MVP ETFs 485A TAP 2023

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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2023

File No. 333-108394

File No.: 811-21422

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933			x
Pre‑Effective Amendment No.			o
Post‑Effective Amendment No. 270			x
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940			x
Amendment No. 271			x

Trust for Advised Portfolios

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(626) 914-7385

(Registrant’s Telephone Numbers, Including Area Code)

Russell B. Simon, President

Trust for Advised Portfolios

c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 10th Floor

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

Christopher D. Menconi, Esquire

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

It is proposed that this filing will become effective


o			immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
o			On ______ pursuant to paragraph (b)
o			60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
o			on pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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o			on pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

Explanatory note: This Post-Effective Amendment No. 270 to the registration statement of Trust for Advised Portfolios is being filed for the purpose of adding two new series to the Trust, Miller Value Partners Leverage ETF and Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

Dated April 5, 2023

THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF

[ticker]

Listed on [ ]

PROSPECTUS

[ ], 2023

www.millervaluefunds.com

888.593.5110

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Table of Contents


Fund Summary			1
Additional Information about the Fund			6
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings			10
Management of the Fund			10
Buying and Selling Fund Shares			11
Dividends, Distributions, and Taxes			11
Distributions			14
Exchange			14
Premium/Discount Information			15
Financial Highlights			15

Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF — Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF (the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and the Example below.


Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fee			[ ]%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees			None
Other Expenses(1)			[ ]%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses			[ ]%

(1) Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or sell 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. This Example does not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your cost would be:


1 Year			3 Years
[ ]			[ ]

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 the 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. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in securities that Miller Value Partners, LLC (the “Adviser”) believes have an above-average probability of outperforming the S&P 500® Index (the “S&P 500”) over a multi-year time horizon. The Fund will typically invest in a portfolio of approximately 20-40 common stocks without regard to market capitalization.

In selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio, the Adviser uses a proprietary process that seeks maximum flexibility in its search for stocks with attributes it believes are likely to generate excess returns, with a probabilistic value-oriented approach. The Adviser will seek to select stocks it believes are undervalued based on the level or duration of future free cash flows, asset values or some combination thereof. In assessing value, the Adviser places a heavy emphasis on capital allocation, business strategy and stakeholder alignment (the understanding of common goals among key stakeholders).

The Adviser may vary the weighting of each portfolio position based on its assessment of each stock’s probability to generate appropriate risk-adjusted returns, where “risk” is defined as the Adviser’s assessment of the probability of permanent capital impairment over a multi-year time horizon. The Fund may have a high “active share,” meaning it may take concentrated positions in stocks that have little or no weight in the S&P 500. The Fund may experience a high level of volatility, and performance of the Fund’s portfolio may deviate significantly from the S&P 500. While investing in a particular market sector is not a strategy of the Fund, its portfolio may be significantly invested in one or more sectors as a result of the investment selection decisions made pursuant to its strategy. The Fund can invest without limit in foreign securities in any country, including countries with developing or emerging markets.

To enhance the Fund’s returns, the Fund may borrow for investment purposes, subject to the limits of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent the Fund borrows more money than it has cash or short-term cash equivalents and invests the proceeds, the Fund will create financial leverage. The use of borrowing for investment purposes increases both investment opportunity and investment risk.

The Fund is considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund. Additionally, the Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

Principal Risks

As with any investment, there is a risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any government agency. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. Each risk summarized below is considered a principal risk of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

Borrowing Risk. Borrowing may exaggerate changes in the net asset value of Fund shares and in the return on the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund’s borrowing will be subject to interest expense and other fees, which reduces the Fund’s returns. Borrowing may cause the Fund to liquidate positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations.

Equity Securities Risk. The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline generally. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. The value of a particular security may decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as an increase in production costs, competitive conditions or labor shortages; or due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or generally adverse investor sentiment. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

ETF Risks:

the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform such functions, Fund shares may trade at a material discount to net asset Value (“NAV”), the bid-ask spread could widen, and shares could face trading halts and/or delisting.

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid-ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Fund shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Fund shares or during periods of market volatility. If an investor buys Fund shares when the shares’ market price is at a premium, the investor may pay more than the shares’ underlying value. If an investor sells Fund shares when the shares’ market price is at a discount, the investor may receive less than the shares’ underlying value. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Fund shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant.

Trading. Although Fund shares are listed for trading on the [ ] (the “Exchange”) and may be traded on U.S. exchanges other than the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market will be maintained for Fund shares or that Fund shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Fund shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund shares and could lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares.

Foreign Investments and Emerging Markets Risk. The Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may frequently buy and sell portfolio securities and other assets to rebalance the Fund’s exposure to specific securities. Higher portfolio turnover may result in the Fund paying higher levels of transaction costs and generating greater tax liabilities for shareholders. Portfolio turnover risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than you expect.

Large Capitalization Company Risk. The securities of large-capitalization companies may be relatively mature compared to smaller companies and therefore subject to slower growth during times of economic expansion. Large-capitalization companies may also be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes.

Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk. The Fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of small and medium capitalization companies. Small and medium capitalization companies may fall out of favor with investors; may have limited product lines, operating histories, markets or financial resources; or may be dependent upon a limited management group. The prices of securities of small and medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of large capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions, including those experienced during a recession. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may underperform large capitalization companies, may

be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio manager believes appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.

Leverage Risk. The Fund’s use of borrowing for investment purposes results in leverage to create opportunities for greater total returns. Any investment income or gains earned with respect to the amounts borrowed that are in excess of the interest that is due on the borrowing will augment the Fund’s income. Conversely, if the investment performance with respect to the amounts borrowed fails to cover the interest on such borrowings, the value of the Fund’s shares may decrease more quickly than would otherwise be the case. Interest payments and fees incurred in connection with such borrowings will reduce the Fund’s returns.

Management Risk. The Fund is actively-managed and may not meet its investment objective based on the Adviser’s success or failure to implement the investment strategies for the Fund.

New Fund Risk: The Fund is recently organized and has no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decision. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size.

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests in a greater number of issuers. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance. However, the Fund intends to satisfy the diversification requirements for qualifying as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Cyber-security Risk. Cyber-security incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or cause the Fund, the Adviser and/or its service providers (including, but not limited to, fund accountants, custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and Financial Intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or lose operational functionality.

Market Risk. Overall securities market risks will affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests. Factors such as economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events affect the U.S. securities markets. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

In the past several years, financial markets, such as those in the United States, Europe, Asia and elsewhere, have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their debts. These conditions may continue, recur, worsen or spread.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.

Periods of market volatility may occur in response to market events and other economic, political, and global macro factors. For example, in recent years the COVID-19 pandemic, the large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These and other similar events could be prolonged and could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance. Since December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread globally, which has resulted in the temporary closure of many corporate offices, retail stores, manufacturing facilities and factories, and other businesses across the world. COVID-19 has negatively affected the global economy, the economies of individual countries, and the financial performance of individual issuers, sectors, industries, asset classes, and markets in significant and unforeseen ways and may continue to do so in the future. COVID-19, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments and negatively impact the Fund’s performance. Any potential impact on performance will depend to a

large extent on future developments and new information that may emerge regarding the duration and severity of COVID-19 and the actions taken by authorities and other entities to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact.

Performance Information

The Fund is new and therefore does not have performance history for a full calendar year. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s returns and comparing the Fund’s performance to a broad measure of market performance. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website, www.millervaluefunds.com.

Management

Investment Adviser: Miller Value Partners, LLC.

Portfolio Manager: Bill Miller IV, CFA has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception in [ ], 2023.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Funds throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Funds’ shares are listed on the Exchange. The price of each Fund’s shares is based on market price and, because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in blocks of shares called Creation Units, principally in-kind, and only Authorized Participants (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem Creation Units. When buying or selling a Fund’s shares on the Exchange, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at www.millervaluefunds.com.

Tax Information

The distributions made by the Fund are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an individual retirement account or other tax-advantaged account. However, subsequent withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged account may be subject to federal income tax. You should consult your tax advisor about your specific tax situation.

Financial Intermediary Compensation

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank) (an “Intermediary”), the Adviser or its affiliates may pay Intermediaries for certain activities related to the Fund, including participation in activities that are designed to make Intermediaries more knowledgeable about exchange traded products, including the Fund, or for other activities, such as marketing, educational training or other initiatives related to the sale or promotion of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Any such arrangements do not result in increased Fund expenses. Ask your salesperson or visit the Intermediary’s website for more information.

Additional Information about the Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund’s objective is not fundamental, and it may be changed without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively-managed ETF that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in securities that the Adviser believes have an above-average probability of outperforming the S&P 500 over a multi-year time horizon. The Fund will typically invest in a portfolio of approximately 20-40 common stocks without regard to market capitalization.

The Adviser may vary the weighting of each portfolio position based on its assessment of each stock’s probability to generate appropriate risk-adjusted returns, where “risk” is defined as the Adviser’s assessment of the probability of permanent capital impairment over a multi-year time horizon. The Fund will have a high “active share,” meaning it will take concentrated positions in stocks that have little or no weight in the S&P 500. The Fund may experience a high level of volatility, and performance of the Fund’s portfolio may deviate significantly from the S&P 500. While investing in a particular market sector is not a strategy of the Fund, its portfolio may be significantly invested in one or more sectors as a result of the investment selection decisions made pursuant to its strategy. The Fund can invest without limit in foreign securities in any country, including countries with developing or emerging markets.

To enhance the Fund’s returns, the Fund may borrow for investment purposes, subject to the limits of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent the Fund borrows more money than it has cash or short-term cash equivalents and invests the proceeds, the Fund will create financial leverage. The use of borrowing for investment purposes increases both investment opportunity and investment risk.

Borrowing. The Fund may employ leverage in the form of borrowing for investment purposes. The Fund may use leverage opportunistically and may choose to increase or decrease its leverage at any time based on the Adviser’s assessment of market conditions and the investment environment. The Fund is authorized to borrow money from banks in amounts not to exceed at any time 33-1/3% of the value of its total assets immediately after such borrowings, as permitted under the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The use of borrowing by the Fund involves special risk considerations that may not be associated with other funds having similar objectives and policies. Since substantially all of the Fund’s assets fluctuate in value, while the interest obligation resulting from a borrowing will be fixed by the terms of the Fund’s agreement with its lender, the NAV per share of the Fund will tend to increase more when its portfolio securities increase in value and to decrease more when its portfolio assets decrease in value than would otherwise be the case if the Fund did not borrow. In addition, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market rates of interest and may partially offset or exceed the return earned on borrowed funds. Under adverse market conditions, the Fund might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when fundamental investment considerations would not favor such sales.

Temporary Defensive Positions

To respond to adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in a temporary defensive manner by holding all or a substantial portion of its assets in cash, cash equivalents, or other high quality short-term investments. Examples of temporary defensive investments include short-term U.S. government securities, commercial paper, bank obligations, repurchase agreements, money market fund shares, and other money market instruments. The Fund also may invest in these types of defensive

investments or hold cash while looking for suitable investment opportunities or to maintain liquidity. In these circumstances, the Fund may be unable to achieve its investment objective.

Principal Risks

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any government agency. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. Each risk described below is considered a “principal risk” of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

Equity Securities 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 equity securities held by the Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. All investments in equity securities are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles and the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fluctuate substantially from day to day. Owning an equity security can also subject the Fund to the risk that the issuer may discontinue paying dividends.

ETF Risk:

APs, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as APs. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent that (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform such functions, Fund shares may trade at a material discount to NAV, the bid-ask spread could widen, and shares could face trading halts and/or delisting.

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares. Investors buying or selling Fund shares in the secondary market will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers, as determined by that broker. Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of Fund shares. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference between the price at which an investor is willing to buy Fund shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which an investor is willing to sell Fund shares (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid-ask spread.” The bid-ask spread varies over time for Fund shares based on trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally lower if Fund shares have more trading volume and market liquidity and higher if Shares have little trading volume and market liquidity. Further, a relatively small investor base in the Fund, asset swings in the Fund and/or increased market volatility may cause increased bid-ask spreads. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund shares, including bid-ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Fund shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. If an investor buys Fund shares when the shares’ market price is at a premium, the investor may pay more than the shares’ underlying value. If an investor sells Fund shares when the shares’ market price is at a discount, the investor may receive less than the shares’ underlying value. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant.

market for such Fund shares will develop or be maintained. Trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Fund shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in Fund shares on the Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to Exchange “circuit breaker” rules, which temporarily halt trading on the Exchange when a decline in the S&P 500® Index during a single day reaches certain thresholds (e.g., 7%, 13%, and 20%). Additional rules applicable to the Exchange may halt trading in Fund shares when extraordinary volatility causes sudden, significant swings in the market price of Fund shares. There can be no assurance that Fund shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Fund shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund shares and could lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares.

Foreign Investments and Emerging Market Risk. The Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities.

The value of the Fund’s foreign investments may also be affected by foreign tax laws, special U.S. tax considerations and restrictions on receiving the investment proceeds from a foreign country. Dividends or interest on, or proceeds from the sale or disposition of, foreign securities may be subject to non-U.S. withholding or other taxes.

In some foreign countries, less information is available about issuers and markets because of less rigorous accounting and regulatory standards than in the United States. It may be difficult for the Fund to pursue claims against a foreign issuer in the courts of a foreign country. Some securities issued by non-U.S. governments or their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of such governments. In certain foreign markets, settlement and clearance procedures may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments. To the extent the Fund focuses its investments in a single country or only a few countries in a particular geographic region, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions affecting such country or region may have a greater impact on Fund performance relative to a more geographically diversified fund.

The risks of foreign investments are heightened when investing in issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. They are often particularly sensitive to market movements because their market prices tend to reflect speculative expectations. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility. Investors should be able to tolerate sudden, sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of their investments. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by foreigners or that prevent foreign investors from withdrawing their money at will.

Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk. The Fund will be exposed to additional risks as a result of investments in the securities of small and medium capitalization companies. Small and medium capitalization companies may fall out of favor with investors; may have limited product lines, operating histories, markets or financial resources; or may be dependent upon a limited management group. The prices of securities of small and medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of large capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions, including those experienced during a recession. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may underperform large capitalization companies, may

be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio manager believes appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.

Management Risk. The Fund is actively-managed and may not meet its investment objective based on the Adviser’s success or failure to implement the investment strategies for the Fund. The value of your investment may decrease if the Adviser’s judgment about the attractiveness or value of, or market trends affecting a particular security, industry, sector or region, or about market movements is incorrect, or if there are imperfections, errors or limitations in the tools and data used by the Adviser.

New Fund Risk. The Fund is recently organized and has no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decision. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size.

Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or cause the Fund, the Adviser, the administrator and/or its service providers (including, but not limited to, fund accountants, custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and Financial Intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or lose operational functionality.

Market Risk. Market risks, including political, regulatory, market, and economic or other developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market, can affect the value of the Fund’s shares. Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific securities. The Fund is subject to the risk that the prices of, and the income generated by, securities held by the Fund may decline significantly and/or rapidly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, general economic and market conditions, or other developments, such as regional or global economic instability (including terrorism and related geopolitical risks), interest rate fluctuations, and those events directly involving the issuers that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment. Such events may cause the value of securities owned by the Fund to go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Changes in the economic climate, investor perceptions and stock market volatility also can cause the prices of the Fund’s investments to decline regardless of the conditions of the issuers held by the Fund. There is also a risk that policy changes by the U.S. Government and/or Federal Reserve, such as increasing interest rates, could cause increased volatility in financial markets and higher levels of Fund redemptions, which could have a negative impact on the Fund. These events may lead to periods of volatility and increased redemptions, which could cause a fund to experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent.

Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, your investment in the Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests.

Governmental and non-governmental issuers have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their debts. These conditions may continue, recur, worsen or spread. The U.S. Government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and central banks, took steps to support financial markets, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period. The Federal Reserve concluded its market support activities in 2022 and began to raise interest rates. The Federal Reserve may determine to raise interest rates further. This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address the pandemic, inflation, or other significant events in the future, may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results.

Policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation, and may in some instances contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Periods of market volatility may occur in response to market events and other economic, political and global macro factors. These types of events could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and higher inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the financial markets, economic downturns around the world, and severe losses, particularly to some sectors of the economy and individual issuers, and reduced liquidity of certain instruments. These events have caused significant disruptions to business operations, including business closures; strained healthcare systems; disruptions to supply chains and employee availability; large fluctuations in consumer demand; large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of such events; and widespread uncertainty regarding the long-term effects of such events. Such events could be prolonged and could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance. Other market events may cause similar disruptions and effects.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

Information about the Fund’s daily portfolio holdings will be available on the Fund’s website, www.millervaluefunds.com. A summarized description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

Management of the Fund

Investment Adviser

Miller Value Partners, LLC, located at One South Street, Suite 2550, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, serves as investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser provides the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Fund with overall responsibility for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Board. The Adviser also furnishes the Fund with office space and certain administrative services and provides most of the personnel needed to fulfill its obligations under its Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund, except for the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends, and other expenses on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, expenses associated with the purchase, sale, or ownership of securities, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses. For its services, the Adviser receives a single unitary management fee that is equal to [ ]% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

Portfolio Manager

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first semi-annual or annual report to shareholders.

Bill Miller IV, CFA, has been the portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception in [ ], 2023. Mr. Miller IV has served as a portfolio manager for the Adviser since 2013. Prior to joining the Adviser, he worked at Legg Mason Capital Management covering the specialty finance and consumer spaces with a focus on high-yielding securities. Mr. Miller IV earned his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth after working as an analyst at the management consulting firm McKinsey Company. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in economics. Mr. Miller IV earned his CFA designation in 2011 and his CMT designation in 2018.

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, and his ownership of securities in the Fund.

Buying and Selling Fund Shares

Fund shares are or will be listed for secondary trading on the Exchange. When you buy or sell the Fund’s shares on the secondary market, you will pay or receive the market price. You may incur customary brokerage commissions and charges and may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip (purchase and sale) transaction. The shares will trade on the Exchange at prices that may differ to varying degrees from the daily NAV of the shares. The Exchange is generally open Monday through Friday and is closed weekends and the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

NAV per share for the Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by its total number of shares outstanding. Expenses and fees, including management and distribution fees, if any, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining NAV. NAV is determined each business day, normally as of the close of regular trading of the New York Stock Exchange (ordinarily 4:00 p.m., Eastern time).

When determining NAV, the value of the Fund’s portfolio investments is based on readily available market quotations (or based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of the value supplied by an exchange or other market), which generally means a reliable valuation obtained from an exchange or other market or fair value as determined by an independent pricing service and evaluated by the Adviser. If a market quotation is not readily available or does not otherwise reliably reflect the value of an investment, the investment will be valued by another method that the Adviser believes reflects fair value in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies and the Adviser’s related procedures. Fair value pricing represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Accordingly, the Fund’s NAV may reflect certain portfolio investments’ fair values rather than their market prices.

Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments, and it is possible that a fair value determination for an investment will materially differ from the value that could be realized upon the sale of the investment.

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

Unlike frequent trading of shares of a traditional open-end mutual fund’s (i.e., not exchange-traded) shares, frequent trading of shares of the Fund on the secondary market does not disrupt portfolio management, increase the Fund’s trading costs, lead to realization of capitalization gains, or otherwise harm the Fund’s shareholders because these trades do not involve the Fund directly. Certain institutional investors are authorized to purchase and redeem the Fund’s shares directly with the Fund. Because these trades are typically effected in-kind (i.e., for securities, and not for cash), they do not cause any of the harmful effects noted above that may result from frequent cash trades. Moreover, the Fund imposes transaction fees on in-kind purchases and redemptions of Creation Units to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in effecting in-kind trades. These fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in part or in whole for Creation Units, reflecting the fact that the Fund’s trading costs increase in those circumstances. For these reasons, the Board has determined that it is not necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter frequent trading and market-timing in shares of the Fund.

Dividends, Distributions, and Taxes

Dividend Reinvestment Service

both income and capital gains will automatically be reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund. Without this service, investors would receive their distributions in cash. In order to achieve the maximum total return on their investments, investors are encouraged to use the dividend reinvestment service. To determine whether the dividend reinvestment service is available and whether there is a commission or other charge for using this service, consult your broker. Brokers may require the Fund’s shareholders to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund purchased in the secondary market.

Fund Distributions

The Fund intends to pay out dividends, if any, [ ] and distribute any net realized capital gains to its shareholders [ ].

Tax Information

Below the Fund has summarized some important U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. The summary is based on current tax law, which may be changed by legislative, judicial or administrative action. Please consult your tax advisor about the tax consequences of an investment in Fund shares, including the possible application of foreign, state, and local tax laws.

The Fund intends to elect and to qualify each year for treatment as a RIC within the meaning of Subchapter M of the Code. If it meets certain minimum distribution requirements, a RIC is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a RIC or to meet minimum distribution requirements would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in fund-level taxation and consequently a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Unless you are a tax-exempt entity or your investment in Fund shares is made through tax-deferred retirement account, such as an individual retirement account, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when the Fund makes distributions, you sell Fund shares, and you purchase or redeem Creation Units (APs only).

Taxes on Distributions

The Fund will generally make distributions of dividends from any net investment income and capital gains annually. Dividends of net investment income and distributions from the Fund’s net short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income or, in some cases, as qualified dividend income. Distributions from the Fund’s net capital gain (the excess of its net long-term capital gains over its net short-term capital losses) are generally taxable to non-corporate shareholders at rates of up to 20%, regardless of how long the shareholders held their respective shares in the Fund. You will be taxed in the same manner whether you receive your dividends and capital gain distributions in cash or reinvest them in additional Fund shares.

Distributions that the Fund reports as “qualified dividend income” may be eligible to be taxed to non-corporate shareholders at rates of up to 20% if requirements, including holding period requirements, are satisfied. In general, the Fund may report its dividends as qualified dividend income to the extent derived from dividends paid to the Fund by U.S. corporations or certain foreign corporations that are either incorporated in a U.S. possession or eligible for tax benefits under certain U.S. income tax treaties. In addition, dividends that the Fund receives in respect of stock of certain foreign corporations may be qualified dividend income if that stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities market. A portion of the dividends received from the Fund (but none of its capital gain distributions) may qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporations.

A tax of 3.8% applies to all or a portion of net investment income of U.S. individuals with income exceeding specified thresholds, and to all or a portion of undistributed net investment income of certain estates and trusts. Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends and capital gain distributions paid by the Fund and gain on the redemption of Fund shares.

Any dividend or capital gain distribution paid by the Fund has the effect of reducing the NAV per share on the ex-dividend date by the amount of the dividend or capital gain distribution. You should note that a dividend or capital gain distribution paid on shares purchased shortly before that dividend or capital gain distribution was declared will be subject to income taxes even though the dividend or capital gain distribution represents, in substance, a partial return of capital to you. This is known as “buying a dividend” and should be avoided by taxable investors.

Although distributions are generally taxable when received, certain distributions declared in October, November, or December to shareholders of record on a specified date in such a month but paid the following January are taxable as if received in December of the year in which the dividend is declared.

