FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A3 - 2031546

FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A3 - 2031546 - 2024

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2024

1940 Act File No. 811-24004

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-2

	REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	☒
	Amendment No. __

FT VEST RISING DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS TOTAL RETURN FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc.

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

414-299-2270

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

Ann Maurer

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Joshua B. Deringer, Esq.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

215-988-2700

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This Registration Statement on Form N-2 has been filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). However, shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) of the Registrant are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) because such Shares will be issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Investments in the Registrant may only be made by natural persons or entities that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

FT VEST RISING DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS TOTAL RETURN FUND

PRIVATE PLACEMENT MEMORANDUM

A REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO WHICH THIS MEMORANDUM RELATES HAS BEEN FILED BY FT VEST RISING DIVIDEND TOTAL RETURN FUND (THE "FUND") PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(B) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED. HOWEVER, SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST (THE "SHARES") OF THE FUND ARE NOT REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"), SINCE SUCH SHARES WILL BE ISSUED SOLELY IN PRIVATE PLACEMENT TRANSACTIONS WHICH DO NOT INVOLVE ANY "PUBLIC OFFERING" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4(A) (2) OF THE 1933 ACT. INVESTMENT IN THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY BY INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES THAT ARE "ACCREDITED INVESTORS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION D UNDER THE 1933 ACT. SHARES WILL BE OFFERED AND SOLD UNDER THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY SECTION 4(A)(2) OF THE 1933 ACT AND RULE 506(C) OF REGULATION D PROMULGATED THEREUNDER AND SIMILAR EXEMPTIONS IN THE LAWS OF THE STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE OFFERING WILL BE MADE, WHICH PERMIT GENERAL SOLICITATION. THIS MEMORANDUM SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, AND THERE SHALL NOT BE ANY SALE OF SHARES, IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION, OR SALE.

FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Total Return Fund (the “Fund”) is a newly organized Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund operates under an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated August 20, 2024 (the “Declaration of Trust”). First Trust Capital Management L.P. (the “Investment Adviser” or “FTCM”) serves as the investment adviser of the Fund. Vest Financial LLC serves as sub-adviser to the Fund (the “Sub-Adviser” and together with the Investment Adviser, the “Advisers”). Each of the Advisers is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund intends to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund offers two separate classes of shares of beneficial interest (each, a “Class”), designated as Class A (“Class A Shares”) and Class I (“Class I Shares”, and collectively, the “Shares”).

Investment Objective and Strategies. The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns through a combination of high level of current income and potential (although limited) long-term capital appreciation, while attempting to mitigate the risk of loss of principal. In seeking to achieve this investment objective, the Fund intends to pursue a hedged equity investment strategy by (i) investing primarily in U.S. exchange-traded equity securities contained in the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers^TM Index (such index, the “Reference Index”), (ii) mitigating some of the risk of loss of principal by purchasing a hedge against the S&P 500 Index (“Market Hedge”), and (iii) producing income with a target net income objective of 15.0% on an annual basis. The Reference Index is a price return index that does not reflect the reinvestment of dividends. The Fund will forgo potential capital appreciation as it seeks to generate income. The Market Hedge is designed to mitigate the risk of loss for those investors that buy Shares at the beginning of a two-year period (the “Designated Period”) and hold Shares until the end of the Designated Period. The Fund does not seek to provide a specific level of protection or any specific level of capital appreciation or total return performance compared to the total return performance of the Reference Index. There is no guarantee that the attempt to limit losses to the Fund will be successful. The Fund cannot guarantee that its investment objective will be achieved or that it will earn its target net income.

At the end of the first Designated Period, the Fund will reset for a new Designated Period with the same Market Hedge strategy. The Fund does not expect the target net income objective to change. If the target net income objective or other terms for the new Designated Period were to change, the Fund will provide notice to investors through an amended Memorandum prior to the end of the previous Designated Period.

The Fund’s Market Hedge is designed to be achieved only if Shares are held for the entire Designated Period.

See “FUND SUMMARY — Investment Objective and Strategies” below.

Offering. This Private Placement Memorandum (the “Memorandum”), applies to the offering of Class A Shares and Class I Shares on a private placement basis to investors who are Accredited Investors and who satisfy the eligibility requirements. The initial closing date for subscriptions of Shares currently is anticipated to be in November 2024, but may occur on such later date as the Investment Adviser may determine in its sole discretion (the "Initial Closing"). The Fund's Shares will be offered at an initial price of $25.00 per Share. Thereafter, the Shares will generally be offered at their net asset value per Share once at the beginning of each 2-year Designated Period (as defined herein), generally on a Friday (other than the 3rd Friday of the month), or at such other times and/or more or less frequently as may be determined by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”), in each case subject to any applicable sales charge or other fees, as described herein. No holder of Shares (each a “Shareholder”) will have the right to require the Fund to redeem its Shares. Investments in the Fund may be made only by “Eligible Investors” as defined herein. See “INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS.”

Tender Offers/Repurchases. At the discretion of the Board and provided that it is in the best interests of the Fund and Shareholders to do so, the Fund intends to provide a limited degree of liquidity to Shareholders by conducting tender offers at least annually every twelfth month after the Closing of a Designated Period, as of a Friday (other than the 3rd Friday of the month). In each tender offer, the Fund may offer to repurchase its Shares at their net asset value as determined as of the relevant valuation date. Each tender offer in the first year of a Designated Period ordinarily will be limited to the repurchase of an amount up to 10% of the Shares outstanding, but if the number of Shares tendered for repurchase exceeds the number the Fund intended to repurchase, the Fund may determine to repurchase less than the full number of Shares tendered. In such event, Shareholders will have their Shares repurchased on a pro rata basis, and tendering Shareholders will not have all of their tendered Shares repurchased by the Fund. In the second year of each Designated Period, subject to the Board’s discretion, each tender offer that coincides with the expiration of the Designated Period shall be for up to 100% of the Shares outstanding. Shareholders who tender their Shares prior to the end of the Designated Period will not fully benefit from the Market Hedge, which is designed to be achieved at the end of the specified Designated Period. A [ ]% repurchase fee will be charged by the Fund with respect to any repurchase of Shares from a Shareholder in the first year of each Designated Period. Repurchases will be made at such times and on such terms as may be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. However, no assurance can be given that repurchases will occur or that any Shares properly tendered will be repurchased by the Fund. The Fund may choose not to conduct a tender offer or may choose to conduct a tender offer for less than 10% (or 100% as applicable) of its outstanding Shares. Investors may not have access to the money invested in the Fund for an indefinite time. See “FUND SUMMARY—Tender Offers”; “TENDER OFFERS/OFFERS TO REPURCHASE.”

This Memorandum concisely provides information that you should know about the Fund before investing. You are advised to read this Memorandum carefully and to retain it for future reference. Additional information about the Fund, including the Fund’s statement of additional information (the “SAI”), dated [ ], 2024, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You may request a free copy of this Memorandum, the SAI, annual and semi-annual reports, when available, and other information about the Fund, and make inquiries without charge by writing to the Fund, c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc., 235 West Galena Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212, by calling the Fund toll-free at (877) 779-1999 or by accessing the Investment Adviser’s website at https://www.FirstTrustCapital.com. The information on the Investment Adviser’s website is not incorporated by reference into this Memorandum and investors should not consider it a part of this Memorandum. The SAI is incorporated by reference into this Memorandum in its entirety. You may also obtain copies of the SAI, and the annual and semi-annual reports of the Fund, when available, as well as other information about the Fund on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov. You may also email requests for these documents to publicinfo@sec.gov. The address of the SEC’s internet site is provided solely for the information of prospective investors and is not intended to be an active link.

Shares are an illiquid investment.

●	The Fund has no operating history and the Shares have no history of public trading.
●	The Fund does not intend to list the Shares on any securities exchange and the Fund does not expect a secondary market in the Shares to develop.
●	You should generally not expect to be able to sell your Shares (other than through the limited repurchase process), regardless of how the Fund performs.
●	You should consider that you may not have access to the money you invest for an indefinite period of time.
●	An investment in the Shares is not suitable for you if you need foreseeable access to the money you invest.
●	Because you will be unable to sell your Shares or have them repurchased immediately, you will find it difficult to reduce your exposure on a timely basis during a market downturn.
●	An investor who purchases Class A Shares will pay a sales charge of up to [ ]% on the amounts it invests. If you pay the maximum aggregate [ ]% as a sales charge, you must experience a total return on your net investment of [ ]% in order to recover these expenses.
●	The amount of distributions that the Fund may pay, if any, is uncertain.
●	The Fund may pay distributions in significant part from sources that may not be available in the future and that are unrelated to the Fund’s performance, such as from return of capital.

The Fund’s investment program is speculative and entails substantial risks. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved or that its investment program will be successful. Investors should consider the Fund as a supplement to an overall investment program and should invest only if they are willing to undertake the risks involved. Investors could lose some or all of their investment (See “PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 9).

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has determined whether this Memorandum is truthful or complete, nor have they made, nor will they make, any determination as to whether anyone should buy these securities. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

You should not construe the contents of this Memorandum and the SAI as legal, tax or financial advice. You should consult with your own professional advisers as to legal, tax, financial, or other matters relevant to the suitability of an investment in the Fund.

In making an investment decision, investors must rely upon their own examination of the Fund and the terms of the offering, including the merits and risks involved. You should rely only on the information contained in this Memorandum. The Fund has not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information provided by this Memorandum is accurate as of any date other than the date shown below.

This Memorandum is intended solely for the use of the person to whom it has been delivered for the purpose of evaluating a possible investment by the recipient in the Shares of the Fund, and is not to be reproduced or distributed to any other persons (other than professional advisors of the prospective investor receiving this document).

The Fund’s Shares do not represent a deposit or an obligation of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

The date of this Memorandum is [ ], 2024

Table of Contents

FUND SUMMARY	1
FUND FEES AND EXPENSES	9
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIES	10
PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS	14
FUND PERFORMANCE	24
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND	24
PLACEMENT AGENT	26
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN	28
ADMINISTRATION	28
BROKERAGE ARRANGEMENTS	29
CUSTODIAN	30
FUND FEES AND EXPENSES	30
VOTING	31
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS	31
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST	32
OUTSTANDING SECURITIES	32
TENDER OFFERS/OFFERS TO REPURCHASE	32
TENDER/REPURCHASE PROCEDURES	34
TRANSFERS OF SHARES	35
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING	36
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE	36
SUSPENSION OF CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE	37
DISTRIBUTION POLICY	37
TAXES	38
ERISA AND CODE CONSIDERATIONS	41
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES	42
INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS	42
PURCHASING SHARES	43
DERIVATIVE ACTIONS/EXCLUSIVE FORUM	43
TERM, DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION	44
REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS	44
FISCAL YEAR	44
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM; LEGAL COUNSEL	45
INQUIRIES	45

FUND SUMMARY

This is only a summary and does not contain all of the information that investors should consider before investing in the Fund. Investors should review the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this Memorandum and SAI, especially the information set forth under the heading “Principal Risk Factors.”

The Fund and the Shares	FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Total Return Fund (the “Fund”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund was organized as a Delaware trust on August 20, 2024. The Fund is an appropriate investment only for those investors who can tolerate a high degree of risk and do not require a liquid investment. The Fund offers two separate classes of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund (each, a “Class”), designated as Class A (“Class A Shares”) and Class I (“Class I Shares”, and collectively, the “Shares”). Class A Shares and Class I Shares are subject to different fees and expenses. The Fund may offer additional classes of Shares in the future.

	The Fund intends to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Code, which generally requires that, at the end of each quarter: (1) at least 50% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in (i) cash and cash items (including receivables), Federal Government securities and securities of other RICs; and (ii) securities of separate issuers, each of which amounts to no more than 5% of the Fund’s total assets (and no more than 10% of the issuer’s outstanding voting shares), and (2) no more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in (i) securities (other than Federal Government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer; (ii) the securities (other than the securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers which the taxpayer controls and which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses; or (iii) the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships. To continue to qualify as a RIC, the Fund must also satisfy other applicable requirements, including restrictions on the kinds of income that the Fund can earn and requirements that the Fund distribute most of its income to shareholders each year.

Investment Objective and Strategies	The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns through a combination of high level of current income and potential (although limited) long-term capital appreciation, while attempting to mitigate the risk of loss of principal. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or that the Fund’s investment strategies will be successful. In seeking to achieve this investment objective, the Fund intends to pursue a hedged equity investment strategy by (i) investing primarily in U.S. exchange-traded equity securities contained in the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers^TM Index (such index, the “Reference Index”), (ii) mitigating some of the risk of loss of principal by purchasing a hedge against the S&P 500 Index (“Market Hedge”), and (iii) producing income with a target net income objective of 15.0% on an annual basis (“Defined Income”). The Reference Index is a price return index that does not reflect the reinvestment of dividends. The Reference Index is designed to provide access to a diversified portfolio of small, mid and large capitalization companies with a history of raising their dividends while exhibiting the characteristics to continue to do so in the future by including companies with strong cash balances, low debt and increasing earnings. The Reference Index includes 50 U.S. exchange-traded equity securities, including securities issued by non-U.S. companies that trade on U.S. securities exchanges in the form of depositary receipts. In accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted a policy to invest at least 80% of its assets in the particular type of investments suggested by its name. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, to securities that are component securities of the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers Index. The Fund intends to pursue its investment objective by investing primarily in U.S. exchange-traded equity securities contained in the Reference Index. The equity securities held by the Fund will be selected by the portfolio managers from the common stocks and depositary receipts in the Reference Index. This basket of securities (each a “Reference Stock” and collectively the “Reference Stock Basket”) may be rebalanced and/or reconstituted periodically as determined by the Sub-Adviser (defined below) to limit tracking error to the Reference Index. The Fund’s basket of securities may change as the constituents of the Reference Index change. As of July 30, 2024, a significant portion of the Reference Index is comprised of companies in the financial services sector, although this may change from time to time.

The Fund will forgo potential capital appreciation as it seeks to generate income. The capital appreciation of the Fund may be less than the capital appreciation of the Reference Index and the total return performance of the Fund may be less than the total return performance of the Reference Index.

Market Hedge. The Fund will purchase a long-dated put option on the S&P 500 Index (including using FLexible EXchange® Options, which are exchange-traded option contracts with uniquely customizable terms) at the beginning of each 2-year offering period (“Designated Period”) as a broad market hedge that seeks to partially mitigate against long-term decline in the market value of the securities in the Reference Stock Basket. The Market Hedge is intended to be fully achieved at the end of the specified Designated Period. Therefore, Shares tendered for repurchase prior to the end of a Designated Period will not receive the full benefit of the Market Hedge from the put option. The Fund does not seek to provide a specific level of protection. There is no guarantee that the attempt to limit losses to the Fund will be successful.

The purchase of such put option will be funded through the sale of an offsetting set of options (the “Box Spread”) or other methods as determined by the Sub-Adviser (as defined below). The Box Spread is comprised of four options that collectively do not expose the Fund to any changes in the reference asset of the options but have the net effect of borrowing at the rate implied in the prices of the options. The sale of Box Spreads, if any, will solely be used by the Fund to cover the cost of the long-dated put option. Therefore, the amount “borrowed” by the Fund through selling the Box Spread will generally correspond to the cost of the long-dated put option purchased at the beginning of the specified Designated Period. Options on the S&P 500 Index are expected to be the preferred contracts for the Fund’s sale of Box Spreads. The Fund may also sell Box Spreads using exchange-listed option contracts on an index other than the S&P 500 Index or on an individual equity security or exchange traded fund when the Sub-Adviser has determined that doing so would provide the Fund with better risk and return characteristics.

A Box Spread is the combination of a synthetic long position coupled with an offsetting synthetic short position through a combination of options contracts on a reference asset at the same expiration date. The synthetic long position consists of (i) buying a call option and (ii) selling a put option, each on the same reference asset and each with the same strike price and expiration date (a “Synthetic Long”). The synthetic short position consists of (i) buying a put option and (ii) selling a call option, each on the same reference asset and each with the same expiration date as the Synthetic Long but with a different strike price from the Synthetic Long (a “Synthetic Short”).

The Synthetic Long has a strike price that is less than the strike price for the Synthetic Short. The difference between the strike prices of the Synthetic Long and the Synthetic Short determines the expiration value (or value at maturity) of the Box Spread. An important feature of the Box Spread construction process is that it seeks to eliminate market risk tied to price movements associated with the underlying options’ reference asset. The Box Spread’s return is designed to remain constant no matter how low or how high the underlying options’ reference asset price moves. Once the Box Spread is initiated, its return from the initiation date through expiration will generally not change.

Defined Income. The Fund will attempt to produce income with a target net income objective of 15.0% on an annual basis from dividend income on the Reference Stock Basket held by the Fund and by selling short-term call options periodically on the S&P 500 Index to produce option premia. Each week, the Fund will compare the dividend income of the Reference Stocks held by the Fund against the sum of the Fund’s target distribution combined with other required reserves and expenses. The Fund will attempt to bridge that difference with the premiums that come from selling call options. By combining premiums collected from the sale of calls with the dividend income of the Reference Stocks, the Fund seeks to increase total income for investors while still participating in some of the growth potential from the price appreciation of the stocks held by the Fund. The Fund intends to make monthly distributions of its income to shareholders.

A written (sold) call option gives the buyer the right to purchase, and the seller the obligation to sell, shares of the underlying asset at a specified price (“strike price”) at a specified date (“expiration date”). The writer (seller) of the call option receives an amount (premium) for writing (selling) the option. In exchange for additional income in the form of a premium, the Fund will sell call options on the S&P 500 Index. If the value of the S&P 500 Index on the expiration date of the option is below the strike price, the option will not be exercised by the buyer and will expire with the Fund retaining the premium. If the value of the S&P 500 Index on the expiration date is above the strike price, then the option finished “in the money.” If the buyer then exercises the option, the Fund pays the buyer the difference between the strike price and the current market price of the S&P 500 Index, which loss is partially offset by the premium initially received. There may be times the Fund needs to sell securities when it would not otherwise do so in order to settle an option position, which could result in the distribution of premium from that option position being classified as a return of capital.

	The call options written by the Fund will have expirations of less than 30 days, and will be typically written at a strike price close to at-the-money. Although the Fund seeks to earn a net income of 15.0% on an annual basis, the Fund’s actual income and gains may, at times be insufficient to achieve the target and part of the distribution to Shareholders will stem from a return of capital. The initial Designated Period starts on the initial closing date for the subscription of Shares and ends on a date that is approximately two years from the initial closing date. Each subsequent Designated Period starts on the date that the prior Designated Period ends and ends on a date that is approximately two years from that starting date. At the end of a Designated Period, the Fund will reset for a new Designated Period with the same Market Hedge strategy. The Fund does not expect the target income objective to change. If the target income objective or other terms for the new Designated Period were to change, the Fund expects to provide notice to investors through an amended Memorandum prior to the end of the previous Designated Period. The Fund’s investment strategy may involve frequently buying and selling portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover may result in the Fund paying higher levels of transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, dealer mark-ups and other costs and may generate greater tax liabilities for shareholders. Portfolio turnover risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than expected. The Investment Adviser has delegated to the Sub-Adviser the discretion to select and allocate investments among the Fund’s assets. Accordingly, the success of the Fund’s strategies depends on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to select the investments for the Fund and also its ability to determine appropriate allocations and relative weightings among the selected investments. The Fund cannot guarantee that its investment objective will be achieved or that its strategies will be successful. The Fund is permitted to borrow money or issue debt securities in an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets in accordance with the Investment Company Act. During temporary defensive periods, the Fund may deviate from its investment policies and objective. During such periods, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in cash or cash equivalents, including short- or intermediate-term U.S. Treasury securities, as well as other short-term investments, including high quality, short-term debt securities. There can be no assurance that such techniques will be successful. Accordingly, during such periods, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. See “Investment Objective and Strategies.”

The Investment Adviser	First Trust Capital Management L.P. (the “Investment Adviser” or “FTCM”) serves as the investment adviser of the Fund. The Investment Adviser provides day-to-day investment management services to the Fund. The Investment Adviser’s principal place of business is located at 225 W. Wacker Drive, 21^stFloor, Chicago, Illinois 60606. The Investment Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). As of June 30, 2024, the Investment Adviser had approximately $6.4 billion of assets under management. See “Management of the Fund.”

The Sub-Adviser	Vest Financial LLC serves as sub-adviser (the “Sub-Adviser”) of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is primarily responsible for its investment strategy and the day to-day management of the Fund’s assets. The Sub-Adviser’s principal place of business is located at 8350 Broad St., Suite 240, McLean, Virginia 22102. The Sub-Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the Advisers Act. As of June 30, 2024, the Sub-Adviser had approximately $29.9 billion of assets under management. The Sub-Adviser is a subsidiary of Vest Group, Inc. (“VG”). First Trust Capital Partners, LLC (“FTCP”), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, is the largest single holder of voting shares in VG. See “Management of the Fund.”

The Placement Agent	First Trust Portfolios L.P. serves as the placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) of the Shares of the Fund and is located at 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, Illinois 60187. The Placement Agent is a registered broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. The Placement Agent is an affiliate of the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser. See “Placement Agent.”

The Administrator	The Fund has retained UMB Fund Services, Inc. (the “Administrator”) to provide it with certain administrative services, including performing all actions related to the issuance and repurchase of Shares of the Fund. See “ADMINISTRATION.”

Fees and Expenses	Unitary Management Fee. The Fund pays the Investment Adviser a unitary management fee (the “Unitary Management Fee”) in consideration of the advisory services provided by the Investment Adviser to the Fund. In turn, the Investment Adviser will pay substantially all operating expenses of the Fund, excluding the Unitary Management Fee, initial and ongoing offering expenses and organizational expenses, interest expenses, taxes, portfolio transaction-related fees and expenses, costs of borrowing, distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, and litigation and indemnification expenses and any other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. A more detailed discussion of the Fund’s expenses can be found under “FUND FEES AND EXPENSES.” The Fund pays the Investment Adviser a unitary management fee at an annual rate of [ ]%, payable monthly in arrears based upon the Fund’s net assets as of month-end. The Unitary Management Fee is paid to the Investment Adviser before giving effect to any repurchase of Shares in the Fund effective as of that date and will decrease the net profits or increase the net losses of the Fund. See “MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND — Unitary Management Fee.” Sub-Advisory Fee. The Investment Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a management fee (the “Sub-Advisory Fee”) in consideration of the advisory services provided by the Sub-Adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser’s fees are paid by the Investment Adviser out of its Unitary Management Fee. The Sub-Adviser receives a sub-advisory fee equal to [ ]% of the monthly Unitary Management Fee paid to the Investment Adviser, which shall be reduced as follows. The Sub-Adviser has agreed with the Investment Adviser that it will pay one-half of all operating expenses of the Fund, excluding the Unitary Management Fee, initial and ongoing offering expenses and organizational expenses, interest expenses, taxes, portfolio transaction-related fees and expenses, costs of borrowing, distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, and litigation and indemnification expenses and any other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. The sub-advisory fees shall be reduced by the Sub-Adviser’s share of such expenses, and in the event the Sub-Adviser’s share of the expenses exceeds the amount of the sub-advisory fee in any month, the Sub-Adviser will pay the difference to the Investment Adviser. See “MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND — Sub-Advisory Fee.”

	Administration Fee. As compensation for the services provided by the Administrator under the Administration Agreement, the Fund has agreed to pay to the Administrator such compensation as may be specifically agreed upon from time to time (the “Administration Fee”) and reimburse the Administrator for out-of-pocket expenses which are a normal incident of the services provided under the agreement. The Administration Fee generally covers fund administration, fund accounting, transfer agent and record keeping, and custody administration services provided by the Administrator or its affiliates. The Fund does not directly pay the Administrator for these services, as the Investment Adviser has assumed responsibility for the payment of these expenses out of the Unitary Management Fee it receives from the Fund. See “ADMINISTRATION.”

	Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Fees. Pursuant to exemptive relief from the SEC, the Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan with respect to Class A and Class I Shares in compliance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plan, the Fund is permitted to pay as compensation up to [ ]% and [ ]% on an annualized basis of the aggregate net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares and Class I Shares, respectively, (the “Distribution and Servicing Fee”) to qualified recipients under the Distribution and Service Plan. Shareholders currently pay up to [ ]% and [ ]% of the net asset value of the Class A Shares and Class I Shares, respectively. The Distribution and Servicing Fee is paid out of the Fund’s assets attributable to the applicable Class and decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of such Class. See “DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN.”

The Offering	The minimum initial investment in the Fund by any investor in either Class A Shares or Class I Shares is $25,000. The minimum additional investment in the Fund by any Shareholder is $25,000. Shares will be offered once every two years to coincide with the start of a new Designated Period. The initial closing date for subscriptions of Shares currently is anticipated to be in November 2024, but may occur on such later date as the Investment Adviser may determine in its sole discretion (the “Initial Closing”). The Fund’s Shares will be offered at an initial price of $25.00 per Share. Thereafter, Shares will generally be offered at their net asset value once at the beginning of each Designated Period, generally on a Friday (other than the 3^rd Friday), or at such other times and/or more or less frequently as may be determined by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) in its sole discretion. Once a prospective investor’s purchase order is received, a confirmation is sent to the investor. Potential investors should send funds by wire transfer pursuant to instructions provided to them by the Fund. Purchases are generally subject to the receipt of cleared funds on or prior to the acceptance date set by the Fund and notified to prospective investors. Pending any closing, funds received from prospective investors will be placed in an interest-bearing escrow account with the Fund’s Custodian in accordance with Rule 15c2-4 under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). On the date of any closing, the balance in the escrow account with respect to each investor whose investment is accepted will be invested in the Fund on behalf of such investor. Any interest earned on escrowed amounts will be credited to the Fund for the benefit of all Shareholders. A prospective investor will not become an investor of the Fund, and has no rights (including, without limitation, any voting or redemption rights, or any rights with respect to standing), until the relevant closing date. See “Purchasing Shares.”

	An investor who purchases Class A Shares will pay a sales charge of up to [ ]% on the amounts it invests. If you pay the maximum aggregate [ ]% as a sales charge, you must experience a total return on your net investment of [ ]% in order to recover these expenses. A prospective investor will be required to complete a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) certifying that the Shares being purchased are being acquired by an Eligible Investor (defined below). The Fund reserves the right to reject, in its sole discretion, any request to purchase Shares in the Fund at any time. The Fund also reserves the right to suspend or terminate offerings of Shares at any time at the Board’s discretion. See “INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS” below.

Investor Qualification	Each prospective investor in the Fund will be required to certify that it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. The criteria for qualifying as an “accredited investor” are set forth in the investor application that must be completed by each prospective investor. Investors who meet such qualifications are referred to in this Memorandum as “Eligible Investors.” Existing Shareholders who request to purchase additional Shares will be required to qualify as Eligible Investors. Shares are being offered pursuant to Rule 506(c) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act (“Rule 506(c)”). The Fund, the Placement Agent or financial intermediaries (i.e., sub-placement agents) that enter into an agreement with the Placement Agent for the sale of Shares must take reasonable steps to verify that each prospective investor or existing Shareholder, as applicable, qualifies as an accredited investor. Please refer to the section entitled “INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS” for more information about this verification process.

	An investment in the Fund involves a considerable amount of risk. An Investor may lose some or all of its investment in the Fund. Before making an investment decision, a prospective Investor should (i) consider the suitability of this investment with respect to the Investor’s investment objectives and personal situation and (ii) consider factors such as the Investor’s personal net worth, income, age, risk tolerance and liquidity needs. The Fund is a highly illiquid investment. Investors have no right to require the Fund to redeem their Shares of the Fund. See “Investor Qualifications.”

Distribution Policy	The Fund intends to make monthly distributions to its shareholders equal to 15% annually of the Fund’s net asset value per Share (the “Distribution Policy”). This predetermined dividend rate may be modified by the Board from time to time, and increased to the extent of the Fund’s investment company taxable income that it is required to distribute in order to maintain its status as a RIC. The expected sources of the distribution are from premiums collected from the sale of short-term call options and dividend income from the Reference Stocks. If, for any distribution, available cash is less than the amount of this predetermined dividend rate, then assets of the Fund will be sold, and such disposition may generate additional taxable income. The Fund’s final distribution for each calendar year will include any remaining investment company taxable income and net tax-exempt income (if any) undistributed during the year, as well as the net capital gain realized during the year. If the total distributions made in any calendar year exceed investment company taxable income, net tax-exempt interest income and net capital gains, such excess distributed amount would be treated as ordinary dividend income to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Payments in excess of the earnings and profits would first be a tax-free return of capital to the extent of the adjusted tax basis in each Share. After such adjusted tax basis is reduced to zero, the payment would constitute capital gain (assuming the Shares are held as capital assets). This distribution policy may, under certain circumstances, have certain adverse consequences to the Fund and its shareholders because it may result in a return of capital resulting in less of a shareholder’s assets being invested in the Fund and, over time, increase the Fund’s expense ratio. The distribution policy also may cause the Fund to sell a security at a time it would not otherwise do so in order to manage the distribution of income and gain.

