investment company, the Fund indirectly will bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses payable directly by the underlying fund. Therefore, the Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative to those paid the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be affected by losses of the underlying funds and the level of risk arising from the investment practices of the underlying funds (such as the use of leverage by the funds). The Fund has no control over the investments and related risks taken by the underlying funds in which it invests. Other investment companies may charge fees if interests are redeemed within a certain period of time.

*<u>Closed-End Funds</u>.* Closed-end funds are investment companies that typically issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a securities exchange or over-the-counter. BDCs are publicly-traded closed-end funds that seek capital appreciation and income by investing in smaller companies during their initial or growth stages of development. The net asset value per share of a closed-end fund will fluctuate depending upon the performance of the securities held by the fund. A closed-end fund is not required to buy its shares back from investors upon request.

*<u>Mutual Funds</u>.* Mutual funds are open-end investment companies and issue new shares continuously and redeem shares daily at their net asset value. The net asset value per share of an open-end fund will fluctuate daily depending upon the performance of the securities held by the fund.

<u>*Exchange-Traded Funds*</u>. ETFs are open-end investment companies that continuously issue shares that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Many ETFs seek to replicate a specific benchmark index. However, an ETF may not fully replicate the performance of its benchmark index for many reasons, including because of the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or discrepancies between the ETF and the index with respect to the weighting of securities or the number of stocks held. The net asset value of an ETF can fluctuate up or down due to changes in the market value of the securities owned by the ETF. ETF shares are only redeemable from an ETF in large blocks.

*<u>Risks of Closed-end Funds and ETFs</u>*. In addition to risks generally associated with investments in investment company securities, ETFs and closed-end funds are subject to the following risks that do not apply to traditional mutual funds: (1) shares may trade at a market price that is above or below its net asset value; (2) an active trading market for shares may not develop or be maintained; (3) the ETF or closed-end fund may employ an investment strategy that utilizes high leverage ratios; or (4) trading of shares may be halted if the listing exchange's officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are de-listed from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide "circuit breakers" (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts stock trading generally.

**REAL ESTATE AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS ("REITS")**

A REIT is a corporation or business trust that invests substantially all of its assets in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. Equity REITs are those which purchase or lease land and buildings and generate income primarily from rental income. Equity REITs may also realize capital gains (or losses) when selling property that has appreciated (or depreciated) in value. Mortgage REITs invest in real estate mortgage securities and derive income primarily from interest payments. Hybrid REITs have characteristics of both Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs.

*<u>Risks of REITs</u>.* Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality and maturity of any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills, are not diversified, are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers and self-liquidation. REITs are also subject to the possibilities of failing to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act. REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks. When interest rates decline, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to decline. In contrast, as interest rates on adjustable rate mortgage loans are reset periodically, yields on a REIT's investment in such loans will gradually align to reflect changes in market interest rates, causing the value of such investments to fluctuate less dramatically in response to interest rate fluctuations than would investments in fixed rate obligations.

Mortgage REITs are subject to certain additional risks. Rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of the mortgage securities in which they invest, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, during periods of rising interest rates, these securities may exhibit greater volatility. In addition, mortgage securities are subject to prepayment risk, the risk that, when interest rates decline or are low but are expected to rise, borrowers may pay off their debts sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of Mortgage REITs because the Fund will have to reinvest such prepaid funds at the lower prevailing interest rates. Mortgage securities are also subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or assets, particularly during periods of economic downturn.

Investing in REITs involves risks similar to those associated with investing in small capitalization companies. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in a limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than larger company securities.

**FIXED INCOME SECURITIES**

*<u>Generally</u>*. The Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities (including collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. issuers), asset-back securities, municipal securities and corporate debt securities of U.S. and foreign issuers; commercial paper, zero coupon securities, loan participations and inflation-index securities of U.S. issuers, U.S. Government Securities and U.S. short-term money market instruments.

Yields on fixed income securities, including municipal securities, are dependent on a variety of factors, including the general conditions of the fixed income securities markets, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. Fixed income securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields and are generally subject to greater price movements than obligations with shorter maturities. A portion of the municipal securities held by the Fund may be supported by credit and liquidity enhancements such as letters of credit (which are not covered by federal deposit insurance) or puts or demand features of third-party financial institutions, general domestic and foreign banks.

*<u>Risks of Fixed Income Securities</u>*. Investments in fixed income securities are subject to the following risks:

*<u>Credit Risk</u>*. Changes in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal and in the markets' perception of an issuer's creditworthiness will also affect the market value of that issuer's debt securities. The financial condition of an issuer of a fixed income security held by the Fund may cause it to default on interest or principal payments due on a security. This risk generally increases as security credit ratings fall.

*<u>Interest Rate Risk</u>*. The market value of the interest-bearing debt securities held by the Fund will be affected by changes in interest rates. There is normally an inverse relationship between the market value of securities sensitive to prevailing interest rates and actual changes in interest rates. The longer the remaining maturity (and duration) of a security, the more sensitive the security is to changes in interest rates. All fixed income securities, including U.S. Government Securities, can change in value when there is a change in interest rates. As a result, an investment in the Fund is subject to risk even if all fixed income securities in the Fund's investment portfolio are paid in full at maturity.

*<u>Pre-Payment and Extension Risk</u>*. Certain fixed income securities may be subject to extension risk, which refers to the change in total return on a security resulting from an extension or abbreviation of the security's maturity. Issuers may prepay fixed rate securities when interest rates fall, forcing the Fund to invest in securities with lower interest rates. Issuers' fixed income securities are also subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors that may restrict the ability of the issuer to pay, when due, the principal of and interest on its debt securities. The possibility exists therefore, that, as a result of bankruptcy, litigation or other conditions, the ability of an issuer to pay, when due, the principal of and interest on its debt securities may become impaired.

*<u>Credit Quality</u>.* The Fund may invest in investment grade fixed income securities. Fixed income securities are considered to be of investment grade quality if they are rated "Baa" or higher by Moody's Investor Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or "BBB" or higher by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P") and its affiliates, or are unrated and are deemed to be of comparable quality by the Adviser ("Investment Grade Securities"), at the time of purchase. The Fund may also purchase fixed income securities that are not Investment Grade Securities otherwise known as "Junk Bonds".

The Fund may retain securities whose rating has been lowered below investment grade (or that are unrated and determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality to securities whose rating has been lowered below investment grade) if the Adviser determines that retaining such security is in the best interests of the Fund. Because a downgrade often results in a reduction in the market price of the security, the sale of a downgraded security may result in a loss.

Moody's, S&P and other nationally recognized statistical rating organizations ("NRSROs") are private services that provide ratings of the credit quality of debt obligations, including convertible securities, and preferred stock. A description of the range of ratings assigned to various types of bonds and other securities by several NRSROs is included in Appendix A to this SAI. The Fund may use these ratings to determine whether to purchase, sell or hold a security. Ratings are general and are not absolute standards of quality. Securities with the same maturity, interest rate and rating may have different market prices. To the extent that the ratings given by an NRSRO may change as a result of changes in such organizations or their rating systems, the Adviser will attempt to substitute comparable ratings. Credit ratings attempt to evaluate the safety of principal and interest payments and do not evaluate the risks of fluctuations in market value. Also, rating agencies may fail to make timely changes in credit ratings. An issuer's current financial condition may be better or worse than a rating indicates.

Junk bonds generally offer a higher current yield than that available for investment grade issues. However, below investment grade debt securities involve higher risks, in that they are especially subject to adverse changes in general economic conditions and in the industries in which the issuers are engaged, to changes in the financial condition of the issuers, and to price fluctuations in response to changes in interest rates. During periods of economic downturn or rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers may experience financial stress that could adversely affect their ability to make payments of interest and principal and increase the possibility of default. At times in recent years, the prices of many below investment grade debt securities declined substantially, reflecting an expectation that many issuers of such securities might experience financial difficulties. As a result, the yields on below investment grade debt securities rose dramatically, reflecting the risk that holders of such securities could lose a substantial portion of their value as a result of the issuers' financial restructuring or default. There can be no assurance that such price declines will not recur. The market for below investment grade debt issues generally is thinner and less active than that for higher quality securities, which may limit the Fund's ability to sell such securities at fair value in response to changes in the economy or financial markets. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether based on fundamental analysis, may also decrease the values and liquidity of below investment grade debt securities, especially in a thinly traded market. Changes in the rating of a fixed income security by recognized rating services may affect the value of these investments. The Fund will not necessarily dispose of a security when its rating is reduced below its rating at the time of purchase. However, the Adviser will monitor the investment to determine whether continued investment in the security will assist in meeting the Fund's investment objective.

<u>*Risks of Foreign Fixed Income Securities*</u>*.* Changes in foreign tax laws, investment regulations and policies on nationalization and expropriation as well as political instability may affect the operations of foreign companies and the value of their securities. Fluctuations

in currency exchange rates and changes in regulations governing currency exchange may adversely affect the value of the Fund's investments in foreign securities denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Foreign securities and their issuers may not be subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers regarding information disclosure, insider trading and market manipulation. There may be less publicly available information on foreign companies and foreign companies may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial standards as are U.S. companies. Foreign securities registration, custody and settlements may be subject to delays or other operational and administrative problems. Certain foreign brokerage commissions and custody fees may be higher than those in the U.S. Dividends payable on the foreign securities contained in the Fund's portfolio may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, thus reducing the income available for distribution to the Fund's shareholders.

*<u>Risks of Emerging Market Fixed Income Securities</u>*. Information regarding securities that trade in emerging markets is not always readily available. Greater political and economic uncertainties exist in emerging markets than in developed foreign markets and the securities markets and legal systems in emerging markets may not be well developed and may not provide the protections and advantages of the markets and systems available in more developed countries. Moreover, very high inflation rates may exist in emerging markets and could negatively impact a country's economy and securities markets. Emerging markets may impose restrictions on the Fund's ability to repatriate investment income or capital and thus, may adversely affect the operations of the Fund. Certain emerging markets may impose constraints on currency exchange and some currencies in emerging markets may have been devalued significantly against the U.S. dollar. Governments of some emerging markets exercise substantial influence over the private sector and may own or control many companies and government actions could have a significant effect on economic conditions in emerging markets, which, in turn, could affect the value of the Fund's investments. Emerging markets may also be subject to less government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies.

For these and other reasons, the prices of securities in emerging markets can fluctuate more significantly than the prices of securities of companies in developed countries. The less developed the country, the greater affect these risks may have on your investment in the Fund, and as a result, an investment in that Fund may exhibit a higher degree of volatility than either the general the U.S. securities market or the securities markets of developed foreign countries.

*<u>Municipal Securities</u>.* The Fund may invest in tax-exempt and taxable municipal securities. Municipal securities are issued by the states, territories and possessions of the United States, their political subdivisions (such as cities, counties and towns) and various authorities (such as public housing or redevelopment authorities), instrumentalities, public corporations and special districts (such as water, sewer or sanitary districts) of the states, territories, and possessions of the U.S. or their political subdivisions. In addition, municipal securities include securities issued by or on behalf of public authorities to finance various privately operated facilities, such as industrial development bonds, that are backed only by the assets and revenues of the non-governmental user (such as hospitals and airports). The Fund may invest up to 5% of its total assets in municipal securities of issuers located in any one territory or possession of the U.S.

Municipal securities are issued to obtain funds for a variety of public purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for specific projects or public facilities. Municipal securities are classified as general obligation or revenue bonds or notes (notes are similar to bonds but have a shorter maturity). General obligation securities are secured by the issuer's pledge of its full faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Revenue securities are payable from revenue derived from a particular facility, class of facilities, or the proceeds of a special excise tax or other specific revenue source, but not from the issuer's general taxing power. The Fund will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in a single type of revenue bond.

Private activity bonds do not carry the pledge of the credit of the issuing municipality, but generally are guaranteed by the corporate entity on whose behalf they are issued.

Municipal leases are entered into by state and local governments and authorities to acquire equipment and facilities such as fire and sanitation vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and other assets. Municipal leases (which normally provide for title to the leased assets to pass eventually to the government issuer) have evolved as a means for governmental issuers to acquire property and equipment without meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements for the issuance of debt. The debt-issuance limitations of many state constitutions and statutes are deemed to be inapplicable because of the inclusion in many leases or contracts of "non-appropriation" clauses that provide that the governmental issuer has no obligation to make future payments under the lease or contract unless money is appropriated for such purpose by the appropriate legislative body on a yearly or other periodic basis.

*<u>U.S. Government Securities</u>.* The Fund may invest in U.S. Government Securities. U.S. Government Securities include securities which are issued or guaranteed by the United States Treasury, by various agencies of the United States Government, and by various instrumentalities which have been established or sponsored by the United States Government. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States Government. U.S. Treasury obligations include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, and Treasury bonds. U.S. Treasury obligations also include the separate principal and interest components of U.S. Treasury obligations which are traded under the Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities ("STRIPS") program.

Agencies or instrumentalities established by the United States Government include the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Land Bank, the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Student Loan Marketing Association, the Small Business Administration, the Bank for Cooperatives, the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, the Federal Financing Bank, the Federal Farm Credit Banks, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, the Resolution Funding Corporation, the Financing Corporation of America and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Some of these securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States Government while others are supported only by the credit of the agency or instrumentality, which may include the right of the issuer to borrow from the United States Treasury. In the case of securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the investor must look principally to the agency issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States in the event the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitments. Shares of the Fund are not guaranteed or backed by the United States Government.

When a U.S. Treasury notes or bond is "stripped", each interest payment provided for by the note or bond and the principal due on the bond or note at maturity trade as separate securities. Its value to an investor consists of the difference between its face value at the time of maturity and the price for which it was acquired, which is generally an amount significantly less than its face value. Investing in STRIPS may help to preserve capital during periods of declining interest rates.

Since STRIPS do not entitle the holder to any periodic payments of interest prior to maturity, such securities usually trade at a deep discount from their face or par value and will be subject to greater fluctuations of market value in response to changing interest rates than fixed income obligations of comparable maturities which make periodic distributions of interest. On the other hand, because there are no periodic interest payments to be reinvested prior to maturity, STRIPS eliminate the reinvestment risk and lock in a rate of return to maturity. Current federal tax law requires that a holder of a STRIP security accrue a portion of the discount at which the security was purchased as income each year even though the holder received no interest payment in cash on the security during the year.

*<u>Corporate Fixed Income Securities</u>*. Corporate fixed income obligations include corporate bonds, debentures (an unsecured loan certificate issued by a company, backed by general credit rather than by specified assets), notes (similar to bonds but have shorter-maturities), commercial paper and other similar corporate debt instruments. These instruments are used by companies to borrow money from investors. The issuer pays the investor a fixed or variable rate of interest and must repay the amount borrowed at maturity. Commercial paper (short-term unsecured promissory notes) is issued by companies to finance their current obligations and normally has a maturity of less than 9 months.

Pools of mortgages consist of whole mortgage loans or participations in mortgage loans. The terms and characteristics of the mortgage instruments are generally uniform within a pool but may vary among pools. For example, in addition to fixed-rate, fixed-term mortgages, the Fund may purchase pools of adjustable-rate mortgages. Mortgage poolers apply qualification standards to lending institutions, which originate mortgages for the pools as well as credit standards and underwriting criteria for individual mortgages included in the pools. In addition, many mortgages included in pools are insured through private mortgage insurance companies.

Mortgage-backed securities differ from other forms of fixed income securities, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts with principal payments at maturity or on specified call dates. Most mortgage-backed securities, however, are pass-through securities, which means that investors receive payments consisting of a pro-rata share of both principal and interest (less servicing and other fees), as well as unscheduled prepayments, as loans in the underlying mortgage pool are paid off by the borrowers. Additional prepayments to holders of these securities are caused by prepayments resulting from the sale or foreclosure of the underlying property or refinancing of the underlying loans. As prepayment rates of individual pools of mortgage loans vary widely, it is not possible to predict accurately the average life of a particular mortgage-backed security. Although mortgage-backed securities are issued with stated maturities of up to forty years, unscheduled or early payments of principal and interest on the mortgages may shorten considerably the securities' effective maturities. Because these scheduled and unscheduled principal payments must be reinvested at prevailing interest rates, mortgage-backed securities do not provide an effective means of locking in long-term interest rates for the investors.

Although the principal and interest payments of certain mortgage-backed securities are guaranteed by a third party or otherwise similarly secured, the market value of the security, which may fluctuate, is not secured. If the Fund purchases a mortgage-related security at a premium, that portion may be lost if there is a decline in the market value of the security whether resulting from changes in interest rates or prepayments in the underlying mortgage collateral.

<u>*Government and Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities*</u>. There are a number of important differences both among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-backed securities and among the securities themselves. "Ginnie Maes" are Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates issued by GNMA, which is a wholly-owned U.S. Government corporation within the

Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ginnie Maes are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by GNMA and GNMA's guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. In addition, Ginnie Maes are supported by the authority of GNMA to borrow funds from the U.S. Treasury to make payments under GNMA's guarantee. Mortgage-related securities issued by the FNMA include FNMA Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (also known as "Fannie Maes") which are solely the obligations of the FNMA. FNMA is a government-sponsored organization. Fannie Maes are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA but are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Mortgage-related securities issued by the FHLMC include FHLMC Mortgage Participation Certificates (also known as "Freddie Macs" or "PCs"). The FHLMC is a corporate instrumentality of the U.S. Government, created pursuant to an Act of Congress. Freddie Macs are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by any Federal Home Loan Bank and do not constitute a debt or obligation of the U.S. Government or of any Federal Home Loan Bank. Freddie Macs entitle the holder to timely payment of interest, which is guaranteed by the FHLMC. The FHLMC guarantees either ultimate collection or timely payment of all principal payments on the underlying mortgage loans. When the FHLMC does not guarantee timely payment of principal, FHLMC may remit the amount due on account of its guarantee of ultimate payment of principal at any time after default on an underlying mortgage, but in no event later than one year after it becomes payable.

In September 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed FNMA and FHLMC into conservatorship, and FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers and privileges of FNMA and FHLMC. The U.S. Treasury entered into a Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with each of FNMA and FHLMC pursuant to which the U.S. Treasury will purchase up to an aggregate of $200 billion of each of FNMA and FHLMC to maintain a positive net worth in each enterprise; this agreement contains various covenants that severely limit each enterprise's operation. The U.S. Treasury also announced the creation of a new secured lending facility that is available to FNMA and FHLMC as a liquidity backstop and announced the creation of a temporary program to purchase mortgage-backed securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC. FHFA has the power to repudiate any contract entered into by FNMA or FHLMC prior to FHFA's appointment if FHFA determines that performance of the contract is burdensome and the repudiation of the contract promotes the orderly administration of FNMA's or FHLMC's affairs. FHFA has indicated that it has no intention to repudiate the guaranty obligations of FNMA or FHLMC. FHFA also has the right to transfer or sell any asset or liability of FNMA or FHLMC without any approval, assignment or consent, although FHFA has stated that is has no present intention to do so. In addition, holders of mortgage-backed securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC may not enforce certain rights related to such securities against FHFA, or the enforcement of such rights may be delayed, during the conservatorship.

*<u>Privately Issued Mortgage-Backed Securities</u>*. Mortgage-backed securities offered by private issuers include pass-through securities consisting of pools of conventional residential mortgage loans; mortgage-backed bonds, which are considered to be debt obligations of the institution issuing the bonds and are collateralized by mortgage loans; and bonds and collateralized mortgage obligations that are collateralized by mortgage-backed securities issued by GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC or by pools of conventional mortgages of multi-family or of commercial mortgage loans. Privately-issued mortgage-backed securities generally offer a higher rate of interest (but greater credit and interest rate risk) than securities issued by U.S. Government issuers because there are no direct or indirect governmental guarantees of payment. Many non-governmental issuers or servicers of mortgage-backed securities guarantee or provide insurance for timely payment of interest and principal on the securities. The market for privately-issued mortgage-backed securities is smaller and less liquid than the market for mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government issuers.

*<u>Collateralized Mortgage Obligations</u>*. The Fund may invest in collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") issued by U.S. state and local governments and U.S. private issuers. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans, but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, FHLMC or FNMA ("Mortgage Assets"). CMOs are multiple-class debt obligations. Payments of principal and interest on the Mortgage Assets are passed through to the holders of the CMOs as they are received, although certain classes (often referred to as "tranches") of CMOs have priority over other classes with respect to the receipt of mortgage prepayments. Each tranche is issued at a specific or floating coupon rate and has a stated maturity or final distribution date. Interest is paid or accrues in all tranches on a monthly, quarterly or semi-annual basis. Payments of principal and interest on Mortgage Assets are commonly applied to the tranches in the order of their respective maturities or final distribution dates, so that generally, no payment of principal will be made on any tranche until all other tranches with earlier stated maturity or distribution dates have been paid in full.

*<u>Risks of Mortgage-Backed Securities</u>*. The value of mortgage-backed securities may be significantly affected by changes in interest rates, the markets' perception of issuers, the structure of the securities and the creditworthiness of the parties involved. The ability of the Fund to successfully utilize mortgage-backed securities depends in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. Some mortgage-backed securities have structures that make their reaction to interest rate changes and other factors difficult to predict.

Prepayments of principal of mortgage-backed securities by mortgagors or mortgage foreclosures affect the average life of the mortgage-backed securities. The occurrence of mortgage prepayments is affected by various factors, including the level of interest rates, general economic conditions, the location and age of the mortgages and other social and demographic conditions. In periods of rising interest rates, the prepayment rate tends to decrease, lengthening the average life of a pool of mortgage-backed securities.

In periods of falling interest rates, the prepayment rate tends to increase, shortening the average life of a pool. The volume of prepayments of principal on the mortgages underlying a particular mortgage-backed security will influence the yield of that security, affecting the Fund's yield. Because prepayments of principal generally occur when interest rates are declining, it is likely that the Fund, to the extent it retains the same percentage of fixed income securities, may have to reinvest the proceeds of prepayments at lower interest rates than those of their previous investments. If this occurs, the Fund's yield will correspondingly decline. Thus, mortgage-backed securities may have less potential for capital appreciation in periods of falling interest rates (when prepayment of principal is more likely) than other fixed income securities of comparable duration, although they may have a comparable risk of decline in market value in periods of rising interest rates. A decrease in the rate of prepayments may extend the effective maturities of mortgage-backed securities, reducing their sensitivity to changes in market interest rates. To the extent that the Fund purchases mortgage-backed securities at a premium, unscheduled prepayments, which are made at par, result in a loss equal to an unamortized premium.

To lessen the effect of the failures by obligors on mortgage assets to make payments, CMOs and other mortgage-backed securities may contain elements of credit enhancement, consisting of either (1) liquidity protection or (2) protection against losses resulting after default by an obligor on the underlying assets and allocation of all amounts recoverable directly from the obligor and through liquidation of the collateral. This protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor from third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of these. The Fund will not pay any additional fees for credit enhancements for mortgage-backed securities, although the credit enhancement may increase the costs of the mortgage-backed securities.

*<u>Asset-backed Securities</u>.* Asset-backed securities have structural characteristics similar to mortgage-backed securities but have underlying assets that are not mortgage loans or interests in mortgage loans. Asset-backed securities represent fractional interests in, or are secured by and payable from, pools of assets such as motor vehicle installment sales contracts, installment loan contracts, leases of various types of real and personal property and receivables from revolving credit (for example, credit card) agreements. Regular payments received on asset-backed securities include both interest and principal.

Assets are securitized through the use of trusts and special purpose corporations that issue securities that are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. Repayments relating to the assets underlying the asset-backed securities depend largely on the cash flows generated by such assets. The credit quality of most asset-backed securities depends primarily on the credit quality of the assets underlying such securities, how well the entity issuing the security is insulated from the credit risk of the originator or any other affiliated entities, and the amount and quality of any credit enhancements associated with the securities. Payments or distributions of principal and interest on asset-backed securities may be supported by credit enhancements including letters of credit, an insurance guarantee, reserve funds and over collateralization. Asset-backed securities have structures and characteristics similar to those of mortgage-backed securities and, accordingly, are subject to many of the same risks, although often, to a greater extent.

*<u>Risks of Asset-Based Securities</u>*. Like mortgages-backed securities, the collateral underlying asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment, which may reduce the overall return to holders of asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities present certain additional and unique risks. Asset-backed securities typically have no U.S. government backing. Additionally, the ability of an issuer of asset-backed securities to enforce its security interest in the underlying assets may be limited. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and Federal consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set-off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. Automobile receivables generally are secured by automobiles. Most issuers of automobile receivables permit the loan servicers to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the servicer were to sell these obligations to another party, there is a risk that the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders of the asset-backed securities. In addition, because of the large number of vehicles involved in a typical issuance and the technical requirements under state laws, the trustee for the holders of the automobile receivables may not have a proper security interest in the underlying automobiles. As a result, the risk that recovery on repossessed collateral might be unavailable or inadequate to support payments on asset-backed securities is greater for asset-backed securities than for mortgage-backed securities.

*<u>Loan Participations</u>.* The Fund may purchase participations in commercial loans. These participations may be secured or unsecured. Loan participations typically represent direct participation, together with other parties, in a loan to a corporate borrower, and generally are offered by U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions or lending syndicates.

<u>*Risks of Loan Participations*</u>*.* When purchasing loan participations, the Fund assumes the credit risk associated with the corporate borrower and may assume the credit risk associated with an interposed bank or other financial intermediary. The loan participations in which the Fund may invest may not be Investment Grade Securities. A loan is often administered by an agent bank acting as agent for all holders. The agent bank administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. In addition, the agent bank is normally responsible for the collection of principal and interest payments from the corporate borrower and the apportionment of these payments to the credit of all institutions, which are parties to the loan agreement. Unless, under the terms of the loan or other indebtedness, the Fund has direct recourse against the corporate borrower, the Fund may have to rely on the agent bank or other financial intermediary to apply appropriate credit remedies against a corporate borrower. If assets held by the agent bank for the benefit of the Fund were determined to be subject to the claims of the agent bank's general creditors, the Fund might incur certain costs and delays in realizing

repayment and could suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. In situations involving other interposed financial institutions (*e.g.*, an insurance company or governmental agency) similar risks may arise. Investors in loan participations depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the corporate borrower for payment of principal and interest. If the Fund does not receive scheduled interest or principal payments on such indebtedness, the net asset value of the Fund may decline. Loans that are fully secured offer the Fund more protection than an unsecured loan in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal. However, there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower's obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. In the event of the bankruptcy of a borrower, the Fund could experience delays or limitations in its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a loan. Loans participations may not be readily marketable and may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, valuation of illiquid indebtedness involves a greater degree of judgment in determining the Fund's net asset value than if that value were based on available market quotations, which could result in significant variations in the Fund's daily share price.

*<u>Inflation-Indexed Securities</u>.* Inflation-protected securities are fixed-income securities whose principal value or interest rate is adjusted periodically according to changes in a specific price index (such as the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers). If the price index falls (deflation), the principal value or interest rate of the securities will be adjusted downward, and, consequently, the interest payable on these securities will be reduced. U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, also known as "TIPs," are adjusted as to principal; repayment of the original principal upon maturity of the security is guaranteed if the security is purchased when originally issued. With respect to other types of inflation-protected securities that are adjusted to the principal amount, the adjusted principal value of the security repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal. Most other types of inflation-protected securities, however, are adjusted with respect to the interest rate, which has a minimum of 0%, and the principal value does not change.

*<u>Risks of Inflation Indexed Securities</u>*. Interest payments on inflation-indexed securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal and/or interest is periodically adjusted based on the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation falls, the interest payable on these securities will be reduced.

While these securities adjust positively in response to inflation, their value may under certain circumstances decline or underperform relative to other fixed-income securities. The value of these securities generally may still decline in response to an increase in real interest rates. Real interest rates are measured by subtracting the expected rate of inflation from the nominal interest rate of fixed income securities. The value of inflation-indexed securities may also fall if there is a decline in the price index (deflation), which generally will reduce any previous adjustments made to the inflation-indexed securities. Inflation-indexed securities may also underperform other fixed income securities if inflationary expectations exceed the rate of inflation measured by the price index.

Any increase in principal value of inflation-indexed securities caused by an increase in the price index is taxable in the year the increase occurs, even though the Fund generally will not receive cash representing the increase at that time. As a result, the Fund could be required at times to liquidate other investments, including when it is not advantageous to do so, in order to satisfy its distribution requirements as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. Also, to the extent that the Fund invests in inflation-indexed securities, income distributions are more likely to fluctuate. There is no assurance that the rate of inflation measured by the relevant price index will correspond to the inflation experienced by an investor.

*<u>Variable and Floating Rate Securities</u>*. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. Fixed income securities that have variable or floating rates of interest may, under certain limited circumstances, have varying principal amounts. These securities pay interest at rates that are adjusted periodically according to a specified formula, usually with reference to one or more interest rate indices or market interest rates (the "underlying index"). The interest paid on these securities is a function primarily of the underlying index upon which the interest rate adjustments are based. These adjustments minimize changes in the market value of the obligation. Similar to fixed rate debt instruments, variable and floating rate instruments are subject to changes in value based on changes in market interest rates or changes in the issuer's creditworthiness. The rate of interest on securities may be tied to U.S. Government Securities or indices on those securities as well as any other rate of interest or index.

