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North Square Strategic Income Fund
NORTH SQUARE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
Investment Objective
The investment objectives of the North Square Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”) are to seek high current income and to seek long term capital appreciation.
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. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section titled “Class A Shares” and in “APPENDIX A – Waivers and Discounts Available from Intermediaries” of the Prospectus.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - North Square Strategic Income Fund
Class A
Class I
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) 5.75% none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) [1] 1.00% none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) none none
[1] No sales charge applies on investments of $500,000 or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% will be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares within 12 months of the date of a purchase.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - North Square Strategic Income Fund
Class A
Class I
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.70% 0.70%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% none
Component1 Other Expenses 0.15% 0.15%
Component2 Other Expenses 1.06% 1.06%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 1.21% 1.21%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.05% 0.05%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) [1] 2.21% 1.96%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement (1.01%) (1.01%)
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.20% 0.95%
[1] North Square Investments, LLC (“North Square” or the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for or reimburse operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, any acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) do not exceed 0.90% and 1.15% for the Class I shares and Class A shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect until February 28, 2022, and it may be terminated before that date only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. North Square is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, of fees waived, payments made or expenses reimbursed to the Fund for a period ending 36 months after the date of the waiver, payment or reimbursement. This reimbursement may be requested from the Fund if the reimbursement will not cause the Fund’s annual expense ratio to exceed the lesser of (a) the expense limitation amount in effect at the time such fees were waived, payments made or expenses reimbursed, or (b) the expense limitation amount in effect at the time of the reimbursement.
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 $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual fee waiver for two years).
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example - North Square Strategic Income Fund - USD ($)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class A 690 1,037 1,512 2,818
Class I 97 413 864 2,116
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 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 portfolio turnover rate for the Predecessor Fund (as that term is defined below) was 35.7% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund pursues its investment objectives by primarily investing in preferred securities and other income producing securities, including convertible securities, debt securities, common stocks, derivatives, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and securities of other investment companies such as closed-end funds (exchange traded only) and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”).
 
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in preferred and debt securities. Red Cedar Investment Management, LLC (“Red Cedar” or a “Sub-Adviser”), the Fund’s sub-adviser, retains broad discretion to allocate the Fund’s investments across various asset classes. Preferred securities in which the Fund may invest include traditional and convertible preferreds, and hybrid preferreds. From time to time, the Fund may have a significant portion of its assets in one or more market sectors, such as the finance sector.
 
The Fund may invest in debt securities of any maturity. Debt securities in which the Fund may invest include U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agency securities, investment grade corporate debt instruments, investment grade municipal bonds, mortgage-backed (including collateralized mortgage backed-securities) and asset-backed securities and below investment grade securities. Investment grade securities are those rated at the time of acquisition Baa3 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), or BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s, a division of McGraw Hill Companies Inc. (“S&P”), or Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”) or, if unrated by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, determined by Red Cedar to be of comparable quality. Below investment grade securities are also known as “high yield” or “junk” securities.
 
The Fund may utilize derivatives, including futures, options, swaps (including index credit default swaps (“CDX”)), and other various derivative products. The Fund’s use of derivative instruments may be for enhancing returns, hedging against market risks, or providing synthetic exposure to specific industries or securities. The Fund intends to use futures and swaps to hedge against general market risk, while it intends to use interest rate swaps and credit default swaps to hedge against interest rate risk and credit risk, respectively. The Fund will use options to hedge against market risk and to enhance returns and gain synthetic exposure to a security without holding the underlying asset.
 
The Fund may invest its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may include non-U.S. Dollar denominated securities traded outside of the United States, U.S. Dollar denominated securities of foreign issuers traded in the United States and American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”). ADRs are receipts that represent interests in foreign securities held on deposit by U.S. banks. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets is securities of non-U.S. Dollar denominated securities.
 