	The dividend distribution described above may result in the payment of approximately the same amount or percentage to the Fund’s shareholders each period. Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act and Rule 19a-1 thereunder require the Fund to provide a written statement accompanying any such payment that adequately discloses its source or sources. Thus, if the source of the dividend or other distribution were the original capital contribution of the shareholder, and the payment amounted to a return of capital, the Fund would be required to provide written disclosure to that effect. As required under the Investment Company Act, the Fund will provide a notice to shareholders at the time of a payment or distribution when such does not consist solely of net income. Additionally, each payment will be accompanied by a written statement which discloses the source or sources of each payment. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) requires you to report these amounts, excluding returns of capital, (such amounts will be reported by the Fund to shareholders on IRS Form 1099) on your income tax return for the year declared. The Fund will provide disclosures, with each payment, that estimates the percentages of the current and year-to-date payments that represent (1) net investment income, (2) capital gains and (3) return of capital. At the end of the year, the Fund may be required under applicable law to re-characterize payments made previously during that year among (1) ordinary income, (2) capital gains and (3) return of capital for tax purposes. Nevertheless, persons who periodically receive the payments may be under the impression that they are receiving net profits when they are not. Shareholders should read any written disclosure provided pursuant to Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1 carefully and should not assume that the source of any payment from the Fund is net profit. The Board reserves the right to change the Distribution Policy from time to time.

See “Distribution Policy.”

Tender Offers

No Shareholder will have the right to require the Fund to redeem its Shares. In addition, no public market exists for the Shares and the Fund does not expect any trading market to develop for the Shares. As a result, if investors decide to invest in the Fund, they will have very limited opportunity to sell their Shares.

At the discretion of the Board and provided that it is in the best interests of the Fund and Shareholders to do so, the Fund intends to provide a limited degree of liquidity to Shareholders by conducting tender offers at least annually every twelfth month after the Initial Closing, as of a Friday (other than the 3^rd Friday of the month). In each tender offer, the Fund may offer to repurchase its Shares at their NAV as determined as of the applicable valuation date. Each tender offer in the first year of the Designated Period ordinarily will be limited to the repurchase of an amount up to 10% of the Shares outstanding, but if the number of Shares tendered for repurchase exceeds the number the Fund intended to repurchase, the Fund may determine to repurchase less than the full number of Shares tendered. In such event, Shareholders will have their Shares repurchased on a pro rata basis, and tendering Shareholders will not have all of their tendered Shares repurchased by the Fund. Shareholders tendering Shares for repurchase will be asked to give written notice of their intent to do so by the date specified in the notice describing the terms of the applicable tender offer. In the second year of each Designated Period, subject to the Board’s discretion, each tender offer that coincides with the expiration of the Designated Period shall be for up to 100% of the Shares outstanding. Shareholders who tender their Shares prior to the end of the Designated Period will not fully benefit from the Market Hedge, which is designed to be achieved at the end of the specified Designated Period.

The Fund’s NAV per share will be available five business days after month-end and can be obtained by calling the Investment Adviser at 773.828.8700.

Repurchases will be made at such times and on such terms as may be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. However, no assurance can be given that repurchases will occur or that any Shares properly tendered will be repurchased by the Fund. The Fund may choose not to conduct a tender offer or may choose to conduct a tender offer for less than 10% (or 100% as applicable) of its outstanding Shares. Investors may not have access to the money invested in the Fund for an indefinite time.

A [ ]% repurchase fee will be charged by the Fund with respect to any repurchase of Shares from a Shareholder in the first year of each Designated Period (“Repurchase Fee”). A Repurchase Fee payable by a Shareholder may be waived by the Fund in circumstances where the Board determines that doing so is in the best interests of the Fund. To the extent the Fund determines to waive, impose scheduled variations of, or eliminate the Repurchase Fee, it will do so consistently with the requirements of Rule 22d-1 under the Investment Company Act, and the Fund’s waiver of, scheduled variation in, or elimination of, the Repurchase Fee will apply uniformly to all shareholders regardless of share class.

See “TENDER OFFERS/OFFERS TO REPURCHASE”; “TENDER/REPURCHASE PROCEDURES.”

Risk Factors	The Fund is subject to substantial risks — including market risks. The Fund is also subject to the risks associated with the investment strategies employed by the Sub-Adviser. While the Sub-Adviser will attempt to moderate any risks, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s investment activities will be successful or that Shareholders will not suffer losses. There may also be certain conflicts of interest relevant to the management of the Fund, arising out of, among other things, activities of the Advisers and their respective affiliates and employees with respect to the management of accounts for other clients as well as the investment of proprietary assets. An investment in the Fund should only be made by investors who understand the risks involved and who are able to withstand the loss of the entire amount invested. The following summarizes the principal risks of investing in the Fund. Prospective investors should review carefully the “PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS” section of this Memorandum.

	The order of the below risk factors does not indicate the significance of any particular risk factor.

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The Fund is a newly organized, closed-end management investment company with no history of operations.

	●	No assurance can be given that repurchases will occur or that any Shares properly tendered will be repurchased by the Fund. The Fund may choose not to conduct a tender offer or may choose to conduct a tender offer for less than 10% (or 100% as applicable) of its outstanding Shares. Investors may not have access to the money invested in the Fund for an indefinite time.
	●	An investor should not invest in the Fund if the investor needs a liquid investment.

	●	Shareholders who tender their Shares prior to the end of the Designated Period will not fully benefit from the Market Hedge, which is designed to be achieved at the end of the specified Designated Period and only if Shares are held for the entire Designated Period. The success of the Fund’s Market Hedge will be subject to, among other things, the degree of correlation between the components of the S&P 500 Index and the Fund’s portfolio securities. It is possible that investors could hold Shares for the entire Designated Period and receive very little protection from the intended hedge and the Fund would be exposed to risk of loss. The Fund does not seek to provide a specific level of protection. There is no guarantee that the attempt to limit losses to the Fund will be successful.
	●	Because the equity securities held by the Fund are securities contained in the Reference Index and the options are written on the S&P 500® Index, the Fund's investments are not correlated, meaning their performance is independent of one another. Market events may impact one position held by the Fund more than the other position and the returns from the Fund's investments in equity securities and written call options may not move in the same direction as one another.
	●	While the Fund will normally pay its income as distributions, the Fund’s distributions may exceed the Fund’s income and gains for the Fund’s taxable year.

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The value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate with changes in the value of the equity securities in which it invests.

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The Fund may invest in securities or financial instruments that exhibit more volatility than the market as a whole.

	●	The performance of large capitalization companies tends to trail the overall market during different market cycles.
	●	Small and/or mid capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse general market or economic developments, and their securities may be less liquid and may experience greater price volatility than larger, more established companies as a result of several factors, including limited trading volumes, fewer products or financial resources, management inexperience and less publicly available information. Accordingly, such companies are generally subject to greater market risk than larger, more established companies.

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The Fund’s investment in dividend-paying securities could cause the Fund to underperform similar funds that invest without consideration of an issuer’s track record of paying dividends.

	●	The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
	●	The Fund may invest in non-U.S. securities. Non-U.S. securities are subject to higher volatility than securities of domestic issuers due to possible adverse political, social or economic developments, restrictions on foreign investment or exchange of securities, capital controls, lack of liquidity, currency exchange rates, excessive taxation, government seizure of assets, the imposition of sanctions by foreign governments, different legal or accounting standards, and less government supervision and regulation of securities exchanges in foreign countries.

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The Fund does not seek to achieve any specific level of total return performance compared to the total return performance of the Reference Index.

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Fund transactions involving a counterparty are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.

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High portfolio turnover may result in the Fund paying higher levels of transaction costs and may generate greater tax liabilities for shareholders.

	Accordingly, the Fund should be considered a speculative and illiquid investment, and you should invest in the Fund only if you can sustain a complete loss of your investment. Past results of the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, and their respective principals are not indicative of future results. See “PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS.”

Summary of Taxation	The Fund intends to elect to be treated and qualify as a RIC for federal income tax purposes and intends to maintain its RIC status each year. As a RIC, the Fund will generally not be subject to federal corporate income tax, provided it distributes all, or virtually all, of its net taxable income and gains each year. See “TAXES.”

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

The following tables describe the estimated aggregate fees and expenses that the Fund expects to incur and that the Shareholders can expect to bear, either directly or indirectly, through the Fund’s investments. The Fund’s actual expenses may vary from the estimated expenses shown in the table.

	Class A			Class I
	Shares			Shares
Shareholder Fees:
Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of subscription amount)		[ ]	%		[ ]	%
Repurchase Fee (as a percentage of repurchased amount)⁽¹⁾		[ ]	%		[ ]	%

ANNUAL EXPENSES:
*(As a Percentage of Net Assets Attributable to Shares)⁽²⁾***
Unitary Management Fee⁽³⁾	[ ]	%	[ ]	%
Distribution and Servicing Fee⁽⁴⁾	[ ]	%	[ ]	%
Other Expenses⁽⁵⁾	[ ]	%	[ ]	%
Total Annual Expenses	[ ]	%	[ ]	%

(1)


(2)	For purposes of determining net assets in fee table calculations, derivatives are valued at fair value.

(3)	For its provision of advisory services to the Fund, the Investment Adviser receives an annual Unitary Management Fee, payable monthly in arrears, equal to [ ]% of the Fund’s net assets as of month-end. In turn, the Investment Adviser will pay substantially all operating expenses of the Fund, excluding the Unitary Management Fee, initial and ongoing offering expenses and organizational expenses, interest expenses, taxes, portfolio transaction-related fees and expenses, costs of borrowing, distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, and litigation and indemnification expenses and any other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.

(4)	Pursuant to exemptive relief from the SEC, the Fund offers multiple classes of shares and has adopted a distribution and service plan for Class A Shares and Class I Shares. Pursuant to the Fund’s distribution and service plan, investors may pay a Distribution and Servicing Fee of up to [ ]% and [ ]% on an annualized basis of the aggregate net assets of the Fund attributable to the Class A Shares and Class I Shares, respectively, to qualified recipients. Shareholders currently pay up to [ ]% and [ ]% of the net asset value of the Class A Shares and Class I Shares, respectively. See “DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN.”

(5)	“Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year and assumes assets under management of $[ ].

The purpose of the table above is to assist prospective investors in understanding the various fees and expenses Shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. “Other Expenses,” as shown above, is an estimate based on anticipated investments in the Fund and anticipated expenses for the current fiscal year of the Fund’s operations, and includes, among other things, professional fees and other expenses that the Fund will bear, including initial and ongoing offering expenses and organizational expenses, interest expenses, taxes, portfolio transaction-related fees and expenses and costs of borrowing, litigation and indemnification expenses, and any other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. For a more complete description of the various fees and expenses of the Fund, see “MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND – Unitary Management Fee,” “MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND – Sub-Advisory Fee “ADMINISTRATION,” “FUND FEES AND EXPENSES,” and “PURCHASING SHARES.”

The following 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 all distributions are reinvested at NAV and that the percentage amounts listed under annual expenses remain the same in the years shown. It is further assumed that no Shares are tendered for the duration of the defined periods. The assumption in the hypothetical example of a 5% annual return is the same as that required by regulation of the SEC applicable to all registered investment companies. The assumed 5% annual return is not a prediction of, and does not represent, the projected or actual performance of the Shares.

EXAMPLE

1
Year

3
Years

5
Years

10
Years

Class A Shares

You Would Pay the Following Expenses Based on a $1,000 Investment in the Fund, Assuming a 5% Annual Return:

[ ]

Class I Shares

You Would Pay the Following Expenses Based on a $1,000 Investment in the Fund, Assuming a 5% Annual Return:

[ ]

The example is based on the annual fees and expenses of Class A Shares and Class I Shares set out in the table above and should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those shown. Moreover, the rate of return of the Fund may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return used in the example. A greater rate of return than that used in the example would increase the dollar amount of the asset-based fees paid by the Fund.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIES

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns through a combination of high level of current income and potential (although limited) long-term capital appreciation, while attempting to mitigate the risk of loss of principal. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or that the Fund’s investment strategies will be successful.

The Fund’s investment objective is non-fundamental and may be changed by the Board without the approval of shareholders. The Fund will provide notice to Shareholders of such change.

INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENT PROCESS

In seeking to achieve this investment objective, the Fund intends to pursue a hedged equity investment strategy by (i) investing primarily in U.S. exchange-traded equity securities contained in the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers^TM Index (such index, the “Reference Index”), (ii) mitigating some of the risk of loss of principal by purchasing a hedge against the S&P 500 Index (“Market Hedge”), and (iii) producing income with a target net income objective of 15.0% on an annual basis (“Defined Income”). The Reference Index is a price return index that does not reflect the reinvestment of dividends.

The Reference Index is designed to provide access to a diversified portfolio of small, mid and large capitalization companies with a history of raising their dividends while exhibiting the characteristics to continue to do so in the future by including companies with strong cash balances, low debt and increasing earnings. The Reference Index includes 50 U.S. exchange-traded equity securities, including securities issued by non-U.S. companies that trade on U.S. securities exchanges in the form of depositary receipts.

In accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted a policy to invest at least 80% of its assets in the particular type of investments suggested by its name. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, to component securities of the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers Index. The 80% policy may be changed by the Board upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to Shareholders. The notional value of derivatives will be used for purposes of compliance with this 80% policy.

The Fund intends to pursue its investment objective by investing primarily in U.S. exchange-traded equity securities contained in the Reference Index. The equity securities held by the Fund will be selected by the portfolio managers from the common stocks and depositary receipts in the Reference Index. This basket of securities (each a “Reference Stock” and collectively the “Reference Stock Basket”) may be rebalanced and/or reconstituted periodically as determined by the Sub-Adviser (defined below) to limit tracking error to the Reference Index. The Fund’s basket of securities may change as the constituents of the Reference Index change. As of July 30, 2024, a significant portion of the Reference Index is comprised of companies in the financial services sector, although this may change from time to time.

The call options written by the Fund will have expirations of less than 30 days, and will be typically written at a strike price close to at-the-money. Although the Fund seeks to earn a net income of 15.0% on an annual basis, the Fund’s actual income and gains may, at times be insufficient to achieve the target and part of the distribution to Shareholders will stem from a return of capital.

The initial Designated Period starts on the initial closing date for the subscription of Shares and ends on a date that is approximately two years from the initial closing date. Each subsequent Designated Period starts on the date that the prior Designated Period ends and ends on a date that is approximately two years from that starting date. At the end of a Designated Period, the Fund will reset for a new Designated Period with the same Market Hedge strategy. The Fund does not expect the target income objective to change. If the target income objective or other terms for the new Designated Period were to change, the Fund expects to provide notice to investors through an amended Memorandum prior to the end of the previous Designated Period.

The Fund’s investment strategy may involve frequently buying and selling portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover may result in the Fund paying higher levels of transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, dealer mark-ups and other costs and may generate greater tax liabilities for shareholders. Portfolio turnover risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than expected.

The Investment Adviser has delegated to the Sub-Adviser the discretion to select and allocate investments among the Fund’s assets. Accordingly, the success of the Fund’s strategies depends on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to select the investments for the Fund and also its ability to determine appropriate allocations and relative weightings among the selected investments.

The Fund cannot guarantee that its investment objective will be achieved or that its strategies will be successful.

Cash Management

It is expected that the Fund’s assets will not be fully invested at all times. The Fund may maintain a portion of its assets in cash, deposit, call or current accounts or invest in short-term instruments, such as short-term debt instruments, money market funds, government securities, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances or similar cash equivalents, until such time when suitable investment opportunities become available, to meet the expense needs of the Fund and/or to fund repurchases or for such other purposes as may be determined by the Investment Adviser.

Temporary Defensive Measures

During temporary defensive periods, the Fund may deviate from its investment policies and objective. During such periods, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in cash or cash equivalents, including short- or intermediate-term U.S. Treasury securities, as well as other short-term investments, including high quality, short-term debt securities. Under abnormal market conditions or for temporary defensive measures, the Fund may consider various actions, including reducing the distribution rate. There can be no assurance that such techniques will be successful. Accordingly, during such periods, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

No Restrictions on Investment Strategies

Unless otherwise specified, the investment policies and limitations of the Fund are not considered to be fundamental by the Fund and can be changed without a vote of the Shareholders. Certain investment restrictions specifically identified as such in the Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) are considered fundamental and may not be changed without approval by holders of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of the Fund. As defined in the Investment Company Act, when used with respect to particular units of the Fund, a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” means: (i) 67% or more of the Shares present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the Shares are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Shares, whichever is less.

The foregoing description represents a general summary of the Advisers’ current approach to the Fund’s portfolio construction. Over time, markets change and the Advisers will seek to capitalize on attractive opportunities wherever they might be. Depending on conditions and trends in securities markets and the economy generally, the Advisers may employ other non-principal strategies or techniques that it considers appropriate and in the best interest of the Fund.

Additional Information about the Reference Index

The Reference Index includes 50 U.S. exchange-traded equity securities, including securities issued by non-U.S. companies that trade on U.S. securities exchanges in the form of depositary receipts. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Reference Index, a security must have paid a dividend in the trailing 12-month period greater than the dividend paid in the trailing 12-month period three and five years prior. A security must also be issued by companies that meet the following three balance sheet characteristics: (i) have positive earnings-per-share in the trailing twelve-month period greater than earnings-per-share in the trailing twelve-month period three years prior; (ii) have a cash-to-debt ratio greater than 50%; and (iii) have a trailing 12-month payout ratio less than or equal to 65%. To be eligible for inclusion in the Reference Index, a security must also meet the following criteria: (i) be a member of the Nasdaq US Benchmark Index; (ii) not be classified as a "Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust" or a “Real Estate Investment Trust" by the Industry Classification Benchmark; (iii) rank in the top 1,000 of the Nasdaq US Benchmark Index by market capitalization after removing ineligible security types; and (iv) have a minimum three-month average daily trading value of $5 million. Securities that meet these eligibility thresholds are ranked in descending order by dollar dividend increase over the previous five year period and current dividend yield and ascending order by payout ratio. These ranks are aggregated into a single score with the 50 securities with the lowest aggregate rank selected for inclusion in the Reference Index and are equally weighted. A review is then undertaken to determine if the Reference Index has exposure to any Industry Classification Benchmark industry in excess of 30%. If the Reference Index has exposure to an industry in excess of 30%, the highest-ranking component within that industry is removed and replaced with the next-ranked eligible security from a different industry. The Reference Index is reconstituted annually and rebalanced quarterly.

USE OF LEVERAGE

The Fund is permitted to borrow money or issue debt securities in an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets in accordance with the Investment Company Act. The Fund may borrow money from banks or other lenders for temporary purposes in an amount not to exceed 5% of the Fund’s assets. Such temporary borrowings are not subject to the asset coverage requirements discussed above.

The Fund intends to enter into derivatives or other transactions that provide leverage (other than through borrowings), including options transactions, in compliance with Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act. Rule 18f-4 prescribes specific value-at-risk leverage limits for certain derivatives users and requires certain derivatives users to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program (including the appointment of a derivatives risk manager and the implementation of certain testing requirements), and prescribes reporting requirements in respect of derivatives. The Fund has adopted procedures for investing in derivatives and other transactions in compliance with Rule 18f-4. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties or issuers, as applicable, with which the Fund may engage in derivative transactions could also limit or prevent the Fund from using certain instruments. See “PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS — GENERAL RISKS – BORROWING; USE OF LEVERAGE; DERIVATIVES RISK.”

PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS

All investments carry risks to some degree. The Fund’s investment strategy is designed to be achieved only if Shares are held for the entire Designated Period. The Fund cannot guarantee that its investment objective will be achieved or that its strategy will be successful. An investment in the Fund involves substantial risks, including the risk that the entire amount invested may be lost. Various other types of risks are also associated with investments in the Fund. Below is a list of principal risks of investing in the Fund. Different risks may be more significant at different times, depending on market conditions.

GENERAL RISKS

NO Operating History. The Fund is a newly-organized closed-end management investment company that has no operating history and no public trading of its Shares. An investment in the Fund’s Shares should not constitute a complete investment program for any investor and involves a high degree of risk.

CLOSED-END FUND; LIMITED LIQUIDITY. The Fund has been organized as a diversified, closed-end management investment company and designed primarily for long-term investors. An investor should not invest in the Fund if the investor needs a liquid investment. Closed-end funds differ from open-end management investment companies (commonly known as mutual funds) in that investors in a closed-end fund do not have the right to redeem their shares on a daily basis. Unlike most closed-end funds, which typically list their shares on a securities exchange, the Fund does not intend to list the Shares for trading on any securities exchange, and the Fund does not expect any secondary market to develop for the Shares. Shares are considerably less liquid than shares of funds that trade on a stock exchange, or shares of open-end registered investment companies. At the discretion of the Board and provided that it is in the best interests of the Fund and Shareholders to do so, the Fund intends to provide a limited degree of liquidity to Shareholders by conducting tender offers at least annually every twelfth month after the Initial Closing. The Board may determine not to conduct a tender offer. There can be no assurance that the Fund will conduct tender offers in any particular period and Shareholders may be unable to tender Shares for repurchase for the life of the Fund.

Shareholders whose Shares are accepted for repurchase bear the risk that the Fund’s NAV may fluctuate significantly between the time that they submit their repurchase requests and the date as of which such Shares are valued for purposes of such repurchase.

In considering whether to repurchase Shares during periods of financial market stress, the Board may offer to repurchase Shares at a discount to their prevailing NAV that appropriately reflects market conditions, subject to applicable law. Further, repurchases of Shares, if any, may be suspended, postponed or terminated by the Board under certain circumstances. See “TENDER/REPURCHASE PROCEDURES.” An investment in the Fund is suitable only for investors who can bear the risks associated with the limited liquidity of Shares. Also, because Shares are not listed on any securities exchange, the Fund is not required, and does not intend, to hold annual meetings of its Shareholders unless called for under the provisions of the Investment Company Act.

RECENT MARKET CIRCUMSTANCES. The value of the Fund’s investments may increase or decrease in response to expected, real or perceived economic, political or financial events in the U.S. or global markets. The frequency and magnitude of such changes in value cannot be predicted. Certain securities and other investments held by the Fund may experience increased volatility, illiquidity, or other potentially adverse effects in response to changing market conditions, inflation/deflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond or equity markets, volatility in the equity markets. U.S. or global markets may be adversely affected by uncertainties and events in the U.S. and around the world, such as major cybersecurity events, geopolitical events (including wars, terror attacks, natural disasters, spread of infectious disease (including epidemics or pandemics) or other public health emergencies), social unrest, political developments, and changes in government policies, taxation, restrictions on foreign investment and currency repatriation, currency fluctuations and developments in the laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries, or other political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market.

The Fund cannot predict the effects or likelihood of such events on the U.S. and global economies, the value of the Shares or the NAV of the Fund. The issuers of securities, including those held in the Fund’s portfolio, could be materially impacted by such events which may, in turn, negatively affect the value of such securities or such issuers’ ability to make interest payments or distributions to the Fund., These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.

GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN FINANCIAL MARKETS. The instability in the financial markets in the recent past led the U.S. government and foreign governments to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that experienced extreme volatility, and in some cases a lack of liquidity. Current and future market conditions could lead to further such actions. See “PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS — RECENT MARKET CIRCUMSTANCES” above. U.S. federal and state governments and foreign governments, their regulatory agencies or self-regulatory organizations may take additional actions that affect the regulation of the securities in which the Fund invests, or the issuers of such securities, in ways that are unforeseeable and on an “emergency” basis with little or no notice with the consequence that some market participants’ ability to continue to implement certain strategies or manage the risk of their outstanding positions will be suddenly and/or substantially eliminated or otherwise negatively implicated. Given the complexities of the global financial markets and the limited time frame within which governments have been able to take action, these interventions have sometimes been unclear in scope and application, resulting in confusion and uncertainty, which in itself has been materially detrimental to the efficient functioning of such markets as well as previously successful investment strategies. Decisions made by government policy makers could exacerbate any economic difficulties. Issuers might seek protection under the bankruptcy laws. Legislation or regulation may also change the way in which the Fund itself is regulated. Such legislation or regulation could limit or preclude the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

FUND CAPITALIZATION RISK. There is a risk that the Fund may not raise capital sufficient to maintain profitability and meet its investment objective. An inability to raise sufficient capital may adversely affect the Fund’s diversification, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations, as well as its compliance with regulatory requirements and tax diversification requirements. After completion of the initial Designated Period, the Fund could liquidate without Shareholder approval if it did not have sufficient capital after a subsequent Closing. The timing of such liquidation may not be favorable and could have negative tax consequences for Shareholders.

BORROWING; USE OF LEVERAGE. The use of leverage increases both risk of loss and profit potential. The Fund is subject to the Investment Company Act requirement that an investment company satisfy an asset coverage requirement of 300% of its indebtedness, including amounts borrowed, measured at the time the investment company incurs the indebtedness. This means that at any given time the value of the Fund’s total indebtedness may not exceed one-third of the value of its total assets (including such indebtedness). The Fund may be required to dispose of assets on unfavorable terms if market fluctuations or other factors reduce the Fund’s asset coverage to less than the prescribed amount.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS. The Fund intends to use derivative instruments, principally options contracts. Transactions in derivative instruments present risks arising from the use of leverage (which increases the magnitude of losses), volatility, the possibility of default by a counterparty and illiquidity. Use of derivative instruments for hedging or speculative purposes by the Fund could present significant risks, including the risk of losses in excess of the amounts invested. Derivative prices are highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. Such prices are influenced by numerous factors that affect the markets, including, but not limited to: changing supply and demand relationships; government programs and policies; national and international political and economic events, changes in interest rates, inflation and deflation and changes in supply and demand relationships. Trading derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities. Derivative contracts ordinarily have leverage inherent in their terms. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory or contractual requirements for derivatives. The use of leveraged derivatives can magnify potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on share price.

Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act relates to a registered investment company’s use of derivatives and related instruments. Rule 18f-4 prescribes specific value-at-risk leverage limits for certain derivatives users and requires certain derivatives users to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program (including the appointment of a derivatives risk manager and the implementation of certain testing requirements), and prescribes reporting requirements in respect of derivatives. The Fund has adopted procedures for investing in derivatives and other transactions in compliance with Rule 18f-4. Rule 18f-4 requires the Fund to implement certain policies and procedures designed to manage its derivatives risk, dependent upon the Fund’s level of exposure to derivative instruments. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties or issuers, as applicable, with which the Fund may engage in derivative transactions could also limit or prevent the Fund from using certain instruments.

INFLATION RISK. Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the present value of the Fund’s assets and distributions may decline. This risk is more prevalent with respect to debt securities held by the Fund (if any). Inflation creates uncertainty over the future real value (after inflation) of an investment. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically as a result of various factors, including unexpected shifts in the domestic or global economy, and the Fund’s investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to Fund investors.

LEGAL, TAX AND REGULATORY. Legal, tax and regulatory changes could occur that may materially adversely affect the Fund. For example, the regulatory and tax environment for derivative instruments in which the Fund may participate is evolving, and changes in the regulation or taxation of derivative instruments may materially adversely affect the value of derivative instruments held by the Fund and the ability of the Fund to pursue its trading strategies.

Similarly, the regulatory environment for leveraged investors is evolving, and changes in the direct or indirect regulation of leveraged investors may materially adversely affect the ability of the Fund to pursue its investment objective or strategies.

The financial services industry generally has been the subject of increasing legislative and regulatory scrutiny. Such scrutiny may increase the Fund’s compliance, administrative and other related burdens and costs as well as regulatory oversight or involvement in the Fund’s business. There can be no assurances that the Fund will not in the future be subject to regulatory review. The effects of any regulatory changes or developments on the Fund may affect the manner in which it is managed and may be substantial and adverse.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) vests U.S. federal bank, securities and commodities regulators with significant and extensive rulemaking, supervisory and enforcement authority. The implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act required the adoption of various regulations and the preparation of reports by various agencies over a period of time. It is unclear how these regulators will exercise these revised and expanded powers and whether they will undertake additional rulemaking, supervisory or enforcement actions that would adversely affect the Fund or investments made by the Fund.

