485APOS 1 d769174d485apos.htm CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST Causeway Capital Management Trust
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2014

1933 Act Registration No. 333-67552

1940 Act Registration No. 811-10467

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.  30      [  X  ]   

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

  

[  X  ]

  
                Amendment No.    30      [  X  ]   

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

11111 Santa Monica Boulevard

15th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90025

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 231-6117

 

 

 

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Name and address of agent for service)

  

Copies to:

 

MARK D. PERLOW

K&L Gates LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 249-1070

Facsimile: (415) 882-8220

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Effective Date of this Post-Effective Amendment.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

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[  X  ] On October 20, 2014 pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

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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 jurisdiction in which the offer or sale is not permitted.

Prospectus

October [    ], 2014

Causeway International Small Cap Fund

Institutional Class ([        ])

Investor Class ([        ])

Subject to completion

Preliminary Prospectus dated August 5, 2014

As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or passed on the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


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Causeway International Small Cap Fund

  

Investment Objective

   3

Fees and Expenses

   3

Principal Investment Strategies and Risks

   3

Performance

   4

Portfolio Management

   7

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

   7

Tax Information

   7

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

   7

Fund Details

   8

Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies

   8

Additional Investment Information

   9

Investment Risks

   10

Information about Portfolio Holdings

   12

Management of the Fund

   13

Investing in the Fund

   15

Description of Classes

   15

How to Purchase, Exchange and Sell Fund Shares

   15

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

   23

Taxes

   23

Financial Highlights

   26

This Prospectus contains information about Causeway International Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”), which is a diversified series of Causeway Capital Management Trust (the “Trust”). Causeway Capital Management LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser, is referred to below as the “Investment Adviser.”

 

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Causeway International Small Cap Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

The following table shows the fees and expenses that you pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Transaction Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

     Institutional    Investor
   Class    Class

Sales Charge (Load) on Purchases

and Reinvested Distributions

   None    None

Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

   None    None

Redemption Fee on shares held less

than 60 days (as a percentage of amount

redeemed)

   2.00%    2.00%

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

     Institutional    Investor
   Class    Class

Management Fees

   1.00%    1.00%

Other Expenses (1)

   0.82%    0.82%

Shareholder Service Fees

   None    0.25%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (1)

   0.01%    0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

   1.83%    2.08%

Expense Reimbursement (2)

   0.52%    0.52%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

After Expense Reimbursement

   1.31%    1.56%

 

  (1) Based on estimates for the current fiscal year.

 

  (2)

Under the terms of an expense limit agreement, the Investment Adviser has agreed to reimburse expenses to keep the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” (excluding brokerage fees and commissions, shareholder service fees,

 

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  interest, taxes, fees and expenses of other funds in which the Fund invests, and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 1.30% of the average daily net assets of each of the Institutional Class and Investor Class shares. The expense limit agreement will remain in effect until January 31, 2016 and may only be terminated earlier by the Fund’s Board or upon termination of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

             1 Year            3 Years

Institutional Class

           $133            $525

Investor Class

           $159            $602

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. Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus, it does not have a portfolio turnover rate to present.

Principal Investment Strategies and Risks

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with small market capitalizations located in developed and emerging markets outside the U.S. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations. Small market capitalization companies are companies with market capitalizations that do not exceed the highest market capitalization of a company within the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Small Cap Index (Gross) (the “Index”), at the time of purchase. As of [June 30], 2014 the Index included companies with market capitalizations of up to [$7.53] billion. Some of these companies, although small by U.S. standards, might be large companies in their local markets. The Fund may continue to hold securities of a portfolio company that appreciate above the small market capitalization threshold and thus may from time to time hold less than 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations. The Fund may invest in a wide range of industries.

 

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The Investment Adviser uses a quantitative investment approach to purchase and sell investments for the Fund. The Investment Adviser’s proprietary computer model analyzes a variety of fundamental and technical characteristics to assist in selecting securities. The model currently analyzes characteristics of individual securities, such as valuation, earnings growth, momentum, and financial strength. As the Investment Adviser is continually seeking to improve model performance, the factors and their weightings in the model may change over time. In addition to its quantitative research, the Investment Adviser’s fundamental research analysts review the quantitative outputs to attempt to identify and address special issues, such as significant corporate actions or management changes, which are difficult to detect quantitatively.

If the Fund invests in companies located in a country, the percentage of the Fund’s total assets attributable to companies located in that country is not expected to be greater than the weight of that country in the Index, plus 5 percentage points, or less than the weight of that country in the Index minus 5 percentage points. In addition, at the discretion of the Investment Adviser, the Fund may invest in the aggregate up to 10% of total Fund assets in companies located in foreign and emerging markets not included in the Index. The Investment Adviser determines the country where a company is located, and thus whether a company is located in a market for these purposes, by referring to: its stock exchange listing; where it is registered, organized or incorporated; where its headquarters are located; its Morgan Stanley Capital International country classification; where it derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed; or where at least 50% of its assets are located.

What are the main risks of investing in the Fund?

As with any mutual fund, the Fund’s value, and therefore the value of your Fund shares, may go down. This may occur because the value of a particular stock or stock market in which the Fund invests is falling. Also, the Investment Adviser may select securities that underperform the stock market or other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. If the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, you may lose money. We cannot guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The Fund’s investments in companies in foreign and emerging markets involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. For example, the value of the Fund’s securities may be affected by social, political and economic developments and U.S. and foreign laws relating to foreign investment. The extent of economic development, political stability, market depth, infrastructure, capitalization and regulatory oversight in emerging markets can be less than in more developed foreign markets. Further, because the Fund invests in securities denominated in foreign currencies, the Fund’s shares may go down in value depending on foreign exchange rates. Other risks include trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; withholding or other taxes; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign and emerging markets securities less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities. These risks are higher for small capitalization investments.

 

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The Fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities of small capitalization companies. The values of securities of smaller, less well-known companies can be more sensitive to, and react differently to, company, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of securities. Small companies can have more limited product lines, markets, growth prospects, depth of management, and financial resources, and these companies may have shorter operating histories and less access to financing, creating additional risk. Further, small companies may be particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any loans that have floating rates. Because of these and other risks, securities of small capitalization companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of medium and larger capitalization companies. During some periods, securities of small capitalization companies, as an asset class, have underperformed the securities of larger capitalization companies.

Data for foreign and emerging markets companies, particularly for smaller companies, may be less available and/or less current than data for U.S. companies. The Investment Adviser will use quantitative techniques to generate investment decisions and its processes and stock selection can be adversely affected if it relies on erroneous or outdated data. In addition, securities selected using quantitative analysis can perform differently from the market as a whole as a result of the characteristics used in the analysis, the weight placed on each characteristic, and changes in the characteristic’s historical trends. The characteristics used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those characteristics may not be predictive of a security’s value, and the effectiveness of the characteristics can change over time. These changes may not be reflected in the current quantitative model.

See “Investment Risks” beginning on page [XX] for more information about the risks associated with the Fund.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The Fund may be an appropriate investment if you:

• Are seeking long-term growth of capital and can withstand the share price volatility of equity investing.

• Are seeking to diversify a portfolio of equity securities to include small capitalization foreign and emerging markets securities.

• Can tolerate the increased volatility and currency fluctuations associated with investments in foreign and emerging markets securities, and small capitalization securities.

• Are willing to accept the risk that the value of your investment may decline in order to seek long-term growth of capital.

 

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Performance

The Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus and does not have a full calendar year of performance to present. Once it has been in operation for a full calendar year, a bar chart and performance table will be provided showing some indication of the risks and volatility of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for relevant periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) will not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. For current performance information, please visit www.causewayfunds.com.

Portfolio Management

Investment Adviser

Causeway Capital Management LLC

Portfolio Managers

The Fund is managed by the following portfolio managers:

Arjun Jayaraman, PhD, CFA, head of the quantitative research group at the Investment Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since 2014.

MacDuff Kuhnert, CFA, a director of the Investment Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since 2014.

Joe Gubler, CFA, a director of the Investment Adviser, has served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares:  You may purchase, sell (redeem), or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day through your broker, by writing to the Fund at P.O. Box 219085, Kansas City, MO 64121-7159, telephoning the Fund at 1-866-947-7000 or visiting the Fund’s website at www.causewayfunds.com (for existing shareholders). Shares may be purchased by check or by wire, or through the automated clearing house. You may receive redemption proceeds by wire or by check.

Investor Class shares require a $5,000 minimum initial investment ($4,000 for IRAs). Institutional Class shares require a $1 million minimum initial investment. There are no minimum amounts required for subsequent investments.

Tax Information:  Distributions from the Fund are generally taxable as ordinary income or long-term capital gain.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries:  If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and

 

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related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. For more information, ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website.

Fund Details

Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital. No assurance can be given that the investment objective of the Fund will be realized. The Fund’s investment objective is non-fundamental, and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ written notice.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective using the primary investment strategies described below.

Causeway International Small Cap Fund

The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with small market capitalizations located in developed and emerging markets outside the U.S. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations. Small market capitalization companies are companies with market capitalizations that do not exceed the highest market capitalization of a company within the Index, at the time of purchase. As of [June 30], 2014 the Index included companies with market capitalizations of up to [$7.53] billion. Some of these companies, although small by U.S. standards, might be large companies in their local markets. The Fund may continue to hold securities of a portfolio company that appreciate above the small market capitalization threshold and thus may from time to time hold less than 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations. The Fund may invest in a wide range of industries.

The Investment Adviser uses a quantitative investment approach to purchase and sell investments for the Fund. The Investment Adviser’s proprietary computer model analyzes a variety of fundamental and technical characteristics to assist in selecting securities. The model currently analyzes characteristics of individual securities, such as valuation, earnings growth, momentum, and financial strength. As the Investment Adviser is continually seeking to improve model performance, the factors and their weightings in the model may change over time. In addition to its quantitative research, the Investment Adviser’s fundamental research analysts review the quantitative outputs to attempt to identify and address special issues, such as significant corporate actions or management changes, which are difficult to detect quantitatively.

 

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If the Fund invests in companies located in a country, the percentage of the Fund’s total assets attributable to that country is not expected to be greater than the weight of companies located in that country in the Index, plus 5 percentage points, or less than the weight of that country in the Index minus 5 percentage points. In addition, at the discretion of the Investment Adviser, the Fund may invest in the aggregate up to 10% of total Fund assets in companies located in foreign and emerging markets not included in the Index. The Investment Adviser determines the country where a company is located, and thus whether a company is located in a market for these purposes, by referring to: its stock exchange listing; where it is registered, organized or incorporated; where its headquarters are located; its Morgan Stanley Capital International country classification; where it derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed; or where at least 50% of its assets are located.

Additional Investment Information

Money Market Investments

To meet redemptions or when waiting to invest cash receipts, the Fund may invest in short-term, investment grade bonds, money market mutual funds and other money market instruments. A larger percentage of such investments could moderate the Fund’s investment results. Also, the Fund temporarily can invest up to 100% of its assets in short-term, investment grade bonds, and other money market instruments in response to adverse market, economic or political conditions. A larger percentage of such investments could moderate the Fund’s investment results. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective using this type of investing.

Information About the Fund’s Index

Information about the Fund’s benchmark index appears below.  The Fund’s returns will not necessarily be similar to the returns of its benchmark index.

The benchmark index is the MSCI ACWI ex USA Small Cap Index (Gross).  This Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index, designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets excluding the U.S. market, consisting of 45 country indices. The Index covers approximately 14% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

The Index is gross of withholding taxes, assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and assumes no management, custody, transaction or other expenses.

MSCI has not approved, reviewed or produced this Prospectus, makes no express or implied warranties or representations and is not liable whatsoever for any data in this Prospectus.

 

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Investment Risks

This section contains additional information about the general risks of investing in the Fund. As with any mutual fund, there can be no guarantee that the Fund will meet its goals or that the Fund’s performance will be positive for any period of time. For more information about other types of investments the Fund may make, and about the risks of investing in the Fund, including risks associated with investments in particular countries, please see the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), which is available upon request.

The Fund’s principal risks are listed below:

Market and Selection Risk

Market risk is the risk that the market will go down in value, including the possibility that such changes will be sharp and unpredictable. The financial problems in global economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt crisis, may continue to cause high volatility in global financial markets. In addition, global economies are increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact a different country or region. The severity or duration of these conditions may also be affected if one or more countries leave the euro currency or by other policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Selection risk is the risk that the investments that the Fund’s portfolio managers select will underperform the market or other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies.

Issuer-Specific Risk

The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Markets Risk

Foreign investments involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks are higher for emerging markets investments, which can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks are also higher for investments in small capitalization companies. In particular, investments in foreign securities involve the following risks:

• The economies of some foreign markets often do not compare favorably with that of the U.S. in areas such as growth of gross domestic product, reinvestment of capital, resources, and balance of payments. Some of these economies may rely heavily on particular industries or foreign capital. They may be more vulnerable to adverse diplomatic developments, the imposition of economic sanctions against a country, changes in international trading patterns, trade barriers and other protectionist or retaliatory measures.

• Governmental actions – such as the imposition of capital controls, nationalization of companies or industries, expropriation of assets or the imposition of punitive taxes – may adversely affect investments in foreign markets.

 

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• The governments of certain countries may prohibit or substantially restrict foreign investing in their capital markets or in certain industries. This could severely affect security prices. This could also impair the Fund’s ability to purchase or sell foreign securities or transfer its assets or income back to the U.S., or otherwise adversely affect the Fund’s operations.

• Other foreign market risks include foreign exchange controls, difficulties in pricing securities, defaults on foreign government securities, difficulties in enforcing favorable legal judgments in foreign courts, and political and social instability. Legal remedies available to investors in some foreign countries are less extensive than those available to investors in the U.S. Many foreign governments supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities less than the U.S. government does. Corporate governance may not be as robust as in more developed countries. As a result, protections for minority investors may not be strong, which could affect security prices.

• Accounting standards in other countries are not necessarily the same as in the U.S. If the accounting standards in another country do not require as much disclosure or detail as U.S. accounting standards, it may be harder for the Fund’s portfolio managers to find reliable and current data to process using the Investment Adviser’s quantitative techniques.

• Because there are usually fewer investors on foreign exchanges and smaller numbers of shares traded each day, it may be difficult for the Fund to buy and sell securities on those exchanges. In addition, prices of foreign securities may go up and down more than prices of securities traded in the U.S.

• Foreign markets may have different clearance and settlement procedures. In certain markets, settlements may not keep pace with the volume of securities transactions. If this occurs, settlement may be delayed and the Fund’s assets may be uninvested and may not be earning returns. The Fund also may miss investment opportunities or not be able to sell an investment because of these delays.

• Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings. Further, companies located in foreign countries may conduct business or issue debt denominated in currencies other than their domestic currencies, creating additional risk if there is any disruption, abrupt change in the currency markets, or illiquidity in the trading of such currencies.

• The Fund may (but is not obligated to) purchase and sell forward foreign currency contracts or swaps for the purpose of increasing or decreasing exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one country to another, or from or to the Eurozone region, in the case of the euro. If the Fund makes these investments, the investments may not be effective as a hedge against currency fluctuations and can limit potential for growth in the value of the Fund. Currency forwards and swaps, like other derivatives, can be volatile and involve significant risks including counterparty risk, leverage risk, liquidity risk and basis risk (the risk that the value of the investment will not react in parallel with the value of underlying assets).

• The costs of foreign securities transactions tend to be higher than those of U.S. transactions, increasing the transaction costs paid directly or indirectly by the Fund.

• International trade barriers or economic sanctions against foreign countries may adversely affect the Fund’s foreign holdings.

 

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Small Cap Risk

The Fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities of small capitalization companies. The values of securities of smaller, less well-known companies can be more sensitive to, and react differently to, company, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of securities. Small companies can have more limited product lines, markets, growth prospects, depth of management, and financial resources, and these companies may have shorter operating histories and less access to financing, creating additional risk. Small companies in countries with less-liquid currencies may have additional difficulties in financing and conducting their businesses. Further, small companies may be particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any loans that have floating rates. Because of these and other risks, securities of small capitalization companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of medium and larger capitalization companies. During some periods, securities of small capitalization companies, as an asset class, have underperformed the securities of larger capitalization companies.

Information about Portfolio Holdings

A description of the Fund’s policy and procedures with respect to the disclosure of its portfolio holdings is available in the SAI, which is available upon request.

If you would like further information about the Fund, including how it invests, please see the SAI.

 

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Management of the Fund

About the Investment Adviser

Causeway Capital Management LLC, the Fund’s Investment Adviser, manages the Fund’s investments under the overall supervision of the Board of Trustees. The Investment Adviser is responsible for making all investment decisions for the Fund. The Fund pays the Investment Adviser an annual management fee equal to 1.00% of its average daily net assets.

The Investment Adviser began operations as an investment adviser in June 2001. The Investment Adviser had approximately $[    ] billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2014. The Investment Adviser’s address is 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025. The Investment Adviser also serves as investment adviser to the other series of the Trust: Causeway International Value Fund, Causeway Global Value Fund, Causeway Emerging Markets Fund, Causeway International Opportunities Fund and Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund.

A discussion regarding the basis for the approval by the Board of Trustees of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Fund will be contained in the Fund’s first Report to Shareholders.

About the Portfolio Managers

The Fund is managed by Arjun Jayaraman, MacDuff Kuhnert, and Joe Gubler. Their backgrounds are described below.

Arjun Jayaraman, PhD, CFA, is head of the quantitative research group at the Investment Adviser. He has been a portfolio manager at the Investment Adviser since January 2006. From 2004 to 2005, Dr. Jayaraman was a portfolio manager for quantitative strategies at PanAgora Asset Management. He was the lead portfolio manager of its non-U.S. large cap core equity portfolios and was the co-portfolio manager of its global large cap core equity portfolios. From 2000-2004, Dr. Jayaraman managed similar portfolios at Putnam Investments in addition to working closely with the teams that managed Putnam’s traditional non-U.S. strategies. Dr. Jayaraman has a BA in Economics from Columbia University, a PhD from New York University (Stern School of Business), and is a CFA charterholder.

MacDuff Kuhnert, CFA, is a director of the Investment Adviser and performs quantitative research. He joined the Investment Adviser in July 2001. His responsibilities include product development, asset allocation, risk management, and the design and implementation of proprietary valuation models and other quantitative tools. From 1996 to July 2001, Mr. Kuhnert worked for HW-MLIM as a quantitative research associate, where he created and developed advanced quantitative models used in the international value investment process. Mr. Kuhnert has a BA in Chemistry from Dartmouth College. He is a CFA charterholder and member of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts and the Los Angeles Quantitative Investment Association.

 

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Joe Gubler, CFA, is a director of the Investment Adviser and performs quantitative research. He joined the Investment Adviser in April 2005. From 2002 to April 2005, Mr. Gubler worked as Director of Engineering for the MonsterTRAK division of Monster.com. He was responsible for a cross-functional team that developed, enhanced, and maintained the software that powers the monstertrak.com website. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Gubler developed database-enabled web applications for a wide range of companies, including the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Recording Industry Association of America, Disney, NameSafe.com, and Array Networks. While studying astrophysics at UC San Diego, Mr. Gubler worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s stellar interferometry group. Mr. Gubler has a BS, cum laude, in Physics from UC Irvine, an MS in Physics from UC San Diego, and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. He is a CFA charterholder.

The SAI, which is available upon request, provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and their ownership of shares of the Fund.

 

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Investing in the Fund

Description of Classes

The Fund offers two classes of shares – Investor Class and Institutional Class. Each share class has its own expense structure. Each share class represents an ownership interest in the same investment portfolio.

Investor Class shares are for retail investors who meet the account minimum and investors purchasing shares through financial intermediaries authorized to make Investor Class shares available. Institutional Class shares are for institutions and individuals who meet the account minimum and investors purchasing through financial intermediaries authorized to make Institutional Class shares available.

Investor Class

  no upfront or deferred sales charge
  up to 0.25% annual shareholder service fee
  higher annual expenses than Institutional Class
  $5,000 minimum initial investment

($4,000 for IRAs)

  no minimum for subsequent investments

Institutional Class

  no upfront or deferred sales charge
  no shareholder service fee
  lower annual expenses than Investor Class
  $1 million minimum initial investment
  no minimum for subsequent investments

The account minimums for Institutional and Investor Class shares may be waived for employees and board members of the Investment Adviser and Trustees of the Fund and their families, and for holders of shares purchased by clients of the Investment Adviser. The Fund’s officers may, in their discretion, also waive or lower account minimums for customers of a financial intermediary or investment adviser if the aggregate investments of the customers of the financial intermediary or investment adviser meet the account minimum or are believed likely to meet the account minimum in the future.

If you are the beneficial owner of an Investor Class account or multiple Investor Class accounts directly with the Fund and your total investment in the Fund exceeds $1 million, you may request the Fund to convert your shares to Institutional Class shares.

How to Purchase, Exchange and Sell Fund Shares

This section tells you how to purchase, exchange and sell (sometimes called “redeem”) shares of the Fund.

 

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How to Purchase Fund Shares

You may purchase shares on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business (a “Business Day”).

You may purchase shares directly by:

 

  Mail
  Telephone
  Wire
  Automated Clearing House (“ACH”), or
  Internet (www.causewayfunds.com).

To purchase shares directly from us, complete and send in a Fund application. If you need an application or have questions, please call 1-866-947-7000 or visit www.causewayfunds.com. Unless you arrange to pay by wire or through ACH, write your check, payable in U.S. dollars, to “Causeway International Small Cap Fund” and mail it to the Fund at: P.O. Box 219085, Kansas City, MO 64121-7159. The Fund cannot accept third-party checks, credit cards, credit card checks, cash, traveler’s checks, money orders or cashier’s checks. If you intend to pay by wire or through ACH please call 1-866-947-7000 for further instructions.

Internet transactions via the Fund’s website are available to existing shareholders. You may not make an initial purchase of the Fund’s shares via the Internet. Visit www.causewayfunds.com and click on “Fund Account – Access” to view account information and perform subsequent purchases, exchanges and redemptions. Only bank accounts held at domestic financial institutions that are ACH members may be used for telephone or Internet transactions.

You may also buy shares through accounts with brokers and other institutions that are authorized to place trades in Fund shares for their customers. If you invest through an authorized institution, you will have to follow its procedures, which may be different from the procedures for investing directly. Your broker or institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund. You will also generally have to address your correspondence or questions regarding the Fund to your institution.

The Fund may reject any purchase order if it determines that accepting the order would not be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders.

How to Exchange Fund Shares

You may exchange shares of one class of the Fund for shares of the same class of another fund that is a series of the Trust: the series are currently Causeway International Value Fund, Causeway Global Value Fund, Causeway Emerging Markets Fund, Causeway International Opportunities Fund and Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund. You may exchange shares on any Business Day, and may exchange shares directly by:

 

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   Telephone, by calling 1-866-947-7000, or

 

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   Internet, at www.causewayfunds.com.

You may also exchange shares through accounts with brokers and other institutions that are authorized to place trades in Fund shares for their customers, but you will need to follow your institution’s procedures and may be subject to fees charged by your institution.

Exchanges will be subject to redemption fees, if shares are exchanged less than 60 days after purchase. See “Redemption Fee” below. Exchanges will also be subject to the minimum investment requirements for the Causeway fund into which you exchange your shares. To effect an exchange, you must exchange shares with a total value of at least $100, and exchanges are limited to a maximum of $250,000 for exchanges of Investor Class shares and $1 million for exchanges of Institutional Class shares, per transaction. An exchange of shares will have the same tax consequences as a redemption of shares. For example, if you exchange shares held in a taxable account that are worth more than when you purchased them, the gain (generally, the value at the time of the exchange less your cost) will be taxable.

The Fund may reject any exchange order if it determines that accepting the order would not be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders.

