485APOS 1 fp0001896_485apos.htm CM ADVISERS FAMILY OF FUNDS - PEA # 12 fp0001896_485apos.htm
 
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM N-1A
 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
               
 
       
 
Post-Effective Amendment No.
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No.
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CM ADVISERS FAMILY OF FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430, Austin, Texas 78746
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:   (512) 329-0050
 
Tina H. Bloom
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With copy to:
Jeffrey Skinner, Esq.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC  27101-2400

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CM ADVISERS FUND
Ticker CMAFX
 
CM ADVISERS FIXED INCOME FUND
Ticker CMFIX
 
CM ADVISERS OPPORTUNITY FUND
Ticker _______
 
CM ADVISERS VALUE FUND
Ticker _______

 
SERIES OF THE CM ADVISERS FAMILY OF FUNDS

 
PROSPECTUS
October __, 2010

 
Managed By
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc.
(d/b/a CM Fund Advisers)
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430
Austin, Texas 78746

 
For questions or for Shareholder Services, please call 1-888-859-5856.
 
These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 
 

 
 
Table of Contents 


Fund Summary: CM Advisers Fund
3
Fund Summary: CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund
12
Fund Summary: CM Advisers Opportunity Fund
19
Fund Summary: CM Advisers Value Fund
25
Other Information About the Funds’ Investment Objectives, Investment Strategies and Related Risks
31
Management and Administration
32
How Net Asset Value is Determined
35
How to Buy Shares
36
How to Exchange Shares
40
How to Redeem Shares
41
Distributions
43
Federal Taxes
43
Financial Highlights
44
For More Information
back cover

 
 

 
 
CM ADVISERS FUND
 
Fund Summary


INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
 
The investment objective of the CM Advisers Fund (the “Advisers Fund”) is long-term growth of capital.
 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Advisers Fund.
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
None
Redemption Fee (as a % of the amount redeemed within 180 days after purchase)
1%
Exchange Fee
None
   
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees
1.25%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
0.25%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1
0.03%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1, 2
1.53%
 
1
“Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” will not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Advisers Fund’s Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Advisers Fund and do not include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”
 
2
The Adviser has entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement with the Advisers Fund under which it has agreed until November 1, 2011 to waive its fees and to reimburse other expenses of the Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits the Fund’s annual operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and extraordinary expenses) to not more than 1.50% of its average daily net assets. The Expense Limitation Agreement cannot be terminated prior to November 1, 2011 without the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board” or “Trustees”).
 
Example
 
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Advisers Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Advisers 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 Advisers 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
5 Years
10 Years
$ 156
$ 483
$ 834
$1,824

 
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Portfolio Turnover
 
The Advisers 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 shares of the Advisers Fund are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Adviser Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Advisers Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.
 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE ADVISERS FUND
 
To meet its investment objective, the Advisers Fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies that the Advisers Fund’s investment adviser, Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. d/b/a CM Fund Advisers (the “Adviser”), believes are undervalued. The Advisers Fund typically invests in common stocks, although it may also invest in other equity securities (e.g., preferred stocks, convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks, and warrants). In addition, the Advisers Fund retains the flexibility to invest in fixed income securities (e.g., corporate bonds or U.S. Government securities) or cash or cash equivalents (e.g., shares of money market funds, short-term U.S. Government obligations, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements) when the Adviser believes they offer more attractive opportunities.
 
Equity Securities. In selecting equity securities for the Advisers Fund’s portfolio, the Adviser:
 
 
Applies research models to determine a company’s intrinsic value. Intrinsic value is a concept that refers to what a company is “really” worth. Investment advisers that use intrinsic value (like the Adviser) believe that a company’s real value can be best determined by analyzing business, financial, and other factors about the company and its market, and that a company’s market price gravitates toward its intrinsic value over time. Accordingly, if the market price of the company’s securities is above the Adviser’s determination of its intrinsic value, the Adviser believes that the market price will, over time, fall. If the market price is below its intrinsic value, then the Adviser believes it will, over time, rise.
 
 
Compares the company’s intrinsic value to the market prices of the company’s securities; and
 
 
Seeks to purchase equity securities of companies that appear to be “bargains” (i.e., securities that are trading at a significant discount to their intrinsic value).
 
In an effort to determine a company’s intrinsic value, the Adviser’s research models utilize various quantitative, qualitative, fundamental, and other factors about a company and its business. This information can include, without limitation, historical analysis, acquisition analysis, discounted free cash flow models and leveraged buyout models. The Adviser also monitors acquisition prices for companies in various industries, and may communicate with companies, their suppliers and customers as part of its research process. Because a company’s business, financial, and market circumstances are always changing, the Adviser evaluates intrinsic value for companies in and out of its portfolio on a regular basis.
 
 
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The Advisers Fund may invest in equity securities of companies of any size or in any sector. The Advisers Fund’s equity securities may be traded on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter.
 
Fixed Income Securities. While income from fixed income securities (i.e., interest payments made on bonds and notes) will be a consideration in analyzing potential fixed income securities for the Advisers Fund, the Adviser’s primary criteria for fixed income securities relates to their appreciation potential. In selecting fixed income securities for the Advisers Fund, the Adviser generally:
 
 
Reviews the maturity, yield, and ratings from nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (including Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”)) of a fixed income security, both independently and in relation to the Advisers Fund’s current portfolio;
 
 
Analyzes the current and projected financial and economic conditions of the issuer and the market for its securities using proprietary research models; and
 
 
Seeks to purchase fixed income securities that the Adviser believes (i) fit the desired mix of fixed income securities for the portfolio (e.g., the types of securities, maturities, and yields then targeted for the Advisers Fund); and (ii) offer opportunities for price appreciation.
 
The Advisers Fund may, without limitation, purchase fixed income securities of any credit quality, maturity, or yield. Accordingly, the Advisers Fund may hold fixed income securities that receive the highest ratings from Moody’s, S&P, Fitch or a similar rating agency, and fixed income securities that receive lower or the lowest ratings. There is no limitation on the number or amount of lower-rated fixed income securities, such as high-yield or junk bonds, that the Advisers Fund may purchase. The Advisers Fund may also, without limitation, purchase fixed income securities in any sector and issued by any size company, municipality or government body.
 
While the Advisers Fund’s primary focus is on investments in equity and fixed income securities, the Advisers Fund may invest in cash or cash equivalent positions when the Adviser believes the equity and fixed income securities markets offer limited investment opportunity or are overpriced. The Advisers Fund may hold cash or cash equivalent positions for extended periods of time while the Adviser waits for the equity and fixed income securities markets to offer more attractive opportunities.
 
 
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PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE ADVISERS FUND
 
All investments carry risks, and an investment in the Advisers Fund is no exception. No investment strategy works all of the time, and past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. You may lose money on your investment in the Advisers Fund. To help you understand the risks of investing in the Advisers Fund, the principal risks of an investment in the Advisers Fund are generally described below:
 
 
Market Risk – Stock prices are volatile. Market risk refers to the risk that the value of securities in the Advisers Fund’s portfolio may decline due to daily fluctuations in the securities markets generally. The Advisers Fund’s share price will change daily based on many factors that may generally affect the stock market, including fluctuations in interest rates, national and international economic conditions, and general equity market conditions. In a declining stock market, stock prices for all companies (including those in the Advisers Fund’s portfolio) may decline, regardless of their long-term prospects.
 
 
Interest Rate Risk – Increases in interest rates typically lower the present value of a company’s future earnings stream. Since the market price of a stock changes continuously based upon investors’ collective perceptions of future earnings, stock prices will generally decline when investors anticipate or experience rising interest rates. In addition, to the extent the Advisers Fund invests in fixed income securities, the Fund will be subject to the risk that, in general, prices of fixed income securities will decline when interest rates rise. These fluctuations in fixed income security prices will be more marked with respect to long-term bonds than with respect to short-term bonds and with respect to lower-rated securities than with respect to higher-rated securities. In addition, the prices of lower coupon bonds are generally more volatile than higher coupon bonds of the same approximate maturity and credit quality.
 
 
Management Style Risk – Different styles of management tend to shift into and out of favor with stock market investors depending on market and economic conditions. Because the Advisers Fund intends to invest primarily in value-oriented stocks (stocks that the Adviser believes are undervalued), the Advisers Fund’s performance may at times be better or worse than the performance of stock funds that focus on other types of stocks (e.g., “growth” stocks selected for growth potential), or that have a broader investment style.
 
 
Business and Sector Risk – From time to time, a particular set of circumstances may affect a particular sector or certain companies within the sector, while having little or no impact on other sectors or other companies within the sector. For instance, economic or market factors, regulation or deregulation, and technological or other developments may negatively impact all companies in a particular sector. To the extent the Advisers Fund invests heavily in a particular sector that experiences such a negative impact, the value of the Advisers Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected.
 
 
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Small Cap Risk – Stocks of small cap companies generally have more risks than those of larger companies. This greater risk is, in part, attributable to the fact that small cap companies may have less experienced management teams, serve smaller markets, and find it more difficult to obtain financing for growth or potential development than larger companies. Because small cap companies normally have fewer shares outstanding than larger companies, it may be more difficult to buy or sell significant amounts of such shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices. In addition, small cap companies may not be well-known to the investing public, may not be followed by the financial press or industry analysts, and may not have institutional ownership. These factors affect the Adviser’s access to information about the companies and the stability of the markets for the companies’ securities. Due to these and other factors, small cap companies may be more susceptible to market downturns, and their stock prices may be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. In addition, the market for small cap securities may be more limited than the market for larger companies.
 
 
Credit Risk – The Advisers Fund’s fixed income securities will be subject to credit risks. Issuers of fixed income securities who are experiencing difficult economic circumstances, either because of a general economic downturn or individual circumstances, may be unable to make interest payments on their fixed income securities when due. Additionally, issuers of fixed income securities may be unable to repay the principal upon maturity of their fixed income securities. These “credit risks” are reflected in the credit ratings assigned to fixed income securities by organizations such as Moody’s, S&P or Fitch and may cause the price of a fixed income security to decline and may affect liquidity for the security. Normally, fixed income securities with lower credit ratings will have higher yields than fixed income securities with the highest credit ratings, reflecting the relatively greater risk of fixed income securities with lower credit ratings. Fixed income securities with the lowest credit ratings and highest yields are generally considered “junk bonds,” which would be subject to the highest credit risk.
 
 
Junk Bonds or Lower-Rated Securities Risk – Fixed income securities rated below Baa by Moody’s and BBB by S&P or Fitch are generally considered speculative in nature and are generally subject to greater risks with respect to the non-payment of interest and principal and greater market fluctuations than higher-rated fixed income securities. Lower-rated fixed income securities are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by companies with questionable credit strength. These fixed income securities are considered below investment-grade. The retail secondary market for these “junk bonds” may be less liquid than that of higher-rated fixed income securities, and adverse conditions could make it difficult at times to sell certain securities or could result in lower prices than those used in calculating the Advisers Fund’s net asset value. These risks can reduce the value of the Advisers Fund’s shares and the income it earns.
 
 
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Risks Related to Other Equity Securities - In addition to common stocks, the equity securities in the Advisers Fund’s portfolio may include preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, convertible bonds, and warrants. Like common stocks, the value of these equity securities may fluctuate in response to many factors, including the activities of the issuer, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes. Also, regardless of any one company’s particular prospects, a declining stock market may produce a decline in prices for all equity securities, which could also result in losses for the Advisers Fund. Convertible securities entitle the holder to receive interest payments or a dividend preference until the security matures, is redeemed, or the conversion feature is exercised. As a result of the conversion feature, the interest rate or dividend preference is generally less than if the securities were non-convertible. Warrants entitle the holder to purchase equity securities at specific prices for a certain period of time. The prices do not necessarily move parallel to the prices of the underlying securities and the warrants have no voting rights, receive no dividends, and have no rights with respect to the assets of the issuer.
 
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
 
The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Advisers Fund by showing changes in the Advisers Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Advisers Fund’s average annual total returns for one year, five years, and since inception compare with those of a broad-based securities market index. How the Advisers Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information, current to the most recent month end, is available by calling 1-888-859-5856.
 
 
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CM Advisers Fund
Calendar Year Returns
 
 
Quarterly Returns During This Time Period
 
Highest:
18.76% (quarter ended June 30, 2009).
Lowest:
-25.65% (quarter ended December 31, 2008).
Year to Date:
____% (quarter ended September 30, 2010).
 
Average Annual Total Returns
for Periods Ended December 31, 2009
One Year
Five Years
Since Inception
(May 13, 2003)
CM Advisers Fund
     
Return Before Taxes
27.88%
-0.46%
1.54%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
27.80%
-1.12%
1.02%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
18.20%
-0.45%
1.27%
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
28.34%
0.76%
5.30%
 
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Advisers Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (IRA).
 
 
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
 
Investment Adviser
 
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. (d/b/a CM Fund Advisers)
 
Portfolio Managers
 
The Advisers Fund is managed by an investment committee of the Adviser whose members are:
 
Name
Title with the Advisor
Length of Service
to the Fund
Arnold Van Den Berg
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Since 2003
James D. Brilliant
Vice President, Senior Research Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager
Since 2003
Scott Van Den Berg
Vice President and Director of Client Services
Since 2009
Aaron S. Buckholtz
Vice President, Senior Trader and Senior Portfolio Manager
Since 2009
Thomas W. Siderewicz
Senior Research Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager
Since 2009
 
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
 
Minimum Initial Investment
 
$2,500 ($1,000 for tax-deferred and tax-exempt accounts, including IRA accounts, and $100 for an automatic investment plan.)
 
Minimum Subsequent Investments
 
There is no minimum additional investment amount except for those participating in the automatic investment plan, for which the minimum subsequent investment is $100.
 
General Information
 
You may purchase or redeem (sell) shares of the Advisers Fund on each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Transactions may be initiated by written request, by telephone or through your financial intermediary. Written requests to the Advisers Fund should be sent to the CM Advisers Fund, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707. For more information about purchasing and redeeming shares, please see “How to Buy Shares” and “How to Redeem Shares” in the Prospectus or call 1-888-859-5856 for assistance.
 
 
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TAX INFORMATION
 
The Advisers Fund’s distributions are generally taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.
 
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
 
If you purchase the Advisers Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Advisers Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Advisers Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Advisers Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
 
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CM ADVISERS FIXED INCOME FUND

Fund Summary


INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
 
The investment objective of the CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund (the “Fixed Income Fund”) is to seek to preserve capital and maximize total return.
 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fixed Income Fund.
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
None
Redemption Fee (as a % of the amount redeemed within 180 days after purchase)
1%
Exchange Fee
None
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees
0.50%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
0.56%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1
0.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
1.13%
 
1
“Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” will not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Fixed Income Fund’s Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fixed Income Fund and do not include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”
 
Example
 
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fixed Income Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fixed Income 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 Fixed Income 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
5 Years
10 Years
$ 115
$ 359
$ 622
$1,375

 
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Portfolio Turnover
 
The Fixed Income 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 Fixed Income 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 Fixed Income Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fixed Income Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.
 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FIXED INCOME FUND
 
To meet its investment objective, the Fixed Income Fund invests primarily in U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities that the Adviser believes are undervalued. The Fixed Income Fund may invest in all types of fixed income securities but will typically invest in fixed income securities such as corporate bonds, U.S. government securities and mortgage-backed securities. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fixed Income Fund’s net assets will be invested in fixed income investments, which include fixed income securities and shares of other investment companies that invest primarily in fixed income securities. Fixed Income Fund shareholders will be provided with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in the foregoing policy.
 
While the Adviser considers potential income from fixed income securities (interest payments to be made on bonds and notes) when evaluating possible investments for the Fixed Income Fund, the Adviser’s primary criteria for fixed income securities relates to their appreciation potential. In selecting fixed income securities for the Fixed Income Fund, the Adviser generally:
 
 
Reviews the maturity, yield, and ratings from nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (e.g., S&P, Moody’s and Fitch) of a fixed income security, both independently and in relation to the Fund’s current portfolio;
 
 
Analyzes the current and projected financial and economic conditions of the issuer and the market for its securities using proprietary research models; and
 
 
Seeks to purchase fixed income securities that the Adviser believes (i) fit the desired mix of fixed income securities for the portfolio (e.g., the types of securities, maturities and yields then targeted for the Fixed Income Fund); and (ii) offer opportunities for price appreciation.
 
The Fixed Income Fund may, without limitation, purchase fixed income securities of any credit quality, maturity, or yield. Accordingly, the Fixed Income Fund may hold fixed income securities that receive the highest ratings from Moody’s, S&P, Fitch or a similar rating agency, and fixed income securities that receive lower or the lowest ratings. There is no limitation on the number or amount of lower-rated fixed income securities, such as high-yield or junk bonds, that the Fixed Income Fund may purchase. The Fixed Income Fund may also, without limitation, purchase fixed income securities in any sector and issued by any size company, municipality or government body and foreign debt instruments, including emerging market debt instruments.
 
 
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While the Fixed Income Fund’s primary focus is investing in fixed income securities, the Fixed Income Fund may invest in cash or cash equivalent positions (for example, shares of money market funds, short-term U.S. Government obligations, commercial paper or repurchase agreements) when the Adviser believes the fixed income securities markets offer limited investment opportunity or are overpriced. The Fixed Income Fund may hold cash or cash equivalent positions for extended periods of time while the Adviser waits for the fixed income securities markets to offer more attractive opportunities.
 
PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FIXED INCOME FUND
 
All investments carry risks, and an investment in the Fixed Income Fund is no exception. No investment strategy works all of the time, and past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. You may lose money on your investment in the Fixed Income Fund. To help you understand the risks of investing in the Fixed Income Fund, the principal risks of an investment in the Fixed Income Fund are generally described below:
 
 
Market Risk – Market risk refers to the risk that the value of securities in the Fixed Income Fund’s portfolio may decline due to daily fluctuations in the securities markets generally. The Fixed Income Fund’s performance per share will change daily based on many factors, including fluctuation in interest rates, the quality of the instruments in the Fixed Income Fund’s investment portfolio, national and international economic conditions and general fixed income market conditions.
 
 
Income Risk – One of the Fixed Income Fund’s primary sources of income will be derived from the receipt of interest payments from fixed income securities. An economic downturn or an increase in interest rates may have a negative or adverse effect on an issuer’s ability to timely make payments of principal and interest. If the issuer fails to make timely interest and/or principal payments, then the Fixed Income Fund’s current income will be adversely affected and reduced.
 
 
Interest Rate Risk – The price of a fixed income security is dependent upon interest rates. The share price and total return of the Fixed Income Fund, when investing a significant portion of its assets in fixed income securities, will vary in response to changes in interest rates. A rise in interest rates will cause the value of fixed income securities to decrease. Conversely, a decrease in interest rates will cause the value of fixed income securities to increase. Consequently, changes in interest rates may have a significant effect on the Fixed Income Fund, especially if the Fixed Income Fund is holding a significant portion of its assets in fixed income securities that are particularly sensitive to interest rate fluctuations, such as fixed income securities with long-term maturities, zero coupon bonds, and debentures.
 
 
Junk Bonds or Lower-Rated Securities Risk – Fixed income securities rated below Baa by Moody’s and BBB by S&P or Fitch are generally considered speculative in nature and are generally subject to greater risks with respect to the non-payment of interest and principal and greater market fluctuations than higher-rated fixed income securities. Lower-rated fixed income securities are
 
 
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usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by companies with questionable credit strength. These fixed income securities are considered below “investment-grade.” The retail secondary market for these “junk bonds” may be less liquid than that of higher-rated fixed income securities, and adverse conditions could make it difficult at times to sell certain securities or could result in lower prices than those used in calculating the Fixed Income Fund’s net asset value. These risks can reduce the value of the Fixed Income Fund’s shares and the income it earns.
 
 
Credit Risk – Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a fixed income security (including corporate, government and mortgage-backed securities) will be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise will be unable or unwilling to honor its financial obligations. If the issuer fails to pay interest, the Fixed Income Fund’s income will be reduced. If the issuer fails to repay principal, the value of that security and of the Fixed Income Fund’s shares may be reduced. To the extent the Fixed Income Fund invests in lower rated fixed income securities, the Fixed Income Fund will be subject to a higher level of credit risk than a fund that invests only in the highest rated fixed income securities.
 
 
Corporate and municipal fixed income securities purchased by the Fixed Income Fund may be of any credit quality, maturity or yield. Accordingly, the Fixed Income Fund’s fixed income securities may include “investment grade” securities (those rated at least Baa by Moody’s, BBB by S&P or Fitch or, if not rated, of equivalent quality in the Adviser’s opinion). However, the Fixed Income Fund’s fixed income securities may also include lower-rated securities including, without limitation, high-yield securities (“junk bonds”) rated below Baa by Moody’s or BBB by S&P or Fitch (see “Junk Bonds or Lower-Rated Securities Risk” below). The Fixed Income Fund’s fixed income security investments are subject to risks of non-payment of interest and principal, the risk that bond demand in the marketplace will decrease periodically, and the risk that ratings of the various credit services (and the Adviser’s independent assessments of the securities creditworthiness) are or may become inaccurate.
 
 
Maturity Risk – Maturity risk is another factor that can affect the value of the Fixed Income Fund’s fixed income security holdings. In general, but not in all cases, the longer the maturity of a fixed income security, the higher its yield and the greater its price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Conversely, the shorter the maturity, the lower the yield but the greater the price stability. The Fixed Income Fund will be subject to greater maturity risk to extent it is invested in fixed income securities with longer maturities.
 
 
Management Style Risk – The share price of the Fixed Income Fund changes daily based on the performance of the securities in which it invests. The ability of the Fixed Income Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to the Adviser’s allocation of the Fixed Income Fund’s assets and selection of securities. The Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, and potential income and appreciation of particular fixed income securities, cash or cash equivalents or other securities in which the Fixed Income Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no assurance that the Adviser’s judgment will produce the desired results. In addition, the Fixed Income Fund may allocate its assets so as to under-emphasize or over-emphasize fixed income securities, cash or cash equivalents, or other investments under the wrong market conditions, in which case the value of the Fixed Income Fund’s portfolio may be adversely affected. 
 
 
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Mortgage Risk – Because rising interest rates reduce the tendency of mortgage borrowers to prepay or refinance their loans, rising interest rates tend to increase the effective maturity of mortgage-related securities, resulting in greater losses when interest rates rise. This is known as extension risk. Conversely, falling interest rates may encourage borrowers to pay off or refinance their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the effective maturity of mortgage-related securities and lower the returns of the Fixed Income Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest its assets at the lower prevailing interest rates. This is known as prepayment risk.
 
 
Regional and Sector Risk – Regional and sector risk is the risk that if the Fixed Income Fund invests heavily in securities within the same country, state, region, currency, industry or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of the Fixed Income Fund’s investments more than if its investments were not so focused. To the extent the Fixed Income Fund invests heavily in securities in any such area that experiences an adverse development, the value of the Fixed Income Fund’s portfolio may be negatively affected.
 
 
Other Investment Companies Risk - Investments in other investment companies subject the Fixed Income Fund to additional operating and management fees and expenses. Fixed Income Fund investors will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying investment company in which the Fund invests, in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. Other investment companies are also subject to the risks of the underlying securities in which they invest.
 
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
 
The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fixed Income Fund by showing changes in the Fixed Income Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fixed Income Fund’s average annual total returns for one year and since inception compare with those of a broad-based securities market index. How the Fixed Income Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information, current to the most recent month end, is available by calling 1-888-859-5856.
 
 
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CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund
Calendar Year Returns
 
 

Quarterly Returns During This Time Period
 
Highest:
7.18% (quarter ended September 30, 2007).
Lowest:
-2.80% (quarter ended June 30, 2007).
Year to Date:
____% (quarter ended September 30, 2010).
 
Average Annual Total Returns
for Periods Ended December 31, 2009
One Year
Since Inception
(March 24, 2006)
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund
   
Return Before Taxes
13.29%
8.36%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
11.92%
6.30%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
8.59%
5.93%
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
5.93%
5.93%
 
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fixed Income Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (IRA).
 
 
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
 
Investment Adviser
 
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. (d/b/a CM Fund Advisers)
 
Portfolio Manager
 
Thomas W. Siderewicz is a Senior Fixed Income Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser and has been a portfolio manager of the Fixed Income Fund since its inception in 2006.
 
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
 
Minimum Initial Investment
 
$2,500 ($1,000 for tax-deferred and tax-exempt accounts, including IRA accounts, and $100 for an automatic investment plan.)
 
Minimum Subsequent Investments
 
There is no minimum additional investment amount except for those participating in the automatic investment plan, for which the minimum subsequent investment is $100.
 
General Information
 
You may purchase or redeem (sell) shares of the Fixed Income Fund on each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Transactions may be initiated by written request, by telephone or through your financial intermediary. Written requests to the Fixed Income Fund should be sent to the CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707. For more information about purchasing and redeeming shares, please see “How to Buy Shares” and “How to Redeem Shares” in the Prospectus or call 1-888-859-5856 for assistance.
 
TAX INFORMATION
 
The Fixed Income Fund’s distributions are generally taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.
 
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
 
If you purchase the Fixed Income Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fixed Income Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fixed Income Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fixed Income Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
 
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CM ADVISERS OPPORTUNITY FUND
 
Fund Summary


INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
 
The investment objective of the CM Advisers Opportunity Fund (the “Opportunity Fund”) is long-term growth of capital.
 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Opportunity Fund.
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
None
Redemption Fee (as a % of the amount redeemed within 180 days after purchase)
1%
Exchange Fee
None
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees
1.25%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses1
____%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
____%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
____%
Less: Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2
____%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2
1.50%
 
1
Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
 
2
The Adviser has entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement with the Opportunity Fund under which it has agreed until November 1, 2011 to waive its fees and to reimburse other expenses of the Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits the Fund’s annual operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and extraordinary expenses) to not more than 1.50% of its average daily net assets. The Expense Limitation Agreement cannot be terminated prior to November 1, 2011 without the approval of the Trustees.
 
 
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Example
 
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Opportunity Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Opportunity 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, that the Opportunity Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and that the contractual agreement to waive management fees and reimburse other Opportunity Fund expenses remains in effect only until November 1, 2011. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
$ ___
$ ___
 
Portfolio Turnover
 
The Opportunity 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 shares of the Opportunity Fund are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the  Opportunity Fund’s performance.
 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE OPPORTUNITY FUND
 
To meet its investment objective, the Opportunity Fund invests primarily in common stocks of small capitalization (“small cap”) U.S. companies that the Adviser believes show a high probability of superior prospects for above average growth. The Opportunity Fund considers a small cap company to be one that has a market capitalization, measured at the time the Fund purchases the securities, of the greater of (i) $2.5 billion or less or (ii) the capitalization of the largest company by market cap as reported by the Russell 2000 Growth Index (as reported by the index as of the most recent quarter-end) or less. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is a broad index of small capitalization stocks. At September 30, 2010, the capitalization of the largest company by market cap in the Russell 2000 Growth Index was $______. The market capitalization of a company in the Opportunity Fund’s portfolio may change over time, and the Fund will not automatically sell or cease to purchase stock of a company it already owns just because the company’s market capitalization increases above this ceiling. The Fund will also invest in shares of small cap foreign issuers in the form of ADRs and shares of other registered investment companies (“RICs”), including exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), that invest primarily in common stocks of small cap companies.
 
The Opportunity Fund invests in a broadly diversified number of equity securities, selected using a “bottom up” investment approach of extensively analyzing the financial and overall economic conditions of each potential investment. In particular, under this “bottom up” approach, the Adviser analyzes various factors such as capitalization/liquidity ratios, growth ratios (e.g., sales growth, earnings per share and
 
 
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internal profitability), catalyst events (e.g., earnings’ revisions, earnings’ surprises or disappointments, management changes and product introductions), valuation ratios (e.g., price to sales and price to earnings) and volatility ratios.
 
The Opportunity Fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in other RICs. RICs include open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds and ETFs, and incur management fees and other operating expenses. A closed-end fund is a fund that has a set number of shares outstanding and trades like a stock on a stock exchange. ETFs generally consist of portfolios of stocks which closely track the performance and dividend yield of an index, either broad based, sector or international. ETFs trade like common stocks and can be bought and sold throughout a trading day.
 
The Opportunity Fund may utilize a strategy of short selling securities, including ETFs, to reduce volatility and enhance potential investment gain. The Opportunity Fund may engage in two types of short sales. Securities may be sold “against the box” or outright. A short sale “against the box” means that securities the Opportunity Fund already owns are sold, but not delivered. Instead, these securities are segregated and pledged against the short position. When the short sale is closed out, the securities owned are released. Outright short selling involves the sale of securities not presently owned by the Opportunity Fund. If the Opportunity Fund does not purchase that security in the same day as the sale, the security must be borrowed (typically, from a broker/dealer). At the time an outright short sale is affected, the Opportunity Fund incurs an obligation to replace the security borrowed at whatever its price may be at the time the Fund purchases the security for delivery to the lender. Any gain or loss on the transaction is taxable as a short-term capital gain or loss. The Opportunity Fund may also invest in RICs that seek investment results that are inverse to those of an index.
 
The Opportunity Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities traded on foreign exchanges.The Opportunity Fund may also invest in ADRs and ETFs that invest primarily in foreign securities. ADRs are securities that are generally issued by a U.S. bank to U.S. buyers as a substitute for direct ownership of a foreign security and are traded on U.S. exchanges. The Opportunity Fund will invest in foreign securities when, in the Adviser’s opinion, such investments would be advantageous to the Fund and would help it to achieve its investment objective.
 