Red Cedar seeks to identify securities which it believes offer significantly higher yields than U.S. treasury securities of comparable maturity, while striving to maintain stability of principal and preserving good overall credit quality through extensive credit analysis and broad diversification across security types. Red Cedar selects preferred securities based upon a review of yield characteristics, call provisions, credit quality and ratings, and ability to continue paying dividends, among other features. In evaluating and selecting debt securities, Red Cedar balances various factors, including increased yield as compared to U.S. treasuries, maturity, call provisions and credit quality. Convertible preferred and debt securities are additionally evaluated on various features including conversion rights, conversion ratio, likelihood of conversion, and value of the underlying security into which the convertible security may convert, among others. Red Cedar selects common stocks based on the company’s business and financial strength and dividend history and policy, as well as ability to potentially grow dividend distributions. Red Cedar selects closed-end funds based upon a review of yield, price relative to net asset value, composition of the underlying portfolio, and the nature of the distributions. The Fund will generally sell a security if its full valuation is realized, if better opportunities are identified, if news alters the Fund’s advisor’s investment thesis, if the security’s credit quality deteriorates, or if the Fund requires cash to meet redemption requests.

Principal Risks of Investing
Risk is inherent in all investing including an investment in the Fund. An investment in the Fund involves risks, including, among others Market Risk, Credit Risk, Fixed Income Securities Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Preferred Securities Risk, Mortgage Backed and Asset Backed Securities Risk, High Yield (“Junk”) Bond Risk and Derivatives Risk. A summary description of these and other principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth below. Before you decide whether to invest in the Fund, carefully consider these risk factors associated with investing in the Fund, which may cause investors to lose money. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of the bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Market Risk. The market price of a security or instrument may decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. The market value of a security or instrument also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.
 
Credit Risk. If an issuer or guarantor of a debt security held by the Fund or a counterparty to a financial contract with the Fund defaults or is downgraded or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or if the value of the assets underlying a security declines, the value of the Fund’s portfolio will typically decline to some extent.
  
Fixed Income Securities Risk. The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to changes in an issuer’s credit rating or market perceptions about the creditworthiness of an issuer. Generally fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, and longer-term and lower rated securities are more volatile than shorter-term and higher rated securities.

Interest Rate Risk. Generally fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with longer-term securities being more sensitive than shorter-term securities. For example, the price of a security with a three-year duration would be expected to drop by approximately 3% in response to a 1% increase in interest rates. Generally, the longer the maturity and duration of a bond or fixed rate loan, the more sensitive it is to this risk. Falling interest rates also create the potential for a decline in the Fund’s income. Changes in governmental policy, rising inflation rates, and general economic developments, among other factors, could cause interest rates to increase and could have a substantial and immediate effect on the values of the Fund’s investments. In addition, a potential rise in interest rates may result in periods of volatility and increased redemptions that might require the Fund to liquidate portfolio securities at disadvantageous prices and times. Risks associated with rising interest rates are heightened given that interest rates in the U.S. have been at near historic lows.
 
Preferred Securities Risk. Preferred securities represent an equity interest in a company that generally entitle the holder to receive, in preference to the holders of other stocks such as common stock, dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds resulting from a liquidation of the company. The market value of preferred securities is subject to company-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities and is also sensitive to changes in the company’s creditworthiness, the ability of the company to make payments on the preferred securities, and changes in interest rates, typically declining in value if interest rates rise.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-backed (including residential and commercial mortgage-backed) and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to “prepayment risk” (the risk that borrowers will repay a loan more quickly in periods of falling interest rates) and “extension risk” (the risk that borrowers will repay a loan more slowly in periods of rising interest rates). If the Fund invests in mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities that are subordinated to other interests in the same pool, the Fund may only receive payments after the pool’s obligations to other investors have been satisfied. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the assets held by a pool may limit substantially the pool’s ability to make payments of principal or interest to the Fund, reducing the values of those securities or in some cases rendering them worthless. The Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage backed securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

High Yield (“Junk”) Bond Risk. High yield bonds are debt securities rated below investment grade (often called “junk bonds”). Junk bonds are speculative, involve greater risks of default, downgrade, or price declines and are more volatile and tend to be less liquid than investment-grade securities. Companies issuing high yield bonds are less financially strong, are more likely to encounter financial difficulties, and are more vulnerable to adverse market events and negative sentiments than companies with higher credit ratings.