Financial Intermediary Compensation

The Investment Adviser makes payments out of its own resources to certain brokers and financial intermediaries for providing services intended to result in the sale of Fund shares or for shareholder service activities. These payments by the Investment Adviser may include one or more of the following types of payments: one-time account establishment fees, annual per account fees, sales fees of up to 0.08% of sales of Fund shares, and annual asset-based charges of up to 0.16% of the average daily net asset value of shares of the Fund serviced by the institution. Payments to certain intermediaries are subject to annual minimums of up to $25,000. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. For more information, please see the SAI or ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website.

Customer Identification and Verification

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.

 

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What this means for you: When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask for a copy of your driver’s license or other identifying documents. We will use these documents for the purpose of establishing and verifying your identity – we will not be obligated to follow the terms of any of these documents. We may not accept your new account application if you do not provide the required identifying information.

We will attempt to collect any missing information by contacting you or your broker. If we are unable to obtain the information within a timeframe established in our sole discretion, we may not accept your new account application.

We will attempt to verify your identity in a timeframe established in our sole discretion. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may close your account and return to you the value of your shares at the next calculated net asset value per share (“NAV”). If you purchased your shares by check, redemption proceeds may not be available until your check has cleared (which may take up to 15 days from your date of purchase). If your account is closed, you may realize a gain or loss on the redeemed Fund shares and will be subject to resulting tax consequences.

How Fund Shares are Priced

The price per Fund share (the offering price) will be the NAV next determined after the Fund receives your purchase or exchange order, provided that your purchase or exchange order contains all information and legal documentation necessary to process the order including, for new accounts, required identifying information described in “Customer Identification and Verification” above. NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share’s portion of all of the net assets of the Fund.

The Fund calculates its NAV once each Business Day as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). For you to receive the current Business Day’s NAV, the Fund or its authorized agent must receive your purchase or exchange order before the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The Fund will use the next trading day’s price for a purchase, exchange or redemption order received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE.

In calculating NAV, the Fund generally values its investment portfolio at market price. The value of investments in any open-end investment companies that are not exchange-traded funds are based on their NAVs. If market prices are not readily available or the Fund thinks that they are unreliable, fair value prices may be determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board of Trustees.

For instance, if trading in a security has halted or suspended, a security has de-listed from a national exchange, a security has not traded for an extended period of time, or a significant event with respect to a security occurs after the close of the market on which the security principally trades and before the time the Fund calculates NAV, the Fund’s Fair Value Committee may determine the security’s fair value. The Board of Trustees has delegated the responsibility of making fair value determinations to the Fund’s Fair Value Committee in accordance with the Fund’s Pricing and Valuation Procedures. The Board has approved the use of a third-party fair valuation service to provide the Fund with fair value prices for certain securities held by the Fund.

 

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Foreign securities owned by the Fund may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. As a result, the Fund’s NAV may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem the Fund’s shares. It is possible that market timers or “arbitrageurs” may attempt to buy or sell Fund shares to profit from price movements in foreign markets not yet reflected in the Fund’s NAV. Such trades may have the effect of reducing the value of existing shareholders’ investments. The intended effect of the Fund’s use of fair value pricing is to more accurately determine the current market value of a portfolio security and to minimize the possibilities for time-zone arbitrage.

Valuing securities at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than valuation of securities based on readily available market quotations. A fund that uses fair value to price securities may value those securities higher or lower than another fund using market quotations or fair value to price the same securities. There can be no assurance that the Fund would 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.

Systematic Investment Plan

If you have a checking or savings account with a bank, you may purchase shares of the Fund automatically through regular deductions from your account with a minimum of $100. You may begin regularly scheduled investments once a month.

How to Sell Fund Shares

If you own your shares of the Fund directly, you may sell (redeem) your shares on any Business Day by contacting the Fund directly by mail or telephone at 1-866-947-7000 or via the Internet at www.causewayfunds.com. Redemptions by telephone are limited to $50,000 per Business Day. If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other institution, contact that broker or institution to sell your shares. Your broker or institution may charge a fee for its services in addition to the fees charged by the Fund. If you would like to close your Fund account or have your sale proceeds sent to a third party or an address other than your own, please notify the Fund in writing and include a signature guarantee by a bank or other financial institution (a notarized signature is not sufficient). The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Fund receives your request.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan

You may use the Systematic Withdrawal Plan to arrange monthly, quarterly or annual withdrawals of at least $100 from the Fund. The proceeds of each withdrawal will be mailed to you by check or, if you have a checking or savings account with a bank, electronically transferred to your account. To sell shares in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, you need to have at least $5,000 in your account.

 

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Receiving Your Money

Normally, we will send your sale proceeds within seven days after we receive your request. Your proceeds can be wired to your bank account (subject to a $10 fee) or sent to you by check. If you recently purchased your shares by check, redemption proceeds may not be available until your check has cleared (which may take up to 15 days from your date of purchase).

Signature Guarantee

A signature guarantee is a widely accepted way to protect shareholders by verifying a signature in certain circumstances including: (1) requests for redemptions in excess of $50,000, (2) all requests to wire redemption proceeds to a bank other than the bank previously designated on the account application, and (3) redemption requests to send proceeds to an address other than the address of record or to a person other than the registered shareholder(s) for the account. Signature guarantees can be obtained from any of the following institutions: a national or state bank, a trust company, a federal savings and loan association, or a broker-dealer that is a member of a national securities exchange. A notarized signature is not sufficient. Accounts held by a corporation, trust, fiduciary or partnership may require additional documentation along with a signature guarantee. Please call 1-866-947-7000 for more information. The Fund participates in the Paperless Legal Program. Requests received with a Medallion Signature Guarantee will be reviewed to see if they have the proper criteria to meet the guidelines of the Program and may not require additional documentation.

Redemptions in Kind

The Fund generally pays sale (redemption) proceeds in cash. However, under certain conditions (including for the protection of the Fund’s remaining shareholders), the Fund might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (a “redemption in kind”). The Fund also may, but is not required to, pay redemptions in kind at the request of a shareholder if doing so would not hurt the Fund. It is unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, but if they were, then in addition to taxes on any net capital gains from the redemption, you would probably have to pay transaction costs to sell the securities distributed to you. See “Taxes” below.

Redemption Fee

As noted in the “Fees and Expenses” section, the Investor Class and Institutional Class each imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on the value of shares redeemed less than 60 days after purchase. The redemption fee also applies to exchanges from the Fund. The redemption fee is paid to the Fund. The redemption fee does not apply to shares purchased through reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions or shares redeemed through designated systematic withdrawal plans. The redemption fee does not normally apply to accounts designated as omnibus accounts with the transfer agent. These are

 

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arrangements through financial intermediaries where the purchase and sale orders of a number of persons are aggregated before being communicated to the Fund. However, the Fund may seek agreements with these intermediaries to impose the Fund’s redemption fee or a different redemption fee on their customers if feasible, or to impose other appropriate restrictions on excessive short-term trading. The officers of the Fund may waive the redemption fee for shareholders in asset allocation and similar investment programs reasonably believed not to be engaged in short-term market timing, including for holders of shares purchased by the Investment Adviser for its clients to rebalance their portfolios.

Involuntary Redemptions or Transfers of Your Shares

If your Investor Class account balance drops below $500 because of redemptions or exchanges, the Fund may redeem your shares. The Fund will give you at least 60 days’ written notice to give you time to add to your account and avoid the redemption of your shares. This involuntary redemption does not apply to retirement plans or Uniform Gifts or Transfers to Minors Act accounts. In addition, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all or some of your shares for any reason if it determines doing so would be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders.

Officers of the Trust may transfer accounts in Institutional Class shares that are below the minimum initial investment requirement to Investor Class shares, unless the account’s failure to meet the minimum is the result of market movement.

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

The Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) declares an emergency or for other reasons. More information about this is in the Fund’s SAI.

Telephone Transactions

Purchasing, exchanging and selling Fund shares over the telephone is convenient, but not without risk. Although the Fund has safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions, the Fund is not responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions the Fund reasonably believes to be genuine. If you or your financial institution transact with the Fund over the telephone, you will generally bear the risk of any loss. In addition, during times of intense activity, there may be delays in reaching the Fund.

Shareholder Service Fees

The Fund has adopted a shareholder service plan for Investor Class shares that allows the Fund to pay broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries annual fees of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets for services provided to Investor Class shareholders of the Fund. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets continuously, over time these fees will also increase the cost of an investment in Investor Class shares.

 

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Excessive Short-Term Trading

The Fund is intended to be a long-term investment vehicle and is not designed for investors that engage in short-term trading activity. Some investors try to profit by using excessive short-term trading practices involving mutual fund shares, frequently referred to as “market timing.” Market timing activity can interfere with the efficient management of a fund, result in dilution of the value of shareholders’ holdings and cause increased fund transaction costs. The Fund opposes market timing and the Fund’s Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures designed to deter such trading, which are described below.

The Fund has Pricing and Valuation Procedures, which have been approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, and a Fair Value Committee for fair valuing the Fund’s securities. The Fund’s Board has approved the use of a third-party fair valuation service to provide the Fund with fair value prices for certain foreign securities held by the Fund. Fair value pricing is intended to deter those trying to take advantage of time-zone differences in the valuation of foreign securities.

In addition, the Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on the value of shares of the Fund redeemed or exchanged less than 60 days after purchase. Additional information about the Fund’s redemption fees can be found under “Redemption Fee” above.

The Trust reserves the right to reject any purchase or exchange order, including orders deemed to be market timing, if it determines that accepting the order would not be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders. The Trust will consider various factors in determining whether an investor has engaged in market timing, including, but not limited to, the investor’s historic trading patterns, the number of transactions, the time between transactions and the percentage of the investor’s account involved in each transaction. The Trust also reserves the right to restrict future purchases of the Fund by an investor who is classified as engaged in market timing.

Some investors purchase Fund shares through a financial intermediary that establishes an omnibus account in the Fund for its customers and submits a net order to purchase or redeem shares after combining its customer orders. These intermediaries have agreed to provide trading information about their customers to the Fund upon request, and to restrict or block purchases of any shareholder identified by the Fund as engaging in suspicious activity.

Although the Fund’s redemption fee does not apply to accounts with financial intermediaries designated with the transfer agent as omnibus accounts, the Fund may seek to obtain the agreement of such intermediaries to impose a redemption fee on their customers if feasible or to impose other appropriate restrictions on market timing. The Fund may permit an intermediary to waive redemption fees on particular investors or certain categories of investors who are reasonably believed not to be engaged in market timing strategies. In addition, the Fund may waive the redemption fee for shareholders in asset allocation and similar investment programs reasonably believed not to be engaged in short-term market timing, including for holders of shares purchased by the Investment Adviser for its clients to rebalance their portfolios.

 

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There can be no assurance that the Fund will successfully detect or prevent market timing. Moreover, despite the existence of these policies and procedures, it is possible that market timing may occur in the Fund without being identified, especially through financial intermediaries. While the Fund intends that intermediaries trading in Fund shares will assist the Fund in enforcing the Fund’s policies, certain intermediaries may be unable or unwilling to enforce effectively the Fund’s 2.00% redemption fee or other redemption fees or restrictions on market timing. The Fund will take reasonable steps to seek cooperation from any intermediary through which the Fund believes market timing activity is taking place.

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

The Fund earns income from its investments and distributes this income, if and to the extent it exceeds expenses (which differ by class), to its shareholders as dividends. The Fund also realizes capital gains and losses from its investments and distributes any net capital gains to its shareholders as capital gain distributions (as used in this section, together with income dividends, “distributions”). The Fund distributes any distributions at least annually.

Distributions paid by the Fund may be reinvested automatically in shares of the distributing class of the Fund at NAV or may be taken in cash. If your account is held directly with the Fund and you would like to receive distributions in cash, contact the Fund at 1-866-947-7000. If your account is with a securities dealer or other financial intermediary that has an agreement with the Fund, contact your dealer or intermediary about which option you prefer.

Taxes

Except for tax-advantaged retirement plans and accounts and other tax-exempt investors, all Fund distributions you receive generally are subject to federal income tax, whether you receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares. Fund distributions to IRAs (including Roth IRAs), qualified retirement plans, and other tax-exempt investors generally are tax-free. The Fund anticipates that the majority of its distributions, if any, will be taxable as ordinary income.

Fund distributions generally are taxable to you in the year you receive them. In some cases, however, distributions you receive in January are taxable as if they had been paid the previous December 31. Distributions of net investment income, the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss, and net gains (if any) from certain foreign currency transactions (i.e., “dividends”) are generally taxed as ordinary income. The Fund’s dividends attributable to “qualified dividend income” (generally, dividends it receives on stock of most U.S. and certain foreign corporations with respect to which it satisfies certain holding period and other restrictions) are subject to federal income tax for individual and certain other non-corporate shareholders (each, an “individual shareholder”)

 

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who satisfy those restrictions with respect to their Fund shares at the rates for long-term capital gains -- a maximum of 15% for a single shareholder with taxable income not exceeding $406,750 ($457,600 for married shareholders filing jointly) and 20% for individual shareholders with taxable income exceeding those respective amounts (which will be adjusted for inflation annually).

Distributions of net capital gain (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) are generally taxed as long-term capital gain and, for an individual shareholder, are subject to the 15% or 20% maximum federal income tax rate mentioned above. The tax treatment of capital gain distributions from the Fund depends on how long the Fund held the securities it sold that generated the gain, not when you bought your Fund shares or whether you reinvested your distributions.

When you sell (redeem) Fund shares, including pursuant to an exchange, you generally will realize a taxable gain or loss. An exception, once again, applies to tax-advantaged retirement plans and accounts and other tax-exempt investors. Any capital gain an individual shareholder recognizes on a redemption of his or her Fund shares that have been held for more than one year will qualify for the 15% or 20% maximum federal income tax rates mentioned above.

The federal income tax you actually owe on Fund distributions and share transactions can vary with many factors, such as your marginal tax bracket, how long you held your shares and whether you owe federal alternative minimum tax. Shortly after the end of each calendar year, we will send you a tax statement that will detail the distributions you received during that year and will show their tax status. This may be separate from the statement that covers your share transactions. Most importantly, consult your tax advisers. Everyone’s tax situation is different, and your tax advisers should be able to help you answer any questions you may have.

The Fund is required to withhold 28% of the money you are otherwise entitled to receive from its distributions and redemption proceeds (regardless of whether you realize a gain or loss) if you are an individual shareholder who fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number to the Fund (together with the withholding described in the next sentence, “backup withholding”). Withholding at that rate also is required from the Fund’s distributions to which you are otherwise entitled if you are such a shareholder and the Internal Revenue Service (“Service”) tells us that you are subject to backup withholding or you are subject to backup withholding for any other reason. Backup withholding is not an additional tax, and any amounts so withheld may be credited against a shareholder’s federal income tax liability or refunded.

If you buy shares when the Fund has earned or realized, but not yet distributed, ordinary income or net capital gains, you will be “buying a dividend” by paying the full price of the shares and then receiving a portion of the price back in the form of a taxable distribution. You can avoid this situation by waiting to invest until after the record date for the distribution. Generally, if you are investing in the Fund through a tax-advantaged retirement plan or account, or are a tax-exempt investor, there are no tax consequences to you from distributions.

 

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An individual is required to pay a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (1) the individual’s “net investment income,” which generally includes dividends, interest, and net gains from the disposition of investment property (including distributions the Fund pays and net gains realized on the redemption or exchange of Fund shares), or (2) the excess of the individual’s “modified adjusted gross income” over a threshold amount ($250,000 for married persons filing jointly and $200,000 for single taxpayers). This tax is in addition to any other taxes due on that income. A similar tax applies to estates and trusts. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisers regarding the effect, if any, this provision may have on their investment in Fund shares.

A shareholder’s basis in Fund shares will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s default method, which is average basis, unless the shareholder affirmatively elects in writing (which may be electronic) to use a different Service-accepted basis determination method (e.g., a specific identification method). The method a shareholder elects (or the default method) may not be changed with respect to a redemption after the settlement date of the redemption.

In addition to the requirement to report the gross proceeds from the redemption of shares, the Fund (or its administrative agent) must report to the Service and furnish to its shareholders the basis information for shares and indicate whether they had a short-term (one year or less) or long-term (more than one year) holding period. Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisers to determine the best Service-accepted basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about how the basis reporting law applies to them.

This section summarizes some of the consequences under current federal income tax law of an investment in the Fund. It is not a substitute for personal tax advice. Consult your tax advisers about the potential tax consequences of an investment in the Fund under all applicable tax laws.

 

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Financial Highlights

Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus, it does not have financial highlights to present.

 

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The Fund

Causeway International Small Cap Fund

c/o SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Investment Adviser

Causeway Capital Management LLC

11111 Santa Monica Boulevard

15th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Transfer Agent

DST Systems, Inc.

333 West 11th Street, 5th Floor

Kansas City, MO 64105

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

601 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Distributor

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Administrator

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Counsel

K&L Gates LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200

San Francisco, CA 94111

Additional information about the Fund’s investments will be available in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual reports (when available) you will find discussions of the relevant market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year(s).

 

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The Fund’s SAI contains further information about the Fund and is incorporated by reference (legally considered to be part of this Prospectus).

You may download these and other documents from www.causewayfunds.com. You may also request a free copy of any of these documents, request other information, or ask questions about the Fund by calling 1-866-947-7000 or writing the Fund at c/o SEI Investments Global Funds Services, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456. Other information may also be obtained from your financial consultant or from financial intermediaries that sell shares of the Fund.

Information about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Call 1-202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. This information is also available on the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov and copies may be obtained upon payment of a duplicating fee by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, DC 20549-1520.

Investment Company Act File #811-10467.

[CCM-PS-005-0500]

 

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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 jurisdiction in which the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to completion

Preliminary Statement of Additional Information

dated August 5, 2014

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Causeway International Small Cap Fund

Institutional Class ([        ])

Investor Class ([        ])

c/o SEI Investments Global Funds Services, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456

Phone No. 1-866-947-7000

October [    ], 2014

Causeway International Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of Causeway Capital Management Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is a diversified, open-end, management investment company that is organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital, which it seeks to achieve by investing primarily in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations located in developed and emerging markets outside the U.S. No assurance can be given that the investment objective of the Fund will be realized. For more information on the Fund’s investment objective and policies, see “Investment Objective and Policies.”

 

 

This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the prospectus of the Fund, dated October [ ], 2014 (the “Prospectus”). The Prospectus has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and can be obtained, without charge, by calling the Fund at 1-866-947-7000 or your financial consultant or other financial intermediary, or by writing to the Fund at c/o SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”), One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456. The Prospectus is incorporated by reference into this Statement of Additional Information, and this Statement of Additional Information is incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

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TRUST HISTORY

     1   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES

     1   

Investment Restrictions

     1   

General Market Risk and Small Capitalization Issuer Risk

     3   

Repurchase Agreements

     3   

Debt Securities

     4   

U.S. Government Securities

     4   

Preferred Stocks; Preference Stocks

     5   

Convertible Securities

     6   

Derivative Instruments

     6   

Futures and Options

     7   

Depositary Receipts

     10   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     11   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts and Currency Swaps

     11   

Structured Instruments

     14   

Foreign Investment Risks

     14   

Emerging Markets

     16   

Swap Agreements

     23   

Illiquid Securities

     25   

Borrowing

     26   

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Securities

     27   

Securities Lending

     27   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     28   

Income Trusts, Royalty Trusts and Similar Trusts

     28   

Shares of Other Investment Companies

     28   

Limited Partnerships

     28   

Corporate Loans

     28   

Portfolio Turnover

     29   

Initial Public Offerings

     29   

Temporary Defensive Position

     29   

 

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Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

     29   

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

     31   

Board Structure

     36   

Advisory Arrangements

     39   

Portfolio Managers

     40   

Administration Arrangements

     41   

Distribution Arrangements

     42   

Shareholder Service Arrangements

     43   

Code of Ethics

     45   

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

     46   

PURCHASE, EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

     47   

Issuance of Fund Shares for Securities

     48   

Exchanges

     48   

Redemption

     49   

Redemption in Kind

     50   

Redemption Fee

     50   

PRICING OF SHARES

     51   

Determination of Net Asset Value

     51   

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

     53   

Transactions in Portfolio Securities

     53   

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

     55   

Investment Account

     55   

Retirement and Education Savings Plans

     55   

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     55   

FEDERAL TAX ASPECTS

     55   

General

     55   

Foreign Investments

     57   

Derivatives and Foreign Currencies

     59   

Taxation of the Fund’s Shareholders

     62   

GENERAL INFORMATION

     64   

Description of Shares

     64   

Trustee and Shareholder Liability

     64   

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     65   

 

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Custodian

     65   

Transfer Agent

     65   

Legal Counsel

     65   

Reports to Shareholders

     65   

Shareholder Inquiries

     65   

Additional Information

     65   

Financial Statements

     66   

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

     66   

 

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TRUST HISTORY

The Trust was organized on August 10, 2001 and is a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust is a diversified, open-end, management investment company currently consisting of six series. The Fund is one series of the Trust and is described in this Statement of Additional Information. Four other series of the Trust - the Causeway International Value Fund, the Causeway Global Value Fund, the Causeway Emerging Markets Fund, and the Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund - are described in a separate Statement of Additional Information for these series, dated January 28, 2014, and the sixth series, the Causeway International Opportunities Fund, is described in a separate Statement of Additional Information, dated October [XX], 2014.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital. Reference is made to the discussions under “Fund Summary” and “Fund Details” in the Prospectus for information with respect to the Fund’s investment objective and policies.

Causeway Capital Management LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) is responsible for the management of the Fund’s portfolio.

Investment Restrictions

The Fund has adopted the following restrictions (in addition to its investment objective) as fundamental policies, which may not be changed without the favorable vote of the holders of a “majority” of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Under the 1940 Act, the vote of the holders of a “majority” of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities means the vote of the holders of the lesser of (1) 67% of the shares of the Fund represented at a meeting at which the holders of more than 50% of its outstanding shares are represented or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding shares. Any restriction on the Fund’s investments is determined when the investment is made, unless otherwise noted.

Except as noted, the Fund may not:

(1) With respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, (a) more than 5% of the Fund’s total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or (b) the Fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.

(2) Issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.

(3) Borrow money, except that the Fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation.

 

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(4) Underwrite securities issued by others except to the extent that the Fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in the disposition of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

(5) Purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry.

(6) Purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business).

(7) Purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).

(8) Lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements.

In addition, except as noted below, the Fund has the following non-fundamental policies, which may be changed without shareholder approval.

(i) The Fund may not sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.

(ii) The Fund may not purchase securities on margin, except that the Fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts, options on futures contracts, forward contracts and swap agreements are not deemed to constitute purchasing securities on margin.

(iii) The Fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment limitation (3)).

(iv) The Fund may not purchase any security if, as a result, more than 15% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.

 

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(v) The Fund may not invest all of its assets in the securities of a single open-end management investment company with substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies, and limitations as the Fund.

With respect to limitation (iv), if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets were invested in illiquid securities, the Investment Adviser would consider appropriate steps to ensure appropriate liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio.

General Market Risk and Small Capitalization Issuer Risk

In addition to unprecedented turbulence in financial markets in recent years, reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets may adversely affect many issuers worldwide, resulting in less money being available to purchase raw materials, goods and services in certain markets, which may, in turn, lower the prices of these economic staples. It may also cause U.S. and foreign issuers to have more difficulty obtaining financing, which may, in turn, result in a decline in their stock prices. These events and possible continuing market turbulence may have an adverse effect on the Fund.

The Fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities of small capitalization companies. The values of securities of smaller, less well-known companies can be more sensitive to, and react differently to, company, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of securities. Small companies can have more limited product lines, markets, growth prospects, depth of management, and financial resources, and these companies may have shorter operating histories and less access to financing, creating additional risk. Small companies in countries with less-liquid currencies may have additional difficulties in financing and conducting their businesses. Further, small companies may be particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any loans that have floating rates. Because of these and other risks, securities of small capitalization companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of medium and larger capitalization companies. During some periods, securities of small capitalization companies, as an asset class, have underperformed the securities of larger capitalization companies.

Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. A repurchase agreement is an agreement where the Fund purchases a security and the seller agrees to repurchase the security from the Fund at a mutually agreed-upon time and price. The period of maturity is usually quite short, possibly overnight or a few days, although it may extend over a number of months. The resale price is more than the purchase price, reflecting an agreed-upon rate of return effective for the period of time money is invested in the repurchase agreement. Repurchase agreements will at all times be fully collateralized in an amount at least equal to the resale price. The instruments held as collateral are valued daily, and if the value of those instruments declines, additional collateral will be required. In the event of a default, insolvency or bankruptcy by a seller, the Fund will promptly seek to liquidate the collateral. In such circumstances, the Fund could experience a delay or be prevented from disposing of the collateral. To the extent that the proceeds from any sale of such collateral upon a default of the obligation to repurchase are less than the repurchase price, the Fund will suffer a loss.

 

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Debt Securities

The Fund may invest in debt securities, including U.S. dollar or foreign currency-denominated corporate debt securities (corporate bonds, debentures, notes and other similar corporate debt instruments) of domestic or foreign issuers. Debt securities, such as bonds, involve credit risk, which is the risk that the borrower will not make timely payments of principal and interest. The degree of credit risk depends on the issuer’s financial condition and on the terms of the debt securities. These securities are also subject to interest rate risk, which is the risk that the value of a security may fall when interest rates rise. In general, the market prices of debt securities with longer maturities will go up or down more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. The rate of return or return of principal on some debt obligations may be linked or indexed to the level of exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency or currencies.

U.S. Government Securities

U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities which issue or guarantee securities include the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Land Banks, Tennessee Valley Authority, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Student Loan Marketing Association and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Except for U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities may or may not be supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Some are backed by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury; others by discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agencies’ obligations; while still others, such as the Student Loan Marketing Association, are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. In the case of securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S., the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against the U.S. itself in the event the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The Fund will invest in securities of such an instrumentality only when the Investment Adviser is satisfied that the credit risk with respect to the instrumentality is acceptable.

It is possible that the availability and the marketability (that is, liquidity) of the securities discussed in this section could be adversely affected by actions of the U.S. government to tighten the availability of its credit. On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”), an agency of the U.S. government, placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship, a statutory process with the objective of returning the entities to normal business operations. FHFA will act as the conservator to operate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac until they are stabilized. As conservator, the FHFA has the authority to repudiate any contract either firm has entered into prior to FHFA’s appointment as conservator (or receiver should either firm go into default) if the FHFA,

 

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in its sole discretion, determines that performance of the contract is burdensome and repudiation would promote the orderly administration of Fannie Mae’s or Freddie Mac’s affairs. While the FHFA has indicated that it does not intend to repudiate the guaranty obligations of either entity, doing so could adversely affect holders of their mortgage-backed securities. The FHFA, in its capacity as conservator, has the power to transfer or sell any asset or liability of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The FHFA has indicated that it has no current intention to do this; however, should it do so, a holder of a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage-backed security would have to rely on another party for satisfaction of the guaranty obligations and would be exposed to the credit risk of that party. Further, certain rights provided to holders of mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac under their operative documents may not be enforceable against FHFA, or enforcement may be delayed during the course of the conservatorship or any future receivership. Ultimately, it is unclear what effect this conservatorship will have on the securities issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

The Fund may invest in component parts of U.S. Treasury notes or bonds, namely either the corpus (principal) of such Treasury obligations or one of the interest payments scheduled to be paid on such obligations. These obligations may take the form of (1) Treasury obligations from which the interest coupons have been stripped; (2) the interest coupons that are stripped; (3) book-entries at a Federal Reserve member bank representing ownership of Treasury obligation components; or (4) receipts evidencing the component parts (corpus or coupons) of Treasury obligations that have not actually been stripped. Such receipts evidence ownership of component parts of Treasury obligations (corpus or coupons) purchased by a third party (typically an investment banking firm) and held on behalf of the third party in physical or book-entry form by a major commercial bank or trust company pursuant to a custody agreement with the third party. These custodial receipts are known by various names, including “Treasury Receipts,” “Treasury Investment Growth Receipts” (“TIGRs”) and “Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities” (“CATS”), and are not issued by the U.S. Treasury; therefore they are not U.S. government securities, although the underlying bonds represented by these receipts are debt obligations of the U.S. Treasury.

Preferred Stocks; Preference Stocks

The Fund may invest in preferred stocks and preference stocks. Preferred stocks include convertible and non-convertible preferred stocks that are senior to common stock. Preferred stocks are equity securities that are senior to common stock with respect to the right to receive dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds resulting from the issuer’s liquidation. Some preferred stocks also entitle their holders to receive additional liquidation proceeds on the same basis as holders of the issuer’s common stock. Preference stock is a special type of common stock that shares in the earnings of a company, has limited voting rights, may have a dividend preference, and may also have liquidation preference. Preference stocks are more common in emerging markets than in developed markets. Depending on the features of the particular security, holders of preferred and preference stock may bear the risks disclosed in the Prospectus or this Statement of Additional Information regarding common equity or fixed income securities.

 

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Convertible Securities

The Fund may invest in convertible securities of domestic or foreign issuers rated investment grade (any of the four highest grades) by a major rating agency or, if unrated, of comparable quality in the Investment Adviser’s opinion. A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a bond or preferred stock) which may be converted at a stated price within a specified period of time into a certain quantity of common stock or other equity securities of the same or different issuer. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in a corporation’s capital structure but are usually subordinated to similar non-convertible securities. Convertible securities typically pay current income, as either interest (bond convertibles) or dividends (preferred stock). While providing a fixed-income stream (generally higher in yield than the income derivable from common stock but lower than that afforded by a similar non-convertible security), a convertible security also affords an investor the opportunity, through its conversion feature, to participate in the capital appreciation attendant upon a market price advance in the convertible security’s underlying common stock.

A convertible security’s value usually reflects both the stream of current income payments and the value of the underlying common stock. In general, the market value of a convertible security is at least the higher of its “investment value” (that is, its value as a fixed-income security) or its “conversion value” (that is, its value upon conversion into its underlying stock). As a fixed-income security, a convertible security tends to increase in market value when interest rates decline and tends to decrease in value when interest rates rise. However, since it is convertible into common stock, the price of a convertible security is also influenced by the market value of the security’s underlying common stock. The price of a convertible security tends to increase as the market value of the underlying stock rises, whereas it tends to decrease as the market value of the underlying stock declines. While no securities investment is without some risk, investments in convertible securities generally entail less risk than investments in the common stock of the same issuer.

Derivative Instruments

To the extent consistent with its investment objective and policies and the investment restrictions listed in this Statement of Additional Information, the Fund may invest in futures contracts, purchase and write call and put options on securities, securities indices and foreign currencies, and enter into forward contracts, swaps, and structured instruments, including, without limitation, participation notes, certificates and warrants. The Fund also may enter into swap agreements with respect to foreign currencies, interest rates, securities and securities indices. The Fund may (but is not obligated to) use these techniques to hedge against changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, or securities prices or as part of its overall investment strategy. The Fund may (but is not obligated to) also purchase and sell options relating to foreign currencies for the purpose of increasing exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one country to another. To the extent required, the Fund will mark as segregated cash, U.S. government securities, equity securities or other liquid, unencumbered assets, marked-to-market daily (or, as permitted by applicable regulation, enter into certain offsetting positions), in an amount sufficient to cover its obligations under forward contracts, swap agreements, structured instruments, futures and options which are not fully hedged or otherwise covered. The purpose of such “covering,” or segregation, is to limit leverage risk.

 

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If the Fund invests in derivatives, the investments may not be effective as a hedge against price movements and can limit potential for growth in the value of an interest in the Fund. Derivatives are volatile and involve significant risks, including, but not limited to:

• Counterparty Risk – Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty on a derivative transaction will be unable to honor its financial obligation to the Fund.

Currency Risk – Currency risk is the risk that changes in the exchange rate between two currencies will adversely affect the value (in U.S. dollar terms) of an investment.

Leverage Risk – Leverage risk is the risk that relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of an investment. Investments that involve leverage can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.

Liquidity Risk – Liquidity risk is the risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time that the seller would like or at the price that the seller believes the security is currently worth.

Basis Risk – Basis risk is the risk that the value of a derivative instrument does not react in parallel with the value of the underlying security.

Futures and Options

Futures. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. The price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out before then if a liquid secondary market is available. Futures may be based on foreign securities or indices.

The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase the Fund’s exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When the Fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.

The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit (or pledge) “initial margin” with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (“FCM”), when the contract is entered into. Initial margin deposits are typically equal to a percentage of the contract’s value. If the value of either party’s position declines, that party will be required to make

 

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additional “variation margin” payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. The party that has a gain may be entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of the Fund’s investment limitations. In the event of the bankruptcy of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of the Fund, the Fund may be entitled to return of margin only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM’s other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

Although futures exchanges generally operate similarly in the U.S. and abroad, foreign futures exchanges may follow trading, settlement and margin procedures that are different from those for U.S. exchanges. Futures contracts traded outside the U.S. may involve greater risk of loss than U.S.-traded contracts, including potentially greater risk of losses due to insolvency of a futures broker, exchange member or other party that may owe initial or variation margin. Because initial and variation margin payments may be measured in foreign currency, a futures contract traded outside the U.S. may also involve the risk of foreign currency fluctuation.

Put and Call Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option’s underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of securities prices, and futures contracts. The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.

The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if security prices fall substantially. However, if the underlying instrument’s price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).

The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option’s strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.

The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option’s purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay the strike price for the option’s underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. The Fund may write a put or call option only if the option is “covered” by the Fund holding a position in the underlying securities or by other means which

 

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would permit immediate satisfaction of the Fund’s obligation as writer of the option. When writing an option on a futures contract, margin payments will be required to be made to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.

If security prices rise, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.

Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option’s underlying instrument, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer mitigates the effects of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.

Options and Futures Relating to Foreign Currencies. Currency futures contracts are similar to forward foreign currency exchange contracts and currency swaps, as discussed below, except that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency futures contracts call for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The underlying instrument of a currency option may be a foreign currency, which generally is purchased or delivered in exchange for U.S. dollars, or may be a futures contract. The purchaser of a currency call obtains the right to purchase the underlying currency, and the purchaser of a currency put obtains the right to sell the underlying currency.

The uses and risks of currency options and futures are similar to those of options and futures relating to securities or indices, as discussed below. The Fund may purchase and sell currency futures and may purchase and write currency options to increase or decrease its exposure to different foreign currencies. Currency options may also be purchased or written in conjunction with each other or with currency futures, forward, or swap contracts. Currency futures and options values can be expected to correlate with exchange rates, but may not reflect other factors that affect the value of the Fund’s investments. Because the value of the Fund’s foreign-denominated investments changes in response to many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the Fund’s investments exactly over time.

Over-the-counter-options. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of over-the-counter (“OTC”) options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are guaranteed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.

 

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Risks of Futures and Options. There are several risks associated with transactions in futures and options. Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options and futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match the Fund’s current or anticipated investments exactly. The Fund may invest in options and futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the Fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options or futures position will not track the performance of the Fund’s other investments.

Options and futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match the Fund’s investments well. Options and futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. The Fund may purchase or sell options and futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in the Fund’s options or futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.

There is no assurance a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular options or futures contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument’s current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options and futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract’s price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the secondary market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require the Fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, the Fund’s access to other assets held to cover its options or futures positions could also be impaired.

Depositary Receipts

The Fund may invest in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) or other securities representing securities of issuers located in foreign countries. These securities may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they may be converted. ADRs are receipts, usually issued by a U.S. bank or trust company,

 

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evidencing ownership of the underlying securities. EDRs and GDRs are European and global receipts evidencing similar arrangements. Generally, ADRs are issued in registered form, denominated in U.S. dollars, and are designed for use in the U.S. securities markets; EDRs are issued in bearer form, denominated in other currencies, and are designed for use in European securities markets; GDRs are designed for use in multiple global markets.

Exchange-Traded Funds

The Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are traded like individual stocks on an exchange, but they represent baskets of securities that seek to track the performance of certain indices. The indices include not only broad-market indices but more specific indices as well, including those relating to particular sectors, countries and regions. The Fund may invest in ETFs for short-term cash management or as part of its overall investment strategy. If the Fund invests in ETFs, shareholders will bear their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses (including operating expenses and advisory fees), and also similar expenses of the ETFs, and the Fund’s returns could therefore be lower than if it had invested directly in the underlying securities.

For purposes of evaluating whether at least 80% of the Fund’s investments are in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations, investments in ETFs based on an MSCI Small Cap Index or other small cap indices are considered small capitalization investments. For purposes of evaluating whether the percentage of the Fund’s total assets are invested within plus or minus 5 percentage points of the weight of a country in the MSCI ACWI ex USA Small Cap Index (Gross) (the “Index”), investments in ETFs based on a single country index are considered investments in the underlying country, and investments in ETFs based on more than one underlying country index are not considered investments in the specific underlying countries. For purposes of determining whether more than 10% of total Fund assets are invested in companies located in foreign and emerging markets not included in the Index, investments in ETFs will be counted towards this 10% limit only if all the underlying countries comprising the ETF are not included in the Index.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts and Currency Swaps

The Fund may (but is not obligated to) use forward contracts and swaps to protect against uncertainty in the level of future exchange rates. The Fund will not speculate with forward contracts or swaps on foreign currency exchange rates.

The Fund may enter into forward contracts or swaps with respect to specific transactions. For example, when the Fund purchases or sells a security denominated in a foreign currency, or when the Fund anticipates the receipt in a foreign currency of dividend or interest payments on a security that it holds, the Fund may desire to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of the security or the U.S. dollar equivalent of the payment by entering into a forward contract or swap for the purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars or foreign currency, of the amount of foreign currency involved in the underlying transaction. The Fund will thereby be able to protect itself against a possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the relationship between the currency exchange rates during the period between the date on which the security is purchased or sold, or on which the payment is declared, and the date on which such payments are made or received.

 

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The Fund also may use forward contracts or swaps in connection with portfolio positions to lock in the U.S. dollar value of those positions, to increase the Fund’s exposure to foreign currencies that the Investment Adviser believes may rise in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or to shift the Fund’s exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one country to another or from or to the Eurozone region, in the case of the Euro. For example, when the Investment Adviser believes that the currency of a particular foreign country or the Eurozone region may suffer a substantial decline relative to the U.S. dollar or another currency, it may enter into a forward contract or swap to sell an amount of such foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of the Fund’s portfolio securities denominated in such foreign currency. This investment practice generally is referred to as “cross-hedging” when another foreign currency is used.

The precise matching of the forward contract or swap amounts and the value of the securities involved will not generally be possible because the future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements in the value of those securities between the date the forward contract or swap is entered into and the date it matures. Accordingly, it may be necessary for the Fund to purchase additional foreign currency on the spot (that is, cash) market (and bear the expense of such transaction) if the market value of the security is less than the amount of foreign currency the Fund is obligated to deliver and if a decision is made to sell the security and make delivery of the foreign currency. Conversely, it may be necessary to sell on the spot market some of the foreign currency received upon the sale of the portfolio security if its market value exceeds the amount of foreign currency the Fund is obligated to deliver. The projection of short-term currency market movements is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of a short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. Forward contracts and swaps involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted, causing the Fund to sustain losses and transaction costs. Forward contracts and swaps also involve the risk that a currency may be discontinued and/or replaced by other currencies, which may make it difficult or impossible to settle forward contracts or swaps or otherwise adversely affect the market value of forward contracts or swaps.

Pursuant to Section 18 of the 1940 Act and Commission interpretations thereunder, for forwards, swaps, and futures that are not contractually required to “cash-settle,” the Fund must “cover” its open positions by segregating liquid assets equal to the contracts’ full notional value. For forwards, swaps, and futures that are contractually required to cash-settle, however, the Fund is permitted to set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the Fund’s daily marked-to-market (net) obligation (i.e., the Fund’s daily net liability, if any) rather than the notional value. By setting aside assets only equal to its net obligation under cash-settled forwards, swaps, or futures, the Fund will have the ability to employ leverage to a greater extent.

At or before the maturity date of a forward contract or swap that requires the Fund to sell a currency, the Fund may either sell a portfolio security and use the sale proceeds to make delivery of the currency or retain the security and offset its contractual obligation to deliver the currency by purchasing a second contract pursuant to which the Fund will

 

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obtain, on the same maturity date, the same amount of the currency that it is obligated to deliver. Similarly, the Fund may close out a forward contract or swap requiring it to purchase a specified currency by entering into a second contract entitling it to sell the same amount of the same currency on the maturity date of the first contract. The Fund would realize a gain or loss as a result of entering into such an offsetting forward contract or swap under either circumstance to the extent the exchange rate between the currencies involved moved between the execution dates of the first and second contracts.

The cost to the Fund of engaging in forward contracts and swaps varies with factors such as the currencies involved, the length of the contract period and the market conditions then prevailing. Because forward contracts and swaps are usually entered into on a principal basis, no fees or commissions are involved. The use of forward contracts and swaps does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities held by the Fund or that it intends to acquire, but it does fix a rate of exchange in advance. In addition, although forward contracts and swaps limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currencies, at the same time they limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currencies increase.

Although the Fund values its assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, it does not intend to convert holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. The Fund may convert foreign currency from time to time, and investors should be aware of the costs of currency conversion. Although foreign exchange dealers do not charge a fee for conversion, they do realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they are buying and selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency to the Fund at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the Fund desire to resell that currency to the dealer.

Pursuant to final interpretations issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the Commission, certain forward foreign currency exchange contracts used by the Fund are considered to be swaps and are subject to CFTC regulation. The long-term impact of these requirements on the Fund and its counterparties is uncertain. However, they may cause counterparties to increase fees charged to the Fund or make them less willing to enter into these contracts with the Fund in the future. Further, these contracts may need to be centrally-cleared. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts or currency swaps that are centrally-cleared are subject to the creditworthiness of the clearing organizations involved in the transaction. If the forward foreign currency exchange contract or swap is not required to be centrally cleared, the contract exposes the Fund to the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the insolvency or bankruptcy of the counterparty or the failure of the counterparty to make required payments or otherwise comply with the terms of the agreement. If a default occurs by the clearing organization, where such contracts are centrally cleared, or a counterparty, where such contracts are not centrally cleared, the Fund may have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction, but exercising these remedies could involve significant time and expense.

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operator” under the Commodities Exchange Act (“CEA”) and the regulations thereunder. To maintain the exclusion, the Fund must limit the use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts, currency swaps, and certain other commodity interests, so that (i) the aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish bona fide hedging positions with respect to such contracts do not exceed 5% of the liquidation value of the Fund’s portfolio, or (ii) the aggregate “notional value” of the non-bona fide hedging commodity interests does not exceed 100% of the liquidation value of the Fund’s portfolio (taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such positions). The Investment Adviser, in managing the Fund, intends to comply with one of the two alternative limits described above to claim the exclusion. If these limits are approached for the Fund, it may not be able to take advantage of investment opportunities due to compliance with the exclusion.

Structured Instruments

The Fund may invest in structured instruments, including, without limitation, participation notes, certificates and warrants. Structured instruments may be derived from or based on a single security or securities, an index, a commodity, debt issuance or a foreign currency (a “reference”), and their interest rate or principal may be determined by an unrelated indicator. Structured securities may be positively or negatively indexed, so that appreciation of the reference may produce an increase or a decrease in the value of the structured security at maturity, or in the interest rate of the structured security. Structured securities may entail a greater degree of risk than other types of securities because the Fund bears the risk of the reference in addition to the risk that the counterparty to the structured security will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its obligations under the structured security to the Fund when due. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received in connection with a structured security in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the counterparty to the structured security. Structured securities may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities.

Foreign Investment Risks

Foreign Market Risk. Foreign security investment involves special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks are higher for emerging markets investments, which can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties, and may have significantly less liquidity, than developed markets. These risks are also higher for investments in small capitalization companies. In particular, the Fund is subject to the risk that because there are generally fewer investors on foreign exchanges and a smaller number of shares traded each day, it may be difficult for the Fund to buy and sell securities on those exchanges. In addition, prices of foreign securities may fluctuate more than prices of securities traded in the U.S.

Foreign Economy Risk. The economies of certain foreign markets often do not compare favorably with that of the U.S. with respect to such issues as growth of gross domestic product, reinvestment of capital, resources, and balance of payments positions. Certain foreign economies may rely heavily on particular industries or foreign capital and are more vulnerable to diplomatic developments, the imposition of economic sanctions

 

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against a particular country or countries, changes in international trading patterns, trade barriers, and other protectionist or retaliatory measures. Investments in foreign markets may also be adversely affected by governmental actions such as the imposition of capital controls, nationalization of companies or industries, expropriation of assets, or the imposition of punitive taxes. In addition, the governments of certain countries may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions on foreign investing in their capital markets or in certain industries. Any of these actions could severely affect security prices, impair the Fund’s ability to purchase or sell foreign securities, or transfer the Fund’s assets back into the U.S., or otherwise adversely affect the Fund’s operations. Other foreign market risks include foreign exchange controls, difficulties in pricing securities, defaults on foreign government securities, difficulties in enforcing favorable legal judgments in foreign courts, and political and social instability. Legal remedies available to investors in certain foreign countries may be less extensive than those available to investors in the U.S. or other foreign countries. Foreign corporate governance may not be as robust as in the U.S. As a result, protections for minority investors may not be strong, which could affect security prices.

Currency Risk and Exchange Risk. Securities in which the Fund invests may be denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of these securities. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, an investment in a security denominated in that currency loses value because the currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Similarly when the U.S. dollar decreases in value against a foreign currency, an investment in a security denominated in that currency gains value because the currency is worth more U.S. dollars. This risk is generally known as “currency risk” which is the possibility that a stronger U.S. dollar will reduce returns for U.S. investors investing overseas. Foreign currencies also involve the risk that they will be devalued or replaced, adversely affecting the Fund’s investments. Further, companies located in foreign countries may conduct business or issue debt denominated in currencies other than their domestic currencies, creating additional risk if there is any disruption, abrupt change in the currency markets, or illiquidity in the trading of such currencies.

EMU. The European Economic and Monetary Union (“EMU”) among the countries that comprise the European Union (“EU”) established a single common European currency (the “euro”) that was introduced on January 1, 1999 and replaced the existing national currencies of all EMU participants. Since that time, securities issued in participating EU countries have been listed, traded, declared dividends and made other payments only in euros. In recent years, many of the EU economies have suffered through a prolonged recession, raising questions about the continued viability of the euro. There is a possibility that the EMU may be unwound. It is also possible that a significant participant could choose to abandon the EMU, which could diminish its credibility and influence. Any of these occurrences could have adverse effects on the markets of both participating and non-participating countries, including sharp appreciation or depreciation of participants’ national currencies, a significant increase in exchange rate volatility, a resurgence in economic protectionism, an undermining of confidence in the European markets, an undermining of European economic stability, the slowdown or collapse of European economic unity, and/or reversion of the attempts to lower government debt and inflation rates in the EMU. Also, withdrawal from the EMU at any time by a participant could cause disruption of the financial markets as securities redenominated in euros are transferred back into that country’s national currency, particularly if the withdrawing country is a major economic power. Such developments could have adverse impacts on the Fund’s investments in Europe generally or in specific countries participating in the EMU.

 

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Governmental Supervision and Regulation/Accounting Standards. Many foreign governments supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to a lesser extent than the U.S. government. Some countries may not have laws to protect investors the way that the U.S. securities laws do. Accounting standards in other countries are not necessarily the same as in the U.S. If the accounting standards in another country do not require as much disclosure or detail as U.S. accounting standards, it may be harder for the Fund’s portfolio managers to find reliable and current data to process using the Investment Adviser’s quantitative techniques.

