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Investor [Member] | FAM Value Fund
FAM Value Fund - Investor Shares SUMMARY SECTION
Investment Objective

FAM Value Fund’s investment objective is to maximize long-term return on capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees(fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Investor [Member]
FAM Value Fund
Investor Class
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchase none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) none
Redemption fee none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor [Member]
FAM Value Fund
Investor Class
Management Fees 0.90%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.29%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.20% [1],[2]
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement (0.01%) [1]
Net Fund Operating Expenses 1.19% [1]
[1] The Advisor has contractually agreed, until May 1, 2022, to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund certain expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage costs, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, dividend expense and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to maintain Net Fund Operating Expenses for Investor Shares at 1.18%. The Fund has agreed to repay the Advisor for amounts waived or reimbursed by the Advisor pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement provided that such repayment does not cause the Net Fund Operating Expenses for Investor Shares to exceed the above limit and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which the Advisor incurred the expense. This Expense Limitation Agreement may only be amended or terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
[2] The “Total Fund Operating Expenses” shown may not correlate to the Fund’s ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the “Financial Highlights” section of the prospectus, which does not include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”
Expense Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Investor [Member] | FAM Value Fund | Investor Class | USD ($) 121 380 659 1,454
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio

Principal Investment Strategies

Fenimore Asset Management, Inc. (“Fenimore”), the investment advisor to the Fund, employs a “value approach” in making its common stock selections. This approach is based on Fenimore’s belief that at any given point in time the stock price of a company may sell below the company’s “true business worth”. Factors considered in evaluating the true business worth include the company’s current earnings and Fenimore’s opinion as to its future earnings potential. After identifying a company whose securities are determined to have a favorable price-to-earnings relationship, Fenimore plans to invest in such securities until the “true business worth” nears the market price of the company’s securities.

Generally, the Fund will attempt to remain fully invested in common stocks and securities that are convertible into common stocks, such as convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. The Fund may invest in the securities of issuers of all sizes and market capitalizations. The Fund may also invest in the securities of both domestic and foreign issuers and it may invest in shares of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).

Principal Risks:

Stock Market Risk - the value of stocks fluctuates in response to the activities of individual companies and general stock market and economic conditions. Stock prices may decline over short or extended periods of time. Stocks are more volatile and riskier than some other forms of investments.
Stock Selection Risk - the value stocks chosen for the Fund are subject to the risk that the market may never realize their intrinsic value or their prices may go down.
Small-Cap Risk - small capitalization companies may not have the size, resources or other assets of large capitalization companies.
Market Risk - the value of your investment will go up and down, which means that you could lose money. Market risk includes political, regulatory, economic, social and health risks (including the risks presented by the spread of infectious diseases) which can lead to increased market volatility and negative impacts on local and global financial markets, and the duration and severity of the impact of these risks on markets cannot be reasonably estimated.
Foreign Investment Risk - the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers that are traded in foreign markets or may be represented by American Depository Receipts that are traded in the United States. Investments in non-U.S. securities may involve additional risk including exchange rate fluctuation, political or economic instability, the imposition of exchange controls, expropriation, limited disclosure and illiquid markets.
Investment in Other Investment Companies Risk - the Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. Shareholders of the Fund will indirectly be subject to the fees and expenses of the other investment companies in which the Fund invests. In addition, shareholders will be exposed to the investment risks associated with investments in other investment companies.

Annual Total Return

The following bar chart and table show some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Investor Shares performance since 2011. The table shows the Investor Shares average annual returns (before and after taxes) for the one year, five year and ten year periods compared to those of the Russell MidCap Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark index. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at the Fund’s website fenimoreasset.com.

FAM VALUE FUND Investor Shares
Bar Chart
Best Quarter (2Q’20) 15.75%
Worst Quarter (1Q’20) -23.73%

 

AVERAGE TOTAL ANNUAL RETURN (for the periods ending December 31, 2020)
Average Annual Total Returns - Investor [Member] - FAM Value Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Investor Class Return before taxes 6.82% 12.05% 11.25%
Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions   5.91% 10.79% 10.09%
Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales   4.68% 9.44% 9.07%
Russell MidCap Index   17.10% 13.40% 12.41%

The after-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts, or to investors who are tax exempt. After-tax returns are shown for the Investor Class and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Investor [Member] | FAM Dividend Focus Fund
FAM Dividend Focus Fund - Investor Shares SUMMARY SECTION
Investment Objective

FAM Dividend Focus Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income as well as long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily (at least 80% of its total assets) in income-producing stocks that pay dividends.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Investor [Member]
FAM Dividend Focus Fund
Investor Class
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchase none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) none
Redemption fee none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor [Member]
FAM Dividend Focus Fund
Investor Class
Management Fees 0.90%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.34%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.25% [1]
[1] The “Total Fund Operating Expenses” shown may not correlate to the Fund’s ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the “Financial Highlights” section of the prospectus, which does not include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”
Expense Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Investor [Member] | FAM Dividend Focus Fund | Investor Class | USD ($) 127 397 686 1,511
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 25% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Fenimore Asset Management, Inc. (“Fenimore”), the investment advisor to the Fund employs a “value approach” in making its common stock selections. This approach is based on Fenimore’s belief that at any given point in time the stock price of a company may sell below the company’s “true business worth”. Factors considered in evaluating the true business worth include the company’s current earnings and Fenimore’s opinion as to its future earnings potential. After identifying a company whose securities are determined to have a favorable price-to-earnings relationship, Fenimore plans to invest in such securities until the “true business worth” nears the market price of the company’s securities.

Generally, the Fund will attempt to remain fully invested in common stocks and securities that are convertible into common stocks, such as convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. The Fund may invest in the securities of issuers of all sizes and market capitalizations. The Fund may also invest in the securities of both domestic and foreign issuers and it may invest in shares of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).

Principal Risks:

Stock Market Risk - the value of stocks fluctuates in response to the activities of individual companies and general stock market and economic conditions. Stock prices may decline over short or extended periods of time. Stocks are more volatile and riskier than some other forms of investments.
Stock Selection Risk - the value stocks chosen for the Fund are subject to the risk that the market may never realize their intrinsic value or their prices may go down.
Small-Cap Risk - small capitalization companies may not have the size, resources or other assets of large capitalization companies.
Market Risk - the value of your investment will go up and down, which means that you could lose money. Market risk includes political, regulatory, economic, social and health risks (including the risks presented by the spread of infectious diseases) which can lead to increased market volatility and negative impacts on local and global financial markets, and the duration and severity of the impact of these risks on markets cannot be reasonably estimated.
Foreign Investment Risk - the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers that are traded in foreign markets or may be represented by American Depository Receipts that are traded in the United States. Investments in non-U.S. securities may involve additional risk including exchange rate fluctuation, political or economic instability, the imposition of exchange controls, expropriation, limited disclosure and illiquid markets.
Investment in Other Investment Companies Risk - the Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. Shareholders of the Fund will indirectly be subject to the fees and expenses of the other investment companies in which the Fund invests. In addition, shareholders will be exposed to the investment risks associated with investments in other investment companies.

Annual Total Return

The following bar chart and table show some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Investor Shares performance since 2011. The table shows the Investor Shares average annual returns (before and after taxes) for the one year, five year and ten year periods compared to those of the Russell MidCap Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark index. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at the Fund’s website fenimoreasset.com.

FAM Dividend Focus FUND Investor Shares
Bar Chart
Best Quarter (2Q’20) 19.20%
Worst Quarter (1Q’20) -23.41%

 

AVERAGE TOTAL ANNUAL RETURN (for the periods ending December 31, 2020)
Average Annual Total Returns - Investor [Member] - FAM Dividend Focus Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Investor Class Return before taxes 13.20% 15.51% 12.98%
Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions   12.54% 14.52% 11.77%
Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales   8.15% 12.18% 10.31%
Russell MidCap Index   17.10% 13.40% 12.41%

The after-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts, or to investors who are tax exempt. After-tax returns are shown for the Investor Class and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Investor [Member] | FAM Small Cap Fund
FAM Small Cap Fund - Investor Shares SUMMARY SECTION
Investment Objective

FAM Small Cap Fund’s investment objective is to maximize long-term return on capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Investor [Member]
FAM Small Cap Fund
Investor
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchase none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) none
Redemption fee none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor [Member]
FAM Small Cap Fund
Investor
Management Fees 0.90%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.38%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.29% [1]
[1] The “Total Fund Operating Expenses” shown may not correlate to the Fund’s ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the “Financial Highlights” section of the prospectus, which does not include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”
Expense Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example also includes the contractual arrangement permitting the Advisor to recover amounts waived or reimbursed by the Advisor during prior years. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Investor [Member] | FAM Small Cap Fund | Investor | USD ($) 131 409 708 1,556
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Fenimore Asset Management, Inc. (“Fenimore”), the investment advisor to the Fund, employs a “value approach” in making its common stock selections. This approach is based on Fenimore’s belief that at any given point in time the stock price of a company may sell below the company’s “true business worth”. Factors considered in evaluating the true business worth include the company’s cur- rent earnings, and Fenimore’s opinion as to its future potential. After identifying a company whose securities are determined to have a favorable price-to-earnings relationship, Fenimore plans to invest in such securities until the “true business worth” nears the market price of the company’s securities.

Under normal market conditions the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of small-cap companies. The Fund considers small-cap companies to be those issuers that, at the time of initial purchase, have a market capitalization that is within or below the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index as of the latest reconstitution. As of May 8, 2020, the market capitalization range for the Russell 2000 Index was approximately $94.8 million to $4.4 billion.

The Fund may invest in securities of both domestic and foreign issuers and it may invest in shares of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund’s policy of investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-cap companies may only be changed upon 60 days prior notice to shareholders.

Principal Risks

Small-Cap Risk - small capitalization companies may not have the size, resources or other assets of large capitalization companies.
Stock Market Risk - the value of stocks fluctuates in response to the activities of individual companies and general stock market and economic conditions. Stock prices may decline over short or extended periods of time. Stocks are more volatile and riskier than some other forms of investments.
Stock Selection Risk - the value stocks chosen for the Fund are subject to the risk that the market may never realize their intrinsic value or their prices may go down.
Market Risk - the value of your investment will go up and down, which means that you could lose money. Market risk includes political, regulatory, economic, social and health risks (including the risks presented by the spread of infectious diseases) which can lead to increased market volatility and negative impacts on local and global financial markets, and the duration and severity of the impact of these risks on markets cannot be reasonably estimated.
Foreign Investment Risk - the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers that are traded in foreign markets or may be represented by American Depository Receipts that are traded in the United States. Investments in non-U.S. securities may involve additional risk including exchange rate fluctuation, political or economic instability, the imposition of exchange controls, expropriation, limited disclosure and illiquid markets.
Investment in Other Investment Companies Risk - the Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. Shareholders of the Fund will indirectly be subject to the fees and expenses of the other investment companies in which the Fund invests. In addition, shareholders will be exposed to the investment risks associated with investments in other investment companies.

Annual Total Return

The following bar chart and table show some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the Investor Shares performance since 2013. The table shows the Investor Shares average annual returns (before and after taxes) for the one year period and five year period ended December 31, 2020 and since the Fund’s inception on March 1, 2012 compared to those of the Russell 2000 Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at the Fund’s website fenimoreasset.com.

FAM SMALL CAP FUND Investor Shares
Bar Chart
Best Quarter (4Q’20) 25.41%
Worst Quarter (1Q’20) -30.29%

 

AVERAGE TOTAL ANNUAL RETURNS
Average Annual Total Returns - Investor [Member] - FAM Small Cap Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Investor Return before taxes 10.10% 10.46% 11.40% Mar. 01, 2012
Investor | After Taxes on Distributions   10.09% 9.66% 10.68%  
Investor | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales   5.98% 8.13% 9.17%  
Russell 2000 Index   19.96% 13.26% 12.08%  

The after-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts, or to investors who are tax exempt. After-tax returns are shown for the Investor Class and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Institutional [Member] | FAM Value Fund
FAM Value Fund - Institutional Shares SUMMARY SECTION
Investment Objective

FAM Value Fund’s investment objective is to maximize long-term return on capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Institutional [Member]
FAM Value Fund
FAM Value Fund Institutional Class
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchase none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) none
Redemption fee none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Institutional [Member]
FAM Value Fund
FAM Value Fund Institutional Class
Management Fees 0.90%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.21%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.12% [1],[2]
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement (0.12%) [1]
Net Fund Operating Expenses 1.00% [1]
[1] The Advisor has contractually agreed, until May 1, 2022, to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund certain expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage costs, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, dividend expense and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to maintain Net Fund Operating Expenses for Institutional Shares at 0.99%. The Fund has agreed to repay the Advisor for amounts waived or reimbursed by the Advisor pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement provided that such repayment does not cause the Net Fund Operating Expenses for Institutional Shares to exceed the above limit and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which the Advisor incurred the expense. This Expense Limitation Agreement may only be amended or terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
[2] The “Total Fund Operating Expenses” shown may not correlate to the Fund’s ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the “Financial Highlights” section of the prospectus, which does not include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”
Expense Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Institutional [Member] | FAM Value Fund | FAM Value Fund Institutional Class | USD ($) 102 344 605 1,352
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Fenimore Asset Management, Inc. (“Fenimore”), the investment advisor to the Fund, employs a “value approach” in making its common stock selections. This approach is based on Fenimore’s belief that at any given point in time the stock price of a company may sell below the company’s “true business worth”. Factors considered in evaluating the true business worth include the company’s current earnings and Fenimore’s opinion as to its future earnings potential. After identifying a company whose securities are determined to have a favorable price-to-earnings relationship, Fenimore plans to invest in such securities until the “true business worth” nears the market price of the company’s securities.

Generally, the Fund will attempt to remain fully invested in common stocks and securities that are convertible into common stocks, such as convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. The Fund may invest in the securities of issuers of all sizes and market capitalizations. The Fund may also invest in the securities of both domestic and foreign issuers and it may invest in shares of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).

Principal Risks
Stock Market Risk - the value of stocks fluctuates in response to the activities of individual companies and general stock market and economic conditions. Stock prices may decline over short or extended periods of time. Stocks are more volatile and riskier than some other forms of investments.
Stock Selection Risk - the value stocks chosen for the Fund are subject to the risk that the market may never realize their intrinsic value or their prices may go down.
Small-Cap Risk - small capitalization companies may not have the size, resources or other assets of large capitalization companies.
Market Risk - the value of your investment will go up and down, which means that you could lose money. Market risk includes political, regulatory, economic, social and health risks (including the risks presented by the spread of infectious diseases) which can lead to increased market volatility and negative impacts on local and global financial markets, and the duration and severity of the impact of these risks on markets cannot be reasonably estimated.
Foreign Investment Risk - the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers that are traded in foreign markets or may be represented by American Depository Receipts that are traded in the United States. Investments in non-U.S. securities may involve additional risk including exchange rate fluctuation, political or economic instability, the imposition of exchange controls, expropriation, limited disclosure and illiquid markets.
Investment in Other Investment Companies Risk – the Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. Shareholders of the Fund will indirectly be subject to the fees and expenses of the other investment companies in which the Fund invests. In addition, shareholders will be exposed to the investment risks associated with investments in other investment companies.
Annual Total Return

The performance results shown below for the periods prior to January 3, 2017, the date of commencement of operations of the Institutional Shares for the Fund, are for a class of shares of the Fund that are not offered in this Prospectus, Investor Shares, which are subject to higher fees as a result of differences in the shareholder administrative services fees and certain other fees paid by each class. Institutional Shares and Investor Shares would have substantially similar performance results because the shares of each class are invested in the same portfolio securities of the Fund. Because of the difference in the level of fees paid by Investor Shares, the returns for the Investor Shares will be lower than the returns for Institutional Shares. The following bar chart and table show some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart and table show the Investor Shares performance for periods prior to January 3, 2017. The table shows the average annual returns (before and after taxes) for the one year, five year and ten year periods ended December 31, 2020 and compared to those of the Russell MidCap Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at the Fund’s website fenimoreasset.com.

FAM VALUE FUND Institutional Shares
Bar Chart
Best Quarter (2Q’20) 15.82%
Worst Quarter (1Q’20) -23.69%

 

AVERAGE TOTAL ANNUAL RETURN (for the periods ending December 31, 2020) Institutional Shares
Average Annual Total Returns - Institutional [Member] - FAM Value Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
FAM Value Fund Institutional Class Return before taxes 7.03% 12.22% 11.33%
FAM Value Fund Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions   6.12% 10.95% 10.17%
FAM Value Fund Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales   4.80% 9.57% 9.14%
Russell MidCap Index   17.10% 13.40% 12.41%

The after-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts, or to investors who are tax exempt. After-tax returns are shown for the Institutional Class and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Institutional [Member] | FAM Dividend Focus Fund
FAM Dividend Focus Fund - Institutional Shares SUMMARY SECTION
Investment Objective

FAM Dividend Focus Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income as well as long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily (at least 80% of its total assets) in income-producing stocks that pay dividends.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Institutional [Member]
FAM Dividend Focus Fund
FAM Dividend Focus Fund Institutional Class
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchase none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) none
Redemption fee none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Institutional [Member]
FAM Dividend Focus Fund
FAM Dividend Focus Fund Institutional Class
Management Fees 0.90%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.34% [1]
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.25% [2]
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement (0.14%) [2]
Net Fund Operating Expenses 1.11% [2]
[1] “Other Expenses” have been restated based on current contractual arrangements and are estimated for the current fiscal year.
[2] As of the date of this Prospectus, the Institutional Class of the FAM Dividend Focus Fund has not commenced operations. Prior to the Institutional Class commencing operations, the Advisor contractually agreed, until May 1, 2022, to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund certain expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage costs, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, dividend expense and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to maintain Net Fund Operating Expenses for Institutional Shares at 1.10%. The Fund has agreed to repay the Advisor for amounts waived or reimbursed by the Advisor pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement provided that such repayment does not cause the Net Fund Operating Expenses for Institutional Shares to exceed the above limit and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which the Advisor incurred the expense. This Expense Limitation Agreement may only be amended or terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. 
Expense Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: Expense Example
Expense Example
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Institutional [Member] | FAM Dividend Focus Fund | FAM Dividend Focus Fund Institutional Class | USD ($) 113 383 673 1,499
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 25% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Fenimore Asset Management, Inc. (“Fenimore”), the investment advisor to the Fund employs a “value approach” in making its common stock selections. This approach is based on Fenimore’s belief that at any given point in time the stock price of a company may sell below the company’s “true business worth”. Factors considered in evaluating the true business worth include the company’s current earnings and Fenimore’s opinion as to its future earnings potential. After identifying a company whose securities are determined to have a favorable price-to-earnings relationship, Fenimore plans to invest in such securities until the “true business worth” nears the market price of the company’s securities.

Generally, the Fund will attempt to remain fully invested in common stocks and securities that are convertible into common stocks, such as convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. The Fund may invest in the securities of issuers of all sizes and market capitalizations. The Fund may also invest in the securities of both domestic and foreign issuers and it may invest in shares of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).

Principal Risks
Stock Market Risk - the value of stocks fluctuates in response to the activities of individual companies and general stock market and economic conditions. Stock prices may decline over short or extended periods of time. Stocks are more volatile and riskier than some other forms of investments.
Stock Selection Risk - the value stocks chosen for the Fund are subject to the risk that the market may never realize their intrinsic value or their prices may go down.
Small-Cap Risk - small capitalization companies may not have the size, resources or other assets of large capitalization companies.
Market Risk - the value of your investment will go up and down, which means that you could lose money. Market risk includes political, regulatory, economic, social and health risks (including the risks presented by the spread of infectious diseases) which can lead to increased market volatility and negative impacts on local and global financial markets, and the duration and severity of the impact of these risks on markets cannot be reasonably estimated.
Foreign Investment Risk - the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers that are traded in foreign markets or may be represented by American Depository Receipts that are traded in the United States. Investments in non-U.S. securities may involve additional risk including exchange rate fluctuation, political or economic instability, the imposition of exchange controls, expropriation, limited disclosure and illiquid markets.
Investment in Other Investment Companies Risk – the Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. Shareholders of the Fund will indirectly be subject to the fees and expenses of the other investment companies in which the Fund invests. In addition, shareholders will be exposed to the investment risks associated with investments in other investment companies.
Annual Total Return

The Institutional Shares of the Fund have not yet commenced operations and therefore do not yet have their own performance history. The performance results shown are for the Investor shares which are not offered in this Prospectus. Investor Shares are subject to higher fees because of differences in the shareholder administrative services fees and certain other fees paid by each class. Institutional Shares and Investor Shares would have substantially similar performance results because the shares of each class are invested in the same portfolio securities of the Fund. Because of the difference in the level of fees paid by Investor Shares, the returns for the Investor Shares will be lower than the returns for Institutional Shares. The following bar chart and table show some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Investor Shares performance from year to year. The table shows the Investor Shares average annual returns (before and after taxes) compared to those of the Russell MidCap Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark index. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at the Fund’s website fenimoreasset.com.

FAM DIVIDEND FOCUS FUND Institutional Shares
Bar Chart
Best Quarter (2Q’20) 19.20%
Worst Quarter (1Q’20) -23.41%

 

AVERAGE TOTAL ANNUAL RETURN (for the periods ending December 31, 2020) Institutional Shares
Average Annual Total Returns - Institutional [Member] - FAM Dividend Focus Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
FAM Dividend Focus Fund Institutional Class Return before taxes 13.20% 15.51% 12.98%
FAM Dividend Focus Fund Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions   12.54% 14.52% 11.77%
FAM Dividend Focus Fund Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales   8.15% 12.18% 10.31%
Russell MidCap Index   17.10% 13.40% 12.41%

The after-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts, or to investors who are tax exempt. After-tax returns are shown for the Investor Class and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Institutional [Member] | FAM Small Cap Fund
FAM Small Cap Fund - Institutional Shares SUMMARY SECTION
Investment Objective:

FAM Small Cap Fund’s investment objective is to maximize long-term return on capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Institutional [Member]
FAM Small Cap Fund
FAM Small Cap Fund Institutional Class
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchase none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) none
Redemption fee none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Institutional [Member]
FAM Small Cap Fund
FAM Small Cap Fund Institutional Class
Management Fees 0.90%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.28%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.19% [1]
[1] The “Total Fund Operating Expenses” shown may not correlate to the Fund’s ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the “Financial Highlights” section of the prospectus, which does not include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”
Expense Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: Expense Example
Expense Example
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Institutional [Member] | FAM Small Cap Fund | FAM Small Cap Fund Institutional Class | USD ($) 121 378 654 1,443
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Fenimore Asset Management, Inc. (“Fenimore”), the investment advisor to the Fund, employs a “value approach” in making its common stock selections. This approach is based on Fenimore’s belief that at any given point in time the stock price of a company may sell below the company’s “true business worth”. Factors considered in evaluating the true business worth include the company’s current earnings, and Fenimore’s opinion as to its future potential. After identifying a company whose securities are determined to have a favorable price-to-earnings relationship, Fenimore plans to invest in such securities until the “true business worth” nears the market price of the company’s securities.

