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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund (the “Fund”)

a series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

 

Class I Shares (Ticker: MAFIX)

Class A Shares (Ticker: MAFAX)

Class C Shares (Ticker: MAFCX)

 

 

 

Supplement dated July 8, 2021

to the Fund’s Prospectus dated December 31, 2020

 

 

 

THIS SUPPLEMENT CONTAINS NEW AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEYOND THAT CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROSPECTUS.

 

1.This supplement contains information about a reorganization of the Fund’s use of subsidiary companies to achieve its Managed Futures investment strategy. The reorganization described below does not give rise to any change in the Fund’s investment strategy or exposures. Effective on or about July 8, 2021, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in ACMAF Onshore Series LLC, a wholly-owned and controlled Delaware series limited liability company (the “Onshore Subsidiary”).

 

2.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, the Adviser may allocate assets of the Onshore Subsidiary to multiple Managed Futures portfolios (the “Segregated Portfolios”) that include investment styles or sub-strategies such as (i) trend following, (ii) discretionary, fundamentals-based investing with a focus on macroeconomic analysis, (iii) strategies that pursue both fundamental and technical trading approaches, (iv) other specialized approaches to specific or individual market sectors such as equities, interest rates, metals, agricultural and soft commodities, and (v) systematic trading strategies which incorporate technical and fundamental variables.

 

3.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, all references in the Prospectus to the Subsidiaries shall refer to each of the Cayman Subsidiary, the SPC (each as defined below), and the Onshore Subsidiary.

 

4.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, paragraphs two and three in the section entitled “SUMMARY SECTION – Principal Investment Strategies” beginning on page 2 of the Prospectus are replaced with the following:

 

The Managed Futures strategy will be achieved by the Fund investing in managed futures investments, including (i) options, (ii) futures, (iii) forwards, (iv) spot contracts, or (v) swaps, including total return swaps, each of which may be tied to (i) commodities, (ii) financial indices and instruments, (iii) foreign currencies, or (iv) equity indices (the “Futures Portfolio”). The Managed Futures strategy will be achieved by the Fund investing a portion of its assets in ACMAF Onshore Series LLC, a wholly-owned and controlled Delaware series limited liability company (the “Onshore Subsidiary”), and the Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in ACMAF Master Offshore Limited, a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Cayman Subsidiary”). The Cayman Subsidiary will in turn invest all or substantially all of its assets in segregated portfolios of ACMAF Offshore SPC (the “SPC” and, together with the Onshore Subsidiary and the Cayman Subsidiary, the “Subsidiaries”), a wholly-owned and controlled segregated portfolio company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Subsidiary will serve solely as an intermediate entity through which the Fund will invest in the SPC. The Cayman Subsidiary makes no independent investment decisions and has no investment or other discretion over the Fund’s investable assets. The Adviser may allocate assets of the SPC and the Onshore Subsidiary to multiple Managed Futures portfolios (the “Segregated Portfolios”) that include investment styles or sub-strategies such as (i) trend following, (ii) discretionary, fundamentals-based investing with a focus on macroeconomic analysis, (iii) strategies that pursue both fundamental and technical trading approaches, (iv) other specialized approaches to specific or individual market sectors such as equities, interest rates, metals, agricultural and soft commodities, and (v) systematic trading strategies which incorporate technical and fundamental variables.

 

 

 

The Managed Futures strategy investments are designed to achieve capital appreciation in the financial and commodities futures markets. The Adviser intends to allocate a portion of the assets of the SPC and the Onshore Subsidiary to one or more Trading Advisers to manage in percentages determined at the discretion of the Adviser. Each Trading Adviser will manage one or more of its own Segregated Portfolios. All commodities futures and commodities-related investments will be made in the Segregated Portfolios of the SPC. Each current Trading Adviser is registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) as a Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”). Trading Advisers that are not registered with the SEC as investment advisers provide advice only regarding matters that do not involve securities. The trading strategies employ several different trading styles using different research and trading methodologies, in a wide range of global financial and commodity markets operating over multiple time frames. Trading Advisers may use discretionary approaches aimed at identifying value investments and turning points in trends. The Fund invests in U.S. and non-U.S. markets and in developed and emerging markets.

