SIWWLS Fund 485APOS

485APOS 1 siwwlsfund485apos.htm STEWART INVESTORS WORLDWIDE LEADERS SUSTAINABILITY FUND 485APOS SIWWLS Fund 485APOS

Filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2021

1933 Act Registration File No. 333-17391

1940 Act File No. 811-07959

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933			[X]
Pre‑Effective Amendment No.
Post‑Effective Amendment No. 1017			[X]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940			[X]
Amendment No. 1019			[X]

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ADVISORS SERIES TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Numbers, Including Area Code) (626) 914-7363

Jeffrey T. Rauman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Advisors Series Trust

c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 5th Floor

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

Domenick Pugliese, Esq.

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

1633 Broadway, 32nd Floor

New York, New York 10019

It is proposed that this filing will become effective


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			on _________________ pursuant to paragraph (b)
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[ ] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Explanatory Note: This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1017 to the Registration Statement of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”) is being filed to add one new series to the Trust: Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund.

Subject to Completion, Dated April 1, 2021

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund


Class Y			WWLSX

Prospectus

[ ], 2021

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


SUMMARY SECTION		1

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS		7

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION		12

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND		13

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION		15

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS		21

TOOLS TO COMBAT FREQUENT TRANSACTIONS		22

TAX CONSEQUENCES		23

DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES		24

GENERAL POLICIES		25

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS		26

PRIVACY NOTICE	PN-1

SUMMARY SECTION

Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund

Investment Objective

The Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to achieve capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.


ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees
Other Expenses
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Less: Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement(1)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	0.55	%

(1) First Sentier Investors (US) LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of its management fees and/or pay Fund expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses (“AFFE”), interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and any other class-specific expenses in order to limit the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to 0.55% of average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class Y shares (the “Expense Cap”). The Expense Cap will remain in effect through at least [ ], 2026, and may be terminated only by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Adviser may request recoupment of previously waived fees and expenses from the Fund for 36 months from the date they were waived or paid, subject to the Expense Cap at the time such amounts were waived or at the time of recoupment, whichever is lower.

Example. This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the Expense Cap). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:


	1 Year	3 Years
Class Y

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. As the Fund is new, it does not have any portfolio turnover information as of the date of this Prospectus.

Principal Investment Strategy

The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of equity or equity-related securities of large and mid-capitalization companies which are listed, traded or dealt in on any of the regulated markets worldwide. The Fund may from time to time emphasize investment in certain sectors of the market.

The word “Leaders” in the name of the Fund refers to the focus on large and mid-capitalization companies. Large and mid-capitalization companies are currently defined for the purposes of this policy

as companies with a minimum market capitalization of US$1 billion and a minimum free float of US$500 million at the time of the Fund’s first investment. This represents a minimum threshold; the Fund generally targets companies with substantially higher market capitalizations. The Fund will only establish an initial position in a company when it is above these threshold levels but, if market movements drive the company below the thresholds, the Fund is not forced to sell and is able to increase the holding in the company if, in the portfolio manager’s opinion, this presents an opportunity to add to the position.

The Fund is not managed to a benchmark and may have exposure to developed or emerging markets whilst maintaining its geographical diversity. The Fund’s investment strategy is founded on the principle of stewardship, allocating capital to high quality companies with sound growth prospects and strong management teams. The portfolio manager believes that sustainability is a driver of investment returns and that incorporating these considerations fully into the investment process is the best way to protect and grow capital for clients over the long-term. The portfolio manager takes a bottom-up, qualitative approach (i.e., focusing on analyzing individual companies rather than countries or sectors) to finding and investing in reasonably priced, high quality companies that are well positioned to contribute to, and benefit from, sustainable development in the countries in which they operate. The portfolio manager has a strong conviction that such companies face fewer risks and are better placed to deliver positive long-term, risk-adjusted returns (i.e., investment returns which take into account the associated risk taken in making the particular investment; higher short-term returns may often reflect higher risk). The portfolio manager invests with capital preservation in mind, meaning they define risk as losing client money, rather than deviation from a benchmark index. The portfolio manager focuses on quality companies rather than investing according to a benchmark index may result in the performance of the Fund lagging the performance of its benchmark in very strong liquidity-driven or momentum-led markets and may result in the Fund outperforming its benchmark index when due recognition is given to companies with quality management teams, good long-term growth prospects and sound balance sheets.

Sustainability is also a key part of the Fund’s engagement approach with topics ranging from labor to pollution. The Fund believes that its role as long-term investors and fiduciaries of client capital is to provide the space for management teams to address sustainability issues which the wider capital markets may at times overlook. The Fund does this through constructive, non-confrontational and relationship-based conversations with the companies held for clients.

The portfolio manager aims to ensure that the Fund remains adequately diversified across companies, sectors and countries.

While it is not generally the portfolio manager’s intention to do so, in some circumstances the portfolio manager may use derivatives (investments whose value is linked to another investment, performance of a stock market, interest rate or other factor) to reduce certain risks or costs and/or generate extra income or growth (often called EPM). It is not intended that this use will increase the volatility (a measure of the short-term changes in the Fund’s price) or materially alter the risk profile of the Fund. The portfolio manager’s intention is that the Fund will generally only hold derivatives such as options and warrants which result from certain corporate actions, new issues or placements from time-to-time.

Sell discipline

The sell decisions for the Fund are based on individual company factors and the level of conviction in the overall quality of each company. The Sub-Adviser has a long-term investment horizon and believes that the purchase of a share comes with both rights and responsibilities. The Sub-Advisor believes that they have a responsibility, as part owners of the business, to engage with senior company management to persuade them to address any issues, rather than to immediately walk away from the problem. A decision to sell shares is therefore not taken lightly and is seen to be a very last resort. Typical reasons to sell a position include:

•A change in the underlying fundamentals of the company or quality

•Market valuation becomes excessive or the company becomes fully valued

•The company disappoints on corporate governance or sustainability issues

•Management changes or loses focus

•Take-over situations emerge

•Actual or projected industry/country dynamics reduce the expected contribution to performance

Emergence of an investment opportunity offering stronger earnings potential or similar earnings potential at a more attractive price.

Principal Investment Risks

By itself, the Fund is not a complete, balanced investment plan. The Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objectives. Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the Fund. The following risks are considered principal and could affect the value of your investment in the Fund:

•Management Risk. The Fund is an actively managed portfolio. The Sub-Adviser’s management practices and investment strategies might not produce the desired results. The Sub-Adviser may be incorrect in its assessment of a stock’s appreciation potential.

•Market and Regulatory Risk. Events in the financial markets and economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and adversely impact the Fund’s performance. Market events may affect a single issuer, industry, sector, or the market as a whole. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. Governmental and regulatory actions, including tax law changes, may also impair portfolio management and have unexpected or adverse consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments. The Fund's investments may decline in value due to factors affecting individual issuers (such as the results of supply and demand), or sectors within the securities markets. The value of a security or other investment also may go up or down due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in interest rates or exchange rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. In addition, unexpected events and their aftermaths, such as the spread of deadly diseases; natural, environmental or man-made disasters; financial, political or social disruptions; terrorism and war; and other tragedies or catastrophes, can cause investor fear and panic, which can adversely affect the economies of many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the market in general, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen.

•Equity Securities Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

•Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities typically involves more risks than investing in U.S. securities, and includes risks associated with: (i) internal and external political and economic developments – e.g., the political, economic and social policies and structures of some foreign countries may be less stable and more volatile than those in the U.S. or some foreign countries may be subject to trading restrictions or economic sanctions; (ii) trading practices – e.g., government supervision and regulation of foreign securities and currency markets, trading systems and brokers may be less than in the U.S.; (iii) availability of information – e.g., foreign issuers may not be subject to the same disclosure, accounting and financial reporting standards and practices as U.S. issuers; (iv) limited markets – e.g., the securities of certain foreign issuers may be less liquid (harder to sell) and more volatile; and (v) currency exchange rate fluctuations and policies.

•Emerging Markets Risk. Emerging markets are markets of countries in the initial stages of industrialization and generally have low per capita income. In addition to the risks of foreign securities in general, emerging markets are generally more volatile, have relatively unstable governments, social and legal systems that do not protect shareholders, economies based on only a few industries and securities markets that are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile with less government oversight than those of more developed countries.

•Single Country/Specific Region Risk. Where the Fund invests primarily in a single country or a small number of countries or a specific region, it may be subject to greater risk and above average market volatility than an investment in a broader range of securities covering multiple countries. The value of the Fund may be more susceptible to an adverse economic, political, policy, foreign exchange, liquidity, tax, legal or regulatory event affecting the relevant market.

•Foreign Currency Risk. Currency movements may negatively impact value even when there is no change in value of the security in the issuer’s home country.

•Initial Public Offering Risk. The market value of IPO shares may fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, unseasoned trading, the small number of shares available for trading and limited information about the issuer. The purchase of IPO shares may involve high transaction costs. IPO shares are subject to market risk and liquidity risk.

•Medium-Sized Companies Risk. Stocks of medium sized companies may be more susceptible to market downturns and have more volatile stock prices, which may cause the value of Fund to decline.

•New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history and there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.

•Derivatives Risk. The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:

◦Volatility Risk. Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.

◦Counterparty Risk. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.

◦Market and Illiquidity Risk. The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.

◦Valuation Risk. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.

◦Hedging Risk. Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.

◦Tax Risk. Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.

◦Regulatory Risk. Derivative contracts, including, without limitation, swaps, currency forwards and non-deliverable forwards, are subject to regulation under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) in the United States and under comparable regimes in Europe, Asia and other non-U.S. jurisdictions. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, certain derivatives are subject to margin requirements and swap dealers are required to collect margin from the Fund with respect to such derivatives. Specifically, regulations are now in effect that require swap dealers to post and collect variation margin (comprised of specified liquid instruments and subject to a required haircut) in connection with trading of over-the-counter (“OTC”) swaps with the Fund. Shares of investment companies (other than certain money market funds) may not be posted as collateral under these regulations. Requirements for posting of initial margin in connection with OTC swaps will be phased-in through at least 2021. In addition, regulations adopted by global prudential regulators that are now in effect require certain bank-regulated counterparties and certain of their affiliates to include in certain financial contracts, including many derivatives contracts, terms that delay or restrict the rights of counterparties, such as the Fund, to terminate such contracts, foreclose upon collateral, exercise other default rights or restrict transfers of credit support in the event that the counterparty and/or its affiliates are subject to certain types of resolution or insolvency proceedings. The implementation of these requirements with respect to derivatives, as well as regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act regarding clearing, mandatory trading and margining of other derivatives, may increase the costs and risks to the Fund of trading in these instruments and, as a result, may affect returns to investors in the Fund.

In November 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, new Rule 18f-4 would impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund could enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, treat derivatives as senior securities so that a failure to comply with the proposed limits would result in a statutory violation and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

Performance

Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at https://www.stewartinvestors.us/ or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-888-898-5040.

Management

Investment Adviser. First Sentier Investors (US) LLC, is the Fund’s investment adviser.

Investment Sub-Adviser. First Sentier Investors (Singapore) is the Fund’s investment sub-adviser.

Sub-Adviser Portfolio Manager.

Sashi Reddy - Lead Portfolio Manager

Sashi is a Portfolio Manager with the Sustainable Funds Group at Stewart Investors. He joined the team in August 2007. Sashi is lead manager of the Worldwide Leaders Sustainability strategy and the Indian Subcontinent Sustainability strategy. Previously, he worked at Irevna Research, an Indian equities research house from 2005 to 2007. Sashi has an engineering degree from the National Institute of Technology, Trichy and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, York University in Toronto.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, exchange or redeem Fund shares on any business day by written request via mail (Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701), by telephone at 1-888-898-5040, by wire transfer or through a financial intermediary. Investors who wish to purchase, exchange or redeem Fund shares through a financial intermediary should contact the intermediary directly. The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts are shown below.


Types of Accounts	To Open Your Account	To Add to Your Account
Class Y
Regular Accounts	$500,000	Any Amount

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you invest through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. Distributions on investments made through tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of assets from those accounts.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

The word “Leaders” in the name of the Fund refers to the focus on large- and mid-capitalization companies. Large- and mid-capitalization companies are currently defined for the purposes of this policy as companies with a minimum market capitalization of US$1 billion and a minimum free float of US$500 million at the time of the Fund’s first investment. This represents a minimum threshold; the Fund generally targets companies with substantially higher market capitalizations. The Fund will only establish an initial position in a company when it is above these threshold levels but, if market movements drive the company below the thresholds, the Fund is not forced to sell and is able to increase the holding in the company if, in the portfolio manager’s opinion, this presents an opportunity to add to the position.

The Fund is not managed to a benchmark and may have exposure to developed or emerging markets whilst maintaining its geographical diversity.

The Fund’s investment strategy is founded on the principle of stewardship, allocating capital to high quality companies with sound growth prospects and strong management teams. The portfolio manager believes that sustainability is a driver of investment returns and that incorporating these considerations fully into the investment process is the best way to protect and grow capital for clients over the long-term (at least five years). The portfolio manager takes a bottom-up, qualitative approach (i.e., focusing on analyzing individual companies rather than countries or sectors) to finding and investing in reasonably priced, high quality companies that are well positioned to contribute to, and benefit from, sustainable development in the countries in which they operate. The portfolio manager has a strong conviction that such companies face fewer risks and are better placed to deliver positive long-term, risk-adjusted returns (i.e., investment returns which take into account the associated risk taken in making the particular investment; higher short-term returns may often reflect higher risk). The portfolio manager invests with capital preservation in mind, meaning it defines risk as losing client money, rather than deviation from a benchmark index. The portfolio manager focuses on quality companies rather than investing according to a benchmark index may result in the performance of the Fund lagging the performance of its benchmark in very strong liquidity-driven or momentum-led markets and may result in the Fund outperforming its benchmark when due recognition is given to companies with quality management teams, good long-term growth prospects and sound balance sheets.

Sustainability is also a key part of the Fund’s engagement approach with topics ranging from labor to pollution. The Fund believes that its role as a long-term investor and fiduciary of client capital is to provide the space for management teams to address sustainability issues which the wider capital markets may at times overlook. The Fund does this through constructive, non-confrontational and relationship-based conversations with the companies held for clients.

The portfolio manager aims to ensure that the Fund remains adequately diversified across companies, sectors and countries.

While it is not generally the Fund’s intention to do so, in some circumstances the Fund may use derivatives (investments whose value is linked to another investment, performance of a stock market, interest rate or other factor) to reduce certain risks or costs and/or generate extra income or growth (often

called EPM). It is not intended that this use will increase the volatility (a measure of the short-term changes in the Fund’s price) or materially alter the risk profile of the Fund. The portfolio manager’s intention is that the Fund will generally only hold derivatives such as options and warrants which result from certain corporate actions, new issues or placements from time-to-time.

The Fund is actively managed meaning that the portfolio manager uses his expertise to pick investments rather than tracking the performance of a benchmark.

Stewart Investors is a semi-autonomous business and is a trading name of First Sentier Investors (US) LLC, First Sentier Investors (Singapore) and their affiliates. These companies are collectively known as First Sentier Investors.

First Sentier Investors (Singapore) located at 79 Robinson Road, #17-01, Singapore 068897 has been engaged as sub-adviser to manage the investments of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is an affiliate of the Adviser.

The Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies by making short-term investments in cash, cash equivalents, high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions. This may result in the Fund not achieving its investment objective during that period.

Sell discipline

•A change in the underlying fundamentals of the company or quality

•Market valuation becomes excessive or the company becomes fully valued

•The company disappoints on corporate governance or sustainability issues

•Management changes or loses focus

•Take-over situations emerge

•Actual or projected industry/country dynamics reduce the expected contribution to performance

Emergence of an investment opportunity offering stronger earnings potential or similar earnings potential at a more attractive price.

Principal Risks

The principal risks of investing in the Fund that may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) or total return were previously summarized and are discussed in more detail below. There can be no assurance that Fund will achieve its investment objective.

•Management Risk. Management risk describes a Fund’s ability to meet investment objectives based on the Sub-Adviser’s success or failure at implementing investment strategies for the Fund. The value of your investment is subject to the effectiveness of the Sub-Adviser’s research, analysis, asset allocation among portfolio securities and ability to identify a stock’s appreciation potential. If the

Sub-Adviser’s investment strategies do not produce the expected results, your investment could be diminished.

•Equity Securities Risk. The Fund is designed for long-term investors who can accept the risks of investing in a portfolio with significant common stock holdings. Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other investment choices such as bonds and money market instruments. The value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate as a result of the movement of the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by the Fund, and you could lose money. The equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value that could affect the value of the Fund’s shares and the total return on your investment. This fluctuation may occur because of factors that affect the securities market generally, such as adverse changes in: economic conditions, the general outlook for corporate earnings, interest rates, or investor sentiment. Equity securities may also lose value because of factors affecting an entire industry or sector, such as increases in production costs, or factors directly related to a specific company, such as decisions made by its management.

•Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign securities are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. issuers. Foreign securities can be more volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities. Securities markets of other countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. Many foreign securities may be less liquid than U.S. securities, which could affect the Fund’s investments. The exchange rates between U.S. dollar and foreign currencies might fluctuate, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments.

Foreign securities are also subject to higher political, social and economic risks than those of U.S. issuers. These risks include, but are not limited to, a downturn in the country’s economy, excessive taxation, political instability, and expropriation of assets by foreign governments. Compared to the U.S., foreign governments and markets often have less stringent accounting, disclosure, and financial reporting requirements.

•Emerging Markets Risk. The Fund’s investments in emerging market countries are subject to all of the risks of foreign investing generally and have additional heightened risks. These risks include less social, political and economic stability; smaller securities markets with low or nonexistent trading volume and greater illiquidity and price volatility; more restrictive national policies on foreign investment, including restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to national interests; less transparent and established taxation policies; less developed regulatory or legal structures governing private and foreign investment; less financial sophistication, creditworthiness, and/or resources possessed by, and less government regulation of, the financial institutions and issuers with which the Fund transacts; less government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies than in the U.S.; greater concentration in a few industries resulting in greater vulnerability to regional and global trade conditions; higher rates of inflation and more rapid and extreme fluctuations in inflation rates; greater sensitivity to interest rate changes; increased volatility in currency exchange rates and potential for

currency devaluations and/or currency controls; greater debt burdens relative to the size of the economy; more delays in settling portfolio transactions and heightened risk of loss from share registration and custody practices; and less assurance that recent favorable economic developments will not be slowed or reversed by unanticipated economic, political or social events in such countries. Because of these risk factors, the Fund’s investments in developing market countries are subject to greater price volatility and illiquidity than investments in developed markets.

•Foreign Currency Risk. When the Fund buys or sells securities on a foreign stock exchange, the transaction is undertaken in the local currency rather than in U.S. dollars. If the Fund purchases or sells local currency to execute transactions on foreign exchanges, the Fund is exposed to the risk that the value of the foreign currency will increase or decrease, which may impact the value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Some countries have, and may continue to adopt, internal economic policies that affect their currency valuations in a manner that may be disadvantageous for U.S. investors or U.S. companies seeking to do business in those countries. In addition, a country may impose formal or informal currency exchange controls. These controls may restrict or prohibit the Fund’s ability to repatriate both investment capital and income, which could undermine the value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings and potentially place the Fund’s assets at risk of total loss. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of what the Fund owns and the Fund’s share price. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets and the risk may be higher in emerging markets. Currency risks may be greater in emerging and frontier market countries than in developed market countries.