Derivatives Risk. The Sub-adviser may make use of futures, forwards, options, swaps and other forms of derivative instruments. The use of derivative instruments exposes the Fund to additional risks and transaction costs. These instruments come in many varieties and have a wide range of potential risks and rewards, and may include futures contracts, options (both written and purchased), swaps and forward currency exchange contracts. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. Additionally, to the extent the Fund is required to segregate or “set aside” (often referred to as “asset segregation”) liquid assets or otherwise cover open positions with respect to certain derivative instruments, the Fund may be required to sell portfolio instruments to meet these asset segregation requirements. There is a possibility that segregation involving a large percentage of the Fund’s assets could impede portfolio management or the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations. Opening derivative positions also exposes to the Fund to risk that the counterparty to the transaction defaults.

The following are also principal risks of investing the Fund listed in alphabetical order:

Closed-End Funds (“CEFs”) Risk. The Fund invests in shares of CEFs that are only traded on an exchange. Investments in CEFs are subject to various risks, including reliance on the ability of management of the CEF to meet its investment objective and to manage a CEF’s portfolio, and fluctuation in the market value of a CEF’s shares compared to the changes in the value of the underlying securities that the CEF owns. In addition, the Fund bears a pro rata share of the management fees and expenses of each underlying CEF in addition to the Fund’s management fees and expenses, which results in the Fund’s shareholders being subject to higher expenses than if they invested directly in the CEFs. There can be no guarantee that shares of a CEF held by the Fund will not trade at a persistent and ongoing discount. CEFs may trade at lower volumes than Open-End Funds or single securities, raising liquidity issues and reducing the ability to sell in a short period of time. If the Fund has difficulty or it is impossible to sell a CEF, the Fund may be adversely affected.

Convertible Securities Risk. Convertible securities are subject to market and interest rate risk and credit risk. When the market price of the equity security underlying a convertible security decreases the convertible security tends to trade on the basis of its yield and other fixed income characteristics, and is more susceptible to credit and interest rate risks. When the market price of such equity security rises, the convertible security tends to trade on the basis of its equity conversion features and be more exposed to market risk. Convertible securities are frequently issued by smaller capitalized companies with stock prices that may be more volatile than those of other companies.

Currency Risk. The values of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increase or decrease as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. Dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could erase investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions, the actions of the United States and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.
 
Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or cause the Fund, the Adviser, sub-adviser, and/or other service providers (including custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected.
 
Equity Risk. The value of the equity securities held by the Fund may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate, or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests.

Emerging Market Risk. Many of the risks with respect to foreign investments are more pronounced for investments in issuers in developing or emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have more government exchange controls, more volatile interest and currency exchange rates, less market regulation, and less developed economic, political and legal systems than those of more developed countries. In addition, emerging market countries may experience high levels of inflation and may have less liquid securities markets and less efficient trading and settlement systems.
 
Foreign Investment Risk. The prices of foreign securities may be more volatile than the prices of securities of U.S. issuers because of economic and social conditions abroad, political developments, and differences and changes in the regulatory environments of foreign countries. In addition, changes in exchange rates and interest rates may adversely affect the values of the Fund’s foreign investments. Foreign companies are generally subject to different legal and accounting standards than U.S. companies, and foreign financial intermediaries may be subject to less supervision and regulation than U.S. financial firms. Foreign securities include ADRs and Global Depository Receipts (“GDRs”). Unsponsored ADRs and GDRs are organized independently and without the cooperation of the foreign issuer of the underlying securities, and involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply. In addition, the issuing bank may deduct shareholder distribution, custody, foreign currency exchange, and other fees from the payment of dividends. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile than the markets of more mature economies and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries.