 

5.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, paragraph 10 in the section entitled “SUMMARY SECTION – Principal Investment Strategies” beginning on page 2 of the Prospectus is replaced with the following:

 

Generally, the SPC invests primarily in commodity futures but it may also invest in financial futures, options, forwards, spot contracts and swap contracts, fixed income securities, pooled investment vehicles, including those that are not registered pursuant to the 1940 Act and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral for the SPC’s derivative positions. The Onshore Subsidiary only invests in financial futures, options, forwards, spot contracts and swap contracts, fixed income securities, pooled investment vehicles, including those that are not registered pursuant to the 1940 Act, and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral for derivative positions. The Fund invests in the SPC via the Cayman Subsidiary in order to gain exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax laws, rules and regulations that apply to regulated investment companies. Unlike the Fund and the Onshore Subsidiary, the SPC may invest without limitation in commodity-linked derivatives, however, the SPC will comply with the same 1940 Act asset coverage requirements with respect to its investments in commodity-linked derivatives that are applicable to the Fund’s transactions in derivatives. The Fund complies with Section 8 and Section 18 of the 1940 Act, governing investment policies and capital structure and leverage, respectively, on an aggregate basis with the Subsidiaries. The Subsidiaries also comply with Section 17 of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions and custody. In addition, to the extent applicable to the investment activities of the Subsidiaries, the Subsidiaries are subject to the same fundamental investment restrictions and will follow the same compliance policies and procedures as the Fund. Unlike the Fund, the Subsidiaries will not seek to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of Subtitle A, Chapter 1, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund is, directly or indirectly, the sole shareholder of each Subsidiary and does not expect shares of the Subsidiaries to be offered or sold to other investors.

 

 

 

6.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, the paragraphs entitled “Subsidiary Risk” and “Tax Risk” in the section entitled “SUMMARY SECTION – Principal Investment Risks” beginning on page 4 of the Prospectus are replaced with the following:

 

Subsidiary Risk: By investing in the Subsidiaries, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with each Subsidiary’s investments. The derivatives and other investments held by the Subsidiaries are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act, and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, are not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws of the United States, Delaware and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiaries to continue to operate as they currently do and could adversely affect the Fund.

 

Tax Risk: In order to qualify as a RIC, the Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income, the diversification of its assets and the distribution of its income. Under the test regarding the source of a RIC’s income, at least 90% of the gross income of the RIC each year must be qualifying income, which consists of dividends, interest, gains on investment assets and other categories of investment income. In 2006, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published a ruling that income realized from swaps with respect to a commodities index would not be qualifying income. The Fund’s investment in the SPC (via the Cayman Subsidiary) is expected to provide the Fund with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the Code for qualification as a RIC, but there is a risk that the IRS could assert that the income derived from the investment in the SPC and certain commodity-linked structured notes will not be considered qualifying income for purposes of the Fund remaining qualified as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The IRS finalized Treasury Regulations that provide that the income from a foreign subsidiary that is a controlled foreign corporation is qualifying income for purposes of a fund remaining qualified as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes (1) to the extent the income is actually distributed by a foreign subsidiary for the RIC each year and (2) even if not distributed currently, to the extent the income is derived with respect to the fund’s business of investing in stock, securities or currencies. If the Fund were to fail to qualify as a RIC and became subject to federal income tax, shareholders of the Fund would be subject to diminished returns. Changes in the laws of the United States, Delaware and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or its Subsidiaries to operate as described in this Prospectus and the SAI and could adversely affect the Fund. For example, the Cayman Islands does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax or withholding tax on the Cayman Subsidiary or the SPC. If Cayman Islands law changes such that the Cayman Subsidiary and/or the SPC must pay Cayman Islands taxes, Fund shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns.

 

 

 

7.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, the paragraph entitled “Subsidiary Risk” in the section entitled “FUND INFORMATION – More Information About Risks – Principal Risks” beginning on page 11 of the Prospectus is replaced with the following:

 

Subsidiary Risk. The Fund will make investments through its direct and indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and the State of Delaware. By investing in the Subsidiaries, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with each Subsidiary’s investments. The derivatives and other investments held by a Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. These risks are described elsewhere in this Prospectus. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Subsidiaries will be achieved.

 

The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act, and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, are not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund, directly or indirectly, wholly owns and controls the Subsidiaries, making it unlikely that a Subsidiary will take action contrary to the interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Board has oversight responsibility for the investment activities of the Fund, including its investment in the Subsidiaries, and the Fund’s role as the direct or indirect sole shareholder of each Subsidiary. The Subsidiaries will be subject to the same investment restrictions and limitations, and follow the same compliance policies and procedures, as the Fund.

 

Changes in the laws of the United States, Delaware and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or its Subsidiaries to operate as described in this Prospectus and in the SAI and could adversely affect the Fund. For example, the Cayman Islands does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax or withholding tax on the Cayman Subsidiary or the SPC. If Cayman Islands law changes such that the Cayman Subsidiary and/or the SPC must pay Cayman Islands taxes, Fund shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns.

 

Please retain this Supplement for future reference.

 

 

 

Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund (the “Fund”)

a series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

 

Class I Shares (Ticker: MAFIX)

Class A Shares (Ticker: MAFAX)

Class C Shares (Ticker: MAFCX)

 

 

 

Supplement dated July 8, 2021

to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated December 31, 2020

 

 

 

THIS SUPPLEMENT CONTAINS NEW AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEYOND THAT CONTAINED IN THE SAI AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SAI.

 

1.This supplement contains information about a reorganization of the Fund’s use of subsidiary companies to achieve its Managed Futures investment strategy. The reorganization described below does not give rise to any change in the Fund’s investment strategy or exposures. Effective on or about July 8, 2021, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in ACMAF Onshore Series LLC, a wholly-owned and controlled Delaware series limited liability company (the “Onshore Subsidiary”).

 

2.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, all references in the SAI to the Subsidiaries shall refer to each of the Cayman Subsidiary, the SPC (each as defined below), and the Onshore Subsidiary.

 

3.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, the paragraph entitled “Multi-Manager Structure” in the section entitled “PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISKS” beginning on page 1 of the SAI is replaced with the following:

 

Multi-Manager Structure. The Fund, ACMAF Master Offshore Limited, a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Cayman Subsidiary"), ACMAF Offshore SPC, an indirect wholly-owned and controlled segregated portfolio company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “SPC”) and ACMAF Onshore Series LLC, a wholly-owned and controlled Delaware series limited liability company (the “Onshore Subsidiary” and, together with the Cayman Subsidiary and the SPC, the “Subsidiaries), are managed by the Adviser and one or more asset managers who are unaffiliated with the Adviser (each a “Trading Adviser” and together, the “Trading Advisers”). Subject to review by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Adviser is responsible for selecting the Fund’s investment strategies and for allocating and reallocating assets among the Trading Advisers consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and strategies. The Adviser may allocate assets of the SPC and the Onshore Subsidiary to multiple managed futures portfolios (the “Segregated Portfolios”). The Adviser is also responsible for recommending to the Board whether an agreement with a Trading Adviser should be approved, renewed, modified or terminated and for monitoring and evaluating the Trading Advisers. The Adviser is also responsible for implementing procedures to ensure that each Trading Adviser complies with the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and restrictions.

 

 

 

4.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, the paragraph entitled “Subsidiary Risk” in the section entitled “PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISKS” beginning on page 1 of the SAI is replaced with the following:

 

Subsidiary Risk. The Fund makes investments through the wholly-owned and controlled Subsidiaries of the Fund: ACMAF Offshore SPC (via the Cayman Subsidiary) and ACMAF Onshore Series LLC Investment in the SPC (via the Cayman Subsidiary) provides the Fund with exposure to the commodity markets within the limitations of Subchapter M of Subtitle A, Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code. The SPC is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and the Onshore Subsidiary is a Delaware series limited liability company. The Fund is the direct or indirect sole shareholder of each Subsidiary, and it is not currently expected that shares of the Subsidiaries will be sold or offered to other investors.

 

The SPC and the Onshore Subsidiary will invest primarily in derivative instruments, such as, commodity futures contracts, non-commodity futures contracts, such as equity index, government bond, fixed income and foreign exchange futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, commodity and non-commodity swap agreements. The SPC and the Onshore Subsidiary may also invest in fixed income securities and money market instruments, cash and cash equivalents with two years or less term to maturity, and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiary’s derivative positions. All commodities futures and commodities-related investments will be made in the Segregated Portfolios of the SPC. The Fund’s investment in each Subsidiary may vary depending on the types of instruments selected by the Adviser or Trading Advisers to gain exposure to the commodities markets. To the extent that the Fund invests in the Subsidiaries, the Fund may be subject to the risks associated with the abovementioned derivative instruments and other securities, which are discussed elsewhere in the Prospectus and this SAI.

 

The Fund intends to treat physically settled futures contracts in the same manner as cash settled futures contracts through the use of a swap and/or letter agreement with each Subsidiary’s futures commission merchant for the purposes of complying with Section 18 of 1940 Act. The SEC has not declared whether or not the use of such a letter agreement is sufficient for the purpose of compliance with Section 18 of the 1940 Act. There is a risk, therefore, that the SEC may deem the use of the letter agreement as insufficient and that the Fund may not be permitted to continue to gain exposure to these contracts through the use of the letter agreement.

 

The Fund intends to treat physically settled fx forward transactions in the same manner as cash settled fx forward transactions through the use of a letter agreement (the “Letter”) with each Subsidiary’s FX Prime Broker (“FXPB”) for the purposes of complying with Section 18 of 1940 Act. The Letter provides that the Subsidiary will ensure the liquidation of any deliverable transactions by entering into offsetting FX spot, forward or swap transactions or by rolling forward the net currency positions under such transactions. Failing that, where the transaction is not liquidated prior to the settlement date of such transaction, the FXPB will liquidate the position prior to the settlement date at the applicable prevailing market rate. Therefore, the Letter provides that the Fund and/or the Subsidiary will never be left with an obligation to purchase or deliver the currency underlying the forward transaction.

 

 

 

5.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, paragraph two in the section entitled “INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES – INVESTMENT ADVISER” beginning on page 21 of the SAI is replaced with the following:

 

The Adviser also serves as the investment adviser to the Cayman Subsidiary, the SPC, and the Onshore Subsidiary pursuant to separate investment advisory agreements. The Cayman Subsidiary is a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company. The SPC is a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Cayman Subsidiary and is an exempted company and a segregated portfolio company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Onshore Subsidiary is a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund organized as a Delaware series limited liability company. The Adviser does not receive additional compensation for its management of the Subsidiaries.

 

6.Effective on or about July 8, 2021, paragraph one in the section entitled “INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES – INVESTMENT TRADING ADVISERS” beginning on page 22 of the SAI is replaced with the following:

 

The Adviser may allocate assets of the SPC and the Onshore Subsidiary to multiple Segregated Portfolios. Each Trading Adviser shall, subject to the supervision and oversight of the Adviser, manage the investment and reinvestment of such portion of the assets of the Segregated Portfolios, as the Adviser may from time to time allocate to such Trading Adviser for management. The Adviser pays the Trading Advisers out of its advisory fees.

 

Please retain this Supplement for future reference.