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Pzena Small Cap Value Fund
Pzena Small Cap Value Fund
Investment Objective
The Pzena Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Fund”)  seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.
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 Small Cap Fund.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - Pzena Small Cap Value Fund
Investor Class
Institutional Class
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held 30 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)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - Pzena Small Cap Value Fund
Investor Class
Institutional Class
Management Fees 0.95% 0.95%
Distribution and Service (Rule 12b-1) Fees 0.25% none
Other Expenses (includes Shareholder Servicing Plan Fee) [1] 3.00% 2.90%
Shareholder Servicing Plan Fee 0.10% none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 4.20% 3.85%
Less: Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement [2] (2.65%) (2.65%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement 1.55% 1.20%
[1] Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[2] Pzena Investment Management, LLC (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of its management fees and pay Small Cap Fund expenses to ensure that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses ("AFFE"), interest expense, taxes, dividends on securities sold short and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.55% of average daily net assets of the Investor Class shares and 1.20% of average daily net assets of the Institutional Class shares (the "Expense Caps"). The Expense Caps will remain in effect through at least June 27, 2017, and may be terminated only by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Adviser may request recoupment of previously waived fees and paid expenses from the Fund for three years from the date they were waived and paid, subject to the Expense Caps.
Example.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Small Cap Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the Expense Caps only in the first year).
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example - Pzena Small Cap Value Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
Investor Class 158 1,034
Institutional Class 122 931
Portfolio Turnover.
The Small Cap Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio).  A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.  These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Small Cap Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks of “small-cap” companies.  The Fund defines a “small-cap” company as an issuer whose market capitalization at the time of initial purchase is in the range of those found in the Russell 2000 ® Index during the most recent 11-month period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data during the current month (“small cap companies”).  As of May 31, 2016, the market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000 ® Index ranged from $9 million to $6.0 billion.  The Fund’s portfolio will generally consist of 40 to 90 stocks identified through a research-driven, bottom-up security selection process based on thorough fundamental research.  The Fund seeks to invest in small cap company stocks that, in the opinion of the Adviser, sell at a substantial discount to their intrinsic value but have solid long-term prospects.  Though the Fund primarily invests in U.S. listed companies, it may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in shares of foreign securities, such as American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)  or dollar-denominated foreign securities.  The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may include investments in emerging market securities.  The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)  and foreign real estate companies.  The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of companies operating within the financial sector.

In evaluating an investment for purchase by the Small Cap Fund, the Adviser focuses on the company’s underlying financial condition and business prospects considering estimated earnings, economic conditions, degree of competitive or pricing pressures, and the experience and competence of management, among other factors.  The Adviser’s sell discipline is guided by the same process with which the Adviser originally screens the investment universe.  The Adviser typically sells a security when it reaches what the Adviser judges to be fair value, there are more attractive opportunities or there is a change in company fundamentals.
Principal Risks
Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the Small Cap Fund.  The following additional risks could affect the value of your investment:

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Market Risk.  The value of the Small Cap Fund’s shares will fluctuate as a result of the movement of the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by the Fund, and you could lose money.

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Management Risk.  The Small Cap Fund is an actively managed investment portfolio and the Fund relies on the Adviser’s ability to pursue the Fund’s goal.  The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that its decisions will produce the desired results.

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Equity Risk.  The equity securities held by the Small Cap Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value.  Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities.

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Small Cap Company Risk.  Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than larger company stocks.  Smaller companies may have no or relatively short operating histories, or be newly public companies.

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Foreign Securities Risk.  Foreign securities are subject to special risks in addition to those of issuers located in the U.S.  Foreign securities can be more volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities.  Securities markets of other countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets.  Many foreign securities may be less liquid than U.S. securities, which could affect the Small Cap Fund’s investments.  Foreign securities may be adversely affected by political instability; changes in currency exchange rates; inefficient markets and higher transaction costs; foreign economic conditions; or inadequate or different regulatory and accounting standards.

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

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Currency Risk.  Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of what the Fund owns and the Fund’s share price.  Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars.  Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency.  Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets and the risk may be higher in emerging markets.

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Sector Emphasis Risk.  The securities of companies in the same or related businesses, if comprising a significant portion of the Small Cap Fund’s portfolio, could react in some circumstances negatively to market conditions, interest rates and economic, regulatory or financial developments and adversely affect the value of the portfolio to a greater extent than if such business comprised a lesser portion of the Fund’s portfolio.

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Liquidity Risk.  Low or lack of trading volume may make it difficult to sell securities held by the Small Cap Fund at quoted market prices.

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Value Style Investing Risk.  The value investing style may over time go in and out of favor.  At times when the value investing style is out of favor, the Small Cap Fund may underperform other funds that use different investing styles.

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Financial Sector Risk.  The Small Cap Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in the financial sector, and therefore the performance of the Fund could be negatively impacted by events affecting this sector.  This sector can be significantly affected by changes in interest rates, government regulation, the rate of defaults on corporate, consumer and government debt and the availability and cost of capital.  During the recent market downturn, numerous financial services companies have experienced substantial declines in the valuations of their assets, taken action to raise capital (such as the issuance of debt or equity securities), or even ceased operations.

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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and Foreign Real Estate Company Risk.  Investments in REITs and foreign real estate companies will be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate.  Investments in REITS will also be subject to annual compliance with tax rules applicable to REITs.  Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.  In addition, REITs have their own expenses, and the Small Cap Fund will bear a proportionate share of those expenses.

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New Fund Risk.   The Small Cap Fund is new with no operating history and there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.
Performance
When the Small Cap 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 www.pzenafunds.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-844-796-1996 (844-PZN-1996).