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WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND
SUMMARY – WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE   The Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation with a secondary emphasis on capital preservation.
The Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation
with a secondary emphasis on capital preservation.
FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND
WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND
USD ($)
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND
WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND
Management Fees 1.25%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees none
Dividend expense on securities sold short 0.60%
Brokerage expenses on securities sold short 0.22%
Other operating expenses 0.24%
Other Expenses 1.06%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(1) 0.01% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 2.32%
[1] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. The operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund’s financial highlights because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies.
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 your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and the operating expenses of the Fund remain the same during the periods listed below. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and the operating expenses of the Fund remain the same during the periods listed below. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND | WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND | USD ($) 235 724 1,240 2,656
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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 72% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in long and short equity positions. The Fund’s long positions are purchased with the intended goal of benefitting from rising valuations. The Fund’s short positions are purchased with the intended goal of benefitting from declining valuations or as a hedge against long positions. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities traded in the U.S. This investment policy may be changed without shareholder approval upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.

 

The Fund’s long positions will principally consist of common stocks of mid-capitalization and large-capitalization companies with attractive valuations based on the Adviser’s proprietary analysis. The Adviser defines mid-capitalization companies as companies with a total market capitalization of between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of purchase and large-capitalization companies as companies with a total market capitalization of $10 billion or more at the time of purchase. For these positions, the Adviser generates a focus universe of approximately 300 companies traded in the U.S. The Adviser analyzes each investment candidate, evaluating company-specific metrics (“key factors”) that the Adviser deems most likely to affect annual earnings, and then ranks the companies based on the Adviser’s assessment of these key factors. The Adviser then employs its proprietary earnings models to determine price target ranges for each stock in the focus universe. Following further analysis, the Adviser buys stocks for the Fund’s portfolio that it determines to have improving key factors that are available at reasonable valuations.

 

The Fund will establish short positions in common stocks of mid-capitalization and large-capitalization companies. The Fund will typically sell short securities based on the following criteria: 1) to seek to take advantage of companies the Adviser has identified as overvalued; 2) when the Adviser determines that a company’s key factors are weakening; and/or 3) to hedge market exposures from the Fund’s long positions. The Adviser will typically identify securities to sell short during the process of generating the focus universe of investment candidates.

 

The Adviser will sell a long position when there is a material adverse change in the issuer’s key factors and will cover a short position when there is a material positive change in the issuer’s key factors. Additionally, the Adviser sets a target price for each security in the Fund’s portfolio that is updated periodically (normally at least quarterly) and when a security reaches or exceeds its target price, the Adviser’s strategy typically requires that the security be sold. A security position may also be sold when the Adviser believes other investment opportunities are more attractive or that the security is unlikely to benefit from current business, market, or economic conditions if a long position, or the company’s prospects have improved in the case of a short position.

 

Under normal market conditions, the Fund expects to maintain a net long exposure (i.e., the market value of the Fund’s long positions minus the market value of the Fund’s short positions) of at most 60%; however, the Adviser seeks to target a net long exposure of approximately 50% over a full market cycle.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

As with any mutual fund investment, there is a risk that you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The success of the Fund’s investment strategy depends upon the Adviser’s skill in selecting securities for purchase and sale by the Fund and there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Because of the types of securities in which the Fund invests and the investment techniques the Adviser uses, the Fund is designed for investors who are investing for the long term. The Fund may not be appropriate for use as a complete investment program. The principal risks of an investment in the Fund are described below.

 

Long/Short Strategy Risk. The Adviser expects to employ a “long/short” strategy for the Fund, meaning that the Fund expects to invest in both long positions and short positions. There is the risk that the Fund’s long or short positions will not perform as expected, and losses on one type of position could more than offset gains on the other, or both positions may suffer losses. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s short positions will be successful in hedging against portfolio risk.

 

Short Sales Risk. The Fund expects to sell securities short. The Fund will incur a loss because of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, the lender of the borrowed security may request, or market conditions may dictate, that the securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, and, as a result, the Fund may have to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable time and for an unfavorable price. If this occurs, the Fund’s investment may result in a loss. The Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited in a short sale transaction.

