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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Starboard Investment Trust
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Sep. 28, 2015
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Institutional Class Shares  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed On Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of the lesser of amount purchased or redeemed) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.45% [1]
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none [1]
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.82% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.27% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 129
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 403
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 697
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,534
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 129
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 403
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 697
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,534
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress http://secure.ncfunds.com/TNC/fundpages/800.htm
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 9.57%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (3.87%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 13.55%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 21.76%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 3.84%
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel Year-to-date quarterly return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Jun. 30, 2015
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 9.73%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest quarterly return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2010
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 8.93%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest quarterly return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (12.80%)
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.84%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 8.63% [2]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 02, 2009
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Institutional Class Shares | After taxes on distributions  
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Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 0.72%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.63% [2]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Institutional Class Shares | After taxes on distributions and sale of shares  
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Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 2.81%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.08% [2]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Institutional Class Shares | S&P Global Broad Market Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)  
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Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 1.96% [3]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 8.47% [2],[3]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Institutional Class Shares | S&P 500 Total Return Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)  
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Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.69%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 16.63% [2]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Advisor Class Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed On Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of the lesser of amount purchased or redeemed) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00%
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.45% [1]
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00% [1]
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.82% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.27% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 330
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 709
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,215
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,605
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 230
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 709
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,215
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,605
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress http://secure.ncfunds.com/TNC/fundpages/802.htm
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 2.73%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.75% [2]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 18, 2011
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Advisor Class Shares | S&P Global Broad Market Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 1.96% [3]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.96% [2],[3]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Advisor Class Shares | S&P 500 Total Return Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.69%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 14.09% [2]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Class P Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed On Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of the lesser of amount purchased or redeemed) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.45% [1]
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none [1]
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.07% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.52% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 155
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 480
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 829
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,813
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 155
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 480
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 829
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,813
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess The Class P Shares are newly organized, and their performance information will be available after a full calendar year of operations.
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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CAVALIER DYNAMIC GROWTH FUND
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
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The Cavalier  Dynamic Growth Fund seeks capital appreciation without regard to current income.
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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund:
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption
Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Portfolio Turnover. 
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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 259.65 % of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 259.65%
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees rather than the fees in effect during the previous fiscal year.
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Example:  
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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 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:
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
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The Fund's interim investment advisor, Cavalier Investments (the "Advisor"), seeks to achieve the Fund's investment objective of capital appreciation by investing in no-load, institutional, and exchange-traded funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and not affiliated with the Fund ("Portfolio Funds") or making direct investments in portfolio securities based upon institutional research, recommendations, and trading signals from investment model managers (third party strategists whose advise the Advisor has discretion to implement) or other third-party research providers.
The investments of the Fund and Portfolio Funds will be comprised of equity securities, principally consisting of common stock, preferred stock, convertible preferred stock, convertible bonds, and warrants.  The Fund and Portfolio Funds will not be limited in its investments by market capitalization or sector criteria, and may invest in foreign securities, including foreign securities in emerging markets.  The Portfolio Funds in which the Fund invests will have an investment objective similar to the Fund's or will otherwise hold permitted investments under the Fund's investment policies.  Although the Fund principally invests in Portfolio Funds with no sales related expenses or very low sales related expenses, the Fund is not precluded from investing in Portfolio Funds with sales-related expenses, redemption fees, and/or service fees.
The Advisor will sell a Portfolio Fund when a more attractive investment opportunity is identified or the Fund's portfolio needs to be rebalanced.  Decisions by the Advisor to sell other portfolio securities will be based upon the research, recommendations, and trading signals received from investment model managers, or may be based upon a decision by the Advisor to no longer utilize a particular investment model manager due to the Advisor's assessment of the integrity of the research.  As a result of this strategy, the Fund may have a relatively high level of portfolio turnover compared to other mutual funds.  Portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor in making investment decisions.
The Fund may invest in options, futures contracts, and swaps for both speculative and hedging purposes.  These investments can be made as a substitute for taking a direct position in the underlying asset or as part of a strategy that is intended to reduce the exposure of the Fund to various risks.  To the extent that the Fund invests in options, futures contracts, and swaps, it will segregate assets or otherwise "cover" its positions in a manner that limits the Fund's risk of loss.  In addition, the Portfolio Funds may invest in derivative instruments (principally consisting of options, futures contracts, swaps, and short sales) and utilize leverage to acquire their underlying investments.
