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Investor Class | Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund
Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund – Investor Class Shares
Fund Investment Objective

The Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund (the "Fund") seeks high current income and long-term capital appreciation.

Fund Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Class Shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Investor Class
Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund
Investor Class Shares
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) 2.00% [1]
[1] As a percentage of amount redeemed, if shares redeemed have been held for less than 7 days.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund
Investor Class Shares
Management Fees 0.85% [1]
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25%
Shareholder Servicing Fees 0.13%
Other Operating Expenses 0.19%
Other Expenses 0.32%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.43% [2]
Less Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements (0.19%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements 1.24% [2]
[1] Management Fees have been restated to reflect current fees.
[2] The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table, both before and after fee reductions and/or expense reimbursements, do not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's Financial Highlights because the Financial Highlights include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund and exclude Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and Management Fees have been restated to reflect current fees.
[3] Hamlin Capital Management, LLC (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses in order to keep Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding 12b-1 Fees, Shareholder Servicing Fees, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and extraordinary expenses (collectively, "excluded expenses")) from exceeding 0.85% of the Fund's Investor Class Shares' average daily net assets until April 30, 2020. In addition, the Adviser may receive from the Fund the difference between the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the expense cap to recoup all or a portion of its prior fee waivers or expense reimbursements made during the three-year period preceding the recoupment if at any point Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) are below the expense cap (i) at the time of the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement and (ii) at the time of the recoupment. This Agreement may be terminated: (i) by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the "Trust"), for any reason at any time; or (ii) by the Adviser, upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice to the Trust, effective as of the close of business on April 30, 2020.
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 (including one year of capped expenses in each period) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example
One Year
Three Years
Five Years
Ten Years
Investor Class | Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund | Investor Class Shares | USD ($) 126 434 764 1,697
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 total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 58% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

In pursuing the Fund's investment objective, the Adviser seeks to identify and invest Fund assets in dividend-paying equity securities of companies that, in the Adviser's opinion, are undervalued in the market. Generally, the Adviser seeks companies with the following characteristics:

 

  Dividend yields at least one and one-half times that of the S&P 500 Index;

 

  History of increasing dividends and/or prospects for future dividend growth;

 

  Low debt, ample free cash flow and attractive returns on equity;

 

  Attractive valuation suggesting appreciation potential; and

 

  Company management teams with experience, significant equity ownership and a tangible commitment to paying consistent and growing dividends over time.

 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders. The equity securities in which the Fund invests are primarily common stocks, but may also include shares of real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and interests in master limited partnerships ("MLPs"). The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization range, although the Adviser expects to invest Fund assets mostly in mid- and large-capitalization companies. The Fund will generally invest in equity securities of domestic companies, but may invest in equity securities of foreign companies and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The Adviser defines foreign companies as companies incorporated outside of the United States that do not maintain a headquarters or primary operation within the United States. Companies incorporated outside of the United States strictly for operational, tax, political, or other benefits, but which behave primarily like U.S. companies and whose securities are traded on a U.S. exchange, will not be considered foreign companies.

Principal Risks

As with all mutual funds, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any government agency. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders' investments in the Fund are set forth below.

 

Equity Risk – Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. This price volatility is the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Dividend Paying Stocks Risk – The Fund's emphasis on dividend-paying stocks involves the risk that such stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the market. Also, a company may reduce or eliminate its dividend.

 

Mid-Capitalization Company Risk – The mid-capitalization companies in which the Fund may invest may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, mid-cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies.

 

Sector Risk – Given the Fund's focus on dividend-paying securities, the Fund may, from time to time, have a greater exposure to higher dividend-yield sectors and industries than the broad equity market. As a result, the value of the Fund's shares may be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect those sectors. The Fund's share price may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors. The specific risks for each of the sectors in which the Fund may focus its investments include the additional risks described below:

 

  Financial Services. Companies in the financial services sector are subject to extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain.

 

  Consumer Staples. Companies in the consumer staples sector are subject to government regulation affecting their products which may negatively impact such companies' performance. The success of food, beverage, household and personal products companies may be strongly affected by consumer interest, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting supply and demand.

 

  Consumer Discretionary. Companies in the consumer discretionary sector are subject to the performance of the overall international economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending.

 

  Energy. Companies in the energy sector are subject to supply and demand, exploration and production spending, world events and economic conditions, swift price and supply fluctuations, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities and tax and other governmental regulatory policies.

 

Value Stock Risk – The Fund pursues a value approach to investing. If the Adviser's assessment of a company's value or prospects for exceeding earnings expectations or market conditions is wrong, the Fund could suffer losses or perform poorly relative to other funds.

 

Foreign Company Risk – Investing in foreign companies poses additional risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers.

 

REIT Risk – REITs are susceptible to the risks associated with direct ownership of real estate, such as: declines in property values; increases in property taxes, operating expenses, interest rates or competition; overbuilding; zoning changes; and losses from casualty or condemnation.

 

MLP Risk – MLPs often own several properties or businesses (or own interests) that are related to oil and gas industries or other natural resources, but they also may finance other projects. To the extent that an MLP's interests are all in a particular industry, the MLP will be negatively impacted by economic events adversely impacting that industry. Additional risks of investing in an MLP also include those involved in investing in a partnership as opposed to a corporation, such as limited control of management, limited voting rights and tax risks.

Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Investor Class Shares' performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for 1 and 5 years and since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Of course, the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.hamlinfunds.com or by calling 1-855-443-3863.

Bar Chart
BEST QUARTER WORST QUARTER
11.57% (10.02)%
(03/31/2013) 12/31/2018

 

The performance information shown above is based on a calendar year. The Fund's performance from 1/1/2019 to 3/31/2019 was 9.41%.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2018

This table compares the Fund's Investor Class Shares' average annual total returns for the periods ended December 31, 2018 to those of an appropriate broad based index.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

 

Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than before-tax returns when a net capital loss occurs upon the redemption of Fund shares.

Average Annual Total Returns - Investor Class - Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Investor Class Shares Returns Before Taxes (7.81%) 4.92% 8.54% Mar. 30, 2012
Investor Class Shares | After Taxes on Distributions Returns After Taxes on Distributions (9.33%) 3.87% 7.49% Mar. 30, 2012
Investor Class Shares | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares (3.66%) 3.81% 6.81% Mar. 30, 2012
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) (4.38%) 8.49% 11.21% Mar. 30, 2012
Lipper Equity Income Fund Index (reflects no deduction for taxes) Lipper Equity Income Fund Index (reflects no deduction for taxes) (6.61%) 5.96% 8.99% Mar. 30, 2012