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Cavalier Fundamental Growth Fund
CAVALIER FUNDAMENTAL GROWTH FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

The Cavalier Fundamental Growth Fund (the "Fund") seeks capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

These tables describe 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 $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and is included in the section of the Fund's prospectus entitled  Class A shares  on page 83 and  Appendix A – Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers , and in the sections of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information entitled  Additional Purchase and Redemption Information  on page 39.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - Cavalier Fundamental Growth Fund
Institutional Class Shares
Class C Shares
Class A Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) none none 4.50%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of the lesser of amount purchased or redeemed) none 1.00% 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)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - Cavalier Fundamental Growth Fund
Institutional Class Shares
Class C Shares
Class A Shares
Management Fees 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees none 1.00% 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.39% 0.39% 0.47%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.39% 2.39% 1.72%
Less Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation [1] (0.14%) (0.14%) (0.25%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation 1.25% 2.25% 1.47%
[1] Cavalier Investments, LLC, the investment advisor to the Fund (the "Advisor"), has entered into an expense limitation agreement with the Fund under which it has agreed to waive or reduce its fees and assume other expenses of the Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits the Fund's annual operating expenses (exclusive of: (i) any front-end or contingent deferred loads; (ii) brokerage fees and commissions, (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses; (iv) fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); (v) borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short); (vi) taxes; and (vii) extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers and Trustees and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers (other than the Adviser)) to not more than 1.25%, 2.25%, and 1.50% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional, Class C, and Class A shares of the Fund, respectively. Net annual operating expenses for the Fund may exceed these limits to the extent that it incurs expenses enumerated above as exclusions. The expense limitation agreement runs through September 30, 2019 and may be terminated by the Board at any time. The Advisor cannot recoup from the Fund any amounts paid by the Advisor under the expense limitation agreement.
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 (or you hold) 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. The Example includes the Fund's contractual expense limitation through September 30, 2019. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - Cavalier Fundamental Growth Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Institutional Class Shares 127 426 747 1,656
Class C Shares 328 732 1,263 2,716
Class A Shares 593 944 1,319 2,369
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example, No redemption - Cavalier Fundamental Growth Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Institutional Class Shares 127 426 747 1,656
Class C Shares 228 732 1,263 2,716
Class A Shares 593 944 1,319 2,369
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. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 124.11% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund's portfolio manager seeks to achieve the Fund's investment objective of capital appreciation by principally investing in stocks that the portfolio manager believes to have above-average growth potential relative to their peers. The portfolio manager uses a proprietary screening system that incorporates quantitative and fundamental analysis in order to construct the Fund's portfolio. The Fund is considered "diversified" under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").

 

The Fund invests principally in common stocks and is not limited in its investments by market capitalization.  The Fund's investments may be issued by both domestic and foreign companies, and investments may be made directly in foreign markets, including emerging markets, as well as indirectly through exchange-traded funds and American Depository Receipts (ADRs).  The portfolio manager deems an issuer to be foreign if it is an issuer of securities for which a U.S. market is not the principal trading market.  To the extent the Fund invests in ADRs, it may invest in ADRs sponsored by the issuers of the underlying securities or ADRs not sponsored by the issuers.

 

The screening system for the Fund is composed of three steps. The first step employs quantitative analysis of market and individual stock statistics in order to rank stocks by different measures of risk and reward.  Second, screens based on fundamental variables are applied to the highest ranked stocks, those found to have encouraging risk/reward measures.  This step seeks to highlight investment opportunities by evaluating companies in light their profit margins, earnings growth, and the ratio of price to expected future earnings. Third, the Advisor uses a self-developed model to try to design a risk-adjusted portfolio that is diversified across sectors and industries.

 

The portfolio manager may sell a portfolio security when its reward/risk measures weaken, the fundamentals of the stock change, to pursue opportunities that the portfolio manager believes will be of greater benefit to the Fund, or to rebalance the Fund's portfolio.  As a result of its strategy, the Fund may have a relatively high level of portfolio turnover compared to other mutual funds, which may affect the Fund's performance due to higher transactions costs and higher taxes. Portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor in making investment decisions.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

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. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit or obligation of any bank, is not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank, and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund will be subject to the following principal risks:

 

Common Stock Risk.  The Fund's investments in shares of common stock, both directly and indirectly through the Fund's investment in shares of other investment companies, may fluctuate in value response to many factors, including the activities of the individual issuers whose securities the Fund owns, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes.  Such price fluctuations subject the Fund to potential losses.  Common stock generally is subordinate to preferred stock and debt securities with respect to the payment of dividends and upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing company.

 

Currency Risk.   The Fund's indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar.  Adverse changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may diminish gains from investments denominated in a foreign currency or may widen existing losses.

 

Cybersecurity Risk. As part of its business, the Advisor processes, stores, and transmits large amounts of electronic information, including information relating to the transactions of the Fund. The Advisor and the Fund are therefore susceptible to cybersecurity risk. Cybersecurity failures or breaches of the Fund or its service providers have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of Fund 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.

 

Depository Receipts.   The Fund may invest in the securities of foreign issuers in the form of depository receipts or other securities convertible into securities of foreign issuers.  Depository receipts are issued by a bank or trust company and evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign corporation.  Unsponsored depository receipt programs are organized independently of the issuer of the underlying securities and, consequently, available information concerning the issuer may not be as current as for sponsored depository receipts and the prices of unsponsored depository receipts may be more volatile.  The Fund's investments in depository receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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 may even 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.

 

Portfolio Turnover Risk.  The Advisor will sell Portfolio Funds and other securities when it is in the best interest 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.

 

Quantitative Model Risk.  Securities or other investments selected using quantitative methods may perform differently from the market as a whole. There can be no assurance that these methodologies will enable the Fund to achieve its objective.

 

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Securities Risk. The Fund 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.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The following bar chart and table 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 information for Class A shares will be included after the share class has been in operation for one complete calendar year. Although Class A and Class C shares would have similar annual returns because they have the same total annual fund operating expenses, Class A and Class C shares average annual total returns would be lower than those shown for Institutional Class Shares in the table because Class A and Class C shares generally have higher expenses than Institutional Class Shares. Prior to July 31, 2015, the Fund had a different investment advisor. 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://www.ncfunds.com/fundpages/872.htm for the Institutional Class Shares, by visiting http://www.ncfunds.com/fundpages/873.htm for the Class C Shares, and by visiting http://www.ncfunds.com/fundpages/877.htm for the Class A Shares.

Institutional Class Calendar Year Returns
Bar Chart

During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund's highest quarterly return was 14.45% (quarter ended September 30, 2017) and the Fund's lowest quarterly return was -9.13% (quarter ended September 30, 2015). The Fund's year-to-date return as of June 30, 2018 was 3.47%.

Average Annual Total Returns Periods Ended December 31, 2017
Average Annual Total Returns - Cavalier Fundamental Growth Fund
Label
Past 1 Year
Since Inception
[1]
Inception Date
Institutional Class Shares Before taxes 31.27% 11.23% Oct. 17, 2013
Institutional Class Shares | After Taxes on Distributions After taxes on distributions 30.27% 11.00%  
Institutional Class Shares | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales After taxes on distributions and sale of shares 18.96% 9.36%  
Institutional Class Shares | S&P Global Broad Market TR Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses) S&P Global Broad Market TR Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses) 24.69% 9.27%  
Class C Shares Before taxes 29.99% 10.60% Nov. 04, 2013
Class C Shares | S&P Global Broad Market TR Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses) S&P Global Broad Market TR Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses) 24.69% 9.16%  
[1] October 17, 2013 for Institutional Class Shares and November 4, 2013 for Class C Shares.

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.