While the Opportunity Fund’s primary focus is on investments in common stocks of small cap companies, the Fund may invest in cash or cash equivalent positions when the Adviser believes the equity markets offer limited investment opportunity or are overpriced. The Opportunity Fund may hold as much as 50% to 100% of the Opportunity Fund’s portfolio in cash or cash equivalent positions for extended periods of time while the Adviser waits for the equity markets to offer more attractive opportunities.
 
In addition, the Opportunity Fund retains the flexibility to invest in other equity securities (including stock of medium or large capitalization companies), fixed income securities (e.g., corporate bonds or U.S. Government securities) or cash or cash equivalents (e.g., shares of money market funds, short-term U.S. Government obligations, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements) when the Adviser believes they offer more attractive opportunities.
 
 
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PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE OPPORTUNITY FUND
 
All investments carry risks, and an investment in the Opportunity Fund is no exception. No investment strategy works all of the time, and past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. You may lose money on your investment in the Opportunity Fund. To help you understand the risks of investing in the Opportunity Fund, the principal risks of an investment in the Opportunity Fund are generally described below:
 
 
Market Risk – Stock prices are volatile. Market risk refers to the risk that the value of securities in the Opportunity Fund’s portfolio may decline due to daily fluctuations in the securities markets generally. The Opportunity Fund’s share price will change daily based on many factors that may generally affect the stock market, including fluctuations in interest rates, national and international economic conditions, and general equity market conditions. In a declining stock market, stock prices for all companies (including those in the Opportunity Fund’s portfolio) may decline, regardless of their long-term prospects.
 
 
Small Cap Risk – Stocks of small cap companies generally have more risks than those of larger companies. This greater risk is, in part, attributable to the fact that small cap companies may have less experienced management teams, serve smaller markets, and find it more difficult to obtain financing for growth or potential development than larger companies. Because small cap companies normally have fewer shares outstanding than larger companies, it may be more difficult to buy or sell significant amounts of such shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices. In addition, small cap companies may not be well-known to the investing public, may not be followed by the financial press or industry analysts, and may not have institutional ownership. These factors affect the Adviser’s access to information about the companies and the stability of the markets for the companies’ securities. Due to these and other factors, small cap companies may be more susceptible to market downturns, and their stock prices may be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. In addition, the market for small cap securities may be more limited that the market for larger companies.
 
 
Short Selling Risk – The risk of price increases is the principal risk of engaging in short sales. The Opportunity Fund may suffer significant losses if the Fund establishes a short position by selling borrowed stock and the stock sold short appreciates rather then depreciates in value, since the price to replace the borrowed shares would be greater than the price the security was sold for by the Fund. If the broker from whom the stock was borrowed requires that the stock be repaid, then the Opportunity Fund could be forced to cover the short position earlier than the Fund otherwise would. If the Opportunity Fund does not have the assets to cover a short sale, then the Fund’s potential losses on the short will be unlimited because the stock’s price may appreciate indefinitely.
 
 
Interest Rate Risk – Increases in interest rates typically lower the present value of a company’s future earnings stream. Since the market price of a stock changes continuously based upon investors’ collective perceptions of future earnings, stock prices will generally decline when investors anticipate or experience rising interest rates.
 
 
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Management Style Risk – Different styles of management tend to shift into and out of favor with stock market investors depending on market and economic conditions. Because the Opportunity Fund intends to invest primarily in growth-oriented stocks (stocks that the Adviser selects for their growth potential), the Opportunity Fund’s performance may at times be better or worse than the performance of stock funds that focus on other types of stocks (e.g., “value” stocks that are selected because they are undervalued), or that have a broader investment style.
 
 
Risks of Investments in RICs – To the extent that it invests in other RICs, the Opportunity Fund incurs greater expenses, such as its own management fees and other operating expenses, than an investor would incur who invested directly in the RICs. The Opportunity Fund’s investments in other RICs are subject to all of the underlying risks of such RICs. These include such general risks as market risk and management risk. In addition to these risks, the Fund’s investment in a closed-end fund or ETF is subject to the risk that the closed-end fund or ETF may trade at prices significantly different from its net asset value. Investments in a closed-end fund may be subject to liquidity risk (that is, the potential that the Fund may be unable to dispose of the closed-end fund shares promptly or at a reasonable price).
 
 
Foreign Securities Risk – Investments in foreign securities involve risks that may be different from those of U.S. securities. Foreign securities may not be subject to uniform audit, financial reporting, or disclosure standards, practices, or requirements comparable to those found in the United States. Foreign securities are also subject to the risk of adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations or currency exchange rates, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, political or social instability and nationalization of companies or industries. In addition, the dividend and interest payable on certain of the Opportunity Fund’s foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes. Foreign securities also involve currency risk, which is the risk that the value of a foreign security will decrease due to changes in the relative value of the U.S. dollar and the security’s underlying foreign currency. ADRs and ETFs investing in foreign securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with direct investments in foreign securities.
 
 
Emerging Markets Risk – In addition to the general risks of investing in foreign securities described under “Foreign Securities Risk” above, investments in securities markets of emerging countries, including without limitation, countries in Asia, Latin, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, are generally less liquid, are especially subject to greater price volatility, have smaller market capitalizations, have less government regulation and are not subject to as extensive and frequent accounting, financial and other reporting requirements as the securities of more developed countries.
 
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
 
The Opportunity Fund is new and therefore does not have a performance history for a full calendar year to report.
 
 
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
 
Investment Adviser
 
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. (d/b/a CM Fund Advisers)
 
Portfolio Managers
 
Stephen W. Shipman, CFA is a Portfolio Manager of the Adviser and has managed the Opportunity Fund since its inception in 2010.
 
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
 
Minimum Initial Investment
 
$2,500 ($1,000 for tax-deferred and tax-exempt accounts, including IRA accounts, and $100 for an automatic investment plan.)
 
Minimum Subsequent Investments
 
There is no minimum additional investment amount except for those participating in the automatic investment plan, for which the minimum subsequent investment is $100.
 
General Information
 
You may purchase or redeem (sell) shares of the Opportunity Fund on each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Transactions may be initiated by written request, by telephone or through your financial intermediary. Written requests to the Opportunity Fund should be sent to the CM Advisers Opportunity Fund, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707. For more information about purchasing and redeeming shares, please see “How to Buy Shares” and “How to Redeem Shares” in the Prospectus or call 1-888-859-5856 for assistance.
 
TAX INFORMATION
 
The Opportunity Fund’s distributions are generally taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.
 
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
 
If you purchase the Opportunity Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Opportunity Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Opportunity Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Opportunity Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
 
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CM ADVISERS VALUE FUND

Fund Summary


INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
 
The investment objective of the CM Advisers Value Fund (the “Value Fund”) is long-term growth of capital.
 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Value Fund.
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
None
Redemption Fee (as a % of the amount redeemed within 180 days after purchase)
1%
Exchange Fee
None
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees
1.25%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses1
____%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
____%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
____%
Less: Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2
____%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2
1.50%
 
1
Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
 
2
The Adviser has entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement with the Value Fund under which it has agreed until November 1, 2011 to waive its fees and to reimburse other expenses of the Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits the Fund’s annual operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and extraordinary expenses) to not more than 1.50% of its average daily net assets. The Expense Limitation Agreement cannot be terminated prior to November 1, 2011 without the approval of the Trustees.
 
 
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Example
 
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Value Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Value 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, that the Value Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and that the contractual agreement to waive management fees and reimburse other Value Fund expenses remains in effect only until November 1, 2011. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
$ ___
$ ___
 
Portfolio Turnover
 
The Value 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 shares of the Value Fund are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Value Fund’s performance.
 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE VALUE FUND
 
To meet its investment objective, the Value Fund invests primarily in equity securities of small cap companies that the Adviser believes are undervalued. In managing the Value Fund, the Adviser seeks to provide a consistent positive return over the long-term. The Adviser will focus on allocating the assets of the Fund to those securities and sectors the Adviser believes are best suited to provide positive returns rather than focus on any particular individual security or sector weighting simply because a particular index is modeled a particular way. The Value Fund considers a small cap company to be one that has a market capitalization, measured at the time the Fund purchases the securities, of the greater of (i) $2.5 billion or less or (ii) the capitalization of the largest company by market cap as reported by the Russell 2000 Index (as reported by the index as of the most recent quarter-end) or less. The Russell 2000 Index is a broad index of small capitalization stocks. At September 30, 2010, the capitalization of the largest company by market cap in the Russell 2000 Index was $______. The market capitalization of a company in the Value Fund’s portfolio may change over time, and the Fund will not automatically sell or cease to purchase stock of a company it already owns just because the company’s market capitalization increases above this ceiling. The Value Fund typically invests in common stocks, although it may also invest in other equity securities (e.g., preferred stocks, convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks, and warrants). In addition, the Value Fund retains the flexibility to invest in other equity securities (including stock of medium or large capitalization companies), fixed income securities (e.g., corporate bonds or U.S. Government securities) or cash or cash equivalents (e.g., shares of money market funds, short-term U.S. Government obligations, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements) when the Adviser believes they offer more attractive opportunities.
 
 
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In selecting equity securities for the Value Fund’s portfolio, the Adviser:
 
 
Applies research models to determine a company’s intrinsic value. Intrinsic value is a concept that refers to what a company is “really” worth. Investment advisers that use intrinsic value (like the Adviser) believe that a company’s real value can be best determined by analyzing business, financial, and other factors about the company and its market, and that a company’s market price gravitates toward its intrinsic value over time. Accordingly, if the market price of the company’s securities is above the Adviser’s determination of its intrinsic value, the Adviser believes that the market price will, over time, fall. If the market price is below its intrinsic value, then the Adviser believes it will, over time, rise.
 
 
Compares the company’s intrinsic value to the market prices of the company’s securities; and
 
 
Seeks to purchase equity securities of companies that appear to be “bargains” (i.e., securities that are trading at a significant discount to their intrinsic value).
 
In an effort to determine a company’s intrinsic value, the Adviser’s research models utilize various quantitative, qualitative, fundamental, and other factors about a company and its business. This information can include, without limitation, historical analysis, acquisition analysis, discounted free cash flow models and leveraged buyout models. The Adviser also monitors acquisition prices for companies in various industries, and may communicate with companies, their suppliers and customers as part of its research process. Because a company’s business, financial, and market circumstances are always changing, the Adviser evaluates intrinsic value for companies in and out of its portfolio on a regular basis.
 
The Value Fund may invest in equity securities of companies in any sector and the securities may be traded on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter.
 
PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE VALUE FUND
 
All investments carry risks, and an investment in the Value Fund is no exception. No investment strategy works all of the time, and past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. You may lose money on your investment in the Value Fund. To help you understand the risks of investing in the Value Fund, the principal risks of an investment in the Value Fund are generally described below:
 
 
Market Risk – Stock prices are volatile. Market risk refers to the risk that the value of securities in the Value Fund’s portfolio may decline due to daily fluctuations in the securities markets generally. The Value Fund’s share price will change daily based on many factors that may generally affect the stock market, including fluctuations in interest rates, national and international economic conditions, and general equity market conditions. In a declining stock market, stock prices for all companies (including those in the Value Fund’s portfolio) may decline, regardless of their long-term prospects.
 
 
Small Cap Risk – Stocks of small cap companies generally have more risks than those of larger companies. This greater risk is, in part, attributable to the fact that
 
 
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small cap companies may have less experienced management teams, serve smaller markets, and find it more difficult to obtain financing for growth or potential development than larger companies. Because small cap companies normally have fewer shares outstanding than larger companies, it may be more difficult to buy or sell significant amounts of such shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices. In addition, small cap companies may not be well-known to the investing public, may not be followed by the financial press or industry analysts, and may not have institutional ownership. These factors affect the Adviser’s access to information about the companies and the stability of the markets for the companies’ securities. Due to these and other factors, small cap companies may be more susceptible to market downturns, and their stock prices may be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. In addition, the market for small cap securities may be more limited that the market for larger companies.
 
 
Management Style Risk – Different styles of management tend to shift into and out of favor with stock market investors depending on market and economic conditions. Because the Value Fund intends to invest primarily in value-oriented stocks (stocks that the Adviser believes are undervalued), the Value Fund’s performance may at times be better or worse than the performance of stock funds that focus on other types of stocks (e.g., “growth” stocks selected for growth potential), or that have a broader investment style.
 
 
Business and Sector Risk – From time to time, a particular set of circumstances may affect a particular sector or certain companies within the sector, while having little or no impact on other sectors or other companies within the sector. For instance, economic or market factors, regulation or deregulation, and technological or other developments may negatively impact all companies in a particular sector. To the extent the Value Fund invests heavily in a particular sector that experiences such a negative impact, the value of the Value Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected.
 
 
Interest Rate Risk – Increases in interest rates typically lower the present value of a company’s future earnings stream. Since the market price of a stock changes continuously based upon investors’ collective perceptions of future earnings, stock prices will generally decline when investors anticipate or experience rising interest rates. In addition, to the extent the Value Fund invests in fixed income securities, the Fund will be subject to the risk that, in general, prices of fixed income securities will decline when interest rates rise. These fluctuations in fixed income security prices will be more marked with respect to long-term bonds than with respect to short-term bonds and with respect to lower-rated securities than with respect to higher-rated securities. In addition, the prices of lower coupon bonds are generally more volatile than higher coupon bonds of the same approximate maturity and credit quality.
 
 
Risks Related to Other Equity Securities - In addition to common stocks, the equity securities in the Value Fund’s portfolio may include preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, convertible bonds, and warrants. Like common stocks, the value of these equity securities may fluctuate in response to many factors,
 
 
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including the activities of the issuer, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes. Also, regardless of any one company’s particular prospects, a declining stock market may produce a decline in prices for all equity securities, which could also result in losses for the Value Fund. Convertible securities entitle the holder to receive interest payments or a dividend preference until the security matures, is redeemed, or the conversion feature is exercised. As a result of the conversion feature, the interest rate or dividend preference is generally less than if the securities were non-convertible. Warrants entitle the holder to purchase equity securities at specific prices for a certain period of time. The prices do not necessarily move parallel to the prices of the underlying securities and the warrants have no voting rights, receive no dividends, and have no rights with respect to the assets of the issuer.
 
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
 
The Value Fund is new and therefore does not have a performance history for a full calendar year to report.
 
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
 
Investment Adviser
 
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. (d/b/a CM Fund Advisers)
 
Portfolio Managers
 
James D. Brilliant is Vice President, Senior Research Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser and has managed the Value Fund since its inception in 2010.
 
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
 
Minimum Initial Investment
 
$2,500 ($1,000 for tax-deferred and tax-exempt accounts, including IRA accounts, and $100 for an automatic investment plan.)
 
Minimum Subsequent Investments
 
There is no minimum additional investment amount except for those participating in the automatic investment plan, for which the minimum subsequent investment is $100.
 
General Information
 
You may purchase or redeem (sell) shares of the Value Fund on each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Transactions may be initiated by written request, by telephone or through your financial intermediary. Written requests to the Value Fund should be sent to the CM Advisers Value Fund, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707. For more information about purchasing and redeeming shares, please see “How to Buy Shares” and “How to Redeem Shares” in the Prospectus or call 1-888-859-5856 for assistance.
 
 
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TAX INFORMATION
 
The Value Fund’s distributions are generally taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.
 
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
 
If you purchase the Value Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Value Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Value Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Value Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
 
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Other Information About the Funds’ Investment Objectives, Investment Strategies and Related Risks


Each Fund’s investment objective may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval upon prior written notice to shareholders. An investment in the Funds should not be considered a complete investment program. An investor’s needs will depend largely on his or her financial resources and individual investment goals and objectives. An investment in the Funds is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Investors who engage in short-term trading and/or other speculative strategies and styles will not find the Funds to be an appropriate investment vehicle.
 
In connection with its short sales, the Opportunity Fund may be required to maintain a segregated account with the custodian of cash or liquid assets which will be marked to market daily so that it equals: (i) the current market value of the securities sold short by the Fund; less (ii) any collateral deposited with its broker (not including the proceeds from the short sales). The Opportunity Fund will limit its short sales so that no more than 50% of its net assets (less all its liabilities other than obligations under the short sales) will be deposited as collateral and allocated to the segregated account.
 
The Advisers Fund, the Opportunity Fund and the Value Fund generally sell securities when the Adviser believes other opportunities are more attractive or that such securities are unlikely to benefit from current business, market, and economic conditions. The Fixed Income Fund will generally sell fixed income securities when the Adviser believes that they no longer represent attractive values, or no longer fit the desired mix of securities for the Fixed Income Fund.
 
Portfolio turnover is a ratio that indicates how often the securities in a mutual fund’s portfolio change during a year’s time. In general, higher numbers indicate a greater number of changes, and lower numbers indicate a smaller number of changes. Although the investment strategies of the Advisers Fund, the Fixed Income Fund and the Value Fund emphasize longer-term investments that typically result in portfolio turnover of less than 100%, these Funds may, from time to time, have a higher portfolio turnover when the Adviser’s implementation of the Fund’s investment strategy or a temporary defensive position results in more frequent portfolio trading. Under normal circumstances, the anticipated portfolio turnover rate for the Opportunity Fund is expected to be greater than 100%. Since trading equity securities normally costs the Fund a brokerage commission, high portfolio turnover may have a significant adverse impact on such Fund’s performance. In addition, because sales of securities in each Fund’s portfolio may result in taxable gain or loss, high portfolio turnover may result in significant tax consequences for shareholders. For example, if a Fund experiences high portfolio turnover in a given year, such turnover would likely result in short-term capital gains. Shareholders will be taxed on short-term capital gains at ordinary income tax rates.
 
Temporary Defensive Positions. Each Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies in an attempt to respond to adverse market, economic, political, or other
 
 
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conditions. During such an unusual set of circumstances, a Fund may hold up to 100% of its portfolio in cash or cash equivalent positions. When a Fund takes a temporary defensive position, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective.
 
Management and Administration


Investment Adviser. Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. (d/b/a CM Fund Advisers) serves as the Funds’ investment adviser and manages the investments in each Fund’s portfolio. The Adviser’s principal office is located at 805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430, Austin, Texas 78746. The Adviser has been engaged in the investment advisory business since 1974 and, as of April 30, 2010, managed approximately $2.16 billion under the assumed (d/b/a) name “Century Management.”
 
The Adviser has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with each Fund (the “Advisory Agreements”), under which the Adviser selects the securities and manages the investments for the Funds, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under the Advisory Agreements, the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund each pay the Adviser a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.25% of its average daily net assets, and the Fixed Income Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of its average daily net assets. The total management fee paid, as a percentage of average net assets, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010 was 1.24% for the Advisers Fund and 0.50% for the Fixed Income Fund.
 
The Adviser has entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement with each Fund under which it has agreed to waive its fees and to assume other expenses of the Funds, if necessary, in an amount that limits annual ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, extraordinary expense and payments, if any, under a Rule 12b-1 Plan) to not more than 1.50% of the average daily net assets of each Fund until November 1, 2011. It is expected that the Expense Limitation Agreements will continue from year-to-year provided such continuance is approved by the Board. The Expense Limitation Agreements may also be terminated by the Adviser and the Board at the end of the then current term upon not less than 90 days’ notice to the other party as set forth in each Expense Limitation Agreement.
 
The Advisers Fund is managed by an investment committee of the Adviser, which consists of 5 members. The investment committee became responsible for managing the Advisers Fund in 2009; prior to that time, Arnold Van Den Berg and James D. Brilliant were designated as co-portfolio managers of the Fund. Arnold Van Den Berg and Mr. Brilliant both continue to play a key role in the management of the Advisers Fund as members of an investment committee. The investment committee is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Advisers Fund. Members of the investment committee are identified below:
 
Arnold Van Den Berg - President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Van Den Berg oversees the management and administration of the Funds and the operations of the Adviser. He founded the Adviser in 1974 and has worked in the investment management business for over 40 years.
 
 
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James D. Brilliant - Vice President, Senior Research Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Brilliant is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has been employed by the Adviser since 1986. Mr. Brilliant has more than 23 years of investment management and financial analysis experience.
 
Scott Van Den Berg - Vice President and Director of Client Services. Mr. Van Den Berg has been with the Adviser since 1992. Mr. Van Den Berg is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and has more than 22 years of industry experience.
 
Aaron S. Buckholtz - Vice President, Senior Trader and Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Buckholtz is a CFA and has been employed by the Adviser since 1990. Mr. Buckholtz has more than 22 years of investment management and financial analysis experience.
 
Thomas W. Siderewicz - Senior Fixed Income Research Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Siderewicz is a CFA and has been employed by the Adviser since 2000. He has more than 18 years of investment management and financial analysis experience.
 
The Fixed Income Fund is managed by Mr. Siderewicz, who became primarily responsible for managing the Fixed Income Fund in 2009; prior to that time, Arnold Van Den Berg, Mr. Brilliant and Mr. Siderewicz were designated as co-portfolio managers of the Fund.
 
The Value Fund has been managed by Mr. Brilliant since its inception in October 2010.
 
The Opportunity Fund has been managed by Stephen W. Shipman since its inception in October 2010. Mr. Shipman, Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, is a CFA and has been employed by the Adviser since 2009. Mr. Shipman has more than 25 years of investment management and financial industry experience, most recently as Executive Vice President and Director of Research of Bjurman, Barry & Associates from 1997 - 2009.
 
The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of shares of the Funds.
 
Board Approval of the Advisory Agreement. A discussion of the factors considered by the Board in its most recent approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Advisers Fund and the Fixed Income Fund, including the Board’s conclusions with respect thereto, is available in the Funds’ Annual Report to shareholders for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010. A discussion of the factors considered by the Board in its approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Opportunity Fund and the Value Fund, including the Board’s conclusions with respect thereto, will be available in the Funds’ Annual Report to shareholders for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011. You may obtain a copy of the Funds’ Annual Report, without charge, upon request to the Funds.
 
Board of Trustees. Each Fund is a series of the CM Advisers Family of Funds,  an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust
 
 
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on November 22, 2002. The Board supervises the operations of the Funds according to applicable state and federal law, and is responsible for the overall management of each Fund’s business affairs.
 
Administrator and Transfer Agent. Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (the “Administrator” or the “Transfer Agent,” as appropriate), 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, serves as the Funds’ administrator, transfer agent and fund accounting agent. Management and administrative services of the Administrator include (i) providing office space, equipment and officers and clerical personnel to the Funds, (ii) obtaining valuations, calculating net asset values and performing other accounting, tax and financial services, (iii) recordkeeping, (iv) regulatory, compliance and reporting services, (v) processing shareholder account transactions and disbursing dividends and distributions, and (vi) supervising custodial and other third party services.
 
Custodian. U.S. Bank, N.A., 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, serves as the custodian of the Funds’ securities.
 
Distributor. Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) is the principal underwriter for each Fund and serves as the exclusive agent for the distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor may sell each Fund’s shares to or through qualified securities dealers or other approved entities.
 
Other Expenses. In addition to the investment advisory fees, each Fund pays all expenses not expressly assumed by the Adviser, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of its independent registered public accounting firm and of its legal counsel; the costs of printing and mailing to shareholders annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements, prospectuses, SAIs and supplements thereto; bank transaction charges and custody fees; any costs associated with shareholder meetings, including proxy solicitors’ fees and expenses; registration and filing fees; federal, state or local income or other taxes; interest; membership fees of the Investment Company Institute and similar organizations; fidelity bond and liability insurance premiums; and any extraordinary expenses, such as indemnification payments or damages awarded in litigation or settlements made.
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses. In the sections entitled “Fund Summary: CM Advisers Fund – Fees and Expenses of the Fund” and “Fund Summary: CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund – Fees and Expenses of the Fund”, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are based upon the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010. In the sections entitled “Fund Summary: CM Advisers Opportunity Fund – Fees and Expenses of the Fund” and “Fund Summary: CM Advisers Value Fund – Fees and Expenses of the Fund”, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are based upon estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
 
 
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How Net Asset Value is Determined


The net asset value (“NAV”) of each Fund’s shares is calculated as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for business. Currently, the NYSE is closed on weekends and in recognition of the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. To calculate a Fund’s NAV, its assets are valued and totaled, liabilities are subtracted, and the balance is divided by the number of shares outstanding. Each Fund generally values its portfolio securities at their current market values determined on the basis of readily available market quotations. Securities and assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or which cannot be accurately valued using the Funds’ normal pricing procedures are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies approved by the Board. Fair value pricing may be used, for example, in situations where (i) a portfolio security is so thinly traded, such as a small-cap stock, or so recently issued that there have been no transactions for that security over an extended period of time; (ii) an event occurs after the close of the exchange on which a portfolio security is principally traded that is likely to have changed the value of the portfolio security prior to the Funds’ NAV calculation; (iii) the value of a portfolio security, such as a fixed income security which is typically valued within a matrix pricing system, cannot be made by analogy to a comparable security; (iv) the exchange on which the portfolio security is principally traded closes early; or (v) trading of the particular portfolio security is halted during the day and does not resume prior to the Funds’ NAV calculation. Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board, the Adviser consults with the Administrator on a regular basis regarding the need for fair value pricing. The Adviser is responsible for notifying the Board (or the Trust’s Fair Value Committee) when it believes that fair value pricing is required for a particular security. The Funds’ policies regarding fair value pricing are intended to result in a calculation of each Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects portfolio security values as of the time of pricing. A portfolio security’s “fair value” price may differ from the price next available for that portfolio security using the Funds’ normal pricing procedures, and the fair value price may differ substantially from the price at which the security may ultimately be traded or sold. The Board monitors and evaluates the Funds’ use of fair value pricing, and periodically reviews the results of any fair valuation under the Funds’ policies. To the extent any assets of a Fund are invested in other open-end investment companies that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund’s NAV with respect to those assets is calculated based upon the NAV of such registered open-end investment companies, and the prospectuses for these companies explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing. If securities in which the Funds invest are listed primarily on foreign exchanges that trade on weekends or other days when the Funds do not price their shares, the NAV of the Funds’ shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Funds.
 
Your order to purchase or redeem Fund shares is priced at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form. See “How to Buy Shares” and “How to Redeem Shares” for instructions regarding the “proper form” for purchase and redemption orders, respectively. Redemptions of Fund shares may be subject to a redemption fee (see “How to Redeem Shares - Redemption Fee” for details).
 
 
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How to Buy Shares


Shares of each Fund may be purchased without imposition of an initial sales charge. Shares of each Fund are available for purchase every day the NYSE is open for business, at the Fund’s NAV next calculated after receipt of the purchase order in proper form. Each Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request and suspend its offering of shares at any time. Confirmations of all purchases or redemptions of Fund shares will be mailed to you if shares are purchased through the Fund. Certificates representing shares are not issued.
 
Minimum Initial Investment. Shares may be purchased by any account managed by the Adviser and any other institutional investor or any broker-dealer authorized to sell shares of the Funds. The minimum initial investment is generally $2,500 for taxable accounts and $1,000 for tax deferred and tax exempt accounts. These minimum investment requirements may be waived or reduced for any reason at the discretion of the Adviser.
 
Opening an Account. An account may be opened by mail or bank wire, as follows:
 
By Mail. To open a new account by mail:
 
 
Complete and sign the account application.
 
 
Enclose a check payable to the applicable Fund.
 
 
Mail the application and the check to the Transfer Agent at the following address:
 
CM Advisers Family of Funds
c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707
 
When shares are purchased by check, the proceeds from the redemption of those shares may not be paid until the purchase check has been converted to federal funds, which could take up to 15 calendar days from the date of purchase. If an order to purchase shares is canceled because your check does not clear, you will be responsible for any resulting losses or other fees incurred by the Funds or the Transfer Agent in the transaction. The Funds do not accept third party checks, checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions, cash, drafts, money orders, cashier’s checks less than $10,000, traveler’s checks, credit card checks, “starter” checks or post-dated checks.
 
By sending your check to the Funds, please be aware that you are authorizing the Funds to make a one-time electronic debit from your account at the financial institution indicated on your check. Your bank account will be debited as early as the same day the Funds receive your payment in the amount of your check; no additional amount will be added to the total. The transaction will appear on your bank statement. Your original check will be destroyed once processed, and you will not receive your canceled check back. If the Funds cannot post the transaction electronically, you authorize the Funds to present an image copy of your check for payment.
 
 
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By Wire Transfer. To open a new account by wire transfer from your financial institution, call the Transfer Agent at 1-888-859-5856. A representative will assist you in obtaining an account application by telecopy or mail, which must be completed, signed and telecopied or mailed to the Transfer Agent before payment by wire may be made.
 
The Funds require advance notification of all wire purchases in order to ensure that the wire is received in proper form and that your account is subsequently credited in a timely fashion for a given trade date. Failure to notify the Transfer Agent prior to the transmittal of the bank wire may result in a delay in purchasing shares of the Funds. An order is considered received when the Funds receive payment by wire in proper form. However, the completed and signed account application must be mailed to the Transfer Agent on the same day the wire payment is made. See “Opening an Account – By Mail” above. Your financial institution may charge a fee for wiring funds.
 
Through Your Broker or Financial Institution. Shares of the Funds may be purchased through certain brokerage firms and financial institutions that are authorized to accept orders on behalf of the Funds and such organizations may be authorized to designate intermediaries to accept orders on behalf of the Funds. Orders will be priced at the NAV next determined after your order is received by such organization, or its authorized designee, in proper form. These organizations may charge you transaction fees on purchases of Fund shares and may impose other charges or restrictions or account options that differ from those applicable to shareholders who purchase shares directly through the Funds. These organizations may be the shareholders of record of your shares. The Funds are not responsible for ensuring that the organizations carry out their obligations to their customers. Shareholders investing in this manner should look to the organization through which they invest for specific instructions on how to purchase and redeem shares.
 