Certain Risks of Holding Fund Assets Outside the U. S. Foreign securities in which the Fund invests are generally held outside the U.S. in foreign banks and securities depositories. The Fund’s custodian is the Fund’s “foreign custody manager” as provided in Rule 17f-5 under the 1940 Act. The “foreign custody manager” is responsible for determining that the Fund’s assets will be subject to reasonable care, based on standards applicable to custodians in relevant foreign markets. However, certain foreign banks and securities depositories may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. They may also have operations subject to limited or no regulatory oversight. Also, the laws of certain countries may put limits on the Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a foreign bank or depository or issuer of a security or an agent of any of the foregoing goes bankrupt. In addition, it likely will be more expensive for the Fund to buy, sell and hold securities in certain foreign markets than it is in the U.S. market due to higher brokerage, transaction, custody and/or other costs. The increased expense of investing in foreign markets reduces the amount the Fund can earn on its investments.

Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets differ significantly from those in the U.S. Foreign settlement and clearance procedures and trade regulations also may involve certain risks (such as delays in payment for or delivery of securities) not typically involved with the settlement of U.S. investments. Communications between the U.S. and emerging market countries may be unreliable, increasing the risk of delayed settlements or losses of security certificates. Settlements in certain foreign countries at times have not kept pace with the number of securities transactions. The problems may make it difficult for the Fund to carry out transactions. If the Fund cannot settle or is delayed in settling a purchase of securities, it may miss attractive investment opportunities and certain of its assets may be uninvested with no return earned thereon for some period. If the Fund cannot settle or is delayed in settling a sale of securities, it may lose money if the value of the security then declines or, if it has contracted to sell the security to another party, the Fund could be liable to that party for any losses incurred.

Dividends and interest on, and proceeds from the sale of, foreign securities the Fund holds may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes, and special federal tax considerations may apply. See “Federal Tax Aspects.”

Emerging Markets

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exchange listing; where it is registered, organized or incorporated; where its headquarters are located; its MSCI country classification; where it derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed; or where at least 50% of its assets are located. See “Exchange-Traded Funds” above for a discussion of how the Fund determines where ETFs are located.

The Fund’s investments in emerging markets involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that it will lose money. For example, the value of the Fund’s emerging markets securities may be affected by social, political and economic developments and U.S. and foreign laws relating to foreign investment, and may have significantly less liquidity than developed markets. The extent of economic development, political stability, market depth, infrastructure, capitalization and regulatory oversight in emerging markets can be less than in more developed foreign markets. Further, because the Fund will invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies, those securities may go down in value depending on foreign exchange rates. Other risks include trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; withholding or other taxes; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make emerging markets securities less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities. These risks are also higher for investments in small capitalization companies.

The growth of many emerging markets’ economies is to a significant degree export driven. Accordingly, emerging countries are often affected by changes in the economies of the U.S. and other main trading partners, by protectionist impulses in those countries and by the development of export sectors in lower-wage economies. In the event that growth in the export sector declines, the burden of future growth will increasingly be placed on domestic demand.

In addition to the risks discussed above, there are special risks associated with the Fund’s investments in certain countries and regions, including, but not limited to, the following:

China. Beginning in 1978, the Chinese government initiated a program of economic and market reforms. The Chinese government exercises significant control over China’s economy through allocating resources by controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies. Government policies have recently contributed to economic growth and prosperity in China, but such policies could be altered or discontinued at any time. Moreover, the Chinese government sometimes takes actions intended to increase or decrease the values of Chinese stocks. China’s securities markets have less regulation and are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the securities markets of more developed countries, and hence are more susceptible to manipulation, insider trading, and other market abuses. Financial information on companies listed on these markets is limited and may be inaccurate. Companies listed on these markets may trade at prices not consistent with traditional valuation measures. Management of these companies could have conflicting financial interests or little experience managing a business. As with all transition economies, China’s ability to develop and sustain a credible legal, regulatory, monetary and socioeconomic system could influence the course of outside investment. The Chinese legal system, in particular,

 

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is developing and many laws and regulations are relatively new and published court decisions based on these laws are limited and non-binding. Thus, the rights of minority shareholders in Chinese issuers are not as well protected as they are in developed markets. There is also risk involved in currency fluctuations, currency convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and high inflation rates.

The emergence of a domestic consumer class is at an early stage, making China’s economic health dependent on exports. China’s growing trade surplus with the U.S. has increased the risk of trade disputes and currency revaluation, which could potentially have adverse effects on some export-dependent sectors. In addition, export growth continues to be a major driver of China’s rapid economic growth. Reductions in spending on Chinese products and services, tariffs or other trade barriers or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact on the companies in which the Fund invests. Growing income inequality and larger scale environmental degradation is testing social cohesion in China. Social instability could threaten China’s political system and economic growth, which could decrease the value of the Fund’s investments.

Military conflicts, in response to internal social unrest or conflicts with other countries, could disrupt economic development. China has strained relations with Japan, Taiwan, India, Russia and other neighbors due to territorial disputes, historical animosities and other defense concerns. Development of the Chinese economy is also vulnerable to developments on the Korean peninsula; should political tension increase or military actions be precipitated, it could adversely affect the economy and destabilize the region as a whole. In addition, certain Asian economies have experienced over-extension of credit, currency devaluations and restrictions, high unemployment, high inflation, decreased exports and economic recessions. Economic events in any one country may have a significant economic effect on the entire region and any adverse events in the Asian markets may have a significant adverse effect on Chinese companies.

India. Foreign investment in the securities of issuers in India is usually restricted or controlled to some degree. “Foreign Institutional Investors” (“FIIs”) and their subfunds may predominately invest in exchange-traded securities (and securities to be listed or approved on the over-the-counter exchange of India) subject to the conditions specified in the guidelines for Direct Foreign Investment by FIIs. Although the Investment Adviser is a registered FII, it must still seek renewal of this status every three years, which renewal cannot be guaranteed. FIIs are required to observe certain investment restrictions. In addition, the shareholdings of all registered FIIs, together with the shareholdings of non-resident Indian individuals and foreign corporate bodies substantially owned by non-resident Indians, may not exceed 40% of the issued share capital of most companies. It is possible that this restriction could be raised or potentially lifted for a company, subject to that company’s approval. Only registered FIIs and non-Indian mutual funds that comply with certain statutory conditions may make direct portfolio investments in exchange-traded Indian securities. Under normal circumstances, income, gains and initial capital with respect to such investments are freely repatriable, subject to payment of applicable Indian taxes. There can be no assurance that these investment control regimes will not change in a way that makes it more difficult or impossible for the Fund to implement its investment objective or repatriate its income, gains and initial capital from India.

 

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The Indian government exercises significant influence over many aspects of the economy. Government actions, bureaucratic obstacles and inconsistent economic reform could have a significant effect on the economy and the Fund’s investments in India. There can be no assurance that the Indian government in the future, whether for purposes of managing its balance of payments or for other reasons, will not impose restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad or otherwise modify the exchange control regime applicable to foreign institutional investors in such a way that may adversely affect the ability of the Fund to repatriate its income and capital.

Founders and their families control many Indian companies. Corporate governance standards of family-controlled companies may be weaker and less transparent, which increases the potential for loss and unequal treatment of investors. The securities market in India is substantially smaller, less liquid and significantly more volatile than the securities market in the U.S. Exchanges have also experienced problems such as temporary exchange closures, broker defaults, settlement delays and broker strikes that, if they occur again in the future, could affect the market prices and liquidity of the Indian securities in which the Fund invests. In addition, the governing bodies of the various Indian stock exchanges have from time to time imposed restrictions on trading in certain securities, limits on price movements and margin requirements. The relatively small market capitalizations of, and trading values on, the principal stock exchanges may cause the Fund’s investments in securities listed on these exchanges to be comparatively less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than comparable U.S. investments.

Religious, cultural and border disputes persist in India. The Indian government has confronted separatist movements in several Indian states. The longstanding dispute with Pakistan over the bordering Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir remains unresolved. If the Indian government is unable to control the violence and disruption associated with these tensions (including both domestic and external sources of terrorism), the results could destabilize the economy and, consequently, adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Both India and Pakistan have tested nuclear weapons, and the threat of deploying such weapons could hinder development of the Indian economy, and escalating tensions could impact the broader region, including China.

Latin America. Latin America, including Brazil and Mexico, has long suffered from political, economic, and social instability. For investors, this has meant additional risk caused by periods of regional conflict, political corruption, totalitarianism, protectionist measures, nationalization, hyperinflation, debt crises, sudden and large currency devaluation, and intervention by the military in civilian and economic spheres. For example, the government of Brazil imposes a tax on foreign investment in Brazilian stocks and bonds, which may affect the value of the Fund’s investments in Brazilian issuers. While some Latin American governments have experienced privatization of state-owned companies and relaxation of trade restrictions, future free-market economic reforms are uncertain, and political unrest could result in significant disruption in securities markets in the region. The economies of certain Latin American countries have experienced high interest rates, economic volatility, inflation and high unemployment rates. Adverse economic events in one country may have a significant adverse effect on other Latin American countries.

 

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Commodities (such as oil, gas and minerals) represent a significant percentage of the region’s exports and many economies in this region are particularly sensitive to fluctuations in commodity prices. Some markets are in areas that have historically been prone to natural disasters or are economically sensitive to environmental events, and a natural disaster could have a significant adverse impact on the economies in the geographic region.

Many Latin American countries have high levels of debt, which may stifle economic growth, contribute to prolonged periods of recession and adversely impact the Fund’s investments. Most countries have been forced to restructure their loans or risk default on their debt obligations. Interest on debt is subject to market conditions and may reach levels that would impair economic activity and create a difficult and costly environment for borrowers. Governments may be forced to reschedule or freeze their debt repayment, which could negatively affect local markets.

Russia. Russia has experienced political and economic turbulence and has endured decades of communist rule under which its citizens were collectivized into state agricultural and industrial enterprises. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s government has been faced with the task of stabilizing and modernizing its economy. Investors in Russia have experienced significant losses due to expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and property or the imposition of restrictions on foreign investments and repatriation of capital invested. There is no assurance that similar losses will not recur. The current government regime has become increasingly authoritarian, especially in its dealings with successful Russian companies. In this environment, there is always a risk that the government will abandon elements of a market economy and replace them with radically different political and economic policies that would be detrimental to the interests of foreign investors.

As a result of recent events involving Ukraine and the Russian Federation, the United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on certain Russian individuals and companies. Additional broader sanctions may be imposed in the future. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. These sanctions could also result in the immediate freeze of Russian securities, impairing the ability of the Fund to buy, sell, receive or deliver those securities. Sanctions could also result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions which may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities. These events could have a negative effect on the performance of the Fund.

The Russian economy is heavily dependent upon the export of a range of commodities including industrial metals, forestry products, oil, and gas. Accordingly, it is strongly affected by international commodity prices and is particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. Foreign investors also face a high degree of currency risk when investing in Russian securities and a lack of available currency hedging instruments. In addition, Eastern European markets remain relatively underdeveloped and can be particularly sensitive to political and economic developments; adverse events in Eastern European countries may greatly impact the Russian economy.

 

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Because of the recent formation of the Russian securities market as well as the underdeveloped state of the banking and telecommunications systems, settlement, clearing and registration of securities transactions are subject to significant risks. There is no central registration system for shareholders and these services are carried out by the companies themselves or by registrars located throughout Russia. These registrars are not necessarily subject to effective state supervision nor are they licensed with any governmental entity and it is possible for the Fund to lose share registration through fraud or negligence. In addition, while applicable Russian regulations impose liability on registrars for losses resulting from their errors, it may be difficult for the Fund to enforce any rights it may have against the registrar or issuer of the securities in the event of loss of share registration. Furthermore, significant delays or problems may occur in registering the transfer of securities, which could cause the Fund to incur losses due to a counterparty’s failure to pay for securities the Fund has delivered or the Fund’s inability to complete its contractual obligations because of theft or other reasons.

Poor accounting standards, inept management, pervasive corruption, insider trading and crime, and inadequate regulatory protection all pose significant risks, particularly to foreign investors. In addition, there is a risk that the Russian tax system will not be reformed to prevent inconsistent, retroactive and/or punitive taxation, or, in the alternative, a risk that a reformed tax system may result in inconsistent and unpredictable enforcement of the new tax laws. The Russian securities market is relatively new and a substantial proportion of securities transactions in Russia are privately negotiated outside the stock exchanges. The inexperience of the Russian securities market and the limited volume of trading in securities in the market may make obtaining accurate prices on portfolio securities from independent sources more difficult than in more developed markets. Additionally, little information is available to investors. As a result, it may be difficult to assess the value of an investment in Russian companies. Because of the recent formation of the Russian securities market and the underdeveloped state of the banking and telecommunications systems, securities transactions are subject to significant risks.

South Africa. South Africa’s two-tiered economy, with one rivaling developed countries and the other exhibiting many characteristics of developing countries, is characterized by uneven distribution of wealth and income and high rates of unemployment. This may cause civil and social unrest, which could adversely impact the South African economy. Ethnic and civil conflict could result in the abandonment of many of South Africa’s free market reforms. In addition, South Africa has experienced high rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HIV remains a prominent health concern. Although economic reforms have been enacted to promote growth and foreign investments, there can be no assurance that these programs will achieve the desired results. South Africa’s inadequate currency reserves have left its currency vulnerable, at times, to devaluation. South Africa has privatized or has begun the process of privatization of certain entities and industries. In some instances, investors in certain newly privatized entities have suffered losses due to the inability of the newly privatized entities to adjust quickly to a competitive environment or to changing regulatory and

 

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legal standards. There is no assurance that such losses will not recur. Despite significant reform and privatization, the South African government continues to control a large share of South African economic activity. Heavy regulation of labor and product markets is pervasive and may stifle South African economic growth or cause prolonged periods of recession. The agriculture and mining sectors of South Africa’s economy account for a large portion of its exports, and thus the South African economy is susceptible to fluctuations in these commodity markets. Moreover, the South African economy is heavily dependent upon the economies of Europe, Asia (particularly Japan) and the United States. Reduction in spending by these economies on South African products and services or negative changes in any of these economies may cause an adverse impact on the South African economy. South Africa has historically experienced acts of terrorism and strained international relations related to border disputes, historical animosities, racial tensions and other defense concerns. These situations may cause uncertainty in the South African market and may adversely affect the South African economy.

As a result of these and other risks, the Fund’s investments in South Africa may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed markets. These investments may be more likely to experience inflation risk and political turmoil, and be subject to more rapid changes in economic conditions, than investments in more developed markets. Investing in South Africa involves risks of less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements, less reliable securities valuation, and greater risk associated with custody of securities, than investing in developed countries.

South Korea. Investing in South Korean securities has special risks, including political, economic and social instability, and the potential for increasing militarization in North Korea. Military action or the risk of military action by North Korea, which might involve nuclear weapons, could have a materially adverse effect on South Korea and the Fund. The market capitalization and trading volume of issuers in the South Korean securities markets is heavily concentrated in a small number of issuers, which results in potentially fewer investment opportunities for the Fund. Certain Asian economies have experienced over-extension of credit, currency devaluations and restrictions, high unemployment, high inflation, decreased exports and economic recessions. Economic events in any one country may have a significant economic effect on the entire region and any adverse events in the Asian markets may have a significant adverse effect on South Korean companies. Also, South Korea is dependent on foreign sources for its energy needs. A significant increase in energy prices could have an adverse impact on South Korea’s economy.

There are also a number of risks associated with the South Korean government. The South Korean government exercises substantial influence over many aspects of the private sector. The South Korean government from time to time has informally influenced the prices of certain products, encouraged companies to invest or concentrate in particular industries, and induced mergers between companies in industries experiencing excess capacity. The South Korean government has sought to minimize excessive price volatility on the Korean Stock Exchange through various steps, including the imposition of limitations on daily price movements of securities, although there is no assurance that this would prevent the value of the Fund’s investments from declining over time.

 

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Taiwan. The political reunification of China and Taiwan, over which China continues to claim sovereignty, remains problematic and is unlikely to be settled in the near future. China has staged frequent military provocations off the coast of Taiwan and made threats of full-scale military action. This continuing hostility between China and Taiwan may have an adverse impact on the values of the Fund’s investments in China or Taiwan, or make such investments impracticable or impossible. Any escalation of hostility between China and Taiwan would likely have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund’s investments in both countries and the region. In addition, certain Asian economies have experienced over-extension of credit, currency devaluations and restrictions, high unemployment, high inflation, decreased exports and economic recessions. Economic events in any one country may have a significant economic effect on the entire Asian region and any adverse events in the Asian markets may have a significant adverse effect on Taiwanese companies.

Taiwan’s growth has been export-driven to a significant degree. As a result, Taiwan is affected by changes in the economies of its main trading partners. If growth in the export sector declines, future growth will be increasingly reliant on domestic demand. Taiwan has limited natural resources, resulting in dependence on foreign sources for certain raw materials and vulnerability to global fluctuations of price and supply. This dependence is especially pronounced in the energy sector. Any fluctuations or shortages in the commodity markets could have a negative impact on Taiwan’s economy. A significant increase in energy prices could have an adverse impact on Taiwan’s economy.

Swap Agreements

The Fund may enter into interest rate, index, currency, currency exchange rate and security swap agreements for purposes of attempting to obtain a particular desired return at a lower cost to the Fund than if it had invested directly in an instrument that yielded the desired return. Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few days or weeks to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a stipulated “notional amount”, i.e., the dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency or security, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. The “notional amount” of a swap agreement is only a hypothetical basis on which to calculate the obligations that the parties to the swap agreement have agreed to exchange.

Swap agreements typically calculate and settle the obligations of the parties on a “net basis” with a single payment. Consequently, the Fund’s obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the “net amount”). The Fund’s obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be “covered” by marking as segregated unencumbered cash, U.S. government securities, equity securities or other liquid, unencumbered assets, marked-to-market daily, to limit any potential leveraging of the Fund’s portfolio. Any obligations “covered” in such a manner will not be construed to be

 

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“senior securities” for purposes of the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction concerning senior securities, or borrowing for purposes of the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction concerning borrowing. This segregation or “covering” is designed to ensure that the Fund has assets available to satisfy its obligations under a swap agreement, but will not, however, limit the Fund’s exposure to loss under a swap agreement. The Fund will not enter into a swap agreement with any single party if the net amount owed or to be received under existing contracts with that party would exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets.

Whether the Fund’s use of swap agreements will be successful in furthering its investment objective will depend on the Investment Adviser’s ability to correctly predict whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Like most other investments, swap agreements are subject to the risk that the market value of the instrument will change in a way that is detrimental to the Fund’s interest. The Fund bears the risk that the Investment Adviser will not accurately forecast future market trends or the values of assets or other economic factors in establishing swap positions for the Fund.

Using any swap agreement will expose the Fund to the risk that the swap agreement will have or will develop imperfect or no correlation with the value of the assets the swap agreement is designed to track, causing losses to the Fund. A number of factors may prevent the Fund from achieving desired correlation. These may include, but are not limited to: (i) the impact of Fund fees, expenses and transaction costs, including financing and brokerage costs/bid-ask spreads, (ii) to the extent the counterparty hedges its obligations to the Fund by entering into short sales (and thereby borrows shares from a beneficial owner), and a beneficial owner of a security sold short recalls the security from the counterparty for voting or other reasons and replacement securities cannot be obtained, the Fund may be forced to settle the exposure at a time which may not be advantageous, (iii) disruptions or illiquidity in the markets for derivative instruments or securities in which the Fund invests, (iv) large or unexpected movements of assets into and out of the Fund (due to share purchases or redemptions, for example), (v) the impact of accounting standards or changes thereto, and (vi) a possible need to conform the Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law requirements.

Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets, but are contracts with another party. While many swap agreements will be required to be centrally-cleared, the Fund’s swap agreements may not be eligible for or subject to central clearing. Accordingly, if a swap agreement is entered into on a net basis and the counterparty defaults or is unwilling to perform its obligations, the Fund risks losing the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. If such a default occurs, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the swap agreements, but such remedies may be subject to bankruptcy and insolvency laws that could affect the Fund’s rights as a creditor. Further, the swap counterparty’s obligations to the Fund likely will not be collateralized. The Fund will not enter into a swap agreement unless the Investment Adviser believes the counterparty to the transaction is creditworthy.

 

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Because swap agreements are two-party contracts and because they may be subject to contractual restrictions on transferability and termination and have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid and subject to the Fund’s limitations on investments in illiquid securities. Only the net amount due the Fund under the swap agreements is used to determine if more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets are invested in illiquid securities. The Investment Adviser, under the oversight of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for determining and monitoring the liquidity of the Fund’s swap agreements. To the extent a swap agreement is not liquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.

Restrictions imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), may limit the Fund’s ability to use swap agreements. The swaps market is largely unregulated and has been the subject of scrutiny during the recent turbulence in the financial markets. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including further government regulation or increased margin or collateral requirements dictated by new regulations or the marketplace, may limit or prevent the Fund from using swap agreements as a part of its investment strategy, increase expenses charged to the Fund or adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties with which the Fund enters into swap agreements could also impact its use of swap agreements.

Swaps are instruments that require investment techniques, risk analyses, and tax planning different from those associated with traditional investments. Swap agreements are subject to risks of mispricing or improper valuation, imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying investments, the inability of counterparties to perform, and the ability of counterparties to terminate swap agreements generally at any time. The use of a swap agreement requires an understanding not only of the underlying securities or positions, but also of the swap itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the swap under all possible market conditions.

Illiquid Securities

The Fund may not hold more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities generally include repurchase agreements which have a maturity of longer than seven days, and securities that are illiquid by virtue of the absence of a readily available market (either within or outside of the U.S.) or because they have legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Historically, illiquid securities have included securities subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale because they have not been registered under the Securities Act, securities which are otherwise not readily marketable and repurchase agreements that have a maturity of longer than seven days. Securities which have not been registered under the Securities Act are referred to as private placements or restricted securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the secondary market. Limitations on resale may have an adverse effect on the marketability of portfolio securities and the Fund might be unable to dispose of restricted or other illiquid securities promptly or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty satisfying redemption within seven days. The absence of a trading market can

 

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make it difficult to ascertain a market value for illiquid investments. Also market quotations for such securities are less readily available. The judgment of the Investment Adviser may at times play a greater role in valuing these securities than in the case of unrestricted securities. The Fund might also have to register such restricted securities in order to dispose of them resulting in additional expense and delay. Adverse market conditions could impede such a public offering of securities.

However, a large institutional market has developed for certain securities that are not registered under the Securities Act including repurchase agreements, commercial paper, foreign securities, municipal securities, convertible securities and corporate bonds and notes. Institutional investors depend on an efficient institutional market in which the unregistered security can be readily resold or on an issuer’s ability to honor a demand for repayment. The fact that there are contractual or legal restrictions on resale to the general public or to certain institutions may not be indicative of the liquidity of such investments.

Rule 144A under the Securities Act allows for a broader institutional trading market for securities otherwise subject to restriction on resale to the general public. Rule 144A established a “safe harbor” from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for resales of certain securities to qualified institutional buyers in the U.S.

Restricted securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and commercial paper for which there is a readily available market will be deemed to be liquid. The Investment Adviser will monitor the liquidity of such restricted securities subject to the supervision of the Trustees. In reaching liquidity decisions, the Investment Adviser will consider, among others, the following factors: (1) the frequency of trades and quotes for the security; (2) the number of dealers wishing to purchase or sell the security and the number of other potential purchasers; (3) dealer undertakings to make a market in the security; and (4) the nature of the security and the nature of the marketplace trades (for example, the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers and the mechanics of the transfer). In addition, in order for commercial paper that is issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act to be considered liquid, (1) it must be rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at least two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSROs”), or if only one NRSRO rates the securities, by that NRSRO, or, if unrated, be of comparable quality in the view of the Investment Adviser; and (2) it must not be “traded flat” (that is, without accrued interest) or in default as to principal or interest. However, investing in Rule 144A securities could have the effect of increasing the level of the Fund’s illiquidity to the extent that, after purchase, other qualified institutional buyers become, for a time, uninterested in purchasing these securities and as a result there is no longer a readily available market for the securities. In addition, Rule 144A securities are generally deemed liquid if they are tradable in an offshore securities market. Repurchase agreements subject to payment on demand are deemed to have a maturity equal to the notice period.

