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Miller Intermediate Bond Fund
Summary Prospectus
 
February 26, 2016
 
Class A Shares: MIFAX
Class C Shares: MIFCX
Class I Shares: MIFIX
 
 
 

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, both dated February 26, 2016 are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can obtain these documents and other information about the Fund online at www.TheMillerFamilyOfFunds.com/funddocuments. You can also obtain these documents at no cost by completing a document request form on our website, www.TheMillerFamilyOfFunds.com or by calling 1-877-441-4434 or by sending an email request to ordermiller@geminifund.com, or ask any financial adviser, bank or broker-dealer that offers shares of the Fund.

 

     

 

 
 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to maximize total return comprising current income and capital appreciation, consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund also seeks to realize a total return that outperforms the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index over full market cycles.

 

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.

 

You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class I

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a % of offering price)

5.75% None None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

(as a % of offering price)

None None None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) on Reinvested

Dividends and Other Distributions

None None None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed) None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage

of the value of your investment)

     
Management Fees 0.95% 0.95% 0.95%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 0.00%
Other Expenses(1) 0.85% 0.85% 0.85%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 2.05% 2.80% 1.80%
Less: Advisory Fee Waiver and Reimbursement(1) (0.55)% (0.55) % (0.55)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
After Advisory Fee Waive and Reimbursement
1.50% 2.25% 1.25%

 

(1)Wellesley has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund until February 28, 2017, to the extent necessary to limit the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (subject to the following exclusions) of each class to a specified percentage of such class’ average daily net assets. Pursuant to an expense limitation agreement, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (subject to the following exclusions) will be limited to the annualized rate of 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will exclude (not limit) interest on borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions, dealer spreads and other transaction costs, capitalized expenditures, acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividends, and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business (e.g., litigation, indemnification). The expense limitation agreement provides that Wellesley may recoup from a class any amount reimbursed if such class’ Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses fall below the Expense Limitation during the 36 month period following such waiver or reimbursement, provided the Fund is able to effect recoupment while remaining in compliance with applicable Expense Limitations.

 

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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 upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

  1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Class A $719 $1,131 $1,567 $2,776
Class C $228 $816 $1,431 $3,088
Class I $127 $513 $924 $2,071

 

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 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 85% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

Wellesley Investment Advisors, Inc. (“Wellesley”), the Fund’s advisor, seeks to maximize total return comprising current income and capital appreciation and preserve principal by investing in a portfolio consisting primarily of bonds. The Fund defines bonds as including corporate bonds, notes and debentures, convertible and synthetic convertible bonds, government securities, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, and other securities that Wellesley believes have bond-like characteristics, including hybrids and synthetic securities.

 

Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of bonds with a dollar-weighted average maturity of between three and ten years (the “80% Policy”). The Fund’s 80% investment policy is a non-fundamental policy and may be changed without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders. The Fund expects that, at the time of purchase, most securities will have remaining maturities or put provisions of three to ten years, but there are no restrictions on the maximum or minimum maturity of any individual security that the Fund may purchase. The Fund is not restricted with respect to the credit quality of its holdings and invests in some bonds that are rated less than investment grade or determined to be of comparable credit quality by Wellesley.

 

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The bonds in which the Fund invests generally provide for repayment of principal in full at maturity of the security and may pay a fixed or variable rate of interest. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay current interest but are sold at a discount from their face values. Most convertible bonds are obligations of a company that can be converted into a predetermined number of shares of common stock of the company issuing the security. Convertible bonds generally offer both defensive characteristics (i.e., provide income during periods when the market price of the underlying common stock declines) and upside potential (i.e., may provide capital appreciation when the market price of the underlying common stock rises). Synthetic convertible bonds are financial instruments created by combining two or more separate securities that, in total, have returns that are similar to a convertible bond. Synthetic convertible bonds may be created by investment banks, brokerage firms or the Fund. They may include structured equity linked products (“SELPs”) and index-linked and equity-linked convertible structured notes. There is no limit on the portion of the Fund’s portfolio that will be allocated among convertible bonds, synthetic convertibles corporate bonds, government securities and other types of bonds. The Fund may invest in securities that have been privately placed but are eligible for purchase and sale by certain qualified institutional buyers such as the Fund under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Wellesley will purchase a bond when it believes there is a high probability that the principal amount of the investment will be repaid upon put or maturity and, in the case of a convertible bond, that the conversion component offers potential upside. Wellesley attempts to identify bonds that are trading at attractive valuations relative to Wellesley’s evaluation of the issuer’s creditworthiness. Wellesley’s investment process includes the use of both quantitative and fundamental research on each underlying company to analyze credit quality and the specific terms of each offering. In general, Wellesley sells securities when an issuer’s credit quality deteriorates, the conversion feature of a convertible security is no longer a likely source of capital appreciation, to increase diversification, or when Wellesley believes more attractive investments are available.