Under normal market conditions the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of small-cap companies. The Fund considers small-cap companies to be those issuers that, at the time of initial purchase, have a market capitalization that is within or below the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index as of the latest reconstitution. As of May 8, 2020, the market capitalization range for the Russell 2000 Index was approximately $94.8 million to $4.4 billion.

The Fund may invest in securities of both domestic and foreign issuers and it may invest in shares of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund’s policy of investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-cap companies may only be changed upon 60 days prior notice to shareholders.

Principal Risks
Small-Cap Risk - small capitalization companies may not have the size, resources or other assets of large capitalization companies.
Stock Market Risk - the value of stocks fluctuates in response to the activities of individual companies and general stock market and economic conditions. Stock prices may decline over short or extended periods of time. Stocks are more volatile and riskier than some other forms of investments.
Stock Selection Risk - the value stocks chosen for the Fund are subject to the risk that the market may never realize their intrinsic value or their prices may go down.
Market Risk - the value of your investment will go up and down, which means that you could lose money. Market risk includes political, regulatory, economic, social and health risks (including the risks presented by the spread of infectious diseases) which can lead to increased market volatility and negative impacts on local and global financial markets, and the duration and severity of the impact of these risks on markets cannot be reasonably estimated.
Foreign Investment Risk – the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers that are traded in foreign markets or may be represented by American Depository Receipts that are traded in the United States. Investments in non-U.S. securities may involve additional risk including exchange rate fluctuation, political or economic instability, the imposition of exchange controls, expropriation, limited disclosure and illiquid markets.
Investment in Other Investment Companies Risk – the Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. Shareholders of the Fund will indirectly be subject to the fees and expenses of the other investment companies in which the Fund invests. In addition, shareholders will be exposed to the investment risks associated with investments in other investment companies.
Annual Total Return

The performance results shown below for the periods prior to January 1, 2016, the date of commencement of operations of the Institutional Shares for the Fund, are for a class of shares of the Fund that are not offered in this Prospectus, Investor Shares, which are subject to higher fees as a result of differences in the shareholder administrative services fees and certain other fees paid by each class. Institutional Shares and Investor Shares would have substantially similar performance results because the shares of each class are invested in the same portfolio securities of the Fund. Because of the difference in the level of fees paid by Investor Shares, the returns for the Investor Shares will be lower than the returns for Institutional Shares. The following bar chart and table show some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart and table show the Investor Shares performance for periods prior to January 1, 2016. The table shows the average annual returns (before and after taxes) for the 1-year, 5-year and since inception periods ended December 31, 2020 and compared to those of the Russell 2000 Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at the Fund’s website fenimoreasset.com

FAM SMALL CAP FUND Institutional Shares
Bar Chart
Best Quarter (4Q’20) 25.49%
Worst Quarter (1Q’20) -30.28%

 

AVERAGE TOTAL ANNUAL RETURN (for the periods ending December 31, 2020) Institutional Shares
Average Annual Total Returns - Institutional [Member] - FAM Small Cap Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
FAM Small Cap Fund Institutional Class Return before taxes 10.25% 10.60% 11.40%
FAM Small Cap Fund Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions   10.25% 9.80% 10.68%
FAM Small Cap Fund Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales   6.07% 8.24% 9.17%
Russell 2000 Index   19.96% 13.26% 12.08%

The after-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts, or to investors who are tax exempt. After-tax returns are shown for the Institutional Class and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.