Borrowing

The Fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets. This borrowing may be unsecured. The 1940 Act requires the Fund to maintain continuous asset coverage (that is, total assets including borrowings, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of the

 

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amount borrowed. Borrowing subjects the Fund to interest costs which may or may not be recovered by appreciation of the securities purchased. Borrowing can exaggerate the effect on net asset value of any increase or decrease in the market value of the Fund’s portfolio. This is the speculative factor known as leverage.

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Securities

The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, generally in connection with an underwriting or other offering. When-issued and delayed-delivery transactions occur when securities are bought with payment for and delivery of the securities scheduled to take place at a future time, beyond normal settlement dates. The price that the Fund is obligated to pay on the settlement day may be different from the market value on that date. While securities may be sold prior to the settlement date, the Fund intends to purchase such securities with the purpose of actually acquiring such securities, unless a sale would be desirable for investment reasons. At the time the Fund makes a commitment to purchase a security on a when-issued basis, it will record the transaction and reflect the value of the security each day in determining the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund will also mark as segregated with its custodian cash, U.S. government securities, equity securities or other liquid, unencumbered assets, marked-to-market daily, equal in value to its obligations for when-issued securities. Exposures obtained under swap agreements will be “covered” as discussed under “Swap Agreements” above.

When-issued securities and delayed-delivery securities involve the risk that the security the Fund buys on that basis will lose value prior to its delivery to the Fund. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party will not meet its obligation, in which case the Fund may lose the investment opportunity of the assets it has set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.

Securities Lending

The Fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions. Securities lending allows the Fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the Fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The Fund may not be able to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving securities that are loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If the Fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, the Fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. Loans will be made only to parties deemed by the Investment Adviser to be in good standing and when, in the Investment Adviser’s judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.

Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities. This subjects such investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.

 

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Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may invest in securities of U.S. real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and foreign issuers with structures similar to U.S. REITs. Unlike regular corporations, U.S. REITs do not have to pay federal income tax if they meet certain requirements of the Code. REITs offer investors greater liquidity and diversification than direct ownership of real estate, as well as greater income potential than an investment in common stocks. Like any investment in real estate, though, a REIT’s performance depends on several factors, such as ability to find tenants for its properties, to renew leases and to finance property purchases and renovations.

Income Trusts, Royalty Trusts and Similar Trusts

The Fund may invest in foreign trusts that earn income from underlying assets, such as oil and gas wells, or from performing services. These are sometimes called income trusts or royalty trusts. Securities of these trusts have risks that are similar to equity security risks and additional risks. When a claim is made against a trust that cannot be paid using its assets, trust investors, including the Fund, may be held liable for any outstanding trust obligations.

Shares of Other Investment Companies

The Fund can invest in securities of other investment companies except to the extent prohibited by law or the Fund’s investment restrictions. The Fund’s investments in other investment companies may include ETFs if appropriate investment opportunities arise. ETFs are registered funds that trade on a stock exchange and generally seek to track the performance of a specified securities index. See “Exchange-Traded Funds” above. Like all equity investments, ETFs may go up or down in value. They also may not perform in correlation with the Fund’s principal strategies. The Fund will pay additional fees through its investments in other investment companies.

Limited Partnerships

The Fund can invest in interests in limited partnerships or similar entities (often referred to as “master limited partnerships”). Limited partnership interests may be less liquid than other forms of equity securities and may not be as widely traded, which may make it difficult for the Fund to sell such interests at the time or price desired.

Corporate Loans

The Fund can invest in corporate loans. Commercial banks and other financial institutions make corporate loans to companies that need capital to grow or restructure. Borrowers generally pay interest on corporate loans at rates that change in response to changes in market interest rates such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rates of U.S. banks. As a result, the values of corporate loans are generally less responsive than the values of bonds and notes to shifts in market interest rates. Because the trading market for corporate loans is less developed than the secondary market for bonds and notes, the Fund may experience difficulties from time to time in selling corporate loans. Borrowers frequently provide collateral to secure repayment of these obligations. Leading financial institutions often act as agents for broader groups of lenders, generally referred to as “syndicates.” A syndicate’s agent arranges the corporate loans, holds collateral and accepts payments of principal and interest. If an agent

 

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develops financial problems, the Fund may not recover its investment, or there might be a delay in the Fund’s recovery. By investing in a corporate loan, the Fund becomes a member of the syndicate, although it may not be able to control the syndicate’s actions.

Portfolio Turnover

Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, it does not have a portfolio turnover rate to present. Higher portfolio turnover may result in the Fund’s incurring higher transaction costs and realizing net gains that must be distributed to its shareholders, resulting in higher taxes for them.

Initial Public Offerings

The Fund may purchase securities in initial public offerings. These offerings may produce gains that positively affect Fund performance during any given period, but such securities may not be available during other periods, or, even if they are available, may not be available in sufficient quantity to have a meaningful impact on Fund performance. They may also, of course, produce losses.

Temporary Defensive Position

When adverse market or economic conditions indicate to the Investment Adviser that a temporary defensive strategy is appropriate, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in short-term investment grade debt obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, money market mutual funds, bank certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, high quality commercial paper, demand notes, cash and repurchase agreements. Under such circumstances, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

Pursuant to applicable law, the Fund will publicly disclose its complete portfolio holdings quarterly within 60 days of the end of each calendar quarter. The Fund will disclose a complete list of its holdings in its semi-annual and annual reports, when available, which will be distributed to shareholders, and in publicly available quarterly holding reports on Forms N-Q and N-CSR, which will be filed with the Commission and available, free of charge, on the Commission’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov. The Fund will also disclose its top ten holdings by weight as of the end of each calendar quarter on the Fund’s website, www.causewayfunds.com, and in sales materials.

Occasionally, certain third parties – including the Fund’s service providers, independent rating and ranking organizations, intermediaries that distribute the Fund’s shares, institutional investors and others – may request information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings. The Board of Trustees has approved a policy and procedures for the protection of nonpublic information, which includes a policy and procedures relating to disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. The Fund’s policy is to disclose portfolio holdings to third parties only where the Fund believes there is a legitimate business purpose for the information and the recipient will not use the information to engage in excessive short-term trading of Fund shares or otherwise trade on the nonpublic information.

 

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The Fund may provide at any time portfolio holdings information to its service providers, such as the Administrator, Custodian, Investment Adviser, pricing services, independent registered public accountants, financial printers, legal counsel, and proxy voting services, as well as to state and federal regulators and government agencies, and as otherwise requested by law or judicial process. The Fund and the Investment Adviser expect to provide portfolio holdings information to the following service providers:

 

Name    Service
The Bank of New York Mellon    Custodian
Charles River Systems, Inc.    Trading and compliance system
Omgeo LLC    Automated trade matching service
Misys International Banking Systems, Inc.    Automated foreign exchange trade matching service
Eagle Investment Systems Corp.    Portfolio accounting system

Electra Securities Transaction and

Asset Reconciliation System (STaARS)

   Automated reconciliation service
FactSet Research Systems Inc.    Online database system for portfolio analytics
Interactive Data Corporation    Pricing vendor
ISS    Proxy research and recordkeeping service
SEI Investments Global Funds Services    Fund accountant and Administrator
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP    Independent registered public accountants
Various broker-dealers    Purchases and sales of securities
LexisNexis    OFAC compliance service

The Fund, through its Administrator or other market data providers, may disclose holdings and other related portfolio information to independent rating and ranking organizations on or after the 15th business day after the end of each quarter. The Fund may disclose its quarterly portfolio holdings to consultants, investment advisory firms, investors, and mutual fund wrap programs which have requested them on or after the 15th business day after quarter-end for due diligence purposes. The Fund may disclose its top ten holdings by weight, the five largest performance contributors and detractors, and the five largest purchases and sales to advisers of investors in the Fund, and other investors or prospective investors who request them, typically by the fifth business day after month-end. The Fund may also send quarterly reports to investors who have requested them containing the Fund’s holdings generally by the third week after quarter-end.

Portfolio managers may also disclose and discuss particular portfolio holdings in interviews with the press and other media outlets from time to time.

Subject to the policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, the executive officers of the Fund authorize disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Neither the Fund nor any service provider to the Fund may receive compensation or other consideration for providing portfolio holdings.

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material nonpublic information relating to the Fund’s portfolio holdings. The Investment Adviser’s policies and procedures, in addition to the Fund’s policies and procedures relating to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, are designed to reduce potential conflicts of interest between Fund shareholders and the Investment Adviser.

The Investment Adviser provides investment advice to clients other than the Fund that have investment objectives that may be substantially similar to those of the Fund. These clients also may have portfolios consisting of holdings substantially similar to those of the Fund and generally have access to current portfolio holdings information for their accounts. These clients do not owe the Fund a duty of confidentiality with respect to disclosure of their portfolio holdings.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The Trustees oversee the actions of the Investment Adviser and other service providers and decide upon matters of general policy. The Trustees also review the actions of the Trust’s officers, who conduct and supervise the daily business operations of the Trust.

The Board currently consists of five Trustees. One of the Trustees is an employee of the Investment Adviser. This Trustee is an “interested person” (as defined in Section 2(a) (19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust (an “Interested Trustee”). The other Trustees are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”).

The Trustees and officers of the Trust are:

 

        Name,

        Address,

            Age1

  

Position(s)

Held with the
Trust

  

Term of

Office and
Length of

Time

Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

    

Number

of

Portfolios

in the

Trust

Complex

Overseen

by

Trustee3

  

Other

Director-

ships

Held by

Trustee4

INDEPENDENT

TRUSTEES

John R.
Graham

Age: 53

   Trustee;
Chairman of
the Audit
Committee
   Since 10/08;
Audit
Chairman
since 4/13
 

Film Composer (since 2005); Senior

Vice President, Corporate Financial

Development and Communications,

The Walt Disney Company (2004-

2005); Senior Vice President,

Mergers and Acquisitions, Lehman

Brothers Inc. (2000-2004).

     6    None

Lawry J.
Meister

Age: 52

   Trustee    Since 10/08  

President, Steaven Jones

Development Company, Inc.

(real estate firm) (since 1995);

President, Creative Office

Properties (real estate firm)

(since 2012).

     6    None

 

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        Name,

        Address,

            Age1

  

Position(s)

Held with the
Trust

  

Term of

Office and
Length of

Time

Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

    

Number

of

Portfolios

in the

Trust

Complex

Overseen

by

Trustee3

  

Other

Director-

ships

Held by

Trustee4

Victoria B.
Rogers

Age: 53

   Trustee    Since 4/13  

President, the Rose Hills

Foundation (since 1996).

     6    Director, TCW
Strategic
Income Fund,
Inc. and TCW
Funds, Inc.

Eric H.
Sussman

Age: 48

   Trustee;
Chairman of
the Board
   Trustee since
9/01; Board
Chairman
since 4/13
 

Senior Lecturer (since July

2011) and Lecturer (1995 –

June 2011), Anderson Graduate

School of Management,

University of California, Los

Angeles (since 1995); President,

Amber Capital, Inc. (real estate

investment and financial

planning firm) (since 1993).

     6   

Trustee,
Presidio Funds

(until 2010)

 

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        Name,

        Address,

            Age1

  

Position(s)

Held with the
Trust

  

Term of

Office and
Length of

Time

Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

    

Number

of

Portfolios

in the

Trust

Complex

Overseen

by

Trustee3

  

Other

Director-

ships

Held by

Trustee4

INTERESTED

TRUSTEE5

Mark D. Cone

Age: 46

   Trustee    Since 10/08  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Marketing Officer of the

Investment Adviser (since 2001).

     6    None

OFFICERS

               

Turner Swan

11111 Santa Monica Blvd., 15th Floor,

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Age: 52

   President    Since 8/01  

General Counsel, Secretary, and

Member of the Investment Adviser

(since 2001); Compliance Officer

of the Investment Adviser (since

2010).

     N/A    N/A

Gracie V. Fermelia

11111 Santa Monica Blvd., 15th Floor,

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Age: 53

   Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary    CCO (since 7/05); Asst. Sect. (since 8/01)  

Chief Compliance Officer of the

Investment Adviser (since July

2005); Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Investment Adviser

(since 2001).

     N/A    N/A

Eric Kleinschmidt6

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Age: 46

   Treasurer    Since 8/14  

Director of Fund Accounting of

the Administrator (since 2004).

     N/A    N/A

Gretchen W. Corbell

11111 Santa Monica Blvd., 15th Floor,

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Age: 43

   Secretary    Since 10/11  

Attorney of the Investment

Adviser (since 2004).

     N/A    N/A

Lisa Whittaker6

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Age: 35

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 8/13  

Corporate Counsel of the

Administrator (since 2012);

Associate Counsel and Compliance

Officer, The Glenmede Trust

Company (2011-2012); Associate,

Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP

(2006-2011).

     N/A    N/A

 

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        Name,

        Address,

            Age1

  

Position(s)

Held with the
Trust

  

Term
of

Office
and
Length
of

Time

Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

    

Number

of

Portfolios

in the

Trust

Complex

Overseen

by

Trustee3

  

Other

Director-

ships

Held by

Trustee4

Bernadette
Sparling 6

One Freedom
Valley Drive

Oaks, PA
19456

Age: 37

   Vice
President and
Assistant
Secretary
   Since
7/08
  Corporate Counsel of the Administrator
(since 2005).
     N/A    N/A

 

1  Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee c/o Causeway Capital Management Trust, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456.

 

2  Each Trustee holds office during the lifetime of the Trust until his or her sooner resignation, retirement, removal, death or incapacity in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust. The president, treasurer and secretary each holds office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until he or she sooner resigns in accordance with the Trust’s Bylaws.

 

3  The “Trust Complex” consists of all registered investment companies for which the Investment Adviser serves as investment adviser. As of the date hereof, the Trust Complex consists of one investment company with six portfolios — Causeway International Value Fund, Causeway Global Value Fund, Causeway Emerging Markets Fund, Causeway International Opportunities Fund, Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund and the Fund.

 

4  Directorships of companies required to report to the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

 

5  Mr. Cone is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act because he is an employee of the Investment Adviser.

 

6  These officers of the Trust also serve as officers of one or more mutual funds for which SEI Investments Company or an affiliate acts as investment manager, administrator or distributor.

The following provides information in addition to that set forth in the table above regarding relevant qualifications, experience, attributes or skills of each Trustee.

John R. Graham: Mr. Graham joined the Board in 2008 and has been Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2013. Mr. Graham has over 20 years of experience in the financial services and investment banking industries, including holding a senior position at a large public company and senior positions with investment banking firms. He was previously a financial consultant, where he specialized in valuation, merger advice, value-based management, and other finance-related work. Mr. Graham holds an MBA.

Lawry J. Meister: Ms. Meister joined the Board in 2008 and has extensive experience in the investment banking, management consulting, and commercial real estate industries. Since 1995, she has been President of a development company specializing in the management of commercial real estate primarily in Southern California. Other experience includes positions in marketing, as a business analyst and as a financial analyst. Ms. Meister holds an MBA.

 

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Victoria B. Rogers: Ms. Rogers joined the Board in 2013. Ms. Rogers is President of The Rose Hills Foundation, a $475 million foundation based in Los Angeles, California. She also serves on the Boards of Trustees of Polytechnic School (Pasadena, California) and Stanford University. Ms. Rogers serves on the boards of two other mutual funds. Previously, Ms. Rogers served on the Boards of Trustees of The Chandler School (Pasadena, California), The Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, Connecticut) and the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Ms. Rogers has substantial experience in the area of taxes, accounting, non-profit organizations and foundation management, having been previously employed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, Security Pacific Bank and The Whittier Trust Company.

Eric H. Sussman: Mr. Sussman has been a Trustee since the inception of the Trust in October 2001, and Chairman of the Board since 2013. Since 1995, Mr. Sussman has been a Lecturer (Senior Lecturer since 2011) at the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson Graduate School of Management, where he has taught accounting, financial reporting, finance, and real estate investment and finance. Since 1993, he has been President or Managing Member of a real estate development and management company. Mr. Sussman holds an MBA, and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Sussman was an independent Trustee and Chairman of the Board of a U.S. value equity mutual fund that closed in 2010.

Mark D. Cone: Mr. Cone has over 20 years of experience in the investment management industry. Since June 2001, Mr. Cone has been Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Investment Adviser, where he is responsible for all sales and marketing functions and serves on the firm’s executive Operating Committee. His earlier experience includes serving as Managing Director of a large fund manager, where he led third-party distribution in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, serving as Director of Marketing and Client Development of an investment advisory firm for institutions and mutual funds, and serving as Regional Director of a fund manager where he was responsible for marketing mutual funds to various distribution channels. Mr. Cone holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.

The Board believes that each Trustee on an individual basis and in combination with the other Trustees is qualified to serve on the Board. Among other things, the Board considered each Trustee’s experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, as well as the actual service and commitment of each Trustee during his tenure on the Board. Notwithstanding the accomplishments noted above, none of the Independent Trustees is considered an “expert” within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to information in the Fund’s registration statement.

 

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Board Structure

An Independent Trustee serves as Chairman of the Board. The Independent Chairman’s responsibilities include presiding at all meetings of the Board and all meetings of the Independent Trustees, approving Board meeting schedules and agendas, and serving as a liaison among the other Trustees, and with Trust officers and management personnel.

The Board holds four regularly scheduled in-person meetings each year. The Board holds special meetings as needed, either in person or by telephone, to address matters arising between regular meetings. The Independent Trustees meet separately at meetings of the Board without management present, as needed.

The Board conducts a self-assessment on an annual basis, and considers whether the structure of the Board and its Committees are appropriate under the circumstances. As part of this self-assessment, the Board considers several factors, including the number of funds overseen by the Board.

The Board sets broad policies for the Trust and appoints Trust officers. The Board oversees the performance of the Investment Adviser and the Trust’s other service providers. As part of its oversight function, the Board monitors the Investment Adviser’s risk management activities, including, as applicable, its management of investment, compliance and operational risks, through the receipt of periodic reports and presentations. The Board relies on Trust officers, advisory personnel and service providers to manage applicable risks and report exceptions to the Board to enable it to exercise its oversight responsibility. To this end, the Board receives reports from such parties at least quarterly, including, but not limited to, reports on risk, investment performance, portfolio composition and characteristics, marketing, shareholder service fees, brokerage commissions, and valuation. Similarly, the Board receives quarterly reports from the Trust’s chief compliance officer (“CCO”), including, but not limited to, reports on various aspects of the Trust’s compliance program, and the Independent Trustees have an opportunity to meet separately each quarter with the CCO. The CCO typically provides the Board with updates regarding the Trust’s compliance policies and procedures, including any enhancements, and provides a written report discussing the Trust’s compliance program at least annually. The Board expects all parties, including, but not limited to, the Investment Adviser, service providers and the CCO, to inform the Board on an intra-quarter basis if a material issue arises that requires the Board’s oversight.

The Board generally exercises its oversight as a whole, but has delegated certain oversight functions to an Audit Committee and a Nominating Committee. The functions of these Committees are discussed below.

The Board has an Audit Committee and a Nominating Committee. Both are comprised of all of the Trustees of the Trust who are Independent Trustees. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter and its purposes are: (i) to oversee the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Trust and its internal control over financial reporting and, as the Committee deems appropriate, to inquire into the internal

 

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control over financial reporting of certain third-party service providers; (ii) to oversee the quality and integrity of the Trust’s financial statements and the independent audit thereof; (iii) to oversee, or, as appropriate, assist Board oversight of, the Trust’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the Trust’s accounting and financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting and independent audits; (iv) to approve the engagement of the Trust’s independent auditors and, in connection therewith, to review and evaluate the qualifications, independence and performance of the Trust’s independent auditors; and (v) to act as liaison between the Trust’s independent auditors and the full Board.

The purpose of the Nominating Committee is to nominate persons to serve as Independent Trustees. Meetings of the Nominating Committee are called on an “as needed” basis, and held as often as deemed appropriate by the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee operates under a written charter and it may consider candidates suggested by, among others, members of the Board who are interested persons of the Trust and the Investment Adviser. According to the Trust’s Bylaws, any shareholder of the Trust may submit names of individuals to be considered by the Nominating Committee or the Board of Trustees, as applicable, provided, however, (i) that such person was a shareholder of record at the time of submission of such names and is entitled to vote at the applicable shareholder meeting, and (ii) that the Nominating Committee or the Board of Trustees, as applicable, shall make the final determination of persons to be nominated. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, the Audit Committee held [three] meetings and the Nominating Committee [did not hold any] meetings.

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, fees paid to the Independent Trustees for their services as Trustees aggregated [$285,000]. The Trust does not pay salaries to any of its officers or fees to any of its Trustees affiliated with the Investment Adviser. The following table sets forth information concerning fees paid to, and retirement benefits accrued for, Independent Trustees during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014:

 

Name of            

Trustee                  

 

   Aggregate
Compensation
from the
Funds

 

   Pension or
Retirement
Benefits Accrued

as Part of Fund
Expenses
   Estimated Annual
Benefits Upon
Retirement

 

   Total Compensation
from Fund
Complex* Paid to
Trustees

 

John R. Graham

   [$        ]    None    None    [$        ]

Lawry J. Meister

   [$        ]    None    None    [$        ]

Victoria B. Rogers

   [$        ]    None    None    [$        ]

Eric H. Sussman

   [$        ]    None    None    [$        ]

* As of the date hereof, the “Fund Complex” consists of one investment company with six portfolios — Causeway International Value Fund, Causeway Global Value Fund, Causeway Emerging Markets Fund, Causeway International Opportunities Fund, Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund and the Fund. The Fund had not commenced operations as of September 30, 2014.

The following table discloses the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee (i) in the Fund and (ii) on an aggregate basis in any registered investment companies overseen by the Trustee within the same family of investment companies as the Trust as of January 1, 2014. As of this date, the Fund had not commenced operations.

 

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Name of Trustee   

Dollar Range of

Equity

Securities in the

Fund

  

Aggregate Dollar Range

of Equity

Securities in All

Registered

Investment Companies

Overseen by Trustee in

Family of Investment

Companies*

Mark D. Cone

   None    None

John R. Graham

   None    Over $100,000

Lawry J. Meister

   None    Over $100,000

Victoria B.

Rogers

   None    Over $100,000

Eric H. Sussman

   None    Over $100,000

*          As of the date hereof, the Trust’s Family of Investment Companies consists of one investment company with six portfolios —Causeway International Value Fund, Causeway Global Value Fund, Causeway Emerging Markets Fund, Causeway International Opportunities Fund, Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund and the Fund.

As of January 1, 2014, none of the Independent Trustees or their immediate family members beneficially owned any securities in any investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Trust, or in any person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Trust.

The Trustees receive fees and are reimbursed for expenses for each meeting of the Board of Trustees attended. No employee, officer or stockholder of the Administrator and/or SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”) receives any compensation directly from the Trust for serving as an officer. The Administrator and/or the Distributor receive administration, fund accounting and fund servicing fees from the Fund. See “Advisory Arrangements,” “Administration Arrangements” and “Distribution Arrangements” below.

The following table lists the officers of the Trust who hold positions with affiliated persons or the principal underwriter of the Trust:

 

    Name      Position Held with Affiliated Person or Principal Underwriter
Turner Swan     

General Counsel, Compliance Officer, Secretary and Member of the Investment

Adviser

Gracie V. Fermelia     

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Member of the

Investment Adviser

Gretchen W. Corbell      Attorney and Assistant Secretary of the Investment Adviser

 

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Advisory Arrangements

Investment Advisory Services and Fee. The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreements”) with the Investment Adviser. Subject to the oversight of the Trustees, the Investment Adviser is responsible for the actual management of the Fund and continuously reviews the Fund’s holdings in light of its own research analysis and that from other relevant sources. The Investment Adviser is responsible for making decisions to buy, sell or hold particular securities. The Investment Adviser provides all office space, facilities, equipment and necessary personnel for management of the Fund.