 

Principal Investment Risks

 

Investing in any mutual fund involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment, and that you may lose part or all of your investment. Therefore, before you invest in this Fund you should carefully evaluate the risks. The price of Fund shares will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the Fund’s investments. The other principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

·Active Management Risk: Wellesley’s objective judgments about the attractiveness and potential appreciation of particular investments in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the Fund’s investment strategy will produce the desired results.
·Allocation Risk: Since the Fund may invest a significant amount of its assets in a particular industry, market or sector, the value of its shares may be more susceptible to adverse changes within that market or sector than a fund that does not focus its investments.
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·Convertible Bond Risk: Convertible bonds are hybrid securities that have characteristics of both bonds and common stocks and are subject to risks associated with both debt securities and equity securities. Convertible bonds that are rated below investment grade are subject to the risks associated with high-yield investments.
·Corporate Bond Risk. Corporate bonds are backed only by the issuer, and therefore, investments in corporate bonds are subject to issuer risk. Additionally, credit risk is created when the debt issuer fails to pay interest and principal in a timely manner, or negative perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments may cause the price of that debt to decline.
·High Yield Risk: Lower-quality securities, such as “high yield” or “junk” bonds, present a significant risk for loss of principal and interest. These securities offer the potential for higher return, but also involve greater risk than securities of higher quality, including an increased possibility that the issuer, obligor or guarantor may not be able to make its payments of interest and principal. Lower credit quality high yield securities are especially sensitive to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions and may have significant default rates and price volatility.
·Interest Rate Risk: The market value of debt securities tends to decline as interest rates increase and tends to increase as interest rates decline. An issuer of a debt security may not be able to make principal and interest payments on the security as they become due. Debt securities may also be subject to prepayment or redemption risk, which tends to increase when the coupon or interest payment is greater than prevailing interest rates.
·Sector Risk: The Fund may focus its investments in securities of a particular sector. Economic, legislative or regulatory developments may occur that significantly affect the entire sector. This may cause the Fund's net asset value to fluctuate more than that of a fund that does not focus in a particular sector.
·Synthetic Convertible Bond Risk: Synthetic convertible bonds are derivative debt securities and are subject to the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the synthetic security. The value of a synthetic convertible bond may decline substantially if the counterparty's creditworthiness deteriorates. The value of a synthetic convertible bond may also respond differently to market fluctuations than a convertible bond because a synthetic convertible is composed of two or more separate securities, each with its own market value.
·Volatility Risk: The risk that the value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes may be temporary or may last for extended periods.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a complete investment program and you should consider it just one part of your total investment program.

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Performance

 

The bar chart and performance table below show the variability of the Fund’s returns, which is some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund’s Class A shares for each full calendar year since the Fund’s inception. The sales charge is not reflected in the bar chart, and if it were, returns would be less than those shown. The performance table compares the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares over time to the performance of two broad-based market indices: the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. The Standard & Poor’s 500® Index is an additional broad-based index against which the Fund compares its performance over the full market cycle. The sales charge is reflected in the table, and if it was not included, the return would be more than that shown. You should be aware that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) may not be an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Class A Shares Annual Total Return for the Years Ended December 31,

During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 4.33% during the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and the lowest return for a quarter was -3.05% during the quarter ended September 30, 2015.

 

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Performance Table

Average Annual Total Returns

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

Class A Shares

Since

Inception(1)

Return before taxes -2.98%
   Return after taxes on distributions -3.65%
   Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares -1.68%
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(2,4) 0.55%
S&P 500 Index(3,4) 1.38%
Class C Shares  
Return before taxes 2.80%
Class I Shares  
Return before taxes 3.13%
(1)The inception date of Class A, Class C, and Class I shares is December 31, 2014.
(2)The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of prices of U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable, investment grade fixed-income securities with remaining maturities of one year and longer. The Index includes Treasury, government, corporate, mortgage-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.
(3)The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index composed of 500 common stocks, classified in eleven industry sectors, which represent approximately 75% of the U.S. equities market. The S&P 500® Index assigns relative values to the stocks included in the index, weighted according to each stock’s total market value relative to the total market value of the other stocks included in the index.
(4)Unlike the Fund’s returns, however, an index does not reflect any fees or expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Investment Advisor

 

Wellesley Investment Advisors, Inc.

 

Portfolio Managers

 

Greg Miller, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Wellesley, shares responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund as Co-Portfolio Manager with Michael Miller, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Wellesley. Greg and Michael Miller have been the Fund’s portfolio managers since its inception.

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

 

The minimum initial investment to open an account in Class A and Class C shares is $2,500 for regular accounts and $500 for retirement accounts. The minimum initial investment for Class I shares is $1 million for all account types. The minimum subsequent investment for all classes is $100 for all account types. You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open. Purchases and redemptions may be made by mailing an application or redemption request to Miller Intermediate Bond Fund c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC, 17605 Wright Street, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska 68130, by calling 1-877-441-4434 or by visiting www.TheMillerFamilyOfFunds.com.

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Tax Information

 

Dividends and capital gain distributions from the Fund, whether reinvested in additional Fund shares or received in cash, are taxable as either ordinary income or capital gains for federal income tax purposes unless you are tax-exempt or investing through a tax-deferred account such as an IRA or 401(k) plan.

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

 

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies 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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