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SUMMARY PROSPECTUS
 
 
Ticker Symbol:
Advisor Class A
DFMAX
Advisor Class C
DFMCX
October 30, 2009
 
Before you invest, you may want to review the Davidson Multi-Cap Core Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks.  The current statutory prospectus and statement of additional information dated October 30, 2009, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.  You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund online at http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/downloads.html.  You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-877-332-0529 or by sending an e-mail request to davidsonmf@dadco.com.

Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund.  More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Advisor Class A Shares” section on page 14 of the Fund’s statutory Prospectus and the “Breakpoints/Volume Discounts and Sales Charge Waivers” section on page 33 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).
Shareholder Fees
Advisor
Class A
Advisor
Class C
(fees paid directly from your investment)
   
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
5.00%
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)
None
1.00%
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
None
None
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for seven calendar days or less)
1.00%
1.00%
     
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees
0.65%
0.65%
Distribution and Service (Rule 12b-1) Fees
0.25%
1.00%
Other Expenses
2.62%
2.62%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1)
3.52%
4.27%
Less: Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement(2)
-2.36%
-2.36%
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.16%
1.91%
(1)  
The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets: Before Expense Reimbursement in the Financial Highlights, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include acquired fund fees and expenses (“AFFE”).
(2)  
The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fees and/or pay expenses of the Fund to ensure that Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding AFFE, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.15% of average daily net assets of the Fund’s Advisor Class A shares and 1.90% of average daily net assets of the Fund’s Advisor Class C shares.  The expense limitations will remain in effect indefinitely and may be terminated only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).  The Advisor is permitted to seek recoupment from the Fund, subject to limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid for three years from the date fees were waived or expenses were paid provided that any such recoupment during any fiscal year will not cause the Fund’s net annual fund operating expenses to exceed the expense limitations.
 
 
 
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Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The example also assumes that you pay the sales charges that apply to that class, your investment has a 5% return each year, dividends and distributions are reinvested, and the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the expense limitation in the first year).  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Advisor Class A shares
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
If you redeem your shares at the end of the period:
$612
$1,317
$2,043
$3,954
If you do not redeem your shares at the end of the period:
$612
$1,317
$2,043
$3,954
         
Advisor Class C shares
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
If you redeem your shares at the end of the period:
$294
$1,081
$1,981
$4,288
If you do not redeem your shares at the end of the period:
$194
$1,081
$1,981
$4,288

Portfolio Turnover. The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio).  A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.  These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.  During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 22.58% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities across a wide range of market capitalizations and investment styles with attractive fundamental characteristics.  Consistent with the Fund’s “core” strategy, it will invest its assets in both value and growth stocks, as well as dividend-paying and non-dividend-paying stocks.  The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective primarily through stock selection, with less emphasis on sector weightings.  As a result, the Fund expects to only occasionally make modest sector changes, preferring to differentiate performance by relative movement in individual stocks than in sectors or industries.

The Fund may seek to enhance returns through the use of other investment strategies such as options (for hedging purposes), foreign securities (which may include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), dollar-denominated foreign securities, or direct investment in foreign securities), and other investment companies (including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).  The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total net assets in options.  The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign securities.

The Advisor sells a position if the fundamentals have deteriorated, catalysts fail to develop, or a stock exceeds fair valuation.  The Fund may also eliminate a position if a better alternative becomes available.
 
 
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At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest its assets in cash, cash equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market, economic or political conditions.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the Fund.  The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:

·  
ETF Risk.  ETFs are typically open-end investment companies that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange.  Like other investment companies, ETFs have management fees that are part of their costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of these costs.
·  
Foreign Securities Risk.  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which are subject to special risks.  Foreign securities can be more volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities.  Securities markets of other countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets.  Many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities, which could affect the Fund’s investments.
·  
Management Risk.  Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success and failure of the Advisor’s investment strategies and the Advisor’s research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities.  The Fund’s Advisor has not previously managed a mutual fund.
·  
Market and Issuer Risk.  The risks that could affect the value of the Fund’s shares and the total return on your investment include the possibility that the securities held by the Fund will fluctuate as a result of the movement of the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by the Fund.  The value of securities held by the Fund may also experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value due to reasons directly related to the issuer, including management performance, financial leverage, and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services.
·  
Newer Fund Risk.  The Fund is newer with limited operating history and there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.
·  
Options Risk.  Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in value than an investment in the underlying securities.  Purchasing and writing put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than ordinary investment risks.
·  
Small and Medium Companies Risk.  Investing in securities of small and medium capitalization companies may involve greater volatility than investing in larger and more established companies because small and medium capitalization companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than larger, more established companies.

This Fund may be appropriate for investors who:

·  
Have a long-term investment horizon;
·  
Want to add an investment with potential for capital appreciation to diversify their investment portfolio;
·  
Can accept the greater risks of investing in a portfolio with equity holdings; and
·
Are not primarily concerned with seeking regular income.
 
 
 
 
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Performance
When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance information will be shown here.  Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/performance.html or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-877-332-0529.

Management
Investment Advisor. Davidson Investment Advisors, Inc. is the Fund’s investment advisor.

Portfolio Managers. The Advisor uses a team approach for portfolio management.  Of the eight investment team members, William B. Whitlow, Jr., CFA and Brian P. Clancy, CFA are principally responsible for the management of the Fund’s portfolio and serve as co-portfolio managers of the Fund.  They have been responsible for the Fund’s portfolio management since its inception in August 2008.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day by written request via mail (Davidson Multi-Cap Core Fund, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701), by wire transfer, by telephone at 1-877-332-0529, or through a financial intermediary.  Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.  The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts are shown below, although the Fund may reduce or waive them in some cases.
Minimum Investments
To Open
Your Account
To Add to
Your Account
Regular Accounts
$2,500
Any amount
Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”) (Traditional, Roth, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs)
$2,500
Any amount
401(k), Pension or Other Types of ERISA Accounts
Any amount
Any amount
Automatic Investment Plan Accounts
$2,500
$100

Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions are taxable, and, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred vehicle, distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.  Distributions on investments made through tax-deferred vehicles such as 401(k) plans or IRAs may be taxed upon withdrawal of assets from those accounts.

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