The Investment Adviser receives for its services to the Fund a monthly fee at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For purposes of this calculation, average daily net assets is determined at the end of each month based on the average of the net assets of the Fund for each day during the month. Pursuant to an expense limit agreement, dated [            ], 2014, the Investment Adviser has agreed to limit the Fund’s annual operating expenses (excluding brokerage fees and commissions, shareholder service fees, interest, taxes, fees and expenses of other funds in which the Fund invests, and extraordinary expenses) to 1.30% of the average daily net assets of each of the Institutional Class and Investor Class shares until January 31, 2016. Since shareholder service fees are excluded from the expense limit, net Investor Class expenses will normally be higher than Institutional Class shares. Since the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the Investment Adviser has not received advisory fees from the Fund. Under the expense limit agreement, the Investment Adviser may not assert any right to reimbursement of any amounts waived or reimbursed if such reimbursement would result in the Fund exceeding the expense limits set forth above.

Payment of Fund Expenses. The Advisory Agreement obligates the Investment Adviser to provide investment advisory services and to pay for maintaining its staff and personnel and to provide office space, facilities and necessary personnel for the Fund. The Investment Adviser is also obligated to pay the fees of all Trust officers and Trustees who are affiliated persons of the Investment Adviser. In addition, the Investment Adviser will pay expenses associated with the organization of the Fund. The Fund pays, or causes to be paid, all other expenses incurred in its operations, including, among other items, taxes, expenses for legal, auditing and tax services, costs of printing proxies, shareholder reports and copies of the Registration Statement, charges of the custodian, any sub-custodian, the transfer agent and any sub-transfer agent, expenses of portfolio transactions, expenses of redemption of shares, Commission fees, expenses of registering the shares under Federal, state or non-U.S. laws, fees and actual out-of-pocket expenses of Independent Trustees, accounting and pricing costs (including the daily calculation of net asset value), insurance, interest, brokerage costs, litigation and other extraordinary or non-recurring expenses, and other expenses properly payable by the Fund.

Organization of the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company. Sarah H. Ketterer and Harry W. Hartford, chief executive officer and president of the Investment Adviser, respectively, each controls the Investment Adviser through his or her executive office and voting control of the Investment Adviser.

 

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Duration and Termination. Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Advisory Agreement will remain in effect through September 20, 2016 and from year to year thereafter if approved annually (a) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund and (b) by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party. The Advisory Agreement is not assignable and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. In addition, such contract may be terminated with respect to the Fund by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or by the Investment Adviser without penalty on 60 days’ written notice to the other party.

Limitation of Liability. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Investment Adviser will not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund, the Trust or any of its shareholders, in connection with the matters to which the Advisory Agreement relates, except to the extent that such a loss results from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under the Advisory Agreement.

Portfolio Managers

Other Accounts Managed

The following table discloses information concerning other accounts managed by portfolio managers of the Fund, as of [            ], 2014:

 

Name of

Portfolio Manager

 

  

Number of Other Accounts Managed

and Assets by Account Type

   Number of Accounts and Assets for Which  Advisory Fee is
Performance-Based
  

Registered    
Investment    
Companies    

 

  

Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles

 

  

Other accounts    

 

  

Registered
Investment
Companies

 

  

Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles

 

  

Other accounts

 

Arjun Jayaraman

   [ ] ($[ ] billion)        [ ] ($[ ] billion)    [ ] ($[ ] billion)        0    0    [ ] ($[ ] billion)

MacDuff Kuhnert

   [ ] ($[ ] billion)        [ ] ($[ ] billion)    [ ] ($[ ] billion)        0    0    [ ] ($[ ] billion)

Joe Gubler

   [ ] ($[ ] billion)        [ ] ($[ ] billion)    [ ] ($[ ] billion)        0    0    [ ] ($[ ] billion)

These portfolio managers also manage their own personal accounts and other accounts, including corporations, pension plans, public retirement plans, sovereign wealth funds, superannuation funds, Taft-Hartley pension plans, endowments and foundations, mutual funds, charities, private trusts, wrap fee programs, and other institutions (collectively, “Other Accounts”). In managing certain of the Other Accounts, the portfolio managers may employ investment strategies similar to those to be used in managing the Fund, subject to certain variations in investment restrictions. The portfolio managers may purchase and sell securities for the Fund that they also recommend to Other Accounts. The portfolio managers at times may give advice or take action with respect to certain accounts that differs from the advice given other accounts with similar investment strategies. Certain of the Other Accounts may pay higher or lower management fee rates than the Fund or pay performance-based fees to the Investment Adviser. The portfolio managers have personal investments in one or more of the series of the Trust, and have minority ownership interests in the Investment Adviser.

 

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Actual or potential conflicts of interest arise from the Fund’s portfolio managers’ management responsibilities with respect to the Other Accounts and their own personal accounts. These responsibilities may cause portfolio managers to devote unequal time and attention across client accounts and the differing fees, incentives and relationships with the various accounts provide incentives to favor certain accounts. The Investment Adviser has written compliance policies and procedures designed to mitigate or manage these conflicts of interest. These include policies and procedures to seek fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities (including IPOs) and trade allocations among all client accounts and policies and procedures concerning the disclosure and use of portfolio transaction information. The Investment Adviser has a policy that it will not enter into a short position in a security on behalf of the Fund or other client account if, at the time of entering into the short position, the Fund or any other client account managed by the Investment Adviser holds a long position in a security of the issuer. The Investment Adviser also has a Code of Ethics which, among other things, limits personal trading by portfolio managers and other employees of the Investment Adviser. There is no guarantee that any such policies or procedures will cover every situation in which a conflict of interest arises.

Compensation

Messrs. Jayaraman, Kuhnert, and Gubler receive salary, incentive compensation (including potential equity and/or synthetic equity awards), and distributions of firm profits based on their minority ownership interests in the firm. Salary and incentive compensation are determined by the firm’s Operating Committee, led by Ms. Ketterer and Mr. Hartford, weighing a variety of objective and subjective factors. No specific formula is used and salary and incentive compensation are not based on the specific performance of the Fund or any single client account managed by the Investment Adviser. The following factors are among those considered in determining incentive compensation: individual research contribution, portfolio management contribution, group research contribution and client service contribution.

Ownership of Securities

Since the Fund had not commenced operations as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the portfolio managers do not beneficially own securities of the Fund at this time.

Administration Arrangements

The Administrator is a Delaware statutory trust and has its principal business offices at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SEI Investments Management Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company (“SEI Investments”), is the owner of all beneficial interest in the Administrator. SEI Investments and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the Administrator, are leading providers of funds evaluation services, trust accounting systems and brokerage and information services to financial institutions, institutional investors and money managers.

 

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The Trust and the Administrator have entered into an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”). Under the Administration Agreement, as amended, the Administrator provides the Trust with administrative services, including portfolio accounting, regulatory reporting and all necessary office space, equipment, personnel and facilities for such services. For these administrative services, the Trust pays the Administrator the following annual fees, calculated based on the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust: 0.06% of the assets up to but not exceeding $1 billion; 0.05% of the assets exceeding $1 billion but not exceeding $2 billion; 0.04% of the assets exceeding $2 billion but not exceeding $3 billion; 0.03% of the assets exceeding $3 billion but not exceeding $4 billion; and 0.02% of the assets exceeding $4 billion. The Administrator’s fee is subject to a minimum annual fee of $165,000 for the first portfolio. Each additional portfolio is subject to a minimum annual fee, which is $20,000 for the Fund and is different for other portfolios of the Trust. In addition, if the Fund has three or more classes, the Fund is subject to an additional minimum fee of $20,000 per additional share class (over two). The Administrator’s fee is charged to the Fund in proportion to the Fund’s net assets in relation to the other series of the Trust. Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, it has not paid any administration fees to the Administrator.

The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in carrying out its duties under the Administration Agreement, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence on the part of the Administrator in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder. The Administration Agreement remains in effect through October 31, 2015 and, thereafter, for successive periods of one year unless terminated by either party on not less than 90 days’ prior written notice to the other party.

Distribution Arrangements

The Distributor, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments, and the Trust are parties to a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”). The Distributor does not receive compensation from the Fund for distribution of shares of the Fund. Pursuant to an agreement between the Investment Adviser and the Distributor, the Investment Adviser pays out of its own resources for all distribution services provided to the Fund under the Distribution Agreement.

Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Distribution Agreement for the Fund will remain in effect through September 20, 2015 and from year to year thereafter if approved annually (a) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund and (b) by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Distribution Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party. The Distribution Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Fund by the Distributor, by a majority vote of the Trustees who are not interested persons and have no financial interest in the Distribution Agreement or by a majority vote of the outstanding securities of the Fund upon not more than 60 days’ written notice by either party, or upon assignment by the Distributor.

 

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Shareholder Service Arrangements

The Trust has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement for its Investor Class shares (the “Service Plan”) pursuant to which the Distributor is authorized to pay compensation to financial institutions (each a “Service Provider”) that agree to provide certain shareholder support services for their customers or account holders who are the beneficial or record owners of shares of the Fund. In consideration for such services, a Service Provider is compensated by the Fund whose shareholders it services (through the Distributor) at a maximum annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of shares of the Fund serviced by the Service Provider.

The Distributor and/or the Fund may enter into a Shareholder Service Provider Agreement with a Service Provider pursuant to which the Service Provider agrees to provide certain shareholder support services to its customers who own shares of the Fund. Such shareholder support services may include, but are not limited to, (i) maintaining shareholder accounts; (ii) providing information periodically to shareholders showing their positions in shares; (iii) arranging for bank wires; (iv) responding to shareholder inquiries relating to the services performed by the Service Provider; (v) responding to inquiries from shareholders concerning their investments in shares; (vi) forwarding shareholder communications from the Fund (such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend and other distribution notices and tax forms) to shareholders; (vii) processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from shareholders and placing such orders with the Fund or its service providers; (viii) assisting shareholders in changing dividend options, account designations, and addresses; (ix) providing subaccounting with respect to shares beneficially owned by shareholders; (x) processing dividend payments from the Fund on behalf of shareholders; and (xi) providing such other similar services as the Fund may reasonably request to the extent that the Service Provider is permitted to do so under applicable laws or regulations.

The Investment Adviser makes payments out of its own resources to certain financial institutions for providing services intended to result in the sale of Fund shares or for shareholder service activities. These payments by the Investment Adviser may include one or more of the following types of payments: one-time account establishment fees, annual per account fees, sales fees of up to 0.08% of sales of Fund shares, and annual asset-based charges of up to 0.16% of the average daily net asset value of shares of the Fund serviced by the financial institutions. Payments to certain intermediaries are subject to annual minimums of up to $25,000. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker or financial intermediary to recommend the Fund over another investment.

The following financial institutions are parties to agreements entitling them to receive payments from the Distributor under the Service Plan and/or the Investment Adviser from its own resources, as indicated:

 

 

Service Provider

 

 

Payments Received From

 

 

ACS HR Solutions

 

 

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

Ameritrade Northwest, Inc.

 

 

Distributor

 

 

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Ascensus, Inc.

 

  

Distributor

 

 

Benefit Plan Administrative Services

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

BMO Harris Bank

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

CIBC World Markets Corp

 

  

Distributor

 

 

Circle Trust Company

 

  

Distributor

 

 

Citicorp Investment Services

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

E*Trade Clearing LLC

 

  

Distributor

 

 

Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC / National Financial Services LLC

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc.

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

Great-West Retirement Services/GWFS Equities, Inc.

 

  

Distributor

 

 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 

  

Investment Adviser

 

 

ING Institutional Plan Services LLC

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

  

Investment Adviser

 

 

J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services, LLC

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

LPL Financial

 

  

Investment Adviser

 

 

Mercer HR Services, LLC

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

Merrill Lynch / Financial Data Services, Inc.

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

MetLife Securities, Inc. / FASCorp

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

Mid-Atlantic Capital Corp

 

  

Distributor

 

 

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley

& Co. LLC

 

  

 

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

MSCS Financial Services, L.L.C.

 

  

Distributor

 

 

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

 

  

Distributor

 

 

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Pershing LLC

 

  

Investment Adviser

 

 

Prudential Investment Management Services LLC /

Prudential Investments LLC

 

  

 

Investment Adviser

 

 

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

 

  

Investment Adviser

 

 

RBC Capital Markets Corporation

 

  

Investment Adviser

 

 

Standard Insurance Company

 

  

Investment Adviser

 

 

SunGard Institutional Brokerage, Inc.

 

  

Distributor

 

 

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

UBS Financial Services Inc.

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

United of Omaha Life Insurance Company and Companion Life Insurance Company

 

  

 

Distributor

 

 

VALIC Retirement Services Company

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

The Vanguard Group, Inc./Vanguard Marketing Corporation

 

  

 

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

 

Wilmington Trust Company

 

  

Distributor and Investment Adviser

 

Code of Ethics

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved a Code of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that covers the Trust and the Investment Adviser (the “Code of Ethics”). The Code of Ethics significantly restricts the personal investing activities of the officers, Trustees and employees of the Investment Adviser with access to investment information (“access persons”) and, as described below, imposes additional restrictions on the Fund’s investment personnel.

The Code of Ethics requires that access persons who are employees of the Investment Adviser preclear personal securities investments, with limited exceptions, such as mutual funds, high-quality short-term securities, direct obligations of the U.S. government, and municipal securities. The preclearance requirement and associated procedures are designed to identify any substantive prohibition or limitation applicable to

 

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the proposed investment. No access person may purchase or sell any security (except certain exempt securities) that at the time is being purchased or sold, or to the knowledge of the access person is being considered for purchase or sale, by the Fund. Further, access persons are restricted from investing in securities which the Fund is trading, and are prohibited from profiting on short-term trading in securities. All employees are prohibited from trading in a security while in possession of material nonpublic information and from engaging in transactions intended to manipulate the market.

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has also approved a separate Code of Ethics under Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applicable to the Trust’s president and treasurer. This Code of Ethics addresses conflicts of interest, disclosure and compliance, and reporting and accountability for principal executives and senior financial officers.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Investment Adviser votes the proxies of companies owned by the Fund. The Investment Adviser votes proxies solely in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders in accordance with its Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures. The Investment Adviser votes consistent with the following principles: (i) increasing shareholder value; (ii) maintaining or increasing shareholder influence over the board of directors and management; (iii) establishing and enhancing a strong and independent board of directors; (iv) maintaining or increasing the rights of shareholders; and (v) aligning the interests of management and employees with those of shareholders with a view toward the reasonableness of executive compensation and shareholder dilution. The Investment Adviser recognizes that a company’s management is charged with day-to-day operations and, therefore, generally votes on routine business matters in favor of management’s positions. Under its guidelines, the Investment Adviser generally votes for distributions of income, appointment of auditors, director compensation (unless excessive), management’s slate of director nominees (except nominees with poor attendance or who have not acted in the best interests of shareholders), financial results/director and auditor reports, share repurchase plans, and changing corporate names and other similar matters. The Investment Adviser generally votes with management on social issues because it believes management is responsible for handling them. The Investment Adviser generally opposes cumulative voting and votes against anti-takeover mechanisms and attempts to classify boards of directors. The Investment Adviser votes other matters – including equity-based compensation plans – on a case-by-case basis.

The Investment Adviser’s interests may conflict with the interests of the Fund on certain proxy votes where the Investment Adviser might have a significant business or personal relationship with the company or its officers. The Investment Adviser’s chief operating officer in consultation with the general counsel decides if a vote involves a material conflict of interest. If so, the Investment Adviser will either (i) obtain instructions or consent from the Trustees on voting, (ii) vote in accordance with a “for” or “against” or “with management” guideline if one applies, or (iii) if no such guideline applies, follow the recommendation of a third party proxy voting consultant unaffiliated with the Investment Adviser, such as ISS.

 

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Non-U.S. proxies (and particularly those in emerging markets) may involve a number of problems that restrict or prevent the Investment Adviser’s ability to vote. As a result, the Fund’s non-U.S. proxies will be voted on a best efforts basis only. In addition, the Investment Adviser will not vote proxies (U.S. or non-U.S.) if it does not receive adequate information from the Fund’s custodian in sufficient time to cast the vote. This is only a summary of the Investment Adviser’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies of companies owned by the Fund during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-947-7000 and (2) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

PURCHASE, EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

Reference is made to “How to Purchase, Exchange and Sell Fund Shares” in the Prospectus for certain information as to the purchase of Fund shares.

The Fund issues two classes of shares: Investor Class and Institutional Class. Each Investor Class and Institutional Class share of the Fund represents an identical interest in the investment portfolio of the Fund, and has the same rights, except that Investor Class shares bear the expenses of ongoing shareholder service fees. The shareholder service fees that are imposed on Investor Class shares are imposed directly against Investor Class shares and not against all assets of the Fund, and, accordingly such charges do not affect the net asset value of Institutional Class shares. Dividends paid by the Fund for each class of shares are calculated in the same manner at the same time and differ only to the extent that shareholder service fees in relation to Investor Class shares are borne exclusively by that class.

The Fund offers its shares at a public offering price equal to the next determined net asset value per share (“NAV”). The applicable offering price for purchase orders is based upon the NAV of the Fund next determined after receipt of the purchase, exchange or redemption order by DST Systems Inc., P.O. Box 219085, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-7159 (the “Transfer Agent”) or an authorized financial intermediary. Purchases, exchanges and redemptions may be made through the Transfer Agent on days when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business. Currently, the weekdays on which the Fund is closed for business are: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Shares of the Fund are offered on a continuous basis.

The Trust reserves the right to suspend the right of redemption and/or to postpone the date of payment upon redemption for any period during which trading on the NYSE is restricted, or during the existence of an emergency (as determined by the Commission by rule or regulation) as a result of which disposal or valuation of the Fund’s securities is not reasonably practicable, or for such other periods as the Commission has by order permitted. The Trust also reserves the right to suspend exchanges or sales of shares of the Fund for any period during which the NYSE, the Investment Adviser, the Administrator, the Transfer Agent and/or the Custodian are not open for business.

 

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The Fund may enter into agreements with broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries (in some cases, “supermarket” arrangements) allowing investors to purchase, exchange and redeem shares of the Fund through the financial intermediary. In connection with these arrangements, the Fund will authorize the financial intermediary to accept on its behalf purchase, exchange and redemption orders. In turn, the financial intermediary is authorized to designate other intermediaries to accept purchase, exchange and redemption orders on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund will be deemed to have received a purchase, exchange or redemption order when an authorized financial intermediary or, if applicable, a financial intermediary’s authorized designee, accepts the order. The customer order will be priced at the Fund’s NAV next computed after accepted by an authorized financial intermediary or the financial intermediary’s authorized designee and timely transmitted to the Fund. In addition, a financial intermediary or its designee may charge its customers transaction fees on the purchase, exchange or sale of the Fund’s shares.

Purchase orders received prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time), which includes orders received after the determination of NAV on the previous day, will receive the current business day’s NAV. Purchase orders received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE will be processed using the next trading day’s price.

Issuance of Fund Shares for Securities

Investors may purchase the Fund’s shares for consideration consisting of securities rather than cash when, in the judgment of the Investment Adviser, the securities: (a) meet the investment objective and policies of the Fund, (b) are liquid, and (c) have a value that is readily ascertainable via listing on or trading in a recognized U.S. or international exchange or market.

Exchanges

Investors may only exchange shares of the Fund into other series of the Trust within the same share class. As described in the Prospectus, exchanges are subject to the minimum investment requirements of the series purchased, exchange minimums and maximums, and the series’ redemption fee, if applicable.

Investors may exchange shares by mail, telephone, or over the Internet, as described in the Prospectus. An exchange of shares will have the same tax consequences as a redemption of shares. Exchange orders received prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time), which includes orders received after the determination of NAV on the previous day, will receive the current business day’s NAV. Exchange orders received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE will be processed using the next trading day’s price.

Exchanges between series of the Trust can be made only if the accounts are registered identically in the same name(s), address and Social Security number or other taxpayer identification number.

If shares are held through a financial intermediary, contact the intermediary to exchange Fund shares. Financial intermediaries may have their own limitations, restrictions or fees on exchange requests. Shares held in employer-sponsored retirement plans may be exchanged into other series of the Trust by contacting the investor’s plan administrator or recordkeeper.

 

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Redemption

A shareholder wishing to redeem shares held with the Transfer Agent may do so by tendering the shares directly to the Fund’s Transfer Agent. Proper notice of redemption in the case of shares deposited with the Transfer Agent may be accomplished by a written letter requesting redemption. Redemption requests should not be sent to the Fund. The redemption request in either event requires the signatures of all persons in whose names the shares are registered, signed exactly as such names appear on the Transfer Agent’s register. The signatures on the redemption request may require a guarantee by an “eligible guarantor institution” as defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the existence and validity of which may be verified by the Transfer Agent through the use of industry publications. In the event a signature guarantee is required, notarized signatures are not sufficient. In general, signature guarantees are waived on redemptions of less than $50,000 as long as the following requirements are met: (i) all requests require the signature(s) of all persons in whose name(s) shares are recorded on the Transfer Agent’s register; (ii) all checks must be mailed to the address of record on the Transfer Agent’s register and (iii) the address must not have changed within 30 days. Certain rules may apply regarding certain account types such as but not limited to UGMA/UTMA accounts, Joint Tenancies with Rights of Survivorship, contra broker transactions and institutional accounts. In certain instances, the Transfer Agent may require additional documents such as, but not limited to, trust instruments, death certificates, appointments as executor or administrator, or certificates of corporate authority.

A shareholder may also redeem shares held with the Transfer Agent by telephone request. To request a redemption from your account, call the Transfer Agent at 1-866-947-7000. The request must be made by the shareholder of record and be for an amount less than $50,000. Before telephone requests will be honored, signature approval from all shareholders of record on the account must be obtained. The shares being redeemed must have been held for at least 15 days. Telephone redemption requests will not be honored in the following situations: the accountholder is deceased, the proceeds are to be sent to someone other than the shareholder of record, funds are to be wired to the shareholder’s bank account, a systematic withdrawal plan is in effect, the request is by an individual other than the accountholder of record, the account is held by joint tenants who are divorced, the address has changed within the last 30 days or share certificates have been issued on the account.

Since this account feature involves a risk of loss from unauthorized or fraudulent transactions, the Transfer Agent will take certain precautions to protect your account from fraud. Telephone redemption may be refused if the caller is unable to provide: the account number, the name and address registered on the account and the social security number registered on the account. The Fund may temporarily suspend telephone transactions at any time.

Shareholders may experience difficulty in conducting telephonic redemptions during times of drastic economic or market changes. In the event shareholders are unable to redeem shares via telephone, they should try other available methods of redemption, such as mail.

 

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As discussed in the Prospectus, a shareholder may also redeem shares via the Fund’s website at www.causewayfunds.com. The Fund will take certain precautions to protect your account from fraud, including requiring authorized users to provide proper identifying information and passwords. However, notwithstanding these precautions, this account feature involves a risk of loss from unauthorized or fraudulent transactions. From time to time, access to your account information on the Internet may not be available due to, among other things, high levels of shareholder activity and routine maintenance of the website. Further, the Fund may temporarily suspend Internet transactions at any time.

For shareholders redeeming directly with the Transfer Agent, payments will be mailed within seven days of receipt of a proper notice of redemption. At various times the Fund may be requested to redeem shares for which it has not yet received good payment (e.g., cash, Federal funds or certified check drawn on a U.S. bank). The Fund may delay or cause to be delayed the mailing of a redemption check until such time as good payment has been collected for the purchase of such Fund shares, which usually will not exceed 5 days. In the event that a shareholder account held directly with the Transfer Agent contains a fractional share balance, such fractional share balance will be automatically redeemed by the Fund.