Variable and floating rate demand notes of corporations are redeemable upon a specified period of notice. These obligations include master demand notes that permit investment of fluctuating amounts at varying interest rates under direct arrangements with the issuer of the instrument. The issuer of these obligations often has the right, after a given period, to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the obligations upon a specified number of days' notice.

Certain securities may have an initial principal amount that varies over time based on an interest rate index, and, accordingly, the Fund might be entitled to less than the initial principal amount of the security upon the security's maturity. The Fund intends to purchase these securities only when the Adviser believes the interest income from the instrument justifies any principal risks associated with the instrument. The Adviser may attempt to limit any potential loss of principal by purchasing similar instruments that are intended to provide an offsetting increase in principal. There can be no assurance that the Adviser will be able to limit the effects of principal fluctuations and, accordingly, the Fund may incur losses on those securities even if held to maturity without issuer default.

There may not be an active secondary market for any particular floating or variable rate instruments, which could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of the instrument during periods that the Fund is not entitled to exercise any demand rights it may have. The Fund could, for this or other reasons, suffer a loss with respect to those instruments. The Adviser monitors the liquidity of the Fund's investment in variable and floating rate instruments, but there can be no guarantee that an active secondary market will exist.

<u>*Zero-Coupon Securities*</u>*.* Zero-coupon securities are debt obligations that are issued or sold at a significant discount from their face value and do not pay current interest to holders prior to maturity, a specified redemption date or cash payment date. The discount approximates the total interest the securities will accrue and compound over the period to maturity or the first interest payment date at a rate of interest reflecting the market rate of interest at the time of issuance. The original issue discount on the zero-coupon securities must be included ratably in the income of the holder as the income accrues, even though payment has not been received. The Fund distributes all of its net investment income, and may have to sell portfolio securities to distribute imputed income, which may occur at a time when the Adviser would not have chosen to sell such securities and which may result in a taxable gain or loss. Because interest on zero-coupon securities is not paid on a current basis but is in effect compounded, the value of these securities is subject to greater fluctuations in response to changing interest rates, and may involve greater credit risks, than the value of debt obligations which distribute income regularly.

Zero-coupon securities may be securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest stream. Zero-coupon securities may be custodial receipts or certificates, underwritten by securities dealers or banks, that evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on certain U.S. Government securities. The underwriters of these certificates or receipts generally purchase a U.S. Government security and deposit the security in an irrevocable trust or custodial account with a custodian bank, which then issues receipts or certificates that evidence ownership of the purchased unmatured coupon payments and the final principal payment of the U.S. Government security. These certificates or receipts have the same general attributes as zero-coupon stripped U.S. Treasury securities but are not supported by the issuer of the U.S. Government security. The risks associated with stripped securities are similar to those of other zero-coupon securities, although stripped securities may be more volatile, and the value of certain types of stripped securities may move in the same direction as interest rates.

*<u>Short-term Money Market Instruments</u>.* Short-term money market instruments include short-term fixed or variable rate certificates of deposit, time deposits with a maturity no greater than 180 days, bankers' acceptances, commercial paper rated A-1 or A-2 by S&P or Prime-1 or Prime-2 by Moody's (or paper of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser) or in similar other money market securities, and repurchase agreements. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits with a banking institution that earn a specified interest rate over a given period.

*<u>Certificates of Deposit</u>*. Certificates of deposit are issued by national banks and state banks, trust companies and mutual savings banks, or banks or institutions the accounts of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates evidencing the indebtedness of a commercial bank to repay funds deposited with it for a definite period of time (usually from fourteen days to one year) at a stated or variable interest rate.

*<u>Bankers Acceptances</u>*. Bankers' acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange typically drawn by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise that are "accepted" by a bank, meaning, in effect, that the issuing bank unconditionally agrees to pay the face value of the instrument on maturity. Investments in bankers' acceptances will be limited to those guaranteed by domestic and foreign banks having, at the time of investment, total assets of $1 billion or more (as of the date of the institution's most recently published financial statements).

*<u>Commercial Paper</u>*. Commercial paper consists of short-term (usually from one to two hundred seventy days) unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations in order to finance their current operations. Certain notes may have floating or variable rates. Unless deemed liquid by the Adviser, variable and floating rate notes with a demand notice period exceeding seven days generally are considered illiquid and, therefore, subject to the Trust's prohibition on illiquid investments (see "Investment Limitations" below).

*<u>Repurchase Agreements</u>*. For the purposes of maintaining liquidity and achieving income, the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with domestic commercial banks or registered broker/dealers. A repurchase agreement is a contract under which the Fund would acquire a security for a relatively short period (usually not more than one week) subject to the obligation of the seller to repurchase and the Fund to resell such security at a fixed time and price (representing the Fund's cost plus interest). In the case of repurchase agreements with broker-dealers, the value of the underlying securities (or collateral) will be at least equal at all times to the total amount of the repurchase obligation, including the interest factor.

*<u>Risks of Repurchase Agreements</u>*. The Fund bears a risk of loss in the event that the other party to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligations and the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral securities. This risk includes the risk of procedural costs or delays in addition to a loss on the securities if their value should fall below their repurchase price. The Adviser will monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparties.

*<u>Reverse Repurchase Agreements</u>*. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements for temporary purposes with banks and securities dealers if the creditworthiness of the bank or securities dealer has been determined by the Adviser to be satisfactory. A reverse repurchase agreement is a repurchase agreement in which the Fund is the seller of, rather than the investor in, securities and agrees to repurchase them at an agreed-upon time and price. Use of a reverse repurchase agreement may be preferable to a regular sale and later repurchase of securities because it avoids certain market risks and transaction costs.

The use of reverse repurchase agreements by the Fund creates leverage which increases its investment risk. If the income and gains on securities purchased with the proceeds of these transactions exceed the cost, the Fund's earnings or net asset value will increase faster than otherwise would be the case; conversely, if the income and gains fail to exceed the cost, earnings or net asset value would decline faster than otherwise would be the case. The Fund intends to enter into reverse repurchase agreements only if the income from the investment of the proceeds is expected to be greater than the expense of the transaction, because the proceeds are invested for a period no longer than the term of the reverse repurchase agreement.

For purposes of the 1940 Act, a repurchase agreement is deemed to be a loan from the Fund to the seller of the U.S. government obligations that are subject to the repurchase agreement. It is not clear whether a court would consider the U.S. government obligations to be acquired by the Fund subject to a repurchase agreement as being owned by the Fund or as being collateral for a loan by the Fund to the seller. In the event of the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to the seller of the U.S. government obligations before its repurchase under a repurchase agreement, the Fund could encounter delays and incur costs before being able to sell the underlying U.S. government obligations. Delays may involve loss of interest or a decline in price of the U.S. government obligations. If a court characterizes the transaction as a loan and the Fund has not perfected a security interest in the U.S. government obligations, the Fund may be required to return the securities to the seller's estate and be treated as an unsecured creditor of the seller. As an unsecured creditor, the Fund would be at the risk of losing some or all of the principal and income involved in the transaction. As with any unsecured debt instrument purchased for the Fund, the Adviser seeks to minimize the risk of loss through repurchase agreements by analyzing the creditworthiness of the other party, in this case the seller of the U.S. government security.

Apart from the risk of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, there is also the risk that the seller may fail to repurchase the U.S. government obligations. However, the Fund will always receive, as collateral for any repurchase agreement to which it is a party, cash, cash equivalents and other liquid assets, the market value of which is equal to at least 100% of the repurchase price, and the Fund will make payment against such securities only upon physical delivery or evidence of book entry transfer to the account of its Custodian. If the market value of the U.S. government obligations subject to the repurchase agreement become less than the repurchase price (including interest), the Fund will direct the seller of the U.S. government obligations to deliver additional securities so that the market value of all securities subject to the repurchase agreement will equal or exceed the repurchase price. It is possible that the Fund could be unsuccessful in seeking to enforce on the seller a contractual obligation to deliver additional securities.

**DERIVATIVES**

*<u>Generally</u>*. The Fund may engage in transactions involving derivatives including options, futures, rights, warrants, and swaps. Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying assets, reference rate, or index. The Fund may also acquire rights/warrants issued in connection with common/preferred stock or bonds that it may hold.

*<u>Options, Futures and Other Strategies-Generally</u>.* The Fund may use options (both traded on an exchange and over-the-counter ("OTC")), futures contracts (sometimes referred to as "futures"), swaps, and other derivative securities (collectively, "Financial Instruments") as a substitute for a comparable market position in the underlying security, to attempt to hedge or limit the exposure of a particular portfolio security, to create a synthetic money market position, for certain tax-related purposes, to close out previously established options and futures positions, to reduce volatility, to enhance income, and to gain market exposure.

The use of Financial Instruments is subject to applicable regulations of the SEC, the several exchanges upon which they are traded and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC"). In addition, the Fund's ability to use Financial Instruments will be limited by tax considerations. Pursuant to a claim for exemption filed with the National Futures Association on behalf of the Fund, the Fund is not deemed to be a commodity pool operator or a commodity pool under the Commodity Exchange Act and is not subject to registration or regulation as such under the Commodity Exchange Act. In addition to the instruments, strategies and risks described below, the Adviser may discover additional opportunities in connection with Financial Instruments and other similar or related techniques. These new opportunities may become available as the Adviser develops new investment techniques, as regulatory authorities broaden the range of permitted transactions and as new Financial Instruments or other techniques are developed. The Adviser may utilize these opportunities to the extent that they are consistent with the Fund's investment objective and permitted by the Fund's investment limitations and applicable regulatory authorities. This SAI will be supplemented to the extent that new products or techniques involve materially different risks than those described in this SAI.

*<u>General Risks of Options, Futures and Other Strategies</u>*. The use of Financial Instruments involves special considerations and risks, certain of which are described below. Risks pertaining to particular Financial Instruments are described in the sections that follow.

Successful use of most Financial Instruments may depend upon the Adviser's ability to predict movements of the overall securities markets, which requires different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. The ordinary spreads between prices in the cash and futures markets, due to the differences in the natures of those markets, are subject to distortion. Due to the possibility of distortion, a correct forecast of market trends by the Adviser may still not result in a successful transaction. The Adviser may be incorrect in its expectations as to the extent of market movements or the time span within which the movements take place, which may result in the strategy being unsuccessful.

Options and futures prices can diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments. Options and futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect or no correlation also may result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, and from the imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts.

As described below, the Fund might be required to maintain assets as "cover," maintain segregated accounts or make margin payments when it takes positions in Financial Instruments involving obligations to third parties (e.g*.*, Financial Instruments other than purchased options). If the Fund is unable to close out its positions in such Financial Instruments, it might be required to continue to maintain such assets or accounts or make such payments until the position expires or matures. These requirements might impair the Fund's ability to sell a portfolio security or make an investment when it would otherwise be favorable to do so or require that the Fund sells a portfolio security at a disadvantageous time. The Fund's ability to close out a position in a Financial Instrument prior to expiration or maturity depends on the existence of a liquid secondary market or, in the absence of such a market, the ability and willingness of the other party to the transaction (the "counterparty") to enter into a transaction closing out the position. Therefore, there is no assurance that any position can be closed out at a time and price that is favorable to the Fund.

Financial Instruments may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest, meaning that a small position in a Financial Instrument could have a large potential impact on the Fund's performance. Losses may arise due to unanticipated market price movements, lack of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument at a particular time or due to losses from premiums paid by the Fund on options transactions.

*<u>Risks of Potential Government Regulation of Derivatives</u>*. It is possible that additional government regulation of various types of derivative instruments, including futures, options, and swap contracts, may limit or prevent the Fund from using such instruments as part of its investment strategy, and could ultimately prevent the Fund from being able to achieve its investment objective. It is impossible to fully predict the effects of past, present or future legislation and regulation in this area, but the effects could be substantial and adverse. It is possible that legislative and regulatory activity could limit or restrict the ability of the Fund to use certain instruments as part of its investment strategy. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties with which the Fund engages in derivative transactions could also prevent the Fund from using certain instruments.

There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Fund or the ability of the Fund to continue to implement its investment strategies. The futures, options, and swaps markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations, and margin requirements. In addition, the SEC, the CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the implementation or reduction of speculative position limits, the implementation of higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily price limits, and the suspension of trading. The regulation of futures, options, and swaps transactions in the U.S. is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government action. In particular, the Dodd-Frank Act has changed the way in which the U.S. financial system is supervised and regulated. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act sets forth a new legislative framework for OTC derivatives, including Financial Instruments such as swaps. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act made broad changes to the OTC derivatives markets, granted significant new authority to the SEC and the CFTC to regulate OTC derivatives and market participants, and required clearing and exchange trading of many OTC derivative transactions. The CFTC and the SEC finalized the definition of "swap" and "security-based swap."

Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act include capital and margin requirements and the mandatory use of clearinghouse mechanisms for many OTC derivative transactions. Any position limits imposed on the Fund or its counterparties as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act and related rules and regulations enacted by the CFTC, the SEC and other federal regulators may impact the Fund's ability to invest in futures, options, and swaps in a manner that efficiently meets its investment objective. These new requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, including capital requirements and mandatory clearing, may increase the cost of the Fund's investments and cost of doing business, which could adversely affect investors.

*<u>Cover</u>*. Transactions using Financial Instruments, other than purchasing options, expose the Fund to an obligation to another party. The Fund will not enter into any such transactions unless it owns either (1) an offsetting ("covered") position in securities or other options or futures contracts or (2) cash and liquid assets with a value, marked-to-market daily, sufficient to cover its potential obligations to the extent not covered as provided in (1) above. The Fund will comply with SEC guidelines regarding cover for these instruments and will, if the guidelines so require, set aside cash or liquid assets in an account with the Custodian, in the prescribed amount as determined daily.

Assets used as cover or held in an account cannot be sold while the position in the corresponding Financial Instrument is open, unless they are replaced with other appropriate assets. As a result, the commitment of a large portion of the Fund's assets to cover accounts could impede portfolio management or the Fund's ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.

<u>*Options*</u>. An option contract is a bilateral agreement that permits, but does not obligate the purchaser, in return for a premium paid to the writer (seller) of the option, to buy an asset from (in the case of a call option) or sell an asset to (in the case of a put options) the writer (seller) at the exercise price on or before the expiration date of the contract. The Fund will only write calls on assets it holds in its portfolio (i.e., covered calls). The value of an option position will reflect, among other things, the current market value of the underlying investment, the time remaining until expiration, the relationship of the exercise price to the market price of the underlying investment and general market conditions. Options that expire unexercised have no value. Options currently are traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange ("CBOE"), the American Stock and Options Exchange ("AMEX") and other exchanges, as well as the OTC markets. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the Fund additional flexibility to tailor the option to its needs, OTC options generally involve greater risk than exchange-traded options, which are guaranteed by the clearing organization.

The Fund may close out a call or put written on an asset by purchasing a call or put, respectively, on the asset and with same exercise price and expiration date. To close out a position as purchaser of an option, the Fund may sell the option previously purchased, although it could exercise the option should it deem it advantageous to do so. Closing transactions permit the Fund to realize profits or limit losses on an option position prior to its exercise or expiration.

The Fund may purchase and write options in combination with each other. For example, the Fund may purchase a put option and write a call option on the same underlying instrument in order to construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, in order to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.

*<u>Risks of Options on Commodities, Currencies and Securities</u>.* The buyer of call and put options risk losing the entire premium paid to purchase the options. The seller (writer) of a call option assumes the risk of a theoretical unlimited increase in the market value of the underlying asset above the exercise price. The seller (writer) of a put option assumes the risk of a theoretical unlimited decline in the market value of the underlying asset below the exercise price.

Exchange-traded options in the U.S. are issued by a clearing organization affiliated with the exchange on which the option is listed that, in effect, guarantees completion of every exchange-traded option transaction. In contrast, OTC options are contracts between the Fund and its counter-party (usually a securities dealer or a bank) with no clearing organization guarantee. Thus, when the Fund purchases an OTC option, it relies on the counterparty from whom it purchased the option to make (in the case of a call option) or take delivery of (in the case of a put option) the underlying asset upon exercise of the option. Failure by the counterparty to do so would result in the loss of any premium paid by the Fund as well as the loss of any expected benefit of the transaction.

The Fund's ability to establish and close out positions in exchange-traded options depends on the existence of a liquid market. However, there can be no assurance that such a market will exist at any particular time. Closing transactions can be made for OTC options only by negotiating directly with the counterparty or by a transaction in the secondary market if any such market exists. There can be no assurance that the Fund will in fact be able to close out an OTC option position at a favorable price prior to expiration. In the event of insolvency of the counter-party, the Fund might be unable to close out an OTC option position at any time prior to its expiration.

If the Fund were unable to affect a closing transaction for an option it had purchased, it would have to exercise the option to realize any profit. The inability to enter into a closing purchase transaction for a covered call option written by the Fund could cause material losses because the Fund would be unable to sell the investment used as cover for the written option until the option expires or is exercised.

<u>*Options on Indices*</u>. The Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on indices. An index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the securities included in the index. Options on indices operate consistent with options on a specific asset except that all settlements are in cash and gain or loss depends on changes in the index in question rather than on changes in the value of an individual asset. If the exercise price of a call option is less than the value of the index, the purchaser may exercise the option and receive a cash amount from the seller equal to the difference between the exercise price and the closing price of the index, multiplied by a factor (typically $100), on the date of exercise. If the strike price of a put option exceeds the value of the index, the purchaser may exercise the option and receive a cash amount from the seller equal to the difference between the exercise price and the closing price of the index, multiplied by a factor (typically $100), on the exercise date. Options on indices give the holder the right to receive an amount of cash upon exercise of the option.

Each of the exchanges has established limitations governing the maximum number of call or put options on the same index that may be bought or written by a single investor, whether acting alone or in concert with others (regardless of whether such options are written on the same or different exchanges or are held or written on one or more accounts or through one or more brokers). Under these limitations, option positions of all investment companies advised by the Adviser are combined for purposes of these limits. Pursuant to these limitations, an exchange may order the liquidation of positions and may impose other sanctions or restrictions. These position limits may restrict the number of listed options that the Fund may buy or sell.

<u>*Risks of Options on Indices*</u>. If the Fund has purchased an index option and exercises it before the closing index value for that day is available, it runs the risk that the level of the underlying index may subsequently change. If such a change causes the exercised option to fall out-of-the-money, the Fund will be required to pay the difference between the closing index value and the exercise price of the option (times the applicable multiplier) to the assigned writer.

*<u>Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts</u>*. A futures contract is a bilateral agreement where one party agrees to accept delivery/purchase of an asset (a long position), and the other party agrees to make delivery/sell the asset (a short position), as called for in the contract, on a specified date and at an agreed-upon price (the "Settlement Price"). When the Fund writes an option on a futures contract, it becomes obligated, in return for the premium received, to assume a position in the futures contract at a specified exercise price at any time during the term of the option. If the Fund writes a call, it assumes a short futures position. If the Fund writes a put, it assumes a long futures position. When the Fund purchases an option on a futures contract, it acquires the right in return for the premium it pays to assume a position in a futures contract (a long position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put).

Whether the Fund realizes a gain or loss from futures contracts depends upon movements in value of the underlying asset. The extent of the Fund's loss from an unhedged short position in futures contracts or from writing unhedged call options on futures contracts is potentially unlimited. The Fund only purchases and sells futures contracts and options on futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. exchange or board of trade.

No price is paid upon entering into a futures contract. Instead, at the inception of a futures contract the Fund is required to deposit "initial margin" in an amount generally equal to 10% or less of the contract value. Margin also must be deposited when writing a call or put option on a futures contract, in accordance with applicable exchange rules. Unlike margin in securities transactions, initial margin does not represent a borrowing, but rather is in the nature of a performance bond or good-faith deposit that is returned to the Fund at the termination of the transaction if all contractual obligations have been satisfied. Under certain circumstances, such as periods of high volatility, the Fund may be required by an exchange to increase the level of its initial margin payment, and initial margin requirements might be increased generally in the future by regulatory action.

Subsequent "variation margin" payments are made to and from the futures commission merchant daily as the value of the futures position varies, a process known as "marking-to-market." Variation margin does not involve borrowing, but rather represents a daily settlement of the Fund's obligations to or from a futures commission merchant.

Purchasers and sellers of futures contracts and options on futures can enter into offsetting closing transactions, similar to closing transactions in options, by selling or purchasing, respectively, an instrument identical to the instrument purchased or sold. Positions in futures and options on futures contracts may be closed only on an exchange or board of trade that provides a secondary market.

*<u>Risks of Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts</u>*. When the Fund purchases an option on a futures contract, the premium paid plus transaction costs is all that is at risk. In contrast, when the Fund purchases or sells a futures contract or writes a call or put option thereon, it is subject to daily variation margin calls that could be substantial in the event of adverse price movements. If the Fund has insufficient cash to meet daily variation margin requirements, it might need to sell securities at a time when such sales are disadvantageous.

There can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for a particular contract at a particular time. In such event, it may not be possible to close a futures contract or option position thereon. The liquidity of the futures market depends on participants entering into offsetting transactions rather than making or taking delivery.

Under certain circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract or an option on a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price. Once that limit is reached, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond the limit. Daily price limits do not limit potential losses because prices could move to the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading, thereby preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions.

If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract or an option on a futures position due to the absence of a liquid secondary market or the imposition of price limits, it could incur substantial losses. The Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the position. In addition, except in the case of purchased options, the Fund would continue to be required to make daily variation margin payments and might be required to maintain cash or liquid assets in an account.

*<u>Index Futures and Options on Index Futures</u>*. The Fund may invest in index futures and options on index futures. An index future obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to take), effectively, an amount of cash equal to a specific dollar amount times the difference between the value of a specific stock index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement is made. No physical delivery of the underlying assets comprising the index is made. The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts only for indices for which it can obtain the best price with consideration also given to liquidity.

<u>*Interest Rate Futures Contracts and Options on Interest Rate Futures Contracts*</u>. The Fund may invest in interest rate futures contracts and purchase options on interest rate futures contracts as a substitute for a comparable market position in the underlying asset or to speculate on the direction of interest rates. The Fund may also sell options on interest rate futures contracts as part of closing purchase transactions to terminate its options positions. No assurance can be given that such closing transactions can be effected or as to the degree of correlation between price movements in the options on interest rate futures and price movements in the Fund's portfolio securities which are the subject of the transaction.

*<u>Swap Agreements</u>.* The Fund may enter into swap agreements including credit default, currency rate, equity index, interest rate, and total return swap agreements. Swap agreements are individually negotiated bilateral contracts created to gain exposure to of different types of investments or market factors. The term of swap agreement ranging from a few weeks to more than a year. For example, swap agreements may be structured to increase or decrease the Fund's exposure to long-term or short-term interest rates, foreign currency values, corporate borrowing rates, or other factors such as security prices, baskets of securities or inflation rates. These transactions are entered into in an attempt to obtain a particular return when it is considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost than if the Fund had invested directly in the asset that yielded the desired return.

These transactions generally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal. Most swap agreements entered into by the Fund will require the calculation of the obligations of the parties to the agreements on a "net basis." Consequently, the Fund's obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement generally will be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the "net amount"). Therefore, the risk of loss with respect to swaps is thus limited to the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the counterparty to a swap defaults, the Fund's risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund contractually is entitled to receive.

*<u>Risks of Swap Agreements</u>*. Swap agreements are sophisticated hedging instruments that typically involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of risks assumed. As a result, swaps can be highly volatile and may have a considerable impact on the Fund's performance. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of the Fund's investments and its share price and yield. Additionally, whether the Fund's use of swap agreements will be successful in furthering its investment objective will depend on the Adviser's ability to correctly predict whether certain types of investments likely are to produce greater returns than other investments. Because they are two party contracts and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered illiquid. The most significant factor in the performance of swap agreements is the change in the specific interest rate, currency, or other factor that determines the amounts of payments due to and from the Fund. If a swap agreement calls for payments by the Fund, the Fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. In addition, if the counterparty's creditworthiness declines, the value of a swap agreement likely would decline, potentially resulting in losses for the Fund. The Fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate outstanding swap agreements (either by assignment or other disposition) or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions (i.e., by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or a similarly creditworthy party).

*<u>Interest Rate Swaps</u>*. Interest rate swaps involve the agreement by one party to make regular payments equal to a floating rate of interest times a "notional principal amount" (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate), in return for payments from the counterparty equal to a fixed rate times the same amount, for a specific period of time. Payments may be made in the same or different currencies.

Forms include interest rate caps, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent interest rates exceed a specified rate or "cap;" interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent interest rates fall below a specified level or "floor"; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels.

*<u>Equity Index Swaps</u>*. Equity index swaps involve the exchange between parties of cash flows based upon the performance of an index or a portion of an index of securities which usually includes dividends. A party may purchase cash-settled options on equity index swaps. A cash-settled option on a swap gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, in return for the premium paid, to receive an amount of cash equal to the value of the underlying swap as of the exercise date. These options typically are purchased in privately negotiated transactions from financial institutions, including securities brokerage firms.

*<u>Currency Swaps</u>*. Currency swaps involve the exchange of rights to make or receive payments in specified foreign currencies. Currency swaps usually involve the delivery of the entire principal value of one designated currency in exchange for another designated currency. Therefore, the entire principal value of a currency swap is subject to the risk that the other party to the swap will default on its contractual delivery obligations. The use of currency swaps is a highly specialized activity which involves special investment techniques and risks. If the Adviser is incorrect in its forecasts of market values and currency exchange rates, the Fund's performance will be adversely affected. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction.

<u>*Credit Default Swaps*</u>. The buyer of a credit default swap makes periodic premium payments to the seller during the swap term in exchange for the seller agreeing to make certain defined payments to the buyer in the event certain defined credit events occur with respect to a particular security, issuer or basket of securities. If the Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund may recover nothing if the swap is held through its termination date. However, if a credit event occurs, the Fund generally may elect to receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the underlying security whose value may have significantly decreased. As a seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. If a credit event were to occur, the value of any deliverable obligation received by the seller, coupled with the upfront or periodic payments previously received, may be less than the full notional value it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss of value to the seller. Credit default swap agreements may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the underlying obligation directly since, in addition to risks relating to the reference obligation, credit default swaps are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk.

*<u>Total Return Swaps</u>*. A total return payor sells to the total return receiver an amount equal to all cash flows and price appreciation on a defined security or asset payable at periodic times during the swap term (i.e., credit risk) in return for a periodic payment from the total return receiver based fixed or floating rate plus the amount of any price depreciation on the reference security or asset. The total return payor does not need to own the underlying security or asset. The final payment at the end of the swap term includes final settlement of the current market price of the underlying reference security or asset, and payment by the applicable party for any appreciation or depreciation in value. Usually, collateral must be posted by the total return receiver to secure the periodic interest-based and market price depreciation payments depending on the credit quality of the underlying reference security and creditworthiness of the total return receiver, and the collateral amount is marked-to-market daily equal to the market price of the underlying reference security or asset between periodic payment dates.

*<u>Rights and Warrants</u>*. Warrants are instruments, typically issued with preferred stock or bonds that permit, but do not obligate, the holder to purchase securities at a specified price, usually during a specified period of time. Rights are similar to warrants but normally have a shorter duration and are offered or distributed to shareholders of a company. Warrants and rights have no voting rights with respect to securities they entitle the holder to purchase, receive no dividends and have no rights with respect to the assets of the issuer.

*<u>Risks of Warrants and Rights</u>*. 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. If the market price of the underlying stock does not exceed the exercise price during the life of the warrant or right, the warrant or right will expire worthless. Rights and warrants may increase the potential profit or loss to be realized from the investment as compared with investing the same amount in the underlying securities. Similarly, the percentage increase or decrease in the value of an equity security warrant may be greater than the percentage increase or decrease in the value of the underlying common stock.

Warrants may relate to the purchase of equity or debt securities. Debt obligations with warrants attached to purchase equity securities have many characteristics of convertible securities and their prices may, to some degree, reflect the performance of the underlying stock. Debt obligations also may be issued with warrants attached to purchase additional debt securities at the same coupon rate. A decline in interest rates would permit the Fund to sell such warrants at a profit. If interest rates rise, these warrants would generally expire with no value.

**LENDING PORTFOLIO SECURITIES**

The Fund may lend securities from its portfolio to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions needing to borrow securities to complete certain transactions. The Fund will be entitled to payments in amounts equal to the interest, dividends or other distributions

payable on the loaned securities which enable the Fund an opportunity to earn interest on the amount of the loan and on the loaned securities collateral. The Fund typically will receive collateral consisting of cash, U.S. Government securities or irrevocable letters of credit which will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities.

*<u>Risks of Securities Lending</u>*. The Fund might experience risk of loss if the institution with which it has engaged in a portfolio loan transaction breaches its agreement with the Fund. Other risks in lending portfolio securities include possible delay in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities or the possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. In addition, the Fund is responsible for any loss that might result from its investment of the borrower's collateral.

