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Eagle Rock Floating Rate Fund
FUND SUMMARY - Eagle Rock Floating Rate Fund
Investment Objective.

The Eagle Rock Floating Rate Fund’s (the “Fund”) objective is to achieve as high a level of current income as is consistent with capital preservation. The Fund’s secondary objective is long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund.

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. More information is available from your financial professional and in the section captioned “Purchasing Shares” on page 84 of this prospectus.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - Eagle Rock Floating Rate Fund
Investor Class Shares
Institutional Class Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of amount redeemed) none none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions none none
Redemption Fee on Shares 2.00% 2.00%
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - Eagle Rock Floating Rate Fund
Investor Class Shares
Institutional Class Shares
Management Fees 0.68% 0.68%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% none
Total Other Expenses [1] 4.94% 4.94%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.09% 0.09%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 5.96% 5.71%
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements [2] (4.57%) (4.57%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements [2] 1.39% 1.14%
[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[2] Pursuant to an operating expense limitation agreement between Crow Point Partners, LLC (“Crow Point” or the “Adviser”) and the Fund, the Adviser has agreed to waive or reduce its fees and to assume other expenses of the Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” (exclusive of interest, expenses incurred under a plan of distribution adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, dividend expenses on short sales and other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of such Fund’s business) to not more than 1.05% of the average daily net assets of each share class of the Fund through January 31, 2020. This operating expense limitation agreement can be terminated only by, or with the consent of, the Board of Trustees. Each waiver or reimbursement of an expense by the Adviser is subject to repayment by the Fund within three fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the expense was incurred, provided that the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the expense limitation in place at the time of the waiver or reimbursement and at the time the waiver or reimbursement is recouped.
Example.

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the contractual agreement to limit expenses remains in effect only until January 31, 2020. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your cost would be:

 

Expense Example - Eagle Rock Floating Rate Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
Investor Class Shares 142 1,365
Institutional Class Shares 116 1,294
Portfolio Turnover.

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. For the fiscal period ended September 30, 2018, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 94% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategy of the Fund.

In order to accomplish the Fund’s objectives, the Fund will invest in a portfolio composed mainly of corporate senior secured bank loans (sometimes referred to as “adjustable rate loans” or “floating rate loans”). These loans hold a senior position in the capital structure and, at the time of purchase, are typically rated between BBB and B (commonly referred to as “high yield” or “junk bonds”). Such loans are considered to be speculative investments. Although the Fund has no restrictions on the maturity of investments, normally the floating rate loans will have remaining maturities of 10 years or less. Also, these loans have historically had recovery rates of 60% - 70% or more. The “recovery rate” is the amount of an investment recovered through foreclosure or bankruptcy procedures in the event of a default, expressed as a percentage of face value. The Fund will invest primarily in floating rate loans and other floating rate investments, but also may invest in other high-yield securities from time to time based on the macroeconomic and interest rate outlook as determined by the Fund’s sub-adviser.

 

Preservation of capital is essential to the Fund’s sub-adviser and a key component of the Fund’s investment objectives. In its efforts to preserve capital, the sub-adviser intends to maintain a highly diversified portfolio, generally limiting individual portfolio positions to 4% or less of the Fund’s net assets. In addition, the sub-adviser will actively monitor recovery rates and credit quality, generally avoiding loans with recovery ratings of 5 (i.e., 10-30% expectation of recovery in the case of default) or lower and second lien loan securities. The Fund’s sub-adviser intends to focus on deal sizes of $250 million or greater in efforts to preserve capital and maintain liquidity.

 

The Fund’s sub-adviser employs a disciplined fundamental value approach to investing in these floating and fixed rate securities. Each investment decision carefully weighs potential risks to capital while seeking attractive yields. The sub-adviser seeks to add value through thoughtful asset allocations and a disciplined, research-intensive approach to company and security selection.

 

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. dollar denominated floating rate secured loans and other floating rate debt instruments, including: floating rate bonds; floating rate notes; floating rate debentures; and tranches of floating rate asset-backed securities, including structured notes, made to, or issued by, U.S. and non-U.S. corporations or other business entities. As part of meeting the 80% test, the Fund’s sub-adviser may sell or hold the equity securities received incidental to these investments for a period of time depending on market conditions. Similarly, as part of meeting the 80% test, the Fund may also invest in other investment companies, including exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) that focus their investments on floating rate debt investments. 

 

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets, measured at the time of purchase, in a combination of one or more of the following types of U.S. dollar denominated investments: senior or subordinated fixed rate debt instruments, including notes and bonds, whether secured and unsecured; and short-term debt obligations, repurchase agreements and other investment companies, including ETFs. The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its assets in unrated and/or unregistered debt instruments.

 

The Fund’s sub-adviser employs a pro-active portfolio management approach and pursues both a “top down” industry view and a “bottom up” individual credit analysis to maximize income and minimize losses.

 

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund.

As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective. Investment markets are unpredictable and there will be certain market conditions where the Fund will not meet its investment objective and will lose money. The Fund’s net asset value and returns will vary and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund and those losses could be significant.

 

The following summarizes the principal risks of investing in the Fund. These risks could adversely affect the net asset value, total return and the value of the Fund and your investment.

 

●Acquired Fund Risk – Because the Fund may invest in other investment companies, the value of your investment will fluctuate in response to the performance of the acquired funds. Investing in acquired funds involves certain additional expenses and certain tax results that would not arise if you invested directly in the securities of the acquired funds.