NON-QUALIFICATION AS A RIC. If for any taxable year the Fund were to fail to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of Subtitle A, Chapter 1, of the Code, all of its taxable income would be subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions. To qualify as a RIC, the Fund must meet three numerical requirements each year regarding (i) the diversification of the assets it holds, (ii) the income it earns, and (iii) the amount of taxable income that it distributes to Shareholders. These requirements and certain additional tax risks associated with investments in the Fund are discussed in “TAXES” in this Memorandum.

TAX RISK. The Fund intends to elect and to qualify each year to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. However, the federal income tax treatment of certain aspects of the proposed operations of the Fund are not entirely clear. This includes the tax aspects of the Fund’s options strategy, its hedging strategy, the possible application of the “straddle” rules, and various loss limitation provisions of the Code. If, in any year, the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC under the applicable tax laws, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the FLEX Options as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. If the income is not qualifying income, the Fund could lose its own status as a RIC. Under the Code, certain types of options are required to be treated as if they were sold at the end of each year. Such treatment would cause the Fund to have taxable income without receiving cash. In order to maintain its RIC qualification, the Fund must distribute at least 90% of its income annually. Depending upon the circumstances, some assets may need to be sold to fund the required distributions. This process of recognizing deemed income and selling assets to fund distributions may accelerate the time at which shareholders receive cash but may reduce the overall return on funds employed. Under Section 1256 of the Code, certain types of exchange-traded options are treated as if they were sold (i.e., “marked to market”) at the end of each year. The Fund does not believe that the positions held by the Fund will be subject to Section 1256, which means that the positions will not be marked to market. In the event that a shareholder purchases Shares of the Fund shortly before a distribution by the Fund, the entire distribution may be taxable to the shareholder even though a portion of the distribution effectively represents a return of the purchase price. In addition, all or a portion of a distribution to shareholders may be characterized as ordinary income, return of capital or capital gain when received by the shareholder. Such characterization will impact the tax consequences to the shareholder of the Defined Income and shareholders should understand the tax consequences of each characterization before investing in the Fund.

DEPENDENCE ON THE SUB-ADVISER. The Investment Adviser has delegated to the Sub-Adviser its discretion to make all investment decisions for the Fund and therefore the Sub-Adviser is responsible for the selection of, and allocation and reallocation of the Fund’s assets among, the Fund’s investments. The success of the Fund depends on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to select and construct an appropriate investment portfolio. The Sub-Adviser’s judgment may be incorrect, and subjective decisions made by the Sub-Adviser may cause the Fund to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities on which it could otherwise have capitalized. Any loss or turnover of the Sub-Adviser’s personnel responsible for making investment decisions may have a material adverse effect on the operations and performance of the Fund. In managing the Fund’s investment portfolio, the portfolio managers will apply investment techniques and risk analyses, including through the use of technology, automated processes, algorithms, or other management systems, that may not operate as intended or produce the desired result. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objective.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES RISK. When the Advisers anticipate unusual market or other conditions, the Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies as a defensive measure and invest all or a portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents or accept lower current income from short-term investments rather than investing in high yielding long-term securities. In such a case, Shareholders of the Fund may be adversely affected and the Fund may not pursue or achieve its investment objective.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RISK. The Advisers and the portfolio managers of the Fund have interests which may conflict with the interests of the Fund. In particular, the Advisers manage and/or advise other investment funds or accounts with the same or similar investment objectives and strategies as the Fund. As a result, the Advisers and the Fund’s portfolio managers may devote unequal time and attention to the management of the Fund and those other funds and accounts, and may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities as might be the case if they were to devote substantially more attention to the management of the Fund. The Advisers and the Fund’s portfolio managers may identify a limited investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple funds and accounts, and the opportunity may be allocated among these several funds and accounts, which may limit the Fund’s ability to take full advantage of the investment opportunity. Additionally, transaction orders may be aggregated for multiple accounts for purpose of execution, which may cause the price or brokerage costs to be less favorable to the Fund than if similar transactions were not being executed concurrently for other accounts. Furthermore, it is theoretically possible that a portfolio manager could use the information obtained from managing a fund or account to the advantage of other funds or accounts under management, and also theoretically possible that actions could be taken (or not taken) to the detriment of the Fund. At times, a portfolio manager may determine that an investment opportunity may be appropriate for only some of the funds and accounts for which he or she exercises investment responsibility, or may decide that certain of the funds and accounts should take differing positions with respect to a particular security. In these cases, the portfolio manager may place separate transactions for one or more funds or accounts which may affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment or benefit of one or more other funds and accounts. For example, a portfolio manager may determine that it would be in the interest of another account to sell a security that the Fund holds, potentially resulting in a decrease in the market value of the security held by the Fund. Additionally, if the Advisers acquire material non-public confidential information in connection with its business activities for other clients, a portfolio manager or other investment personnel may be restricted from purchasing securities or selling certain securities for the Fund or other clients.

The portfolio managers also may engage in cross trades between funds and accounts, may select brokers or dealers to execute securities transactions based in part on brokerage and research services provided to the Advisers which may not benefit all funds and accounts equally and may receive different amounts of financial or other benefits for managing different funds and accounts. The Advisers and their affiliates may provide more services to some types of funds and accounts than others.

The Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser and Placement Agent, have engaged or may engage in one or more of the transactions described herein with one or more of its affiliates. None of the transactions among the Investment Adviser or any of its affiliates has been or will be negotiated or conducted on an arm’s-length basis. The interrelationships of these parties and the absence of arm’s-length dealings create potential conflicts of interest. The principal transactions with which the Investment Adviser engages with its affiliates are (a) engaging the Sub-Adviser; (b) engaging the Placement Agent; and (c) fees payable to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, have not been negotiated at arms’ length.

The Fund and Advisers have adopted policies and procedures that address the foregoing potential conflicts of interest, including policies and procedures to address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all accounts of the Advisers are treated equitably. There is no guarantee that the policies and procedures adopted by the Advisers and the Fund will be able to identify or mitigate the conflicts of interest that arise between the Fund and any other investment funds or accounts that the Advisers may manage or advise from time to time. For further information on potential conflicts of interest, see “CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.”

OPERATIONAL RISK. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Advisers seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

TECHNOLOGY RISK. As the use of Internet technology has become more prevalent, the Fund and its service providers and markets generally have become more susceptible to potential operational risks related to intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund or a service provider to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. There can be no guarantee that any risk management systems established by the Fund, its service providers, or issuers of the securities in which the Fund invests to reduce technology and cyber security risks will succeed, and the Fund cannot control such systems put in place by service providers, issuers or other third parties whose operations may affect the Fund.

CYBERSECURITY RISK. Cybersecurity refers to the combination of technologies, processes and procedures established to protect information technology systems and data from unauthorized access, attack or damage. The Fund and its affiliates and third-party service providers are subject to cybersecurity risks. Cyber incidents include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems (e.g., through “hacking” or malicious software coding) for purposes of misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data or causing operational disruption. Cyberattacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites (i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users). Cyber security risks have significantly increased in recent years and the Fund could suffer such losses in the future. Computer systems, software and networks may be vulnerable to unauthorized access, computer viruses or other malicious code and other events that could have a security impact. If one or more of such events occur, this potentially could jeopardize confidential and other information, including nonpublic personal information and sensitive business data, processed and stored in, and transmitted through, computer systems and networks, or otherwise cause interruptions or malfunctions in the Fund’s operations or its respective affiliates and third-party service providers. This could result in significant losses, reputational damage, litigation, regulatory fines or penalties, or otherwise adversely affect the Fund’s business, financial condition or results of operations. Privacy and information security laws and regulation changes, and compliance with those changes, may result in cost increases due to system changes and the development of new administrative processes. In addition, the Fund may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify the Fund’s protective measures and to investigate and remediate vulnerabilities or other exposures arising from operational and security risks.

PRIVATE OFFERING EXEMPTION. This offering has not been registered under the 1933 Act, in reliance, in part, on the exemptive provisions of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act and Rule 506(c) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Pursuant to Rule 506(c) all investors in a Fund must be “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, and the Fund, the Placement Agent or financial intermediaries (i.e., sub-placement agents) that enter into an agreement with the Placement Agent for the sale of Shares must take reasonable steps to verify that each prospective investor or existing Shareholder, as applicable, qualifies as an accredited investor at the time Shares are purchased. The Fund may utilize both the “safe harbor” verification provisions of Rule 506(c) and/or the “principle based methods of verification” under Rule 506(c)that allow for verification on grounds that are reasonable in the context of the particular facts and circumstances of each purchaser and transaction (“Principle Based Verification”). While the Fund intends to comply with Rule 506(c) at all times, it may be difficult for the Fund to ensure full compliance as SEC guidance on compliance with the applicable verification methodologies evolves and regulatory actions in this area increase over time. Failure of the Fund to comply with Rule 506(c) or any other securities rules or regulations applicable to the offering of Shares could result in regulatory enforcement actions and/or monetary claims against the Fund that could affect the ability of the Fund to operate and cause losses to the Fund and its Shareholders.

INVESTMENT-RELATED RISKS

INVESTMENT AND MARKET RISK. An investment in the Shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. The value of these securities, like other market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Accordingly, an investment in the Fund’s Shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire amount that you invest. Your Shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment.

GENERAL ECONOMIC AND MARKET CONDITIONS. The success of the Fund’s investment program may be affected by general economic and market conditions, such as interest rates, availability of credit, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws, and national and international political circumstances. These factors may affect the level and volatility of securities prices and the liquidity of investments held by the Fund. Unexpected volatility or illiquidity could impair the Fund’s profitability or result in losses.

VOLATILITY RISK. Volatility is the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. The Fund may invest in securities or financial instruments that exhibit more volatility than the market as a whole. Such exposures could cause the Fund’s net asset value to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time. Volatility can be caused by many factors, including changes in the economy or financial markets or for reasons specific to a particular issuer.

HIGHLY VOLATILE MARKETS. Price movements of options contracts in which the Fund’s assets may be invested are influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The prices of commodities contracts and all derivative instruments, including options, can be highly volatile. In addition, governments from time to time intervene, directly and by regulation, in certain markets, particularly options markets. Such intervention often is intended directly to influence prices and may, together with other factors, cause all of such markets to move rapidly in the same direction because of, among other things, interest rate fluctuations. The Fund is also subject to the risk of the failure of any exchanges on which their positions trade or of the clearinghouses for those exchanges.

COUNTERPARTY RISK. Many of the markets in which the Fund effects its transactions are “over the counter” or “inter-dealer” markets. The participants in these markets are typically not subject to credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of “exchange based” markets. To the extent the Fund invests in derivative or synthetic instruments, or other over the counter transactions, on these markets, the Fund is assuming a credit risk with regard to parties with whom it trades and may also bear the risk of settlement default. These risks may differ materially from those associated with transactions effected on an exchange, which generally are backed by clearing organization guarantees, daily marking to market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries. Transactions entered into directly between two counterparties generally do not benefit from such protections. This exposes the Fund to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. Such counterparty risk is accentuated in the case of contracts with longer maturities where events may intervene to prevent settlement, or where the Fund has concentrated its transactions with a single or small group of counterparties. The Fund is not restricted from dealing with any particular counterparty or from concentrating any or all of their transactions with one counterparty. The ability of the Fund to transact business with any one or number of counterparties, the lack of any independent evaluation of such counterparties’ financial capabilities and the absence of a regulated market to facilitate settlement may increase the potential for losses by the Fund.

VALUATION RISK. Unlike publicly traded common stock, which trades on national exchanges, there is no central place or exchange for shares or interests in some of the Fund’s investments to trade. Similarly, investments held by the Fund may also not be traded on an exchange or central marketplace. Due to the lack of centralized information and trading, the valuation of such investments may carry more risk than that of common stock. Uncertainties in the conditions of the financial and other markets, incomplete or unreliable reference data, human error, lack of transparency and inconsistency of valuation models and processes may lead to inaccurate asset pricing. In addition, other market participants may value securities differently than the Fund. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the risk that when an instrument is sold in the market, the amount received by the Fund is less than the value of such instruments carried on such fund’s books.

The Fund may value its investments at fair value. In general, fair value represents a good faith approximation of the current value of an asset. Shareholders should recognize that fair value pricing involve various judgments and consideration of factors that may be subjective and inexact. As a result, there can be no assurance that fair value priced assets will not result in future adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets, or that fair value pricing will reflect a price that the Fund is able to obtain upon sale. It is also possible that the fair value determined for a security or other asset will be materially different from quoted or published prices, from the prices used by others for the same security or other asset and/or from the value that actually could be or is realized upon the sale of that security or other asset. For example, the Fund’s NAV could be adversely affected if the Fund’s determinations regarding the fair value of the Fund’s investments were materially higher than the values that the Fund ultimately realizes upon the disposal of such investments. In addition, valuation for illiquid assets may require more research than for more liquid investments and elements of judgment may play a greater role in valuation in such cases than for investments with a more active secondary market because there is less reliable objective data available.

The Fund’s NAV is a critical component in several operational matters including computation of advisory and services fees and determination of the price at which the Shares will be offered and at which the Shares will be repurchased. Consequently, variance in the valuation of the Fund’s investments will impact, positively or negatively, the fees and expenses shareholders will pay, the price a shareholder will receive in connection with a tender offer and the number of shares an investor will receive upon investing in the Fund. The Fund may need to liquidate certain investments, including illiquid investments, in order to repurchase Shares in connection with a tender offer. A subsequent decrease in the valuation of the Fund’s investments after a tender offer could potentially disadvantage remaining shareholders to the benefit of shareholders whose Shares were accepted for repurchase. Alternatively, a subsequent increase in the valuation of the Fund’s investments could potentially disadvantage shareholders whose Shares were accepted for repurchase to the benefit of remaining shareholders. Similarly, a subsequent decrease in the valuation of the Fund’s investments after a subscription could potentially disadvantage subscribing investors to the benefit of pre-existing shareholders, and a subsequent increase in the valuation of the Fund’s investments after a subscription could potentially disadvantage pre-existing shareholders to the benefit of subscribing investors. In no event is the Placement Agent responsible or liable for any errors or inaccuracies with the Fund’s NAV in connection with its distribution of the Fund’s Shares or in connection with any other purpose. The Placement Agent has no duty to calculate the NAV of Fund Shares or to inquire into the accuracy of the NAV per Share (including a class thereof) as calculated by or for the Fund.

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or U.S. government sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”), including, for example, pass-through certificates issued by Ginnie Mae, are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies or GSEs, such as securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase certain obligations of the federal agency or GSE, while other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies or GSEs, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. The Put maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

STRATEGY RISKS

EQUITY SECURITIES RISK. The Fund invests in equity securities, including common stocks and depositary receipts. Common stock represents an equity ownership interest in issuers. Holders of common stock are entitled to the income and increase in the value of the assets and business of the issuers after all debt obligations and obligations to preferred stockholders are satisfied. The value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate with changes in the value of the equity securities in which it invests. Equity securities prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer, such as an unfavorable earnings report, or the general condition of the relevant equity market, such as market volatility, or when political or economic events affecting the issuers occur. Common stock prices may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates, as the cost of capital rises and borrowing costs increase. Equity securities may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur in the equity market as a whole, or they may occur in only a particular country, company, industry or sector of the market. Additionally, holders of an issuer’s common stock may be subject to greater risks than holders of its preferred stock and debt securities because common stockholders’ claims are subordinated to those of holders of preferred stocks and debt securities upon the bankruptcy of an issuer.

Depositary receipts are securities issued by a bank or trust company reflecting ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign company. An investment in depositary receipts involves further risks due to certain unique features. Any distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights pursuant to a deposit agreement between the underlying issuer and the depositary. In certain cases, the depositary will vote the shares deposited with it as directed by the underlying issuer’s board of directors. Furthermore, investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipt. Moreover, if depositary receipts are converted into shares, the laws in certain countries may limit the ability of a non-resident to trade the shares and to reconvert the shares to depositary receipts. Depositary receipts may be “sponsored” or “unsponsored.” Sponsored depositary receipts are established jointly by a depositary and the underlying issuer, whereas unsponsored depositary receipts may be established by a depositary without participation by the underlying issuer. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs associated with establishing the unsponsored depositary receipts. In addition, the issuers of the securities underlying unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the U.S. and, therefore, there may be less information available regarding such issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts.

DIVIDENDS RISK. The Fund invests in dividend-paying securities. The Fund’s investment in dividend-paying securities could cause the Fund to underperform similar funds that invest without consideration of an issuer’s track record of paying dividends. Companies that issue dividend-yielding securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future especially if the companies are facing an economic downturn, which could negatively affect the Fund’s performance.

LARGE CAPITALIZATION COMPANIES RISK. The Fund invests in the securities of large capitalization companies. Large capitalization companies may grow at a slower rate and be less able to adapt to changing market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. Thus, the return on investment in securities of large capitalization companies may be less than the return on investment in securities of small and/or mid capitalization companies. The performance of large capitalization companies also tends to trail the overall market during different market cycles.

SMALLER COMPANIES RISK. The Fund invests in the securities of small and/or mid capitalization companies. The stock price of small and/or mid capitalization companies may be more volatile than those of larger companies and therefore the Fund’s net asset value may go up or down more rapidly than those of funds that invest a larger percentage of their assets in stocks issued by large capitalization companies. Stock prices of small and/or mid capitalization companies are also generally more vulnerable than those of large capitalization companies to adverse business and economic developments. Securities of small and/or mid capitalization companies may be thinly traded, making it difficult for the Fund to buy and sell them. In addition, small and/or mid capitalization companies are typically less financially stable than larger, more established companies and may reinvest a high proportion of their earnings in their business and may not pay dividends. Small and/or mid capitalization companies may also depend on a small number of essential personnel who may also be less experienced than the management of larger companies, making these companies more vulnerable to experiencing adverse effects due to the loss or inexperience of personnel. Small and/or mid capitalization companies also normally have less diverse product lines than those of large capitalization companies and are more susceptible to adverse developments concerning their products.

SECTOR AND INDEX RISK. As of July 30, 2024 a significant portion of the Reference Index is comprised of financial companies, although this may change from time to time. The Fund will not be concentrated in a particular industry or group of industries within this sector. To the extent that the Fund invests a significant percentage of its assets in a sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of the Fund’s investments more than if the Fund were more broadly diversified. A significant exposure makes the Fund more susceptible to any single occurrence and may subject the Fund to greater market risk than a fund that is more broadly diversified. There may be instances in which the Reference Index, for a variety of reasons including changes in the prices of individual securities held by the Reference Index, has a larger exposure to a small number of stocks or a single stock relative to the rest of the stocks in the Reference Index. Under such circumstances, the Fund will not deviate from the Reference Index except in rare circumstances or in an immaterial way and therefore the Fund’s returns would be more greatly influenced by the returns of the stock(s) with the larger exposure.

FINANCIAL COMPANIES RISK. Financial companies, such as retail and commercial banks, insurance companies and financial services companies, are especially subject to the adverse effects of economic recession, currency exchange rates, extensive government regulation, decreases in the availability of capital, volatile interest rates, portfolio concentrations in geographic markets, industries or products (such as commercial and residential real estate loans), competition from new entrants and blurred distinctions in their fields of business.

TRANSACTIONS IN FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE OPTIONS. The Fund intends to trade Flexible Exchange® Options (“FLEX Options”). FLEX Options are customized equity or index option contracts that trade on an exchange, but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like exercise prices, styles and expiration dates. FLEX Options are required to be centrally cleared. In a transaction involving FLEX Options, the Fund’s counterparty is the OCC, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Fund is not a member of the OCC and only clearing members of OCC can participate directly in transactions with the OCC, the Fund will hold its FLEX Options through accounts at one or more clearing members of OCC. Although such clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the OCC, there is a risk that a clearing member may default. The OCC collects margin, maintains a clearing fund specifically to mitigate a clearing member default and segregates all customer accounts from a clearing member’s proprietary accounts, which further acts to protect a clearing member’s customers from the default of the clearing member. However, there is still a risk that the assets of the Fund might not be fully protected in the event of a clearing member’s default. If a clearing member with whom the Fund transacts defaults, the OCC may transfer customer accounts to another clearing member. The OCC may also close out positions and convert deposits of the defaulting clearing member to cash. As a result of this process, the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the defaulting clearing member’s customers for the Fund. Therefore, the Fund could experience significant losses in the event of a clearing member’s default. Additionally, the OCC may be unable to perform its obligations under the FLEX Options contracts due to unexpected events, which could negatively impact the returns of the Fund.

FLEX OPTIONS VALUATION RISK. The FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The FLEX Options are also subject to correlation risk, meaning the value of the FLEX Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying index (although they generally move in the same direction) or underlying securities. The value of a FLEX Option prior to its expiration date may vary because of factors other than the value of the underlying index or underlying securities, such as interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, a change in the actual and perceived volatility of the stock market and the underlying index or underlying securities, and the remaining time to expiration. FLEX Option prices may also be highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. During periods of reduced market liquidity or in the absence of readily available market quotations for the holdings of the Fund, the ability of the Fund to value the FLEX Options becomes more difficult and the judgment of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser may play a greater role in the valuation of the Fund’s holdings due to reduced availability of reliable objective pricing data. This creates a risk of mispricing or improper valuation of the FLEX Options which could impact the determination of the Fund’s NAV.

COMPOUNDING RISK. The Fund’s returns are subject to the effects of compounding, which generally will cause the Fund’s performance to not correlate to the performance of the Reference Index or the performance of the Reference Stock Basket over the Designated Period. Depending on market conditions, compounding may lead the Fund to underperform relative to the performance of the Reference Index or Reference Stock Basket. Compounded returns are the result of reinvesting returns from the Reference Stock Basket overlayed with a position in a short-term call option (for example, weekly returns) linked to the S&P 500 Index over periods greater than the period in which the returns were generated. Therefore, the Fund’s compounded returns over a period longer than the short-term call options will be different than the performance of the Reference Index or the performance of the Reference Stock Basket over the same period. The impact from compounding may be greater for investors who hold Shares after the end of a Designated Period or through multiple Designated Periods. There is the potential for increased Fund underperformance relative to the Reference Index over such time periods.

The effects of compounding on the performance of the Fund will be more pronounced when the Reference Stocks held by the Fund experience increased volatility. In general, during periods of higher volatility of the Reference Stocks, compounding can cause the Fund’s longer-term results to be significantly less than the return of the Reference Index or the return of the Reference Stock Basket.

Compounding affects the performance of all investments over time, but has a more significant effect on a product such as the Fund that utilizes an investment strategy that includes a short call option overlay because the call option overlay leads to lesser participation in the positive periodic returns of the Reference Stock but full participation in the negative periodic returns to the extent not mitigated by the Market Hedge, which are then compounded over time.

CORRELATION RISK. The Fund’s portfolio is composed of both equity securities and written call options. Because the equity securities held by the Fund are securities contained in the Reference Index and the options are written on the S&P 500® Index, the Fund's investments are not correlated, meaning their performance is independent of one another. Market events may impact one position held by the Fund more than the other position and the returns from the Fund's investments in equity securities and written call options may not move in the same direction as one another. A number of factors may affect the Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of correlation between the Fund’s performance and the Reference Index’s performance, including the difference in returns between the Fund and the Reference Index due to compounding. In addition, the Fund will forgo potential capital appreciation due to the Defined Income strategy, which will prevent the Fund from achieving a similar amount of potential capital appreciation as the Reference Index. The failure to achieve a high degree of correlation with the Reference Index may further erode the protection benefits from the long-dated put option on the S&P 500 Index to the extent that the Reference Index and S&P 500 Index are highly correlated. The Fund does not seek to achieve any specific level of total return performance compared to the total return performance of the Reference Index.

OPTIONS RISK. An option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the security or currency underlying the option at a specified exercise price at any time during the term of the option (normally not exceeding nine months). The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security or currency upon payment of the exercise price or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security or currency. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of options are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, or in interest or currency exchange rates, including the anticipated volatility, which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international political and economic events. As a seller (writer) of a put option, the seller will tend to lose money if the value of the reference index or security falls below the strike price. As the seller (writer) of a call option, the seller will tend to lose money if the value of the reference index or security rises above the strike price. As the buyer of a put or call option, the buyer risks losing the entire premium invested in the option if the buyer does not exercise the option. The effective use of options also depends on the Fund’s ability to terminate option positions at times deemed desirable to do so. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to effect closing transactions at any particular time or at an acceptable price. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options and their underlying securities and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options. There may be times the Fund needs to sell securities in order to settle an option position, which could result in the distribution of premium from that option position being classified as a return of capital and make the Fund less tax-efficient. Options may also involve the use of leverage, which could result in greater price volatility than other securities.

Market HEDGE RISK. The Fund will purchase a long-dated option on the S&P 500 Index at the beginning of each Designated Period as a broad market hedge that seeks to partially mitigate against long-term decline in the market value of the securities in the Reference Stock Basket. The Market Hedge is intended to fully be achieved at the end of the specified Designated Period. Therefore, Shares tendered for repurchase made prior to the end of a specified Designated Period will not receive the full benefit from the put’s Market Hedge. The Fund does not seek to provide a specific level of protection. The success of the Fund’s Market Hedge will be subject to, among other things, the degree of correlation between the components of the S&P 500 Index and the Fund’s Reference Stock Basket. For a variety of reasons, there may not be a perfect correlation between the components of the S&P 500 Index and the Fund’s Reference Stock Basket. Such imperfect correlation may prevent the Fund from achieving the intended hedge. It is possible that investors could hold Shares for the entire Designated Period and receive very little protection from the intended hedge and the Fund would be exposed to risk of loss. In addition, it is not possible to hedge fully or perfectly against any risk, and hedging entails its own costs (such as trading commissions and fees). There is no guarantee that the attempt to limit losses to the Fund will be successful.

BOX SPREAD RISK. If one or more of the individual option positions that comprise a Box Spread are modified or closed separately prior to the option contract’s expiration, then the Box Spread may no longer effectively eliminate risk tied to underlying reference asset’s price movement. Furthermore, the Box Spread’s value is derived in the market and is in part based on the time until the options comprising the Box Spread expire and the prevailing market interest rates. If the Fund sells a Box Spread prior to its expiration, then the Fund may incur a loss. The Fund’s ability to utilize Box Spreads effectively is dependent on the availability and willingness of other market participants to purchase Box Spreads from the Fund at competitive prices.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RISK. The Fund has an investment strategy that may frequently involve buying and selling portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover may result in the Fund paying higher levels of transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, dealer mark-ups and other costs and may generate greater tax liabilities for shareholders. Portfolio turnover risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than expected.

FUND DISTRIBUTION RISK. The Fund’s strategy seeks to provide investors with a target net income of approximately 15% on an annual basis. The Fund currently expects to make distributions on a monthly basis. While the Fund will normally pay its income as distributions, the Fund's distributions may exceed the Fund's income and gains for the Fund's taxable year. Under abnormal market conditions or for temporary defensive measures, the Fund may consider various actions, including reducing the distribution rate. Additionally, there may be times the Fund needs to sell securities when it would not otherwise do so in order to settle an option position, which could result in the distribution of premium from that option position being classified as a return of capital. This occurs because while the distribution consisted of the premium received from the sale of the call option, the Fund later sold securities to generate proceeds to settle that call option. Distributions in excess of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a return of capital. Distributions in excess of the Fund's minimum distribution requirements, but not in excess of the Fund's earnings and profits, will be taxable to Shareholders and will not constitute nontaxable returns of capital. A return of capital distribution generally will not be taxable but will reduce the Shareholder's cost basis and will result in a higher capital gain or lower capital loss when those Fund shares on which the distribution was received are sold. Once a Shareholder's cost basis is reduced to zero, further distributions will be treated as capital gain, if the Shareholder holds shares of the Fund as capital assets. Additionally, any capital returned through distributions will be distributed after payment of Fund fees and expenses. Because the Fund's distributions may consist of return of capital, the Fund may not be an appropriate investment for investors who do not want their principal investment in the Fund to decrease over time or who do not wish to receive return of capital in a given period.

The Fund’s investment strategy may limit its ability to distribute dividends eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income, which for non-corporate shareholders are subject to federal income tax at rates of up to 20%. The Fund’s investment strategy may also limit its ability to distribute dividends eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders. For these reasons, a significant portion of distributions received by Shareholders may be subject to tax at effective tax rates that are higher than the rates that would apply if the Fund were to engage in a different investment strategy.

NON-U.S. SECURITIES RISK. The Fund may invest in non-U.S. securities. An investment in securities of non-U.S. companies involves risks not associated with domestic issuers. Investment in non-U.S. securities may involve higher costs than investment in U.S. securities, including higher transaction and custody costs as well as the imposition of additional taxes by non-U.S. governments. Non-U.S. investments may also involve risks associated with the level of currency exchange rates, less complete financial information about the issuers, less market liquidity, more market volatility and political instability. Future political and economic developments, the possible imposition of withholding taxes on dividend income, the possible seizure or nationalization of non-U.S. holdings, the imposition of sanctions by foreign governments, the possible establishment of capital controls, exchange controls or freezes on the convertibility of currency or the adoption of other governmental restrictions might adversely affect an investment in non-U.S. securities. Additionally, non-U.S. issuers may be subject to less stringent regulation, and to different accounting, auditing and recordkeeping requirements. The U.S. and non-U.S. markets often rise and fall at different times or by different amounts due to economic or other regional developments particular to a given country or region.