The Fund will send you a report annually summarizing the amount and tax aspects of your distributions. The Fund will be required to report to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) all distributions of taxable income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from the redemption of Fund shares, except in the case of exempt shareholders, which includes most corporations. The Fund will also be required to report tax basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares had a short-term or long-term holding period. If a shareholder has a different basis for different shares of the Fund in the same account (e.g., if a shareholder purchased shares in the same account at different times for different prices), the Fund calculates the basis of the shares sold using its default method unless the shareholder has properly elected to use a different method. The Fund’s default method for calculating basis is [ ]. A shareholder may elect, on an account-by-account basis, to use a method other than [ ] by following procedures established by the Fund or its administrative agent. If such an election is made on or prior to the date of the first exchange or redemption of shares in the account and on or prior to the date that is one year after the shareholder receives notice of the Fund’s default method, the new election will generally apply as if the [ ] method had never been in effect for such account. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers concerning the tax consequences of applying the Fund’s default method or electing another method of basis calculation. Shareholders also should carefully review any cost basis information provided to them and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns.

Taxes on Sale of Fund Shares

Each sale of shares of the Fund may be a taxable event. A sale may result in a capital gain or loss to you. Any capital gain or loss generally will be treated as short-term if you held the shares 12 months or less, except that any capital loss on a sale of shares held for six months or less is treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of capital gain distributions paid with respect to such shares. Any capital gain or loss generally will be treated as long-term if you held the shares for longer than 12 months. If you redeem your Fund shares, it is considered a taxable event for you. Depending on the purchase price and the redemption price of the shares you redeem, you may have a gain or a loss on the transaction. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transaction. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares will be disallowed if you purchase other substantially identical shares within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. The ability to deduct capital losses may be limited depending on your circumstances.

Taxes on Purchases and Redemptions of Creation Units

An AP having the U.S. dollar as its functional currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally recognizes a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the exchanging AP’s aggregate basis in the securities delivered, plus the amount of any cash paid for the Creation Units. An AP who exchanges Creation Units for securities will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanging AP’s basis in the Creation Units and the aggregate U.S. dollar market value of the securities received, plus any cash received for such Creation Units. The IRS may assert, however, that a loss that is realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units may not be currently deducted under the rules governing “wash sales” (for an AP who does not mark-to-market its holdings) or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position. Persons exchanging securities or non-U.S. currency for Creation Units should consult their own tax advisor with respect to the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction and whether the wash sale rules apply and when a loss might be deductible.

Gain or loss recognized by an AP upon an issuance of Creation Units in exchange for securities, or upon a redemption of Creation Units, may be capital or ordinary gain or loss depending on the circumstances. Any capital gain or loss realized upon an issuance of Creation Units in exchange for securities will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of a Creation Unit will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Fund shares comprising the Creation Unit have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses are treated as short-term capital gains or losses.

The Fund may include cash when paying the redemption price for Creation Units in addition to, or in place of, the delivery of a basket of securities. The Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize investment income and/or capital gains or losses that it might not have recognized if it had completely satisfied the redemption in-kind. As a

result, the Fund may be less tax efficient if it includes such a cash payment than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

Non-U.S. Investors

If you are neither a resident nor a citizen of the United States or if you are a foreign entity, distributions (other than capital gain distributions) paid to you by the Fund will generally be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30%, unless a lower treaty rate applies. The Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related dividend” or a “short- term capital gain dividend,” which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met.

Under legislation generally known as “FATCA” (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), the Fund is required to withhold 30% of certain ordinary dividends it pays to shareholders that are foreign entities and that fail to meet prescribed information reporting or certification requirements.

Backup Withholding

The Fund (or financial intermediaries, such as brokers, through which shareholders own shares of the Fund) generally is required to withhold and to remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and the sale or redemption proceeds paid to any shareholder who fails to properly furnish a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify that he, she or it is not subject to such withholding.

Foreign Taxes

To the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to foreign withholding taxes with respect to dividends or interest the Fund received from sources in foreign countries.

Additional information concerning taxation of the Fund and its shareholders is contained in the SAI. Tax consequences are not the primary consideration of the Fund in making its investment decisions. If you have a tax-advantaged retirement account, you will generally not be subject to federal taxation on any dividends and capital gain distributions until you begin receiving your distributions from your retirement account. You should consult your own tax adviser concerning federal, state and local tax considerations of an investment in the Fund.

Distribution

Quasar Distributors, LLC, a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, is located at 111 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, and is the distributor for the shares of the Fund. Quasar is a registered broker-dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Distributor distributes Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis and does not maintain a secondary market in Fund shares. The Distributor has no role in determining the policies of the Fund or the securities that are purchased or sold by the Fund.

[The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services.]

[No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, because the fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than certain other types of sales charges.]

Exchange

Shares of the Trust are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by the Exchange. The Exchange makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the shares of the Fund. The Exchange is not responsible for, nor has it participated in, the determination of the timing of, prices of, or quantities of the shares of the Fund to be issued, or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares are redeemable.

The Exchange has no obligation or liability to owners of the shares of the Fund in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the shares of the Fund. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Exchange have any liability for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special, or consequential damages even if notified of the possibility thereof.

The Adviser and the Fund make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of shares of the Fund or any members of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly.

Premium/Discount Information

Information regarding how often Shares traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund will be available on the Fund’s website at www.millervaluefunds.com

Financial Highlights

Financial highlights are not available at this time because the Fund has not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus.

Investment Adviser

Miller Value Partners, LLC

One South Street, Suite 2550,

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Distributor

Quasar Distributors, LLC

111 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Custodian

U.S. Bank National Association

Custody Operations

1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Administrator

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

[ ]

Legal Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004

Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF

You can find more information about the Fund in the following documents:

Statement of Additional Information

The SAI provides additional details about the investments and techniques of the Fund and certain other additional information. A current SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference. This means that the SAI is legally considered a part of this Prospectus even though it is not physically within this Prospectus.

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports

The Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports (collectively, the “Shareholder Reports”) will provide the most recent financial reports and portfolio listings. The annual report will contain a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that affected the Fund’s performance during the Fund’s most recent fiscal period.

The SAI and the Shareholder Reports will be available free of charge on the Fund’s website at www.millervaluefunds.com. You can obtain a free copy of the SAI and Shareholder Reports, request other information, or make general inquiries about the Fund by calling the Fund at 888.593.5110 or by writing to:

Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF

c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Reports and other information about the Fund are available:

•Free of charge from the SEC’s EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; or

•For a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

(The Trust’s SEC Investment Company Act file number is 811‑21422.)


Miller Value Funds
One South Street, Suite 2550
Baltimore, MD 21202
888.593.5110
millervaluefunds.com

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

Dated April 5, 2023

Miller Value Partners Leverage ETF

MVPL

Listed on [ ]

PROSPECTUS

[ ], 2023

www.millervaluefunds.com

888.593.5110

Table of Contents


Fund Summary			1
Additional Information about the Fund			8
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings			13
Management of the Fund			13
Buying and Selling Fund Shares			14
Dividends, Distributions, and Taxes			15
Distribution Arrangements			18
Exchange			18
Premium/Discount Information			18
Financial Highlights			18

Miller Value Partners Leverage ETF — Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The Miller Value Partners Leverage ETF (the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund


Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fee			[ ]%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees			None
Other Expenses(1)			[ ]%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(1)			[ ]%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses			[ ]%

(1) Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

Example


1 Year			3 Years
[ ]			[ ]

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively-managed exchanged-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of equity securities, ETFs that seek to track the performance of an underlying index, ETFs that seek daily leveraged investment results that correspond to two times the performance of an underlying index (“Leveraged ETFs”) and swaps linked to the performance of the S&P 500® Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) that the Fund’s investment adviser, Miller Value Partners, LLC (the “Adviser”), believes will generate a return in excess of the Index, including dividends reinvested, over a multi-year time horizon. The Adviser uses proprietary models that provide daily trading signals based on certain technical data for the Index (e.g., price changes, valuation metrics, and volatility measures, among others discussed below) to determine whether to implement the Fund’s investment strategy in a leveraged or unleveraged position on a daily basis. The Fund will seek to capitalize on the Index's propensity to increase in value over long time horizons by timing the use of leverage to minimize the probability that price changes impair capital permanently. The Index is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization weighted index that includes the stocks of the 500 leading U.S.-listed large-cap issuers. The Index is constructed by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. It is not possible to invest in the Index directly.

To gain exposure to the Index, the Fund will typically invest in a single ETF (an “Underlying ETF”) that invests in the common stocks of the issuers that comprise the Index substantially weighted to correspond to the Index weightings. When the Fund is in a leveraged position, the Fund may enter into a swap agreement with a global

financial institution whereby the Fund and the global financial institution will agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on the Underlying ETF, to provide up to 200% daily leveraged exposure to the Underlying ETF. The gross return to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties is calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (e.g., the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount representing the Underlying ETF). As an alternative to swaps, the Fund may invest in Leveraged ETFs to achieve the the overall exposure that is in line with the Fund’s desired leveraged position. The Fund may invest in a combination of more than one Underlying ETF, and during leveraged periods, more than one swap agreement or Leveraged ETF, if, in the Adviser’s opinion, such combination will better achieve the Fund’s investment objective, based on the Adviser’s assessment of the Underlying ETFs’ exposure to the Index, fees and liquidity.

To determine whether the Fund will be in a leveraged or unleveraged position, the Adviser will use an adaptive, data-driven approach. Data factors considered may include index price levels, price changes, valuation metrics, correlations, interest rates, volatility measures, and other observable market data the Adviser identifies as important inputs to the proprietary models generating the leveraged or unleveraged signals. The Adviser may consider additional factors as the environment changes or as additional data emerge. The Adviser may also select certain factors over others, potentially exclusively, depending on market conditions or if the Adviser believes that including or excluding certain factors would result in a higher risk-adjusted rate of return over a multi-year holding period.

Under normal market conditions, the Adviser will determine whether to adjust the Fund’s portfolio at the close of each trading day consistent with the leveraged or unleveraged trading signal.

The Fund will also hold cash or invest in securities to serve as collateral, as required by the Fund’s swap counterparties, including: (1) U.S. Government securities, such as bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury; (2) money market funds; (3) short term bond ETFs; and/or (4) short-term corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper, and other short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by businesses that are rated investment grade or are determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality (“Collateral Investments”). The amount of the Fund’s Collateral Investments will vary with the amount of collateral required for the Fund’s swaps. When the Fund moves into a leveraged position, the Fund may sell a portion or all of its position in the Underlying ETF in order to purchase Collateral Investments.

The Fund is considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund.

Principal Risks

For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s Prospectus titled “Additional Information About the Fund.

Collateral Investments Risk. The Fund’s use of Collateral Investments may include obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury; money market funds; short term bond ETFs; and short-term corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper.

U.S. Government Instruments. Some securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. Government-sponsored instrumentalities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in which case the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the security for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event that the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, and consequently, the value of such securities may fluctuate. Although the Fund may hold securities that carry U.S. Government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the Fund.

Money Market Funds. Money market funds are subject to management fees and other expenses. Therefore, investments in money market funds will cause the Fund to bear indirectly a proportional share

of the fees and costs of the money market funds in which it invests. At the same time, the Fund will continue to pay its own management fees and expenses with respect to all of its assets, including any portion invested in the shares of the money market fund. It is possible to lose money by investing in money market funds.

Short-Term Bond ETFs. Short-term bond ETFs will generally invest in short-term instruments (i.e., duration of less than one year). The amount of time until a fixed-income security matures can lead to various risks, including changes in interest rates over the life of a bond. Short-term fixed income securities generally provide lower returns than longer-term fixed income securities. The average maturity of an ETF’s investments will affect the volatility of the ETF’s share price.

Corporate Debt. Corporate debt securities such as commercial paper generally are short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by businesses. Corporate debt may be rated investment-grade or below investment-grade and may carry variable or floating rates of interest. Corporate debt securities carry both credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due. Some corporate debt securities that are rated below investment-grade generally are considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher quality debt securities.

Derivatives Risk. Derivative instruments derive their value from the value of an underlying asset or index. Derivative investments have risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of such instruments and the underlying assets or index; the loss of principal, including the potential loss of amounts greater than the initial amount invested in the derivative instrument; the possible default of the other party to the transaction; and illiquidity of the derivative investments. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivative contract in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The derivatives used by the Fund may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may also increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet collateral segregation requirements or regulatory requirements when it may not be advantageous to liquidate such positions, resulting in increased volatility of returns. Certain of the Fund’s transactions in derivatives could also affect the amount, timing, and character of distributions to shareholders, which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund after-tax returns.

In addition, the Fund’s investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:

Swaps. The use of swap transactions is a highly specialized activity, which involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. Whether the Fund will be successful in using swaps to achieve its investment goal depends on the ability of the Adviser to structure such swaps in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and to identify counterparties for those swaps. If the Adviser, is unable to enter into swaps that provide leveraged exposure to the target equities markets (e.g., large-cap or small-cap), the Fund may not meet its stated investment objective. The swaps in which the Fund invests are generally traded in the over-the-counter market, which generally has less transparency than exchange-traded derivatives instruments. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference assets or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a basket of securities. If the target equities markets have a dramatic move that causes a material decline in the Fund’s net assets, the terms of a swap agreement between the Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the swap transaction with the Fund. In that event, the Fund may be unable to enter into another swap agreement or invest in other derivatives to achieve exposure consistent with the Fund’s investment objective.

generally limited to that net amount. If a swap agreement involves the exchange of the entire principal value of a security, the entire principal value of that security is subject to the risk that the other party to the swap will default on its contractual delivery obligations. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective. In addition, the Fund may enter into swaps with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective.

ETF Risks.

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent that (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform such functions, Fund shares may trade at a material discount to NAV, the bid-ask spread could widen, and shares could face trading halts and/or delisting.

In addition, because the Fund invests in one or more Underlying ETFs, the Fund is subject to many of the same risks as the Underlying ETF(s).

Equity Securities Risk. The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of equity securities may decline generally. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. The value of a particular security may decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as an increase in production costs, competitive conditions or labor shortages; or due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or generally adverse investor sentiment. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. During such periods, an investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of the Index will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in the value of the Index, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event the value of the target equity markets decline more than 50% in a single trading day. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with the Index.

Leveraged ETF Risk. During periods when the Fund is in a leveraged position, the Fund may invest in 2X Leveraged Index ETFs. Leveraged ETFs seek to provide investment results that match a multiple of the performance of an underlying index (e.g., two or three times the performance) for a single day and rely to some degree, often extensively, on derivatives to achieve their objectives. Thus, the Fund may be directly exposed (via financial instruments) and/or indirectly exposed to derivatives risk through its investments in these leveraged ETFs. Further, investments in leveraged ETFs are subject to the risk that the performance of the ETF will not correlate with the underlying index as intended. Leveraged ETFs often “reset” daily, meaning that they are designed to achieve their stated objectives on a daily basis. Due to the effect of compounding, their performance over longer periods of time can differ significantly from the performance of their underlying index or benchmark during the same period of time. This effect can be magnified in volatile markets. Consequently, these investment vehicles may be extremely volatile and can potentially expose the Fund to complete loss of its investment. Leveraged ETFs are also subject to the risks presented by traditional ETFs (see “ETF Risks” above).

Management Risk. The Fund is actively-managed and may not meet its investment objective based on the Adviser’s success or failure to implement investment strategies for the Fund.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may incur high portfolio turnover to manage the Fund’s investment exposure. Additionally, active market trading of the Fund’s shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities that could, in certain circumstances, increase the number of portfolio transactions. High levels of portfolio transactions increase brokerage and other transaction costs and may result in increased taxable capital gains. Each of these factors could have a negative impact on the performance of the Fund.

and the rise of inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the global economy and in global financial markets. These and other similar events could be prolonged and could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance. Since December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread globally, which has resulted in the temporary closure of many corporate offices, retail stores, manufacturing facilities and factories, and other businesses across the world. COVID-19 has negatively affected the global economy, the economies of individual countries, and the financial performance of individual issuers, sectors, industries, asset classes, and markets in significant and unforeseen ways and may continue to do so in the future. COVID-19, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments and negatively impact the Fund’s performance. Any potential impact on performance will depend to a large extent on future developments and new information that may emerge regarding the duration and severity of COVID-19 and the actions taken by authorities and other entities to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact.

Trading Halt Risk. Although shares of the Underlying ETF(s) are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times and the exchange may halt trading of such shares in certain circumstances. A halt in trading of shares in an Underlying ETF may, in turn, result in a halt in the trading in the Fund’s shares. Trading in an Underlying ETF on the exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the exchange, make trading in an Underlying ETF’s shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in an Underlying ETF’s shares on an exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to exchange “circuit breaker” rules.” In the event of a trading halt for an extended period of time, the Fund may be unable to execute arrangements with swap counterparties that are necessary to implement the Fund’s investment strategy. In that event, the Adviser may determine to rebalance the Fund’s portfolio to eliminate exposure to the halted Underlying ETF.

Underlying ETF Investment 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 its management fees. The risk of owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities that the ETF holds as well as the risks associated with the structure and operation of an ETF described above. The Fund also will incur brokerage costs when it purchases ETFs. The shares of an ETF trade on an exchange and may trade below their NAV or at a discount, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance.

Performance Information

Management

Investment Adviser: Miller Value Partners, LLC.

Portfolio Manager: Bill Miller IV, CFA has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception in [ ], 2023.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange. The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market price and, because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in blocks of shares called Creation Units, principally in-kind, and only Authorized Participants (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem Creation Units. When buying or selling the Fund’s shares on the Exchange, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask)

(the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at www.millervaluefunds.com.

Tax Information

Financial Intermediary Compensation

Additional Information About the Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund’s objective is not fundamental, and it may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide shareholders at least 60 days prior notice of a change to its objective.

Principal Investment Strategies

The following information is in addition to, and should be read along with, the description of the Fund’s principal investment strategies in the section titled “Fund Summary” above.

The Fund seeks to remain fully invested at all times in the Underlying ETF(s), Leveraged ETFs, swaps and Collateral Investments that, in combination, provide exposure to the Index consistent with its investment objective without regard to market conditions, trends or direction.

The Fund seeks to position its portfolio so that its exposure to the Index is consistent with its investment objective and investment strategies. The time and manner in which the Adviser determines to adjust the Fund’s portfolio may vary from day to day depending upon market conditions and the signals that determine whether the Fund will be in a leveraged or unleveraged position. The aggregate impact of the Underlying ETF’s movements and the leveraged/unleveraged signals each day will affect whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced and the amount of such rebalance.

Investments in Other ETFs

The Fund will invest its assets in shares of one or more Underlying ETFs and/or Leveraged ETFs. Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) restricts investments by investment companies in the securities of other investment companies, including Underlying ETFs and Leveraged ETFs. However, Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act provides an exemption from Section 12(d)(1) that allows the Fund to invest in other registered funds, including ETFs beyond the limits of Section 12(d)(1), if the Fund satisfies certain conditions specified in the Rule. Those conditions include, among others, that the Fund and its advisory group will not control (individually or in the aggregate) an acquired fund (e.g., hold more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities of an acquired fund that is a registered open-end management investment company).

Swaps

The Fund may enter into one or more swaps to pursue its investment objective. Swaps are contracts entered into primarily with financial institutions for a specified period. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties is calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities or an ETF representing a particular index.

With respect to the use of swaps, if an Underlying ETF has a dramatic intraday move that causes a material decline in net assets, the terms of a swaps between the Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the transaction with the Fund. In that event, the Fund may be unable to enter into another swap agreement or invest in other derivatives to achieve the desired exposure consistent with its investment objective. This, in turn, may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective, even if the reference asset reverses all or a portion of its intraday move by the end of the day. Any costs associated with using swaps may also have the effect of lowering the Fund’s return.

Collateral Investments

Collateral Investments may consist of high-quality securities, which include: (1) U.S. Government securities, such as bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury; (2) money market funds; and/or (3) short-term corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper and other short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by businesses that are rated investment grade or are determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. For these purposes, “investment grade” is defined as investments with a rating at the time of purchase in one of the four highest categories of at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organizations(e.g., BBB- or higher from S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 or higher from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.). U.S. Government securities include U.S. Treasury obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by various agencies of the U.S. Government, or by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. Government. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. Securities issued or

guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. Government sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

The Fund may invest in cash equivalents, or it may hold cash. The percentage of the Fund invested in such holdings varies and depends on several factors, including market conditions.

The Fund is considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund.

Principal Risks

Collateral Investments Risk. The Fund’s use of Collateral Investments may include obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury, money market funds, short term bond ETFs and corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper.

Money Market Funds. Money market funds are subject to management fees and other expenses. Therefore, investments in money market funds will cause the Fund to bear indirectly a proportional share of the fees and costs of the money market funds in which it invests. At the same time, the Fund will continue to pay its own management fees and expenses with respect to all of its assets, including any portion invested in the shares of the money market fund. It is possible to lose money by investing in money market funds.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect daily correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When the Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the

Underlying ETFs and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested. In addition, the Fund’s investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:

The swaps in which the Fund invests are generally traded in the over-the-counter market, which generally has less transparency than exchange-traded derivatives instruments. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference assets or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a basket of securities. The Fund’s use of swaps will increase leverage in the Fund’s investments, which will tend to magnify the gains and losses of an Underlying ETF.

If an Underlying ETF have a dramatic move that causes a material decline in the Fund’s net assets, the terms of a swap agreement between the Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the swap transaction with the Fund. In that event, the Fund may be unable to enter into another swap agreement or invest in other derivatives to achieve exposure consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. This may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective, even if the Underlying Securities later reverses all or a portion of its movement.

Counterparty Risk. The risk of loss to the Fund for swap transactions that are entered into on a net basis depends on which party is obligated to pay the net amount to the other party. If the counterparty is obligated to pay the net amount to the Fund, the risk of loss to the Fund is loss of the entire amount that the Fund is entitled to receive. If the Fund is obligated to pay the net amount, the Fund’s risk of loss is generally limited to that net amount. If a swap agreement involves the exchange of the entire principal value of a security, the entire principal value of that security is subject to the risk that the other party to the swap will default on its contractual delivery obligations. A counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective. In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective.

ETF Risks.

APs, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as APs. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform such functions, Fund shares may trade at a material discount to NAV, the bid-ask spread could widen, and shares could face trading halts and/or delisting.

shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which an investor is willing to sell Fund shares (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid-ask spread.” The bid-ask spread varies over time for Fund shares based on trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally lower if Fund shares have more trading volume and market liquidity and higher if Shares have little trading volume and market liquidity. Further, a relatively small investor base in the Fund, asset swings in the Fund and/or increased market volatility may cause increased bid-ask spreads. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund shares, including bid-ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Fund shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund shares will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. If an investor buys Fund shares when the shares’ market price is at a premium, the investor may pay more than the shares’ underlying value. If an investor sells Fund shares when the shares’ market price is at a discount, the investor may receive less than the shares’ underlying value. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant.

Trading. Although Fund shares are listed for trading on the Exchange and may be listed or traded on U.S. and non-U.S. stock exchanges other than the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such Fund shares will develop or be maintained. Trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Fund shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in Fund shares on the Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to Exchange “circuit breaker” rules, which temporarily halt trading on the Exchange when a decline in the S&P 500® Index during a single day reaches certain thresholds (e.g., 7%, 13%, and 20%). Additional rules applicable to the Exchange may halt trading in Fund shares when extraordinary volatility causes sudden, significant swings in the market price of Fund shares. There can be no assurance that Fund shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Fund shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than Fund shares and could lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares.

In addition, because the Fund invests in one or more Underlying ETFs, the Fund is subject to many of the same risks as the Underlying ETF(s).

Leverage Risk. During periods when the Fund is in a leveraged position, the Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. During such periods, an investment in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of the Index will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in the value of the Index, not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event the value of the target equity markets decline more than 50% in a single trading day. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with the Index.

financial instruments) and/or indirectly exposed to derivatives risk through its investments in these leveraged ETFs. Further, investments in leveraged ETFs are subject to the risk that the performance of the ETF will not correlate with the underlying index as intended. Leveraged ETFs often “reset” daily, meaning that they are designed to achieve their stated objectives on a daily basis. Due to the effect of compounding, their performance over longer periods of time can differ significantly from the performance of their underlying index or benchmark during the same period of time. This effect can be magnified in volatile markets. Consequently, these investment vehicles may be extremely volatile and can potentially expose the Fund to complete loss of its investment. Leveraged ETFs are also subject to the risks presented by traditional ETFs (see “ETF Risks” above).

Management Risk. The Fund is actively-managed and may not meet its investment objective based on the Adviser’s success or failure to implement the investment strategies for the Fund. The value of your investment may decrease if the Adviser’s judgment about the attractiveness or value of, or market trends affecting an Underlying ETF or swap, or about market movements is incorrect, or if there are imperfections, errors or limitations in the tools and data used by the Adviser.

conditions may continue, recur, worsen or spread. The U.S. Government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and central banks, took steps to support financial markets, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period. The Federal Reserve concluded its market support activities in 2022 and began to raise interest rates. The Federal Reserve may determine to raise interest rates further. This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address the pandemic, inflation, or other significant events in the future, may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results.

Trading Halt Risk. Although shares of an Underlying ETF are listed for trading on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be available at all times and the exchange may halt trading of such shares in certain circumstances. Trading in an Underlying ETF’s shares on the exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the exchange, make trading in an Underlying ETF’s shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in an Underlying ETF’s shares on an exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to exchange “circuit breaker” rules.” In the event of a trading halt for an extended period of time, the Fund may be unable to execute arrangements with swap counterparties that are necessary to implement the Fund’s investment strategy. In that event, the Adviser may determine to rebalance the Fund’s portfolio to eliminate exposure to the halted Underlying ETF.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

Management of the Fund

Investment Adviser

The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Fund with overall responsibility for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Board. The Adviser also furnishes the Fund with office space and certain administrative services and provides most of the personnel needed to fulfill its obligations under its Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). In addition, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Fund except for: (i) brokerage expenses and other fees, charges, taxes, levies or expenses (such as stamp taxes) incurred in connection with the execution of portfolio transactions or in connection with creation and redemption transactions; (ii) legal fees or expenses in connection with any arbitration, litigation or pending or threatened arbitration or litigation, including any settlements in connection therewith; (iii) extraordinary expenses; (iv) distribution fees and expenses paid by the Fund under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (if applicable); (v) interest and taxes of any kind or nature; (vi) any fees and expense related to the provision of securities lending services; and (vii) the unitary management fee payable to the Adviser. For its services, the Adviser receives a single unitary management fee that is equal to [ ]% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual report to shareholders.

Portfolio Manager

Bill Miller IV, CFA, has been the Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its inception in [ ], 2023. Mr. Miller IV has served as a portfolio manager for the Adviser since 2013. Prior to joining the Adviser, he worked at Legg Mason Capital Management covering the specialty finance and consumer spaces with a focus on high-yielding securities. Mr. Miller IV earned his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth after working as an analyst at the management consulting firm McKinsey Company. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in economics. Mr. Miller IV earned his CFA designation in 2011 and his CMT designation in 2018.

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, and his ownership of securities in the Fund.

Buying and Selling Fund Shares

When determining NAV, the value of the Fund’s portfolio investments is based on readily available market quotations (or based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of the value supplied by an exchange or other market), which generally means a reliable valuation obtained from an exchange or other market, or fair value as determined by an independent pricing service and evaluated by the Adviser. If a market quotation is not readily available or does not otherwise, in the opinion of the Adviser, reliably reflect the value of an investment, the investment will be valued by another method that the Adviser believes reflects fair value in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies and related Adviser procedures. Fair value pricing represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Accordingly, the Fund’s NAV may reflect certain portfolio investment’s fair values rather than their market prices.

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

Unlike frequent trading of shares of a traditional open-end mutual fund’s (i.e., not exchange-traded) shares, frequent trading of shares of the Fund on the secondary market does not disrupt portfolio management, increase the Fund’s trading costs, lead to realization of capitalization gains, or otherwise harm the Fund’s shareholders because these trades do not involve the Fund directly. Certain institutional investors are authorized to purchase and redeem the Fund’s shares directly with the Fund. Because these trades are effected in-kind (i.e., for securities, and not for cash), they do not cause any of the harmful effects noted above that may result from frequent cash trades. Moreover, the Fund imposes transaction fees on in-kind purchases and redemptions of Creation Units to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in effecting in-kind trades. These fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in part or in whole for Creation Units, reflecting the fact that the Fund’s trading costs increase in those circumstances. For these reasons, the Board has determined that it is not necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter frequent trading and market-timing in shares of the Fund.

Dividends, Distributions, and Taxes

Dividend Reinvestment Service

Brokers may make available to their customers who own the Fund’s shares the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) book-entry dividend reinvestment service. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and capital gains will automatically be reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund. Without this service, investors would receive their distributions in cash. In order to achieve the maximum total return on their investments, investors are encouraged to use the dividend reinvestment service. To determine whether the dividend reinvestment service is available and whether there is a commission or other charge for using this service, consult your broker. Brokers may require the Fund’s shareholders to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund purchased in the secondary market.

Fund Distributions

The Fund intends to pay out dividends, if any, [ ] and distribute any net realized capital gains to its shareholders [ ].

Tax Information

The Fund intends to elect and to qualify each year for treatment as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) within the meaning of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If it meets certain minimum distribution requirements, a RIC is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a RIC or to meet minimum distribution requirements would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in fund-level taxation and consequently a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Taxes on Distributions

respective shares in the Fund. You will be taxed in the same manner whether you receive your dividends and capital gain distributions in cash or reinvest them in additional Fund shares.

Taxes on Sale of Fund Shares

Taxes on Purchases and Redemptions of Creation Units

Non-U.S. Investors

Backup Withholding

Foreign Taxes

To the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to foreign withholding taxes with respect to dividends or interest the Fund received from sources in foreign countries.

Distribution

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services.

No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, because the fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than certain other types of sales charges.

Exchange

Premium/Discount Information

Financial Highlights

Financial highlights are not available at this time because the Fund has not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus.

Investment Adviser

Miller Value Partners, LLC

One South Street, Suite 2550,

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Distributor

Quasar Distributors, LLC

111 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Custodian

U.S. Bank National Association

Custody Operations

1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Administrator

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Legal Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004

Miller Value Partners Leverage ETF

You can find more information about the Fund in the following documents:

Statement of Additional Information

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports

Miller Value Partners Leverage ETF

c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Reports and other information about the Fund are available:

•Free of charge from the SEC’s EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; or

•For a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

(The Trust’s SEC Investment Company Act file number is 811‑21422.)


Miller Value Funds
One South Street, Suite 2550
Baltimore, MD 21202
888.593.5110
millervaluefunds.com

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

Dated April 5, 2023

THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Miller Value Partners Leverage ETF

MVPL

and

Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF

[ticker]

[ ], 2023

Listed on [ ]

Each a series of

Trust for Advised Portfolios (the “Trust”)

c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701

888.593.5110

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectuses of the Miller Value Partners Leverage ETF and the Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), dated [ ], 2023, as may be supplemented from time to time (each, a “Prospectus”). Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meaning as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. A copy of each Fund’s Prospectus and/or the Funds’ annual reports (when available) may be obtained by contacting the Funds at the address or telephone number above or by visiting the Funds’ website at www.millervaluefunds.com.

Table of Contents


The Trust			1
Investment Policies			1
Investment Restrictions			7
Portfolio Turnover			9
Portfolio Holdings Policy			10
Trust Management			11
Codes of Ethics			15
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures			15
Control Persons, Principal Shareholders, and Management Ownership			15
Investment Adviser			15
Portfolio Managers			15
Distributor			17
Other Service Providers			17
Execution of Portfolio Transactions			18
Exchange Listing and Trading			20
Continuous Offering			20
Book Entry Only System			21
Purchase and Issuance of Fund Shares in Creation Units			22
Redemption of Fund Shares in Creation Units			25
Determination of Net Asset Value			27
Dividends and Distributions			27
Tax Information			28
Financial Statements			34
Appendix A - Description of Securities Ratings			A-1
Appendix B - Proxy Voting Policies			B-1

The Trust

The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 28, 2003, and is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as an open-end management investment company. Between March 5, 2013 and January 1, 2014, the Trust was named “Ziegler Capital Management Investment Trust.” Between August 1, 2011 and March 4, 2013, the Trust was named “Ziegler Lotsoff Capital Management Investment Trust.” Prior to August 1, 2011, the Trust was named “Lotsoff Capital Management Investment Trust.” This SAI relates to the Miller Value Partners Leverage ETF (the “Leverage Fund” and the Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF (the “Appreciation Fund”). Each Fund is a separate series of the Trust.

The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”) permits the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest, of no par value per share, which may be issued in any number of series. The Trust consists of various series that represent separate investment portfolios. The Board may from time to time issue other series, the assets and liabilities of which will be separate and distinct from any other series. This SAI relates only to the Fund.

Registration with the SEC does not involve supervision of the management or policies of the Fund. The Prospectus, SAI, shareholder reports, and other information about the Fund are available free of charge on the EDGAR database on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Copies of such information may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the prescribed fee by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

Investment Policies

The discussion below supplements information contained in each Fund’s Prospectus as to the investment policies and risks of the Funds.

Non-Diversification

The Funds are non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which means that there is no restriction as to how much the Fund may invest in the securities of any one issuer. However, to qualify for tax treatment as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), the Funds intend to comply, as of the end of each taxable quarter, with certain diversification requirements imposed by the Code. See “Distributions and Tax Information” below. As non-diversified investment companies, the Funds may be subject to greater risks than diversified companies because of the larger impact of fluctuation in the values of securities of fewer issuers.

Percentage Limitations

Whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of the Funds’ assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Funds’ acquisition or sale of such security or other asset. Accordingly, except with respect to borrowing and illiquid securities, any subsequent change in values, net assets or other circumstances will not be considered in determining whether an investment complies with the Funds’ investment policies and limitations. In addition, if a bankruptcy or other extraordinary event occurs concerning a particular investment by the Funds, the Funds may receive stock, real estate or other investments that the Funds would not, or could not buy. If this happens the Funds would sell such investments as soon as practicable while trying to maximize the return to their shareholders. The Funds may invest in the following types of investments, each of which is subject to certain risks, as discussed below:

Equity Securities

Equity securities represent ownership interests, or the rights to acquire ownership interests, in an issuer and include common stocks, preferred stocks, rights and warrants, with different types of equity securities providing different voting and dividend rights and priority if the issuer becomes bankrupt. The value of equity securities varies in response to many factors, including the activities and financial condition of individual companies, the business market in which individual companies compete and general market and economic conditions. Equity securities fluctuate in value, often based on factors unrelated to the value of the issuer of the securities, and such fluctuations can be significant.

Common Stocks. Common stocks represent a proportionate share of the ownership of a company and its value is based on the success of the company’s business, any income paid to stockholders, the value of its assets, and

general market conditions. In addition to the general risks set forth above, investments in common stocks are subject to the risk that in the event a company in which a Fund invests is liquidated, the holders of preferred stock and creditors of that company will be paid in full before any payments are made to a Fund as a holder of common stock. It is possible that all assets of that company will be exhausted before any payments are made to a Fund.

Investment Companies

The Funds may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), money market mutual funds and other mutual funds in pursuit of its investment objective, in accordance with the limitations established under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). This may include investments in money market mutual funds in connection with the Funds’ management of daily cash positions. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, the Funds become a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, Fund shareholders indirectly will bear the Funds’ proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the Funds’ own operations.

Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act normally prohibits a fund from purchasing (1) more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of another fund; (2) securities of another fund having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the value of the acquiring fund; and (3) securities of the other fund and all other funds having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of the total assets of the acquiring fund. There are some exceptions, however, to these limitations pursuant to various rules promulgated by the SEC.

The SEC has adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act. Subject to certain conditions on both the acquired fund and acquiring fund, Rule 12d1-4 provides an exemption that permits the acquiring fund to invest in the securities of other registered investment companies in excess of the limits of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act.

Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act provides that the provisions of paragraph 12(d)(1) shall not apply to securities purchased or otherwise acquired by the Funds if: immediately after such purchase or acquisition not more than 3% of the total outstanding shares of such investment company is owned by the Funds and all affiliated persons of the Funds; and (ii) the Funds have not offered or sold, and are not proposing to offer or sell its shares through a principal underwriter or otherwise at a public or offering price that includes a sales load of more than 1 1/2%. Rule 12d1-3 under the 1940 Act provides that the Funds relying on Section 12(d)(1)(F) may offer or sell any securities it issues through a principal underwriter or otherwise at a public offering price that includes a sales load of more than 1 1/2% if any sales charge and service fees charged do not exceed the limits set forth in FINRA Rule 2830.

If the Funds invest in investment companies, including ETFs, pursuant to Section 12(d)(1)(F), it must comply with the following voting restrictions: when the Funds exercise voting rights, by proxy or otherwise, with respect to investment companies owned by the Funds, the Funds will either seek instruction from the Funds’ shareholders with regard to the voting of all proxies and vote in accordance with such instructions, or vote the shares held by the Funds in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of the securities of the investment company. In addition, an investment company purchased by the Funds pursuant to Section 12(d)(1)(F) shall not be required to redeem its shares in an amount exceeding 1% of such investment company’s total outstanding shares in any period of less than thirty days. To the extent the Funds are unable to redeem such shares within 7 days of a redemption request, the shares will be deemed illiquid and subject to the limitation that the Funds may not invest more than 15% of the value of its net assets, computed at the time of investment, in illiquid securities. In addition to the advisory and operational fees the Funds bear directly in connection with its own operation, the Funds will also bear their pro rata portion of the advisory and operational expenses incurred indirectly through its investments in other investment companies.

Exchange Traded Funds

The Funds may invest in ETFs. ETFs are typically open-end investment companies that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange and seek to replicate the performance, before fees and expenses, of an underlying index of securities. An ETF is similar to a traditional mutual fund, but trades at different prices during the day on a security exchange like a stock. Similar to investments in other investment companies discussed above, the Funds’ investments in ETFs will involve duplication of advisory fees and other expenses since the Funds will be investing in another investment company. In addition, the Funds’ investment in ETFs is also subject to its limitations on investments in investment companies discussed above. To the extent the Funds invest in ETFs which focus on a particular market segment or industry, the Funds will also be subject to the risks associated with investing in those sectors or industries. The shares of the ETFs in which the Funds will invest will be listed on a national securities

exchange and the Funds will purchase or sell these shares on the secondary market at its current market price, which may be more or less than its net asset value (“NAV”). Investors in the Funds should be aware that ETFs that seek to replicate a particular benchmark index are subject to “tracking risk,” which is the risk that an ETF will not be able to replicate exactly the performance of the index it tracks.

As purchasers of ETF shares on the secondary market, a Fund will be subject to the market risk associated with owning any security whose value is based on market price. ETF shares historically have tended to trade at or near their NAV, but there is no guarantee that they will continue to do so. Unlike traditional mutual funds, shares of an ETF may be purchased and redeemed directly from the ETFs only in large blocks (typically 50,000 shares or more) and only through participating organizations that have entered into contractual agreements with the ETF. The Funds do not expect to enter into such agreements and therefore will not be able to purchase and redeem their ETF shares directly from the ETF.

Derivatives

The Leverage Fund may invest in derivatives a principal investment strategy, and the Appreciation Fund may invest in derivatives as a non-principal investment strategy. Generally, derivatives can be characterized as financial instruments whose value is derived, at least in part, from the value of an underlying asset or assets. Types of derivatives include options, futures contracts, options on futures, and forward contracts. Derivative instruments may be used for a variety of reasons, including enhancing returns, hedging against certain market risks, or providing a substitute for purchasing or selling particular securities. Derivatives may provide a cheaper, quicker, or more specifically focused way for a Fund to invest than “traditional” securities would.

Derivatives can be volatile and involve various types and degrees of risk, depending upon the characteristics of the particular derivative and the portfolio as a whole. Derivatives permit a Fund to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the character of the risk, to which its portfolio is exposed in much the same way as the Fund can increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the character of the risk, of its portfolio by making investments in specific securities.

Derivatives may be purchased on established exchanges or through privately negotiated transactions referred to as over-the-counter derivatives. Exchange-traded derivatives generally are guaranteed by the clearing agency, which is the issuer or counterparty to such derivatives. This guarantee usually is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements) operated by the clearing agency in order to reduce overall credit risk. As a result, unless the clearing agency defaults, there is relatively little counterparty credit risk associated with derivatives purchased on an exchange. By contrast, no clearing agency guarantees over-the-counter derivatives. Therefore, each party to an over-the-counter derivative bears the risk that the counterparty will default. Accordingly, the Adviser will consider the creditworthiness of counterparties to over-the-counter derivatives in the same manner as they would review the credit quality of a security to be purchased by a Fund. Over-the-counter derivatives are less liquid than exchange-traded derivatives since the other party to the transaction may be the only investor with sufficient understanding of the derivative to be interested in bidding for it.

A Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk and management risk. They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. By investing in a derivative instrument a Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that a Fund will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial.

The Funds may invest in derivative instruments including swaps contracts. The Funds can use swaps, including equity index and interest rate swaps, to hedge or adjust its exposure to the underlying equity index or interest rates.

To the extent the Funds invest in derivatives subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), such as call and put options and option spreads and futures, it will do so in accordance with Regulation 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”). The Adviser, on behalf of the Funds, has filed, as of the Fund’s public offering date, with the National Futures Association a notice claiming an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” (“CPO”) under the CEA and the regulations of the CFTC promulgated thereunder with respect to the Funds’ operations. The Trust is not subject to registration or regulation

as a CPO and does not intend to operate in a manner that would trigger CFTC regulation. If the Funds were to operate subject to CFTC regulation, they may incur additional expenses.

Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Derivatives Rule”) provides a comprehensive framework for the Funds’ use of derivatives. The Derivatives Rule requires registered investment companies that enter into derivatives transactions and certain other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations to, among other things, (i) comply with a value-at-risk (“VaR”) leverage limit, and (ii) adopt and implement a comprehensive written derivatives risk management program. These and other requirements apply unless a Fund qualifies as a “limited derivatives user,” which the Derivatives Rule defines as a fund that limits its derivatives exposure to 10% of its net assets. Complying with the Derivatives Rule may increase the cost of the Fund’s investments and cost of doing business, which could adversely affect investors. The Appreciation Fund intends to qualify as a limited derivatives user under the Derivatives Rule. The Derivatives Rule may not be effective to limit the Fund’s risk of loss. In particular, measurements of VaR rely on historical data and may not accurately measure the degree of risk reflected in the Fund’s derivatives or other investments. Other potentially adverse regulatory obligations can develop suddenly and without notice.

Swaps. The Fund may enter into swaps with respect to securities, indexes of securities and other assets or other measures of risk or return. Swaps are typically two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to many years. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or the differential in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments, instruments, or indices. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount”. Whether the Fund’s use of swaps will be successful will depend on the Adviser’s ability to select appropriate transactions for the Fund. Swap transactions may be highly illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or insolvency of its counterparty. Many swap markets are relatively new and still developing. It is possible that developments in the swap markets, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate swap transactions or to realize amounts to be received under such transactions. Swaps and certain other custom instruments are subject to the risk of non-performance by the swap counterparty, including risks relating to the creditworthiness of the swap counterparty.

Swaps involve the risk that the party with whom the Fund has entered into the swap will default on its obligation to pay the Fund and the risk that the Fund will not be able to meet its obligations to pay the other party to the agreement.

Leverage

There can be no assurance that a Fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful. Although leverage will increase investment return if a Fund earns a greater return on the investments purchased with borrowed funds than it pays for the use of those funds, the use of leverage will decrease investment return if the Fund fails to earn as much on investments purchased with borrowed funds as it pays for the use of those funds. The use of leverage will therefore magnify the extent of the changes in the value of the Fund.

Illiquid Investments and Restricted Securities

The Funds may not acquire an illiquid investment if, immediately after the acquisition, the Funds would have invested more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Funds reasonably expect cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. If illiquid investments exceed 15% of the Funds’ net assets, certain remedial actions will be taken as required by Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act and the Funds’ policies and procedures.

Restricted securities are securities subject to legal or contractual restrictions on their resale, such as private placements. Such restrictions might prevent the sale of restricted securities at a time when the sale would otherwise be desirable. Under SEC regulations, certain restricted securities acquired through private placements can be traded freely among qualified purchasers. While restricted securities are generally classified as illiquid, the SEC has stated that an investment company’s board of directors, or its investment adviser acting under authority delegated by the board, may determine that a security eligible for trading under this rule is “liquid.” The Funds intend to rely on this rule, to the extent appropriate, to deem specific securities acquired through private placement as “liquid.” The Board has delegated to the Adviser, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board, the responsibility for determining whether a particular security eligible for trading under this rule is “liquid.”

Investing in these restricted securities could have the effect of increasing the Funds’ illiquidity if qualified purchasers become, for a time, uninterested in buying these securities.

Restricted securities may be sold only (1) pursuant to SEC Rule 144A or another exemption, (2) in privately negotiated transactions or (3) in public offerings with respect to which a registration statement is in effect under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Rule 144A securities, although not registered in the U.S., may be sold to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As noted above, the Adviser, acting pursuant to guidelines established by the Board, may determine that some Rule 144A securities are liquid. Where registration is required, the Funds may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses and a considerable period may elapse between the time of the decision to sell and the time the Funds may be permitted to sell a restricted security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the Funds might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when they decided to sell.

Illiquid investments may be difficult to value, and the Funds may have difficulty disposing of such investments promptly. The Funds do not consider non-U.S. securities to be restricted if they can be freely sold in the principal markets in which they are traded, even if they are not registered for sale in the U.S.

Borrowing

The Funds are authorized to borrow money from banks from time to time for temporary, extraordinary or emergency purposes or for clearance of transactions, and not for the purpose of leveraging their investments, in amounts not to exceed at any time 33-1/3% of the value of their total assets at the time of such borrowings, as allowed under the 1940 Act. The use of borrowing by the Funds involves special risk considerations that may not be associated with other funds having similar objectives and policies. Since substantially all of the Funds’ assets fluctuate in value, while the interest obligation resulting from a borrowing will be fixed by the terms of the Funds’ agreement with its lender, the NAV per share of the Funds will tend to increase more when their portfolio securities increase in value and to decrease more when their portfolio assets decrease in value than would otherwise be the case if the Funds did not borrow. In addition, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market rates of interest and may partially offset or exceed the return earned on borrowed funds. Under adverse market conditions, the Funds might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when fundamental investment considerations would not favor such sales.

To enhance returns, the Appreciation Fund may borrow for investment purposes, subject to the limits of the 1940 Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent the Fund borrows more money than it has cash or short-term cash equivalents and invests the proceeds, the Fund will create financial leverage. The use of borrowing for investment purposes increases both investment opportunity and investment risk.

U.S. Government Obligations and Related Securities

U.S. Government obligations include a variety of securities that are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, by various agencies of the U.S. Government or by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. Government. U.S. Treasury securities and securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) and Small Business Administration are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. Other U.S. Government obligations may or may not be backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. In the case of securities not backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government, the investor must look principally to the agency issuing or guaranteeing the obligation (such as the Federal Farm Credit System, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) for ultimate repayment and may not be able to assert a claim against the U.S. Government itself if the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitments.