Futures Risk. The Fund may enter into a futures contract in which the Fund (acting as a buyer or seller) may be forced to make delivery (as a seller) or take delivery (as a buyer) of a specific asset at a specified future date and price. The secondary market for futures may be less liquid causing the contract to be difficult to close. Unanticipated market movements may also make delivery difficult for the seller and cause significant, potentially unlimited, losses.
 
Large-Cap Company Risk. Securities of companies with market capitalizations that are larger than small and mid cap companies may be susceptible to slower growth during times of economic expansion. They may be not be able to respond as quickly to economic changes, market innovation, or changes in consumer behavior.

Management and Strategy Risk. The value of your investment depends on the judgment of Red Cedar about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry, sector or region, which may prove to be incorrect.

Options Risk. Purchasing and writing put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than ordinary investment risks. The Fund may not fully benefit from or may lose money on an option if changes in its value do not correspond as anticipated to changes in the value of the underlying securities. If the Fund is not able to sell an option held in its portfolio, it would have to exercise the option to realize any profit and would incur transaction costs upon the purchase or sale of the underlying securities. Ownership of options involves the payment of premiums, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance. To the extent that the Fund invests in over-the-counter options, the Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk.

Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) Risk. The Fund’s investment in REITs will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses.

Sector Focus Risk. The Fund may from time to time invest a larger portion of its assets in one or more sectors than many other mutual funds, and thus will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those sectors.

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk. The securities of small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger, more established companies or market averages in general. In addition, such companies typically are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earning results, business prospects, investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions.

Swaps Risk. The Fund may enter into swap transactions, including credit default swaps and index credit default swaps. Swap transactions involve the risk that the party with whom the Fund entered into the transaction with defaults on its obligation to pay or that the Fund cannot meet its obligation to pay the other party. Swaps may also be difficult to value, which in turn may cause liquidity issues.
Performance
The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class I shares from year to year and by showing how the average annual total returns of Class I Shares of the Fund compare with the average annual total returns of a broad-based market index. Performance for classes other than those shown may vary from the performance shown to the extent the expenses for those classes differ. Updated performance information is available at the Fund’s website, www.northsquareinvest.com, or by calling the Fund at 1-855-551-5521.

The Fund has adopted the historical performance of the Advisory Research Strategic Income Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a former series of Investment Managers Series Trust, as a result of a reorganization consummated after the close of business on February 21, 2020 (“Reorganization”), in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to the liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the Reorganization, the Fund and the Predecessor Fund had substantially similar investment strategies. Prior to the Reorganization, the Fund was a “shell” fund with no assets and had not yet commenced operations.

