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SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

 

May 1, 2026

 

 

 

Rational Strategic Allocation Fund

Class A Shares: RHSAX Class C Shares: RHSCX Institutional Shares: RHSIX

 

 

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s complete prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund at http://rationalmf.com/literature-forms/. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800-253-0412, emailing info@rationalmf.com, or by asking any financial intermediary that offers shares of the Fund. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated May 1, 2026, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus and may be obtained, free of charge, at the website or phone number noted above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FUND SUMMARY – RATIONAL STRATEGIC ALLOCATION FUND

Investment Objective: The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income and moderate appreciation of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund: This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and is included in the sections of the Fund’s Prospectus entitled How to Buy Shares on page 145 and Appendix A - Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers, and in the section of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) entitled Waivers and Reductions of Up-Front Sales Charge on Class A Shares on page 92.

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Institutional Shares Class A Shares Class C Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) None 4.75% None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or the net asset value of shares at the time of redemption) None None(1) 1.00%(2)
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions None None None
Redemption Fee None None None
Exchange Fee None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Institutional Shares Class A Shares Class C Shares
Management Fees 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees None 0.25% 1.00%

Other Expenses (including shareholder services fee of up to 0.25%)

Interest/Dividend Expense

Remaining Other Expenses

 

1.50%

0.02%

1.48%

 

1.60%

0.02%

1.58%

 

1.70%

0.01%

1.69%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(3) 1.58% 1.58% 1.58%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 3.18% 3.53% 4.38%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements(4) (1.13)% (1.23)% (1.34)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements(4) 2.05% 2.30% 3.04%

 

(1) In the case of investments of $1 million or more (where you do not pay an initial sales charge and the selling broker receives a commission), a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) may be assessed on shares redeemed within two years of purchase
(2) Maximum Deferred Sales Charge on Class C shares applies to shares sold within 12 months of purchase.
(3)  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (“AFFE”) are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. The total annual fund operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund’s financial highlights because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. AFFE includes the advisory fees paid to Rational Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) and its affiliated advisors, and other fees paid to its affiliates by the investment companies advised by the Advisor or its affiliates in which the Fund invests.
(4)  The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary in order to limit the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (excluding (i) acquired fund fees and expenses; (ii) brokerage commissions and trading costs; (iii) interest (including borrowing costs and overdraft charges), (iv) taxes, (v) short sale dividends and interest expenses, and (vi) non-routine or extraordinary expenses, such as regulatory inquiry and litigation expenses) to not more than 0.45%, 0.70% and 1.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Institutional, Class A, and Class C shares, respectively, through April 30, 2027. This arrangement may only be terminated prior to this date with the agreement of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under certain conditions, the
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  Advisor may recoup management fees that it waived or Fund expenses that it paid under this agreement for a period of three years from the date the fees were waived or expenses paid, if the recoupment can be achieved without causing the expense ratio of the share class (after the recoupment is taken into account) to exceed (i) the expense limit in effect at the time the fees were waived or expenses paid, or (ii) the expense limit in place at the time of the recoupment.

 

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 you redeem (or you hold, as applicable) all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, the Fund’s operating expenses remained the same, and the expense reduction/reimbursement remains in place for the contractual period only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the above assumptions, your costs would be:

  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Institutional Shares $208 $875 $1,566 $3,407
Class A Shares $697 $1,398 $2,119 $4,018
Class C Shares – no redemption $307 $1,206 $2,116 $4,440
Class C Shares – with redemption $407 $1,206 $2,116 $4,440

 

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 30% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of futures contracts on the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”) (“Index Futures”) and in income and yield-oriented securities. The Index measures the performance of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States. The Fund’s investments in Index Futures are designed to provide a return (before fees and expenses) that approximates the performance of the Index. The Fund also seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of income and yield-oriented mutual funds typically representing non-traditional income and yield-oriented asset classes (“Underlying Funds”) with the objective to: (1) provide current income; (2) provide additional return over the long term; and (3) support the goal of moderate capital appreciation by buffering the impact of downside equity market volatility. The Underlying Funds are also advised by the Advisor or an affiliate of the Advisor. The Fund will hold cash and cash equivalents, including U.S. Treasury securities, as margin or collateral for the Fund’s futures investments.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund intends to invest in a portfolio of Underlying Funds, excluding cash and cash equivalents required for margin or collateral, while also maintaining notional exposure to the Index through its investments in futures contracts, which are intended to provide the Fund with economic exposure to U.S. equities in an amount up to the value of the Fund’s net assets. The term “notional exposure” refers to an investor’s exposure to the face value of an asset, whereas “economic exposure” refers to exposure to the market value of an asset. As a result, the Fund’s total investment exposure (direct investments in Underlying Funds plus notional exposure to the Index) will typically be equal to approximately 200% of the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund will maintain roughly 70% - 100% notional exposure to futures and roughly 70% - 100% notional exposure to underlying funds. The Fund could lose money on its investments in the Underlying Funds and through its exposure to the Index at the same time, potentially magnifying losses during periods of equity market sell-offs.