**LEVERAGE**

The Fund may engage in various forms of leverage. Leverage can be employed in a variety of ways including using margin (an amount of cash or eligible securities an investor deposits with a broker when borrowing to buy equity and fixed income securities), selling short equity and fixed income securities, using derivatives and participating in other forms of direct or indirect borrowings.

<u>*Risks of Leverage*</u>. Generally, leverage creates the risk of magnified capital. Leverage may involve the creation of a liability that requires the payment of interest (or the creation of a liability that does not entail any interest costs (for instance, a futures contract). The risks of leverage include a higher volatility of the NAV of the Fund and the relatively greater effect on the NAV caused by favorable or adverse market movements or changes in the cost of cash obtained by leveraging and the yield from invested cash. So long as the Fund is able to realize a net return on its investment portfolio that is higher than interest expense incurred, if any, leverage will result in higher current net investment income than if the portfolio was not leveraged. Changes in interest rates and related economic factors could cause the relationship between the cost of leveraging and the yield to change so that rates involved in the leveraging arrangement may substantially increase relative to the yield on the obligations in which the proceeds of the leveraging have been invested. To the extent that the interest expense involved in leveraging approaches the net return on the Fund's investment portfolio, the benefit of leveraging will be reduced, and, if the interest expense on borrowings were to exceed the net return to investors, the use of leverage would result in a lower rate of return than if leverage was not employed. In an extreme case, if the Fund's investment income was not sufficient to meet the interest expense of leveraging, it could be necessary for the Fund, as applicable, to liquidate certain of its investments at an inappropriate time.

**SHORT SELLING**

The Fund may engage in short selling. The Fund may use short selling to limit its exposure to a possible market decline in its portfolio investments or to take advantage of anticipated market declines of certain securities. Short selling involves selling securities, which may or may not be owned, by borrowing the securities and delivering them to a purchaser, with an obligation to return the borrowed securities at a later date. Short selling allows the investor to profit from declines in market prices.

*<u>Risks of Short Selling</u>*. To the extent that the borrowed securities must be replaced by purchases at market prices in order to close out the short position, any appreciation in the price of the borrowed securities results in a loss. Possible losses from short sales differ from losses on long positions because losses from short sales may be unlimited whereas losses from purchases cannot exceed the total amount invested. Purchasing securities to close out the short position can itself cause the price of the securities to rise further, thereby exacerbating the losses from short sales. The Fund will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box.

*<u>Short Sales "Against the Box"</u>.* Short sales of securities that the Fund owns or has the right to obtain (equivalent in kind or amount to the securities sold short). If the Fund enters into a short sale against the box, it will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold such securities while the short sale is outstanding.

**WHEN-ISSUED, DELAYED DELIVERY AND FORWARD COMMITMENT SECURITIES**

To reduce the risk of changes in securities prices and interest rates, the Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery basis, which means delivery and payment take place a number of days after the date of the commitment to purchase. The payment obligation and the interest rate receivable with respect to such purchases are fixed when the Fund enters into the commitment, but the Fund does not make payment until it receives delivery from the counterparty. After the Fund commits to purchase such securities, but before delivery and settlement, it may sell the securities.

<u>*Risks of When-Issued, Delayed Delivery and Forward Commitment Securities*</u>. Securities purchased on a forward commitment, or when-issued or delayed delivery basis are subject to changes in value, i.e., appreciating when interest rates decline and depreciating when interest rates rise, based upon the public's perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and changes, real or anticipated, in the level of interest rates and/or credit spreads. Securities so purchased may expose the Fund to risks because they may experience such fluctuations prior to their actual delivery. Purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis can involve the additional

risk that the yield available in the market when the delivery takes place actually may be higher than that obtained in the transaction itself. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery basis when the Fund is fully or almost fully invested increases the Fund's leverage which would magnify losses. In addition, there is a risk that securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis may not be delivered and that the purchaser of securities sold by the Fund on a forward basis will not honor its purchase obligation. In such cases, the Fund may incur a loss.

Forward commitment transactions may also be conducted on a "to be announced" basis ("TBA Transaction"). In a TBA Transaction, the approximate purchase price is typically disclosed at the time of commitment, not the identity of the underlying security.

<u>*Dollar Roll Transactions*</u>*.* Dollar roll transactions are transactions wherein the Fund sells fixed-income securities, typically mortgage-backed securities and makes a commitment to purchase similar, but not identical, securities at a later date from the same party. Like a forward commitment, during the roll period no payment is made for the securities purchased and no interest or principal payments on the security accrue to the purchaser, but the Fund assumes the risk of ownership. The Fund is compensated for entering into dollar roll transactions by the difference between the current sales price and the forward price for the future purchase, as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. Like other when-issued securities or firm commitment agreements, dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Fund may decline below the price at which the Fund is committed to purchase similar securities. In the event the buyer of securities from the Fund under a dollar roll transaction becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of the proceeds of the transaction may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund's obligation to repurchase the securities.

*<u>Risks of Dollar Roll Transactions</u>.* In the event that the value of the securities decline between the purchase and settlement date, the Fund will incur a loss. The Fund shall maintain a segregated account containing cash, U.S. government securities or high-quality debt instruments ("Liquid Assets") equal to the value of the purchase commitments associated with all transactions conducted on a when-issued, forward commitment or delayed delivery basis ("Purchase Commitments"). If the value of the Liquid Assets decreases during the period between the commitment and settlement dates, the Fund will add additional Liquid Assets to the segregated account to the Fund's outstanding purchase commitments. A seller's failure to complete a transaction may cause the Fund to miss a desired price or yield. In a TBA Transaction, the Fund assumes the risk that the security to be delivered will not be as favorable as originally anticipated.

**BORROWING**

The Fund may borrow money from a bank to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act to meet redemptions and up to an additional 5% of its total net assets for temporary purposes. Specifically, provisions of the 1940 Act require the Fund to maintain continuous asset coverage (that is, total assets including borrowings, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of the amount borrowed. If the 300% asset coverage should decline as a result of market fluctuations or other reasons, the Fund may be required to sell some of its portfolio holdings within three days to reduce the debt and restore the 300% asset coverage, even though it may be disadvantageous from an investment standpoint to sell securities at that time.

The Fund also may enter into certain transactions that can be viewed as constituting a form of borrowing or financing transaction by the Fund. To the extent the Fund "covers" its obligations or liabilities by the segregation or "earmarking" of assets determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust with respect to such a transaction, it will not be considered a "senior security" by the Fund and therefore will not be subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to borrowings by the Fund. Borrowing will tend to exaggerate the effect on NAV of any increase or decrease in the market value of the Fund's portfolio. Money borrowed will be subject to interest costs which may or may not be recovered by appreciation of the securities purchased. The Fund also may be required to maintain minimum average balances in connection with such borrowing or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit; either of these requirements would increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate.

*<u>Risks of Borrowing</u>*. In the event that a credit facility utilized by the Fund is terminated by the third-party lender or funds borrowed or advanced must be repaid, the Fund may be required to liquidate investments and be forced to sell investments at unfavorable prices in order to repay outstanding borrowings. The rights of creditors to the assets of the Fund are senior to the Fund's equity shareholders.

**RESTRICTED AND ILLIQUID SECURITIES**

Restricted securities are any securities which are subject to restriction on resale under federal securities law, including commercial paper issued in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act, loan participations and interests in private funds. Illiquid securities are any securities for which there is a limited trading market and may, therefore, be difficult to sell at market value. The Fund intends to treat interests in loan participations and private funds as illiquid securities.

Section 4(2) commercial paper is generally sold to institutional investors which agree that they are purchasing the paper for investment purposes and not with a view to public distribution. Any resale by the purchaser must be in an exempt transaction. Section 4(2) commercial paper is normally resold to other institutional investors through or with the assistance of the issuer or investment dealers

who make a market in Section 4(2) commercial paper, thus providing liquidity. Generally, the Trust also considers securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act to be illiquid securities for purposes of the Fund's investment limitation applicable to illiquid securities.

The Trust believes that Section 4(2) commercial paper and Rule 144A securities may be considered "liquid" if certain criteria are satisfied consistent with procedures adopted by the Board.

*<u>Risks of Restricted and Illiquid Securities</u>*. Because restricted and illiquid securities may be difficult to sell at an acceptable price, they may be subject to greater volatility and may result in a loss to the Fund.

**CYBER SECURITY RISK**

<u>*Risks of Cyber Security*</u>. With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet and the dependence on computer systems to perform necessary business functions, investment companies (such as the Fund) and their service providers (including the Adviser) may be prone to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber-attacks and/or other technological malfunctions. In general, cyber-attacks are deliberate, but unintentional events may have similar effects. Cyber-attacks include, among others, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, preventing legitimate users from accessing information or services on a website, releasing confidential information without authorization, and causing operational disruption. Successful cyber-attacks against, or security breakdowns of, the Fund, the Adviser, custodian, transfer agent, or other affiliated or third-party service provider may adversely affect the Fund or its shareholders. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, affect the Fund's ability to calculate its NAV, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential Fund information, impede trading, cause reputational damage, and subject the Fund to regulatory fines, penalties or financial losses, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and additional compliance costs. While the Adviser has established business continuity plans and systems designed to prevent cyber-attacks, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified. Similar types of cyber security risks also are present for issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause the Fund's investment in such securities to lose value.

**EXCHANGE-TRADED NOTES**

The Fund may invest in Exchange-Traded Notes ("ETNs"). An ETN is a type of unsecured, unsubordinated debt security that differs from other types of bonds and notes because ETN returns are typically based upon the performance of a market index. ETNs are publicly traded on a U.S. securities exchange.

*<u>Risks of ETNs</u>*. An ETN incurs certain expenses not incurred by its applicable index, and an investment in an ETN will bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses borne by the ETN. The market value of an ETN share may differ from its NAV; the share may trade at a premium or discount to its NAV, which may be due to, among other things, differences in the supply and demand in the market for the share. Although an ETN is a debt security, it is unlike a typical bond, in that there are no periodic interest payments and principal is not protected. ETNs are subject to credit risk and the value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer's credit rating, despite the underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged.

**COMMODITIES**

*<u>Risks of Commodities</u>*. Companies involved in commodity-related businesses may be subject to greater volatility than investments in companies involved in more traditional businesses. This is because the value of companies in commodity-related businesses may be affected by overall market movements and other factors affecting the value of a particular industry or commodity, such as weather, disease, embargoes, or political and regulatory developments. The prices of commodities may move in different directions than investments in traditional equity and debt securities when the value of those traditional securities is declining due to adverse economic conditions. As an example, during periods of rising inflation, debt securities have historically tended to decline in value due to the general increase in the prevailing interest rates. Conversely, during those same periods, the prices of certain commodities, such as oil and metals, have historically tended to increase. However, there can be no guarantee of such performance in the future.

**MARKET EVENTS**

The Fund could lose money over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during more prolonged market downturns. The value of a security or other instrument may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other instrument, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. During a general market downturn, multiple asset classes may be negatively affected. Changes in market conditions and interest rates generally do not have the same impact on all types of securities and instruments.

Stresses associated with the 2008 financial crisis in the United States and global economies peaked near the end of that decade, but periods of unusually high volatility in the financial markets and restrictive credit conditions, sometimes limited to a particular sector or a geography, continue to recur. Some countries, including the United States, have adopted and/or are considering the adoption of more protectionist trade policies, a move away from the tighter financial industry regulations that followed the financial crisis, and/or substantially reducing corporate taxes. The exact shape of these policies is still being considered, but the equity and debt markets may react strongly to expectations of change, which could increase volatility, especially if the market's expectations are not borne out. A rise in protectionist trade policies, and the possibility of changes to some international trade agreements, could affect the economies of many nations in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. In addition, geopolitical and other risks, including environmental and public health, such as wars, pandemics and epidemics, may add to instability in world economies and markets generally. 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, political and/or financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments may be negatively affected by such events.

An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and spread globally. This coronavirus has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by infectious disease outbreaks may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of an infectious disease outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

**INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS**

**Fundamental Limitations**

The investment limitations described below have been adopted by the Trust with respect to the Fund and are fundamental ("Fundamental"), <u>i.e.</u>, they may not be changed without the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. As used in the Prospectus and this SAI, the term "majority of the outstanding shares" of the Fund means the lesser of (1) 67% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented at such meeting; or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Other investment practices which may be changed by the Board without the approval of shareholders to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation or regulatory policy are considered non-fundamental ("Non-Fundamental").

**Borrowing Money.** The Fund will not borrow money, except that to the extent permitted by applicable law: (a) the Fund may borrow from banks, other affiliated investment companies and other persons, and may engage in reverse repurchase agreements and other transactions which involve borrowings, in amounts up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) or such other percentage permitted by law; (b) the Fund may borrow up to an additional 5% of its total assets for temporary purposes; and (c) the Fund may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities. If due to market fluctuations or other reasons the Fund's borrowings exceed the limitations stated above, the Trust will promptly reduce the borrowings of the Fund in accordance with the 1940 Act. This limitation does not preclude the Fund from entering into reverse repurchase transactions, provided that the Fund has an asset coverage of 300% for all borrowings and repurchase commitments of the Fund pursuant to reverse repurchase transactions.

**Senior Securities.** The Fund will not issue senior securities. This limitation is not applicable to activities that may be deemed to involve the issuance or sale of a senior security by the Fund, provided that the Fund's engagement in such activities is consistent with or permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.

**Underwriting.** The Fund will not act as underwriter of securities issued by other persons. This limitation is not applicable to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities (including restricted securities), the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

**Real Estate.** The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate. This limitation is not applicable to investments in marketable securities which are secured by or represent interests in real estate. This limitation does not preclude the Fund from investing in mortgage-related securities or investing in companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion of their assets in real estate (including REITs).

**Commodities.** The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other investments. This limitation does not preclude the Fund from purchasing or selling options or futures contracts, including commodities

futures contracts, from investing in securities or other instruments backed by commodities or from investing in companies which are engaged in a commodities business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.

**Loans.** The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) by loaning portfolio securities, (b) by engaging in repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and similar transactions consistent with applicable law, or (c) by purchasing non-publicly offered debt securities. For purposes of this limitation, the term "loans" shall not include the purchase of a portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other securities.

**Concentration**. The Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in a particular industry or industry group. This limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities or repurchase agreements with respect thereto.

With respect to the percentages adopted by the Trust as maximum limitations on the Fund's investment policies and limitations, an excess amount above the fixed percentage will not be a violation of the policy or limitation unless the excess amount results immediately and directly from the acquisition of any security or the action taken. This paragraph does not apply to the borrowing policy set forth above.

If the Fund's borrowings exceed one-third of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings), such borrowings will be reduced within three days, (not including Sundays and holidays) or such longer period as may be permitted by the 1940 Act, to the extent necessary to comply with the one-third limitation.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing limitations, any investment company, whether organized as a trust, association or corporation, or a personal holding company, may be merged or consolidated with or acquired by the Trust, provided that if such merger, consolidation or acquisition results in an investment in the securities of any issuer prohibited by said paragraphs, the Trust shall, within ninety days after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition, dispose of all of the securities of such issuer so acquired or such portion thereof as shall bring the total investment therein within the limitations imposed by said paragraphs above as of the date of consummation.

**Non-Fundamental Limitations**

The Fund's investment objective is Non-Fundamental and may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval upon 60 days' prior written notice to the Fund's shareholders.

The Fund has adopted the following Non-Fundamental investment restrictions which may be changed by the Board without the approval of the Fund's shareholders. Any changes in the Fund's Non-Fundamental limitations will be communicated to the Fund's shareholders prior to effectiveness. The Fund may not:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Sell securities short, unless the Fund owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short at no added cost, and provided that transactions in options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, or other derivative instruments are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Purchase securities on margin, except that the Fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions; and provided that margin deposits in connection with futures contracts, options on futures contracts or other derivative instruments shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Purchase securities of open-end or closed-end investment companies except in compliance with the 1940 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Invest in illiquid securities if, as a result of such investment, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets would be invested in illiquid securities.

**TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST**

**A.** **General Information** 

The Board supervises the business activities of the Trust and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Chairman of the Board is Walter B. Grimm, who is an Independent Trustee of the Trust.

Each Trustee serves as a Trustee for the lifetime of the Trust or until the earlier of his or her required retirement as a Trustee as of December 31 of the year that he or she turns age 78, death, resignation, or removal. At the invitation of the Board, a Trustee may serve as an Emeritus Trustee for no more than 2 years after December 31 of the year that he or she turns 78, subject to such terms as the Board may specify, including with respect to compensation. Officers are re-elected annually by the Board. The address of each Trustee and Officer is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.

As of the date of this SAI, the Trustees oversee the operations of 14 series.

**Independent Trustee Background.** The following table provides information regarding the Independent Trustees.

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| **Name, Address, (Age),<br> Position with Trust,<br> Term of Position with Trust** | **Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years**<br> **and Other Directorships** |
| **Walter B. Grimm**<br> Birth Year: 1945<br> Trustee and chair<br> Began Serving: November 2013 | **Principal Occupations(s):** President, Leigh Management Group, LLC (consulting firm) (October 2005 to present); President, Leigh Investments, Inc. (1988 to present); and Board member, Boys & Girls Club of Coachella (2018 to present). |
| **Lori Kaiser**<br> Birth Year: 1963<br> TRUSTEE<br> Began Serving: July 2018 | **Principal Occupations(s):** Founder and CEO, Kaiser Consulting since 1992; Board Member, Fortuna Bank (currently in formation). |
| **Janet Smith-Meeks**<br> Birth Year: 1955<br> TRUSTEE<br> Began Serving: July 2018 | **Principal Occupations(s):** Co-Founder and CEO, Healthcare Alignment Advisors, LLC (consulting company) since August 2015.<br>**Previous Position(s):** President and Chief Operating Officer, Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital (2006 to 2015). |
| **Mary Madick**<br> Birth Year: 1958<br> Trustee<br> Began Serving: November 2013 | **Principal Occupations(s):** President, US Health Holdings, a division of Ascension Insurance (2020 to present).<br>**Previous Position(s):** President (2019 to 2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2018 to 2019), Dignity Health Managed Services Organization; Chief Operating Officer, Pennsylvania Health and Wellness (fully owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation) (2016 to 2018); Vice President, Gateway Heath (2015 to 2016). |

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**Officers.** The following table provides information regarding the Officers.

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| **Name, Address, (Age),<br> Position with Trust,<br> Term of Position with Trust** | **Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years**<br> **and Other Officer Positions** |
| **Matthew J. Miller**<br> Birth Year: 1976<br> PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER<br> Began Serving: September 2013 (as VP); September 2018 (as President) | **Principal Occupation(s):** Assistant Vice President, Relationship Management, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (December 2015 to present).<br>**Previous Position(s):** Vice President, Capitol Series Trust (September 2013 to March 2017); Chief Executive Officer and President, Capitol Series Trust (March 2017 to March 2018); Secretary, Capitol Series Trust (March 2018 to September 2018). |

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| **Name, Address, (Age),<br> Position with Trust,<br> Term of Position with Trust** | **Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years**<br> **and Other Officer Positions** |
| **Zachary P. Richmond**<br> Birth Year: 1980<br> TREASURER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER<br> Began Serving: August 2014 | **Principal Occupation(s):** Senior Vice President, Financial Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (August 2024 to present).<br>**Previous Position(s):** Vice President, Financial Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (February 2019 to August 2024). |
| **Martin R. Dean**<br> Birth Year: 1963<br> CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER and ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING OFFICER<br> Began Serving: May 2019 and February 2026, respectively | **Principal Occupation(s):** President, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (2023 to present).<br>**Previous Position(s):** Senior Vice President, Director of Fund Compliance, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (January 2016 to January 2023).  |
| **Tiffany R. Franklin**<br> Birth Year: 1975<br> SECRETARY<br> Began Serving: March 2024 | **Principal Occupation(s):** Legal Administration Manager, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (April 2024 to present).<br>**Previous Position(s):** Senior Paralegal, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (January 2016 to April 2024); Assistant Secretary, Capitol Series Trust (September 2018 to March 2024 and September 2013 to December 2015); Secretary, Capitol Series Trust (December 2015 to September 2018). |

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**B.** **Qualifications of the Trustees** 

In addition to the information provided above, below is a summary of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each Trustee and the reason why he or she was selected to serve as Trustee:

**Mr. Walter B. Grimm** – Mr. Grimm has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, including as a trustee of other mutual funds and as the head of Client Services and Relationship Management areas for a mutual fund servicing company. He was selected to serve as a Trustee of the Trust based primarily on his extensive knowledge of mutual fund operations. Mr. Grimm has been a Trustee since November 2013 and has served as Chair of the Board since March 2018.

**Ms. Lori Kaiser** – Ms. Kaiser is the CEO of Kaiser Consulting, an international professional services firm that she founded in 1992, which specializes in accounting, finance, and IT consulting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant, with over 20-years' experience serving the needs of auto/auto-parts manufacturers and various other industries, including financial, communications, not-for-profits, mutual funds, and insurance. She advises executive management on issues of risk identification and mitigation, mergers, acquisitions, and integrations. Prior to Kaiser Consulting, Ms. Kaiser was the Chief Financial Officer at Lowestpremium.com, an online insurance aggregator enabling users to search for the lowest auto insurance rates. Earlier in her career, Ms. Kaiser served as Corporate Controller for Nationwide Communications, Inc., the media subsidiary of Nationwide Insurance Company, and she began her career in the audit practice of KPMG, LLP in Columbus, Ohio.

Ms. Kaiser has board and community service experience with a variety of organizations. She is a Board member of the Business Advisory Council at Miami University's Farmer School of Business. Ms. Kaiser also serves on the Board of Trustees and is Chair for the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. She also serves on the Board of National Church residences, the nation's largest not-for-profit provider of affordable senior housing, and is on its Finance and Audit Committee. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for Franklin University and is also an Audit Committee member. As a member of the Executive Board of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, she chairs its Small Business Council. She is also on the Governing Council of the AICPA. She is also a Board Member of Fortuna Bank, which is currently in formation. Ms. Kaiser completed a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Women Business Owners, where she also served as Treasurer and as a member of the Executive Committee. Ms. Kaiser was selected to serve as a Trustee as a result of her board and executive level leadership experience, as well as her extensive financial, IT and risk management experience. Ms. Kaiser has been a Trustee since July 2018. Ms. Kaiser earned an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago and received a BS from Miami University, graduating cum laude. In addition, she is an adjunct professor in the MBA Program at Ohio State University Fisher School of Business. Ms. Kaiser also serves as Chair of the Trust's Audit Committee and has been designated as an "audit committee financial expert" to the Trust's Audit Committee, as that designation is defined by SEC rules.

**Ms. Janet S. Meeks** – Ms. Meeks has 45 years of experience in the healthcare and financial services industries. Ms. Meeks founded Healthcare Alignment Advisors, LLC in 2015, a consulting company located in Westerville, Ohio, that provides advice to healthcare executives with respect to, among other things, strategy development and implementation and currently serves as the Chief Executive

Officer. Ms. Meeks previously served for 9 years as President and Chief Operating Officer of Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital (MCSA), a regional medical center in Westerville, Ohio, ranked among the Top 100 hospitals nationally. She served in executive roles for four nationally known healthcare systems, including Trinity Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Before entering the healthcare sector, Ms. Meeks worked in the financial services industry for Bank of Mississippi.

As an experienced corporate director, Ms. Meeks currently serves on the Board of Directors of National Church Residences, where she also serves on the Executive Committee and as Chairperson of the Senior Living Subsidiary Board Committee. She previously served on the Healthcare Quality Committee and as Chairperson of the Affordable Housing Subsidiary Committee, which oversees 300 properties nationally. Ms. Meeks has served on the Governance Committee and Human Resources/Executive Compensation Committee of that organization. Ms. Meeks served on the Advisory Board of LeaderStat, a national healthcare staffing, consulting and executive search organization. Ms. Meeks has served as a faculty member of the AHA Society for Healthcare Planning and Marketing National Conferences, the Healthcare Strategy Institute National Conferences, and as an Instructor for the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. Ms. Meeks has published extensively and is an accomplished national speaker. Ms. Meeks was selected to serve as a Trustee as a result of her board and executive level leadership experience and her extensive financial industry, marketing, and strategy expertise. Ms. Meeks has been a Trustee since July 2018 and serves as Chair of the Valuation Committee. Ms. Meeks is a two-time graduate of the University of Mississippi, where she received an undergraduate degree in banking and finance and an MBA in finance.

**Ms. Mary Madick** – Ms. Madick has over 25 years of experience in customer service, processing operations, and systems implementation experience both in the managed care and financial services arenas. Prior to working in the managed care arena, Ms. Madick served as the Vice President in charge of Business Applications for a large mutual fund company and as a Senior Vice President of Transfer Agency Operations for a mutual fund services provider. She was selected to serve as a Trustee of the Trust primarily based on her significant corporate experience and operational knowledge of mutual fund operations. Ms. Madick has been a Trustee since November 2013. Ms. Madick also serves as Chair of the Nominating Committee.

**C.** **Risk Management** 

The overall management and affairs of the Trust are supervised by the Board. The Board consists of four individuals. The Trustees are fiduciaries and are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio in this regard. The Board establishes policies for the operation of the Trust and appoints the officers who conduct the daily business of the Trust. The Board provides oversight over the management and operations of the Trust. The day-to-day responsibility for the management and operation of the Trust is the responsibility of various officers and service providers to the Trust and its individual series, such as the Adviser, Distributor, administrator, custodian, and Transfer Agent, each of whom are discussed in greater detail in this SAI. The Board approves all significant agreements between the Trust and its service providers, including the agreements with the Adviser, Distributor, administrator, custodian, and Transfer Agent. The Board has appointed various individuals of certain of these service providers as officers of the Trust, with responsibility to monitor and report to the Board on the Trust's day-to-day operations. In all cases, the role of the Board and of any individual Trustee is one of oversight and not of management of the day-to-day affairs of the Trust and its oversight role does not make the Board a guarantor of the Trust's investments, operations, or activities.

The Board has structured itself in a manner that it believes allows it to effectively perform its oversight function. The Board is comprised of four Independent Trustees – Mr. Walter Grimm, Ms. Lori Kaiser, Ms. Janet S. Meeks, and Ms. Mary Madick. Accordingly, all of the members of the Board are Independent Trustees and are not affiliated with any investment adviser to the Trust or their respective affiliates or other service providers to the Trust or any Trust series. The Board has established three standing committees, an Audit Committee, a Nominating Committee, and a Valuation Committee, which are discussed in greater detail below. Each of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee is comprised entirely of Independent Trustees. The Valuation Committee is comprised of all of the Trustees of the Trust, including the Independent Trustees, plus the Trust's President/Principal Executive Officer and its Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer. Non-Trustee members of the Valuation Committee serve as non-voting members.

As part of its efforts to oversee risk management associated with the Trust, the Board has established the Audit Committee, the Nominating Committee and the Valuation Committee as described below:

● The Audit Committee consists of all of the Independent Trustees. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the Trust's accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, internal controls and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain service providers; overseeing the quality and objectivity of financial statements and the independent audits of the financial statements; and acting as a liaison between the independent auditors and the full Board.

● The Nominating Committee consists of all of the Independent Trustees. The Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying and nominating Trustee candidates to the full Board. The Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders. Recommendations should be submitted to the Nominating Committee in care of the Trust.

● The Valuation Committee consists of all of the Trustees plus the Trust's President/Principal Executive Officer and its Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer. Non-Trustee members of the Valuation Committee serve as non-voting members. The Valuation Committee is responsible for reviewing or approving fair valuation determinations pursuant to the Trust's Portfolio Valuation Procedures. As part of its function, the Valuation Committee considers all fair value pricing methodologies proposed by the Valuation Designees and approves such methodologies, and any amendments thereto.

The Trust's Audit Committee generally meets at least quarterly. The Audit Committee reviews reports provided by administrative service providers, legal counsel, and independent accountants. The Nominating Committee and Valuation Committee meet as needed. The Committees report directly to the Board. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, the Audit Committee met six times, two of which involved matters specifically relating to the Fund. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, the Nominating Committee did not meet and the Valuation Committee met four times. The inclusion of all Independent Trustees as members of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Valuation Committee allows all such Trustees to participate in the full range of the Board's oversight duties, including oversight of risk management processes.

The Independent Trustees have engaged their own independent legal counsel to provide advice on regulatory, compliance, and other topics. In addition, the Board has engaged on behalf of the Trust a full-time Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") who is responsible for overseeing compliance risks. The CCO reports to the Board at least quarterly any material compliance items that have arisen, and on an annual basis provides to the Board a comprehensive compliance report outlining the effectiveness of compliance policies and procedures of the Trust and its service providers. As part of the CCO's risk oversight function, the CCO seeks to understand the risks inherent in the operations of the Trust's series, their advisers, and subadvisers. Periodically, the CCO provides reports to the Board that:

● Assess the quality of the information the CCO receives from internal and external sources;

● Assess how Trust personnel monitor and evaluate risks;

● Assess the quality of the Trust's risk management procedures and the effectiveness of the Trust's organizational structure in implementing those procedures;

● Consider feedback from and provide feedback regarding critical risk issues to administrative and advisory personnel responsible for implementing risk management programs; and

● Consider economic, industry, and regulatory developments, and recommend changes to the Trust's compliance programs as necessary to meet new regulations or industry developments.