See “PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS — GENERAL RISKS – BORROWING; USE OF LEVERAGE; CLOSED-END FUND; LIMITED LIQUIDITY.”

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LIMITS OF RISK DISCLOSURES. The above discussions relate to the various principal risks associated with the Fund, its investments and Shares, and are not intended to be a complete enumeration or explanation of the risks involved in an investment in the Fund. Prospective investors should read this entire Memorandum and consult with their own advisers before deciding whether to invest in the Fund. In addition, as the Fund’s investment program changes or develops over time, an investment in the Fund may be subject to risk factors not currently contemplated or described in this Memorandum.

In view of the risks noted above, the Fund should be considered a speculative investment and prospective investors should invest in the Fund only if they can sustain a complete loss of their investment.

No guarantee or representation is made that the investment program of the Fund will be successful or that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

FUND PERFORMANCE

The Fund has no performance history as of the date of this Memorandum.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The Board of Trustees

The Board has overall responsibility for the management and supervision of the business operations of the Fund on behalf of the Shareholders. A majority of the Board is and will be persons who are not “interested persons,” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act (the “Independent Trustees”). To the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act and other applicable law, the Board may delegate any of its rights, powers and authority to, among others, the officers of the Fund, any committee of the Board, or service providers. See “BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS” in the Fund’s SAI for the identities of the Trustees and executive officers of the Fund, brief biographical information regarding each of them, and other information regarding the election and membership of the Board.

The Advisers

First Trust Capital Management L.P. serves as the investment adviser (the “Investment Adviser”) of the Fund. The Investment Adviser is a Delaware limited partnership and is controlled by First Trust Capital Solutions L.P. First Trust Capital Solutions L.P. is owned by First Trust Capital Partners, LLC (“FTCP”) and by VFT Holdings LP and its affiliates. The Investment Adviser provides investment advice to open-end and closed-end funds and private funds, and as of June 30, 2024, had assets under management of approximately $6.4 billion. Vest Financial LLC serves as sub-adviser to the Fund (the “Sub-Adviser” and, together with the Investment Adviser, the “Advisers”). As of June 30, 2024, approximately $29.9 billion of assets were under the management of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is a subsidiary of Vest Group, Inc. (“VG”). FTCP, an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, is the largest single holder of voting shares in VG. The Advisers are investment advisers registered with the SEC under the Advisers Act.

The Investment Adviser, Sub-Adviser and their respective affiliates may serve as investment managers to other funds that have investment programs which are similar to the investment program of the Fund, and the Investment Adviser or one of its affiliates may in the future serve as the investment manager or otherwise manage or direct the investment activities of other registered and/or private investment companies with investment programs similar to the investment program of the Fund. See “CONFLICTS OF INTEREST” below and “INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES — Conflicts of Interest” in the SAI.

Portfolio Managers

The personnel of the Advisers who currently have primary responsibility for management of the Fund (the “Portfolio Managers”) are as follows:

KARAN SOOD — Portfolio Manager

Mr. Sood has over ten years of experience in derivative based investment strategy design and trading. Mr. Sood joined the Sub-Adviser in June 2012. Prior to joining the Sub-Adviser, Mr. Sood worked at ProShares Advisors LLC. Prior to ProShares, Mr. Sood worked as a Vice President at Barclays Capital. Last based in New York, he was responsible for using derivatives to design structured investment strategies and solutions for the firm’s institutional clients in the Americas. Prior to his role in New York, Mr. Sood worked in similar capacity in London with Barclays Capital’s European clients. Mr. Sood received a master’s degree in Decision Sciences & Operations Research from London School of Economics & Political Science. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

HOWARD RUBIN — Portfolio Manager

Mr. Rubin has over twenty-five years of experience as a portfolio manager. Mr. Rubin joined the Sub-Adviser in August 2017. Prior to joining the Sub-Adviser, Mr. Rubin served as Director of Portfolio Management at ProShares Advisors LLC from December 2007 to September 2013. Mr. Rubin also served as Senior Portfolio Manager of ProFund Advisors LLC from November 2004 to December 2007 and Portfolio Manager of ProFund Advisors LLC from April 2000 through November 2004. Mr. Rubin holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Mr. Rubin received a master’s degree in Finance from George Washington University. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania.

Additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of Fund securities is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

The Investment Management and Sub-Advisory Agreement

The Investment Management Agreement between the Investment Adviser and the Fund and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (each an “Investment Management Agreement”, collectively, the “Investment Management Agreements”) became effective as of [ ], 2024 and will continue in effect for an initial two-year term. Thereafter, the Investment Management Agreements will continue in effect from year to year provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, or a majority of the Board, and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees of the Fund, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. See “VOTING.” The Investment Management Agreements will terminate automatically if assigned (as defined in the Investment Company Act), and are terminable by vote of the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund at any time without penalty upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Investment Adviser and in the case of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser. The Investment Adviser may terminate the Investment Management Agreement or Sub-Advisory Agreement at any time without penalty upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Fund and, in the case of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser may terminate the Sub-Advisory Agreement at any time without penalty upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Fund and Investment Adviser.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual report to Shareholders.

Each Investment Management Agreement provides that, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations to the Fund, the Investment Adviser (or Sub-Adviser, as applicable) and any partner, director, officer or employee of the Investment Adviser (or Sub-Adviser, as applicable), or any of their affiliates, executors, heirs, assigns, successors or other legal representatives, will not be liable to the Fund for any error of judgment, for any mistake of law or for any act or omission by the person in connection with the performance of services to the Fund. Each Investment Management Agreement also provides for indemnification, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by the Fund, of the Investment Adviser (or Sub-Adviser, as applicable) or any partner, director, officer or employee of the Investment Adviser (or Sub-Adviser, as applicable), and any of their affiliates, executors, heirs, assigns, successors or other legal representatives, against any liability or expense to which the person may be liable that arises in connection with the performance of services to the Fund, so long as the liability or expense is not incurred by reason of the person’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations to the Fund.

Unitary Management Fee

The Fund pays the Investment Adviser a unitary management fee (the “Unitary Management Fee”) in consideration of the advisory services provided by the Investment Adviser to the Fund. In turn, the Investment Adviser will pay substantially all operating expenses of the Fund, except initial and ongoing offering expenses, organizational expenses, interest expenses, taxes, portfolio transaction-related fees and expenses, costs of borrowing, distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, litigation and indemnification expenses, and any other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. The Fund pays the Investment Adviser an annual rate of [ ]%, payable monthly in arrears, based upon the Fund’s net assets as of each month-end. The Unitary Management Fee is paid to the Investment Adviser before giving effect to any repurchase of Shares in the Fund effective as of that date and will decrease the net profits or increase the net losses of the Fund.

Sub-Advisory Fee

The Investment Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a management fee (the “Sub-Advisory Fee”) in consideration of the advisory services provided by the Sub-Adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Advisor’s fees are paid by the Investment Adviser out of the Unitary Management Fee. The Sub-Adviser receives a sub-advisory fee equal to [ ]% of the monthly Unitary Management Fee paid to the Investment Adviser, which shall be reduced as follows. The Sub-Adviser has agreed with the Investment Adviser that it will pay one-half of all operating expenses of the Fund, excluding the Unitary Management Fee, initial and ongoing offering expenses and organizational expenses, interest expenses, taxes, portfolio transaction-related fees and expenses, costs of borrowing, distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, and litigation and indemnification expenses and any other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. The sub-advisory fees shall be reduced by the Sub-Adviser’s share of such expenses, and in the event the Sub-Adviser’s share of the expenses exceeds the amount of the sub-advisory fee in any month, the Sub-Adviser will pay the difference to the Investment Adviser.

PLACEMENT AGENT

Effective with the Fund’s registration as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, First Trust Portfolios L.P. (the “Placement Agent”) is the placement agent of the Shares of the Fund and is located at 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, Illinois 60187. The Placement Agent is a registered broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. The Placement Agent is an affiliate of both Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser will receive advisory fees based upon the size of the Fund. This may provide for a greater incentive for the Placement Agent to sell shares than it may otherwise possess with respect to unaffiliated investment advisers, sub-advisers or funds.

Class A Shares are offered with a maximum initial sales charge of [ ]% of the initial investment amount. The placement fee will be deducted out of the investor’s initial investment amount and will not constitute part of an investor’s investment in the Fund or part of the assets of the Fund. No placement fee may be charged without the consent of the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent may elect to reduce, otherwise modify or waive the Placement Fee with respect to any investor. No placement fee is expected to be charged with respect to investments by the Investment Adviser, its affiliates, and its directors, principals, officers and employees and others in the Placement Agent’s sole discretion. Shareholders purchasing Shares of the Fund are subject to the following minimum investment requirements: the minimum initial investment in the Fund for Class A Shares and Class I Shares is $25,000. The minimum additional investment in the Fund by any Shareholder is $25,000.

The Fund’s Shares are offered for sale through the Placement Agent at NAV. Shares of the Fund will not be listed on any national securities exchange and the Placement Agent will not act as a market maker in Shares of the Fund.

Under a Placement Agent Agreement with the Fund, the Placement Agent acts as the agent of the Fund in connection with the offering of Shares of the Fund. The Placement Agent continually distributes Shares of the Fund on a best efforts basis. The Placement Agent has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of Shares. The Placement Agent and its officers have no role in determining the investment policies of or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Fund.

The Placement Agent may enter into agreements with investment advisers, broker-dealers, or other financial intermediaries for distribution of Shares of the Fund. These financial intermediaries may charge a fee for their services and may receive Shareholder service or other fees from parties other than the Placement Agent. These financial intermediaries may otherwise act as processing agents and are responsible for promptly transmitting purchase, repurchase and other requests to the Fund.

Investors who purchase shares through financial intermediaries will be subject to the procedures of those intermediaries through which they purchase shares, which may include charges, investment minimums, cutoff times and other restrictions in addition to, or different from, those listed herein. Information concerning any charges or services will be provided to customers by the financial intermediary through which they purchase shares. Investors purchasing shares of the Fund through financial intermediaries should acquaint themselves with their financial intermediary’s procedures and should read the Memorandum in conjunction with any materials and information provided by their financial intermediary. The financial intermediaries, and not the Placement Agent or the Investment Adviser, are responsible for all suitability determinations with respect to an investor purchasing shares. The financial intermediary, and not its customers, will be the shareholder of record, although customers may have the right to vote shares depending upon their arrangement with the intermediary. The Placement Agent does not receive compensation from the Fund for its distribution services. The Investment Adviser pays the Placement Agent a fee for certain placement agent-related services. The Fund is relying on an exemptive order from the SEC. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan with respect to Class A Shares and Class I Shares in compliance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. The Distribution and Service Plan allows the Fund to pay distribution and servicing fees for the sale and servicing of its Class A Shares and Class I Shares to qualified recipients. All or a portion of such Distribution and Servicing Fee may be used to compensate financial industry professionals for providing ongoing member services. Such activities may include electronic processing of client orders, electronic fund transfers between clients and the Fund, account reconciliations with the Fund’s Transfer Agent, facilitation of electronic delivery to clients of Fund documentation, monitoring client accounts for back-up withholding and any other special tax reporting obligations, maintenance of books and records with respect to the foregoing, and such other information and ongoing liaison services as the Fund or the Investment Adviser may reasonably request.

The Fund may authorize one or more financial intermediaries and their authorized agents that have made arrangements with the Fund (collectively, “Financial Intermediaries”) to receive on its behalf purchase orders and repurchase requests. Such Financial Intermediaries are authorized to designate other intermediaries or designees to receive purchase orders and repurchase requests on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund will be deemed to have received a purchase order or repurchase request when a Financial Intermediary or, if applicable, a Financial Intermediary’s designee, receives the order or repurchase request. Orders will be priced at a per-class NAV per Share determined after they are received by a Financial Intermediary or the Financial Intermediary’s authorized designee.

Pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement, the Placement Agent is solely responsible for its costs and expenses incurred in connection with its qualification as a broker-dealer under state or federal laws. The Placement Agent Agreement also provides that the Fund will indemnify the Placement Agent and its affiliates and certain other persons against certain liabilities. Specifically, the Placement Agent Agreement provides that the Fund and the Investment Adviser will indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agent, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, partners, members, shareholders, and employees from and against any liabilities, claims, damages, losses and costs (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising out or relating to (i) the offer or sale of the Shares or the management or affairs of the Fund, (ii) any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in the Fund’s organizational documents, marketing material or this Memorandum (collectively, the “Offering Materials”) or in any advertising or promotional material approved, published or provided to the Placement Agent by or on behalf of the Fund or the Investment Adviser, or accurately derived from information approved, published or provided to the Placement Agent by or on behalf of the Fund or the Investment Adviser, other than with respect to information provided by the Placement Agent for inclusion therein, (iii) any violation of any law, rule or regulation relating to the registration or qualification of Shares or the Fund, (iv) any material breach by the Fund or the Investment Adviser of any representation, warranty or agreement contained in the Placement Agent Agreement, (v) any material violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation relating to the operation of the Fund or (vi) any gross negligence, willful misfeasance or reckless disregard by the Fund or the Investment Adviser or their respective affiliates in the performance of, or failure to perform, its respective obligations under the Placement Agent Agreement (“FT Covered Claims”), except to the extent that any such FT Covered Claim is caused by a material breach by the Placement Agent of the Placement Agent Agreement or the willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the Placement Agent or its affiliates in the performance of, or failure to perform, its obligations under the Placement Agent Agreement.

The Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates may make payments to selected affiliated or unaffiliated third parties (including the parties who have entered into selling agreements with the Placement Agent) from time to time in connection with the distribution of Shares and/or the servicing of Shareholders and/or the Fund. These payments will be made out of the Investment Adviser’s and/or affiliates’ own assets and will not represent an additional charge to the Fund. The amount of such payments may be significant in amount and the prospect of receiving any such payments may provide such third parties or their employees with an incentive to favor sales of Shares of the Fund over other investment options. Contact your financial intermediary for details about revenue sharing payments it receives or may receive.

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan with respect to Class A Shares and Class I Shares in compliance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. The Distribution and Service Plan allows the Fund to pay distribution and servicing fees for the sale and servicing of its Class A and Class I Shares. Under the Distribution and Service Plan, Class A Shares are permitted to pay as compensation up to [ ]% on an annualized basis of the aggregate net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares and Class I Shares are permitted to pay as compensation up to [ ]% on an annualized basis the aggregate net assets of the fund attributable to Class I Shares (collectively, the “Distribution and Servicing Fee”) to qualified recipients. Shareholders currently pay up to [ ]% and [ ]% of the net asset value of the Class A Shares and Class I Shares, respectively. The Fund or the Placement Agent may pay all or a portion of these fees to any registered securities dealer, financial institution or any other person who renders assistance in distributing or promoting the sale of the respective Class of Shares or who provides certain shareholder services, pursuant to a written agreement. The Distribution and Servicing Fee is paid out of the Fund’s assets attributable to the applicable Class and decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of such Class.

ADMINISTRATION

The Fund has retained the Administrator, UMB Fund Services, Inc., whose principal business address is 235 West Galena Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212, to provide administrative services, and to assist with operational needs. The Administrator provides such services to the Fund pursuant to an administration agreement between the Fund and the Administrator (the “Administration Agreement”). The Administrator is responsible directly or through its agents for, among other things, providing the following services to the Fund: (1) maintaining a list of Shareholders and generally performing all actions related to the issuance and repurchase of Shares of the Fund, if any, including delivery of trade confirmations and capital statements; (2) providing certain administrative, clerical and bookkeeping services; (3) providing transfer agency services, services related to the payment of distributions, and accounting services; (4) computing the NAV of the Fund in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and procedures defined in consultation with the Investment Adviser; (5) overseeing the preparation of semi-annual and annual financial statements of the Fund in accordance with GAAP, quarterly reports of the operations of the Fund and information required for tax returns; (6) supervising regulatory compliance matters and preparing certain regulatory filings; and (7) performing additional services, as agreed upon, in connection with the administration of the Fund. The Administrator may from time to time delegate its responsibilities under the Administration Agreement to one or more parties selected by the Administrator, including its affiliates or affiliates of the Investment Adviser.

As compensation for the services provided by the Administrator under the Administration Agreement, the Fund has agreed to pay to the Administrator such compensation as may be specifically agreed upon from time to time and reimburse the Administrator for out-of-pocket expenses which are a normal incident of the services provided under the agreement (the “Administration Fee”). Pursuant to the terms of the Investment Management Agreement, the Fund does not directly pay the Administrator for these services, as the Investment Adviser has assumed responsibility for the payment of these expenses out of the Unitary Management Fee it receives from the Fund. The Administration Fee and the other terms of the Administration Agreement may change from time to time as may be agreed to by the Fund and the Administrator.

The Administration Agreement provides that, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations to the Fund, the Administrator and any partner, director, officer or employee of the Administrator, or any of their affiliates, executors, heirs, assigns, successors or other legal representatives, will not be liable to the Fund for any error of judgment, for any mistake of law or for any act or omission by the person in connection with the performance of administration services for the Fund. The Administration Agreement also provides for indemnification, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by the Fund or the Administrator, or any partner, director, officer or employee of the Administrator, and any of their affiliates, executors, heirs, assigns, successors or other legal representatives, against any liability or expense to which the person may be liable that arises in connection with the performance of services to the Fund, so long as the liability or expense is not incurred by reason of the person’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations to the Fund.

BROKERAGE ARRANGEMENTS

The Fund expects to trade securities and other financial instruments through one or more prime brokers, securities and futures brokers or clearing firms, introducing brokers, executing brokers, dealers, custodians and counterparties (collectively, “brokers”) in connection with its portfolio transactions. In selecting brokers to execute transactions, each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser does not need to solicit competitive bids and does not have an obligation to seek the lowest available commission cost. Each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser will take into account the broker’s reliability, reputation, financial responsibility, stability, ability to execute trades, nature and frequency of sales coverage, commission rate, if any, and responsiveness. Each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser may or may not negotiate “execution only” commission rates. In cases where the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser does not negotiate “execution only” rates, the Fund may be deemed to be paying for other services provided by the broker with so-called “soft dollars” included in the commission rate. If the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser uses “soft dollars”, it is expected that the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will only enter into “soft dollar” arrangements that fall within the “safe harbor” provided by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act”). Furthermore, to the extent that any incidental benefits (such as research) are provided to the Fund, the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and/or their respective affiliates, and/or other funds and/or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or their respective affiliates in connection with trading futures or options on futures, it is expected that such incidental benefits would fall within the safe harbor provisions of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act as if such benefits were being provided in connection with the trading of securities. Research and brokerage services obtained by the use of commissions arising from the Fund’s portfolio transactions may be used by each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in its other investment activities, including for other client accounts and thus, the Fund may not necessarily, in any particular instance, be the direct or indirect beneficiary of the research or brokerage services provided.

In some instances, the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser may receive a product or service that may be used only partially for functions within Section 28(e). In such instances, the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will make a good-faith effort to determine the relative proportion of the product or service used to assist the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, in carrying out its investment decision-making responsibilities and the relative proportion used for administrative or other purposes outside Section 28(e). The proportion of the product or service attributable to assisting the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser in carrying out its investment decision-making responsibilities will be paid through brokerage commissions generated by client transactions and the proportion attributable to administrative or other purposes outside Section 28(e) will be paid for by the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, from its own resources, unless reimbursable by the Fund as indicated in the expense section.

The Fund may utilize broker-provided financing in connection with its trading and, accordingly, the Fund may pledge its assets held at such brokers as collateral to secure such financing arrangements.

Each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser may, but is not required to, aggregate sale and purchase orders of securities and other financial instruments for the Fund with similar orders being made simultaneously for other accounts or entities, including those of its affiliates, if the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, determines, in its reasonable judgment, such aggregation is reasonably likely to result in an overall economic benefit to the Fund based on an evaluation that the Fund will be benefited by relatively better purchase or sale prices, lower commission expenses or beneficial timing of transactions, or a combination of these and other factors. No assurance can be given that it will be possible to execute such orders regularly at or near the desired buy or sell point or that the orders will be executed successfully. In many instances, the purchase or sale of securities and/or other financial instruments for the Fund will be effected simultaneously with the purchase or sale of like securities and/or other financial instruments for other accounts or entities. Such transactions may be made at slightly different prices, due to the volume of financial instruments purchased or sold. In such event, the average price of all securities and other financial instruments purchased or sold in such transactions may be determined by the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser in its sole discretion, or the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser will employ an objective price allocation system that promotes fairness among all accounts or entities, including client and proprietary accounts.

CUSTODIAN

UMB Bank, n.a. serves as custodian (“Custodian”) of the assets of the Fund and may maintain custody of such assets with U.S. and non-U.S. sub-custodians (which may be banks and trust companies), securities depositories and clearing agencies in accordance with the requirements of Section 17(f) of the Investment Company Act and the rules thereunder. Assets of the Fund are not held by the Investment Adviser or commingled with the assets of other accounts other than to the extent that securities are held in the name of the Custodian or U.S. sub-custodians in a securities depository, clearing agency or omnibus customer account of the custodian. UMB Bank, n.a.’s principal business address is 1010 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106. UMB Bank, n.a. is an affiliate of the Administrator.

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Adviser will pay substantially all operating expenses of the Fund, excluding the Unitary Management Fee, initial and ongoing offering expenses and organizational expenses, interest expenses, taxes, portfolio transaction-related fees and expenses, costs of borrowing, distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, and litigation and indemnification expenses and any other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. The expenses of the Fund include, but are not limited to, any fees and expenses in connection with the offering and issuance of Shares; all fees and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the operation of the Fund; all fees and expenses directly related to portfolio transactions and positions for the Fund’s account such as direct and indirect expenses associated with the Fund’s investments, and enforcing the Fund’s rights in respect of such investments; quotation or valuation expenses; the Unitary Management Fee and the Administration Fee; Distribution and Servicing Fee; brokerage commissions; interest and fees on any borrowings by the Fund; professional fees; research expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of consultants who perform fund manager due diligence research); fees and expenses of outside legal counsel (including fees and expenses associated with the review of documentation for prospective investments by the Fund), including foreign legal counsel; accounting, auditing and tax preparation expenses; fees and expenses in connection with tender offers and any repurchases or redemptions of Shares; taxes and governmental fees (including tax preparation fees); fees and expenses of any custodian, sub-custodian, transfer agent, and registrar, and any other agent of the Fund; all costs and charges for equipment or services used in communicating information regarding the Fund’s transactions with any custodian or other agent engaged by the Fund; bank services fees; costs and expenses relating to any amendment of the Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents of the Fund; expenses of preparing, amending, printing, and distributing the Memorandum and any other sales material (and any supplements or amendments thereto), reports, notices, other communications to Shareholders, and proxy materials; expenses of preparing, printing, and filing reports and other documents with government agencies; expenses of Shareholders’ meetings, including the solicitation of proxies in connection therewith; expenses of corporate data processing and related services; shareholder recordkeeping and account services, fees, and disbursements; expenses relating to investor and public relations; fees and expenses of the members of the Board who are not employees of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates; insurance premiums; Extraordinary Expenses (as defined below); and all costs and expenses incurred as a result of dissolution, winding-up and termination of the Fund. The Fund may need to sell portfolio securities to pay fees and expenses, which could cause the Fund to realize taxable gains.

“Extraordinary Expenses” means all expenses incurred by the Fund outside of the ordinary course of its business, including, without limitation, costs incurred in connection with any claim, litigation, arbitration, mediation, government investigation or dispute and the amount of any judgment or settlement paid in connection therewith, or the enforcement of the rights against any person or entity; costs and expenses for indemnification or contribution payable to any person or entity; expenses of a reorganization, restructuring or merger, as applicable; expenses of holding, or soliciting proxies for, a meeting of shareholders (except to the extent relating to items customarily addressed at an annual meeting of a registered closed-end management investment company); and the expenses of engaging a new administrator, custodian or transfer agent.

The Investment Adviser bears all of its expenses and costs incurred in providing investment advisory services to the Fund, including travel and other expenses related to the selection and monitoring of investments. In addition, the Investment Adviser is responsible for the payment of the compensation and expenses of those officers of the Fund affiliated with the Investment Adviser, and making available, without expense to the Fund, the services of such individuals, subject to their individual consent to serve and to any limitations imposed by law.

The Fund bears its organizational and offering costs. Organizational expenses will be expensed as they are incurred. Certain ongoing offering costs associated with offers of Shares will be expensed as they are incurred. Offering costs cannot be deducted by the Fund or the Shareholders.

The Fund’s fees and expenses will decrease the net profits or increase the net losses of the Fund that are credited to Shareholders.

VOTING

Each Shareholder will have the right to cast a number of votes, based on the number of such Shareholder’s Shares, at any meeting of Shareholders called by the Board. Except for the exercise of such voting privileges, Shareholders will not be entitled to participate in the management or control of the Fund’s business and may not act for or bind the Fund.

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS

Except for actions under the U.S. federal securities laws, the By-Laws (“By-Laws”) provide that by virtue of becoming a Shareholder, each Shareholder (i) irrevocably agrees that any claims, suits, actions or proceedings arising out of or relating in any way to the Trust, the Declaration of Trust or the By-Laws or asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs (or similar) doctrine, be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction thereof, any other court in the State of Delaware with subject matter jurisdiction, (ii) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in connection with any such claim, suit, action or proceeding, (iii) irrevocably agrees not to, and waives any right to, assert in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding that (A) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such courts or any other court to which proceedings in such courts may be appealed, (B) such claim, suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (C) the venue of such claim, suit, action or proceeding is improper, (iv) expressly waives any requirement for the posting of a bond by a party bringing such claim, suit, action or proceeding, (v) consents to process being served in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding by mailing, certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices hereunder, and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof; provided, nothing in clause (v) hereof shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law, and (vi) irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding.

The designation of exclusive jurisdictions may make it more expensive for a Shareholder to bring a suit than if the Shareholder were permitted to select another jurisdiction. Also, the designation of exclusive jurisdictions and the waiver of jury trials limit a Shareholder’s ability to litigate a claim in the jurisdiction and in a manner that may be more convenient and favorable to the Shareholder.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The Fund may be subject to a number of actual and potential conflicts of interest.

As affiliates, the Investment Adviser, Sub-Adviser and Placement Agent share a common interest in marketing Shares of the Fund because they benefit from the Unitary Management Fee, Sub-Advisory Fee and compensation received for their respective roles. The Placement Agent is an affiliate of both Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser will receive advisory fees based upon the size of the Fund. This may provide for a greater incentive for the Placement Agent to sell shares than it may otherwise possess with respect to unaffiliated investment advisers, sub-advisers or funds.

The Investment Adviser and its affiliates engage in financial advisory activities that are independent from, and may from time to time conflict with, those of the Fund. In the future, there might arise instances where the interests of such affiliates conflict with the interests of the Fund. The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may provide services to, invest in, advise, sponsor and/or act as Investment Adviser to investment vehicles and other persons or entities (including prospective investors in the Fund) which may have structures, investment objectives and/or policies that are similar to (or different than) those of the Fund; which may compete with the Fund for investment opportunities; and which may, subject to applicable law, co-invest with the Fund in certain transactions. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and respective clients may themselves invest in securities that would be appropriate for the Fund.

Although the Investment Adviser and its affiliates will seek to allocate investment opportunities among the Fund and their other clients in a fair and reasonable manner, there can be no assurance that an investment opportunity which comes to the attention of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates will be appropriate for the Fund or will be referred to the Fund. The Investment Adviser and its affiliates are not obligated to refer any investment opportunity to the Fund.

The directors, partners, trustees, managers, members, officers and employees of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates may buy and sell securities or other investments for their own accounts (including through funds managed by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates). As a result of differing trading and investment strategies or constraints, investments may be made by directors, partners, trustees, managers, members, officers and employees that are the same, different from or made at different times than investments made for the Fund. To reduce the possibility that the Fund will be materially adversely affected by the personal trading described above, the Fund, Investment Adviser, Sub-Adviser and Placement Agent have adopted codes of ethics (collectively, the “Codes of Ethics”) in compliance with Section 17(j) of the Investment Company Act that restricts securities trading in the personal accounts of investment professionals and others who normally come into possession of information regarding the portfolio transactions of the Fund. The Codes of Ethics are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov, and copies may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by email at publicinfo@sec.gov. See “PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS — POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RISK.”

