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EIC Value Fund

EIC VALUE FUND

Investment Objective

The EIC Value Fund (the "Fund") seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts with respect to Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section entitled "Purchase of Shares" on page 15 of the Fund's Prospectus.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):

Shareholder Fees - EIC Value Fund
Class A
Class C
Institutional Class
Retail Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.50% none none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption) 1.00% [1] 1.00% [2] none none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed within 30 days of purchase) 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%
[1] A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may apply to investments of $1 million or more of Class A shares (and therefore no initial sales charge was paid by the shareholder) when shares are redeemed within 18 months after initial purchase. The CDSC shall not apply to those purchases of Class A shares of $1 million or more where the selling broker dealer was not paid a commission.
[2] A 1.00% CDSC will be assessed when Class C shares are redeemed within 18 months after initial purchase; however, the CDSC shall not apply to the purchases of Class C shares where the selling broker dealer was not paid a commission at the time of purchase.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - EIC Value Fund
Class A
Class C
Institutional Class
Retail Class
Management Fees 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Distribution and/or Service (Rule 12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% none 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.24% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [1],[2] 1.30% 2.05% 1.05% 1.30%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement [2] (0.09%) (0.09%) (0.09%) (0.09%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement [2] 1.21% 1.96% 0.96% 1.21%
[1] "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets that will be disclosed in the Fund's annual or semi-annual reports to shareholders in the financial highlights table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
[2] Equity Investment Corporation ("EIC" or the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive or otherwise reduce its annual compensation received from the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses," excluding taxes, fees and expenses attributable to a distribution or service plan adopted by the Trust, "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses," interest, extraordinary items and brokerage commissions, do not exceed 0.90% of average daily net assets of the Fund (the "Expense Limitation"). Prior to September 1, 2018, the Expense Limitation was 1.00%. The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2019, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the "Trust") approves its earlier termination. Subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, the Adviser may recoup any expenses or fees it has reimbursed within a three-year period from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses of the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of reimbursement. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund's expenses are below the Expense Limitation amount.

Expense 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's Class A, Class C, Institutional Class shares and Retail Class shares 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 (reflecting any contractual fee waivers). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - EIC Value Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A 667 931 1,216 2,024
Class C 300 634 1,095 2,372
Institutional Class 98 325 571 1,274
Retail Class 123 403 704 1,560

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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 33.11% of the average value of its portfolio.

Summary of Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund, under normal circumstances, primarily invests in common stocks of U.S. companies. The Fund may invest in the stocks of companies of any size.

 

The Fund invests in companies the Adviser believes are well-managed, structurally sound and selling at a discount to their value as an ongoing business entity. The Adviser attempts to avoid investing in companies that appear to be inexpensive relative to their historical records, but are actually in long-term structural decline (i.e., "value traps"). 

 

Starting with the Russell 3000® universe, the Adviser attempts to identify companies it believes have strong and stable returns on invested capital ("ROIC"), returns on equity ("ROE"), and, preferably, earnings growth. The Adviser may also identify companies through the use of traditional news sources and non-opinionated research and by monitoring companies with recent and significant price declines. Once a potential candidate is identified, the Adviser determines whether the company is selling at a discount to its value as an ongoing business entity based upon the Adviser's in-house valuation models, which rely on ROE and growth as key inputs.

 

After the Adviser identifies a company it believes is selling at a meaningful discount to its value as an ongoing concern, the Adviser employs a comprehensive set of web-based analytics to facilitate financial statement and ratio analysis which helps the Adviser to identify and avoid companies with characteristics consistent with potential value traps. The Adviser then performs additional research to gain further insight into accounting policies, factors impacting reported earnings, unusual transactions, attempts to manage earnings, and any other evidence that earnings-power is, or may in the future be, different than what the financial statements currently portray. If a company passes all levels of analysis, then the Adviser may add it to the Fund's portfolio.

 

The Adviser sells a position in a company if the Adviser believes the security has reached its full value, the company shows balance sheet stress (indicating potential earnings management, weak financial controls or possible earnings shortfalls), a major change occurs (rendering historical data invalid for determining the value of business ownership) or the Adviser believes the company's quality or financial strength fall below acceptable levels, or if a more attractive investment opportunity becomes available. Positions reaching 6% of the Fund's value may be trimmed to reduce exposure.

 

Up to 20% of the Fund's net assets may be held in cash, cash equivalents, or short-term investments if the Adviser believes that there are not a sufficient number of currently compelling investment opportunities in which to fully invest the Fund's assets. While holding a significant position in cash could help the Fund reduce losses during market downturns, it may have the effect of lessening the Fund's capital appreciation during market upturns.

