| RevenueShares ETF Trust | |||
| SUMMARY PROSPECTUS | |||
| NOVEMBER 8, 2012 | |||
| RevenueShares ADR Fund
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This summary prospectus is designed to Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, each dated October 29, 2012, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. All this information may be obtained at no cost online at www.revenuesharesetfs.com/prospectus-and-reports, by calling RevenueShares ETF Trust at 1-877-738-8870 or by sending an e-mail request to info@revenuesharesetfs.com. RTR Listed on NYSE ARCA CUSIP # 761396605 |
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RevenueShares ADR Fund
Investment Objective
RevenueShares ADR Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to outperform the total return performance of the S&P ADR Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (the “Benchmark Index”). For purposes of the Fund’s investment objective, “total return” refers to a combination of capital appreciation and income.
Fees and Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.
| Annual Fund Operating
Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
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| Management Fees | 0.60 | % |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees | 0.00 | % |
| Other Expenses | 0.45 | % |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 1.05 | % |
| Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(1) | 0.56 | % |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver | 0.49 | % |
| and/or Expense Reimbursement |
| (1) | RevenueShares ETF Trust (the “Trust”) and VTL Associates, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser (“VTL” or “Management”) have entered into a written fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement pursuant to which VTL has agreed to waive a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep the Fund’s expenses (excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and extraordinary and other non-routine expenses) from exceeding 0.49% of average daily net assets. This agreement will remain in effect and will be contractually binding through October 28, 2013. |
The following 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 redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same, except that the Fund’s expenses are reduced during the first year by the fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement described above. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years |
| $50 | $278 | $525 | $1,232 |
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when 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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 35.04% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the RevenueShares ADR IndexTM (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is constructed by re-weighting the constituent securities of the Benchmark Index according to the revenue earned by the companies in the Benchmark Index, subject to certain asset diversification requirements. The Underlying Index thus generally contains the same securities as the Benchmark Index, but in different proportions. Constituent securities that are added to or removed
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from the Benchmark Index during a calendar quarter are generally added to and removed from the Underlying Index on a quarterly basis, causing the Fund to make corresponding changes to its portfolio.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) included in the Benchmark Index, and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry, such as the energy industry, consistent with its Underlying Index, meaning that it may invest more than 25% of its total assets in that industry. Energy companies develop and produce crude oil and natural gas and provide drilling and other energy resources production and distribution related services.
The Fund’s intention is to replicate the constituent securities of the Underlying Index as closely as possible. When a replication strategy could have adverse consequences to Fund shareholders, however, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Underlying Index, but may not track that index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index. The Fund does not seek temporary defensive positions when equity markets decline or appear to be overvalued.
The Fund is non-diversified and therefore may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified Fund.
Foreign Securities The Fund holds the securities of foreign companies in the form of ADRs, global shares or, in the case of Canadian equities, ordinary shares. Global shares are the actual (ordinary) shares of a non-U.S. company, which trade both in the home market and the U.S. and are represented by the same share certificate in both the U.S. and the home market. Global shares may also be eligible to list on exchanges in addition to the United States and home country. ADRs are receipts typically issued by an American bank or trust company that evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign corporation. Generally, ADRs are designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. Separate registrars in the United States and home country are maintained. In most cases, purchases occurring on a U.S. exchange would be reflected on the U.S. Registrar.
The underlying securities of the ADRs in the Fund’s portfolio are usually denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Global shares may trade in their home market in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates affect the value of the ADR or global shares and, therefore, the value of the Fund’s portfolio.
Principal Risks
Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.
Investment Approach Risk The alternate weighting approach employed by the Underlying Index and the Fund, while designed to enhance potential returns compared to the Benchmark Index, may not produce the desired results. Using revenues as a weighting measure is no guarantee that the Underlying Index or the Fund will outperform the Benchmark Index, and may even cause the Underlying Index or the Fund to underperform the Benchmark Index.
Stock Market Risk Stock market risk is the risk that broad movements in financial markets will adversely affect the price of the Fund’s investments, regardless of how well the companies in which the Fund invests perform. There is also a risk that the price of one or more of the securities or other instruments in the Fund’s portfolio will fall.
Foreign Securities Risk Changes in foreign currency exchange rates affect the value of the ADR or global shares and, therefore, the value of the Fund’s portfolio. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency loses value because the currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar decreases in value against a
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foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency gains value because the currency is worth more U.S. dollars. Certain of the risks associated with foreign investments are heightened for investments in emerging market countries.