Securities dealers and other financial intermediaries have the responsibility of submitting redemption requests received from customers prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE to the Fund within agreed upon time deadlines to obtain that day’s closing price. The Fund reserves the right to reject any order for redemption, which right of rejection might adversely affect shareholders seeking redemption through financial intermediaries.

Redemption in Kind

If the Fund determines that it would be detrimental to the best interests of the remaining shareholders of the Fund to make payment wholly in cash, or if a shareholder requests redemption in kind and the Fund determines that it would not be detrimental to the best interests of the remaining shareholders of the Fund to make payment in kind, the Fund may pay the redemption price in part by a distribution in kind of readily marketable securities from the portfolio of the Fund, in lieu of cash. The Trust has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act pursuant to which the Fund is obligated to redeem shares solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or one percent of the net asset value of the Fund during any 90 day period for any one shareholder. Should redemptions by any shareholder exceed such limitation, the Fund will have the option of redeeming the excess in cash or in kind. If shares are redeemed in kind, the redeeming shareholder would incur brokerage costs in converting the assets into cash.

Redemption Fee

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have sold or exchanged the shares he or she acquired earliest. The fee will be calculated based on the value of the shares as of the date of redemption or exchange, and will be paid to the Fund. Your financial intermediary may use different policies in calculating the Fund’s redemption fee or other redemption fee applied by the intermediary.

PRICING OF SHARES

Determination of Net Asset Value

The purchase, exchange and redemption price of shares is the NAV of each share. The Fund’s securities are valued by the Fund’s Administrator pursuant to valuations provided by independent pricing services (generally, last reported sale prices), unless there is no readily ascertainable market value for a security or if the Fund’s Fair Value Committee thinks a market price is unreliable. Fund securities listed on a securities exchange (except the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”)) or over-the-counter (“OTC”) for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sale price (“regular way”) as of the close of regular trading on each Business Day (defined as days on which the NYSE is open for business) or, if there is no such reported sale, at the last reported bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. Securities listed on multiple exchanges or OTC markets are valued on the exchange or OTC market considered by the Fund to be the primary market. When the Fund writes an option, the amount of the premium received is recorded on the books of the Fund as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently valued to reflect the current market value of the option written, based upon the last sale price in the case of exchange-traded options or, in the case of options traded in the OTC market, the last ask price. Options purchased by the Fund are valued at their last sale price in the case of exchange-traded options or, in the case of options traded in the OTC market, the last bid price. Other investments, including financial futures contracts and related options and forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swaps, are stated at market value. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted into U.S. dollars at the currency exchange rate quoted at the close of the NYSE. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the most recently quoted sale price. The pricing services rely primarily on prices of actual market transactions and trader quotations. The pricing services may also use matrix systems to determine valuations for fixed income securities. These systems consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. Investments in mutual funds that are not exchange-traded funds are valued daily at the net asset value per share.

If there is no readily ascertainable market value for a security or if the Fund thinks a market price is unreliable, the Fund’s Fair Value Committee will make a good faith determination of the “fair value” of the security under policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has approved the use of a third-party fair valuation vendor for equity securities that are traded primarily on non-U.S. exchanges. The vendor provides fair values for such securities based on certain quantitative factors and methods which generally involve tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security. The Fund will value its non-U.S. securities with fair values provided by the vendor if there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds certain thresholds established by the Fair Value Committee. The vendor may not be able to provide fair values for certain securities, including securities of companies in emerging markets.

 

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The Fund will own securities that are listed on foreign exchanges. These securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not calculate NAV. As a result, the value of these investments may change on days when you cannot purchase or sell Fund shares. It is possible that market timers or “arbitrageurs” may buy or sell Fund shares in short-term trades to seek to profit from predicted price movements in foreign markets not yet reflected in the Fund’s NAV. Such trades may adversely affect existing shareholders.

Securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will be valued by the amortized cost method, which involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter (absent unusual circumstances) assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuations in general market rates of interest on the value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which the value of a security determined by this method is higher or lower than the price the Fund would receive if it sold the security.

The NAV of the Fund is computed by dividing the value of the securities held by the Fund plus any cash or other assets held by the Fund (including interest and dividends accrued but not yet received) minus all liabilities attributable to the Fund (including accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding at such time, rounded to the nearest cent. Expenses, including the shareholder service fees paid by Investor Class shares, are accrued daily. The per share NAV of Investor Class shares of the Fund will reflect the daily expense accruals of the shareholder service fees applicable to Investor Class shares.

Generally, trading in non-U.S. securities, as well as U.S. government securities and money market instruments, is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The values of such securities used in computing the NAV of the Fund’s shares are determined as of such times. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of regular trading on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Fund’s NAV.

Each investor may add to or reduce its investment in the Fund on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The value of each investor’s interest in the Fund will be determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE by multiplying the NAV of the Fund by the number of shares held by the investor. The close of regular trading on the NYSE is normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Any additions or withdrawals to be effected on that day will then be effected.

 

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PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

Transactions in Portfolio Securities

Subject to policies established by the Board of Trustees, the Investment Adviser is responsible for the execution of the Trust’s portfolio transactions and the allocation of brokerage. The Trust has no obligation to deal with any broker or group of brokers in the execution of transactions in portfolio securities. In executing transactions with brokers and dealers, the Trust’s policy is that the Investment Adviser shall seek to obtain the best available price in the best available market so that the Trust’s total costs or proceeds are the most favorable under the circumstances, taking into account all relevant factors. In placing brokerage, the Investment Adviser considers the size and nature of an order, the difficulty of execution and the full range and quality of a broker-dealer’s services, including among other things:

 

    Execution capability,
    Brokerage and research services,
    Responsiveness,
    Level of commission rates charged,
    Financial soundness,
    Back office processing capabilities, and
    Participation in client commission recapture or directed brokerage programs.

The Investment Adviser is not required to adhere to any rigid formulas in selecting broker-dealers, but weighs a combination of some or all of the preceding criteria. The determinative factor is not the lowest possible commission cost, but whether the transaction represents the best qualitative execution for the Fund and the Investment Adviser’s other clients. The Investment Adviser’s traders monitor prices by comparing fills to the stock’s volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the trading day. Portfolio managers and research analysts assess brokers based on research services and communicate research rankings to the Trading Desk. Portfolio managers and traders receive monthly and annual reports listing brokers and commissions by country, monitor the amount of commissions allocated among broker-dealers and seek to allocate transactions to broker-dealers who provide superior execution and research services. The Investment Adviser also uses a third party service provider to assist the firm in assessing best execution.

The Investment Adviser may consider proprietary or third party brokerage and research services provided by broker-dealers as a factor in their selection. The Investment Adviser may effect securities transactions that cause the Fund to pay an amount of commission in excess of the amount of commission another broker-dealer would have charged; provided, that the Investment Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker-dealer used by the Investment Adviser, viewed in terms of either the specific transaction or the Investment Adviser’s overall responsibilities to the accounts, including the Fund, for which it exercises investment discretion.

To the extent research services may be a factor in selecting broker-dealers, such services may be in written form or through direct contact with individuals and may include information about securities, companies, industries, markets, economics, the valuation of investments and portfolio strategy. Research may be in the form of research reports, electronic market data, computer and technical market analyses, and access to research analysts, corporate management personnel and industry experts. Research

 

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services furnished by broker-dealers may be used in servicing all the Investment Adviser’s accounts and not all such services may be used in connection with the Fund or any other particular account of the Investment Adviser which paid commissions to the broker-dealer providing such services.

Pursuant to Commission interpretative guidance, the Investment Adviser uses commission sharing arrangements (“CSAs”) with certain brokers. These CSA brokers execute trades and credit soft dollars to pools from which the Investment Adviser directs payments to the CSA brokers, third-party brokers, and independent research providers based on commission targets. The use of CSAs is intended to assist the Investment Adviser in providing credits to brokers who, in its judgment, provide the best access to analysts and management, and to independent research providers, while using reliable execution brokers which the Investment Adviser believes will benefit the Investment Adviser’s accounts, including the Fund.

The Fund anticipates that its brokerage transactions involving securities of issuers domiciled in countries other than the U.S. generally will be conducted primarily on the principal stock exchanges of such countries. Brokerage commissions and other transaction costs on foreign stock exchange transactions generally are higher than in the U.S., although the Fund will endeavor to achieve the best net results in effecting its portfolio transactions. There generally is less governmental supervision and regulation of foreign stock exchanges and brokers than in the U.S.

Foreign equity securities may also be held by the Fund in the form of ETFs, ADRs, EDRs, GDRs or other securities convertible into foreign equity securities. ETFs, ADRs, EDRs and GDRs may be listed on stock exchanges, or traded in over-the-counter markets in the U.S. or Europe or other countries, as the case may be. ADRs and ETFs, like other securities traded in the U.S., will be subject to negotiated commission rates. The Fund’s ability and decisions to purchase or sell portfolio securities of foreign issuers may be affected by laws or regulations relating to the convertibility and repatriation of assets. Because the shares of the Fund are redeemable on a daily basis in U.S. dollars, the Fund intends to manage its portfolio so as to give reasonable assurance that it will be able to obtain U.S. dollars to the extent necessary to meet anticipated redemptions.

Because of different objectives or other factors, a particular security may be bought for one or more clients of the Investment Adviser when one or more clients of the Investment Adviser are selling the same security. Transactions in such securities will be made, insofar as feasible, for the Fund and other clients in a manner deemed equitable to all. To the extent that transactions on behalf of more than one client of the Investment Adviser during the same period may increase the demand for securities being purchased or the supply of securities being sold, there may be an adverse effect on price.

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SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

The Fund offers a number of shareholder services described below that are designed to facilitate investment in its shares. Full details as to each such service and copies of the various plans or how to change options with respect thereto, can be obtained from the Fund by calling 1-866-947-7000, or from the Distributor or your selected securities dealer or other financial intermediary. Certain of these services are available only to U.S. investors.

Investment Account

Each shareholder whose account is maintained at the Transfer Agent has an Investment Account and will receive statements, at least quarterly, from the Transfer Agent. These statements will serve as transaction confirmations for automatic investment purchases and the reinvestment of dividends. The statements also will show any other activity in the account since the preceding statement. Shareholders also will receive separate confirmations for each purchase or sale transaction other than automatic investment purchases and the reinvestment of dividends. A shareholder with an account held at the Transfer Agent may make additions to his or her Investment Account at any time by mailing a check directly to the Transfer Agent. The Fund does not issue share certificates.

Retirement and Education Savings Plans

The minimum initial purchase to establish a retirement plan or Coverdell education savings account in the Fund is $4,000. Dividends and other distributions received by retirement plans and those accounts generally are exempt from federal income taxation. Different tax rules apply to Roth IRAs and Coverdell educational savings accounts. Investors considering participation in any retirement or savings plan should review specific tax laws relating thereto and should consult their attorneys or tax advisers with respect to the establishment and maintenance of any such plan.

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Shareholders may, at any time, by written notice to their selected securities dealer, or other financial intermediary if their account is maintained with an intermediary, or by written notice or telephone call to the Transfer Agent (tel: 1-866-947-7000), if their account is maintained with the Transfer Agent, elect to have subsequent dividends of ordinary income and/or net capital gains paid on shares of the Fund in cash, rather than reinvested in shares of the Fund (provided that, if a dividend on an account maintained at the Transfer Agent would amount to $10.00 or less, a shareholder will not receive such dividend in cash, but it will automatically be reinvested in additional Fund shares). These instructions will take effect ten days after the receipt by the Transfer Agent of such notice. The Fund is not responsible for any failure of delivery to the shareholder’s address of record and no interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed dividend checks. Cash payments can also be directly deposited to the shareholder’s bank account.

FEDERAL TAX ASPECTS

General

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will be relieved of federal income tax on the part of its investment company taxable income (consisting generally of net investment income, the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss (“net short-term capital gain”), and net gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions, if any, all determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) and net capital gain (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) that it distributes to its shareholders.

To qualify for treatment as a RIC, the Fund must distribute annually to its shareholders at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (“Distribution Requirement”) and must meet several additional requirements. These requirements include the following: (1) the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from (a) dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in securities or those currencies, and (b) net income from interests in certain publicly traded partnerships that are treated as partnerships for federal tax purposes and derive less than 90% of their gross income from the items described in clause (1)(a) (so-called “qualified publicly traded partnerships”) (each, a “QPTP”) (“Income Requirement”); and (2) at the close of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year, (a) at least 50% of the value of its total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the issuer’s outstanding voting securities (equity securities of QPTPs being considered voting securities for these purposes), and (b) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets may be invested in (i) the securities (other than government securities or securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, (ii) the securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers the Fund controls that are determined to be engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses, or (iii) the securities of one or more QPTPs (“Diversification Requirements”).

If the Fund failed to qualify for treatment as a RIC for any taxable year -- either (1) by failing to satisfy the Distribution Requirement, even if it satisfied the Income and Diversification Requirements, or (2) by failing to satisfy the Income Requirement and/or either Diversification Requirement and was unable, or determined not to, avail itself of provisions that enable a RIC to cure a failure to satisfy any of the Income and Diversification Requirements as long as the failure “is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect” and the RIC pays a deductible tax calculated in accordance with those provisions and meets certain other requirements -- then for federal tax purposes it would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on the full amount of its taxable income for that year without being able to deduct the distributions it makes to its shareholders. In addition, for those purposes the shareholders would treat all those distributions, including distributions of net capital gain, as dividends to the extent of the Fund’s earnings and profits, taxable as ordinary income -- except that, for individual and certain other non-corporate shareholders, the part thereof that is “qualified dividend income” (as described in the Prospectus) (“QDI”) would be subject to federal income tax at the rate for net capital gain, a maximum of 15% for a single shareholder with taxable income not

 

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exceeding $406,750 ($457,600 for married shareholders filing jointly) and 20% for those non-corporate shareholders with taxable income exceeding those respective amounts (which will be adjusted for inflation annually) -- and all or part of those dividends would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction available to corporations under certain circumstances. Furthermore, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions before requalifying for RIC treatment.

The Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax (“Excise Tax”) to the extent it fails to distribute by the end of any calendar year substantially all of its ordinary income for that year and capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31 of that year, plus certain other amounts. The Fund will be treated as having distributed any amount on which it is subject to income tax for any taxable year. The Fund intends to meet this distribution requirement to avoid Excise Tax liability.

Foreign Investments

Dividends and interest the Fund receives, and gains it realizes, on foreign securities may be subject to income, withholding, or other taxes foreign countries and U.S. possessions impose (collectively, “foreign taxes”) that would reduce the total return on its investments. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate foreign taxes, however, and many foreign countries do not impose taxes on capital gains on investments by foreign investors.

If more than 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at the close of any taxable year consists of securities of foreign corporations -- which is likely -- the Fund will be eligible to, and intends to, file an election with the Internal Revenue Service (“Service”) that would enable its shareholders to benefit from any foreign tax credit or deduction available for any foreign taxes the Fund pays. Pursuant to the election, the Fund would treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders and each shareholder (1) would be required to include in gross income, and treat as paid by the shareholder, the shareholder’s proportionate share of those taxes, (2) would be required to treat that share of those taxes and of any dividend the Fund paid that represents income from foreign or U.S. possessions sources (“foreign-source income”) as the shareholder’s own income from those sources, and (3) could either use the foregoing information in calculating the foreign tax credit against the shareholder’s federal income tax or, alternatively, deduct the foreign taxes deemed paid by the shareholder in computing taxable income. If the Fund makes this election, it will report to its shareholders shortly after each taxable year their respective shares of the foreign taxes it paid and its foreign-source income.

Individuals who have no more than $300 ($600 for married persons filing jointly) of creditable foreign taxes included on Forms 1099 and whose foreign source income is all “qualified passive income” may elect each year to be exempt from the extremely complicated foreign tax credit limitation, in which event they would be able to claim a foreign tax credit without having to file the detailed Form 1116 that otherwise is required. A shareholder will not be entitled to credit or deduct its allocable portion of foreign taxes the Fund paid if the shareholder has not held Fund shares for at least 16 days during the 30-day period beginning 15 days before the ex-distribution date for those shares. The

 

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minimum holding period will be extended if the shareholder’s risk of loss with respect to those shares is reduced by reason of holding an offsetting position. No deduction for foreign taxes may be claimed by a shareholder who does not itemize deductions. A foreign shareholder may not deduct or claim a credit for foreign taxes in determining its federal income tax liability unless the Fund dividends it receives are effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

The Fund may invest in the stock of “passive foreign investment companies” (each, a “PFIC”). A PFIC is any foreign corporation (with certain exceptions) that, in general, meets either of the following tests for a taxable year: (1) at least 75% of its gross income is passive or (2) an average of at least 50% of its assets produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. Under certain circumstances, the Fund will be subject to federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” it receives on that stock or of any gain on its disposition of that stock (collectively “PFIC income”), plus interest thereon, even if the Fund distributes the PFIC income as a dividend to its shareholders. The balance of the PFIC income will be included in the Fund’s investment company taxable income and, accordingly, will not be taxable to it to the extent it distributes that income to its shareholders. Fund distributions thereof will not be eligible for the reduced maximum federal income tax rates on individuals’ and certain other non-corporate shareholders’ QDI mentioned above.

If the Fund invests in a PFIC and elects to treat the PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” (“QEF”), then in lieu of the foregoing tax and interest obligation, the Fund would be required to include in income each taxable year its pro rata share of the QEF’s annual ordinary earnings and net capital gain -- which the Fund likely would have to distribute to satisfy the Distribution Requirement and avoid imposition of the Excise Tax -- even if the Fund did not receive those earnings and gain from the QEF. In most instances it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to make this election because some of the information required to make this election may not be easily obtainable.

The Fund may elect to “mark to market” any stock in a PFIC it owns at the end of its taxable year. “Marking-to-market,” in this context, means including in gross income each taxable year (and treating as ordinary income) the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the stock over the Fund’s adjusted basis therein (including mark-to-market gain for each prior year for which the election was in effect) as of the end of that year. Pursuant to the election, the Fund also would be allowed to deduct (as an ordinary, not a capital, loss) the excess, if any, of its adjusted basis in PFIC stock over the fair market value thereof as of the taxable year-end, but only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains with respect to that stock the Fund included in income for prior taxable years under the election. The Fund’s adjusted basis in each PFIC’s stock subject to the election would be adjusted to reflect the amounts of income included and deductions taken thereunder.

Investors should be aware that the Fund may not be able, at the time it acquires a foreign corporation’s shares, to ascertain whether the corporation is a PFIC and that a foreign corporation may become a PFIC after the Fund acquires shares therein. The Fund reserves the right to make investments in PFICs as a matter of its investment policy.

 

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The Fund may invest in ownership interests in foreign income, royalty, and similar trusts. The tax consequences to the Fund of an investment in such a trust depend on the trust’s classification for federal tax purposes, generally as a corporation or a partnership:

(1) If such a trust is classified as a corporation, it would be a PFIC (with the income tax consequences to the Fund described above) if it primarily held equity or debt securities of an underlying operating entity but would not be a PFIC if it was actively engaged in a business, such as oil and gas exploration (as a large proportion of income trusts are), and did not hold substantial investment-type assets. In the latter event, distributions from the trust to the Fund would be treated as dividends that, under certain circumstances, would be treated as QDI; or

(2) If such a trust is classified for federal tax purposes as a partnership (by making a certain election or otherwise), it likely would be a QPTP, in which event all its net income (regardless of source) would be qualifying income to the Fund under the Income Requirement. But if such a trust is not a QPTP (because, for example, it satisfies the Income Requirement, i.e., generates at least 90% of its gross income from the passive sources described above), then (a) it would be a publicly traded partnership that likely would be treated for federal tax purposes as a corporation, with the income tax consequences mentioned above, or (b) if not, the Fund would treat its share of the trust’s income as qualifying income under the Income Requirement only to the extent it would be qualifying income if realized by the Fund in the same manner as realized by the trust, and any non-qualifying income of the trust would pass-through to the Fund.

Derivatives and Foreign Currencies

The use of hedging strategies, such as writing (selling) and purchasing options and futures contracts and entering into forward contracts, and swap agreements involves complex rules that will determine for income tax purposes the amount, character, and timing of recognition of the gains and losses the Fund realizes in connection therewith. Gains from the disposition of foreign currencies (except certain gains that may be excluded by future regulations), and gains from options, futures, and forward contracts the Fund derives from its business of investing in securities or foreign currencies, if any, will be treated as qualifying income under the Income Requirement. The Fund monitors its transactions, and seeks to make appropriate tax elections and entries in its books and records when it acquires any foreign currency, option, futures contract, forward contract, or hedged investment, or enters into a swap agreement, to mitigate the effect of these rules, prevent its disqualification as a RIC, and minimize the imposition of federal income and excise taxes.

The Fund’s need to satisfy the Income Requirement and the Diversification Requirements to qualify as a RIC may limit its ability to engage in certain swap agreements and derivatives transactions. Moreover, the rules governing the tax treatment of swap agreements are not entirely clear in certain respects. For example, the tax treatment of a payment made or received under a swap agreement -- in particular, whether such a payment is, wholly or partially, ordinary income or capital gain -- will

 

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vary depending on the terms of the particular agreement. The tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivatives also may be affected by future legislation, regulations, and/or guidance issued by the Service. While the Fund intends to account for swap agreements in a manner it considers to be appropriate under applicable tax rules, the Service might not accept that treatment. If it did not, the Fund’s status as a RIC might be affected. The Fund intends to monitor developments in this area.

Some futures contracts, foreign currency contracts, and “nonequity” options (i.e., certain listed options, such as those on a “broad-based” securities index) -- but excluding any “securities futures contract” that is not a “dealer securities futures contract” (both as defined in the Code) and any interest rate swap, currency swap, basis swap, interest rate cap, interest rate floor, commodity swap, equity swap, equity index swap, credit default swap, or similar agreement -- in which the Fund invests may be subject to section 1256 (collectively “section 1256 contracts”). Any section 1256 contracts the Fund holds at the end of its taxable year generally must be “marked to market” (that is, treated as having been sold at that time for their fair market value) for federal income tax purposes, with the result that unrealized gains or losses will be treated as though they were realized. Sixty percent of any net gain or loss recognized on these deemed sales, and 60% of any net realized gain or loss from any actual sales of section 1256 contracts, will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss, and the balance will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. These rules may operate to increase the amount that the Fund must distribute to satisfy the Distribution Requirement (i.e., regarding the portion treated as short-term capital gain), which will be taxable to its shareholders as ordinary income when distributed to them, and to increase the net capital gain the Fund recognizes, without in either case increasing the cash available to it. The Fund may elect not to have the foregoing rules apply to any “mixed straddle” (i.e., a straddle, which the Fund clearly identifies in accordance with applicable regulations, at least one (but not all) of the positions of which are section 1256 contracts), although doing so may have the effect of increasing the relative proportion of short-term capital gain (distributions of which are taxable to its shareholders as ordinary income) and thus increasing the amount of dividends it must distribute. Section 1256 contracts also are marked-to-market for purposes of the Excise Tax.

Under section 988, any gains or losses (1) from the disposition of foreign currencies, including forward contracts, (2) except in certain circumstances, from options, futures, and forward contracts on foreign currencies (and on financial instruments involving foreign currencies) and from notional principal contracts (e.g., swap agreements) involving payments denominated in foreign currencies, (3) on the disposition of each foreign-currency-denominated debt security that are attributable to fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency between the dates of acquisition and disposition of the security, and (4) that are attributable to exchange rate fluctuations between the time the Fund accrues interest, dividends, or other receivables or expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time it actually collects the receivables or pays the liabilities generally are treated as ordinary income or loss. These gains or losses will increase or decrease the amount of the Fund’s investment company taxable income to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income, rather than affecting the amount of its net capital gain. If the Fund’s section 988 losses exceed other

 

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investment company taxable income for a taxable year, the Fund would not be able to distribute any dividends, and any distributions made during that year before the losses were realized would be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders, rather than as a dividend, thereby reducing each shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund shares. Although the Fund values its assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, it is not likely to physically convert all of its holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. When the Fund does so, it will incur the costs of currency conversion.