•Depositary Receipt Risk. Depositary receipts may be purchased through “sponsored” or “unsponsored” facilities. A sponsored facility is established jointly by the issuer of the underlying security and a depositary, whereas a depositary may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by the issuer of the depositary security. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of such facilities and the depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through voting rights to the holders of such receipts of the deposited securities. ADRs, which are U.S. dollar-denominated receipts representing shares of foreign-based corporations, are issued by U.S. banks or trust companies, and entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. GDRs, which are similar to ADRs, are shares of foreign-based corporations generally issued by international banks in one or more markets around the world. In addition, EDRs, similar to GDRs, are shares of foreign-based corporations generally issued by European banks that trade on exchanges outside of the bank’s home country. Investment in ADRs, GDRs and EDRs may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market and GDRs, many of which are issued by companies in emerging markets, may be more volatile. Fund investments in ADRs, GDRs, and EDRs are not deemed to be investments in foreign securities for purposes of the Fund’s investment strategy.

Fund’s asset base is small, a significant portion of the Fund’s performance could be attributable to investments in IPOs, because such investments would have a magnified impact on the Fund.

•Medium-Sized Companies Risk. The securities of medium-sized companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger-sized companies or the market averages in general. In addition, such companies typically are subject to a greater degree of change in earnings and business prospects than are larger companies. Thus, to the extent a Fund invests in medium-sized companies, the Fund may be subject to greater investment risk than that assumed through investment in the equity securities of larger-sized companies.

•Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in the same sector of the market, the Fund is more susceptible to economic, political, regulatory and other occurrences influencing those sectors. Sector risk is the risk that investments within the same economic sector may decline in price due to sector-specific market or economic developments. Although the Adviser selects stocks on their individual merits, it is expected that when the Fund’s investments are categorized into its respective economic sectors, some sectors will represent a larger portion of the overall portfolio than other sectors. As a result, potential negative developments affecting one of the larger sectors could have a greater impact on a Fund than a fund with fewer holdings in that sector.

•New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no history. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund. The Board can liquidate the Fund without shareholder vote and, while shareholder interests will be the paramount consideration, the timing of any liquidation may not be favorable to certain individual shareholders.

•Derivatives Risk. The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:

◦Counterparty Risk. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.

◦Valuation Risk. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.

adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s SAI. Currently, disclosure of the Fund’s holdings is required to be made quarterly within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter in the annual report and semi-annual report to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on Part F of Form N-PORT. The annual and semi-annual reports are available by contacting the Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701, or calling 1-888-898-5040 and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov. A complete description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the SAI.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

Investment Adviser

First Sentier Investors (US) LLC, located at 10 East 53rd Street, 21st Floor, New York, New York, 10022, is the Fund’s investment adviser. The Adviser is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm formed in 2014. The Adviser offers investment management services to pension plans, investment companies, endowments, state and municipal organizations as well as charitable organizations.

The Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. The Adviser also furnishes the Fund with office space and certain administrative services and provides most of the personnel needed to fulfill its obligations under its advisory agreement. For its services, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly management fee. A portion of the management fee paid to the Adviser by the Fund is used to pay each Sub-Adviser’s management fee. For the Fund, the fees are calculated at the annual rate of 0.45% of average daily net assets.

A discussion regarding the basis of the Board’s approval of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory agreement will be available in the Fund’s annual report to shareholders for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

Investment Sub-Adviser

First Sentier Investors (Singapore) located at 79 Robinson Road, #17-01, Singapore 068897, has been engaged as Sub-Adviser to manage the investments of the Fund.

The Sub-Adviser’s Portfolio Manager

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager and his ownership of securities in the Fund.

Sashi Reddy - Lead Portfolio Manager

Similarly Managed Account Performance

The Fund is managed in a manner that is substantially similar to certain other accounts (the “Composite”) managed by the Sub-Adviser. The Composite has investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks substantially similar to those of the Fund. The individual responsible for the management of the Composite is the same individual responsible for the management of the Fund. You should not consider the past performance of the Composite as indicative of the future performance of the Fund.

The following table sets forth performance data relating to the Composite which represents all accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser in a substantially similar manner to the portfolio of the Fund. The data is provided to illustrate the past performance of the Sub-Adviser and portfolio manager in managing substantially similar accounts as measured against appropriate indices and does not represent the performance of the Fund. The Composite shown is not subject to the same types of expenses to which the

Fund is subject, the Composite is rebalanced differently and less frequently than the Fund which will affect, among other things, transactions costs and may affect the comparability of performance, nor is the Composite subject to the diversification requirements, specific tax restrictions and investment limitations imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act or Subchapter M of the Code. Consequently, the performance results for the Composite expressed below could have been adversely affected if it had been regulated as an investment company under the federal securities laws.


Performance Results	Annualized Average Annual Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2020(1)
	Past 1 Year	Past 5 Years	Since Inception November 1, 2013
Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Composite (gross of fees)	23.47%	13.43%	9.78%
Sustainability Composite (net of fees)(2)	22.92%	12.92%	9.28%
Benchmark Index(3)	16.82%	12.86%	9.71%

(1)As of December 31, 2020, the Composite was comprised of 5 accounts with approximately USD$723 million in assets.

(2)The MCSI All Country World Index is the benchmark for the Composite.

(3)Net performance figures are calculated by subtracting a model annual management fee of 0.45% from the gross performance figures. No other expenses or costs have been taken into account when calculating the net performance.

The performance results shown are both gross and net of all fees. The fees of the Composite differ from the fees of the Fund. The fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Composite are lower than the fees and expenses (after taking into account the Expense Cap) associated with an investment in the Class I shares of the Fund, so that if the Composite’s expenses were adjusted for these Fund expenses, its performance would have been lower.

The methodology used to calculate the total return of the Composite is different than the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s prescribed methods for calculating total return for mutual funds and may produce different results.

Fund Expenses

The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. However, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fees and pay Fund expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and class specific expenses) in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of the Fund to [0.55%] of average daily net assets for the Fund’s Class Y shares, through at least [ ], 2026. The term of the Fund’s operating expenses limitation agreement is five years, and it can only be terminated by a vote of the Board. The Adviser may request recoupment of previously waived fees and paid expenses in any subsequent month in the 36-month period from the date of the management fee reduction and expense payment if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of: (1) the expense limitation in place at the time of the management fee reduction and expense payment; or (2) the expense limitation in place at the time of the reimbursement. Any such recoupment is contingent upon the subsequent review and ratification of the recouped amounts by the Board. The Fund must pay current ordinary operating expenses before the Adviser is entitled to any recoupment of fees and expenses.

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Pricing of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are sold based on the NAV per share, which is calculated as of the close of regular trading (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for unrestricted business. However, the Fund’s NAV may be calculated earlier if trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the SEC. The NYSE is closed on weekends and most national holidays, including New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The NAV will not be calculated on days when the NYSE is closed for trading.

Purchase and redemption requests are priced at the next NAV per share calculated after receipt of such requests. The NAV is the value of the Fund’s securities, cash and other assets, minus all expenses and liabilities (assets – liabilities = NAV). NAV per share is determined by dividing NAV by the number of shares outstanding (NAV/ # of shares = NAV per share). The NAV takes into account the expenses and fees of the Fund, including management and administration fees, which are accrued daily.

In calculating the NAV, portfolio securities are valued using current market values or official closing prices, if available. Each security owned by the Fund that is listed on a securities exchange is valued at its last sale price on that exchange on the date as of which assets are valued. Where the security is listed on more than one exchange, the Fund will use the price of the exchange that it generally considers to be the principal exchange on which the security is traded.

When market quotations are not readily available, a security or other asset is valued at its fair value as determined under procedures approved by the Board. These fair value procedures will also be used to price a security when corporate events, events in the securities market and/or world events cause the Adviser to believe that a security’s last sale price may not reflect its actual market value. The intended effect of using fair value pricing procedures is to ensure that the Fund is accurately priced. The Board will regularly evaluate whether the Fund’s fair valuation pricing procedures continue to be appropriate in light of the specific circumstances of the Fund and the quality of prices obtained through their application by the Trust’s valuation committee.

Trading in Foreign Securities

In the case of foreign securities, the occurrence of certain events after the close of foreign markets, but prior to the time the Fund’s NAV per share is calculated (such as a significant surge or decline in the U.S. or other markets), often will result in an adjustment to the trading prices of foreign securities when foreign markets open on the following business day. If such events occur, the Fund will value foreign securities at fair value, taking into account such events, in calculating the NAV per share. In such cases, use of fair valuation can reduce an investor’s ability to seek to profit by estimating the Fund’s NAV per share in advance of the time the NAV per share is calculated. The Adviser anticipates that the Fund’s portfolio holdings will be fair valued when market quotations for those holdings are considered unreliable.

How to Buy Shares

You may purchase shares of the Fund by check, by wire transfer, by electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) network initiated at an authorized bank or through one or more brokers authorized by the Fund to receive purchase orders. Please use the appropriate account application when purchasing by mail or wire. If you have any questions or need further information about how to purchase shares of the Fund, you may call a customer service representative of the Fund toll-free at 1-888-898-5040. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase order. For example, a purchase order

may be refused if, in the Adviser’s opinion, it is so large that it would disrupt the management of the Fund. Orders may also be rejected from persons believed by the Fund to be “market timers.”

All purchase checks must be in U.S. dollars drawn on a domestic financial institution. The Fund will not accept payment in cash or money orders. To prevent check fraud, the Fund will not accept third party checks, U.S. Treasury checks, credit card checks, traveler’s checks or starter checks for the purchase of shares. The Fund is unable to accept post-dated checks or any conditional order or payment.

To buy shares of the Fund, complete an account application and send it together with your check for the amount you wish to invest in the Fund to the address below. To make additional investments once you have opened your account, write your account number on the check and send it together with the Invest by Mail form from your most recent confirmation statement from the Fund’s transfer agent, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Transfer Agent”). All subsequent purchase requests must include the Fund name and your shareholder account number. If you do not have the Invest by Mail form, include the Fund name, your name, address, and account number on a separate piece of paper along with your check. If your payment is returned for any reason, your purchase will be canceled and a $25 fee will be assessed against your account by the Transfer Agent. You may also be responsible for any loss sustained by the Fund.

Purchases In-Kind. In addition to cash purchases, Fund shares may be purchased by tendering payment in-kind in the form of shares of stock, bonds or other securities. Any securities used to buy Fund shares must be readily marketable, their acquisition consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and otherwise acceptable to the Adviser and the Board. For further information, you may call a customer service representative of the Fund toll-free at 1-888-898-5040.

In compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, please note that the Transfer Agent will verify certain information on your account application as part of the Trust’s Anti-Money Laundering Program. As requested on the account application, you must supply your full name, date of birth, social security number and permanent street address. If you are opening the account in the name of a legal entity (e.g., partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, etc.), you must provide the identity of the beneficial owners. Mailing addresses containing only a P.O. Box will not be accepted. Please contact the Transfer Agent at 1-888-898-5040 if you need additional assistance when completing your account application.

If the Transfer Agent does not have a reasonable belief of the identity of an investor, the account application will be rejected or the investor will not be allowed to perform a transaction on the account until such information is received. The Fund may also reserve the right to close the account within five business days if clarifying information/documentation is not received.

Shares of the Fund have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. The Adviser generally does not sell shares to investors residing outside of the United States, even if they are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, except to investors with United States military APO or FPO addresses.

Purchasing Shares by Mail

Please complete the account application and mail it with your check, payable to the Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund, to the Transfer Agent at the following address:


Regular Mail Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services P.O. Box 701 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701			Overnight Express Mail Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services 615 East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Please note, you may not send an account application via overnight delivery to a United States Postal Service post office box.

NOTE: The Fund does not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be its agents. Therefore, a deposit in the mail or with such services, or receipt at U.S. Bank Global Fund Services’s post office box, of purchase orders or redemption requests does not constitute receipt by the Transfer Agent. Receipt of purchase orders or redemption requests is based on when the order is received at the Transfer Agent’s offices.

Purchasing Shares by Telephone

If you did not decline telephone options on your Account Application to perform telephone transactions (or they were added by subsequent arrangement in writing with the Fund), and your account has been open for at least seven business days, you may purchase additional shares by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-888-898-5040. You may not make your initial purchase of Fund shares by telephone. Telephone orders will be accepted via electronic funds transfer from your pre-designated bank account through the ACH network. You must have banking information established on your account prior to making a telephone purchase. Only bank accounts held at domestic institutions that are ACH members may be used for telephone transactions. If your order is received prior to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, shares will be purchased at the NAV next calculated. For security reasons, requests by telephone may be recorded. Once a telephone transaction has been requested, it cannot be canceled or modified after the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time).

Purchasing Shares by Wire

If you are making your initial investment in the Fund, before wiring funds, the Transfer Agent must have a completed account application. You can mail or overnight deliver your account application to the Transfer Agent at the above address. Upon receipt of your completed account application, the Transfer Agent will establish an account on your behalf. Once your account is established, you may instruct your bank to send the wire. Your bank must include the name of the Fund, your name and your account number so that monies can be correctly applied. Your bank should transmit immediately available funds by wire to:

U.S. Bank National Association

777 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

ABA #075000022

Credit: U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

A/C #112-952-137

FFC: Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund

Shareholder Registration

Shareholder Account Number

If you are making a subsequent purchase, your bank should wire funds as indicated above. Before each wire purchase, you should be sure to notify the Transfer Agent. It is essential that your bank include complete information about your account in all wire transactions. If you have questions about how to invest by wire, you may call the Transfer Agent at 1-888-898-5040. Your bank may charge you a fee for sending a wire payment to the Fund.

Wired funds must be received prior to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time to be eligible for same day pricing. Neither the Fund nor U.S. Bank N.A. is responsible for the consequences of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve wire system or from incomplete wiring instructions.

Automatic Investment Plan

Once your account has been opened with the initial minimum investment, you may make additional purchases of Class Y shares at regular intervals through the Automatic Investment Plan (“AIP”). The AIP provides a convenient method to have monies deducted from your bank account, for investment into the Fund, on a monthly or quarterly basis. In order to participate in the AIP, each purchase must be in the amount of $100 or more, and your financial institution must be a member of the ACH network. If your bank rejects your payment, the Transfer Agent will charge a $25 fee to your account. To begin participating in the AIP, please complete the Automatic Investment Plan section on the account application or call the Transfer Agent at 1-888-898-5040 if you have any questions. Any request to change or terminate your AIP should be submitted to the Transfer Agent at least five calendar days prior to the automatic investment date.

Retirement Accounts

The Fund offers prototype documents for a variety of retirement accounts for individuals and small businesses. Please call 1-888-898-5040 for information on:

•Individual Retirement Plans, including Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs.

•Small Business Retirement Plans, including Simple IRAs and SEP IRAs.

There may be special distribution requirements for a retirement account, such as required distributions or mandatory Federal income tax withholding. For more information, call the number listed above. You may be charged a $15 annual account maintenance fee for each retirement account up to a maximum of $30 annually and a $25 fee for transferring assets to another custodian or for closing a retirement account. Fees charged by institutions may vary.

Purchasing and Selling Shares through a Broker

You may buy and sell shares of the Fund through certain brokers and financial intermediaries (and their agents) (collectively, “Brokers”) that have made arrangements with the Fund to sell its shares. When you place your order with such a Broker, your order is treated as if you had placed it directly with the Transfer Agent, and you will pay or receive the next price calculated by the Fund. The Broker holds your shares in an omnibus account in the Broker’s name, and the Broker maintains your individual ownership records. The Broker may charge you a fee for handling your order. The Broker is responsible for processing your order correctly and promptly, keeping you advised regarding the status of your individual account, confirming your transactions and ensuring that you receive copies of the Fund’s Prospectus.

How to Sell Fund Shares

You may sell (redeem) your Fund shares on any day the Fund and the NYSE are open for business either directly to the Fund or through your financial intermediary. As discussed below, you may receive proceeds of your sale in a check, ACH, or federal wire transfer. The Fund typically expects that it will take one to three days following the receipt of your redemption request in good order, to pay out

redemption proceeds. However, while not expected, payment of redemption proceeds may take up to seven days if sending proceeds earlier could adversely affect the Fund. If you did not purchase your shares with a federal wire payment, the Fund may delay payment of your redemption proceeds for up to 15 calendar days from purchase or until your payment has cleared, whichever occurs first.

The Fund typically expects that it will hold cash or cash equivalents to meet redemption requests. The Fund may also use the proceeds from the sale of portfolio securities to meet redemption requests if consistent with the management of the Fund. These redemption methods will be used regularly and may also be used in unusual market conditions.

The Fund reserves the right to redeem in-kind as described under “Redemption In-Kind” below. Redemptions in-kind are typically used to meet redemption requests that represent a large percentage of the Fund’s net assets in order to minimize the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. Redemptions in-kind are typically only used in unusual market conditions.

In Writing

You may redeem your shares by simply sending a written request to the Transfer Agent. Receipt of purchase orders or redemption requests is based on when the order is received at the Transfer Agent’s offices. You should provide your account number and state whether you want all or some of your shares redeemed. The letter should be signed by all of the shareholders whose names appear on the account registration and include a signature guarantee(s), if necessary. You should send your redemption request to:


Regular Mail Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services P.O. Box 701 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701			Overnight Express Mail Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services 615 East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

By Telephone

If you complete the appropriate portion of the account application, you may redeem all or some of your shares, up to $100,000, by calling the Transfer Agent at 1-888-898-5040 before the close of trading on the NYSE. This is normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Redemption proceeds will be processed on the next business day and sent to the address that appears on the Transfer Agent’s records or sent via ACH or wire to a previously established bank account. The minimum amount that may be wired is $1,000. A wire fee of $15 will be deducted from your redemption proceeds for complete and share certain redemptions. In the case of a partial redemption, the fee will be deducted from the remaining account balance. Telephone redemptions cannot be made if you notified the Transfer Agent of a change of address within 15 calendar days before the redemption request. Shares held in IRA accounts may be redeemed by telephone at 1-888-898-5040. IRA investors will be asked whether or not to withhold taxes from any distribution.

You may request telephone redemption privileges after your account is opened by calling the Transfer Agent at 1-888-898-5040 for instructions.

You may encounter higher than usual call wait times during periods of high market activity. Please allow sufficient time to ensure that you will be able to complete your telephone transaction prior to market close. If you are unable to contact the Fund by telephone, you may mail your redemption request in writing to the address noted above. Once a telephone transaction has been accepted, it may not be canceled or modified after the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time). If an account has more than one owner or authorized person, the Fund will accept telephone instructions from any one owner or authorized person.

Retirement Account Redemptions

Shareholders who have an IRA or other retirement plan must indicate on their written redemption request whether or not to withhold federal income tax. Redemption requests failing to indicate an election not to have tax withheld will generally be subject to 10% withholding.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan

As another convenience, you may redeem your Class Y shares through the Systematic Withdrawal Plan (“SWP”). Under the SWP, shareholders or their financial intermediaries may request that a payment drawn in a predetermined amount be sent to them on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. In order to participate in the SWP, your account balance must be at least $500,000 and each withdrawal amount must be for a minimum of $100. If you elect this method of redemption, the Fund will send a check directly to your address of record or will send the payment directly to your bank account via electronic funds transfer through the ACH network. For payment through the ACH network, your bank must be an ACH member and your bank account information must be previously established on your account. The redemption fee will be waived on sales of Fund shares due to participation in the SWP. The SWP may be terminated at any time by the Fund. You may also elect to terminate your participation in the SWP by communicating by telephone or in writing to the Transfer Agent no later than five calendar days before the next scheduled withdrawal at:


Regular Mail Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services P.O. Box 701 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701			Overnight Express Mail Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services 615 East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

A withdrawal under the SWP involves a redemption of shares and may result in a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. In addition, if the amount withdrawn exceeds the dividends credited to your account, the account ultimately may be depleted. To establish a SWP, an investor must complete the appropriate section of the account application or submit a letter of instruction after the account is opened to the appropriate address provided above. For additional information on the SWP, please call the Transfer Agent at 1-888-898-5040.

Redemption “In-Kind”

The Fund reserves the right to pay redemption proceeds to you in whole or in part by a distribution of securities from the Fund’s portfolio (a “redemption in-kind”). It is not expected that the Fund would do so except during unusual market conditions. A redemption, whether in cash or in-kind, is a taxable event to you. If the Fund pays your redemption proceeds by a distribution of securities, you could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash and will bear any market risks associated with such securities until they are converted into cash.

Signature Guarantees

Signature guarantees, from either a Medallion program member or non-Medallion program member, will generally be accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers, credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations, as well as from participants in the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program and the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program. A notary public is not an acceptable signature guarantor.

A signature guarantee is required in the following situations:

•When ownership is being changed on your account;

•When redemption proceeds are payable or sent to any person, address or bank account not on record;

•When a redemption is received by the Transfer Agent and the account address has changed within the last 15 calendar days; and

•For all redemptions in excess of $100,000 from any shareholder account.

Non-financial transactions, including establishing or modifying certain services on an account, may require a signature guarantee, signature verification from a Signature Validation Program member, or other acceptable form of authentication from a financial institution source.

In addition to the situations described above, the Fund and/or the Transfer Agent may require a signature guarantee or signature validation program stamp in other instances based on the facts and circumstances.

Other Information about Redemptions

The Fund may redeem the shares in your account if the value of your account is less than $500,000 as a result of redemptions you have made. This does not apply to retirement plan or Uniform Gifts or Transfers to Minors Act accounts. You will be notified that the value of your account is less than $500,000 before the Fund makes an involuntary redemption. You will then have 30 days in which to make an additional investment to bring the value of your account to at least $500,000 before the Fund takes any action.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Fund will make distributions of dividends and capital gains, if any, at least annually, typically in December. The Fund may make an additional payment of dividends or distributions of capital gains if it deems it desirable at any other time of the year.

All distributions will be reinvested in the Fund shares unless you choose one of the following options: (1) receive dividends in cash while reinvesting capital gain distributions in additional Fund shares; (2) reinvest dividends in additional Fund shares and receive capital gains in cash; or (3) receive all distributions in cash. Dividends are taxable whether reinvested in additional shares or received in cash.

If you elect to receive distributions in cash and the U.S. Postal Service cannot deliver the check, or if a check remains outstanding for six months, the Fund reserves the right to reinvest the distribution check in your account, at the Fund’s current NAV per share, and to reinvest all subsequent distributions. If you wish to change your distribution option, notify the Transfer Agent in writing or by telephone at least five days in advance of the payment date for the distribution.

Any dividend or capital gain distribution paid by the Fund has the effect of reducing the NAV per share on the ex-dividend date by the amount of the dividend or capital gain distribution. You should note that a

dividend or capital gain distribution paid on shares purchased shortly before that dividend or capital gain distribution was declared will be subject to income taxes even though the dividend or capital gain distribution represents, in an economic sense, a partial return of capital to you.

TOOLS TO COMBAT FREQUENT TRANSACTIONS

The Board has adopted policies and procedures to prevent frequent transactions in the Fund. The Fund discourages excessive, short-term trading and other abusive trading practices that may disrupt portfolio management strategies and harm the Fund’s performance. The Fund may decide to restrict purchase and sale activity in their shares based on various factors, including whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt portfolio management strategies and adversely affect the Fund’s performance or whether the shareholder has conducted four round trip transactions within a 12-month period. The Fund takes steps to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in the Fund. These steps include monitoring trading practices and using fair value pricing. Although these efforts (which are described in more detail below) are designed to discourage abusive trading practices, these tools cannot eliminate the possibility that such activity may occur. Further, while the Fund makes efforts to identify and restrict frequent trading, the Fund receives purchase and sale orders through financial intermediaries and cannot always know or detect frequent trading that may be facilitated by the use of intermediaries or the use of group or omnibus accounts by those intermediaries. The Fund seeks to exercise its judgment in implementing these tools to the best of its ability in a manner that the Fund believes is consistent with shareholder interests.

Monitoring Trading Practices. The Fund monitors selected trades in an effort to detect excessive short-term trading activities. If, as a result of this monitoring, the Fund believes that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it may, in its discretion, ask the shareholder to stop such activities or refuse to process purchases in the shareholder’s accounts. In making such judgments, the Fund seeks to act in a manner that it believes is consistent with the best interests of shareholders. Due to the complexity and subjectivity involved in identifying abusive trading activity and the volume of shareholder transactions the Fund handles, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s efforts will identify all trades or trading practices that may be considered abusive. In addition, the Fund’s ability to monitor trades that are placed by individual shareholders within group or omnibus accounts maintained by financial intermediaries is limited because the Fund does not have simultaneous access to the underlying shareholder account information.

In compliance with Rule 22c-2 of the 1940 Act, the Fund’s distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) on behalf of the Fund, has entered into written agreements with each of the Fund’s financial intermediaries, under which the intermediary must, upon request, provide the Fund with certain shareholder and identity trading information so that the Fund can enforce its market timing policies.

Fair Value Pricing. The Fund employs fair value pricing selectively to ensure greater accuracy in its daily NAV and to prevent dilution by frequent traders or market timers who seek to take advantage of temporary market anomalies. The Board has developed procedures which utilize fair value pricing when reliable market quotations are not readily available or the Fund’s pricing service does not provide a valuation (or provides a valuation that in the judgment of the Adviser to the Fund does not represent the security’s fair value), or when, in the judgment of the Adviser, events have rendered the market value unreliable. Valuing securities at fair value involves reliance on judgment. Fair value determinations are made in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board and are reviewed annually by the Board. There can be no assurance that the Fund will obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.

Fair value pricing may be applied to non-U.S. securities. The trading hours for most non-U.S. securities end prior to the close of the NYSE, the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The occurrence of certain

events after the close of non-U.S. markets, but prior to the close of the NYSE (such as a significant surge or decline in the U.S. market) often will result in an adjustment to the trading prices of non-U.S. securities when non-U.S. markets open on the following business day. If such events occur, the Fund may value non-U.S. securities at fair value, taking into account such events, when it calculates its NAV. Other types of securities that the Fund may hold for which fair value pricing might be required include, but are not limited to: (a) investments which are infrequently traded and/or the market price of which the Adviser believes may be stale; (b) illiquid securities, including “restricted” securities and private placements for which there is no public market; (c) securities of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (d) securities whose trading has been halted or suspended; and (e) fixed income securities that have gone into default and for which there is not a current market value quotation.

More detailed information regarding fair value pricing can be found under the heading titled, “Pricing of Fund Shares.”

TAX CONSEQUENCES

The Fund has elected and intends to continue to qualify to be taxed as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). As a regulated investment company, the Fund will not be subject to federal income tax if it distributes its income as required by the tax law and satisfies certain other requirements that are described in the SAI.

The Fund typically makes distributions of dividends and capital gains in December. Dividends are taxable to you as ordinary income. The rate you pay on capital gain distributions will depend on how long the Fund held the securities that generated the gain, not on how long you owned your Fund shares. You will be taxed in the same manner whether you receive your dividends and capital gain distributions in cash or reinvest them in additional Fund shares. A portion of ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund may be qualified dividend income eligible for taxation at long-term capital gain rates for individual investors, provided that certain holding period and other requirements are met. However, eligibility for the qualified dividend rate depends on the actual investments of the Fund and there is no assurance that any of the Fund’s investment will produce income eligible for this preferential rate. An additional federal surtax at the rate of 3.8% may apply to net investment income, which generally includes dividends from the Fund and gain on sales of Fund shares, of shareholders with adjusted gross incomes over $200,000 for single filers and $250,000 for married joint filers. Although distributions generally are taxable when received, certain distributions declared in October, November, or December to shareholders of record on a specified date in such a month but paid in the following January are taxable as if received in the prior December. Distributions are includable in alternative minimum taxable income in computing liability for the alternative minimum tax of a shareholder who is an individual.

For taxable years beginning after 2017 and before 2025, non-corporate taxpayers generally may deduct 20% of “qualified business income” derived either directly or through partnerships or S corporations. For this purpose, “qualified business income” generally includes dividends paid by a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and certain income from publicly traded partnerships. Regulations recently adopted by the United States Treasury allow non-corporate shareholders of the Fund to benefit from the 20% deduction with respect to net REIT dividends received by the Fund if the Fund meets certain reporting requirements. There is currently no mechanism for the Fund, to the extent that the Fund invests in MLPs, to pass through to non-corporate shareholders the character of income derived from MLP investments so as to allow such shareholders to claim this deduction. It is uncertain whether future legislation or other guidance will enable the Fund to pass through to non-corporate shareholders the ability to claim this deduction.

By law, the Fund must withhold from your taxable distributions and redemption proceeds an amount as backup withholding determined at a rate as set forth under section 3406 of the Code, if you do not provide your correct Social Security or taxpayer identification number and certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or if the Internal Revenue Service instructs the Fund to do so.

Sale or exchange of your Fund shares is a taxable event for you. Depending on the purchase and sale price of the shares you sell, you may have a gain or a loss on the transaction. It will be a capital gain or loss if you hold your shares in the Fund as a capital asset. Long-term capital gains are subject to a maximum federal income tax rate of 20% (not including the 3.8% net investment income tax). You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transaction. The Code limits the deductibility of capital losses in certain circumstances.

Unrelated Business Taxable Income (“UBTI”)

Income of a registered investment company that would be UBTI if earned directly by a tax-exempt entity generally will not constitute UBTI when distributed to a tax-exempt shareholder of the registered investment company. Notwithstanding this blocking effect, a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI where the registered investment company receives excess inclusion income from a real estate mortgage investment conduit (“REMIC”) or a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that is invested in a taxable mortgage pool. The Fund does not intend to invest in REMICs or REITs that have a history of paying excess inclusion income that may give rise to UBTI for tax-exempt shareholders.

A tax-exempt shareholder could also realize UBTI by virtue of its investment in the Fund if shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder as defined in Section 514(b) of the Code.

There is no requirement that the Fund take into consideration any tax implications when implementing its investment strategy. Shareholders should note that the Fund may make taxable distributions of income and capital gains even when share values have declined.

Additional information concerning the taxation of the Fund and its shareholders is contained in the SAI. You should consult your own tax advisor concerning federal, state and local taxation of distributions from the Fund. Sullivan & Worcester LLP has expressed no opinion in respect thereof.

DISTRIBUTION OF SHARE CLASS

The Fund has registered, and this Prospectus offers, one class of shares – Class Y shares. Class Y shares do not have a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) or a Rule 12b-1 distribution and service fee. If you purchase Class Y shares, you will pay the NAV per share next determined after your order is received.

More about Class Y Shares

Listed below are persons eligible to, though not limited to, invest in Class Y shares:

1.Institutional investors including banks, savings institutions, credit unions and other financial institutions, pension, profit sharing and employee benefit plans and trusts, insurance companies, investment companies, investment advisors, broker-dealers and financial advisors acting for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients;

2.Full-time employees, agents, employees of agents, retirees and directors (trustees), and members of their families (i.e., parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, set or adopted relationships,

grandparent, grandchild and UTMA accounts naming qualifying persons) of the Adviser and its affiliated companies; and

3.Shareholders investing through accounts at First Sentier Investments (US) LLC and its affiliated companies.

Minimum Investments

You may open a Fund account with a minimum initial investment as listed in the table below.


	To Open Your Account	To Add to Your Account
Regular Accounts
Class Y	$500,000	Any Amount

The Fund’s minimum investment and eligibility requirements may be waived from time to time by the Adviser, and for the following types of shareholders:

•current and retired employees, directors/trustees and officers of the Trust, the Adviser and its affiliates and certain family members of each of them (i.e., spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, sibling, grandchild and grandparent, in each case including in-law, step and adoptive relationships);

•any trust, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan for current and retired employees, directors/trustees and officers of the Adviser and its affiliates;

•current employees of the Transfer Agent, broker-dealers who act as selling agents for the Fund, intermediaries that have marketing agreements in place with the Adviser and the immediate family members of any of them;

•registered investment advisers who buy through a broker-dealer or service agent who has entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor;

•qualified broker-dealers who have entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor; and

•existing clients of the Adviser, their employees and immediate family members of such employees.

GENERAL POLICIES

Some of the following policies are mentioned above. In general, the Fund reserves the right to:

•Refuse, change, discontinue, or temporarily suspend account services, including purchase, or telephone redemption privileges, for any reason;

•Reject any purchase request for any reason. Generally, the Fund will do this if the purchase is disruptive to the efficient management of the Fund (due to the timing of the investment or an investor’s history of excessive trading);

•Redeem all shares in your account if your balance falls below the Fund’s minimum initial investment requirement due to redemption activity. If, within 30 days of the Fund’s written request, you have not increased your account balance, you may be required to redeem your shares. The Fund will not require you to redeem shares if the value of your account drops below the investment minimum due to fluctuations of NAV; and

•Reject any purchase or redemption request that does not contain all required documentation.

Your Broker may establish policies that differ from those of the Fund. For example, the organization may charge transaction fees, set higher minimum investments, or impose certain limitations on buying or selling shares in addition to those identified in this Prospectus. Contact your Broker for details.

Lost Shareholders, Inactive Accounts and Unclaimed Property. It is important that the Fund maintain a correct address for each shareholder. An incorrect address may cause a shareholder’s account statements and other mailings to be returned to the Fund. Based upon statutory requirements for returned mail, the Fund will attempt to locate the shareholder or rightful owner of the account. If the Fund is unable to locate the shareholder, then it will determine whether the shareholder’s account can legally be considered abandoned. Your mutual fund account may be transferred to the state government of your state of residence if no activity occurs within your account during the “inactivity period” specified in your state’s abandoned property laws. The Fund is legally obligated to escheat (or transfer) abandoned property to the appropriate state’s unclaimed property administrator in accordance with statutory requirements. The shareholder’s last known address of record determines which state has jurisdiction. Please proactively contact the Transfer Agent toll-free at 1-888-898-5040 at least annually to ensure your account remains in active status.

If you are a resident of the state of Texas, you may designate a representative to receive notifications that, due to inactivity, your mutual fund account assets may be delivered to the Texas Comptroller. Please contact the Transfer Agent if you wish to complete a Texas Designation of Representative form.

Householding

In an effort to decrease costs, the Fund intends to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, supplements, and certain other shareholder documents, you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts and to shareholders the Transfer Agent reasonably believes are from the same family or household. Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-888-898-5040 to request individual copies of documents; if your shares are held through a financial intermediary, please contact them directly. Once the Transfer Agent receives notice to stop householding, the Transfer Agent will begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Financial highlights are not available at this time because the Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus.

Investment Adviser

First Sentier Investors (US) LLC

10 East 53rd Street, 21st Floor,

New York, New York 10022

Investment Sub-Adviser

First Sentier Investors (Singapore)

79 Robinson Road, #17-01

Singapore 068897

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP

Two Liberty Place

50 South 16th Street, Suite 2900

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102

Legal Counsel

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

1633 Broadway, 32nd Floor

New York, New York 10019

Custodian

U.S. Bank National Association

Custody Operations

1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Transfer Agent, Fund Accountant and Fund Administrator

U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Distributor

Quasar Distributors, LLC

111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

PRIVACY NOTICE

The Fund collects non-public information about you from the following sources:

• Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;

• Information you give us orally; and/or

• Information about your transactions with us or others.

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Fund. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information and require third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.

In the event that you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared by those entities with unaffiliated third parties.

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STEWART INVESTORS WORLDWIDE LEADERS SUSTAINABILITY FUND

https://www.stewartinvestors.us/

FOR MORE INFORMATION

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

Statement of Additional Information

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

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports

The Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports (collectively, the “Shareholder Reports”) provide the most recent financial reports and portfolio listings. The annual report contains a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that affected the Fund’s performance during the Fund’s previous fiscal year.

The SAI and Shareholder Reports are available free of charge on the Fund’s website at https://www.stewartinvestors.us/. You can obtain a free copy of the SAI and Shareholder Reports, request other information, or make general inquiries about the Fund by calling the Fund (toll-free) at 1-888-898-5040 or by writing to:

Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund

c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701

Reports and other information about the Fund are also available:

•Free of charge from the SEC’s EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; or

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

(Investment Company Act file number is 811-07959.)

Subject to Completion, Dated April 1, 2021

The information in this statement of additional information is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This statement of additional information is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

STEWART INVESTORS WORLDWIDE LEADERS
SUSTAINABILITY FUND


Class Y			WWLSX

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

[ ], 2021

c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701

1-888-898-5040

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus and it should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus for the Class Y dated [ ], 2021 and as may be revised, of the Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”). A copy of the Prospectus may be obtained by contacting the Fund at the address or telephone number above or by visiting the Fund’s website at https://www.stewartinvestors.us/.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


THE TRUST			1

INVESTMENT POLICIES			1

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS			12

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER			13

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS POLICY			13

MANAGEMENT			15

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES			23

CONTROL PERSONS, PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS, AND MANAGEMENT OWNERSHIP			24

CODES OF ETHICS			24

THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISER			24

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS			26

SERVICE PROVIDERS			27

EXECUTION OF PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS			28

MARKETING AND SUPPORT PAYMENTS			29

ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION			29

DETERMINATION OF SHARE PRICE			31

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX INFORMATION			32

DISTRIBUTION			36

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM			36

GENERAL INFORMATION			36

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS			38

THE TRUST

The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on October 3, 1996, and is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”) permits the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, which may be issued in any number of series. The Trust consists of various series that represent separate investment portfolios. The Board may from time to time issue other series, the assets and liabilities of which will be separate and distinct from any other series. This SAI relates only to the Fund.

The Fund has not yet commenced operations.