Subsequent Investments. Once an account is opened, additional purchases of Fund shares may be made at any time. There is no minimum additional investment amount except for those participating in an automatic investment plan described below. Additional purchases may be made:
 
 
By sending a check, made payable to the applicable Fund, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707. Be sure to note your account number on the memo line of your check. The shareholder will be responsible for any fees incurred or losses suffered by the Funds as a result of any check returned for insufficient funds.
 
 
By wire transfer from your financial institution as described under “Opening an Account – By Wire Transfer.” Shareholders should call the Transfer Agent at 1-888-859-5856 before wiring funds.
 
 
Through your brokerage firm or other financial institution.
 
 
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Automatic Investment Plan and Direct Deposit Plan. You may make automatic monthly or quarterly investments in a Fund from your bank, savings and loan or other depository institution account. The minimum investment must be $100 under the automatic investment plan and investments are made on the 15th and/or last business day of the month. The Transfer Agent currently pays the costs of this service, but reserves the right, upon 30 days’ written notice, to make reasonable charges. Your depository institution may impose its own charge for making transfers from your account.
 
Your employer may offer a direct deposit plan which will allow you to have all or a portion of your paycheck transferred automatically to purchase shares of a Fund. Social Security recipients may have all or a portion of their social security check transferred automatically to purchase shares of a Fund. Please call 1-888-859-5856 for more information.
 
Purchases in Kind. Each Fund may accept securities in lieu of cash in payment for the purchase of shares of the Fund. The acceptance of such securities is at the sole discretion of the Funds based upon the suitability of the securities as an investment for the Fund, the marketability of such securities, and other factors which the Funds may deem appropriate. If accepted, the securities will be valued using the same criteria and methods utilized for valuing securities to compute a Fund’s NAV.
 
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 that opens a new account, and to determine whether such person’s name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists and terrorist organizations. As a result, the Funds must obtain the following information for each person that opens a new account:
 
 
Name;
 
 
Date of birth (for individuals);
 
 
Residential or business street address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing); and
 
 
Social security number, taxpayer identification number, or other identifying number.
 
You may also be asked for a copy of your driver’s license, passport, or other identifying document in order to verify your identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify your identity by cross-referencing your identification information with a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other entities. Federal law prohibits the Funds and other financial institutions from opening a new account unless they receive the minimum identifying information listed above.
 
After an account is opened, the Funds may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. The Funds also may close your account or take other appropriate action if they are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV next calculated after the account is closed. In each case, your redemption
 
 
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proceeds may be worth more or less than your original investment. The Funds will not be responsible for any loss incurred due to the Funds’ inability to verify your identity.
 
Frequent Trading Policies. Frequent purchases and redemptions (“Frequent Trading”) of shares of a Fund may present a number of risks to other shareholders of the Fund. These risks may include, among other things, dilution in the value of shares of the Fund held by long-term shareholders, interference with the efficient management by the Adviser of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, and increased brokerage and administration costs. Due to the potential of a thin market for a Fund’s portfolio securities, as well as overall adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions affecting the sale price of portfolio securities, a Fund could face untimely losses as a result of having to sell portfolio securities prematurely to meet redemptions. Frequent Trading may also increase portfolio turnover which may result in increased capital gains taxes for shareholders of the Funds. These capital gains could likely include short-term capital gains taxed at ordinary income tax rates.
 
The Board has adopted a policy that is intended to identify and discourage Frequent Trading by shareholders of the Funds. Under the Funds’ policy, the Adviser has the discretion to refuse to accept further purchase and/or exchange orders from an investor if the Adviser believes the investor has a pattern of Frequent Trading that the Adviser considers not to be in the best interests of the other shareholders. To assist the Adviser in identifying possible Frequent Trading patterns, the Transfer Agent provides a daily record of each Fund’s shareholder trades to the Adviser. The Transfer Agent also assists the Adviser in monitoring and testing shareholder purchase and redemption orders for possible incidents of Frequent Trading.
 
Under the Funds’ policy regarding Frequent Trading, the Funds intend to limit investments from investor accounts that purchase and redeem shares over a period of less than 10 days in which (i) the redemption amount is within 10 percent of the previous purchase amount(s); (ii) the redemption amount is greater than $10,000; and (iii) two or more such redemptions occur during a 60 calendar day period. In the event such a purchase and redemption pattern occurs, an investor account and any other account with the same taxpayer identification number will be precluded from investing in the Funds (including investments that are part of an exchange transaction) for at least 30 calendar days after the redemption transaction.
 
The Funds do not accommodate frequent purchases or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
The Funds use all reasonable means available to ensure these restrictions are applied uniformly. However, when financial intermediaries establish omnibus accounts in a Fund for their clients, the Fund may not be able to monitor the individual clients’ trading activity. The Funds review trading activity at the omnibus account level, and look for activity that may indicate potential Frequent Trading or market timing. If a Fund detects suspicious trading activity, the Fund will seek the assistance of the intermediary to investigate that trading activity and take appropriate action, including prohibiting additional purchases of Fund shares by the intermediary and/or its client. Each intermediary that offers a Fund’s shares through an omnibus account has entered into an information sharing agreement with the Fund designed to assist the Fund in stopping Frequent Trading. Intermediaries may apply frequent trading policies that
 
 
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differ from those described in this Prospectus. If you invest with the Funds through an intermediary, please read that firm’s program materials carefully to learn of any rules or fees that may apply.
 
A redemption fee is charged on redemptions of shares of any Fund occurring within 180 days of the purchase of such shares. The fee is intended to defray the costs of liquidating an investor’s position in the Fund and to discourage Frequent Trading of Fund shares. See the section entitled “How to Redeem Shares – Redemption Fees” for additional information on the redemption fee.
 
Although the Funds have taken steps to discourage Frequent Trading of Fund shares, they cannot guarantee that such trading will not occur.
 
How to Exchange Shares


Shares of each Fund may be exchanged for shares of any other Fund. You must meet the minimum investment requirements for the Fund into which you are exchanging. The exchange of shares of one Fund for shares of another Fund is treated, for federal income tax purposes, as a sale on which you may realize a taxable gain or loss.
 
Shares of a Fund acquired by means of an exchange will be purchased at the NAV next determined after acceptance of the exchange request by the Transfer Agent. Exchanges may be made by sending a written request to the Transfer Agent, or by calling 1-888-859-5856. Please provide the following information:
 
 
Your name and telephone number
 
 
The exact name of your account and your account number
 
 
Taxpayer identification number (usually your Social Security number)
 
 
Dollar value or number of shares to be exchanged
 
 
The name of the Fund from which the exchange is to be made
 
 
The name of the Fund into which the exchange is being made
 
The registration and taxpayer identification numbers of the two accounts involved in the exchange must be identical. To prevent the abuse of the exchange privilege to the disadvantage of other shareholders, the Funds reserve the right to terminate or modify the exchange privilege upon 60 days notice to shareholders.
 
The Transfer Agent requires personal identification before accepting any exchange request by telephone, and telephone exchange instructions may be recorded. If reasonable procedures are followed by the Transfer Agent, neither the Transfer Agent nor the Funds will be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. In the event of drastic economic or market changes, a shareholder may experience difficulty in exchanging shares by telephone. If such a case should occur, sending exchange instructions by mail should be considered.
 
 
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How to Redeem Shares


Shares of each Fund may be redeemed on any day on which the Fund computes its NAV. Shares are redeemed at their NAV next determined after receipt of your redemption request in proper form. Redemption requests may be made by mail or by telephone.
 
By Mail. You may redeem shares by mailing a written request to CM Advisers Family of Funds, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707. Written requests must state the shareholder’s name, the name of the Fund, the account number and the shares or dollar amount to be redeemed and be signed exactly as the shares are registered.
 
If the shares to be redeemed have a value of greater than $50,000, or if the payment of the proceeds of a redemption of any amount is to be sent to a person other than the shareholder of record or to an address other than that on record with the Fund, you must have all signatures on written redemption requests guaranteed. If the name(s) or the address on your account has changed within the previous 30 days of your redemption request, the request must be made in writing with your signature guaranteed, regardless of the value of the shares being redeemed. The Transfer Agent will accept signatures guaranteed by a domestic bank or trust company, broker, dealer, clearing agency, savings association or other financial institution which participates in the STAMP Medallion program sponsored by the Securities Transfer Association. Signature guarantees from financial institutions which do not participate in the STAMP Medallion program will not be accepted. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee. The Transfer Agent has adopted standards for accepting signature guarantees from the above institutions. The Funds and the Transfer Agent reserve the right to amend these standards at any time without notice.
 
Redemption requests by corporate and fiduciary shareholders must be accompanied by appropriate documentation establishing the authority of the person seeking to act on behalf of the account. Forms of resolutions and other documentation to assist in compliance with the Transfer Agent’s procedures may be obtained by calling the Transfer Agent.
 
By Telephone. Unless you specifically decline the telephone redemption privilege on your account application, you may also redeem shares having a value of $50,000 or less by telephone by calling the Transfer Agent at 1-888-859-5856.
 
Telephone redemptions may be requested only if the proceeds are to be sent to the shareholder of record and mailed to the address on record with the Funds. Telephone redemption privileges and account designations may be changed by sending the Transfer Agent a written request with all signatures guaranteed as described above. The Transfer Agent requires personal identification before accepting any redemption request by telephone, and telephone redemption instructions may be recorded. If reasonable procedures are followed by the Transfer Agent, neither the Transfer Agent nor the Funds will be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. In the event of drastic economic or market changes, a shareholder may experience difficulty in redeeming shares by telephone. If such a case should occur, redemption by mail should be considered.
 
 
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By Wire Transfer. Redemption requests may direct that the proceeds be wired directly to your existing account in any commercial bank or brokerage firm in the United States as designated on your application. If your instructions request a redemption by wire, you will be charged a $15 processing fee by the Custodian. The Funds reserve the right, upon 30 days’ written notice, to change the processing fee. All charges will be deducted from your account by redemption of shares in your account. Your bank or brokerage firm may also impose a charge for processing the wire. In the event that wire transfer of funds is impossible or impractical, the redemption proceeds will be sent by mail to the address of record for the account.
 
Through Your Broker or Financial Institution. You may also redeem your shares through a brokerage firm or financial institution that has been authorized to accept orders on behalf of the Funds. Your redemption will be processed at the NAV next determined after your order is received by such organization, or its authorized designee, in proper form. NAV is normally determined at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. Your brokerage firm or financial institution may require a redemption request to be received at an earlier time during the day in order for your redemption to be effective as of the day the order is received. These organizations may be authorized to designate other intermediaries to act in this capacity. Such an organization may charge you transaction fees on redemptions of Fund shares and may impose other charges or restrictions or account options that differ from those applicable to shareholders who redeem shares directly through the Transfer Agent.
 
Receiving Payment. The Funds normally make payment for all shares redeemed within 7 days after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a redemption request in proper form. A wire of redemption proceeds normally will be sent on the business day following the redemption request. However, when shares are purchased by check, the proceeds from the redemption of those shares will not be paid until the purchase check has been converted to federal funds, which could take up to 15 calendar days. Under unusual circumstances as provided by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Funds may suspend the right of redemption or delay payment of redemption proceeds for more than 7 days.
 
Redemption Fee. A redemption fee of 1% of the dollar value of the shares redeemed, payable to the applicable Fund, is imposed on any redemption of shares of any Fund occurring within 180 days of the date of purchase. No redemption fee will be imposed on involuntary redemptions of accounts below the minimum investment amount, the redemption of shares representing reinvested dividends or capital gains distributions, or on amounts representing capital appreciation of shares. In determining whether a redemption fee is applicable to a particular redemption, it is assumed that the redemption is first of shares acquired pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and next of other shares held by the shareholder for the longest period of time. The redemption fee is also waived on required distributions from IRA accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70 1/2, and for any partial or complete redemption following death or disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) of a shareholder named on the account. This exemption is available only for shares held at the time of death or initial determination of disability and if the Fund is notified of the requested exemption at the time of the redemption request. The Funds may require further documentation in connection with these waivers.
 
 
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Minimum Account Balance. Due to the high cost of maintaining shareholder accounts, the Funds may involuntarily redeem shares in an account, and pay the proceeds to the shareholder, if the shareholder’s account balance falls below the minimum initial investment required for your type of account (see “Minimum Initial Investment” above) due to shareholder redemptions. This does not apply, however, if the balance falls below the minimum solely because of a decline in a Fund’s NAV. Before shares are redeemed to close an account, the shareholder is notified in writing and allowed 30 days to purchase additional shares to meet the minimum account balance requirement.
 
Redemptions in Kind. The Funds reserve the right to make payment for a redemption in securities rather than cash, which is known as a “redemption in kind.” This would be done only under extraordinary circumstances and if a Fund deems it advisable for the benefit of all shareholders, such as a very large redemption that could affect Fund operations (for example, more than 1% of a Fund’s net assets). A redemption in kind will consist of securities equal in market value to your shares. When you convert these securities to cash, you will pay brokerage charges.
 
Distributions


Each Fund expects to distribute substantially all of its net investment income to its shareholders quarterly and its net realized capital gains at least annually. Absent instructions to pay distributions in cash, distributions will be reinvested automatically in additional shares of the Fund.
 
Federal Taxes


The following information is meant as a general summary for U.S. taxpayers. Additional information appears in the SAI. Shareholders should rely on their own tax advisors for advice about the particular federal, state, and local tax consequences of investing in the Funds.
 
Shareholders may elect to receive dividends from net investment income or capital gain distributions, if any, in cash or reinvest them in additional Fund shares. Although a Fund will not be taxed on amounts it distributes, shareholders will generally be taxed on distributions, regardless of whether distributions are paid by the Fund in cash or are reinvested in additional Fund shares.
 
Distributions attributable to net investment income and short-term capital gains are generally taxed as ordinary income, although certain income dividends may be taxed to non-corporate shareholders at long-term capital gains rates. Distributions of long-term capital gains are generally taxed as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long a shareholder has held Fund shares. Distributions may be subject to state and local taxes, as well as federal taxes.
 
In general, a shareholder who sells or redeems shares will realize a capital gain or loss, which will be long-term or short-term depending upon the shareholder’s holding period for the Fund shares. An exchange of shares is treated as a sale and any gain may be subject to tax.
 
 
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As with all mutual funds, a Fund may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax (presently at the rate of 28%) for all distributions payable to shareholders who fail to provide the Fund with their correct taxpayer identification numbers or to make required certifications, or who have been notified by the IRS that they are subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax; rather, it is a way in which the IRS ensures it will collect taxes otherwise due. Any amounts withheld by a Fund may be credited against a shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability.
 
You will normally be notified by February 15 of each year about the federal tax status of distributions made by the Funds during the prior year. Depending on your residence for tax purposes, distributions also may be subject to state and local taxes.
 
Shareholders should consult with their own tax advisors to ensure that distributions and sales of Fund shares are treated appropriately on their income tax returns.
 
Financial Highlights


The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for the past 5 years (or if shorter, the period of the Fund’s operations). Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Funds (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by BBD, LLP (formerly known as Briggs, Bunting & Dougherty, LLP), whose report, along with the Funds’ financial statements, is included in the annual report to shareholders, which may be obtained at no charge by calling the Funds. Information is not provided for the Opportunity Fund or the Value Fund because these Funds had not yet commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus.
 
 
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CM ADVISERS FUND
 
Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each year:

   
Years Ended
 
 
 
February 28, 2010
   
February 28, 2009
   
February 29, 2008
   
February 28, 2007
   
February 28, 2006
 
Net asset value at beginning of year
  $ 5.71     $ 10.25     $ 12.75     $ 12.11     $ 11.50  
                                         
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.03       0.10       0.14       0.19       0.17  
Net realized and unrealized gains
(losses) on investments
    3.24       (4.26 )     (2.19 )     1.00       1.11  
Total from investment operations
    3.27       (4.16 )     (2.05 )     1.19       1.28  
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.03 )     (0.10 )     (0.16 )     (0.19 )     (0.15 )
Distributions from net realized gains
          (0.28 )     (0.29 )     (0.36 )     (0.52 )
Total distributions
    (0.03 )     (0.38 )     (0.45 )     (0.55 )     (0.67 )
                                         
Proceeds from redemption fees collected
    0.00 (a)     0.00 (a)     0.00 (a)     0.00 (a)     0.00 (a)
                                         
Net asset value at end of year
  $ 8.95     $ 5.71     $ 10.25     $ 12.75     $ 12.11  
                                         
Total return (b)
    57.39%       (41.21% )     (16.43% )     9.88%       11.31%  
                                         
Ratios and supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets at end of year (000's)
  $ 146,190     $ 103,367     $ 209,111     $ 268,861     $ 187,557  
                                         
Ratio of gross expenses
to average net assets
    1.50%       1.48%       1.46%       1.50%       1.83%  
                                         
Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets (c)
    1.49%       1.48%       1.46%       1.50%       1.50%  
                                         
Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets (c)
    0.41%       1.09%       1.07%       1.70%       1.86%  
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate
    19%       23%       66%       22%       19%  
 
(a)
Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(b)
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(c)
Ratio was determined after investment advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 
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CM ADVISERS FIXED INCOME FUND
 
Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 
 
Year Ended February 28, 2010
   
Year Ended February 28, 2009
   
Year Ended February 29, 2008
   
Period Ended February 28, 2007(a)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period
  $ 9.99     $ 11.01     $ 10.66     $ 10.00  
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                               
Net investment income
    0.32       0.26       0.25       0.29  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
on investments
    1.19       (0.38 )     0.57       0.84  
Total from investment operations
    1.51       (0.12 )     0.82       1.13  
                                 
Less distributions:
                               
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.32 )     (0.21 )     (0.25 )     (0.29 )
Distributions from net realized gains
    (0.04 )     (0.70 )     (0.22 )      
In excess of net investment income
                      (0.18 )
Total distributions
    (0.36 )     (0.91 )     (0.47 )     (0.47 )
                                 
Proceeds from redemption fees collected
    0.00 (b)     0.01       0.00 (b)     0.00 (b)
                                 
Net asset value at end of period
  $ 11.14     $ 9.99     $ 11.01     $ 10.66  
                                 
Total return (c)
    15.45%       (0.60% )     8.05%       11.39% (d)
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:
                               
Net assets at end of period (000's)
  $ 46,424     $ 19,417     $ 12,825     $ 3,126  
                                 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets
    1.06%       1.54%       2.28%       7.28% (e)
                                 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (f)
    1.06%       1.50%       1.50%       1.50% (e)
                                 
Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets (f)
    3.31%       2.77%       2.79%       3.28% (e)
                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
    0%       37%       188%       0%  
 
(a)
Represents the period from the commencement of operations (March 24, 2006) through February 28, 2007.
(b)
Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c)
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Annualized.
(f)
Ratio was determined after investment advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 
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Rev. June 2010
Privacy Notice
FACTS
WHAT DOES THE CM ADVISERS FAMILY OF FUNDS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
   
Why?
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
   
What?
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
§ Social Security number
§ Assets
§ Retirement Assets
§ Transaction History
§ Checking Account Information
§ Purchase History
§ Account Balances
§ Account Transactions
§ Wire Transfer Instructions
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
   
How?
All financial companies need to share your personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons the CM Advisers Family of Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
       
Reasons we can share your personal information
Does the CM
Advisers
Family of
Funds share?
Can you limit
this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes –
Such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus
Yes
No
For our marketing purposes –
to offer our products and services to you
No
We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies
No
We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your transactions and experiences
No
We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness
No
We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you
No
We don’t share
   
Questions?
Call 1-888-859-5856

 
 

 

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Who we are
Who is providing this notice?
CM Advisers Family of Funds
Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (Distributor)
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (Administrator)
What we do
How does the CM Advisers Family of Funds protect my personal information?
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.
How does the CM Advisers Family of Funds collect my personal information?
We collect your personal information, for example, when you
§ Open an account
§ Provide account information
§ Give us your contact information
§ Make deposits or withdrawals from your account
§ Make a wire transfer
§ Tell us where to send the money
§ Tells us who receives the money
§ Show your government-issued ID
§ Show your driver’s license
We also collect your personal information from other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing?
Federal law gives you the right to limit only
§ Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness
§ Affiliates from using your information to market to you
§ Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
   
Definitions
Affiliates
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
§ Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. (d/b/a CM Fund Advisers), the investment adviser to the CM Advisers Family of Funds, could be deemed to be an affiliate.
Nonaffiliates
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies
§ The CM Advisers Family of Funds does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
§ The CM Advisers Family of Funds does not jointly market.

 
 

 

For More Information 


The SAI provides more detailed information about each Fund and is incorporated by reference into, and is legally part of, this Prospectus. A description of each Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of its portfolio securities is available in the SAI.
 
Additional information about the Funds’ investments is available in the annual and semiannual reports to shareholders. In the Funds’ annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and strategies that significantly affected each Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year.
 
To obtain a free copy of the SAI, the annual and semiannual reports or other information about the Funds, or to make inquiries about the Funds, please call Toll-Free
 
1-888-859-5856
 
This Prospectus, the SAI and the most recent annual and semiannual reports are also available without charge on the Funds’ website at www.cmadvisersfunds.com or upon written request to Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. (d/b/a CM Fund Advisers), 805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430, Austin, Texas 78746.
 
Only one copy of a Prospectus or an annual or semiannual report will be sent to each household address. This process, known as “Householding,” is used for most required shareholder mailings. (It does not apply to confirmations of transactions and account statements, however.) You may, of course, request an additional copy of a Prospectus or an annual or semiannual report at any time by calling or writing the Funds. You may also request that Householding be eliminated from all your required mailings.
 
Information about the Funds (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-202-551-8090. Reports and other information about the Funds are available on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of information on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
 
 
CM Advisers Family of Funds Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21260
 
 
 

 
 
CM Advisers Family of Funds

CM Advisers Fund
Ticker CMAFX

CM Advisers Opportunity Fund
Ticker  _____

CM Advisers Value Fund
Ticker _____

CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund
Ticker CMFIX

805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430
Austin, Texas 78746


STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 October _, 2010

The CM Advisers Fund, the CM Advisers Opportunity Fund, the CM Advisers Value Fund and the CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a series of the CM Advisers Family of Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

This Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) is not a prospectus, and it should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ prospectus dated October _, 2010, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Prospectus”).  This SAI is incorporated by reference in its entirety into the Prospectus.  No investment in shares of the Funds should be made solely upon the information contained in the SAI.  Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained, without charge, by calling the Funds at 1-888-859-5856 or by writing to Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. d/b/a CM Fund Advisers, the Funds’ investment adviser (the “Adviser”) at the following address:

Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. d/b/a CM Fund Advisers
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430
Austin, Texas 78746

The Funds issue an annual report (the “Annual Report”) after the end of each fiscal year that includes a report from the Funds’ management on each Fund’s operation and performance, and audited financial statements for each Fund.  Information from the Annual Report is incorporated by reference into this SAI.  Copies of the Annual Report may be obtained at no charge by calling or writing the Funds at the phone number and address shown above.
 
 
 

 
 
CM ADVISERS FAMILY OF FUNDS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND RISKS
1
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
16
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE ALLOCATION
19
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST
21
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
23
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
28
CODE OF ETHICS
33
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM
33
PROXY VOTING POLICIES
33
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
34
PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
36
NET ASSET VALUE
38
ADDITIONAL TAX INFORMATION
39
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PERFORMANCE
42
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
45
APPENDIX A - Description of Ratings
46
APPENDIX B – Proxy Voting Policies
51
 
 
 

 
 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND RISKS

The CM Advisers Family of Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on November 22, 2002 as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered with the SEC as an open-end management investment company.  The CM Advisers Fund (the “Advisers Fund”), the CM Advisers Value Fund (the “Value Fund”), the CM Advisers Opportunity Fund (the “Opportunity Fund”) and the CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund (the “Fixed Income Fund”) are each a separate diversified series of the Trust.  The Prospectus describes the Funds’ investment objectives and principal investment strategies, as well as the principal investment risks of the Funds.  The following descriptions and policies supplement these descriptions, and also include descriptions of certain types of investments that may be made by the Funds but are not principal investment strategies of the Funds.  Attached to this SAI is Appendix A, which contains descriptions of the rating symbols used by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations for certain securities in which the Funds may invest.
 
           General Investment Risks.  All investments in securities and other financial instruments involve a risk of financial loss.  No assurance can be given that a Fund’s investment program will be successful.  Investors should carefully review the descriptions of the Funds’ investments and their risks described in the Prospectus and this SAI.
 
Equity Securities.  The equity portion of the portfolios of the Advisers Fund, the Opportunity Fund and the Value Fund will generally be comprised of common stocks traded on domestic securities exchanges or on the over-the-counter market.  The equity portion of the portfolio of the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may also include shares of foreign issuers in the form of American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”), shares of other registered investment companies (“RICs”), including exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, and convertible bonds.
 
Prices of equity securities in which the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund invest may fluctuate in response to many factors, including, but not limited to, the activities of the individual companies whose securities a Fund owns, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes.  Such price fluctuations subject the Funds to potential losses.  In addition, regardless of any one company’s particular prospects, a declining stock market may produce a decline in prices for all equity securities, which could also result in losses for a Fund.  Market declines may continue for an indefinite period of time, and investors should understand that during temporary or extended bear markets, the value of equity securities will decline.
 
Investments in Small-Cap Companies.  The Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund will invest primarily in securities of companies with small market capitalizations (“small cap companies”) and the Advisers Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in small cap companies.  Certain small cap companies may offer greater potential for capital appreciation than larger companies.  However, investors should note that this potential for greater capital appreciation is accompanied by a substantial risk of loss and that, by their very nature, investments in small cap companies tend to be very volatile and speculative.  Small cap companies may have a small share of the market for their products or services, their businesses may be limited to regional markets, or they may provide goods and services for a limited market.  For example, they may be developing or marketing new products or services for markets which are not yet established or may never become established.  In addition, small-cap companies may have or will develop only a regional market for products or services and thus be affected by local or regional market conditions.  Also, small cap companies may lack depth of management or they may be unable to generate funds necessary for growth or potential development, either internally or through external financing on favorable terms.  Such companies may also be insignificant in their industries and be subject to or become subject to intense competition from larger companies.  Also, small cap companies may not be well known to the investing public, may not be
 
 
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followed by the financial press or industry analysts, and may not have institutional ownership.  These factors may affect the Funds’ access to information about the companies and the stability of the markets for the companies’ securities.  Due to these and other factors, a Fund’s investments in small-cap companies may suffer significant losses.  Further, there is typically a smaller market for the securities of a small cap company than for securities of a large company.  Therefore, investments in small-cap companies may be less liquid and subject to significant price declines that result in losses for a Fund.
 
Investments in Mid Cap Companies.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may invest in mid-capitalization companies (“mid cap companies”).  Investing in the securities of mid cap companies generally involves greater risk than investing in larger, more established companies.  This greater risk is, in part, attributable to the fact that the securities of these companies usually have more limited marketability and, therefore, may be more volatile than securities of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general.  Because mid cap companies normally have fewer shares outstanding than larger companies, it may be more difficult to buy or sell significant amounts of such shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices.  Another risk factor is that mid cap companies often have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources and may lack management depth.  These companies are typically subject to greater changes in earnings and business prospects than are larger, more established companies.  Mid cap companies may be more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments.  In addition, mid cap companies may not be well known to the investing public, may not be followed by the financial press or industry analysts, and may not have institutional ownership.  These factors may affect a Fund’s access to information about the companies and the stability of the markets for the companies’ securities.  The risk exists that mid cap companies will not succeed, and the prices of the companies’ shares could dramatically decline in value.
 
Companies with Unusual Valuations Based on Many Traditional Methods.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may invest in securities of companies whose market prices grow and very quickly reflect unreasonable valuations by traditional valuation techniques.  Many of these types of companies have a low level of revenues relative to their market capitalization, and many are not yet profitable.

Since the prices of the securities of these companies do not reflect the usual relationships between price and corporate revenues, income or profits, investments in these securities are accompanied by a substantial risk of loss because of their volatility and speculative nature.  Numerous factors may cause the prices of these securities to fall precipitously, which may cause the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund or the Opportunity Fund to sustain substantial losses on any investments in such companies.  These factors include, but are not limited to, market participants evaluating these securities using more traditional valuation techniques, investors taking less interest in these securities, a general downturn in the market for these securities, or adverse changes in market participants’ expectations regarding the potential markets, revenues, income or profitability for these types of companies.
 
           Foreign Securities.  The Funds may invest in securities of foreign companies traded on United States (“U.S.”) national exchanges and over-the-counter domestic exchanges, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) that invest primarily in foreign securities and in foreign securities represented by ADRs, as described below.  The Opportunity Fund may also invest in foreign securities traded on foreign exchanges and that are denominated in foreign currencies.  Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the U.S. may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments.  For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws.  Foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers.  Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory
 
 
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taxation, limitation on the removal of cash or other assets of the Funds, political or financial instability, or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments.  Further, economies of particular countries or areas of the world may differ favorably or unfavorably from the economy of the U.S.  In addition, foreign securities and dividends and interest payable on those securities may be subject to foreign taxes, including taxes withheld from payments on those securities.  Foreign securities often trade with less frequency and volume than domestic securities and therefore may exhibit greater price volatility.  Changes in foreign exchange rates will affect the value of those securities which are denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.  Additional costs associated with an investment in foreign securities may include higher custodial fees than those applicable to domestic custodial arrangements, generally higher commission rates on foreign portfolio transactions, and transaction costs of foreign currency conversions.
 