Participation interests in U.S. Government obligations are pro rata interests in such obligations which are generally underwritten by government securities dealers. Certificates of safekeeping for U.S. Government obligations are documentary receipts for such obligations. Both participation interests and certificates of safekeeping are traded on exchanges and in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market.

The Fund may invest in U.S. Government obligations and related participation interests. In addition, the Fund may invest in custodial receipts that evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on certain U.S. Government obligations. Such obligations are held in custody by a bank on behalf of the owners. These custodial receipts are known by various names, including Treasury Receipts, Treasury Investors Growth Receipts (“TIGRs”) and Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities (“CATS”). Custodial receipts generally are not considered obligations of the U.S. Government for purposes of securities laws. Generally, the Fund will

consider all interest-only or principal-only (See “Mortgage-Related Securities” below) fixed income securities as illiquid.

Short-Term Investments

The Funds may invest in any of the following short-term securities and instruments:

Money Market Mutual Funds. The Fund may under certain circumstances invest a portion of its assets in money market funds. However, an investment in a money market mutual fund will involve payment by the Fund of its pro rata share of advisory and other fees charged by such fund.

Bank Obligations. Obligations including bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper and other debt obligations of banks subject to regulation by the U.S. Government and having total assets of $1 billion or more, and instruments secured by such obligations, not including obligations of foreign branches of domestic banks except as permitted below. Bankers’ acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange, normally drawn by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise, which are “accepted” by a bank, meaning in effect that the bank unconditionally agrees to pay the face value of the instrument on maturity.

Certificates of Deposit and Time Deposits. The Fund may hold certificates of deposit and time deposits. Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates issued against funds deposited in a commercial bank for a definite period of time and earning a specified return. The Fund may invest in Certificates of Deposit in amounts up to the $250,000 per bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) limit.

Commercial Paper and Short-Term Notes. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in commercial paper and short-term notes. Commercial paper consists of unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations. Commercial paper and short-term notes will normally have maturities of less than nine months and fixed rates of return, although such instruments may have maturities of up to one year.

Commercial paper and short-term notes will consist of issues rated at the time of purchase “A-2” or higher by Standard & Poor’s® Ratings Group, “Prime-1” or “Prime-2” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.©, or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, will be determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. These rating symbols are described in Appendix A.

Other Short-Term Obligations. Debt securities initially issued with a remaining maturity of 397 days or less and that have a short-term rating within ratings categories of at least A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody’s.

Recent Market Events

Local, regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the market generally and on specific securities. Periods of market volatility may occur in response to market events and other economic, political, and global macro factors. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and higher inflation have resulted in extreme volatility in the financial markets, economic downturns around the world, and severe losses, particularly to some sectors of the economy and individual issuers, and reduced liquidity of certain instruments. These events have caused significant disruptions to business operations, including business closures; strained healthcare systems; disruptions to supply chains and employee availability; large fluctuations in consumer demand; large expansion of government deficits and debt as a result of government actions to mitigate the effects of such events; and widespread uncertainty regarding the long-term effects of such events.

Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, took extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period. The Federal Reserve concluded its market support activities in 2022 and began to raise interest rates in an effort to fight inflation. The Federal Reserve may determine to raise interest rates further. This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address the pandemic, inflation, or other significant events in the future, may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results.

These events could be prolonged and could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance. Other market events may cause similar disruptions and effects.

Cyber Security Risk

Investment companies, such as the Funds, and their service providers may be subject to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber attacks. Cyber-attacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized release of confidential information or various other forms of cyber security breaches. Cyber-attacks affecting the Funds or the Adviser, custodian, transfer agent, intermediaries and other third-party service providers may adversely impact the Funds. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, impact the Funds’ ability to calculate its net asset value, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential company information, impede trading, subject the Funds to regulatory fines or financial losses, and cause reputational damage. The Funds may also incur additional costs for cyber security risk management purposes. Similar types of cyber security risks are also present for issuers of securities in which the Funds invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause the Funds’ investment in such portfolio companies to lose value.

Investment Restrictions

Fundamental Investment Policies

The Trust (on behalf of the Funds) has adopted the following restrictions as fundamental policies, which may not be changed without the affirmative vote of the holders of a “majority of a Funds’ outstanding voting securities” as defined in the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the “vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” means the vote of the holders of the lesser of (i) 67% of the shares of a Fund represented at a meeting at which the holders of more than 50% of its outstanding shares are represented or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of a Fund.

Each Funds’ fundamental policies are as follows:

(1) The Fund may not borrow money except as permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction.

(2) The Fund may not engage in the business of underwriting the securities of other issuers except as permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction.

(3) The Fund may lend money or other assets to the extent permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction.

(4) The Fund may not issue senior securities except as permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction.

(5) The Fund may not purchase or sell real estate except as permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction.

(6) The Fund may purchase or sell commodities or contracts related to commodities to the extent permitted by (i) the 1940 Act, or interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction.

(7) The Fund may not invest more than 25% of the market value of their total assets in the securities of companies engaged in any one industry. (Does not apply to investments in other investment companies or securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund will consider the portfolio of underlying investment companies when determining compliance with their concentration policy.)

Additional Information about Fundamental Investment Policies

The following provides additional information about the Funds’ fundamental investment policies. This information does not form part of the Funds’ fundamental investment policies.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to borrowing money set forth in (1) above, the 1940 Act permits a fund to borrow money in amounts of up to one-third of the fund’s total assets from banks for any purpose, and to borrow up to 5% of the fund’s total assets from banks or other lenders for temporary purposes. To limit the risks attendant to borrowing, the 1940 Act requires a fund to maintain at all times an “asset coverage” of at least 300% of the amount of its borrowings. Asset coverage means the ratio that the value of the fund’s total assets, minus liabilities other than borrowings, bears to the aggregate amount of all borrowings. Borrowing money to increase a fund’s investment portfolio is known as “leveraging.” Borrowing, especially when used for leverage, may cause the value of a fund’s shares to be more volatile than if the fund did not borrow. This is because borrowing tends to magnify the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio holdings. Borrowed money thus creates an opportunity for greater gains, but also greater losses. To repay borrowings, a fund may have to sell securities at a time and at a price that is unfavorable to the fund. There also are costs associated with borrowing money, and these costs would offset and could eliminate a fund’s net investment income in any given period. The policy in (2) above will be interpreted to permit the Funds to engage in trading practices and investments that may be considered to be borrowing to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. A Fund may elect to treat reverse repurchase agreements as a type of borrowing and subject to the asset coverage requirements of Section 18 of the 1940 Act, or it may treat reverse repurchase agreements as derivatives transactions for purposes of the Derivatives Rule, including, as applicable, the VaR based limit on leverage risk.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to underwriting set forth in (2) above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit a fund from engaging in the underwriting business or from underwriting the securities of other issuers. A fund engaging in transactions involving the acquisition or disposition of portfolio securities may be considered to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Under the 1933 Act, an underwriter may be liable for material omissions or misstatements in an issuer’s registration statement or prospectus. Securities purchased from an issuer and not registered for sale under the 1933 Act are considered restricted securities. There may be a limited market for these securities. If these securities are registered under the 1933 Act, they may then be eligible for sale but participating in the sale may subject the seller to underwriter liability. These risks could apply to a fund investing in restricted securities. Although it is not believed that the application of the 1933 Act provisions described above would cause a fund to be engaged in the business of underwriting, the policy in (2) above will be interpreted not to prevent the Funds from engaging in transactions involving the acquisition or disposition of portfolio securities, regardless of whether the Funds may be considered to be an underwriter under the 1933 Act.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to lending set forth in (3) above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit a fund from making loans; however, SEC staff interpretations currently prohibit funds from lending more than one-third of their total assets, except through the purchase of debt obligations or the use of repurchase agreements. (A repurchase agreement is an agreement to purchase a security, coupled with an agreement to sell that security back to the original seller on an agreed-upon date at a price that reflects current interest rates. The SEC frequently treats repurchase agreements as loans.) While lending securities may be a source of income to a fund, as with other extensions of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the underlying securities should the borrower fail financially. However, loans would be made only when the Adviser believes the income justifies the attendant risks. In addition, collateral arrangements with respect to options, forward currency and futures transactions and other derivative instruments, as well as delays in the settlement of securities transactions, will not be considered loans.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to issuing senior securities set forth in (4) above, “senior securities” are defined as fund obligations that have a priority over the fund’s shares with respect to the payment of dividends or the distribution of fund assets. The 1940 Act prohibits a fund from issuing senior securities except that the fund may borrow money in amounts of up to one-third of the fund’s total assets from banks for any purpose. A fund also may borrow up to 5% of the fund’s total assets from banks or other lenders for temporary purposes, and these borrowings are not considered senior securities. The issuance of senior securities by a fund can increase the speculative character of the fund’s outstanding shares through leveraging. Leveraging of a fund’s portfolio through the issuance of senior securities magnifies the potential for gain or loss on monies, because even though the fund’s net assets remain the same, the total risk to investors is increased to the extent of the fund’s gross assets. Certain types of transactions involve a commitment by a fund to deliver money or securities in the future including transactions in when-issued, forward settling, and non-standard settlement cycle securities. Such transactions would be deemed not to involve a senior security (i.e., it would not be considered derivatives transaction or subject to asset segregation requirements), provided that (i) the fund intends to physically settle the

transaction and (ii) the transaction will settle within 35 days of its traded date. If such a transaction were considered to be a derivatives transaction, it would be subject to the requirements of the Derivatives Rule described under “Derivatives,” above. The policy in (4) above will be interpreted not to prevent collateral arrangements with respect to swaps, options, forward or futures contracts or other derivatives, or the posting of initial or variation margin.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to real estate set forth in (5) above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit a fund from owning real estate. Investing in real estate may involve risks, including that real estate is generally considered illiquid and may be difficult to value and sell. Owners of real estate may be subject to various liabilities, including environmental liabilities. The policy in (5) above will be interpreted not to prevent the Funds from investing in real estate-related companies, companies whose businesses consist in whole or in part of investing in real estate, instruments (like mortgages) that are secured by real estate or interests therein, or real estate investment trust securities.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to commodities set forth in (6) above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit a fund from owning commodities, whether physical commodities and contracts related to physical commodities (such as oil or grains and related futures contracts), or financial commodities and contracts related to financial commodities (such as currencies and, possibly, currency futures). If a fund were to invest in a physical commodity or a physical commodity-related instrument, the fund would be subject to the additional risks of the particular physical commodity and its related market. The value of commodities and commodity-related instruments may be extremely volatile and may be affected either directly or indirectly by a variety of factors. There also may be storage charges and risks of loss associated with physical commodities. The policy in (6) above will be interpreted to permit investments in ETFs that invest in physical and/or financial commodities.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to concentration set forth in (7) above, the 1940 Act does not define what constitutes “concentration” in an industry. The SEC staff has taken the position that investment of more than 25% of a fund’s total assets in one or more issuers conducting their principal activities in the same industry or group of industries constitutes concentration. It is possible that interpretations of concentration could change in the future. A fund that invests a significant percentage of its total assets in a single industry may be particularly susceptible to adverse events affecting that industry and may be more risky than a fund that does not concentrate in an industry. The policy in (7) above will be interpreted to refer to concentration as that term may be interpreted from time to time. The policy also will be interpreted to permit investment without limit in the following: securities of the U.S. Government and its agencies or instrumentalities; and repurchase agreements collateralized by any such obligations. Accordingly, issuers of the foregoing securities will not be considered to be members of any industry. The policy also will be interpreted to give broad authority to the Funds as to how to classify issuers within or among industries. When identifying industries for purposes of its concentration policy, the Funds may rely upon available industry classifications.

The Funds’ fundamental policies are written and will be interpreted broadly. For example, the policies will be interpreted to refer to the 1940 Act and the related rules as they are in effect from time to time, and to interpretations and modifications of or relating to the 1940 Act by the SEC and others as they are given from time to time. When a policy provides that an investment practice may be conducted as permitted by the 1940 Act, the policy will be interpreted to mean either that the 1940 Act expressly permits the practice or that the 1940 Act does not prohibit the practice.

Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio securities may be sold without regard to the length of time they have been held when, in the opinion of the Adviser, investment considerations warrant such action. Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing (1) the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by (2) the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities owned during the fiscal year. A 100% turnover rate would occur if all the securities in the Funds’ portfolio, with the exception of securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less, were sold and either repurchased or replaced within one year. A high rate of portfolio turnover (100% or more) generally leads to higher transaction costs and generally reflects a greater number of taxable transactions. High portfolio turnover may result in larger amounts of short-term capital gains which, when distributed to shareholders, are generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates.

The Funds have not commenced operations and do not have portfolio turnover to report.

Portfolio Holdings Policy

The Funds maintain portfolio holdings disclosure policies that govern the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Funds. These portfolio holdings disclosure policies have been approved by the Board. Disclosure of the Funds’ complete holdings is required to be made quarterly within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter in the annual report and semi-annual report to Fund shareholders or as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. These reports are available, free of charge, on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Pursuant to the Trust’s portfolio holdings disclosure policies, non-public information about the Funds’ portfolio holdings generally is not distributed to any person, unless by explicit agreement or by virtue of their respective duties to the Funds, such persons are subject to a duty to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed and have a duty not to trade on non-public information. Examples of disclosure by the Trust include instances in which:

▪The disclosure is required pursuant to a regulatory request, court order or is legally required in the context of other legal proceedings;

▪The disclosure is made to a mutual fund rating and/or ranking organization, or person performing similar functions;

▪The disclosure is made to internal parties involved in the investment process, administration, operation or custody of the Funds, including, but not limited to the Funds’ administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, and the Trust’s Board, attorneys, auditors or independent registered public accounting firm;

▪The disclosure is made: (a) in connection with a quarterly, semi-annual or annual report that is available to the public; or (b) relates to information that is otherwise available to the public; or

▪The disclosure is made with the prior written approval of either the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or his or her designee.

Certain of the persons listed above may receive information about the Funds’ portfolio holdings on an ongoing basis without lag as part of the normal investment activities of the Funds. The Funds believe that these third parties have legitimate objectives in requesting such portfolio holdings information and operate in the best interest of the Funds’ shareholders. These persons include internal parties involved in the investment process, administration, operation or custody of the Funds, specifically: U.S. Bank Global Fund Services; the Trust’s Board; the Trust’s legal counsel, and auditors and independent registered public accounting firm, all of which typically receive such information after it is generated. In no event shall the Adviser, its affiliates or employees, the Funds, or any other party receive any direct or indirect compensation in connection with the disclosure of information about a Fund’s holdings.

Any disclosures to additional parties not described above is made with the prior written approval of either the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or his or her designee, pursuant to the Trust’s Policy on Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings.

The Chief Compliance Officer or designated officer of the Trust will approve the furnishing of non-public portfolio holdings to a third party only if they consider the furnishing of such information to be in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders and if no material conflict of interest exists regarding such disclosure between shareholders’ interest and those of the Adviser, Quasar Distributors, LLC, a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, is located at 111 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 1250, Milwaukee, WI 53202 (the “Distributor”), or any affiliated person of the Funds. No consideration may be received by the Funds, the Adviser, any affiliate of the Adviser or their employees in connection with the disclosure of portfolio holdings information. The Board receives and reviews annually a list of the persons who receive non-public portfolio holdings information and the purpose for which it is furnished.

The transfer agent may also make available portfolio holdings information to other institutional market participants and entities that provide information services. This information typically reflects the Funds’ anticipated holdings on the following business day. “Authorized Participants” are broker-dealer firms that have entered into Authorized Participant Agreements with the Distributor to purchase and redeem large blocks of shares (known as Creation Units) pursuant to legal requirements through which the Funds offer and redeem shares. Other than portfolio holdings information made available in connection with the creation/redemption process, as discussed above,

portfolio holdings information that is not filed with the SEC or posted on the publicly available website may be provided to third parties only in limited circumstances, as described above.

Trust Management

The overall management of the Trust’s business and affairs is invested with its Board. The Board approves all significant agreements between the Trust and persons or companies furnishing services to it, including the agreements with the Adviser, Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent, each as defined below. The day-to-day operations of the Trust are delegated to its officers, subject to the Funds’ investment objective, strategies and policies and to the general supervision of the Board. The Trustees and officers of the Trust, their ages, birth dates, and positions with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their business addresses and principal occupations during the past five years and other directorships held are set forth in the table below.

Name, Address
and Age

Position(s)
Held with
Trust

Term of

Office(1) and

Length of

Time

Served

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5
Years

Number of

Portfolios

in Fund

Complex(2)

Overseen

by Trustee

Other

Directorships(3)

Held During

Past 5 Years

by Trustee

Independent Trustees(4)

Harry E. Resis
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Year of birth: 1945

Trustee

Since 2012

Private investor. Previously served as Director of US Fixed Income for Henderson Global Investors.

[ ]

None

Brian S. Ferrie
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Year of birth: 1958

Trustee

Since 2020

Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer, The Jensen Quality Growth Fund (2004 to 2020); Treasurer, Jensen Investment Management (2003 to 2020).

[ ]

None

Wan-Chong Kung
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Year of birth: 1960

Trustee

Since 2020

Senior Fund Manager, Nuveen Asset Management (FAF Advisors/First American Funds) (2011 to 2019).

[ ]

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (February 2022 to present); Trustee, Securian Funds Trust (12 portfolios) (October 2022 to present).

Interested Trustee(5)

Christopher E. Kashmerick

615 E. Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Year of birth: 1974

Trustee

Since 2018

Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2011 to present).

[ ]

None


Name, Address and Age	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office(1) and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Officers
Russell B. Simon 615 E. Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Year of birth: 1980	President and Principal Executive Officer	President since 2022, Principal Executive Officer since 2014	Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2011 to present).
Diane K. Miller 615 E. Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Year of birth: 1972	Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer	Since 2023	Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since January 2023); Chief Compliance Officer, Christian Brothers Investment Services (2017 to 2022).
Eric T. McCormick 615 E. Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Year of birth: 1971	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer	Since 2022	Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2005 to present).
Scott A. Resnick 615 E. Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Year of birth: 1983	Secretary	Since 2019	Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (2018 to present); Associate, Legal & Compliance, PIMCO (2012 to 2018).

(1)Each Trustee serves an indefinite term; however, under the terms of the Board’s retirement policy, a Trustee shall retire at the end of the calendar year in which he or she reaches the age of 75 (this policy does not apply to any Trustee serving at the time the policy was adopted). Each officer serves an indefinite term until the election of a successor.

(2)The Trust is comprised of numerous series managed by unaffiliated investment advisers. The term “Fund Complex” applies to the Funds and the Miller Income Fund, which is offered in a separate prospectus (together, the “MVP Funds”). The MVP Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for purposes of investment and investor services, nor do they share the same investment adviser with any other series.

(3)“Other Directorships Held” includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

(4)The Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).

(5)Mr. Kashmerick is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Kashmerick is an interested Trustee of the Trust by virtue of the fact that he is an interested person of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ administrator, fund accountant, and transfer agent.

Additional Information Concerning the Board of Trustees

Board Leadership Structure

The Board has general oversight responsibility with respect to the operation of the Trust and the Funds. The Board has engaged the Adviser to manage the Funds and is responsible for overseeing the Adviser and other service providers to the Trust and the Funds in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act and other applicable laws. The Board has established an Audit Committee to assist the Board in performing its oversight responsibilities.

The Trust does not have a lead Independent Trustee. The Chairman of the Board is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined by the 1940 Act. The Trust has determined that its leadership structure is appropriate in light of, among other factors, the asset size and nature of the Trust, the arrangements for the conduct of the Trust’s operations, the number of Trustees, and the responsibilities of the Board.

Board Oversight of Risk

Through its direct oversight role, and indirectly through the Audit Committee, and officers of the Funds and service providers, the Board performs a risk oversight function for the Funds. To effectively perform its risk oversight function, the Board, among other things, performs the following activities: receives and reviews reports related to

the performance and operations of the Funds; reviews and approves, as applicable, the compliance policies and procedures of the Funds; approves the Funds’ principal investment policies; adopts policies and procedures designed to deter market timing; meets with representatives of various service providers, including the Adviser, to review and discuss the activities of the Funds and to provide direction with respect thereto; and appoints a chief compliance officer of the Funds who oversees the implementation and testing of the Funds’ compliance program and reports to the Board regarding compliance matters for the Funds and their service providers.

The Trust has an Audit Committee, which plays a significant role in the risk oversight of the Funds as it meets periodically with the auditors of the Funds. The Board also meets quarterly with the Funds’ chief compliance officer.

Not all risks that may affect the Funds can be identified nor can controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. It may not be practical or cost effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, the processes and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness, and some risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of the Adviser or other service providers. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Fund’s goals. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Funds’ ability to manage risk is subject to substantial limitations.

Trust Committees. The Trust has two standing committees: the Audit Committee, which also serves as the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee (“QLCC”), and the Governance and Nominating Committee (the “Nominating Committee”).

The Audit Committee, comprised entirely of the Independent Trustees, is chaired by Mr. Ferrie. The primary functions of the Audit Committee are to select the independent registered public accounting firm to be retained to perform the annual audit of the Funds, to review the results of the audit, to review the Funds’ internal controls, to approve in advance all permissible non-audit services performed by the independent auditors and to review certain other matters relating to the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm and financial records. In its role as the QLCC, its function is to receive reports from an attorney retained by the Trust of evidence of a material violation by the Trust or by any officer, director, employee or agent of the Trust. As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not commenced operations and the Audit Committee have not met in regards to the Funds.

The Nominating Committee, comprised entirely of the Independent Trustees, is responsible for seeking and reviewing candidates for consideration as nominees for Trustees and meets only as necessary. The Nominating Committee will consider nominees nominated by shareholders. Recommendations by shareholders for consideration by the Nominating Committee should be sent to the President of the Trust in writing together with the appropriate biographical information concerning each such proposed Nominee, and such recommendation must comply with the notice provisions set forth in the Trust By-Laws. In general, to comply with such procedures, such nominations, together with all required biographical information, must be delivered to and received by the President of the Trust at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than 120 days and no more than 150 days prior to the shareholder meeting at which any such nominee would be voted on. As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not commenced operations and the Nominating Committee had not met in regards to the Funds.

The Board has designated the Adviser to perform fair value determinations (the “Valuation Designee”). The Valuation Designee is subject to Board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements designed to facilitate the Board's ability to effectively oversee the Valuation Designee's fair value determinations.

Board Oversight of Risk Management. As part of its oversight function, the Board receives and reviews various risk management reports and assessments and discusses these matters with appropriate management and other personnel. Because risk management is a broad concept comprised of many elements (such as, for example, investment risk, issuer and counterparty risk, compliance risk, operational risks, business continuity risks, etc.) the oversight of different types of risks is handled in different ways. For example, the Audit Committee meets regularly with the Chief Compliance Officer to discuss compliance and operational risks. The Audit Committee also meets with the Treasurer and the Trust’s independent public accounting firm to discuss, among other things, the internal control structure of the Trust’s financial reporting function. The full Board receives reports from the Adviser and portfolio manager as to investment risks as well as other risks that may be also discussed in Audit Committee.

Information about Each Trustee’s Qualification, Experience, Attributes or Skills

In addition to the information provided in the table above, below is certain additional information concerning each particular Trustee and certain of their Trustee Attributes. The information provided below, and in the table above, is not all-inclusive. Many Trustee attributes involve intangible elements, such as intelligence, integrity, work ethic,

the ability to work together, the ability to communicate effectively, the ability to exercise judgment, the ability to ask incisive questions, and commitment to shareholder interests. In conducting its annual self-assessment, the Board has determined that the Trustees have the appropriate attributes and experience to continue to serve effectively as Trustees of the Trust.