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The Underlying Funds in which the Fund may invest typically focus on non-traditional income and yield-oriented investments, including asset classes such as agency and non-agency residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) (including hedged agency MBS and collateralized mortgage obligations); asset-backed securities (including collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”)); corporate debt, convertible securities, and floating rate loans and other floating rate investments; real estate investment trusts (“REITs”); and other alternative strategies that generate yield. The Fund may invest in Underlying Funds without any constraints as to the market capitalization, duration, maturity, country of domicile (including emerging market countries), or type of securities or investments held by the Underlying Funds. Certain of the Underlying Funds may hold, without limit, debt securities of any credit quality, including below investment grade debt securities (also known as “junk” bonds).

The Advisor has broad discretion in the purchase of Underlying Funds for the Fund’s portfolio. The Advisor selects Underlying Funds based on a fundamental research process.

Principal Investment Risks

As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective. Investment markets are unpredictable and there will be certain market conditions where the Fund will not meet its investment objective and will lose money. The Fund’s net asset value and returns will vary and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund, and those losses could be significant. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The following summarizes the principal risks of investing (either directly or indirectly through investing in the Underlying Funds) in the Fund. These risks could adversely affect the net asset value, total return and the value of the Fund and your investment. For purposes of the discussion below, “Fund” means Fund and/or one or more of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

ADR Risk. ADRs, which are typically issued by a bank, are certificates that evidence ownership of shares of a foreign company and are alternatives to purchasing foreign securities directly in their national markets and currencies. ADRs are subject to the same risks as direct investment in foreign companies and involve risks that are not found in investments in U.S. companies. ADRs may not track the price of the underlying foreign securities on which they are based, and their value may change materially at times when U.S. markets are not open for trading. Certain ADRs are not listed on an exchange and therefore may be considered to be illiquid.

Advisor’s Potential Conflict Risk. Because the Advisor or an affiliate is primarily responsible for managing both the Fund and the Underlying Funds, the Advisor is subject to conflicts of interest with respect to how it allocates the Fund’s assets among the Underlying Funds. The Advisor may have an incentive to allocate the Fund’s assets to those Affiliated Funds for which the net advisory fees payable to the Advisor are higher than the fees payable by other Affiliated Funds.

Allocation Risk. Because the Fund allocates its assets among several Underlying Funds, the Fund has less flexibility in its investment strategy than other funds which may invest their assets without restrictions.

Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Issuers of asset-backed securities may have limited ability to enforce the security interest in the underlying assets, and credit enhancements provided to support the securities, if any, may be inadequate to protect investors in the event of default. Asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that a borrower's payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans.

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Asset-backed securities are also subject to extension risk, which is the risk that a rise in interest rates could reduce the rate of prepayments, causing the price of the asset-backed securities and the Fund’s share price to fall.

Actively Managed Fund Risk. An Underlying Fund may be actively managed and not seek to replicate the performance of its benchmark. As a result, the Fund’s performance will vary intentionally and perhaps significantly from that of its benchmark.

Business Development Companies (“BDC”) Risk. BDCs may carry risks similar to those of a private equity or venture capital fund. BDC company securities are not redeemable at the option of the shareholder and they may trade in the market at a discount to their net asset value. A BDC is a form of investment company that is required to invest at least 70% of its total assets in securities (typically debt) of private companies, thinly traded U.S. public companies, or short-term high-quality debt securities. The BDCs held by an Underlying Fund may leverage their portfolios through borrowings or the issuance of preferred stock. While leverage often serves to increase the yield of a BDC, this leverage also subjects a BDC to increased risks, including the likelihood of increased volatility and the possibility that a BDC’s common share income will fall if the dividend rate of the preferred shares or the interest rate on any borrowings rises.

Call Risk. Issuers of securities may redeem the securities prior to maturity at a price below their current market value.

Cash or Cash Equivalents Risk. At times, the Fund may have significant investments in cash or cash equivalents. When a substantial portion of a portfolio is held in cash or cash equivalents, there is the risk that the value of the cash account, including interest, will not keep pace with inflation, thus reducing purchasing power over time. Additionally, in rising markets, holding cash or cash equivalents may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

CDOs and CLOs Risk. Collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) are securities backed by an underlying portfolio of debt and loan obligations, respectively. CDOs and CLOs issue classes or “tranches” that vary in risk and yield and may experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, decrease of market value due to collateral defaults and removal of subordinate tranches, market anticipation of defaults, and investor aversion to CDO and CLO securities as a class. The risks of investing in CDOs and CLOs depend largely on the tranche held by a Fund and the types of underlying debts and loans in such tranche of the CDO or CLO, respectively. The risks of CDOs and CLOs will be greater if an Underlying Fund invests in CDOs and CLOs that hold debt or loans of uncreditworthy borrowers or if the Fund holds subordinate tranches of the CDO or CLO that absorb losses from the defaults before senior tranches. CDOs and CLOs are also subject to additional risks, including, but not limited to, interest rate risk and credit risk.

Changing Fixed Income Market Conditions Risk. Interest rate increases could cause the value of any fund that invests in fixed income securities to decrease to the extent that it invests in fixed income securities. Federal Reserve policy changes may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility and may reduce liquidity for certain Underlying Fund investments, which could cause the value of the Underlying Fund’s investments and share price to decline.

Commodity Risk. Investing in the commodities markets (directly or indirectly) may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. Commodity prices may be influenced by unfavorable weather, animal and plant disease, geologic and environmental factors,

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as well as changes in government regulation such as tariffs, embargoes or burdensome production rules and restrictions.

Convertible Securities Risk. Convertible securities are hybrid securities that have characteristics of both bonds and common stocks and are subject to fixed income security risks and conversion value-related equity risk. Convertible securities are similar to other fixed-income securities because they usually pay a fixed interest rate and are obligated to repay principal on a given date in the future. The market value of fixed-income securities tends to decline as interest rates increase. Convertible securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates when their conversion to equity feature is small relative to the interest and principal value of the bond. Convertible issuers may not be able to make principal and interest payments on the bond as they become due. Convertible securities may also be subject to prepayment or redemption risk. If a convertible bond is called for redemption, the Fund will be required to surrender the security for redemption and convert it into the issuing company's common stock or cash at a time that may be unfavorable to the Fund. Convertible securities may also have characteristics similar to common stocks, especially when their conversion value is greater than the interest and principal value of the bond. When a convertible security’s value is more closely tied to its conversion to stock feature, it is sensitive to the underlying stock's price.

The prices of some convertible securities, such as convertible preferred stock, tend to move more slowly upwards than common stock prices. In an issuer bankruptcy, preferred stock holders are subordinate to the claims of debtholders and may receive little or no recovery.

Synthetic convertible securities are derivative debt securities and are subject to the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the synthetic security. The value of a synthetic convertible security may decline substantially if the counterparty's creditworthiness deteriorates. The value of a synthetic convertible security may also respond differently to market fluctuations than a convertible security because a synthetic convertible is composed of two or more separate securities, each with its own market value.

Correlation Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund’s historical relationship and correlation to equity direction or volatility will continue. As a result, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve lower volatility than the Index and/or better performance than the Index as a result of its blend of strategies. Correlation and covariance are factors that impact the Fund’s calculation of risk. There is also no guarantee that these factors will accurately predict future risk. Just as past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance, past correlation is not necessarily indicative of future correlation.

Counterparty Risk. The value of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if an issuer’s securities experience a credit downgrade; an issuer or guarantor of an investment held by the Fund fails to pay an obligation on a timely basis, otherwise defaults or is perceived by other investors to be less creditworthy; or a counterparty to a derivatives or other transaction with the Fund files for bankruptcy, becomes insolvent, or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to honor its obligation to the Fund and therefore delays or impairs the Fund’s ability to recover its deposits with such counterparty.

Credit Risk. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests may have their credit ratings downgraded or may default in the payment of principal or interest on the securities, which would cause the Fund to lose money.

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Currency Risk. Currency trading involves significant risks, including market risk, interest rate risk, country risk, counterparty credit risk and short sale risk. Market risk results from the price movement of foreign currency values in response to shifting market supply and demand. Since exchange rate changes can readily move in one direction, a currency position carried overnight or over a number of days may involve greater risk than one carried a few minutes or hours. Interest rate risk arises whenever a country changes its stated interest rate target associated with its currency. Country risk arises because virtually every country has interfered with international transactions in its currency. Interference has taken the form of regulation of the local exchange market, restrictions on foreign investment by residents, or limits on inflows of investment funds from abroad. Restrictions on the exchange market or on international transactions are intended to affect the level or movement of the exchange rate. This risk could include the country issuing a new currency, effectively making the “old” currency worthless.

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations (see “Counterparty Risk” above); (ii) the risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying reference asset. Derivatives can also create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by holding a position in the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative or the anticipated value of the underlying asset, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. When a derivative is used for hedging, the change in value of the derivative may also not correlate specifically with the risk of the underlying asset being hedged. 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; geopolitical conflicts; changes in interest rates; inflation and deflation. Derivatives strategies may not always be successful, and their successful use will depend on the portfolio managers’ ability to accurately forecast movements in the market relating to the underlying asset.

Futures Risk. Investments in futures contracts involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in futures can have a disproportionately large impact on the Fund. This risk could cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, futures contracts may become mispriced or improperly valued relative to the Advisor’s expectations and may not produce the desired investment results. Additionally, changes in the value of futures contracts may not track or correlate perfectly with the underlying reference asset because of temporary, or even long-term, supply and demand imbalances and because futures do not pay dividends.

Forwards Risk. Forward contracts are individually negotiated and privately traded and are therefore dependent upon the creditworthiness of the counterparty and subject to counterparty default risk and liquidity risk. If a counterparty defaults and fails to deliver or settle a forward

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trade, replacing the transaction may be costly. Liquidity risk exists because no organized secondary market exists to trade or dispose of forward obligations.

Options Market Risk. Markets for options may not always operate on a fair and orderly basis. At times, prices for options and options on futures may not represent fair market value and prices may be subject to manipulation, which may be extreme under some circumstances. The dysfunction and manipulation of volatility and options markets may make it difficult for the Underlying Fund to effectively implement its investment strategy and achieve its objectives, and could potentially lead to significant losses.

Options Risk. There are risks associated with the use of options. As the buyer of a call option, an Underlying Fund risks losing the entire premium invested in the option if the underlying reference instrument does not rise above the strike price, which means the option will expire worthless. As the buyer of a put option, an Underlying Fund risks losing the entire premium invested in the option if the underlying reference instrument does not fall below the strike price, which means the option will expire worthless. Conversely, as a seller (writer) of a call option or put option, the Underlying Fund will lose money if the value of the underlying reference instrument rises above (written call option) or falls below (written put option) the respective option’s strike price. The Fund's losses are potentially large in a written put transaction and potentially unlimited in an unhedged written call transaction.

Additionally, purchased options may decline in value due to changes in price of the underlying reference instrument, passage of time and changes in volatility. Generally, options may not be an effective hedge because they may have imperfect correlation to the value of the Underlying Fund's portfolio securities. Further, the underlying reference instrument on which the option is based may have imperfect correlation to the value of the Underlying Fund's portfolio securities. Option premiums are treated as short-term capital gains and, when distributed to shareholders, are usually taxable as ordinary income, which may have a higher tax rate than long-term capital gains for shareholders holding Underlying Fund shares in a taxable account. Options are also subject to leverage and volatility risk, liquidity risk, tracking risk (the risk that an option’s returns will deviate from a benchmark) and sub-strategy risk (the risk that hedging sub-strategies will not perform as expected).

Swaps Risk. Swaps are subject to tracking risk because they may not be perfect substitutes for the instruments they are intended to hedge or replace. Over the counter swaps are subject to counterparty default. Leverage inherent in derivatives will tend to magnify the Fund’s losses. The costs of investing in swaps will be indirectly paid by the Underlying Fund.

Duration Risk. Longer-term securities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes. In a low interest rate environment, where there is potential for increases in those rates, a heightened risk is posed by rising interest rates to longer-term fixed income securities. Effective duration estimates price changes for relatively small changes in rates. If rates rise significantly, effective duration may tend to understate the drop in a security’s price. If rates drop significantly, effective duration may tend to overstate the rise in a security’s price. Duration should not be confused with maturity. The maturity of a fixed income security is a measure of the amount of time left until the security “matures” or repays its face value. In contrast, duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates rather than the amount of time remaining to maturity. Longer duration tends to result in greater volatility and a greater sensitivity to interest rate changes. For example, a five-year duration means that the fixed income security will decrease in value by 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by 5% if interest rates fall 1%.

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Emerging Market Risk. Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments, weaker economies, and less-developed legal systems with fewer security holder rights. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions, or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. Companies in emerging market countries generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable, which can impede the Fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Emerging markets usually are subject to greater market volatility, political, social and economic instability, uncertainty regarding the existence of trading markets, and more governmental limitations on foreign investment than are more developed markets. Emerging market economies may be based on only a few industries and security issuers may be more susceptible to economic weakness and more likely to default. Emerging market securities also tend to be less liquid, and the prices of such securities tend to be more volatile than the securities of issuers located in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information.

Equity Security Risk. Equity securities, including common stocks, are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. Investor perceptions are based on various and 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 and banking crises.

Extension Risk. When interest rates rise, anticipated prepayments may occur at a slower-than expected rate, thus effectively extending the maturity of mortgage-backed securities. Prices of longer-term securities generally fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates than prices of shorter-term securities.

Fixed Income Securities Risk. The value of fixed income securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund's share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

Floating Rate Loans Risk. A Fund may invest in floating rate loans that are senior in the capital structure of the borrower or issuer, and that are secured with specific collateral. Loans that are senior and secured generally involve less risk than unsecured or subordinated debt and equity instruments of the same borrower because the payment of principal and interest on senior loans is an obligation of the borrower that, in most instances, takes precedence over the payment of dividends or the return of capital to the borrower’s shareholders, and payments to bond holders; and because of the collateral supporting the repayment of the debt instrument. However, the value of the collateral may not equal a Fund’s investment when the debt instrument is acquired or may decline below the principal amount of the debt instrument subsequent to the Fund’s investment. Also, to the extent that collateral consists of stocks of the borrower, or its subsidiaries or affiliates,

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a Fund bears the risk that the stocks may decline in value, be relatively illiquid, or may lose all or substantially all of their value, causing the Fund’s investment to be under-collateralized. Therefore, the liquidation of the collateral underlying a floating rate loan in which a Fund has invested, may not satisfy the borrower’s obligation to the Fund in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal, and the collateral may not be able to be readily liquidated.

In the event of the bankruptcy of a borrower or issuer, a Fund could experience delays and limitations on its ability to realize the benefits of the collateral securing the Fund’s investment. Among the risks involved in a bankruptcy are assertions that the pledge of collateral to secure a loan constitutes a fraudulent conveyance or preferential transfer that would have the effect of nullifying or subordinating a Fund’s rights to the collateral.

Floating rate loans are also subject to interest rate risk arising from changes in short-term market interest rates. If short-term market interest rates fall, the yield on a Fund’s shares will also fall. Conversely, when short-term market interest rates rise, because of the lag between changes in such short-term rates and the resetting of the floating rates on the floating rate debt in a Fund’s portfolio, the impact of rising rates will be delayed to the extent of such lag. The impact of market interest rate changes on a Fund’s yield will also be affected by whether, and the extent to which, the floating rate debt in the Fund’s portfolio is subject to floors on the base rate on which interest is calculated for such loans (a “base rate floor”). So long as the base rate for a loan remains under the base rate floor, changes in short-term interest rates will not affect the yield on such loans. In addition, to the extent that the interest rate spreads on floating rate debt in a Fund’s portfolio experience a general decline, the yield on the Fund’s shares will fall and the value of the Fund’s assets may decrease, which will cause the Fund’s net asset value to decrease.

The floating rate debt in which a Fund invests may be generally rated lower than investment-grade credit quality, i.e., rated lower than “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “BBB-” by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), or have been made to borrowers who have issued debt securities that are rated lower than investment-grade in quality or, if unrated, would be rated lower than investment-grade credit quality. Investment decisions for a Fund will be based largely on the credit analysis performed by the Advisor and/or the sub-advisor to an Underlying Fund, and not entirely on rating agency evaluation. This analysis may be difficult to perform. Information about a loan and its borrower generally is not in the public domain. Many borrowers have not issued securities to the public and are not subject to reporting requirements under federal securities laws. Generally, however, borrowers are required to provide financial information to lenders and information may be available from other loan market participants or agents that originate or administer loans. Certain bank loans may not be considered “securities,” and purchasers, such as an Underlying Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on the protections of federal securities laws, including antifraud provisions.

Foreign Exchanges Risk. A portion of the derivatives trades made by an Underlying Fund may take place on foreign markets. Neither existing CFTC regulations nor regulations of any other U.S. governmental agency apply to transactions on foreign markets. Some of these foreign markets, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are so-called principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the trader has entered into a commodity interest transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

Foreign Investment Risk. Investments in foreign securities tend to be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities because, among other things, they involve risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad, including economic sanctions, as well as risks

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resulting from differences between the regulations and reporting standards and practices to which U.S. and foreign issuers are subject. Investing in foreign securities includes trading related risks (e.g., government supervision and regulation of foreign securities and currency markets, trading systems and brokers may be less than in the U.S., and foreign securities may be subject to foreign governmental restrictions such as exchange controls). All of the risks of investing in foreign securities are typically increased by investing in emerging market countries. Securities denominated in foreign currencies may be adversely affected by changes in currency rates and by substantial currency conversion costs.

Geographic Concentration Risk. An Underlying Fund may be particularly susceptible to economic, political, regulatory or other events or conditions affecting countries within the specific geographic regions in which the Fund invests. Currency devaluations could occur in countries that have not yet experienced currency devaluation to date, or could continue to occur in countries that have already experienced such devaluations. As a result, the Underlying Fund's net asset value may be more volatile than a more geographically diversified fund.

Income Risk. Income risk is the risk that the income from the Fund’s portfolio will decline because of falling market interest rates. This can result when an Underlying Fund invests the proceeds from new share sales, or from matured or called bonds, at market interest rates that are below the portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that bond prices overall, including the prices of securities held by the Fund, will decline over short or long periods of time due to rising interest rates. Bonds with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to interest rates than bonds with shorter maturities. The maturity and effective duration of the Fund’s investment portfolio may vary materially, from time to time, and there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve or maintain any particular target maturity or effective duration of its investment portfolio.

Junk Bond Risk. Lower-quality bonds, known as “high yield” or “junk” bonds, present greater risk than bonds of higher quality, including an increased risk of default. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these bonds and reduce the Underlying Fund’s ability to sell such bonds. The lack of a liquid market for these bonds could decrease the Fund’s share price.

Large Capitalization Stock Risk. Investments in larger, more established companies are subject to the risk that larger companies are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion. Large capitalization companies may be less able than smaller capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges, such as changes in consumer tastes or innovative smaller competitors, potentially resulting in lower markets for their common stock. During different market cycles, the performance of large capitalization companies has trailed the overall performance of the broader securities markets.

Leverage Risk. The use of leverage by the Fund, such as through the use of derivatives, will cause the Fund to incur additional expenses and magnify the Fund's gains or losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a leveraged derivatives position. Leveraging also may require that the Fund liquidate portfolio securities when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations. Leveraging may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amounts invested or borrowed.

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Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments of the Fund would be difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price, or possibly requiring the Fund to dispose of other investments at unfavorable times or prices in order to satisfy its obligations. Liquid securities can become illiquid due to political, economic or issuer specific events; supply/demand imbalances; changes in a specific market’s size or structure, including the number of participants; or overall market disruptions.

Lower Quality Debt Risk. Lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer.

Management Risk. The investment strategies and models employed by the Advisor in selecting investments and asset allocations for the Fund may not result in an increase in the value of your investment or in overall performance equal to other similar investment vehicles having similar investment strategies. In addition, the Advisor’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the Advisor’s judgment will produce the desired result. The measures that the Advisor or portfolio manager use to monitor and manage the risks of the Fund may not accomplish the intended results and the Fund may experience losses significantly greater than expected.

Market Risk. The value of securities in the Fund’s portfolio will fluctuate and, as a result, the Fund’s share price may decline suddenly or over a sustained period of time. Overall market risks may also affect the value of the Fund. Factors such as economic growth and market conditions, trading and tariff arrangements, geopolitical conflicts, interest rate levels and political events affect the securities markets.

Medium (Mid) Capitalization Stock Risk. The earnings and prospects of mid-capitalization companies are more volatile than larger companies, they may experience higher failure rates than larger companies and normally have a lower trading volume than larger companies, which may tend to make their market price fall more disproportionately than larger companies in response to selling pressures.

MLP and MLP-Related Securities Risk. Investments in MLPs and MLP-related securities involve risks different from those of investing in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP or MLP-related security, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between an MLP and the MLP’s general partner, cash flow risks, dilution risks (which could occur if the MLP raises capital and then invests it in projects whose return fails to exceed the cost of capital raised), and risks related to the general partner’s limited call right. MLPs and MLP-related securities are generally considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns. Depending on the state of interest rates in general, the use of MLPs or MLP-related securities could enhance or harm the overall performance of the Fund.

Model and Data Risk. Like all quantitative analysis, the investment models utilized by an Underlying Fund carry the risk that the ranking system, valuation results and predictions might be based on one or more incorrect assumptions, insufficient historical data, inadequate design, or may not be suitable for the purpose intended. In addition, models may not perform as intended for many reasons, including errors, omissions, imperfections or malfunctions. Because the use of models is usually based on data supplied by third parties, the success of the Underlying Fund’s use of such models is dependent on the accuracy and reliability of the supplied data. Historical data inputs may

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be subject to revision or corrections, which may diminish data reliability and quality of predictive results. Changing and unforeseen market dynamics could also lead to a decrease in the short-term or long-term effectiveness of a model. Models may lose their predictive validity and incorrectly forecast future market behavior and asset prices, leading to potential losses. No assurance can be given that a model will be successful under all or any market conditions.

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-backed securities represent participating interests in pools of residential mortgage loans, some of which are guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. These guarantees are made at the “loan level” and relate only to the payment of principal and interest on the underlying mortgage loans. These loan level governmental guarantees do not cover the payment of principal and interest on, or fluctuations in the market values of, the related mortgage-backed securities, and do not apply to investors’ purchase of shares of the Fund. Mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by governmental agencies or instrumentalities such as Ginnie Mae, or government-sponsored entities such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are generally known as “agency mortgage-backed securities.” Agency mortgage-backed securities are backed by mortgage loans that satisfy the underwriting and other criteria published by the applicable governmental entity. The payment of interest and principal on these mortgage-backed securities is generally guaranteed by the applicable governmental entity.

Mortgage-backed securities issued by private issuers are also known as “non-agency” mortgage-backed securities. Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are not subject to the same stringent underwriting requirements as agency mortgage-backed securities and, therefore, the mortgage loans underlying privately issued mortgage-backed securities may have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics, and wider variances in interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. The market for non-agency mortgage-backed securities is smaller and less liquid than the market for agency mortgage-backed securities.

Mortgage-backed securities do not have a fixed maturity and their expected maturities may vary as interest rates rise or fall. An increased rate of prepayments on the Underlying Fund’s mortgage-backed securities will result in an unforeseen loss of interest income to the Fund as the Fund may be required to reinvest assets at a lower interest rate. A decreased rate of prepayments lengthens the expected maturity of a mortgage-backed security. The prices of mortgage-backed securities may decrease more than prices of other fixed-income securities when interest rates rise. The liquidity of mortgage-backed securities may change over time.

Mortgage-backed securities may be backed by mortgage loans across the spectrum of credit quality. Lower credit quality mortgage loans, such as those considered “subprime,” are more likely to default than those considered “prime” by a rating agency or service provider. Mortgage-backed securities supported by subprime mortgage loans generally carry a higher risk of loss and are potentially less liquid than mortgage-backed securities supported by prime mortgage loans, as an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for subprime mortgage loans and thereby reduce the Underlying Fund’s ability to sell securities backed by such loans. Additionally, subprime loan borrowers may seek bankruptcy protection, which would delay resolution of security holder claims and may eliminate or materially reduce liquidity.

Preferred Stock Risk. The value of preferred stocks will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of preferred stock. Preferred stocks are also subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that an issuer of preferred stock will fail to make its dividend payments. Preferred stock prices tend to move more slowly upwards than common stock prices. In an issuer bankruptcy, preferred stock holders are subordinate to the claims of debtholders and may receive little or no recovery.

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Prepayment Risk. The Fund may invest in debt securities that may be paid off early when the issuer of a debt security can repay the principal prior to a security’s maturity. If interest rates are falling, the Fund may have to reinvest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income.

Regulatory Risk. Changes in the laws or regulations of the United States, including any changes to applicable tax laws and regulations, could impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective and could increase the operating expenses of the Fund. An Underlying Fund and the Subsidiary may be “commodity pools” under the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, and the Advisor may be a “commodity pool operator” registered with and regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). As a result, additional CFTC-mandated disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping obligations may apply with respect to an Underlying Fund and the Subsidiary and subject it to CFTC penalties if reporting was found to be deficient. Compliance with these regulatory requirements could increase the Fund’s expenses.

 

Real Estate/REIT Risk. The Fund’s investments in REITs are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate, including sensitivity to general economic downturns and the volatility of local real estate markets. REITs may have limited financial resources and their securities may trade infrequently and in limited volume, and thus may be more volatile than other securities.

Security Risk. The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the activities and financial prospects of an individual security in the Fund’s or an Underlying Fund’s portfolio.

Smaller Capitalization Stock Risk. To the extent an Underlying Fund invests in the stocks of smaller-sized companies, the Fund may be subject to additional risks, including the risk that earnings and prospects of these companies are more volatile than larger companies.

Structured Note Risk. An Underlying Fund may seek investment exposure to sectors through structured notes that may be exchange traded or may trade in the over-the-counter market.  These notes are typically issued by banks or brokerage firms, and have interest and/or principal payments which are linked to changes in the price level of certain assets or to the price performance of certain indices.  The value of a structured note will be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for this type of note, interest rate and market volatility, changes in the issuer's credit quality rating, and economic, legal, political, or other events that affect the industry.

Tax Risk.  Certain of the Underlying Fund’s investment strategies, including transactions in total return swaps, may be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may have adverse tax consequences for the Fund. By investing in commodities indirectly through a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of an Underlying Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (a “Subsidiary), an Underlying Fund would intend to obtain exposure to the commodities markets within the U.S. federal tax requirements that apply to the Underlying Fund. However, because the Subsidiary is a controlled foreign corporation, any income received from its investments would be passed through to the Underlying Fund as ordinary income, which may be taxed at less favorable rates than capital gains.  The Subsidiary would declare and distribute a dividend to the Underlying Fund, no less than annually, as the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary, in an amount approximately equal to the total amount of “Subpart F” income (as defined in Section 951 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) generated by or expected to be generated by the Subsidiary’s investments during the fiscal year. If the Subsidiary were to fail to make sufficient dividend distributions to the Underlying Fund, all or a portion of the income from the Underlying Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary might not be qualifying income, and the Underlying Fund might not qualify as a regulated investment company for one or more years.

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Underlying Fund Risk. The Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests are subject to investment advisory fees and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund. As a result, the cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly in the Underlying Funds and may be higher than other mutual funds that invest directly in stocks and bonds. Each of the Underlying Funds is subject to its own specific risks.

Volatility Risk. Significant short-term price movements could adversely impact the performance of an Underlying Fund. The performance of an Underlying Fund may be based in part on the prices of one or more of the CBOE Market Volatility Index (“VIX”) Futures or other similar volatility-related products in which the Fund indirectly invests. VIX Futures or other similar volatility-related products are affected by a variety of factors and may change unpredictably, affecting the value of such VIX Futures or other similar volatility-related products and, consequently, the value and the market price of the Fund’s shares.

 

U.S. Government Obligations Risk. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. government and generally have negligible credit risk. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or authorities and U.S. government-sponsored instrumentalities or enterprises may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary Risk. By investing in a Subsidiary, an Underlying Fund would be indirectly exposed to the commodities risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments in commodity-related instruments. Shareholders of the Underlying Fund are indirectly subject to the principal risks of the Subsidiary by virtue of the Underlying Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary. There can be no assurance that the Subsidiary’s investments will contribute to the Underlying Fund’s returns. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Underlying Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this Prospectus and could adversely affect the Fund, such as by reducing the Fund’s investment returns.

For more information, please see the section of the Fund’s Prospectus entitled “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Investment Strategies and Related Risks.” 

Performance: The bar chart and accompanying table shown below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the total return of its Class A shares for each full calendar year, and by showing how its average annual returns compare over time with those of a broad-based market index.

 

How the Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by calling 1-800-253-0412.

 

The Fund changed its investment strategy effective December 13, 2019. Performance information for periods prior to December 13, 2019, does not reflect the Fund’s current investment strategy.

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Annual Total Returns

Figures in the bar chart do not reflect sales charges. If they did, returns would be lower.

During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 18.17% (quarter ended March 31, 2024), and the lowest return for a quarter was (23.07)% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).

The Fund’s Class A shares year-to-date return as of March 31, 2026, was (17.58)%.

Average Annual Total Returns

(For periods ended December 31, 2025)

  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Shares      
Return Before Taxes 5.52% 7.48% 6.19%
Return After Taxes on Distributions 2.05% 4.18% 3.50%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 3.39% 4.50% 3.80%
S&P 500 Total Return Index® (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 17.88% 14.42% 14.82%
  1 Year 5 Years Since Share Class Inception (5/31/2016)
Institutional Shares      
Return Before Taxes 11.08% 8.82% 6.95%
Class C Shares      
Return Before Taxes 10.06% 7.78% 5.91%
S&P 500 Total Return Index® (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 17.88% 14.42% 15.09%

 

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shareholders who hold Fund shares in tax-advantaged accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. After-tax returns are only shown for Class A shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

Investment Advisor and Portfolio Managers

Advisor: Rational Advisors, Inc. is the Fund’s investment advisor.

Portfolio Manager: David Miller, Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Advisor, serves as the Fund’s portfolio manager and is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. Mr. Miller has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since May 2016.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares: The minimum initial purchase for the Fund’s Class A, Class C, and Institutional shares is $1,000. For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum subsequent investment is $50; for Institutional shares, the minimum subsequent investment is $500. For Class A, Class C, and Institutional shares, the minimum initial and subsequent investment through the Automatic Investment Plan is $50.

You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open. Redemption requests may be made in writing, by telephone or through a financial intermediary, to the Fund or the Transfer Agent and will be paid by check or wire transfer.

Tax Information: The Fund’s distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which case your distributions may be taxed as ordinary income when withdrawn from the tax-advantaged account.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries: If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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