The Predecessor Fund commenced investment operations on December 31, 2012, after the conversion of a limited partnership account, Advisory Research Value Income Fund, L.P., which commenced operations on June 30, 2003, (the “Predecessor Account”), into shares of the Advisory Research Strategic Income Fund. Information in the bar chart and the performance table below prior to December 31, 2012 are for the Predecessor Account. The Predecessor Fund’s objectives, policies, guidelines and restrictions were, in all material respects, equivalent to those of the Predecessor Account. The returns for the Predecessor Account reflect its performance prior to conversion into the Predecessor Fund Fund and have been adjusted to reflect the estimated gross annual operating expenses of the Fund as set forth in the “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” table above. The Predecessor Account was not registered under the 1940 Act and therefore was not subject to certain restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act on registered investment companies and by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on regulated investment companies. If the Predecessor Account had been registered under the 1940 Act, the Predecessor Account’s performance may have been adversely affected.The performance information presented below for periods prior to the Reorganization reflects the performance of the Predecessor Fund and the Predecessor Account.
Calendar-Year Total Return (before taxes) for Class I Shares For each calendar year at NAV
Bar Chart
The year-to-date return as of December 31, 2019 was 11.04%.
Highest Calendar Quarter Return at NAV (non-annualized)
6.57%
Quarter ended 09/30/2010
Lowest Calendar Quarter Return at NAV (non-annualized)
-2.41%
Quarter ended 06/30/2013
Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2019)
Average Annual Total Returns - North Square Strategic Income Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) [1] Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 8.72% 3.05% 3.75%
Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) [1],[2] Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 9.52% 3.50% 4.25%
Class I [1] Class I - Return Before Taxes 11.04% 3.79% 5.57%
Class I | After Taxes on Distributions [1] Class I - Return After Taxes on Distributions 9.74% 2.34% 4.48%
Class I | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales [1] Class I - Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 6.72% 2.45% 4.09%
[1] Class A shares have not commenced operations, are not available for purchase and do not have any returns.
[2] Effective February 24, 2020, the Fund changed its primary benchmark from the Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Credit Index to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which better reflects the Fund’s investment strategy.
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. After–tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class I shares only and after-tax returns for classes other than Class I will vary from returns shown for Class I shares.
North Square Advisory Research All Cap Value Fund
NORTH SQUARE ADVISORY RESEARCH ALL CAP VALUE FUND
Investment Objective
The investment objectives of the North Square Advisory Research All Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) is to seek long term capital appreciation.
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.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
North Square Advisory Research All Cap Value Fund
Class I
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expense Example - USD ($)
North Square Advisory Research All Cap Value Fund
Class I
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year 97
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years 433
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years 923
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years 2,277
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 $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual fee waiver for two years).
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
North Square Advisory Research All Cap Value Fund | Class I | USD ($) 97 433 923 2,277
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 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 portfolio turnover rate for the Predecessor Fund (as that term is defined below) was 25.6% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest in at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies of any size including small, mid and large-capitalization companies. The Fund’s investments in equity securities may include common stock, preferred securities and convertible securities. While the Fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. issuers, it may invest in securities of foreign issuers, including those in emerging markets, in keeping with the Fund’s investment objective, is not expected to exceed 20% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
The Fund’s sub-adviser, Advisory Research, Inc. (“ARI” or a “Sub-Adviser”) uses a bottom-up approach that seeks to identify companies with attractive valuations relative to net asset value. The Fund invests in stocks that ARI believes are profitable, undervalued on an absolute value basis, and exhibit low levels of leverage. The Fund will invest in a portfolio of securities typically spread across many economic sectors, although from time to time, the Fund may have a significant portion of its assets in one or more market sectors, such as the finance sector.
 
The Fund also may invest in American, European, and Global Depository Receipts (“ADRs,” “EDRs,” and “GDRs,” respectively). ADRs are receipts that represent interests in foreign securities held on deposit by U.S. banks. EDRs and GDRs have the same qualities as ADRs, except that they may be traded in several international trading markets.

Principal Risks of Investing
Risk is inherent in all investing including an investment in the Fund. An investment in the Fund involves risks, including, among others, Equity Risk, Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk, Market Risk, Preferred Securities Risk and Large-Cap Company Risk. A summary description of these and other principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth below. Before you decide whether to invest in the Fund, carefully consider these risk factors associated with investing in the Fund, which may cause investors to lose money. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of the bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Equity Risk. The value of the equity securities held by the Fund may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate, or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests.

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk. The securities of small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger, more established companies or market averages in general. In addition, such companies typically are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earning results, business prospects, investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions.

Market Risk. The market price of a security or instrument may decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. The market value of a security or instrument also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.

Preferred Securities Risk. Preferred securities represent an equity interest in a company that generally entitle the holder to receive, in preference to the holders of other stocks such as common stock, dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds resulting from a liquidation of the company. The market value of preferred securities is subject to company-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities and is also sensitive to changes in the company’s creditworthiness, the ability of the company to make payments on the preferred securities, and changes in interest rates, typically declining in value if interest rates rise.

Large-Cap Company Risk. Securities of companies with market capitalizations that are larger than small and mid cap companies may be susceptible to slower growth during times of economic expansion. They may be not be able to respond as quickly to economic changes, market innovation, or changes in consumer behavior.