 

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline due to daily fluctuations in the securities markets that are beyond the Adviser’s control, including fluctuations in interest rates, the quality of the Fund’s investments, economic conditions, and general equity market conditions. Certain market events could increase volatility and exacerbate market risk, such as changes in governments’ economic policies, political turmoil, environmental events, trade disputes, and epidemics, pandemics, or other public health issues. For example, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has recently emerged has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty, thus causing significant disruptions to global business activity and financial markets, the broad effects of which are currently difficult to assess. Turbulence in financial markets, and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers domestically and around the world, and can result in trading halts, any of which could have an adverse impact on the Fund. During periods of market volatility, security prices (including securities held by the Fund) could fall drastically and rapidly, and therefore adversely affect the Fund.

 

Large-Capitalization Company Risk. Large-capitalization companies are more mature and may be unable to respond as quickly as smaller companies to new competitive challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes, and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

 

Mid-Capitalization Company Risk. Investments in mid-capitalization companies often involve higher risks than large-capitalization companies because these companies may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. Therefore, the securities of mid-capitalization companies may be more susceptible to market downturns and other events, and their prices may be subject to greater price fluctuations. Mid-capitalization companies are typically subject to greater changes in earnings and business prospects than larger, more established companies and may not be widely followed by investors, which can lower the demand for their stock.

 

Management Style Risk. The Adviser’s method of security selection may not be successful, and the Fund may underperform relative to its benchmark index or to other mutual funds that employ similar investment strategies. In addition, the Adviser may select investments that fail to perform as anticipated. The ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to the success of the Adviser’s investment process and there is no guarantee that the Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of a particular investment for the Fund will be correct or produce the desired results.

 

Value Stock Risk. Investments in value stocks present the risk that a stock may decline in value or never reach the value the Adviser believes is its full market value, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the company’s true business value or because the Adviser’s assessment of the company’s prospects was not correct. Issuers of value stocks may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stock to be out of favor. In addition, the Fund’s value investment style may go out of favor with investors, negatively affecting the Fund’s performance.

 

Sector Risk. While the Fund does not have a principal investment strategy to focus its investments in any particular sector, the Fund may have significant exposure to one or more sectors that the Adviser believes offer more growth potential in current market conditions. The Fund may face various risks associated with investing substantially in certain sectors, such as that an individual sector may be more volatile than the broader market, or could perform differently, and that the stocks of multiple companies within a sector could simultaneously decline in price because of an event that affects the entire sector.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Fund was reorganized as of the close of business on November 17, 2020, from a series of Ultimus Managers Trust, an Ohio business trust (the “Predecessor Fund”), to a series of Waycross Independent Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Reorganization”). While the Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies, and risks are identical to the Predecessor Fund and theoretically would have invested in the same portfolio of securities, the Fund’s performance may be different than the performance of the Predecessor Fund due to, among other things, differences in fees and expenses.

 

The Fund has adopted the performance of the Predecessor Fund, and the performance information presented below for the Fund reflects the performance of the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to November 17, 2020. The bar chart and table that follow provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for one year, five years and since inception compare with those of a broad-based securities market index. How the Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information, current through the most recent month end, is available by calling 1-866-267-4304 or by visiting the Fund’s website at http://www.waycrossfunds.com.

Calendar Year Returns
Bar Chart

The Fund’s year-to-date return through March 31, 2022 is (4.44)%.

 

Quarterly Returns During This Time Period

 

Highest: 13.91% (quarter ended June 30, 2020)
Lowest: (14.43)% (quarter ended December 31, 2018)
Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2021)
Average Annual Total Returns - WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND
Label
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND Return Before Taxes 11.45% 11.23% 7.71% Apr. 29, 2015
WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND | After Taxes on Distributions   10.11% 10.79% 7.39%  
WAYCROSS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales   7.74% 8.92% 6.12%  
S&P 500 Index Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)   28.71% 18.47% 15.21%  
S&P 500 Index Total Return Index/Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)   13.71% 9.82% 8.13%  

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 above. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (“IRA”). Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND
SUMMARY – WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Waycross Focused Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation over a full market cycle, which the Fund defines as a sustained upswing in equity markets followed by a pull back and recovery.