Harry E. Resis’ background in fixed income securities analysis, with an emphasis on high yield securities, provides him with a practical knowledge of the underlying markets and strategies used by series in the Trust that will be useful to the Board in their analysis and oversight of the series.

Brian S. Ferrie’s experience in finance and compliance in the mutual fund industry gives him a strong understanding of the regulatory requirements of operating a mutual fund. He also understands the complex nature of the financial requirements, both from a regulatory and operational perspective, of managing a mutual fund. Mr. Ferrie’s background and experience provide a unique perspective to the Board.

Wan-Chong Kung’s experience managing fixed income mutual funds, with specific experience in commodities provides a diverse point-of-view for the Board. Ms. Kung also has unique experience in education as she advises student-managed bond and equity funds.

Christopher E. Kashmerick has substantial mutual fund operations and shareholder servicing experience through his position as Senior Vice President of U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, and he brings more than 20 years of mutual fund and investment management experience, which makes him a valuable resource to the Board as they contemplate various fund and shareholder servicing needs.

Each of the Trustees takes a conservative and thoughtful approach to addressing issues facing the Funds. The combination of skills and attributes discussed above led to the conclusion that each of Messrs. Resis, Ferrie, Kashmerick, and Ms. Kung should serve as a trustee.

Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares and Other Interests

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not commenced operations and no Trustee owned shares of the Funds.

As of December 31, 2022, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate family, own securities beneficially or of record in the Adviser, the Distributor, or an affiliate of the Adviser or Distributor. Accordingly, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate family, have direct or indirect interest, the value of which exceeds $120,000, in the Adviser, the Distributor or any of their affiliates. In addition, during the two most recently completed calendar years, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate families have conducted any transactions (or series of transactions) in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and to which the Adviser, the Distributor or any affiliate thereof was a party.

Compensation

Set forth below is the estimated compensation to be received by the Independent Trustees from the Funds for the fiscal year ending [ ], 2023.] The Independent Trustees receive an annual retainer of $56,000 per year and a per meeting fee of $1,000 for each regular and special meeting of the Board of Trustees attended, allocated among each of the various portfolios comprising the Trust. The Trustees also receive reimbursement from the Trust for expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings. The Trust has no pension or retirement plan. No other entity affiliated with the Trust pays any compensation to the Trustees.


	Estimated Aggregate Compensation from the Appreciation Fund	Estimated Aggregate Compensation from the Leverage Fund	Estimated Total Compensation from Fund Complex Paid to Trustees(1)
Independent Trustee
Harry E. Resis	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Brian S. Ferrie	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Wan-Chong Kung	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Interested Trustee
Christopher E. Kashmerick	$0	$0	$0

(1)There are currently multiple portfolios comprising the Trust. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the MVP Funds. For the fiscal year ended [ ], 2023, aggregate Independent Trustees’ fees paid by the Trust are estimated in the amount of $[ ].

Codes of Ethics

The Trust and the Adviser have each adopted separate Codes of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These Codes permit, subject to certain conditions, access persons of the Adviser to invest in securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds. The Distributor relies on the principal underwriter’s exception under Rule 17j-1(c)(3), of the 1940 Act, specifically where the Distributor is not affiliated with the Trust or the Adviser, and no officer, director or general partner of the Distributor serves as an officer, director or general partner of the Trust or the Adviser.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Board has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (the “Policies”) on behalf of the Trust which delegate the responsibility for voting proxies to the Adviser, subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. The Policies require that the Adviser vote proxies received in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders. The Policies also require the Adviser to present to the Board, at least annually, the Adviser’s Policies and a record of each proxy voted by the Adviser on behalf of the Funds, including a report on the resolution of all proxies identified by the Adviser as involving a conflict of interest.

A copy of the Adviser’s policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities can be found in Appendix B.

The Trust is required to file a Form N-PX, with the Funds’ complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. The Funds’ proxy voting record will be available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-888-593-5110 and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Control Persons, Principal Shareholders, and Management Ownership

A principal shareholder is any person who owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a Funds. A control person is one who owns beneficially or through controlled companies more than 25% of the voting securities of a company or acknowledges the existence of control. Shareholders with a controlling interest could affect the outcome of voting or the direction of management of the Funds.

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not commenced operations and no Fund shares were outstanding.

Investment Adviser

Miller Value Partners, LLC, located at One South Street, Suite 2550, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, acts as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Trust. William H. Miller III owns more than 25% of the Adviser and is therefore a control person of the Adviser.

The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Funds with overall responsibility for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Board. The Adviser also furnishes the Funds with office space and certain administrative services and provides most of the personnel needed to fulfill its obligations under the Advisory Agreement. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds, except for the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends, and other expenses on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, expenses associated with the purchase, sale, or ownership of securities, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses. For its services, the Adviser receives a single unitary management fee that is equal to [ ]% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Appreciation Fund, and [ ]% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Leverage Fund.

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not commenced operations and the Funds have not paid management fees to the Adviser.

Portfolio Manager

The table below identifies the portfolio manager, the number of accounts for which the portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities and the total assets in such accounts, within each of the following categories: registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles, other accounts and, if applicable, the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts where fees are based on performance.

Bill Miller, IV

As of [ ], 2023:

Type of Account

Number of
Accounts
Managed

Total Assets
Managed

Number of
Accounts
Managed
for which
Advisory Fee
is Performance-
Based

Assets Managed
for which
Advisory Fee is
Performance-
Based

Registered Investment Companies

[ ]

Other pooled investment vehicles

[ ]

Other accounts

[ ]

The fee schedule for the Funds does not contain the same breakpoints that apply to certain of the other accounts managed by the portfolio manager; therefore, the effective fee paid by the Funds may be higher than the effective fee paid by the other accounts described above.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

In the opinion of the Adviser for the Funds, the portfolio manager’s simultaneous management of the Funds and the accounts included in the tables above do not create any material conflicts of interests.

The portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibility for other accounts. The management of multiple accounts by the portfolio manager may create the potential for conflicts to arise. For example, the portfolio manager makes investment decisions for each account based on the investment guidelines, cash flows and other factors that the portfolio manager believe are applicable to that account. Consequently, the portfolio manager may purchase (or sell) the same security for multiple accounts at different times. The portfolio manager may also manage accounts whose style, objectives and policies differ from those of the Funds. Trading activity appropriate for one account managed by the portfolio manager may have adverse consequences for another account managed by the portfolio manager. For example, if the portfolio manager were to cause an account to sell a significant position in a security, that sale could cause the market price of the security to decrease, while other accounts, including the Funds, continue to maintain a position in the security. A potential conflict may also arise since the portfolio manager is responsible for accounts that have different advisory fees – the difference in the fees may create an incentive for a portfolio manager to favor one account over another, for example, in terms of access to investment opportunities of limited availability. This potential conflict may be heightened where an account is subject to a performance-based fee. The portfolio manager’s personal investing may also give rise to potential conflicts of interest. The Adviser has adopted brokerage, trade allocation, personal investing and other policies and procedures that it believes are reasonably designed to address the potential conflicts of interest described above. For example, the Adviser typically combines contemporaneously placed client orders to buy or sell the same security in an effort to obtain best execution or to negotiate a more favorable commission rate. In addition, if contemporaneously placed orders to buy or sell a security for multiple accounts at approximately the same time are executed at different prices or commissions, the transactions will generally be allocated to each account at the average execution price and commission. In circumstances where an order is not completely filled, each account will normally receive a pro-rated portion of the securities based upon its level of participation in the order. In circumstances where the portfolio manager is making a decision to acquire an investment in an initial public offering, the investment must be allocated to participating clients on a pro rata basis (based upon account size) unless otherwise approved by the Chief Compliance Officer or a delegate. Employees of the Adviser may from time to time buy or sell securities for their own accounts that are also purchased and/or sold for the Funds or other clients. This has the potential to create a conflict of interest between employees of the Adviser and clients. In order to address this potential conflict of interest, the Adviser’s Code of Ethics establishes policies and procedures relating to trading by employees. The Code of Ethics is based on the principle that employees owe a fiduciary duty to clients and must avoid activities, interests and relationships that might interfere with making decisions in the best interests of any client. Among other things, the Code of Ethics generally requires employees to receive preclearance for any securities transaction in which they have or acquire a beneficial interest.

Compensation

Bill Miller IV serves as portfolio manager for the Adviser and is paid a fixed base salary and a discretionary bonus. Bonus compensation is reviewed annually and is determined by a number of factors, including the annual

performance of the strategy, his performance over various other time periods, the total value of the assets in the strategy, his contribution to the Adviser’s research process, the profitability of the Adviser and his contribution to profitability, and trends in industry compensation levels and practices. Mr. Miller is also eligible to receive from the Adviser employee benefits, including, but not limited to, health care and other insurance benefits, and participation in a 401(k) program.

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not yet commenced operations and no Fund shares were owned by the portfolio manager.

Distributor

The Trust and Quasar Distributors, LLC are parties to a distribution agreement (“Distribution Agreement”), whereby the Distributor acts as principal underwriter for the Trust and distributes shares. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only in Creation Units. The Distributor will not distribute shares in amounts less than a Creation Unit and does not maintain a secondary market in shares. Quasar Distributors, LLC, a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, is located at 111 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor, as agent for the Trust, will review orders for the purchase and redemption of Creation Units, provided that any subscriptions and orders will not be binding on the Trust until accepted by the Trust. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and a member of FINRA.

The Distributor may also enter into agreements with securities dealers (“Soliciting Dealers”) who will solicit purchases of Creation Units of shares. Such Soliciting Dealers may also be Authorized Participants (as discussed in “Procedures for Purchase of Creation Units” below) or DTC participants (as defined below).

The Distribution Agreement will continue for two years from its effective date and is renewable annually thereafter. The continuance of the Distribution Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Funds and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Distribution Agreement or any related agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on 60 days’ written notice when authorized either by majority vote of its outstanding voting shares or by a vote of a majority of its Board (including a majority of the Independent Trustees), or by the Distributor on 60 days’ written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The Distribution Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of the Distributor, or reckless disregard by it of its obligations thereunder, the Distributor shall not be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder.

Other Service Providers

Fund Administrator, Transfer Agent and Fund Accountant

Pursuant to an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”), U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Global Fund Services”), 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, serves as the administrator and fund accountant to the Funds. Global Fund Services provides certain services to the Funds including, among other responsibilities, coordinating the negotiation of contracts and fees with, and the monitoring of performance and billing of, the Funds’ independent contractors and agents; preparation for signature by an officer of the Trust of all documents required to be filed for compliance by the Trust and the Funds with applicable laws and regulations, excluding those of the securities laws of various states; arranging for the computation of performance data, including NAV per share and yield; responding to shareholder inquiries; and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Funds, and providing, at their own expense, office facilities, equipment and personnel necessary to carry out its duties. In this capacity, Fund Services does not have any responsibility or authority for the management of the Funds, the determination of investment policy, or for any matter pertaining to the distribution of Fund shares.

Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, as compensation for its fund administration and portfolio compliance services, Global Fund Services receives from the Funds a fee based on the Funds’ current average daily net assets. Global Fund Services also is entitled to certain out-of-pocket expenses.

Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, Global Fund Services will receive a portion of fees from the Funds as part of a bundled-fee agreement for services performed as administrator and fund accountant and separately as

the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent (the “Transfer Agent”). Additionally, Global Fund Services provides Chief Compliance Officer services to the Trust under a separate agreement. The cost for the Chief Compliance Officer’s services is charged to the Funds and approved by the Board annually.

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not yet commenced operations and the Adviser has not paid any fees to Global Fund Services pursuant to its Administration Agreement.

Custodian

Pursuant to a custody agreement between the Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, located at 1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212 (the “Custodian”), the Custodian serves as the custodian of the Funds’ assets, holds the Funds’ portfolio securities in safekeeping, and keeps all necessary records and documents relating to their duties. The Custodian is compensated with an asset-based fee plus transaction fees and is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses.

The Custodian and Global Fund Services do not participate in decisions relating to the purchase and sale of securities by the Funds. Global Fund Services and the Custodian are affiliated entities under the common control of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC. The Custodian and its affiliates may participate in revenue sharing arrangements with the service providers of mutual funds in which the Funds may invest.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Legal Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

Execution of Portfolio Transactions

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser determines which securities are to be purchased and sold by the Funds and which broker-dealers are eligible to execute the Funds’ portfolio transactions. Purchases and sales of securities will be executed on U.S. Exchanges.

In placing portfolio transactions, the Adviser will seek best execution. The full range and quality of services available will be considered in making these determinations, such as the size of the order, the difficulty of execution, the operational facilities of the firm involved, the firm’s risk in positioning a block of securities and other factors. In those instances where it is reasonably determined that more than one broker-dealer can offer the services needed to obtain the most favorable price and execution available, consideration may be given to those broker-dealers which furnish or supply research and statistical information to the Adviser that it may lawfully and appropriately use in its investment advisory capacities, as well as provide other services in addition to execution services. The Adviser considers such information, which is in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by it under its Agreement with the Funds, to be useful in varying degrees, but of indeterminable value. Portfolio transactions may be placed with broker-dealers who sell shares of the Funds subject to rules adopted by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and the SEC.

While it is the Funds’ general policy to first seek to obtain the most favorable price and execution available in selecting a broker-dealer to execute portfolio transactions for the Funds, in accordance with Section 28(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, when it is determined that more than one broker can deliver best execution, weight is also given to the ability of a broker-dealer to furnish brokerage and research services to the Funds or to the Adviser , even if the specific services are not directly useful to the Funds and may be useful to the Adviser in advising other clients. In negotiating commissions with a broker or evaluating the spread to be paid to a dealer, the Funds may therefore pay a higher commission or spread than would be the case if no weight were given to the furnishing of these supplemental services, provided that the amount of such commission or spread has been determined in good faith by the Adviser to be reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such broker-dealer.

Investment decisions for the Funds are made independently from those of other client accounts or mutual funds managed or advised by the Adviser. Nevertheless, it is possible that at times identical securities will be acceptable for both the Funds and one or more of such client accounts or mutual funds. In such event, the position of the Funds and such client account(s) or mutual funds in the same issuer may vary and the length of time that each may choose to hold its investment in the same issuer may likewise vary. However, to the extent any of these client

accounts or mutual funds seek to acquire the same security as the Funds at the same time, the Funds may not be able to acquire as large a portion of such security as it desires, or it may have to pay a higher price or obtain a lower yield for such security. Similarly, the Funds may not be able to obtain as high a price for, or as large an execution of, an order to sell any particular security at the same time. If one or more of such client accounts or mutual funds simultaneously purchases or sells the same security that the Funds are purchasing or selling, each day’s transactions in such security will be allocated between the Funds and all such client accounts or mutual funds in a manner deemed equitable by the Adviser, taking into account the respective sizes of the accounts and the amount of cash available for investment, the investment objective of the account, and the ease with which a client’s appropriate amount can be bought, as well as the liquidity and volatility of the account and the urgency involved in making an investment decision for the client. It is recognized that in some cases this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security insofar as the Funds are concerned. In other cases, however, it is believed that the ability of the Funds to participate in volume transactions may produce better executions for the Funds.

Subject to the foregoing policies, brokers or dealers selected to execute the Funds’ portfolio transactions may include the Funds’ Authorized Participants (as discussed in “Procedures for Issuance of Creation Units” below) or their affiliates. An Authorized Participant or its affiliates may be selected to execute the Funds’ portfolio transactions in conjunction with an all-cash creation unit order or an order including “cash-in-lieu” (as described below under “Purchase and Issuance of Fund Shares in Creation Units” and “Redemption of Fund Shares in Creation Units”), so long as such selection is in keeping with the foregoing policies. As described below under “Purchase and Issuance of Fund Shares in Creation Units-Creation Transaction Fee” and “Redemption of Fund Shares in Creation Units-Redemption Transaction Fee”, the Funds may determine to not charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, e.g., for creation orders that facilitate the rebalance of the Funds’ portfolio in a more tax efficient manner than could be achieved without such order, even if the decision to not charge a variable fee could be viewed as benefiting the Authorized Participant or its affiliate selected to execute the Funds’ portfolio transactions in connection with such orders.

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not yet commenced operations and the Funds had not paid brokerage commissions.

Brokerage with Fund Affiliates.

The Funds may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealer affiliates of either the Funds, the Adviser, or the Distributor for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and rules promulgated by the SEC. These rules require that commissions paid to the affiliate by the Funds for exchange transactions not exceed “usual and customary” brokerage commissions. The rules define “usual and customary” commissions to include amounts which are “reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time.” The Trustees, including those who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, have adopted procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions paid to affiliates and review these procedures periodically.

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not yet commenced operations and the Funds did not own any securities of its regular broker/dealers or their parent companies.

Securities of “Regular Broker-Dealer.”

The Funds are required to identify any securities of their “regular brokers and dealers” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) which it may hold at the close of its most recent fiscal year. “Regular brokers or dealers” of the Trust are the ten brokers or dealers that, during the most recent fiscal year: (i) received the greatest dollar amounts of brokerage commissions from the Trust’s portfolio transactions; (ii) engaged as principal in the largest dollar amounts of portfolio transactions of the Trust; or (iii) sold the largest dollar amounts of the Trust’s shares.

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not yet commenced operations and the Funds did not hold any equity securities of its regular broker-dealers or their parent companies.

Directed Brokerage

As of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not yet commenced operations and the Funds did not hold any equity securities of its regular broker-dealers or their parent companies.

Exchange Listing and Trading

The Funds offer and issue shares at their NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of Fund shares (each, a “Creation Unit”). The Funds generally offer and issue Fund shares in exchange for a basket of securities included in its portfolio (“Deposit Securities”) together with the deposit of a specified cash payment (“Cash Component”). The Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of a “cash in lieu” amount (“Deposit Cash”) to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security. The shares are listed on the [ ] (the “Exchange”) and trade on the Exchange at market prices. These prices may differ from the Shares’ NAVs. The Shares are also redeemable only in Creation Unit aggregations, and generally in exchange for portfolio securities and a specified cash payment.

Fund shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust an amount in cash at least equal to a specified percentage of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities as set forth in the Participant Agreement (as defined below). The Trust may impose a transaction fee for each creation or redemption. In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.

A discussion of exchange listing and trading matters associated with an investment in the Funds is contained in the summary section of each Fund’s Prospectus under “Buying and Selling the Fund.” The discussion below supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, such section of each Prospectus.

The Fund shares are approved for listing and trading on the Exchange, subject to notice of issuance. The Fund shares trade on the Exchange at prices that may differ to some degree from their NAV. There can be no assurance that the Funds will continue to meet the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of Shares. The Exchange will consider the suspension of trading in, and will initiate delisting proceedings of, the Shares if any of the requirements set forth in the Exchange rules, including compliance with Rule 6c-11(c) under the 1940 Act, are not continuously maintained or such other event shall occur or condition shall exist that, in the opinion of the Exchange, makes further dealings on the Exchange inadvisable. The Exchange will remove the Shares of the Funds from listing and trading upon termination of the Funds.

The Trust reserves the right to adjust the share price of the Funds in the future to maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits, which would have no effect on the net assets of the Funds.

As in the case of other publicly traded securities, brokers’ commissions on transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

The base and trading currencies of the Funds is the U.S. dollar. The base currency is the currency in which the Funds’ NAV per Fund share is calculated and the trading currency is the currency in which shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the Exchange.

Continuous Offering

The method by which Creation Unit Aggregations of shares are created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Unit Aggregations of shares are issued and sold by the Funds on an ongoing basis, at any point a “distribution,” as such term is used in the Securities Act, may occur. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery requirement and liability provisions of the Securities Act.

For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Unit Aggregations after placing an order with the Distributor, breaks them down into constituent shares, and sells such shares directly to customers, or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a categorization as an underwriter. Broker-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting transactions in shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of shares, generally are required to deliver a prospectus.

This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. Firms that incur a prospectus delivery obligation with respect to shares of the Funds are reminded that, pursuant to Rule 153 under the Securities Act, a prospectus delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act owed to an exchange member in connection with a sale on the Exchange is satisfied by the fact that the prospectus is available at the Exchange upon request. The prospectus delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to transactions on an exchange.

Book Entry Only System

The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) acts as securities depositary for Fund shares. Fund shares are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC. Except in limited circumstances set forth below, certificates will not be issued for shares.

DTC is a limited-purpose trust company that was created to hold securities of its participants (the “DTC Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of its DTC Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and FINRA. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers, and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (the “Indirect Participants”).

Beneficial ownership of Fund shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants, and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in Fund shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to in this SAI as “Beneficial Owners”) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of Fund shares. The Trust recognizes DTC or its nominee as the record owner of all Fund shares for all purposes. Beneficial Owners of Fund shares are not entitled to have Fund shares registered in their names, and will not receive or be entitled to physical delivery of Fund share certificates. Each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC and any DTC Participant and/or Indirect Participant through which such Beneficial Owner holds its interests, to exercise any rights of a holder of Fund shares.

Conveyance of all notices, statements, and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. DTC will make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee a listing of shares held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall obtain from each such DTC Participant the number of Beneficial Owners holding shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement, or other communication, in such form, number and at such place as such DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Trust shall pay to each such DTC Participant a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Share distributions shall be made to DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., as the registered holder of all shares. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall credit immediately DTC Participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the Funds as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners of shares held through such DTC Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants.

The Trust has no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in Fund shares, or for maintaining, supervising, or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC Participants.

DTC may determine to discontinue providing its service with respect to the Funds at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Funds and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Funds shall take action either to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if such replacement is unavailable, to issue and deliver printed certificates representing ownership of Fund shares, unless the Trust makes other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Exchange.

Purchase and Issuance of Fund Shares in Creation Units

The Trust issues and sells shares of the Funds only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without a sales load (but subject to transaction fees), at their NAV per share next determined after receipt of an order, on any Business Day, in proper form pursuant to the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement (“Participant Agreement”). The NAV of the Funds’ shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The Funds will not issue fractional Creation Units. A Business Day is any day on which the Exchange is open for business.

Fund Deposit

The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit of the Funds generally consists of the in-kind deposit of Deposit Securities per each Creation Unit, constituting a substantial replication, or a portfolio sampling representation, of the securities included in the Funds’ portfolio and the Cash Component (defined below), computed as described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust reserves the right to permit or require Deposit Cash to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security. When accepting purchases of Creation Units for all or a portion of Deposit Cash, the Funds may incur additional costs associated with the acquisition of Deposit Securities that would otherwise be provided by an in-kind purchaser.

Together, the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the Cash Component constitute the “Fund Deposit,” which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for a Creation Unit of the Funds. The “Cash Component” is an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares (per Creation Unit) and the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. If the Cash Component is a positive number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such positive amount. If the Cash Component is a negative number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit is less than the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such negative amount and the creator will be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to the Cash Component. The Cash Component serves the function of compensating for any differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. Computation of the Cash Component excludes any stamp duty or other similar fees and expenses payable upon transfer of beneficial ownership of the Deposit Securities, if applicable, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Authorized Participant (as defined below).

The Funds, through the National Securities Clearance Corporation (the “NSCC”), make available on each Business Day, immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time), the list of the names and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, to be included in the current Fund Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for the Funds. Such Fund Deposit is subject to any applicable adjustments as described below, in order to effect purchases of Creation Units of the Funds until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, is made available.