The following are also principal risks of investing the Fund listed in alphabetical order:

Convertible Securities Risk. Convertible securities are subject to market and interest rate risk and credit risk. When the market price of the equity security underlying a convertible security decreases the convertible security tends to trade on the basis of its yield and other fixed income characteristics, and is more susceptible to credit and interest rate risks. When the market price of such equity security rises, the convertible security tends to trade on the basis of its equity conversion features and be more exposed to market risk. Convertible securities are frequently issued by smaller capitalized companies with stock prices that may be more volatile than those of other companies.
 
Currency Risk. The values of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increase or decrease as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. Dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could erase investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions, the actions of the United States and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.
 
Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or cause the Fund, the Adviser, and/or other service providers (including custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality. In an extreme case, a shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected.
 
Emerging Market Risk. Many of the risks with respect to foreign investments are more pronounced for investments in issuers in developing or emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have more government exchange controls, more volatile interest and currency exchange rates, less market regulation, and less developed economic, political and legal systems than those of more developed countries. In addition, emerging market countries may experience high levels of inflation and may have less liquid securities markets and less efficient trading and settlement systems.
 
Foreign Investment Risk. The prices of foreign securities may be more volatile than the prices of securities of U.S. issuers because of economic and social conditions abroad, political developments, and differences and changes in the regulatory environments of foreign countries. In addition, changes in exchange rates and interest rates may adversely affect the values of the Fund’s foreign investments. Foreign companies are generally subject to different legal and accounting standards than U.S. companies, and foreign financial intermediaries may be subject to less supervision and regulation than U.S. financial firms. Foreign securities include ADRs, EDRs and GDRs. Unsponsored ADRs and GDRs are organized independently and without the cooperation of the foreign issuer of the underlying securities, and involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply. In addition, the issuing bank may deduct shareholder distribution, custody, foreign currency exchange, and other fees from the payment of dividends.

Management and Strategy Risk. The value of your investment depends on the judgment of the Adviser about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry, sector or region, which may prove to be incorrect.
 
Sector Focus Risk. The Fund may from time to time invest a larger portion of its assets in one or more sectors than many other mutual funds, and thus will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those sectors.
 
Value-Oriented Investment Strategies Risk. Value stocks are those that are believed to be undervalued in comparison to their peers due to adverse business developments or other factors. Value investing is subject to the risk that the market will not recognize a security’s inherent value for a long time or at all, or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced or overvalued. In addition, during some periods (which may be extensive) value stocks generally may be out of favor in the markets.

Performance
The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class I shares from year to year and by showing how the average annual total returns of each class of the Fund compare with the average annual total returns of a broad-based market index. Performance for classes other than those shown may vary from the performance shown to the extent the expenses for those classes differ. Updated performance information is available at the Fund’s website, www.northsquareinvest.com, or by calling the Fund at 1-855-551-5521.

The Fund has adopted the historical performance of the Advisory Research All Cap Value Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a former series of Investment Managers Series Trust, as a result of a reorganization consummated after the close of business on February 21, 2020 (“Reorganization”), in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to the liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund. The performance information presented below for periods prior to the Reorganization reflects the performance of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the Reorganization, the Fund and the Predecessor Fund had substantially similar investment strategies. Prior to the Reorganization, the Fund was a “shell” fund with no assets and had not yet commenced operations.

Calendar-Year Total Return (before taxes) for Class I Shares For each calendar year at NAV
Bar Chart
The year-to-date return as of December 31, 2019 was 27.65%.
Highest Calendar Quarter Return at NAV (non-annualized)
12.17%
Quarter ended 03/31/2013
Lowest Calendar Quarter Return at NAV (non-annualized)
-14.33%
Quarter ended 09/30/2011
Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2019)
Average Annual Total Returns - North Square Advisory Research All Cap Value Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Russell 3000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) Russell 3000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes 26.26% 8.20% 11.71%
Class I Class I - Return Before Taxes 27.65% 10.18% 11.68%
Class I | After Taxes on Distributions Class I - Return After Taxes on Distributions 24.51% 6.30% 9.15%
Class I | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales Class I - Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 18.57% 7.27% 9.10%
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. After–tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class I shares only and after-tax returns for classes other than Class I will vary from returns shown for Class I shares.