ADRs provide a method whereby the Funds may invest in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the U.S.  ADRs are receipts typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company evidencing ownership of the underlying securities, and may be issued as sponsored or unsponsored programs.  In sponsored programs, an issuer has made arrangements to have its securities trade in the form of ADRs.  In unsponsored programs, the issuer may not be directly involved in the creation of the program.  Although regulatory requirements with respect to sponsored and unsponsored programs are generally similar, in some cases it may be easier to obtain financial information from an issuer that has participated in the creation of a sponsored program.
 
Convertible Securities.  Although the equity investments of the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund consist primarily of common and preferred stocks, the Funds may buy securities convertible into common stock if, for example, the Adviser believes that a company’s convertible securities are undervalued in the market.  Convertible securities eligible for purchase by the Advisers Fund include convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks, and warrants.  A warrant is an instrument issued by a corporation which gives the holder the right to subscribe to a specific amount of the corporation’s capital stock at a set price for a specified period of time.  Warrants do not represent ownership of the securities, but only the right to buy the securities.  The prices of warrants do not necessarily move parallel to the prices of underlying securities.  Warrants may be considered speculative in that they have no voting rights, pay no dividends, and have no rights with respect to the assets of a corporation issuing them.  Warrant positions will not be used to increase the leverage of the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund or the Opportunity Fund; consequently, warrant positions are generally accompanied by cash positions equivalent to the required exercise amount.  The ability of the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund to invest in warrants may be limited by the Fund’s investment restrictions.
 
Each Fund may invest in convertible bonds.  Convertible bonds are fixed income securities that may be converted at a stated price within a specified period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a different issuer. Convertible bonds are senior to common stocks in an issuer's capital structure, but are usually subordinated to similar non-convertible securities. 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 nonconvertible security), a convertible security also provides the investor the opportunity, through its conversion feature, to participate in the capital appreciation of the underlying common stock. Like other debt securities, the value of a convertible bond tends to vary inversely with the level of interest rates. However, to the extent that the market price of the underlying common stock approaches or exceeds the conversion price, the price of the convertible bond will be increasingly influenced by its conversion value (the security's worth, at market value, if converted into the underlying common stock).  Although to a lesser extent than with fixed-income securities, the market value of convertible bonds tends to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, tends to increase as interest rates decline. In addition, because of the conversion feature, the market value of convertible bonds tends
 
 
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to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying common stock. A unique feature of convertible securities is that as the market price of the underlying common stock declines, convertible securities tend to trade increasingly on a yield basis and so may not experience market value declines to the same extent as the underlying common stock. When the market price of the underlying common stock increases, the prices of the convertible securities tend to rise as a reflection of the value of the underlying common stock. While no securities investments are without risk, investments in convertible securities generally entail less risk than investments in common stock of the same issuer.

If a convertible security is converted into common stock, a Fund may hold the common stock for an extended period of time.  Prices of common stock may fluctuate in response to many factors, including, but not limited to, the activities of the individual companies whose stock a Fund owns, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes.  Such price fluctuations subject the Fund to potential losses.  In addition, regardless of any one company’s particular prospects, a declining stock market may produce a decline in prices for all stocks, which could also result in losses for the Funds.  Market declines may continue for an indefinite period of time, and investors should understand that during temporary or extended bear markets, the value of common stocks will decline.

Real Estate Securities.  The Funds will not invest in real estate (including mortgage loans and limited partnership interests), but the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may invest in readily marketable securities issued by companies that invest in real estate or interests therein.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may also invest in readily marketable interests in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).  REITs are generally publicly traded on the national stock exchanges and in the over-the-counter market and have varying degrees of liquidity.  Investments in real estate securities are subject to risks inherent in the real estate market, including risks related to changes in interest rates, possible declines in the value of real estate, adverse general and local economic conditions, possible lack of availability of mortgage funds, overbuilding in a given market and environmental problems.

Corporate and Municipal Fixed Income Securities.  The Funds’ fixed income investments may include corporate and municipal fixed income securities.  Corporate and municipal fixed income securities purchased by the Funds may be of any credit quality, maturity or yield.  Accordingly, the Funds’ fixed income securities may include “investment grade” securities (those rated at least Baa by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), BBB by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) or, if not rated, of equivalent quality in the Adviser’s opinion).  In addition, the Funds’ fixed income securities may include lower-rated fixed income securities including, without limitation, “junk” bonds.  Fixed income securities rated Baa by Moody’s or BBB by S&P or Fitch may be considered speculative and are subject to risks of non-payment of interest and principal.  Debt obligations rated lower than Baa by Moody’s or lower than BBB by S&P or Fitch are generally considered speculative and subject to significant risks of non-payment of interest and principal.  Descriptions of the quality ratings of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch are included as Appendix A to this SAI.  While the Adviser utilizes the ratings of various credit rating services as one factor in establishing creditworthiness, it relies primarily upon its own analysis of factors establishing creditworthiness.
 
Foreign Fixed Income Securities.  The Fixed Income Fund may invest in non-U.S. based fixed income securities, including foreign currency-denominated corporate and foreign government notes and bonds.  Investing in foreign fixed income securities have the same risks as investing in foreign securities generally.  In addition, foreign corporate bonds are subject to the risks that foreign companies may not be subject to uniform audit, financial reporting or disclosure standards, practices or requirements comparable to those found in the U.S., which may make it more difficult to evaluate the business and/or financial position of the issuer and the value of the bond.  Foreign government bonds are also subject to the risks
 
 
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that governmental issuers of fixed income securities may be unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due or may require that conditions for payment be renegotiated.

Investments in Emerging Markets.  The Fixed Income Fund may invest in emerging market fixed income securities.  Emerging market countries may include, among others, countries in Asia, Latin, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.  In addition to the general risk of investing in foreign securities and foreign fixed income securities described above, investing in emerging markets can involve greater and more unique risks than those associated with investing in more developed markets.  The securities markets of emerging countries are generally small, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile then securities markets of the U.S. and other developed markets.  The risks of investing in emerging markets include greater social, political and economic uncertainties.  Emerging market economics are often dependent upon a few commodities or natural resources that may be significantly adversely affected by volatile price movements against those commodities or natural resources.  Emerging market countries may experience high levels of inflation and currency devaluation and have fewer potential buyers for investments.  The securities markets and legal systems in emerging market countries may only be in a developmental stage and may provide few, or none, of the advantages and protections of markets or legal systems in more developed countries.  Some of these countries may have in the past failed to recognize private property rights and have at times nationalized or expropriated the assets of private companies.  Additionally, if settlements do not keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, they may be delayed, potentially causing the Fund’s assets to be uninvested, the Fund to miss investment opportunities and potential returns, and the Fund to be unable to sell an investment.  As a result of these various risks, investments in emerging markets are considered to be speculative and may be highly volatile.

Money Market Instruments.  The Funds may invest in money market instruments.  Money market instruments include, without limitation, U.S. government obligations or certain types of corporate debt obligations (including those subject to repurchase agreements), Banker’s Acceptances and Certificates of Deposit of domestic branches of U.S. banks, Commercial Paper, and Variable Amount Demand Master Notes (“Master Notes”).  Banker’s Acceptances are time drafts drawn on and “accepted” by a bank.  When a bank “accepts” such a time draft, it assumes liability for its payment.  When a Fund acquires a Banker’s Acceptance, the bank that “accepted” the time draft is liable for payment of interest and principal when due.  The Banker’s Acceptance carries the full faith and credit of such bank.  A Certificate of Deposit (“CD”) is an unsecured, interest bearing debt obligation of a bank.  Commercial Paper is an unsecured, short-term debt obligation of a bank, corporation, or other borrower.  Commercial Paper maturity generally ranges from 2 to 270 days and is usually sold on a discounted basis rather than as an interest-bearing instrument.  The Fixed Income Fund may invest in Commercial Paper of any rating, while the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund will invest in Commercial Paper only if it is rated in one of the top two rating categories by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch or, if not rated, is of equivalent quality in the Adviser’s opinion.  Commercial Paper may include Master Notes of the same quality.  Master Notes are unsecured obligations which are redeemable upon demand of the holder and which permit the investment of fluctuating amounts at varying rates of interest.  Master Notes will be acquired by a Fund only through the Master Note program of the Fund’s custodian bank, acting as administrator thereof.  The Adviser will monitor, on a continuous basis, the earnings power, cash flow, and other liquidity ratios of the issuer of a Master Note held by a Fund.
 
U.S. Government Securities.  The Funds may invest in U.S. government securities.  U.S. government securities include U.S. government obligations such as U.S. Treasury notes, U.S. Treasury bonds, and U.S. Treasury bills, and obligations guaranteed by the U.S. government such as obligations of Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) and Overseas Private Investment Corporation (“OPIC”), as well as obligations of U.S. government authorities, agencies and instrumentalities such as Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), Federal Housing Administration, Federal Farm Credit Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank,
 
 
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Student Loan Marketing Association, Small Business Administration and Tennessee Valley Authority.  U.S. government securities may be acquired subject to repurchase agreements.  While obligations of some U.S. government sponsored entities are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (e.g., GNMA and OPIC), others are not.  No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities that are not supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, since it is not obligated to do so by law.  The guarantee of the U.S. government does not extend to the yield or value of a Fund’s shares.
 
           Repurchase Agreements.  The Funds may invest in repurchase agreements.  A repurchase agreement transaction occurs when an investor purchases a security (normally a U.S. government security), then resells it to the vendor (normally a member bank of the Federal Reserve or a registered government securities dealer) and is required to deliver the security (and/or securities substituted for them under the repurchase agreement) to the vendor on an agreed upon date in the future.  The repurchase price exceeds the purchase price by an amount which reflects an agreed upon market interest rate effective for the period of time during which the repurchase agreement is in effect.  Delivery pursuant to the resale normally will occur within one to seven days of the purchase.  Repurchase agreements are considered “loans” under the 1940 Act, collateralized by the underlying security.  The Trust has implemented procedures to monitor on a continuous basis the value of the collateral serving as security for repurchase obligations.  The Adviser will consider the creditworthiness of the vendor.  If the vendor fails to pay the agreed upon resale price on the delivery date, the Funds will retain or attempt to dispose of the collateral.  The Funds’ risk is that such default may include any decline in value of the collateral to an amount which is less than 100% of the repurchase price, any costs of disposing of such collateral, and any loss resulting from any delay in foreclosing on the collateral.  Each Fund will not enter into any repurchase agreement that would cause more than 15% of its net assets to be invested in repurchase agreements that extend beyond seven days.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements.  Reverse repurchase agreements are repurchase agreements in which the Fund is the seller (rather than the buyer) of the securities, and agrees to repurchase them at an agreed upon time and price.  A reverse repurchase agreement may be viewed as a type of borrowing by the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund or the Opportunity Fund.  Reverse repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks.  In addition, reverse repurchase agreements create leverage risks because the Fund must repurchase the underlying security at a higher price, regardless of the market value of the security at the time of repurchase.
 
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in obligations of GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC which include direct pass-through certificates representing undivided ownership interests in pools of mortgages.  The Funds may invest in such certificates, which are guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest (but not as to price and yield) by the issuer.  For securities issued by GNMA, the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.  Mortgage pass-through certificates issued by FNMA or FHLMC are guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the credit of the issuing U.S. government agency.  Securities issued by other non-governmental entities (such as commercial banks or mortgage bankers) may offer credit enhancement such as guarantees, insurance, or letters of credit.  Mortgage pass-through certificates are subject to more rapid prepayment than their stated maturity date would indicate; their rate of prepayment tends to accelerate during periods of declining interest rates or increased property transfers and, as a result, the proceeds from such prepayments may be reinvested in instruments which have lower yields.  The impact of prepayments on the price of a security may be difficult to predict and may increase the volatility of the price.
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”).  CMOs are generally backed by mortgage pass-through securities or whole mortgage loans.  CMOs are usually structured into classes of varying maturities and principal
 
 
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payment priorities.  The prepayment sensitivity of each class may or may not resemble that of the CMO’s collateral depending on the maturity and structure of that class.  CMOs pay interest and principal (including prepayments) monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually.  The prices and yields of CMOs are determined, in part, by assumptions about cash flows from the rate of payments of the underlying mortgage.  Changes in interest rates may cause the rate of expected prepayments of those mortgages to change.  These prepayment risks can make the prices of CMOs very volatile when interest rates change.  That volatility will affect a Fund’s share price.  Most CMOs are AAA rated, reflecting the credit quality of the underlying collateral; however, some classes carry greater price risk than that of their underlying collateral.  The Adviser will invest in classes of CMOs only if their characteristics and interest rate sensitivity fit the investment objective and policies of the Fixed Income Fund.

Other Mortgage Related Securities.  In addition to the mortgage pass-through securities and the CMOs mentioned above, the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may also invest in other mortgage derivative products.  In addition to the prepayment risks described above, rapidly rising interest rates could cause prepayments of mortgages to occur at a slower rate than expected, and the expected maturity of short or medium term mortgage-related securities could lengthen as a result.  That could cause their values to fluctuate more, and the share price of the Funds to fluctuate more and to fall.  Governmental, government-related, and private entities may create other mortgage-related securities offering mortgage pass-through and mortgage collateralized instruments in addition to those described herein.  As new types of mortgage-related securities are developed and offered to the investment community, the Fund may consider making investments in such new types of mortgage-related securities.

Asset-Backed Securities.  In addition to CMOs, the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in other asset-backed securities backed by loans such as automobile loans, credit card receivables, marine loans, recreational vehicle loans and manufactured housing loans.  Typically asset-backed securities represent undivided fractional interests in a trust whose assets consist of a pool of loans and security interests in the collateral securing the loans.  Payments of principal and interest on asset-backed securities are passed through monthly to certificate holders and are usually guaranteed up to a certain amount and time period by a letter of credit issued by a financial institution.  In some cases asset-backed securities are divided into senior and subordinated classes so as to enhance the quality of the senior class.  Underlying loans are subject to risks of prepayment, which may reduce the overall return to certificate holders.  If the letter of credit is exhausted and the full amounts due on underlying loans are not received because of unanticipated costs, depreciation, damage or loss of the collateral securing the contracts, or other factors, certificate holders may experience delays in payment or losses on asset-backed securities.  The Funds may invest in other asset-backed securities (e.g., equipment trust certificates), including those that may be developed in the future.

Equipment Trust Certificates.  The Fixed Income Fund may invest in equipment trust certificates which are a type of asset-backed security that represents undivided fractional interests in a trust whose assets consist of a pool of equipment retail installment contracts or leased equipment.  The debt issue is secured by the equipment or physical assets, as the title for the equipment is held in trust for the holders of the issue.  Equipment trust certificates are subject to the risk that the lessee or payee defaults on its payments, and risks related to potential declines in the value of the equipment that serves as collateral for the issue.

Variable and Floating Rate Securities.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in variable or floating rate securities that adjust the interest rate paid at periodic intervals based on an interest rate index.  Typically, floating rate securities use as their benchmark an index such as the 1-, 3-, or 6-month LIBOR, 3-, 6-, or 12-month Treasury bills, or the Federal Funds rate.  Resets of the rates can occur at predetermined intervals or whenever changes in the benchmark index occur.  Changes in the benchmark index and the
 
 
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interest rate may be difficult to predict and may increase the volatility of the price, and have adverse affects on the value of the floating rate securities.

Swaps.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in currency, equity, interest rate, index and other swaps, which involve the exchange by an investor with another party of their respective commitments, in an attempt to obtain a particular return when it is considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost than if the Fund had invested directly in the asset that yielded the desired return. In the case of interest rate swaps, an investor may exchange with another party their respective commitments to pay or receive interest, such as an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments.  Use of swaps subjects the investor to risk of default by the counterparties.  If there is a default by a counterparty to such a transaction, there may be contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction although contractual remedies may not be sufficient in the event that a counterparty to the transaction is insolvent.  The swap market has grown substantially over the years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid in comparison with the markets for other similar instruments which are traded in the interbank market. An investor may also enter into currency swaps or other swaps which are similar to interest rate swaps but may be surrogates for other instruments such as currency forwards or options.

Private Activity Bonds.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in private activity bonds.  The two principal classifications of municipal obligations are "general obligation" and "revenue" bonds. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer's pledge of its faith, credit, and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Revenue bonds are payable from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source, but not from the general taxing power. Private activity bonds are in most cases revenue bonds and do not generally carry the pledge of the credit of the issuing municipality. The Fund's distributions of any interest it earns on municipal obligations will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. In addition, if the proceeds from private activity bonds are used for the construction, repair or improvement of privately operated industrial or commercial facilities, the interest paid on such bonds may be excluded from gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, although current federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of these issues. Sizable investments in these obligations could involve an increased risk to the Fund should any of the related facilities experience financial difficulties. The obligations of issuers may become subject to laws enacted in the future by Congress, state legislatures, or local governments of referenda extending the time for payment of principal or interest, or imposing other constraints upon enforcement of such obligations or upon the ability of municipalities to levy taxes. Furthermore, as a result of legislation or other conditions, the power or ability of any issuer to pay, when due, the principal of and interest on its municipal obligations may be materially affected.

STRIPS.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in stripped securities (“STRIPS”).  STRIPS are created by separating the income and principal components of a debt instrument and selling them separately. U.S. Treasury STRIPS (Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities) are created when the coupon payments and the principal payment are stripped from an outstanding Treasury bond by the Federal Reserve Bank.  Zero coupon U.S. government securities such as STRIPS are debt obligations that are issued or purchased at a significant discount from face value. The discount approximates the total amount of interest the security will accrue and compound over the period until maturity or the particular interest payment date at a rate of interest reflecting the market rate of the security at the time of issuance. STRIPS do not require the periodic payment of interest. These investments benefit the issuer by mitigating its need for cash to meet debt service, but generally require a higher rate of return to attract investors who are willing to defer receipt of cash. These investments may experience greater volatility in market value than U.S. government securities that make regular payments
 
 
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of interest. If a Fund invests in STRIPS, the Fund will accrue income on the investment for tax and accounting purposes, which is distributable to shareholders and which, because no cash is received at the time of accrual, may require the liquidation of other portfolio securities to satisfy the Fund's distribution obligations, in which case the Fund would forgo the purchase of additional income producing assets with these funds.  The value of these instruments tends to fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than the value of ordinary interest-paying debt securities with similar maturities. The risk is greater when the period to maturity is longer.

Debentures.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in debentures.  A debenture is a long-term, unsecured, debt instrument backed only by the integrity of the borrower, not by collateral, and documented by an indenture.  Governments often issue debentures, in part because they generally cannot guarantee debt with assets (government assets are public property). The primary risk with this type of investment is that the issuer will default or go into bankruptcy.  As an unsecured creditor, in the event of default or bankruptcy, the holder of a debenture does not have a claim against any specific asset(s) of the issuing firm, so the investor will only be paid from the issuer’s assets after the secured creditors have been paid.  The Funds may invest in all types of debentures, including corporate and government debentures.

PIPEs.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in PIPEs.  PIPEs are Private Investments in Public Equity (“PIPE”), which is the purchase of stock in a company at a discount to the current market value per share for the purpose of raising capital. There are two main types of PIPEs - traditional and structured. A traditional PIPE is one in which stock, either common or preferred, is issued at a set price to raise capital for the issuer. A structured PIPE, on the other hand, issues convertible debt (common or preferred shares). A public company typically issues unregistered equity-linked securities to investors at a discount to the price of the issuer’s common stock at the time the deal is closed. The issuer commits to registering the securities with the SEC so they can be resold to the public, typically within 90-120 days.  Some of the risks involved are that the selling company could go bankrupt, in which case the Fund may be locked in as the shares go down.  In addition, the issuance of PIPES by a company often has a negative impact on the value of the issuing company’s securities in the short-term because the issuance floods the market with more shares.

Demand Notes.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in Variable and Floating Rate Demand Notes.  Variable and Floating Rate Demand Notes are notes that bear variable or floating interest rates and carry rights that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries. Variable rate demand notes have a stated maturity in excess of one year, but permit a holder to demand payment of principal plus accrued interest upon a specified number of days notice. Frequently, such obligations are secured by letters of credit or other credit support arrangements provided by banks. The issuer has a corresponding right, after a given period, to prepay in its discretion the outstanding principal of the obligation plus accrued interest upon a specific number of days notice to the holders. The interest rate of a floating rate instrument may be based on a known lending rate, such as a bank's prime rate, and is reset whenever such rate is adjusted. The interest rate on a variable rate demand note is reset at specified intervals at a market rate. These formulas are designed to result in a market value for the Variable Rate Demand Note or Floating Rate Demand Note that approximates its par value. Variable and Floating Rate Demand Notes are subject to interest rate risks.

Inverse Floaters.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Fixed Income Fund may invest in inverse floaters.  Inverse floaters are municipal obligations on which the interest rates typically fall as market rates increase and increase as market rates fall. Changes in market interest rates or the floating rate of the security inversely affect the residual interest rate of an inverse floater.  As a result, the price of an inverse floater will be considerably more volatile than that of a fixed-rate obligation when interest rates change.  Inverse floaters are a form of
 
 
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derivative investment. Certain derivatives can be used to increase or decrease the Fund's exposure to changing security prices, interest rates or other factors that affect the value of securities. However, these techniques could result in losses to the Fund if the Adviser judges market conditions incorrectly or employs a strategy that does not correlate well with the Fund's other investments.  These techniques can cause losses if the counterparty does not perform its promises. An additional risk of investing in municipal securities that are derivative investments is that their market value could be expected to vary to a much greater extent than the market value of municipal securities that are not derivative investments but have similar credit quality, redemption provisions and maturities.

Illiquid Investments.  Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which are investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the prices at which they are valued.  Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board” or “Trustees”), the Adviser determines the liquidity of the Funds’ investments, and through reports from the Adviser, the Trustees monitor investments in illiquid instruments.  In determining the liquidity of the Funds’ investments, the Adviser may consider various factors including: (1) the frequency of trades and quotations; (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace; (3) dealer undertakings to make a market; (4) the nature of the security (including any demand or tender features); and (5) the nature of the marketplace for trades (including the ability to assign or offset a Fund’s rights and obligations relating to the investment).  If through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, a Fund were in a position where more than 15% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would seek to take appropriate steps to protect liquidity.  Investment in illiquid securities poses risks of potential delays in resale and uncertainty in valuation.  Limitations on resale may have an adverse effect on the marketability of portfolio securities and the Funds may be unable to dispose of illiquid securities promptly or at reasonable prices.

Restricted Securities.  Within its limitation on investment in illiquid securities, each Fund may purchase restricted securities that generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the federal securities laws, or in a registered public offering.  Where registration is required, a Fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time the Fund may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement.  If during such a period adverse market conditions were to develop, a Fund might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.

           Options. The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may purchase and write put and call options on securities.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may write a call or put option only if the option is “covered” by the Fund’s holding a position in the underlying securities or by other means which would permit immediate satisfaction of the Fund’s obligation as writer of the option.  The purchase and writing of options involves certain risks.  During the option period, the covered call writer has, in return for the premium on the option, given up the opportunity to profit from a price increase in the underlying securities above the exercise price, but, as long as its obligation as a writer continues, has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline.  The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as a writer of the option.  Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying securities at the exercise price.  If a put or call option purchased by the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund or the Opportunity Fund is not sold when it has remaining value, and if the market price of the underlying security, in the case of a put, remains equal to or greater than the exercise price or, in the case of a call, remains less than or equal to the exercise price, the Fund will lose its entire investment in the option.  Also, where a put or call option on a particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price of the put or call option may move more or less than the price
 
 
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of the related security.  There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Fund seeks to close out an option position.  Furthermore, if trading restrictions or suspensions are imposed on the options market, the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund or the Opportunity Fund may be unable to close out a position.
 
Futures Contracts.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may invest in futures contracts.  A futures contract is a bilateral agreement to buy or sell a security (or deliver a cash settlement price, in the case of a contract relating to an index or otherwise not calling for physical delivery at the end of trading in the contracts) for a set price in the future.  Futures contracts are designated by boards of trade which have been designated “contracts markets” by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”).  No purchase price is paid or received when the contract is entered into.  Instead, the Fund, upon entering into a futures contract (and to maintain the Fund’s open positions in futures contracts), would be required to deposit with its custodian in a segregated account in the name of the futures broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, suitable money market instruments, or liquid, high-grade debt securities, known as “initial margin.”  The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract.  Futures contracts are customarily purchased and sold on margin that may range upward from less than 5% of the value of the contract being traded.  By using futures contracts as a risk management technique, given the greater liquidity in the futures market than in the cash market, it may be possible to accomplish certain results more quickly and with lower transaction costs.
 
If the price of an open futures contract changes (by an increase in the case of a sale or by a decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the futures contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin.  However, if the value of a position increases because of favorable price changes in the futures contract so that the margin deposit exceeds the required margin, the broker will pay the excess to the Fund.  These subsequent payments, called “variation margin,” to and from the futures broker, are made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying assets fluctuate, making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as “marking to the market.”  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund each seek to earn interest income on its initial and variation margin deposits.
 
The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund will incur brokerage fees when it purchases and sells futures contracts.  Positions taken in the futures markets are not normally held until delivery or cash settlement is required, but are instead liquidated through offsetting transactions which may result in a gain or a loss.  While futures positions taken by the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund will usually be liquidated in this manner, the Fund may instead make or take delivery of underlying securities whenever it appears economically advantageous for the Fund to do so.  A clearing organization associated with the exchange on which futures are traded assumes responsibility for closing out transactions and guarantees that as between the clearing members of an exchange, the sale and purchase obligations will be performed with regard to all positions that remain open at the termination of the contract.
 
Securities Index Futures Contracts.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may invest in securities index futures contracts.  Purchases or sales of securities index futures contracts may be used in an attempt to protect the Fund’s current or intended investments from broad fluctuations in securities prices.  A securities index futures contract does not require the physical delivery of securities, but merely provides for profits and losses resulting from changes in the market value of the contract to be credited or debited at the close of each trading day to the respective accounts of the parties to the contract.  On the contract’s expiration date, a final cash settlement occurs and the futures positions
 
 
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are simply closed out.  Changes in the market value of a particular index futures contract reflect changes in the specified index of securities on which the future is based.
 
By establishing an appropriate “short” position in index futures, a Fund may also seek to protect the value of its portfolio against an overall decline in the market for such securities.  Alternatively, in anticipation of a generally rising market, a Fund can seek to avoid losing the benefit of apparently low current prices by establishing a “long” position in securities index futures and later liquidating that position as particular securities are in fact acquired.  To the extent that these hedging strategies are successful, a Fund will be affected to a lesser degree by adverse overall market price movements than would otherwise be the case.
 
Options on Futures Contracts.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may purchase exchange-traded call and put options on futures contracts and write exchange-traded call options on futures contracts.  These options are traded on exchanges that are licensed and regulated by the CFTC for the purpose of options trading.  A call option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to purchase a futures contract (assume a “long” position) at a specified exercise price at any time before the option expires.  A put option gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to sell a futures contract (assume a “short” position), for a specified exercise price at any time before the option expires.
 
The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund will write options only on futures contracts that are “covered.”  A Fund will be considered “covered” with respect to a put option it has written if, so long as it is obligated as a writer of the put, the Fund segregates with its custodian cash, U.S. government securities or liquid securities at all times equal to or greater than the aggregate exercise price of the puts it has written (less any related margin deposited with the futures broker).  A Fund will be considered “covered” with respect to a call option it has written on a debt security future if, so long as it is obligated as a writer of the call, the Fund owns a security deliverable under the futures contract.  A Fund will be considered “covered” with respect to a call option it has written on a securities index future if the Fund owns securities the price changes of which are, in the opinion of the Adviser, expected to replicate substantially the movement of the index upon which the futures contract is based.
 
Upon the exercise of a call option, the writer of the option is obligated to sell the futures contract (to deliver a “long” position to the option holder) at the option exercise price, which will presumably be lower than the current market price of the contract in the futures market.  Upon exercise of a put, the writer of the option is obligated to purchase the futures contract (deliver a “short” position to the option holder) at the option exercise price, which will presumably be higher than the current market price of the contract in the futures market.  When the holder of an option exercises it and assumes a long futures position, in the case of a call, or a short futures position, in the case of a put, its gain will be credited to its futures margin account, while the loss suffered by the writer of the option will be debited to its account and must be immediately paid by the writer.  However, as with the trading of futures, most participants in the options markets do not seek to realize their gains or losses by exercise of their option rights.  Instead, the holder of an option will usually realize a gain or loss by buying or selling an offsetting option at a market price that will reflect an increase or a decrease from the premium originally paid.
 
If the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund or the Opportunity Fund writes options on futures contracts, the Fund will receive a premium but will assume a risk of adverse movement in the price of the underlying futures contract comparable to that involved in holding a futures position.  If the option is not exercised, the Fund will realize a gain in the amount of the premium, which may partially offset unfavorable changes in the value of securities held in or to be acquired for the Fund.  If the option is exercised, the Fund will incur a loss in the option transaction, which will be reduced by the amount of the
 
 
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premium it has received, but which will offset any favorable changes in the value of its portfolio securities or, in the case of a put, lower prices of securities it intends to acquire.
 
Options on futures contracts can be used by the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund to hedge substantially the same risks as might be addressed by the direct purchase or sale of the underlying futures contracts.  If a Fund purchases an option on a futures contract, it may obtain benefits similar to those that would result if it held the futures position itself.  Purchases of options on futures contracts may present less risk in hedging than the purchase and sale of the underlying futures contracts since the potential loss is limited to the amount of the premium plus related transaction costs.
 
The purchase of put options on futures contracts may be used as a means of hedging the portfolio of the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund or the Opportunity Fund against a general decline in market prices.  The purchase of a call option on a futures contract may represent a means of hedging a Fund’s portfolio against a market advance when the Fund is not fully invested.
 
The writing of a call option on a futures contract constitutes a partial hedge against declining prices of the underlying securities.  If the futures price at expiration is below the exercise price, the Fund will retain the full amount of the option premium, which provides a partial hedge against any decline that may have occurred in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.  The writing of a put option on a futures contract is analogous to the purchase of a futures contract in that it hedges against an increase in the price of securities the Fund intends to acquire.  However, the hedge is limited to the amount of premium received for writing the put.
 
Limitations on Purchase and Sale of Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts.  Options and futures can be volatile instruments and involve certain risks.  If the Adviser applies a hedge at an inappropriate time or judges market movements incorrectly, options and futures strategies may lower a Fund’s return.  A Fund could also experience losses if the prices of its options and futures positions were poorly correlated with its other investments, or if it could not close out its position because of an illiquid market.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund will not engage in transactions in futures contracts and related options for speculation.  In addition, the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund will not purchase or sell futures contracts or related options unless either (1) the futures contracts or options thereon are purchased for “bona fide hedging” purposes (as defined under the CFTC regulations); or (2) if purchased for other purposes, the sum of the amounts of initial margin deposits on the Fund’s existing futures and premiums required to establish non-hedging positions, less the amount by which any such options positions are “in-the-money” (as defined under CFTC regulations) would not exceed 5% of the liquidation value of the Fund’s total assets.  In instances involving the purchase of futures contracts or the writing of put options thereon by the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund or the Opportunity Fund, an amount of cash and cash equivalents, equal to the cost of such futures contracts or options written (less any related margin deposits), will be deposited in a segregated account with its custodian, thereby insuring that the use of such futures contracts and options is unleveraged.  In instances involving the sale of futures contracts or the writing of call options thereon by the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund or the Opportunity Fund, the securities underlying such futures contracts or options will at all times be maintained by the Fund or, in the case of index futures and related options, the Fund will own securities the price changes of which are, in the opinion of the Adviser, expected to replicate substantially the movement of the index upon which the futures contract or option is based.
 
           Short Sales of Securities.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may make short sales, which are transactions in which the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security.  To complete a short sale transaction, the Fund will borrow the security from a broker-dealer, which generally involves the payment of a premium and transaction costs.  
 
 
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The Fund then sells the borrowed security to a buyer in the market, covers the short position by buying shares in the market either (1) at its discretion; or (2) when called by the broker-dealer lender.  Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the broker-dealer lender any dividends or interest that accrue during the period of the loan.  In addition, the net proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker to the extent necessary to meet regulatory or other requirements, until the short position is closed out.
 
The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund will incur a loss as a result of the short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security.  The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates.  The amount of any gain will be decreased, and the amount of any loss increased by the amount of the premium, dividends, interest or expenses the Fund may be required to pay in connection with a short sale.  When the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund or the Opportunity Fund makes a short sale, the Fund will segregate liquid assets (such as cash, U.S. government securities, or equity securities) on the Fund’s books and/or in a segregated account at the Fund’s custodian in an amount sufficient to cover the current value of the securities to be replaced as well as any dividends, interest and/or transaction costs due to the broker-dealer lender.  In determining the amount to be segregated, any securities that have been sold short by the Fund will be marked to market daily.  To the extent the market price of the security sold short increases and more assets are required to meet a Fund’s short sale obligations, additional assets will be segregated to ensure adequate coverage of the Fund’s short position obligations.
 
In addition, the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may make short sales “against the box,” i.e., when a Fund sells a security short while owning securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities). A Fund will incur transaction costs, including interest, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box.
 
Lending of Portfolio Securities.  In order to generate additional income, the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund each may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33% of its total assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities which the Adviser has determined are creditworthy under guidelines established by the Trustees.  In determining whether a Fund will lend securities, the Adviser will consider all relevant facts and circumstances.  A Fund may not lend securities to any company affiliated with the Adviser.  Each loan of securities will be collateralized by cash, securities, or letters of credit.  A Fund might experience a loss if the borrower defaults on the loan.
 
The borrower at all times during the loan must maintain with the Fund cash or cash equivalent collateral, or provide to the Fund an irrevocable letter of credit equal in value to at least 100% of the value of the securities loaned.  While the loan is outstanding, the borrower will pay the Fund any interest paid on the loaned securities, and the Fund may invest the cash collateral to earn additional income.  Alternatively, the Fund may receive an agreed-upon amount of interest income from the borrower who has delivered equivalent collateral or a letter of credit.  It is anticipated that the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may share with the borrower some of the income received on the collateral for the loan or the Fund will be paid a premium for the loan.  Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the borrower at any time.  The Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may pay reasonable administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan, and may pay a negotiated portion of the income earned on the cash to the borrower or placing broker.  As with other extensions of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially.
 
 
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Where voting rights with respect to the loaned securities pass with the lending of the securities, the Adviser intends to call the loaned securities to vote proxies, or to use other practicable and legally enforceable means to obtain voting rights, when the Adviser has knowledge that, in its opinion, a material event affecting the loaned securities will occur or the Adviser otherwise believes it necessary to vote.

Investment Companies.  Each Fund may, from time to time, invest in securities of other investment companies, including, without limitation, money market funds.  The Funds expect to rely on Rule 12d1-1 under the 1940 Act when purchasing shares of a money market fund.  Under Rule 12d1-1, the Funds may generally invest without limitation in money market funds as long as the Funds pay no sales charge (“sales charge”), as defined in rule 2830(b)(8) of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), or service fee, as defined in rule 2830(b)(9) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA, charged in connection with the purchase, sale, or redemption of securities issued by the money market fund ("service fee"); or the investment adviser waives its management fee in an amount necessary to offset any sales charge or service fee.  The Funds expect to rely on Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act when purchasing shares of other investment companies that are not money market funds.  Under Section 12(d)(1)(F), a Fund may generally acquire shares of another investment company unless, immediately after such acquisition, the Fund and its affiliated persons would hold more than 3% of the investment company's total outstanding stock (the "3% Limitation"). To the extent the 3% Limitation applies to an investment a Fund wishes to make, the Fund may be prevented from allocating its investments in the manner that the Adviser considers optimal. Also, in the event that there is a proxy vote with respect to shares of another investment company purchased and held by a Fund under Section 12(d)(1)(F), then the Fund will either (i) vote such shares in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such securities; or (ii) contact its shareholders for instructions regarding how to vote the proxy.  Investments in other investment companies subject the Funds to additional operating and management fees and expenses.  For example, Fund investors will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by underlying investment companies in which the Funds invest, in addition to the Funds’ direct fees and expenses.

ETFs.   Each Fund may invest in an exchange traded fund (ETF).  An ETF is an investment company that holds a portfolio of common stock or bonds generally designed to track the performance of a securities index or sector of an index.  ETFs are traded on a securities exchange based on their market value.  An investment in an ETF generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a conventional registered investment company (i.e., one that is not exchange traded), including the risk that the general level of stock prices, or that the prices of stocks within a particular sector, may increase or decrease, thereby affecting the value of the shares of an ETF.  In addition, all ETFs will have costs and expenses that will be passed on to the Funds and these costs and expenses will in turn increase the expenses of the Funds.  Your cost of investing in the Funds will generally be higher than the cost of investing directly in ETFs.  ETFs are also subject to the following risks that often do not apply to conventional investment companies: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a discount to the ETF’s net asset value, and as a result, ETFs may experience more price volatility than other types of portfolio investments and such volatility could negatively impact the net asset value of the Funds; (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained at a sufficient volume; (iii) trading of an ETF’s shares may be halted if the listing exchange deems such action appropriate; and (iv) ETF shares may be delisted from the exchange on which they trade, or “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices used by the exchange) may temporarily halt trading in the ETF’s stock.  ETFs are also subject to the risks of the underlying securities or sectors that the ETF is designed to track.  Finally, there may be legal limitations and other conditions imposed by SEC rules on the amount of the ETF shares that the Funds may acquire.

Investments in Companies with Business Related to Commodities. As explained under “Fundamental Restrictions” below, the Funds do not invest directly in commodities.  However, the
 
 
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Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund may from time to time invest in securities of companies whose business is related to commodities, or in registered investment companies or other companies that invest directly or indirectly in commodities.  For example, the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunities Fund may invest in companies whose business is related to mining of precious or other metals (e.g., gold, silver, etc.), or in registered investment companies that invest in securities of mining companies and related instruments (including, without limitation, the underlying commodities).  Investments in equity securities of companies involved in mining or related precious metals industries, and the value of investment companies and other companies that invest in precious metals and other commodities are subject to a number of risks.  For example, the prices of precious metals or other commodities can make sharp movements, up or down, in response to cyclical economic conditions, political events or the monetary policies of various countries, any of which may adversely affect the value of companies whose business is related to such commodities, or the value of investment companies and other companies investing in such businesses or commodities.  Furthermore, such companies are subject to risks related to fluctuations of prices and perceptions of value in the commodities markets generally.
 
Forward Commitments and When-Issued Securities.  Each Fund may purchase when-issued securities and commit to purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time.  A Fund is required to hold and maintain in a segregated account until the settlement date, cash, U.S. government securities or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price.  Purchasing securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date, which risk is in addition to the risk of decline in value of a Fund’s other assets.  In addition, no income accrues to the purchaser of when-issued securities during the period prior to issuance.  Although a Fund would generally purchase securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis with the intention of acquiring securities for its portfolio, a Fund may dispose of a when-issued security or forward commitment prior to settlement if the Adviser deems it appropriate to do so.  A Fund may realize short-term gains or losses upon such sales.

           Temporary Defensive Positions.  Each Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with its principal investment strategies in an attempt to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions.  During such an unusual set of circumstances, each Fund may hold up to 100% of its portfolio in cash or cash equivalent positions.  When a Fund takes a temporary defensive position, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective.
 
Borrowing.  The Funds may, subject to the restrictions of the 1940 Act, borrow money from banks as a temporary measure.  For example, the Funds may borrow money to meet redemption requests or for extraordinary or emergency purposes.  In the event a Fund should ever borrow money under these conditions, such borrowing could increase the Fund’s costs and thus reduce the value of the Fund’s assets.
 
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
 
           Fundamental Restrictions.  Each Fund has adopted the following “fundamental restrictions,” which cannot be changed without approval by holders of a majority of the out­stand­ing voting shares of the applicable Fund.  A “majority” for this pur­pose means the lesser of (1) 67% of the Fund’s outstanding shares repre­sented in person or by proxy at a meeting at which more than 50% of its outstanding shares are represented; or (2) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.
 
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Advisers Fund may not:
 
            1.           Purchase securities on margin (but the Fund may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of transactions);
 
 
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2.          Issue senior securities, except as permitted by the 1940 Act;
 
3.           Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act (including, without limitation, borrowing to meet redemptions).  For purposes of this investment restriction, the entry into options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or indices shall not constitute borrowing;
 
4.           Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate its assets, except to the extent necessary to secure permitted borrowings and to the extent related to the deposit of assets in escrow in connection with writing covered put and call options and the purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis and collateral and initial or variation margin arrangements with respect to options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or indices;
 
5.           Act as underwriter except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws;
 
6.           Make investments for the purpose of exercising control or management over a portfolio company;
 
7.           Invest in securities of other registered investment companies, except as permitted under the 1940 Act (which investments may include, without limitation, investments in money market funds);
 
8.           Make loans, provided that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities, and provided further that, for purposes of this restriction, investment in government obligations, short-term commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements shall not be deemed to be the making of a loan;
 
9.           Purchase or sell real estate or interests in real estate; provided, however, that the Fund may purchase and sell securities which are secured by real estate and securities of companies which invest or deal in real estate (including, without limitation, investments in REITs and mortgage-backed securities);
 
10.         Invest in commodities, except that the Fund may purchase and sell options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or indices; and
 
11.         Invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of issuers in any particular industry.  For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.
 
            As a matter of fundamental policy, the Value Fund, the Opportunity Fund and the Fixed Income Fund each may not:

1.           Issue senior securities, except as permitted by the 1940 Act;

2.           Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act (including, without limitation, borrowing to meet redemptions).  For purposes of this investment restriction, the entry into options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or indices shall not constitute borrowing;
 
 
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3.           Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate its assets, except to the extent necessary to secure permitted borrowings and to the extent related to the deposit of assets in escrow in connection with writing covered put and call options and the purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis and collateral and initial or variation margin arrangements with respect to options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or indices;

4.           Act as underwriter except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws;

5.           Make loans, provided that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities, and provided further that, for purposes of this restriction, investment in government obligations, short-term commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements shall not be deemed to be the making of a loan;
 
6.           Invest in commodities, except that the Fund may purchase and sell options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or indices;
 
7.           Purchase or sell real estate or interests in real estate; provided, however, that the Fund may purchase and sell securities which are secured by real estate and securities of companies which invest or deal in real estate (including, without limitation, investments in REITs and mortgage-backed securities); and

8.           Invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of issuers in any particular industry.  For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

Non-Fundamental Restrictions.  The Funds have also adopted the following non-fundamental investment restrictions, which may be changed by the Trustees at their discretion.

As a matter of non-fundamental policy, the Advisers Fund may not:
 
1.           Invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs, although the Fund may invest in the common stock of companies which invest in or sponsor such programs;
 
2.           Purchase warrants if as a result the Fund would then have more than 5% of its net assets (taken at the lower of cost or current value) invested in warrants; and
 
3.           Invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.
 
            As a matter of non-fundamental policy, the Value Fund, the Opportunity Fund and the Fixed Income Fund each may not:
 
1.           Invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs, although the Fund may invest in the common stock or fixed income securities of companies which invest in or sponsor such programs;
 
 
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2.           Purchase warrants if as a result the Fund would then have more than 5% of its net assets (taken at the lower of cost or current value) invested in warrants;

3.           Purchase securities on margin (but the Fund may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of transactions);

4.           Make investments for the purpose of exercising control or management over a portfolio company;

5.           Invest in securities of other registered investment companies, except as permitted under the 1940 Act (which investments may include, without limitation, investments in money market funds); and
 
6.           Invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.
 
With respect to the “fundamental” and “non-fundamental” investment restrictions, if a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value or net assets will not result in a violation of such restriction (i.e., percentage limitations are determined at the time of purchase); provided, however, that the treatment of the fundamental restrictions related to borrowing money and issuing senior securities are exceptions to this general rule.
 
Senior securities may include any obligation or instrument issued by a fund evidencing indebtedness. The 1940 Act generally prohibits funds from issuing senior securities, although it does not treat certain transactions as senior securities, such as certain borrowings, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements and standby commitments, with appropriate earmarking or segregation of assets to cover such obligation.
 
The 1940 Act presently allows a fund to borrow from any bank (including pledging, mortgaging or hypothecating assets) in an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (not including temporary borrowings not in excess of 5% of its total assets).
 
Illiquid securities are generally considered investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the prices at which they are valued by the Funds.
 
If a Fund invests in other investment companies that concentrate their investments in a particular industry, the Fund will consider such investment to be issued by a member of the industry in which the other investment company invests.

 
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE ALLOCATION
 
Subject to the general supervision of the Trustees, the Adviser is responsible for, makes decisions with respect to, and places orders for all purchases and sales of portfolio securities for the Funds.  The Adviser manages each Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement by and between the Adviser and the Trust on behalf of the respective Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”), which are described in detail under “Management and Administration – Investment Adviser” below.  The Adviser serves as investment adviser for a number of client accounts, including the Funds.  Investment decisions for each Fund will be made independently from those for any other investment companies and accounts advised or managed by the Adviser.
 
 
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Brokerage Selection.  The Funds have adopted, and the Trustees have approved, policies and procedures relating to the direction of Fund portfolio securities transactions to brokers.  In accordance with these policies and procedures, in selecting brokers to be used in portfolio transactions, the Adviser’s general guiding principle is to obtain the best overall execution for each trade, which is a combination of price and execution.  With respect to execution, the Adviser considers a number of factors, including, without limitation, the actual handling of the order, the ability of the broker to settle the trade promptly and accurately, the financial standing of the broker, the ability of the broker to position stock to facilitate execution, the Adviser’s past experience with similar trades and other factors that may be unique to a particular order.  Recognizing the value of these judgmental factors, the Adviser may select brokers who charge a brokerage commission that is higher than the lowest commission that might otherwise be available for any given trade.  The Adviser may not give consideration to sales of shares of the Funds as a factor in selecting brokers to execute portfolio transactions.  The Adviser may, however, place portfolio transactions with brokers that promote or sell a Fund’s shares so long as such transactions are done in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Trustees that are designed to ensure that the selection is based on the quality of the broker’s execution and not on the broker’s sales efforts.
 
Under Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and each Fund’s Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is authorized to pay a brokerage commission in excess of that which another broker might have charged for effecting the same transaction, in recognition of the value of brokerage and/or research services provided by the broker.  The research received by the Adviser may include, without limitation: information on the United States and other world economies; information on specific industries, groups of securities, individual companies, political and other relevant news developments affecting markets and specific securities; technical and quantitative information about markets; analysis of proxy proposals affecting specific companies; accounting and performance systems that allow the Adviser to determine and track investment results; and trading systems that allow the Adviser to interface electronically with brokerage firms, custodians and other providers.  Research may be received in the form of written reports, telephone contacts, personal meetings, research seminars, software programs and access to computer databases.  In some instances, research products or services received by the Adviser may also be used by the Adviser for functions that are not research related (i.e., not related to the making of investment decisions).  Where a research product or service has a mixed use, the Adviser will make a reasonable allocation according to its use and will pay for the non-research function in cash using its own funds.
 
The research and investment information services described above make available to the Adviser for its analysis and consideration the views and information of individuals and research staffs of other securities firms.  These services may be useful to the Adviser in connection with advisory clients other than the Funds and not all such services may be useful to the Adviser in connection with the Funds.  Although such information may be a useful supplement to the Adviser’s own investment information in rendering services to the Funds, the value of such research and services is not expected to materially reduce the expenses of the Adviser in the performance of its services under the Advisory Agreement and will not reduce the management fees payable to the Adviser by the Funds.
 
The Funds may invest in securities traded in the over-the-counter market.  Transactions in the over-the-counter market are generally transactions with dealers and the costs of such transactions involve dealer spreads rather than brokerage commissions.  When a transaction involves exchange listed securities, the Adviser considers the advisability of effecting the transaction with a broker which is not a member of the securities exchange on which the security to be purchased is listed or effecting the transaction in the institutional market.
 
During the fiscal years ended February 28, 2010, February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008, the Advisers Fund paid brokerage commissions of $16,046, $32,062 and $118,022, respectively.  The
 
 
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variances in brokerage commissions paid by the Advisers Fund during the past three fiscal years were primarily attributable to changes in the rate of portfolio turnover due to market conditions.   During the fiscal years ended February 28, 2010, February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008, the Fixed Income Fund paid brokerage commissions of $18, $0 and $0, respectively.
 
As of February 28, 2010, the Advisers Fund owned common stock issued by Wells Fargo & Company, the parent company of Wells Fargo Investments, LLC (the market value of which was $3,849,937), and the Fixed Income Fund owned a bond issued by Wells Fargo & Company (the market value of which was $526,792).  Wells Fargo Investments, LLC is one of the Trust’s “regular broker-dealers” as defined in the 1940 Act.

Aggregated Trades.  While investment decisions for each Fund are made independently from those for any other investment companies and accounts advised or managed by the Adviser, such other advisory clients may invest in the same securities as the Funds.  To the extent permitted by law, the Adviser may aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased for the Funds with those to be sold or purchased for other investment companies or accounts advised or managed by the Adviser in executing transactions.  When a purchase or sale of the same security is made at substantially the same time on behalf of a Fund and another investment company or account advised or managed by the Adviser, the transaction will be averaged as to price and available investments allocated as to amount in a manner which the Adviser believes to be equitable to the Fund and such other investment company or account.  In some instances, this investment procedure may adversely affect the price paid or received by a Fund or the size of the position obtained or sold by a Fund.
 
Portfolio Turnover.  The annual portfolio turnover rate for each Fund is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the year by the monthly average value of the portfolio securities owned during the year.  The calculation excludes all securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition are one year or less.  A Fund’s portfolio turnover may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year, and may be affected by the Fund’s investment strategy, cash requirements for redemption of shares, and by requirements that enable the Fund to receive favorable tax treatment.  Portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor in making Fund decisions, and each Fund may engage in short-term trading to achieve its investment objectives.  High rates of portfolio turnover could result in higher transaction costs for a Fund and may also result in the realization of taxable short-term capital gains.  The portfolio turnover rates of the Advisers Fund for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2010 and February 28, 2009 were 19% and 23%, respectively.  The portfolio turnover rates of the Fixed Income Fund for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2010 and February 28, 2009 were 0% and 37%, respectively.
 
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST
 
The Trust, which is a statutory trust organized under Delaware law on November 22, 2002, is an open-end management investment company.  The Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (“Trust Instrument”) authorizes the Trustees to divide shares into series, each series relating to a separate portfolio of investments, and to classify and reclassify any unissued shares into one or more classes of shares of each such series.  The Trust currently offers four series of shares, the CM Advisers Fund, the CM Advisers Value Fund, the CM Advisers Opportunity Fund and the CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund.  The number of shares of each Fund shall be unlimited.  When issued for payment as described in the Prospectus and this SAI, shares of the Funds will be fully paid and non-assessable and shall have no preemptive or conversion rights.
 
In the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Trust or a Fund, shareholders of the Fund being liquidated would be entitled to receive the assets available for distribution belonging to such Fund.  
 
 
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Shareholders of a Fund are entitled to participate equally in the net distributable assets of the Fund upon liquidation, based on the number of shares of the Fund that are held by each shareholder.  If there are any assets, income, earnings, proceeds, funds or payments that are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Fund, the Trustees shall allocate them among any one or more of the Funds as they, in their sole discretion, deem fair and equitable.
 
Shareholders of all series of the Trust will vote together and not separately on a series-by-series basis, except as otherwise required by law or when the Trustees determine that the matter to be voted upon affects only the interests of the shareholders of a particular series.  Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that any matter required to be submitted to the holders of the outstanding voting securities of an investment company, such as the Trust, shall not be deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each series affected by the matter.  A series is affected by a matter unless it is clear that the interests of each series in the matter are substantially identical or that the matter does not affect any interest of the series.  The rights of shareholders may not be modified by less than a majority vote.  Under Rule 18f-2, the approval of an investment advisory agreement or any change in a fundamental investment policy would be effectively acted upon with respect to a series only if approved by a majority of the outstanding shares of such series.  However, Rule 18f-2 also provides that the ratification of the appointment of independent accountants, the approval of principal underwriting contracts, and the election of Trustees may be effectively acted upon by shareholders of the Trust voting together, without regard to a particular series.
 
Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share and a fractional vote for each fractional share held.  Shares of all series of the Trust have equal voting rights and liquidation rights.  Shares have non-cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election of Trustees can elect 100% of the Trustees, and in this event, the holders of the remaining shares voting will not be able to elect any Trustees.  Rights of shareholders cannot be modified by less than a majority vote.  The Trust will comply with the provisions of Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act in order to facilitate communications among shareholders.

The Trustees will hold office indefinitely, except that: (1) any Trustee may resign or retire; and (2) any Trustee may be removed: (a) any time by written instrument signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (b) at any meeting of shareholders of the Trust by a vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Trust; or (c) by a written declaration signed by shareholders holding not less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Trust.  In case a vacancy or an anticipated vacancy on the Board shall for any reason exist, the vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Trustees, subject to certain restrictions under the 1940 Act.
 
The Trust Instrument provides that the Trustees will not be liable in any event in connection with the affairs of the Trust, except as such liability may arise from a Trustee’s bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of duties.  It also provides that all third parties shall look solely to the Trust property for satisfaction of claims arising in connection with the affairs of the Trust.  With the exceptions stated, the Trust Instrument provides that a Trustee or officer is entitled to be indemnified against all liability in connection with the affairs of the Trust.
 
The Trust will not hold annual shareholders’ meetings unless required by law.  There will normally be no annual meeting of shareholders in any year in which the election of Trustees by shareholders is not required by the 1940 Act.  As set forth in the Trust’s By-Laws, shareholders of the Trust have the right, under certain conditions, to call a special meeting of shareholders, including a meeting to consider removing a Trustee.
 
 
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
 
The Trustees are responsible for the management and supervision of the Funds.  The Trustees approve all significant agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and those companies that furnish services to the Funds; review performance of the Funds; and oversee the business activities of the Funds.  This section of the SAI provides information about the persons who serve as Trustees and executive officers to the Trust.
 
           Trustees and Executive Officers.  Following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Trust, their age and address, their present position with the Trust, and their principal occupation during the past five years.  Those Trustees who are “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are identified in the table below.
 
Name, Address and Age
Position(s) Held with Trust
Length of Service
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of Funds Overseen
Other Directorships of Public Companies
Independent Trustees
Brian R. Bruce (age 54)
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430
Austin, Texas 78746
Trustee
Since 5/2003
Mr. Bruce has been a professor at Southern Methodist University since August 2006 and Chief Executive Officer of Hillcrest Asset Management LLC, an institutional asset manager, since September 2007.  He was Chief Investment Officer of PanAgora Asset Management from December 1999 to March 2007.
 
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Mr. Bruce serves as an independent trustee of  five series of the Dreman Contrarian Funds, a registered management investment company.
Mark F. Ivan (age 54)
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430
Austin, Texas 78746
Trustee
Since 5/2003
Mr. Ivan has been the President of Ivan Capital Management, Inc. since June 1996.
 
4
None
Richard M. Lewis (age 51)
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430
Austin, Texas 78746
Trustee
Since 5/2003
Mr. Lewis has been the Chief Financial Officer of Worldcall, Inc., a voice over internet protocol telecom company, since May 2004.
 
4
None
A. Zorel Paritzky, M.D. (age 68)
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430
Austin, Texas 78746
Trustee
Since 5/2003
Dr. Paritzky was a physician with Cardiac Associates Medical Group, Inc. from 1974 to 2006.  He retired from active clinical practice in December 2006.
 
4
None
William R. Reichenstein, Ph.D. (age 58)
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430
Austin, Texas 78746
Trustee
Since 5/2003
Dr. Reichenstein has been a professor at Baylor University since 1990.  He is currently the professor of Finance and the Pat and Thomas R. Powers Chair in Investment Management – Finance, Insurance and Real Estate.
 
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Dr. Reichenstein serves as an independent trustee of four series of the Epiphany Funds, a registered management investment company.
 
 
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Name, Address and Age
Position(s) Held with Trust
Length of Service
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of Funds Overseen
Other Directorships of Public Companies
Interested Trustees* and Executive Officers
Arnold Van Den Berg (age 71)**
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430 Austin, Texas 78746
 
Trustee, Chairman, President
Since 11/2002
Mr. Van Den Berg is the founder and President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Adviser and a member of the Adviser’s investment committee.  He has been a portfolio manager for the Adviser since 1974.  He was a general partner of TL Partners, L.P., a limited partnership investing in real estate, from 1993 to 2007.
4
None
James D. Brilliant (age 44)**
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430 Austin, Texas 78746
Trustee, Treasurer
Since 5/2003
Mr. Brilliant is Vice President, Senior Research Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser and a member of the Adviser’s investment committee.  He has been with the Adviser since 1986 and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
4
None
Scott Van Den Berg (age 43)**
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430 Austin, Texas 78746
 
Trustee, Secretary
Since 5/2003
Mr. Van Den Berg is Vice President and Director of Client Services of the Adviser and a member of the Adviser’s investment committee.  He has been with the firm since 1992 and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist (CRPS).
4
None
Aaron S. Buckholtz (age 47)
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430 Austin, Texas 78746
Trustee
Since 5/2003
Mr. Buckholtz is Vice President, Senior Trader and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser and a member of the Adviser’s investment committee. He has been with the firm since 1990 and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
4
None
David V. Swann (age 45)
805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430 Austin, Texas 78746
Chief Compliance Officer
Since 10/2004
Mr. Swann is a licensed attorney and serves as the Adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer.  He has been with the Adviser since 2003 and has served as a compliance officer in the investment industry since 2000.
N/A
 N/A
 
* Each of the Interested Trustees is an Interested Trustee because he is an officer and employee of the Adviser.
 
** Arnold Van Den Berg and Scott Van Den Berg are related as father and son, respectively.  James Brilliant is the son-in-law of Arnold Van Den Berg and the brother-in-law of Scott Van Den Berg.
 
Board Leadership Structure.  As reported in the “Trustees and Executive Officers” table above, the Board is composed of nine Trustees, five of which are Independent Trustees.  The Chairman of the Board, Arnold Van Den Berg, is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act, by virtue of his relationship to the Adviser.  The Board has established three standing committees, an Audit Committee, a Nominating Committee and a Proxy Voting Committee, which are comprised entirely of the Independent Trustees. Information regarding these committees is set forth below. The Board does not have a single lead Independent Trustee, although one of the Independent Trustees serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Board has determined that the Board’s structure is appropriate given the characteristics, size and operations of the Trust.  The Board also believes that its leadership structure,
 
 
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including its committees, helps facilitate effective oversight of Trust management.  The Board reviews its structure annually.

With respect to risk oversight, the Board considers risk management issues as part of its general oversight responsibilities throughout the year.  The Board holds four regular board meetings each year during which the Board receives risk management reports and/or assessments from Trust management, the Funds’ administrator, transfer agent and distributor, and the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). The Audit Committee also meets with the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm on an annual basis, to discuss, among other things, the internal control structure of the Trust’s financial reporting function.  When appropriate, the Board may hold special meetings or communicate directly with Trust management, the CCO, the Trust’s third party service providers, legal counsel or independent registered public accounting firm to address matters arising between regular board meetings or needing special attention.  In addition, the Board has adopted policies and procedures for the Trust to help detect and prevent and correct violations of the federal securities laws.

Trustee Qualifications.  The Trust believes that each of the Trustees has the appropriate experience, qualifications, attributes and skills (collectively “Trustee Attributes”) to continue to serve as a trustee to the Trust in light of the Trust’s business and structure.  Among the Trustee Attributes common to each of the Trustees are their ability to evaluate, question and discuss information about the Funds, to interact effectively with the other Trustees, Trust management, the CCO, the Trust’s third party service providers, legal counsel and independent registered public accounting firm, and exercise business judgment in the performance of their duties as Trustees.  Each of the Trustees has also served on the Board since the Trust’s first fund, the Advisers Fund, commenced operations in 2003 and in their service to the Trust over the years has gained substantial mutual fund board experience and insight as to the operations of the Trust.

In addition to the Trustee Attributes listed above, each of the Trustees have additional Trustee Attributes including, among other things, the Trustee Attributes provided in the “Trustees and Executive Officers” table above and as follows:

Mr. Arnold Van Den Berg has experience in and knowledge of the financial industry as an investor, including his roles as founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and member of the investment committee of the Adviser.  Mr. Brilliant has experience in and knowledge of the financial industry as an investor, including his roles as Vice President, Senior Research Analyst, Senior Portfolio Manager and member of the investment committee of the Adviser.  He also is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).  Mr. Scott Van Den Berg has experience in and knowledge of the financial industry as an investor, including his roles as Vice President, Director of Client Services and member of the investment committee of the Adviser.  He also is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist (CRPS).  Mr. Buckholtz has experience in and knowledge of the financial industry as an investor, including his roles as Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Senior Trader and member of the investment committee of the Adviser.  In addition, he is a CFA.  Mr. Bruce has experience in and knowledge of the financial industry and academic experience as a professor of finance, including his roles as the chief investment officer of asset management companies.  He also serves as a trustee of another investment company.  Mr. Ivan has experience in and knowledge of the financial industry in his role as president of an asset management company.  Mr. Lewis has knowledge of the financial industry and business experience as the chief financial officer of an internet protocol telecom company and previously as the chief financial officer of an information technology services firm.  Dr. Paritzky has knowledge of the financial industry as an individual investor and holds a Certificate in Financial Planning.  He also has previous business experience as an owner and principal business manager of a group medical practice.  Dr. Reichenstein
 
 
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has knowledge of the financial industry and academic experience as a professor of finance and serves as a trustee of another investment company.

The Board has determined that each of the Trustees’ careers and background, combined with their interpersonal skills and general understanding of financial and other matters, enable the Trustees to effectively participate in and contribute to the Board’s functions and oversight of the Trust.  References to the specific qualifications, attributes and skills of the Trustees are being disclosed pursuant to requirements of the SEC, do not constitute holding out the Board or any Trustee as having any special expertise or experience, and shall not impose any greater responsibility on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.

           Board Committees.  The Trustees have established the following standing committees:

Audit Committee: The Independent Trustees are the current members of the Audit Committee.  The Audit Committee oversees the Funds’ accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, reviews the results of the annual audits of the Funds’ financial statements, and interacts with the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm on behalf of all the Trustees.  The Audit Committee also serves as the Trust’s qualified legal compliance committee.  The Audit Committee operates pursuant to an Audit Committee Charter and meets periodically as necessary.  The Audit Committee met two times during the Trust’s last fiscal year.
 
Nominating Committee:  The Independent Trustees are the current members of the Nominating Committee.  The Nominating Committee nominates, selects and appoints Independent Trustees to fill vacancies on the Board of Trustees and to stand for election at meetings of the shareholders of the Trust.  The Nominating Committee meets only as necessary and did not meet during the Trust’s last fiscal year.  The Nominating Committee generally will not consider nominees recommended by shareholders of the Trust.
 
Proxy Voting Committee:  The Independent Trustees are the current members of the Proxy Voting Committee.  The Proxy Voting Committee will determine how a Fund should cast its vote, if called upon by the Board or the Adviser, when a matter with respect to which the Fund is entitled to vote presents a conflict between the interests of the Fund’s shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Fund’s Adviser, principal underwriter or an affiliated person of the Fund, its investment adviser, or principal underwriter, on the other hand.  The Proxy Voting Committee will review the Trust’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy and recommend any changes to the Board as it deems necessary or advisable.  The Proxy Voting Committee will also decide if a Fund should participate in a class action settlement, if called upon by the Adviser, in cases where a class action settlement with respect to which the Fund is eligible to participate presents a conflict between the interests of the Fund’s shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Adviser, on the other hand.  The Proxy Voting Committee meets only as necessary and did not meet during the Trust’s last fiscal year.
 
Beneficial Equity Ownership of Fund Shares.  The table below shows, for each Trustee, the value of  shares of each Fund beneficially owned by him, and the aggregate value of all investments in shares of the Fund complex, as of December 31, 2009, and stated as one of the following ranges:  A = None; B = $1–$10,000; C = $10,001–$50,000; D = $50,001–$100,000; and E = over $100,000.
 
 
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Name of Trustee
Dollar Range of Shares
of the Funds Owned by Trustee
Aggregate Dollar Range of Shares
of All Funds in Fund Complex
Overseen By Trustee
Independent Trustees
Brian R. Bruce
CM Advisers Fund :
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund :
A
A
A
Mark F. Ivan
CM Advisers Fund :
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund :
A
A
A
Richard M. Lewis
CM Advisers Fund :
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund :
A
A
A
A. Zorel Paritzky, M.D.
CM Advisers Fund :
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund :
A
A
A
William R. Reichenstein, Ph.D.
CM Advisers Fund :
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund :
C
A
C
Interested Trustees
Arnold Van Den Berg
CM Advisers Fund :
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund :
E
E
E
James D. Brilliant
CM Advisers Fund :
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund :
E
A
E
Scott Van Den Berg
CM Advisers Fund :
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund :
E
C
E
Aaron S. Buckholtz
CM Advisers Fund :
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund :
E
C
E

            Compensation.   Officers of the Trust and the Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust or the Adviser receive no salary from the Trust.  Independent Trustees receive an annual retainer of $5,000, plus $1,250 per Fund per Board meeting attended in person and $250 per Fund per meeting attended by telephone.  The Trust reimburses each Trustee and officer for his or her travel and other expenses relating to attendance at Board or committee meetings.  The following table reflects the amount of compensation received by each Trustee during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010:
 
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 the Funds and Fund Complex Paid to Trustees
Independent Trustees
Brian R. Bruce
$8,500
None
None
$8,500
Mark F. Ivan
$8,500
None
None
$8,500
Richard M. Lewis
$8,500
None
None
$8,500
A. Zorel Paritzky, M.D.
$8,500
None
None
$8,500
William R. Reichenstein, Ph.D.
$8,500
None
None
$8,500
Interested Trustees
Arnold Van Den Berg
None
None
None
None
James D. Brilliant
None
None
None
None
Scott Van Den Berg
None
None
None
None
Aaron S. Buckholtz
None
None
None
None
 
 
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Principal Holders of Voting Securities.  As of July 15, 2010, the Trustees and officers of the Trust as a group owned beneficially (i.e., had direct or indirect voting and/or investment power) less than 1% of the then outstanding shares of each of the Advisers Fund and the Fixed Income Fund.  On the same date, the following shareholders owned of record more than 5% of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest of the Advisers Fund and/or the Fixed Income Fund.
 
Name and Address
of Record Owner
Amount
of Ownership
Percentage Ownership
 
Name of Fund
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Special Custody A/C FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds Dept
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California 94104
4,012,088.613 shares
28.07%*
CM Advisers Fund
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Special Custody A/C FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds Dept
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California 94104
2,898,607.918 shares
57.10%*
CM Advisers Fixed
Income Fund
 
* The Funds believe that such entity does not have a beneficial interest of such shares.
 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
 
Investment Adviser.  Information about the Adviser, Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. d/b/a CM Fund Advisers, 805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430, Austin, Texas 78746, and its duties and compensation as Adviser is contained in the Prospectus.  The Adviser has been engaged in the investment advisory business since 1974 and, as of September 30, 2010, managed approximately $____ billion under the assumed (d/b/a) name “Century Management.”
 
The Adviser is controlled by Arnold Van Den Berg, who is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Adviser.  Mr. Van Den Berg also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.  Mr. Van Den Berg founded the Adviser in 1974, and has worked in the investment management business for over 40 years.
 
The Adviser supervises each Fund’s investments pursuant to an Advisory Agreement.  Each Advisory Agreement was effective for an initial two-year period and is currently renewed for periods of one year each only so long as such renewal and continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Trustees or by vote of a majority of the applicable Fund’s outstanding voting securities, provided the continuance is also approved by a majority of the Independent Trustees. Each Advisory Agreement is terminable without penalty on 60 days’ notice by the Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the applicable Fund.  Each Advisory Agreement provides that it will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
 
The Adviser manages each Fund’s investments in accordance with the stated investment objective and policies of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Trustees.  The Adviser is responsible for investment decisions, and provides the Fund with portfolio managers who are authorized by the Trustees to execute purchases and sales of securities.  The Advisers Fund is managed by an investment committee of the Adviser, which consists of 5 members: Arnold Van Den Berg (President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Adviser), James D. Brilliant (Vice President, Senior Research Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Adviser),  Scott Van Den Berg (Vice President and Director of Client Services of the Adviser), Aaron S. Buckholtz (Vice President, Senior Trader and Senior Portfolio Manager
 
 
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of the Adviser) and Thomas W. Siderewicz (Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst for the Adviser).  The investment committee became responsible for managing the Advisers Fund in 2009; prior to that time, Arnold Van Den Berg and James D. Brilliant were designated as co-portfolio managers of the Fund.  Arnold Van Den Berg and James D. Brilliant both continue to play a key role in the management of the Advisers Fund as members of the investment committee.  The investment committee is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Advisers Fund.
 
The Value Fund has been managed by James D. Brilliant since its inception in October 2010.  The Opportunity Fund has been managed by Stephen W. Shipman, CFA, Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, since its inception in October 2010.  The Fixed Income Fund is managed by Thomas W. Siderewicz.  Mr. Siderewicz became primarily responsible for the Fixed Income Fund in 2009; prior to that time, Arnold Van Den Berg, James D. Brilliant and Mr. Siderewicz were designated as co-portfolio managers of the Fund.
 
Under each Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is not liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Funds in connection with the performance of such Agreement, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services; or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of the Adviser in the performance of its duties; or from its reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under the Agreement.
 
The Adviser receives a monthly management fee from the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund equal to an annual rate of 1.25% the Fund’s average daily net assets.  In addition, the Adviser and the Advisers Fund, the Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund have each entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement under which the Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and to assume other expenses of each Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits annual operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, extraordinary expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and payments, if any, under a Rule 12b-1 Plan) to not more than 1.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund until November 1, 2011.  It is expected that the Expense Limitation Agreements will continue from year-to-year provided such continuance is approved by the Trustees.  For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010, the Adviser received management fees of $1,718,166 from the Advisers Fund (which was net of fee waivers of $15,794).  For the fiscal years ended February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008, the Adviser received management fees of $2,138,974 and $3,278,599, respectively, from the Advisers Fund.
 
The Adviser receives a monthly management fee from the Fixed Income Fund equal to an annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.  In addition, the Adviser and the Fixed Income Fund have entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement under which the Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and to assume other expenses of the Fixed Income Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits annual operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, extraordinary expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and payments, if any, under a Rule 12b-1 Plan) to not more than 1.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund until November 1, 2011.  It is expected that the Expense Limitation Agreement will continue from year-to-year provided such continuance is approved by the Trustees.  For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010, the Adviser received management fees of $162,063 from the Fixed Income Fund.  For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, the Adviser received management fees of $67,551 from the Fixed Income Fund (which was net of fee waivers of $7,322).  For the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, the Adviser waived its entire management fee in the amount of $44,479 and reimbursed the Fund for other operating expenses in the amount of $24,040.
 
In addition to the management fees described above, the Adviser may also receive certain benefits from its management of the Funds in the form of brokerage or research services received from brokers under arrangements under Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act and the terms of each Advisory Agreement.  For a description of these potential benefits, see the description under “Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage Allocation – Brokerage Selection.”
 
 
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Compensation of Portfolio Managers.  The portfolio managers are  employees of the Adviser and their compensation varies with the general success of the Adviser as a firm. Each portfolio manager’s compensation consists of a fixed annual salary, plus the potential for a discretionary bonus.  The portfolio managers’ compensation is not directly linked to any specific factors, such as the Funds’ performance or asset levels, but these factors may nevertheless affect the performance and profitability of the Adviser and, as a result, indirectly affect the portfolio managers’ compensation.  Discretionary bonuses are determined by the Adviser’s management and are based on a matrix comparing the portfolio management team’s performance on both an absolute and relative basis to selected benchmarks.
 
Ownership of Fund Shares by Portfolio Managers.  The table below shows the value of Fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager of the Funds as of September 30, 2010, stated as one of the following ranges: A = None; B = $1–$10,000; C = $10,001–$50,000; D = $50,001–$100,000; E = $100,001–$500,000; F = $500,001–$1,000,000; and G = over $1,000,000.
 
Name of Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of
Shares of
 the Advisers Fund
Dollar Range of
Shares of
 the Fixed Income Fund
Arnold Van Den Berg
[G]
[G]
James D. Brilliant
[G]
[A]
Scott Van Den Berg
[F]
[C]
Aaron S. Buckholtz
[F]
[C]
Thomas W. Siderewicz
[E]
[C]
Stephen W. Shipman
   

Other Accounts Managed by Portfolio Managers.  In addition to the Funds, the portfolio managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts.  The table below shows the number of, and total assets in, such other accounts as of September 30, 2010.
 
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Type of Accounts
Total
Number of
Accounts
Managed
Total
Assets of Accounts Managed
Number of Accounts Managed with Advisory Fee Based on Performance
Total Assets of Accounts with Advisory Fee
Based on Performance
Arnold
Van Den Berg
Registered Investment Companies:
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:
Other Accounts:
0
0
2,298
$   0
$   0
$1.67 billion
0
0
75
$   0
$   0
$92 million
James D. Brilliant
Registered Investment Companies:
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:
Other Accounts:
0
1
2,298
$   0
$2.26 million
$1.67 billion
0
0
75
$   0
$   0
$92 million
Scott
Van Den Berg
Registered Investment Companies:
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:
Other Accounts:
0
0
2,298
$   0
$   0
$1.67 billion
0
0
75
$   0
$   0
$92 million
Aaron S. Buckholtz
Registered Investment Companies:
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:
Other Accounts:
0
0
2,298
$   0
$   0
$1.67 billion
0
0
75
$   0
$   0
$92 million
Thomas W. Siderewicz
Registered Investment Companies:
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:
Other Accounts:
0
0
2,298
$   0
$   0
$1.67 billion
0
0
75
$   0
$   0
$92 million
Stephen W. Shipman
Registered Investment Companies:
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:
Other Accounts:
       
 
 
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Portfolio Managers’ Conflicts of Interests.  The portfolio managers’ management of other accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Funds’ investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other.  These other accounts are separately managed private clients and one other pooled investment vehicle (“Other Accounts”).  The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as a Fund, be compared to the same index a Fund uses for performance comparisons or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased, or sold by the Funds.
 
Knowledge of the Timing and Size of Fund Trades:  A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers’ day-to-day management of the Funds.  The portfolio managers know the size and timing of trades for the Funds and the Other Accounts, and may be able to predict the market impact of Fund trades.  It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of Other Accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of a Fund, or vice versa.
 
Investment Opportunities:  The Adviser provides investment supervisory services for a number of investment products that have varying investment guidelines.  The same portfolio management team works across all investment products.  For some of these investment strategies, the Adviser may be compensated based on the performance of the account.  These incentive compensation structures may create a conflict of interest for the Adviser with regard to Other Accounts where the Adviser is paid based on a percentage of assets in that the Adviser may have an incentive to allocate the investment ideas opportunities that it believes might be the most profitable to the Other Accounts where they might share in investment gains.
 
           Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent.  Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”), 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, serves as the Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent to the Funds pursuant to an Administration Agreement, a Fund Accounting Agreement and a Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement (collectively, the “Service Agreements”).

As Administrator, Ultimus assists in supervising all operations of the Funds (other than those performed by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement).  Ultimus has agreed to perform or arrange for the performance of the following services (under the Service Agreements, Ultimus may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities thereunder):

 
--
prepares and assembles reports required to be sent to the Funds’ shareholders and arranges for the printing and dissemination of such reports;
 
--
assembles reports required to be filed with the SEC and files such completed reports with the SEC;
 
--
arranges for the dissemination to shareholders of the Funds’ proxy materials and oversees the tabulation of proxies;
 
-- 
files the Funds’ federal income and excise tax returns and the Funds’ state and local tax returns;
 
--
assists in monitoring compliance of each Fund’s operations with the 1940 Act and with its investment policies and limitations; and
 
--
makes such reports and recommendations to the Board of Trustees as the Board reasonably requests or deems appropriate.

As Fund Accountant, Ultimus maintains the accounting books and records for the Funds, including journals containing an itemized daily record of all purchases and sales of portfolio securities, all
 
 
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receipts and disbursements of cash and all other debits and credits, general and auxiliary ledgers reflecting all asset, liability, reserve, capital, income and expense accounts, including interest accrued and interest received, and other required separate ledger accounts.  Ultimus also maintains a monthly trial balance of all ledger accounts; performs certain accounting services for the Funds, including calculation of the net asset value per share, calculation of the dividend and capital gain distributions, reconciles cash movements with the Custodian, verifies and reconciles with the Custodian all daily trade activities; provides certain reports; obtains prices used in determining net asset value; and prepares interim balance sheets, statements of income and expense, and statements of changes in net assets for the Funds.
 
As Transfer Agent, Ultimus performs the following services in connection with the Funds’ shareholders:  maintains records for each of the Funds’ shareholders of record; processes shareholder purchase and redemption orders; processes dividend payments and reinvestments; and assists in the mailing of shareholder reports and proxy solicitation materials.
 
Ultimus receives fees from each Fund for its services as Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent, and is reimbursed for certain expenses assumed pursuant to the Service Agreements.  The fee payable to Ultimus as Administrator is calculated daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.08% of the average daily net assets of each Fund up to $500 million; 0.05% of such assets between $500 million and $2 billion; 0.04% of such assets between $2 billion and $3 billion; and 0.03% of such assets over $3 billion; subject, however, to a minimum fee with respect to each Fund of $2,000 per month.  The fee payable by each Fund to Ultimus as Fund Accountant is $2,000 per month plus an asset based fee at the annual rate of 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and 0.005% of such assets over $500 million.  The fee payable by each Fund to Ultimus as Transfer Agent is at the annual rate of $17 per shareholder account, subject to a minimum fee with respect to each Fund of $1,500 per month.  The Service Agreements, unless otherwise terminated as provided in the Service Agreements, are renewed automatically for successive one-year periods.
 
For services to the Advisers Fund for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010, Ultimus received $110,983 in administration fees, $37,868 in fund accounting fees and $33,205 in transfer agency fees.  For services to the Advisers Fund for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, Ultimus received $137,057 in administration fees, $41,141 in fund accounting fees and $36,034 in transfer agency fees.  For services to the Advisers Fund for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, Ultimus received $209,793 in administration fees, $50,221 in fund accounting fees and $41,161 in transfer agency fees.
 
For services to the Fixed Income Fund for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010, Ultimus received $27,833 in administration fees, $27,240 in fund accounting fees and $18,000 in transfer agency fees.  For services to the Fixed Income Fund for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, Ultimus received $21,300 in administration fees, $24,246 in fund accounting fees and $18,000 in transfer agency fees.  For services to the Fixed Income Fund for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, Ultimus received $19,500 in administration fees, $24,892 in fund accounting fees and $15,750 in transfer agency fees.
 
Distributor.  Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, is the exclusive agent for distribution of shares of the Funds, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement.  The Distributor is obligated to sell shares of the Funds on a best efforts basis only against purchase orders for the shares.  Shares of the Funds are offered to the public on a continuous basis.  The Distributor is an affiliate of Ultimus, and Robert G. Dorsey, Mark J. Seger and John F. Splain are each Managing Directors of the Distributor and officers of the Trust.  The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member in good standing of FINRA and maintains, at its own expense, its qualification as a broker-dealer under all applicable federal or state laws in those states which the Funds shall from time to time identify to the Distributor as states in which it wishes to offer its shares for sale, in
 
 
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order that state registrations may be maintained for the Funds.  Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor is paid $6,000 per annum for its services.  The Distribution Agreement may be terminated by either party upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the other party.
 
Custodian.  U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”), 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, serves as custodian for each Fund’s assets.  The Custodian acts as the depository for each Fund, safekeeps its portfolio securities, collects all income and other payments with respect to portfolio securities, disburses monies at each Fund’s request, and maintains records in connection with its duties as Custodian.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.  The Trustees have selected the firm of BBD, LLP, 1835 Market Street, 26th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds for the current fiscal year and to audit the annual financial statements of the Funds, prepare the Funds’ federal, state, and excise tax returns, and consult with the Funds on matters of accounting and taxation.  Such firm will audit the financial statements of the Funds at least once each year.  Shareholders will receive annual audited and semi-annual (unaudited) reports when published and written confirmation of all transactions in their account.  A copy of the most recent Annual Report will accompany this SAI whenever requested by a shareholder or a prospective investor.
 
Legal Counsel.  Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, 1001 West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101, serves as legal counsel to the Trust and the Funds.
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 
The Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor each have adopted a code of ethics, as required by applicable law, which are designed to prevent affiliated persons of the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor from engaging in deceptive, manipulative, or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Funds (which securities may also be held by persons subject to the codes).  There can be no assurance that the codes of ethics will be effective in preventing such activities.  The codes of ethics permit employees and officers of the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor to invest in securities, subject to certain restrictions and pre-approval requirements.  In addition, the codes of ethics of the Trust and the Adviser require that portfolio managers and other investment personnel of the Adviser report their personal securities transactions and holdings, which are reviewed for compliance with the codes of ethics.
 
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM
 
The Trust has adopted an anti-money laundering program, as required by applicable law, that is designed to prevent the Funds from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities.  There can be no assurance that the program will be effective in preventing such activities.  The Trust’s AML Compliance Officer is responsible for implementing and monitoring the operations and internal controls of the program.  Compliance officers at certain of the Funds’ service providers are also responsible for monitoring the program.  The anti-money laundering program is subject to the continuing oversight of the Trustees.
 
PROXY VOTING POLICIES
 
The Trust has adopted a proxy voting and disclosure policy that delegates to the Adviser the authority to vote proxies for the Funds, subject to oversight of the Trustees.  Copies of the Trust’s and the Adviser’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policies are included as Appendix B to this SAI.
 
 
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No later than August 31 of each year, the Funds must file Form N-PX with the SEC.  Form N-PX discloses how an investment company voted proxies for the prior twelve-month period ended June 30.  The Funds’ proxy voting records, as set forth in the most recent Form N-PX filing, are available upon request, without charge, by calling the Funds at 1-888-859-5856.  This information is also available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
 
The Trustees have adopted a policy that governs the disclosure of portfolio holdings.  This policy is intended to ensure that such disclosure is in the best interests of the shareholders of the Funds and to address possible conflicts of interest.  Under the Funds’ policy, the Funds and the Adviser generally will not disclose the Funds’ portfolio holdings to a third party unless such information is made available to the public.  The policy provides that the Trust and the Adviser may disclose non-public portfolio holdings information as required by law and under other limited circumstances that are set forth in more detail below.
 
Each Fund will make available to the public a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings on a fiscal quarter basis.  This information is generally available within 60 days of a Fund’s fiscal quarter end and will remain available until the next fiscal quarter’s portfolio holdings report becomes available.  You may obtain a copy of these quarterly portfolio holdings reports by calling the Fund at 1-888-859-5856.  Each Fund will also file these quarterly portfolio holdings reports with the SEC on Form N-CSR or Form N-Q, as applicable.  The Funds’ Form N-CSR and Form N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.  The first and third quarter portfolio holdings reports will be filed with the SEC on Form N-Q and the second and fourth fiscal quarter portfolio holdings reports will be included with the semi-annual and annual financial statements, respectively, which are sent to shareholders and filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR.
 
The officers of the Trust and/or the officers of the Adviser may share non-public portfolio holdings information with the Funds’ service providers that require such information for legitimate business and Fund oversight purposes, such as the Funds’ fund accountant and administrator, transfer agent, distributor, custodian, independent registered public accounting firm, and legal counsel as identified in the Prospectus and this SAI; ADP Investor Communication Services, Inc., a proxy voting recordkeeping service providing assistance to the Adviser in voting proxies for the Funds; and Filepoint EDGAR Services and Financial Graphic Services, Inc., financial edgarizing, typesetting and printing firms.  The Funds and/or the Adviser may also provide non-public portfolio holdings information to appropriate regulatory agencies as required by applicable laws and regulations.  The Funds’ service providers receiving such non-public information are subject to confidentiality obligations requiring such service providers to keep non-public portfolio holdings information confidential.  Certain of the service providers have codes of ethics that prohibit trading based on, among other things, non-public portfolio holdings information.
 
Non-public portfolio holdings information and other information regarding the investment activities of the Funds also is disclosed to rating and ranking organizations for use in connection with their rating or ranking of the Funds.  Currently, the Funds are providing non-public portfolio holdings information to five different rating or ranking organizations.  Each disclosure arrangement has been authorized by the Trust and/or the Adviser in accordance with the Funds’ disclosure of portfolio holdings policy upon a determination that this disclosure serves a legitimate business purpose of the Funds and that each organization is subject to a duty of confidentiality.  Below is a table listing the groups that are currently receiving non-public portfolio holdings information along with the types of information
 
 
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received, conditions or restrictions on use, timing of disclosure and any compensation received for providing portfolio information.
 
 
Name of
Rating or Ranking Group
 
 
Information Provided
 
Timing of Release
and Conditions or Restrictions on Use
Receipt of Compensation
or other Consideration by the Fund or Affiliated Party
Morningstar, Inc.
CUSIP, description, shares/par, market value
Provided monthly. No formal conditions or restrictions.
None
Lipper
CUSIP, description, shares/par, market value
Provided quarterly, with a 30-day lag.  No formal conditions or restrictions.   Lipper indicates that it will not trade based on the Funds’ portfolio information, and it prohibits its employees from any such trading.
None
Bloomberg L.P.
CUSIP, description, shares/par, market value
Provided quarterly, with a 30-day lag.  No formal conditions or restrictions.  Bloomberg indicates that it requires all employees to sign confidentiality agreements acknowledging all information received during their employment must be used for legitimate business purposes only.
None
Standard & Poors, Inc.
CUSIP, description, shares/par, market value
Provided quarterly, with a 30-day lag.  No formal conditions or restrictions.  S&P indicates that its employees are required to follow a code of business conduct that prohibits them from using portfolio information for anything other than performing their job responsibilities, and S&P employees must certify annually that they have followed this code of business conduct.
None
Thomson Financial
CUSIP, description, shares/par, market value
Provided quarterly, with a 30-day lag.  No formal conditions or restrictions.  Thomson Financial indicates that it requires all employees to sign confidentiality agreements acknowledging that all information received during their employment must be used for legitimate business purposes only.
None
 
The Funds currently do not provide non-public portfolio holdings information to any other third parties.  In the future, the Funds may elect to disclose such information to other third parties if the officers of the Trust and/or the Adviser determine that the Fund has a legitimate business purpose for doing so and the recipient is subject to a duty of confidentiality.  The Adviser, through its officers, is responsible for determining which other third parties have a legitimate business purpose for receiving the Funds’ portfolio holdings information.
 
The Trust’s policy regarding disclosure of portfolio holdings is subject to the continuing oversight and direction of the Trustees.  The Adviser and Ultimus are required to report to the Trustees any known disclosure of a Fund’s portfolio holdings to unauthorized third parties.  The Trust has not entered (and does not intend to enter) into any arrangement providing for the receipt of compensation or other consideration in exchange for the disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings information.

 
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PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
 
Purchases.  Reference is made to “How to Buy Shares” in the Prospectus for more information concerning how to purchase shares.  Specifically, potential investors should refer to the Prospectus for information regarding purchasing shares by mail or bank wire transfer, and for information regarding telephone exchanges or redemptions.  The Prospectus also describes the Funds’ automatic investment plan and certain rights reserved by the Funds with respect to orders for Fund shares.  The following information supplements the information regarding share purchases in the Prospectus:
 
Pricing of Orders.  Shares of the Funds will be offered and sold on a continuous basis.  The purchase price of shares of each Fund is its net asset value next determined after the order is received, subject to the order being accepted by the Fund in good form.  Net asset value is normally determined at the time regular trading closes on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on days that the NYSE is open for regular trading (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except when the NYSE closes earlier), as described under “Net Asset Value” below.  Each Fund’s net asset value is not calculated on business holidays when the NYSE is closed.  An order received prior to the time regular trading closes on the NYSE will be executed at the price calculated on the date of receipt and an order received after the time regular trading closes will be executed at the price calculated as of that time on the next business day.
 
Regular Accounts.  The regular account allows for voluntary investments to be made at any time.  Available to individuals, custodians, corpora­tions, trusts, estates, corporate retirement plans, and others, investors are free to make additions and with­drawals to or from their account, subject to a 1% redemption fee for redemptions of shares of each Fund within 180 days of purchase.  (For information on the redemption fee, see “How to Redeem Shares – Redemption Fee” in the Prospectus).  When an investor makes an initial investment in a Fund, a shareholder account is opened in accordance with the investor’s registra­tion instructions.  Each time there is a transaction in a shareholder account, such as an additional investment or the reinvestment of a dividend or distribution, the shareholder will receive a confirmation statement showing the current transaction, along with a summary of the status of the account as of the transaction date.
 
Purchases in Kind.  Each Fund may accept securities in lieu of cash in payment for the purchase of shares of the Fund.  The acceptance of such securities is at the sole discretion of the Adviser based upon the suitability of the securities accepted for inclusion as a long-term investment of the Fund, the marketability of such securities, and other factors that the Adviser may deem appropriate.  If accepted, the securities will be valued using the same criteria and methods as described in “How Net Asset Value is Determined” in the Prospectus.
 
Share Certificates.  The Funds do not issue stock certificates.  Evidence of ownership of shares is provided through entry in the Funds’ share registry.  Investors will receive periodic account statements (and, where applicable, purchase confirmations) that will show the number of shares owned.
 
Each Fund reserves the right in its sole discretion to: (1) suspend the offering of its shares; (2) reject purchase orders when in the judgment of management such rejection is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders; and (3) reduce or waive the minimum for initial and subsequent investments under circumstances where certain economies can be achieved in sales of Fund shares.
 
Redemptions.  Reference is made to “How to Redeem Shares” in the Prospectus for more information concerning how to redeem shares.  Specifically, investors wishing to redeem shares of the Funds should refer to the Prospectus for information regarding redeeming shares by mail, telephone/fax, or bank wire transfer.  The Prospectus also describes the Funds’ policy regarding accounts that fall below
 
 
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a Fund’s required minimums, redemptions in-kind, signature guarantees, and other information about the Funds’ redemption policies.  The following information supplements the information regarding share redemptions in the Prospectus:
 
Suspension of Redemption Privileges and Postponement of Payment.  The Funds may suspend redemption privileges or postpone the date of payment (1) during any period that the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or that trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC; (2) during any period when an emergency exists as defined by the rules of the SEC as a result of which it is not reasonably practicable for a Fund to dispose of securities owned by it, or to determine fairly the value of its assets; and (3) for such other periods as the SEC may permit.  The Funds may also suspend or postpone the recordation of the transfer of shares upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing conditions.  Any redemption may be more or less than the shareholder’s cost depending on the market value of the securities held by the Funds.  No charge is made by the Funds for redemptions other than the possible charge for wiring redemption proceeds, and the assessment of the redemption fee on redemptions of shares occurring within 180 days following the purchase of such shares.  For information on the redemption fee, see “How to Redeem Shares – Redemption Fee” in the Prospectus.
 
Involuntary Redemptions.  In addition to the situations described in the Prospectus under “How to Redeem Shares,” a Fund may redeem shares involuntarily to reimburse the Fund for any loss sustained by reason of the failure of a shareholder to make full payment for shares purchased by the shareholder, to collect any charge relating to a transaction effected for the benefit of a shareholder which is applicable to Fund shares as provided in the Prospectus from time to time, or to close a shareholder’s account if a Fund is unable to verify the shareholder’s identity.
 
Additional Information.  The following is additional information regarding certain services and features related to purchases, redemptions, and distribution of Fund shares.  Investors who have questions about any of this information should call the Funds at 1-888-859-5856.
 
Transfer of Registration. To transfer shares to another owner, send a written request to the Funds at CM Advisers Family of Funds, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707.  Your request should include the following:  (1) the Fund name and existing account registration; (2) signature(s) of the registered owner(s) exactly as the signature(s) appear(s) on the account registration; (3) the new account registration, address, social security or taxpayer identification number, and how dividends and capital gains are to be distributed; (4) Medallion signature guarantees (see the Prospectus under the heading “How to Redeem Shares”); and (5) any additional documents which are required for transfer by corporations, administrators, executors, trustees, guardians, etc.  If you have any questions about transferring shares, call or write the Funds.
 
Dealers.  Compensation may be provided to dealers in connection with sales of shares of the Funds.  Compensation may include financial assistance to dealers in connection with conferences, sales, or training programs for their employees, seminars for the public, advertising campaigns regarding the Funds, and/or other dealer-sponsored special events.  In some instances, this compensation may be made available only to certain dealers whose representatives have sold or are expected to sell a significant amount of such shares.  Compensation may include payment for travel expenses, including lodging, incurred in connection with trips taken by invited registered representatives and members of their families to locations within or outside of the United States for meetings or seminars of a business nature.  Dealers may not use sales of Fund shares to qualify for this compensation to the extent such may be prohibited by the laws of any state or any self-regulatory agency, such as FINRA.
 
 
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NET ASSET VALUE
 
The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund normally is determined at the time regular trading closes on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except when the NYSE closes earlier).  Each Fund’s NAV per share is not calculated on business holidays when the NYSE is closed.  The NYSE generally recognizes the following holidays:  New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.  Any other holiday recognized by the NYSE will be deemed a business holiday on which the NAV per share of the Funds will not be calculated.
 
In computing a Fund’s NAV, all liabilities incurred or accrued are deducted from its net assets.  The resulting net assets are divided by the number of shares of the Fund outstanding at the time of the valuation and the result is the NAV per share of the Fund.
 
The pricing and valuation of portfolio securities is determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by, and under the direction of, the Trustees.  Values are determined according to accepted accounting practices and all laws and regulations that apply.  The assets of each Fund are valued as follows:
 
 
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Securities that are listed on a securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sales price at the time the valuation is made.  Price information on listed securities is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded.
 
 
·
Securities traded on a foreign stock exchange are generally valued based upon the closing price on the principal exchange where the security is traded.
 
 
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Securities that are listed on an exchange and which are not traded on the valuation date are valued at the closing bid price.
 
 
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Securities which are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.
 
 
·
Foreign securities are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing quotation service, if available, otherwise based on the mean of the current bid and ask prices of such currency as last quoted by any recognized dealer or major banking institution.
 
 
·
Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the latest quoted sales price, if available, at the time of valuation, otherwise, at the latest quoted bid price.
 
 
·
Securities with maturities of 60 days or less will be valued at amortized cost, which approximate market value.
 
 
·
Securities for which no current quotations are readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Trustees.  Securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service when such prices are believed to reflect the fair market value of such securities.
 
 
·
Securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service when such prices are believed to reflect the fair market value of such securities.
 
 
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Subject to the provisions of the Trust Instrument, determinations by the Trustees as to the direct and allocable liabilities of a Fund and the allocable portion of any general assets are conclusive.  The pricing and valuation of portfolio securities is determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by, and under the direction of, the Trustees.
 
ADDITIONAL TAX INFORMATION
 
The following summarizes certain additional tax considerations generally affecting each Fund and its shareholders that are not described in the Prospectus.  No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Funds or their shareholders.  The discussions here and in the Prospectus are not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning and are based on tax laws and regulations that are in effect on the date hereof; such laws and regulations may be changed by legislative, judicial, or administrative action.  Investors are advised to consult their tax advisors with specific reference to their own tax situations.
 
Each Fund is treated as a separate corporate entity under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and intends to qualify and remain qualified as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code.  In order to so qualify, a Fund must elect to be a regulated investment company or have made such an election for a previous year and must satisfy certain requirements relating to the amount of distributions and source of its income for a taxable year.  At least 90% of the gross income of a Fund must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stocks, securities, or foreign currencies, and other income derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies, and net income derived from an investment in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” as defined in Internal Revenue Code section 851(h).  Any income derived by a Fund from a partnership (other than a “qualified publicly traded partnership”) or trust is treated as derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in stock, securities, or currencies only to the extent that such income is attributable to items of income that would have been qualifying income if realized by the Fund in the same manner as by the partnership or trust.
 
A Fund may not qualify as a regulated investment company for any taxable year unless it satisfies certain requirements with respect to the diversification of its investments at the close of each quarter of the taxable year.  In general, at least 50% of the value of a Fund's total assets must be represented by cash, cash items, government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies, and other securities which, with respect to any one issuer, do not represent more than 5% of the total assets of the Fund nor more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer.  In addition, not more than 25% of the value of a Fund’s total assets may be invested in the securities (other than government securities or the securities of other regulated investment companies) of any one issuer; the securities of two or more issuers (other than securities of another regulated investment company) if the issuers are controlled by the Fund and they are, pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Regulations, engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses; or the securities of one or more publicly traded partnerships.  Each Fund intends to satisfy all requirements on an ongoing basis for continued qualification as a regulated investment company.
 
The 2003 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act reduced the federal tax rate on most dividends paid by U.S. corporations to individuals after December 31, 2002.  These qualifying corporate dividends are taxable at long-term capital gains tax rates.  The long-term capital gains rate for individual taxpayers is currently at a maximum rate of 15% for transactions occurring prior to January 1, 2011 and 20% for those occurring after December 31, 2010, unless current applicable capital gains rates are  changed by Congress.  Under current law, the application of the long-term capital gains rates to qualifying corporate dividends will expire for tax years beginning after December 31, 2010, after which such
 
 
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dividends would return to being taxed at ordinary income rates.  Some, but not all, of the dividends paid by the Fund may be taxable at the reduced long-term capital gains tax rate for individual shareholders.  If the Fund designates a dividend as qualified dividend income, it generally will be taxable to individual shareholders at the long-term capital gains tax rates, provided certain holding period requirements are met.
 
Taxable dividends paid by the Funds to corporate shareholders will be taxed at corporate income tax rates.  Corporate shareholders may be entitled to a dividends received deduction (“DRD”) for a portion of the dividends paid and designated by a Fund as qualifying for the DRD.
 
If a Fund designates a dividend as a capital gains distribution, it generally will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long the shareholders have held their Fund shares or whether the dividend was received in cash or reinvested in additional shares.  All taxable dividends paid by a Fund other than those designated as qualified dividend income or capital gains distributions will be taxable as ordinary income to shareholders, whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares.  To the extent a Fund engages in increased portfolio turnover, short-term capital gains may be realized, and any distribution resulting from such gains will be considered ordinary income for federal tax purposes.
 
Shareholders who hold Fund shares in a tax-deferred account, such as a retirement plan, generally will not have to pay tax on Fund distributions until they receive distributions from their account.
 
Each Fund will designate (1) any dividend of qualified dividend income as qualified dividend income; (2) any tax-exempt dividend as an exempt-interest dividend; (3) any distribution of long-term capital gains as a capital gain dividend; and (4) any dividend eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction as such in a written notice provided to shareholders after the close of the Funds’ taxable year.  Shareholders should note that, upon the sale or exchange of Fund shares, if the shareholder has not held such shares for at least six months, any loss on the sale or exchange of those shares will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of the capital gain dividends received with respect to the shares.
 
To the extent that a distribution from a Fund is taxable, it is generally included in a shareholder’s gross income for the taxable year in which the shareholder receives the distribution.  However, if a Fund declares a dividend in October, November, or December, but pays it in January, it will be taxable to shareholders as if the dividend was received in the year it was declared.  Every year, each shareholder will receive a statement detailing the tax status of any Fund distributions for that year.
 
A Fund’s net realized capital gains from securities transactions will be distributed only after reducing such gains by the amount of any available capital loss carryforwards.  Capital losses may be carried forward to offset any capital gains for eight years, after which any undeducted capital loss remaining is lost as a deduction.  As of February 28, 2010, the CM Advisers Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $47,837,884, of which $16,877,649 expires on February 28, 2017 and $30,960,235 expires on February 28, 2018.  In addition, the CM Advisers Fund had net realized capital losses of $3,200,187 during the period November 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010, which are treated for federal income tax purposes as arising during the Fund’s tax year ending February 28, 2011.  These capital loss carryforwards and “post-October” losses may be utilized in future years to offset net realized capital gains, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.
 
A 4% nondeductible excise tax is imposed on regulated investment companies that fail to currently distribute an amount equal to specified percentages of their ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income (excess of capital gains over capital losses).  Each Fund intends to make sufficient distributions or
 
 
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deemed distributions of its ordinary taxable income and any capital gain net income prior to the end of each calendar year to avoid liability for this excise tax.
 
If for any taxable year a Fund does not qualify for the special federal income tax treatment afforded regulated investment companies, all of its taxable income will be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates (without any deduction for distributions to its shareholders).  In such event, dividend distributions (whether or not derived from interest on tax-exempt securities) would be taxable as qualified dividends to individual shareholders in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002 and before January 1, 2011, to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, and would be eligible for the DRD for corporations, provided in each case that certain holding period and other requirements are met.
 
In general, a shareholder who sells or redeems shares will realize a capital gain or loss, which will be long-term or short-term depending upon the shareholder’s holding period for Fund shares.  An exchange of shares is treated as a sale and any gain may be subject to tax.
 
The Funds will be required in certain cases to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage (presently 28% for 2010) of taxable dividends or of gross proceeds realized upon sale paid to shareholders who have failed to provide a correct taxpayer identification number in the manner required, who are subject to withholding by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to include properly on their return payments of taxable interest or dividends, or who have failed to certify to the Funds that they are not subject to backup withholding when required to do so, or that they are “exempt recipients.”
 
Depending upon the extent of a Fund’s activities in states and localities in which its offices are maintained, in which its agents or independent contractors are located, or in which it is otherwise deemed to be conducting business, the Fund may be subject to the tax laws of such states or localities.  In addition, in those states and localities that have income tax laws, the treatment of a Fund and its shareholders under such laws may differ from their treatment under federal income tax laws.
 
Dividends paid by a Fund to non-U.S. shareholders may be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% unless reduced by treaty (and the shareholder files a valid Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or other applicable form, with the Fund certifying foreign status and treaty eligibility) or the non-U.S. shareholder files an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, or other applicable form, with the Fund certifying that the investment to which the distribution relates is effectively connected to a United States trade or business of such non-U.S. shareholder (and, if certain tax treaties apply, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment maintained by such non-U.S. shareholder).  A Fund may elect not to withhold the applicable withholding tax on any distribution representing a capital gain dividend to a non-U.S. shareholder.  Special rules may apply to non-U.S. shareholders with respect to the information reporting requirements and withholding taxes and non-U.S. shareholders should consult their tax advisors with respect to the application of such reporting requirements and withholding taxes.
 
The Funds will send shareholders information each year on the tax status of dividends and distributions.  A dividend or capital gains distribu­tion paid shortly after shares have been purchased, although in effect a return of investment, is subject to federal income taxa­tion.  Dividends from net investment income, along with capital gains, will be taxable to shareholders, whether received in cash or reinvested in Fund shares and no matter how long the shareholder has held Fund shares, even if they reduce the net asset value of shares below the shareholder’s cost, and thus, in effect, result in a return of a part of the shareholder’s investment.
 
 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PERFORMANCE
 
From time to time, each Fund’s total return may be quoted in advertisements, sales literature, shareholder reports, or other communications to shareholders.  The “average annual total return” of a Fund refers to the average annual compounded rate of return over the stated period that would equate an initial investment in that Fund at the beginning of the period to its ending redeemable value, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and deduction of all recurring charges.  Performance figures will be given for the most recent one, five, and ten year periods or for the life of the Fund if it has not been in existence for any such periods.  When considering “average annual total return” figures for periods longer than one year, it is important to note that a Fund’s total return for any given year might have been greater or less than its average for the entire period.  “Cumulative total return” represents the total change in value of an investment in the Fund for a specified period (again reflecting changes in Fund share prices and assuming reinvestment of Fund distributions).
 
The following is a brief description of how performance is calculated.  Quotations of average annual total return for a Fund will be expressed in terms of the average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical investment in the Fund over periods of one year, five years and ten years or since inception (as applicable).  These are the average annual total rates of return that would equate the initial amount invested to the ending redeemable value.
 
The average annual total return (before taxes) is calculated by finding the average annual compounded rates of return over the applicable period that would equate the initial amount invested to the ending value using the following formula:

P(1+T)n = ERV
 
Where
P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
 
T = average annual total return
 
n = number of years
  ERV = ending redeemable value of a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000

 
The average annual total return (after taxes on distributions) is calculated by finding the average annual compounded rates of return over the applicable period that would equate the initial amount invested to the ending value using the following formula:
 
P(1+T)n = ATVD

Where
P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
 
T = average annual total return (after taxes on distributions)
 
n = number of years
 
ATVD = ending redeemable value of a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000, after taxes on fund distributions but not after taxes on redemption
 
The average annual total return (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares) is calculated by finding the average annual compounded rates of return over the applicable period that would equate the initial amount invested to the ending value using the following formula:
 
P(1+T)n = ATVDR
 
 
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Where
P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
 
T = average annual total return (after taxes on distributions and redemptions)
 
n = number of years
 
ATVDR = ending redeemable value of a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000, after taxes on fund distributions and redemption
 
The calculation of average annual total returns and aggregate total return assume an initial $1,000 investment and reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions on the reinvestment dates during the period.  The ending redeemable value is determined by assuming complete redemption of the hypothetical investment and the deduction of all nonrecurring charges at the end of the period covered by the computations.
 
The table below shows each Fund’s average annual total returns for periods ended February 28, 2010:
 
   
 
One Year
 
Five Years
Since Inception
(May 13, 2003)
CM Advisers Fund
 
57.39%
-1.11%
1.28%

   
 
One Year
Since Inception
(March 24, 2006)
CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund
 
15.45%
  8.55%

From time to time, the Fixed Income Fund may advertise its yield.  The yield of the Fund is computed by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the period stated in the advertisement by the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period.  For the purpose of determining net investment income, the calculation includes, among expenses of the Fund, all recurring fees that are charged to all shareholder accounts and any non­recurring charges for the period stated.  In particular, yield is determined according to the following formula:
 
Yield = 2 [(A – B/ CD + 1)6 - 1]
 
Where
A = dividends and interest earned during the period
 
B = expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursements)
 
C = average daily number of shares outstanding during the period that were entitled to receive dividends
 
D = the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period
 
The yield of the Fixed Income Fund for the 30-day period ended February 28, 2010 was 2.70%.
 
Each Fund’s performance may be compared in advertisements, sales literature, shareholder reports, and other communications to the performance of other mutual funds having similar objectives or to standardized indices or other measures of investment performance.  In particular, the Advisers Fund may compare its performance to the Russell 3000 Index, which is generally considered to be representative of the performance of unmanaged common stocks that are publicly traded in the U.S. securities markets.  The Advisers Fund may also measure its performance against the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of common stock prices of 500 widely held U.S. stocks.  The Fixed Income Fund may compare its performance to the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is generally considered to be representative of the performance of an unmanaged group of bond securities that are publicly traded in the United States securities markets.  Comparative performance may also be expressed
 
 
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by reference to a ranking prepared by a mutual fund monitoring service or by one or more newspapers, newsletters, or financial periodicals.  Each Fund may also occasionally cite statistics to reflect its volatility and risk.  Each Fund may also compare its performance to other published reports of the performance of unmanaged portfolios of companies.  The performance of such unmanaged portfolios generally does not reflect the effects of dividends or dividend reinvestment.  Each Fund may also compare its performance to other reports of the performance of managed accounts of the Adviser.  Of course, there can be no assurance that a Fund will experience the same results.  Performance comparisons may be useful to investors who wish to compare a Fund’s past performance to that of other mutual funds and investment products.  Of course, past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Each Fund’s performance fluctuates on a daily basis largely because net earnings and net asset value per share fluctuate daily.  Both net earnings and net asset value per share are factors in the computation of total return as described above.
 
As noted above, from time to time each Fund may advertise its performance compared to similar funds or portfolios using certain indices, reporting services, and financial publications.  These may include the following:
 
 
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Lipper ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total return.  Total return assumes the reinvestment of all capital gains distributions and income dividends and takes into account any change in net asset value over a specific period of time.
 
 
·
Morningstar, Inc., an independent rating service, rates mutual funds of all types according to their risk-adjusted returns.  The maximum rating is five stars, and ratings are effective for one month.
 
Investors may use such indices in addition to the Prospectus to obtain a more complete view of the Funds’ performance before investing.  Of course, when comparing a Fund’s performance to any index, factors such as composition of the index and prevailing market conditions should be considered in assessing the significance of such comparisons.  When comparing funds using reporting services, or on the basis of total return, investors should take into consideration any relevant differences in funds such as permitted portfolio compositions and methods used to value portfolio securities and to compute offering price.  Advertisements and other sales literature for the Funds may quote total returns that are calculated on non-standardized base periods.  The total returns represent the historic change in the value of an investment in the Funds including reinvestment of distributions over a specified period of time.
 
From time to time, the Funds may include in advertisements and other communications charts and illustrations relating to inflation and the effects of inflation on the dollar, including the purchasing power of the dollar at various rates of inflation.  Each Fund may also disclose from time to time information about its portfolio allocation and holdings at a particular date (including ratings of securities assigned by independent rating services such as S&P and Moody’s).  Each Fund may also depict the historical performance of the securities in which the Fund may invest over periods reflecting a variety of market or economic conditions either alone or in comparison with alternative investments, performance indices of those investments, or economic indicators.  Each Fund may also include in advertisements and in materials furnished to present and prospective shareholders statements or illustrations relating to the appropriateness of types of securities and/or mutual funds that may be employed to meet specific financial goals, such as saving for retirement, children’s education, or other future needs.
 
 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
The audited financial statements of the Advisers Fund and the Fixed Income Fund for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010, including the Financial Highlights appearing in the Prospectus, are incorporated by reference and made a part of this document.  The Value Fund and the Opportunity Fund are newly organized and therefore no financial information is included in this SAI.  You may request a copy of the Value Fund’s and Opportunity Fund’s annual and semi-annual report, once available, at no charge by calling the Funds at 1-888-859-5856.
 
 
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APPENDIX A – DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS
 
Each Fund may acquire from time to time debt securities as described in the Prospectus and this SAI.  The Funds are not restricted with respect to yield, maturity, or credit quality of any debt securities, so that the Funds may purchase debt securities that are of high quality “investment grade” (“Investment-Grade Debt Securities”) or of lower quality with significant risk characteristics (e.g., “junk bonds”).  The various ratings used by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (each an “NRSRO”) are described below.
 
A rating by an NRSRO represents the organization’s opinion as to the credit quality of the security being rated.  However, the ratings are general and are not absolute standards of quality or guarantees as to the creditworthiness of an issuer.  Consequently, the Adviser believes that the quality of Investment-Grade Debt Securities in which the Funds may invest should be continuously reviewed and that individual analysts give different weightings to the various factors involved in credit analysis.  A rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell, or hold a security, because it does not take into account market value or suitability for a particular investor.  When a security has received a rating from more than one NRSRO, each rating is evaluated independently.  Ratings are based on current information furnished by the issuer or obtained by the NRSROs from other sources that they consider reliable.  Ratings may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn as a result of changes in or unavailability of such information, or for other reasons.
 
STANDARD & POOR’S® RATINGS SERVICES. The following summarizes the highest four ratings used by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”), a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., for bonds which are deemed to be Investment-Grade Debt Securities by the Adviser:
 
AAA – This is the highest rating assigned by S&P to a debt obligation and indicates an extremely strong capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
 
AA – Debt rated AA differs from AAA issues only in a small degree.  The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.
 
A – Debt rated A is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher-rated categories.  However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.
 
BBB – Debt rated BBB exhibits adequate protection parameters.  However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
 
To provide more detailed indications of credit quality, the AA, A and BBB ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within these major rating categories.
 
Bonds rated BB, B, CCC, CC, and C are not considered by the Adviser to be Investment-Grade Debt Securities and are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics.  BB indicates the lowest degree of speculation and C the highest degree of speculation.  While such bonds may have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.
 
 
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Short Term Ratings.
 
Commercial paper rated A-1 by S&P indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong.  Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted A-1+.  Capacity for timely payment on commercial paper rated A-2 is satisfactory, but the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated A-1.
 
The rating SP-1 is the highest rating assigned by S&P to short term notes and indicates strong capacity to pay principal and interest.  An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.  The rating SP-2 indicates a satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.  The rating SP-3 indicates a speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.
 
MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.  The following summarizes the highest four ratings used by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) for fixed-income obligations with an original maturity of one year or more, which are deemed to be Investment-Grade Securities by the Adviser:
 
Aaa – Bond obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk.
 
Aa – Bond obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.
 
A – Bond obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.
 
Baa – Bond obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk.  They are considered medium-grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
 
Obligations which are rated Ba, B, Caa, Ca, or C by Moody’s are not considered “Investment-Grade Debt Securities” by the Adviser.  Obligations rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit risk.  Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.  Obligations rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.
 
Note: Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa.  The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.
 
Short-Term Ratings.
 
Moody’s short-term ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to honor short-term financial obligations.  Ratings may be assigned to issuers, short-term programs or to individual short-term debt instruments.  Such obligations generally have an original maturity not exceeding thirteen months, unless explicitly noted.
 
Moody’s employs the following designations to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated issuers:
 
P-1 – Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
 
 
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P-2 – Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
 
P-3 – Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.
 
NP – Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.
 
Note: Canadian issuers rated P-1 or P-2 have their short-term ratings enhanced by the senior-most long-term rating of the issuer, its guarantor or support-provider.
 
U.S. Municipal Short-Term Debt And Demand Obligation Ratings.
 
Short-Term Debt Ratings. There are three rating categories for short-term municipal obligations that are considered investment grade.  These ratings are designated as Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) and are divided into three levels – MIG 1 through MIG 3.  In addition, those short-term obligations that are of speculative quality are designated SG, or speculative grade.  MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation.
 
MIG 1 – This designation denotes superior credit quality.  Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.
 
MIG 2 – This designation denotes strong credit quality.  Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group.
 
MIG 3 – This designation denotes acceptable credit quality.  Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.
 
SG – This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality.  Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.
 
Demand Obligation Ratings.  In the case of variable rate demand obligations (VRDOs), a two-component rating is assigned; a long or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating.  The first element represents Moody’s evaluation of the degree of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments.  The second element represents Moody’s evaluation of the degree of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand ("demand feature"), using a variation of the MIG rating scale, the Variable Municipal Investment Grade or VMIG rating.
 
When either the long- or short-term aspect of a VRDO is not rated, that piece is designated NR, e.g., Aaa/NR or NR/VMIG 1.
 
VMIG rating expirations are a function of each issue’s specific structural or credit features.
 
VMIG 1 – This designation denotes superior credit quality.  Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
 
 
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VMIG 2 – This designation denotes strong credit quality.  Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
 
VMIG 3 – This designation denotes acceptable credit quality.  Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
 
SG – This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality.  Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
 
FITCH RATINGS. The following summarizes the highest four ratings used by Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”):
 
AAA – Highest credit quality.  The rating AAA denotes that the lowest expectation of credit risk.  It is assigned only in case of exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.  This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.
 
AA – Very high credit quality.  The rating AA denotes a very low expectation of credit risk.  It indicates a very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.  This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.
 
A – High credit quality.  The rating A denotes a low expectation of credit risk.  The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered strong.  This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher rating.
 
BBB – Good credit quality.  The rating BBB indicates that there is currently a low expectation of credit risk.  The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.  This is the lowest investment grade category.
 
Long-term securities rated below BBB by Fitch are not considered by the Adviser to be investment-grade securities.  Securities rated BB and B are regarded as speculative with regard to a possible credit risk developing.  BB is considered speculative and B is considered highly speculative.  Securities rated CCC, CC, and C are regarded as a high default risk.  A rating CC indicates that default of some kind appears probable, while a rating C signals imminent default.  Securities rated DDD, DD, and D indicate a default has occurred.
 
Short-Term Ratings.
 
F1 – Highest credit quality.  The rating F1 indicates the strongest capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added (+) to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.
 
F2 – Good credit quality.  The rating F2 indicates a satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial commitment, but the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of the higher ratings.
 
 
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F3 – Fair credit quality.  The rating F3 indicates the capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate; however, near-term adverse changes could result in a reduction to non-investment grade.
 
B – Speculative.  The rating B indicates minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus vulnerability to near-term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.
 
Short-term securities rated B, C, and D by Fitch are considered by the Adviser to be below investment-grade securities.  Short-term securities rated B are considered speculative, securities rated C have a high default risk and securities rated D denote actual or imminent payment default.
 
(+) or (-) suffixes may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories.  Such suffixes are not added to long-term ratings “AAA” category or to the categories below “CCC,” nor to short-term ratings other than “F1.”  The suffix “NR” indicates that Fitch does not publicly rate the issuer or issue in question.
 
While the foregoing descriptions of the ratings systems used by the Adviser distinguishes between “Investment-Grade Debt Securities” and more speculative debt securities, as stated above the Funds are not limited with respect to the yield, maturity or credit quality of the debt securities in which they invest.  Accordingly, each Fund’s portfolio may be invested in Investment-Grade Debt Securities or debt securities that are not Investment-Grade Debt Securities in any proportion.
 
 
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APPENDIX B – PROXY VOTING POLICIES
 
 
The following proxy voting policies are provided:
 
 
(1)
the Trust’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy and
 
(2)
the Adviser’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy, including a detailed description of the Adviser’s specific proxy voting guidelines.
 
 
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CM ADVISERS FAMILY OF FUNDS
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED
PROXY VOTING AND DISCLOSURE POLICY
 
I. 
Introduction
 
Effective April 14, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) to require registered management investment companies to provide disclosure about how they vote proxies for their portfolio securities (collectively, the rule and form amendments are referred to herein as the “IC Amendments”).
 
The IC Amendments require that the CM Advisers Family of Funds (the “Trust”) and each series of the Trust (individually a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”), disclose the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies for portfolio securities.  The IC Amendments also require the Funds to file with the SEC and to make available to their shareholders the specific proxy votes cast for portfolio securities.
 
This Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy (the “Policy”) is designed to ensure that the Funds comply with the requirements of the IC Amendments, and otherwise fulfill their obligations with respect to proxy voting, disclosure, and recordkeeping.  The overall goal is to ensure that each Fund’s proxy voting is managed in an effort to act in the best interests of its shareholders.  While decisions about how to vote must be determined on a case-by-case basis, proxy voting decisions will be made considering these guidelines and following the procedures recited herein.
 
II. 
Specific Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
 
 
A.
General
 
The Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) believes that the voting of proxies is an important part of portfolio management as it represents an opportunity for shareholders to make their voices heard and to influence the direction of a company.  The Trust and the Funds are committed to voting corporate proxies in the manner that best serves the interests of each Fund’s shareholders.
 
 
B. 
Delegation to Fund’s Adviser
 
The Board believes that CM Fund Advisers (“CM”), as the Funds’ investment adviser, is in the best position to make individual voting decisions for each Fund consistent with this Policy.  Therefore, subject to the oversight of the Board, CM is hereby delegated the following duties:
 
 
(1)
to make the proxy voting decisions for each Fund; and
 
(2)
to assist each Fund in disclosing the Fund’s proxy voting record as required by Rule 30b1-4 under the Investment Company Act, including providing the following information for each matter with respect to which the Fund was entitled to vote: (a) information identifying the matter voted on; (b) whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder; (c) whether and how the Fund cast its vote; and (d) whether the Fund cast its vote for or against management.
 
 
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The Board, including a majority of the independent trustees of the Board, must approve CM’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy (“CM’s Voting Policy”) as it relates to the Funds.  The Board must also approve any material changes to CM’s Voting Policy no later than four (4) months after adoption by CM.
 
 
C. 
Conflicts
 
In cases where a matter with respect to which a Fund is entitled to vote presents a conflict between the interest of the Fund’s shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Fund’s investment adviser, principal underwriter, or an affiliated person of the Fund, its investment adviser or principal underwriter, on the other hand, the Fund shall always vote in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders.  For purposes of this Policy, a vote shall be considered in the best interest of a Fund’s shareholders (i) when a vote is cast consistent with a specific voting policy as set forth in CM’s Voting Policy, provided such specific voting policy was approved by the Board or (ii) when a vote is cast consistent with the decision of the Trust’s Proxy Voting Committee (as defined below).
 
Provided CM is not affiliated with a Fund’s principal underwriter or an affiliated person of the principal underwriter and neither the Fund’s principal underwriter nor an affiliated person of the principal underwriter has influenced CM with respect to a matter to which the Fund is entitled to vote, a proxy voting decision by CM shall not be considered to present a conflict between the interest of the Fund’s shareholders and those of the Fund’s principal underwriter or an affiliated person of the principal underwriter.
 
 
III. 
Fund Disclosure
 
 
A.
Disclosure of Fund Policies and Procedures With Respect to Voting Proxies Relating to Portfolio Securities
 
Each Fund will disclose this Policy, or a description of the Policy, to its shareholders by including it as an appendix to its Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) on Form N-1A.  Each Fund will also notify its shareholders in the Fund’s shareholder reports that a description of this Policy is available upon request, without charge, by calling a specified toll-free telephone number, by reviewing the Fund’s website, if applicable, and by reviewing filings available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  The Fund will send this description of the Policy within three business days of receipt of any shareholder request, by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery.
 
 
B.
Disclosure of the Fund’s Complete Proxy Voting Record
 
In accordance with Rule 30b1-4 of the Investment Company Act, the Funds will file Form N-PX with the SEC no later than August 31st of each year.  The Funds will disclose on Form N-PX each Fund’s complete proxy voting record for the twelve-month period ended June 30th.
 
The Funds shall disclose the following information on Form N-PX for each matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which to a Fund was entitled to vote:
 
 
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(1)
The name of the issuer of the portfolio security;
 
(2)
The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security (if available through reasonably practicable means);
 
(3)
The Council on Uniform Security Identification Procedures (“CUSIP”) number for the portfolio security (if available through reasonably practicable means);
 
(4)
The shareholder meeting date;
 
(5)
A brief identification of the matter voted on;
 
(6)
Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder;
 
(7)
Whether the Fund cast its vote on the matter;
 
(8)
How the Fund cast its vote (e.g., for or against proposal, or abstain; for or withhold regarding election of directors); and
 
(9)
Whether the Fund cast its vote for or against management.
 
Each Fund shall make its proxy voting record available to shareholders either upon request or by making available an electronic version on or through the Fund’s website, if applicable.  If a Fund discloses its proxy voting record on or through its website, the Fund shall post the information disclosed in the Fund’s most recently filed report on Form N-PX on the website beginning the same day it files such information with the SEC.
 
Each Fund shall also include in its annual reports, semi-annual reports, and SAI a statement that information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30th is available (1) without charge upon request, by calling a specified toll-free (or collect) telephone number, or (if applicable) on or through the Fund’s website at a specified Internet address; and (2) on the SEC’s website.  If a Fund discloses that its proxy voting record is available by calling a toll-free (or collect) telephone number, it shall send the information disclosed in the Fund’s most recently filed report on Form N-PX within three business days of receipt of a request for this information, by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery.
 
IV. 
Recordkeeping
 
The Trust shall keep the following records for a period of at least five years, the first two in an easily accessible place:
 
(i)
A copy of this Policy;
(ii)
Proxy statements received regarding each Fund’s securities;
(iii)
Records of votes cast on behalf of each Fund; and
(iv)
A record of each shareholder request for proxy voting information and the Fund’s response, including the date of the request, the name of the shareholder, and the date of the response.
 
The foregoing records may be kept as part of CM’s records.
 
A Fund may rely on proxy statements filed on the SEC EDGAR system instead of keeping its own copies, and may rely on proxy statements and records of proxy votes cast by CM that are maintained with a third party such as a proxy voting service, provided that an undertaking is obtained from the third
 
 
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party to provide a copy of the documents promptly upon request.
 
V. 
Proxy Voting Committee
 
 
A.
General
 
The proxy voting committee of the Trust (“Proxy Voting Committee”) shall be composed entirely of independent trustees of the Board and may be comprised of one or more such independent trustees as the Board may, from time to time, decide.  The purpose of the Proxy Voting Committee shall be to determine how a Fund should cast its vote, if called upon by the Board or CM, when a matter with respect to which the Fund is entitled to vote presents a conflict between the interest of the Fund’s shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Fund’s investment adviser, principal underwriter, or an affiliated person of the Fund, its investment adviser or principal underwriter, on the other hand.
 
 
B. 
Powers and Methods of Operation
 
The Proxy Voting Committee shall have all the powers necessary to fulfill its purpose as set forth above and such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board may, from time to time, grant and/or assign the Proxy Voting Committee.  The Proxy Voting Committee shall meet at such times and places as the Proxy Voting Committee or the Board may, from time to time, determine.  The act of a majority of the members of the Proxy Voting Committee in person, by telephone conference or by consent in writing without a meeting shall be the act of the Proxy Voting Committee.  The Proxy Voting Committee shall have the authority to utilize Trust counsel at the expense of the Trust if necessary.  The Proxy Voting Committee shall prepare minutes of each meeting and keep such minutes with the Trust’s records.  The Proxy Voting Committee shall review this Policy and recommend any changes to the Board as it deems necessary or advisable.
 
 
VI. 
Other
 
This Policy may be amended, from time to time, as determined by the Board.
 
 
Adopted as of the 7th day of May, 2003.
Amended the 17th day of February, 2006.
 
 
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CENTURY MANAGEMENT AND CM FUND ADVISERS
 
PROXY VOTING AND DISCLOSURE POLICY
(Amended Effective February 28, 2006)
 
I.
Introduction
 
Effective March 10, 2003, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) that address an investment adviser’s fiduciary obligation to its clients when the Adviser has the authority to vote their proxies (collectively, the rule and form amendments are referred to herein as the “Advisers Act Amendments”).
 
The Advisers Act Amendments require that Century Management and CM Fund Advisers (collectively “Adviser” or “We”) adopt and implement policies and procedures for voting proxies in the best interest of clients, to describe the procedures to clients, and to tell clients how they may obtain information about how Adviser has actually voted their proxies.
 
This Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy (the “Policy”) is designed to ensure that Adviser complies with the requirements of the Advisers Act Amendments, and otherwise fulfills its obligations with respect to proxy voting, disclosure, and recordkeeping.  The overall goal is to ensure that proxy voting is managed in an effort to act in the best interests of clients or, with respect to each series of the CM Advisers Family of Funds advised or managed by the Adviser (individually and collectively the “Fund”), the shareholders.  While decisions about how to vote must be determined on a case-by-case basis, proxy voting decisions will be made considering these policies and following the procedures recited herein.
 
II.
Specific Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
 
Adviser believes that the voting of proxies is an important part of portfolio management as it represents an opportunity for shareholders to make their voices heard and to influence the direction of a company.  Adviser is committed to voting corporate proxies in the manner that serves the best interests of their clients.
 
The following details Adviser’s philosophy and practice regarding the voting of proxies.
 
 
A. 
General
 
Adviser believes that each proxy proposal should be individually reviewed to determine whether the proposal is in the best interests of its clients.  As a result, similar proposals for different companies may receive different votes because of different corporate circumstances.
 
 
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B. 
Procedures
 
To implement Adviser’s proxy voting policies, Adviser has developed the following procedures for voting proxies.
 
 
1.
Upon receipt of a corporate proxy by Adviser, the special or annual report and the proxy are submitted to Adviser’s proxy voting manager (the “Proxy Manager”), currently James Brilliant.  The Proxy Manager or someone under his supervision will then vote the proxy in accordance with this policy.
 
 
2.
The Proxy Manager shall be responsible for reviewing the special or annual report, proxy proposals, and any other material submitted with the proxy.  The Proxy Manager shall take into consideration what vote is in the best interests of clients and the provisions of Adviser’s Voting Guidelines in Section C below.  The Proxy Manager will then vote the proxies.
 
 
3.
The Proxy Manager shall be responsible for maintaining copies of each special or annual report, proxy proposal, and other material submitted with the proxy, actual vote, and any other information required to be maintained for a proxy vote under Rule 204-2 of the Advisers Act (see discussion in Section V below) or (for the Fund) under Rule 30b1-4 of the Investment Company Act.  With respect to proxy votes on topics deemed, in the opinion of the Proxy Manager, to be controversial or particularly sensitive, the Proxy Manager will provide a written explanation for the proxy vote which will be maintained with the record of the actual vote in Adviser’s files.
 
 
C. 
Absence of Proxy Manager
 
In the event that the Proxy Manager is unavailable to vote a proxy, then Aaron Buckholtz shall perform the Proxy Manager’s duties with respect to such proxy in accordance with the policies and procedures detailed above.
 
III.
Voting Guidelines
 
While Adviser’s policy is to review each proxy proposal on its individual merits, Adviser has adopted guidelines for certain types of matters to assist the Proxy Manager in the review and voting of proxies.  These guidelines are set forth below:
 
 
A. 
Corporate Governance
 
 
1.
Election of Directors and Similar Matters
 
In an uncontested election, Adviser will generally vote in favor of management’s proposed directors.  In a contested election, Adviser will evaluate proposed directors on a case-by-case basis.  With respect to proposals regarding the structure of a company’s Board of Directors, Adviser will review any contested proposal on its merits.
 
 
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Adviser expects to generally vote against proposals to:
 
 
·
Adopt or continue the use of a classified Board structure; and
 
·
Add special interest directors to the board of directors (e.g., efforts to expand the board of directors to control the outcome of a particular decision).
 
·
Limit directors’ liability and reduce directors’ indemnification rights;
 
 
2.
Audit Committee Approvals
 
Adviser generally supports proposals that help ensure that a company’s auditors are independent and capable of delivering a fair and accurate opinion of a company’s finances.  Adviser will generally vote to ratify management’s recommendation and selection of auditors.
 
 
3.
Shareholder Rights
 
Adviser will consider all proposals that will have a material effect on shareholder rights on a case-by-case basis.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Adviser expects to generally support proposals to:
 
 
·
Adopt confidential voting and independent tabulation of voting results; and
 
·
Require shareholder approval of poison pills;
 
And expects to generally vote against proposals to:
 
 
·
Adopt super-majority voting requirements; and
 
·
Restrict the rights of shareholders to call special meetings, amend the bylaws or act by written consent.
 
 
4.
Anti-Takeover Measures, Corporate Restructurings and Similar Matters
 
Adviser may review any proposal to adopt an anti-takeover measure, to undergo a corporate restructuring (e.g., change of entity form or state of incorporation, mergers or acquisitions) or to take similar action by reviewing the potential short and long-term effects of the proposal on the company.  These effects may include, without limitation, the economic and financial impact the proposal may have on the company, and the market impact that the proposal may have on the company’s stock.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Adviser expects to generally support proposals to:
 
 
·
Prohibit the payment of greenmail (i.e., the purchase by the company of its own shares to prevent a hostile takeover);
 
·
Adopt fair price requirements (i.e., requirements that all shareholders be paid the same price in a tender offer or takeover context), unless the Proxy Manager deems them sufficiently limited in scope; and
 
·
Require shareholder approval of “poison pills.”
 
 
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And expects to generally vote against proposals to:
 
 
·
Adopt classified boards of directors;
 
·
Reincorporate a company where the primary purpose appears to the Proxy Manager to be the creation of takeover defenses; and
 
·
Require a company to consider the non-financial effects of mergers or acquisitions.
 
 
5.
Capital Structure Proposals
 
Adviser will seek to evaluate capital structure proposals on their own merits on a case-by-case basis.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Adviser expects to generally support proposals to:
 
 
·
Favor preemptive rights.
 
 
B.
Compensation
 
 
1.
General
 
Adviser generally supports proposals that encourage the disclosure of a company’s compensation policies.  In addition, Adviser generally supports proposals that fairly compensate executives, particularly those proposals that link executive compensation to performance.  Adviser may consider any contested proposal related to a company’s compensation policies on a case-by-case basis.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Adviser expects to generally support proposals to:
 
 
·
Require shareholders approval of golden parachutes
 
And expects to generally vote against proposals to:
 
 
·
Adopt measures that appear to the Proxy Manager to arbitrarily change executive or employee benefits.
 
 
2.
Stock Option Plans and Share Issuances
 
Adviser evaluates proposed stock option plans and share issuances on a case-by-case basis.  In reviewing proposals regarding stock option plans and issuances, Adviser may consider, without limitation, the potential dilutive effect on shareholders and the potential short and long-term economic effects on the company.  We believe that stock option plans do not necessarily align the interest of executives and outside directors with those of shareholders.  We believe that well thought out cash compensation plans can achieve these objectives without diluting shareholders ownership.  Therefore, we generally will vote against stock option plans.  However, we will review these proposals on a case-by-case basis to determine that shareholders interests are being represented.  We certainly are
 
 
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in favor of management, directors and employees owning stock, but prefer that the shares are purchased in the open market.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Adviser expects to generally vote against proposals to:
 
 
·
Establish or continue stock option plans and share issuances that are not in the best interest of the shareholders.
 
 
C.
Corporate Responsibility and Social Issues
 
Adviser generally believes that ordinary business matters (including, without limitation, positions on corporate responsibility and social issues) are primarily the responsibility of a company’s management that should be addressed solely by the company’s management.  These types of proposals, often initiated by shareholders, may request that the company disclose or amend certain business practices.
 
Adviser will generally vote against proposals involving corporate responsibility and social issues, although Adviser may vote for corporate responsibility and social issue proposals that Adviser believes will have substantial positive economic or other effects on a company or the company’s stock.
 
IV.
Conflicts
 
In cases where Adviser is aware of a conflict between the interests of a client(s) and the interests of Adviser or an affiliated person of Adviser (e.g., a portfolio holding is a client or an affiliate of a client of Adviser), the Adviser will take the following steps:
 
 
A.With respect to clients that are registered investment companies, the Adviser will notify the client of the conflict and will vote the client’s shares in accordance with the instructions of the client’s Board of Trustees; and
 
 
B.With respect to other clients, the Adviser will:
 
 
1.
vote matters that are specifically covered by this Proxy Voting Policy (e.g., matters where the Adviser’s vote is strictly in accordance with this Policy and not in its discretion) in accordance with this Policy; and
 
 
2.
for other matters, will engage an independent third party (e.g., a proxy voting service) to review issues and vote proxies based on their determination of what is in the best interest of the client(s).
 
V.
Adviser Disclosure of How to Obtain Voting Information
 
Rule 206(4)-6 requires Adviser to disclose in response to any client request how the client can obtain information from Adviser on how its securities were voted.  Adviser will disclose in Part II of its Form ADV that clients can obtain information on how their securities were voted by making a written request to Adviser.  Upon receiving a written request from a client, Adviser will provide the information requested by the client within a reasonable amount of time.
 
 
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Rule 206(4)-6 also requires Adviser to describe its proxy voting policies and procedures to clients, and upon request, to provide clients with a copy of those policies and procedures.  Adviser will provide such a description in Part II of its Form ADV.  Upon receiving a written request from a client, Adviser will provide a copy of this policy within a reasonable amount of time.
 
If approved by the client, this policy and any requested records may be provided electronically.
 
VI.
Recordkeeping
 
Adviser shall keep the following records for a period of at least five years, the first two in an easily accessible place:
 
 
(i)
A copy of this Policy;
 
(ii)
Proxy statements received regarding client securities;
 
(iii)
Records of votes cast on behalf of clients;
 
(iv)
Any documents prepared by Adviser that were material to making a decision how to vote, or that memorialized the basis for the decision;
 
(v)
Records of client requests for proxy voting information, and
 
(vi)
With respect to the Fund, a record of each shareholder request for proxy voting information and the Fund’s response, including the date of the request, the name of the shareholder, and the date of the response.
 
The Fund shall maintain a copy of each of the foregoing records that is related to proxy votes on behalf of the Fund by Adviser and, upon reasonable written request, shall deliver such records to the Fund.  These records may be kept as part of Adviser’s records.
 
Adviser may rely on proxy statements filed on the SEC EDGAR system instead of keeping its own copies, and may rely on proxy statements and records of proxy votes cast by Adviser that are maintained with a third party such as a proxy voting service, provided that Adviser has obtained an undertaking from the third party to provide a copy of the documents promptly upon request.
 
VII.
Amendments
 
This policy may be amended at any time by Adviser, provided that material changes to this policy that affect proxy voting for a registered investment company managed by the Adviser shall be ratified by such registered investment company within four (4) months of adoption by Adviser.
 
 
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PART C.
OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 28.
Exhibits

 
(a)
Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust ("Trust Instrument") for the CM Advisers Family of Funds ("Registrant") 1

 
(b)
Amended and Restated By-Laws for the Registrant 1

 
(c)
Articles III, V, and VI of the Trust Instrument, Exhibit 23(a) hereto, defines the rights of holders of the securities being registered.

 
(d)(1)
Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Van Den Berg Management, Inc. d/b/a CM Fund Advisers ("Adviser"), as advisor to the CM Advisers Fund 1

 
(d)(2)
Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser, as advisor to the CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund 2

 
(d)(3)
Form of Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser, as advisor to the CM Advisers Value Fund – Filed herewith

 
(d)(4)
Form of Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser, as advisor to the CM Advisers Opportunity Fund – Filed herewith

 
(e)
Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC 3

 
(f)
Not applicable

 
(g)
Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, N.A. 3

 
(h)(1)
Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser for the CM Advisers Fund 6

 
(h)(2)
Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser for the CM Advisers Fixed Income Fund 6

 
(h)(3)
Form of Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser for the CM Advisers Value Fund – Filed herewith

 
(h)(4)
Form of Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser for the CM Advisers Opportunity Fund – Filed herewith

 
(h)(5)
Administration Agreement between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 3

 
(h)(6)
Fund Accounting Agreement between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 3

 
(h)(7)
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement between the Registrant and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 3

 
(i)
Opinion and Consent of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Registrant 1
 
 
 

 
 
 
(j)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Filed herewith

 
(k)
Not applicable

 
(l)
Initial Subscription Agreement 1

 
(m)
Not applicable

 
(n)
Not applicable

 
(o)
Reserved

 
(p)(1)
Code of Ethics of the Registrant 4

 
(p)(2)
Code of Ethics of the Adviser 5

 
(p)(3)
Code of Ethics of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC 4

 
Other
Powers of Attorney 3



1.
Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A filed on May 12, 2003
2.
Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 on Form N-1A filed on March 15, 2006
3.
Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 on Form N-1A filed on June 29, 2007
4.
Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on June 27, 2008
5.
Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2009
6.
Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 on Form N-1A filed on April 29, 2010

ITEM 29.
Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Registrant

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

ITEM 30.
Indemnification

Under Delaware statutes, Section 3817 of the Treatment of Delaware Statutory Trusts empowers Delaware business trusts to indemnify and hold harmless any trustee or beneficial owner or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, subject to such standards and restrictions as may be set forth in the governing instrument of the statutory trust.  The Registrant's Trust Instrument contains the following provisions:
 
 
 

 
 
“Article VII.  Section 2.  Indemnification and Limitation of Liability.  The Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any neglect or wrong-doing of any officer, agent, employee, Manager or Principal Underwriter of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible for the act or omission of any other Trustee, and, as provided in Section 3 of this Article VII, the Trust out of its assets shall indemnify and hold harmless each and every Trustee and officer of the Trust from and against any and all claims, demands, costs, losses, expenses, and damages whatsoever  arising out of or related to such Trustee's performance of his or her duties as a Trustee or officer of the Trust; provided that nothing herein contained shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect any Trustee or officer from or against any liability to the Trust or any Shareholder 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.

Every note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking and every other act or thing whatsoever issued, executed or done by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees or any of them in connection with the Trust shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued, executed or done only in or with respect to their or his or her capacity as Trustees or Trustee, and such Trustees or Trustee shall not be personally liable thereon.

Article VII.  Section 3.  Indemnification.

(a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Subsection (b) below:

(i) every person who is, or has  been, a Trustee or an officer, employee or agent of the Trust  (including any individual who serves at its request as director, officer, partner, trustee or the like of another  organization in which it has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise) ("Covered Person") shall be indemnified by the Trust or the appropriate Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been a Covered Person and against amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof; and

(ii) as used herein, the words "claim," "action," "suit" or "proceeding" shall apply to all claims, actions, suits or proceedings (civil, criminal or other, including appeals), actual or threatened, and the words "liability" and "expenses" shall include, without limitation, attorneys, fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.

(b) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person:

(i) who shall have been adjudicated by a court or body before which the proceeding was brought (A) to be liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office, or (B) not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Trust; or

(ii) in the event the matter is not adjudicated by a court or other appropriate body, unless there has been a determination that such Covered  Person did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties  involved in the conduct of his office: by at least a majority  of those Trustees who are neither Interested  Persons of the Trust nor are parties to the matter based upon a review of  readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), or by written opinion of independent  legal counsel based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full  trial-type inquiry).

(c) The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any Covered  Person may now or hereafter be entitled, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of a Covered Person.
 
 
 

 
 
(d) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, expenses incurred in defending any proceeding  may be advanced by the Trust before the disposition of the proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person that such amount will be paid over by him to the Trust or applicable Series if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section; provided, however, that either a majority of the Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor parties to the matter,  or independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) that there is reason to believe  that  such Covered   Person will not be disqualified from indemnification under this Section.

(e) Any  repeal or modification of this Article VII by the Shareholders, or adoption or modification of any other provision of the Declaration or By-laws inconsistent with this Article, shall be prospective only, to the extent that such repeal, or modification would, if applied retrospectively, adversely affect any limitation on the liability of any Covered Person or indemnification available to any Covered  Person with  respect  to any act or omission  which occurred  prior to such repeal, modification or adoption.”

The Investment Advisory Agreements with the Adviser provide that the Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Registrant in connection with the matters to which the Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to receipt of compensation for services as defined in the Agreement (in which case any award of damages shall be limited to the period and the amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on its part in the performance of, or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under, the Agreement. The Investment Advisory Agreements further provide that the Adviser shall have no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the Registrant's registration statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the Securities Act of 1933, except for information supplied by the Adviser for inclusion therein, and that the Registrant agrees to indemnify the Adviser to the full extent permitted by the Registrant's Trust Instrument.

The Distribution Agreement with Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) provides that the Registrant will indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of Distributor against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with the matters to which the Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from the failure of the Distributor or any such other person to comply with applicable law or the terms of the Agreement, or from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, including clerical errors and mechanical failures, on the part of any of such persons in the performance of the Distributor's duties or from the reckless disregard by any of such persons of the Distributor's obligations and duties under the Agreement, for all of which exceptions the Distributor shall be liable to the Registrant.

The Registrant maintains a standard mutual fund and investment advisory professional and directors and officers liability policy.  The policy provides coverage to the Registrant and its Trustees and officers, as well as the Adviser.  Coverage under the policy generally includes losses by reason of any act, error, omission, misstatement, misleading statement, neglect or breach of duty, with exceptions.

ITEM 31.
Business and other Connections of the Investment Adviser

The description of the Adviser is found under the caption of “Management and Administration - Investment Adviser” in the Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information constituting Parts A and B, respectively, of this Registration Statement, which are incorporated by reference herein.  The Adviser provides investment advisory services to other persons or entities other than the Registrant.  The directors and officers of the Adviser have not been engaged as directors, officers, employees, partners, or trustees within the last two fiscal years in any other business ventures of a substantial nature (other than those resulting from their roles as officers and directors of the Adviser).
 
 
 

 
 
ITEM 32.
Principal Underwriter

 
(a)
Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) also acts as the principal underwriter for Hussman Investment Trust, Williamsburg Investment Trust, The Berwyn Funds, The Cutler Trust, Oak Value Trust, Profit Funds Investment Trust, Veracity Funds, Schwartz Investment Trust, The GKM Funds, Stadion Investment Trust, The Piedmont Investment Trust, Gardner Lewis Investment Trust, The RAM Funds, Stralem Fund, AlphaMark Investment Trust, NCM Capital Investment Trust and Papp Investment Trust, other open-end investment companies.
         
     
Position with
Position with
 
(b)
Name      
Distributor      
Registrant      
   
Robert G. Dorsey
President/Managing Director
Assistant Vice President
   
Mark J. Seger
Treasurer/Managing Director
Assistant Treasurer
   
John F. Splain
Secretary/Managing Director
Assistant Secretary
   
Theresa M. Bridge
Vice President
Assistant Treasurer
   
Julie M. Schmuelling
Vice President
None
   
Wade R. Bridge
Vice President
None
   
Craig J. Hunt
Vice President
Assistant Vice President
   
Steven F. Nienhaus
Vice President
None
   
Jeffrey Moeller
Vice President
None
   
Tina H. Bloom
Vice President
Assistant Secretary
         
    The address of the Distributor and each of the above-named persons is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.
         
 
(c)
Inapplicable
   

ITEM 33.
Location of Accounts and Records

Accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Rules promulgated thereunder will be maintained by the Registrant at the principal executive offices of its administrator, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, or the Adviser, 805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 430, Austin, Texas 78746.  Certain records, including records relating to the possession of the Registrant’s securities, may be maintained at the offices of the Registrant’s custodian, U.S. Bank, N.A., 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

ITEM 34.
Management Services Not Discussed in Parts A or B

None.

ITEM 35.
Undertakings

None.
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed below on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Austin, and State of Texas on this 30th day of July, 2010.

 

  CM ADVISERS FAMILY OF FUNDS
   
  By:
/s/ Arnold Van Den Berg   
   
Arnold Van Den Berg, President


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


   
Date
   
         
/s/ Arnold Van Den Berg
 
July 30, 2010
   
Arnold Van Den Berg, Trustee and President
       
         
         
/s/ James D. Brilliant
 
July 30, 2010
   
James D. Brilliant, Trustee and Treasurer
       
         
         
 *
 
July 30, 2010
   
Brian R. Bruce, Trustee
       
         
         
*
 
July 30, 2010
   
Aaron S. Buckholtz, Trustee
   
By:
/s/ Tina H. Bloom
       
Tina H. Bloom
       
Attorney-in-fact*
*
 
July 30, 2010
 
July 30, 2010
Mark F. Ivan, Trustee
       
         
         
*
 
July 30, 2010
   
Richard M. Lewis, Trustee
       
         
         
*
 
July 30, 2010
   
A. Zorel Paritzky, M.D., Trustee
       
         
         
*
 
July 30, 2010
   
William R. Reichenstein, Ph.D., Trustee
       
 
       
         
*
 
July 30, 2010
   
Scott Van Den Berg, Trustee and Secretary        
 
 
 

 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item

28(d)(3)
Form of Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser on behalf of the CM Advisers Value Fund

28(d)(4)
Form of Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser on behalf of the CM Advisers Opportunity Fund

28(h)(3)
Form of Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser for the CM Advisers Value Fund

28(h)(4)
Form of Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and the Adviser for the CM Advisers Opportunity Fund

28(j)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm