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AS FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 10, 2021

 

File No. 033-42484

File No. 811-06400

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-1A

 

  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE  
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  
  POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 335 /X/
  AND  
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE  
  INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940  
  AMENDMENT NO. 336 /X/

 

THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

 

1-800-932-7781

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

 

Michael Beattie

c/o SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

 

Sean Graber, Esquire
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

 

It is proposed that this filing become effective (check appropriate box)

 

/   / Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
/   / On [date] pursuant to paragraph (b)
/   / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
/X/ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
/   / On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485

 

 

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

 

THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED

 

Preliminary Prospectus dated May 10, 2021

 

Cambiar Large Cap ETF

Ticker: [XXXXX]

Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.

 

Cambiar Small Cap ETF

Ticker: [XXXXX]

Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.

 

Cambiar SMID ETF

Ticker: [XXXXX]

Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.

 

Prospectus

[Date]

 

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund

 

[CAMBIAR INVESTORS LOGO]

INVESTING WITH THE COURAGE OF OUR CONVICTIONS®

 

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

These exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are different from traditional ETFs.

 

Traditional ETFs tell the public what assets they hold each day. These ETFs will not. This may create additional risks for your investment. For example:

 

·You may have to pay more money to trade these ETF’s shares. These ETFs will provide less information to traders, who tend to charge more for trades when they have less information.

 

·The price you pay to buy ETF shares on an exchange may not match the value of an ETF’s portfolio. The same is true when you sell shares. These price differences may be greater for these ETFs compared to other ETFs because these ETFs provide less information to traders.

 

·These additional risks may be even greater in bad or uncertain market conditions.

 

 

 

The differences between these ETFs and other ETFs may also have advantages. By keeping certain information about an ETF secret, the ETF may face less risk that other traders can predict or copy its investment strategy. This may improve an ETF’s performance. If other traders are able to copy or predict an ETF’s investment strategy, however, this may hurt the ETF’s performance.

 

For additional information regarding the unique attributes and risks of these ETFs, see the “Principal Risks” section, including “ActiveShares® Structure Risk,” beginning on page [XX] of this prospectus.

 

 

 

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CAMBIAR LARGE CAP ETF XX
  FUND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE XX
  FUND FEES AND EXPENSES XX
  PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES XX
  PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND XX
  PERFORMANCE INFORMATION XX
  INVESTMENT ADVISER XX
  FUND MANAGEMENT XX
CAMBIAR SMALL CAP ETF XX
  FUND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE XX
  FUND FEES AND EXPENSES XX
  PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES XX
  PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND XX
  PERFORMANCE INFORMATION XX
  INVESTMENT ADVISER XX
  FUND MANAGEMENT XX
CAMBIAR SMID ETF XX
  FUND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE XX
  FUND FEES AND EXPENSES XX
  PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES XX
  PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND XX
  PERFORMANCE INFORMATION XX
  INVESTMENT ADVISER XX
  FUND MANAGEMENT XX
SUMMARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES, TAXES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION XX
INVESTING WITH THE CAMBIAR FUNDS XX
  PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES XX
  TRANSACTION POLICIES XX
  ACCOUNT POLICIES XX
  CREATIONS AND REDEMPTIONS XX
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS XX
  OTHER INVESTMENT PRACTICES AND RISKS XX
  INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT XX
  RELATED PERFORMANCE OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISER XX
  DISTRIBUTION XX
  PAYMENTS BY THE FUNDS OR THE ADVISER TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES XX
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION XX
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS XX

 

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CAMBIAR LARGE CAP ETF

 

FUND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

The Cambiar Large Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks total return and capital preservation.

 

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. This table and the Example below do not include certain fees, such as brokerage commissions, that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares. If these other fees were included in the table and the Example, the costs shown would be higher.

 

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

 

Management Fees [XX]%
Other Expenses1 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [XX]%

 

1Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

Example

 

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

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

1 Year 3 Years
$[XX] $[XX]

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as brokerage 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. Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, it does not have portfolio turnover information to report.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of large-cap companies. This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders. The Fund generally considers large-cap companies to be companies with a market capitalization in excess of $10 billion at time of purchase.

 

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In selecting investments for the Fund, Cambiar Investors, LLC (the “Adviser”) uses a fundamental, relative value investment approach to build a diversified portfolio of companies that meet the following criteria:

 

Quality – The Adviser seeks to identify companies that possess strong competitive positions within their sector or industry, and offer a track record of innovation and product leadership as well as strong pricing and cost discipline. The Adviser prefers companies that possess strong financial characteristics such as low leverage and sufficient liquidity.
Valuation – The Adviser uses conventional valuation metrics, such as price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, to identify companies that are trading at the lower end of their long-term valuation range.
Catalyst – The Adviser seeks to identify a fundamental positive development or catalyst (such as the onset of a new product or pricing cycle, resolution of a transitory overhang or normalization of the business’s cash flow, margins and/or earnings) that it believes can positively change investors’ perception of a company, but has not yet been recognized by the market.
Hurdle Rate – The Adviser seeks to identify companies that it believes have the ability to generate a significant investment return consisting of both capital appreciation and dividend income, typically over a 1-2 year time horizon, and is based on the company returning to its normal (not peak) earnings and valuation.

 

The Adviser constructs the Fund’s portfolio on a security-by-security basis, with the goal of building a portfolio that strikes a balance between the Adviser’s conviction in an investment and portfolio diversification. The Adviser seeks to manage the Fund’s risk through its research process as well as limits on individual position sizes and allocations to an economic sector.

 

The Adviser will consider liquidating or reducing its investment in a company if: (a) the investment thesis is realized and the stock reaches its price target, (b) the stock price increases disproportionately relative to actual company developments, (c) position size, country or sector limits are reached, or (d) there is a negative change in fundamentals, or the investment thesis fails to develop as expected. The Adviser will not sell a stock simply because of a decline in price, and may add to the position if the investment thesis remains intact.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. You should consider your investment goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below.

 

ActiveShares® ETF Structure Risks — The Fund is an ETF that utilizes the ActiveShares® structure. The use of this structure exposes the Fund and Fund shareholders to certain risks, including the following:

 

·ActiveShares® Structure Risk – Unlike most actively managed ETFs, the Fund does not provide daily disclosure of its portfolio holdings. Instead, the Fund provides a verified intraday indicative value (“VIIV”), calculated and disseminated every second throughout the trading day. The VIIV is intended to provide investors with an intraday highly-correlated per share value of the Fund that can be compared to the current market price. The VIIV is designed to provide sufficient information to allow for an effective arbitrage mechanism that will keep the market price of the Fund’s shares trading at or close to the underlying net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund. Shares traded on an intraday basis on an exchange, however, will not have a fixed relationship to the previous day’s or the current day’s NAV. There is, however, a risk, which may increase during periods of market disruption or volatility, that market prices will vary significantly from the underlying NAV of the Fund. Similarly, because the Fund’s shares trade with reference to a published VIIV, they may trade at a wider bid/ask spread when compared to shares of ETFs that publish their portfolios on a daily basis, especially during periods of market disruption or volatility, and therefore, may cost investors more to trade. Although the Fund seeks to benefit from keeping its portfolio information secret, some market participants may attempt to use information, including the VIIV, to identify the Fund’s trading strategy and the securities held by the Fund, which if successful, could result in such market participants engaging in certain predatory trading practices that may have the potential to harm the Fund and its shareholders. In the event of a system failure or other interruption, including disruptions involving Authorized Participants, AP Representatives, or market makers, orders to create or redeem Creation Units either may not be executed according to an Authorized Participant’s instructions or may not be executed at all, or an Authorized Participant may not be able to place or change orders. If such an event were to occur, the Fund’s shares may trade in the secondary market at a greater premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV, and investors may pay a greater bid/ask spread to purchase or sell the Fund’s shares.

 

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·Authorized Participant and AP Representative Concentration Risk – Because the Fund is an ETF, only a limited number of institutional investors (known as “Authorized Participants”) are authorized to purchase (or create) and redeem shares directly from the Fund. Each of the Fund’s Authorized Participants will engage in all creation and redemption activity through an unaffiliated broker-dealer with which such Authorized Participant has signed an agreement to establish a confidential account for the benefit of such Authorized Participant (an “AP Representative”). The AP Representative will deliver or receive, on behalf of the Authorized Participant, all consideration to or from the Fund in a creation or redemption. AP Representatives have knowledge of the composition of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, and are restricted from disclosing such composition, including to the Authorized Participants. As a result of the Fund’s use of the ActiveShares® structure, there may be a more limited number of institutions that are willing to act as Authorized Participants or as AP Representatives. If these institutions exit the business or are, for any reason, unable to process creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund, or are unavailable to purchase and sell securities in connection with creation and/or redemption orders, as applicable, and no other Authorized Participant or AP Representative agrees to create or redeem, or purchase or sell securities, as applicable, the arbitrage mechanism for keeping the market price of Fund shares trading at or close to the Fund’s per share NAV may be impaired, and Fund shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.

 

·Secondary Market Trading Risk — Shares of the Fund trade on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and are subject to the following associated risks:

 

Fund Shares may Trade at Prices other than NAV – The NAV of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to changes in the Fund’s VIIV, the relative supply of and demand for Fund shares on the Exchange and other factors. As a result, Fund shares may trade above (at a premium to) or below (at a discount to) their NAV. This risk may be greater for the Fund than for traditional ETFs that disclose their full portfolio holdings on a daily basis.

 

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There may not be an Active Market in Fund Shares – Although the Fund’s shares are currently listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares will develop or be maintained. The absence of an active market for the Fund’s shares may contribute to the Fund’s shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV.

 

Trading in Fund Shares May Be Halted or Fund Shares May Be Delisted – Trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for other reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares of the Fund inadvisable. If at any time securities representing 10% or more of the Fund’s portfolio become subject to a trading halt or otherwise do not have readily available market quotations, the Fund will request that the Exchange halt trading of the Fund’s shares. Further, if there is a discrepancy of sufficient magnitude between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as calculated by the Fund’s two calculation engines for VIIV purposes, the Exchange will have the ability to halt trading of the Fund’s shares. During such trading halts, although the primary VIIV would continue to be calculated and disseminated, investors in the Fund’s shares will not be able to freely trade their shares. Additionally, the Fund must satisfy various other standards established by the Exchange in order to ensure that Fund shares can continue to be listed for trading. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met.

 

Trading in Fund Shares is Subject to Expenses – Most Fund investors will buy and sell Fund shares on the Exchange or on another secondary market. When buying or selling shares of the Fund, investors typically will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference between the price that a buyer is willing to pay for shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which a seller is willing to sell shares (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid/ask spread.”

 

Fund Shares may be Sold Short - Shares of the Fund, similar to shares of other issuers listed on a stock exchange, may be sold short and are therefore subject to the risk of increased volatility and price decreases associated with short selling activity.

 

·Portfolio Security Trading Risk — An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities, or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be unable to engage in Fund portfolio transactions to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to have its investments accurately priced for purposes of determining its VIIV, and may have difficulty calculating its NAV. These events may result in losses to shareholders. Any extended trading halt in a portfolio security may exacerbate discrepancies between the VIIV and the underlying NAV of the Fund. If a portfolio security does not have readily available market quotations, e.g., if subject to a trading halt, that fact, along with the identity and weighting of that security in the Fund’s VIIV calculation, will be publicly disclosed on the Fund’s website. Trading halts of portfolio securities may have a greater impact on the Fund, as compared with traditional ETFs, due to less frequent dissemination of the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

 

Market Risk – A number of factors can affect financial markets generally, which in turn, can impact the value of the Fund’s investments. Economic considerations such as GDP growth, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, barriers to capital formation and reinvestment, market instability, and budgetary deficits are key considerations in how overall markets perform. Political factors, including elections and political instability and unrest, foreign or domestic, can affect the extent to which investors choose to participate in financial markets. In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseeable ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund.

 

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Equity Risk – Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices may fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity securities may fluctuate significantly from day-to-day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies, and hence, the Fund, may suffer a decline in response.

 

Large Capitalization Companies Risk — Since the Fund primarily invests in large capitalization issuers, there is a risk that these types of larger, more established companies may be less able to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes as compared to smaller, more nimble companies. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.

 

Value Investing Risk – The Fund pursues a “value style” of investing. Value investing focuses on companies whose stock appears undervalued in light of factors such as the company’s earnings, book value, revenues or cash flow. If the Adviser’s assessment of market conditions, or a company’s value or prospects for meeting or exceeding earnings expectations is inaccurate, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds or market benchmarks. In addition, “value stocks” can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time, and may never achieve the Adviser’s expected valuation.

 

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

The Fund is new, and therefore has no performance history. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s returns and comparing the Fund’s performance to 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 at www.cambiar.com or by calling [XX].

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Cambiar Investors, LLC

 

FUND MANAGEMENT

 

The Fund is managed by the domestic investment team. This team includes:

 

Brian M. Barish, CFA, President, Chief Investment Officer, joined the Adviser in 1997 and has served as Lead Manager of the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

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Anna (Ania) A. Aldrich, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 1999 and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Andrew P. Baumbusch, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2004 and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Colin M. Dunn, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2011 and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Joseph S. Chin, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2019 and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

For important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Summary Information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page [XX] of the prospectus.

 

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CAMBIAR SMALL CAP ETF

 

FUND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

The Cambiar Small Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. This table and the Example below do not include certain fees, such as brokerage commissions, that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares. If these other fees were included in the table and the Example, the costs shown would be higher.

 

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

 

Management Fees [XX]%
Other Expenses1 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [XX]%

 

1Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

Example

 

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

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

1 Year 3 Years
$[XX] $[XX]

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as brokerage 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. Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, it does not have portfolio turnover information to report.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of small-cap companies. This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders. The Fund generally considers small-cap companies to be those with market capitalizations not greater than either that of the largest company in the Russell 2000® Value Index ($13.4 billion as of December 31, 2020) or $3.5 billion, whichever is greater at the time of initial purchase.

 

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In selecting investments for the Fund, Cambiar Investors, LLC (the “Adviser”) uses a fundamental, relative value investment approach to build a diversified portfolio of companies that meet the following criteria:

 

Quality – The Adviser seeks to identify companies that possess strong competitive positions within their sector or industry, and offer a track record of innovation and product leadership as well as strong pricing and cost discipline. The Adviser prefers companies that possess strong financial characteristics such as low leverage and sufficient liquidity.
Valuation – The Adviser uses conventional valuation metrics, such as price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, to identify companies that are trading at the lower end of their long-term valuation range.
Catalyst – The Adviser seeks to identify a fundamental positive development or catalyst (such as the onset of a new product or pricing cycle, resolution of a transitory overhang or normalization of the business’s cash flow, margins and/or earnings) that it believes can positively change investors’ perception of a company, but has not yet been recognized by the market.
Hurdle Rate – The Adviser seeks to identify companies that it believes have the ability to generate a significant investment return consisting of both capital appreciation and dividend income, typically over a 1-2 year time horizon, and is based on the company returning to its normal (not peak) earnings and valuation.

 

The Adviser constructs the Fund’s portfolio on a security-by-security basis, with the goal of building a portfolio that strikes a balance between the Adviser’s conviction in an investment and portfolio diversification. The Adviser seeks to manage the Fund’s risk through its research process as well as limits on individual position sizes and allocations to an economic sector.

 

The Adviser will consider liquidating or reducing its investment in a company if: (a) the investment thesis is realized and the stock reaches its price target, (b) the stock price increases disproportionately relative to actual company developments, (c) position size, country or sector limits are reached, or (d) there is a negative change in fundamentals, or the investment thesis fails to develop as expected. The Adviser will not sell a stock simply because of a decline in price, and may add to the position if the investment thesis remains intact.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. You should consider your investment goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below.

 

ActiveShares® ETF Structure Risks — The Fund is an ETF that utilizes the ActiveShares® structure. The use of this structure exposes the Fund and Fund shareholders to certain risks, including the following:

 

·ActiveShares® Structure Risk – Unlike most actively managed ETFs, the Fund does not provide daily disclosure of its portfolio holdings. Instead, the Fund provides a verified intraday indicative value (“VIIV”), calculated and disseminated every second throughout the trading day. The VIIV is intended to provide investors with an intraday highly-correlated per share value of the Fund that can be compared to the current market price. The VIIV is designed to provide sufficient information to allow for an effective arbitrage mechanism that will keep the market price of the Fund’s shares trading at or close to the underlying net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund. Shares traded on an intraday basis on an exchange, however, will not have a fixed relationship to the previous day’s or the current day’s NAV. There is, however, a risk, which may increase during periods of market disruption or volatility, that market prices will vary significantly from the underlying NAV of the Fund. Similarly, because the Fund’s shares trade with reference to a published VIIV, they may trade at a wider bid/ask spread when compared to shares of ETFs that publish their portfolios on a daily basis, especially during periods of market disruption or volatility, and therefore, may cost investors more to trade. Although the Fund seeks to benefit from keeping its portfolio information secret, some market participants may attempt to use information, including the VIIV, to identify the Fund’s trading strategy and the securities held by the Fund, which if successful, could result in such market participants engaging in certain predatory trading practices that may have the potential to harm the Fund and its shareholders. In the event of a system failure or other interruption, including disruptions involving Authorized Participants, AP Representatives, or market makers, orders to create or redeem Creation Units either may not be executed according to an Authorized Participant’s instructions or may not be executed at all, or an Authorized Participant may not be able to place or change orders. If such an event were to occur, the Fund’s shares may trade in the secondary market at a greater premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV, and investors may pay a greater bid/ask spread to purchase or sell the Fund’s shares.

 

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·Authorized Participant and AP Representative Concentration Risk – Because the Fund is an ETF, only a limited number of institutional investors (known as “Authorized Participants”) are authorized to purchase (or create) and redeem shares directly from the Fund. Each of the Fund’s Authorized Participants will engage in all creation and redemption activity through an unaffiliated broker-dealer with which such Authorized Participant has signed an agreement to establish a confidential account for the benefit of such Authorized Participant (an “AP Representative”). The AP Representative will deliver or receive, on behalf of the Authorized Participant, all consideration to or from the Fund in a creation or redemption. AP Representatives have knowledge of the composition of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, and are restricted from disclosing such composition, including to the Authorized Participants. As a result of the Fund’s use of the ActiveShares® structure, there may be a more limited number of institutions that are willing to act as Authorized Participants or as AP Representatives. If these institutions exit the business or are, for any reason, unable to process creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund, or are unavailable to purchase and sell securities in connection with creation and/or redemption orders, as applicable, and no other Authorized Participant or AP Representative agrees to create or redeem, or purchase or sell securities, as applicable, the arbitrage mechanism for keeping the market price of Fund shares trading at or close to the Fund’s per share NAV may be impaired, and Fund shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.

 

·Secondary Market Trading Risk — Shares of the Fund trade on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and are subject to the following associated risks:

 

Fund Shares may Trade at Prices other than NAV – The NAV of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to changes in the Fund’s VIIV, the relative supply of and demand for Fund shares on the Exchange and other factors. As a result, Fund shares may trade above (at a premium to) or below (at a discount to) their NAV. This risk may be greater for the Fund than for traditional ETFs that disclose their full portfolio holdings on a daily basis.

 

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There may not be an Active Market in Fund Shares – Although the Fund’s shares are currently listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares will develop or be maintained. The absence of an active market for the Fund’s shares may contribute to the Fund’s shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV.

 

Trading in Fund Shares May Be Halted or Fund Shares May Be Delisted – Trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for other reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares of the Fund inadvisable. If at any time securities representing 10% or more of the Fund’s portfolio become subject to a trading halt or otherwise do not have readily available market quotations, the Fund will request that the Exchange halt trading of the Fund’s shares. Further, if there is a discrepancy of sufficient magnitude between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as calculated by the Fund’s two calculation engines for VIIV purposes, the Exchange will have the ability to halt trading of the Fund’s shares. During such trading halts, although the primary VIIV would continue to be calculated and disseminated, investors in the Fund’s shares will not be able to freely trade their shares. Additionally, the Fund must satisfy various other standards established by the Exchange in order to ensure that Fund shares can continue to be listed for trading. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met.

 

Trading in Fund Shares is Subject to Expenses – Most Fund investors will buy and sell Fund shares on the Exchange or on another secondary market. When buying or selling shares of the Fund, investors typically will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference between the price that a buyer is willing to pay for shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which a seller is willing to sell shares (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid/ask spread.”

 

Fund Shares may be Sold Short - Shares of the Fund, similar to shares of other issuers listed on a stock exchange, may be sold short and are therefore subject to the risk of increased volatility and price decreases associated with short selling activity.

 

·Portfolio Security Trading Risk — An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities, or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be unable to engage in Fund portfolio transactions to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to have its investments accurately priced for purposes of determining its VIIV, and may have difficulty calculating its NAV. These events may result in losses to shareholders. Any extended trading halt in a portfolio security may exacerbate discrepancies between the VIIV and the underlying NAV of the Fund. If a portfolio security does not have readily available market quotations, e.g., if subject to a trading halt, that fact, along with the identity and weighting of that security in the Fund’s VIIV calculation, will be publicly disclosed on the Fund’s website. Trading halts of portfolio securities may have a greater impact on the Fund, as compared with traditional ETFs, due to less frequent dissemination of the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

 

Market Risk – A number of factors can affect financial markets generally, which in turn, can impact the value of the Fund’s investments. Economic considerations such as GDP growth, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, barriers to capital formation and reinvestment, market instability, and budgetary deficits are key considerations in how overall markets perform. Political factors, including elections and political instability and unrest, foreign or domestic, can affect the extent to which investors choose to participate in financial markets. In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseeable ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund.

 

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Equity Risk – Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices may fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity securities may fluctuate significantly from day-to-day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies, and hence, the Fund, may suffer a decline in response.

 

Small Capitalization Company Risk – The Fund is also subject to the risk that small capitalization stocks may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Small-capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse corporate, business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these small-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management team. Therefore, small-cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies.

 

Value Investing Risk – The Fund pursues a “value style” of investing. Value investing focuses on companies whose stock appears undervalued in light of factors such as the company’s earnings, book value, revenues or cash flow. If the Adviser’s assessment of market conditions, or a company’s value or prospects for meeting or exceeding earnings expectations is inaccurate, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds or market benchmarks. In addition, “value stocks” can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time, and may never achieve the Adviser’s expected valuation.

 

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

The Fund is new, and therefore has no performance history. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s returns and comparing the Fund’s performance to 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 at www.cambiar.com or by calling [XX].

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Cambiar Investors, LLC

 

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FUND MANAGEMENT

 

The Fund is managed by the domestic investment team. This team includes:

 

Andrew P. Baumbusch, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2004, is Co-Lead Manager of the Fund, and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Colin M. Dunn, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2011, is Co-Lead Manager of the Fund, and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Brian M. Barish, CFA, President, Chief Investment Officer, joined the Adviser in 1997 and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Anna (Ania) A. Aldrich, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 1999 and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Joseph S. Chin, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2019 and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

For important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Summary Information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page [XX] of the prospectus.

 

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CAMBIAR SMID ETF

 

FUND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

The Cambiar SMID ETF (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. This table and the Example below do not include certain fees, such as brokerage commissions, that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares. If these other fees were included in the table and the Example, the costs shown would be higher.

 

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

 

Management Fees [XX]%
Other Expenses1 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [XX]%

 

1Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

Example

 

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

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

1 Year 3 Years
$[XX] $[XX]

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as brokerage 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. Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, it does not have portfolio turnover information to report.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of small- to mid-sized companies. This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders. The Fund generally considers small- and mid-sized companies to be those with market capitalizations not greater than either that of the largest company in the Russell 2500® Value Index ($32.7 billion as of December 31, 2020) or $12 billion, whichever is greater at the time of initial purchase.

 

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In selecting investments for the Fund, Cambiar Investors, LLC (the “Adviser”) uses a fundamental, relative value investment approach to build a diversified portfolio of companies that meet the following criteria:

 

Quality – The Adviser seeks to identify companies that possess strong competitive positions within their sector or industry, and offer a track record of innovation and product leadership as well as strong pricing and cost discipline. The Adviser prefers companies that possess strong financial characteristics such as low leverage and sufficient liquidity.
Valuation – The Adviser uses conventional valuation metrics, such as price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, to identify companies that are trading at the lower end of their long-term valuation range.
Catalyst – The Adviser seeks to identify a fundamental positive development or catalyst (such as the onset of a new product or pricing cycle, resolution of a transitory overhang or normalization of the business’s cash flow, margins and/or earnings) that it believes can positively change investors’ perception of a company, but has not yet been recognized by the market.
Hurdle Rate – The Adviser seeks to identify companies that it believes have the ability to generate a significant investment return consisting of both capital appreciation and dividend income, typically over a 1-2 year time horizon, and is based on the company returning to its normal (not peak) earnings and valuation.

 

The Adviser constructs the Fund’s portfolio on a security-by-security basis, with the goal of building a portfolio that strikes a balance between the Adviser’s conviction in an investment and portfolio diversification. The Adviser seeks to manage the Fund’s risk through its research process as well as limits on individual position sizes and allocations to an economic sector.

 

The Adviser will consider liquidating or reducing its investment in a company if: (a) the investment thesis is realized and the stock reaches its price target, (b) the stock price increases disproportionately relative to actual company developments, (c) position size, country or sector limits are reached, or (d) there is a negative change in fundamentals, or the investment thesis fails to develop as expected. The Adviser will not sell a stock simply because of a decline in price, and may add to the position if the investment thesis remains intact.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. You should consider your investment goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below.

 

ActiveShares® ETF Structure Risks — The Fund is an ETF that utilizes the ActiveShares® structure. The use of this structure exposes the Fund and Fund shareholders to certain risks, including the following:

 

·ActiveShares® Structure Risk – Unlike most actively managed ETFs, the Fund does not provide daily disclosure of its portfolio holdings. Instead, the Fund provides a verified intraday indicative value (“VIIV”), calculated and disseminated every second throughout the trading day. The VIIV is intended to provide investors with an intraday highly-correlated per share value of the Fund that can be compared to the current market price. The VIIV is designed to provide sufficient information to allow for an effective arbitrage mechanism that will keep the market price of the Fund’s shares trading at or close to the underlying net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund. Shares traded on an intraday basis on an exchange, however, will not have a fixed relationship to the previous day’s or the current day’s NAV. There is, however, a risk, which may increase during periods of market disruption or volatility, that market prices will vary significantly from the underlying NAV of the Fund. Similarly, because the Fund’s shares trade with reference to a published VIIV, they may trade at a wider bid/ask spread when compared to shares of ETFs that publish their portfolios on a daily basis, especially during periods of market disruption or volatility, and therefore, may cost investors more to trade. Although the Fund seeks to benefit from keeping its portfolio information secret, some market participants may attempt to use information, including the VIIV, to identify the Fund’s trading strategy and the securities held by the Fund, which if successful, could result in such market participants engaging in certain predatory trading practices that may have the potential to harm the Fund and its shareholders. In the event of a system failure or other interruption, including disruptions involving Authorized Participants, AP Representatives, or market makers, orders to create or redeem Creation Units either may not be executed according to an Authorized Participant’s instructions or may not be executed at all, or an Authorized Participant may not be able to place or change orders. If such an event were to occur, the Fund’s shares may trade in the secondary market at a greater premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV, and investors may pay a greater bid/ask spread to purchase or sell the Fund’s shares.

 

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·Authorized Participant and AP Representative Concentration Risk – Because the Fund is an ETF, only a limited number of institutional investors (known as “Authorized Participants”) are authorized to purchase (or create) and redeem shares directly from the Fund. Each of the Fund’s Authorized Participants will engage in all creation and redemption activity through an unaffiliated broker-dealer with which such Authorized Participant has signed an agreement to establish a confidential account for the benefit of such Authorized Participant (an “AP Representative”). The AP Representative will deliver or receive, on behalf of the Authorized Participant, all consideration to or from the Fund in a creation or redemption. AP Representatives have knowledge of the composition of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, and are restricted from disclosing such composition, including to the Authorized Participants. As a result of the Fund’s use of the ActiveShares® structure, there may be a more limited number of institutions that are willing to act as Authorized Participants or as AP Representatives. If these institutions exit the business or are, for any reason, unable to process creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund, or are unavailable to purchase and sell securities in connection with creation and/or redemption orders, as applicable, and no other Authorized Participant or AP Representative agrees to create or redeem, or purchase or sell securities, as applicable, the arbitrage mechanism for keeping the market price of Fund shares trading at or close to the Fund’s per share NAV may be impaired, and Fund shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.

 

·Secondary Market Trading Risk — Shares of the Fund trade on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and are subject to the following associated risks:

 

Fund Shares may Trade at Prices other than NAV – The NAV of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to changes in the Fund’s VIIV, the relative supply of and demand for Fund shares on the Exchange and other factors. As a result, Fund shares may trade above (at a premium to) or below (at a discount to) their NAV. This risk may be greater for the Fund than for traditional ETFs that disclose their full portfolio holdings on a daily basis.

 

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There may not be an Active Market in Fund Shares – Although the Fund’s shares are currently listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares will develop or be maintained. The absence of an active market for the Fund’s shares may contribute to the Fund’s shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV.

 

Trading in Fund Shares May Be Halted or Fund Shares May Be Delisted – Trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for other reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares of the Fund inadvisable. If at any time securities representing 10% or more of the Fund’s portfolio become subject to a trading halt or otherwise do not have readily available market quotations, the Fund will request that the Exchange halt trading of the Fund’s shares. Further, if there is a discrepancy of sufficient magnitude between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as calculated by the Fund’s two calculation engines for VIIV purposes, the Exchange will have the ability to halt trading of the Fund’s shares. During such trading halts, although the primary VIIV would continue to be calculated and disseminated, investors in the Fund’s shares will not be able to freely trade their shares. Additionally, the Fund must satisfy various other standards established by the Exchange in order to ensure that Fund shares can continue to be listed for trading. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met.

 

Trading in Fund Shares is Subject to Expenses – Most Fund investors will buy and sell Fund shares on the Exchange or on another secondary market. When buying or selling shares of the Fund, investors typically will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference between the price that a buyer is willing to pay for shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which a seller is willing to sell shares (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid/ask spread.”

 

Fund Shares may be Sold Short - Shares of the Fund, similar to shares of other issuers listed on a stock exchange, may be sold short and are therefore subject to the risk of increased volatility and price decreases associated with short selling activity.

 

·Portfolio Security Trading Risk — An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities, or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be unable to engage in Fund portfolio transactions to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to have its investments accurately priced for purposes of determining its VIIV, and may have difficulty calculating its NAV. These events may result in losses to shareholders. Any extended trading halt in a portfolio security may exacerbate discrepancies between the VIIV and the underlying NAV of the Fund. If a portfolio security does not have readily available market quotations, e.g., if subject to a trading halt, that fact, along with the identity and weighting of that security in the Fund’s VIIV calculation, will be publicly disclosed on the Fund’s website. Trading halts of portfolio securities may have a greater impact on the Fund, as compared with traditional ETFs, due to less frequent dissemination of the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

 

Market Risk – A number of factors can affect financial markets generally, which in turn, can impact the value of the Fund’s investments. Economic considerations such as GDP growth, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, barriers to capital formation and reinvestment, market instability, and budgetary deficits are key considerations in how overall markets perform. Political factors, including elections and political instability and unrest, foreign or domestic, can affect the extent to which investors choose to participate in financial markets. In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseeable ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund.

 

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Equity Risk – Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices may fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity securities may fluctuate significantly from day-to-day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies, and hence, the Fund, may suffer a decline in response.

 

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk – The Fund is also subject to the risk that small- and mid-capitalization stocks may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse corporate, business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in smaller companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management team. Therefore, stocks of smaller companies may be more volatile than those of larger companies.

 

Value Investing Risk – The Fund pursues a “value style” of investing. Value investing focuses on companies whose stock appears undervalued in light of factors such as the company’s earnings, book value, revenues or cash flow. If the Adviser’s assessment of market conditions, or a company’s value or prospects for meeting or exceeding earnings expectations is inaccurate, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds or market benchmarks. In addition, “value stocks” can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time, and may never achieve the Adviser’s expected valuation.

 

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

The Fund is new, and therefore has no performance history. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s returns and comparing the Fund’s performance to 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 at www.cambiar.com or by calling [XX].

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Cambiar Investors, LLC

 

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FUND MANAGEMENT

 

The Fund is managed by the domestic investment team. This team includes:

 

Andrew P. Baumbusch, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2004, is Co-Lead Manager of the Fund, and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Colin M. Dunn, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2011, is Co-Lead Manager of the Fund, and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Brian M. Barish, CFA, President, Chief Investment Officer, joined the Adviser in 1997 and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Anna (Ania) A. Aldrich, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 1999 and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

Joseph S. Chin, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2019 and has served on the portfolio team for the Fund since its inception in 2021.

 

For important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, taxes and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Summary Information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Taxes and Financial Intermediary Compensation” on page [XX] of the prospectus.

 

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SUMMARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES, TAXES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

 

The Funds only issue shares to and redeem shares from Authorized Participants (typically market makers or other broker-dealers) and do so only in large blocks of Fund shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a portfolio of in-kind securities designated by a Fund and/or cash.

 

Individual Fund shares may only be bought and sold in the secondary market through a broker-dealer at a market price. Because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”).

 

Once the Funds commence operations, recent information, including information on each Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, will be available on the Funds’ website at [www.cambiar.com/____].

 

Tax Information

 

Each Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains if you are not investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or IRA, in which case your distribution will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred account.

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

 

If you purchase shares of the Funds through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Funds and their 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 a Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web-site for more information.

 

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INVESTING WITH THE CAMBIAR FUNDS

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

 

Shares of a Fund may be acquired or redeemed directly from the Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof, as discussed in the Creations and Redemptions section of this prospectus. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Funds. Once created, shares of a Fund generally trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit.

 

Shares of the Funds are listed for trading on the secondary market on the Exchange. Shares can be bought and sold throughout the trading day like other publicly-traded securities. There is no minimum investment. Although shares are generally purchased and sold in “round lots” of 100 shares, brokerage firms typically permit investors to purchase or sell shares in smaller “odd lots” at no per-share price differential. The Funds’ shares trade on the Exchange using the following ticker symbols.

 

Fund Ticker Symbol
Cambiar Large Cap ETF [XXXXX]
Cambiar Small Cap ETF [XXXXX]
Cambiar SMID ETF [XXXXX]

 

The Exchange is open for trading Monday through Friday and is closed on weekends and the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

 

Secondary Market Trading Prices and Costs

 

The secondary market price of a Fund’s shares changes throughout the trading day based on market forces such as supply and demand, economic conditions and other factors such as the current VIIV (described below). Therefore, the prices at which investors trade Fund shares may differ from the Fund’s daily NAV. A Fund’s shares may trade throughout the trading day at prices greater (premium) or less (discount) than the Fund’s NAV.

 

Buying or selling Fund shares on an exchange or other secondary market involves two types of costs that often apply to equity transactions on exchanges. When buying or selling shares of a Fund through a broker-dealer, you may incur a brokerage commission and other charges. The commission is frequently a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell small amounts of shares. In addition, you may incur the cost of the “spread,” that is, any difference between the bid price and the ask price quoted by the broker-dealer with whom you are buying or selling Fund shares. The spread varies over time for shares of a Fund based on the Fund’s trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally narrower if the Fund has high trading volume and market liquidity, and wider if the Fund has less trading volume and market liquidity (which is often the case for funds that are newly launched or small in size).

 

Because each Fund’s shares trades with reference to the VIIV, its shares may trade at a wider bid/ask spread than more traditional ETFs that publish their portfolios on a daily basis. The Adviser or its designee will monitor on an on-going basis how shares of the Funds trade, including the level of any market price premium or discount to NAV and the bid/ask spreads on market transactions. Should there be extended periods during which shares of a Fund trade at a significant premium or discount to NAV or with unusually wide bid/ask spreads, the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) will review and consider the continuing viability of the Fund, whether shareholders are being harmed, and what, if any, action would be appropriate to, among other things, narrow the premium/discount or spread, as applicable. The Board will then decide whether to take any such action.

 

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Verified Intra-Day Indicative Value (VIIV)

 

The intraday value of shares of a Fund, known as the VIIV, is intended to provide investors and other market participants with a highly correlated per share value of a Fund’s underlying portfolio that can be compared to the current market price of Fund shares trading on the Exchange. The VIIV is calculated and disseminated every second throughout each trading day by the Exchange. The VIIV is calculated to the nearest penny by dividing (i) the sum of a Fund’s assets (e.g., the amount of cash and cash equivalents held in the Fund’s portfolio, the current value of the securities positions in the Fund’s portfolio, plus any accrued interest, and declared but unpaid dividends) minus all accrued liabilities, by (ii) the number of total Fund shares outstanding. The portfolio used for calculating the VIIV will be the same portfolio used to calculate the Fund’s NAV for that day. The VIIV will be calculated by two separate calculation engines (a primary and secondary engine) throughout the trading day using the mid-point between the current national best bid and national best offer of the Fund’s portfolio securities as disseminated by the Consolidated Quotation System or UTP Plan Securities Information Processor (“National Best Bid and Offer”). The VIIV will be “verified” by comparing the values calculated by the two calculation engines and, if the values are in line, the VIIV will be disseminated through the facilities of the Consolidated Tape Association.

 

A Fund’s VIIV is also expected to be published by other information providers and quote services, including Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com) and Bloomberg. A Fund’s VIIV also may be available, upon request, through your broker. Certain of the providers and services, such as Bloomberg, require a subscription or account to access the information. If you access a Fund’s VIIV through such information providers and quote services, you should review the terms of each provider or service carefully. These information providers and quote services operate independently of the Funds, and the Funds have no control over, nor are they responsible for, the information published by such information providers and quote services or the timing thereof. The specific methodology for calculating a Fund’s VIIV is disclosed on the Funds’ website, [www.cambiar.com/____].

 

Because the Funds’ shares trade by reference to a published VIIV, they may trade at a wider bid/ask spread than shares of ETFs that publish their portfolios on a daily basis, especially during periods of market disruption or volatility, and therefore, may cost investors more to trade. Although the VIIV is intended to provide investors with enough information to allow for an effective arbitrage mechanism that will keep the market price of a Fund at or close to the underlying NAV per share of the Fund, there is a risk (which may increase during periods of market disruption or volatility) that market prices will vary significantly from the underlying NAV of the Fund. To this end, the Adviser or its designee will request that the Exchange temporarily halt trading if, during the process of real time price verification, the indicative values from the calculation engines valuing the Fund’s portfolio securities for VIIV purposes differ by more than 25 basis points for 60 consecutive seconds. [The Funds reserve the right to change these thresholds to the extent deemed appropriate and upon notification to the Board.] In this instance, the Fund will continue to disseminate the indicative value as generated by the primary calculation engine. Such a trading halt will be lifted when the two indicative values come back into line. In addition, if at any time securities representing 10% or more of a Fund’s portfolio become subject to a trading halt or otherwise do not have readily available market quotations, the Fund will request that the exchange halt trading of the Fund’s shares. During a trading halt, although the VIIV would continue to be calculated and disseminated, investors in a Fund’s shares will not be able to freely trade their shares.

 

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Calculation of NAV

 

Each Fund calculates its NAV once on each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for business (a “Business Day”). Each Fund generally values its securities and other assets and calculates its NAV as of the close of trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time). If the NYSE closes early, as in the case of scheduled half-day trading or unscheduled suspensions of trading, each Fund will calculate its NAV as of the earlier closing time. Generally, the NYSE is closed on weekends and national holidays.

 

Each Fund calculates its NAV by adding the total value of its assets, subtracting its liabilities and then dividing the result by the number of shares outstanding. In calculating NAV, the Funds generally value their investment portfolios at market price. If market prices are not readily available, such as if trading in a particular security was halted during the day and does not resume prior to the time a
Fund calculates its NAV, or the Funds reasonably believe that the market prices are unreliable, the Funds are required to price those securities at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board. Pursuant to the policies adopted by, and under the ultimate supervision of the Board, these methods are implemented through the Trust’s Fair Value Pricing Committee, members of which are appointed by the Board. The Funds’ determination of a security’s fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of factors, is subjective in nature, and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value that the Funds assign to a security may be higher or lower than the security’s value would be if reliable market quotations for the security were readily available.

 

Other assets for which market quotations are not readily available will be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board.

 

Book Entry

 

Shares are held in book-entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued for Fund shares. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee is the record owner of all outstanding shares of the Funds and is recognized as the owner of all shares for all purposes.

 

Investors owning shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all shares. Participants in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. Although a beneficial owner of shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates or to have shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a registered owner of shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These procedures are the same as those that apply to any other stocks that you hold in book entry or “street name” form.

 

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

 

The Board has not adopted policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and sales of Fund shares by Fund shareholders in the secondary market because such transactions do not involve the Fund directly. Therefore, secondary market trades are unlikely to disrupt management of a Fund’s portfolio, increase a Fund’s transaction costs or cause a Fund to realize capital gains, or result in other potential harmful effects of frequent purchases and sales. Indeed, active trading of a Fund’s shares is a key element in helping to ensure a properly functioning arbitrage mechanism so that a Fund’s shares trade on the secondary market at or close to NAV.

