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Jul. 31, 2023
Pemberwick Fund
Pemberwick Fund
Investment Objective
The Pemberwick Fund (the “Fund”) seeks maximum current income that is consistent with liquidity and stability of principal.
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):
Management Fees0.25%
Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service FeesNone
Other Expenses0.18%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1
0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses0.44%
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.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years
$45$141$246$555
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as dealer markups and markdowns, 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 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 55% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund pursues its investment objective by primarily investing its assets in a non-diversified portfolio of the following securities or instruments (“Principal Investments”): Corporate debt obligations; U.S. Government securities; open-end investment companies; municipal securities; commercial paper; time deposits and certificates of deposit.
In selecting portfolio securities for the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser, Pemberwick Investment Advisors, LLC (“Pemberwick” or the “Advisor”) selects investment grade fixed-income investments so
that approximately 90% of the Fund’s assets will be (i) securities or instruments rated “A-” or better by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) (or if commercial paper, rated in the highest category) or, if a rating is not available, deemed to be of comparable quality by the Advisor; or (ii) securities issued by banking institutions operating in the United States and having assets in excess of $250 billion that are of investment grade quality or, if a rating is not available, deemed to be of comparable quality by the Advisor. The Fund may only invest in open-end investment companies that: (i) have a policy to generally invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities having a credit rating of “A-” or better by an NRSRO or of comparable quality as determined by such company’s investment adviser; and (ii) have net assets in excess of $200 million. The Fund will concentrate its investments in the banking industry. Therefore, under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 25% of its assets in securities issued by companies in the banking industry.
The Advisor selects portfolio securities of varying maturities based upon anticipated cash flow needs of the Fund, expectations about the direction of interest rates, and other economic factors. The Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents. The Fund expects to maintain an average duration of 0 to 90 days with respect to 2% to 5% of the Fund’s assets, as determined necessary by the Advisor in order to meet anticipated liquidity needs. The Fund expects to maintain an overall average effective duration for non-floating rate assets of approximately 24 months, depending on market conditions. Average effective duration is a measure of the Fund’s interest rate sensitivity. The longer the Fund’s effective duration, the more sensitive the Fund is to shifts in interest rates. The Fund’s average effective duration also gives an indication of how the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) will change as interest rates change. For instance, a fund with a five-year duration would be expected to lose 5% of its NAV if interest rates rose by one percentage point, or gain 5% if interest rates fell by one percentage point. The Advisor may invest in “fixed to float” securities, which are corporate debt obligations that initially have a fixed return, but which, after a period of time, begin to “float,” or provide a rate of return equal to a market reference rate (such as the Consumer Price Index, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, an index, etc.) plus a specified percentage (the “floating spread”). In determining the duration of a fixed to float security, the Advisor may assign a duration to such security based upon the first call date (usually the float commencement date) if the floating spread of such security is significantly higher than similar or comparable fixed or floating rate securities, taking into account the duration of those similar securities.
The Advisor has engaged J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“J.P. Morgan” or the “Sub-Advisor”) to manage a portion of the Fund’s assets in a percentage determined from time to time by the Advisor. At the Advisor’s discretion, the Advisor may allocate 100% of the Fund’s assets to the Sub-Advisor. As of June 30, 2023, approximately 22% of the Fund’s assets were allocated to the Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor implements a short duration strategy that invests in Principal Investments with effective average durations generally targeted at between zero to three years. In selecting securities for the Fund, the Sub-Advisor generally focuses on U.S. Government securities, although it may invest in other permitted investments as directed by Pemberwick from time to time. Pemberwick may also restrict the Sub-Advisor from investing in certain securities otherwise permissible for the Fund to hold.
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 market value of a security may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect
a single issuer, industry, sector of the economy or the market as a whole. U.S. and international markets have experienced volatility in recent months and years due to a number of economic, political and global macro factors, including rising inflation, problems in the banking sector, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. While U.S. and global economies are recovering from the effects of COVID-19, labor shortages and the inability to meet consumer demand have restricted growth. Uncertainties regarding the level of central banks’ interest rate increases, political events, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, trade tensions and the possibility of a national or global recession have also contributed to market volatility.
Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. Continuing market volatility as a result of recent market conditions or other events may have adverse effects on the Fund’s returns. The Advisor and Sub-Advisor will monitor developments and seek to manage the Fund in a manner consistent with achieving the Fund’s investment objective, but there can be no assurance that they will be successful in doing so.
Management Risk. The Advisor’s or Sub-Advisor’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect and the investment strategies employed by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor in selecting investments for the Fund may not result in an increase in the value of your investment or in overall performance equal to other similar investment vehicles having similar investment strategies.
Fixed Income Securities Risk. Fixed income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may not make principal and interest payments when they are due. Fixed-income securities may be subject to credit, interest rate, call or prepayment, and extension risks which are more fully described below.
Credit Risk. An issuer may not make timely payments of principal and interest. A credit rating assigned to a particular debt security is essentially an opinion of the NRSRO as to the credit quality of an issuer and may prove to be inaccurate.