The Trustees meet on a quarterly basis, typically for 1-2 days of meetings. Trustees also participate in special meetings and conference calls as needed. In addition to Board meetings, Trustees may participate in teleconferences to review and discuss 15(c) materials, and to interview advisers and Subadviser whose contracts are up for renewal at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. Legal counsel to the Trust provides quarterly reports to the Board regarding regulatory developments. On a quarterly basis, the Trustees review and discuss some or all of the following compliance and risk management reports relating to the series of the Trust:

● Fund Performance/Morningstar Report/Portfolio Manager's Commentary

● Code of Ethics review

● NAV Errors, if any

● Distributor Compliance Reports

● Timeliness of SEC Filings

● Dividends and other Distributions

● List of Brokers, Brokerage Commissions Paid and Average Commission Rate

● Review of 12b-1 Payments

● Multiple Class Expense Reports

● Anti-Money Laundering/Customer Identification Reports

● Administrator and CCO Compliance Reports

● Market Timing Reports

From time to time, one or more members of the Board may also meet with Trust officers in less formal settings, between formal Board meetings to discuss various topics.

The Board has not adopted a formal diversity policy. When soliciting future nominees for Trustee, the Nominating Committee will make efforts to identify and solicit qualified minorities and women.

The Board reviews its structure regularly in light of the characteristics and circumstances of the Trust, including the number of funds that comprise the Trust; the variety of asset classes reflected in those funds; the Trust's net assets; and the distribution arrangements of the funds. At least annually, the Trustees conduct an assessment of the Board's and their individual effectiveness in overseeing the Trust. Based on its assessment, the Board determines whether additional risk assessment or monitoring processes are required for the Trust or any of its service providers.

Based on the qualifications of each of the Trust's Trustees and officers, the risk management practices adopted by the Board, including regular reviews of several compliance and operational reports, and the Board's committee structure, the Trust believes its leadership is appropriate.

**D.** **Trustee Ownership of Shares of the Fund and of the Fund Complex** 

The following table provides information regarding shares of the Fund and other portfolios of the Trust owned by each Trustee as of December 31, 2025.

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| **Trustee** | **Dollar<br> Range of<br> the Fund's<br> Shares** | **Aggregate Dollar<br> Range of Shares of<br> All Series Within<br> the Trust<sup>(1)</sup>** |
| **Independent Trustees** |  |  |
| Walter B. Grimm | $1 - $10000 | $50001 - $100000 |
| Lori Kaiser |  |  |
| Janet Smith Meeks |  |  |
| Mary Madick |  |  |

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(1) The Trust currently consists of 14 series.

Set forth below is the annual compensation paid to the Independent Trustees and by the Trust on an aggregate basis. No Interested Trustee or officer receives compensation from the Trust although all Trustee and officer travel expenses incurred to attend Board and committee meetings are reimbursed. Trustees' fees and Trustee and officer reimbursable travel expenses are Trust expenses and the Fund incurs its share of such expenses, which are allocated among the Funds in such manner as the Trustees determine to be fair and equitable. None of the Trustees receive pension or retirement benefits for his or her services to the Trust.

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| **Trustee** | **Compensation<br> from the Fund** | **2025 Total<br> Compensation<br> From Trust** |
| **Independent Trustees** |  |  |
| Walter B. Grimm | $4000 | $68500 |
| Lori Kaiser | $4000 | $68500 |
| Janet Smith-Meeks | $4000 | $68500 |
| Mary Madick | $4000 | $68500 |

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**CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES**

A principal shareholder is any person who owns (either of record or beneficially) 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a fund. A control person is one who owns beneficially or through controlled companies more than 25% of the voting securities of a company or acknowledges the existence of control.

The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or its nominee is the record owner of all outstanding shares and is recognized as the owner of all shares for all purposes. Investors owning shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its participants. The following persons or "groups" (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")) are DTC members reflecting ownership of 5% or more of the Fund's outstanding shares as of May 5, 2026:

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| **Name & Address** | **Percentage of Fund** | **Type of Ownership** |
| National Financial Services LLC<br> 410 Park Avenue, 14<sup>th</sup> Floor<br> New York, NY 10022 | 9.85% | Record |

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| **Name & Address** | **Percentage of Fund** | **Type of Ownership** |
| UBS Financial Services Inc.<br> 1200 Harbor Boulevard<br> Weehawken, NJ 07086 | 22.22% | Record |
| Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.<br> 2423 E. Lincoln Drive<br> Phoenix, AZ 85016 | 23.05% | Record |
| Stifel Nicolaus and Company Inc.<br> 501 North Broadway<br> St. Louis, MO 63102 | 8.25% | Record |
| Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC<br> One North Jefferson Avenue<br> St. Louis, MO 63103 | 31.58% | Record |

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As of May 5, 2026, the Trustees and Officers of the Trust as a group owned less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.

**SERVICE PROVIDERS**

**INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES**

**Investment Adviser and Subadviser**

Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC ("Cary Street Partners" or the "Adviser") serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust which requires the Adviser to manage the investment and reinvestment of the Fund's assets, subject to the supervision of the Trustees of the Trust. Cary Street Partners' parent company Cary Street Partners Financial LLC ("CSPF"). CSPF is majority owned by CIVC Partners Fund VII, a private equity fund for which CIVC Partners, LP ("CIVC") and its affiliate serve as the general partner and investment manager. CIVC Partners Fund VII has voting control of, and an approximately 60% indirect ownership in Cary Street Partners. The Adviser is located at 901 East Byrd St., Suite 1001, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser may delegate to another investment adviser the responsibility of investing the Fund's assets subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board, which it has done with respect to the Fund. The Adviser has delegated responsibility for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund to Fairlead Strategies, LLC (the "Subadviser" or "Fairlead") pursuant to a Subadvisory agreement between the Adviser and the Subadviser. Subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Trust's Board, the Subadviser manages the investment and reinvestment of the Fund's assets. The Subadviser, located at 19 East Elm Street, 2<sup>nd</sup> Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830, is controlled by Katie Stockton.

**Investment Advisory Agreement and Fees**

Under the investment advisory agreement between the Trust and the Adviser ("Investment Advisory Agreement"), the Adviser, at its own expense, is responsible for furnishing a continuous investment program for the Fund and makes investment decisions on its behalf, all subject to such policies as the Trustees may determine. Investment decisions are subject to the provisions of the Trust Agreement and By-Laws, and the 1940 Act. In addition, the Adviser is required under the Investment Advisory Agreement to make decisions consistent with the Fund's investment objectives, policies, and restrictions as set forth in the Prospectus and this SAI, and such policies and instructions as the Trustees may, from time to time, establish. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser may delegate to another investment adviser the responsibility of investing the Fund's assets subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board, which it has done with respect to the Fund. The delegation of investment advisory services to another investment adviser does not relieve the Adviser from any duty or liability it would otherwise have under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be subject to any liability for any error of judgment, or mistake of law, or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which the Investment Advisory Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services, or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties on the part of the Adviser.

The Investment Advisory Agreement may be terminated without penalty with respect to the Fund at any time by the vote of the Trustees or by the shareholders of that Fund upon 60 days' written notice, or by the Adviser on 90 days' written notice. The Investment Advisory

Agreement may be amended only by a vote of the shareholders of the affected Fund(s). The Investment Advisory Agreement also terminates without payment of any penalty in the event of its assignment.

The Investment Advisory Agreement provides for an initial term of two years. Thereafter, the Investment Advisory Agreement shall continue from year to year so long as such continuance is approved at least annually with respect to the Fund by the vote of either the Trustees or the shareholders of the Fund, and, in either case, by a vote of the majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

For its services, the Adviser is paid a fee by the Trust, which fee is calculated daily and paid quarterly, at an annual rate of 0.59% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to the Fund, and subject to the general supervision of the Board, the Adviser has also agreed to pay all other regular and recurring expenses of the Fund such the costs of various third-party services required by the Fund, including administration, certain custody, audit, legal, transfer agency, and printing costs (other than taxes and governmental fees, brokerage fees, commissions and other transaction expenses, certain foreign custodial fees and expenses, costs of borrowing money, including interest expenses, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses). The Fund bears other fees and expenses that are not covered by the Investment Advisory Agreement, which may vary and will affect the total expense ratio of the Fund, such as taxes and governmental fees, brokerage fees, commissions and other transaction expenses, certain foreign custodial fees and expenses, costs of borrowing money, including interest expenses, and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation and indemnification expenses).

The approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser was approved by the Board, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act, or interested parties to the Agreement (collectively, the "Independent Trustees" and, each an "Independent Trustee"), at an in-person meeting held on March 11 and 13, 2025. A discussion of the factors that the Board considered in approving the Investment Advisory Agreement is included in the Fund's Form N-CSRS for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2025.

For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2026, 2025, and 2024, the Adviser earned management fees of $1,498,718, $1,259,176, and $1,315,754, respectively, from the Fund.

**Investment Subadvisory Agreement**

The Adviser has entered into an investment subsadvisory agreement with the Subadviser ("Investment Subadvisory Agreement"). Pursuant to that agreement, subject to the overall policies, direction and review of the Trust's Board and to the instructions and supervision of the Adviser, the Subadviser manages the investment and reinvestment of the Fund's assets of the Fund in accordance with such investment strategies and within such guidelines and limitations as the Adviser and Subadviser agree from time to time. The Subadviser formulates and implements a continuous investment program for the portion of the Fund's assets allocated to the Subadviser by the Adviser from time to time (the "Sub-Advised Portion"), which may consist of all, a portion, or none of the Fund's assets. The Subadviser also determines the securities, cash and other financial instruments to be purchased, retained or sold for the Sub-Advised Portion in a manner consistent with (i) the Fund's investment strategy, (ii) the investment policies and restrictions of the Fund as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, (iii) the Trust Agreement as may be amended or supplemented from time to time and (iv) any written instructions or policies which the Board or the Adviser may deliver to the Subadviser. The Adviser oversees, monitors and reviews the Subadviser and its performance, as well as its compliance with the Fund's investment policies and restrictions.

The Investment Subadvisory Agreement between the Adviser and Subadviser was approved by the Board, including a majority of Independent Trustees at an in-person meeting held on March 11 and 13, 2025. A discussion of the factors that the Board considered in approving the Investment Subadvisory Agreement is included in the Fund's Form N-CSRS filing for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2025.

For its services as Subadviser, the Adviser pays Fairlead an annual fee equal to the following, as set forth in the Subadvisory Agreement.

● 50% of the net advisory fee that the Fund pays to the Adviser on the first $150 million in Fund net assets

● 65% of the net advisory fee that the Fund pays to the Adviser on Fund net assets between $150 million and $750 million

● 75% of the net advisory fee that the Fund pays to the Adviser on the Fund net assets exceeding $750 million.

Subadvisory fees are paid exclusively by the Adviser and not directly by the Fund. The Subadviser is an independent contractor, and may act as an investment adviser to other clients. The Subadvisory Agreement will continue in force for an initial period of two years, and then from year to year with respect to the Fund so long as it is specifically approved by the Board at least annually in the manner required by the 1940 Act.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PORTFOLIO MANAGER**

**Other Accounts Under Management**

Unless otherwise noted, the following information about the Fund's portfolio managers is provided as of January 31, 2026 and no "Other Account" described below has an advisory fee that is based on the performance of that account.

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| | **Registered Investment**<br> **Companies** | **Registered Investment**<br> **Companies** | **Other Pooled**<br> **Investment Vehicles** | **Other Pooled**<br> **Investment Vehicles** | **Other Accounts** | **Other Accounts** |
| <br>**Portfolio Manager** | **Number of<br> Accounts** | **Total Assets**<br> **(in millions)** | **Number of<br> Accounts** | **Total Assets**<br> **(in millions)** | **Number of<br> Accounts** | **Total Assets**<br> **(in millions)** |
| Katie Stockton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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**Ownership of Fund Shares**

As of January 31, 2026, the portfolio manager beneficially owned shares of the Fund as summarized in the following table:

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| **Portfolio Manager** | **Dollar Range of Beneficial Ownership in the Fund**<br> **as of January 31, 2026** |
| **Katie Stockton** | Over $1,000,000 |

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**Compensation**

The portfolio manager of the Fund is the Subadviser's sole owner. As the owner of Fairlead, Ms. Stockton's compensation is based on the profitability of the firm.

**Conflicts of Interest**

As a general matter, certain actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager's management of the Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible, on the other. For example, the management of multiple accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each account. Although the Adviser does not track the time a portfolio manager spends on a single portfolio, the Adviser does periodically assess whether a portfolio manager has adequate time and resources to effectively manage all of the accounts for which he is responsible. Moreover, variances in advisory fees charged from account to account may create an incentive for portfolio managers to devote more attention to those accounts that pay high advisory fees. It is also possible that the various accounts managed could have different investment strategies that, at times, might conflict with one another. Alternatively, to the extent that the same investment opportunities might be desirable for more than one account, possible conflicts could arise in determining how to allocate them.

The Adviser has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, which it believes address the conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients. In addition, the Adviser monitors a variety of areas, including compliance with account investment guidelines and compliance with its applicable Code of Ethics. Finally, the Adviser has structured its portfolio managers' compensation in a manner, and the Trust has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed, to safeguard the Fund from being negatively affected as a result of any such potential conflicts.

**OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS**

**<u>Administrator and Fund Accountant</u>**

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC ("Ultimus") is the administrator and fund accountant for the Fund pursuant to a Master Services Agreement. As compensation for the foregoing services, Ultimus receives a fee, accrued daily, and paid monthly by the Adviser from the management fee. Ultimus is located at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.

**<u>Custodian and Transfer Agent</u>**

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH" or "Custodian") is Custodian of the Fund's investments. The Custodian acts as the Fund's depository, safekeeps portfolio securities, collects all income and other payments with respect thereto, disburses funds at the Fund's request and maintains records in connection with its duties. BBH also serves as the Fund's Transfer Agent. As the Fund recently commenced operations, it does not have any payments for these services to report. BBH is located at 50 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02110.

**<u>Compliance Consulting</u>**

Under the terms of a Compliance Consulting Agreement with the Trust, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC ("NLCS") provides an individual with the requisite background and familiarity with the federal securities laws to serve as the Trust's CCO and to administer the Trust's compliance policies and procedures. For these services, the Fund pays NLCS an annual base fee, plus an asset-based fee computed at an annual rate. In addition, the Fund reimburses NLCS for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to these compliance services. NLCS's principal address is 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022. Martin Dean currently serves as the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer.

**<u>Distributor</u>**

Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the "Distributor") is the distributor of the Fund's shares. The Distributor has entered into a Distribution Agreement with the Trust pursuant to which it distributes Fund shares. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Fund through the Distributor only in Creation Unit Aggregations, as described in the Prospectus and below under the heading "Creation and Redemption of Creation Units." The Distributor's principal address is 4221 North 203<sup>rd</sup> Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022.

**<u>Aggregations</u>**

Fund shares in less than Creation Unit Aggregations are not distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor will deliver the Prospectus and, upon request, this SAI to persons purchasing Creation Unit Aggregations and will maintain records of both orders placed with it and confirmations of acceptance furnished by it. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA").

The Distribution Agreement for the Fund provides that it may be terminated as to the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on at least 60 days written notice by the Trust to the Distributor (i) by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or (ii) by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund. The Distribution Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

The Distributor may also enter into agreements with securities dealers ("Soliciting Dealers") who will solicit purchases of Creation Unit Aggregations of Fund shares. Such Soliciting Dealers may also be Participating Parties (as defined in "Procedures for Creation of Creation Unit Aggregations" below) and DTC Participants of the Depository Trust Company (the "DTC") (as defined in "DTC Acts as Securities Depository" below).

**<u>Securities Lending</u>**

The Fund may be authorized to lend securities from its portfolio to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions needing to borrow securities to complete certain transactions, but the Fund is not currently authorized to do so. Since the Fund does not currently lend securities, it does not have any securities lending income, fees, or compensation to report.

**<u>Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</u>**

Cohen & Company, Ltd., located at 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800, Cleveland, OH 44115, serves as the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm and is responsible for auditing the Fund's annual financial statements.

**<u>Legal Counsel</u>**

Practus, LLP is counsel to the Trust and will pass upon the legality of the shares offered hereby.

**<u>Supplemental Payments to Financial Intermediaries</u>**

Financial intermediaries that promote the sale of Fund shares may be paid fees out of the assets of the Distributor, the Adviser and their affiliates (but not out of Fund assets).

Financial intermediaries who solicit the sale of Fund shares may receive fees for providing distribution-related, recordkeeping or shareholder services such as sponsoring sales, providing sales literature, conducting training seminars for employees, and engineering sales-related computer software programs and systems. Also, these financial intermediaries may be paid cash or promotional incentives, such as reimbursement of certain expenses relating to attendance at informational meetings about the Fund or other special events at recreational-type facilities, or items of material value. These payments will be based upon the amount of Fund shares the financial intermediary sells or may sell and/or upon the type and nature of sales or marketing support furnished by the financial intermediary.

From time to time, the Distributor, the Adviser, and their affiliates, at their expense, may provide additional compensation to financial intermediaries that sell or arrange for the sale of Fund shares. Such compensation may include financial assistance to financial intermediaries that enable the Distributor, the Adviser, and their affiliates to participate in or present at conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited employees, client and investor events and other financial intermediary-sponsored events.

The Distributor, the Adviser, and their affiliates also may hold or sponsor, at their expense, sales events, conferences, and programs for employees or associated persons of financial intermediaries in order to facilitate the sale of Fund shares and may pay the travel and lodging expenses of attendees. The Distributor, the Adviser, and their affiliates also may provide, at their expense, meals, and entertainment in conjunction with meetings with these financial intermediaries. Other compensation may be offered to the extent not prohibited by applicable laws, regulations or the rules of any self-regulatory agency, such as FINRA.

**PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS**

The Fund sell and redeems shares in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without a sales load, at the NAV next determined after receipt of an order in proper form on any Business Day. A "Business Day" is any day on which the Exchange is open for business. As of the date of this SAI, the Exchange observes the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

A Creation Unit is an aggregation of 10,000 shares for the Fund. The Board may declare a split or a consolidation in the number of shares outstanding of the Fund or Trust and make a corresponding change in the number of shares in a Creation Unit.

**AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS**

Only Authorized Participants that have entered into agreements with the Distributor may purchase or redeem Creation Units. In order to be an Authorized Participant, a firm must be either a broker-dealer or other participant ("Participating Party") in the Continuous Net Settlement System ("Clearing Process") of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("NSCC") or a participant in DTC with access to the DTC system ("DTC Participant"), and you must execute an agreement ("Participant Agreement") with the Distributor that governs transactions in the Fund's Creation Units.

Investors who are not Authorized Participants but want to transact in Creation Units may contact the Distributor for the names of Authorized Participants. An Authorized Participant may require investors to enter into a separate agreement to transact through it for Creation Units and may require orders for purchases of shares placed with it to be in a particular form. Investors transacting through a broker that is not itself an Authorized Participant and therefore must still transact through an Authorized Participant may incur additional charges. There are expected to be a limited number of Authorized Participants at any one time.

Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Distributor. Market disruptions and telephone or other communication failures may impede the transmission of orders.

**TRANSACTION FEES**

A fixed fee payable to the Custodian is imposed on each creation and redemption transaction regardless of the number of Creation Units involved in the transaction ("Fixed Fee"). Purchases and redemptions of Creation Units for cash or involving cash-in-lieu (as defined below) are required to pay an additional variable charge to compensate the Fund and its ongoing shareholders for brokerage and market impact expenses relating to Creation Unit transactions ("Variable Charge," and together with the Fixed Fee, the "Transaction Fees"). The Adviser may waive or adjust the Transaction Fees, including the Fixed Fee and/or Variable Charge (shown in the table below), from time to time. In such cases, the Authorized Participant will reimburse the Fund for, among other things, any difference between the market value at which the securities and/or financial instruments were purchased by the Fund and the cash-in-lieu amount, applicable registration fees, brokerage commissions and certain taxes. In addition, purchasers of Creation Units are responsible for the costs of transferring the Deposit Securities to the account of the Fund.

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| **Fee for In-Kind and Cash Purchases** | **Maximum Additional Variable Charge for Cash Purchases\*** |
| $200 | 2.00% |

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\* As a percentage of the amount invested.

Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services.

**THE CLEARING PROCESS**

Transactions by an Authorized Participant that is a Participating Party using the NSCC system are referred to as transactions "through the Clearing Process." Transactions by an Authorized Participant that is a DTC Participant using the DTC system are referred to as transactions "outside the Clearing Process." The Clearing Process is an enhanced clearing process that is available only for certain securities and only to DTC participants that are also participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC. In-kind (portions of) purchase orders not subject to the Clearing Process will go through a manual clearing process run by DTC. Portfolio Deposits that include government securities must be delivered through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system ("Federal Reserve System"). Fund Deposits that include cash may be delivered through the Clearing Process or the Federal Reserve System. In-kind deposits of securities for orders outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through the Federal Reserve System (for government securities) or through DTC (for corporate securities).

**FOREIGN SECURITIES**

Because the portfolio securities of the Fund may trade 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 of the Fund, or to purchase or sell shares of the Fund on the Exchange, on days when the NAV of the Fund could be significantly affected by events in the relevant foreign markets.

**PURCHASING CREATION UNITS**

Portfolio Deposit

The consideration for a Creation Unit generally consists of the Deposit Securities and a Cash Component. Together, the Deposit Securities and the Cash Component constitute the "Portfolio Deposit." The Cash Component serves the function of compensating for any differences between the net asset value per Creation Unit and the Deposit Securities. Thus, the Cash Component is equal to the difference between (x) the net asset value per Creation Unit of the Fund and (y) the market value of the Deposit Securities. If (x) is more than (y), the Authorized Participant will pay the Cash Component to the Fund. If (x) is less than (y), the Authorized Participant will receive the Cash Component from the Fund.

On each Business Day, prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time), the Adviser or its agent through the Custodian makes available through NSCC the name and amount of each Deposit Security in the current Portfolio Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for the Fund and the (estimated) Cash Component, effective through and including the previous Business Day, per Creation Unit. The Deposit Securities announced are applicable to purchases of Creation Units until the next announcement of Deposit Securities.

Payment of any stamp duty or the like shall be the sole responsibility of the Authorized Participant purchasing a Creation Unit. The Authorized Participant must ensure that all Deposit Securities properly denote change in beneficial ownership.

Custom Orders and Cash-in-Lieu

The Fund may, in its sole discretion, permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash ("cash-in-lieu") to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security. The Fund may permit or require cash-in-lieu when, for example, a Deposit Security may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC or the Clearing Process. Similarly, the Fund may permit or require cash in lieu of Deposit Securities when, for example, the Authorized Participant or its underlying investor is restricted under U.S. or local securities laws or policies from transacting in one or more Deposit Securities. The Fund will comply with the federal securities laws in accepting Deposit Securities including that the Deposit Securities are sold in transactions that would be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. All orders involving cash-in-lieu, as well as certain other types of orders, are considered to be "Custom Orders." The Fund may enter into other types of Custom Orders.

In certain circumstances, allowing purchases and redemptions of Creation Units to differ from a pro rata representation or allowing the use of different baskets could benefit the Fund and its shareholders. For example, Funds without basket flexibility are required to include a greater number of individual securities within their basket when transacting in kind, making it more difficult and costly for Authorized

Participants to assemble or liquidate baskets. This could result in wider bid-ask spreads and potentially less efficient arbitrage. In addition, funds with hard-to-find securities, particularly fixed-income funds, may be forced to satisfy redemption requests entirely in cash in order to avoid losing hard-to-find securities and to preserve the fund's ability to achieve its investment objectives. Funds that meet redemptions in cash would be required to maintain larger cash positions to meet redemption obligations, potentially resulting in a cash drag on the Fund's performance to the detriment of shareholders. The use of cash baskets also may be less tax-efficient than using in-kind baskets to satisfy redemptions, and may result in additional transaction costs for the purchase and sale of portfolio holdings.

In order to protect against overreaching and other abusive practices in circumstances where the Fund uses a basket that does not reflect a pro rata slice of the Fund's portfolio holdings, the Fund has the right, in its sole discretion, to accept or utilize "custom baskets" in accordance with the requirements of Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act, including adopting policies and procedures governing the construction of baskets and the process used for the acceptance of baskets generally. The Fund's policies and procedures set forth detailed parameters for the construction and acceptance of custom baskets that are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, including: (1) the circumstances under which the basket may omit positions that are not operationally feasible to transfer in kind; (2) when the Fund would use representative sampling of its portfolio to create its basket; (3) how the Fund would sample in those circumstances; and (4) the process for any revisions to, or deviations from, those parameters. In addition, the Fund's policies and procedures also specify the titles or roles of the employees of the Fund's Adviser who are required to review each custom basket for compliance with those parameters.

Purchase Orders

To order a Creation Unit, an Authorized Participant must submit an irrevocable purchase order to the Distributor.

Timing of Submission of Purchase Orders

An Authorized Participant must submit an irrevocable purchase order no later than the earlier of (i) 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time or (ii) the closing time of the bond markets and/or the trading session on the Exchange, on any Business Day in order to receive that Business Day's NAV ("Cut-off Time"). The Cut-off Time for Custom Orders is generally two hours earlier. The Business Day the order is deemed received by the Distributor is referred to as the "Transmittal Date." An order to create Creation Units is deemed received on a Business Day if (i) such order is received by the Distributor by the Cut-off Time on such day and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. Persons placing or effectuating custom orders and/or orders involving cash should be mindful of time deadlines imposed by intermediaries, such as DTC and/or the Federal Reserve Bank wire system, which may impact the successful processing of such orders to ensure that cash and securities are transferred by the "Settlement Date," which is generally the Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date ("T+1") for cash and the second Business Day following the Transmittal Date for securities ("T+2").

Orders Using the Clearing Process

If available, (portions of) orders may be settled through the Clearing Process. In connection with such orders, the Distributor transmits, on behalf of the Authorized Participant, such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the creation order. Pursuant to such trade instructions, the Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the requisite Portfolio Deposit to the Fund, together with such additional information as may be required by the Distributor. Cash Components will be delivered using either the Clearing Process or the Federal Reserve System.

Orders Outside the Clearing Process

If the Clearing Process is not available for (portions of) an order, Portfolio Deposits will be made outside the Clearing Process. Orders outside the Clearing Process must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that the creation of Creation Units will be effected through DTC. The Portfolio Deposit transfer must be ordered by the DTC Participant on the Transmittal Date in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of Deposit Securities (whether standard or custom) through DTC to the Fund account by 11:00 a.m., Eastern time, on T+1. The Cash Component, along with any cash-in-lieu and Transaction Fee, must be transferred directly to the Custodian through the Federal Reserve System in a timely manner so as to be received by the Custodian no later than 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on T+1. If the Custodian does not receive both the Deposit Securities and the cash by the appointed time, the order may be canceled. A canceled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day but must conform to that Business Day's Portfolio Deposit. Authorized Participants that submit a canceled order will be liable to the Fund for any losses incurred by the Fund in connection therewith.

Orders involving foreign Deposit Securities are expected to be settled outside the Clearing Process. Thus, upon receipt of an irrevocable purchase order, the Distributor will notify the Adviser and the Custodian of such order. The Custodian, who will have caused the appropriate local sub-custodian(s) of the Fund to maintain an account into which an Authorized Participant may deliver Deposit Securities (or cash-in-lieu), with adjustments determined by the Fund, will then provide information of the order to such local sub-

custodian(s). The ordering Authorized Participant will then deliver the Deposit Securities (and any cash-in-lieu) to the Fund's account at the applicable local sub-custodian. The Authorized Participant must also make available on or before the contractual settlement date, by means satisfactory to the Fund, immediately available or same day funds in U.S. dollars estimated by the Fund to be sufficient to pay the Cash Component and Transaction Fee. When a relevant local market is closed due to local market holidays, the local market settlement process will not commence until the end of the local holiday period. Settlement must occur by 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the contractual settlement date.

Acceptance of Purchase Order

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 Fund. The Fund's determination shall be final and binding.

The Fund reserves the right to reject or revoke acceptance of a purchase order transmitted to it by the Distributor if (a) the order is not in proper form; (b) the investor(s), upon obtaining the shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding shares of the Fund; (c) the Deposit Securities delivered do not conform to the Deposit Securities for the applicable date; (d) the acceptance of the Portfolio Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; or (e) in the event that circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Distributor and the Adviser make it for all practical purposes impossible to process purchase orders. Examples of such circumstances include acts of God; public service or utility problems resulting in telephone, telecopy, or computer failures; fires, floods, or extreme weather conditions; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other informational systems affecting the Trust, the Distributor, DTC, NSCC, the Adviser, the Custodian, a sub-custodian or any other participant in the creation process; and similar extraordinary events. The Distributor shall notify an Authorized Participant of its rejection of the order. The Fund, 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 Portfolio Deposits, and they shall not incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification.