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND
WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND
USD ($)
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND
WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND
Management Fees 0.75%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 6.81%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(1) 0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 7.57%
Less Management Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements (6.67%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements(2) 0.90%
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 your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and the operating expenses of the Fund remain the same and the contractual agreement to limit expenses remains in effect only until June 30, 2022. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and the operating expenses of the Fund remain the same and the contractual agreement to limit expenses remains in effect only until June 30, 2022. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND | WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND | USD ($) 92 1,628 3,086 6,415
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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund is a non-diversified portfolio and pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities traded in the U.S. This investment policy may be changed without shareholder approval upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.

 

The Fund holds a portfolio of common stocks of mid-capitalization and large-capitalization companies with attractive valuations based on the Adviser’s proprietary analysis. The Adviser defines mid-capitalization companies as companies with a total market capitalization of between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of purchase and large-capitalization companies as companies with a total market capitalization of $10 billion or more at the time of purchase. The Adviser seeks to emphasize companies that are either leaders in their respective industries or are disrupting their industries through innovation. The Fund may also invest in securities of foreign companies that are publicly traded in the U.S., including in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). The Fund expects to hold 25-35 holdings, under normal market circumstances. The number of securities held by the Fund may exceed this range occasionally, such as when the adviser is accumulating new positions, phasing out or replacing existing positions, or responding to unusual market conditions.

 

The Adviser generates a focus universe of investment candidates of approximately 300 companies traded in the U.S. The Adviser rigorously analyzes each investment candidate, evaluating company-specific metrics (“key factors”) the Adviser deems most likely to affect annual earnings, and then ranks the companies based on the Adviser’s assessment of these key factors. The Adviser defines key factors as the most critical drivers to a company’s annual earnings estimates; for example, foot traffic at a restaurant, units sold for a tech product company, or operating cost for an industrial company. Following further analysis, the Adviser buys stocks for the Fund’s portfolio that it determines to have improving key factors that are available at reasonable valuations.

 

The Adviser will sell a stock when there is a material adverse change in the issuer’s key factors. A security position may also be sold when the Adviser believes other investment opportunities are more attractive or that the security is unlikely to benefit from current business, market, or economic conditions.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

As with any mutual fund investment, there is a risk that you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The success of the Fund’s investment strategy depends upon the Adviser’s skill in selecting securities for purchase and sale by the Fund and there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Because of the types of securities in which the Fund invests and the investment techniques the Adviser uses, the Fund is designed for investors who are investing for the long term. The Fund may not be appropriate for use as a complete investment program. The principal risks of an investment in the Fund are described below.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is non-diversified under the Investment Company Act and employs a concentrated investment strategy. Accordingly, the Fund typically invests a greater portion of its assets in, and its performance may be affected by, a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified, less concentrated fund. Further, the Fund may experience greater losses because of a single issuer’s unfavorable market or economic conditions or other adverse developments impacting the market value of the issuer’s securities.

 

Sector Risk. While the Fund does not have a principal investment strategy to focus its investments in any particular sector, the Fund may have significant exposure to one or more sectors that the Adviser believes offer more growth potential in current market conditions. The Fund may face various risks associated with investing substantially in certain sectors, such as that an individual sector may be more volatile than the broader market, or could perform differently, and that the stocks of multiple companies within a sector could simultaneously decline in price because of an event that affects the entire sector.

 

Technology Sector Risk. At times, the Fund’s assets are focused on the Technology sector, which means it will be affected by performance of and developments in that sector, as compared to a more diversified fund. The value of stocks of technology companies is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, product obsolescence, government regulation, and competition, both domestically and internationally.

