497K 1 ess-impact_497k.htm SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

 
SerenityShares Impact ETF
Trading Symbol: ICAN
Listed on: NYSE Arca
Summary Prospectus
February 21, 2017
 
www.serenityshares.com
Before you invest, you may want to review the SerenityShares Impact ETF (the “Fund”) statutory prospectus and statement of additional information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks.  The current statutory prospectus and statement of additional information dated February 16, 2017, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.  You can find the Fund’s statutory prospectus, statement of additional information and other information about the Fund online at www.serenityshares.com.  You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-617-0004 or by sending an e-mail request to ETF@usbank.com.
Investment Objective
The SerenityShares Impact ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the SPADE Impact Index (the “Index”).
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 (the “Shares”). This table and the Example below do not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees
0.50%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.00%
Other Expenses1
0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.50%
   
1 Estimated for the current fiscal year.
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other 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 on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year: $51
3 Years: $160
Portfolio Turnover
The SerenityShares Impact ETF 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 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. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.
Principal Investment Strategy
The SerenityShares Impact ETF uses a “passive management” (or indexing) approach to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Index.
SPADE Impact Index
The Index is constructed using a rules-based methodology to create a diversified, investable, modified market capitalization weighted portfolio of U.S.-listed stocks or American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) of companies that generate revenues from products or services that address a variety of societal, social, and environmental challenges (“Impact Activities”) related to the following themes:

 
Pillar
Themes
Environmental Stewardship
 1. Environment and climate monitoring
 2. Forestry
 3. Ocean, seas, and marine environment protection
 4. Waste Recycling and Remediation
 5. Pollution Control
Resource Scarcity
 6. Clean and Sustainable Water Supply
 7. Improving Farming and Agriculture Yields
 8. Renewable Energy Production
 9. Energy Efficiency
Societal
10. Information / Knowledge Access
11. Community Building
12. Initiatives to Bring Cultures and People Together
13. Senior Housing and Care
14. Safety and Security
Living a Healthy Lifestyle
15. Healthy, Organic, Natural Foods
16. Access to Local Health Services
New Initiatives
17. Green Transportation / Technologies
18. Assisting the Elderly and Disabled
Empowerment
19. Loans to Small and Micro Enterprises
20. Education Infrastructure
Construction of the Index begins with the universe of all stocks and ADRs listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. Stocks and ADRs of companies whose primary business is from tobacco, alcohol, fossil fuel exploration and production, firearms, or offensive military weapons are excluded from the Index.
On an annual basis, SPADE Indexes LLC (the “Index Provider”), an affiliate of the Fund’s investment adviser, conducts a review of company regulatory filings and registration statements, media reports, third-party industry and analyst research, and holdings of foundations and pension funds with a mandate to invest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) or impact initiatives to identify companies whose principal business activities directly impact, improve, or operate toward solutions or improvements with respect to the aforementioned pillars/themes. The resultant list represents the universe of eligible securities.
All companies in the universe of eligible securities that have a minimum market capitalization of $1.5 billion and meet minimum trading volume requirements are included in the Index.
Each company is limited to a maximum weight of 3.5% and a minimum weight of 0.5% at the time of each rebalance. In circumstances where a constituent exceeds this maximum, its weight will be reduced and the balance will be proportionately redistributed among the other constituents. Additionally, each theme’s weighting is limited to 20% at the time of each rebalance. In circumstances where a theme exceeds this maximum, the constituents in that theme with the smallest market capitalization will be removed and the balance will be proportionately redistributed until the theme’s weighting is reduced to 20% or below and no company exceeds a 3.5% weighting. In instances where a company operates in more than one theme and a 20% theme weight limit is exceeded, a proportional weighting based on revenue will be applied.
The Index is generally expected to be composed of between 75 and 150 U.S.-listed common stocks and ADRs. The Index is rebalanced quarterly on the next to last business day of March, June, September, and December and reconstituted annually in each September. After applying the rules during each annual reconstitution, all themes may not necessarily be represented.
The Index was established in 2017 and is owned by the Index Provider.
The Fund’s Investment Strategy
The Fund attempts to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the component securities that make up the Index. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets (exclusive of any collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the Index. The Fund’s investment adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund’s performance and that of the Index, before fees and expenses, will be 95% or better.
 
The Fund will generally use a “replication” strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it generally will invest in all of the component securities of the Index. However, the Fund may use a “representative sampling” strategy, meaning it may invest in a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics closely resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index as a whole, when the Fund’s sub-adviser believes it is in the best interests of the Fund (e.g., when replicating the Index involves practical difficulties or substantial costs, an Index constituent becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable, or less liquid, or as a result of legal restrictions or limitations that apply to the Fund but not to the Index).
 