The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities or the amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, required for the Fund Deposit for the Funds changes as portfolio adjustments and corporate action events are reflected from time to time by the Investment Adviser with a view to the investment objective of the Funds. The composition of the Deposit Securities may also change in response to adjustments to the weighting or composition of the component securities of the Fund’s portfolio.

The Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash (i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount) to replace any Deposit Security, which shall be added to the Deposit Cash, if applicable, and the Cash Component, including, without limitation, in situations where the Deposit Security: (i) may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery; (ii) may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC for corporate securities and municipal securities; (iii) may not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant (as defined below) or the investor for which it is acting; (iv) would be restricted under the securities laws or where the delivery of the Deposit Security to the Authorized Participant would result in the disposition of the Deposit Security by the

Authorized Participant becoming restricted under the securities laws; or (v) in certain other situations (collectively, “custom orders”). The adjustments described above will reflect changes, known to the Adviser on the date of announcement to be in effect by the time of delivery of the Fund Deposit or resulting from certain corporate actions.

Procedures for Issuance of Creation Units

To be eligible to place orders with the Distributor to purchase a Creation Unit of the Funds, an entity must be (i) a “Participating Party”, i.e., a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the “Clearing Process”), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC; or (ii) a DTC Participant (see “Book Entry Only System”). In addition, each Participating Party or DTC Participant (each, an “Authorized Participant”) must execute a Participant Agreement that has been agreed to by the Distributor, and that has been accepted by the Transfer Agent, with respect to purchases and redemptions of Creation Units. Each Authorized Participant will agree, pursuant to the terms of a Participant Agreement, on behalf of itself or any investor on whose behalf it will act, to certain conditions, including that it will pay to the Trust, an amount of cash sufficient to pay the Cash Component together with the Creation Transaction Fee (defined below) and any other applicable fees and taxes. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the Transaction Fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the purchase of a Creation Unit, which the Transaction Fee is designed to cover.

All orders to purchase shares directly from the Funds must be placed for one or more Creation Units and in the manner and by the time set forth in the Participant Agreement and/or applicable order form. The date on which an order to purchase Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units, as set forth below) is received and accepted is referred to as the “Order Placement Date.”

An Authorized Participant may require an investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order, (e.g., to provide for payments of cash, when required). Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement and that, therefore, orders to purchase shares directly from the Funds in Creation Units have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. In such cases there may be additional charges to such investor. At any given time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement and only a small number of such Authorized Participants may have international capabilities.

On days when the Exchange closes earlier than normal, the Funds may require orders to create Creation Units to be placed earlier in the day. In addition, if a market or markets on which the Funds’ investments are primarily traded is closed, the Funds will also generally not accept orders on such day(s). Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Distributor pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement and in accordance with the applicable order form. With respect to the Funds, the Distributor will notify the Custodian of such order. The Custodian will then provide such information to the appropriate local sub-custodian(s). Those placing orders through an Authorized Participant should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the purchase order to the Transfer Agent, and acceptance by the Distributor, by the cut-off time on such Business Day. Economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure may impede the ability to reach the Distributor or an Authorized Participant.

Fund Deposits must be delivered by an Authorized Participant through the Federal Reserve System (for cash) or through DTC (for corporate securities), through a sub-custody agent (for foreign securities) and/or through such other arrangements allowed by the Trust or its agents. With respect to foreign Deposit Securities, the Custodian shall cause the sub-custodian of the Funds to maintain an account into which the Authorized Participant shall deliver, on behalf of itself or the party on whose behalf it is acting, such Deposit Securities (or Deposit Cash for all or a part of such securities, as permitted or required), with any appropriate adjustments as advised by the Trust. Foreign Deposit Securities must be delivered to an account maintained at the applicable local sub-custodian. The Fund Deposit transfer must be ordered by the Authorized Participant in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the requisite number of Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, to the account of the Funds or its agents by no later than the Settlement Date. [The “Settlement Date” for the Fund is generally the second Business Day after the Order Placement Date.] All questions as to the number of Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash to be delivered, as applicable, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities or cash, as applicable, will be determined by the Trust, whose determination shall be final and binding. The amount of cash represented by the Cash Component must be transferred directly to the Custodian through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system or through DTC in a timely manner so as to be

received by the Custodian no later than the Settlement Date. If the Cash Component and the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, are not received by in a timely manner by the Settlement Date, the creation order may be cancelled. Upon written notice to the Distributor, such canceled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using the Fund Deposit as newly constituted to reflect the then current NAV of the Funds.

The order shall be deemed to be received on the Business Day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to the applicable cut-off time and the federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited by [3:00] p.m. Eastern time, with the Custodian on the Settlement Date. If the order is not placed in proper form as required, or federal funds in the appropriate amount are not received by [3:00 p.m.] Eastern time on the Settlement Date, then the order may be deemed to be rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Funds for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. A creation request is considered to be in “proper form” if all procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, order form and this SAI are properly followed.

Issuance of a Creation Unit

Except as provided herein, Creation Units will not be issued until the transfer of good title to the Trust of the Deposit Securities or payment of Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the payment of the Cash Component have been completed. When the sub-custodian has confirmed to the Custodian that the required Deposit Securities (or the cash value thereof) have been delivered to the account of the relevant sub-custodian or sub-custodians, the Distributor and the Adviser shall be notified of such delivery, and the Trust will issue and cause the delivery of the Creation Units. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the second Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor. The Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Funds for losses, if any, resulting from unsettled orders.

Creation Units may be purchased in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities as described below. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of the shares on the date the order is placed in proper form since in addition to available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Cash Component, plus (ii) an additional amount of cash equal to a percentage of the market value as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the undelivered Deposit Securities (the “Additional Cash Deposit”), which shall be maintained in a separate non-interest bearing collateral account. An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Trust, pending delivery of the missing Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trust in an amount at least equal to the applicable percentage, as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities. The Participant Agreement will permit the Trust to buy the missing Deposit Securities at any time. Authorized Participants will be liable to the Trust for the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the market value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by the Distributor plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Trust will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the missing Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Custodian or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust. In addition, a Transaction Fee as set forth below under “Creation Transaction Fee” will be charged in all cases. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the Settlement Date.

Acceptance of Orders of Creation Units

The Trust reserves the absolute right to reject an order for Creation Units transmitted to it by the Distributor in respect of the Funds including, without limitation, if (a) the order is not in proper form; (b) the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, delivered by the Participant are not as disseminated through the facilities of the NSCC for that date by the Custodian; (c) the investor(s), upon obtaining the shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding shares of the Funds; (d) acceptance of the Deposit Securities would have certain adverse tax consequences to the Funds; (e) the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (f) the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would otherwise, in the discretion of the Trust or the Adviser, have an adverse effect on the Trust or the rights of beneficial owners; (g) the acceptance or receipt of the order for a Creation Unit would, in the opinion of counsel to the Trust, be unlawful; or (h) in the event that circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Custodian, the Transfer Agent and/or the Adviser make it for all practical purposes not feasible to process orders for Creation Units.

Examples of such circumstances include acts of God or public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market

conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Trust, the Distributor, the Custodian, a sub-custodian, the Transfer Agent, DTC, NSCC, Federal Reserve System, or any other participant in the creation process, and other extraordinary events. The Distributor shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of the creator of a Creation Unit of its rejection of the order of such person. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian, any sub-custodian and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall either of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian and the Distributor shall not be liable for the rejection of any purchase order for Creation Units.

All questions as to the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust, and the Trust’s determination shall be final and binding.

Creation Transaction Fee

A purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee, payable to the Funds’ custodian, is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units, and investors will be required to pay a creation transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. The Funds may adjust the creation transaction fee from time to time. The standard fixed creation transaction fee for the Funds will be $[ ]. In addition, a variable fee will be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of [ ]% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. The variable charge may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases incurred by the Funds, primarily designed to cover expenses related to broker commissions. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. Investors are responsible for the fixed costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust.

Risks of Purchasing Creation Units

There are certain legal risks unique to investors purchasing Creation Units directly from the Funds. Because Funds’ shares may be issued on an ongoing basis, a “distribution” of Funds’ shares could be occurring at any time. Certain activities that a shareholder performs as a dealer could, depending on the circumstances, result in the shareholder being deemed a participant in the distribution in a manner that could render the shareholder a statutory underwriter and subject to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act. For example, a shareholder could be deemed a statutory underwriter if it purchases Creation Units from the Funds, breaks them down into constituent Funds’ shares, and sells those Funds’ shares directly to customers, or if a shareholder chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Funds’ shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary-market demand for the Funds’ shares. Whether a person is an underwriter depends upon all of the facts and circumstances pertaining to that person’s activities, and the examples mentioned here should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could cause you to be deemed an underwriter.

Dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as opposed to engaging in ordinary secondary-market transactions), and thus dealing with the Funds’ shares as part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of Section 4(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(3) of the Securities Act.

Redemption of Fund Shares in Creation Units

Funds’ shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by the Funds through the Transfer Agent and only on a Business Day. EXCEPT UPON LIQUIDATION OF THE FUNDS, THE TRUST WILL NOT REDEEM SHARES IN AMOUNTS LESS THAN CREATION UNITS. Investors must accumulate enough Funds’ shares in the secondary market to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such Funds’ shares redeemed by the Trust. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. Investors should expect to incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of Funds’ shares to constitute a redeemable Creation Unit.

With respect to the Funds, the Custodian, through the NSCC, makes available immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m. Eastern time) on each Business Day, the list of the names and share quantities of the Funds’ portfolio securities that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or

correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as defined below) on that day (“Fund Securities”). Fund Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities.

Redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit are paid either in-kind or in cash, or combination thereof, as determined by the Trust. With respect to in-kind redemptions of the Funds, redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit will consist of Fund Securities — as announced by the Custodian on the Business Day of the request for redemption received in proper form plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the Funds shares being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a request in proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities (the “Cash Redemption Amount”), less a fixed redemption transaction fee as set forth below. In the event that the Fund Securities have a value greater than the NAV of the Funds’ shares, a compensating cash payment equal to the differential is required to be made by or through an Authorized Participant by the redeeming shareholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the Trust’s discretion, an Authorized Participant may receive the corresponding cash value of the securities in lieu of the in-kind securities value representing one or more Fund Securities.

Redemption Transaction Fee

A redemption transaction fee, payable to the Funds’ custodian, is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units, and investors will be required to pay a fixed redemption transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction, as set forth in each Fund’s Prospectus, as may be revised from time to time. The redemption transaction fee is the same no matter how many Creation Units are being redeemed pursuant to any one redemption request. The Funds may adjust the redemption transaction fee from time to time. The standard fixed redemption transaction fee for the Funds will be $[ ]. In addition, a variable fee will be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of [ ]% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. The variable charge may be imposed for cash redemptions, non-standard orders, or partial cash redemptions (when cash redemptions are available) incurred by the Funds, primarily designed to cover expenses related to broker commissions. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. Investors are responsible for the fixed costs of transferring the Fund Securities from the Trust to their account or on their order.

Procedures for Redemption of Creation Units

Orders to redeem Creation Units must be submitted in proper form to the Transfer Agent prior to the time as set forth in the Participant Agreement. A redemption request is considered to be in “proper form” if (i) an Authorized Participant has transferred or caused to be transferred to the Trust’s Transfer Agent the Creation Unit(s) being redeemed through the book-entry system of DTC so as to be effective by the time as set forth in the Participant Agreement and (ii) a request in form satisfactory to the Trust is received by the Transfer Agent from the Authorized Participant on behalf of itself or another redeeming investor within the time periods specified in the Participant Agreement. If the Transfer Agent does not receive the investor’s Funds’ shares through DTC’s facilities by the times and pursuant to the other terms and conditions set forth in the Participant Agreement, the redemption request shall be rejected.

The Authorized Participant must transmit the request for redemption, in the form required by the Trust, to the Transfer Agent in accordance with procedures set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed an Authorized Participant Agreement, and that, therefore, requests to redeem Creation Units may have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant who has executed an Authorized Participant Agreement. Investors making a redemption request should be aware that such request must be in the form specified by such Authorized Participant. Investors making a request to redeem Creation Units should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the request by an Authorized Participant and transfer of the Funds’ shares to the Trust’s Transfer Agent; such investors should allow for the additional time that may be required to effect redemptions through their banks, brokers or other financial intermediaries if such intermediaries are not Authorized Participants.

Additional Redemption Procedures

In connection with taking delivery of shares of Fund Securities upon redemption of Creation Units, a redeeming shareholder or Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such Shareholder must maintain appropriate custody arrangements with a qualified broker-dealer, bank or other custody providers in each jurisdiction in which any of the Fund Securities are customarily traded, to which account such Fund Securities will be delivered. Deliveries of redemption proceeds generally will be made within two business days of the trade date.

The Trust may in its discretion exercise its option to redeem such Funds’ shares in cash, and the redeeming investor will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash that the Funds may, in their sole discretion, permit. In either case, the investor will receive a cash payment equal to the NAV of its shares based on the NAV of shares of the Funds next determined after the redemption request is received in proper form (minus a redemption transaction fee and additional charge for requested cash redemptions specified above, to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the disposition of Fund Securities).

The Funds may also, in their sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio of securities that differs from the exact composition of the Fund Securities but does not differ in NAV.

Redemptions of shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and the Funds (whether or not they otherwise permits cash redemptions) reserve the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that the Trust could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering the Fund Securities under such laws. An Authorized Participant or an investor for which it is acting subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular security included in the Fund Securities applicable to the redemption of Creation Units may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming investor of the Funds’ shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment. Further, an Authorized Participant that is not a “qualified institutional buyer” (“QIB”), as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, will not be able to receive Fund Securities that are restricted securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A. An Authorized Participant may be required by the Trust to provide a written confirmation with respect to QIB status in order to receive Fund Securities.

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to the Funds (1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the Exchange is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the shares of the Funds or determination of the NAV of the shares of the Funds is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstance as is permitted by the SEC.

Determination of Net Asset Value

Net asset value per each Funds’ share is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of the Funds (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of the Funds’ shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent. Expenses and fees, including the management fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining net asset value. The net asset value of the Funds are calculated by the Custodian and determined at the close of the regular trading session on the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that such exchange is open, [provided that fixed-income assets may be valued as of the announced closing time for trading in fixed-income instruments on any day that the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) announces an early closing time].

In calculating the Funds’ net asset value per Funds’ share, the Funds’ investments are valued using readily available market quotations, which generally means a reliable valuation obtained from an exchange or other market, or fair value as determined by an independent pricing service and evaluated by the Adviser. In the case of shares of other funds that are not traded on an exchange, a market valuation means such fund’s published net asset value per share. The Adviser may use various pricing services when necessary, or discontinue the use of any pricing service, as approved by the Board when necessary. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

Dividends and Distributions

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”

General Policies

Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid [insert frequency] by the Funds. Distributions of net realized securities gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year, but the Funds may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Code, in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.

Dividends and other distributions on shares are distributed, as described below, on a pro rata basis to Beneficial Owners of such shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners then of record with proceeds received from the Funds.

The Funds may make additional distributions to the extent necessary (i) to distribute the entire annual taxable income of the Funds, plus any net capital gains and (ii) to avoid imposition of the excise tax imposed by Section 4982 of the Code. Management of the Trust reserves the right to declare special dividends if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Funds as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.

Dividend Reinvestment Service

The Trust will not make the DTC book-entry dividend reinvestment service available for use by Beneficial Owners for reinvestment of their cash proceeds, but certain individual broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by Beneficial Owners of the Funds through DTC Participants for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Investors should contact their brokers to ascertain the availability and description of these services. Beneficial Owners should be aware that each broker may require investors to adhere to specific procedures and timetables in order to participate in the dividend reinvestment service and investors should ascertain from their brokers such necessary details. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares issued by the Trust of the Funds at NAV per share. Distributions reinvested in additional shares of the Funds will nevertheless be taxable to Beneficial Owners acquiring such additional shares to the same extent as if such distributions had been received in cash.

Tax Information

The following is only a summary of certain additional U.S. federal income tax considerations generally affecting the Funds and their shareholders that is intended to supplement the discussion contained in each Fund’s prospectus. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Funds or their shareholders, and the discussion here and in each Fund’s Prospectus is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors with specific reference to their own tax situations, including their state, local, and foreign tax liabilities.

The following general discussion of certain federal income tax consequences is based on the Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company. Each Fund will elect and intends to qualify each year to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. To qualify as a RIC, a Fund must, among other things: (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income in each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies, and net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (i.e., partnerships that are traded on an established securities market or tradable on a secondary market, other than partnerships that derive 90% of their income from interest, dividends, capital gains, and other traditionally permitted RIC income); and (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the total value of the Fund’s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, securities of other RICs, U.S. government securities and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the Fund’s total assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, including the equity securities of a “qualified publicly traded partnership” and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Funds own a 20% or more voting stock interest, in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, or in the securities (other than the securities of other RICs) of any two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are determined to be engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or related trades or businesses, or in the securities of one or more “qualified publicly traded partnerships.”

As a RIC, a Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of its taxable investment income and capital gains that it timely distributes to its shareholders, provided that it satisfies a minimum distribution requirement. To satisfy the minimum distribution requirement, the Fund must distribute to its shareholders at least

the sum of (i) 90% of its “investment company taxable income” (i.e., generally, their taxable income other than their net capital gain, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction, plus or minus certain other adjustments), and (ii) 90% of its net tax-exempt income for the taxable year. A Fund will be subject to income tax at the regular corporate tax rate on any taxable income or gains that it does not distribute to its shareholders. Each Fund’s policy is to distribute to its shareholders all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction) and any net realized long term capital gains for each fiscal year in a manner that complies with the distribution requirements of the Code, so that the Fund will not be subject to any federal income or excise taxes. However, the Funds can give no assurances that distributions will be sufficient to eliminate all taxes.

If, for any taxable year, a Fund was to fail to qualify as a RIC under the Code or were to fail to meet the distribution requirement, it would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation at the corporate tax rate and distributions to its shareholders would not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income. In addition, in the event of a failure to qualify, a Fund’s distributions, to the extent derived from a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, including any distributions of net long-term capital gains, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary dividend income for federal income tax purposes. However, such dividends would be eligible, subject to any generally applicable limitations, (i) to be treated as qualified dividend income in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals and (ii) for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders. Moreover, if a Fund was to fail to qualify as a RIC in any year, it would be required to pay out its earnings and profits accumulated in that year in order to qualify again as a RIC. Under certain circumstances, a Funds may cure a failure to qualify as a RIC, but in order to do so the Fund may incur significant Fund-level taxes and may be forced to dispose of certain assets. If a Fund fails to qualify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, such Funds would generally be required to recognize, and would generally be subject to a corporate level tax with respect to, any net built-in gains with respect to certain of its assets upon a disposition of such assets within five years of qualifying as a RIC in a subsequent year.

A Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax to the extent it fails to distribute by the end of the calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income and 98.2% of its capital gain net income (the excess of short- and long-term capital gains over short- and long-term capital losses) for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such year (including any retained amount from the prior calendar year on which the Fund paid no federal income tax. The Funds intend to make sufficient distributions to avoid liability for federal excise tax, but can make no assurances that such tax will be completely eliminated. A Fund may in certain circumstances be required to liquidate Fund investments in order to make sufficient distributions to avoid federal excise tax liability at a time when the investment adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so, and liquidation of investments in such circumstances may affect the ability of such Fund to satisfy the requirement for qualification as a RIC.

A Fund may elect to treat part or all of any “qualified late year loss” as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining such Fund’s taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain, and earnings and profits. The effect of this election is to treat any such “qualified late year loss” as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in characterizing Fund distributions for any calendar year. A “qualified late year loss” generally includes net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (commonly referred to as “post-October losses”) and certain other late-year losses.

If a Fund has a “net capital loss” (that is, capital losses in excess of capital gains) for a taxable year the excess of such Fund’s net short-term capital losses over its net long-term capital gains is treated as a short-term capital loss arising on the first day of such Fund’s next taxable year, and the excess (if any) of the Fund’s net long-term capital losses over its net short-term capital gains is treated as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year. Those net capital losses can be carried forward indefinitely to offset capital gains, if any, in years following the year of the loss. The carryover of capital losses may be limited under the general loss limitation rules if a Fund experiences an ownership change as defined in the Code.

Distributions to Shareholders. The Funds receive income generally in the form of dividends and interest on investments. This income, plus net short-term capital gains, if any, less expenses incurred in the operation of the Funds, constitutes the Funds’ net investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. Net realized capital gains for a fiscal period are computed by taking into account any capital loss carryforwards of the Funds. Taxable dividends and distributions are subject to tax whether you receive them in cash or in additional shares.

Distributions of net investment income, including distributions of net short-term capital gains, may be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Distributions from the Funds’ net capital gain (i.e., the excess of the Funds’ net

long-term capital gains over its net short-term capital losses) are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains regardless of the length of time Funds’ shares have been held.

In general, to the extent that the Funds receives qualified dividend income, the Funds may report a portion of the dividends they pay as qualified dividend income, which for non-corporate shareholders is subject to U.S. federal income tax rates of up to 20%. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain foreign corporations (i.e., foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, and foreign corporations if the stock with respect to which the dividend was paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income to the extent that (i) the shareholder has not held the shares on which the dividend was paid for more than 60 days during the 121‑day period that begins on the date that is 60 days before the date on which the shares become “ex‑dividend” with respect to such dividend, (ii) the shareholder is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to substantially similar or related property, or (iii) the shareholder elects to treat such dividend as investment income under section 163(d)(4)(B) of the Code. In order for a dividend on certain preferred stock to be treated as qualified dividend income, the shareholder must have a holding period of at least 91 days during the 181-day period beginning on the date that is 90 days before the date on which the stock becomes ex-dividend as to that dividend. The holding period requirements described in this paragraph apply to shareholders’ investments in the Funds and to the Funds’ investments in underlying dividend-paying stocks. Distributions received by the Funds from an underlying fund taxable as a RIC or from a REIT will be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent so reported by such underlying fund or REIT.

To the extent that the Funds make a distribution of income received by the Funds in lieu of dividends (a “substitute payment”) with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction, such income will not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.

If the Funds’ distributions exceed its current and accumulated earnings and profits (as calculated for U.S. federal income tax purposes), all or a portion of the distributions may be treated as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution generally will not be taxable but will reduce each shareholder’s tax basis, resulting in a higher capital gain or lower capital loss when the shares on which the distribution was received are sold. After a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares has been reduced to zero, distributions in excess of earnings and profits will be treated as gain from the sale of the shareholder’s shares.

Each shareholder who receives taxable distributions in the form of additional shares will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as if receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the amount of money that the shareholder would have received if he or she had instead elected to receive cash distributions. The shareholder’s aggregate tax basis in shares of the Funds will be increased by such amount.

A dividend or distribution received shortly after the purchase of shares reduces the net asset value of the shares by the amount of the dividend or distribution and, although in effect a return of capital, will be taxable to the shareholder. If the net asset value of shares were reduced below the shareholder’s cost by dividends or distributions representing gains realized on sales of securities, such dividends or distributions would be a return of investment though taxable to the shareholder in the same manner as other dividends or distributions.

A dividend or other distribution by the Funds is generally treated under the Code as received by the shareholders at the time the dividend or distribution is made. However, distributions declared in October, November or December to shareholders of record on a date in such a month and paid the following January are taxable as if received on December 31. Shareholders should note that the Funds may make taxable distributions of income and capital gains even when share values have declined.