Section 1092 (dealing with straddles) also may affect the taxation of certain hedging instruments and swap agreements in which the Fund may invest. That section defines a “straddle” as offsetting positions with respect to actively traded personal property; for these purposes, options, futures, and forward contracts are positions in personal property. Under that section, any loss from the disposition of a position in a straddle generally may be deducted only to the extent the loss exceeds the unrealized gain on the offsetting position(s) of the straddle. In addition, these rules may postpone the recognition of loss that otherwise would be recognized under the mark-to-market rules discussed above. The regulations under section 1092 also provide certain “wash sale” rules, which apply to transactions where a position is sold at a loss and a new offsetting position is acquired within a prescribed period, and “short sale” rules applicable to straddles. If the Fund makes certain elections, the amount, character, and timing of recognition of its gains and losses from the affected straddle positions would be determined under rules that vary according to the elections made. Because only a few of the regulations implementing the straddle rules have been promulgated, the tax consequences to the Fund of straddle transactions are not entirely clear.

If the Fund writes (sells) a covered call option that expires, it will realize a short-term capital gain at the time of the expiration equal to the amount of the premium it received for writing the option. If the Fund terminates its obligations under such an option by entering into a closing transaction, it will realize a short-term capital gain (or loss), depending on whether the cost of the closing transaction is less (or more) than the premium it received when it wrote the option. If such an option is exercised, the Fund will be treated as having sold the underlying security, producing long-term or short-term capital gain or loss, depending on the holding period of the underlying security and whether the sum of the option price it receives on the exercise plus the premium it received when it wrote the option is more or less than the underlying security’s basis.

If the Fund has an “appreciated financial position” -- generally, any position (including an interest through an option, futures or forward contract, or short sale) with respect to any stock, debt instrument (other than “straight debt”), or partnership interest the fair market value of which exceeds its adjusted basis -- and enters into a “constructive sale” of the position, the Fund will be treated as having made an actual sale thereof, with the result that it will recognize gain at that time. A constructive sale generally consists of a short sale, an offsetting notional principal contract, or a futures or forward contract the Fund or a related person enters into with respect to the same or substantially identical property. In addition, if the appreciated financial position is itself a short sale or such a contract, acquisition of the underlying property or substantially identical property will be deemed a constructive sale. The foregoing will not apply, however, to any transaction

 

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during any taxable year that otherwise would be treated as a constructive sale if the transaction is closed within 30 days after the end of that year and the Fund holds the appreciated financial position unhedged for 60 days after that closing (i.e., at no time during that 60-day period is the Fund’s risk of loss regarding that position reduced by reason of certain specified transactions with respect to substantially identical or related property, such as having an option to sell, being contractually obligated to sell, making a short sale of, or granting an option to buy substantially identical stock or securities).

Taxation of the Fund’s Shareholders

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The per-share dividends on the Fund’s Investor Class shares will normally be lower than the per-share dividends on its Institutional Class shares as a result of the shareholder service fees applicable to the Investor Class shares.

Any capital loss a shareholder realizes on a redemption of Fund shares held for six months or less must be treated as a long-term (not a short-term) capital loss to the extent of any capital gain distributions received with respect to those shares. In addition, any loss a shareholder realizes on a redemption of Fund shares will be disallowed to the extent the shares are replaced within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the disposition of the shares. In that case, the basis in the acquired shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

If the NAV of a shareholder’s Fund shares is reduced, by reason of a distribution of net investment income or realized net capital gains, below the shareholder’s cost, the distribution nevertheless will be taxable to the shareholder. A redemption of those shares at that time would result in a capital loss for federal income tax purposes.

Dividends the Fund pays to a nonresident alien individual, foreign corporation or partnership, or foreign trust or estate (each, a “foreign shareholder”), other than (1) dividends paid to a foreign shareholder whose ownership of shares is effectively connected with a trade or business within the United States the shareholder conducts and (2) capital gain distributions paid to a nonresident alien individual who is physically present in the United States for no more than 182 days during the taxable year, generally will be subject to a federal withholding tax of 30% (or lower treaty rate).

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”). Under FATCA, “foreign financial institutions” (“FFIs”) or “non-financial foreign entities” (“NFFEs”) that are shareholders in the Fund may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30% withholding tax on (1) income dividends paid by the Fund and (2) certain capital gain distributions and the proceeds of a redemption of Fund shares paid after December 31, 2016. As discussed below, the FATCA withholding tax generally can be avoided (a) by an FFI, if it reports certain information regarding direct and indirect ownership of financial accounts U.S. persons hold with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE that certifies its status as such and, in certain circumstances, either that (i) it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or (ii) it does have such owners and reports information relating to them to the withholding agent (which may be the Fund).

 

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The U.S. Treasury has negotiated intergovernmental agreements (“IGAs”) with certain countries and is in various stages of negotiations with a number of other foreign countries with respect to one or more alternative approaches to implement FATCA. Entities in those countries may be required to comply with the terms of the IGA instead of Treasury regulations.

An FFI can avoid FATCA withholding by becoming a “participating FFI,” which requires the FFI to enter into a tax compliance agreement with the Service under section 1471(b) of the Code. Under such an agreement, a participating FFI agrees to (1) verify and document whether it has U.S. accountholders, (2) report certain information regarding their accounts to the Service, and (3) meet certain other specified requirements.

An FFI resident in a country that has entered into a Model I IGA with the United States must report to the government of that country (pursuant to the terms of the applicable IGA and applicable law), which will, in turn, report to the Service. An FFI resident in a Model II IGA country generally must comply with U.S. regulatory requirements, with certain exceptions, including the treatment of recalcitrant accountholders. An FFI resident in one of those countries that complies with whichever of the foregoing applies will be exempt from FATCA withholding.

An NFFE that is the beneficial owner of a payment from the Fund can avoid FATCA withholding generally by certifying its status as such and, in certain circumstances, either that (1) it does not have any substantial U.S. owners or (2) it does have one or more such owners and reports the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of each such owner. The NFFE will report to the Fund or other applicable withholding agent, which will, in turn, report information to the Service.

Those foreign shareholders also may fall into certain exempt, excepted, or deemed compliant categories established by Treasury regulations, IGAs, and other guidance regarding FATCA. An FFI or NFFE that invests in the Fund will need to provide the Fund with documentation properly certifying the entity’s status under FATCA to avoid FATCA withholding. The requirements imposed by FATCA are different from, and in addition to, the tax certification rules to avoid backup withholding described above. Foreign investors are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding the application of these requirements to their own situation and the impact thereof on their investment in the Fund.

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The foregoing is an abbreviated summary of the federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Fund. It is based on the applicable provisions of the Code and Treasury regulations presently in effect and existing judicial decisions and administrative pronouncements, all of which are subject to change (which has occurred frequently in recent years), or differing interpretations, any of which may be prospective or retroactive. Fund distributions also may be subject to state and local taxes. Investors are urged to consult their attorneys or other tax advisers regarding specific questions as to federal, foreign, state, or local taxes.

 

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Description of Shares

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to establish and designate separate portfolios or funds of the Trust holding the assets of the Trust, the beneficial interests in each of which are represented by separate series of shares. The Trustees are permitted 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 particular fund. Each share represents an interest in a series proportionately equal to the interest of each other share, except that the Investor Class shares are subject to shareholder service fees. The holders of shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares when issued pursuant to the Prospectus are fully paid and non-assessable. Upon a series’ liquidation, all shareholders would share pro rata in the net assets of the fund available for distribution to shareholders. If they deem it advisable and in the best interest of shareholders, the Board of Trustees may create additional classes of shares.

The Trust or the Fund may be terminated if approved by the Trustees pursuant to written notice to shareholders or by the approval of the holders of a majority of the Trust’s (or the Fund’s) outstanding shares, as defined in the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the vote of the holders of a “majority” of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities means the vote of the holders of the lesser of (1) 67% of the shares of the Fund represented at a meeting at which the holders of more than 50% of its outstanding shares are represented or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. If not so terminated, the Trust and the Fund will continue indefinitely.

Trustee and Shareholder Liability

The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees will not be liable for any act, omission or obligation of the Trust or any Trustee, but nothing in the Declaration of Trust protects a Trustee against any liability to which he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust shall, upon request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or obligation of the Trust and satisfy any judgment thereon.

Under Delaware law, the shareholders of the Trust enjoy the same limitations extended to shareholders of private for-profit corporations. There is a remote possibility, however, that under certain circumstances shareholders of the Trust may be held liable for the Trust’s obligations. The Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for the Trust’s acts or obligations and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by the Trust or its Trustees. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification and reimbursement of expenses out of the Trust’s property for any shareholder held personally liable for its obligations. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of such liability is limited to circumstances in which the Trust itself would be unable to meet its obligations and where the other party was held not to be bound by the disclaimer.

 

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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 601 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017, has been selected as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Fund.

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon, One Wall Street, New York, NY 10286, acts as custodian of the Fund’s assets (the “Custodian”). Under its contract with the Trust, the Custodian is authorized to establish and maintain one or more securities accounts and cash accounts for the Fund and to cause foreign securities owned by the Trust to be held in its offices outside the U.S. and with certain foreign banks and securities depositories. The Custodian is responsible for safeguarding and controlling the Fund’s cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities and collecting interest and dividends on the Fund’s investments.

Transfer Agent

DST Systems, Inc., 333 West 11th Street, 5th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, serves as the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Trust under an agency agreement with the Trust. The Transfer Agent is responsible for the issuance, transfer and redemption of shares and the opening, maintenance and servicing of shareholder accounts.

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP, Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94111, is counsel for the Trust. Certain legal matters in connection with the capital shares offered by the Prospectus have been passed upon for the Fund by K&L Gates LLP.

Reports to Shareholders

The fiscal year of the Fund ends on September 30 of each year. The Fund sends to its shareholders at least semi-annually reports showing the Fund’s portfolio and other information. An annual report containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm is sent to shareholders each year. After the end of each year, shareholders will receive federal income tax information regarding dividends and capital gain distributions.

Shareholder Inquiries

Shareholder inquiries may be addressed to the Fund at the address or telephone number set forth on the cover page of this Statement of Additional Information.

Additional Information

The Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information do not contain all the information set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits relating thereto, which the Fund has filed with the Commission, under the Securities Act and the 1940 Act, to which reference is hereby made.

 

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Financial Statements

The Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, and does not have financial statements to present. Financial statements will, in the future, be provided in reports to shareholders and will be available upon request without charge by contacting the Fund at the address or telephone number set forth on the cover page of this Statement of Additional Information or at www.causewayfunds.com.

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

Since the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, it has not offered its shares to the public. As of this date, the Fund could be deemed to be under the control of the Investment Adviser because it had voting authority with respect to 100% of the value of the outstanding interests in the Fund. It is expected that, once the Fund commences investment operations, the Investment Adviser will not control the Fund.

 

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PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. Exhibits

 

(a)    (1)    Declaration of Trust(1)
   (2)    Amendment No. 1 to Schedule A to Declaration of Trust(6)
   (3)    Amendment No. 2 to Schedule A to Declaration of Trust(8)
   (4)    Amendment No. 3 to Schedule A to Declaration of Trust(9)
   (5)    Amendment No. 4 to Schedule A to Declaration of Trust(11)
   (6)    Amendment No. 5 to Schedule A to Declaration of Trust(13)
   (7)    Amendment No. 6 to Schedule A to Declaration of Trust(14)
   (8)    Amendment No. 7 to Schedule A to Declaration of Trust^^
(b)    (1)    Amended Bylaws(11)
(c)    Instruments defining rights of Shareholders – none, see Declaration of Trust
(d)    (1)    Investment Advisory Agreement for Causeway International Value Fund(2)
   (2)    Investment Advisory Agreement for Causeway Emerging Markets Fund(7)
   (3)    Investment Advisory Agreement for Causeway Global Value Fund(9)
   (4)    Investment Advisory Agreement for Causeway International Opportunities Fund*
   (5)    Investment Advisory Agreement for Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund(14)
   (6)    Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement for Causeway Global Value Fund(16)
   (7)    Investment Advisory Agreement for Causeway International Small Cap Fund*
(e)    (1)    Underwriting Agreement(2)
   (2)    Amendment No. 1 to Distribution Agreement(6)
   (3)    Amendment No. 2 to Distribution Agreement(8)
(f)    Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts -- none
(g)    (1)    Custody Agreements for Causeway International Value Fund(2)
   (2)    Amendment to Custody Agreement for Causeway Emerging Markets Fund(7)
   (3)    Amendment to Custody Agreement for Causeway Global Value Fund(9)
   (4)    Amendment to Custody Agreement for Causeway International Opportunities Fund(12)
   (5)    Amendment to Custody Agreement for Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund(14)
   (6)    Amendment to Custody Agreement for Causeway International Small Cap Fund*
(h)    Other Material Contracts
   (1)    Administration Agreement(2)
   (2)    Amendment No. 1 to Administration Agreement(5)
   (3)    Amendment No. 2 to Administration Agreement / Amendment No. 1 to Distribution Agreement(6)
   (4)    Amendment No. 3 to Administration Agreement(7)
   (5)    Amendment No. 4 to Administration Agreement(9)
   (6)    Amendment No. 5 to Administration Agreement(11)
   (7)    Amendment No. 6 to Administration Agreement(12)
   (8)    Amendment No. 7 to Administration Agreement(14)
   (9)    Amendment No. 8 to Administration Agreement(16)
   (10)    Amendment No. 9 to Administration Agreement*
   (11)    Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement(2)
   (12)    Expense Limit Agreement for Causeway International Value Fund(17)


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   (13)    Expense Limit Agreement for Causeway Emerging Markets Fund(17)
   (14)    Expense Limit Agreement for Causeway Global Value Fund(17)
   (15)    Expense Limit Agreement for Causeway International Opportunities Fund*
   (16)    Expense Limit Agreement for Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund(17)
   (17)    Expense Limit Agreement for Causeway International Small Cap Fund*
(i)    Legal Opinion*
(j)    Other Opinions
   (1)    Consent of independent registered public accounting firm*
(k)    Omitted Financial statements – none
(l)    Initial Capital Agreement(2)
(m)    Rule 12b-1 Plan – not applicable
(n)    (1)    Rule 18f-3 Plan(2)
   (2)    Amended Rule 18f-3 Plan(15)
(o)    Reserved
(p)    (1)    Codes of Ethics of Registrant and its investment adviser (3)
   (2)    Code of Ethics of Registrant’s principal underwriter (3)
   (3)    Amended Code of Ethics of Registrant and its investment adviser (4)
   (4)    Amended Code of Ethics of Registrant’s principal underwriter(4)
   (5)    Amended Code of Ethics of Registrant and its investment adviser(6)
   (6)    Amended Code of Ethics of Registrant and its investment adviser (8)
   (7)    Amended Code of Ethics of Registrant and its investment adviser(14)
   (8)    Amended Code of Ethics of Registrant and its investment adviser(17)

 

(1)  Incorporated by reference from Registrant’s initial Registration Statement filed on August 15, 2001.
(2)  Incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on October 15, 2001.
(3)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 filed on January 28, 2003.
(4)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 filed on January 28, 2005.
(5)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 filed on January 30, 2006.
(6)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 filed on November 16, 2006.
(7)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 filed on January 30, 2007.
(8)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 filed on January 30, 2008.
(9)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 filed on April 29, 2008.
(10)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 filed on January 30, 2009.
(11)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 filed on October 15, 2009.
(12)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 filed on December 31, 2009.
(13)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 filed on October 14, 2010.
(14)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 filed on January 21, 2011.
(15)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 filed on January 31, 2012.
(16)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 filed on January 28, 2013.
(17)  Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 filed on January 28, 2014.
^^ Filed herewith.
* To be filed by amendment.

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

There are no persons controlled by or under common control with the Registrant.


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Item 30.   Indemnification

Article VIII of the Registrant’s Declaration of Trust, provides for indemnification of certain persons acting on behalf of the Registrant. Article VIII, Section 8.1 provides that a trustee, when acting in such capacity, shall not be personally liable to any person for any act, omission, or obligation of the Registrant or any trustee; provided, however, that nothing contained in the Registrant’s Declaration of Trust or in the Delaware Statutory Trust Act shall protect any trustee against any liability to the Registrant or the shareholders to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of trustee.

Article VII, Section 3 of the Registrant’s Bylaws also provides that every person who is, or has been, a trustee or officer of the Registrant is indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, the Registrant’s Bylaws and other applicable law.

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 31.   Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser

See “Management of the Fund” in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

The Investment Adviser, a Delaware limited liability company, is a registered investment adviser. Information as to the officers and directors of the Investment Adviser is included in its Form ADV, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (CRD number 113308), and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, Dawn M. Vroegop, independent member of the Investment Adviser’s Board of Managers, serves as an independent director of the MetLife Funds and the Driehaus Funds.

Item 32.   Principal Underwriter

 

(a) Furnish the name of each investment company (other than the Registrant) for which each principal underwriter currently distributing the securities of the Registrant also acts as a principal underwriter, distributor or investment adviser.


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Registrant’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”), acts as distributor for:

 

SEI Daily Income Trust    July 15, 1982
SEI Liquid Asset Trust    November 29, 1982
SEI Tax Exempt Trust    December 3, 1982
SEI Institutional Managed Trust    January 22, 1987
SEI Institutional International Trust    August 30, 1988
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund    November 14, 1991
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II    January 28, 1993
Bishop Street Funds    January 27, 1995
SEI Asset Allocation Trust    April 1, 1996
SEI Institutional Investments Trust    June 14, 1996
City National Rochdale Funds (f/k/a CNI Charter Funds)    April 1, 1999
Causeway Capital Management Trust    September 20, 2001
ProShares Trust    November 14, 2005

Community Capital Trust (f/k/a Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund)

   January 8, 2007
SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP    June 29, 2007
TD Asset Management USA Funds    July 25, 2007
SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP    July 31, 2007
Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc.    July 12, 2008
Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust    July 12, 2008
Global X Funds    October 24, 2008
ProShares Trust II    November 17, 2008
Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (f/k/a FaithShares Trust)    August 7, 2009
Schwab Strategic Trust    October 12, 2009
RiverPark Funds Trust    September 8, 2010
Adviser Managed Trust Fund    December 10, 2010
Huntington Strategy Shares    July 26, 2011
New Covenant Funds    March 23, 2012
Cambria ETF Trust    August 30, 2012
Highland Funds I (f/k/a Pyxis Funds I)    September 25, 2012
KraneShares Trust    December 18, 2012
LocalShares Investment Trust    May 6, 2013
SEI Insurance Products Trust    September 10, 2013
KP Funds    September 19, 2013
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III    February 12, 2014
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust    April 1, 2014

The Distributor provides numerous financial services to investment managers, pension plan sponsors, and bank trust departments. These services include portfolio evaluation, performance measurement and consulting services (“Funds Evaluation”) and automated execution, clearing and settlement of securities transactions (“MarketLink”).

 

(b) The following table provides information concerning the positions and offices that each director or officer of the Distributor holds with the Distributor and the Registrant. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each director or officer is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456.


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Name   

Position and Office

with Distributor

  

Positions and Offices

with Registrant

 
William M. Doran    Director      --             
Edward D. Loughlin    Director      --             
Wayne M. Withrow    Director      --             
Kevin P. Barr    Director, President, & Chief Executive Officer      --             
Maxine J. Chou   

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer, & Treasurer

     --             
Karen E. LaTourette   

Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer & Assistant Secretary

     --             
John C. Munch    General Counsel & Secretary      --             
Mark J. Held    Senior Vice President      --             
Lori L. White    Vice President & Assistant Secretary      --             
John P. Coary    Vice President & Assistant Secretary      --             
John J. Cronin    Vice President      --             
Robert M. Silvestri    Vice President      --             
Judith A. Hirx    Vice President      --             

Item 33.   Location of Accounts and Records

Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are maintained as follows: (a) With respect to Rules 31a-1(b)(2)(i)(a) – (e) and 31a-1(b)(3), the required books and records will be maintained at the offices of Registrant’s Custodian: The Bank of New York Mellon, One Wall Street, New York, NY 10286; (b) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1); 31a-1(b)(2)(i)(c) – (f); 31a-1(b)(2)(ii) – (iii); and 31a-1(b)(3) – (8), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant’s Administrator: SEI Investments Global Funds Services, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456; (c) With respect to Rules 31a-1 (b)(2)(iii); 31a-1(b)(4) – (7); 31a-1 (b)(9) – (11); and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the principal offices of the Registrant’s Investment Adviser: Causeway Capital Management LLC, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025; (d) With respect to Rule 31a-1 (b)(2)(iv), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of the Registrant’s Transfer Agent: DST Systems, Inc., 333 West 11th Street, 5th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64105; and (e) With respect to Rule 31a-1 (d), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of the Registrant’s Distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co., One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456.

Item 34.   Management Services

None.

Item 35.   Undertakings

None.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized in Los Angeles, California on the 5th day of August, 2014.

 

CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST
By: /s/ Turner Swan
Turner Swan
President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

NAME    TITLE    DATE
/s/ Turner Swan    President    August 5, 2014
Turner Swan      
/s/ Eric Kleinschmidt    Treasurer    August 5, 2014
Eric Kleinschmidt      
Mark D. Cone*      Trustee    August 5, 2014
Mark D. Cone      
John R. Graham*      Trustee    August 5, 2014
John R. Graham      
Lawry J. Meister*      Trustee    August 5, 2014
Lawry J. Meister      
Eric H. Sussman*      Trustee and Chairman of    August 5, 2014
Eric H. Sussman    the Board   
Victoria B. Rogers*      Trustee    August 5, 2014
Victoria B. Rogers      

 

* By   /s/ Turner Swan
  (Turner Swan, pursuant to a power of attorney filed herewith)


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(a)(8)     Amendment No. 7 to Schedule A to Declaration of Trust

Powers of Attorney for Mark D. Cone, John R. Graham, Lawry J. Meister, Eric H. Sussman and Victoria B. Rogers, Trustees of Causeway Capital Management Trust


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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Eric H. Sussman, the undersigned Trustee of Causeway Capital Management Trust (the “Trust”) hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed, if any, and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Trust and do hereby constitute and appoint Turner Swan and Gracie V. Fermelia and each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

EXECUTED at Los Angeles, California, this 6th day of January, 2009.

                             (City, State)

 

    /s/ Eric H. Sussman         
Eric H. Sussman, Trustee


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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Lawry J. Meister, the undersigned Trustee of Causeway Capital Management Trust (the “Trust”) hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed, if any, and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Trust and do hereby constitute and appoint Turner Swan and Gracie V. Fermelia and each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

EXECUTED at Los Angeles, California, this 16th day of January, 2009.

                             (City, State)

 

    /s/ Lawry J. Meister        
Lawry J. Meister, Trustee


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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, John R. Graham, the undersigned Trustee of Causeway Capital Management Trust (the “Trust”) hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed, if any, and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Trust and do hereby constitute and appoint Turner Swan and Gracie V. Fermelia and each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

EXECUTED at Los Angeles, California, this 16th day of January, 2009.

                                                     (City, State)

 

__/s/ John R. Graham            

John R. Graham, Trustee


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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Mark D. Cone, the undersigned Trustee of Causeway Capital Management Trust (the “Trust”) hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed, if any, and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Trust and do hereby constitute and appoint Turner Swan and Gracie V. Fermelia and each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

EXECUTED at Greenwich, Connecticut, this 5th day of January, 2009.

                                                         (City, State)

 

__/s/  Mark D. Cone            

Mark D. Cone, Trustee


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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Victoria B. Rogers, the undersigned Trustee of Causeway Capital Management Trust (the “Trust”) hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed, if any, and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Trust and do hereby constitute and appoint Turner Swan and Gracie V. Fermelia and each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

EXECUTED at Los Angeles, California, this 29th day of April, 2013.

                                                             (City, State)

 

__/s/ Victoria B. Rogers             

Victoria B. Rogers, Trustee