Issuance of a Creation Unit

Once the Fund has accepted an order, upon next determination of the Fund's NAV, the Fund will confirm the issuance of a Creation Unit, against receipt of payment, at such NAV. The Distributor will transmit a confirmation of acceptance to the Authorized Participant that placed the order.

Except as provided below, a Creation Unit will not be issued until the Fund obtains good title to the Deposit Securities and the Cash Component, along with any cash-in-lieu and Transaction Fee. The delivery of Creation Units will generally occur no later than T+2 except with respect to certain foreign securities.

In certain cases, Authorized Participants will create and redeem Creation Units on the same trade date. In these instances, the Trust reserves the right to settle these transactions on a net basis.

With respect to orders involving foreign Deposit Securities, when the applicable local sub-custodian(s) have confirmed to the Custodian that the Deposit Securities (or cash-in-lieu) have been delivered to the Fund's account at the applicable local sub-custodian(s), the Distributor and the Adviser shall be notified of such delivery, and the Fund will issue and cause the delivery of the Creation Unit. While, as stated above, Creation Units are generally delivered on T+2, the Fund reserves the right to settle redemption transactions on a basis other than T+2 but by T+7, if necessary or appropriate under the circumstances and compliant with applicable law. Delayed settlement may occur due to a number of different reasons, including, without limitation, settlement cycles for the underlying securities, unscheduled market closings, an effort to link distribution to dividend record dates and ex-dates and newly announced holidays. For example, the redemption settlement process may be extended beyond T+2 because of the occurrence of a holiday in a non-U.S. market or in the U.S. bond market that is not a holiday observed in the U.S. equity market. In addition, the Fund may settle Creation Unit transactions on a basis other than T+2 in order to accommodate foreign market holiday schedules, to account for different treatment among foreign and U.S. markets of dividend record dates and ex-dividend dates (that is the last day the holder of a security can sell the security and still receive dividends payable on the security), and in certain other circumstances.

The Fund may issue a Creation Unit prior to receiving good title to the Deposit Securities, under the following circumstances. Pursuant to the applicable Participant Agreement, the Fund may issue a Creation Unit notwithstanding that (certain) Deposit Securities have not been delivered, in reliance on an undertaking by the relevant Authorized Participant to deliver the missing Deposit Securities as soon as possible, which undertaking is secured by such Authorized Participant's delivery to and maintenance with the Custodian of collateral having a value equal to at least 115% of the value of the missing Deposit Securities ("Collateral"), as adjusted by time to time by the Adviser. Such Collateral will have a value greater than the NAV of the Creation Unit on the date the order is placed. Such Collateral must be delivered no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on T+1. The only Collateral that is acceptable to the Fund is cash in U.S. Dollars.

While (certain) Deposit Securities remain undelivered, the Collateral shall at all times have a value equal to at least 115% (as adjusted by the Adviser) of the daily marked-to-market value of the missing Deposit Securities. At any time, the Fund may use the Collateral to purchase the missing securities, and the Authorized Participant will be liable to the Fund for any costs incurred thereby or losses resulting therefrom, whether or not they exceed the amount of the Collateral, including any Transaction Fee, any amount by which the purchase price of the missing Deposit Securities exceeds the market value of such securities on the Transmittal Date, brokerage, and other transaction costs. The Trust will return any unused Collateral once all of the missing securities have been received by the Fund. More information regarding the Fund's current procedures for collateralization is available from the Distributor.

Cash Purchase Method

When cash purchases of Creation Units are available or specified for the Fund, they will be effected in essentially the same manner as in-kind purchases. In the case of a cash purchase, the investor must pay the cash equivalent of the Portfolio Deposit. In addition, cash purchases will be subject to Transaction Fees, as described above.

Notice to Texas Shareholders

Under section 72.1021(a) of the Texas Property Code, initial investors in the Fund who are Texas residents may designate a representative to receive notices of abandoned property in connection with shares. Texas shareholders who wish to appoint a representative should notify their broker-dealer to obtain a form for providing written notice.

**REDEEMING A CREATION UNIT**

Redemption Basket

The consideration received in connection with the redemption of a Creation Unit generally consists of an in-kind basket of designated securities ("Redemption Securities") and a Cash Component. Together, the Redemption Securities and the Cash Component constitute the "Redemption Basket."

There can be no assurance that there will be sufficient liquidity in shares in the secondary market to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. In addition, investors may incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a Creation Unit.

The Cash Component serves the function of compensating for any differences between the net asset value per Creation Unit and the Redemption Securities. Thus, the Cash Component is equal to the difference between (x) the net asset value per Creation Unit of the Fund and (y) the market value of the Redemption Securities. If (x) is more than (y), the Authorized Participant will receive the Cash Component from the Fund. If (x) is less than (y), the Authorized Participant will pay the Cash Component to the Fund.

If the Redemption Securities on a Business Day are different from the Deposit Securities, prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time), the Adviser or an agent through the Custodian makes available through NSCC the name and amount of each Redemption Security in the current Redemption Basket (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for the Fund and the (estimated) Cash Component, effective through and including the previous Business Day, per Creation Unit. If the Redemption Securities on a Business Day are different from the Deposit Securities, all redemption requests that day will be processed outside the Clearing Process.

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed: (i) for any period during which the Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (ii) for any period during which trading on the Exchange is suspended or restricted; (iii) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the shares or determination of the ETF's NAV is not reasonably practicable; or (iv) in such other circumstances as permitted by the SEC, including as described below.

Custom Redemptions and Cash-in-Lieu

The Fund may, in its sole discretion, permit or require the substitution of cash-in-lieu to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Redemption Security. The Fund may permit or require cash-in-lieu when, for example, a Redemption Security may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC or the Clearing Process. Similarly, the Fund may permit or require cash-in-lieu of Redemption Securities when, for example, the Authorized Participant or its underlying investor is restricted under U.S. or local securities law or policies from transacting in one or more Redemption Securities. The Fund will comply with the federal securities laws in satisfying redemptions with Redemption Securities, including that the Redemption Securities are sold in transactions that would be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. All redemption requests involving cash-in-lieu are considered to be "Custom Redemptions."

In certain circumstances, allowing purchases and redemptions of Creation Units to differ from a pro rata representation or allowing the use of different baskets could benefit the Fund and its shareholders. For example, funds without basket flexibility are required to include

a greater number of individual securities within their basket when transacting in kind, making it more difficult and costly for Authorized Participants to assemble or liquidate baskets. This could result in wider bid-ask spreads and potentially less efficient arbitrage. In addition, Funds with hard-to-find securities, particularly fixed-income Funds, may be forced to satisfy redemption requests entirely in cash in order to avoid losing hard-to-find securities and to preserve the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objectives. Funds that meet redemptions in cash would be required to maintain larger cash positions to meet redemption obligations, potentially resulting in a cash drag on the Fund's performance to the detriment of shareholders. The use of cash baskets also may be less tax-efficient than using in-kind baskets to satisfy redemptions, and may result in additional transaction costs for the purchase and sale of portfolio holdings.

In order to protect against overreaching and other abusive practices in circumstances where the Fund uses a basket that does not reflect a pro rata slice of the Fund's portfolio holdings, the Fund has the right, in its sole discretion, to accept or utilize "custom baskets" in accordance with the requirements of Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act, including adopting policies and procedures governing the construction of baskets and the process used for the acceptance of baskets generally. The Fund's policies and procedures set forth detailed parameters for the construction and acceptance of custom baskets that are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, including: (1) the circumstances under which the basket may omit positions that are not operationally feasible to transfer in kind; (2) when the Fund would use representative sampling of its portfolio to create its basket; (3) how the Fund would sample in those circumstances; and (4) the process for any revisions to, or deviations from, those parameters. In addition, the Fund's policies and procedures also specify the titles or roles of the employees of the Fund's Adviser who are required to review each custom basket for compliance with those parameters.

Redemption Requests

To redeem a Creation Unit, an Authorized Participant must submit an irrevocable redemption request to the Distributor.

An Authorized Participant submitting a redemption request is deemed to represent to the Fund that it or, if applicable, the investor on whose behalf it is acting, (i) owns outright or has full legal authority and legal beneficial right to tender for redemption the Creation Unit to be redeemed and can receive the entire proceeds of the redemption, and (ii) all of the shares that are in the Creation Unit to be redeemed have not been borrowed, loaned or pledged to another party nor are they the subject of a repurchase agreement, securities lending agreement or such other arrangement that would preclude the delivery of such shares to the Fund. The Fund reserves the absolute right, in its sole discretion, to verify these representations, but will typically require verification in connection with higher levels of redemption activity and/or short interest in the Fund. If the Authorized Participant, upon receipt of a verification request, does not provide sufficient verification of the requested representations, the redemption request will not be considered to be in proper form and may be rejected by the Fund.

Timing of Submission of Redemption Requests

An Authorized Participant must submit an irrevocable redemption order no later than the Cut-off Time. The Cut-off Time for Custom Orders is generally two hours earlier. The Business Day the order is deemed received by the Distributor is referred to as the "Transmittal Date." A redemption request is deemed received if (i) such order is received by the Distributor by the Cut-off Time on such day and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. Persons placing or effectuating Custom Redemptions and/or orders involving cash should be mindful of time deadlines imposed by intermediaries, such as DTC and/or the Federal Reserve System, which may impact the successful processing of such orders to ensure that cash and securities are transferred by the Settlement Date, as defined above.

Requests Using the Clearing Process

If available, (portions of) redemption requests may be settled through the Clearing Process. In connection with such orders, the Distributor transmits on behalf of the Authorized Participant, such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the redemption. Pursuant to such trade instructions, the Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the requisite Creation Unit(s) to the Fund, together with such additional information as may be required by the Distributor. Cash Components will be delivered using either the Clearing Process or the Federal Reserve System, as described above.

Requests Outside the Clearing Process

If the Clearing Process is not available for (portions of) an order, Redemption Baskets will be delivered outside the Clearing Process. Orders outside the Clearing Process must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that the redemption will be effected through DTC. The Authorized Participant must transfer or cause to be transferred the Creation Unit(s) of shares being redeemed through the book-entry system of DTC so as to be delivered through DTC to the Custodian by 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on received T+1. In addition, the Cash Component must be received by the Custodian by 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on T+1. If the Custodian does not receive the Creation Unit(s) and Cash Component by the appointed times on T+1, the redemption will be rejected, except in the circumstances described below. A rejected redemption request may be resubmitted the following Business Day.

Orders involving foreign Redemption Securities are expected to be settled outside the Clearing Process. Thus, upon receipt of an irrevocable redemption request, the Distributor will notify the Adviser and the Custodian. The Custodian will then provide information of the redemption to the Fund's local sub-custodian(s). The redeeming Authorized Participant, or the investor on whose behalf is acting, will have established appropriate arrangements with a broker-dealer, bank, or other custody provider in each jurisdiction in which the Redemption Securities are customarily traded and to which such Redemption Securities (and any cash-in-lieu) can be delivered from the Fund's accounts at the applicable local sub-custodian(s).

Acceptance of Redemption Requests

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. The Trust's determination shall be final and binding.

Delivery of Redemption Basket

Once the Fund has accepted a redemption request, upon next determination of the Fund's NAV, the Fund will confirm the issuance of a Redemption Basket, against receipt of the Creation Unit(s) at such NAV, any cash-in-lieu, and Transaction Fee. A Creation Unit tendered for redemption and the payment of the Cash Component, any cash-in-lieu and Transaction Fee will be effected through DTC. The Authorized Participant, or the investor on whose behalf it is acting, will be recorded on the book-entry system of DTC.

The Redemption Basket will generally be delivered to the redeeming Authorized Participant within T+2. Except under the circumstances described below, however, a Redemption Basket generally will not be issued until the Creation Unit(s) are delivered to the Fund, along with the Cash Component, any cash-in-lieu, and Transaction Fee.

In certain cases, Authorized Participants will create and redeem Creation Units on the same trade date. In these instances, the Trust reserves the right to settle these transactions on a net basis.

Cash Redemption Method

When cash redemptions of Creation Units are available or specified for the Fund, they will be effected in essentially the same manner as in-kind redemptions. In the case of a cash redemption, the investor will receive the cash equivalent of the Redemption Basket minus any Transaction Fees, as described above.

**BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS**

While changes to the Fund's investment portfolio will generally be implemented through the issuance and redemption of the Fund's Creation Units in exchange for a Creation Basket, there may be occasions wherein the Adviser will purchase or sell securities directly on behalf of the Fund. To the extent that the Fund issues or redeems Creation Units partly or solely for cash, the Adviser may have to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund.

In placing portfolio transactions, the Adviser seeks the best qualitative execution for the Fund, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), the execution capability, financial responsibility and responsiveness of the broker or dealer and the brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. The Adviser generally seeks favorable prices and commission rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received.

The Adviser does not currently use the Fund's assets in connection with third party soft dollar arrangements, but the Adviser reserves the right to do so in the future.

Purchases and sales of equity securities traded on an exchange are typically executed through broker-dealers that charge a commission. Commission rates are negotiable. Over-the-counter equity transactions will be placed either directly with principal market makers or with broker-dealers, if the same or a better price, including commissions and executions, is available. Fixed income securities are normally purchased directly from the issuer, an underwriter or a market maker. Purchases include a concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter and the purchase price paid to a market maker may include the spread between the bid and ask prices.

For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2026, 2025 and 2024, the Adviser directed the amounts of $70,092, $64,291, and $87,758, respectively in brokerage transactions to brokers, of which none of these commissions were directed to brokers on the basis of research services and none were paid to affiliates. As of January 31, 2026, the Fund did not own securities of regular broker/dealers.

**TRADE ALLOCATION**

Investment decisions for the Fund and other clients of the Adviser are made with a view to achieving their respective investment objectives and after consideration of such factors as their current holdings, availability of cash for investment, and the size of their investments generally.

A security may be bought or sold by the Adviser for only one client or in different amounts and at different times for more than one but less than all clients. Likewise, a particular security may be bought for one or more clients when one or more other clients are selling the security. In addition, purchases or sales of the same security may be made for two or more clients of the Adviser on the same day. To the extent that multiple clients are purchasing or selling a specific security at the same time, such transactions will be allocated among the clients in a manner believed by the Adviser to be equitable to each. In some cases, this procedure could have an adverse effect on

the price or amount of the securities purchased or sold by the Fund. Purchase and sale orders for the Fund may be combined with those of other clients of the Adviser in the interest of achieving the most favorable net results for the Fund.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST**

**SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS**

All shareholders are entitled to one vote for each Fund share held on the record date for any action requiring a vote by the shareholders. Shareholders of the Trust will vote in the aggregate and not by Fund except as otherwise expressly required by law or when the Trustees determine that the matter to be voted upon affects only the interests of the shareholders of a particular Fund.

Each share of the Fund represents a pro rata interest in the assets of the Fund. Fund shares have no preemptive, exchange, subscription or conversion rights and there are no restrictions on the transfer of Fund shares. Each Fund share participates pro rata in all dividends and distributions of the Fund and in the net distributable assets upon liquidation.

The Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees except that (1) the Trust is required to hold a shareholder meeting for the election of Trustees at such time as less than a majority of the Trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders and (2) if, as a result of a vacancy on the Board, less than two-thirds of the Trustees holding office have been elected by the shareholders, that vacancy may only be filled by a vote of the shareholders. Except as set forth above, a Trustee may continue to hold office and may appoint successor Trustees.

Under the Trust Agreement, the Trustees have the power to liquidate any Fund without shareholder approval. While the Trustees have no present intent to exercise this power, they may do so if the Fund fails to reach a viable size within a reasonable amount of time or for such other reasons as may be determined by the Board.

The rights of shareholders cannot be modified without a majority vote of the shareholders.

**BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM**

The information below supplements disclosure in the Prospectus regarding the book entry system. This information should be read in conjunction with the disclosure included in the Prospectus.

DTC acts as securities depositary for the Fund's shares. Shares of the Fund are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC. Generally, certificates will not be issued for shares.

DTC is a limited-purpose trust company that was created to hold securities of 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 Exchange 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 the Fund's shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants, and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Fund's shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to herein 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 the Fund's shares. The Trust recognizes DTC or its nominee as the record owner of the Fund's shares for all purposes. Beneficial Owners of the Fund's shares are not entitled to have Fund 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 the Fund's shares.

Conveyance of all notices, statements, and other communications to Beneficial Owners is affected as follows. DTC will make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee a listing of the Fund's shares held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall obtain from each such DTC Participant the number of Beneficial Owners holding the Fund's shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each 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 the Fund's 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 the Fund's 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 the Fund's 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 any 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 the Fund's shares, unless the Trust makes other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Exchange. The DTC Participants' rules and policies are made publicly available through its website at www.dtcc.com.

**PROXY VOTING POLICY**

The Trust and the Adviser have each adopted proxy voting policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in shareholders' best interests. As a brief summary, the Trust's policy delegates responsibility regarding proxy voting to the Adviser in relation to the securities purchased by the Adviser or the Subadviser. Proxies will be voted in accordance with the Adviser's proxy voting policies, subject to the supervision of the Board.

The Trust's policy provides that if a proxy proposal raises a material conflict of interest between the interests of the Adviser, the Trust's principal underwriter, or an affiliated person of the Fund, the Adviser, a Subadviser, or a principal underwriter and that of the Fund (a "Conflict"), the Adviser shall resolve such conflict by: (1) voting the proxy consistent with a pre-determined voting policy for various types of proposals ("Pre-Determined Voting Policy") if the Adviser has little or no discretion to deviate from such policy with respect to the proposal in question; or (2) disclosing the conflict to the Board and obtaining the Board's consent to the proposed vote prior to voting on such proposal if the Adviser has discretion to deviate from its Pre-Determined Voting Policy or does not maintain a Pre-Determined Voting Policy. Under the policy, the Board may vote a proxy subject to a Conflict disclosed by the Adviser or Subadviser based on the recommendation of an independent third party.

The Adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures have been implemented to ensure that the Adviser votes in the best interest of clients and address any material conflicts that may arise during the voting process. The responsibilities of proxy voting have been assigned to the Adviser. The Committee's duties consist of analyzing proxy statements of issuers whose stock is owned in the client accounts. The Adviser's proxy voting is based on its experience with voting corporate governance issues. Each proxy will be considered based on the relevant facts and circumstances. One of the primary factors the Adviser considers when determining the desirability of investing in a particular company is the quality and depth of that company's management. Accordingly, the recommendation of management on any issue is one of the factors considered in determining how proxies should be voted.

The proxy voting policies of the Trust and Adviser are included in Appendices B and C herein respectively.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities will be available: (1) without charge, upon request, by calling Shareholder Services at 877-865-9549; (2) by sending an email request to <u>Fulfillment@ultimusfundsolutions.com</u>; (3) by visiting the Fund's website at https://www.fairleadfunds.com/tack; and (4) on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.

**PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE PRACTICES**

The disclosure policy of the Fund and the Adviser generally prohibits the disclosure of portfolio holdings information to any investor or third party before the same information is made publicly available. Employees of the Adviser and certain affiliates have ongoing access to nonpublic information concerning the Fund's portfolio holdings and are prohibited from trading securities on the basis of this information. Such persons must report all personal securities trades and obtain pre-clearance for certain personal securities trades. Firms that provide administration, custody, financial, accounting, legal, or other services to the Fund may receive nonpublic information about Fund portfolio holdings as needed for purposes relating to their services. Service providers are subject to a duty of confidentiality whether by contract, internal policies or procedures, and/or pursuant to the requirements of a professional code.

Consistent with the portfolio holdings disclosure policy adopted by the Board, the Fund publicly discloses on each Business Day, prior to the opening of regular trading on the Exchange, on the Fund's website, certain information relating to the portfolio securities that will form the basis for the Fund's calculation of NAV at the end of that Business Day. Consistent with this policy, the Fund may make available through the facilities of the NSCC or through posting on www.fairleadfunds.com, prior to the opening of trading on each Business Day, a list of the Fund's holdings (generally pro-rata) that Authorized Participants could deliver to the Fund to settle purchases of the Fund (*i.e.,* Deposit Securities) or that Authorized Participants would receive from the Fund to settle redemptions of the Fund (*i.e.,* Fund Securities). These files are known as the Portfolio Composition File and the Fund Data File (collectively, the "Files"). The Files are applicable for the next trading day and are provided to the NSCC and/or posted on www.fairleadfunds.com after the close of markets in the U.S.

No consideration may be received by the Fund, the Adviser, or any other person in connection with the disclosure of portfolio information.

The Board exercises oversight of the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings by: (1) overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the policy, the Trust's Code of Ethics and other relevant policies and procedures of the Trust and its service providers by the CCO; (2) considering reports and recommendations by the CCO concerning material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act); and (3) considering proposed amendments to this policy. The Board also receives and reviews periodically and at least annually a list of the persons who receive nonpublic portfolio holdings information and the purposes for which it is furnished.

**CODES OF ETHICS**

Each of the Trust, the Adviser, the Subadviser and the Distributor maintains a Code of Ethics which permits the Trustees, officers, and certain employees of the Adviser and the Distributor, as applicable, to invest in securities for their own accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, subject to certain pre-clearance and blackout provisions that minimize potential conflicts of interest.

Although they do permit these persons to trade in securities, including those in which the Fund may invest, they also contain significant safeguards designed to protect the Trust and its shareholders from abuses in this area, such as requirements to obtain prior approval for, and to report, particular transactions. Copies of these Codes of Ethics have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to the Trust's Registration Statement.

**PORTFOLIO TURNOVER**

The portfolio turnover rate of the Fund is defined by the SEC as the ratio of the lesser of annual sales or purchases to the monthly average value of the portfolio, excluding from both the numerator and the denominator securities with maturities at the time of acquisition of one year or less. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transactions costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2026 and 2025, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 38% and 59% of the average value of its portfolio, respectively.

**DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE**

The Fund calculates its NAV per share as of the close of the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each Business Day. The NAV per share is calculated by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (e.g., value of total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of shares outstanding.

To calculate the Fund's NAV per share, the Trust follows valuation procedures approved by the Board. Pursuant to these procedures, the Trust relies on certain security pricing services to provide current market values for the Fund's portfolio securities. These security pricing services value equity securities (including foreign equity securities) traded on a securities exchange at the last reported sales price on the principal exchange. Equity securities quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. If there is no reported sale on the principal exchange and in the case of over-the-counter securities, equity securities are valued at a bid price estimated by the security pricing service. Debt securities traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the-counter market are valued at the last reported sales price on the principal exchange. If there is no reported sale on the principal exchange, and for all other debt securities, including zero-coupon securities, debt securities are valued at a bid price estimated by the security pricing service. Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated in U.S. dollars at the foreign exchange rate in effect as of the close of the Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on the day the value of the foreign security is determined.

Options contracts are generally valued at the mean of the bid and asked price as reported on the highest-volume exchange (in terms of the number of option contracts traded for that issue) on which such options are traded. Short-term investments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at NAV (except ETFs which are valued consistent with the pricing process for equity securities). In certain limited circumstances such as when a security's closing price versus the prior day's closing price exceeds a defined variance tolerance, or when a security's closing price is unchanged as compared to the prior day's closing price, a financial intermediary's good faith determination of the fair value of a security or option may be used instead of its current market value, even if the security's market price is readily available.

**STATUS AND TAXATION OF THE FUND**

Set forth below is a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the Fund and the purchase, ownership, and disposition of shares. It is based upon the Code, the regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial authorities, and administrative rulings and practices as in effect as of the date of this SAI, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. The following information supplements should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled "Tax Consequences".

This summary assumes that the Fund shareholder holds shares as capital assets within the meaning of the Code, and does not hold shares in connection with a trade or business. This summary does not address the potential U.S. federal income tax considerations possibly applicable to an investment in shares to Fund shareholders holding shares through a partnership (or other pass-through entity) or to Fund shareholders subject to special tax rules. Prospective Fund shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the specific federal, state, local, and foreign tax consequences of investing in shares based on their particular circumstances.

The Fund has not requested and will not request an advance ruling from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") as to the federal income tax matters described below. The IRS could adopt positions contrary to those discussed below and such positions could be sustained. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors with regard to the federal tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, or disposition of shares, as well as the tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, foreign country, or other taxing jurisdiction.

**Tax Treatment of the Fund**

<u>In General</u>. The Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a RIC under the Code. To qualify and maintain its tax status as a RIC, the Fund must meet annually certain income and asset diversification requirements and must distribute annually at least the sum of ninety percent (90%) of its "investment company taxable income" (which includes dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains) and ninety percent (90%) of its net exempt interest income. As a RIC, the Fund generally will not have to pay corporate-level federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that it distributes to its shareholders.

With respect to some or all of its investments, the Fund may be required to recognize taxable income in advance of receiving the related cash payment. For example, if the Fund invests in original issue discount obligations (such as zero-coupon debt instruments or debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest), the Fund will be required to include as interest income a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the term of the obligation, even if the related cash payment is not received by the Fund until a later year. Under the "wash sale" rules, the Fund may not be able to deduct a loss on a disposition of a portfolio security. As a result, the Fund may be required to make an annual income distribution greater than the total cash actually received during the year. Such distribution may be made from the cash assets of the Fund or by selling portfolio securities. The Fund may realize gains or losses from such sales, in which event the Fund's shareholders may receive a larger capital gain distribution than they would in the absence of such transactions.

The Fund will be subject to a four percent (4%) excise tax on certain undistributed income if such Fund does not distribute to its shareholders in each calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income for the calendar year plus 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the twelve months ended October 31 of such year, as well as 100% of any previously distributed income from prior years. The Fund intends to make distributions necessary to avoid the 4% excise tax.

<u>Failure to Maintain RIC Status</u>. If the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC for any year (subject to certain curative measures allowed by the Code), the Fund will be subject to regular corporate-level income tax in that year on all of its taxable income, regardless of whether the Fund makes any distributions to its shareholders. In addition, distributions will be taxable to the Fund's shareholders generally as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits. Distributions from a non-qualifying Fund's earnings and profits will be taxable to the Fund's shareholders as regular dividends, possibly eligible for (1) in the case of an individual Fund shareholder, treatment as a qualifying dividend (as discussed below) subject to tax at preferential capital gains rates or (2) in the case of a corporate Fund shareholder, a dividends-received deduction.

<u>PFIC Investments</u>. The Fund may purchase shares in a foreign corporation treated as a "passive foreign investment company" ("PFIC") for federal income tax purposes. As a result, the Fund may be subject to federal income tax (plus charges in the nature of interest on previously-deferred income taxes on the PFIC's income) on "excess distributions" made on or gain from a sale (or other disposition) of the PFIC shares even if the Fund distributes the excess distributions to its shareholders.

In lieu of the income tax and deferred tax interest charges on excess distributions on and dispositions of a PFIC's shares, the Fund can elect to treat the PFIC as a "qualified electing fund", provided that the PFIC agrees to provide the Fund with adequate information regarding its annual results and other aspects of its operations. With a "qualified electing fund" election in place, the Fund must include in its income each year its share (whether distributed or not) of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of a PFIC.

In the alternative, the Fund can elect to mark-to-market at the end of each taxable year its PFIC shares. The Fund would recognize as ordinary income any increase in the value of the PFIC shares and as an ordinary loss (up to any prior income resulting from the mark-to-market election) any decrease in the value of the PFIC shares.

With a "mark-to-market" or "qualified election fund" election in place on a PFIC, the Fund might be required to recognize in a year income in excess of its actual distributions on and proceeds from dispositions of the PFIC's shares. Any such income would be subject to the RIC distribution requirements and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax (described above).

<u>Futures Contracts</u>. The Fund may be required to mark-to-market and recognize as income for each taxable year its net unrealized gains and losses on certain futures contracts. In addition, the Fund may be required to defer the recognition of losses on futures contracts to the extent of any unrecognized gains on related positions held by the Fund. Any income from futures contracts would be subject to the RIC distribution requirements and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax (described above).

<u>Foreign Currency Transactions</u>. Gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates between the time the Fund accrues income, expenses, or other items denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Fund actually collects or pays such items are generally treated as ordinary income or loss. Similarly, gains or losses on foreign currency forward contracts and the disposition of debt securities denominated in a foreign currency, to the extent attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates between the acquisition and disposition dates, are also treated as ordinary income or loss.

<u>Special or Uncertain Tax Consequences</u>. The Fund's investment or other activities could be subject to special and complex tax rules that may produce differing tax consequences, such as disallowing or limiting the use of losses or deductions (such as the "wash sale" rules), causing the recognition of income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, affecting the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur, or altering the characterization of certain complex financial transactions. The Fund will monitor its investment activities for any adverse effects that may result from these special tax rules.

The Fund may engage in investment or other activities the treatment of which may not be clear or may be subject to recharacterization by the IRS. In particular, the tax treatment of swaps and other derivatives and income from foreign currency transactions is unclear for purposes of determining the Fund's status as a RIC. If a final determination on the tax treatment of the Fund's investment or other activities differs from the Fund's original expectations, the final determination could adversely affect the Fund's status as a RIC or the timing or character of income recognized by the Fund, requiring the Fund to purchase or sell assets, alter its portfolio, or take other action in order to comply with the final determination.