OUTSTANDING SECURITIES

There were no outstanding securities as of the date of the Memorandum.

TENDER OFFERS/OFFERS TO REPURCHASE

The Board will consider the following factors, among others, in making its determination for the Fund to make each tender offer:

	●	the recommendation of the Investment Adviser;
	●	whether any Shareholders have requested to tender Shares or portions thereof to the Fund;
	●	the liquidity of the Fund’s assets (including fees and costs associated with withdrawing from investments);
	●	the investment plans and working capital requirements of the Fund;
	●	the relative economies of scale with respect to the size of the Fund;
	●	the history of the Fund in repurchasing Shares or portions thereof;
	●	the availability of information as to the value of the Fund’s assets;
	●	the economic condition of the securities markets and the economy generally as well as political, national or international developments or current affairs; and
	●	the anticipated tax consequences to the Fund of any proposed repurchases of Shares or portions thereof.

In any given year, the Investment Adviser may or may not recommend to the Board that the Fund conduct a tender offer. For example, if adverse market conditions cause the Fund’s investments to become more illiquid or trade at depressed prices or if the Investment Adviser believes that conducting a tender offer would impose an undue burden on Shareholders who do not tender compared to the benefits of giving Shareholders the opportunity to sell all or a portion of their Shares at NAV, the Fund may choose not to conduct a tender offer or may choose to conduct a tender offer for less than 10% (or 100% as applicable) of its outstanding Shares. Regardless of the recommendation of the Investment Adviser, the Board may or may not determine to cause the Fund to conduct a tender offer for any given year. The decision to offer to repurchase Shares is in the complete and absolute discretion of the Board, which may, under certain circumstances, elect not to offer to repurchase Shares.

In a tender offer, the Fund repurchases outstanding Shares at the NAV per share of each class of Shares on the last day of the offer (which is the valuation date of the offer). The Fund may sell portfolio investments to fund tender offers. Moreover, if the Fund’s portfolio does not provide adequate liquidity to fund tender offers, the Fund may extend the last day of any tender offer. Although tender offers generally would be beneficial to Shareholders by providing them with some ability to sell their Shares at NAV, the repurchase of Shares by the Fund will decrease the total assets of the Fund. Tender offers are, therefore, likely to increase the Fund’s expense ratio, may result in untimely sales of portfolio securities, increase the Fund’s portfolio turnover and/or may limit the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. To the extent the Fund maintains a cash position to satisfy Fund repurchases, the Fund would not be fully invested, which may reduce the Fund’s investment performance. Consummating a tender offer may require the Fund to liquidate portfolio securities, and realize gains or losses, at a time when the Investment Adviser would otherwise consider it disadvantageous to do so.

A Shareholder who tenders for repurchase only a portion of its Shares in the Fund will be required to maintain a minimum account balance of $25,000. Subject to certain requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder, the Fund reserves the right to reduce the amount to be repurchased from a Shareholder so that the required account balance is maintained. Such minimum capital account balance requirement may also be waived by the Board in its sole discretion, subject to applicable federal securities laws.

See “Taxes” for information on the potential tax consequences to the Fund and Shareholders.

TENDER/REPURCHASE PROCEDURES

Shareholders tendering Shares for repurchase will be asked to give written notice of their intent to do so by the date specified in the notice describing the terms of the applicable tender offer. The Fund expects to set the price of its tender offers using the NAV per share for each applicable class as of the last day of such tender offer. The Fund’s NAV per share will be available five business days after month-end and can be obtained by calling the Investment Adviser at 773.828.8700. Following the commencement of an offer to repurchase Shares, the Fund may suspend, postpone or terminate such offer in certain circumstances upon the determination of a majority of the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, that such suspension, postponement or termination is advisable for the Fund and its stockholders, including, without limitation, circumstances as a result of which it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund to dispose of its investments or to determine its net asset value, and other unusual circumstances. Each tender offer will be made and Shareholders will be notified in accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Investment Company Act, by mailing. The tender offer documents will contain information prescribed by such laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Fund’s NAV per share may change materially from the date a tender offer is mailed to the tender valuation date (or any later valuation date if the tender offer is extended), and to the effective date of repurchase, and it also may change materially shortly after a tender is completed. Once the tender has been accepted for payment, the Fund will repurchase the Shares and remit the repurchase price to Shareholders, less any applicable repurchase fee, within five (5) business days after the applicable expiration date.

If Shareholders tender for repurchase more than the Tender Offer Amount for a given Tender Offer in the first year of a Designated Period, the Fund may, but is not required to, repurchase an additional amount of Shares not to exceed 2% of the outstanding Shares of the Fund on the Repurchase Request Deadline. If the Fund determines not to repurchase more than the Tender Offer Amount, or if Shareholders tender Shares in an amount exceeding the Tender Offer Amount plus 2% of the outstanding Shares on the Repurchase Request Deadline, the Fund will repurchase the Shares on a pro rata basis. However, the Fund may accept all shares tendered for repurchase by Shareholders who own less than $25,000 worth of Shares and who tender all of their Shares, before prorating other amounts tendered. In addition, the Fund will accept the total number of Shares tendered in connection with required minimum distributions from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan. It is the Shareholder’s obligation to both notify and provide the Fund supporting documentation of a required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.

Repurchase of Shares by the Fund are subject to certain regulatory requirements imposed by SEC rules. If the Fund’s repurchase procedures must be revised in order to comply with regulatory requirements, the Board will adopt modified procedures reasonably designed to provide investors substantially the same liquidity for Shares as would be available under the procedures described above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund may suspend repurchases during any period or at any time. The Fund will provide notice to Shareholders of any suspension or postponement or termination of a tender offer.

In certain circumstances, the Board may require a Shareholder to tender its Shares. The Fund may cause a mandatory repurchase or redemption of all or some of the Shares of a Shareholder, or any person acquiring Shares from or through a Shareholder, at NAV in accordance with the Declaration of Trust and Section 23 of the Investment Company Act and Rule 23c-2 thereunder.

TRANSFERS OF SHARES

There is no public market for the Shares and none is expected to develop. The Fund does not list its Shares on a stock exchange or similar market. Shares are transferable only in limited circumstances as described below, and liquidity for investments in Shares may be provided only through the tender offers described above. If a shareholder attempts to transfer Shares in violation of the Fund’s transfer restrictions, the transfer will not be permitted and will be void. An investment in the Fund is therefore suitable only for investors that can bear the risks associated with the limited liquidity of Shares and should be viewed as a long-term investment.

No person shall become a substituted Shareholder of the Fund without the consent of the Fund, which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion. Shares held by Shareholders may be transferred only: (i) by operation of law in connection with the death, divorce, bankruptcy, insolvency, or adjudicated incompetence of the Shareholder; or (ii) under other limited circumstances, with the consent of the Board (which may be withheld in its sole discretion and is expected to be granted, if at all, only under extenuating circumstances).

Notice to the Fund of any proposed transfer must include evidence satisfactory to the Board that the proposed transferee, at the time of transfer, meets any requirements imposed by the Fund with respect to investor eligibility and suitability. See “INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS.” Notice of a proposed transfer of a Share must also be accompanied by a properly completed investor application in respect of the proposed transferee. In connection with any request to transfer Shares, the Fund may require the Shareholder requesting the transfer to obtain, at the Shareholder’s expense, an opinion of counsel selected by the Fund as to such matters as the Fund may reasonably request. The Board generally will not consent to a transfer of Shares by a Shareholder (i) unless such transfer is to a single transferee, or (ii) if, after the transfer of the Shares, the balance of the account of each of the transferee and transferor is less than $25,000. Each transferring Shareholder and transferee may be charged reasonable expenses, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ and accountants’ fees, incurred by the Fund in connection with the transfer.

Any transferee acquiring Shares by operation of law in connection with the death, divorce, bankruptcy, insolvency, or adjudicated incompetence of the Shareholder, will be entitled to the distributions allocable to the Shares so acquired, to transfer the Shares in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust and to tender the Shares for repurchase by the Fund, but will not be entitled to the other rights of a Shareholder unless and until the transferee becomes a substituted Shareholder as specified in the Agreement and Declaration of Trust. If a Shareholder transfers Shares with the approval of the Board, the Fund shall as promptly as practicable take all necessary actions so that each transferee or successor to whom the Shares are transferred is admitted to the Fund as a Shareholder.

By subscribing for Shares, each Shareholder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, the Board, the Investment Manager, and each other Shareholder, and any affiliate of the foregoing against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including legal or other expenses incurred in investigating or defending against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses or any judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement), joint or several, to which such persons may become subject by reason of or arising from any transfer made by that Shareholder in violation of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust or any misrepresentation made by that Shareholder in connection with any such transfer.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING

If the Fund, the Investment Adviser or any governmental agency believes that the Fund has sold Shares to, or is otherwise holding assets of, any person or entity that is acting, directly or indirectly, in violation of U.S., international or other anti-money laundering laws, rules, regulations, treaties or other restrictions, or on behalf of any suspected terrorist or terrorist organization, suspected drug trafficker, or senior foreign political figure(s) suspected of engaging in corruption, the Fund, the Investment Adviser or such governmental agency may freeze the assets of such person or entity invested in the Fund or suspend the repurchase of Shares. The Fund may also be required to, or deem it necessary or advisable to, remit or transfer those assets to a governmental agency, in some cases without prior notice to the investor.

CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

GENERAL

The Administrator calculates the Fund’s NAV as of the close of business on the last day of each month and at such other times as the Board may determine, including in connection with repurchases of Shares, in accordance with the procedures described below or as may be determined from time to time in accordance with policies established by the Board.

The Fund will calculate its NAV (i) as of the close of business on the last business day of each calendar month; (ii) on each date that Shares are to be repurchased in connection with the Fund’s offer to purchase Shares; and (iii) at such other times as the Board shall determine (each, a “Determination Date”) typically as of the regularly scheduled close of normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). If the regular schedule of the NYSE is for a close prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, such as on days in advance of holidays observed by the NYSE, the Fund typically will calculate its NAV as of such earlier closing time. In unusual circumstances, such as an unscheduled close or halt of trading on the NYSE, the Fund may calculate its NAV as of an alternative time. In determining its NAV, the Fund will value its investments as of the relevant Determination Date. The NAV of the Fund will equal, unless otherwise noted, the value of the total assets of the Fund (including the NAV of each class of Shares, including interest accrued but not yet received), less all of its liabilities (including accrued fees and expenses, dividends payable and any borrowings of the Fund), each determined as of the relevant Determination Date. The NAV of each class of Shares will be calculated separately based on the fees and expenses applicable to each class. It is expected that the NAV of each class of Shares will vary over time as a result of the differing fees and expenses applicable to each class.

The Investment Adviser’s Valuation Committee will oversee the valuation of the Fund’s investments on behalf of the Fund. The Board has approved valuation procedures for the Fund (the “Valuation Procedures”). The Valuation Procedures provide that the Fund will value its investments at fair value. The participation of the investment professionals of the Investment Adviser in the Fund’s valuation process could result in a conflict of interest as the Unitary Management Fee is based on the value of the Fund’s assets. See “CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS” above.

For purposes of calculating NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A market quotation is readily available only when that quotation is a quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Fund can access at the measurement date, provided that a quotation will not be readily available if it is not reliable.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act. As a general principle, the fair value of a security or other asset is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board has designated the Investment Adviser as the valuation designee (“Valuation Designee”) for the Fund to perform in good faith the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments, under the Board’s oversight. The Investment Adviser carries out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through its Valuation Committee. The fair values of one or more assets may not be the prices at which those assets are ultimately sold and the differences may be significant.

The Valuation Designee may value put and call options by taking the mid price between the bid and ask price. Certain exchange-traded options, such as FLEX Options, are typically valued using a model-based price provided by a pricing service provider.

The Valuation Designee may value Fund portfolio securities for which market quotations are not readily available and other Fund assets utilizing inputs from pricing services, quotation reporting systems, valuation agents and other third-party sources.

Debt securities will generally be valued using a third-party pricing system, agent, or dealer selected by the Valuation Designee, which may include the use of valuations furnished by a pricing service that employs a matrix to determine valuations for normal institutional size trading units. Debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less, absent unusual circumstances, will be valued at amortized cost, so long as such valuations are determined by the Valuation Designee to represent fair value.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies will be converted into U.S. dollars using foreign exchange rates provided by a pricing service. Trading in foreign securities generally is completed, and the values of such securities are determined, prior to the close of securities markets in the United States. Foreign exchange rates are also determined prior to such close. On occasion, the values of securities and exchange rates may be affected by events occurring between the time as of which determination of such values or exchange rates are made and the time as of which the NAV of the Fund is determined. When such events materially affect the values of securities held by the Fund or its liabilities, such securities and liabilities will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Designee.

Prospective investors should be aware that situations involving uncertainties as to the value of portfolio positions could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s NAV if the judgments of the Valuation Designee regarding appropriate valuations should prove incorrect. Further, the Placement Agent is under no duty to verify any valuations of the Fund’s investments.

SUSPENSION OF CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

As noted above, the Administrator calculates the Fund’s NAV as of the close of business on the last day of each month. However, there may be circumstances where it may not be practicable to determine a NAV, such as during any period when the principal stock exchanges for securities in which the Fund has invested its assets are closed other than for weekends and customary holidays (or when trading on such exchanges is restricted or suspended). In such circumstances, the Board (after consultation with the Investment Adviser) may suspend the calculation of NAV. The Fund will not accept subscriptions for Shares if the calculation of NAV is suspended, and the suspension may require the termination of a pending tender offer by the Fund (or the postponement of the repurchase pricing date for a tender offer). Notwithstanding a suspension of the calculation of NAV, the Fund will be required to determine the value of its assets and report NAV in its semi-annual and annual reports to Shareholders, and in its reports on Form N-PORT (or any successor form) filed with the SEC after the end of the first and third quarters of the Fund’s fiscal year. The Administrator will resume calculation of the Fund’s NAV after the Board (in consultation with the Investment Adviser) determines that conditions no longer require suspension of the calculation of NAV.

DISTRIBUTION POLICY

The Fund intends to make monthly distributions to its shareholders equal to 15% annually of the Fund’s NAV per Share (the “Distribution Policy”). This predetermined dividend rate may be modified by the Board from time to time and increased to the extent of the Fund’s investment company taxable income that it is required to distribute in order to maintain its status as a RIC.

If, for any distribution, available cash is less than the amount of this predetermined dividend rate, then assets of the Fund will be sold, and such disposition may generate additional taxable income. The Fund’s final distribution for each calendar year will include any remaining investment company taxable income and net tax-exempt income (if any) undistributed during the year, as well as the net capital gain realized during the year. If the total distributions made in any calendar year exceed investment company taxable income, net tax-exempt interest income (if any) and net capital gains, such excess distributed amount would be treated as ordinary dividend income to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Payments in excess of the earnings and profits would first be a tax-free return of capital to the extent of the adjusted tax basis in each Share. After such adjusted tax basis is reduced to zero, the payment would constitute capital gain (assuming the Shares are held as capital assets). This distribution policy may, under certain circumstances, have certain adverse consequences to the Fund and its shareholders because it may result in a return of capital resulting in less of a shareholder’s assets being invested in the Fund and, over time, increase the Fund’s expense ratio. The expected sources of the distribution are from premiums collected from the sale of short-term call options and dividend income from the Reference Stocks. The distribution policy also may cause the Fund to sell a security at a time it would not otherwise do so in order to manage the distribution of income and gain.

The dividend distribution described above may result in the payment of approximately the same amount or percentage to the Fund’s shareholders each period. Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act and Rule 19a-1 thereunder require the Fund to provide a written statement accompanying any such payment that adequately discloses its source or sources. Thus, if the source of the dividend or other distribution were the original capital contribution of the shareholder, and the payment amounted to a return of capital, the Fund would be required to provide written disclosure to that effect. As required under the Investment Company Act, the Fund will provide a notice to shareholders at the time of a payment or distribution when such does not consist solely of net income. Additionally, each payment will be accompanied by a written statement which discloses the source or sources of each payment. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) requires you to report these amounts, excluding returns of capital, (such amounts will be reported by the Fund to shareholders on IRS Form 1099) on your income tax return for the year declared. The Fund will provide disclosures, with each payment, that estimates the percentages of the current and year-to-date payments that represent (1) net investment income, (2) capital gains and (3) return of capital. At the end of the year, the Fund may be required under applicable law to re-characterize payments made previously during that year among (1) ordinary income, (2) capital gains and (3) return of capital for tax purposes. Nevertheless, persons who periodically receive the payments may be under the impression that they are receiving net profits when they are not. Shareholders should read any written disclosure provided pursuant to Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1 carefully and should not assume that the source of any payment from the Fund is net profit.

The Board reserves the right to change the Distribution Policy from time to time.

TAXES

INTRODUCTION

The following is a summary of certain material federal income tax consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of Shares. Because the federal income tax consequences of investing in the Fund may vary from Shareholder to Shareholder depending on each Shareholder’s unique federal income tax circumstances, this summary does not attempt to discuss all of the federal income tax consequences of such an investment. Among other things, except in certain limited cases, this summary does not purport to deal with persons in special situations (such as financial institutions, non-U.S. persons, insurance companies, entities exempt from federal income tax, RICs, dealers in commodities and securities and pass through entities). Further, to the limited extent this summary discusses possible foreign, state and local income tax consequences, it does so in a very general manner. Finally, this summary does not purport to discuss federal tax consequences (such as estate and gift tax consequences) other than those arising under the federal income tax laws. You are therefore urged to consult your tax advisers to determine the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of Shares.

The following summary is based upon the Code as well as administrative regulations and rulings and judicial decisions thereunder, as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change at any time (possibly on a retroactive basis). Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the tax consequences to the Fund or Shareholders will continue to be as described herein.

The Fund has not sought or obtained a ruling from the IRS (or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental agency) or an opinion of legal counsel as to any specific federal, state, local or foreign tax matter that may affect it. Accordingly, although this summary is considered to be a correct interpretation of applicable law, no assurance can be given that a court or taxing authority will agree with such interpretation or with the tax positions taken by the Fund.

Except where specifically noted, this summary relates solely to U.S. Shareholders. A U.S. Shareholder for purposes of this discussion is a person who is a citizen or a resident alien of the U.S., a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized under the laws of the U.S. or any political subdivision thereof, an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if: (i) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more U.S. persons are authorized to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) the trust has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

SHAREHOLDER TAXATION

Distributions to Shareholders. The Fund contemplates declaring as dividends each year all or substantially all of its taxable income. In general, distributions will be taxable to you for federal, state and local income tax purposes unless you are a tax-exempt entity, including qualified retirement plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Fund distributions, if any, that are attributable to “qualified dividend income” or “long-term capital gains” earned by the Fund would be taxable to non- corporate Shareholders at reduced rates. Shareholders must have owned the Fund Shares for at least sixty-one (61) days during the one hundred twenty-one (121) day period beginning sixty (60) days before the ex-dividend date to benefit from the lower rates on qualified dividend income. Additionally, if you receive a capital gain dividend from the Fund and sell your shares at a loss after holding them for six months or less, the loss will be recharacterized as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the capital gain dividend received. Capital gains on the sale of assets held for less than one year will be short-term capital gains, taxed at ordinary income rates.

U.S. individuals with modified adjusted gross income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 for married couples filing jointly) and trusts and estates with income above specified levels are subject to a 3.8% tax on their net investment income, which includes interest, dividends and capital gains.

Shareholders are generally taxed on any dividends from the Fund in the year they are actually distributed, except that dividends declared in October, November or December of a year, and paid in January of the following year, will generally be treated for federal income tax purposes as having been paid to Shareholders on December 31st of the year in which the dividend was declared.

A corporation that owns shares generally will not be entitled to a dividends received deduction with respect to many dividends received from the Fund. However, certain qualifying dividends received by the Fund and distributed to shareholders may be reported by the Fund as eligible for the dividends received deduction. If the Fund has covered call options, the amount of dividends that qualify for the dividends received deduction may be reduced. The Fund expects to have significant straddle exposure, which is expected to impact the taxability of distributions described above.

If the Fund is not treated as a “publicly offered regulated investment company,” as defined in the Code, certain U.S. Shareholders will be treated as having received a dividend from the Fund in the amount of such U.S. Shareholders’ allocable share of the Unitary Management Fee paid to the Investment Adviser and certain other expenses, and these fees and expenses will be treated as miscellaneous itemized deductions of such U.S. Shareholders. A “publicly offered regulated investment company” is a RIC whose shares are either (i) continuously offered pursuant to a public offering within the meaning of Section 4 of the 1933 Act, (ii) regularly traded on an established securities market or (iii) held by at least 500 persons at all times during the taxable year. If we are not treated as a publicly offered regulated investment company for any calendar year, each U.S. Shareholder that is an individual, trust or estate will be treated as having received a dividend in the amount of such U.S. Shareholder’s allocable share of the Unitary Management Fee paid to the Investment Adviser and certain of our other expenses for the calendar year, and these fees and expenses will be treated as miscellaneous itemized deductions of such U.S. shareholder. Miscellaneous itemized deductions are disallowed through 2025. After 2025, such deductions are not deductible for purposes of the alternative minimum tax, are subject to the “2 percent floor” on miscellaneous itemized deductions, and are subject to the overall limitation on itemized deductions under the Code.

Repurchases. You will recognize taxable gain or loss on a repurchase of your shares in an amount equal to the difference between your tax basis in the shares and the amount you receive for them. Generally, this gain or loss will be long-term or short-term depending on whether your holding period exceeds twelve (12) months. Additionally, any loss realized on a repurchase of shares of the Fund may be disallowed under “wash sale” rules to the extent the shares repurchased of are replaced with other shares of the Fund within a period of sixty-one (61) days beginning thirty (30) days before and ending thirty (30) days after the shares are disposed of. If disallowed, the loss will be reflected in an upward adjustment to the basis of the shares acquired.

The Fund is required to compute and report the cost basis of shares repurchased. The Fund will use the First In, First Out (“FIFO”) method, unless you instruct the Fund to select a different method, or choose to specifically identify your shares at the time of each repurchase. If your account is held by your broker or other advisor, they may select a different default method. In these cases, please contact the holder of your shares to obtain information with respect to the available methods and elections for your account. You should carefully review the cost basis information provided by the Fund and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on your federal and state income tax returns.

Pursuant to the Regulations directed at tax shelter activity, taxpayers are required to disclose to the IRS certain information on Form 8886 if they participate in a “reportable transaction.” A transaction may be a “reportable transaction” based upon any of several indicia with respect to a shareholder, including the recognition of a loss in excess of certain thresholds (for individuals, $2 million in one year or $4 million in any combination of years). Investors should consult their own tax advisers concerning any possible disclosure obligation with respect to their investment in Fund Shares.

IRAs and Other Tax Qualified Plans. In general, dividends received and gain or loss realized with respect to shares held in an IRA or other tax qualified plan are not currently taxable unless the Fund Shares were acquired with borrowed funds.

U.S. Tax Treatment of Foreign Shareholders. Nonresident aliens, foreign corporations and other foreign investors in the Fund will generally be exempt from U.S. federal income tax on Fund distributions attributable to net capital gains. However, the Fund does not expect to make significant distributions that will be designated as net capital gains. Moreover, the exemption may not apply, if the investment in the Fund is connected to a trade or business of the foreign investor in the United States or if the foreign investor is present in the United States for one hundred eighty-three (183) days or more in a year and certain other conditions are met.

Fund distributions attributable to other categories of Fund income, such as interest from non-U.S. payors, and dividends from companies whose securities are held by the Fund, will generally be subject to a 30% withholding tax when paid to foreign shareholders. However, the Fund may be able to designate a portion of the distributions made as interest related dividends or short-term capital gain dividends which are generally exempt from this withholding tax.

The withholding tax may, however, be reduced (and, in some cases, eliminated) under an applicable tax treaty between the United States and a shareholder’s country of residence or incorporation, provided that the shareholder furnishes the Fund with a properly completed Form W-8BEN or W-BEN-E to establish entitlement to these treaty benefits.

A foreign investor will generally not be subject to U.S. tax on gains realized on sales or exchanges of Fund shares unless the investment in the Fund is connected to a trade or business of the investor in the United States or if the investor is present in the United States for one hundred eighty-three (183) days or more in a year and certain other conditions are met.

In addition, the Fund will be required to withhold 30% tax on certain payments to foreign entities that do not meet specified information reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, even if such distributions would otherwise be exempt from withholding.

All foreign investors should consult their own tax advisers regarding the tax consequences of an investment in the Fund in their country of residence.

State and Local Taxes. In addition to the U.S. federal income tax consequences summarized above, you may be subject to state and local taxes on distributions, sales, exchanges, and redemptions. State income taxes may not apply, however, to the portions of the Fund’s distributions, if any, that are attributable to interest on U.S. government securities.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. Under applicable “backup withholding” requirements, the Fund may be required in certain cases to withhold and remit to the IRS a percentage of taxable dividends or gross proceeds realized upon sale exchange or redemption payable to Shareholders who have failed to provide a correct tax identification number in the manner required, or who are subjected to backup withholding by the IRS for failure to properly include on their return payments of taxable interest or dividends, or who have failed to certify to the Fund that they are not subject to backup withholding when required to do so or that they are “exempt recipients.” The current backup withholding rate is 24%. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a Shareholder will be allowed as a credit against the Shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such a Shareholder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

OTHER TAX MATTERS

The preceding is a summary of some of the tax rules and considerations affecting Shareholders and the Fund’s operations and does not purport to be a complete analysis of all relevant tax rules and considerations, nor does it purport to be a complete listing of all potential tax risks inherent in making an investment in the Fund. A Shareholder may be subject to other taxes, including but not limited to, state and local taxes, estate and inheritance taxes, and intangible taxes that may be imposed by various jurisdictions. The Fund also may be subject to state, local, and foreign taxes that could reduce cash distributions to Shareholders. It is the responsibility of each Shareholder to file all appropriate tax returns that may be required. Each prospective Shareholder is urged to consult with his or her tax adviser with respect to any investment in the Fund.

ERISA AND CODE CONSIDERATIONS

Persons who are fiduciaries with respect to an employee benefit plan or other arrangements subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) (an “ERISA Plan”), certain IRAs, or certain Keogh plans, should consider, among other things, the matters described below before determining whether to invest in the Fund. ERISA imposes certain general and specific responsibilities on persons who are fiduciaries with respect to an ERISA Plan, including prudence, diversification, the avoidance of prohibited transactions, and other standards. In determining whether a particular investment is appropriate for an ERISA Plan, U.S. Department of Labor regulations provide that a fiduciary of the ERISA Plan must give appropriate consideration to, among other things, the role that the investment plays in the ERISA Plan’s portfolio, whether the investment is designed reasonably to further the ERISA Plan’s purposes, the risk and return factors, the portfolio’s composition with regard to diversification, the liquidity and current total return of the portfolio relative to the anticipated cash flow needs of the ERISA Plan and the proposed investment, the income taxes (if any) attributable to the investment, and the projected return of the investment relative to the ERISA Plan’s funding objectives. Before investing the assets of an ERISA Plan in the Fund, an ERISA Plan fiduciary should determine whether such an investment is consistent with ERISA’s fiduciary responsibilities and the foregoing considerations. If a fiduciary with respect to any such ERISA Plan breaches such responsibilities with regard to selecting an investment or an investment course of action for such ERISA Plan, the fiduciary may be held personally liable for losses incurred by the ERISA Plan as a result of such breach. Non-ERISA- covered IRAs and Keogh plans and other arrangements not subject to ERISA, but subject to the prohibited transaction rules of Section 4975 of the Code (“Code Plans”; together with ERISA Plans, “Plans”), should determine whether an investment in the Fund will violate those rules.

Because the Fund will be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, the underlying assets of the Fund will not be considered “plan assets” of the Plans investing in the Fund for purposes of ERISA’s fiduciary responsibility rules and ERISA and the Code’s prohibited transaction rules. Thus, the Investment Adviser will be a fiduciary within the meaning of ERISA and the Code with respect to the assets of any Plan that becomes a Shareholder of the Fund, solely as a result of the Plan’s investment in the Fund.

Certain prospective ERISA Plan investors may currently maintain relationships with the Investment Adviser or with other entities that are affiliated with the Investment Adviser. Each of such persons may be deemed to be a party in interest to, a disqualified person of, and/ or a fiduciary of any ERISA Plan to which it provides investment management, investment advisory, or other services. ERISA and the Code prohibit ERISA Plan assets from being used for the benefit of a party in interest or disqualified person and also prohibit a fiduciary from using its position to cause the ERISA Plan to make an investment from which it or certain third parties in which such fiduciary has an interest would receive a fee or other consideration. ERISA Plan investors should consult with legal counsel to determine if participation in the Fund is a transaction that is prohibited by ERISA or the Code. ERISA Plan fiduciaries will be required to represent that the decision to invest in the Fund was made by them as fiduciaries that are independent of such affiliated persons, that they are duly authorized to make such investment decisions, and that they have not relied on any individualized advice or recommendation of such affiliated persons as a primary basis for the decision to invest in the Fund.

