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Summary Prospectus – April 30, 2019

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

Institutional Shares PZMIX

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the PPM Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund") Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), online at https://www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776), or by sending an email request to ppmfunds@ppmamerica.com. The current Prospectus and SAI, both dated April 30, 2019, are incorporated by reference into (which means they legally are a part of) this Summary Prospectus.

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital.

 

Expenses

The table below shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
  Institutional Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) None
Exchange Fee None
Redemption Fee None

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

  Institutional Shares
Management Fee 0.70%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees None
Administration Fee 0.10%
Other Expenses1 0.31%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.11%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement2 0.21%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.90%

1 “Other Expenses” information has been restated to reflect current fees.

2 PPM America, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (“PPM” or the “Adviser”), has contractually agreed to bear certain expenses and waive its management fees to the extent necessary to cause annualized ordinary expenses (excluding taxes, interest, all commissions and other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (if any) and extraordinary charges such as litigation costs, but including management fees paid to PPM) not to exceed 0.90% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Shares. This contract continues through April 30, 2020 and may not be terminated prior to this date unless, upon the Adviser’s request, the Board of Trustees approves the termination.

 

Expense 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 table below shows the expenses you would pay on a $10,000 investment, assuming (1) 5% annual return and (2) redemption at the end of each time period. The example also assumes that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements are reflected in the examples for the first year only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

  1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Institutional Shares $92 $332 $591 $1,333

 

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 expense example, affect the Fund’s performance. For the period beginning May 1, 2018 (the Fund’s inception) through December 31, 2018, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.


Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowings made for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of US companies with market capitalizations within the range of securities constituting the Russell MidCap Index (“Index”) at the time of initial purchase. The market capitalization range of the Index will vary with market conditions over time, and was $473 million to $67.9 billion as of December 31, 2018. If the market capitalization of a company held by the Fund moves outside the then-current Index range, the Fund may, but is not required to, sell such company’s securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks and securities with economic characteristics similar to those of common stocks, such as rights and warrants.

 

PPM employs a value investing style that seeks to uncover investment opportunities that can be purchased at a significant discount relative to the market. PPM utilizes fundamental research with a focus on bottom up security selection using a range of quantitative and qualitative factors. These factors include a company’s financial condition, competitive position and management team strength. The investment process is focused on appraising companies rather than forecasting earnings. This process involves understanding the reasons why securities are undervalued and identifying potential for positive change. With a focus on security selection, sector and industry weightings are primarily the residual of bottom-up stock selection.

 

Principal Risks

An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed. As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s shares will change, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

 

Equity securities risk – Common and preferred stocks represent equity ownership in a company. Stock markets are volatile, and equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed-income securities. As a result of such factors as a company’s business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions, the price of equity or equity-related securities will fluctuate and can decline and reduce the value of a portfolio investing in equity or equity-related securities. The Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed. Generally preferred stocks rank before common stocks in their claim on income for dividend payments and on assets should the company be liquidated. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company’s assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders.

 

Market riskPortfolio securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally, such as real or perceived adverse economic, political, or regulatory conditions, inflation, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment, among others. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. The values of securities may fall due to factors affecting a particular issuer, industry or the securities market as a whole.

 

Investment style risk – The returns from a certain investment style may be lower than the returns from the overall stock market. Value stocks may not increase in price if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that are expected to increase the price of the security do not occur. Over market cycles, different investment styles may sometimes outperform other investment styles (for example, growth investing may outperform value investing).

 

Issuer riskThe value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the market as a whole. A security’s value may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, corporate governance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

 

Mid-capitalization investing risk – The prices of securities of mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than those of larger, more established companies.

 

Financial services risk – If the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in issuers in the financial services of the market, the Fund may be more affected by events influencing the financial services sector than a fund that is more diversified across numerous sectors. An investment in issuers in the financial services sector may be adversely affected by, among other things: (i) changes in the regulatory framework; (ii) interest rate changes that may negatively affect financial service businesses; (iii) exposure of a financial institution to a non-diversified or concentrated loan portfolio; (iv) exposure to financial leverage and/or investments or agreements which, under certain circumstances, may lead to losses (e.g., sub-prime loans); and (v) the risk that a market shock or other unexpected market, economic, political, regulatory, or other event might lead to a sudden decline in the values of most or all companies in the financial services sector.

 

Small-capitalization investing risk – Investing in smaller companies, some of which may be newer companies or start-ups, generally involves greater risks than investing in larger, more established ones. The securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices often fluctuate more, than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.

 

Large-capitalization investing risk – Large-capitalization stocks as a group could fall out of favor with the market, which may cause the Fund to underperform funds that focus on other types of stocks.

 

Management risk – The investment techniques PPM employs could fail to achieve the Fund’s investment objective or negatively affect the Fund’s investment performance.

 

Performance

Because the Fund has not yet operated for a full calendar year, no performance history has been provided.

 

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Portfolio Management

 

Investment Adviser:

PPM America, Inc. is the investment adviser for the Fund. PPM is an investment-led organization which utilizes a team-based approach to manage the assets of the Fund. As they make investment decisions, the team works closely together to generate ideas and consider the market environment when analyzing companies’ long-term fundamental potential and the attractiveness of stocks’ relative valuations. Kevin McCloskey is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

 

Portfolio Managers Title Length of Service
Kevin McCloskey, CFA Senior Managing Director, Head of Public Equity Since inception
Greg Anderson, CFA Senior Managing Director Since inception
Naveen Bobba Senior Managing Director Since inception
Jeffrey Moran, CFA, CPA (inactive) Senior Managing Director Since inception
Michael MacKinnon, CFA Managing Director Since inception

 

Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares

 

Minimum Investment

Initial investment $500,000
Minimum balance required $250,000

 

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be given 60 days’ notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. The Fund may also reduce or waive the minimum investment amount under certain circumstances. There is no investment minimum for subsequent investments.

 

You may purchase, exchange or redeem Fund shares each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular session trading at the Fund’s net asset value next calculated after receipt and acceptance of your request in good order. Contact the Fund by phone 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776), by regular or express mail at PPM Funds, PO Box 2175, Milwaukee, WI 53201-2175 (for regular mail), or PPM Funds, c/o UMB Fund Services, 235 W. Galena Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212-3948 (for express mail).

 

Tax Information

Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Investments through tax-advantaged accounts may sometimes become taxable upon withdrawal.

 

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