In addition, although the ADRs, global shares and ordinary shares in which the Fund invests are listed on major U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that a market for these securities will be made or maintained or that any such market will be or remain liquid. If that happens, the Fund may have difficulty selling securities, or selling them quickly and efficiently at the prices at which they have been valued.
Foreign Market Risk Since global shares and the underlying securities of ADRs in the Fund’s portfolio trade on foreign exchanges at times when the U.S. markets are not open for trading, the value of the ADRs representing those underlying securities may change materially at times when the U.S. markets are not open for trading, regardless of whether there is an active U.S. market for Shares.
Energy Industry Risk Stock prices for energy companies are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for energy products in general. The price of oil and gas, exploration and production spending, government regulation, world events and economic conditions will likewise affect the performance of these companies. Energy companies may incur large cleanup and litigation costs relating to environmental damage such as oil spills.
Market Trading Risk There can be no assurance that an active trading market for Shares will develop or be maintained. Although it is expected that Shares will remain listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”), it is possible that an active trading market may not be maintained.
Premium/Discount Risk As an ETF, Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the Exchange at market prices that change throughout the day. 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 and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.
Non-Correlation Risk The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities.
Concentration Risk The Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of the securities in a particular industry and may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class than may be the case for a fund that was not concentrated in a particular industry.
Increased Volatility Risk Increased volatility may result from increased cash flows to the Fund and other market participants that continuously or systematically buy large holdings of small and medium capitalization companies (including those trading as global shares and ADRs), which can drive prices up and down more dramatically. Additionally, the announcement that a security has been added to a widely followed index or benchmark may cause the price of that security to increase. Conversely, the announcement that a security has been deleted from a widely followed index or benchmark may cause the price of that security to decrease.
Small and Medium Capitalization Stock Risk Small and medium capitalization companies (including those trading as global shares and ADRs) may have an unproven or narrow technological base and limited product lines, distribution channels, markets and financial resources. Small and medium capitalization companies also may be dependent on entrepreneurial management, making the companies more susceptible to certain setbacks and reversals. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may also be more sensitive to changes in the economy, such as changes in the level of interest rates. As a result, the securities of small and medium capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger companies, may have limited marketability, and may be less liquid than securities of companies with larger capitalizations.
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Non-Diversification Risk The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than other diversified funds. Because a non-diversified fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than diversified funds, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on Share price.
Portfolio Turnover Risk Because the Fund is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly, the Fund may experience portfolio turnover in excess of 100%. Portfolio turnover may involve the payment by the Fund of brokerage and other transaction costs on the sale of securities, as well as on the investment of the proceeds in other securities. The greater the portfolio turnover, the greater the transaction costs to the Fund, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s total rate of return, and the more likely the Fund is to generate capital gains that must be distributed to shareholders as taxable income.
Performance
The performance information that follows shows the Fund’s performance information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance for the Fund is available at http://www.revenuesharesetfs.com.
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. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Annual Total Return as of December 31
During the periods shown in the bar chart above, the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 30.70% (quarter ended June 30, 2009) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -21.83% (quarter ended September 30, 2011).
Year-to-date return (through September 30, 2012): 5.70%
Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2011
| 1 Year | Since Inception (11/18/08) | |
| Return Before Taxes | -12.43% | 11.56% |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | -13.88% | 10.33% |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | -7.95% | 9.28% |
| S&P ADR Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | -10.49% | 17.97% |
| RevenueShares ADR IndexTM (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | -11.81% | 18.95% |
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Management
Investment
Adviser
VTL Associates, LLC
Sub-Adviser
Index Management Solutions, LLC
Portfolio Managers
Vincent T. Lowry serves as a portfolio manager for the Fund and has ultimate responsibility for the investment management of the Fund. Mr. Lowry is the Chief Executive Officer of VTL and has managed the Fund since its inception.
Denise Krisko makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund. Ms. Krisko is the Chief Investment Officer for Index Management Solutions, LLC (“IMS”) and has managed the Fund since February of 2010. IMS is a wholly owned subsidiary of VTL.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Unlike conventional mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in Creation Units consisting of 50,000 Shares. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Shares will trade at market prices rather than NAV. As such, Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement.
Financial Intermediary Compensation
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), VTL may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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| RevenueShares ETF Trust | |||
| SUMMARY PROSPECTUS | |||
| NOVEMBER 8, 2012 | |||
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View the Fund’s prospectus or statement of additional information online at |
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| www.revenuesharesetfs.com/prospectus-and-reports | |||