The provisions of ERISA and the Code are subject to extensive and continuing administrative and judicial interpretation and review. The discussion of ERISA and the Code contained herein is, of necessity, general and may be affected by the future publication or the future applicability of final regulations and rulings.

Potential investors should consult with their legal advisers regarding the consequences under ERISA and the Code of the acquisition and ownership of Shares.

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

The Fund is authorized to offer two separate classes of Shares designated as Class A Shares and Class I Shares. While the Fund presently intends to offer two classes of Shares, it may offer other classes of Shares as well in the future. From time to time, the Board may create and offer additional classes of Shares, or may vary the characteristics of Class A Shares and Class I Shares described herein, including without limitation, in the following respects: (1) the amount of fees permitted by a distribution and/or service plan as to such class; (2) voting rights with respect to a distribution and/or service plan as to such class; (3) different class designations; (4) the impact of any class expenses directly attributable to a particular Class of Shares; (5) differences in any dividends and NAVs resulting from differences in fees under a distribution and/or service plan or in class expenses; (6) any sales load structure; and (7) any conversion features, as permitted under the Investment Company Act. The amount of fees permitted by a distribution and/or service plan or voting rights with respect to such plan may not be changed for Class A Shares and Class I Shares without a vote of shareholder of the relevant class. The Fund’s tender offers will be made to all of its classes of Shares at the same time, in the same proportional amounts and on the same terms, except for differences in NAVs resulting from differences in fees under a distribution and/or service plan or in class expenses. See “VOTING”; “TENDER OFFERS; REPURCHASES”; ”DISTRIBUTION POLICY.”

INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS

Each prospective investor in the Fund will be required to certify that it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. The criteria for qualifying as an “accredited investor” are set forth in the investor application that must be completed by each prospective investor. Investors who meet such qualifications are referred to in this Memorandum as “Eligible Investors.” Existing Shareholders who request to purchase additional Shares will be required to qualify as “Eligible Investors”.

Further, because Shares are being offered pursuant to Rule 506(c) the Fund, the Placement Agent or financial intermediaries (i.e., sub-placement agents) that enter into an agreement with the Placement Agent for the sale of Shares are required to take “reasonable steps to verify” that all purchasers of Shares qualify as accredited investors at the time such Shares are purchased. To meet this requirement, individual investors (i.e., natural persons) purchasing Shares will generally be required to deliver information sufficient for the Fund to verify such investor’s accredited status.

Rule 506(c) provides for both “safe harbor” verification and Principle Based Verification of accredited investor status. The SEC has and continues to issue guidance with respect to Principle Based Verification and the adequacy of particular verification procedures. Nonetheless, the Fund’s use of Principle Based Verification involves more risk than if the Fund were to solely use the “safe harbor” verification provisions. See the section entitled “GENERAL RISKS - Private Offering Exemption” for additional information.

An investment in the Fund involves a considerable amount of risk. An investor may lose some or all of its investment in the Fund. Before making an investment decision, a prospective Investor should (i) consider the suitability of this investment with respect to the Investor’s investment objectives and personal situation and (ii) consider factors such as the Investor’s personal net worth, income, age, risk tolerance and liquidity needs. The Fund is a highly illiquid investment. Investors have no right to require the Fund to redeem their Shares of the Fund.

PURCHASING SHARES

The minimum initial investment in Class A Shares by any investor is $25,000 and the minimum initial investment in Class I Shares by any investor is $25,000. The minimum additional investment in the Fund by any Shareholder is $25,000. The Shares were initially issued at $25.00 per share. Thereafter the purchase price for each Class of Shares is based on the NAV per Share of that Class as of the date such Shares are purchased.

Class A Shares are subject to a [ ]% initial sales charge. Class I Shares are not subject to any initial sales charge.

The initial closing date for subscriptions Shares currently is anticipated to be in November 2024, but may occur on such later date as the Investment Adviser may determine in its sole discretion (the “Initial Closing”). The Fund's Shares will be offered at an initial price of $25.00 per Share. Thereafter, the Shares will be offered once every two years to coincide with the start of a new Designated Period. Shares will generally be offered once at the beginning of each Designated Period, generally on a Friday (other than the 3^rd Friday of the month) or such other times and/or more or less frequently as may be determined by the Board in its sole discretion. Once a prospective investor’s purchase order is received, a confirmation is sent to the investor. Potential investors should send funds by wire transfer pursuant to instructions provided to them by the Fund. Purchases are generally subject to the receipt of cleared funds on or prior to the acceptance date set by the Fund and notified to prospective investors. Pending any closing, funds received from prospective investors will be placed in an interest-bearing escrow account with the Fund’s Custodian in accordance with Rule 15c2-4 under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). On the date of any closing, the balance in the escrow account with respect to each investor whose investment is accepted will be invested in the Fund on behalf of such investor. Any interest earned on escrowed amounts will be credited to the Fund for the benefit of all Shareholders. A prospective investor will not become an investor of the Fund, and has no rights (including, without limitation, any voting or redemption rights, or any rights with respect to standing), until the relevant closing date.

Except as otherwise permitted by the Board, initial and subsequent purchases of Shares will be payable in cash. Orders will be priced at the appropriate price next computed after the order is received by the Administrator. The Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to accept or reject any subscription to purchase Shares in the Fund at any time.

Pending any offering, funds received from prospective investors will be placed in an escrow account with the Fund’s Custodian. On the date of any closing, the balance in the escrow account with respect to each investor whose investment is accepted will be invested in the Fund on behalf of such investor. A prospective investor will be required to complete a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) certifying that the Shares being purchased are being acquired by an Eligible Investor. In general, an investment will be accepted if the investor meets the Fund’s eligibility requirement and a completed investor application and funds are received in good order on or prior to the Acceptance Date set by the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to reject, in its sole discretion, any request to purchase Shares in the Fund at any time. For any investor whose investment is not accepted, the balance in the escrow account with respect to such investor will be returned to the investor. Any interest earned with respect to escrow accounts will be paid to the Fund.

DERIVATIVE ACTIONS/EXCLUSIVE FORUM

No person, other than a Trustee, who is not a Shareholder will be entitled to bring any derivative action, suit or other proceeding on behalf of the Fund. Except for claims asserted under the U.S. federal securities laws including, without limitation, the Investment Company Act, no shareholder may maintain a derivative action on behalf of the Fund unless holders of at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares join in the bringing of such action. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither of the preceding provisions governing derivative actions will apply to claims brought under the federal securities laws.

In addition to the requirements set forth in Section 3816 of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, a Shareholder may bring a derivative action on behalf of the Fund or any class of the Fund only if the following conditions are met: (a) the Shareholder or Shareholders must make a pre-suit written demand upon the Trustees to bring the subject action unless an effort to cause the Trustees to bring such an action is not likely to succeed; and a demand on the Trustees shall only be deemed not likely to succeed and therefore excused if a majority of the Trustees, or a majority of any committee established to consider the merits of such action, has a personal financial interest in the transaction at issue, and a Trustee shall not be deemed interested in a transaction or otherwise disqualified from ruling on the merits of a Shareholder demand by virtue of the fact that such Trustee receives remuneration for his service as a Trustee of the Fund or as a trustee or director of one or more investment companies that are under common management with or otherwise affiliated with the Fund; and (b) unless a demand is not required under clause (a) above, the Trustees must be afforded a reasonable amount of time to consider such Shareholder request and to investigate the basis of such claim; and the Trustees shall be entitled to retain counsel or other advisers in considering the merits of the request and shall require an undertaking by the Shareholders making such request to reimburse the Fund for the expense of any such advisers in the event that the Trustees determine not to bring such action. For purposes of this paragraph, the Trustees may designate a committee of one Trustee to consider a Shareholder demand if necessary to create a committee with a majority of Trustees who do not have a personal financial interest in the transaction at issue. If the demand for derivative action has been considered by the Board, and a majority of the Independent Trustees, after considering the merits of the claim, has determined that maintaining a suit would not be in the best interests of the Fund or the affected class, as applicable, the complaining Shareholders shall be barred from commencing the derivative action. If upon such consideration the appropriate members of the Board determine that such a suit should be maintained, then the appropriate officers of the Fund shall commence initiation of that suit and such suit shall proceed directly rather than derivatively. The Declaration of Trust provides that the foregoing provisions will not apply to claims brought under the federal securities laws.

The Fund’s By-Laws provide that each Shareholder irrevocably agrees that any claims, suits, actions or proceedings arising out of or relating in any way to the Fund will be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, then any other court in the State of Delaware with subject matter jurisdiction, and irrevocably waives any right to trial by jury. The exclusive forum provision may require shareholders to bring an action in an inconvenient or less favorable forum. The exclusive forum and jury waiver provisions do not apply to claims arising under the Federal securities laws.

TERM, DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

The Fund may be dissolved upon approval of a majority of the Trustees. Upon the liquidation of the Fund, its assets will be distributed first to satisfy (whether by payment or the making of a reasonable provision for payment) the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Fund, including actual or anticipated liquidation expenses, other than debts, liabilities or obligations to Shareholders, and then to the Shareholders proportionately in accordance with the amount of Shares that they own. Assets may be distributed in-kind on a proportionate basis if the Board or liquidator determines that the distribution of assets in-kind would be in the interests of the Shareholders in facilitating an orderly liquidation.

REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Fund will furnish to Shareholders as soon as practicable after the end of each of its taxable years such information as is necessary for them to complete U.S. federal and state income tax or information returns, along with any other tax information required by law. The Fund anticipates providing Shareholders with an unaudited semi-annual and an audited annual report within 60 days after the close of the period for which the report is being made, or as otherwise required by the Investment Company Act. Shareholders also will be provided with reports regarding the Fund’s operations each quarter.

FISCAL YEAR

The Fund’s fiscal year is the 12-month period ending on December 31. The Fund’s taxable year is the 12-month period ending on December 31.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM; LEGAL COUNSEL

[ ], serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, providing audit services.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996, serves as counsel to the Fund and the Independent Trustees.

INQUIRIES

Inquiries concerning the Fund and Shares (including procedures for purchasing Shares) should be directed to the Fund’s Administrator, UMB Fund Services, Inc. at (877) 779-1999.

Disclaimers

The Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers^TMIndex is determined, composed and calculated by Nasdaq, Inc. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Nasdaq, Inc. or its affiliates (Nasdaq, Inc., with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”). The Corporations have not passed on the legality or suitability of, or the accuracy or adequacy of descriptions and disclosures relating to, the Fund. The Corporations make no representation or warranty, express or implied to the owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly, or the ability of the Fund to track general market performance. The Corporations’ only relationship to FTCM is in the licensing of “Nasdaq” and the Reference Index’s registered trademarks, trade names and service marks of the Corporations and the use of the Reference Index which is determined, composed and calculated by the Corporations without regard to FTCM or the Fund. Nasdaq, Inc. has no obligation to take the needs of FTCM or the owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Reference Index. The Corporations are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Fund to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund is to be converted into cash. The Corporations have no liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund.

THE CORPORATIONS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR UNINTERRUPTED CALCULATION OF THE REFERENCE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY FTCM, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE REFERENCE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE REFERENCE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CORPORATIONS HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Total Return Fund

c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc.

120 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

(877) 779-1999

Investment Adviser

First Trust Capital Management L.P.

225 W. Wacker Drive, 21^st Floor

Chicago, IL 60606

Sub-Adviser

Vest Financial LLC

8350 Broad Street, Suite 240

McLean, VA 22102

Transfer Agent/Administrator

UMB Fund Services, Inc.

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

Custodian Bank

UMB Bank, N.A.

1010 Grand Boulevard

Kansas City, MO 64106

Placement Agent

First Trust Portfolios L.P.

120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400

Wheaton, IL 60187

Fund Counsel

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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FT VEST RISING DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS TOTAL RETURN FUND

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Class A Shares Class I Shares

Dated [ ], 2024

c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc.

235 West Galena Street Milwaukee, WI 53212

(877) 779-1999

A REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO WHICH THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (“SAI”) RELATES HAS BEEN FILED BY FT VEST RISING DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS TOTAL RETURN FUND (THE "FUND") PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(B) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED. HOWEVER, SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST (THE "SHARES") OF THE FUND ARE NOT REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"), SINCE SUCH SHARES WILL BE ISSUED SOLELY IN PRIVATE PLACEMENT TRANSACTIONS WHICH DO NOT INVOLVE ANY "PUBLIC OFFERING" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4(A)(2) OF THE 1933 ACT. INVESTMENT IN THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY BY INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES THAT ARE "ACCREDITED INVESTORS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION D UNDER THE 1933 ACT. SHARES WILL BE OFFERED AND SOLD UNDER THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY SECTION 4(A)(2) OF THE 1933 ACT AND RULE 506(C) OF REGULATION D PROMULGATED THEREUNDER AND SIMILAR EXEMPTIONS IN THE LAWS OF THE STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE OFFERING WILL BE MADE, WHICH PERMIT GENERAL SOLICITATION. THIS MEMORANDUM SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, AND THERE SHALL NOT BE ANY SALE OF SHARES, IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION, OR SALE.

This SAI is not a prospectus. This SAI relates to and should be read in conjunction with the Private Placement Memorandum (the “Memorandum”) of the FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Total Return Fund (the “Fund”) dated [ ], 2024, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time. This SAI is incorporated by reference in its entirety into the Memorandum. A copy of the Memorandum may be obtained without charge by contacting the Fund at the telephone number or address set forth above.

This SAI is not an offer to sell shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) of the Fund and is not soliciting an offer to buy Shares in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the same meaning set forth in the Memorandum.

The Fund’s Memorandum, which is dated [ ], 2024, provides basic information investors should know before investing. This SAI is intended to provide additional information regarding the activities and operations of the Fund and should be read in conjunction with the Memorandum.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INVESTMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES		3
FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES		3
NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES		4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES OF THE FUND AND RELATED RISKS		5
OTHER POTENTIAL RISKS AND ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION		9
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS		11
CODES OF ETHICS		15
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES		15
BROKERAGE		18
TAXES		19
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM; LEGAL COUNSEL		21
ADMINISTRATOR		21
CUSTODIAN		21
ADDITIONAL PAYMENT TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES		22
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES		23
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS		24
APPENDIX A – PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES		25

INVESTMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES

The Fund is classified and operates as a diversified fund under the Investment Company Act. Under the Investment Company Act, a diversified fund is a fund that meets the following requirements: at least 75% of the value of its total assets is represented by cash and cash items (including receivables), government securities, securities of other investment companies, and other securities for the purposes of this calculation limited in respect of any one issuer to an amount not greater in value than 5% of the value of the total assets of such management company and to not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer. The Fund may not change its diversification classification to become non-diversified without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities.

The investment objective of the Fund, as well as the principal investment strategies of the Fund and the principal risks associated with such investment strategies, are set forth in the Memorandum. Certain additional information regarding the investment program of the Fund is set forth below.

FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES

The Fund’s fundamental policies, which are listed below, may only be changed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. As defined by the Investment Company Act, the vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund” means the vote, at an annual or special meeting of the Shareholders of the Fund (“Shareholders”), duly called, (i) of 67% or more of the Shares represented at such meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding Shares are present in person or represented by proxy or (ii) of more than 50% of the outstanding Shares, whichever is less. No other policy is a fundamental policy of the Fund, except as expressly stated. The Fund may not:

(1)	Issue any senior security, except to the extent permitted by Section 18 of the Investment Company Act, as interpreted, modified, or otherwise permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or any other applicable authority.

(2)

Borrow money, except to the extent permitted by Section 18 of the Investment Company Act, as interpreted, modified, or otherwise permitted by the SEC or any other applicable authority. This investment restriction does not apply to borrowings from affiliated investment companies or other affiliated persons of the Fund to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act, the SEC or any other applicable authority.

(3)	Underwrite securities of other issuers, except insofar as the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the disposition of its portfolio securities.

(4)

Make loans, except through purchasing fixed-income securities, lending portfolio securities, or entering into repurchase agreements in a manner consistent with the investment policies of the Fund, or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act. This investment restriction does not apply to loans to affiliated investment companies or other affiliated persons of the Fund to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act, the SEC or any other applicable authority.

(5)

Purchase, hold or deal in real estate, except that the Fund may invest in securities that are secured by real estate, including, without limitation, mortgage-related securities, or that are issued by companies or partnerships that invest or deal in real estate or real estate investment trusts, and may hold and dispose of real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities or other permitted investments.

(6)	Invest in commodities and commodity contracts, except that the Fund (i) may purchase and sell non-U.S. currencies, options, swaps, futures and forward contracts, including those related to indexes, options and options on indexes, as well as other financial instruments and contracts that are commodities or commodity contracts, (ii) may also purchase or sell commodities if acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, (iii) may invest in commodity pools and other entities that purchase and sell commodities and commodity contracts, and (iv) may make such investments as otherwise permitted by the Investment Company Act, and as interpreted, modified or otherwise permitted by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

(7)	Invest 25% or more of the value of its total assets in the securities of issuers that are engaged in any single industry or group of industries, except that U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities may be purchased without limitation.

(8)	With respect to 75% of its total assets, (i) invest in securities of any issuer if, immediately after such investment, more than 5% of the total assets of the Fund (taken at current value) would be invested in the securities of such issuer or (ii) acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer; provided that these limitations do not apply to obligations issued or guaranteed as to interest or principal by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities or to securities issued by other investment companies.

With respect to these investment restrictions and other policies described in this SAI or the Memorandum, if a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of an investment or transaction, a later change in percentage resulting from a change in the values of investments or the value of the Fund’s total assets, except in the case of the ongoing asset coverage requirement in the case of borrowings, will not constitute a violation of such restriction or policy. For purposes of the investment restriction regarding concentration above, the Fund may select its own industry classifications, provided such classifications are reasonable. The Fund’s use of these classification systems is not a fundamental policy of the Fund and therefore, can be changed without Shareholder approval.

NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES

The Fund may change its investment objective, policies, restrictions, strategies, and techniques.

Except as otherwise indicated, the Fund may change its investment objective and any of its policies, restrictions, strategies, and techniques without Shareholder approval. The Fund’s investment objective and investment strategies are not fundamental policies of the Fund and may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) without the vote of a majority (as defined by the Investment Company Act) of the Fund’s outstanding Shares.

The following descriptions of the Investment Company Act may assist investors in understanding the above policies and restrictions.

Borrowing. The Investment Company Act restricts an investment company from borrowing in excess of 33⅓% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed, but excluding temporary borrowings not in excess of 5% of its total assets). Under current law as interpreted by the SEC and its staff, the Fund may borrow from: (a) a bank, provided that immediately after such borrowing there is an asset coverage of 300% for all borrowings of the Fund; or (b) a bank or other persons for temporary purposes only, provided that such temporary borrowings are in an amount not exceeding 5% of the Fund’s total assets at the time when the borrowing is made. This limitation does not preclude the Fund from entering into reverse repurchase transactions, provided that the Fund has an asset coverage of 300% for all borrowings and repurchase commitments of the Fund pursuant to reverse repurchase transactions.

Commodities. The Investment Company Act does not directly restrict an investment company’s ability to invest in commodities or contracts related to commodities, but does require that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments. The extent to which the Fund can invest in commodities or contracts related to commodities is set out in the investment strategies and policies described in the Memorandum and this SAI.

Concentration. The SEC staff has defined concentration as investing 25% or more of an investment company’s total assets in any particular industry or group of industries, with certain exceptions such as with respect to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities. For purposes of the Fund’s concentration policy, the Fund may classify and re-classify companies in a particular industry and define and re-define industries in any reasonable manner, consistent with SEC guidance. For purposes of the Fund’s industry concentration policy, the Investment Adviser may analyze the characteristics of a particular issuer and instrument and may assign an industry classification consistent with those characteristics. The Investment Adviser may, but need not, consider industry classifications provided by third parties.

Real Estate. The Investment Company Act does not directly restrict an investment company’s ability to invest in real estate or interests in real estate, but does require that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments. The Fund may invest in real estate or interests in real estate, securities that are secured by or represent interests in real estate (e.g. mortgage loans evidenced by notes or other writings defined to be a type of security), mortgage-related securities, investment funds that invest in real estate through entities that may qualify as REITs, or in companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion of their assets in real estate (including REITs). The Fund can invest in real estate or interest in real estate to the extent set out in the investment strategies and policies described in the Memorandum and this SAI.

Senior Securities. The current limit on issuance of senior securities limits the issuance of a class of senior securities that is indebtedness to no more than 33 1/3% of the value of the Fund’s total assets or, if the class of senior security is stock, to no more than 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s limitation with respect to issuing senior securities is not applicable to activities that may be deemed to involve the issuance or sale of a senior security by the Fund, provided that the Fund’s engagement in such activities is consistent with or permitted by the Investment Company Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.

Underwriting. Under the Investment Company Act, underwriting securities involves an investment company purchasing securities directly from an issuer for the purpose of selling (distributing) them or participating in any such activity either directly or indirectly.

Lending. Under the Investment Company Act, an investment company may only make loans if expressly permitted by its investment policies.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES OF THE FUND AND RELATED RISKS

As discussed in the Memorandum, the Fund’s investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns through a combination of high level of current income and potential (although limited) long-term capital appreciation, while attempting to mitigate the risk of loss of principal. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or that the Fund’s investment strategies will be successful.

In seeking to achieve this investment objective, the Fund intends to pursue a hedged equity investment strategy by (i) investing primarily in U.S. exchange-traded equity securities contained in the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers^TM Index (such index, the “Reference Index”), (ii) mitigating some of the risk of loss of principal by purchasing a hedge against the S&P 500 Index, and (iii) producing income with a target net income objective of 15.0% on an annual basis. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, to component securities of the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers Index.

This section provides additional information about various types of investments and investment techniques that may be employed by the Fund and their related risks.

Types of Investments and Related Risks

EQUITY SECURITIES. Equity securities represent an ownership position in a company. The prices of equity securities fluctuate based on, among other things, events specific to their issuers and market, economic, and other conditions. Equity securities may include common and preferred stocks. Common stocks include the common stock of any class or series of a domestic or foreign corporation or any similar equity interest, such as a trust or partnership interest. These investments may or may not pay dividends and may or may not carry voting rights. Common stock occupies the most junior position in a company’s capital structure. The Fund may also invest in warrants and rights related to common stocks.

Equity securities are especially susceptible to general market movements and to volatile increases and decreases of value as market confidence in and perceptions of the issuers change. These perceptions are based on unpredictable factors including expectations regarding government, economic, monetary and fiscal policies, inflation and interest rates, economic expansion or contraction, and global or regional political, economic or banking crises. The Investment Adviser cannot predict the direction or scope of any of these factors. Shareholders of common stocks have rights to receive payments from the issuers of those common stocks that are generally subordinate to those of creditors of, or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks of, such issuers.

Shareholders of common stocks of the type held by the Fund have a right to receive dividends only when and if, and in the amounts, declared by the issuer’s board of directors and have a right to participate in amounts available for distribution by the issuer only after all other claims on the issuer have been paid or otherwise been settled. Common stocks do not represent an obligation of the issuer and, therefore, do not offer any assurance of income or provide the same degree of protection of capital as do debt securities. The issuance of additional debt securities or preferred stock will create prior claims for payment of principal, interest and dividends which could adversely affect the ability and inclination of the issuer to declare or pay dividends on its common stock or the rights of holders of common stock with respect to assets of the issuer upon liquidation or bankruptcy.

The value of common stocks is subject to market fluctuations for as long as the common stocks remain outstanding, and thus the value of the equity securities in the Fund will fluctuate over the life of the Fund and may be more or less than the price at which they were purchased by the Fund. The equity securities held in the Fund may appreciate or depreciate in value (or pay dividends) depending on the full range of economic and market influences affecting these securities, including the impact of the Fund’s purchase and sale of the equity securities and other factors.

Holders of common stocks incur more risk than holders of preferred stocks and debt obligations because common stockholders, as owners of the entity, have generally inferior rights to receive payments from the issuer in comparison with the rights of creditors of, or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks issued by, the issuer. Cumulative preferred stock dividends must be paid before common stock dividends and any cumulative preferred stock dividend omitted is added to future dividends payable to the holders of cumulative preferred stock. Preferred stockholders are also generally entitled to rights on liquidation which are senior to those of common stockholders.

CALL OPTIONS. A call option is a contractual obligation which gives the buyer of the option the right to purchase a certain number of shares of common stock from the writer (seller) of the option at a predetermined price. If the predetermined price is reached, the buyer has the right, depending on the type of option, to exercise the option at the option’s expiration date or at any time up until the option’s expiration.

FLEX Options Risk. The Fund holds purchased and written FLEX Options. The FLEX Options are European style options, which are exercisable at the strike price only on the FLEX Option expiration date. The FLEX Options held by the Fund give the option holder the right to buy the cash value of the reference asset on the FLEX Option expiration date at the strike price. The value of the FLEX Options prior to their expiration on the FLEX Option expiration date may vary because of factors other than fluctuations in value of the reference asset. The value of FLEX Options will be affected by changes in the value of the reference asset and its underlying securities, an increase in interest rates, a change in the actual and perceived volatility of the stock market and the reference asset and the remaining time to expiration. Additionally, the value of the FLEX Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying asset or its underlying securities (although they generally move in the same direction).

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives. In addition, when the Fund invests in certain derivative securities, including, but not limited to, when-issued securities, forward commitments, futures contracts and interest rate swaps, the Fund is effectively leveraging its investments, which could result in exaggerated changes in the net asset value of the Fund's shares and can result in losses that exceed the amount originally invested. The success of the derivatives strategies will depend on the Investment Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s ability to assess and predict the impact of market or economic developments on the underlying asset, index or rate and the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions. Liquidity risk exists when a security cannot be purchased or sold at the time desired, or cannot be purchased or sold without adversely affecting the price. Certain specific risks associated with an investment in derivatives may include: market risk, credit risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk, legal risk and systemic or “interconnection” risk, as specified below.

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Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of the underlying assets may go up or down. Adverse movements in the value of an underlying asset can expose the Fund to losses. Derivative instruments may include elements of leverage and, accordingly, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instrument in relation to the underlying asset may be magnified. The successful use of derivative instruments depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the portfolio managers' ability to predict movements of the securities, currencies and commodities markets, which may require different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular strategy adopted will succeed. A decision to engage in a derivative transaction will reflect the portfolio managers' judgment that the derivative transaction will provide value to the Fund and its shareholders and is consistent with the Fund's objective, investment limitations and operating policies. In making such a judgment, the portfolio managers will analyze the benefits and risks of the derivative transactions and weigh them in the context of the Fund's overall investments and investment objective.

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Credit Risk/Counterparty Risk. Credit risk is the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of a counterparty to comply with the terms of a derivative instrument. The counterparty risk for exchange-traded derivatives is generally less than for privately negotiated or over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, since generally a clearing agency, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded instrument, provides a guarantee of performance. For privately negotiated instruments, there is no similar clearing agency guarantee. In all transactions, the Fund will bear the risk that the counterparty will default, and this could result in a loss of the expected benefit of the derivative transactions and possibly other losses to the Fund. The Fund will enter into transactions in derivative instruments only with counterparties that the Investment Adviser reasonably believes are capable of performing under the contract.

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Correlation Risk. Correlation risk is the risk that there might be an imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a derivative instrument and price movements of investments being hedged. When a derivative transaction is used to completely hedge another position, changes in the market value of the combined position (the derivative instrument plus the position being hedged) result from an imperfect correlation between the price movements of the two instruments. With a perfect hedge, the value of the combined position remains unchanged with any change in the price of the underlying asset. With an imperfect hedge, the value of the derivative instrument and its hedge are not perfectly correlated. For example, if the value of a derivative instrument used in a short hedge (such as writing a call option, buying a put option or selling a futures contract) increased by less than the decline in value of the hedged investments, the hedge would not be perfectly correlated. This might occur due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments being hedged, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded. The effectiveness of hedges using instruments on indices will depend, in part, on the degree of correlation between price movements in the index and the price movements in the investments being hedged.