**Tax Treatment of Fund Shareholders**

<u>Fund Distributions</u>. In general, Fund distributions are subject to federal income tax when paid, regardless of whether they consist of cash or property or are reinvested in shares. However, any Fund distribution declared in October, November, or December of any calendar year and payable to shareholders of record on a specified date during such month will be deemed to have been received by the Fund shareholder on December 31 of such calendar year, provided such dividend is actually paid during January of the following calendar year.

Distributions of the Fund's net investment income (other than, as discussed below, qualifying dividend income) and net short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income to the extent of the Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits. Distributions of the Fund's net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses are taxable as long-term capital gain to the extent of the Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits, regardless of the Fund shareholder's holding period in the Fund's shares. Distributions of qualifying dividend income are taxable as long-term capital gain to the extent of the Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits, provided that the Fund shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the distributing Fund's shares and the distributing Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to its dividend-paying stocks. To the extent that the Fund makes a distribution of income received by such Fund in lieu of dividends 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.

The Fund intends to distribute its long-term capital gains at least annually. However, by providing written notice to its shareholders no later than 60 days after its year-end, the Fund may elect to retain some or all of its long-term capital gains and designate the retained amount as a "deemed distribution". In that event, the Fund pays income tax on the retained long-term capital gain, and the Fund shareholder recognizes a proportionate share of the Fund's undistributed long-term capital gain. In addition, the Fund shareholder can claim a refundable tax credit for the shareholder's proportionate share of the Fund's income taxes paid on the undistributed long-term capital gain and increase the tax basis of the shares by an amount equal to the shareholder's proportionate share of the Fund's undistributed long-term capital gains, reduced by the amount of the shareholder's tax credit.

Long-term capital gains of non-corporate Fund shareholders (i.e., individuals, trusts, and estates) are taxed at a maximum rate of 20%.

In addition, high-income individuals (and certain trusts and estates) will be subject to a 3.8% Medicare tax on net investment income (which generally includes all Fund distributions and gains from the sale of shares) in addition to otherwise applicable federal income tax. Please consult your tax advisor regarding this tax.

Investors considering buying shares just prior to a distribution should be aware that, although the price of the shares purchased at such time may reflect the forthcoming distribution, such distribution nevertheless may be taxable (as opposed to a non-taxable return of capital).

<u>Sales of Shares</u>. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares is treated generally as a long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares held for one year or less is generally treated as a short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such shares.

<u>In-Kind Creation Unit Issues and Redemptions</u>. On an issue of shares as part of a Creation Unit made by means of an in-kind deposit, an Authorized Participant recognizes capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (1) the fair market where the creation is conducted in-kind by deposit of Deposit Securities value (at issue) of the issued shares (plus any cash received by the Authorized Participant as part of the issue) and (2) the Authorized Participant's aggregate basis in the exchanged securities (plus any cash paid by the Authorized Participant as part of the issue). On a redemption of shares as part of a Creation Unit where the redemption is conducted in-kind by a payment of Fund Securities, an Authorized Participant recognizes capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (1) the fair market value (at redemption) of the securities received (plus any cash received by the Authorized Participant as part of the redemption) and (2) the Authorized Participant's basis in the redeemed shares (plus any cash paid by the Authorized Participant as part of the redemption). However, the IRS may assert, under the "wash sale" rules or on the basis that there has been no significant change in the Authorized Participant's economic position, that any loss on an issue or redemption of Creation Units cannot be deducted currently.

In general, any capital gain or loss recognized upon the issue or redemption of shares (as components of a Creation Unit) is treated either as long-term capital gain or loss, if the deposited securities (in the case of an issue) or the shares (in the case of a redemption) have been held for more than one year, or otherwise as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any capital loss recognized on a redemption of shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such shares.

<u>Foreign Tax Credits</u>. The Fund may be subject to foreign income taxes and may be able to elect to pass-along such credit to its shareholders. If this election is available and the Fund elects such treatment, the amount of such credit will be treated as an additional distribution by the Fund and, subject to various limitations of the Code, its shareholders will be entitled to claim a foreign tax credit to offset their tax liability. Please consult your tax advisor regarding whether you will be able to use such credit against your tax liability.

<u>Back-Up Withholding</u>. The Fund may be required to report certain information on the Fund shareholder to the IRS and withhold federal income tax ("backup withholding") at a 24% rate from all taxable distributions and redemption proceeds payable to the Fund shareholder if the Fund shareholder fails to provide the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number (or, in the case of a U.S. individual, a social security number) or a completed exemption certificate (e.g., an IRS Form W-8BEN or W- 8BEN-E, as applicable, in the case of a foreign Fund shareholder) or if the IRS notifies the Fund that the Fund shareholder is otherwise subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amount withheld may be credited against the Fund shareholder's federal income tax liability.

<u>Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations</u>. If the Fund shareholder recognizes a loss with respect to shares of $2 million or more for an individual Fund shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder in any single taxable year (or a greater loss over a combination of years), the Fund shareholder may be required file a disclosure statement with the IRS. Significant penalties may be imposed upon the failure to comply with these reporting rules.

**Special Issues for Foreign Shareholders**

In general, if the Fund shareholder is not a U.S. citizen or resident or if the Fund shareholder is a foreign entity, such Fund's ordinary income dividends (including distributions of other amounts that would not be subject to U.S. withholding tax if paid directly to foreign Fund shareholders) will be subject, in general, to withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or at a lower rate established under an applicable tax treaty). However interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends generally will not be subject to withholding tax; provided that the foreign Fund shareholder furnishes the Fund with a completed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, (or acceptable substitute documentation) establishing the Fund shareholder's status as foreign and that the Fund does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the foreign Fund shareholder would be subject to withholding tax if the foreign Fund shareholder were to receive the related amounts directly rather than as dividends from the Fund.

Under current law, gain on a sale of shares or an exchange of such shares will be exempt from U.S. federal income tax (including withholding at the source) unless (1) in the case of an individual foreign Fund shareholder, the Fund shareholder is physically present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year and meets certain other requirements, or (2) at any time during the shorter of the period during which the foreign Fund shareholder held such shares of the Fund and the five-year period ending on the date of the disposition of those shares, the Fund was a "U.S. real property holding corporation" (as defined below), and the foreign Fund shareholder actually or constructively held more than 5% of the shares. In the case of a disposition described in clause (2) of the preceding sentence, the gain would be taxed in the same manner as for a domestic Fund shareholder and in certain cases will be collected through withholding at the source in an amount equal to 15% of the sales proceeds.

Unless treated as a "domestically-controlled" RIC, the Fund will be a "U.S. real property holding corporation" if the fair market value of its U.S. real property interests (which includes shares of U.S. real property holding corporations and certain participating debt securities) equals or exceeds 50% of the fair market value of such interests plus its interests in real property located outside the United States plus any other assets used or held for use in a business. A "domestically controlled" RIC is any RIC in which at all times during the relevant testing period 50% or more in value of the RIC's stock was owned by U.S. persons.

Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (i.e., FATCA), foreign shareholders will be subject to U.S. withholding tax of 30 percent on all U.S. source income (including all dividends from the Fund), and beginning in 2019, on gross proceeds from the sale of U.S. stocks and securities (including the sale of shares), unless they comply with certain reporting requirements. Complying with such requirements will require the shareholder to provide and certify certain information about itself and (where applicable) its beneficial owners, and foreign financial institutions generally will be required to enter in an agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or tax authority in the institution's own country to provide certain information regarding such shareholder's account holders. Please consult your tax advisor regarding this tax.

To claim a credit or refund for any Fund-level taxes on any undistributed long-term capital gains (as discussed above) or any taxes collected through withholding, a foreign Fund shareholder must obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and file a federal income tax return even if the foreign Fund shareholder would not otherwise be required to obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number or file a U.S. income tax return.

The foregoing discussion is a summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations only and is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Purchasers of shares should consult their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of investing in such shares, including consequences under state, local and non-U.S. tax laws. Finally, the foregoing discussion is based on applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, judicial authority and administrative interpretations in effect on the date of this SAI. Changes in applicable authority could materially affect the conclusions discussed above, and such changes often occur.

**DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS**

The Fund will declare and distribute dividends from net investment income, if any, on a quarterly basis, and will distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually.

**Dividend Reinvestment**

Broker dealers, at their own discretion, may offer a dividend reinvestment service under which shares are purchased in the secondary market at current market prices. Investors should consult their broker dealer for further information regarding any dividend reinvestment service offered by such broker dealer.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

The audited financial statements of the Fund for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, and the report of Cohen & Company, Ltd., independent registered public accounting firm, including the financial highlights, are included in the Fund's [Form N-CSR](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064226002368/cst_ncsr.htm) filing, and are incorporated by reference and made a part of this document. The Fund's Annual Report to shareholders for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, has been previously sent to shareholders of the Fund pursuant to Section 30(d) of the 1940 Act and previously filed with the SEC. You can obtain a copy of the financial statements and Annual Report without charge by calling Shareholder Services at 877-865-9549 or upon written request to:

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

P.O. Box 46707

Cincinnati, OH 45246

**<u>APPENDIX A</u>**

**Description Of Securities Ratings**

The Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (individually, an "NRSROs") that may be utilized by the Adviser with regard to portfolio investments for the Fund include Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P"), and Fitch Investors Service, Inc. ("Fitch"). Set forth below is a description of the relevant ratings of each such NRSRO. The NRSROs that may be utilized by the Adviser and the description of each NRSRO's ratings is as of the date of this SAI, and may subsequently change.

<u>Commercial Paper Ratings</u>

A Standard & Poor's commercial paper rating is a current assessment of the likelihood of timely payment of debt having an original maturity of no more than 365 days. The following summarizes the rating categories used by Standard & Poor's for commercial paper in which the Fund may invest:

"A-1" - Issue's degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted "A-1+."

"A-2" - Issue's capacity for timely payment is satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated "A-1."

Moody's commercial paper ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to repay punctually promissory obligations not having an original maturity in excess of 9 months. The following summarizes the rating categories used by Moody's for commercial paper in which the Fund may invest:

"Prime-1" - Issuer or related supporting institutions are considered to have a superior capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. Prime-1 repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by the following capacities: leading market positions in well-established industries; high rates of return on funds employed; conservative capitalization structures with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection; broad margins in earning coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation; and well-established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

"Prime-2" - Issuer or related supporting institutions are considered to have a strong capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternative liquidity is maintained.

Fitch short-term ratings apply to debt obligations that are payable on demand or have original maturities of up to three years. The highest rating category of Fitch for short-term obligations is "F-1." Fitch employs two designations, "F-1+" and "F-1," within the highest category. The following summarizes the rating categories used by Fitch for short-term obligations in which the Fund may invest:

"F-1+" - Securities possess exceptionally strong credit quality. Issues assigned this rating are regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment.

"F-1" - Securities possess very strong credit quality. Issues assigned this rating reflect an assurance of timely payment only slightly less in degree than issues rated "F-1+."

Fitch may also use the symbol "LOC" with its short-term ratings to indicate that the rating is based upon a letter of credit issued by a commercial bank.

Thomson BankWatch short-term ratings assess the likelihood of an untimely or incomplete payment of principal or interest of unsubordinated instruments having a maturity of one year or less which are issued by a bank holding company or an entity within the holding company structure. The following summarizes the ratings used by Thomson BankWatch in which the Fund may invest:

"TBW-1" - This designation represents Thomson BankWatch's highest rating category and indicates a very high degree of likelihood that principal and interest will be paid on a timely basis.

"TBW-2" - this designation indicates that while the degree of safety regarding timely payment of principal and interest is strong, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues rated "TBW-1."

IBCA assesses the investment quality of unsecured debt with an original maturity of less than one year which is issued by bank holding companies and their principal bank subsidiaries. The following summarizes the rating categories used by IBCA for short-term debt ratings in which the Fund may invest:

"A1" - Obligations are supported by the highest capacity for timely repayment. Where issues possess a particularly strong credit feature, a rating of A1+ is assigned.

"A2" - Obligations are supported by a good capacity for timely repayment.

<u>Corporate Long-Term Investment Grade Debt Ratings</u>

***Standard & Poor's Debt Ratings***

A Standard & Poor's corporate or municipal debt rating is a current assessment of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific obligation. This assessment may take into consideration obligors such as guarantors, insurers, or lessees. The debt rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell, or hold a security, inasmuch as it does not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular investor.

The ratings are based on current information furnished by the issuer or obtained by S&P from other sources it considers reliable. S&P does not perform an audit in connection with any rating and may, on occasion, rely on unaudited financial information. The ratings may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such information, or for other circumstances.

The ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following considerations:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Likelihood of default - capacity and willingness of the obligor as to the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

2. Nature of and provisions of the obligation.

3. Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

AAA - Debt rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

AA - Debt rated 'AA' has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs from the highest rated issues only in small degree.

A - Debt rated 'A' has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.

BBB - Debt rated 'BBB' is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher rated categories.

**BB, B, CCC, CC and C:**

Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC' 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposure to adverse conditions.

**BB:** - An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**B:** - An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**CCC:** - An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

**CC:** - An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The 'CC' rating is used when a default has not yet occurred but S&P Global Ratings expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.

**C:** - An obligation rated 'C' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared with obligations that are rated higher.

**D:** - An obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings believes that such payments will be made within five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or 30 calendar days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation's rating is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.

***Moody's Long-Term Debt Ratings***

**Aaa:** - Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edged." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

**Aa:** - Bonds which are rated 'Aa' are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

**A:** - Bonds which are rated 'A' possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper-medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

**Baa:** - Bonds which are rated 'Baa' are considered as medium-grade obligations (*i.e*, they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured). Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

**Ba:** - Obligations rated 'Ba' are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.

**B:** - Obligations rated 'B' are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

**Caa:** - Obligations rated 'Caa' are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

**Ca:** - Obligations rated 'Ca' are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

**C:** - Obligations rated 'C' are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

***Fitch Investors Service, Inc. Ratings***

Fitch investment grade bond ratings provide a guide to investors in determining the credit risk associated with a particular security. The ratings represent Fitch's assessment of the issuer's ability to meet the obligations of a specific debt issue or class of debt in a timely manner.

The rating takes into consideration special features of the issue, its relationship to other obligations of the issuer, the current and prospective financial condition and operating performance of the issuer and any guarantor, as well as the economic and political environment that might affect the issuer's future financial strength and credit quality.

Fitch ratings do not reflect any credit enhancement that may be provided by insurance policies or financial guaranties unless otherwise indicated.

Bonds that have the same rating are of similar but not necessarily identical credit quality since the rating categories do not fully reflect small differences in the degrees of credit risk.

Fitch ratings are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any security. Ratings do not comment on the adequacy of market price, the suitability of any security for a particular investor, or the tax-exempt nature of taxability of payments made in respect of any security.

Fitch ratings are based on information obtained from issuers, other obligors, underwriters, their experts, and other sources Fitch believes to be reliable. Fitch does not audit or verify the truth or accuracy of such information. Ratings may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or the unavailability of, information or for other reasons.

AAA Bonds considered to be investment grade and of the highest credit quality. The obligor has an exceptionally strong ability to pay interest and repay principal, which is unlikely to be affected by reasonably foreseeable events.

AA Bonds considered to be investment grade and of very high credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is very strong, although not quite as strong as bonds rated 'AAA.= Because bonds rated in the 'AAA' and 'AA' categories are not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable future developments, short-term debt of the issuers is generally rated 'F-1+.'

A Bonds considered to be investment grade and of high credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be strong, but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.

BBB Bonds considered to be investment grade and of satisfactory credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be adequate. Adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, however, are more likely to have adverse impact on these bonds, and therefore impair timely payment. The likelihood that the ratings of these bonds will fall below investment grade is higher than for bonds with higher ratings.

BB: Speculative. 'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial flexibility exists that supports the servicing of financial commitments.

B: Highly speculative. 'B' ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.

CCC: Substantial credit risk. Default is a real possibility.

CC: Very high levels of credit risk. Default of some kind appears probable.

C: Near default. A default or default-like process has begun, or the issuer is in standstill, or for a closed funding vehicle, payment capacity is irrevocably impaired. Conditions that are indicative of a 'C' category rating for an issuer include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. the issuer has entered into a grace or cure period following non-payment of a material financial obligation;

b. the issuer has entered into a temporary negotiated waiver or standstill agreement following a payment default on a material financial obligation; or

c. the formal announcement by the issuer or their agent of a distressed debt exchange;

d. a closed financing vehicle where payment capacity is irrevocably impaired such that it is not expected to pay interest and/or principal in full during the life of the transaction, but where no payment default is imminent

RD: Restricted default. 'RD' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch's opinion has experienced:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. an uncured payment default on a bond, loan or other material financial obligation, but

b. has not entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation, or other formal winding-up procedure, and

c. has not otherwise ceased operating.

This would include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;i. the selective payment default on a specific class or currency of debt;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ii. the uncured expiry of any applicable grace period, cure period or default forbearance period following a payment default on a bank loan, capital markets security or other material financial obligation;

iii. the extension of multiple waivers or forbearance periods upon a payment default on one or more material financial obligations, either in series or in parallel; ordinary execution of a distressed debt exchange on one or more material financial obligations.

D: Default. 'D' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch Ratings' opinion has entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure or which has otherwise ceased business.

Default ratings are not assigned prospectively to entities or their obligations; within this context, non-payment on an instrument that contains a deferral feature or grace period will generally not be considered a default until after the expiration of the deferral or grace period, unless a default is otherwise driven by bankruptcy or other similar circumstance, or by a distressed debt exchange.

In all cases, the assignment of a default rating reflects the agency's opinion as to the most appropriate rating category consistent with the rest of its universe of ratings and may differ from the definition of default under the terms of an issuer's financial obligations or local commercial practice.

The rating takes into consideration special features of the issue, its relationship to other obligations of the issuer, the current and prospective financial condition and operating performance of the issuer and any guarantor, as well as the economic and political environment that might affect the issuer's future financial strength.

Bonds that have the same rating are of similar but not necessarily identical credit quality since the rating categories cannot fully reflect the differences in the degrees of credit risk. Moreover, the character of the risk factor varies from industry to industry and between corporate, health care and municipal obligations.

**Appendix B**

**CAPITOL SERIES TRUST**

**4.3 Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures**

**November 19, 2013**

**I.** **INTRODUCTION** 

Capitol Series Trust (the "Trust") is the beneficial owner of its portfolio securities. Accordingly, the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"), acting on behalf of the Trust and each of its series (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"), has the right and the fiduciary obligation to vote proxies relating to the Funds' portfolio securities in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders. Accordingly, the Board has adopted these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures with respect to voting proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the Funds (these "Policies and Procedures").

**II.** **POLICY** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. DELEGATION TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISER.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. The policy of the Trust is to delegate the responsibility for voting proxies relating to portfolio securities held by a Fund to the investment adviser for the Fund (each an "Adviser") as a part of the Adviser's general management of the Fund, subject to the Board's continuing oversight.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. The policy of the Trust is also to adopt the policies and procedures used by the Adviser to a Fund to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities held by its clients, including the Fund (the "Adviser's Policies and Procedures").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. The Adviser shall periodically inform its employees (i) that they are under an obligation to be aware of the potential for conflicts of interest on the part of the Adviser with respect to voting proxies on behalf of a Fund, both as a result of the employee's personal relationships and due to circumstances that may arise during the conduct of the Adviser's business, and (ii) that employees should bring conflicts of interest of which they become aware to the attention of the management of the Adviser.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. The Adviser shall be responsible for coordinating the delivery of proxies by a Fund's custodian to the Adviser or to an agent of the Adviser selected by the Adviser to vote proxies with respect to which the Adviser has such discretion.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. DELEGATION TO SUB-ADVISORS. An Adviser to a Fund may, but is not required to, further delegate the responsibility for voting proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the Fund to one or more of the sub-advisers retained to provide investment advisory services to such Fund, if any (each a "Sub-Adviser"). If such responsibility is delegated to a Sub-Adviser, then the Sub- Adviser shall assume the fiduciary duty and reporting responsibilities of the Adviser under these policy guidelines. As used in these Policies and Procedures, the term "Adviser" includes any and all Sub-Advisers.

**III.** **FIDUCIARY DUTY** 

The Adviser of a Fund is a fiduciary to the Fund and must vote proxies in a manner consistent with the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

**IV.** **PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. ANNUAL PRESENTATION OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES TO THE BOARD. At least annually, the Adviser shall present to the Board for its review the Adviser's Policies and Procedures. In addition, the Adviser shall notify the Board promptly of material changes to the Adviser's Policies and Procedures.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. ANNUAL PRESENTATION OF PROXY VOTING RECORD TO THE BOARD. At least annually, each Adviser to a Fund shall provide to the Board a record of each proxy voted with respect to portfolio securities held by the Fund during the year. With respect to those proxies that the Adviser has identified as involving a conflict of interest, the Adviser shall submit a separate report indicating the nature of the conflict of interest and how that conflict was resolved with respect to the voting of the proxy. For this purpose, a "conflict of interest" shall be deemed to occur when the Adviser, the Trust's principal underwriters, or an affiliated person of the Adviser or a principal underwriter has a financial interest in a matter presented by a proxy to be voted on behalf of a Fund, other than the obligation the Adviser incurs as investment adviser to that Fund, which may compromise the Adviser's independence of judgment and action in voting the proxy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Where a proxy proposal raises a material conflict of interest between the interests of the Adviser to a Fund, the Trust's principal underwriter, or an affiliated person of the Fund, the Adviser or a principal underwriter and that of the Fund, the Adviser shall resolve such conflict in the manner described below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. **Vote in Accordance with a Predetermined Specific Policy**. To the extent that the Adviser's Policies and Procedures include a pre-determined voting policy for various types of proposals and the Adviser has little or no discretion to deviate from such policy with respect to the proposal in question, the Adviser shall vote in accordance with such pre-determined voting policy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. **Notify and Obtain Consent of the Board**. To the extent that the Adviser's Policies and Procedures include a pre-determined voting policy for various proposals and the Adviser has discretion to deviate from such policy, the Adviser shall disclose the conflict to the Board and obtain the Board's consent to the proposed vote prior to voting on such proposal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. Detailed Disclosure to the Board. To enable the Board to make an informed decision regarding the vote in question, such disclosure to the Board shall include sufficient detail regarding the matter to be voted on and the nature of the conflict. When the Board does not respond to such a conflict disclosure request or denies the request, the Adviser shall abstain from voting the securities held by the relevant Funds.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. Use of Independent Third Party. To the extent there is a conflict of interest between the Adviser, the Funds' principal underwriters, or an affiliated person of the Adviser or a principal underwriter and one or more Funds and the Adviser notifies the Board of such conflict, the Board may vote the proxy in accordance with the recommendation of an independent third party.

**V.** **REVOCATION OF AUTHORITY TO VOTE** 

The delegation by the Board of the authority to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the Funds may be revoked by the Board, in whole or in part, at any time.

**VI.** **ANNUAL FILING OF PROXY VOTING RECORD** 

The Trust shall file an annual report of each proxy voted with respect to portfolio securities held by the Funds during the twelve-month period ended June 30 on Form N-PX not later than August 31 of each year.

**VII.** **PROXY VOTING DISCLOSURES** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. The Trust shall include in its registration statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. A description of these Policies and Procedures and of the Adviser's Policies and Procedures; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. A statement disclosing that information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the Funds during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust's toll-free telephone number or through a specified Internet address or both and on the SEC website.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. The Trust shall include in its Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. A statement that a description of these Policies and Procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust's toll-free telephone number or through a specified Internet address or both and on the SEC website.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. A statement that information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the Funds during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust's toll-free telephone number or through a specified Internet address or both and on the SEC website.

**Appendix C**

**Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC – Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures**

PROXY VOTING

Where clients have assigned that responsibility to an investment adviser, the investment adviser has a fiduciary obligation to monitor corporate events and vote client proxies. Advisers Act <u>Rule 206(4)-6</u> (the "Proxy Voting Rule"), requires an investment adviser that votes proxies on behalf of clients to adopt a proxy voting policy.

Policy

We vote proxies for clients assigning us with proxy voting responsibility and will ensure that proxies are voted in our clients' best interests. We also have a fiduciary responsibility under ERISA to vote proxies prudently and solely in the best interests of ERISA Plan participants and beneficiaries. We have retained the services of Broadridge ProxyEdge ("ProxyEdge") to vote securities on our clients' behalf. ProxyEdge provides data driven voting guidelines, with the goal of maximizing shareholder value.

Conflicts of Interest

Occasions arise during the proxy voting process in which the best interests of the client conflicts with our best interests (i.e., business and personal relationships with a public company soliciting proxies). Where we identify a material conflict of interest, we will rely on ProxyEdge to vote using its standard policy guidelines which are derived independently from us.

Proxy Voting Guidelines

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Generally, routine and/or non-controversial, corporate governance issues (e.g., approval of independent auditors) are normally voted with management.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Occasionally, certain issues likely to reduce shareholder value (e.g., likely to reduce shareholder control over management, entrench management at the expense of shareholders) will be voted against management's proposal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Generally, will vote proxies in a manner that is favorable to a business's long-term performance and valuation with the belief that is in our clients' best interests.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Generally, apply the ProxyEdge standard guidelines but will consider utilizing alternate policy guidelines to meet specific requirements, where appropriate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. Reserve the right to vote against any proposals motivated by political, ethical or social concerns.

Procedures

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Upon timely receipt of proxy materials, ProxyEdge will automatically release vote instructions as soon as analysis is completed.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. We retain the authority to override the votes, before cut-off date, if we disagree with the vote recommendation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. All proxies are voted solely in the best interest of clients on a best-efforts basis.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. While we make a best effort to vote proxies, in certain circumstances it will be impractical or impossible for us to do so. Identifiable circumstances include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. Limited Value: Where we conclude that to do so would have no identifiable economic benefit to our client;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. Unjustifiable Cost: When the costs of or disadvantages resulting from voting, in our judgment, outweigh the economic benefits of voting;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. Securities Lending: If securities are on loan at the record date, the client lending the security cannot vote the proxy. Because we generally are not aware of when a security may be on loan, we may not have the opportunity to recall the security prior to the record date; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d. Failure to Receive Proxy Statements: We are not be able to vote proxies in connection with certain holdings if we do not receive the account's proxy statement in time to vote the proxy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. Our Proxy Coordinator or their designee are responsible for administration and oversight of proxy voting and will monitor the voting process at ProxyEdge via the ProxyEdge proxy voting portal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. Our Proxy Coordinator or their designee is responsible for account maintenance, the opening and closing of accounts, transmission of holdings and account monitoring.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. Records of which accounts are voted, how accounts are voted, and how many shares are voted are maintained electronically within ProxyEdge.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. For proxies not received by ProxyEdge, we and ProxyEdge will make a best effort attempt to receive ballots from the client's custodian prior to the vote cut-off date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9. The Proxy Coordinator will keep abreast of any critical or exceptional events, or events qualifying as a conflict of interest, via the ProxyEdge portal and email.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10. The Proxy Coordinator and their designee will be kept informed of material issues affecting pending or upcoming proxy votes and will consider such issues prior to votes being cast.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11. Overrides to ProxyEdge vote instructions will be made and properly documented when believed to be in the best interest of clients.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. A periodic review of ProxyEdge's voting guidelines will be performed.