Summary of Principal Risks

The Fund is subject to the principal risks summarized below. These risks could adversely affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), yield and total return. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

 

•  Common Stock Risk: Because the Fund normally invests a substantial portion of its assets in common stocks, the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be affected by changes in stock markets. Common stock represents an equity (ownership) interest in a company or other entity. At times, the stock markets can be volatile, and stock prices can change drastically. This market risk will affect the Fund’s net asset value, which will fluctuate as the values of the Fund’s portfolio securities and other assets change. Not all stock prices change uniformly or at the same time, and not all stock markets move in the same direction at the same time. In addition, other factors can adversely affect a particular stock’s prices (for example, poor management decisions, poor earnings reports by an issuer, loss of major customers, competition, major litigation against an issuer, or changes in government regulations affecting an industry). Not all of these factors nor their affects can be predicted.

 

•  Cyber Security Risk: As part of its business, the Adviser processes, stores and transmits large amounts of electronic information, including information relating to the transactions of the Fund. The Adviser and Fund may be susceptible to operational and information security risk. Cyber security failures or breaches of the Adviser or the Fund’s other service providers have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of the Fund's shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties and/or reputational damage. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.

 

• Management Risk: As with any managed fund, the Adviser may not be successful in selecting the best-performing securities or investment techniques, and the Fund's performance may lag behind that of similar funds. In particular, the Fund faces the risk of loss as a result of incorrect estimation or other errors by the Adviser in its fundamental analysis regarding the companies in which the Fund invests. The Adviser may also miss out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of the opportunity are tied up in less advantageous investments. 

 

• Model and Data Risk: Quantitative models and market data upon which the Adviser relies may prove to be incorrect or incomplete, potentially resulting in lower investment performance or losses to the Fund.

 

Tax Legislation Risk:  On December 22, 2017, new tax legislation was enacted which includes changes to tax rates, restrictions on miscellaneous itemized deductions, changes to the dividends received deduction, restrictions on the deductibility of interest, and changes to the taxation of the international operations of domestic businesses. Certain changes have sunset provisions, which are important to note. Because the tax legislation is newly enacted and additional guidance is forthcoming, there is uncertainty in how the newly enacted tax legislation will affect the Fund’s investments, as such impact may be adverse. Shareholders are urged and advised to consult their own tax advisor with respect to the impact of this legislation.

 

• Value Investing Risk: A value-oriented investment approach is subject to the risk that a security believed to be undervalued does not appreciate in value as anticipated or experiences a decline in value.

Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund's Class A Shares for the past six calendar years and show how the Fund's average annual total returns for one year, five years and since inception, before and after taxes, compare with those of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 3000® Value Index, each a broad measure of market performance. The maximum front-end sales charge is not reflected in the bar chart or the calendar year-to-date returns; if the front-end sales charge were reflected, the bar chart and the calendar year-to-date returns would be less than those shown. Total returns would have been lower had certain fees and expenses not been waived or reimbursed. Past performance, both before and after taxes, does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.EICValue.com. Current returns may be lower or higher. Call 877-342-0111 for the latest month-end performance figures.

Bar Chart

Calendar Year-to-Date Total Return as of June 30, 2018: (0.55)%

 

During the periods shown in the chart

 

Best Quarter     Worst Quarter  
  10.22 %     (6.60 )%
  (March 31, 2013)       (September 30, 2015)  

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods
Ended December 31, 2017

Average Annual Total Returns - EIC Value Fund
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Class A [1] 7.87% 9.35% 8.39% May 19, 2011
Class A | After Taxes on Distributions [1] 5.61% 8.26% 7.54% May 19, 2011
Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales [1] 5.84% 7.22% 6.56% May 19, 2011
Class A | Russell 3000 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) [2] 13.19% 13.95% 11.83% May 19, 2011
Class A | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) [3] 21.83% 15.79% 13.34% May 19, 2011
Class C 12.28% [4] 9.79% 8.98% Jul. 18, 2011
Class C | Russell 3000 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) [2] 13.19% 13.95% 12.86% Jul. 18, 2011
Class C | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) [3] 21.83% 15.79% 14.16% Jul. 18, 2011
Institutional Class 14.42% 10.88% 9.51% Apr. 29, 2011
Institutional Class | Russell 3000 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) [2] 13.19% 13.95% 11.50% Apr. 29, 2011
Institutional Class | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) [3] 21.83% 15.79% 13.02% Apr. 29, 2011
[1] Average annual total returns for Class A shares of the Fund reflect the imposition of the maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%.
[2] The Russell 3000(R) Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000(R) Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates.
[3] The S&P 500(R) Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index of 500 common stocks, which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole.
[4] Reflects the imposition of the maximum deferred sales charge of 1.00%.

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 your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns shown are for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for Class C and Institutional Shares will vary.