 

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The Board also has not adopted policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases (creations) and redemptions of Fund shares in Creation Units directly with Authorized Participants. Purchases (creations) and redemptions of Creation Units are generally effected in-kind and thus are unlikely to cause the harmful effects that may result from frequent purchases and sales of mutual fund shares. Each Fund also imposes transaction fees on in-kind purchases (creations) and redemptions of Fund shares to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in effecting in-kind trades. These fees may increase if an Authorized Participant substitutes cash in part or in whole for securities, reflecting the fact that a Fund’s trading costs increase in those circumstances.

 

ACCOUNT POLICIES

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

Normally, each Fund distributes its net investment income and its net capital gains, if any, at least once a year. Dividends and other distributions on shares of a Fund are distributed on a pro rata basis to beneficial owners of such shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners then of record with proceeds received from the Funds.

 

Distributions are paid by each Fund in cash. No dividend reinvestment service is provided by the Funds. Broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by beneficial owners of the Funds for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Beneficial owners should contact their broker-dealer to determine the availability and costs of the service and the details of participation therein. Broker-dealers may require beneficial owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of the applicable Fund(s) purchased in the secondary market.

 

Federal Taxes

 

The following is a summary of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of investing in the Funds. This summary does not apply to shares held in an individual retirement account or other tax-qualified plan, which are generally not subject to current tax. Transactions relating to shares held in such accounts, however, may be taxable at some time in the future. You should always consult your tax advisor for specific guidance regarding the federal, state and local tax effects of your investment in the Funds.

 

Tax Status of the Funds

 

Each Fund intends to qualify for the special tax treatment afforded to regulated investment companies (“RICs”) under the Code. If a Fund maintains its qualification as a RIC and meets certain minimum distribution requirements, then each Fund is generally not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders. However, if a Fund fails to qualify as a RIC or to meet minimum distribution requirements it would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in fund-level taxation and consequently a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

 

Unless you are a tax-exempt entity or your investment in shares of a Fund is made through a tax-deferred retirement account, such as an individual retirement account, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when each Fund makes distributions, you sell your shares, and you purchase or redeem Creation Units (Authorized Participants only).

 

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Taxes on Distributions

 

Each Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any. The dividends and distributions you receive, whether in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund, may be subject to federal, state, and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. Income distributions, including distributions of net short-term capital gains but excluding distributions of qualified dividend income, are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates.

 

Distributions that are reported by the Funds as long-term capital gains and as qualified dividend income are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains currently set at a maximum tax rate for individuals at 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets). Qualified dividend income generally is income derived from dividends paid to a Fund by U.S. corporations or certain foreign corporations that are either incorporated in a U.S. possession or eligible for tax benefits under certain U.S. income tax treaties. In addition, dividends that a Fund receives in respect of stock of certain foreign corporations may be qualified dividend income if that stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities market. For such dividends to be taxed as qualified dividend income to a non-corporate shareholder, a Fund must satisfy certain holding period requirements with respect to the underlying stock and the non-corporate shareholder must satisfy holding period requirements with respect to his or her ownership of a Fund’s shares. Holding periods may be suspended for these purposes for stock that is hedged. Distributions that the Fund receives from an ETF or underlying fund taxable as a RIC will be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent so reported by such ETF or underlying fund.

 

A Fund (or your broker) will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income, and net capital gain distributions shortly after the close of each calendar year.

 

You should note that if you purchase shares just before a distribution, the purchase price would reflect the amount of the upcoming distribution. In this case, you would be taxed on the entire amount of the distribution received, even though, as an economic matter, the distribution simply constitutes a return of your investment. This is known as “buying a dividend” and should be avoided by taxable investors. Call [XX] to find out when the Funds expect to make a distribution to shareholders.

 

Taxes on the Sale of Fund Shares

 

Each sale of shares of the Funds or redemption of Creation Units may be a taxable event. A sale of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss to you. The gain or loss on the sale of Fund shares generally will be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss if you held the shares 12 months or less, or a long-term capital gain or loss if you held the shares for longer. Any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any long-term capital gain distributions received (or deemed received) by you with respect to the Fund shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares will be disallowed if you purchase other substantially identical shares within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. For tax purposes, an exchange of shares of one Fund for shares of a different Fund is the same as a sale.

 

A person who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize gain or loss from the exchange. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between (i) the market value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange plus any cash received in the exchange and (ii) the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus any cash paid for the Creation Units. A person who exchanges Creation Units for securities will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and (ii) the aggregate market value of the securities and the amount of cash received. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), however, may assert that a loss that is realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units may not be currently deducted under the rules governing “wash sales” (for a person who does not mark-to-market their holdings), or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

 

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Each Fund may include cash when paying the redemption price for Creation Units in addition to, or in place of, the delivery of a basket of securities. Each Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause a Fund to recognize investment income and/or capital gains or losses that it might not have recognized if it had completely satisfied the redemption in-kind. As a result, each Fund may be less tax efficient if it includes such a cash payment than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

 

The cost basis of shares of a Fund acquired by purchase will generally be based on the amount paid for the shares and then may be subsequently adjusted for other applicable transactions as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The difference between the selling price and the cost basis of shares generally determines the amount of the capital gain or loss realized on the sale or exchange of shares. Contact the broker-dealer through whom you purchased your shares to obtain information with respect to the available cost basis reporting methods and elections for your account.

 

Net Investment Income Tax

 

U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% tax on their “net investment income,” including interest, dividends, and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of the Funds).

 

Investments in Foreign Securities

 

To the extent that the Funds invest in foreign securities listed for trading on U.S. exchanges, i.e., ADRs, they may be subject to foreign withholding taxes with respect to dividends or interest the Funds receive from sources in foreign countries. If more than 50% of the total assets of a Fund at the end of the Fund’s taxable year consists of foreign securities, that Fund will be eligible to elect to treat some of those taxes as a distribution to shareholders, which would allow shareholders to offset some of their U.S. federal income tax. A Fund (or its administrative agent) will notify you if it makes such an election and provide you with the information necessary to reflect foreign taxes paid on your income tax return.

 

Non-U.S. Investors

 

If you are a nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation, trust or estate, (i) a Fund’s ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies, but (ii) gains from the sale or other disposition of shares of a Fund generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless you are a nonresident alien individual who is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. A Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related dividend” or a “short-term capital gain dividend,” which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Different tax consequences may result if you are a foreign shareholder engaged in a trade or business within the United States or if you are a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of a tax treaty.

 

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Backup Withholding

 

A Fund (or financial intermediaries, such as brokers, through which shareholders own shares of a Fund) generally is required to withhold and to remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and the sale or redemption proceeds paid to any shareholder who fails to properly furnish a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify that he, she or it is not subject to such withholding.

 

Additional Information about Taxes

 

Because each shareholder’s tax situation is different, you should consult your tax advisor about the tax implications of an investment in the Funds.

 

More information about taxes is included in the SAI.

 

CREATIONS AND REDEMPTIONS

 

Prior to trading in the secondary market, shares of each Fund are “created” at NAV by market makers, large investors and institutions only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Each Authorized Participant enters into an authorized participant agreement with the Funds’ distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”). Each Authorized Participant creates or redeems large volumes of shares in Creation Units through an AP Representative. An AP Representative is an unaffiliated broker-dealer with which the Authorized Participant has signed an agreement (the “Confidential Account Agreement”) to establish a confidential account for the benefit of such Authorized Participant (a “Confidential Account”) and that will deliver or receive, on behalf of the Authorized Participant, all consideration to or from a Fund in a creation or redemption transaction.

 

Pursuant to the Confidential Account Agreement, the AP Representative is restricted from disclosing the composition of the Creation Basket (as defined below). In addition, the AP Representative undertakes an obligation not to use the identity or weighting of the securities in the Creation Basket for any purpose other than executing creations and redemptions for a Fund. The purpose of this arrangement is to protect the identity and weightings of each Fund’s portfolio holdings. An AP Representative will not trade securities in the Confidential Account on behalf of an Authorized Participant other than buying or selling the securities included in a Creation Basket to be delivered to or received from, respectively, a Fund.

 

Each day, the Funds’ custodian will transmit the composition of each Fund’s Creation Basket for that day to each AP Representative. Acting on execution instructions from an Authorized Participant, the AP Representative may purchase or sell the securities in the Creation Basket for purposes of effecting in-kind creation and redemption activity during the day. An Authorized Participant will bear the profits and losses that result from an AP Representative’s purchase of securities in the Creation Basket and creation order with the Fund, and an AP Representative’s redemption order with the Fund and sale of securities in the Creation Basket. The AP Representative will communicate to an Authorized Participant information about the execution of the Creation Basket as a whole and not information about the execution of transactions in individual securities in the Creation Basket. Authorized Participants will be able to monitor the execution quality of the AP Representative by comparing the price at which the AP Representative purchases or sells Creation Baskets with the Fund’s VIIV and end of day NAV.

 

A creation transaction, which is subject to acceptance by the Distributor, generally begins when an Authorized Participant enters into an irrevocable creation order with a Fund and delivers to the AP Representative the cash necessary to purchase the designated portfolio of securities that constitute the Creation Basket in the Confidential Account. The AP Representative then purchases and delivers the designated portfolio of securities (“Deposit Instruments”) to the Fund’s custodian, and the Fund then instructs the custodian to exchange the Deposit Instruments for a specified number of shares in volumes of Creation Units. The AP Representative will seek to assemble the shares of the Creation Basket in a manner that will not reveal its composition.

 

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A redemption transaction generally begins when an Authorized Participant enters into an irrevocable redemption order with a Fund. The Fund then instructs the custodian to deliver a designated portfolio of securities (“Redemption Instruments”) that constitute the Creation Basket to the appropriate AP Representative’s Confidential Account in exchange for the individual Fund shares in volumes of Creation Units being redeemed. The Authorized Participant will instruct the AP Representative when to liquidate the securities in the Confidential Account, which will be liquidated no later than the end of the day, so that the Confidential Account holds no positions at the end of day.

 

On any given Business Day, the name and quantities of the instruments that constitute Deposit Instruments and Redemption Instruments (the “Creation Basket”) will be identical to and will correspond pro rata to the positions in a Fund’s portfolio (including cash positions) used to calculate the Fund’s NAV for that day.

 

The prices at which creations and redemptions occur are based on the next calculation of NAV after a creation or redemption order is received in an acceptable form under the authorized participant agreement.

 

To the extent a Fund engages in in-kind transactions with the AP Representative, the Fund intends to comply with the U.S. federal securities laws in accepting securities for deposit and satisfying redemptions with redemption securities by, among other means, assuring that any securities accepted for deposit and any securities used to satisfy redemption requests will be sold in transactions that would be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).

 

Information about the procedures regarding creation and redemption of Creation Units (including the cut-off times for receipt of creation and redemption orders) is included in the SAI.

 

Because new shares may be created and issued on an ongoing basis, at any point during the life of the Funds, a “distribution,” as such term is used in the 1933 Act, may be occurring. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner that could render them statutory underwriters and subject to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the 1933 Act. Any determination of whether one is an underwriter must take into account all the relevant facts and circumstances of each particular case.

 

Broker-dealers should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters,” but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted to ordinary secondary transactions), and thus dealing with shares that are part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(C) of the 1933 Act, would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the 1933 Act. For delivery of prospectuses to exchange members, the prospectus delivery mechanism of Rule 153 under the 1933 Act is available only with respect to transactions on a national securities exchange.

 

Costs Associated with Creations and Redemptions

 

Authorized Participants are charged standard creation and redemption transaction fees by the Funds to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. The fees are designed to help protect existing shareholders from any dilutive costs associated with purchasing and redeeming Creation Units. The standard creation and redemption transaction fees are set forth in the table below. The standard creation transaction fee is charged to the Authorized Participant on any day such Authorized Participant creates a Creation Unit, and that fee amount does not vary regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by the Authorized Participant on the applicable business day.

 

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Similarly, the standard redemption transaction fee is charged to the Authorized Participant by the Funds on any day such Authorized Participant redeems a Creation Unit, and that fee amount does not vary regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed by the Authorized Participant on the applicable business day. The Authorized Participant may also be required to cover certain brokerage, tax, execution, market impact and other costs and expenses related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction (subject to the maximum amount shown below for redemptions). The Authorized Participant may also bear the costs of transferring the Deposit Instruments to or Redemption Instruments from a Fund, as applicable.

 

The following table shows, as of [XX], the approximate value of one Creation Unit of each Fund, standard fees, the additional charge for creations and the maximum additional charge for redemptions (as described above):

 

Fund Creation Unit Size1 Standard Creation/ Redemption Transaction Fee1 Additional Charge for Creations1,2 Maximum Additional Charge for Redemptions3
Cambiar Large Cap ETF [XX] $[XX] [XX]% 2.00%
Cambiar Small Cap ETF [XX] $[XX] [XX]% 2.00%
Cambiar SMID ETF [XX] $[XX] [XX]% 2.00%

 

1May be changed by the Adviser at any time.
2This amount, reflected as a percentage of the NAV per Creation Unit, generally will be equal to the costs and expenses incurred by a Fund in connection with such cash transactions and is not subject to a maximum limit.
3As a percentage of the NAV per Creation Unit, inclusive of the standard redemption transaction fee.

 

Premium/Discount and NAV Information

 

The Funds’ website includes information that is updated on a daily basis, including, on a per share basis for each Fund, the prior business day’s NAV and the market closing price and a calculation of the premium or discount of the market closing price for Fund shares. The Funds’ website also includes information on where and how to find the continuously updated VIIV and a historical comparison of each business day’s final VIIV to that business day’s NAV. The Funds’ website will disclose the median bid-ask spread for each Fund’s most recent 30 days based on the National Best Bid and Offer, as required by Rule 6c-11(c)(1)(v) under the 1940 Act. The Funds will also provide any other information on their website regarding premiums/discounts that ETFs registered under the 1940 Act are required to provide from time to time.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS

 

The investment objective of the Cambiar Large Cap ETF is to seek total return and capital preservation. The investment objective of the Cambiar Small Cap ETF is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Cambiar SMID ETF is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The investment objective of each Fund may be changed without shareholder approval.