Interest Rate Risk. The value of investments in fixed income securities fluctuates with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the fixed income securities generally increases. The Federal Reserve has increased short-term interest rates significantly in 2022 and 2023 in an effort to combat inflation, which may impact the value of the Fund’s fixed income securities.
Call or Prepayment Risk. During periods of declining interest rates, a bond issuer may “call” or repay its high yielding bonds before their maturity dates. In times of declining interest rates, the Fund’s higher yielding securities may be prepaid offering less potential for gains, and the Fund may have to replace them with securities having a lower yield.
Extension Risk. When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these securities to fall.
LIBOR Transition Risk. The Fund may invest in securities that use the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a benchmark or reference rate for interest rate calculations. LIBOR historically has been used as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various commercial and financial contracts, including corporate and municipal bonds, bank loans, asset-backed and mortgage-related securities, interest rate swaps and other derivatives. Over the last several years, global regulators have indicated an intent to phase out the use of LIBOR. LIBOR’s administrator ceased publication of most LIBOR settings on a representative basis at the end of 2021 and ceased publication of a majority of U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on a representative basis after June 30, 2023. Although the transition process
away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, the impact on certain debt securities remains uncertain. While it is expected that market participants will adopt alternative rates such as Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or otherwise amend financial instruments referencing LIBOR to include fallback provisions and other measures that contemplate the discontinuation of LIBOR or other similar market disruption events, neither the effect of the transition process nor the viability of such measures is known. Moreover, uncertainty and risk remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include alternative rates and revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. The transition process away from LIBOR could lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments whose terms currently rely on LIBOR. It could also lead to a reduction in the value of some LIBOR-linked investments. The transition away from LIBOR may also result in operational issues for the Fund and the Advisor, including the need of making regular fair valuation determinations.
U.S. Government and U.S. Agency Obligations Risk. Securities issued by U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities have different levels of U.S. Government credit support. Some are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, while others are supported by only the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government or only by the credit of the agency or instrumentality. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to U.S. Government-sponsored instrumentalities because they are not obligated to do so by law. Guarantees of timely prepayment of principal and interest do not assure that the market prices and yields of the securities are guaranteed nor do they guarantee the net asset value (“NAV”) or performance of the Fund, which will vary with changes in interest rates, the Advisor’s and Sub-Advisor’s performance and other market conditions.
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.
Municipal Securities Risk. The municipal market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. Budgetary constraints of local, state, and federal governments upon which the issuers may be relying for funding may also impact municipal securities. In addition, changes in the financial condition of an individual municipal insurer can affect the overall municipal market, and market conditions may directly impact the liquidity and valuation of municipal securities.
Inflation Risk. Inflation is the risk that the present value of income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the present value of the Fund’s assets may decline.
Deflation Risk. Deflation to the U.S. economy may cause principal to decline and inflation-linked securities could underperform securities whose interest payments are not adjusted for inflation or linked to a measure of inflation.
Industry Concentration Risk. By concentrating its assets in the banking industry, the Fund is subject to the risk that economic, business, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on the banking industry will negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were diversified across several different industries or sectors. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate market, fiscal and monetary policy and general economic cycles. Regional banks have been more susceptible to these factors in recent years than the large money center banks in which the Fund has exposure to.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is “non-diversified,” it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.
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 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.
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 Advisor’s or Sub-Advisor’s control, including instances at third parties. The Fund, the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor 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 was organized to acquire the assets and liabilities of the Pemberwick Fund, a series of FundVantage Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”), in exchange for shares of the Fund on December 5, 2016. Accordingly, the Fund is the successor to the Predecessor Fund, and the following return information for periods prior to December 5, 2016 was derived from the performance records of the Predecessor Fund. The Fund’s investment objective, strategies, and policies are, in all material respects, equivalent to the Predecessor Fund, which, like the Fund, was advised and sub-advised by Pemberwick and J.P. Morgan, respectively. Performance information for the Predecessor Fund reflects all fees and expenses of the Predecessor Fund, and has not been adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of the Fund.
The bar chart and performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund and Predecessor Fund from calendar year to calendar year and by showing how the Fund and Predecessor Fund’s average annual returns for one year, five years, ten years, and since inception compared with those of the Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index, which is a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s and Predecessor Fund’s past performance, both before and after taxes, does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by calling 1-888-893-4491.
Calendar Year Returns as of December 31
1543
Best QuarterWorst Quarter
3.67%-2.89%
June 30, 2020March 31, 2020
The Fund’s calendar year-to-date return as of June 30, 2023 was 2.60%.
Average Annual Total Returns(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2022)
1 Year5 Year10 Year
Since Inception
(2/1/2010)(1)
Return Before Taxes0.19%1.36%1.12%1.25%
Return After Taxes on Distributions-0.54%0.67%0.54%0.70%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares0.11%0.75%0.60%0.72%
Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index(2) (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
-3.69%0.92%0.88%1.06%
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who are exempt from tax or hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred or other tax-advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In certain cases, the figure representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures for the same period. A higher after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and provides an assumed tax deduction that benefits the investor.