A 3.8% tax generally applies to all or a portion of the net investment income of a shareholder who is an individual and not a nonresident alien for federal income tax purposes and who has adjusted gross income (subject to certain adjustments) that exceeds a threshold amount ($250,000 if married filing jointly or if considered a “surviving spouse” for federal income tax purposes, $125,000 if married filing separately, and $200,000 in other cases). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts. For these purposes, dividends, interest and certain capital gains (among other categories of income) are generally taken into account in computing a shareholder’s net investment income.

There is no requirement that a Fund take into consideration any tax implications when implementing its investment strategy. The Funds (or your broker) will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, and will advise you of their tax status for federal income tax purposes shortly after the close of each calendar year. If you have not held your shares for a full year, a Fund may designate and distribute to you, as ordinary income, qualified dividend income or capital gain, a percentage of income that is not equal to the actual amount of such income earned during the period of your investment in such Fund.

Under the Code, the Funds will be required to report to the IRS all distributions of taxable income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from the redemption of Fund shares, except in the case of exempt shareholders, which includes most corporations. The Funds will also be required to report tax basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares had a short-term or long-term holding period. If a shareholder has a different basis for different shares of a Fund in the same account (e.g., if a shareholder purchased shares in the same account at different times for different prices), the Fund will calculate the basis of the shares sold using its default method unless the shareholder has properly elected to use a different method. Each Fund’s default method for calculating basis is first-in, first-out (“FIFO”). A shareholder may elect, on an account-by-account basis, to use a method other than FIFO basis by following procedures established by the Funds or their administrative agent. If such an election is made on or prior to the date of the first exchange or redemption of shares in the account and on or prior to the date that is one year after the shareholder receives notice of a Fund’s default method, the new election will generally apply as if the FIFO method had never been in effect for such account. If such an election is not made on or prior to such dates, the Shares in the account at the time of the election will retain their averaged bases. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers concerning the tax consequences of applying the FIFO method or electing another method of basis calculation. Shareholders also should carefully review any cost basis information provided to them and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns.

Sales or Exchanges. Assuming a shareholder holds Fund shares as a capital asset, any gain or loss recognized on a sale or exchange of shares of a Fund by a shareholder will generally, for individual shareholders, be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months and otherwise will be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss. However, if shares on which a shareholder has received a net capital gain distribution are subsequently sold or exchanged and such shares have been held for six months or less, any loss recognized will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the net capital gain distribution. In addition, any loss realized upon a sale or other disposition of shares may be disallowed under certain wash sale rules to the extent shares of the Funds are purchased (through reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the sale or other disposition.

An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time and the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus the amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. The ability of Authorized Participants to receive a full or partial cash redemption of Creation Units of the Funds may limit the tax efficiency of the Funds. A person who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate market value of any securities received plus the amount of any cash received for such Creation Units. The IRS, however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units cannot currently be deducted under the rules governing “wash sales” (for a person who does not mark-to-market its portfolio) or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

Gain or loss recognized by an Authorized Participant upon an issuance of Creation Units in exchange for securities, or upon a redemption of Creation Units, may be capital or ordinary gain or loss depending on the circumstances. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the creation of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged for such Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if shares comprising the Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses will generally be treated as short-term capital gains or losses. Any loss upon a redemption of Creation Units held for six months or less may be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions to the applicable Authorized Participant of long-term capital gain with respect to the Creation Units (including any amounts credited to the Authorized Participant as undistributed capital gains).

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has the right to reject an order for Creation Units if the purchaser (or a group of

purchasers) would, upon obtaining the Creation Units so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding shares and if, pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, the Funds would have a basis in the deposit securities different from the market value of such securities on the date of deposit. The Trust also has the right to require the provision of information necessary to determine beneficial share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination. If the Funds do issue Creation Units to a purchaser (or a group of purchasers) that would, upon obtaining the Creation Units so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding shares, the purchaser (or a group of purchasers) generally will not recognize gain or loss upon the exchange of securities for Creation Units.

Authorized Participants purchasing or redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction and whether the wash sales rule applies and when a loss may be deductible.

Tax Treatment of Complex Securities. The Funds may invest in complex securities and these investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect the Funds’ ability to qualify as a RIC, affect whether gains and losses recognized by the Funds are treated as ordinary income or capital gain, accelerate the recognition of income to the Funds and/or defer the Funds’ ability to recognize losses, and, in limited cases, subject the Funds to U.S. federal income tax on income from certain of its foreign securities. In turn, these rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to you by the Funds.

Foreign Taxes. Dividends and interest received by the Funds may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and U.S. possessions that would reduce the yield on the Funds’ stock or securities. Tax conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate these taxes. Foreign countries generally do not impose taxes on capital gains with respect to investments by foreign investors.

Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations. Under Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss with respect to the Funds’ shares of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder, or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, in any single year (or certain greater amounts over a combination of years), the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on IRS Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. A shareholder who fails to make the required disclosure to the IRS may be subject to adverse tax consequences, including substantial penalties. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

Backup Withholding. Pursuant to the backup withholding provisions of the Code, distributions of any taxable income and capital gains and proceeds from the redemption of Funds’ shares may be subject to withholding of federal income tax at the rate of 24% in the case of non-exempt shareholders who: (i) has provided the Funds either an incorrect tax identification number or no number at all; (ii) is subject to backup withholding by the IRS for failure to properly report payments of interest or dividends; (iii) has failed to certify to the Funds that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding; or (iv) has failed to certify to the Funds that the shareholder is a U.S. person (including a resident alien). If the withholding provisions are applicable, any such distributions and proceeds, whether taken in cash or reinvested in additional shares, will be reduced by the amounts required to be withheld. Corporate and other exempt shareholders should provide the Funds with their taxpayer identification numbers or certify their exempt status in order to avoid possible erroneous application of backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld may be credited against a shareholder’s ultimate federal income tax liability if proper documentation is provided. The Funds reserve the right to refuse to open an account for any person failing to provide a certified taxpayer identification number.

The foregoing discussion of U.S. federal income tax law relates solely to the application of that law to U.S. citizens or residents and U.S. domestic corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates.

Non-U.S. Investors. Each shareholder who is not a U.S. person should consider the U.S. and foreign tax consequences of ownership of shares of the Funds, including the possibility that such a shareholder may be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or at a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty) on distributions derived from taxable ordinary income. The Funds may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related dividend” or a “short-term capital gain dividend,” which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Short-term capital gain dividends received by a nonresident alien individual who is present in the U.S. for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the taxable year are not exempt from this 30% withholding tax. Gains

realized by foreign shareholders from the sale or other disposition of shares of the Funds generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless the recipient is an individual who is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. Foreign shareholders who fail to provide an applicable IRS form may be subject to backup withholding on certain payments from the Funds. Backup withholding will not be applied to payments that are subject to the 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) withholding tax described in this paragraph. Different tax consequences may result if the foreign shareholder is engaged in a trade or business within the United States. In addition, the tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of a tax treaty may be different than those described above.

Under legislation generally known as “FATCA” (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), the Funds are required to withhold 30% of certain ordinary dividends it pays to shareholders that fail to meet prescribed information reporting or certification requirements. In general, no such withholding will be required with respect to a U.S. person or non-U.S. person that timely provides the certifications required by the Funds or their agent on a valid IRS Form W-9 or applicable series of IRS Form W-8, respectively. Shareholders potentially subject to withholding include foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”), such as non-U.S. investment funds, and non-financial foreign entities (“NFFEs”). To avoid withholding under FATCA, an FFI generally must enter into an information sharing agreement with the IRS in which it agrees to report certain identifying information (including name, address, and taxpayer identification number) with respect to its U.S. account holders (which, in the case of an entity shareholder, may include its direct and indirect U.S. owners), and an NFFE generally must identify and provide other required information to the fund or other withholding agent regarding its U.S. owners, if any. Such non-U.S. shareholders also may fall into certain exempt, excepted or deemed compliant categories as established by regulations and other guidance. A non-U.S. shareholder resident or doing business in a country that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. to implement FATCA will be exempt from FATCA withholding provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of the agreement.

A non-U.S. entity that invests in the Funds will need to provide the Funds with documentation properly certifying the entity’s status under FATCA in order to avoid FATCA withholding. Non-U.S. investors in the Funds should consult their tax advisors in this regard.

Tax-Exempt Shareholders. Certain tax-exempt shareholders, including qualified pension plans, individual retirement accounts, salary deferral arrangements, 401(k)s, and other tax-exempt entities, generally are exempt from federal income taxation except with respect to their unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”). Tax-exempt entities are not permitted to offset losses from one trade or business against the income or gain of another trade or business. Certain net losses incurred prior to January 1, 2018 are permitted to offset gain and income created by an unrelated trade or business, if otherwise available. Under current law, the Funds generally serve to block UBTI from being realized by its tax-exempt shareholders. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of an investment in the Funds where, for example: (i) the Funds invest in residual interests of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (“REMICs”), (ii) the Funds invest in a REIT that is a taxable mortgage pool (“TMP”) or that has a subsidiary that is a TMP or that invests in the residual interest of a REMIC, or (iii) shares in the Funds constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of section 514(b) of the Code. Charitable remainder trusts are subject to special rules and should consult their tax advisor. The IRS has issued guidance with respect to these issues and prospective shareholders, especially charitable remainder trusts, are strongly encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding these issues.

State Taxes. Depending upon state and local law, distributions by the Fund to its shareholders and the ownership of such shares may be subject to state and local taxes. Rules of state and local taxation of dividend and capital gains distributions from RICs often differ from the rules for federal income taxation described above. It is expected that the Fund will not be liable for any corporate excise, income or franchise tax in Delaware if it qualifies as a RIC for federal income tax purposes.

Many states grant tax-free status to dividends paid to you from interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. government, subject in some states to minimum investment requirements that must be met by the Fund. Investment in Ginnie Mae or Fannie Mae securities, banker’s acceptances, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities do not generally qualify for such tax-free treatment. The rules on exclusion of this income are different for corporate shareholders. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding state and local taxes applicable to an investment in the Fund.

This discussion and the related discussion in the Prospectus have been prepared by Funds’ management. The information above is only a summary of some of the tax considerations generally affecting the Funds and their

shareholders. No attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences and this discussion should not be construed as applicable to all shareholders’ tax situations. Investors should consult their own tax advisors to determine the suitability of the Funds and the applicability of any state, local or foreign taxation.

Financial Statements

Financial statements and annual reports will be available after the Funds have completed a fiscal year of operations.

Appendix A Description of Securities Ratings

Short-Term Credit Ratings

A Standard & Poor’s short-term issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation having an original maturity of no more than 365 days. The following summarizes the rating categories used by Standard & Poor’s for short-term issues:

“A-1” – A short-term obligation rated “A-1” is rated in the highest category and indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.

“A-2” – A short-term obligation rated “A-2” is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.

“A-3” – A short-term obligation rated “A-3” 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.

“B” – A short-term obligation rated “B” is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.

“C” – A short-term obligation rated “C” is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

“D” – A short-term obligation rated “D” is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the “D” rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The “D” rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation’s rating is lowered to “D” if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.

Local Currency and Foreign Currency Risks – Standard & Poor’s issuer credit ratings make a distinction between foreign currency ratings and local currency ratings. An issuer’s foreign currency rating will differ from its local currency rating when the obligor has a different capacity to meet its obligations denominated in its local currency, vs. obligations denominated in a foreign currency.

Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) short-term ratings are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments. Ratings may be assigned to issuers, short-term programs or to individual short-term debt instruments.

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.

“P-2” – Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

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“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.

Fitch, Inc. / Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”) short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity or security stream and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as “short-term” based on market convention. Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign and structured obligations, and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets. The following summarizes the rating categories used by Fitch for short-term obligations:

“F1” – Securities possess the highest short-term credit quality. This designation indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added “+” to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

“F2” – Securities possess good short-term credit quality. This designation indicates good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.

“F3” – Securities possess fair short-term credit quality. This designation indicates that the intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.

“B” – Securities possess speculative short-term credit quality. This designation indicates minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

“C” – Securities possess high short-term default risk. Default is a real possibility.

“RD” – Restricted default. Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically applicable to entity ratings only.

“D” – Default. Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.

The DBRS® Ratings Limited (“DBRS”) short-term debt rating scale provides an opinion on the risk that an issuer will not meet its short-term financial obligations in a timely manner. Ratings are based on quantitative and qualitative considerations relevant to the issuer and the relative ranking of claims. The R-1 and R-2 rating categories are further denoted by the sub-categories “(high)”, “(middle)”, and “(low)”.

The following summarizes the ratings used by DBRS for commercial paper and short-term debt:

“R-1 (high)” - Short-term debt rated “R-1 (high)” is of the highest credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is exceptionally high. Unlikely to be adversely affected by future events.

“R-1 (middle)” – Short-term debt rated “R-1 (middle)” is of superior credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is very high. Differs from “R-1 (high)” by a relatively modest degree. Unlikely to be significantly vulnerable to future events.

“R-1 (low)” – Short-term debt rated “R-1 (low)” is of good credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is substantial. Overall strength is not as favorable as higher rating categories. May be vulnerable to future events, but qualifying negative factors are considered manageable.

“R-2 (high)” – Short-term debt rated “R-2 (high)” is considered to be at the upper end of adequate credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is acceptable. May be vulnerable to future events.

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“R-2 (middle)” – Short-term debt rated “R-2 (middle)” is considered to be of adequate credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is acceptable. May be vulnerable to future events or may be exposed to other factors that could reduce credit quality.

“R-2 (low)” – Short-term debt rated “R-2 (low)” is considered to be at the lower end of adequate credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is acceptable. May be vulnerable to future events. A number of challenges are present that could affect the issuer’s ability to meet such obligations.

“R-3” – Short-term debt rated “R-3” is considered to be at the lowest end of adequate credit quality. There is a capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due. May be vulnerable to future events and the certainty of meeting such obligations could be impacted by a variety of developments.

“R-4” – Short-term debt rated “R-4” is considered to be of speculative credit quality. The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is uncertain.

“R-5” – Short-term debt rated “R-5” is considered to be of highly speculative credit quality. There is a high level of uncertainty as to the capacity to meet short-term financial obligations as they fall due.

“D” – Short-term debt rated “D” is assigned when the issuer has filed under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or winding up statute or there is a failure to satisfy an obligation after the exhaustion of grace periods, a downgrade to “D” may occur. DBRS may also use “SD” (Selective Default) in cases where only some securities are impacted, such as the case of a “distressed exchange”.

Long-Term Credit Ratings

The following summarizes the ratings used by Standard & Poor’s for long-term issues:

“AAA” – An obligation rated “AAA” has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.

“AA” – An obligation rated “AA” differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.

“A” – An obligation rated “A” is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.

“BBB” – An obligation 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.

“BB,” “B,” “CCC,” “CC” and “C” – Obligations rated “BB,” “B,” “CCC,” “CC” and “C” are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. “BB” indicates the least degree of speculation and “C” the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.

“BB” – An obligation rated “BB” is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

“B” – An obligation rated “B” is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated “BB”, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

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“CCC” – An obligation rated “CCC” is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

“CC” – An obligation rated “CC” is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The “CC” rating is used when a default has not yet occurred, but Standard & Poor’s expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.

“C” – An obligation rated “C” is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared to obligations that are rated higher.

“D” – An obligation rated “D” is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the “D” rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made within five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or 30 calendar days. The “D” rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation’s rating is lowered to “D” if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.

Plus (+) or minus (-) – The ratings from “AA” to “CCC” may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

“NR” – This indicates that no rating has been requested, or that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard & Poor’s does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy.

Local Currency and Foreign Currency Risks - Standard & Poor’s issuer credit ratings make a distinction between foreign currency ratings and local currency ratings. An issuer’s foreign currency rating will differ from its local currency rating when the obligor has a different capacity to meet its obligations denominated in its local currency, vs. obligations denominated in a foreign currency.

Moody’s long-term ratings are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations with an original maturity of one year or more. Such ratings reflect both the likelihood of default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. The following summarizes the ratings used by Moody’s for long-term debt:

“Aaa” – Obligations rated “Aaa” are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.

“Aa” – Obligations rated “Aa” are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

“A” – Obligations rated “A” are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

“Baa” – Obligations rated “Baa” are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

“Ba” – Obligations rated “Ba” are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.

“B” – Obligations rated “B” are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

“Caa” – Obligations rated “Caa” are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

“Ca” – Obligations rated “Ca” are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

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“C” – Obligations rated “C” are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

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.

The following summarizes long-term ratings used by Fitch:

“AAA” – Securities considered to be of the highest credit quality. “AAA” ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

“AA” – Securities considered to be of very high credit quality. “AA” ratings denote expectations of very low credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

“A” – Securities considered to be of high credit quality. “A” ratings denote expectations of low credit risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

“BBB” – Securities considered to be of good credit quality. “BBB” ratings indicate that expectations of credit risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.

“BB” – Securities considered to be speculative. “BB” ratings indicate that there is an elevated vulnerability to credit risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met.

“B” – Securities considered to be highly speculative. “B” ratings indicate that material credit risk is present.

“CCC” – A “CCC” rating indicates that substantial credit risk is present.

“CC” – A “CC” rating indicates very high levels of credit risk.

“C” – A “C” rating indicates exceptionally high levels of credit risk.

Defaulted obligations typically are not assigned “RD” or “D” ratings, but are instead rated in the “B” to “C” rating categories, depending upon their recovery prospects and other relevant characteristics. Fitch believes that this approach better aligns obligations that have comparable overall expected loss but varying vulnerability to default and loss.

Plus (+) or minus (-) may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the “AAA” obligation rating category, or to corporate finance obligation ratings in the categories below “CCC”.

The DBRS long-term rating scale provides an opinion on the risk of default. That is, the risk that an issuer will fail to satisfy its financial obligations in accordance with the terms under which an obligation has been issued. Ratings are based on quantitative and qualitative considerations relevant to the issuer, and the relative ranking of claims. All rating categories other than AAA and D also contain subcategories “(high)” and “(low)”. The absence of either a “(high)” or “(low)” designation indicates the rating is in the middle of the category. The following summarizes the ratings used by DBRS for long-term debt:

“AAA” - Long-term debt rated “AAA” is of the highest credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is exceptionally high and unlikely to be adversely affected by future events.

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“AA” – Long-term debt rated “AA” is of superior credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is considered high. Credit quality differs from “AAA” only to a small degree. Unlikely to be significantly vulnerable to future events.

“A” – Long-term debt rated “A” is of good credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is substantial, but of lesser credit quality than “AA.” May be vulnerable to future events, but qualifying negative factors are considered manageable.

“BBB” – Long-term debt rated “BBB” is of adequate credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is considered acceptable. May be vulnerable to future events.

“BB” – Long-term debt rated “BB” is of speculative, non-investment grade credit quality. The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is uncertain. Vulnerable to future events.

“B” – Long-term debt rated “B” is of highly speculative credit quality. There is a high level of uncertainty as to the capacity to meet financial obligations.

“CCC”, “CC” and “C” – Long-term debt rated in any of these categories is of very highly speculative credit quality. In danger of defaulting on financial obligations. There is little difference between these three categories, although “CC” and “C” ratings are normally applied to obligations that are seen as highly likely to default, or subordinated to obligations rated in the “CCC” to “B” range. Obligations in respect of which default has not technically taken place but is considered inevitable may be rated in the “C” category.

“D” – A security rated “D” is assigned when the issuer has filed under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or winding up statute or there is a failure to satisfy an obligation after the exhaustion of grace periods, a downgrade to “D” may occur. DBRS may also use “SD” (Selective Default) in cases where only some securities are impacted, such as the case of a “distressed exchange”.

Municipal Note Ratings

A Standard & Poor’s U.S. municipal note rating reflects Standard & Poor’s opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, Standard & Poor’s analysis will review the following considerations:

•Amortization schedule - the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note; and

•Source of payment - the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note.

Municipal Short-Term Note rating symbols are as follows:

“SP-1” – A municipal note rated “SP-1” exhibits a 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.

“SP-2” – A municipal note rated “SP-2” exhibits a satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.

“SP-3” – A municipal note rated “SP-3” exhibits a speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

Moody’s uses the Municipal Investment Grade (“MIG”) scale to rate U.S. municipal bond anticipation notes of up to three years maturity. Municipal notes rated on the MIG scale may be secured by either pledged revenues or proceeds of a take-out financing received prior to note maturity. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation, and the issuer’s long-term rating is only one consideration in assigning the MIG rating. MIG ratings

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are divided into three levels – “MIG-1” through “MIG-3” while speculative grade short-term obligations are designated “SG”. The following summarizes the ratings used by Moody’s for short-term municipal obligations:

“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.

“NR” – Is assigned to an unrated obligation.

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 risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody’s evaluation of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand (“demand feature”). The second element uses a rating from a variation of the MIG rating scale called the Variable Municipal Investment Grade or “VMIG” scale. The rating transitions on the VMIG scale differ from those on the Prime scale to reflect the risk that external liquidity support generally will terminate if the issuer’s long-term rating drops below investment grade.

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.

“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.

“NR” – Is assigned to an unrated obligation.

About Credit Ratings

A Standard & Poor’s issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects Standard & Poor’s view of the obligor’s capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.

Moody’s credit ratings must be construed solely as statements of opinion and not statements of fact or recommendations to purchase, sell or hold any securities.

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Fitch’s credit ratings provide an opinion on the relative ability of an entity to meet financial commitments, such as interest, preferred dividends, repayment of principal, insurance claims or counterparty obligations. Fitch credit ratings are used by investors as indications of the likelihood of receiving the money owed to them in accordance with the terms on which they invested. Fitch’s credit ratings cover the global spectrum of corporate, sovereign (including supranational and sub-national), financial, bank, insurance, municipal and other public finance entities and the securities or other obligations they issue, as well as structured finance securities backed by receivables or other financial assets.

DBRS credit ratings are opinions based on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of information sourced and received by DBRS, which information is not audited or verified by DBRS. Ratings are not buy, hold or sell recommendations and they do not address the market price of a security. Ratings may be upgraded, downgraded, placed under review, confirmed and discontinued.

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Appendix B Proxy Voting Policy

MILLER VALUE PARTNERS, LLC

PROXY VOTING

MILLER VALUE PARTNERS, LLC (the “Adviser”) will exercise its proxy voting responsibilities to serve the best interests of its clients and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Adviser recognizes that proxy voting is a valuable right of company shareholders and believes that shareholders are best served by a voting process guided by the principles of preserving and expanding the power of shareholders in areas of corporate governance and allowing responsible management teams to run businesses.

Procedures

Oversight of Principles and Procedures

The Adviser’s Managing Member has full authority to determine the Adviser’s proxy voting principles and procedures and vote proxies on behalf of the Adviser’s clients. The Managing Member may delegate oversight and implementation of the proxy voting process, including the principles and procedures that govern it, to one or more portfolio managers.

Limitations

The Adviser recognizes proxy voting as a valuable right of company shareholders. Generally speaking, the Adviser will vote all proxies it receives. However, the Adviser may refrain from voting in certain circumstances. For instance, the Adviser generally intends to refrain from voting a proxy if the company’s shares are no longer held by the Adviser’s clients at the time of the meeting. Additionally, the Adviser may refrain from voting a proxy if the Adviser concludes the potential impact on shareholders’ interests is insignificant while the cost associated with analyzing and voting the proxy may be significant.

Client Accounts for which the Adviser Votes Proxies

The Adviser shall vote proxies for each client account for which the client:

(i)has specifically authorized the Adviser to vote proxies;

i.without specifically authorizing the Adviser to vote proxies, has granted general investment discretion to the Adviser in the investment management agreement; or

i.is subject to ERISA, unless the investment management agreement or another applicable writing specifically reserves the responsibility for voting proxies to the plan trustees or other named fiduciary.