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Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a derivative instrument cannot be sold, closed out or replaced quickly at or very close to its fundamental value. Generally, exchange contracts are very liquid because the exchange clearinghouse is the counterparty of every contract. OTC transactions are less liquid than exchange-traded derivatives since they often can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction. The Fund might be required to maintain segregated accounts and/or make margin payments when taking positions in derivative instruments involving obligations to third parties (i.e., instruments other than purchase options). If the Fund is unable to close out its positions in such instruments, it might be required to continue to maintain such assets or accounts or make such payments until the position expires, matures or is closed out. These requirements might impair the Fund's ability to sell a security or make an investment at a time when it would otherwise be favorable to do so, or require that the Fund sell a portfolio security at a disadvantageous time. The Fund's ability to sell or close out a position in an instrument prior to expiration or maturity depends upon the existence of a liquid secondary market or, in the absence of such a market, the ability and willingness of the counterparty to enter into a transaction closing out the position. Due to liquidity risk, there is no assurance that any derivatives position can be sold or closed out at a time and price that is favorable to the Fund.

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Legal Risk. Legal risk is the risk of loss caused by the unenforceability of a party’s obligations under the derivative. While a party seeking price certainty agrees to surrender the potential upside in exchange for downside protection, the party taking the risk is looking for a positive payoff. Despite this voluntary assumption of risk, a counterparty that has lost money in a derivative transaction may try to avoid payment by exploiting various legal uncertainties about certain derivative products.

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Systemic or “Interconnection” Risk. Systemic or “interconnection” risk is the risk that a disruption in the financial markets will cause difficulties for all market participants. In other words, a disruption in one market will spill over into other markets, perhaps creating a chain reaction. Much of the OTC derivatives market takes place among the OTC dealers themselves, thus creating a large interconnected web of financial obligations. This interconnectedness raises the possibility that a default by one large dealer could create losses for other dealers and destabilize the entire market for OTC derivative instruments.

FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: For temporary or defensive purposes, the Fund may invest in fixed income investments and cash equivalents in order to provide income, liquidity and preserve capital.

Fixed income investments and cash equivalents held by the Fund may include, without limitation, the types of investments set forth below.

The Fund may invest in U.S. government securities, including bills, notes and bonds differing as to maturity and rates of interest, which are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. government securities include securities that are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the United States. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government-sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Some of the U.S. government agencies that issue or guarantee securities include the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Farmers Home Administration, the Federal Housing Administration, the Maritime Administration, the Small Business Administration and The Tennessee Valley Authority. An instrumentality of the U.S. government is a government agency organized under federal charter with government supervision. Instrumentalities issuing or guaranteeing securities include, among others, the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Land Banks, the Central Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks and the FNMA. In the case of those U.S. government securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the security for ultimate repayment and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event that the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities; consequently, the value of such securities may fluctuate. In addition, the Fund may invest in sovereign debt obligations of non-U.S. countries. A sovereign debtor’s willingness or ability to repay principal and interest in a timely manner may be affected by a number of factors, including its cash flow situation, the extent of its non-U.S. reserves, the availability of sufficient non-U.S. exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the sovereign debtor’s policy toward principal international lenders and the political constraints to which it may be subject.

The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit issued against funds deposited in a bank or savings and loan association. Such certificates are for a definite period of time, earn a specified rate of return and are normally negotiable. Pursuant to the certificate of deposit, the issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the certificate on the date specified thereon. Under current FDIC regulations, the maximum insurance payable as to any one certificate of deposit is $250,000; therefore, certificates of deposit purchased by the Fund may not be fully insured. The Fund may only invest in certificates of deposit issued by U.S. banks with at least $1 billion in assets.

The Fund may invest in bankers’ acceptances, which are short-term credit instruments used to finance commercial transactions. Generally, an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific merchandise. The draft is then “accepted” by a bank that, in effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be held by the accepting bank as an asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of interest for a specific maturity.

The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements, which involve purchases of debt securities with counterparties that are deemed by the Advisers to present acceptable credit risks. In such an action, at the time the Fund purchases the security, it simultaneously agrees to resell and redeliver the security to the seller, who also simultaneously agrees to buy back the security at a fixed price and time. This assures a predetermined yield for the Fund during its holding period since the resale price is always greater than the purchase price and reflects an agreed-upon market rate. Such actions afford an opportunity for the Fund to invest temporarily available cash. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with respect to obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances in which the Fund may invest. Repurchase agreements may be considered loans to the seller, collateralized by the underlying securities. The risk to the Fund is limited to the ability of the seller to pay the agreed-upon sum on the repurchase date; in the event of default, the repurchase agreement provides that the Fund is entitled to sell the underlying collateral. If the value of the collateral declines after the agreement is entered into, however, and if the seller defaults under a repurchase agreement when the value of the underlying collateral is less than the repurchase price, the Fund could incur a loss of both principal and interest. The Advisers monitor the value of the collateral at the time the action is entered into and at all times during the term of the repurchase agreement. The Advisers do so in an effort to determine that the value of the collateral always equals or exceeds the agreed-upon repurchase price to be paid to the Fund. If the seller were to be subject to a federal bankruptcy proceeding, the ability of the Fund to liquidate the collateral could be delayed or impaired because of certain provisions of the bankruptcy laws.

The Fund may invest in bank time deposits, which are monies kept on deposit with banks or savings and loan associations for a stated period of time at a fixed rate of interest. There may be penalties for the early withdrawal of such time deposits, in which case the yields of these investments will be reduced.

The Fund may invest in commercial paper, which are short-term unsecured promissory notes, including variable rate master demand notes issued by corporations to finance their current operations. Master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between the Fund and a corporation. There is no secondary market for the notes. However, they are redeemable by the Fund at any time. The Fund's Advisers will consider the financial condition of the corporation (e.g., earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios) and will regularly monitor the corporation’s ability to meet all of its financial obligations, because the Fund's liquidity might be impaired if the corporation were unable to pay principal and interest on demand. The Fund may invest in commercial paper only if it has received the highest rating from at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, judged by the Advisers to be of comparable quality.

The Fund may invest in shares of money market funds, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. Shares of money market funds are subject to management fees and other expenses of those funds. Therefore, investments in money market funds will cause the Fund to bear proportionately the costs incurred by the money market funds’ operations. At the same time, the Fund will continue to pay its own management fees and expenses with respect to all of its assets, including any portion invested in the shares of other investment companies. It is possible for the Fund to lose money by investing in money market funds.

OTHER POTENTIAL RISKS AND ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

BUSINESS AND REGULATORY RISKS. Legal, tax and regulatory developments that may adversely affect the Fund, the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser could occur during the term of the Fund. Securities and futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations and margin requirements enforced by the SEC, other regulators and self- regulatory organizations and exchanges authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of market emergencies. The regulation of derivatives transactions and funds that engage in such transactions is an evolving area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial actions. It is impossible to predict what, if any, changes in regulations may occur, but any regulations which restrict the ability of the Fund to trade in securities or the ability of the Fund to employ, or brokers and other counterparties to extend, credit in its trading (as well as other regulatory changes that result) could have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s portfolio.

RELIANCE ON KEY PERSONNEL. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment strategy is dependent upon the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser. If one or more key individuals leaves the Investment Adviser or Sub-Adviser, the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser may not be able to hire qualified replacements, or may require an extended time to do so. This could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may vary from year to year. A high portfolio turnover rate (100% or more) increases the Fund’s transaction costs (including brokerage commissions and dealer costs), which would adversely impact the Fund’s performance. Higher portfolio turnover may result in the realization of more short-term capital gains than if the Fund had lower portfolio turnover. The turnover rate will not be a limiting factor, in executing the Fund’s investment strategies.

FINANCIAL FAILURE OF INTERMEDIARIES. There is always the possibility that the institutions, including brokerage firms and banks, with which the Fund does business, or to which securities have been entrusted for custodial purposes, will encounter financial difficulties that may impair their operational capabilities or result in losses to the Fund.

SUSPENSIONS OF TRADING. Each exchange typically has the right to suspend or limit trading in all securities that it lists. Such a suspension could render it impossible for the Fund to liquidate its positions and thereby expose it to losses. In addition, there is no guarantee that non-exchange markets will remain liquid enough for the Fund to close out positions.

CYBER SECURITY RISK. The Fund and its service providers may be prone to operational and information security risks resulting from breaches in cyber security. A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption, or lose operational capacity. Breaches in cyber security include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized release of confidential information or various other forms of cyber-attacks. Cyber security breaches affecting the Fund, the Investment Adviser, Sub-Adviser, financial intermediaries and other third-party service providers may adversely impact the Fund. For instance, cyber security breaches may impact the Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value, cause the release of private Shareholder information or confidential business information, impede investment activities, subject the Fund to regulatory fines or financial losses and/or cause reputational damage. The Fund may also incur additional costs for cyber security risk management purposes. The Fund, Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers, and such third-party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Fund, Investment Adviser or Sub-Adviser.

MARKET RISK. Market risk is the risk that a particular security, or shares of the Fund in general, may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic, political, regulatory or market developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in securities prices. Shares of the Fund could decline in value or underperform other investments due to short-term market movements or any longer periods during more prolonged market downturns. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, spread of infectious diseases or other public health issues, recessions, natural disasters or other events could have a significant negative impact on the Fund and its investments. Such events may affect certain geographic regions, countries, sectors and industries more significantly than others. Such events could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio securities or other instruments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets. Any of such circumstances could have a materially negative impact on the value of a Fund’s shares and result in increased market volatility. During any such events, the Fund’s shares may trade at increased premiums or discounts to their net asset value and the bid/ask spread on the Fund’s shares may widen.

Health crises caused by the outbreak of infectious diseases or other public health issues, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, economic, market and financial risks. The impact of any such events, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries or regions, the financial performance of individual companies, sectors and industries, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests and negatively impact the Fund’s investment return. For example, an outbreak of a respiratory disease designated as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. The ensuing policies enacted by governments and central banks have caused and may continue to cause significant volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets, negatively impacting global growth prospects. While vaccines have been developed, there is no guarantee that vaccines will be effective against future variants of the disease. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may be short term or may last for an extended period of time, and in either case could result in a substantial economic downturn or recession.

In addition, the operations of the Fund, the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s other service providers may be significantly impacted, or even temporarily or permanently halted, as a result of government quarantine measures, voluntary and precautionary restrictions on travel or meetings and other factors related to a public health emergency, including its potential adverse impact on the health of any such entity’s personnel.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

The business operations of the Fund are managed and supervised under the direction of the Board, subject to the laws of the State of Delaware and the Fund’s Declaration of Trust. The Board has overall responsibility for the management and supervision of the business affairs of the Fund on behalf of its Shareholders, including the authority to establish policies regarding the management, conduct and operation of its business. The Board exercises the same powers, authority and responsibilities on behalf of the Fund as are customarily exercised by the board of directors of a registered investment company organized as a corporation. The officers of the Fund conduct and supervise the daily business operations of the Fund.

The members of the Board (each, a “Trustee”) are not required to contribute to the capital of the Fund or to hold Shares. A majority of Trustees of the Board are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Fund (collectively, the “Independent Trustees”). Any Trustee who is not an Independent Trustee is an interested trustee (“Interested Trustee”).

The identity of Trustees of the Board and officers of the Fund, and their brief biographical information, including their addresses, their year of birth and descriptions of their principal occupations during the past five years is set forth below.

The Trustees serve on the Board for terms of indefinite duration. A Trustee’s position in that capacity will terminate if the Trustee is removed or resigns or, among other events, upon the Trustee’s death, incapacity, retirement or bankruptcy. A Trustee may resign upon written notice to the other Trustees of the Fund, and may be removed either by (i) the vote of at least two-thirds of the Trustees of the Fund not subject to the removal vote or (ii) the vote of Shareholders of the Fund holding not less than two-thirds of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Shareholders of the Fund. In the event of any vacancy in the position of a Trustee, the remaining Trustees of the Fund may appoint an individual to serve as a Trustee so long as immediately after the appointment at least two-thirds of the Trustees of the Fund then serving have been elected by the Shareholders of the Fund. The Board may call a meeting of the Fund’s Shareholders to fill any vacancy in the position of a Trustee of the Fund, and must do so if the Trustees who were elected by the Shareholders of the Fund cease to constitute a majority of the Trustees then serving on the Board.

Independent Trustees [to be added by amendment]

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees

Interested Trustee and Officers [to be added by amendment]

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees

The Board believes that each of the Trustees’ experience, qualifications, attributes and skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Trustees lead to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve in such capacity. Among the attributes common to all Trustees is the ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the other Trustees, the Investment Adviser, the Fund’s other service providers, counsel and the independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties as Trustees. A Trustee’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively may have been attained through the Trustee’s business, consulting, and public service; experience as a board member of non- profit entities or other organizations; education or professional training; and/or other life experiences. In addition to these shared characteristics, set forth below is a brief discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each Trustee.

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Specific details regarding each Trustee’s principal occupations during the past five years are included in the table above.

Leadership Structure and Oversight Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for oversight of the Fund rests with the Board. The Fund has engaged the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser to manage the Fund on a day-to- day basis. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser and other service providers in the operations of the Fund in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act, applicable provisions of state and other laws and the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The Board is currently composed of four members, three of whom are Independent Trustees. The Board will meet in person at regularly scheduled meetings four times each year. In addition, the Board may hold special in-person or telephonic meetings or informal conference calls to discuss specific matters that may arise or require action between regular meetings. The Independent Trustees have also engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in performing their oversight responsibility. The Independent Trustees will meet with their independent legal counsel in person prior to and during each quarterly in-person board meeting. As described below, the Board has established an Audit Committee and a Nominating Committee, and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities.

The Board has appointed [ ], to serve in the role of Chairman. The Chairman’s role is to preside at all meetings of the Board and to act as liaison with the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, other service providers, counsel and other Trustees generally between meetings. The Chairman serves as a key point person for dealings between management and the Trustees. The Chairman may also perform such other functions as may be delegated by the Board from time to time. The Board has determined that the Board’s leadership structure is appropriate because it allows the Board to exercise informed and independent judgment over matters under its purview and it allocates areas of responsibility among committees of Trustees and the full Board in a manner that enhances effective oversight.

The Fund is subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance, operational and valuation risks, among others. Risk oversight forms part of the Board’s general oversight of the Fund and is addressed as part of various Board and committee activities. Day-to-day risk management functions are subsumed within the responsibilities of the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), which carry out the Fund’s investment management and business affairs. The Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and other service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify various events or circumstances that give rise to risks, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each of the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and other service providers has its own independent interests in risk management, and their policies and methods of risk management will depend on their functions and business models. The Board recognizes that it is not possible to identify all of the risks that may affect the Fund or to develop processes and controls to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. The Board will require senior officers of the Fund, including the President, Treasurer and Chief Compliance Officer and the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, to report to the full Board on a variety of matters at regular and special meetings of the Board, including matters relating to risk management. The Board and the Audit Committee also receive regular reports from the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm on internal control and financial reporting matters. The Board also receives reports from certain of the Fund’s other primary service providers on a periodic or regular basis, including the Fund’s custodian, placement agent and administrator. The Board may, at any time and in its discretion, change the manner in which it conducts risk oversight.

Committees of the Board of Trustees

Audit Committee

The Board has formed an Audit Committee that is responsible for overseeing the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, its internal controls, and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain service providers; overseeing the quality and objectivity of the Fund’s financial statements and the independent audit of those financial statements; and acting as a liaison between the Fund’s independent auditors and the full Board. In performing its responsibilities, the Audit Committee will select and recommend annually to the entire Board a firm of independent certified public accountants to audit the books and records of the Fund for the ensuing year, and will review with the firm the scope and results of each audit. The Audit Committee currently consists of each of the Fund’s Independent Trustees. As the Fund is recently organized, the Audit Committee did not hold any meetings during the last fiscal year.

Nominating Committee

The Board has formed a Nominating Committee that is responsible for selecting and nominating persons to serve as Trustees of the Fund. The Nominating Committee is responsible for both nominating candidates to be appointed by the Board to fill vacancies and for nominating candidates to be presented to Shareholders for election. In performing its responsibilities, the Nominating Committee will consider candidates recommended by management of the Fund and by Shareholders and evaluate them both in a similar manner, as long as the recommendation submitted by a Shareholder includes at a minimum: the name, address and telephone number of the recommending Shareholder and information concerning the Shareholder’s interests in the Fund in sufficient detail to establish that the Shareholder held Shares on the relevant record date; and the name, address and telephone number of the recommended nominee and information concerning the recommended nominee’s education, professional experience, and other information that might assist the Nominating Committee in evaluating the recommended nominee’s qualifications to serve as a trustee. The Nominating Committee may solicit candidates to serve as trustees from any source it deems appropriate. With the Board’s prior approval, the Nominating Committee may employ and compensate counsel, consultants or advisers to assist it in discharging its responsibilities. The Nominating Committee currently consists of each of the Fund’s Independent Trustees. As the Fund is recently organized, the Nominating Committee did not hold any meetings during the last fiscal year.

Trustee and Officer Ownership of Securities

As of [ ], none of the Trustees owns Shares of the Fund.

As of [ ], the Trustees and officers of the Fund as a group owned less than one percent of the outstanding Shares of the Fund.

Independent Trustee Ownership of Securities

As of the date of this SAI, none of the Independent Trustees (or their immediate family members) owned beneficially or of record securities of the Investment Adviser, or of an entity (other than a registered investment company) controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Investment Adviser.

Trustee Compensation

In consideration of the services rendered by the Independent Trustees, the Fund will pay each Independent Trustee a retainer of $[10,000] per fiscal year. Trustees that are interested persons will be compensated by the Fund’s administrator and/or its affiliates and will not be separately compensated by the Fund.

CODES OF ETHICS

The Fund, the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the Placement Agent have each adopted a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act, which is designed to prevent affiliated persons of the Fund, the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the Placement Agent from engaging in deceptive, manipulative, or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Fund. The codes of ethics permit persons subject to them to invest in securities, including securities that may be held or purchased by the Fund, subject to a number of restrictions and controls. Compliance with the codes of ethics is carefully monitored and enforced.

The codes of ethics are included as exhibits to the Fund’s registration statement filed with the SEC and are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov, and may also be obtained after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES

The Investment Adviser

First Trust Capital Management L.P. serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Investment Adviser is an investment adviser registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Subject to the general supervision of the Board, and in accordance with the investment objective, policies, and restrictions of the Fund, the Investment Adviser is responsible for the management and operation of the Fund and the investment of the Fund’s assets. The Investment Adviser provides such services to the Fund pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”).

The Investment Management Agreement became effective as of [ ], 2024 and will continue in effect for an initial two-year term. Thereafter, the Investment Management Agreement will continue in effect from year to year provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or a majority of the Board, and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees of the Fund, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual report to Shareholders.

Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Investment Adviser a unitary management fee (the “Unitary Management Fee”) in consideration of the advisory services provided by the Investment Adviser to the Fund. In turn, the Investment Adviser will pay substantially all operating expenses of the Fund, except initial and ongoing offering expenses and organizational expenses, interest expenses, taxes, portfolio transaction-related fees and expenses, costs of borrowing, distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, litigation and indemnification expenses, and any other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. The Fund pays the Investment Adviser an annual rate of [ ]%, payable monthly in arrears, based upon the Fund’s net assets as of each month-end. The Unitary Management Fee is paid to the Investment Adviser before giving effect to any repurchase of Shares in the Fund effective as of that date and will decrease the net profits or increase the net losses of the Fund.

The Sub-Adviser

The Sub-Adviser selected by the Investment Adviser is primarily responsible for its investment strategy and the day-to-day management of the Fund’s assets. Vest Financial LLC (“Vest” or the “Sub-Adviser”) is located at 8350 Broad St., Suite 240, McLean, Virginia 22102. Vest is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser and manages, as of June 30, 2024, approximately $29.9 billion of assets. The Sub-Adviser is a subsidiary of Vest Group, Inc. (“VG”). First Trust Capital Partners, LLC (“FTCP”), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, is the largest single holder of voting shares in VG.

The Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement became effective as of [ ], 2024 and will continue in effect for an initial two-year term. Thereafter, the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement will continue in effect from year to year provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or a majority of the Board, and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees of the Fund, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual report to Shareholders.

Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement among the Fund, the Investment Adviser and Vest (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), the Investment Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a management fee (the “Sub-Advisory Fee”) in consideration of the advisory services provided by the Sub-Adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser’s fees are paid by the Investment Adviser out of the Unitary Management Fee. The Sub-Adviser receives a sub-advisory fee equal to [ ]% of the monthly Unitary Management Fee paid to the Investment Adviser, which shall be reduced as follows. The Sub-Adviser has agreed with the Investment Adviser that it will pay one-half of all operating expenses of the Fund, excluding the Unitary Management Fee, initial and ongoing offering expenses and organizational expenses, interest expenses, taxes, portfolio transaction-related fees and expenses, costs of borrowing, distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, and litigation and indemnification expenses and any other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. The sub-advisory fees shall be reduced by the Sub-Adviser’s share of such expenses, and in the event the Sub-Adviser’s share of the expenses exceeds the amount of the sub-advisory fee in any month, the Sub-Adviser will pay the difference to the Investment Adviser.

The Sub-Advisory Agreement may be terminated without the payment of any penalty by the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Fund, or by the Board, or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act), upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser.

All fees and expenses are accrued monthly and deducted before payment of dividends to investors. The Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement have been approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, and the initial shareholder of the Fund. Information regarding the Board’s approval will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual report to Shareholders.

The Portfolio Managers

The personnel of the Sub-Adviser who will have primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio (the “Portfolio Managers”) are Karan Sood and Howard Rubin.

Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Managers⁽¹⁾

	Type of Accounts	Total # of Accounts Managed	Total Assets		# of Accounts Managed for which Advisory Fee is Based on Performance		Total Assets for which Advisory Fee is Based on Performance
1. Karan Sood	Registered Investment Companies:	91	$	228,347,642,542		0	$	0
	Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:	13	$	255,036,343		0	$	0
	Other Accounts:	0	$	0		0	$	0
2. Howard Rubin	Registered Investment Companies:	91	$	228,347,642,542		0	$	0
	Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:	13	$	255,036,343		0	$	0
	Other Accounts:	0	$	0		0	$	0

(1) As of May 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

Conflicts of Interest

Each Portfolio Manager’s management of “other accounts” may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with his management of the Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The other accounts may have the same investment objective as the Fund. Therefore, a potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the identical investment objectives, whereby a Portfolio Manager could favor one account over another. Another potential conflict could include the Portfolio Manager’s knowledge about the size, timing and possible market impact of Fund trades, whereby a Portfolio Manager could use this information to the advantage of other accounts and to the disadvantage of the Fund. However, the Sub-Adviser has established policies and procedures to ensure that the purchase and sale of securities among all accounts it manages are fairly and equitably allocated.

Compensation of the Portfolio Managers

The Portfolio Managers do not receive compensation that is based upon the Fund, any separate account strategy, partnership or any other commingled account’s, or any private account’s pre- or after-tax performance, or the value of the assets held by such entities. The Portfolio Managers do not receive any special or additional compensation from the Sub-Adviser for their service as Portfolio Managers. The Portfolio Managers receive a salary from the Sub-Adviser. In addition to base salary, the Portfolio Managers may receive additional bonus compensation which is tied to the overall financial operating results of the Sub-Adviser's parent company, Vest Group, Inc.

Portfolio Managers’ Ownership of Shares

As a matter of policy, Portfolio Managers of the Sub-Adviser do not own shares in the closed-end management investment companies that they manage.

Name of Portfolio Manager:		Dollar Range of Shares Beneficially Owned by Portfolio Manager⁽¹⁾:
Karan Sood		None
Howard Rubin		None

(1) As of the date of this SAI.

BROKERAGE

The Fund expects to trade securities and other financial instruments through one or more prime brokers, securities and futures brokers or clearing firms, introducing brokers, executing brokers, dealers, custodians and counterparties (collectively, “brokers”) in connection with its portfolio transactions. In selecting brokers to execute transactions, each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser does not need to solicit competitive bids and does not have an obligation to seek the lowest available commission cost. Each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser will take into account the broker’s reliability, reputation, financial responsibility, stability, ability to execute trades, nature and frequency of sales coverage, commission rate, if any, and responsiveness. Each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser may or may not negotiate “execution only” commission rates. In cases where the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser does not negotiate “execution only” rates, the Fund may be deemed to be paying for other services provided by the broker with so-called “soft dollars” included in the commission rate. If the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser uses “soft dollars”, it is expected that the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will only enter into “soft dollar” arrangements that fall within the “safe harbor” provided by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act”). Furthermore, to the extent that any incidental benefits (such as research) are provided to the Fund, the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and/or their respective affiliates, and/or other funds and/or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or their respective affiliates in connection with trading futures or options on futures, it is expected that such incidental benefits would fall within the safe harbor provisions of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act as if such benefits were being provided in connection with the trading of securities. Research and brokerage services obtained by the use of commissions arising from the Fund’s portfolio transactions may be used by each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in its other investment activities, including for other client accounts and thus, the Fund may not necessarily, in any particular instance, be the direct or indirect beneficiary of the research or brokerage services provided.

From time to time, brokers may introduce potential investors to the Fund. Subject to its obligation to seek best execution, each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser may consider referrals of investors to the Fund in determining its selection of brokers. However, the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser will not commit to an investor or broker to allocate a particular amount of brokerage in any such situation.

TAXES

The following summarizes certain additional tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and Shareholders that are not described in the Memorandum. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Fund or its Shareholders, and the discussions here and in the Memorandum are not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Potential investors should consult their tax advisers with specific reference to their own tax situations.

The discussions of the federal tax consequences in the Memorandum and this SAI are based on the Code and the regulations issued under it, and court decisions and administrative interpretations, as in effect on the date of this SAI. Future legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may significantly alter the statements included herein, and any such changes or decisions may be retroactive.

General

The Fund intends to qualify as a RIC under federal income tax law. As a RIC, the Fund will generally not be subject to federal corporate income taxes, provided that it distributes out to Shareholders its taxable income and gain each year. To qualify for treatment as a RIC, the Fund must meet three important tests each year.

First, with respect to each taxable year, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies, other income derived with respect to its business of investing in stock, securities or currencies, or net income derived from interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships.

Second, generally, at the close of each quarter of its taxable year, at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s assets must consist of cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and securities of other issuers (as to which the Fund has not invested more than 5% of the value of its total assets in securities of the issuer and as to which the Fund does not hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer), and no more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in the securities of (1) any one issuer (other than U.S. government securities and securities of other RICs), (2) two or more issuers that the Fund controls and which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses, or (3) one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships.

Third, the Fund must distribute an amount equal to at least the sum of 90% of its investment company taxable income (net investment income and the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss) and 90% of its tax-exempt income, if any, for the year.

The Fund intends to comply with this distribution requirement. If the Fund were to fail to make sufficient distributions, it could be liable for corporate income tax and for excise tax in respect of the shortfall or, if the shortfall is large enough, the Fund could be disqualified as a RIC. If for any taxable year the Fund were not to qualify as a RIC, all its taxable income would be subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions to Shareholders. In that event, taxable Shareholders would recognize dividend income on distributions to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, although Shareholders that are corporations could be eligible for the dividends-received deduction.

The Code imposes a nondeductible 4% excise tax on RICs that fail to distribute each year an amount equal to specified percentages of their ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income (excess of capital gains over capital losses). The Fund intends to make sufficient distributions or deemed distributions each year to avoid liability for this excise tax.

The Fund may be required to liquidate positions in order to fund the repurchase of shares. The Fund will seek to manage its ability to meet the RIC requirements in light of any asset liquidations necessary to repurchase shares. However, in some circumstances, repurchases could impact the Fund’s ability to meet the above-described requirements. For example, amounts used to repurchase shares are unavailable for the Fund to use to meet its distribution requirements, or the disposition of Fund assets may affect its ability to continue to meet the asset diversification test described above.

Nature of Fund’s Investments. The Fund’s investments may be subject to special provisions of the Code that may, among other things, (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital gains into higher taxed short-term capital gains or ordinary income, (iii) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss, (iv) cause the Fund to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (v) adversely alter the characterization of certain Fund investments or distributions, (vi) and/or affect the Fund’s ability to qualify as a RIC.

The Fund writes certain options contracts subject to section 1256 of the Code (“Section 1256 Contracts”). Some of the Fund’s index call options may be Section 1256 Contracts. In general, any gain or loss arising from the lapse, closing out or exercise of a Section 1256 Contract is treated as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss. In addition, the Fund generally will be required to “mark to market” (i.e., treat as sold for fair market value) each outstanding index option position that is a Section 1256 Contract at the close of each taxable year.

The Fund’s call options that do not qualify as Section 1256 Contracts generally will be governed by Code section 1234. Pursuant to Code section 1234, if a written option expires unexercised, the premium received is short-term capital gain to the Fund. If the Fund enters into a closing transaction, the difference between the premium received for writing the option, and the amount paid to close out its position generally is short-term capital gain or loss.