 

OTHER INVESTMENT PRACTICES AND RISKS

 

In addition to the investment strategies described above in each Fund’s “Principal Investment Strategies” section, each Fund may employ non-principal investment practices that this prospectus does not describe. For more information concerning any of the Funds’ investment practices and risks, please read the SAI.

 

Each Fund operates in reliance on an exemptive order from the SEC (the “Order”), which limits the types of investments the Fund may hold to those listed in the Fund’s application for the Order. Under the terms of the Order, the Fund is permitted to invest only in exchange-traded funds, exchange-traded notes, exchange-listed common stocks, exchange-traded preferred stocks, exchange-traded American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), exchange-traded real estate investment trusts, exchange-traded commodity pools, exchange-traded metal trusts, exchange-traded currency trusts and exchange-traded futures that trade on a U.S. exchange contemporaneously with the Fund’s shares, as well as cash and cash equivalents (which are short-term U.S. Treasury securities, government money market funds, and repurchase agreements). Each Fund’s investment strategies and practices are subject to these limitations, as well as certain other fundamental and non-fundamental investment restrictions described in the SAI, and each Fund may not invest in each of the foregoing categories of instruments.

 

Investing in each Fund involves risk and there is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its goals. The Adviser’s judgments about the markets, the economy, or companies may not anticipate actual market movements, geopolitical events, economic conditions or company performance, and these judgments may affect the return on your investment. In fact, no matter how good a job the Adviser does, you could lose money on your investment in a Fund.

 

Overall stock market risks can affect the market price of a Fund’s shares. Over time, market forces can be highly dynamic and can cause stock markets to move in cycles, including periods when stock prices rise generally and periods when they decline generally. The market price of a Fund’s shares may increase or decrease more than the stock market in general.

 

ActiveShares® ETF Structure Risks — Each Fund is an ETF that utilizes the ActiveShares® structure. The use of this structure exposes the Funds and Fund shareholders to certain risks, including the following:

 

·ActiveShares® Structure Risk – Unlike most actively managed ETFs, the Funds do not provide daily disclosure of its portfolio holdings. Instead, each Fund provides a VIIV, calculated and disseminated every second throughout the trading day. The VIIV is intended to provide investors with an intraday highly-correlated per share value of the Fund that can be compared to the current market price. The VIIV is designed to provide sufficient information to allow for an effective arbitrage mechanism that will keep the market price of each Fund’s shares trading at or close to the underlying NAV per share of the Fund. Shares traded on an intraday basis on an exchange, however, will not have a fixed relationship to the previous day’s or the current day’s NAV. There is, however, a risk, which may increase during periods of market disruption or volatility, that market prices will vary significantly from the underlying NAV of a Fund. Similarly, because each Fund’s shares trade with reference to a published VIIV, they may trade at a wider bid/ask spread than shares of ETFs that publish their portfolios on a daily basis, especially during periods of market disruption or volatility, and therefore, may cost investors more to trade. Although the Fund seeks to benefit from keeping its portfolio information secret, some market participants may attempt to use information, including the VIIV, to identify the Fund’s trading strategy and the securities held by the Fund, which if successful, could result in such market participants engaging in certain predatory trading practices that may have the potential to harm the Fund and its shareholders. In the event of a system failure or other interruption, including disruptions involving Authorized Participants, AP Representatives, or market makers, orders to create or redeem Creation Units either may not be executed according to an Authorized Participant’s instructions or may not be executed at all, or an Authorized Participant may not be able to place or change orders. If such an event were to occur, the Fund’s shares may trade in the secondary market at a greater premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV, and investors may pay a greater bid/ask spread to purchase or sell the Fund’s shares.

 

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·Authorized Participant and AP Representative Concentration Risk – Because each Fund is an ETF, only a limited number of Authorized Participants are authorized to purchase (or create) and redeem shares directly from the Fund. Each of a Fund’s Authorized Participants will engage in all creation and redemption activity through an AP Representative. The AP Representative will deliver or receive, on behalf of the Authorized Participant, all consideration to or from a Fund in a creation or redemption. AP Representatives have knowledge of the composition of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, and are restricted from disclosing such composition, including to the Authorized Participants. As a result of each Fund’s use of the ActiveShares® structure, there may be a more limited number of institutions that are willing to act as Authorized Participants or as AP Representatives. If these institutions exit the business or are, for any reason, unable to process creation and/or redemption orders with respect to a Fund, or are unavailable to purchase and sell securities in connection with creation and/or redemption orders, as applicable, and no other Authorized Participant or AP Representative agrees to create or redeem, or purchase or sell securities, as applicable, the arbitrage mechanism for keeping the market price of Fund shares trading at or close to such Fund’s per share NAV may be impaired, and Fund shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.

 

·Secondary Market Trading Risk — Shares of each Fund trade on the Exchange and are subject to the following associated risks:

 

Fund Shares may Trade at Prices other than NAV –The NAV of a Fund is calculated at the end of each business day and will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. Shares of each Fund trade on the Exchange at prices at, above or below the Fund’s most recent NAV. The trading price of a Fund’s shares will fluctuate, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to changes in the Fund’s VIIV, the relative supply of and demand for Fund shares on the Exchange and other factors. The VIIV is intended to provide Authorized Participants and other market participants with enough information to allow for an effective arbitrage mechanism that will keep the market price of a Fund at or close to the Fund’s NAV. Nonetheless, there is a risk, which may increase during periods of market disruption or volatility, that market prices for Fund shares could vary significantly from the Fund’s NAV. This risk may be greater for the Funds than for traditional ETFs that disclose their full portfolio holdings on a daily basis. Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for shares may result in shares trading at a significant premium or discount to NAV and/or in a reduced liquidity of your investment. During such periods, you may be unable to sell your shares, you may pay significantly more than NAV when buying Fund shares, or you may receive significantly less than NAV when selling Fund shares.

 

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There may not be an Active Market in Fund Shares – Although shares of the Funds are listed for trading on one or more stock exchanges, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will develop or be maintained by market makers or Authorized Participants. Authorized Participants are not obligated to execute purchase (creation) or redemption orders for Creation Units. In periods of market volatility, market makers and/or Authorized Participants may be less willing to engage in creations or redemptions of Fund shares. The absence of an active market for a Fund’s shares among Authorized Participants or investors in the secondary market may contribute to the Fund’s shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV. Please refer to “Shares of the Fund may Trade at Prices other than NAV” above.

 

The Funds’ shares may be listed or traded on exchanges or markets other than the Exchange (where each Fund’s primary listing is maintained), and may otherwise be made available to non-U.S. investors through funds or structured investment vehicles similar to depositary receipts. There can be no assurance that the Funds’ shares will continue to trade on any such stock exchange or in any market or that the Funds’ shares will continue to meet the requirements for listing or trading on any exchange or in any market, including the Exchange. The Funds’ shares may be less actively traded in certain markets than in others, and investors are subject to the execution and settlement risks and market standards of the market where they or their broker-dealer direct their trades for execution.

 

Trading in Fund Shares May Be Halted or Fund Shares May Be Delisted –Trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for other reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares of a Fund inadvisable. If at any time securities representing 10% or more of a Fund’s portfolio become subject to a trading halt or otherwise do not have readily available market quotations, the Fund will request that the Exchange halt trading of the Fund’s shares. Further, if there is a discrepancy of sufficient magnitude between the value of a Fund’s portfolio securities as calculated by such Fund’s two calculation engines for VIIV purposes, the Exchange will have the ability to halt trading of such Fund’s shares. During such trading halts, although the primary VIIV would continue to be calculated and disseminated, investors in a Fund’s shares will not be able to freely trade their shares. Additionally, the Fund must satisfy various other standards established by the Exchange in order to ensure that Fund shares can continue to be listed for trading. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of each Fund will continue to be met.

 

Trading in Fund Shares is Subject to Expenses – Investors buying or selling shares of a Fund in the secondary market typically will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference between the price that a buyer is willing to pay for shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which a seller is willing to sell shares (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid/ask spread.” The spread varies over time for shares of a Fund based on trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally narrower if the Fund has more trading volume and market liquidity and is wider if the Fund has less trading volume and market liquidity. In addition, increased market volatility may cause increased spreads. There may also be regulatory and other charges that are incurred as a result of trading Fund shares

 

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Fund Shares may be Sold Short - Shares of the Funds, similar to shares of other issuers listed on a stock exchange, may be sold short and are therefore subject to the risk of increased volatility and price decreases associated with short selling activity.

 

·Portfolio Security Trading Risk — An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities, or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in a Fund being unable to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, a Fund may be unable to engage in Fund portfolio transactions to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to have its investments accurately priced for purposes of determining its VIIV, and may have difficulty calculating its NAV. These events may result in losses to shareholders. Any extended trading halt in a portfolio security may exacerbate discrepancies between the VIIV and the underlying NAV of a Fund. If a portfolio security does not have readily available market quotations, e.g., if subject to a trading halt, that fact, along with the identity and weighting of that security in the Fund’s VIIV calculation, will be publicly disclosed on the Fund’s website. Trading halts of portfolio securities may have a greater impact on the Fund, as compared with traditional ETFs, due to less frequent dissemination of the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

 

Market Risk – A number of factors can affect financial markets generally, which in turn, can impact the value of the Fund’s investments. Economic considerations such as GDP growth, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, barriers to capital formation and reinvestment, market instability, and budgetary deficits are key considerations in how overall markets perform. Political factors, including elections and political instability and unrest, foreign or domestic, can affect the extent to which investors choose to participate in financial markets. Other factors, such as natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism, and other events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on economies and markets generally, as well as corresponding impacts on the securities in which the Fund invests.

 

Equity Risk – Equity securities include exchange-listed common stocks, exchange-traded preferred stocks, exchange-traded ADRs, and shares of ETFs that often attempt to track the price movement of equity indices. Common stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. Preferred stock provides a fixed dividend that is paid before any dividends are paid to common stockholders, and which takes precedence over common stock in the event of a liquidation. Like common stock, preferred stocks represent partial ownership in a company, although preferred stock shareholders do not enjoy the voting rights of common stockholders. Also, unlike common stock, a preferred stock pays a fixed dividend that does not fluctuate, although the company does not have to pay this dividend if it lacks the financial ability to do so. Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which an ETF invests will cause the ETF’s NAV to fluctuate, and will likely cause the ETF’s market price to fluctuate. An investment in a portfolio of equity securities may be more suitable for long-term investors who can bear the risk of these fluctuations.

 

In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseeable ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund. Recent examples include pandemic risks related to COVID-19 and aggressive measures taken worldwide in response by governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, restrictions on businesses whose operations are deemed likely to encourage the spread of a virus, including curtailments of operations and reductions in staff and the downstream effects of those restrictions, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or future pandemics could be short term or may last for extended periods of time, and in either case could result in a substantial economic downturn or recession.

 

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Large Capitalization Company Risk — If valuations of large capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of small or medium capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of small and medium-sized companies. Additionally, larger, more established companies may be less able to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes as compared to smaller, more nimble companies. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.

 

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk — The small- and mid-capitalization companies in which a Fund may invest may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these small- and mid-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small- and mid-cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies.

 

Short-Term Investing Risk — The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Funds use under normal circumstances. During unusual economic, market, political or other circumstances, each Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in short-term, high quality debt instruments, such as U.S. government securities. These instruments would not ordinarily be consistent with a Fund’s principal investment strategies, and may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective. A Fund will use a temporary strategy if the Adviser believes that pursuing the Fund’s investment objective will subject it to a

significant risk of loss.

 

Each Fund has a policy requiring it to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in particular types of securities as described in each Fund’s principal investment strategies. In addition to the temporary measures described above, each Fund may also temporarily deviate from its 80% policy in other limited, appropriate circumstances, such as unusually large cash inflows or redemptions.

 

When a Fund pursues a temporary defensive strategy, the Fund may not profit from favorable developments that it would have otherwise profited from if it was pursuing its normal strategy. To the extent that a Fund cannot implement its temporary investment strategies through in-kind creation and redemption transactions with Authorized Participants, an investment in the Fund may be less tax-efficient and investors may be required to recognize capital gains that could have been avoided if the Fund was engaging in in-kind transactions. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher capital gains distributions than ETFs that redeem in-kind. Further, paying redemption proceeds at least partially in cash rather than through in-kind delivery of portfolio securities may require the Fund to dispose of or sell portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds at an inopportune time.

 

Information about Portfolio Holdings

 

Please consult the SAI for a description of the policies and procedures that govern disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings.

 

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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

 

Investment Adviser

 

Cambiar Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company located at 200 Columbine Street, Suite 800, Denver, Colorado 80206, serves as the investment adviser to each of the Funds. The Adviser manages and supervises the investment of each Fund’s assets on a discretionary basis, subject to oversight by the Board. As of December 31, 2020, the Adviser had approximately $6.41 billion in assets under management. The Adviser has provided investment management services to corporations, foundations, endowments, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates and other institutions and individuals since 1973.

 

[Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subject to the general supervision of the Board, the Adviser provides or causes to be furnished all investment management, supervisory, administrative and other services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Funds, including certain distribution services (provided pursuant to a separate distribution agreement) under a unitary fee structure. The Funds are responsible for paying interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, future 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses and the management fee payable to the Adviser under the investment advisory agreement.]

 

Each Fund pays a management fee at an annual rate, based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows:

 

Fund Management Fees
Cambiar Large Cap ETF [XX]%
Cambiar Small Cap ETF [XX]%
Cambiar SMID ETF [XX]%

 

A discussion regarding the basis for Board approval of the Funds’ investment advisory agreements will be available in the Funds’ first Annual or Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders.

 

Portfolio Managers

 

Brian M. Barish, CFA, President, Chief Investment Officer, joined the Adviser in 1997 and has over 32 years of investment experience. He serves as the Lead Manager of the investment team of the Cambiar Large Cap ETF, and he serves on the domestic portfolio team for the Cambiar Small Cap ETF and the Cambiar SMID ETF. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Barish served as Director of Emerging Markets Research for Lazard Freres & Co., a New York based investment bank. He has also served as a securities analyst with Bear, Stearns & Co. and Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, a New York based research firm. Mr. Barish received a BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

 

Anna (Ania) A. Aldrich, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 1999 and has over 32 years of investment experience. She serves on the domestic portfolio team for the Cambiar Large Cap ETF, the Cambiar Small Cap ETF, and the Cambiar SMID ETF. Prior to joining the Adviser, Ms. Aldrich was a global equity analyst at Bankers Trust, a New York based investment company. She began her career as a senior investor relations professional at BET PLC, a New York based communications firm. Ms. Aldrich holds an MBA in Finance from Fordham University and a BA in Computer Science from Hunter College. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

 

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Andrew P. Baumbusch, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2004 and has over 23 years of investment experience. He serves as the Co-Lead Manager of the investment team of the Cambiar Small Cap ETF and the Cambiar SMID ETF, and he serves on the domestic portfolio team for the Cambiar Large Cap ETF. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Baumbusch served as an investment analyst at Franklin Templeton, Atrium Capital, and Alex Brown & Sons. Mr. Baumbusch holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in Economics from Princeton University.

 

Joseph S. Chin, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2019 and has over 22 years of investment experience. He serves on the domestic portfolio team for the Cambiar Large Cap ETF, the Cambiar Small Cap ETF, and the Cambiar SMID ETF. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Chin worked at Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel, where he was a Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst. He began his investment career as a Senior Research Analyst at Marsico Capital. Mr. Chin received a BA in Economics from Wesleyan University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

 

Colin M. Dunn, CFA, Investment Principal, joined the Adviser in 2011 and has over 21 years of investment experience. He serves as the Co-Lead Manager of the investment team of the Cambiar Small Cap ETF and the Cambiar SMID ETF, and he serves on the domestic portfolio team for the Cambiar Large Cap ETF. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Dunn served as Vice President in the Investment Banking department at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. He has also served as a securities analyst in the Investment Banking division at UBS. Mr. Dunn received a BS in Finance from Georgetown University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

 

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed, and ownership of Fund shares.

 

RELATED PERFORMANCE OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

The Adviser manages each Fund pursuant to a substantially similar investment objective and substantially similar principal investment strategies as a corresponding mutual fund managed by the Adviser (each, a “Comparable Fund”) that is offered in a different prospectus, as set forth below:

 

Fund Comparable Fund
Cambiar Large Cap ETF Cambiar Opportunity Fund
Cambiar Small Cap ETF Cambiar Small Cap Fund
Cambiar SMID ETF Cambiar SMID Fund

 

The following tables show the performance of each Comparable Fund. Each Comparable Fund’s performance is calculated net of fees in accordance with the SEC’s standardized performance methodology. The performance information of each Comparable Fund has not been adjusted to reflect the expenses of its corresponding Fund. Each Fund has lower expenses than its corresponding Comparable Fund. Therefore, if a Fund’s expenses had been reflected in the performance data of its Comparable Fund shown below, such performance would have been higher.

 

The investment results for each Comparable Fund presented below are not intended to predict or suggest the future returns of its corresponding Fund. The performance data shown below does not represent the historical performance of any Fund and should not be considered a substitute for a Fund’s own performance information.

 

Performance Information for the Cambiar Opportunity Fund

 

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Calendar Year Returns

 

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Cambiar Opportunity Fund by showing changes in the Cambiar Opportunity Fund’s Investor Class Shares’ performance from year to year and by showing how the Cambiar Opportunity Fund’s average annual total returns for 1, 5 and 10 years and since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Of course, the Cambiar Opportunity Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Cambiar Large Cap ETF will perform in the future.

 

 

 

During the periods shown in the chart, the Cambiar Opportunity Fund’s Investor Class Shares’ highest return for a quarter was 19.25% (quarter ended 6/30/2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was (22.45)% (quarter ended 9/30/2011).

 

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2020

 

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”). After-tax returns are shown for only the Investor Class Shares. After-tax returns for Institutional Class Shares will vary.

 

Institutional Class Shares of the Cambiar Opportunity Fund commenced operations on November 3, 2005. As a result, the performance information provided for Institutional Class Shares incorporates the returns of Investor Class Shares of the Cambiar Opportunity Fund for periods before November 3, 2005. Institutional Class Shares would have substantially similar performance as Investor Class Shares because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would generally differ only to the extent that total expenses of Institutional Class Shares are lower.

 

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  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Since Inception (6/30/98)
Investor Class Shares        
Fund Returns Before Taxes 16.58% 11.77% 9.66% 8.95%
Fund Returns After Taxes on Distributions 15.26% 9.35% 8.09% 7.69%
Fund Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 10.34% 8.86% 7.57% 7.23%
Institutional Class Shares        
Fund Returns Before Taxes 16.90% 12.00% 9.91% 9.13%
Russell 1000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 2.80% 9.74% 10.50% 6.83%

 

Performance Information for the Cambiar Small Cap Fund

 

Calendar Year Returns

 

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Cambiar Small Cap Fund by showing changes in the Cambiar Small Cap Fund’s Investor Class Shares’ performance from year to year and by showing how the Cambiar Small Cap Fund’s average annual total returns for 1, 5 and 10 years and since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Of course, the Cambiar Small Cap Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Cambiar Small Cap ETF will perform in the future.

 

 

 

During the periods shown in the chart, the Cambiar Small Cap Fund’s Investor Class Shares’ highest return for a quarter was 24.82% (quarter ended 6/30/2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was (31.44)% (quarter ended 3/31/2020).

 

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2020

 

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”). After-tax returns are shown for only the Investor Class Shares. After-tax returns for Institutional Class Shares will vary.

 

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Institutional Class Shares of the Cambiar Small Cap Fund commenced operations on October 31, 2008. As a result, the performance information provided for Institutional Class Shares incorporates the returns of Investor Class Shares of the Cambiar Small Cap Fund for periods before October 31, 2008. Institutional Class Shares would have substantially similar performance as Investor Class Shares because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would generally differ only to the extent that total expenses of Institutional Class Shares are lower.

 

  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Since Inception (08/31/04)
Investor Class Shares        
Fund Returns Before Taxes 9.51% 8.55% 7.56% 9.08%
Fund Returns After Taxes on Distributions 9.43% 6.93% 5.73% 7.67%
Fund Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 5.69% 6.36% 5.61% 7.21%
Institutional Class Shares        
Fund Returns Before Taxes 9.66% 8.73% 7.78% 9.25%
Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 4.63% 9.65% 8.66% 7.70%

 

Performance Information for the Cambiar SMID Fund

 

Calendar Year Returns

 

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Cambiar SMID Fund by showing changes in the Cambiar SMID Fund’s Investor Class Shares’ performance from year to year and by showing how the Cambiar SMID 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 Cambiar SMID Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Cambiar SMID ETF will perform in the future.

 

 

 

During the periods shown in the chart, the Cambiar SMID Fund’s Investor Class Shares’ highest return for a quarter was 16.14% (quarter ended 3/31/2019) and the lowest return for a quarter was (31.26)% (quarter ended 3/31/2020).

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2020

 

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”). After-tax returns are shown for only the Investor Class Shares. After-tax returns for Institutional Class Shares will vary.

 

Institutional Class Shares of the Cambiar SMID Fund commenced operations on November 3, 2014. As a result, the performance information provided for Institutional Class Shares incorporates the returns of Investor Class Shares of the Cambiar SMID Fund for periods before November 3, 2014. Institutional Class Shares would have substantially similar performance as Investor Class Shares because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would generally differ only to the extent that total expenses of Institutional Class Shares are lower.

 

  1 Year 5 Years Since Inception (05/31/11)
Investor Class Shares      
Fund Returns Before Taxes 9.59% 13.01% 10.19%
Fund Returns After Taxes on Distributions 9.43% 12.36% 9.65%
Fund Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 5.79% 10.31% 8.25%
Institutional Class Shares      
Fund Returns Before Taxes 9.69% 13.06% 10.21%
Russell 2500® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 4.88% 9.43% 8.77%

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co. serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Funds on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Funds’ shares. The Distributor has no role in determining the Funds’ policies or the securities that are purchased or sold by the Funds.

 

PAYMENTS BY THE FUNDS OR THE ADVISER TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

 

The Funds and/or the Adviser may compensate financial intermediaries for providing a variety of services to the Funds and/or their shareholders. Financial intermediaries include affiliated or unaffiliated brokers, dealers, banks (including bank trust departments), trust companies, registered investment advisers, financial planners, retirement plan administrators, insurance companies, and any other institution having a service, administration, or any similar arrangement with the Funds, their service providers or their respective affiliates. This section briefly describes how financial intermediaries may be paid for providing services. For more information, please see “Payments to Financial Intermediaries” in the SAI.

 

In addition to these payments, your financial intermediary may charge you brokerage commissions, account fees, transaction fees for buying or selling shares of the Funds, or other fees for servicing your account. Your financial intermediary should provide a schedule of its fees and services to you upon request.

 

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Payments by the Funds

 

Each Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Plan”) that allows each Fund to pay distribution and/or service fees for the sale and distribution of Fund shares, and for services provided to shareholders. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by a Fund, and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, because these fees are paid out of a Fund’s assets on an on-going basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. The maximum annual Rule 12b-1 fee under the Plan is 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund.

 

Payments by the Adviser

 

From time to time, the Adviser and/or its affiliates, in their discretion, may make payments to certain affiliated or unaffiliated financial intermediaries to compensate them for the costs associated with distribution, marketing, administration and shareholder servicing support for the Funds. These payments are sometimes characterized as “revenue sharing” payments and are made out of the Adviser’s and/or its affiliates’ own legitimate profits or other resources, are not paid by the Funds, and may be in addition to any payments made to financial intermediaries by the Funds under the Plan or otherwise. A financial intermediary may provide these services with respect to Fund shares sold or held through programs such as retirement plans, qualified tuition programs, fund supermarkets, fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs, bank trust programs, and insurance (e.g., individual or group annuity) programs. In addition, financial intermediaries may receive payments from the Adviser for making shares of the Funds available to their customers or registered representatives, including providing the Funds with “shelf space,” placing them on a preferred or recommended fund list, or promoting the Funds in certain sales programs that are sponsored by financial intermediaries. To the extent permitted by SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rules and other applicable laws and regulations, the Adviser and/or its affiliates may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments to financial intermediaries.

 

The level of payments made by the Adviser and/or its affiliates to individual financial intermediaries varies in any given year and may be negotiated on the basis of sales of Fund shares, the market power and flexibility of the intermediary, the amount of Fund assets serviced by the financial intermediary, the time period in which the arrangement was entered into or amended, or the quality of the financial intermediary’s relationship with the Adviser and/or its affiliates. These payments may be more or less than the payments received by the financial intermediaries from other funds and may influence a financial intermediary to favor the sales of certain funds or share classes over others. In certain instances, the payments could be significant and may cause a conflict of interest for your financial intermediary. Any such payments will not change the NAV of a Fund’s shares.

 

Please contact your financial intermediary for information about any payments it may receive in connection with the sale of Fund shares or the provision of services to Fund shareholders, as well as information about any fees and/or commissions it charges.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

The Trust enters into contractual arrangements with various parties, including, among others, the Funds’ Adviser, custodian, transfer agent, accountants, administrator, Distributor, and VIIV calculation engines and a verification agent, who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (or “third-party”) beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce the terms of the contractual arrangements against these service providers or to seek any remedy under the contractual arrangements against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Trust.

 

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This prospectus and the SAI provide information concerning the Trust and the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Funds. The Funds may make changes to this information from time to time. Neither this prospectus, the SAI or any document filed as an exhibit to the Trust’s registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Trust or the Funds and any shareholder, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly by federal or state securities laws that may not be waived.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Because the Funds have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, financial highlights are not available.

 

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THE CAMBIAR ETFS

 

Investors who would like more information about the Funds should read the Funds’ Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, when available, and the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”), as it may be amended from time to time. The Annual and Semi-Annual Reports of the Funds will provide additional information about their investments. The SAI contains additional detailed information about the Funds and is incorporated by reference into (is legally a part of) this prospectus.

 

Investors can receive free copies of the SAI, shareholder reports, when available, the Funds’ privacy policy and other information about the Funds and can make shareholder inquiries at www.cambiar.com or by writing to or calling:

 

The Cambiar ETFs

[____]

(Toll free) [XX]

 

You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, when available, as well as other information about The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at: http://www.sec.gov. You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

The Trust’s Investment Company Act of 1940 file number is 811-06400.

 

[Inventory Code]

 

[CAMBIAR INVESTORS LOGO]

 

 

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

 

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED MAY 10, 2021

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

CAMBIAR LARGE CAP ETF

(Ticker: [XXXXX])

(Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.)

 

CAMBIAR SMALL CAP ETF

(Ticker: [XXXXX])

(Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.)

 

CAMBIAR SMID ETF

(Ticker: [XXXXX])

(Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.)

 

each, a series of THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

[DATE], 2021

 

Investment Adviser:

CAMBIAR INVESTORS, LLC

 

This Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) is not a prospectus. This SAI is intended to provide additional information regarding the activities and operations of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund (the “Trust”) and the following series of the Trust (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

Cambiar Large Cap ETF (the “Large Cap ETF”)

Cambiar Small Cap ETF (the “Small Cap ETF”)

Cambiar SMID ETF (the “SMID ETF”)

 

This SAI should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ prospectus dated [Date], 2021, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Prospectus”). Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the Prospectus. Shareholders may obtain copies of the Prospectus or the Fund’s Annual or Semi-Annual Report, when available, free of charge by writing to the Cambiar ETFs, c/o SEI Investments Distribution Co., One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, or by calling the Funds at [____] (toll free).

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

THE TRUST S-XX
EXEMPTIVE ORDER S-XX
INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE FUNDS S-XX
DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS S-XX
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES S-XX
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS S-XX
THE ADMINISTRATOR S-XX
THE DISTRIBUTOR S-XX
PAYMENTS BY THE FUNDS OR THE ADVISER TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES S-XX
TRANSFER AGENT S-XX
CUSTODIAN S-XX
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM S-XX
LEGAL COUNSEL S-XX
SECURITIES LENDING S-XX
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST S-XX
EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING S-XX
CONTINUOUS OFFERING S-XX
BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM S-XX
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES IN CREATION UNITS S-XX
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE S-XX
TAXES S-XX
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES S-XX
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS S-XX
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES S-XX
SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY S-XX
LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES’ LIABILITY S-XX
PROXY VOTING S-XX
CODES OF ETHICS S-XX
5% AND 25% SHAREHOLDERS S-XX
APPENDIX A – PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES A-1

 

[Date], 2021 [Inventory Code]  

 

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THE TRUST

 

General. Each Fund is a separate series of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund (the “Trust”), an open-end investment management company established under Massachusetts law as a Massachusetts voluntary association (commonly known as a business trust) under a Declaration of Trust dated July 18, 1991, as amended and restated February 18, 1997 and amended May 15, 2012 (the “Declaration of Trust”). The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to offer separate series (“funds”) of shares of beneficial interest (“shares”). The Trust reserves the right to create and issue shares of additional funds. Each fund is a separate mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), and each share of each fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that fund. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any fund, and all assets of such fund, belong solely to that fund and would be subject to any liabilities related thereto. Each fund pays its (i) own operating expenses, including fees of its service providers, expenses of preparing prospectuses, proxy solicitation materials and reports to shareholders, costs of custodial services and registering its shares under federal and state securities laws, pricing and insurance expenses, brokerage costs, interest charges, taxes and organization expenses, and (ii) pro rata share of the fund’s other expenses, including audit and legal expenses. Expenses attributable to a specific fund shall be payable solely out of the assets of that fund. Expenses not attributable to a specific fund are pro-rata allocated across all of the funds on the basis of relative net assets. A Fund’s investment adviser may agree to pay certain or all of the fund’s expenses out of its investment advisory fee paid by the fund. The other funds of the Trust are described in one or more separate prospectuses and statements of additional information.

 

Voting Rights. Each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each share held on the record date for the meeting. Each Fund will vote separately on matters relating solely to it. As a Massachusetts voluntary association, the Trust is not required, and does not intend, to hold annual meetings of shareholders. Shareholders’ approval will be sought, however, for certain changes in the operation of the Trust and for the election of trustees under certain circumstances. Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trust’s Board of Trustees (each, a “Trustee” and collectively, the “Board” or the “Trustees”) has the power to liquidate one or more Funds without shareholder approval. While the Trustees have no present intention of exercising this power, they may do so if a Fund fails to reach a viable size within a reasonable amount of time or for such other reasons as may be determined by the Board.

 

In addition, a Trustee may be removed by the remaining Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting called upon written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust. In the event that such a meeting is requested, the Trust will provide appropriate assistance and information to the shareholders requesting the meeting.

 

Any series of the Trust created on or after November 11, 1996 may reorganize or merge with one or more other series of the Trust or of another investment company. Any such reorganization or merger shall be pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in an agreement and plan of reorganization authorized and approved by the majority of the Trustees then in office and entered into by the relevant series in connection therewith. To the extent permitted by applicable law and the Declaration of Trust, such reorganization or merger may be effected without the approval of shareholders of any series.

 

Diversification. Each Fund is classified as a “diversified” investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Each Fund intends to satisfy the diversification requirements necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). For more information, see “Taxes” below.

 

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EXEMPTIVE ORDER

 

In addition to the investment strategies and the risks described in the Prospectus and in this SAI, each Fund may employ other investment practices and may be subject to other risks, some of which are described below. Each Fund operates in reliance on an exemptive order from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (the “Order”), which limits the types of investments the Fund may hold to those listed in the Fund’s application for the Order. Under the terms of the Order, each Fund may invest only in ETFs, exchange-traded notes, exchange-listed common stocks, exchange-traded preferred stocks, exchange-traded American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), exchange-traded real estate investment trusts, exchange-traded commodity pools, exchange-traded metal trusts, exchange-traded currency trusts and exchange-traded futures that trade on a U.S. exchange contemporaneously with the Fund’s shares, as well as cash and cash equivalents (which are short-term U.S. Treasury securities, government money market funds, and repurchase agreements). The Fund’s investment strategies and practices, including those listed below, are subject to these limitations.

 

INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE FUNDS

 

Each Fund will determine compliance with the investment limitation percentages below (with the exception of a limitation relating to borrowing) and other applicable investment requirements in this SAI immediately after and as a result of its acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, each Fund generally will not consider changes in values, net assets or other circumstances when determining whether the investment complies with its investment limitations.

 

Importantly, each Fund’s fundamental and non-fundamental policies listed below will be limited by the terms of the Order.

 

Fundamental Policies:

 

The following investment limitations are fundamental, which means that a Fund cannot change them without approval by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The phrase “majority of the outstanding shares” means the vote of (i) 67% or more of a Fund’s shares present at a meeting, if more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding shares, whichever is less.

 

Each Fund:

 

(1)Diversification. May purchase securities of an issuer, except if such purchase would cause the Fund to fail to satisfy the diversification requirement for a diversified management company under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

 

(2)Concentration. May not concentrate investments in a particular industry or group of industries, as concentration is defined under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time, except that the Fund may invest without limitation in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements involving such securities or tax-exempt obligations of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions.

 

(3)Borrowing and Senior Securities. May borrow money or issue senior securities (as defined under the 1940 Act), except as prohibited under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

 

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(4)Lending. May make loans, except as prohibited under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

 

(5)Commodities and Real Estate. May purchase or sell commodities or real estate, except as prohibited under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

 

(6)Underwriting. May underwrite securities issued by other persons, except as prohibited under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

 

Non-Fundamental Policies:

 

The following investment limitations are non-fundamental and may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval.

 

Each Fund:

 

(1)Real Estate. May not invest in unmarketable interests in real estate limited partnerships or invest directly in real estate. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing policy does not prevent the Fund from, among other things, purchasing marketable securities of companies that deal in real estate or interests therein (including REITs).

 

(2)Commodities. May purchase or sell financial and physical commodities, commodity contracts based on (or relating to) physical commodities or financial commodities and securities and derivative instruments whose values are derived from (in whole or in part) physical commodities or financial commodities.

 

The following descriptions of certain provisions of the 1940 Act may assist investors in understanding the above policies and restrictions:

 

Diversification. Under the 1940 Act and the rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder, a “diversified company,” as to 75% of its total assets, may not purchase securities of any issuer (other than obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government or its agencies, or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer, or more than 10% of the issuer’s voting securities would be held by the fund.

 

Concentration. The 1940 Act requires that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy regarding concentration. The SEC has defined concentration as investing 25% or more of an investment company’s total assets in any particular industry or group of industries, with certain exceptions. For purposes of the Fund’s concentration policy, the Fund may classify and re-classify companies in a particular industry and define and re-define industries in any reasonable manner, consistent with SEC and SEC staff guidance.

 

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Borrowing. The 1940 Act presently allows an investment company to borrow from any bank in an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) and to borrow for temporary purposes in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value of its total assets.

 

Senior Securities. Senior securities may include any obligation or instrument issued by a fund evidencing indebtedness. The 1940 Act generally prohibits funds from issuing senior securities, although it does not treat certain transactions as senior securities, such as certain derivatives, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements and standby commitments, with appropriate earmarking or segregation of assets to cover such obligation.

 

Lending. Under the 1940 Act, an investment company may only make loans if expressly permitted by its investment policies.

 

Commodities and Real Estate. The 1940 Act does not directly restrict an investment company’s ability to invest in commodities or real estate, but does require that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments.

 

Underwriting. Under the 1940 Act, underwriting securities involves an investment company purchasing securities directly from an issuer for the purpose of selling (distributing) them or participating in any such activity either directly or indirectly. Under the 1940 Act, a diversified fund may not make any commitment as underwriter, if immediately thereafter the amount of its outstanding underwriting commitments, plus the value of its investments in securities of issuers (other than investment companies) of which it owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities, exceeds 25% of the value of its total assets.

 

DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS

 

Each Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies are described in the Prospectus. The following information supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus. Each Fund may invest in any of the following instruments or engage in any of the following investment practices unless such investment or activity is inconsistent with or is not permitted by the Order or the Fund’s stated investment policies, including those discussed in this SAI.

 

Equity Securities

 

Types of Equity Securities:

 

Common Stocks – Common stocks represent units of ownership in a company. Common stocks usually carry voting rights and earn dividends. Unlike preferred stocks, which are described below, dividends on common stocks are not fixed but are declared at the discretion of the company’s board of directors.

 

Preferred Stocks – Preferred stocks are also units of ownership in a company. Preferred stocks generally pay dividends, which are fixed in advance. Preferred stocks normally have preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and the liquidation of the company. Dividends on preferred stocks are usually cumulative, meaning that, in the event the issuer fails to make one or more dividend payments on the preferred stock, no dividends may be paid on the issuer’s common stock until all unpaid preferred stock dividends have been paid. However, in all other respects, preferred stocks are subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer. Unlike common stocks, preferred stocks are generally not entitled to vote on corporate matters. Types of preferred stocks include adjustable-rate preferred stock, fixed dividend preferred stock, perpetual preferred stock, and sinking fund preferred stock. Generally, the market values of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk.

 

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Risks of Investing in Equity Securities:

 

General Risks of Investing in Stocks – While investing in stocks allows investors to participate in the benefits of owning a company, such investors also accept the risks of ownership. Investing in equity securities can be riskier than other types of investments, often involve more volatility than other investments, and can result in losses. Investors should expect that the value of their account(s) will rise and fall more dynamically than some strategies that emphasize other types of investments. Over time, market forces can be highly dynamic and can cause stock markets to move in cycles, including periods when stock prices rise generally and periods when they generally decline. The value of an account’s investments may increase or decrease more than the stock market in general, and overall stock market risks will affect the value of client accounts.

 

Unlike bondholders, who have preference to a company’s earnings and cash flow, preferred stockholders, followed by common stockholders in order of priority, are entitled only to the residual amount after a company meets its other obligations. For this reason, the value of a company’s stock will usually react more strongly to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects than its debt obligations.

 

Stock markets tend to move in cycles with short or extended periods of rising and falling stock prices. The value of a company’s stock may fall because of:

 

Factors that directly relate to that company, such as decisions made by its management or lower demand for the company’s products or services;

 

Factors affecting an entire industry, such as increases in production costs; and

 

Changes in general financial market conditions that are relatively unrelated to the company or its industry, such as domestic and foreign economic growth and market conditions, changes in interest rates, credit conditions, currency exchange rates or inflation rates, health-related considerations, volatility and political events.

 

There is a risk that the Adviser will not accurately predict the applicability or impact of these and other factors on markets or investments, and individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. As a result, investment decisions may not accomplish what they were intended to achieve. These risks may be elevated during certain periods, including periods when the values of equity securities are highly correlated with one another.

 

The value of equity securities also may be influenced by changes in investor sentiment, such as perceptions as to whether investments in value equity assets provide attractive returns in the context of the risks being assumed. At times, negative sentiment and advisers’ perception of certain investments may predominate, price-earnings multiples may contract, or investors may avoid investment in equity securities altogether. Similarly, there may be periods during which certain segments of the equity assets spectrum, such as growth stocks, are favored over other equity segments. In addition, the securities of “value” companies can continue to be undervalued for long periods of time, and may never reach the Adviser’s expectation as to their worth.

 

Small- and Medium-Sized Companies – Investors in small- and medium-sized companies typically take on greater risk and price volatility than they would by investing in larger, more established companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of their small or medium size, limited markets and financial resources, reduced access to capital markets, narrow product lines and lack of management depth. The securities of small- and medium-sized companies are more likely to be traded in the over-the-counter market and might not be traded in volumes typical of securities of larger issuers. Thus, the securities of small and medium capitalization companies may be less liquid, and subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements, than securities of larger, more established companies.

 

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The Order currently provides that the Funds may only purchase the securities of small- and medium-sized companies that trade on an exchange, and, therefore, the Funds currently are prohibited under the Order from purchasing the securities of small- and medium-sized companies traded in the over-the-counter market. The universe of small- and medium-sized companies available for purchase by the Funds is, therefore, more limited than the universe of small- and medium-sized companies available for purchase by other funds not subject to the Order, which may result in the Funds underperforming other funds that invest in similar securities.

 

Technology Companies – Stocks of technology companies have tended to be subject to greater volatility than securities of companies that are not dependent upon or associated with technological issues. Technology companies operate in various industries. Since these industries frequently share common characteristics, an event or issue affecting one industry may significantly influence other, related industries. For example, technology companies may be strongly affected by worldwide scientific or technological developments and their products and services may be subject to governmental regulation or adversely affected by governmental policies.

 

Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”) – A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities of companies offering shares in IPOs. IPO securities are subject to, among other risks, market and liquidity risk. In addition, the purchase of IPO securities often involves higher transaction costs than those associated with the purchase of securities traded on exchanges or markets. IPOs may have a magnified performance impact on a Fund with a smaller asset base. Whether a Fund participates in these types of investments depends upon a number of factors, including the attractiveness and the availability of IPO securities and portfolio manager interest. There can be no assurance that any Fund will participate in IPOs. A Fund may hold IPO shares for a very short period of time, which may increase the turnover of a Fund’s portfolio and may lead to increased expenses for the Fund, such as commissions and transaction costs. By selling IPO shares, a Fund may realize taxable gains it will subsequently distribute to shareholders.