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PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
The loss of your money is a principal risk of investing in the Fund.  Investments in the Fund are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of some or the entire principal amount invested.  There can be no assurance that the Fund will be successful in meeting its investment objective.  The Fund will be subject to the following principal risks:
Fund of Funds Risk.  The Fund may operate as a "fund of funds."  The term "fund of funds" is typically used to describe investment companies, such as the Fund, whose principal investment strategy involves investing in other investment companies, including open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds, and exchange-traded funds.  Investments in other investment companies subject the Fund to additional operating and management fees and expenses.  Investors in the Fund will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the funds in which the Fund invests, in addition to the Fund's direct fees and expenses.  The Fund's performance depends in part upon the performance of the investment advisor to each Portfolio Fund, the strategies and instruments used by the Portfolio Funds, and the Advisor's ability to select Portfolio Funds and effectively allocate Fund assets among them.
Control of Portfolio Funds Risk.  The Portfolio Funds each have their own unique investment objective, strategies, and risks.  There is no guarantee that the Portfolio Funds will achieve their investment objectives and the Fund has exposure to the investment risks of the Portfolio Funds in direct proportion to the allocation of assets among the funds.  The investment policies of the Portfolio Funds may differ from the Fund's policies.
Although the Fund and the Advisor will evaluate regularly each Portfolio Fund to determine whether its investment program is consistent with the Fund's investment objective, the Advisor will not have any control over the investments made by a Portfolio Fund.  The investment advisor to each Portfolio Fund may change aspects of its investment strategies at investment advisor to each Portfolio Fund may change aspects of its investment strategies at any time.  The Advisor will not have the ability to control or otherwise influence the composition of the investment portfolio of a Portfolio Fund.
Market Risk.  Market risk refers to the possibility that the value of securities held by the Fund may decline due to daily fluctuations in the market.  Market prices for securities change daily as a result of many factors, including developments affecting the condition of both individual companies and the market in general.  The price of a security mayeven be affected by factors unrelated to the value or condition of its issuer, including changes in interest rates, economic and political conditions, and general market conditions.  The Fund's performance per share will change daily in response to such factors.
Management Style Risk.  Different types of securities tend to shift into and out of favor with investors depending on market and economic conditions.  The returns from the types of Portfolio Funds and other securities purchased by the Fund (growth, value, etc.) may at times be better or worse than the returns from other types of funds.  Thus, the performance of the Fund may be better or worse than the performance of funds that focus on other types of investments, or that have a broader investment style.
Common Stock Risk.  Investments by the Fund and Portfolio Funds in shares of common stock may fluctuate in value response to many factors, including the activities of the individual issuers whose securities the Fund or Portfolio Fund owns, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes.  Such price fluctuations subject the Fund to potential losses.  During temporary or extended bear markets, the value of common stocks will decline, which could also result in losses for the Fund.
Other Equity Securities Risk.  In addition to shares of common stock, the equity securities held by the Fund and Portfolio Funds may include preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, convertible bonds, and warrants.  Like shares of common stock, the value of these equity securities may fluctuate in response to many factors, including the activities of the issuer, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes.  Also, regardless of any one company's particular prospects, a declining stock market may produce a decline in prices for all equity securities, which could also result in losses for the Fund.
Large-Cap Securities Risk.  Stocks of large companies as a group can fall out of favor with the market, causing the Fund to underperform investments that have a greater focus on mid-cap or small-cap stocks. Larger, more established companies may be slow to respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller companies.
Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Securities Risk.  The Fund and Portfolio Funds may invest in securities of small-cap and mid-cap companies, which involve greater volatility than investing in larger and more established companies.  Small-cap and mid-cap companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than larger, more established companies.  Securities of these types of companies have limited market liquidity, and their prices may be more volatile.  You should expect that the value of the Fund's shares will be more volatile than a fund that invests exclusively in large-capitalization companies.
Sector Risk.  If the Fund and Portfolio Funds invest more heavily in a particular sector, the value of its shares may be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect that sector.  As a result, the Fund's share price may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of industries.
Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk.  The Fund and Portfolio Funds may have significant investments in foreign securities, which have investment risks different from those associated with domestic securities.  The value of foreign investments may be affected by the value of the local currency relative to the U.S. dollar, changes in exchange control regulations, application of foreign tax laws, changes in governmental economic or monetary policy, or changed circumstances in dealings between nations.  There may be less government supervision of foreign markets, resulting in non-uniform accounting practices and less publicly available information about issuers of foreign securities.  In addition, foreign brokerage commissions, custody fees, and other costs of investing in foreign securities are often higher than in the United States.  Investments in foreign issues could be affected by other factors not present in the United States, including expropriation, armed conflict, confiscatory taxation, and potential difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations.  In addition to the risks of foreign securities in general, countries in emerging markets are 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 which could reduce liquidity.
Short Sales Risk.  While the Fund will not short individual securities, the Portfolio Funds held by the Fund may sell securities short.  A short sale is a transaction in which the Portfolio Fund sells a security it does not own but has borrowed in anticipation that the market price of the security will decline.  The Portfolio Fund must replace the borrowed security by purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement, which may be more or less than the price at which the Portfolio Fund sold the security.
Leverage Risk.  While the Fund will not utilize leverage (i.e., borrowing) when making investments, the Portfolio Funds held by the Fund may utilize leverage to acquire their underlying portfolio investments.  The use of leverage may exaggerate changes in a Portfolio Fund's share price and the return on its investments.  Accordingly, the value of the Fund's investments in Portfolio Funds may be more volatile and all other risks, including the risk of loss of an investment, tend to be compounded or magnified.  Borrowing also leads to additional interest expense and other fees that increase the Portfolio Fund's expenses.
Portfolio Turnover Risk.  The Advisor will sell Portfolio Funds and other securities when it is in the interests of the Fund and its shareholders to do so without regard to the length of time they have been held.  As portfolio turnover may involve paying brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, there could be additional expenses for the Fund.  High rates of portfolio turnover may also result in the realization of short-term capital gains and losses.  Any distributions resulting from such gains will be considered ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Advisor Risk.  The Advisor's ability to choose suitable investments has a significant impact on the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives. The Advisor became registered an investment advisor with the SEC in 2015. The Advisor does not have previous experience managing an investment company registered under the 1940 Act. The portfolio managers' experience is discussed in the section of this prospectus entitled "Management of the Funds – Investment Advisor."
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The loss of your money is a principal risk of investing in the Fund.
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
The bar chart and table shown below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Institutional Class Shares performance from year to year and by showing how the average annual total returns for each class compare to that of a broad-based securities market index.  The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.  Updated information on the Fund's results can be obtained by visiting http://secure.ncfunds.com/TNC/fundpages/800.htm for the Institutional Class Shares, by visiting http://secure.ncfunds.com/TNC/fundpages/802.htm for the Advisor Class Shares, and by visiting http://secure.ncfunds.com/TNC/fundpages/805.htm for the Class P Shares.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and table shown below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Institutional Class Shares performance from year to year and by showing how the average annual total returns for each class compare to that of a broad-based securities market index.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
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Institutional Class
Calendar Year Returns
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During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund's highest quarterly return was 8.93% (quarter ended December 31, 2010) and the Fund's lowest quarterly return was -12.80% (quarter ended September 30, 2011).  The Fund's year-to-date return as of June 30, 2015 , the end of the most recent calendar quarter, was 9.73 %.
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total ReturnsPeriods Ended December 31, 2014
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate 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.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not applicable to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (IRA).
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns are shown for only one class of shares and after-tax returns will vary for other classes.
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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 are not applicable to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (IRA).  After-tax returns are shown for only one class of shares and after-tax returns will vary for other classes.
[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees rather than the fees in effect during the previous fiscal year.
[2] The Institutional Class Shares began operating on October 2, 2009. The Advisor Class Shares began operating on February 18, 2011. The Class P Shares are newly organized, and their performance information will be available after a full calendar year of operations.
[3] In prior prospectuses, the Fund compared its performance against only the S&P 500 Total Return Index. The Advisor believes the S&P Global Broad Market Index is a more appropriate and accurate index against which to compare the Fund's investment strategies than the S&P 500 Total Return Index and, therefore, the S&P Global Broad Market Index will replace the S&P 500 Total Return Index in future comparisons. The S&P Global Broad Market Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that provides a broad measure of the global equities markets.