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Sep. 28, 2021
Hood River International Opportunity Fund
Hood River International Opportunity Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Hood River International Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital.
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 Example below.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
Institutional
Shares
Investor Shares1
Retirement Shares1
Management Fees
1.30%1.30%1.30%
Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service FeesNone0.25%None
Shareholder Servicing Fee2
0.10%0.10%None
Other Expenses3, 4
8.92%8.92%8.92%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
10.32%10.57%10.22%
Fee Waivers/Expense Reimbursements5
-8.81%-8.81%-8.81%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers/Expense Reimbursements1.51%1.76%1.41%
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. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement included in the table above is reflected through September 28, 2024.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year3 Years
Institutional Shares$154$477
Investor Shares$179$554
Retirement Shares$144$446
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 the 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 will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of small-capitalization companies that are located in non-U.S. developed or emerging markets countries. In selecting securities for the Fund, Hood River seeks to invest in common stocks that are judged by Hood River to have strong growth characteristics or to be undervalued in the marketplace relative to underlying profitability.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest in issuers located in at least ten of the countries included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) AC (All Country) World Index ex USA Small Cap Index.
The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets (up to 50% under normal market conditions) at the time of purchase in securities of companies located in emerging markets countries. Emerging markets are those countries designated by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The Fund may also invest in pre-emerging markets, also known as frontier markets. The Fund may invest a large portion of its assets in a particular region or market, including Japan and European countries.
The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), and International Depositary Receipts (“IDRs”). The Fund may also invest in preferred stock, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), rights, and warrants. The Fund may purchase securities of companies engaged in initial public offerings (“IPOs”).
The Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and the rules thereunder.
In selecting securities, the research process utilized by Hood River begins by screening a universe of stocks with market capitalizations of generally less than $5 billion which exhibit strong growth characteristics and attractive valuation relative to underlying profitability. In order to identify companies with such attributes, Hood River conducts fundamental analysis through discussions with management, customers, suppliers, competitors, and industry experts to forecast financial metrics for a potential investment target. The Fund’s portfolio will consist of companies for which Hood River has conviction in its own proprietary estimates and believes that they are significantly higher than consensus estimates.
The Fund is expected to maintain a portfolio of approximately 80-85 stocks, which is constructed with the overall goal of mitigating both issuer-specific and portfolio risk. Idiosyncratic risk is reduced by obtaining several independent data points that support Hood River’s financial model. Portfolio risk is addressed through position and sector sizing limits. The Fund is expected to have significant exposure to the health care and information technology sectors. However, the actual amount of the portfolio holdings may vary due to market conditions.
Hood River periodically engages in active trading of Fund securities.
Hood River generally sells stocks when it believes they have become overvalued, when the fundamentals weaken, or if poor relative price performance persists.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
Before investing in the Fund, you should carefully consider your own investment goals, the amount of time you are willing to leave your money invested, and the amount of risk you are willing to take. Remember, in addition to possibly not achieving your investment goals, you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund over long or even short periods of time. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
General Market Risk; Recent Market Events: The value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate based on the performance of the Fund’s investments and other factors affecting the securities markets generally. Certain investments selected for the Fund’s portfolio may be worth less than the price originally paid for them, or less than they were worth at an earlier time. The value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down, sometimes dramatically and unpredictably, based on current market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse political or economic conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the fixed income markets or adverse investor sentiment.
U.S. and international markets have experienced significant periods of volatility in recent months and years due to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic which resulted in a public health crisis, business interruptions, growth concerns in the U.S. and overseas, travel restrictions, changed social behaviors, rising inflation, and reduced consumer spending. While U.S. and global economies are recovering from the effects of COVID-19 the recovery is proceeding at slower than expected rates and may last for a prolonged period of time.
Equity Risk: Common stocks and other equity securities generally increase or decrease in value based on the earnings of a company and on general industry and market conditions. A fund that invests a significant amount of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities is likely to have greater fluctuations in share price than a fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in fixed income securities.
