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Vivaldi Orinda Hedged Equity Fund \| Class A (Vivaldi Orinda Hedged Equity Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	OHEAX
Vivaldi Orinda Hedged Equity Fund \| Class I (Vivaldi Orinda Hedged Equity Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	OHEIX
Vivaldi Orinda Macro Opportunities Fund \| Class A (Vivaldi Orinda Macro Opportunities Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	OMOAX
Vivaldi Orinda Macro Opportunities Fund \| Class I (Vivaldi Orinda Macro Opportunities Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	OMOIX
Orinda Income Opportunities Fund \| Class A (Orinda Income Opportunities Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	OIOAX
Orinda Income Opportunities Fund \| Class I (Orinda Income Opportunities Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	OIOIX
Orinda Income Opportunities Fund \| Class D (Orinda Income Opportunities Fund)
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	OIODX

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The date the document was made available and submitted, in CCYY-MM-DD format. The date of submission, date of acceptance by the recipient, and the document effective date are all potentially different.

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The date when a document, upon receipt and acceptance, becomes officially effective, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Usually it is a system-assigned date time value, but it may be declared by the submitter in some cases.

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The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD.

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The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word "Other".

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- Definition

A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.

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-Name Regulation 12B

-Number 240

-Section 12b

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The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.

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Trading symbol of an instrument as listed on an exchange.

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