At or prior to account inception, the Adviser shall determine whether it has proxy voting authority over such client account.

The Adviser will deliver to each client for which it has proxy voting authority, no later than the time it accepts such authority, a written summary of the Proxy Voting Principles and Procedures. The summary will state that a copy of the Adviser’s Proxy Voting Principles and Procedures is available upon request, as well as guidelines that describe how the Adviser generally votes proxies.

The Adviser will maintain a record of each client request for proxy voting information. The Adviser will also maintain a copy of its response thereto.

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Proxy Administration

The Adviser will instruct each client custodian to forward proxy materials to the vendor engaged by the Adviser to electronically receive ballots and transmit the Adviser’s proxy votes, as well as to maintain proxy voting receipts and records (the “Proxy Administration Vendor”). New client custodians will be notified at account inception of their responsibility to deliver proxy materials to the Adviser’s Proxy Administration Vendor.

Compliance Review

A member of the compliance team will review the pending proxies and identify any potential conflicts between the Adviser, or its employees, and the Adviser’s clients.

Identifying Conflicts

In identifying conflicts of interest, the compliance team will review the following issues:

(i) Whether there are any business or personal relationships between the Adviser, or an employee of the Adviser, and the officers, directors or shareholder proposal proponents of a company whose securities are held in client accounts that may create an incentive to vote in a manner that is not consistent with the best interests of the Adviser’s clients; and

(ii) Whether the Adviser has any other economic incentive to vote in a manner that is not consistent with the best interests of its clients.

Assessing Materiality

If it is determined that a conflict exists, the conflict will be deemed to be material if a member of the compliance team determines, in the exercise of reasonable judgment, that the conflict is likely to have an impact on the manner in which the subject shares are voted.

If it is determined that the conflict is not material, the proxy issue will be forwarded to the portfolio manager for voting.

If a member of the compliance team determines that the conflict may be material, the following steps will be taken:

(i)The compliance team will consult with representatives of the Adviser’s senior management to make a final determination of materiality. The compliance team will maintain a record of this determination.

(ii)After the determination is made, the following procedures will apply:

a.If the final determination is that the conflict is not material, the proxy issue will be forwarded to the portfolio manager for voting;

b. f the final determination is that the conflict is material, the following procedures will apply:

(1)If the Adviser’s Proxy Voting Guidelines (“Guidelines”), a copy of which is attached as Schedule 1, definitively address the issues presented for vote, the Adviser will vote according to the Guidelines;

(2)If the issues presented for vote are not definitively addressed in the Guidelines, the Adviser will either (x) follow the vote recommendation of an independent voting delegate or (y) disclose the conflict to clients and obtain their consent to vote.

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Notification to Clients

Upon receipt of a client request for information on how proxies were voted for that client’s account, the Adviser will promptly provide such requested information to the client in writing.

Proxy Administration

The Adviser’s operations team, with the assistance of the Proxy Administration Vendor will provide custodians with instructions to forward proxies to the Adviser’s Proxy Administration Vendor for all clients for whom the Adviser is responsible for voting proxies. The Adviser’s investment team or its designee, per instructions from the applicable portfolio manager, will vote proxy issues via the Proxy Administration Vendor’s software, online or via facsimile.

Recordkeeping

The Adviser shall maintain the following records relating to proxy voting:

(i)a copy of this Policy and Procedures, including any and all amendments that may be adopted;

(ii)a copy of each proxy statement that the Adviser receives regarding client securities;

(iii)a record of each vote cast by the Adviser on behalf of a client;

(iv)documentation relating to the identification and resolution of conflicts of interest;

(v)any documents created by the Adviser that were material to a proxy voting decision or that memorialized the basis for that decision; and

(vi)a copy of each written client request for information on how the Adviser voted proxies on behalf of the client, and a copy of any written response by the Adviser to any (written or oral) client request for information on how the Adviser voted proxies on behalf of the requesting client.

All required records shall be maintained for a period of five years from the end of the fiscal year during which the last entry was made on such record. For the first two (2) years of the five (5) year period, the required records will be maintained in the Adviser’s Offices. In lieu of keeping copies of proxy statements, the Adviser may rely on proxy statements filed on the EDGAR filing system as well as on third party records of proxy statements if the third party provides an undertaking to provide copies of such proxy statements promptly upon request. The Adviser may also rely on a third party to make and retain, on the Adviser’s behalf, records of votes cast by the Adviser on behalf of clients if the third party provides an undertaking to provide a copy of such records promptly upon request.

In addition, the Adviser shall maintain the following records on behalf of each investment company client for a period of six years from the end of the fiscal year during which the last entry was made on such record:

A proxy log and supporting materials, including:

(i)Issuer name;

(ii)Exchange ticker symbol of the issuer’s shares to be voted;

(iii)Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) number for the shares to be voted;

(iv)A brief identification on the matter voted;

(v)Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a shareholder of the issuer;

(vi)Whether a vote was cast on the matter;

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(vii)A record of how the vote was cast; and

(viii)Whether the vote was cast for or against the recommendation of the issuer’s management team.

The Adviser may also rely on a third party to make and retain, on the Adviser’s behalf, these records if the third party provides an undertaking to provide a copy of such records promptly upon request.

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SCHEDULE 1

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

The Adviser maintains these proxy-voting guidelines, which set forth the manner in which the Adviser generally votes on issues that are routinely presented. Please note that for each proxy vote the Adviser takes into consideration its duty to its clients, the specific circumstances of the vote and all other relevant facts available at the time of the vote. While these guidelines provide the framework for voting proxies, ultimately proxy votes are cast on a case-by-case basis. Therefore actual votes for any particular proxy issue may differ from the guidelines shown below.

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Four principal areas of interest to shareholders:

1.Obligations of the Board of Directors

2.Compensations of management and the Board of Directors

3.Take-over protections

4.Shareholders’ rights


Proxy Issue			Adviser Guideline


BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Independence of Boards of Directors: majority of unrelated directors, independent of management			For
Nominating Process: independent nominating committee seeking qualified candidates, continually assessing directors and proposing new nominees			For
Size and Effectiveness of Boards of Directors: Boards must be no larger than 15 members			For
Cumulative Voting for Directors			For
Staggered Boards			Against
Separation of Board and Management Roles (CEO/Chairman)			Case-by-Case
Compensation Review Process: compensation committee comprised of outside, unrelated directors to ensure shareholder value while rewarding good performance			For
Director Liability & Indemnification: support limitation of liability and provide indemnification			For
Audit Process			For
Board Committee Structure: audit, compensation, and nominating and/or governance committee consisting entirely of independent directors			For
Monetary Arrangements for Directors: outside of normal board activities amts should be approved by a board of independent directors and reported in proxy			For
Fixed Retirement Policy for Directors			Case-by-Case
Ownership Requirement: all Directors have direct and material cash investment in common shares of Company			For
Proposals on Board Structure: (lead director, shareholder advisory committees, requirement that candidates be nominated by shareholders, attendance at meetings)			For
Annual Review of Board/CEO by Board			For
Periodic Executive Sessions Without Mgmt (including CEO)			For
Votes for Specific Directors			Case-by-Case

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Proxy Issue			Adviser Guideline


MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Stock Option and Incentive Compensation Plans:			Case-by-Case
Form of Vehicle: grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, phantom shares and restricted stock			Case-by-Case
Price			Against plans whose underlying securities are to be issued at less than 100% of the current market value
Re-pricing: plans that allow the Board of Directors to lower the exercise price of options already granted if the stock price falls or under-performs the market			Against
Expiry: plan whose options have a life of more than ten years			Case-by-Case
Expiry: “evergreen” stock option plans			Against
Dilution:			Case-by-Case – taking into account value creation, commitment to shareholder-friendly policies, etc.
Vesting: stock option plans that are 100% vested when granted			Against
Performance Vesting: link granting of options, or vesting of options previously granted, to specific performance targets			For
Concentration: authorization to allocate 20% or more of the available options to any one individual in any one year			Against
Director Eligibility: stock option plans for directors if terms and conditions are clearly defined and reasonable			Case-by-Case
Change in Control: stock option plans with change in control provisions that allow option holders to receive more for their options than shareholders would receive for their shares			Against
Change in Control: change in control arrangements developed during a take-over fight specifically to entrench or benefit management			Against
Change in Control: granting options or bonuses to outside directors in event of a change in control			Against
Board Discretion: plans to give Board broad discretion in setting terms and conditions of programs			Against
Employee Loans: Proposals authorizing loans to employees to pay for stock or options			Against
Director Compensation: % of directors’ compensation in form of common shares			For
Golden Parachutes			Case-by-Case
Expense Stock Options			For
Severance Packages: must receive shareholder approval			For
Lack of Disclosure about Provisions of Stock-based Plans			Against
Reload Options			Against
Plan Limited to a Small Number of Senior Employees			Against
Employee Stock Purchase Plans			Case-by-Case


Proxy Issue			Adviser Guideline


SHAREHOLDERS’ RIGHTS
Confidential Voting by Shareholders			For
Dual-Class Share Structures			Against
Linked Proposals: with the objective of making one element of a proposal more acceptable			Against
Blank Check Preferred Shares: authorization of, or an increase in, blank check preferred shares			Against

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SHAREHOLDERS’ RIGHTS
Supermajority Approval of Business Transactions: management seeks to increase the number of votes required on an issue above two-thirds of the outstanding shares			Against
Increase in Authorized Shares: provided the amount requested is necessary for sound business reasons			For
Shareholder Proposals			Case-by-Case
Stakeholder Proposals			Case-by-Case
“Fair Price” Provisions: Measures to limit ability to buy back shares from particular shareholder at higher-than-market prices			Against
“Fair Price” Provisions: Measures to limit ability to buy back shares from particular shareholder at higher-than-market prices			For
Preemptive Rights			For
Actions altering Board/Shareholder Relationship Require Prior Shareholder Approval (including “anti-takeover” measures)			For
Allow Shareholder action by written consent			For
Allow Shareholders to call Special Meetings			For
Social and Environmental Issues			As recommended by Company Management
Reimbursing Proxy Solicitation Expenses			Case-by-Case

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PART C

OTHER INFORMATION


Item 28.			Exhibits


(a)	(1)	Certificate of Trust dated August 28, 2003 was previously filed with the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A on August 29, 2003 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(2)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust dated June 1, 2005 was previously filed with the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A on June 24, 2005 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(3)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust dated December 1, 2011 was previously filed with the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A on January 30, 2013 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(4)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust dated January 31, 2013 was previously filed with the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A on November 26, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(5)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust dated January 13, 2014 was previously filed with the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A on September 29, 2015 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(6)	Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated August 26, 2003 was previously filed with the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A on August 29, 2003 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(7)	Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated February 24, 2022 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 on September 8, 2022 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(b)	Amended and Restated Bylaws dated August 14, 2020 were previously filed with the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A on October 28, 2020 and are incorporated herein by reference.
(c)	Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders are incorporated by reference into the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Amended and Restated Bylaws.
(d)	Investment Advisory Agreement with Miller Value Partners, LLC - to be filed by amendment.
	(1)	Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement - to be filed by amendment.
(e)	(1)	ETF Distribution Agreement - to be filed by amendment.
	(2)	Form of Authorized Participant Agreement - to be filed by amendment.
(f)	Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts - not applicable.
(g)	Custody Agreement dated January 1, 2014 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on January 14, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(1)	Amendment to Custody Agreement with LMM LLC dated October 12, 2016 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on November 21, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(2)	Amendment to Custody Agreement with LMM LLC - to be filed by amendment.
(h)	Other Material Contracts
	(1)	Fund Administration Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2014 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on January 14, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.
		(i)	Amendment to Fund Administration Servicing Agreement with LMM LLC dated October 12, 2016 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on November 21, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference.
		(ii)	Addendum to Fund Administration Servicing Agreement between the Trust and each series dated June 20, 2018 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on July 31, 2018 and is incorporated herein by reference
	(2)	Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2014 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on January 14, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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		(i)	Amendment to Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement with LMM LLC dated October 12, 2016 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on November 21, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference.
		(ii)	Amendment to Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement with LMM LLC - to be filed by amendment.
		(iii)	Amendment to Fund Administration Agreement - to be filed by amendment.
	(3)	Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2014 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on January 14, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.
		(i)	Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement with LMM LLC dated October 12, 2016 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on November 21, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference.
		(ii)	Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement with LMM LLC - to be filed by amendment.
	(4)	Shareholder Servicing Plan - not applicable.
	(5)	Power of attorney for Harry E. Resis, Brian S. Ferrie, Wan-Chong Kung, and Christopher E. Kashmerick dated September 30, 2022 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on October 18, 2022 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(6)	Amended and Restated Lending Services Agreement between the Trust and The Bank of Nova Scotia (Miller Opportunity Trust) was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on April 10, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(7)	Novation Agreement between the Trust (Miller Opportunity Trust series), The Bank of Nova Scotia, and Legg Mason Investment Trust was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on April 10, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(8)	Amended and Restated Committed Lending Agreement between the Trust (Miller Opportunity Trust series) and The Bank of Nova Scotia was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on April 10, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(9)	Special Custody and Pledge Agreement between the Trust (Miller Opportunity Trust series), The Bank of Novia Scotia, and U.S. Bank, N.A. was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on April 10, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(i)	Legal Opinion - to be filed by amendment.
(j)	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - to be filed by amendment.
(k)	Omitted Financial Statements - not applicable.
(l)	Form of Subscription Agreement was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on August 29, 2003 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(m)	Rule 12b-1 Plan - to be filed by amendment.
(n)	Rule 18f-3 Plan - not applicable.
(o)	Reserved.
(p)	(1)	Code of Ethics for the Registrant dated February 2014, as amended February 2017, was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on March 20, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(2)	Code of Ethics for Miller Value Partners, LLC dated October 2018 was previously filed with the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on January 28, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference.
	(3)	Code of Ethics for Access Persons of Quasar Distributors, LLC - not applicable under Rule 17j-1(c)(3).

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Item 29.			Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant

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

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Item 30.			Indemnification

Reference is made to Article VI in the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Pursuant to Rule 484 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Registrant furnishes the following undertaking: “Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.”

With respect to the Registrant, the general effect of these provisions is to indemnify any person (Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent, among others) who was or is a party to any proceeding by reason of their actions performed in their official or duly authorized capacity on behalf of the Trust. With respect to the distributor, the general effect of the relevant provisions is to indemnify those entities for claims arising out of any untrue statement or material fact contained in the Fund's Registration Statement, reports to shareholders or advertising and sales literature.


			Item 31.			Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser

With respect to the Adviser, the response to this Item is incorporated by reference to the Adviser’s Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (Form ADV) on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (File No. 801-56989), dated January 3, 2023. The Adviser’s Form ADV may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.


			Item 32.			Principal Underwriters

(a) Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Registrant’s principal underwriter, acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies:

1.American Trust Allegiance Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

2.Capital Advisors Growth Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

3.Chase Growth Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

4.Davidson Multi Cap Equity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

5.Edgar Lomax Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

6.First Sentier American Listed Infrastructure Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

7.First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

8.Fort Pitt Capital Total Return Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

9.Huber Large Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

10.Huber Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

11.Huber Select Large Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

12.Huber Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

13.Logan Capital Broad Innovative Growth ETF, Series of Advisors Series Trust

14.O'Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

15.PIA BBB Bond Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

16.PIA High Yield Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

17.PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

18.PIA MBS Bond Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

19.PIA Short-Term Securities Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

20.Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

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21.Poplar Forest Partners Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

22.Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

23.Pzena International Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

24.Pzena International Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

25.Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

26.Pzena Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

27.Reverb ETF, Series of Advisors Series Trust

28.Scharf Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

29.Scharf Global Opportunity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

30.Scharf Multi-Asset Opportunity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

31.Semper MBS Total Return Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

32.Semper Short Duration Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

33.Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

34.Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust

35.VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, Series of Advisors Series Trust

36.The Aegis Funds

37.Allied Asset Advisors Funds

38.Angel Oak Funds Trust

39.Angel Oak Strategic Credit Fund

40.Barrett Opportunity Fund, Inc.

41.Brookfield Investment Funds

42.Buffalo Funds

43.Cushingâ Mutual Funds Trust

44.DoubleLine Funds Trust

45.EA Series Trust (f/k/a Alpha Architect ETF Trust)

46.Ecofin Tax-Advantaged Social Impact Fund, Inc.

47.AAM Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

48.AAM Low Duration Preferred and Income Securities ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

49.AAM S&P 500 Emerging Markets High Dividend Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

50.AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

51.AAM S&P Developed Markets High Dividend Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

52.AAM Transformers ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

53.AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

54.Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

55.Aptus Defined Risk ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

56.Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

57.Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

58.Blue Horizon BNE ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

59.BTD Capital Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions

60.Carbon Strategy ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

61.Cboe Vest 10 Year Interest Rate Hedge ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

62.ClearShares OCIO ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

63.ClearShares Piton Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions

64.ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

65.Distillate International Fundamental Stability & Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

66.Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

67.Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

68.ETFB Green SRI REITs ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

69.Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

70.Hoya Capital Housing ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

71.iBET Sports Betting & Gaming ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

72.International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

73.LHA Market State Alpha Seeker ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

74.LHA Market State Tactical Beta ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

75.LHA Market State Tactical Q ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

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76.Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

77.Loncar China BioPharma ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

78.McElhenny Sheffield Managed Risk ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

79.Nationwide Dow Jones® Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

80.Nationwide Nasdaq-100 Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

81.Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

82.Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

83.NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

84.Opus Small Cap Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

85.PSYK ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

86.Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

87.The Acquirers Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions

88.U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

89.U.S. Global JETS ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

90.U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

91.US Vegan Climate ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions

92.First American Funds, Inc.

93.FundX Investment Trust

94.The Glenmede Fund, Inc.

95.The Glenmede Portfolios

96.The GoodHaven Funds Trust

97.Greenspring Fund, Incorporated

98.Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.

99.Hennessy Funds Trust

100.Horizon Funds

101.Hotchkis & Wiley Funds

102.Intrepid Capital Management Funds Trust

103.Jacob Funds Inc.

104.The Jensen Quality Growth Fund Inc.

105.Kirr, Marbach Partners Funds, Inc.

106.Core Alternative ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust

107.Wahed Dow Jones Islamic World ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust

108.Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust

109.LKCM Funds

110.LoCorr Investment Trust

111.MainGate Trust

112.ATAC Rotation Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

113.Cove Street Capital Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

114.Ecofin Global Energy Transition Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

115.Ecofin Global Renewables Infrastructure Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

116.Ecofin Global Water ESG Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

117.Ecofin Sustainable Water Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

118.Jackson Square Large-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

119.Jackson Square SMID-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

120.Kensington Active Advantage Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

121.Kensington Dynamic Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

122.Kensington Managed Income Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

123.LK Balanced Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

124.Muhlenkamp Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

125.Nuance Concentrated Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

126.Nuance Concentrated Value Long Short Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

127.Nuance Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

128.Port Street Quality Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

129.Principal Street High Income Municipal Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

130.Principal Street Short Term Municipal Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

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131.Reinhart Genesis PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

132.Reinhart International PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

133.Reinhart Mid Cap PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

134.Tortoise Energy Infrastructure and Income Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

135.Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Total Return Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

136.Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

137.V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

138.V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF, Series of Managed Portfolio Series

139.Greenspring Income Opportunities Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

140.Hood River International Opportunity Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

141.Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

142.Mar Vista Strategic Growth Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

143.Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios

144.Matrix Advisors Funds Trust

145.Matrix Advisors Value Fund, Inc.

146.Monetta Trust

147.Nicholas Equity Income Fund, Inc.

148.Nicholas Fund, Inc.

149.Nicholas II, Inc.

150.Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc.

151.Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds

152.Perritt Funds, Inc.

153.Procure ETF Trust II

154.Professionally Managed Portfolios

155.Prospector Funds, Inc.

156.Provident Mutual Funds, Inc.

157.Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

158.Abbey Capital Multi-Asset Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

159.Adara Smaller Companies Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

160.Aquarius International Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

161.Boston Partners All Cap Value Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

162.Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

163.Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

164.Boston Partners Global Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

165.Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

166.Boston Partners Global Sustainability Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

167.Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

168.Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

169.Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

170.Campbell Systematic Macro Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

171.Motley Fool 100 Index ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

172.Motley Fool Capital Efficiency 100 Index ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

173.Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

174.Motley Fool Mid-Cap Growth ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

175.Motley Fool Next Index ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

176.Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

177.Optima Strategic Credit Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

178.SGI Global Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

179.SGI Peak Growth Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

180.SGI Prudent Growth Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

181.SGI Small Cap Core Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

182.SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

183.SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

184.US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

185.US Treasury 12 Month Bill ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

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186.US Treasury 2 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

187.US Treasury 20 Year Bond ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

188.US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

189.US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

190.US Treasury 30 Year Bond ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

191.US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

192.US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

193.US Treasury 7 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

194.WPG Partners Select Small Cap Value Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

195.WPG Partners Small Cap Value Diversified Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

196.The RBB Fund Trust

197.RBC Funds Trust

198.Series Portfolios Trust

199.Thompson IM Funds, Inc.

200.TrimTabs ETF Trust

201.Trust for Advised Portfolios

202.Barrett Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

203.Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

204.Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

205.CrossingBridge Low Duration High Yield Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

206.CrossingBridge Responsible Credit Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

207.CrossingBridge Ultra-Short Duration Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

208.Dearborn Partners Rising Dividend Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

209.Jensen Global Quality Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

210.Jensen Quality Value Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

211.Rockefeller Climate Solutions Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

212.Terra Firma US Concentrated Realty Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers

213.USQ Core Real Estate Fund

214.Wall Street EWM Funds Trust

215.Wisconsin Capital Funds, Inc.

(b) The Distributor’s main business address is 111 E. Kilbourn Ave., Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202. To the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the following are the Officers and Manager of the Distributor, the Registrant’s underwriter.


Name	Address	Position with Underwriter	Position with Registrant
Teresa Cowan	111 E. Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202	President/Manager	None
Chris Lanza	Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	Vice President	None
Kate Macchia	Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	Vice President	None
Susan L. LaFond	111 E. Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer and Treasurer	None
Jennifer A. Brunner	111 E. Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer	None
Kelly B. Whetstone	Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	Secretary	None

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			Item 33.			Location of Accounts and Records

The books and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), are maintained at the following locations:


Records Relating to:			Are located at:
Registrant’s Fund Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent			U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC 615 East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor Milwaukee, WI 53202
Registrant’s Custodian			U.S. Bank National Association Custody Operations 1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302 Milwaukee, WI 53212
Registrant’s Investment Adviser			Miller Value Partners, LLC One South Street, Suite 2550 Baltimore, MD 21202
Registrant’s Distributor			Quasar Distributors, LLC 111 E. Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200 Milwaukee, WI 53202


Item 34.			Management Services

Not applicable.


Item 35.			Undertakings

Not applicable.

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Signature Page

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the 1940 Act, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 270 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Glendora and State of California, on the 5th day of April 2023.

Trust for Advised Portfolios

By: /s/ Russell B. Simon

Russell B. Simon

President and Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 270 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature	Title	Date

Harry E. Resis*	Trustee	April 5, 2023
Harry E. Resis

Brian S. Ferrie*	Trustee	April 5, 2023
Brian S. Ferrie

Wan-Chong Kung*	Trustee	April 5, 2023
Wan-Chong Kung

Christopher E. Kashmerick*	Trustee	April 5, 2023
Christopher E. Kashmerick




/s/ Russell B. Simon	President and Principal Executive Officer	April 5, 2023
Russell B. Simon

/s/ Eric T. McCormick	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)	April 5, 2023
Eric T. McCormick

*By: /s/ Russell B. Simon
Russell B. Simon Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney

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