  

●Credit Risk – Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security and other instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. The value of the Fund’s shares, and the Fund’s ability to pay dividends, is dependent upon the performance of the assets in its portfolio. Prices of the Fund’s investments can fall if the actual or perceived financial health of the borrowers or issuers of, such investments deteriorate, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In severe cases, the borrower or issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay altogether. In the event a borrower fails to pay scheduled interest or principal payments on an investment held by the Fund, the Fund will experience a reduction in its income and a decline in the market value of such investment. This will likely reduce the amount of dividends paid by the Fund and likely lead to a decline in the net asset value of the Fund’s shares. To the extent that the Fund holds below investment grade securities, these risks may be heightened.

  

●Demand for Loans Risk – An increase in demand for loans may benefit a fund by providing increased liquidity for such loans and higher sales prices, but it may also adversely affect the rate of interest payable on such loans acquired by the fund and the rights provided to the fund under the terms of the applicable loan agreement, and may increase the price of loans that the fund wishes to purchase in the secondary market. A decrease in the demand for loans may adversely affect the price of loans in a fund’s portfolio, which could cause the fund’s net asset value to decline.

  

●Equity Securities Incidental to Investments in Loans Risk – The value of equity securities in which the Fund invests may be affected more rapidly, and to a greater extent, by company-specific developments and general market conditions. These risks may increase fluctuations in the Fund’s net asset value.

  

●Foreign Securities Risk – Since the Fund’s investments may include ADRs and foreign securities, the Fund is subject to risks beyond those associated with investing in domestic securities. The value of foreign securities is subject is subject to currency fluctuations. Foreign companies are generally not subject to the same regulatory requirements of U.S. companies thereby resulting in less publicly available information about these companies. In addition, foreign accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards generally differ from those applicable to U.S. companies.

   

●Interest Rate Risk – As interest rates rise, prices of bonds generally fall, typically causing the Fund’s investments to lose value. Additionally, rising interest rates or lack of market participants may lead to decreased liquidity in the fixed income markets. Interest rate changes typically have a greater effect on the price of longer-term bonds, including inverse floaters, than on the price of shorter-term bonds. A wide variety of market factors can cause interest rates to rise, including central bank monetary policy, rising inflation, and changes in general economic conditions. The Fund will be exposed to heightened interest rate risk as interest rates rise from historically low levels. Changes in short-term market interest rates will directly affect the yield on the shares of a fund whose investments are normally invested in floating rate debt. If short-term market interest rates fall, the yield on the Fund’s shares will also fall. Conversely, when short-term market interest rates rise, because of the lag between changes in such short-term rates and the resetting of the floating rates on the floating rate debt in the Fund’s portfolio, the impact of rising rates will be delayed to the extent of such lag.

  

●Junk Bond Risk – Lower-quality bonds, known as “high yield” or “junk” bonds, are considered speculative and present greater risk than bonds of higher quality, including an increased risk of default. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these bonds and reduce the Fund’s ability to sell its bonds. The lack of a liquid market for these bonds could decrease the Fund’s share price. The credit rating for these securities could also be further downgraded after they are purchased by the Fund, which would reduce their value.

  

●Limited Secondary Market for Floating Rate Loans Risk – Although the re-sale, or secondary market for floating rate loans has grown substantially over the past decade, both in overall size and number of market participants, there is no organized exchange or board of trade on which floating rate loans are traded. Instead, the secondary market for floating rate loans is a private, unregulated inter-dealer or inter-bank re-sale market. Floating rate loans usually trade in large denominations. Trades can be infrequent and the market for floating rate loans may experience substantial volatility.

  

●Liquidity for Floating Rate Loan Funds Risk – If a loan is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the loan at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, thereby having the effect of decreasing the Fund’s overall level of liquidity. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a loan at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.

  

●Management Risk – The portfolio manager’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular stocks or other securities in which the Fund invests or sells short may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the portfolio manager’s judgment will produce the desired results.

  

●Prepayment and Extension Risks – Prepayment risk is the risk that principal on a debt obligation may be repaid earlier than anticipated. Extension risk is the risk that an issuer will exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected. Both prepayment and extension risks may impact the Fund’s profits and/or require it to pay higher yields than were expected.

  

●Senior Bank Loans Risk – Senior loans are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate a senior loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer’s capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of senior loans. Senior loans may take significantly longer than seven days to settle and, as a result, proceeds related to the sale of senior loans may not be readily available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund’s redemption obligations. Certain senior loans may not be considered “securities,” and purchasers, such as the Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on the protections of federal securities laws, including anti-fraud provisions.

   

●Valuation Risk – The Fund values its assets daily. However, because the secondary market for floating rate loans is limited, it may be difficult to value loans. Reliable market value quotations may not be readily available for some loans and valuation of such loans may require more research than for liquid securities. In addition, elements of judgment may play a greater role in valuation of loans than for securities with a more developed secondary market because there is less reliable, objective market value data available. In addition, if the Fund purchases a relatively large portion of a loan, the limitations of the secondary market may inhibit the Fund from selling a portion of the loan and reducing its exposure to a borrower when the adviser or Sub-Adviser deems it advisable to do so.

 

Performance.

Because the Fund has less than a full calendar year of investment operations, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of this Prospectus. Updated performance information will be available at no cost by calling (877) 244-6235.