Registration with the SEC does not involve supervision of the management or policies of the Fund. The Prospectus of the Fund and this SAI omit certain of the information contained in the Registration Statement filed with the SEC. Copies of such information may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the prescribed fee or may be accessed free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The discussion below supplements information contained in the Fund’s Prospectus as to the investment policies and risks of the Fund.

Diversification

The Fund is diversified under applicable federal securities laws. This means that as to 75% of its total assets (1) no more than 5% may be invested in the securities of a single issuer, and (2) it may not hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of a single issuer. However, the diversification of a mutual fund’s holdings is measured at the time the fund purchases a security and 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. Accordingly, the Fund is subject to the risk that its performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few securities despite qualifying as diversified Fund.

Market and Regulatory Risk

Events in the financial markets and economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and affect performance. Such adverse effect on performance could include a decline in the value and liquidity of securities held by the Fund, unusually high and unanticipated levels of redemptions, an increase in portfolio turnover, a decrease in net asset value (“NAV”), and an increase in Fund expenses. It may also be unusually difficult to identify both investment risks and opportunities, in which case investment objectives may not be met. Market events may affect a single issuer, industry, sector, or the market as a whole. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. During a general downturn in the financial markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value and the Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests. It is impossible to predict whether or for how long such market events will continue, particularly if they are unprecedented, unforeseen or widespread events or conditions, pandemics, epidemics and other similar circumstances in one or more countries or regions. Therefore, it is important to understand that the value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply and for extended periods, and you could lose money.

Governmental and regulatory actions, including tax law changes, may also impair portfolio management and have unexpected or adverse consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments. Policy

and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation, and may in some instances contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. In addition, economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.

Percentage Limitations

Whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of the Fund’s assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Fund’s acquisition or sale of such security or other asset. Accordingly, except with respect to borrowing any subsequent change in values, net assets or other circumstances will not be considered in determining whether an investment complies with the Fund’s investment policies and limitations. In addition, if a bankruptcy or other extraordinary event occurs concerning a particular investment by the Fund, the Fund may receive stock, real estate or other investments that the Fund would not, or could not, buy. If this happens the Fund would sell such investments as soon as practicable while trying to maximize the return to its shareholders.

The Fund may invest in the following types of investments, each of which is subject to certain risks, as discussed below:

Equity Securities

Common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights, warrants and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) are examples of equity securities in which the Fund may invest.

All investments in equity securities are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles and the value of the securities in a Fund’s portfolio may fluctuate substantially from day to day. Owning an equity security can also subject the Fund to the risk that the issuer may discontinue paying dividends.

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

Preferred Stocks. Preferred stocks are equity securities that often pay dividends at a specific rate and have a preference over common stocks in dividend payments and liquidation of assets. A preferred stock has a blend of the characteristics of a bond and common stock. Preferred stock generally does not carry voting rights. It can offer the higher yield of a bond and has priority over common stock in equity ownership, but does not have the seniority of a bond and, unlike common stock, its participation in the issuer’s growth may be limited. Although the dividend is set at a fixed annual rate, in some circumstances it can be changed or omitted by the issuer.

Convertible Securities. The Fund may invest in convertible securities. Traditional convertible securities include corporate bonds, notes and preferred stocks that may be converted into or exchanged for common

stock, and other securities that also provide an opportunity for equity participation. These securities are convertible either at a stated price or a stated rate (that is, for a specific number of shares of common stock or other security). As with other fixed income securities, the price of a convertible security generally varies inversely with interest rates. While providing a fixed income stream, a convertible security also affords the investor an opportunity, through its conversion feature, to participate in the capital appreciation of the common stock into which it is convertible. As the market price of the underlying common stock declines, convertible securities tend to trade increasingly on a yield basis and so may not experience market value declines to the same extent as the underlying common stock. When the market price of the underlying common stock increases, the price of a convertible security tends to rise as a reflection of higher yield or capital appreciation. In such situations, the Fund may have to pay more for a convertible security than the value of the underlying common stock.

Rights and Warrants. The Fund may invest in rights and warrants. A right is a privilege granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock and it is issued at a predetermined price in proportion to the number of shares already owned. Rights normally have a short life, usually two to four weeks, are freely transferable and entitle the holder to buy the new common stock at a lower price than the current market. Warrants are options to purchase equity securities at a specific price for a specific period of time. They do not represent ownership of the securities, but only the right to buy them. Hence, warrants have no voting rights, pay no dividends and have no rights with respect to the assets of the corporation issuing them. The value of warrants is derived solely from capital appreciation of the underlying equity securities. Warrants differ from call options in that the underlying corporation issues warrants, whereas call options may be written by anyone.

An investment in rights and warrants 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, although their value is influenced by the value of the underlying security, their value does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities, and they cease to have value if they are not exercised on or before their expiration date. Investing in rights and warrants increases the potential profit or loss to be realized from the investment as compared with investing the same amount in the underlying securities.

Small- and Medium-Sized Companies

To the extent the Fund invest in the equity securities of small- and medium-sized companies, it will be exposed to the risks of smaller sized companies. Small- and medium-sized companies may have narrower markets for their goods and/or services and may have more limited managerial and financial resources than larger, more established companies. Furthermore, such companies may have limited product lines, services, markets, or financial resources or may be dependent on a small management group. In addition, because these stocks may not be well-known to the investing public, do not have significant institutional ownership or are typically followed by fewer security analysts, there will normally be less publicly available information concerning these securities compared to what is available for the securities of larger companies. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, can decrease the value and liquidity of securities held by the Fund. As a result, their performance can be more volatile and they face greater risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility of a Fund’s portfolio.

Investment Companies

The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), money market mutual funds and other mutual funds in pursuit of its investment objective, in accordance with the limitations established under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as

amended (the “1940 Act”). This may include investments in money market mutual funds in connection with the Fund’s management of daily cash positions. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, the Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, Fund shareholders indirectly will bear a Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with a Fund’s own operations.

Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act generally prohibits a fund from purchasing (1) more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of another fund; (2) securities of another fund having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the value of the acquiring fund; and (3) securities of the other fund and all other funds having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of the total assets of the acquiring funds. There are some exceptions, however, to these limitations pursuant to various rules promulgated by the SEC.

The SEC recently adopted revisions to the rules permitting funds to invest in other investment companies to streamline and enhance the regulatory framework applicable to fund of funds arrangements. While new Rule 12d1-4 will permit more types of fund of fund arrangements without an exemptive order, it imposes new conditions, including limits on control and voting of acquired funds’ shares, evaluations and findings by investment advisers, fund investment agreements, and limits on most three-tier fund structures.

The Fund may rely on Section 12(d)(1)(F) and Rule 12d1-3 of the 1940 Act. The provisions of Section 12(d)(1) shall not apply to securities purchased or otherwise acquired by a Fund if (i) immediately after such purchase or acquisition not more than 3% of the total outstanding stock of such registered investment company is owned by a Fund and all affiliated persons of a Fund; and (ii) a Fund is not proposing to offer or sell any security issued by it through a principal underwriter or otherwise at a public or offering price including a sales load or service fee that exceeds the limits set forth in Rule 2341 of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) applicable to a fund of funds (e.g., 8.5%). In accordance with Rule 12d1-1 under the 1940 Act, the provisions of Section 12(d)(1) shall not apply to shares of affiliated or unaffiliated money market funds purchased by the Fund, whether or not for temporary defensive purposes, provided that the Fund does not pay a sales charge, distribution fee or service fee as defined in Rule 2341 of the Conduct Rules of FINRA on acquired money market fund shares (or the Adviser must waive its advisory fees in amount necessary to offset any sales charge, distribution fee or service fee).

Exchange-Traded Fund. ETFs are open-end investment companies whose shares are listed on a national securities exchange. An ETF is similar to a traditional mutual fund, but trades at different prices during the day on a security exchange like a stock. Similar to investments in other investment companies discussed above, the Fund’s investments in ETFs will involve duplication of advisory fees and other expenses since the Fund will be investing in another investment company. In addition, the Fund’s investment in ETFs is also subject to its limitations on investments in investment companies discussed above. To the extent the Fund invests in ETFs which focus on a particular market segment or industry, the Fund will also be subject to the risks associated with investing in those sectors or industries. The shares of the ETFs in which the Fund will invest will be listed on a national securities exchange and the Fund will purchase or sell these shares on the secondary market at its current market price, which may be more or less than its net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

As a purchaser of ETF shares on the secondary market, the Fund will be subject to the market risk associated with owning any security whose value is based on market price. ETF shares historically have tended to trade at or near their NAV, but there is no guarantee that they will continue to do so. Unlike traditional mutual funds, shares of an ETF may be purchased and redeemed directly from the ETFs only in large blocks and only through participating organizations that have entered into contractual agreements

with the ETF. The Fund does not expect to enter into such agreements and therefore will not be able to purchase and redeem its ETF shares directly from the ETF.

Foreign Investments

The Fund may make investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (“foreign securities”).

Depositary Receipts. The Fund reserves the right to invest up to 75% of the Fund’s net assets in Depositary Receipts (“DRs”). DRs include ADRs, European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) or other forms of DRs.

ADRs evidence ownership of, and represent the right to receive, securities of foreign issuers deposited in a domestic bank or trust company or a foreign correspondent bank. Prices of ADRs are quoted in U.S. dollars, and ADRs are traded in the U.S. on exchanges or over-the-counter. While ADRs do not eliminate all the risks associated with foreign investments, by investing in ADRs rather than directly in the stock of foreign issuers, the Fund will avoid currency and certain foreign market trading risks during the settlement period for either purchases or sales. In general, there is a large, liquid market in the U.S. for ADRs quoted on a national securities exchange. The information available for ADRs is subject to the accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards of the U.S. market or exchange on which they are traded, which standards are generally more uniform and more exacting than those to which many foreign issuers may be subject.

In sponsored programs, an issuer has made arrangements to have its securities traded in the form of depositary receipts. In unsponsored programs, the issuer may not be directly involved in the creation of the program. Although regulatory requirements with respect to sponsored and unsponsored programs are generally similar, in some cases it may be easier to obtain financial information about an issuer that has participated in the creation of a sponsored program. There may be an increased possibility of untimely responses to certain corporate actions of the issuer, such as stock splits and rights offerings, in an unsponsored program. Accordingly, there may be less information available regarding issuers of securities underlying unsponsored programs and there may not be a correlation between this information and the market value of the depositary receipts. If the Fund’s investment depends on obligations being met by the arranger as well as the issuer of an unsponsored program, the Fund will be exposed to additional credit risk.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The Fund may invest in foreign currency exchange transactions. Exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies are a function of such factors as supply and demand in the currency exchange markets, international balances of payments, governmental intervention, speculation and other economic and political conditions. Foreign exchange dealers may realize a profit on the difference between the price at which the Fund buys and sells currencies.

Risks of Investing in Foreign Securities. Investments in foreign securities involve certain inherent risks, including the following:

Political and Economic Factors. Individual economies of certain countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the United States’ economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, diversification and balance of payments position. The internal politics of certain foreign countries may not be as stable as those of the United States. Governments in certain foreign countries also continue to participate to a significant degree, through ownership interest or regulation, in their respective economies. Action by these governments could include restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, expropriation of goods or imposition of taxes,

and could have a significant effect on market prices of securities and payment of interest. The economies of many foreign countries are heavily dependent upon international trade and are accordingly affected by the trade policies and economic conditions of their trading partners. Enactment by these trading partners of protectionist trade legislation could have a significant adverse effect upon the securities markets of such countries.

Legal and Regulatory Matters. Certain foreign countries may have less supervision of securities markets, brokers and issuers of securities, and less financial information available to issuers, than is available in the United States.

Currency Fluctuations. A change in the value of any foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a corresponding change in the U.S. dollar value of a DR’s underlying portfolio securities denominated in that currency. Such changes will affect the Fund to the extent that the Fund is invested in DRs comprised of foreign securities.

To the extent the Fund invests in securities denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the Fund will be affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates (and exchange control regulations) which affect the value of investments in the Fund and the income and appreciation or depreciation of the investments. Changes in foreign currency exchange ratios relative to the U.S. dollar will affect the U.S. dollar value of the Fund’s assets denominated in that currency and the Fund’s yield on such assets. In addition, the Fund will incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies.

The Fund’s foreign currency exchange transactions may be conducted on a spot basis (that is, cash basis) at the spot rate for purchasing or selling currency prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market. The Fund also may enter into contracts with banks, brokers or dealers to purchase or sell securities or foreign currencies at a future date (“forward contracts”). A foreign currency forward contract is a negotiated agreement between the contracting parties to exchange a specified amount of currency at a specified future time at a specified rate. The rate can be higher or lower than the spot rate between the currencies that are the subject of the contract.

Taxes. The interest and dividends payable to the Fund on certain of a Fund’s foreign securities may be subject to foreign taxes or withholding, thus reducing the net amount of income available for distribution to Fund shareholders. The Fund may not be eligible to pass through to its shareholders any tax credits or deductions with respect to such foreign taxes or withholding.

In considering whether to invest in the securities of a non-U.S. company, the Adviser considers such factors as the characteristics of the particular company, differences between economic trends and the performance of securities markets within the U.S. and those within other countries, and also factors relating to the general economic, governmental and social conditions of the country or countries where the company is located. The extent to which the Fund will be invested in non-U.S. companies, foreign countries and depositary receipts will fluctuate from time to time within any limitations described in the Prospectus, depending on the Adviser’s assessment of prevailing market, economic and other conditions.

Brexit. In a June 2016 referendum, citizens of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (“EU”). In March 2017, the United Kingdom formally notified the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the EU (commonly known as “Brexit”) by invoking Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which triggered a two-year period of negotiations on the terms of Brexit. Brexit has resulted in volatility in European and global markets and may also lead to weakening in political, regulatory, consumer, corporate and financial confidence in the markets of the United Kingdom and throughout

Europe. The longer term economic, legal, political, regulatory and social framework to be put in place between the United Kingdom and the EU remains unclear and may lead to ongoing political, regulatory and economic uncertainty and periods of exacerbated volatility in both the United Kingdom and in wider European markets for some time. Additionally, the decision made in the British referendum may lead to a call for similar referenda in other European jurisdictions, which may cause increased economic volatility in European and global markets. The mid-to long-term uncertainty may have an adverse effect on the economy generally and on the value of a Fund’s investments. This may be due to, among other things: fluctuations in asset values and exchange rates; increased illiquidity of investments located, traded or listed within the United Kingdom, the EU or elsewhere; changes in the willingness or ability of counterparties to enter into transactions at the price and terms on which a Fund is prepared to transact; and/or changes in legal and regulatory regimes to which certain of a Fund’s assets are or become subject. Fluctuations in the value of the British Pound and/or the Euro, along with the potential downgrading of the United Kingdom’s sovereign credit rating, may also have an impact on the performance of a Fund’s assets or investments economically tied to the United Kingdom or Europe.

The full impact of Brexit and the nature of the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union remains uncertain. The United Kingdom and the European Union reached a trade agreement on December 31, 2020 that is due to be approved by all applicable United Kingdom and European Union governmental bodies in early 2021. The period following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union is expected to be one of significant political and economic uncertainty particularly until the United Kingdom government and European Union member states agree and implement the terms of the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union. Brexit may create additional economic stresses for the United Kingdom, which may include causing a contraction of the United Kingdom economy and price volatility in United Kingdom stocks, decreased trade, capital outflows, devaluation of pounds sterling, and wider corporate bond spreads due to uncertainty and declines in business and consumer spending as well as foreign direct investment. The Fund may be negatively impacted by changes in law and tax treatment resulting from or following Brexit. Until the economic effects of Brexit become clearer, and while a period of political, regulatory and commercial uncertainty continues, there remains a risk that Brexit may negatively impact the value of investments held by the Fund.

Emerging Markets. The Fund may invest in foreign securities that may include securities of companies located in developing or emerging markets, which entail additional risks, including: less social, political and economic stability; smaller securities markets and lower trading volume, which may result in less liquidity and greater price volatility; national policies that may restrict an underlying fund’s investment opportunities, including restrictions on investments in issuers or industries, or expropriation or confiscation of assets or property; and less developed legal structures governing private or foreign investment.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)

The Fund may invest in shares of REITs. REITs are pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in real estate or real estate related loans. REITs are generally classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs or a combination of equity and mortgage REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real property and derive income primarily from the collection of rents. Equity REITs can also realize capital gains by selling properties that have appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive income from the collection of interest payments. Like regulated investment companies such as the Fund, REITs are not taxed on income distributed to shareholders provided they comply with certain requirements under the Code. The Fund will indirectly bear their proportionate share of any expenses paid by REITs in which they invest in addition to the expenses paid by the Fund. Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks. Equity REITs may be

affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by such REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills, are not diversified (except to the extent the Code requires), and are subject to the risks of financing projects. REITs are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the possibilities of failing to qualify for the exemption from tax for distributed income under the Code and failing to maintain their exemptions from the Act. REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks.

Investing in foreign real estate companies makes the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with the ownership of real estate and with the real estate industry in general. In addition, foreign real estate companies depend upon specialized management skills, may not be diversified, may have less trading volume, and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. Foreign real estate companies have their own expenses, and the Fund will bear a proportionate share of those expenses.

Limited Partnerships and Master Limited Partnerships

The Fund may invest in publicly traded limited partnerships and Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs are businesses organized as limited partnerships that trade their proportionate shares of the partnership (units) on a public exchange. MLPs are required to pay out most or all of their earnings in distributions. Generally speaking, MLP investment returns are enhanced during periods of declining or low interest rates and tend to be negatively influenced when interest rates are rising. As an income vehicle, the unit price may be influenced by general interest rate trends independent of specific underlying fundamentals. In addition, most MLPs are fairly leveraged and typically carry a portion of “floating” rate debt. As such, a significant upward swing in interest rates would drive interest expense higher. Furthermore, most MLPs grow by acquisitions partly financed by debt, and higher interest rates could make it more difficult to make acquisitions.

Initial Public Offerings

The Fund may purchase shares in initial public offerings (“IPOs”). Because IPO shares frequently are volatile in price, a Fund may hold IPO shares for a very short period of time. This may increase the turnover of a Fund’s portfolio and may lead to increased expenses to the Fund, such as brokerage commissions and transaction costs. By selling shares, the Fund may realize taxable capital gains that it will subsequently distribute to shareholders. Investing in IPOs increases risk because IPO shares are frequently volatile in price. As a result, their performance can be more volatile and they face greater risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility of the Fund’s portfolio.

Options

The Fund may write call options on stocks if the calls are “covered” throughout the life of the option. A call is “covered” if a Fund owns the optioned securities. When a Fund writes a call, it receives a premium and gives the purchaser the right to buy the underlying security at any time during the call period at a fixed exercise price regardless of market price changes during the call period. If the call is exercised, a Fund will forgo any gain from an increase in the market price of the underlying security over the exercise price.

The Fund may purchase a call on securities to effect a “closing purchase transaction,” which is the purchase of a call covering the same underlying security and having the same exercise price and expiration date as a call previously written by a Fund on which it wishes to terminate its obligation. If a Fund is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction, it will not be able to sell the underlying security until the call previously written by a Fund expires (or until the call is exercised and a Fund delivers the underlying security).

Writing Call Options - When a Fund writes a call option it assumes an obligation to sell specified securities to the holder of the option at a specified price if the option is exercised at any time before the expiration date.

Call writers expect to profit if prices remain the same or fall. The Fund could try to hedge against a decline in the value of securities it already owns by writing a call option. If the price of that security falls as expected, a Fund would expect the option to expire and the premium it received to offset the decline of the security’s value. However, a Fund must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, which may deprive it of the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market price of the securities it holds.

The Fund is permitted only to write covered options. The Fund can cover a call option by owning:

•The underlying security (or securities convertible into the underlying security without additional consideration);

•A call option on the same security with the same or lesser exercise price;

•A call option on the same security with a greater exercise price and segregating cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise prices; or

•Cash or liquid securities equal to at least the market value of the optioned securities.

Risks of Derivatives - While transactions in derivatives may reduce certain risks, these transactions themselves entail certain other risks. For example, unanticipated changes in interest rates, securities prices or currency exchange rates may result in a poorer overall performance of a Fund than if it had not entered into any derivatives transactions. Derivatives may magnify a Fund’s gains or losses, causing it to make or lose substantially more than it invested.

When used for hedging purposes, increases in the value of the securities a Fund holds or intends to acquire should offset any losses incurred with a derivative. Purchasing derivatives for purposes other than hedging could expose the Fund to greater risks.

Derivative Management Risk - If the Adviser incorrectly predicts stock market and interest rate trends, the Fund may lose money by investing in derivatives. For example, if the Fund were to write a call option based on its Adviser’s expectation that the price of the underlying security would fall, but the price were to rise instead, the Fund could be required to sell the security upon exercise at a price below the current market price.

On October 28, 2020, the SEC adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Fund will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities so that a failure to comply with the limits would result in a statutory violation and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. There are certain exceptions to compliance with Rule 18f-4 for funds that are "limited users" of derivatives.

When-Issued Securities

The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis, for payment and delivery at a later date, generally within one month. The price and yield are generally fixed on the date of commitment to

purchase, and the value of the security is thereafter reflected in a Fund’s NAV. During the period between purchase and settlement, no payment is made by the Fund and no interest accrues to the Fund. At the time of settlement, the market value of the security may be more or less than the purchase price.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not acquire any “illiquid investment” if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. An “illiquid investment” is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Fund has implemented a liquidity risk management program and related procedures to identify illiquid investments pursuant to Rule 22e-4. The 15% limits are applied as of the date the Fund purchases an illiquid investment. It is possible that the Fund’s holding of illiquid investment could exceed the 15% limit, for example as a result of market developments or redemptions.

The Fund may purchase certain restricted securities that can be resold to institutional investors and which may be determined not to be illiquid investments pursuant to the Fund’s liquidity risk management program. In many cases, those securities are traded in the institutional market pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and are called Rule 144A securities.

Investments in illiquid investments involve more risks than investments in similar securities that are readily marketable. Illiquid investments may trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments. Investment of the Fund’s assets in illiquid investments may restrict the ability of the Fund to dispose of its investments in a timely fashion and for a fair price as well as its ability to take advantage of market opportunities. The risks associated with illiquidity will be particularly acute where the Fund’s operations require cash, such as when the Fund has net redemptions, and could result in the Fund borrowing to meet short-term cash requirements or incurring losses on the sale of illiquid investments.

Restricted securities sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers are neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets and may be illiquid. In many cases, the privately placed securities may not be freely transferable under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction or due to contractual restrictions on resale. To the extent privately placed securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from the sales could be less than those originally paid by the Fund or less than the fair value of the securities. A restricted security may be determined to be liquid under the Fund’s liquidity risk management program established pursuant to Rule 22e-4 depending on market, trading, or investment-specific considerations related to the restricted security. In addition, issuers whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements that may be applicable if their securities were publicly traded. If any privately placed securities held by the Fund are required to be registered under the securities laws of one or more jurisdictions before being resold, the Fund may be required to bear the expenses of registration. Private placement investments may involve investments in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risks than investments in more established companies. These issuers may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, or they may be dependent on a limited management group. In making investments in private placement securities, the Fund may obtain access to material non-public information about an issuer of private placement securities, which may restrict the Fund’s ability to conduct transactions in those securities.

Borrowing

Currently, the 1940 Act permits the Fund to borrow money in amounts of up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets from banks for any purpose, and to borrow up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets from banks or

other lenders for temporary purposes. To limit the risks attendant to borrowing, the 1940 Act requires the Fund to maintain at all times an “asset coverage” of at least 300% of the amount of its borrowings. Asset coverage means the ratio that the value of a Fund’s total assets, minus abilities other than borrowings, bears to the aggregate amount of all borrowings. Borrowing money to increase the Fund’s investment portfolio is known as “leveraging.” Borrowing, especially when used for leverage, may cause the value of the Fund’s shares to be more volatile than if the Fund did not borrow. This is because borrowing tends to magnify the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Borrowed money thus creates an opportunity for greater gains, but also greater losses. To repay borrowings, the Fund may have to sell securities at a time and at a price that is unfavorable to the Fund. There also are costs associated with borrowing money, and these costs would offset and could eliminate the Fund’s net investment income in any given period.

The use of borrowing by the Fund involves special risk considerations that may not be associated with other funds having similar objectives and policies.

Since substantially all of the Fund’s assets fluctuate in value, while the interest obligation resulting from a borrowing will be fixed by the terms of the Fund’s agreement with its lender, the NAV per share of the Fund will tend to increase more when its portfolio securities increase in value and to decrease more when its portfolio assets decrease in value than would otherwise be the case if the Fund did not borrow. In addition, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market rates of interest and may partially offset or exceed the return earned on borrowed funds. Under adverse market conditions, the Fund might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when fundamental investment considerations would not favor such sales. The Fund will reduce its borrowing amount within three days, if its asset coverage falls below the amount required by the 1940 Act.

Short-Term, Temporary, and Cash Investments

The Fund may invest in any of the following securities and instruments:

Bank Certificates of Deposit, Bankers’ Acceptances and Time Deposits. The Fund may acquire certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits. Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates issued against funds deposited in a commercial bank for a definite period of time and earning a specified return. Bankers’ acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange, normally drawn by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise, which are “accepted” by a bank, meaning in effect that the bank unconditionally agrees to pay the face value of the instrument on maturity. Certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances acquired by the Fund will be dollar denominated obligations of domestic or foreign banks or financial institutions which at the time of purchase have capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $100 million (including assets of both domestic and foreign branches), based on latest published reports, or less than $100 million if the principal amount of such bank obligations are fully insured by the U.S. Government. If a Fund holds instruments of foreign banks or financial institutions, it may be subject to additional investment risks that are different in some respects from those incurred by a fund that invests only in debt obligations of U.S. domestic issuers. See “Foreign Investments” above. Such risks include future political and economic developments, the possible imposition of withholding taxes by the particular country in which the issuer is located on interest income payable on the securities, the possible seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, the possible establishment of exchange controls or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on these securities.

Domestic banks and foreign banks are subject to different governmental regulations with respect to the amount and types of loans which may be made and interest rates which may be charged. In addition, the profitability of the banking industry depends largely upon the availability and cost of funds for the

purpose of financing lending operations under prevailing money market conditions. General economic conditions as well as exposure to credit losses arising from possible financial difficulties of borrowers play an important part in the operations of the banking industry.

As a result of federal and state laws and regulations, domestic banks are, among other things, required to maintain specified levels of reserves, limited in the amount which they can loan to a single borrower, and subject to other regulations designed to promote financial soundness. However, such laws and regulations do not necessarily apply to foreign bank obligations that the Fund may acquire.

In addition to purchasing certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances, to the extent permitted under its investment objectives and policies stated above and in its Prospectus, the Fund may make interest bearing time or other interest bearing deposits in commercial or savings banks. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained at a banking institution for a specified period of time at a specified interest rate.

Savings Association Obligations. The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit (interest bearing time deposits) issued by savings banks or savings and loan associations that have capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $100 million, based on latest published reports, or less than $100 million if the principal amount of such obligations is fully insured by the U.S. Government.

Commercial Paper, Short-Term Notes and Other Corporate Obligations. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in commercial paper and short-term notes. Commercial paper consists of unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations. Issues of commercial paper and short-term notes will normally have maturities of less than nine months and fixed rates of return, although such instruments may have maturities of up to one year.

Special Risks Related to Cyber Security. The Fund and its service providers are susceptible to cyber security risks that include, among other things, theft, unauthorized monitoring, release, misuse, loss, destruction or corruption of confidential and highly restricted data; denial of service attacks; unauthorized access to relevant systems, compromises to networks or devices that the Fund and its service providers use to service the Fund’s operations; or operational disruption or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support the Fund and its service providers. Cyber attacks against or security breakdowns of the Fund or its service providers may adversely impact the Fund and its shareholders, potentially resulting in, among other things, financial losses; the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business and the Fund to process transactions; inability to calculate the Fund’s NAV; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs; and/or additional compliance costs. The Fund may incur additional costs for cyber security risk management and remediation purposes. In addition, cyber security risks may also impact issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund’s investment in such issuers to lose value. There can be no assurance that the Fund or its service providers will not suffer losses relating to cyber attacks or other information security breaches in the future.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The Trust (on behalf of the Fund) has adopted the following restrictions as fundamental policies, which may not be changed without the affirmative vote of the holders of a “majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities” as defined in the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the “vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” means the vote of the holders of the lesser of (i) 67% of the shares of a Fund represented at a meeting at which the holders of more than 50% of its outstanding shares are represented or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

The Fund may not:

1.With respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of a single issuer or hold more than 10% of the voting securities of such issuer. (Does not apply to investments in the securities of other investment companies or securities of the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.)

2.Borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.

3.Issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.

4.Engage in the business of underwriting securities, except to the extent that the Fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act in the disposition of restricted securities.

5.Invest 25% or more of its total assets, calculated at the time of purchase and taken at market value, in any one industry or group of industries. (Does not apply to investments in the securities of other investment companies or securities of the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.)

6.Purchase or sell real estate, which term does not include securities of companies which deal in real estate and/or mortgages or investments secured by real estate, or interests therein, except that the Fund reserves freedom of action to hold and to sell real estate acquired as a result of a Fund’s ownership of securities.

7.Purchase or sell physical commodities or contracts relating to physical commodities.

8.Make loans to others, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Although the Fund generally will not invest for short-term trading purposes, portfolio securities may be sold without regard to the length of time they have been held when, in the opinion of the Adviser, investment considerations warrant such action. Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing (1) the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by (2) the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities owned during the fiscal year. A 100% turnover rate would occur if all the securities in a Fund’s portfolio, with the exception of securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less, were sold and either repurchased or replaced within one year. A high rate of portfolio turnover (100% or more) generally leads to higher transaction costs and may result in a greater number of taxable transactions.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS POLICY

The Adviser and the Fund maintain portfolio holdings disclosure policies that govern the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Fund. These portfolio holdings disclosure policies have been approved by the Board. Disclosure of the Fund’s complete holdings is required to be made quarterly within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter in the annual report and semi-annual report to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on Part F of Form N-PORT. These reports are available, free of charge, on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Pursuant to the Trust’s portfolio holdings disclosure policies, information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is not distributed to any person unless:

▪The disclosure is required pursuant to a regulatory request, court order or is legally required in the context of other legal proceedings;

▪The disclosure is made to a mutual fund rating and/or ranking organization, or person performing similar functions, who is subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on any non-public information;

▪The disclosure is made to internal parties involved in the investment process, administration, operation or custody of the Fund, including, but not limited to U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”) and the Trust’s Board of Trustees, attorneys, auditors or accountants;

▪The disclosure is made: (a) in connection with a quarterly, semi-annual or annual report that is available to the public; or (b) relates to information that is otherwise available to the public; or

▪The disclosure is made with the prior written approval of either the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) or his or her designee.

Certain of the persons listed above receive information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings on an ongoing basis. The Fund believes that these third parties have legitimate objectives in requesting such portfolio holdings information and operate in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders. These persons include:

▪A mutual fund rating and/or ranking organization, or person performing similar functions, who is subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on any non-public information;

▪Rating and/or ranking organizations, specifically: Lipper; Morningstar; Standard & Poor’s; Bloomberg; Vickers-Stock Research Corporation; Thomson Financial; and Capital-Bridge, all of which currently receive such information no later than 15 calendar days following the end of a calendar quarter; or

▪Internal parties involved in the investment process, administration, operation or custody of the Fund, specifically: Fund Services; the Trust’s Board of Trustees; and the Trust’s attorneys and accountants (currently, Sullivan & Worcester LLP (“Sullivan & Worcester”) and [ ], respectively), all of which typically receive such information after it is generated.

Any disclosures to additional parties not described above is made with the prior written approval of either the Trust’s CCO or his or her designee, pursuant to the Trust’s Policy and Procedures Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings.

The CCO or designated officer of the Trust will approve the furnishing of non-public portfolio holdings to a third party only if they consider the furnishing of such information to be in the best interest of the Fund and their shareholders and if no material conflict of interest exists regarding such disclosure between shareholders interest and those of the Adviser, Distributor or any affiliated person of the Fund. No consideration may be received by the Fund, the Adviser, any affiliate of the Adviser or their employees in connection with the disclosure of portfolio holdings information. The Board receives and reviews annually a list of the persons who receive non-public portfolio holdings information and the purpose for which it is furnished.

MANAGEMENT

The overall management of the Trust’s business and affairs is invested with its Board. The Board approves all significant agreements between the Trust and persons or companies furnishing services to it, including the agreements with the Adviser, Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent, each as defined herein. The day-to-day operations of the Trust are delegated to its officers, subject to the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies and policies and to the general supervision of the Board. The Trustees and officers of the Trust, their ages and positions with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their business addresses and principal occupations during the past five years and other directorships held are set forth in the table below.

Independent Trustees(1)

Name, Address
and Age

Position Held with the Trust

Term of Office and Length of Time Served*

Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years

Number of Portfolios

in Fund Complex

Overseen by Trustee(2)

Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years(3)

Gail S. Duree

(age 74)

615 E. Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Trustee

Indefinite term; since March 2014.

Director, Alpha Gamma Delta Housing Corporation (collegiate housing management) (2012 to July 2019); Trustee and Chair (2000 to 2012), New Covenant Mutual Funds (1999 to 2012); Director and Board Member, Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation (philanthropic organization) (2005 to 2011).

Trustee, Advisors Series Trust (for series not affiliated with the Funds).

David G. Mertens
(age 60)
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Trustee

Indefinite term; since March 2017.

Partner and Head of Business Development Ballast Equity Management, LLC (a privately-held investment advisory firm) (February 2019 to present); Managing Director and Vice President, Jensen Investment Management, Inc. (a privately-held investment advisory firm) (2002 to 2017).

Trustee, Advisors Series Trust (for series not affiliated with the Funds).

Joe D. Redwine
(age 73)
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Trustee

Indefinite term; since September 2008.

Retired; formerly Manager, President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, and its predecessors, (May 1991 to July 2017).

Trustee, Advisors Series Trust (for series not affiliated with the Funds).

Name, Address
and Age

Position Held with the Trust

Term of Office and Length of Time Served*

Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years

Number of Portfolios

in Fund Complex

Overseen by Trustee(2)

Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years(3)

Raymond B. Woolson
(age 62)
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Chairman of the Board and Trustee

Indefinite term; since January 2020

Indefinite term; since January 2016.

President, Apogee Group, Inc. (financial consulting firm) (1998 to present).

Trustee, Advisors Series Trust (for series not affiliated with the Funds); Independent Trustee, DoubleLine Funds Trust (an open-end investment company with 20 portfolios), DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund, DoubleLine Selective Credit Fund and DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund, from 2010 to present.

Officers


Name, Address and Age	Position Held with the Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation During Past Five Years
Jeffrey T. Rauman (age 52) 615 E. Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53202	President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer	Indefinite term; since December 2018.	Senior Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (February 1996 to present).
Cheryl L. King (age 59) 615 E. Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53202	Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer	Indefinite term; since December 2007.	Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (October 1998 to present).
Kevin J. Hayden (age 49) 615 E. Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53202	Assistant Treasurer	Indefinite term; since September 2013.	Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (June 2005 to present).
Richard R. Conner (age 38) 615 E. Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53202	Assistant Treasurer	Indefinite term; since December 2018.	Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (July 2010 to present).
Michael L. Ceccato (age 63) 615 E. Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53202	Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer	Indefinite term; since September 2009.	Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services and Vice President, U.S. Bank N.A. (February 2008 to present).
Elaine E. Richards (age 52) 2020 East Financial Way, Suite 100 Glendora, CA 91741	Vice President and Secretary	Indefinite term; since September 2019.	Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (July 2007 to present).

* The Trustees have designated a mandatory retirement age of 75, such that each Trustee, serving as such on the date he or she reaches the age of 75, shall submit his or her resignation not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs (“Retiring Trustee”). Upon request, the Board may, by vote of a majority of Trustees eligible to vote on such matter, determine whether or not to extend such Retiring Trustee’s term and on the length of a one-time extension of up to three additional years.

(1)The Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).

(2)As of February 28, 2021, the Trust is comprised of 34 active portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisers. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Fund, First Sentier American Listed Infrastructure Fund and First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund (“First Sentier Funds”). The Fund does not hold itself out as related to any other series besides the First Sentier Funds within the Trust for investment purposes, nor does it share the same investment adviser with any other series other than the First Sentier Funds.

(3)“Other Directorships Held” includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

Additional Information Concerning Our Board of Trustees

The Role of the Board

The Board provides oversight of the management and operations of the Trust. Like all mutual funds, the day-to-day responsibility for the management and operation of the Trust is the responsibility of various service providers to the Trust, such as the Trust’s investment advisers, 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 advisers, distributor, administrator, custodian and transfer agent. The Board has appointed various senior 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 conducting this oversight, the Board receives regular reports from these officers and service providers regarding the Trust’s operations. The Board has appointed a CCO who administers the Trust’s compliance program and regularly reports to the Board as to compliance matters. Some of these reports are provided as part of formal “Board Meetings” which are typically held quarterly, in person, and involve the Board’s review of recent Trust operations. 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. In all cases, however, 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.

Board Leadership Structure

The Board has structured itself in a manner that it believes allows it to effectively perform its oversight function. It has established four standing committees, an Audit Committee, a Nominating Committee, a Governance Committee and a Qualified Legal Compliance Committee (the “QLCC”), which are discussed in greater detail under “Board Committees”, below. Currently, all of the members of the Board are Independent Trustees, which are Trustees that are not affiliated with the Adviser or its affiliates or any other investment adviser in the Trust or with its principal underwriter. Both the Audit Committee and QLCC are comprised entirely of the Independent Trustees. The Independent Trustees have engaged their own independent counsel to advise them on matters relating to their responsibilities in connection with the Trust.

The President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer of the Trust is not a Trustee, but rather is a senior employee of the Administrator who routinely interacts with the unaffiliated investment advisers of the Trust and comprehensively manages the operational aspects of the funds in the Trust. The Trust has appointed Raymond Woolson, an Independent Trustee, as Chairman of the Board, and he acts as a liaison with the Trust’s service providers, officers, legal counsel, and other Trustees between meetings, helps to set Board meeting agendas, and serves as chair during executive sessions of the Independent Trustees.

Additionally, the Board reviews its structure annually. The Trust has determined that it is appropriate to separate the Principal Executive Officer and Board Chairman positions because the day-to day responsibilities of the Principal Executive Officer are not consistent with the oversight role of the Trustees and because of the potential conflict of interest that may arise from the Administrator’s duties with the Trust. Given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust as described above, the Trust has determined that the Board’s leadership structure is appropriate.

Board Oversight of Risk Management

As part of its oversight function, the Board receives and reviews various risk management reports and assessments and discusses these matters with appropriate management and other personnel. Because risk

management is a broad concept comprised of many elements (such as, for example, investment risk, issuer and counterparty risk, compliance risk, operational risks, business continuity risks, etc.) the oversight of different types of risks is handled in different ways. For example, the Governance Committee meets regularly with the CCO to discuss compliance and operational risks and the Audit Committee meets with the Treasurer and the Trust’s independent public accounting firm to discuss, among other things, the internal control structure of the Trust’s financial reporting function. The full Board receives reports from the Adviser and portfolio managers as to investment risks as well as other risks that may be also discussed in Audit Committee.

Information about Each Trustee’s Qualification, Experience, Attributes or Skills

The Board believes that each of the Trustees has the qualifications, experience, attributes and skills (“Trustee Attributes”) appropriate to their continued service as Trustees of the Trust in light of the Trust’s business and structure. Each of the Trustees has substantial business and professional backgrounds that indicate they have the ability to critically review, evaluate and access information provided to them. Certain of these business and professional experiences are set forth in detail in the table above. In addition, the majority of the Trustees have served on boards for organizations other than the Trust, as well as having served on the Board of the Trust for a number of years. They therefore have substantial board experience and, in their service to the Trust, have gained substantial insight as to the operation of the Trust. The Board annually conducts a ‘self-assessment’ wherein the effectiveness of the Board and individual Trustees is reviewed.

In addition to the information provided in the table above, below is certain additional information concerning each particular Trustee and certain of their Trustee Attributes. The information provided below, and in the table above, is not all-inclusive. Many Trustee Attributes involve intangible elements, such as intelligence, integrity, work ethic, the ability to work together, the ability to communicate effectively, the ability to exercise judgment, the ability to ask incisive questions, and commitment to shareholder interests. In conducting its annual self-assessment, the Board has determined that the Trustees have the appropriate attributes and experience to continue to serve effectively as Trustees of the Trust.

Gail S. Duree. Ms. Duree has served as a trustee and chair on a mutual fund board and is experienced in financial, accounting and investment matters through her experience as past audit committee chair of a mutual fund complex as well as through her service as Treasurer of a major church from 1999 to 2009. Ms. Duree also serves as director of a collegiate housing management company and has served as a director of a philanthropic organization where she sat as chair of the finance committee. Ms. Duree serves as the Trust’s Audit Committee Financial Expert.

David G. Mertens. Mr. Mertens has substantial mutual fund experience and is experienced with financial, accounting, investment and regulatory matters. He currently serves as Partner and Head of Business Development of Ballast Equity Management, LLC, a privately-held investment advisory firm. Mr. Mertens also gained substantial mutual fund experience through his tenure as Managing Director and Vice President of Jensen Investment Management, Inc. (“Jensen”) from 2002 to 2017. Prior to Jensen, Mr. Mertens held various roles in sales and marketing management with Berger Financial Group, LLC from 1995 to 2002, ending as Senior Vice President of Institutional Marketing for Berger Financial Group and President of its limited purpose broker-dealer, Berger Distributors.

Joe D. Redwine. Mr. Redwine has substantial mutual fund experience and is experienced with financial, accounting, investment and regulatory matters through his experience as President and CEO of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (now known as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services), a full-service provider to mutual funds and alternative investment products. In addition, he has extensive experience consulting

with investment advisers regarding the legal structure of mutual funds, distribution channel analysis and actual distribution of those funds.

Raymond B. Woolson. Mr. Woolson has served on a number of mutual fund boards and is experienced with financial, accounting, investment and regulatory matters through his experience as Lead Independent Trustee and Audit Committee Chair for the DoubleLine Funds as well as through his service as President of Apogee Group, Inc., a company providing financial consulting services. Mr. Woolson also has substantial mutual fund operations, financial and investment experience through his prior service in senior and management positions in the mutual fund industry, including service as Senior Managing Director in Investment Management for Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, where he oversaw fund accounting, fund administration and client services and also served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for various funds and other investment products. Mr. Woolson has also served as a consultant for Coopers & Lybrand (now known as, “PricewaterhouseCoopers” or “PWC”) where he provided management consulting services to the mutual fund industry and the investment management areas of the banking and insurance industries.

Board Committees

The Trust has established the following four standing committees and the membership of each committee to assist in its oversight functions, including its oversight of the risks the Trust faces: the Audit Committee, the QLCC, the Nominating Committee and the Governance Committee. There is no assurance, however, that the Board’s committee structure will prevent or mitigate risks in actual practice. The Trust’s committee structure is specifically not intended or designed to prevent or mitigate the Fund’s investment risks. The Fund is designed for investors that are prepared to accept investment risk, including the possibility that as yet unforeseen risks may emerge in the future.

The Audit Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. Ms. Duree is the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee typically meets once per year with respect to the various series of the Trust. The function of the Audit Committee, with respect to each series of the Trust, is to review the scope and results of the audit and any matters bearing on the audit or the Fund’s financial statements and to ensure the integrity of the Fund’s pricing and financial reporting.

The Audit Committee also serves as the QLCC for the Trust for the purpose of compliance with Rules 205.2(k) and 205.3(c) of the Code of Federal Regulations, regarding alternative reporting procedures for attorneys retained or employed by an issuer who appear and practice before the SEC on behalf of the issuer (the “issuer attorneys”). An issuer’s attorney who becomes aware of evidence of a material violation by the Trust, or by any officer, director, employee, or agent of the Trust, may report evidence of such material violation to the QLCC as an alternative to the reporting requirements of Rule 205.3(b) (which requires reporting to the chief legal officer and potentially “up the ladder” to other entities).

The Nominating Committee is responsible for seeking and reviewing candidates for consideration as nominees for Trustees as is considered necessary from time to time and meets only as necessary. The Nominating Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. Mr. Redwine is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee.

The Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders. Recommendations for consideration by the Nominating Committee should be sent to the President of the Trust in writing together with the appropriate biographical information concerning each such proposed Nominee, and such recommendation must comply with the notice provisions set forth in the Trust’s By-Laws. In general, to comply with such procedures, such nominations, together with all required biographical information,

must be delivered to and received by the President of the Trust at the principal executive offices of the Trust between 120 and 150 days prior to the shareholder meeting at which any such nominee would be voted on.

The Governance Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. Mr. Mertens is the Chairman of the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee meets regularly with respect to the various series of the Trust. The Governance Committee is responsible for, among other things, assisting the Board in its oversight of the Trust’s compliance program under Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, reviewing and making recommendations regarding Independent Trustee compensation and the Trustees’ annual “self-assessment.”

Additionally, the Trust’s Board has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee that is comprised of representatives from the Administrator’s staff. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities held by any series of the Trust for which current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. Such securities are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee and the actions of the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board. The Valuation Committee meets as needed.

Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares and Other Interests

The following table shows the amount of shares in the Fund and the amount of shares in other portfolios of the Trust owned by the Trustees as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2020.

Independent Trustees

Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in the
Fund

Aggregate Dollar Range
of Fund Shares in the Trust

(None, $1-$10,000, $10,001-$50,000, $50,001-$100,000,
Over $100,000)

Gail S. Duree

None

Over $100,000

David G. Mertens

None

Over $100,000

Raymond B. Woolson

None

Joe D. Redwine

None

Over $100,000

As of December 31, 2020, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate family, own securities beneficially or of record in the Adviser, the Distributor, as defined below, or an affiliate of the Adviser or Distributor. Accordingly, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate family, have direct or indirect interest, the value of which exceeds $120,000, in the Adviser, the Distributor or any of their affiliates. In addition, during the two most recently completed calendar years, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate families have conducted any transactions (or series of transactions) in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and to which the Adviser, the Distributor or any affiliate thereof was a party.

Compensation

Effective January 1, 2020, the Independent Trustees each receive an annual retainer of $94,500 per year allocated among each of the various portfolios comprising the Trust, an additional $6,000 per regularly scheduled Board meeting, and an additional $500 per special telephonic meeting, paid by the Trust or applicable advisors/portfolios, as well as reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with attendance at Board meetings. Prior to January 1, 2020, the annual retainer was $92,000. Due to the recent volatility in the securities markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board temporarily waived its

fee increase from March 20, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The Trust Chair, chair of the Audit Committee, and chair of the Governance Committee each receive a separate annual fee of $10,000, $5,000, and $3,000, respectively, provided that the separate fee for the chair of the Audit Committee will be waived if the same individual serves as both Trust Chair and Audit Committee chair. The Trust has no pension or retirement plan. No other entity affiliated with the Trust pays any compensation to the Trustees. Set forth below is the estimated compensation to be received by the Independent Trustees from the Fund for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2021.

Aggregate Compensation from the Fund(1)

Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses

Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement

Total Compensation from Fund Complex Paid to Trustees(2)

Independent Trustee

Gail S. Duree

None

David G. Mertens

None

Raymond B. Woolson

None

Joe D. Redwine

None

(1)For the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

(2)There are currently numerous portfolios comprising the Trust. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Fund and the First Sentier Funds. For the Fund’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2021, estimated aggregate Independent Trustees’ fees for the Trust would be $[ ].

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Board has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (the “Policies”) on behalf of the Trust which delegate the responsibility for voting proxies to the Adviser, subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. The Policies require that the Adviser vote proxies received in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Policies also require the Adviser to present to the Board, at least annually, the Adviser’s Policies and a record of each proxy voted by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund, including a report on the resolution of all proxies identified by the Adviser as involving a conflict of interest.

The Adviser will vote proxies based on its view of what is best for the long-term investors in the companies in question. The Adviser maintains written policies and procedures regarding proxy voting and makes appropriate disclosures about its proxy policy and practice. The policy and practice include the responsibility to monitor corporate actions, receive and vote client proxies, and disclose any potential conflicts of interest as well as information available to clients about the voting of proxies for their portfolio securities and maintaining relevant and required records.

Voting Guidelines

The Adviser will vote proxies in accordance with its view of the long term best interests of the company’s shareholders, which, in the Adviser’s view, is in the best interests of its clients. In the absence of specific voting guidelines from a client, the Adviser’s policy is to vote all proxies from a specific issuer the same way for all clients.

The Trust is required to file a Form N-PX, with the Fund’s complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. The Fund’s proxy voting record is

available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-888-898-5040 and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

CONTROL PERSONS, PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS,
AND MANAGEMENT OWNERSHIP

A principal shareholder is any person who owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund. A control person is one who owns beneficially or through controlled companies more than 25% of the voting securities of a company or acknowledges the existence of control. Shareholders with a controlling interest could affect the outcome of voting or the direction of management of the Fund. As of the date of this SAI, there were no control persons or principal shareholders of the Fund.

CODES OF ETHICS

The Trust and the Adviser have each adopted separate Codes of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These Codes of Ethics permit, subject to certain conditions, access persons of the Adviser to invest in securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund. The Distributor, as defined below, relies on the principal underwriter’s exception under Rule 17j-1(c)(3), of the 1940 Act, specifically where the Distributor is not affiliated with the Trust or the Adviser, and no officer, director or general partner of the Distributor serves as an officer, director or general partner of the Trust or the Adviser.

THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISER

First Sentier Investors (US) LLC, located at 10 East 53rd Street, 21st Floor, New York, New York, 10022, acts as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Trust. The Adviser is 100% owned by the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., therefore the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. is a control person of the Adviser.

The Stewart Investors Sustainable Funds Group comprises of fourteen investment professionals located in Edinburgh, London, Singapore and Sydney. Each team member is a generalist analyst first and foremost and is responsible for generating investment ideas and participates in all aspects of the investment process, including research, analysis, engagement, monitoring and voting decisions. Some team members have additional portfolio management responsibilities. Collectively the team aims to build portfolios of high quality companies which are well positioned to contribute to, and benefit from sustainable development.

First Sentier Investors (Singapore) located at 79 Robinson Road, #17-01, Singapore 068897serves as the Sub-Adviser to the Fund pursuant to a separate sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is an affiliate of the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is 100% owned by the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., therefore the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. is a control person of the Sub-Adviser.

The Adviser oversees the investment advisory services provided to the Fund. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, and under the supervision of the Adviser and the Board, the Sub-Adviser are

responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is compensated by the Adviser from the management fees paid to the Adviser.

The amounts paid to the Sub-Adviser is based on the Adviser’s internal transfer pricing policy (discussed below). The percentage of compensation a Sub-Adviser receives from the Adviser is subject to adjustment according to the Adviser’s transfer pricing methodology and therefore is subject to change.

The Adviser is a multi-national business and is therefore required to apportion net profit or loss before tax among the countries where it conducts business in a manner that fairly reflects where the effort giving rise to the profit or loss takes place. This is called “transfer pricing” and is required to ensure that the Adviser pays appropriate taxes in countries where it conducts business. On a regular basis (quarterly or monthly) the Adviser analyzes the total revenues of the group of companies and apportions it among the various entities in the group based on a methodology that has been recommended by external auditors to comply with relevant tax regulations.

Currently the method of apportionment used is the “proportional weighted effort method.” This method uses remuneration of the individuals providing the service as a proxy for effort (the highest earner being 1 unit of effort and all others being a proportion of that). Revenue is apportioned around the jurisdictions by calculating the total effort spent on each fund and then applying this by individuals’ locations. Based on the percentages calculated, the entity that has contracted with the fund (client) will then pay out a portion of its revenue to the other jurisdictions.

After an initial two-year period, the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement will continue in effect for successive annual periods so long as such continuation is specifically approved at least annually by the vote of (1) the Board (or a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund), and (2) a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of any party to the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, in each case, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by either party to the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement upon a 60-day written notice and is automatically terminated in the event of its “assignment,” as defined in the 1940 Act.

In addition to the management fees payable to the Adviser, the Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses, including: fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance, registration and transfer of its shares; brokerage and commission expenses; all expenses of transfer, receipt, safekeeping, servicing and accounting for the cash, securities and other property of the Trust for the benefit of the Fund including all fees and expenses of its custodian and accounting services agent; interest charges on any borrowings; costs and expenses of pricing and calculating its daily NAV per share and of maintaining its books of account required under the 1940 Act; taxes, if any; a pro rata portion of expenditures in connection with meetings of a Fund’s shareholders and the Trust’s Board that are properly payable by the Fund; salaries and expenses of officers and fees and expenses of members of the Board or members of any advisory board or committee who are not members of, affiliated with or interested persons of the Adviser or Administrator; insurance premiums on property or personnel of the Fund which inure to their benefit, including liability and fidelity bond insurance; the cost of preparing and printing reports, proxy statements, prospectuses and the statement of additional information of the Fund or other communications for distribution to existing shareholders; legal counsel, auditing and accounting fees; trade association membership dues (including membership dues in the Investment Company Institute allocable to the Fund); fees and expenses (including legal fees) of registering and maintaining registration of its shares for sale under federal and applicable state and foreign securities laws; all expenses of maintaining shareholder accounts, including all charges for transfer, shareholder recordkeeping, dividend disbursing, redemption, and other agents for the benefit of the Fund, if any; and all other charges and costs of its

operation plus any extraordinary and non-recurring expenses, except as otherwise prescribed in the Advisory Agreement.

Though the Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of the management fees payable to it by the Fund and/or to pay Fund operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing fees and any other class-specific expenses) to the limit set forth in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table of the Prospectus. The Adviser may request recoupment of previously waived fees and paid expenses in any subsequent month in the 36-month period from the date of the management fee reduction and expense payment if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of: (1) the expense limitation in place at the time of the management fee reduction and expense payment; or (2) the expense limitation in place at the time of the reimbursement. Any such recoupment is also contingent upon the Board’s subsequent review and ratification of the recouped amounts. Such recoupment may not be paid prior to the Fund’s payment of current ordinary operating expenses.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Sub-Adviser Portfolio Manager

Sashi Reddy is the portfolio manager principally responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolios. The following table shows the number of other accounts managed by the portfolio manager and the total assets in the accounts managed within various categories as of October 31, 2020:

Sashi Reddy

Type of Accounts

Number of Accounts
(excluding the Fund)

Total Assets

Number of Accounts with Advisory Fee based on Performance

Total Assets
of Accounts with Advisory Fee based on Performance

Registered Investment Companies

Other Pooled Investments

Other Accounts

Sub-Adviser

Portfolio Manager Material Conflicts of Interest. The Sub-Adviser uses a trade allocation policy to ensure that all clients are treated equally in relation to trade allocations. Under this policy, partially executed aggregate orders are allocated between accounts on a pro rata basis. The Sub-Adviser aggregates orders for different accounts in the same stock, provided this is in line with normal principles of fairness. The investment team, in conjunction with the independent compliance team, provides oversight to ensure that no client is disadvantaged due to portfolio construction variances within similar strategies.

Portfolio Manager Compensation. The portfolio managers receive a fixed, base salary that is paid at market median to be competitive, and is regularly reviewed using specialized market data providers and industry contacts. Portfolio managers receive annual bonuses that are based on the Fund’s pre-tax performance against its benchmark index over 3- and 5-year periods. Bonus levels are also based on Fund performance versus the Fund performance of peers and on qualitative measures, including collaboration with other investment teams and business units and interactions with clients and consultants. The portfolio managers receive deferred compensation which has been structured as a profit share arrangement designed to retain and directly align employee interests with the success of the Fund. A percentage of the profit that the global listed infrastructure team produces is used to create a pool. The pool is allocated amongst the team, based upon individual performance and allocations are deferred and paid after three years. The portfolio managers also have fixed retirement plans.

Securities Owned in the Fund by Portfolio Manager. As of October 31, 2020, the portfolio manager did not beneficially own securities in the Fund because the Fund had not commenced operations.

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Fund Administrator, Transfer Agent and Fund Accountant

Pursuant to an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”), U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services” or the “Administrator”), 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, acts as the Administrator to the Fund. Fund Services provides certain services to the Fund including, among other responsibilities, coordinating the negotiation of contracts and fees with, and the monitoring of performance and billing of, the Fund’s independent contractors and agents; preparation for signature by an officer of the Trust of all documents required to be filed for compliance by the Trust and the Fund with applicable laws and regulations, excluding those of the securities laws of various states; arranging for the computation of performance data, including NAV per share and yield; responding to shareholder inquiries; and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Fund, and providing, at its own expense, office facilities, equipment and personnel necessary to carry out its duties. In this capacity, Fund Services does not have any responsibility or authority for the management of the Fund, the determination of investment policy, or for any matter pertaining to the distribution of Fund shares.

Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, as compensation for its services, Fund Services receives from the Fund a combined fee for fund administration and fund accounting services based on the Fund’s current average daily net assets.

Fund Services also is entitled to certain out-of-pocket expenses. Fund Services also acts as fund accountant, transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) and dividend disbursing agent under separate agreements. Additionally, Fund Services provides CCO services to the Trust under a separate agreement. The cost of the CCO services is charged to the Fund and approved by the Board annually.

Custodian

Pursuant to a Custody Agreement between the Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, located at 1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212 (the “Custodian”), the Custodian serves as the custodian of the Fund’s assets, holds the Fund’s portfolio securities in safekeeping, and keeps all necessary records and documents relating to its duties. The Custodian is compensated with an asset-based fee plus transaction fees and is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses.

The Custodian and Administrator do not participate in decisions relating to the purchase and sale of securities by the Fund. The Administrator, Transfer Agent and Custodian (as defined below) are affiliated

entities under the common control of U.S. Bancorp. The Custodian and its affiliates may participate in revenue sharing arrangements with the service providers of mutual funds in which the Fund may invest.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Legal Counsel

[ ], is the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, whose services include auditing the Fund’s financial statements and the performance of related tax services.

Sullivan & Worcester LLP, 1633 Broadway, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10019, serves as legal counsel to the Trust. Sullivan & Worcester also serves as independent legal counsel to the Board of Trustees.

EXECUTION OF PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Throughout this section entitled “Execution of Portfolio Transactions,” “Adviser” refers to both the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Fund.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser determines which securities are to be purchased and sold by the Fund and which broker-dealers are eligible to execute the Fund’s portfolio transactions. Purchases and sales of securities in the over-the-counter market will generally be executed directly with a “market-maker” unless, in the opinion of the Adviser, a better price and execution can otherwise be obtained by using a broker for the transaction.

Purchases of portfolio securities for the Fund also may be made directly from issuers or from underwriters. Where possible, purchase and sale transactions will be effected through dealers (including banks) which specialize in the types of securities which the Fund will be holding, unless better executions are available elsewhere. Dealers and underwriters usually act as principal for their own accounts. Purchases from underwriters will include a concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter and purchases from dealers will include the spread between the bid and the asked price.

In placing portfolio transactions, the Adviser will seek best execution. The full range and quality of services available will be considered in making these determinations, such as the size of the order, the difficulty of execution, the operational facilities of the firm involved, the firm’s risk in positioning a block of securities and other factors. Portfolio transactions may be placed with broker-dealers who sell shares of the Fund subject to rules adopted by FINRA and the SEC.

Investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of other client accounts or mutual funds managed or advised by the Adviser. Nevertheless, it is possible that at times identical securities will be acceptable for both the Fund and one or more of such client accounts or mutual funds. In such event, the position of the Fund and such client account(s) or mutual funds in the same issuer may vary and the length of time that each may choose to hold its investment in the same issuer may likewise vary. However, to the extent any of these client accounts or mutual funds seek to acquire the same security as the Fund at the same time, the Fund may not be able to acquire as large a portion of such security as it desires, or it may have to pay a higher price or obtain a lower yield for such security. Similarly, the Fund may not be able to obtain as high a price for, or as large an execution of, an order to sell any particular security at the same time. If one or more of such client accounts or mutual funds simultaneously purchases or sells the same security that the Fund is purchasing or selling, each day’s transactions in such security will be allocated between the Fund and all such client accounts or mutual funds in a manner deemed equitable by the Adviser, taking into account the respective sizes of the accounts and the amount of cash available for investment, the investment objective of the account, and the ease with which a clients appropriate amount can be bought, as well as the liquidity and volatility of the account and the

urgency involved in making an investment decision for the client. It is recognized that in some cases this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security insofar as the Fund is concerned. In other cases, however, it is believed that the ability of the Fund to participate in volume transactions may produce better executions for the Fund.

The Adviser did not direct the Fund’s brokerage transactions to a broker because of the receipt of research services during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 because the Fund had not commenced operations. The Fund did not acquire securities of its regular brokers or dealers during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 because the Fund had not commenced operations.

MARKETING AND SUPPORT PAYMENTS

The Adviser, out of its own resources and without additional cost to the Fund or its shareholders, may provide additional cash payments or other compensation to certain financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Fund. Such payments may be divided into categories as follows:

Support Payments. Payments may be made by the Adviser to certain financial intermediaries in connection with the eligibility of the Fund to be offered in certain programs and/or in connection with meetings between the Fund’s representatives and financial intermediaries and its sales representatives. Such meetings may be held for various purposes, including providing education and training about the Fund and other general financial topics to assist financial intermediaries’ sales representatives in making informed recommendations to, and decisions on behalf of, their clients.

Entertainment, Conferences and Events. The Adviser also may pay cash or non-cash compensation to sales representatives of financial intermediaries in the form of (i) occasional gifts; (ii) occasional meals, tickets or other entertainments; and/or (iii) sponsorship support for the financial intermediary’s client seminars and cooperative advertising. In addition, the Adviser pays for exhibit space or sponsorships at regional or national events of financial intermediaries.

The prospect of receiving, or the receipt of additional payments or other compensation as described above by financial intermediaries may provide such intermediaries and/or their salespersons with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the Fund, and other mutual funds whose affiliates make similar compensation available, over sale of shares of mutual funds (or non-mutual fund investments) not making such payments. You may wish to take such payment arrangements into account when considering and evaluating any recommendations relating to Fund shares.

ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION

The information provided below supplements the information contained in the Prospectus regarding the purchase and redemption of Fund shares.

How to Buy Shares

You may purchase shares of the Fund from securities brokers, dealers or financial intermediaries (collectively, “Brokers”). Investors should contact their Financial Intermediary directly for appropriate instructions, as well as information pertaining to accounts and any service or transaction fees that may be charged. The Fund may enter into arrangements with certain Brokers whereby such Brokers are authorized to accept your order on behalf of the Fund. If you transmit your order to these Brokers before the close of regular trading (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on a day that the NYSE is open for business, shares will be purchased at the appropriate per share price next computed after it is received by

the Financial Intermediary. Investors should check with their Financial Intermediary to determine if it participates in these arrangements.

The public offering price of Fund shares is the NAV per share. Shares are purchased at the public offering price next determined after the Transfer Agent receives your order in good order. In most cases, in order to receive that day’s public offering price, the Transfer Agent must receive your order in good order before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

The Trust reserves the right in its sole discretion (i) to suspend the continued offering of the Fund’s shares and (ii) to reject purchase orders in whole or in part when in the judgment of the Adviser or the Distributor such rejection is in the best interest of the Fund.

In addition to cash purchases, Fund shares may be purchased by tendering payment in-kind in the form of shares of stock, bonds or other securities. Any securities used to buy Fund shares must be readily marketable, their acquisition consistent with the Fund’s objectives and otherwise acceptable to the Adviser and the Board.

How to Sell Shares and Delivery of Redemption Proceeds

You can sell your Fund shares any day the NYSE is open for regular trading, either directly to the Fund or through your Financial Intermediary. The Fund will be deemed to have received a redemption order when a Financial Intermediary or, if applicable, a Financial Intermediary’s authorized designee, receives the order. Shares held 30 days or less are subject to a redemption fee as explained in the Prospectus.

Payments to shareholders for shares of the Fund redeemed directly from the Fund will be made as promptly as possible, but no later than seven days after receipt by the Transfer Agent of the written request in proper form, with the appropriate documentation as stated in the Prospectus, except that the Fund may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment during any period when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC or the NYSE is closed for other than weekends and holidays; (b) an emergency exists as determined by the SEC making disposal of portfolio securities or valuation of net assets of the Fund not reasonably practicable; or (c) for such other period as the SEC may permit for the protection of the Fund’s shareholders. Under unusual circumstances, the Fund may suspend redemptions, or postpone payment for more than seven days, but only as authorized by SEC rules.

The value of shares on redemption or repurchase may be more or less than the investor’s cost, depending upon the market value of the Fund’s portfolio securities at the time of redemption or repurchase.

Telephone Redemptions

Shareholders with telephone transaction privileges established on their account may redeem Fund shares up to $100,000 by telephone. Upon receipt of any instructions or inquiries by telephone from the shareholder, the Fund or their authorized agents may carry out the instructions and/or respond to the inquiry consistent with the shareholder’s previously established account service options. For joint accounts, instructions or inquiries from either party will be carried out without prior notice to the other account owners. In acting upon telephone instructions, the Fund and its agents use procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that such instructions are genuine. These include recording all telephone calls, requiring pertinent information about the account and sending written confirmation of each transaction to the registered owner.

Fund Services will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. If Fund Services fails to employ reasonable procedures, the Fund and Fund Services may be

liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. If these procedures are followed, however, to the extent permitted by applicable law, neither the Fund nor their agents will be liable for any loss, liability, cost or expense arising out of any redemption request, including any fraudulent or unauthorized request. For additional information, contact Fund Services.

DETERMINATION OF SHARE PRICE

The NAV of the Fund is determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time), each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE annually announces the days on which it will not be open for trading. It is expected that the NYSE will not be open for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

NAV is calculated by adding the value of all securities and other assets attributable to the Fund (including interest and dividends accrued, but not yet received), then subtracting liabilities attributable to the Fund (including accrued expenses). The net asset amount attributable to the Class Y shares is divided by the number of shares held by investors of the applicable class.

Generally, the Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of a market value, at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trust’s Valuation Committee pursuant to procedures approved by or under the direction of the Board. Pursuant to those procedures, the Valuation Committee considers, among other things: (1) the last sales price on the securities exchange, if any, on which a security is primarily traded; (2) the mean between the bid and asked prices; (3) price quotations from an approved pricing service; and (4) other factors as necessary to determine a fair value under certain circumstances.

Securities primarily traded in the NASDAQ Global Market® for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ® Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. OTC securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market® shall be valued at the most recent sales price. Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities which are subject to limitations as to their sale) are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by or under the direction of the Board.

Short-term debt obligations with remaining maturities in excess of 60 days are valued at current market prices, as discussed above. In order to reflect their fair value, short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are, unless conditions indicate otherwise, amortized to maturity based on their cost to the Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Fund on the 60th day, based on the value determined on the 61st day.

The Fund’s securities, including ADRs, EDRs and GDRs, which are traded on securities exchanges are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any reported sales, at the mean between the last available bid and asked price. Securities that are traded on more than one exchange are valued on the exchange determined by the Adviser to be the primary market.

In the case of foreign securities, the occurrence of certain events after the close of foreign markets, but prior to the time a Fund’s NAV is calculated (such as a significant surge or decline in the U.S. or other markets) often will result in an adjustment to the trading prices of foreign securities when foreign markets

open on the following business day. If such events occur, the Fund will value foreign securities at fair value, taking into account such events, in calculating the NAV. In such cases, use of fair valuation can reduce an investor’s ability to seek to profit by estimating a Fund’s NAV in advance of the time the NAV is calculated. The Adviser anticipates that the Fund’s portfolio holdings will be fair valued only if market quotations for those holdings are considered unreliable or are unavailable.

An option that is written or purchased by the Fund shall be valued using composite pricing via the National Best Bid and Offer quotes. Composite pricing looks at the last trade on the exchange where the option is traded. If there are no trades for an option on a given business day, as of closing, a Fund will value the option at the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value shall be determined by the Trust’s Valuation Committee.

All other assets of the Fund are valued in such manner as the Board in good faith deems appropriate to reflect their fair value.

Redemptions In-Kind

The Trust has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act so that the Fund is obligated to redeem its shares solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of its net asset value during any 90-day period for any shareholder of the Fund. The Fund has reserved the right to pay the redemption price of its shares in excess of $250,000 or 1% of its net asset value either totally or partially, by a distribution in-kind of portfolio securities (instead of cash). The securities so distributed would be valued at the same amount as that assigned to them in calculating the NAV per share for the shares being sold. If a shareholder receives a distribution in-kind, the shareholder could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash. A redemption in-kind is a taxable event for you.

The Fund does not intend to hold any significant percentage of its portfolio in illiquid securities, although the Fund, like virtually all mutual funds, may from time to time hold a small percentage of securities that are illiquid. In the unlikely event the Fund were to elect to make an in-kind redemption, the Fund expects that they would follow the Trust protocol of making such distribution by way of a pro rata distribution of securities that are traded on a public securities market or are otherwise considered liquid pursuant to the Fund’s liquidity policies and procedures. Except as otherwise may be approved by the Trustees, the securities that would not be included in an in-kind distribution include (1) unregistered securities which, if distributed, would be required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), as amended; (2) securities issued by entities in countries which (a) restrict or prohibit the holding of securities by non-nationals other than through qualified investment vehicles, such as a fund, or (b) permit transfers of ownership of securities to be effected only by transactions conducted on a local stock exchange; and (3) certain Fund assets that, although they may be liquid and marketable, must be traded through the marketplace or with the counterparty to the transaction in order to effect a change in beneficial ownership.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX INFORMATION

Distributions

Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net profits from the sale of securities are generally made annually. Also, the Fund typically distributes any undistributed net investment income on or about December 31 of each year. Any net capital gains realized through the period ended October 31 of each year will also be distributed by December 31 of each year.

Each distribution by the Fund is accompanied by a brief explanation of the form and character of the distribution. In January of each year, the Fund will issue to each shareholder a statement of the federal income tax status of all distributions.

Tax Information

Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Fund, as a series of the Trust, intends to qualify and has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to comply with all applicable requirements regarding the source of its income, diversification of its assets and timing and amount of distributions. The Fund’s policy is to distribute to its shareholders all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized long term capital gains for each fiscal year in a manner that complies with the distribution requirements of the Code, so that the Fund will not be subject to any federal income or excise taxes. If the Fund does not qualify as a regulated investment company, it will be taxed as a regular corporation and will not be entitled to deduct the dividends paid to shareholders. The Fund can give no assurances that distributions will be sufficient to eliminate all taxes. To avoid the non-deductible excise tax, the Fund must distribute (or be deemed to have distributed) by December 31 of each calendar year (i) at least 98% of its ordinary income for such year, (ii) at least 98.2% of the excess of its realized capital gains over its realized capital losses for the 12-month period ending on October 31 during such year, and (iii) any amounts from the prior calendar year that were not distributed and on which no federal excise tax was paid by the Fund or shareholders.

In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, the Fund must, among other things, derive at least 90% of its gross income each year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to loans of stock and securities, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currency gains related to investments in stock or securities, or other income (generally including gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to the business of investing in stock, securities or currency, and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership. The Fund must also satisfy the following two asset diversification tests. At the end of each quarter of each taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets must be represented by cash and cash items (including receivables), U.S. government securities, the securities of other regulated investment companies, and other securities, with such other securities being limited in respect of any one issuer to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets and not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in the securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other regulated investment companies), the securities of any two or more issuers (other than the securities of other regulated investment companies) that the Fund controls (by owning 20% or more of their outstanding voting stock) and that are determined to be engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships. The Fund must also distribute each taxable year sufficient dividends to its shareholders to claim a dividends paid deduction equal to at least the sum of 90% of the Fund’s investment company taxable income before the dividends paid deduction (which generally includes dividends, interest, and the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss) and 90% of the Fund’s net tax-exempt interest, if any.

Net investment income generally consists of interest and dividend income, less expenses. Net realized capital gains for a fiscal year are computed by taking into account any capital loss carryforward of the Fund. Net capital losses not fully utilized in one taxable year may be carried forward indefinitely to offset income of the Fund in future years. As of October 31, 2020, the Fund had no capital loss carryforwards as it had not commenced operations as of that date.

Distributions of net investment income and net short-term capital gains are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. For individual shareholders, a portion of the distributions paid by the Fund may be qualified dividend income currently eligible for taxation at long-term capital gain rates to the extent the Fund reports the amount distributed as a qualifying dividend and certain holding period requirements are met. In the case of corporate shareholders, a portion of the distributions may qualify for the intercorporate dividends-received deduction to the extent the Fund reports the amount distributed as a qualifying dividend. The aggregate amount so reported to either individual or corporate shareholders cannot, however, exceed the aggregate amount of qualifying dividends received by the Fund for its taxable year. In view of the Fund’s investment policies, it is expected that dividends from domestic corporations will be part of the Fund’s gross income and that, accordingly, part of the distributions by the Fund may be eligible for qualified dividend income treatment for individual shareholders, or for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders. However, the portion of the Fund’s gross income attributable to qualifying dividends is largely dependent on the Fund’s investment activities for a particular year and therefore cannot be predicted with any certainty. Further, the dividends-received deduction may be reduced or eliminated if Fund shares held by a corporate investor are treated as debt financed or are held for less than 46 days. Dividends from a Fund and gains from the sale of Fund shares are subject to the federal 3.8% Medicare tax applicable to taxpayers in the higher income brackets.

Any long-term capital gain distributions are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains regardless of the length of time shares have been held. There is no requirement that the Fund take into consideration any tax implications when implementing its investment strategy. Capital gains distributions are not eligible for qualified dividend income treatment or the dividends-received deduction referred to in the previous paragraph. Distributions of any net investment income and net realized capital gains will be taxable as described above, whether received in shares or in cash. Shareholders who choose to receive distributions in the form of additional shares will have a cost basis for federal income tax purposes in each share so received equal to the NAV of a share on the reinvestment date. Distributions are generally taxable when received or deemed to be received. However, distributions declared in October, November or December to shareholders of record on a date in such a month and paid the following January are taxable as if received on December 31. Distributions are includable in alternative minimum taxable income in computing alternative minimum tax of a shareholder who is an individual. Shareholders should note that the Fund may make taxable distributions of income and capital gains even when share values have declined.

Redemption of Fund shares may result in recognition of a taxable gain or loss. Any loss realized upon redemption or sales of shares within six months from the date of their purchase will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions of long-term capital gains during such six-month period. Any loss realized upon a redemption or sale may be disallowed under certain

wash sale rules to the extent shares of the Fund are purchased (through reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the redemption.

Under the Code, the Fund will be required to report to the Internal Revenue Service all distributions of taxable income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from the redemption of Fund shares, except in the case of exempt shareholders, which includes most corporations. Pursuant to the backup withholding provisions of the Code, distributions of any taxable income and capital gains and proceeds from the redemption of Fund shares may be subject to withholding of federal income tax, currently at the rate set under Section 3406 of the Code, in the case of non-exempt shareholders who fail to furnish the Fund with their taxpayer identification numbers and with required certifications regarding their status under the federal income tax law or if the IRS notifies the Fund that such backup withholding is required. If the withholding provisions are applicable, any such distributions and proceeds, whether taken in cash or reinvested in additional shares, will be reduced by the amounts required to be withheld. Corporate and other exempt shareholders should provide the Fund with their taxpayer identification numbers or certify their exempt status in order to avoid possible erroneous application of backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld may be credited against a shareholder’s ultimate federal income tax liability if proper documentation is timely provided. The Fund reserves the right to refuse to open an account for any person failing to provide a certified taxpayer identification number.