However, derivative instruments held by the Fund that are offsetting positions, such as options, as well as its investments in portfolio securities, may be considered, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, to constitute “straddles.” For instance, a straddle can arise if the Fund writes a covered call option on a stock (i.e., a call on a stock owned by the Fund). The application of the straddle rules can result in loss and expense deferral, an increase in short-term capital gains instead of long-term capital gains, and for dividends to not qualify for the dividends received deduction or as qualified dividend income.

If the Fund enters into offsetting transactions with respect to the same or substantially identical property, it will be treated as if it had sold and immediately repurchased the property and must recognize gain with respect to that position. A constructive sale may include the following positions with respect to a security: (i) a short sale; (ii) an offsetting notional principal contract; (iii) a futures or forward contract; or (iv) other transactions identified in future Treasury Regulations. Losses realized from a sale of a position that was previously the subject of a constructive sale will be disallowed until the position is subsequently disposed of.

The application of certain requirements for qualification as a RIC and the application of certain other federal income tax rules may be unclear in some respects in connection with investments in certain derivatives and other investments. As a result, the Fund may be required to limit the extent to which it invests in such investments and it is also possible that the IRS may not agree with the Fund’s treatment of such investments. In addition, the tax treatment of derivatives and certain other investments may be affected by future legislation, Treasury Regulations and guidance issued by the IRS (which could apply retroactively) that could affect the timing, character and amount of a Fund’s income and gains and distributions to shareholders, affect whether the Fund has made sufficient distributions and otherwise satisfied the requirements to maintain its qualification as a RIC and avoid federal income and excise taxes or limit the extent to which the Fund may invest in certain derivatives and other investments in the future.

Certain of the Fund’s investments will require the Fund to recognize taxable income in a taxable year in excess of the cash generated on those investments during that year. Because the Fund may be required to recognize income in respect of these investments before, or without receiving, cash representing such income, the Fund may have difficulty satisfying the annual distribution requirements applicable to RICs and avoiding Fund-level U.S. federal income and/or excise taxes. Accordingly, the Fund may be required to sell assets, including at potentially disadvantageous times or prices, raise additional debt or equity capital, make taxable distributions of its shares or debt securities, or reduce new investments, to obtain the cash needed to make these income distributions. If the Fund liquidates assets to raise cash, the Fund may realize gain or loss on such liquidations; in the event the Fund realizes net capital gains from such liquidation transactions, the Shareholders may receive larger capital gain distributions than they would in the absence of such transactions.

State and Local Taxes

Although the Fund expects to qualify as a “regulated investment company” and to be relieved of all or substantially all federal income taxes, depending upon the extent of its activities in states and localities in which its offices are maintained, in which its agents or independent contractors are located or in which it is otherwise deemed to be conducting business, the Fund may be subject to the tax laws of such states or localities.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM; LEGAL COUNSEL

[ ], located at principal business address [ ], serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, providing audit services.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996, serves as counsel to the Fund and the Independent Trustees.

ADMINISTRATOR

The Fund has contracted with UMB Fund Services, Inc. (the “Administrator”) to provide it with certain administrative and accounting services.

CUSTODIAN

UMB Bank, n.a. (the “Custodian”) serves as custodian of the assets of the Fund, and may maintain custody of such assets with U.S. and non-U.S. subcustodians (which may be banks, trust companies, securities depositories and clearing agencies) in accordance with the requirements of Section 17(f) of the Investment Company Act. Assets of the Fund are not held by the Investment Adviser, or commingled with the assets of other accounts other than to the extent that securities are held in the name of the Custodian or U.S. or non-U.S. subcustodians in a securities depository, clearing agency or omnibus customer account of such custodian. The Custodian’s principal business address is 1010 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106. UMB Bank, n.a. is an affiliate of the Administrator.

PLACEMENT AGENT

First Trust Portfolios L.P. (“Placement Agent” or “FT Portfolios”) is the Placement Agent of Shares and is located at 120 E. Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, Illinois 60187. The Placement Agent is a registered broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc (“FINRA”). Pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement, the Placement Agent acts as the agent of the Fund in connection with the offering of Shares of the Fund on a best efforts basis. The Placement Agent has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of Shares. The Placement Agent and its officers have no role in determining (i) the investment policies of the Fund, (ii) which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Fund, or (iii) the valuation of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. The Placement Agent is affiliated with the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser.

ADDITIONAL PAYMENT TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

FT Portfolios or its affiliates may from time to time make payments, out of their own resources, to certain financial intermediaries that sell shares of the Fund and other products for which FT Portfolios serves as placement agent or distributor (collectively, “FT Portfolios Funds”) to promote the sales and retention of FT Portfolios Fund shares by those firms and their customers. The amounts of these payments vary by intermediary. The level of payments that FT Portfolios or an affiliate is willing to provide to a particular intermediary may be affected by, among other factors, (i) the firm’s total assets or FT Portfolios Fund shares held in and recent net investments into FT Portfolios Funds, (ii) the value of the assets invested in the FT Portfolios Funds by the intermediary’s customers, (iii) redemption rates, (iv) its ability to attract and retain assets, (v) the intermediary’s reputation in the industry, (vi) the level and/or type of marketing assistance and educational activities provided by the intermediary, (vii) the firm’s level of participation in FT Portfolios Funds’ sales and marketing programs, (viii) the firm’s compensation program for its registered representatives who sell FT Portfolios Fund shares and provide services to FT Portfolios Fund shareholders, and (ix) the asset class of the FT Portfolios Funds for which these payments are provided. Such payments are generally asset-based but also may include the payment of a lump sum.

FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates may also make payments to certain intermediaries for certain administrative services and shareholder processing services, including record keeping and sub-accounting of shareholder accounts pursuant to a sub-transfer agency, omnibus account service or sub-accounting agreement. All fees payable by FT Portfolios or an affiliate under this category of services may be charged back to the FT Portfolios Fund, subject to approval by the Board.

FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates may make payments, out of its own assets, to those firms as compensation and/or reimbursement for marketing support and/or program servicing to selected intermediaries that are registered as holders or dealers of record for accounts invested in one or more of the FT Portfolios Funds or that make FT Portfolios Fund shares available through certain selected FT Portfolios Fund no-transaction fee institutional platforms and fee-based wrap programs at certain financial intermediaries. Program servicing payments typically apply to employee benefit plans, such as retirement plans, or fee-based advisory programs but may apply to retail sales and assets in certain situations. The payments are based on such factors as the type and nature of services or support furnished by the intermediary and are generally asset-based. Services for which an intermediary receives marketing support payments may include, but are not limited to, business planning assistance, advertising, educating the intermediary’s personnel about FT Portfolios Funds in connection with shareholder financial planning needs, placement on the intermediary’s preferred or recommended fund list, and access to sales meetings, sales representatives and management representatives of the intermediary. In addition, intermediaries may be compensated for enabling representatives of FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates to participate in and/or present at conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited registered representatives and other employees, client and investor events and other events sponsored by the intermediary. Services for which an intermediary receives program servicing payments typically include, but are not limited to, record keeping, reporting or transaction processing and shareholder communications and other account administration services, but may also include services rendered in connection with Fund investment selection and monitoring, employee enrollment and education, plan balance rollover or separation, or other similar services. An intermediary may perform program services itself or may arrange with a third party to perform program services. These payments, if any, are in addition to the service fee and any applicable omnibus sub-accounting fees paid to these firms with respect to these services by the FT Portfolios Funds out of FT Portfolios Fund assets.

From time to time, FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates, at its expense, may provide other compensation to intermediaries that sell or arrange for the sale of shares of the FT Portfolios Funds, which may be in addition to marketing support and program servicing payments described above. For example, FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates may: (i) compensate intermediaries for National Securities Clearing Corporation networking system services (e.g., shareholder communication, account statements, trade confirmations and tax reporting) on an asset-based or per-account basis; (ii) compensate intermediaries for providing FT Portfolios Fund shareholder trading information; (iii) make one-time or periodic payments to reimburse selected intermediaries for items such as ticket charges (i.e., fees that an intermediary charges its representatives for effecting transactions in FT Portfolios Fund shares) or exchange order, operational charges (e.g., fees that an intermediary charges for establishing the FT Portfolios Fund on its trading system), and literature printing and/or distribution costs; (iv) at the direction of a retirement plan’s sponsor, reimburse or pay direct expenses of an employee benefit plan that would otherwise be payable by the plan; and (v) provide payments to broker-dealers to help defray their technology or infrastructure costs.

When not provided for in a marketing support or program servicing agreement, FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates may also pay intermediaries for enabling FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates to participate in and/or present at conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited registered representatives and other intermediary employees, client and investor events and other intermediary-sponsored events, and for travel expenses, including lodging incurred by registered representatives and other employees in connection with prospecting, asset retention and due diligence trips. These payments may vary depending upon the nature of the event. FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates make payments for such events as it deems appropriate, subject to its internal guidelines and applicable law.

FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates occasionally sponsor due diligence meetings for registered representatives during which they receive updates on various FT Portfolios Funds and are afforded the opportunity to speak with portfolio managers. Although invitations to these meetings are not conditioned on selling a specific number of shares, those who have shown an interest in FT Portfolios Funds are more likely to be considered. To the extent permitted by their firm’s policies and procedures, all or a portion of registered representatives’ expenses in attending these meetings may be covered by FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates.

The amounts of payments referenced above made by FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates could be significant and may create an incentive for an intermediary or its representatives to recommend or offer shares of the FT Portfolios Funds to its customers. The intermediary may elevate the prominence or profile of the FT Portfolios Funds within the intermediary’s organization by, for example, placing the FT Portfolios Funds on a list of preferred or recommended funds and/or granting FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates preferential or enhanced opportunities to promote the FT Portfolios Funds in various ways within the intermediary’s organization. These payments are made pursuant to negotiated agreements with intermediaries. The payments do not change the price paid by investors for the purchase of a share or the amount the FT Portfolios Fund will receive as proceeds from such sales. Furthermore, many of these payments are not reflected in the fees and expenses listed in the fee table section of the FT Portfolios Fund’s Prospectus or Memorandum because they are not paid by the FT Portfolios Fund. The types of payments described herein are not mutually exclusive, and a single intermediary may receive some or all types of payments as described.

Other compensation may be offered to the extent not prohibited by state laws or any self-regulatory agency, such as FINRA. Investors can ask their intermediaries for information about any payments they receive from FT Portfolios and/or its affiliates and the services it provides for those payments. Investors may wish to take intermediary payment arrangements into account when considering and evaluating any recommendations relating to FT Portfolios Fund shares.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Board has delegated responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by the Fund to the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy voting policies and procedures. A copy of the Sub-Adviser’s proxy policies and procedures are included as Appendix A to this SAI. The Board will periodically review the Fund’s proxy voting record.

The Fund is required to file Form N-PX, with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. The Fund’s Form N-PX filing, once available, will be available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 1-(877) 779-1999 or (ii) by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

As of the date of this SAI, there were no record or beneficial owners of 5% or more of the Fund or any Share class.

DISCLAIMERS

THE CORPORATIONS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR UNINTERRUPTED CALCULATION OF THE REFERENCE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY FIRST TRUST, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE REFERENCE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE REFERENCE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CORPORATIONS HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

of Vest Financial, LLC, the (“Firm”)

Last Amended: October 7, 2022 (firm name updated January 2, 2024)

Background

Vest Financial, LLC (the “Firm” or the “Adviser”) has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of its clients and must not place its own interests ahead of its clients. The Firm serves as the investment adviser or sub-adviser to open- end mutual funds, Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), Collective Investment Trusts (“CITs”), and acts as a portfolio consultant and may provide sub-supervisory services for Unit Investment Trusts (“UITs”) (collectively “Clients”).

Investment advisers registered with the SEC, and which exercise voting authority with respect to client securities, are required by Rule 206(4)-6 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 the (“Advisers Act”), as amended, to (a) adopt and implement written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that client securities are voted in the best interests of clients, which must include how an adviser addresses material conflicts that may arise between an adviser’s interests and those of its clients; (b) to disclose to clients how they may obtain information from the adviser with respect to the voting of proxies for their securities; (c) to describe to clients a summary of its proxy voting policies and procedures and, upon request, furnish a copy to its clients; and (d) maintain certain records relating to the adviser’s proxy voting activities when the adviser does have proxy voting authority.

Each Client’s agreement with the Firm describes the Firm’s proxy voting responsibilities with respect to that Client, under which the Firm generally will be granted authority to vote proxies related to the investment portfolio securities in a Client’s account unless a Client has expressly reserved the authority to vote such proxies.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, most of the strategies managed for Clients involves the trading of options, and therefore, do not hold portfolio securities for which any matters relating to such portfolio securities were considered at a shareholder meeting. Where a Client’s portfolio holds securities that would be entitled to vote, the objective of the Client’s strategy is generally to track an index. In these instances, purchase and sale decisions of portfolio securities are based on changes to the underlying index and are not usually based on the Adviser’s positive or negative outlook of the issuer.

Voting Policy

To assist the Firm in carrying out its responsibilities with respect to proxy voting, the Firm has engaged on outside firm, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), who provides proxy research, advisory, voting, recordkeeping and vote-reporting service. Pursuant to a proxy voting agency service agreement, ISS is responsible for, among other things: obtaining proxies based on companies owned in Client accounts; providing proxy materials, research and analysis; maintaining a proxy voting system that adequately tracks and records votes; and providing proxy voting records required to file Form N-PX on behalf of Clients that are registered investment companies. The Firm also utilizes ISS’s proprietary service, Proxy Exchange, which provides voting services including voting recommendations.

The Firm has adopted ISS’s Proxy Voting Guidelines Benchmark Policy Recommendations (the “ISS Guidelines”) to determine how each issue on proxy ballots is to be voted. The Firm has reviewed the ISS Guidelines and believes it to be the most consistent and compatible with strategies managed by the Firm and to maximize shareholder value. The ISS Guidelines are incorporated hereto by reference, and a copy of the ISS Guidelines, as may be revised from time to time, is maintained with the Firm’s Proxy Voting Policy.

Proxy statements will be voted in accordance with this template unless: (i) the Firm determines that it has a conflict of interest; or (ii) the Firm’s portfolio managers (“Portfolio Managers”) determine that there are other reasons not to follow the ISS Guidelines; or (iii) No input is provided by the ISS Guidelines, in which case the Adviser will independently determine how a particular issue should be voted and such determination will be documented by the Portfolio Manager.

It will generally be the responsibility of the Firm to vote all proxies, where authorized. It is contemplated that the Firm will be active in all proxy voting issues, however, there may be occasions when a vote is missed by Firm personnel. In the event a vote is missed by Firm personnel, for any reason, that vote will be automatically cast in accordance with the ISS Guidelines. Any decisions regarding proxy voting where the Firm determines not to follow the ISS Guidelines shall be determined by the Portfolio Managers. The Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) must be notified of the decision and a memo regarding the reason for not following the ISS Guidelines must be maintained in the proxy voting file. Additionally, the Firm may determine not to vote a particular proxy if the costs and burdens exceed the benefits of voting (e.g., casting a vote on a foreign security that could involve additional costs or when securities are subject to loan or to share blocking restrictions).

The Firm’s Portfolio Managers and CCO will review, at least annually, the ISS Guidelines for continued relevancy and make a determination that relying on the ISS Guidelines for proxy voting continue to be in the best interest of the Firm’s Clients.

Voting Procedures

Once a Client account is established, the Firm will arrange for the Client’s custodian, as necessary, to forward proxy materials to ISS. The Firm will also confirm that the Client’s custodian provides ISS with a list of Client holdings on a regular basis to enable ISS to track meeting dates and notify the Firm of upcoming meetings.

The voting recommendations are provided by Proxy Exchange for each meeting. Internally, the Firm provides oversight of the proxy voting process. The Firm through a Portfolio Manager or other designated person will review the proxy vote statements and recommendations. In the event a vote is inadvertently missed, the ballot will be cast automatically in accordance with our proxy voting guidelines. A record will be made and maintained of all votes.

The Firm may abstain from voting a proxy if it concludes that the effect on the client’s or shareholder’s economic interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant. The Firm may also abstain from voting if it concludes the cost of voting is disproportionate to the economic impact the vote would have on the portfolio holdings.

The Firm’s CCO or the CCO’s designee will monitor the proxy voting process to ensure that all votes are cast, the proper number of shares are recorded and that the proxy proposals are voted in accordance with the ISS Guidelines or, if there is a vote cast that deviates from such policies, that a rationale is documented.

Conflicts of Interest

The Firm will use commercially reasonable efforts to determine whether a potential conflict may exist, and a potential conflict shall be deemed to exist only if the Portfolio Manager actually knows or should have known of the conflict. The Firm is sensitive to conflicts of interest that may arise in the proxy decision-making process and has identified the following potential conflicts of interest:

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A principal of the Firm or any person involved in the proxy decision-making process currently serves on the Board of the portfolio company.

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An immediate family member of a principal of the Firm or any person involved in the proxy decision-making process currently serves as a director or executive officer of the portfolio company.

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The Firm, or any Client account managed by the Firm any or any affiliate, holds a significant ownership interest in the portfolio company.

Any conflict of interest will be resolved in the best interests of Client’s and fund shareholders. In the event a material conflict of interest is identified or believed to exist, the employee will advise the CCO and the Portfolio Managers will decide whether the Firm should either (1) disclose the conflict to the Client to enable the Client to evaluate the Firm’s proxy voting advice in light of the conflict or (2) disclose to the Client the conflict, with no voting recommendation, and vote in accordance with the Client’s instructions.

The Firm shall also maintain records of any conflicts of interest that were identified with any specific vote, and if so, what action was taken to resolve the conflict with respect to each vote cast.

Due Diligence

The CCO performs the following oversight and assurance functions, among others, over the Firm’s proxy voting: (1) periodically samples proxy votes to ensure that they were cast in compliance with this Proxy Voting Policy; (2) review, no less frequently than annually, the adequacy of this Proxy Voting Policy to make sure that it has been implemented effectively, including whether it continues to be reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in the best interests of the Firm’s clients; (3) at least annually perform due diligence on whether a retained proxy advisory firm has the capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues, including the adequacy and quality of the proxy advisory firm’s staffing and personnel and its policies; and (4) oversee any retained proxy advisory firms and their procedures regarding their capabilities to (i) produce proxy research that is based on current and accurate information (ii) identify and address any conflicts of interest and any other considerations that we believe would be appropriate in considering the nature and quality of the services provided by the proxy advisory firm and (iii) ensure adherence to contractual terms.

Reporting

Upon a client’s written request, the Firm provides information on how portfolio company shares held in the Client’s account were voted. The Firm also furnishes to clients a description of its proxy voting policies and procedures and, upon request, furnish a copy of these policies and procedures to the requesting client. The Firm will also provide required disclosures in response to Item 17 of Form ADV Part 2A summarizing these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures, including a statement that clients may request information regarding how the Firm voted client’s proxies.

Proxy Vote Record Retention

The Firm, in conjunction with ISS, will compile and maintain for five (5) years the proxy voting records required by Rule 204-2(c)(2) under the Advisers Act, which include (1) copies of these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures, (2) a copy of each proxy statement received for Client securities (this requirement may be satisfied by a third party who has agreed in writing to do so or by obtaining a copy of the proxy statement from the EDGAR database), (3) a record of each vote cast on behalf of a client (this requirement may be satisfied by a third party who has agreed in writing to do so), (4) a copy of any document created by the Firm that was material to making the voting decision or that memorializes the basis for the decision, and (5) a copy of each written Client request for information on how the Firm voted proxies on the client’s behalf, as well as a copy of any written response to a written or oral client request for such information. All proxy voting records are to be retained for five years, with the first two years in the offices of the Firm. All records may be maintained electronically.

Form N-PX Filing Logistics

The Firm is responsible for ensuring that the third-party proxy vote service maintains the complete proxy log and confirms the timely voting of proxies. The proxy vote log will be maintained in such a manner that the following information is contained within the log in accordance with the requirements of submitting Form N-PX for proxies voted on behalf of the Firm’s Fund:

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the name of the issuer;

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the exchange ticker symbol, if available;

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the CUSIP number, if available;

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the shareholder meeting date;

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a brief identification of the matter voted on;

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whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or a security holder;

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whether the Firm cast its vote on the matter;

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how the Firm cast its vote on the matter (for, against, abstain, or withhold regarding the election of directors); and

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whether the Firm cast its vote for or against management.

The Firm shall provide the information necessary to complete the Form N-PX to the appropriate fund service provider who will submit the filings in a timely manner.

PART C: OTHER INFORMATION

FT VEST RISING DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS TOTAL RETURN FUND

(the “Registrant”)

Item 25. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(1) Financial Statements:

Not Applicable

(2) Exhibits

	(a)(1)	Agreement and Declaration of Trust is filed herewith.

	(a)(2)	Certificate of Trust is filed herewith.

	(b)	By-Laws are filed herewith.

	(c)	Not applicable.

	(d)	Refer to Exhibit (a)(1), (b).

	(e)	Not applicable.

	(f)	Not applicable.

	(g)(1)	Investment Management Agreement to be filed by amendment.

	(g)(2)	Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement to be filed by amendment.

	(h)	Not applicable.

	(i)	Not applicable.

	(j)	Custody Agreement to be filed by amendment.

	(k)(1)	Administration, Fund Accounting and Recordkeeping Agreement to be filed by amendment.

	(k)(2)	Joint Insured Bond Agreement to be filed by amendment.

	(k)(3)	Joint Liability Insurance Agreement to be filed by amendment.

	(k)(4)	Platform Management Agreement to be filed by amendment.

	(k)(5)	Placement Agent Agreement to be filed by amendment.

	(k)(6)	Distribution and Servicing Plan to be filed by amendment.

	(k)(7)	Subscription Document to be filed by amendment.

	(k)(8)	Escrow Agreement to be filed by amendment.

	(l)	Not applicable.

	(m)	Not applicable.

	(n)	Not applicable.

	(o)	Not applicable.

	(p)	Not applicable.

	(q)	Not applicable.

	(r)(1)	Code of Ethics of Registrant to be filed by amendment.

	(r)(2)	Code of Ethics of First Trust Capital Management L.P. to be filed by amendment.

	(r)(3)	Code of Ethics of Vest Financial LLC to be filed by amendment.

	(r)(4)	Code of Ethics of First Trust Portfolios L.P. to be filed by amendment.

	(s)	Not applicable.

Item 26. Marketing Arrangements

Not applicable.

Item 27. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

All figures are estimates:

Registration fees	$	[ ]
Legal fees	$	[ ]
Printing fees	$	[ ]
Blue Sky fees	$	[ ]
Transfer Agent Fees	$	[ ]
Total	$	[ ]

Item 28. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control With Registrant

[To be added by amendment]

Item 29. Number of Holders of Securities

Title of Class		Number of Shareholders*
Class I		0
Class A		0

* As of [ ], 2024.

Item 30. Indemnification

Sections 8.1-8.5 of Article VIII of the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust states:

Section 8.1

Limitation of Liability. Neither a Trustee nor an officer of the Trust, when acting in such capacity, shall be personally liable to any person other than the Trust or a beneficial owner for any act, omission or obligation of the Trust, any Trustee or any officer of the Trust. Neither a Trustee nor an officer of the Trust shall be liable for any act or omission in his capacity as Trustee or as an officer of the Trust, or for any act or omission of any other officer or any employee of the Trust or of any other person or party, provided that nothing contained herein or in the Act shall protect any Trustee or officer against any liability to the Trust or to Shareholders to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of Trustee or the duties of such officer hereunder.

Section 8.2

Indemnification. The Trust shall indemnify each of its Trustees and officers and persons who serve at the Trust’s request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor, or otherwise, and may indemnify any trustee, director or officer of a predecessor organization (each a “Covered Person”), against all liabilities and expenses (including amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise, as fines and penalties, and expenses including reasonable accountants’ and counsel fees) reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, before any court or administrative or legislative body, in which he may be involved or with which he may be threatened, while as a Covered Person or thereafter, by reason of being or having been such a Covered Person, except that no Covered Person shall be indemnified against any liability to the Trust or its Shareholders to which such Covered Person would otherwise be subject by reason of bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his duties involved in the conduct of such Covered Person’s office (such willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard being referred to herein as “Disabling Conduct”). Expenses, including accountants’ and counsel fees so incurred by any such Covered Person (but excluding amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines or penalties), may be paid from time to time by the Trust in advance of the final disposition of any such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of (a) an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person to repay amounts so paid to the Trust if it is ultimately determined that indemnification of such expenses is not authorized under this Article VIII and either (b) such Covered Person provides security for such undertaking, (c) the Trust is insured against losses arising by reason of such payment, or (d) a majority of a quorum of disinterested, non-party Trustees, or independent legal counsel in a written opinion, determines, based on a review of readily available facts, that there is reason to believe that such Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.

Section 8.3

Indemnification Determinations. Indemnification of a Covered Person pursuant to Section 8.2 shall be made if (a) the court or body before whom the proceeding is brought determines, in a final decision on the merits, that such Covered Person was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct or (b) in the absence of such a determination, a majority of a quorum of disinterested, non-party Trustees or independent legal counsel in a written opinion make a reasonable determination, based upon a review of the facts, that such Covered Person was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct.

Section 8.4

Indemnification Not Exclusive. The right of indemnification provided by this Article VIII shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any such Covered Person may be entitled. As used in this Article VIII, “Covered Person” shall include such person’s heirs, executors and administrators, and a “disinterested, non-party Trustee” is a Trustee who is neither an Interested Person of the Trust nor a party to the proceeding in question.

Section 8.5

Shareholders. Each Shareholder of the Trust and each Class shall not be personally liable for the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred by, contracted for, or otherwise existing with respect to, the Trust or by or on behalf of any Class. The Trustees shall have no power to bind any Shareholder personally or to call upon any Shareholder for the payment of any sum of money or assessment whatsoever other than such as the Shareholder may at any time personally agree to pay pursuant to terms hereof or by way of subscription for any Shares or otherwise.

In case any Shareholder or former Shareholder of any Class shall be held to be personally liable solely by reason of his being or having been a Shareholder of such Class and not because of his acts or omissions or for some other reason, the Shareholder or former Shareholder (or his heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives, or, in the case of a corporation or other entity, its corporate or other general successor) shall be entitled out of the assets belonging to the applicable Class to be held harmless from and indemnified against all loss and expense arising from such liability. The Trust, on behalf of the affected Class, shall, upon request by the Shareholder, assume the defense of any claim made against the Shareholder for any act or obligation of the Class and satisfy any judgment thereon from the assets of the Class. The indemnification and reimbursement required by the preceding sentence shall be made only out of assets of the one or more Classes whose Shares were held by said Shareholder at the time the act or event occurred that gave rise to the claim against or liability of said Shareholder. The rights accruing to a Shareholder under this Section shall not impair any other right to which such Shareholder may be lawfully entitled, nor shall anything herein contained restrict the right of the Trust or any Class thereof to indemnify or reimburse a Shareholder in any appropriate situation even though not specifically provided herein.

Additionally, the Registrant’s various agreements with its service providers contain indemnification provisions.

Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser

Information as to the directors and officers of the Registrant’s investment adviser, First Trust Capital Management L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”), together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature in which the Investment Adviser, and each director, executive officer, managing member or partner of the Investment Adviser, is or has been, at any time during the past two fiscal years, engaged in for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, managing member, partner or trustee, is included in its Form ADV as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-122924), and is incorporated herein by reference.

Information as to the directors and officers of the Registrant’s investment sub-adviser, Vest Financial, LLC (the “Investment Sub-Adviser”), together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature in which the Investment Sub-Adviser, and each director, executive officer, managing member or partner of the Investment Sub-Adviser, is or has been, at any time during the past two fiscal years, engaged in for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, managing member, partner or trustee, is included in its Form ADV as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-77463), and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 32. Location of Accounts and Records

All accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder are maintained at:

UMB Fund Services, Inc.

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

First Trust Capital Management L.P.

225 W. Wacker Drive, 21^st Floor

Chicago, IL 60606

Vest Financial, LLC

1765 Greensboro Station Place, 9^th Floor

McLean, Virginia 22102

Item 33. Management Services

Not applicable.

Item 34. Undertakings

Not applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee in the State of Wisconsin on the 20th day of September 2024.

FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Total Return Fund

By:	/s/ TERRANCE P. GALLAGHER
	Name:	Terrance P. Gallagher
	Title:	Sole Trustee

Exhibit Index

(a)(1)	Agreement and Declaration of Trust

(a)(2)	Certificate of Trust

(b)	By-Laws