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The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets (exclusive of any collateral held from securities lending) in cash and cash equivalents, other investment companies, as well as securities and other instruments not included in the Index but which the Fund’s sub-adviser believes will help the Fund track the Index.  For example, the Fund may invest in securities that are not components of the Index to reflect various corporate actions and other changes to the Index (such as reconstitutions, additions, and deletions).
 
To the extent the Index concentrates (i.e., holds more than 25% of its total assets) in the securities of a particular industry or group of related industries, the Fund will concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent as the Index. 
Principal Investment Risks
All investments carry a certain amount of risk and the SerenityShares Impact ETF cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. Below are the principal risks of investing in the Fund.
 
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ADR Risk. ADRs involve risks similar to those associated with investments in foreign companies and certain additional risks. ADRs listed on U.S. exchanges are issued by banks or trust companies, and entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that are paid out on the underlying foreign shares (“Underlying Shares”). ADRs may not provide a return that corresponds precisely with that of the Underlying Shares.
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Equity Market Risk. The equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific issuers, industries, or sectors in which the Fund invests. Common stocks, such as those held by the Fund, are generally exposed to greater risk than other types of securities, such as preferred stock and debt obligations, because common stockholders generally have inferior rights to receive payment from issuers.
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Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in ADRs representing shares of non-U.S. companies. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks that may not be present with investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to political or economic instability. Investments in foreign securities also may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading, settlement, custodial, and operational risks. These and other factors can make investments in the Fund more volatile and potentially less liquid than other types of investments. These risks may be enhanced for securities of companies organized in emerging market nations.
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Impact Investment Risk.  Because the methodology of the Index selects securities of issuers for non-financial reasons, the Fund may underperform the broader equity market or other funds that do not utilize impact criteria when selecting investments.
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No Operating History Risk. The Fund is a recently organized, diversified management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors have no track record or history on which to base their investment decision.
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Passive Investment Risk. The Fund invests in the securities included in, or representative of, its Index regardless of their investment merit. The Fund does not attempt to outperform its Index or take defensive positions in declining markets. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be adversely affected by a general decline in the market segments relating to its Index.
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REIT Investment Risk. Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, and may be more volatile than other securities. The risks of investing in REITs include certain risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate and the real estate industry in general. Securities in the real estate sector are subject to the risk that the value of their underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values, including the general and local economies, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning and tax laws) affecting real estate, and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgages and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, and self-liquidation.
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Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors.
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Industrials Sector Risk. The Fund may invest in companies in the industrials economic sector, and therefore the performance of the Fund could be negatively impacted by events affecting this sector. This sector can be significantly affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector products in general; a decline in demand for products due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction; government regulation, world events and economic conditions; and the risks associated with potential environmental damage and product liability claims.
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Technology Sector Risk. The Fund may invest in companies in the technology sector, and therefore the performance of the Fund could be negatively impacted by events affecting this sector. Market or economic factors impacting technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technological advances could have a significant effect on the value of the Fund’s investments. The value of stocks of technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Stocks of technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market. Technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability.
 
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Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value (“NAV”). As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of the Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines.
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Smaller Companies Risk. The equity securities of smaller companies have historically been subject to greater investment risk than securities of larger companies. The prices of equity securities of smaller companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the prices of equity securities of larger companies.
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Tracking Error Risk. As with all index funds, the performance of the Fund and its Index may differ from each other for a variety of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs not incurred by the Index. In addition, the Fund may not be fully invested in the securities of the Index at all times or may hold securities not included in the Index.
Performance
The SerenityShares Impact ETF is new and therefore does not have a performance history for a full calendar year. In the future, performance information for the Fund will be presented in this section. Performance information also will be available on the Fund’s website at www.serenityshares.com.
Portfolio Management
Adviser
SerenityShares Investments LLC
Sub-Adviser
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC (“VIA”)
Portfolio Manager
Denise M. Krisko, CFA, President of VIA (since the Fund’s inception in 2017)
 
Purchase and Sale of Shares
Shares are listed on a national securities exchange, such as the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”), and most investors will buy and sell Shares through brokers at market prices, rather than NAV. Because the Shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation Units,” which only Authorized Participants (“APs”) (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem. Creation Units generally consist of 50,000 Shares, though this may change from time to time. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in exchange for a portfolio of securities closely approximating the holdings of the Fund (the “Deposit Securities”) and/or a designated amount of U.S. cash.
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or other tax-advantaged account. Distributions on investments made through tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of assets from those accounts.
Financial Intermediary Compensation
If you purchase Shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank) (an “Intermediary”), the Adviser or its affiliates may pay Intermediaries for certain activities related to the Fund, including participation in activities that are designed to make Intermediaries more knowledgeable about exchange traded products, including the Fund, or for other activities, such as marketing, educational training or other initiatives related to the sale or promotion of Shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Any such arrangements do not result in increased Fund expenses. Ask your salesperson or visit the Intermediary’s website for more information.

 
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