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Cavalier Hedged High Income Fund

STARBOARD INVESTMENT TRUST

 

Cavalier Hedged High Income Fund

 

Supplement to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus

 

November 7, 2017

This supplement to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus dated September 28, 2017 for the Cavalier Hedged High Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Starboard Investment Trust (the "Trust"), updates the information described below. For further information, please contact the Fund toll-free at 1-800-773-3863. You may obtain additional copies of the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus, free of charge, by writing to the Fund at Post Office Box 4365, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803 or calling the Fund toll-free at the number above.

 

The purpose of this supplement is to correct typographical errors in the Fund's Average Annual Total Returns table.

 

Prospectus

 

On page 37 of the Prospectus and page 9 of the Summary Prospectus, the Average Annual Total Returns table is replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended December 31, 2016

Past 1
Year

Since
Inception*

Institutional Class Shares

 

 

Before taxes

5.84%

3.92%

After taxes on distributions

5.64%

1.85%

After taxes on distributions and sale of shares

4.63%

2.03%

Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index
(reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)

14.27%

5.18%

Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High Yield Index*
(reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)

17.49%

5.65%

Class C Shares

 

 

Before taxes

4.76%

3.03%

Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index
(reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)

14.27%

5.40%

Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High Yield Index*
(reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)

17.49%

5.88%

*The Institutional Class Shares began operating on September 20, 2012.  The Class C Shares began operating on September 26, 2012. The performance of the fund is attributable to its previous investment adviser until July 31, 2015.

**In prior prospectuses, the Fund compared its performance against the Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index. The Advisor believes the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High Yield Index is a more appropriate and accurate index against which to compare the Fund's investment strategies than the Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index and, therefore, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High-Yield Index will replace the Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index in future comparisons. 

Investors Should Retain This Supplement for Future Reference
Average Annual Total ReturnsPeriods Ended December 31, 2016
Average Annual Total Returns- {Cavalier Hedged High Income Fund} - Cavalier Hedged High Income Fund
Past 1 Year
Since Inception
[1]
Inception Date
Institutional Class Shares 5.84% 3.92% Sep. 20, 2012
Institutional Class Shares | After taxes on distributions 5.64% 1.85%  
Institutional Class Shares | After taxes on distributions and sale of shares 4.63% 2.03%  
Institutional Class Shares | Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses) 14.27% 5.18%  
Institutional Class Shares | Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High Yield Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses) [2] 17.49% 5.65%  
Class C Shares 4.76% 3.03% Sep. 26, 2012
Class C Shares | Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses) 14.27% 5.40%  
Class C Shares | Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High Yield Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses) [2] 17.49% 5.88%  
[1] The Institutional Class Shares began operating on September 20, 2012. The Class C Shares began operating on September 26, 2012. The performance of the fund is attributable to its previous investment adviser until July 31, 2015.
[2] In prior prospectuses, the Fund compared its performance against the Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index. The Advisor believes the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High Yield Index is a more appropriate and accurate index against which to compare the Fund's investment strategies than the Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index and, therefore, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High-Yield Index will replace the Barclays Capital Global High-Yield Index in future comparisons.