Small Company Risk: The Fund is subject to greater volatility than funds that invest in large-cap companies. Small-cap companies may be more vulnerable than large-cap companies to adverse business or economic developments, their securities may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of larger companies, and they may suffer significant losses. Small-cap companies may also be more difficult to value than large-cap companies.
Growth Investing Risk: Growth stocks are typically priced higher than other stocks, in relation to earnings and other measures, because investors believe they have more growth potential. Growth prices tend to fluctuate more dramatically than the overall stock market.
Value Investing Risk: The Fund may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value or the market may not recognize improving fundamentals as quickly as the Fund anticipated. In such cases, the stock may not reach the price that reflects the intrinsic value of the company.
Management Risk: The performance of the Fund will depend on whether or not Hood River is successful in pursuing the Fund’s investment strategies.
Sector Emphasis Risk: Although Hood River selects stocks based on their individual merits, some economic sectors will represent a larger portion of the Fund’s overall investment portfolio than other sectors. Potential negative market or economic developments affecting one of the larger sectors could have a greater impact on the Fund than on a fund with fewer holdings in that sector.
Health Care Sector Risk: To the extent that the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the health care sector, the Fund will be sensitive to risks affecting health care companies. Companies in the health care sector are subject to government regulation and may be affected by reimbursement rates, government approval of products and services, patent protection and research and development costs.
Information Technology Sector Risk: Market or economic factors impacting information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technological advances could have a significant effect on the value of the Fund’s investments. The value of stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market. Information technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability.
Valuation Risk: It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. There is no guarantee that stocks in general or the specific securities that the Fund buys will increase in value.
Foreign Security Risk: Investments in a foreign market are subject to foreign security risk. A change in value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in that foreign currency. Additionally, the value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, expropriation or nationalization of a company’s assets, foreign taxes, higher transaction and other costs, delays in settlement of transactions, changes in economic or monetary policy in the U.S. or abroad, or other political and economic factors. Income and dividends earned on foreign investments may be subject to foreign withholding taxes.
Emerging and Frontier Markets Risk: Countries in emerging markets are generally more volatile and can have relatively unstable governments, social and legal systems that do not protect shareholders, economies based on only a few industries, and securities markets that trade a small number of issues. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies and even less developed capital markets than emerging markets. As a result, the risks of investing in emerging markets are magnified in frontier markets, and include potential for extreme price volatility and illiquidity; government ownership or control of parts of private sector and of certain companies; trade barriers, exchange controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures; and relatively new and unsettled securities laws.
Foreign Currency Risk: The Fund may invest in securities or other instruments denominated in non-U.S. currencies. Such investments involve currency risks, including unfavorable currency exchange rate developments and political or governmental intervention in currency trading or valuation. These risks are higher in emerging markets.
Geographic Investment Risk: To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies of a single country or region, it is more likely to be impacted by events or conditions affecting that country or region.
Risks Related to Investing in Japan: The Japanese economy may be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social instability, which could have a negative impact on Japanese securities. Since the year 2000, Japan’s economic growth rate has remained relatively low and it may remain low in the future. In addition, Japan is subject to the risk of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, typhoons and tsunamis. Additionally, decreasing U.S. imports, new trade regulations, changes in the U.S. dollar exchange rates, a recession in the United States or continued increases in foreclosure rates may have an adverse impact on the economy of Japan. Japan also has few natural resources, and any fluctuation or shortage in the commodity markets could have a negative impact on Japanese securities.
Risks Related to Investing in Europe: The economies and markets of European countries are often closely connected and interdependent, and events in one country in Europe can have an adverse impact on other European countries. The Fund makes investments in securities of issuers that are domiciled in, or have significant operations in, member countries of the European Union (“EU”) that are subject to economic and monetary controls that can adversely affect the Fund’s investments. The European financial markets have experienced volatility and adverse trends in recent years and these events have adversely affected the exchange rate of the euro and may continue to significantly affect other European countries. Decreasing imports or exports, changes in governmental or EU regulations on trade, changes in the exchange rate of the euro, the default or threat of default by an EU member country on its sovereign debt, and/or an economic recession in an EU member country may have a significant adverse effect on the economies of EU member countries and their trading partners, including some or all of the European countries in which the Fund invests.