 

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline due to daily fluctuations in the securities markets that are beyond the Adviser’s control, including fluctuations in interest rates, the quality of the Fund’s investments, economic conditions, and general equity market conditions. Certain market events could increase volatility and exacerbate market risk, such as changes in governments’ economic policies, political turmoil, environmental events, trade disputes, and epidemics, pandemics, or other public health issues. For example, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has recently emerged has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty, thus causing significant disruptions to global business activity and financial markets, the broad effects of which are currently difficult to assess. Turbulence in financial markets, and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers domestically and around the world, and can result in trading halts, any of which could have an adverse impact on the Fund. During periods of market volatility, security prices (including securities held by the Fund) could fall drastically and rapidly, and therefore adversely affect the Fund.

 

Large-Capitalization Company Risk. Large-capitalization companies are more mature and may be unable to respond as quickly as smaller companies to new competitive challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes, and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

 

Mid-Capitalization Company Risk. Investments in mid-capitalization companies often involve higher risks than large-capitalization companies because these companies may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. Therefore, the securities of mid-capitalization companies may be more susceptible to market downturns and other events, and their prices may be subject to greater price fluctuations. In addition, in many instances, the securities of mid-capitalization companies are traded only over-the-counter or on a regional securities exchange, and the frequency and volume of their trading is less than is typical of larger companies. Because mid-capitalization companies normally have fewer shares outstanding than larger companies, it may be more difficult to buy or sell significant amounts of such shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices. Mid-capitalization companies are typically subject to greater changes in earnings and business prospects than larger, more established companies and may not be widely followed by investors, which can lower the demand for their stock.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. Since the Fund’s investments may include ADRs, which represent interests in foreign securities, the Fund is subject to risks beyond those associated with investing in domestic securities. The value of foreign securities is subject is subject to currency fluctuations. Foreign companies are generally not subject to the same regulatory requirements of U.S. companies thereby resulting in less publicly available information about these companies. In addition, foreign accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards differ from those applicable to U.S. companies.

 

Management Style Risk. The Adviser’s method of security selection may not be successful, and the Fund may underperform relative to its benchmark index or to other mutual funds that employ similar investment strategies. In addition, the Adviser may select investments that fail to perform as anticipated. The ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to the success of the Adviser’s investment process and there is no guarantee that the Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of a particular investment for the Fund will be correct or produce the desired results.

 

Value Stock Risk. Investments in value stocks present the risk that a stock may decline in value or never reach the value the Adviser believes is its full market value, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the company’s true business value or because the Adviser’s assessment of the company’s prospects was not correct. Issuers of value stocks may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stock to be out of favor. In addition, the Fund’s value investment style may go out of favor with investors, negatively affecting the Fund’s performance.

 

Growth Stock Risk. Investments in growth stocks present the risk that the Adviser’s perceptions of the company’s growth potential are wrong. Growth companies are companies that the Adviser believes will have revenue and earnings that grow faster than the economy as a whole, offering above-average prospects for capital appreciation. The securities purchased may not perform as expected, reducing the Fund’s return.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The bar chart and table that follow provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for one year and since inception compare with those of a broad-based securities market index. How the Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information, current through the most recent month end, is available by calling 1-866-267-4304 or by visiting the Fund’s website at http://www.waycrossfunds.com.

Calendar Year Returns
Bar Chart

The Fund’s year-to-date return through March 31, 2022 is (7.65)%.

 

Quarterly Returns During This Time Period

 

Highest: 10.01% (quarter ended June 30, 2021)
Lowest: (1.41)% (quarter ended September 30, 2021)
Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended December 31, 2021)
Average Annual Total Returns - WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND
Label
1 Year
Since Inception
Inception Date
WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND Return Before Taxes 26.33% 27.49% Dec. 15, 2020
WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND | After Taxes on Distributions   26.10% 27.27%  
WAYCROSS FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUND | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales   15.66% 20.92%  
S&P 500 Index Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)   28.71% 29.44%  

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 above. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (“IRA”). Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.