**PART C: OTHER INFORMATION**

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| **Item 28.** | **Exhibits** |
| (a)(1) | [Agreement and Declaration of Trust ("Trust Instrument") as filed with the State of Ohio on September 27, 2013 (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A on October 1, 2013.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513387021/d602778dex99a.htm) |
| (a)(2) | [Amendment No. 1 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio on November 13, 2013 ("Amendment No. 1") (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A on December 12, 2013.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513471865/d602778dex99a2.htm) |
| (a)(3) | [Amendment No. 2 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio on December 2, 2013 ("Amendment No. 2") (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A on December 12, 2013.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513471865/d602778dex99a3.htm) |
| (a)(4) | [Amendment No. 3 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 on May 20, 2015.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312515195190/d882957dex99a4.htm) |
| (a)(5) | [Amendment No. 4 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 on October 13, 2015.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312515342815/d88585dex99a5.htm) |
| (a)(6) | [Amendment No. 5 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 on October 13, 2015.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312515342815/d88585dex99a6.htm) |
| (a)(7) | [Amendment No. 6 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on April 11, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516537176/d111709dex99a7.htm) |
| (a)(8) | [Amendment No. 7 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 on August 26, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516694082/d103767dex99a8.htm) |
| (a)(9) | [Amendment No. 8 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 on December 22, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516800749/d252905dex99a9.htm) |
| (a)(10) | [Amendment No. 9 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 on December 20, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517374885/d485231dex99a10.htm) |
| (a)(11) | [Amendment No. 10 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 on June 4, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312518183499/d554529dex99a11.htm) |
| (a)(12) | [Amendment No. 11 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 on December 10, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418017719/fp0037561_ex9928a12.htm) |

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| (a)(13) | [Amendment No. 12 to Trust Instrument as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 60 on December 19, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418018192/fp0037792_ex9928a13.htm) |
| (a)(14) | [Amendment No. 13 to Trust Instrument filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 74 on April 16, 2019.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834419006641/fp0041205_ex9928a14.htm) |
| (a)(15) | [Amendment No. 14 to Trust Instrument filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 on October 1, 2019.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834419017353/fp0045833_ex9928a15.htm) |
| (a)(16) | [Amendment No. 15 (form of) to Trust Instrument filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 85 on December 16, 2019.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834419022562/fp0048346_ex9928a16.htm) |
| (a)(17) | [Amendment No. 16 to Trust Instrument filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 108 on January 29, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834421001874/fp0061494_ex9928a17.htm) |
| (a)(18) | [Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust ("Trust Instrument") dated November 18, 2021 as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on December 22, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064221006006/ex99a18.htm) |
| (a)(19) | [Amendment to Appendix B to Trust Instrument dated February 2, 2022, as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 on March 8, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064222001357/ex99a_19.htm) |
| (a)(20) | [Amendment to Appendix B to Trust Instrument dated March 7, 2023, as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 on May 17, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002766/ex99a20.htm) |
| (a)(21) | [Amendment to Appendix B to Trust Instrument dated September 12, 2023, as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 143 on October 2, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223005295/ex_a21.htm) |
| (a)(22) | [Amendment to Appendix B to Trust Instrument dated October 19, 2023, as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on December 15, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223006715/ex99a22.htm) |
| (a)(23) | [Amendment to Appendix B to Trust Instrument dated December 29, 2023, as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 148 filed on January 26, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224000528/ex99a23.htm) |
| (a)(24) | [Amendment to Appendix B to Trust Instrument dated December 10, 2024, as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 165 filed on January 28, 2025).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225000549/ex99a24.htm) |
| (a)(25) | [Amendment to Appendix B to Trust Instrument dated March 10, 2026, as filed with the State of Ohio – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 178 on April 17, 2026).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064226002546/ex99a25.htm) |

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| (b)(1) | [By-Laws adopted as of September 18, 2013 (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A on October 1, 2013.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513387021/d602778dex99b.htm) |
| (b)(2) | [Amendment No. 1 to By-Laws adopted as of November 18, 2013 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 on December 27, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517380191/d504707dex99b2.htm) |
| (b)(3) | [Amendment No. 2 to By-Laws adopted as of June 16, 2016 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 on August 26, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516694082/d103767dex99b3.htm) |
| (c) | Instruments Defining Rights of Shareholders – incorporated by reference to the [Trust Instrument](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513387021/d602778dex99a.htm), [Amendment No. 1](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513471865/d602778dex99a2.htm), [Amendment No. 2](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513471865/d602778dex99a3.htm), the [By-Laws](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513387021/d602778dex99b.htm) and [Amendment No.1 to the By-Laws](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517380191/d504707dex99b2.htm). |
| (d)(1) | [Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, and Nightview Capital, LLC on behalf of the Nightview Fund – (Exhibit incorporated hereby by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 on May 31, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224002932/ex99d1.htm) |
| (d)(2) | [Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, and Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC on behalf of the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on December 15, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223006715/ex99d2.htm) |
| (d)(3) | [Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Core Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on Form N-14/A on September 18, 2015.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312515323482/d905861dex9963.htm) |
| (d)(4) | [Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. dated January 31, 2022, on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 on January 29, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224000588/ex99d4.htm) |
| (d)(5) | [Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. dated January 27, 2023, on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 on January 29, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224000588/ex99d5.htm) |
| (d)(6) | [Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Canterbury Investment Management, LLC, on behalf of the Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on April 11, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516537176/d111709dex99d6.htm) |
| (d)(7) | [Form of Trading Subadvisory Agreement between Nightview Capital, LLC and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC on behalf of the Nightview Fund – (Exhibit incorporated hereby by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 on May 31, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224002932/ex99d7.htm) |

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| (d)(8) | [Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 on January 30, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517023639/d284199dex99d8.htm) |
| (d)(9) | [Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of the Reynders, McVeigh Core Equity Fund and Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC dated December 10, 2018 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 on December 10, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418017719/fp0037561_ex9928d9.htm) |
| (d)(10) | [Reserved] |
| (d)(11) | [Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. dated December 19, 2018 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 on December 19, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418018209/fp0037793_ex9928d11.htm) |
| (d)(12) | [Investment Advisory Agreement (form of) between the Registrant, on behalf of the Guardian Dividend Growth Fund and Guardian Capital LP dated March 14, 2019 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 74 on April 16, 2019.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834419006641/fp0041205_ex9928d12.htm) |
| (d)(13) | Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement dated March 10, 2026 between the Registrant, on behalf of the FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund, and FullerThaler Behavioral Growth ETF, and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. – to be filed by amendment. |
| (d)(14) | [Reserved] |
| (d)(15) | [Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of the Sterling Capital Enhanced Core Bond ETF, and Sterling Capital Management LLC dated February 19, 2025 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 on March 7, 2025).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225001537/ex99d15.htm) |
| (d)(16) | Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of the MRP SynthEquity® Nasdaq 100 ETF, and Measured Risk Portfolios, Inc. dated [], 2026 – to be filed by amendment. |
| (d)(17) | Subadvisory Agreement between Measured Risk Portfolios, Inc. and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC dated [], 2026 – to be filed by amendment. |
| (d)(18) | Subadvisory Agreement between Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC dated [], 2026 – to be filed by amendment. |
| (d)(19) | [Reserved] |

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| (d)(20) | [Reserved] |
| (d)(21) | [Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. dated December 9, 2020 and effective January 31, 2021 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 108 on January 29, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834421001874/fp0061494_ex9928d21.htm) |
| (d)(22) | [Reserved] |
| (d)(23) | [Reserved] |
| (d)(24) | [Reserved] |
| (d)(25) | [Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF, and Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC dated March 8, 2022 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 on March 8, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064222001357/ex99d_25.htm) |
| (d)(26) | [Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC and Fairlead Strategies LLC on behalf of the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF dated March 8, 2022 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 on March 8, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064222001357/ex99d_26.htm) |
| (d)(27) | [Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of the Hull Tactical US ETF, and HTAA, LLC dated March 7, 2023 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 on May 17, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002766/ex99d27.htm) |
| (e)(1) | [Distribution Agreement between the Registrant, Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC dated July 1, 2025 on behalf of the Reynders, McVeigh Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 173 on August 27, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225005556/canterbury_exe1.htm) |
| (e)(2) | [Distribution Agreement between the Registrant, Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC dated July 1, 2025 on behalf of the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 173 on August 27, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225005556/canterbury_exe2.htm) |
| (e)(3) | [Distribution Agreement between the Registrant, Canterbury Investment Management, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC dated July 1, 2025 on behalf of the Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 173 on August 27, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225005556/canterbury_exe3.htm) |
| (e)(4) | [Reserved] |

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| (e)(5) | [Distribution Agreement between the Registrant, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC dated July 1, 2025 on behalf of the FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 173 on August 27, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225005556/canterbury_exe5.htm) |
| (e)(6) | [ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC dated July 1, 2025 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 173 on August 27, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225005556/canterbury_exe6.htm) |
| (e)(7) | Schedule B-7 dated [], 2026 to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC on behalf of the MRP SynthEquity® Nasdaq 100 ETF – to be filed by amendment. |
| (f) | Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts – not applicable. |
| (g)(1) | [Custody Agreement between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., on behalf of the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund dated December 1, 2023 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on December 15, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223006715/ex99g1.htm) |
| (g)(2) | ETF Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association dated [], 2026 – to be filed by amendment. |
| (g)(3) | [Form of Custody Agreement between the Registrant and the Huntington National Bank, on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on Form N-14/A on September 18, 2015.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312515323482/d905861dex9993.htm) |
| (g)(4) | [Amendment dated March 6, 2023 to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and the Huntington National Bank dated October 1, 2015 on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 on January 29, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224000588/ex99g4.htm) |
| (g)(5) | [Custody Agreement between the Registrant and the Huntington National Bank, on behalf of the Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on April 11, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516537176/d111709dex99g5.htm) |
| (g)(6) | [Reserved] |
| (g)(7) | [Amended Appendix B to the Custody Agreement between the Registrant and the Huntington National Bank, on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund and the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 on December 20, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517374885/d485231dex99g7.htm) |

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| (g)(8) | [Custody Agreement between the Registrant and the Huntington National Bank, on behalf of the Reynders, McVeigh Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 on December 10, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418017719/fp0037561_ex9928g8.htm) |
| (g)(9) | [Custody Agreement between the Registrant and the Huntington National Bank, on behalf of the Alta Quality Growth Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 60 on December 19, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418018192/fp0037792_ex9928g9.htm) |
| (g)(10) | [Amendment to Appendix B of the Custody Agreement dated December 18, 2018 between the Registrant and the Huntington National Bank on behalf of Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 on December 19, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418018209/fp0037793_ex9928g10.htm) |
| (g)(11) | [Amendment to Appendix D - Fee Schedule of the Custody Agreement dated December 18, 2018 between the Registrant and the Huntington National Bank on behalf of Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 on December 19, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418018209/fp0037793_ex9928g11.htm) |
| (g)(12) | [Custody Agreement between the Registrant and the Huntington National Bank, on behalf of the Guardian Dividend Growth Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 74 on April 16, 2019.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834419006641/fp0041205_ex9928g12.htm) |
| (g)(13) | [Reserved] |
| (g)(14) | [Amendment to Appendix A and Appendix B dated December 12, 2019 of the Custody Agreement dated December 18, 2018 between the Registrant and the Huntington National Bank, on behalf of the Guardian Fundamental Global Equity Fund and the Alta Quality Growth Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 85 on December 16, 2019.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834419022562/fp0048346_ex9928g13.htm) |
| (g)(15) | [Reserved] |
| (g)(16) | [Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and The Huntington National Bank on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, and the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 108 on January 29, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834421001874/fp0061494_ex9928g16.htm) |
| (g)(17) | [Custodian and Transfer Agent Agreement between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co on behalf of the Clockwise Capital Innovation ETF and the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on December 22, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064221006006/ex99g17.htm) |

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| (g)(18) | [Amendment to Custodian and Transfer Agent Agreement between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co on behalf of the Clockwise Capital Innovation ETF and the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 127 on May 31, 2022).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064222002896/ex99g_18.htm) |
| (g)(19) | [Amendment to Custodian and Transfer Agent Agreement between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co on behalf of the Hull Tactical US ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 on May 17, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002766/ex99g19.htm) |
| (g)(20) | [Special Custody and Pledge Agreement between the Registrant on behalf of the Hull Tactical US ETF, Interactive Brokers LLC and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 on May 17, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002766/ex99g20.htm) |
| (g)(21) | [Amendment to Custodian and Transfer Agent Agreement between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co on behalf of the Nightview Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 on May 31, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224002932/ex99g21.htm) |
| (g)(22) | [Form of Amendment to Custodian and Transfer Agent Agreement between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. on behalf of the Sterling Capital Enhanced Core Bond ETF dated January, 2025 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 on March 7, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225001537/ex99g22.htm) |
| (g)(23) | [Special Custody and Pledge Agreement between the Registrant on behalf of the Hull Tactical US ETF, Marex Capital Markets Inc. and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. dated November 20, 2024 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 164 on December 27, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224007818/ex-g23.htm) |
| (h)(1) | [Expense Limitation Agreement dated October 19, 2023 between the Registrant and Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC with respect to the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on December 15, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223006715/ex99h1.htm) |
| (h)(2) | [Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC with respect to the Reynders, McVeigh Core Equity Fund effective May 31, 2026 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 181 on May 28, 2026).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064226003341/ex99h2.htm) |
| (h)(3) | Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. dated March 10, 2026 with respect to the FullerThaler Behavioral Growth ETF – to be filed by amendment. |
| (h)(4) | [Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. dated January 28, 2026 with respect to the FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 176 filed on January 28, 2026.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064226000526/ex99h4.htm) |

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| (h)(5) | [Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. dated January 29, 2024 with respect to the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 on January 29, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224000588/ex99h5.htm) |
| (h)(6) | [Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. with respect to Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund dated January 28, 2025 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on January 28, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225000552/ex99h6.htm) |
| (h)(7) | Fund Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC dated [], 2026 – to be filed by amendment. |
| (h)(8) | [Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC with respect to the Reynders, McVeigh Core Equity Fund effective May 31, 2025 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 169 on May 28, 2025).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225003315/reynders-mcveigh_ex99h8.htm) |
| (h)(9) | [Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC with respect to the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund dated December 11, 2024, and effective December 30, 2024 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 164 on December 27, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224007818/ex-h9.htm) |
| (h)(10) | [Special Custody and Pledge Agreement among the Registrant on behalf of the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund, Pershing, LLC, Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. dated December 21, 2023 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 164 on December 27, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224007818/ex-h10.htm) |
| (h)(11) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(12) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(13) | [Master Services Agreement between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 on December 22, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516800749/d252905dex99h13.htm) |
| (h)(14) | [Agreement to Waive Advisory Fee between the Registrant and Canterbury Investment Management, LLC dated October 1, 2024 on behalf of the Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 173 on August 27, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225005556/canterbury_exh14.htm) |
| (h)(15) | [Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC with respect to the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund dated December 31, 2025 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 174 on December 23, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225008007/ex99h15.htm) |

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| (h)(16) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(17) | [Amended and Restated Administrative Services Plan on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 on January 30, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517023639/d284199dex99h17.htm) |
| (h)(18) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(19) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(20) | [First Amendment dated October 1, 2017 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Hedeker Strategic Appreciation Fund and the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 on December 20, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517374885/d485231dex99h20.htm) |
| (h)(21) | [Letter Agreement dated November 9, 2017 between the Registrant, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Funds – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 on December 20, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517374885/d485231dex99h21.htm) |
| (h)(22) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(23) | [Amended and Restated Administrative Services Plan dated December 20, 2017 on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund and the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 on December 20, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517374885/d485231dex99h23.htm) |
| (h)(24) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(25) | [Second Amendment dated December 14, 2017 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, on behalf of the Hedeker Strategic Appreciation Fund, the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund and the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 on December 20, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517374885/d485231dex99h25.htm) |
| (h)(26) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(27) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(28) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(29) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(30) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(31) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(32) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(33) | [Reserved] |

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| (h)(34) | [Administrative Services Plan dated December 10, 2018 on behalf of the Reynders McVeigh Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 on December 10, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418017719/fp0037561_ex9928h34.htm) |
| (h)(35) | [Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC with respect to the Reynders, McVeigh Core Equity Fund effective May 31, 2023 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 136 on May 31, 2023).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002993/ex99h35.htm) |
| (h)(36) | [Amendment dated December 10, 2018 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, on behalf of the Reynders, McVeigh Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 on December 10, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418017719/fp0037561_ex9928h36.htm) |
| (h)(37) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(38) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(39) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(40) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(41) | [Amended and Restated Administrative Services Plan dated December 18, 2018 on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 on December 19, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418018209/fp0037793_ex9928h41.htm) |
| (h)(42) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(43) | [Amendment dated December 19, 2018 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 on December 19, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418018209/fp0037793_ex9928h43.htm) |
| (h)(44) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(45) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(46) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(47) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(48) | [Reserved] |

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| (h)(49) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(50) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(51) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(52) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(53) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(54) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(55) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(56) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(57) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(58) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(59) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(60) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(61) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(62) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(63) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(64) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(65) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(66) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(67) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(68) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(69) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(70) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(71) | [Reserved] |

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| (h)(72) | [Participating Fund Agreement (form of) between the Registrant and ReFlow Fund, LLC on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 on January 28, 2020.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834420001390/fp0050021_ex9928h72.htm) |
| (h)(73) | [Participating Fund Agreement between the Registrant and ReFlow Fund, LLC dated February 6, 2020, as amended January 4, 2024, on behalf of the FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund and FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 filed on February 27, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224001164/ex99h73.htm) |
| (h)(74) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(75) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(76) | [Fourteenth Amendment dated January 1, 2020 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 99 on August 28, 2020.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834420017697/fp0056965_ex9928h76.htm) |
| (h)(77) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(78) | [Sixteenth Amendment dated January 1, 2020 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 99 on August 28, 2020.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834420017697/fp0056965_ex9928h78.htm) |
| (h)(79) | [Seventeenth Amendment dated January 1, 2020 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Reynders, McVeigh Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 99 on August 28, 2020.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834420017697/fp0056965_ex9928h79.htm) |
| (h)(80) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(81) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(82) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(83) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(84) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(85) | [Reserved] |

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| (h)(86) | [Twenty-first Amendment dated October 1, 2020 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 108 on January 29, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834421001874/fp0061494_ex9928h86.htm) |
| (h)(87) | [Expense Limitation Agreement effective January 31, 2021 between the Registrant and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. with respect to the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 108 on January 29, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834421001874/fp0061494_ex9928h87.htm) |
| (h)(88) | [Securities Lending Agency Agreement between the Registrant and BMO Harris Bank, N.A. on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 112 on May 28, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834421012256/fp0065803_ex9928h88.htm) |
| (h)(89) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(90) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(91) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(92) | [Twenty-second Amendment dated March 18, 2021 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Fund and the Preserver Alternative Opportunities Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 112 on May 28, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834421012256/fp0065803_ex9928h92.htm) |
| (h)(93) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(94) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(95) | [Consulting Agreement for compliance services dated December 8, 2021 between the Registrant and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC, on behalf of the Clockwise Capital Innovation ETF and the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on December 22, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064221006006/ex99h95.htm) |
| (h)(96) | [ETF Master Services Agreement dated December 8, 2021 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, on behalf of the Clockwise Capital Innovation ETF and the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on December 22, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064221006006/ex99h96.htm) |
| (h)(97) | [Form of Authorized Participant Agreement between the Registrant, Northern Lights Distributors, LLC and a participant – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on December 22, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064221006006/ex99h97.htm) |
| (h)(98) | [Reserved] |

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| (h)(99) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(100) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(101) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(102) | [Assignment of Securities Lending Agency Agreement among the Registrant, BMO Harris Bank N.A. and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. – (Exhibit incorporated by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 on January 28, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064222000517/ex99h_102.htm) |
| (h)(103) | [Expense Limitation Agreement dated January 28, 2022 between the Registrant and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. with respect to the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 on January 28, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064222000517/ex99h_103.htm) |
| (h)(104) | [Fund Accounting Fee Letter and Fund Administration Fee Letter dated March 8, 2022 to the ETF Master Services Agreement dated December 8, 2021 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, on behalf of the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 on March 8, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064222001357/ex99h_104.htm) |
| (h)(105) | [Amended Schedule A to the ETF Master Services Agreement dated December 8, 2021 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, and Fund Accounting Fee Letter and Fund Administration Fee Letter on behalf of the Nightview Fund – (Exhibit incorporated hereby by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 on May 31, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224002932/ex99h105.htm) |
| (h)(106) | [IntraFi Deposit Placement Agreement and Custodial Agreement between the Registrant and TriState Capital Bank dated October 31, 2023, on behalf of the FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund and FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 filed on February 27, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224001164/ex99h106.htm) |
| (h)(107) | [Amended Schedule A dated December 11, 2024 to the ETF Master Services Agreement dated December 8, 2021 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Fund Accounting Fee Letter and Fund Administration Fee Letter on behalf of the Sterling Capital Enhanced Core Bond ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 filed on March 7, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225001537/ex99h107.htm) |
| (h)(108) | Amended Schedule A dated [], 2026 to the ETF Master Services Agreement dated December 8, 2021 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Fund Accounting Fee Letter and Fund Administration Fee Letter on behalf of the MRP SynthEquity® Nasdaq 100 ETF – to be filed by amendment. |

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| (h)(109) | [Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement for compliance services dated September 14, 2022 between the Registrant and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 129 on December 29, 2022).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064222006498/ex-h_109.htm) |
| (h)(110) | Amended Schedule A dated [], 2026 to the ETF Master Services Agreement dated December 8, 2021 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Fund Accounting Fee Letter and Fund Administration Fee Letter on behalf of the FullerThaler Behavioral Growth ETF – to be filed by amendment. |
| (h)(111) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(112) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(113) | [Amended and Restated Administrative Services Plan dated January 25, 2023 on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 132 on January 30, 2023).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223000523/ex99h113.htm) |
| (h)(114) | [Expense Limitation Agreement dated January 27, 2023 between the Registrant and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. with respect to the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 132 on January 30, 2023).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223000523/ex99h114.htm) |
| (h)(115) | [Manager Shareholder Services Agreement dated March 7, 2023 between the Trust and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. with respect to the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 on May 30, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002955/ex99h115.htm) |
| (h)(116) | [Amended Schedule A to the ETF Master Services Agreement dated December 8, 2021 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, and Fund Accounting Fee Letter and Fund Administration Fee Letter on behalf of the Hull Tactical US ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 on May 17, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002766/ex99h116.htm) |
| (h)(117) | [Derivatives Risk Management Program Support Services Addendum to the ETF Master Services Agreement between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC dated December 8, 2021 on behalf of the Hull Tactical US ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 on May 17, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002766/ex99h117.htm) |
| (h)(118) | [Amendment No. 1 dated March 6, 2023 to the Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC dated September 14, 2022 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 on May 17, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002766/ex99h118.htm) |

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| (h)(119) | [Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Compliance Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC dated September 12, 2023 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on December 15, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223006715/ex99h119.htm) |
| (h)(120) | [Amended Schedule A-1 dated October 19, 2023 to the Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC dated December 8, 2021 on behalf of the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on December 15, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223006715/ex99h120.htm) |
| (h)(121) | [Amendment No. 24 dated July 1, 2023 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Reynders, McVeigh Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 143 on October 2, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223005295/ex_h121.htm) |
| (h)(122) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(123) | [Amendment No. 26 dated July 1, 2023 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 143 on October 2, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223005295/ex_h123.htm) |
| (h)(124) | [Amendment No. 27 dated September 1, 2023 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 143 on October 2, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223005295/ex_h124.htm) |
| (h)(125) | [Reserved] |
| (h)(126) | [Amendment No. 29 dated October 1, 2023 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 143 on October 2, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223005295/ex_h126.htm) |
| (h)(127) | [Amendment No. 30 dated October 1, 2023 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 143 on October 2, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223005295/ex_h127.htm) |

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| (h)(128) | [Amendment No. 31 dated October 19, 2023 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on December 15, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223006715/ex99h128.htm) |
| (h)(129) | [Derivatives Risk Management Program Support Services Addendum with Amended Schedule A dated October 19, 2023 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on December 15, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223006715/ex99h129.htm) |
| (h)(130) | [Tailored Shareholder Report Services Addendum dated February 27, 2024 to the Master Services Agreement between Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and the Registrant dated December 21, 2016 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 filed on May 30, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224002910/h130.htm) |
| (h)(131) | [Tailored Shareholder Report Services Addendum dated February 27, 2024 to the ETF Master Services Agreement between Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and the Registrant dated December 8, 2021 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on May 30, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224002910/h131.htm) |
| (h)(132) | [Amendment No. 32 dated February 9, 2024 to the Master Services Agreement dated December 21, 2016 between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC on behalf of the FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on May 30, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224002910/h132.htm) |
| (h)(133) | [Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC dated December 11, 2024 – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 164 on December 27, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224007818/ex-h133.htm) |
| (h)(134) | Amendment to Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC dated [], 2026 – to be filed by amendment. |
| (i)(1) | [Opinion and Consent of Counsel by Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A. (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A on December 12, 2013.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513471865/d602778dex99i.htm) |
| (i)(2) | [Opinion and Consent of Counsel by Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A. – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 on May 20, 2015.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312515195190/d882957dex99i2.htm) |
| (i)(3) | [Opinion of Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 on October 13, 2015.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312515342815/d88585dex99i3.htm) |
| (i)(4) | [Reserved] |

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| (i)(5) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on April 11, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516537176/d111709dex99i5.htm) |
| (i)(6) | Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the MRP SynthEquity® Nasdaq 100 ETF – to be filed by amendment. |
| (i)(7) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund and the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 on December 20, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517374885/d485231dex99i7.htm) |
| (i)(8) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Reynders, McVeigh Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 on December 10, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418017719/fp0037561_ex9928i8.htm) |
| (i)(9) | Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the FullerThaler Behavioral Growth ETF – to be filed by amendment. |
| (i)(10) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 on December 19, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418018209/fp0037793_ex9928i10.htm) |
| (i)(11) | [Reserved] |
| (i)(12) | [Reserved] |
| (i)(13) | [Reserved] |
| (i)(14) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 108 on January 29, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834421001874/fp0061494_ex9928i14.htm) |
| (i)(15) | [Reserved] |
| (i)(16) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 on March 8, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064222001357/ex99i_16.htm) |
| (i)(17) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Hull Tactical US ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 on May 17, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002766/ex99i17.htm) |

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| (i)(18) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 139 on August 14, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223004236/ex99i.htm) |
| (i)(19) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on December 15, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223006715/ex99i19.htm) |
| (i)(20) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Nightview Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 159 filed on June 14, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224003176/ex99i20.htm) |
| (i)(21) | [Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities registered with regard to the Sterling Capital Enhanced Core Bond ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 filed on March 7, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225001537/ex99i21.htm) |
| (j)(1) | [Consent of Cohen & Company, Ltd., independent registered public accounting firm – filed herewith.](ex99j.htm) |
| (k) | Omitted Financial Statements – not applicable. |
| (l) | [Subscription Agreement (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A on December 12, 2013.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513471865/d602778dex99l.htm) |
| (m)(1) | [Distribution and Services Plan dated December 10, 2024 on behalf of the Sterling Capital Enhanced Core Bond ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 filed on March 7, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225001537/ex99m1.htm) |
| (m)(2) | Restated Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 on behalf of the A Shares, C Shares and Investor Shares of the FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, FullerThaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and the FullerThaler Behavioral Growth ETF dated June [], 2026 – to be filed by amendment. |
| (m)(3) | [Rule 12b-1 Plan for A Shares of Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on Form N-14/A on September 18, 2015.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312515323482/d905861dex99106.htm) |
| (m)(4) | [Reserved] |
| (m)(5) | [Reserved] |
| (m)(6) | [Reserved] |
| (m)(7) | [Amended and Restated Rule 12b-1 Plan for A Shares of Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 on January 27, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516440039/d130494dex99m7.htm) |
| (m)(8) | [Reserved] |

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| (m)(9) | [Rule 12b-1 Plan for Investor Shares of Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on April 11, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516537176/d111709dex99m9.htm) |
| (m)(10) | [Restated Rule 12b-1 Plan for Investor Shares of Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 on January 30, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517023639/d284199dex99m10.htm) |
| (m)(11) | [Restated Rule 12b-1 Plan dated December 20, 2017 for Investor Shares of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund and the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 on December 20, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517374885/d485231dex99m11.htm) |
| (m)(12) | [Restated Rule 12b-1 Plan dated December 18, 2018 for A Shares, C Shares and Investor Shares of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 on December 19, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418018209/fp0037793_ex9928m12.htm) |
| (m)(13) | [Restated Rule 12b-1 Plan dated December 9, 2020 for A Shares, C Shares and Investor Shares of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 108 on January 29, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834421001874/fp0061494_ex9928m13.htm) |
| (m)(14) | [Distribution and Service Plan dated March 7, 2023 on behalf of the Hull Tactical US ETF – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 on May 17, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223002766/ex99m14.htm) |
| (m)(15) | [Restated Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 dated December 9, 2020, as amended December 8, 2022 for A Shares, C Shares and Investor Shares of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and for A Shares and C Shares of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 on January 29, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224000588/ex99m15.htm) |
| (n)(1) | [Reserved] |
| (n)(2) | [Reserved] |
| (n)(3) | [Rule 18f-3 Plan for Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Core Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on Form N-14/A on September 18, 2015.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312515323482/d905861dex99105.htm) |
| (n)(4) | [Reserved] |

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| (n)(5) | [Rule 18f-3 Plan for Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on April 11, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516537176/d111709dex99n5.htm) |
| (n)(6) | [Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan for Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 on January 30, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517023639/d284199dex99n6.htm) |
| (n)(7) | [Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated December 20, 2017 for the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund and the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 on December 20, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517374885/d485231dex99n7.htm) |
| (n)(8) | [Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated December 18, 2018 for the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 on December 19, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418018209/fp0037793_ex9928n8.htm) |
| (n)(9) | [Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated October 2, 2023 for the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Cap Growth Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Value Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Unconstrained Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small-Mid Core Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund and Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity Fund – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 on January 29, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224000588/ex99n9.htm) |
| (o) | Reserved. |

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| (p)(1) | [Code of Ethics for the Registrant (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A on December 12, 2013.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513471865/d602778dex99p1.htm) |
| (p)(2) | [Code of Ethics of Nightview Capital LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 182 on May 29, 2026).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064226003372/exh-p2.htm) |
| (p)(3) | [Code of Ethics of Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 164 on December 27, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224007818/ex-p3.htm) |
| (p)(4) | [Code of Ethics of Sterling Capital Management LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by referenced as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 162 on December 20, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224007742/coe.htm) |
| (p)(5) | [Code of Ethics of Canterbury Investment Management, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on June 29, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223003389/ex99p5.htm) |
| (p)(6) | [Code of Ethics of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, Northern Lights Distributors, LLC and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated hereby by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 142 on September 26, 2023).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064223005130/ex_p6.htm) |

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| (p)(7) | [Code of Ethics of Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 169 on May 28, 2025).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225003315/reynders-mcveigh_ex99p7.htm) |
| (p)(8) | Code of Ethics of Measured Risk Portfolios, Inc. – to be filed by amendment. |
| (p)(9) | [Code of Ethics of Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on January 28, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225000552/ex99p9.htm) |
| (p)(10) | [Code of Ethics of Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 182 on May 29, 2026).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064226003372/exh-p10.htm) |
| (p)(11) | [Reserved] |
| (p)(12) | [Reserved] |
| (p)(13) | [Reserved] |
| (p)(14) | [Reserved] |
| (p)(15) | [Reserved] |
| (p)(16) | [Reserved] |
| (p)(17) | [Reserved] |
| (p)(18) | [Reserved] |
| (p)(19) | [Reserved] |
| (p)(20) | [Reserved] |
| (p)(22) | [Code of Ethics of Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on May 29, 2025).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225003339/ex99p22.htm) |
| (p)(23) | [Code of Ethics of Fairlead Strategies, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 157 on May 30, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224002914/p23.htm) |
| (p)(24) | [Code of Ethics of HTAA, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 filed on February 27, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224001164/ex99p24.htm) |
| (q)(1) | [Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures for the Registrant (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A on December 12, 2013.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513471865/d602778dex99q1.htm) |
| (q)(2) | [Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures of Nightview Capital, LLC –filed herewith.](ex99q2.htm) |
| (q)(3) | [Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures of Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 164 on December 27, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224007818/ex-q3.htm) |

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| (q)(4) | [Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures of Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 176 filed on January 28, 2026.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064226000526/ex99q4.htm) |
| (q)(5) | [Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures of Sterling Capital Management LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by referenced as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 162 on December 20, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224007742/ex-q5.htm) |
| (q)(6) | [Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures of Canterbury Investment Management, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 on August 27, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064221004026/ex99q6.htm) |
| (q)(7) | Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures of Measured Risk Portfolios, Inc. – to be filed by amendment. |
| (q)(8) | [Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures of Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064226003341/ex99q8.htm)– [(Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 181 on May 28, 2026).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225003315/reynders-mcveigh_ex99q8.htm) |
| (q)(9) | [Reserved] |
| (q)(10) | [Reserved] |
| (q)(11) | [Reserved] |
| (q)(12) | [Reserved] |
| (q)(13) | [Reserved] |
| (q)(14) | [Reserved] |
| (q)(15) | [Reserved] |
| (q)(16) | [Reserved] |
| (q)(18) | [Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures of Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on May 29, 2025).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064225003339/ex99q18.htm) |
| (q)(19) | [Reserved] |
| (q)(20) | [Reserved] |
| (q)(21) | [Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures of HTAA, LLC – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 filed on February 27, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000158064224001164/ex99q21.htm) |
| (r)(1) | [Powers of Attorney for Walter B. Grimm, Mary M. Morrow and R. Jeffrey Young (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A on December 12, 2013.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312513471865/d602778dex99r.htm) |

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| (r)(2) | [Powers of Attorney for Walter B. Grimm, Mary M. Morrow and R. Jeffrey Young – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 on August 26, 2016.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312516694082/d103767dex99r2.htm) |
| (r)(3) | [Powers of Attorney for Robert G. Dorsey, Walter B. Grimm and Mary Madick Morrow – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 on August 25, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000119312517269540/d360996dex99r3.htm) |
| (r)(4) | [Powers of Attorney for Robert G. Dorsey, Walter B. Grimm, Mary Madick Morrow, John C. Davis, Lori Kaiser and Janet S. Meeks – (Exhibit incorporated herein by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 on August 27, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834418012549/fp0035467_ex99r4.htm) |
| (r)(5) | [Powers of Attorney for David James, Walter B. Grimm, Mary Madick Morrow, John C. Davis, Lori Kaiser and Janet S. Meeks – (Exhibit incorporated by reference as filed to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 111 on March 29, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587551/000139834421007145/fp0063823_ex9928r5.htm) |

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**<u>Item 29</u>. <u>Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with the Funds</u>**

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

**<u>Item 30</u>. <u>Indemnification</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) Article VI, Section 6.4 of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Registrant,
 an Ohio business trust, provides that:

<u>Indemnification of Trustees, Officers, etc.</u> Subject to and except as otherwise provided in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the 1940 Act, the Trust shall indemnify each of its Trustees and officers (including persons who serve at the Trust's request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person") against all liabilities, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines and penalties, and expenses, including reasonable accountants' and counsel fees, incurred by any Covered Person in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, before any court or administrative or legislative body, in which such Covered Person may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise or with which such person may be or may have been threatened, while in office or thereafter, by reason of being or having been such a Trustee or officer, director or trustee, and except that no Covered Person shall be indemnified against any liability to the Trust or its Shareholders to which such Covered Person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such Covered Person's office.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities may be permitted pursuant to Section 17 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for Trustees, Officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware of the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission as set forth in Investment Company Act Release No. IC-11330. Therefore, the Registrant undertakes that in addition to complying with the applicable provisions of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust or otherwise, in the absence of a final decision on the merits by a court or other body before which the proceeding was brought, that an indemnification payment will not be made unless in the absence of such a decision, a reasonable determination based upon factual review has been made (i) by a majority vote of a quorum of non-party Trustees who are not interested persons of the Registrant or (ii) by independent legal counsel in a written opinion that the indemnitee was not liable for an act of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of duties. The Registrant

further undertakes that advancement of expenses incurred in the defense of a proceeding (upon undertaking for repayment unless it is ultimately determined that indemnification is appropriate) against an officer, trustee, or controlling person of the Registrant will not be made absent the fulfillment of at least one of the following conditions: (i) the indemnitee provides security for his undertaking; (ii) the Registrant is insured against losses arising by reason of any lawful advances; or (iii) a majority of a quorum of disinterested non-party trustees or independent legal counsel in a written opinion makes a factual determination that there is reason to believe the indemnitee will be entitled to indemnification.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") may be permitted to Trustees, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and, therefore, is 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 trustees, officers, or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the shares 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.

(b) Section 7 of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and each Adviser, on behalf of each series in the Trust, provides that:

The Adviser shall indemnify the Trust, each Fund and the Trust's officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents (each, a "Trust Indemnitee") for, and shall defend and hold each Trust Indemnitee harmless from, all losses, costs, damages and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) (collectively, the "Losses") incurred by the Trust Indemnitee and arising from or in connection with the performance of this Agreement or a Subadvisory Agreement and resulting from the Adviser's bad faith, willful misfeasance, or negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or a Subadvisory Agreement, the Adviser's reckless disregard of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or a Subadvisory Agreement, or the breach of its fiduciary duty to the Trust under federal securities laws or state laws; provided, however, no such indemnification shall be required to the extent that the Losses result from the Trust's bad faith, willful misfeasance, or negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or the Trust's reckless disregard of its duties or obligations under this Agreement.

The Trust shall indemnify the Adviser, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents (each, an "Adviser Indemnitee") for, and shall defend and hold each Adviser Indemnitee harmless from all Losses incurred by the Adviser Indemnitee and arising from or in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided, however, no such indemnification shall be required to the extent that the Losses result from the Adviser's bad faith, willful misfeasance, or negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or a Subadvisory Agreement, the Adviser's reckless disregard of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or a Subadvisory Agreement, or the Adviser's breach of its fiduciary duty under federal securities laws and state law.

Upon the assertion of a claim for which a party may be required to indemnify an Trust Indemnitee or an Adviser Indemnity (each, an "Indemnitee"), the Indemnitee must promptly notify the indemnifying party of such assertion, and shall keep the indemnifying party advised with respect to all developments concerning such claim. The indemnifying party shall have the option to participate with the Indemnitee in the defense of such claim or to defend against said claim in its own name or in the name of the Indemnitee. The Indemnitee shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the

indemnifying party may be required to indemnify it except with the indemnifying party's prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; notwithstanding Sections 7(a) and 7(b) hereof, in the event the Indemnitee has not secured such consent from the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall have no obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee.

Sections 4.3 through 4.5 of the Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC provide that:

<u>Trust Indemnification</u>. The Trust will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Distributor, its several officers and directors, and any person who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which any of them may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectuses or in any application or other document executed by or on behalf of the Trust, or arise out of, or are based upon, information furnished by or on behalf of the Trust filed in any state in order to qualify the Shares under the securities or blue sky laws thereof ("Blue Sky Application"), or arise out of, or are based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Distributor, its several officers and directors, and any person who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim; <u>provided, however</u>, that the Trust shall not be liable in any case to the extent that such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectuses, any Blue Sky Application or any application or other document executed by or on behalf of the Trust in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Trust by, or on behalf of, and with respect to, the Distributor specifically for inclusion therein. In no event shall anything contained herein be so construed as to protect the Distributor against any liability to the Funds or their shareholders to which the Distributor would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations under this Agreement.

The Trust shall not indemnify any person pursuant to this Section 4.3 unless the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought has rendered a final decision on the merits that such person was not liable by reason of his willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of his duties, or his reckless disregard of obligations and duties, under this Agreement ("disabling conduct") or, in the absence of such a decision, a reasonable determination (based upon a review of the facts) that such person was not liable by reason of disabling conduct has been made by the vote of a majority of Trustees who are neither "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) nor parties to the proceeding, or in a written opinion by an independent legal counsel retained by the Trust.

The Trust shall advance attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred by any person in defending any claim, demand, action or suit which is the subject of a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 4.3, so long as such person shall: (i) undertake to repay all such advances unless it is ultimately determined that he is entitled to indemnification hereunder; and (ii) provide security for such undertaking, or the Trust shall be insured against losses arising by reason of any lawful advances, or a majority of a quorum of disinterested non-party Trustees of the Trust (or an independent legal counsel in a written opinion) shall determine based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) that there is reason to believe that such person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification hereunder.

<u>Distributor's Indemnification</u>. The Distributor will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, the Trust's several officers and Trustees and any person who controls the Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which any of them may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect hereof) arise out of, or are based upon, any breach of its representations and warranties in Section 4.2 hereof, or the willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations under this Agreement, or which arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectuses, any Blue Sky Application or any application or other document executed by or on behalf of the Trust, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, which statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Trust or any of its several officers and Trustees by, or on behalf of, and with respect to, the Distributor specifically for inclusion therein, and will reimburse the Trust, the Trust's several officers and Trustees, and any person who controls the Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim.

<u>General Indemnity Provisions</u>. No indemnifying party shall be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in Section 4.3 or 4.4 hereof with respect to any claim made against such indemnifying party unless the indemnified party shall have notified the indemnifying party in writing within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the indemnified party (or after the indemnified party shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the indemnifying party of any such claim shall not relieve it from any liability which it may otherwise have to the indemnified party. The indemnifying party will be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such liability, and if the indemnifying party elects to assume the defense, such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. In the event the indemnifying party elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retain such counsel, the indemnified party shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by the indemnified party.

(d) Sections 11.3 through 11.5 of the Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC provide that:

Each party (the "Indemnifying Party") agrees to indemnify, defend, and protect the other party, including its trustees or directors, officers, employees, and other agents (collectively, the "Indemnitees"), and shall hold the Indemnitees harmless from and against any actions, suits, claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and reasonable costs, charges, expenses (including attorney fees and investigation expenses) (collectively, "Losses") arising directly or indirectly out of (1) the Indemnifying Party's failure to exercise the standard of care set forth above unless such Losses were caused in part by the Indemnitees own willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence; (2) any violation of Applicable Law by the Indemnifying Party or its affiliated persons or agents relating to this Agreement and the activities thereunder; and (3) any material breach by the Indemnifying Party or its affiliated persons or agents of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Trust, a Fund, or the Advisor shall indemnify Distributor for Distributor's Losses arising from circumstances under Section 11.2.A. Upon the assertion of a claim for which either party may be required to indemnify the other, the party seeking indemnification shall promptly notify the other party of such assertion, and shall keep the other party advised with respect to all developments concerning such claim. The party who may be required to indemnify shall have the option to participate with the party seeking indemnification in the defense of such

claim or to defend against said claim in its own name or in the name of the other party. The party seeking indemnification shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the other party may be required to indemnify it except with the other party's prior written consent.

<u>Dealer Agreement Indemnification</u>. Distributor acknowledges and agrees that certain dealers require that Distributor enter into dealer agreements (the "Non-Standard Dealer Agreements") that contain certain representations, undertakings, and indemnification that are not included in the Distributor's standard dealer agreement (the "Standard Dealer Agreement").

To the extent that Distributor is requested or required by the Trust to enter into any Non-Standard Dealer Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify, defend and hold the Distributor Indemnitees free and harmless from and against any and all Losses that any Distributor Indemnitee may incur arising out of or relating to (a) the Distributor's actions or failures to act pursuant to any Non-Standard Dealer Agreement; (b) any representations made by the Distributor in any Non-Standard Dealer Agreement to the extent that the Distributor is not required to make such representations in the Standard Dealer Agreement; or (c) any indemnification provided by the Distributor under a Non-Standard Dealer Agreement to the extent that such indemnification is beyond the indemnification the Distributor provides to intermediaries in the Standard Dealer Agreement. In no event shall anything contained herein be so construed as to protect the Distributor Indemnitees against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders to which the Distributor Indemnitees would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of Distributor's obligations or duties under the Non-Standard Dealer Agreement or by reason of Distributor's reckless disregard of its obligations or duties under the Non-Standard Dealer Agreement.

The provisions of this Section 11 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Sections 6 and 7 of the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC provide that:

*<u>Indemnification of Distributor</u>*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and each of its managers and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against any loss, liability, claim, damages or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damages, or expense and reasonable counsel fees and disbursements incurred in connection therewith), arising by reason of any person acquiring any Shares or Creation Units, based upon (i) the ground that the registration statement, prospectus, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Trust (as from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary in order to make the statements made not misleading, (ii) the Trust's failure to maintain an effective registration statement and prospectus with respect to Shares of the Fund that are the subject of the claim or demand, (iii) the Trust's failure to properly register Fund Shares under applicable state laws, (iv) instructions given by the Trust, the Trust's failure to perform its duties hereunder or any inaccuracy of its representations, (v) any claim brought under Section 11 of the 1933 Act, or (vi) all actions taken by Distributor hereunder resulting from Distributor's reliance on instructions received from an officer, agent or approved service provider of the Trust.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Trust to be deemed to protect the Distributor or any other person against any liability to which the Distributor or such person otherwise would be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement ("Disqualifying Conduct") by such party, or (ii) is the Trust to be liable to the Distributor under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6 with respect to any claim made against the Distributor or any person indemnified unless the Distributor or

other person shall have notified the Trust in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Distributor or such other person (or after the Distributor or the person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Trust of any claim shall not relieve the Trust from any liability which it may have to the Distributor or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Trust shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims subject to this indemnity provision. If the Trust elects to assume the defense of any such claim, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Trust and satisfactory to the indemnified defendants in the suit whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event that the Trust elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the indemnified defendants shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Trust does not elect to assume the defense of a suit, it will reimburse the indemnified defendants for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by the indemnified defendants.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Trust agrees to notify the Distributor promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or Trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of Shares or Creation Units.

 

*<u>Indemnification of Trust</u>*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Distributor covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and each of its Trustees and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees and disbursements incurred in connection therewith) arising out of or based upon any Disqualifying Conduct by Distributor in connection with the offering and sale of any Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Distributor in favor of the Trust or any other person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Trust or any other person against any liability to which the Trust or such other person would otherwise be subject by reason of Disqualifying Conduct by such party, or (ii) is the Distributor to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7 with respect to any claim made against the Trust or any person indemnified unless the Trust or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Distributor in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Trust or upon any person (or after the Trust or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Distributor of any claim shall not relieve the Distributor from any liability which it may have to the Trust or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Distributor shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim subject to this indemnity provision, but if the Distributor elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Distributor and satisfactory to the indemnified defendants whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event that the Distributor elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the defendants in the suit shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Distributor does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the indemnified defendants in the suit for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Distributor agrees to notify the Trust promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers in connection with the sale of Shares or Creation Units.

**<u>Item 31</u>. <u>Business and other Connections of the Investment Advisers</u>**

Each Adviser to the Registrant is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The current Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration ("Form ADV") filed with the SEC by each Adviser is incorporated by reference in response to this item. A list of each Adviser's File No. and CRD No. is below. The current Form ADV may be accessed through the SEC's website at https://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/<u>.</u>

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| **Adviser** | **File No.** | **CRD No.** |
| Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. | 801-43915 | 107033 |
| Canterbury Investment Management, LLC | 801-61876 | 125680 |
| Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC | 801-64812 | 137342 |
| Guardian Capital LP | 801-56081 | 105078 |
| Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC | 801-110994 | 289178 |
| Fairlead Strategies, LLC | 801-122857 | 297384 |
| HTAA, LLC | 801-79752 | 171391 |
| Worm Capital, LLC d/b/a Nightview Capital, LLC | 801-108127 | 284183 |
| Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC | 801-116667 | 173293 |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | 801-64257 | 135405 |
| Measured Risk Portfolios, Inc. | 801-80124 | 141422 |
| Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC | 801-70485 | 151197 |

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**<u>Item 32</u>. <u>Principal Underwriter</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC and Northern Lights
 Distributor, LLC each serve as a principal underwriter of the Registrant.

Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246 acts as the principal underwriter for the following other open-end investment companies:

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| Axxes Private Markets Fund<br> Axxes Opportunistic Credit Fund<br> Beacon Pointe Multi-Alternative Fund<br> Booster Income Opportunities Fund<br> Bruce Fund, Inc.<br> CM Advisors Family of Funds<br> Caldwell Orkin Funds, Inc.<br> Cantor Select Portfolios Trust<br> Cantor Fitzgerald Infrastructure Fund<br> Capitol Series Trust<br> CAZ Strategic Opportunities Fund<br> Centaur Mutual Funds Trust<br> Chesapeake Investment Trust<br> Commonwealth International Series Trust<br> Conestoga Funds<br> Connors Funds<br> Dynamic Alternatives Fund<br> Eubel Brady & Suttman Mutual Fund Trust<br> Exchange Place Advisors Trust<br> Fairway Private Equity & Venture Capital Opportunities Fund<br> Fairway Private Markets Fund<br> Flat Rock Enhanced Income Fund<br> Flat Rock Core Income Fund<br> Flat Rock Opportunity Fund<br> HC Capital Trust<br> Hussman Investment Trust<br> James Advantage Funds<br> Johnson Mutual Funds | Lind Capital Partners Municipal Credit Income Fund<br> MidBridge Private Markets Fund<br> MSS Series Trust<br> New Age Alpha Funds Trust<br> New Age Alpha Variable Funds Trust<br> Oak Associates Funds<br> OneAscent Capital Opportunities Fund<br> OneFund Trust<br> Papp Investment Trust<br> Peachtree Alternative Strategies Fund<br> Plumb Funds<br> Prospect Enhanced Yield Fund<br> Private Debt & Income Fund<br> RM Opportunity Trust<br> Sardis Credit Opportunities Fund<br> Schwartz Investment Trust<br> Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust<br> The Cutler Trust<br> The Investment House Funds<br> Ultimus Managers Trust<br> Unified Series Trust<br> Valued Advisers Trust<br> VELA Funds<br> Volumetric Fund<br> Waycross Independent Trust<br> WesMark Funds<br> Williamsburg Investment Trust<br> XD Fund Trust<br> Yorktown Funds <br> 83 Investment Group Income Fund |

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Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022, also acts as the principal underwriter for the following other open-end investment companies: Atlas U.S. Tactical Income Fund, Inc., Atlas U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Inc., Boyar Value Fund Inc., Copeland Trust, DGI Investment Trust, Grandeur Peak Global Trust, Miller Investment Trust, Mutual Fund and Variable Insurance Trust, Mutual Fund Series Trust, North Country Funds, Northern Lights Fund Trust, Northern Lights Fund Trust II, Northern Lights Fund Trust III, Northern Lights Fund Trust IV, Northern Lights Variable Trust, OCM Mutual Fund, CIM Real Assets & Credit Fund, Princeton Everest Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust (ETF), US Treasury Fund, The Saratoga Advantage Trust, Texas Capital Funds Trust, THOR Financial Technologies Trust, Tributary Funds, Inc., Two Roads Shared Trust, Zacks Trust, Ultimus Manager's Trust (ETF), Capitol Series Trust (ETF), Valued Advisers Trust (ETF), and Unified Series Trust (ETF).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The following list sets forth the directors and executive
 officers of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Name | Position with Distributor | Position with Registrant |
| Kevin Guerette | President | None |
| Stephen L. Preston | Senior Vice President, Financial Operations Principal, Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | None |
| Douglas K. Jones | Vice President | None |
| Melvin Van Cleave | Chief Information Security Officer | None |
| Gregory Evans | Assistant Chief Compliance Officer and FINOP | None |

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The address of all of the above-named persons is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.

The following list sets forth the directors and executive officers of Northern Lights Distributors, LLC.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Position with Distributor** | **Position with Registrant** |
| Kevin Guerette | President | None |
| Bill Strait | Secretary, General Counsel, and Manager | None |
| Stephen Preston | Treasurer, FINOP, CCO and AML Officer | None |
| David James | Manager | Assistant Secretary |
| Melvin Van Cleave | Chief Information Security Officer | None |
| Gregory Evans | Assistant Chief Compliance Officer and FINOP | None |

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

**<u>Item 33</u>. <u>Location of Accounts and Records</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC maintains all records
 required to be maintained by the Registrant under Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the rules ("Records") which relate to
 the administration, fund accounting, and transfer agency services it provides to the Registrant. Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC is located
 at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The Huntington National Bank maintains all Records
 relating to the custodial services it provides to the Registrant. The Huntington National Bank is located at 41 S. High Street, Columbus,
 Ohio 43215.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. maintains
 all Records relating to the advisory services it provides to the Registrant. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. is located at
 411 Borel Avenue, Suite 300, San Mateo, CA 94402.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Canterbury Investment Management, LLC, maintains
 all Records relating to the advisory services it provides to the Registrant. Canterbury Investment Management, LLC is located at 23 East
 Cedar Street, Zionsville, Indiana 46077.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC, maintains
 all Records relating to the advisory services it provides to the Registrant. Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC is located at 121
 High Street, 4<sup>th</sup> Floor, Boston, MA 02110.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC maintains all Records
 relating to the distribution services it provides to the Registrant. Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC is located at 225 Pictoria Drive,
 Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Guardian Capital LP maintains all Records relating
 to the advisory services it provides to the Registrant. Guardian Capital LP is located at Commerce Court West, 199 Bay Street, Suite 2700,
 P.O. Box 201, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1E8.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 50 Post Office
 Square, Boston, MA 02110, maintains records relating to the custodial and transfer agent services it provides to the Registrant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, 4221 North 203<sup>rd</sup>
 Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, NE 68022, maintains records relating to the distribution services it provides to the Registrant.

(10) Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC, 4221 North
 203<sup>rd</sup> Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, NE 68022, maintains records relating to the compliance services it provides to
 the Registrant.

(11) Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC, 901 East
 Byrd Street, Suite 1001, Richmond, VA 23219, maintains records relating to the advisory services it provides to the Registrant.

(12) Fairlead Strategies LLC, 19 East Elm Street, 2<sup>nd</sup>
 Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830, maintains records relating to the subadvisory services it provides to the Registrant.

(13) HTAA, LLC, 141 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1650, Chicago,
 IL 60604, maintains records relating to the advisory services it provides to the Registrant.

(14) Worm Capital, LLC, d/b/a/ Nightview Capital, LLC,
 2536 Countryside Boulevard, Suite 400, Clearwater, FL 33763, maintains records relating to the advisory services it provides to the Registrant.

(15) Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC, 920 Memorial
 City Way, Suite 150, Houston, TX 77024, maintains records relating to the advisory services it provides to the Registrant.

(16) Sterling Capital Management LLC, 4350 Congress Street,
 Suite 1000, Charlotte, NC 28209, maintains records relating to the advisory services it provides to the Registrant.

(17) Measured Risk Portfolios, Inc., 5230 Carroll Canyon
 Road, Suite 224, San Diego, CA 92121, maintains records relating to the advisory services it provides to the Registrant.

(18) Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73120, maintains records relating to the trading subadvisory services it provides to the Registrant.

**<u>Item 34</u>. <u>Management Services</u>**

Not applicable.

**<u>Item 35</u>. <u>Undertakings</u>**

Not applicable.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (File No. 333-191495) and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (File No. 811-22895), the Registrant, Capitol Series Trust, has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Cincinnati and State of Ohio, on the 29<sup>th</sup> day of May, 2026.

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| Capitol Series Trust |
| (Registrant) |
| /s/ Tiffany R. Franklin |
| Tiffany R. Franklin |
| Secretary |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the 29<sup>th</sup> day of May, 2026:

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** |
| \* | Trustee and Chair |
| Walter B. Grimm |  |
| \* | Trustee |
| Mary Madick |  |
| \* | Trustee |
| Lori Kaiser |  |
| \* | Trustee |
| Janet S. Meeks |  |
| /s/ Matthew J. Miller | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Matthew J. Miller |  |
| /s/ Zachary P. Richmond | Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
| Zachary P. Richmond |  |
| /s/ Tiffany R. Franklin |  |
| \* By: Tiffany R. Franklin |  |
| Power of Attorney |  |

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**Exhibits**

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|:---|:---|
| [(j)(1)](ex99j.htm) | [Consent of Cohen & Company, Ltd., independent registered public accounting firm](ex99j.htm) |
| [(q)(2)](ex99q2.htm) | [Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures of Nightview Capital, LLC](ex99q2.htm) |

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## Ex-99.J

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**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated March 25, 2026, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF, a series of Capitol Series Trust, which are included in Form N-CSR for the year ended January 31, 2026, and to the references to our firm under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Other Service Providers" in the Prospectus and "Other Service Providers" and "Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional Information.

/s/ Cohen & Company, Ltd.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Cleveland, Ohio

May 27, 2026

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## Ex-99.Q

**Nightview Capital, LLC – Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures** 

**Policy** 

As part of Firm policy, Nightview Capital exercises authority over proxies when authorized to do so. A disclosure regarding this policy is included in Nightview Capital's Brochure. Nightview Capital will vote proxies in a manner that is consistent with the general antifraud provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended ("Adviser's Act") and applicable federal and state law.

**BACKGROUND** 

Proxy voting is an important right of shareholders; thus, reasonable care and diligence must be undertaken to ensure that such rights are properly and timely exercised. SEC registered investment advisers who exercise voting authority with respect to client securities are required by Rule 206(4)-6 of the Advisers Act to: (1) adopt and implement written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that client securities are voted in the best interests of clients, which must include how an adviser addresses material conflicts that may arise between an adviser's interests and those of its Funds; (2) disclose to clients how they may obtain information from the adviser with respect to the voting of proxies for their securities; (3) describe a summary of its Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and, upon request, furnish a copy to clients and (4) maintain certain records relating to the adviser's proxy voting activities when the adviser does have proxy voting authority.

**PROCEDURE** 

**Operational Guidelines** 

When voting proxies, Nightview Capital will vote such securities for the exclusive benefit and in the best economic interest of the Funds as determined by Nightview Capital in good faith. These voting responsibilities are exercised in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Advisers Act as well as with Nightview Capital's fiduciary duties under applicable law to act in the best interests of its clients.

All proxies are considered and voted on a case-by-case basis. Nightview Capital may refrain from voting a proxy. This may be done, for example where: (1) the cost of voting the proxy outweighs the potential benefit derived from voting; (2) a proxy is received with respect to securities that have been sold before the date of the shareholder meeting and are no longer held in a client account; (3) the terms of an applicable securities lending agreement prevent Nightview Capital from voting with respect to a loaned security; (4) despite reasonable efforts, Nightview Capital receives proxy materials without sufficient

time to reach an informed voting decision and vote the proxies; (5) the terms of the security or any related agreement or applicable law preclude Nightview Capital from voting; or (6) the terms of an applicable advisory agreement reserve voting authority to the client or another party.

Though it may not be clear how best to vote a proxy to maximize shareholder value or be able to decide with certainty, these policies are intended to provide guidance so that Nightview Capital acts in a manner it deems to be prudent and diligent and which is intended to enhance the economic value of the Funds'assets.

**Identifying and Addressing Conflicts of Interest** 

Nightview Capital acknowledges its responsibility for identifying material conflicts of interest related to voting proxies. To ensure that Nightview Capital is aware of the facts necessary to identify conflicts, management of Nightview Capital must disclose to the CCO any personal conflicts such as officer or director positions held by them, their spouses or close relatives, in any portfolio company. Conflicts based on business relationships with Nightview Capital or any affiliate of Nightview Capital will be considered only to the extent Nightview Capital has actual knowledge of such relationships. If a conflict may exist which cannot be otherwise addressed by the CCO, or his designee, Nightview Capital may choose one of several options including: (1) "echo" or "mirror" voting the proxies in the same proportion as the votes of other proxy holders that are not Nightview Capital clients; (2) if possible, erecting information barriers around the person or persons making the voting decision sufficient to insulate the decision from the conflict; or (3) if agreed upon in writing with the client, forwarding the proxies to affected clients and allowing them to vote their own proxies.

**Disclosure Policy** 

Fund Investors may request a copy of Nightview Capital's Proxy Procedures and/or information regarding how Nightview Capital voted by contacting the Firm.