The UK formally exited from the EU on January 31, 2020 (known as “Brexit”). Although the UK and EU have made a trade agreement that was entered into force on May 1, 2021, certain post-EU arrangements were outside the scope of the negotiating mandate and remain unresolved and subject to further negotiation and agreement. There is significant market uncertainty regarding Brexit’s ramifications, and the range of possible political, regulatory, economic and market outcomes are difficult to predict. The uncertainty surrounding the UK’s economy, and its legal, political, and economic relationship with the remaining member states of the EU, may continue to be a source of instability and cause considerable disruption in securities markets, including increased volatility and illiquidity, as well as currency fluctuations in the British pound’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar.
Depositary Receipts Risk: The Fund may invest its assets in securities of foreign issuers in the form of ADRs, EDRs, GDRs, and IDRs, which are securities representing securities of foreign issuers. The risk of such depositary receipts includes many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, such as currency rate fluctuations and political and economic instability.
IPO Risk: The Fund may purchase securities of companies engaged in IPOs. The price of securities purchased in IPOs can be very volatile. The Fund’s investments in IPO shares may include the securities of “unseasoned” companies (companies with less than three years of continuous operations), which present risks considerably greater than common stocks of more established companies. These companies may be involved in new and evolving businesses and may be vulnerable to competition and changes in technology, markets and economic conditions. They may be more dependent on key managers and third parties and may have limited product lines. The effect of IPO investments on the Fund’s performance depends on a variety of factors, including the number of IPOs the Fund invests in relative to the size of the Fund, and whether and to what extent a security purchased in an IPO appreciates or depreciates in value. When the Fund’s asset base is small, a significant portion of the Fund’s performance could be attributable to investments in IPOs because such investments would have a magnified impact on the Fund. As the Fund’s assets grow, the effect of the Fund’s investments in IPOs on the Fund’s performance probably will decline, which could reduce the Fund’s performance.
REIT Investment Risk: Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, and may be more volatile than other securities. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties or mortgages or by defaults by their borrowers or tenants. Furthermore, these entities depend upon specialized management skills, have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in financing a limited number of projects. In addition, the performance of a REIT may be affected by changes in the tax laws or by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income.
Preferred Securities Risk: Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return and are subject to many of the risks associated with debt securities (e.g., interest rate risk, call risk and extension risk). In addition, preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. Because many preferred securities allow the issuer to convert their preferred security into common stock, preferred securities are often sensitive to declining common stock values. A company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred stock of larger companies.
Cybersecurity Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the Fund is susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks. Cyber incidents affecting the Fund or its service providers may cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”), impediments to trading, the inability of shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs.
Portfolio Turnover Risk: The Fund periodically engages in active and frequent trading, resulting in high portfolio turnover. The higher the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate in a year, the greater the trading costs and the greater the chance of a shareholder receiving distributions of taxable gains in the year.
Liquidity Risk: Certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Fund would like. Securities of small-cap companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than more widely held securities. The values of these securities may fluctuate more sharply than those of other securities, and the Fund may experience some difficulty in establishing or closing out positions in these securities at prevailing market prices.
Other Investment Companies Risk: You will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by underlying investment companies in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses. As a result, your cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly in the underlying investment company shares.
ETF Risk: When the Fund invests in ETFs, it will bear additional expenses based on its pro rata share of the ETF’s operating expenses, including the potential duplication of management fees. The risk of owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying investments the ETF holds. The Fund also will incur brokerage costs when it purchases and sells ETFs. ETFs may trade at a discount or premium to net asset value.
New Fund Risk: As a new fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow or maintain an economically viable size.
Operational Risk: Operational risks include human error, changes in personnel, system changes, faults in communication, and failures in systems, technology, or processes. Various operational events or circumstances are outside the Adviser’s control, including instances at third parties. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do not address every possible risk and may be inadequate to address these risks.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The Fund is new and therefore does not have a performance history for a full calendar year. In the future, performance information for the Fund will be presented in this section. Updated performance information is also available on the Fund’s website at www.hoodrivercapital.com or by calling (800) 497-2960.