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”). A 30% withholding tax on the Fund’s ordinary income distributions, generally applies if paid to a foreign entity unless: (i) if the foreign entity is a “foreign financial institution,” it undertakes certain due diligence, reporting, withholding and certification obligations, (ii) if the foreign entity is not a “foreign financial institution,” it identifies certain of its U.S. investors or (iii) the foreign entity is otherwise excepted under FATCA. If applicable, and subject to any intergovernmental agreement, withholding under FATCA is required: generally with respect to certain distributions from the Fund beginning on July 1, 2014. If withholding is required under FATCA on a payment related to your shares, investors that otherwise would not be subject to withholding (or that otherwise would be entitled to a reduced rate of withholding) on such payment generally will be required to seek a refund or credit from the IRS to obtain the benefits of such exemption or reduction. The Fund will not pay any additional amounts in respect of amounts withheld under FATCA. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the effect of FATCA based on your individual circumstances.

Unrelated Business Taxable Income (“UBTI”)

Income of a regulated investment company that would be UBTI if earned directly by a tax-exempt entity generally will not constitute UBTI when distributed to a tax-exempt shareholder of the regulated investment company. Notwithstanding this blocking effect, a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI where the regulated investment company receives excess inclusion income from a real estate mortgage investment conduit (“REMIC”) or a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that is invested in a taxable mortgage pool. The Fund does not intend to invest in REMICs or REITs that have a history of paying excess inclusion income that may give rise to UBTI for tax-exempt shareholders.

This discussion and the related discussion in the Prospectus have been prepared by Fund management. The information above is only a summary of some of the tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders. No attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences and this discussion should not be construed as applicable to all shareholders’ tax situations. Investors should consult their

own tax advisors to determine the suitability of the Fund and the applicability of any state, local or foreign taxation. No rulings with respect to tax matters of the Fund will be sought from the Internal Revenue Service. Sullivan & Worcester has expressed no opinion in respect thereof.

DISTRIBUTION

The Trust has entered into a Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Quasar Distributors, LLC, 111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (the “Distributor”), pursuant to which the Distributor acts as the Fund’s distributor, provides certain administration services and promotes and arranges for the sale of Fund shares. The offering of the Fund’s shares is continuous. The Distributor is a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA.

After an initial two-year period, the Distribution Agreement continues in effect only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board or by vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities and, in either case, by a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Distribution Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party. The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on behalf of the Fund on 60 days’ written notice when authorized either by a majority vote of the Fund’s shareholders or by vote of a majority of the Board, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust, or by the Distributor on 60 days’ written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM

The Trust has established an Anti-Money Laundering Program (the “Program”) as required by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA PATRIOT Act”). In order to ensure compliance with this law, the Trust’s Program provides for the development of internal practices, procedures and controls, designation of anti-money laundering compliance officers, an ongoing training program and an independent audit function to determine the effectiveness of the Program.

Procedures to implement the Program include, but are not limited to, determining that the Fund’s Distributor and Transfer Agent have established proper anti-money laundering procedures, reporting suspicious and/or fraudulent activity, checking shareholder names against designated government lists, including Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”), and a complete and thorough review of all new opening account applications. The Trust will not transact business with any person or legal entity whose identity and beneficial owners, if applicable, cannot be adequately verified under the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest and to divide or combine the shares into a greater or lesser number of shares without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interest in the Fund. Each share represents an interest in the Fund proportionately equal to the interest of each other share. Upon the Fund’s liquidation, all shareholders would share pro rata in the net assets of the Fund available for distribution to shareholders.

Currently, the Fund offers one share class – Class Y.

The shares of each series or class participate equally in the earnings, dividends and assets of the particular series or class. Expenses of the Trust which are not attributable to a specific series or class are allocated among all the series in a manner believed by management of the Trust to be fair and equitable. Shares have no pre-emptive or conversion rights. Shares, when issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, except as set forth below. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share held. Shares of each series or class generally vote together, except when required under federal securities laws to vote separately on matters that only affect a particular class, such as the approval of distribution plans for a particular class.

The Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders but will hold special meetings of shareholders of a series or class when, in the judgment of the Trustees, it is necessary or desirable to submit matters for a shareholder vote. Shareholders have, under certain circumstances, the right to communicate with other shareholders in connection with requesting a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of removing one or more Trustees. Shareholders also have, in certain circumstances, the right to remove one or more Trustees without a meeting. No material amendment may be made to the Declaration of Trust without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each portfolio affected by the amendment. The Declaration of Trust provides that, at any meeting of shareholders of the Trust or of any series or class, a Shareholder Servicing Agent may vote any shares as to which such Shareholder Servicing Agent is the agent of record and which are not represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, proportionately in accordance with the votes cast by holders of all shares of that portfolio otherwise represented at the meeting in person or by proxy as to which such Shareholder Servicing Agent is the agent of record. Any shares so voted by a Shareholder Servicing Agent will be deemed represented at the meeting for purposes of quorum requirements. Any series or class may be terminated (i) upon the merger or consolidation with, or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of its assets to, another entity, if approved by the vote of the holders of two thirds of its outstanding shares, except that if the Board recommends such merger, consolidation or sale or disposition of assets, the approval by vote of the holders of a majority of the series’ or class’ outstanding shares will be sufficient, or (ii) by the vote of the holders of a majority of its outstanding shares, or (iii) by the Board by written notice to the series’ or class’ shareholders. Unless each series and class is so terminated, the Trust will continue indefinitely.

The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust shall maintain appropriate insurance (for example, fidelity bonding and errors and omissions insurance) for the protection of the Trust, its shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees and agents covering possible tort and other liabilities. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which both inadequate insurance existed and the Trust itself was unable to meet its obligations.

The Declaration of Trust does not require the issuance of stock certificates. If stock certificates are issued, they must be returned by the registered owners prior to the transfer or redemption of shares represented by such certificates.

Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that as to any investment company which has two or more series outstanding and as to any matter required to be submitted to shareholder vote, such matter is not deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a “majority” (as defined in the Rule) of the voting securities of each series affected by the matter. Such separate voting requirements do not apply to the election of Trustees or the ratification of the selection of accountants. The Rule contains special provisions for cases in which an advisory contract is approved by one or more, but not all, series. A change in investment policy may go into effect as to one or more series whose holders so approve the change even though the required vote is not obtained as to the holders of other affected series.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Investors in the Fund will be informed of the Fund’s progress through periodic reports. Financial statements certified by an independent registered public accounting firm will be submitted to shareholders at least annually. Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of the date of this SAI, no financial statements are available.

PART C

Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund

First Sentier American Listed Infrastructure Fund

First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. Exhibits


(a)			Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 18, 2018, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 866 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on January 23, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference.


(b)			Amended and Restated By-Laws dated December 1, 2015, were previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 959 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on April 27, 2020, and are incorporated herein by reference.


(c)			Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders are incorporated by reference into the Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Amended and Restated By-Laws.


(d)			Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and First State Investments (US) LLC dated February 28, 2017, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 760 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on February 27, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(i)			Amendment to Schedule A of the Investment Advisory Agreement was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 879 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N‑1A on February 27, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(ii)			Amendment to Schedule A of the Investment Advisory Agreement - to be filed by amendment.


			(iii)			Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between First State Investments (US) LLC and Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited dated February 28, 2017, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 760 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on February 27, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(iv)			Form of Amendment to Schedule A of the Investment Advisory Agreement dated September 22 , 2020 , was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust ’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(v)			Form of Amendment to Schedule A of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between First State Investments (US) LLC and Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited dated September 22 , 2020 , was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference .


			(vi)			Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between First Sentier Investors (US) LLC and First Sentier Investors (Singapore) - to be filed by amendment.


(e)			Distribution Agreement dated December 21, 2016, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 760 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on February 27, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(i)			Form of Novation Agreement dated March 31, 2020, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(ii)			Form of Amendment to Schedule A of the Distribution Agreement dated September 22, 2020, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(iii)			Form of Amendment to Schedule A of the Distribution Agreement - to be filed by amendment.


(f)			Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts - not applicable.


(g)			Amended and Restated Custody Agreement dated December 6, 2012, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 474 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on January 23, 2013, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(i)			Form of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Custody Agreement dated December 6, 2012, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(ii)			Form of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Custody Agreement dated December 6, 2012 - to be filed by amendment.


(h)			Other Material Contracts.


			(i)			Fund Administration Servicing Agreement dated June 8, 2006, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 222 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N‑1A on June 28, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference.


						(A)			Form of Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement dated September 22, 2020, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.


						(B)			Form of Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement - to be filed by amendment.


			(ii)			Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement dated June 8, 2006, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 222 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on June 28, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference.


						(A)			Addendum dated March 26, 2009, to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 282 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on April 21, 2009, and is incorporated herein by reference.


						(B)			Form of Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement dated September 22, 2020, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.


						(C)			Form of Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement - to be filed by amendment.


			(iii)			Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement dated June 8, 2006, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 222 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N‑1A on June 28, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference.


						(A)			Form of Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement dated September 22, 2020, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.


						(B)			Form of Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement - to be filed by amendment.


			(iv)			Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement dated February 28, 2017, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 760 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on February 27, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference.


						(A)			Form of Amendment to the Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement dated September 22, 2020, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.


						(B)			Form of Amendment to the Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement - to be filed by amendment.


			(v)			Shareholder Servicing Plan dated February 28, 2017, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 760 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on February 27, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference.


						(A)			Amendment to the Shareholder Servicing Plan dated September 23-24, 2020, was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(vi)			Power of Attorney (Duree, Mertens, Redwine and Woolson), was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 933 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N‑1A on January 24, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.


(i)			Legal Opinion


			(i)			Opinion of Counsel (First State Global Listed Infrastructure Fund), were previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 760 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on February 27, 2017, and are incorporated herein by reference.

			(ii)			Opinion of Counsel (First Sentier American Listed Infrastructure Fund), was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 995 to the Trust’s Registration on Form N-1A on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.

			(iii)			Opinion of Counsel (Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund) - to be filed by amendment.


(j)			Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - not applicable.


(k)			Omitted Financial Statements - not applicable.


(l)			Subscription Agreements dated February 25, 1997, were previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on February 28, 1997, and are incorporated herein by reference.


(m)			Rule 12b-1 Plan - not applicable.


(n)			Rule 18f-3 Plan - not applicable.


(o)			Reserved.


(p)			Codes of Ethics.


			(i)			Code of Ethics applicable to the Registrant dated March 2014 was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 577 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N‑1A on March 24, 2014, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(ii)			Code of Ethics for the Advisor dated January 2018 was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 879 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N‑1A on February 27, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(iii)			Code of Ethics for the Sub-Advisor dated January 2018 was previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 879 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N‑1A on February 27, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference.


			(iv)			Code of Ethics for Access Persons of Quasar Distributors, LLC - not applicable.

Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant.

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

Item 30. Indemnification.

Reference is made to Article VII of the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, Article VI of Registrant’s Amended and Restated By-Laws and Paragraph 7 of the Distribution Agreement.

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

Item 31. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Advisor.

With respect to the Advisor, the response to this Item will be incorporated by reference to the Advisor’s Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (Form ADV) on file with the SEC (File No. 801-93167), dated September 23, 2020. The Advisor’s Form ADV may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.

Item 32. Principal Underwriter.

(a) Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter for the following investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended:


Aasgard Small & Mid Cap Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			American Trust Allegiance Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Capital Advisors Growth Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Chase Growth Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Davidson Multi Cap Equity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Edgar Lomax Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
First Sentier American Listed Infrastructure Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Fort Pitt Capital Total Return Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Huber Capital Equity Income Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Huber Capital Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Logan Capital International Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Logan Capital Large Cap Core Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund , Series of Advisors Series Trust


Logan Capital Small Cap Growth Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			O'Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
PIA BBB Bond Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			PIA High Yield Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
PIA High Yield Managed Account Completion Shares (MACS) Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			PIA MBS Bond Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Poplar Forest Partners Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Pzena International Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Pzena Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Scharf Alpha Opportunity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Scharf Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Scharf Global Opportunity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Scharf Multi-Asset Opportunity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Semper MBS Total Return Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Semper Short Duration Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust			The Aegis Funds
Allied Asset Advisors Funds			Alpha Architect ETF Trust
Angel Oak Funds Trust			Barrett Opportunity Fund, Inc.
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.			Brookfield Investment Funds
Buffalo Funds			Cushingâ Mutual Funds Trust
DoubleLine Funds Trust			Ecofin Tax-Advantaged Social Impact Fund, Inc. (f/k/a Tortoise Tax-Advantaged Social Infrastructure Fund, Inc.)
AAM Low Duration Preferred and Income Securities ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			AAM S&P 500 Emerging Markets High Dividend Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			AAM S&P Developed Markets High Dividend Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
The Acquirers Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions			AI Powered International Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			Aptus Defined Risk ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			CBOE Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
Change Finance Diversified Impact US Large Cap Fossil Fuel Free ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			ClearShares OCIO ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
ClearShares Piton Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions			ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
Deep Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			Distillate US Fundamental Stability & Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
Distillate International Fundamental Stability & Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			Hoya Capital Housing ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
LHA Market State Alpha Seeker ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			LHA Market State Tactical Beta ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
LHA Market State US Tactical ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
Loncar China BioPharma ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			Nationwide Maximum Diversification Emerging Markets Core Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
Nationwide Maximum Diversification US Core Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			Nationwide Risk-Based International Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
Nationwide Risk-Based US Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			Opus Small Cap Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions


Premise Capital Diversified Tactical ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
US Global JETS ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			US Vegan Climate ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
Volshares Large Cap ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions			First American Funds, Inc.
FundX Investment Trust			The Glenmede Fund, Inc.
The Glenmede Portfolios			The GoodHaven Funds Trust
Greenspring Fund, Incorporated			Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.
Hennessy Funds Trust			Horizon Funds
Hotchkis & Wiley Funds			Intrepid Capital Management Funds Trust
Jacob Funds Inc.			The Jensen Quality Growth Fund Inc.
Kirr, Marbach Partners Funds, Inc.			AAF First Priority CLO Bond ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
Core Alternative ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust			Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
LKCM Funds			LoCorr Investment Trust
Lord Asset Management Trust			MainGate Trust
Manager Directed Portfolios			ATAC Rotation Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Cove Street Capital Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Ecofin Global Renewables Infrastructure Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Great Lakes Bond Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Great Lakes Disciplined Equity Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Great Lakes Large Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Great Lakes Small Cap Opportunity Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Jackson Square All-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Jackson Square Global Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Jackson Square Large-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Jackson Square Select 20 Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Jackson Square SMID-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			LK Balanced Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Muhlenkamp Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Nuance Concentrated Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Nuance Concentrated Value Long Short Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Nuance Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Port Street Quality Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Principal Street High Income Municipal Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Reinhart Genesis PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Reinhart Mid Cap PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
TorrayResolute Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Ecofin Digital Payments Infrastructure Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Tortoise Energy Evolution Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Ecofin Global Water ESG Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Tortoise MLP & Energy Income Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Tortoise MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series			Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
Matrix Advisors Funds Trust			Matrix Advisors Value Fund, Inc.
Monetta Trust			Nicholas Equity Income Fund, Inc.
Nicholas Fund, Inc.			Nicholas II, Inc.
Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc.			Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds
Perritt Funds, Inc.			Procure ETF Trust II
Professionally Managed Portfolios			Prospector Funds, Inc.
Provident Mutual Funds, Inc.			RBC Funds Trust
Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			Abbey Capital Multi-Asset Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
Adara Smaller Companies Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			Aquarius International Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
Bogle Small Cap Growth Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			Boston Partners All Cap Value Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.


Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			Boston Partners Global Equity Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			Boston Partners Small Cap Value II Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
Campbell Advantage Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			Campbell Systematic Macro Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			Motley Fool 100 Index ETF, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
Orinda Income Opportunities Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			SGI Conservative Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
SGI Global Equity Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			SGI Peak Growth Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
SGI Prudent Growth Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity VI Portfolio, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund, Series of RBB Fund, Inc.			Series Portfolios Trust
Thompson IM Funds, Inc.			TrimTabs ETF Trust
Trust for Advised Portfolios			Barrett Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers			Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
Convergence Long/Short Equity Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers			Convergence Market Neutral Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
CrossingBridge Low Duration High Yield Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers			Dearborn Partners Rising Dividend Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
Jensen Global Quality Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers			Jensen Quality Value Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
Marketfield Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers			Rockefeller Core Taxable Bond Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
Rockefeller Equity Allocation Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers			Rockefeller Intermediate Tax Exempt National Bond Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
Rockefeller Intermediate Tax Exempt New York Bond Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers			Snow Capital Long/Short Opportunity Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
Snow Capital Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers			Terra Firma US Concentrated Realty Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
USCA Fund Trust			USQ Core Real Estate Fund
Wall Street EMN Funds Trust			Wisconsin Capital Funds, Inc.

(b) The following are the Officers and Manager of the Distributor, the Registrant’s underwriter. The Distributor’s main business address is 111 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202.


Name	Address	Position with Underwriter	Position with Registrant
Richard J. Berthy	Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	President, Treasurer and Manager	None
Mark A. Fairbanks	Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	Vice President	None
Teresa Cowan	111 E. Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202	Vice President	None
Jennifer K. DiValerio	899 Cassatt Road, 400 Berwyn Park, Suite 110, Berwyn, PA 19312	Vice President	None
Susan L. LaFond	111 E. Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200, \|Milwaukee, WI 53202	Vice President and Co-Chief Compliance Officer	None
Jennifer A. Brunner	111 E. Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202	Vice President and Co-Chief Compliance Officer	None
Jennifer E. Hoopes	Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	Secretary	None

Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records.

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


Records Relating to:			Are located at:
Registrant’s Fund Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent			U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC 615 East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor Milwaukee, WI 53202
Registrant’s Custodian			U.S. Bank National Association Custody Operations 1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302 Milwaukee, WI 53212
Registrant’s Investment Advisor			First Sentier Investors (US) LLC 10 East 53rd Street, 21st Floor New York, New York 10022
Registrant’s Investment Sub-Advisor			First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd, Level 5 Tower Three International Towers Sydney 300 Barangaroo Avenue Barangaroo NSW 2000 Australia
			First Sentier Investors (Singapore) 79 Robinson Road, #17-01 Singapore 068897
Registrant’s Distributor			Quasar Distributors, LLC 111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200 Milwaukee, WI 53202

Item 34. Management Services Not Discussed in Parts A and B.

Not Applicable.

Item 35. Undertakings.

Not Applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the 1940 Act, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1017 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, on the 1st day of April, 2021.

Advisors Series Trust

By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Rauman

Jeffrey T. Rauman

President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1017 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature	Title	Date

Gail S. Duree*	Trustee	April 1, 2021
Gail S. Duree

David G. Mertens*	Trustee	April 1, 2021
David G. Mertens

Raymond B. Woolson*	Trustee	April 1, 2021
Raymond B. Woolson

Joe D. Redwine*	Trustee	April 1, 2021
Joe D. Redwine

/s/ Cheryl L. King	Treasurer, Vice President and	April 1, 2021
Cheryl L. King	Principal Financial Officer

/s/ Jeffrey T. Rauman	President, Chief Executive Officer	April 1, 2021
Jeffrey T. Rauman	and Principal Executive Officer

*By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Rauman		April 1, 2021
Jeffrey T. Rauman Attorney-In Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney