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Schooner Global Absolute Return Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Schooner Global Absolute Return Fund
Schooner Global Absolute Return Fund
Investment Objective.
The investment objective of the Schooner Global Absolute Return Fund
(the "Fund") is capital appreciation while maintaining a low or
negative correlation over time with the major equity indices.
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 Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Schooner Global Absolute Return Fund
Management Fees 1.65%
Dividends and Interest Expense on Short Positions [1] 0.23%
Remainder of Other Expenses [1] 1.47%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.14%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [2] 3.49%
Less Fee Waiver/ Expense Reimbursement (1.17%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/ Expense Reimbursement [3] 2.32%
[1] The expenses of the Fund's wholly-owned Subsidiary (defined below) are consolidated with those of the Fund and are not presented as a separate expense. Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year using the operations of the Fund for the period following the Reorganization (defined below) from November 7, 2011 through May 31, 2012.
[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets found within the "Financial Highlights" section of this Prospectus, because acquired fund fees and expenses are not included in the ratio and expense amounts above were updated for the current fiscal year's estimated expenses.
[3] Pursuant to an operating expenses limitation agreement between the Fund's investment advisor, Schooner Investment Group, LLC (the "Advisor") and the Fund, the Advisor has agreed to waive its management fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to ensure that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, including expenses of the Subsidiary, (exclusive of interest and tax expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary and non-recurring expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses ("AFFE") and dividends and interest on short positions) do not exceed 1.95% of the Fund's average net assets. The expense limitation will remain in effect through at least September 28, 2022, and may be terminated only by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board of Trustees"). The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed for management fee reductions and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years, subject to the limitation on the Fund's expenses.
Example.
This example is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the expense limitation
through September 28, 2022).
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Schooner Global Absolute Return Fund
235 724 1,240 2,803
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 Total 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 457% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies.
The Fund seeks to generate positive absolute returns (in other words,
positive gains measured as a percentage of the Fund's investment
portfolio over a period of time) without tracking the performance of
any traditional indexes through a combination of long and short
positions in derivative instruments, such as futures contracts
(including currency, index and commodity futures), options on futures
contracts, swaps and forward currency contracts. The Advisor will
allocate the Fund's investments to provide the Fund with exposure to
global equity, bond, currency and commodities markets in proportions
consistent with the Advisor's evaluation of their expected risks and
returns. The Fund uses derivatives rather than investing directly in
these asset classes as a low-cost, effective means to gain exposure
to these asset classes. The Fund may also invest in exchange traded
funds ("ETFs") and exchange traded notes ("ETNs") to provide exposure
to these markets and asset classes. In addition, the Fund invests in
fixed income securities including securities of varying maturities
and durations, and securities of any investment grade, including those
rated below investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical
ratings organization ("NRSRO"), commonly referred to as "junk bonds"
or "high yield bonds."

To provide the Fund with exposure to the commodity markets within
the limitations of the federal tax requirements of Subchapter M of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Fund's
investments in commodity-linked instruments will primarily be made
through investments in a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the
Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Subsidiary").
To maintain compliance with the asset diversification requirements
imposed by Subchapter M of the Code, the Fund may only invest up to 25%
of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary will invest
principally in commodity-linked futures contracts, options on futures
contracts, swap agreements, and other investments intended to serve as
margin or collateral for futures contracts or swap agreements. However,
the Subsidiary may invest in any type of instrument in which the Fund
may invest, including ETFs and ETNs. The Fund applies its investment
restrictions to include the investments of the Subsidiary on a
"look-through" basis as if such investments were held directly by the
Fund; as a result, all of the Subsidiary's investments will be subject
to the investment policies and restrictions of the Fund, including, but
not limited to, those related to leverage, liquidity and the timing and
method of valuation of portfolio investments. The Advisor will also serve
as the investment advisor to the Subsidiary.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest in, or have exposure
to, securities of issuers from at least three different countries (including
the United States), with at least 40% of the Fund's net assets invested in
foreign securities or derivative instruments with exposure to foreign
securities, including emerging markets securities. Investments are deemed
to be "foreign" if: (a) an issuer's domicile or location of headquarters
is in a foreign country; (b) an issuer derives a significant proportion
(at least 50 percent) of its revenues or profits from goods produced or
sold, investments made, or services performed in a foreign country or has
at least 50 percent of its assets situated in a foreign country; (c) the
principal trading market for a security is located in a foreign country;
or (d) it is a foreign currency. The Fund's investments in derivative
securities, ETFs and ETNs will be considered to be "foreign" if the
underlying assets represented by the investment are determined to be
foreign using the foregoing criteria.

The Fund does not have a maximum or minimum allocation or target exposure
to any one type of derivative instrument or asset class, except that at
least 40% of the Fund's net assets will be invested in foreign securities
or derivative instruments with exposure to foreign securities, including
emerging markets securities. To construct the Fund's investment portfolio,
the Advisor applies proprietary models that use value, momentum and analysis
of other economic components to estimate an investment's expected return:

·  Value signals indicate when a security, group of securities or asset class
   may be trading for less than their intrinsic values based on fundamental
   measures.

·  Momentum signals indicate the short-term trading behavior of individual       
   securities within an asset classes, or the asset classes themselves.          

·  "Strategic" economic components provide a long-term expected return
   estimate that is separate from and combined with the expected return
   estimates generated from value and momentum signals. An example of a
   strategic component is a long-term, historical average return of an
   investment strategy, asset class or a macroeconomic estimate of a
   strategy's long-term expected return.  

The Advisor's proprietary models also estimate the potential risk of each
investment opportunity based on the volatility of the individual investment and
in correlation to the Fund's other investments. When selecting investments for
the Fund's portfolio, the Advisor's models consider both expected returns and
risk-contributions. Other factors, such as liquidity and transaction costs, may
also affect the Advisor's decision to purchase a security for the Fund.

The Fund will sell an investment during portfolio rebalancing periods when the
Fund's holdings in that investment are larger than the allocation suggested by
the Advisor's investment models or when a more attractive investment becomes
available. The Fund is non-diversified under federal securities laws, which
means that it may invest a high percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities. The Advisor may engage in active trading of the Fund's portfolio
investments to achieve the Fund's investment objective.
Principal Risks.
Before investing in the Fund, you should carefully consider your own investment
goals, the amount of time you are willing to leave your money invested, and the
amount of risk you are willing to take. Remember that in addition to possibly
not achieving your investment goals, you could lose money by investing in the
Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

·  Management Risk. The risk that strategies and sub-strategies employed by the  
   Advisor in selecting investments and asset allocations for the Fund may not   
   result in an increase in the value of your investment or in overall           
   performance equal to other investments.                                       

·  General Market Risk. The risk that the value of the Fund's shares will fluctuate
   based on the performance of the Fund's investments and other factors affecting
   the securities markets generally.                                   

·  Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including futures, swaps and forward foreign   
   currency contracts, may be more volatile than investments directly in the     
   underlying securities, involve additional costs and may involve a small       
   initial investment relative to the risk assumed. In addition, the value of a  
   derivative may not correlate perfectly to the underlying securities index or  
   overall securities markets. Specific types of derivative securities are also  
   subject to a number of additional risks, such as:                             
  
   ·  Futures Risk. Futures contracts may be more volatile than investments
      directly in the underlying securities, involve additional costs and may
      involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed.                              

   ·  Swap Agreement Risk. A swap contract may not be assigned without the consent  
      of the counterparty, and may result in losses in the event of a default or    
      bankruptcy of the counterparty.                                               

   ·  Liquidity Risk. The risk that the Fund may not be able to sell or close out
      a derivative instrument.                                                        

   ·  Interest Rate Risk. The risk that underlying investments may lose value due
      to interest rate changes.                                                        

   ·  Credit Risk. The risk that underlying investments may lose value due to       
      borrowers defaulting or failing to pay back debt.                             

·  Commodities Markets Risk. Exposure to commodity markets through investments in
   commodity-linked instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than  
   investments in traditional securities. This is because the value of companies
   in commodity-related businesses may be affected by overall market movements   
   and other factors affecting the value of a particular industry or commodity,  
   such as weather, disease, embargoes, or political and regulatory developments.

·  Short Sales Risk. The risk on a short sale is the risk of loss if the value of
   a security sold short increases prior to the delivery date, since the Fund    
   must pay more for the security than it received from the purchaser in the     
   short sale. Therefore, the risk of loss may be unlimited.                     

·  Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. Foreign investments may carry    
   risks associated with investing outside the United States, such as currency   
   fluctuation, economic or financial instability, lack of timely or reliable    
   financial information or unfavorable political or legal developments. Those   
   risks are increased for investments in emerging markets.                      

·  Currency and Forward Currency Contracts Risks. 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 foreign currency loses value because it 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. Investments in forward currency contracts
   could minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged   
   currency, but may also limit any potential gain from an increase in the value
   of the currency.                                                              

·  Exchange Traded Fund Risk. When the Fund invests in an ETF, it will bear      
   additional expenses based on its pro rata share of the ETF's operating        
   expenses, including the potential duplication of management fees. The risk of
   owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities
   the ETF holds. The Fund also will incur brokerage costs when it purchases and
   sells ETFs.                                                                   

·  Exchange Traded Note Risk. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to   
   maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of      
   liquidity in the underlying securities' markets, changes in the applicable    
   interest rates, changes in the issuer's credit rating and economic, legal,    
   political or geographic events that affect the referenced index. In addition,
   the notes issued by ETNs and held by a fund are unsecured debt of the issuer.

·  Equity Market Risk. The Fund will be exposed to equity market risk through
   its investment in derivative instruments and direct investments in equity
   securities. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations
   and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
   perceptions of their issuers change. Preferred stocks are subject to the risk
   that the dividend on the stock may be changed or omitted by the issuer, and
   that participation in the growth of an issuer may be limited.                 

·  Debt Securities Risk. The Fund will be exposed to debt securities risk through
   its investment in derivative instruments and direct investments in debt       
   securities. Interest rates may go up resulting in a decrease in the value of  
   debt securities. Investments in debt securities include credit risk, which is
   the risk that an issuer will not make timely payments of principal and        
   interest. There is also the risk that a bond issuer may "call," or repay, its
   high yielding bonds before their maturity dates. Debt securities subject to   
   prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate
   environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest    
   rate environment. Rising interest rates could cause prepayments of the        
   obligation to decrease, extending the life of debt securities with lower      
   payment rates. This is known as extension risk. Limited trading opportunities
   for certain debt securities may make it more difficult to sell or buy a       
   security at a favorable price or time.                                        

·  High-Yield Fixed Income Securities Risk. The fixed income securities held by  
   the Fund that are rated below investment grade are subject to additional risk
   factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security,
   and changes in value based on public perception of the issuer. Such securities
   are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of   
   loss, including default, than higher rated debt securities.                   

·  High Portfolio Turnover Rate Risk. A high portfolio turnover rate (100% or    
   more) has the potential to result in increased brokerage transaction costs and
   the realization by the Fund, and distribution to shareholders, of a greater   
   amount of short-term capital gains than if the Fund had a low portfolio       
   turnover rate, which may lower the Fund's return. This may mean that you could
   have a higher income tax liability. Distributions to shareholders of          
   short-term capital gains are taxed as ordinary income under federal income tax
   laws.                                                                         

·  Risk of Non-Diversification. The Fund is non-diversified under federal        
   securities laws, which means that it may invest a high percentage of its      
   assets in a limited number of securities. Since the Fund is non-diversified,  
   its net asset value ("NAV") and total returns may fluctuate or fall more in   
   times of weaker markets than a diversified mutual fund.                       

·  Leverage Risk. Investments in derivative instruments and selling securities   
   short involve the use of leverage. Leverage can increase the investment       
   returns of the Fund. However, if the securities decrease in value, the Fund   
   will suffer a greater loss than would have resulted without the use of        
   leverage. The Fund will maintain long positions in securities available for   
   collateral, consisting of cash, cash equivalents and other liquid securities,
   to comply with applicable legal requirements.                                 

·  Regulatory Risk. The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has filed with the National
   Futures Association a notice claiming an exclusion from the definition of the
   term "commodity pool operator" ("CPO") pursuant to Rule 4.5 of the Commodity  
   Exchange Act, as amended. Recently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission  
   (the "CFTC") amended Rule 4.5 in such a way that the Fund may no longer be    
   allowed to claim this exclusion. Subject to the availability of another       
   exemption, both the Fund and the Subsidiary will be required to comply with   
   certain CFTC regulations regarding disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping in
   the future. Compliance with such requirements would likely increase Fund      
   expenses.                                                                     

·  Tax Risk. There is the risk that the Fund's investment strategies, specifically
   its investments in derivative instruments, may subject the Fund to special tax
   rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses
   to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund's securities,
   convert long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains or convert
   short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. Also, by investing
   in commodities indirectly through the Subsidiary, the Fund will obtain exposure
   to commodity markets, which otherwise may not be possible in a mutual fund
   structure due to the source of income limitations of Subchapter M of the Code
   applicable to regulated investment companies ("RICs") such as the Fund. However,
   because the Subsidiary is a controlled foreign corporation, any income received
   from its investments will be passed through to the Fund as ordinary income, which
   is taxable to shareholders at higher rates than long-term capital gains (which,
   in the absence of the Subsidiary, could otherwise be generated by the Fund).                                    
  
·  Subsidiary Investment Risk. By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is       
   indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary's underlying   
   investments. Since the Subsidiary will not be registered under the Investment
   Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and, unless otherwise noted
   in this Prospectus, an investment in the Subsidiary will not be subject to all
   of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws of the U.S.  
   and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary,           
   respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or
   Subsidiary to operate as described in this Prospectus and could negatively    
   impact the Fund and its shareholders. Your cost of investing in the Fund will
   be higher because you will indirectly bear the expenses of the Subsidiary.
Performance.
Effective on November 7, 2011, the Nakoma Absolute Return Fund (the "Predecessor
Fund"), a series of Nakoma Mutual Funds, was reorganized into the Fund (the
"Reorganization"). Nakoma Capital Management, LLC (the "Predecessor Advisor")
served as the investment advisor to the Predecessor Fund. The performance of the
Predecessor Fund is not relevant to investors because the Predecessor Fund was
managed by the Predecessor Advisor. The Advisor does not and never has controlled
the Predecessor Advisor. In addition, the Advisor does not employ any officers or
employees of the Predecessor Advisor who were responsible for providing investment
advisory or portfolio management services to the Predecessor Fund. Performance
information for the Fund will be included in future prospectuses after the Fund
has completed one calendar year of operations under the Advisor.