 

In addition, the market for IPO shares can be speculative and/or inactive for extended periods of time. The limited number of shares available for trading in some IPOs may make it more difficult for a Fund to buy or sell significant amounts of shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices. Holders of IPO shares can be affected by substantial dilution in the value of their shares, by sales of additional shares and by concentration of control in existing management and principal shareholders. The market value of IPO shares may fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, lack of support for the issuer or offering, unseasoned trading and speculation, a potentially small number of securities available for trading, more limited information about the issuer, and other factors.

 

The Funds’ investment in IPO shares may include the securities of unseasoned companies (companies with less than three years of continuous operations), which can present risks considerably greater than common stocks of more established companies. These companies may have limited operating histories and their prospects for profitability may be uncertain. These companies may be involved in new and evolving businesses and may be vulnerable to competition and changes in technology, markets and economic conditions. They may be more dependent on key managers and third parties and may have limited product lines.

 

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Foreign Securities

 

To the extent that a Fund invests in the securities of foreign companies, each such investment will be in the form of depositary receipts or securities of foreign issuers that trade on an exchange in the United States.

 

American Depositary Receipts – ADRs are certificates evidencing ownership interests in shares of a foreign issuer. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. A custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer’s home country holds the underlying shares in trust. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign (ordinary) securities in their national markets and currencies; however, ADRs are still subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities traded in their national markets and currencies. In addition to brokerage commissions charged for the purchase or sale of ADRs, a Fund may incur additional fees if it converts ADRs into foreign (ordinary) securities, and vice-versa.

 

ADRs can be sponsored or unsponsored. While these types of ADRs are similar, there are differences regarding a holder’s rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. Sponsored depositary receipt facilities are established jointly by a depository and the underlying issuer through a deposit agreement. The deposit agreement sets out the rights and responsibilities of the underlying issuer, the depository, and the depositary receipt holders. With sponsored facilities, the underlying issuer typically bears some of the costs of the depositary receipts (such as dividend payment fees of the depository), although most sponsored depositary receipts holders may bear costs such as deposit and withdrawal fees. Depositories of most sponsored depositary receipts agree to distribute notices of shareholder meetings, voting instructions, and other shareholder communications and information to the depositary receipt holders at the underlying issuer’s request. Unsponsored facilities are generally established without participation by (or acquiescence of) the underlying issuer; typically, however, the depository requests a letter of non-objection from the underlying issuer prior to establishing the facility. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depository usually charges fees upon the deposit and withdrawal of the underlying securities, the conversion of dividends into U.S. dollars or other currency, the disposition of non-cash distributions, and the performance of other services. The depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through, to the holders of the receipts, voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.

 

Emerging Markets – An “emerging market” country is any country determined by the Adviser to have an emerging market economy, considering factors such as the country’s credit rating, its political and economic stability and the development of its financial and capital markets. Typically, emerging markets are in countries that are in the process of industrializing, with lower gross national products (“GNP”) than more developed countries.

 

Investing in emerging market economies may involve greater risks than investing in developed market economies, including, but not limited to, greater political and economic instability (including elevated risks of war, civil disturbances, and acts of terrorism), enhanced boom and bust cycles, dependence on revenues from particular commodities, dependence on international aid, price controls, immature economic and market structures, and burdensome investment or trading requirements.

 

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Some emerging countries currently prohibit or impose restrictions on direct foreign investment in the securities of their companies. Certain emerging countries, however, permit indirect foreign investment in the securities of companies listed and traded on their stock exchanges through investment funds that they have specifically authorized. Investments in these investment funds are subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act. If a Fund invests in such investment funds, Fund shareholders will bear not only their proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund (including operating expenses and the fees of the Adviser), but also will indirectly bear similar expenses of the underlying investment funds. In addition, these investment funds may trade at a premium over their net asset value.

 

Risks of Foreign Securities:

 

Foreign securities (including ADRs), foreign currencies and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.

 

Political and Economic Factors – Local political, economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments may affect the value of foreign investments. Listed below are some of the more important political and economic factors that could negatively affect an investment in foreign companies:

 

The economies of foreign countries may differ from the economy of the United States in such areas as growth of GNP, rate of inflation, capital formation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, economic diversification, inclusion in economic or monetary unions, budget deficits, sovereign solvency, and national debt;

 

Foreign governments sometimes participate to a significant degree, through ownership interests or regulation, in their respective economies. Actions by these governments could significantly impact the interests of investors, as well as influence the market prices of securities and payment of dividends;

 

The economies of many foreign countries are dependent on international trade and their trading partners and they could be severely affected if their trading partners were to enact protective trade barriers and economic conditions;

 

Securities issued by foreign companies in one country may be particularly susceptible to economic, regulatory or other conditions affecting issuers and countries within their region;

 

The internal policies of a particular foreign country may be less stable than in the United States. Other countries face significant external political risks, such as possible claims of sovereignty by other countries or tense and sometimes hostile border clashes; and

 

A foreign government may act adversely to the interests of U.S. (and other) investors, including expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation and other restrictions on U.S. investment. A country may restrict or control foreign investments in its securities markets. These restrictions could limit the Funds’ ability to invest in a particular country or make it more expensive for the Funds to invest in that country. Some countries require prior governmental approval, may limit the types or amount of securities or companies in which a foreigner can invest, or may restrict the ability of foreign investors to repatriate their investment income and capital gains.

 

On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom (the “UK”) formally withdrew from the European Union (the “EU”) (commonly referred to as “Brexit”) and entered an 11-month transition period during which the UK remained part of the EU single market and customs union, the laws of which governed the economic, trade and security relations between the UK and EU. The transition period concluded on December 31, 2020, and the UK left the EU single market and customs union under the terms of a new trade agreement. The agreement governs the new relationship between the UK and EU with respect to trading goods and services, but critical aspects of the relationship remain unresolved and subject to further negotiation and agreement. The political, regulatory and economic consequences of Brexit are uncertain, and the ultimate ramifications may not be known for some time. The effects of Brexit on the UK and EU economies and the broader global economy could be significant, resulting in negative impacts, such as business and trade disruptions, increased volatility and illiquidity, and potentially lower economic growth of markets in the UK, EU and globally, which could negatively impact the value of the Funds’ investments. Brexit could also lead to legal uncertainty and politically divergent national laws and regulations while the new relationship between the UK and EU is further defined and the UK determines which EU laws to replace or replicate. Additionally, depreciation of the British pound sterling and/or the euro in relation to the U.S. dollar following Brexit could adversely affect Fund investments denominated in the British pound sterling and/or the euro, regardless of the performance of the investment. Whether or not a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries, these events could negatively affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments due to the interconnected nature of the global economy and capital markets.

 

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Information and Supervision – There is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies than companies based in the United States. For example, there are typically fewer reports and ratings published about foreign companies comparable to those analyzing U.S. companies, and information concerning foreign corporate actions such as acquisitions or divestitures, rights offerings, dividends, legal or compliance developments, requirements or restrictions, or other matters that can affect the value of foreign companies, may be more difficult to obtain. Certain foreign companies may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. The lack of comparable information makes investment decisions concerning foreign companies more difficult and less reliable than those concerning domestic companies.

 

Emerging Markets Risks - Investing in emerging markets may magnify the risks of foreign investing. Security prices in emerging markets can be significantly more volatile than those in more developed markets, reflecting the greater uncertainties of investing in less established markets and economies. In particular, countries with emerging markets may:

 

Be subject to greater political and economic instability (including elevated risks or war, civil disturbances, and acts of terrorism), enhanced boom and bust cycles, immature economic and market structures, dependence on revenues from commodities, dependence on international aid, price controls, unstable governments, and burdensome investment or trade requirements;

 

Present greater risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets;

 

Offer less protection of property rights than more developed countries; and

 

Have economies that are based on only a few industries or commodities, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates.

 

Short-Term Investments

 

To earn a return on uninvested assets, meet anticipated redemptions, or for temporary defensive purposes, the Funds may invest a portion of their assets in the short-term U.S. Treasury securities, government money market funds, and repurchase agreements.

 

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U.S. Treasury Obligations – U.S. Treasury obligations consist of direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and separately traded interest and principal component parts of such obligations, including those transferable through the Federal book-entry system known as Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (“STRIPS”).

 

The STRIPS program lets investors hold and trade the individual interest and principal components of eligible Treasury notes and bonds as separate securities. STRIPS have had their interest payments (“coupons”) separated from the underlying principal (“corpus”) by their holder, typically a custodian bank or investment brokerage firm. Once the holder of the security has stripped or separated corpus and coupons, it may sell each component separately. The principal or corpus is then sold at a deep discount because the buyer receives only the right to receive a future fixed payment on the security and does not receive any rights to periodic interest (cash) payments. Typically, the coupons are sold separately or grouped with other coupons with like maturity dates and sold bundled in such form. The underlying treasury security is held in book-entry form at the Federal Reserve Bank or, in the case of bearer securities (i.e., unregistered securities which are owned ostensibly by the bearer or holder thereof), in trust on behalf of the owners thereof. Purchasers of stripped obligations acquire, in effect, discount obligations that are economically identical to the zero coupon securities that the U.S. Treasury sells itself.

 

Repurchase Agreements – A repurchase agreement is an agreement in which one party sells securities to a Fund in return for cash with an agreement to repurchase equivalent securities at an agreed-upon price and on an agreed-upon future date. A Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions and follow certain procedures designed to minimize the risks inherent in such agreements. These procedures include effecting repurchase transactions only with large, well-capitalized and well-established financial institutions deemed creditworthy by the Adviser. The repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund will provide that the underlying collateral shall have a value equal to at least 102% of the resale price stated in the agreement at all times. The Adviser monitors compliance with this requirement as well as the ongoing financial condition and creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under all repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund, the custodian or its agent must take possession of the underlying collateral.

 

In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, a Fund will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercising of the Fund’s right to liquidate such collateral could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss. At times, the investments of each of the Funds in repurchase agreements may be substantial when, in the view of the Adviser, liquidity or other considerations so warrant. A Fund may enter into “tri-party” repurchase agreements. In “tri-party” repurchase agreements, an unaffiliated third-party custodian maintains accounts to hold collateral for the Fund and its counterparties and, therefore, the Fund may be subject to the credit risk of those custodians.

 

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Derivatives

Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is based on an underlying asset, such as a stock, an underlying economic factor, such as an interest rate, or a market benchmark, such as an index. Unless otherwise stated in the Prospectus, the Funds may use derivatives for risk management purposes, to hedge against the risk of unfavorable price movements in the underlying instruments, to gain exposure to underlying instruments and/or various markets in a cost efficient manner, to manage cash flows, or for other purposes. A Fund may also invest in derivatives to protect it from broad fluctuations in market prices, interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates (a practice known as “hedging”). When hedging is successful, a Fund will have offset any depreciation in the value of its portfolio securities by the appreciation in the value of the derivative position. Although techniques other than the sale and purchase of derivatives could be used to control the exposure of a Fund to market fluctuations, the use of derivatives may be a more effective, and in some instances, a more cost effective, means of hedging this exposure.

 

Because many derivatives have a leverage or borrowing component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, reference rate, or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. Accordingly, certain derivative transactions may be considered to constitute borrowing transactions for purposes of the 1940 Act. Such a derivative transaction will not be considered to constitute the issuance of a “senior security” by a Fund, and therefore such transaction will not be subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to borrowings by the Fund, if the Fund covers the transaction or segregates sufficient liquid assets (or such assets are “earmarked” on the Fund’s books) in accordance with the requirements and interpretations of the SEC and its staff.

 

Pursuant to rules adopted under the CEA by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), a Fund must either operate within certain guidelines and restrictions with respect to the Fund's use of futures, options on such futures, commodity options and certain swaps, or the Adviser will be subject to registration and regulation with the CFTC as a “commodity pool operator” (“CPO”).

 

Consistent with the CFTC’s regulations, the Adviser, on behalf of the Funds, has filed a notice of exclusion from the definition of the term CPO under the CEA pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.5 with respect to the Funds’ operations. Therefore, the Funds are not subject to regulation as commodity pools under the CEA and the Adviser is not subject to registration or regulation as a CPO under the CEA with respect to the Funds. As a result, the Funds will be limited in their ability to use futures, options on such futures, commodity options and certain swaps. Complying with the limitations may restrict the Adviser’s ability to implement the Funds’ investment strategies and may adversely affect the Funds’ performance.

 

Types of Derivatives:

 

Futures Contracts - Each Fund may invest in exchange-traded futures that trade on a U.S. exchange contemporaneously with the Fund’s shares. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties whereby one party sells and the other party agrees to buy a specified amount of a financial instrument at an agreed upon price and time. The financial instrument underlying the contract must be an asset that a Fund could invest in directly, or in the case of an index future, must be based on an index of a type of asset that a Fund could invest in directly. Agreeing to buy the underlying financial information is called buying a futures contract or taking a long position in the contract. Likewise, agreeing to sell the underlying financial instrument is called selling a futures contract or taking a short position in the contract.

 

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Futures contracts are traded in the United States on commodity exchanges or boards of trade – known as “contract markets” – approved for such trading and regulated by the CFTC. These contract markets standardize the terms, including the maturity date and underlying financial instrument, of all futures contracts.

 

Unlike other securities, the parties to a futures contract do not have to pay for or deliver the underlying financial instrument until some future date (the delivery date). Contract markets require both the purchaser and seller to deposit “initial margin” with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant or custodian bank, when they enter into the contract. Initial margin deposits are typically equal to a percentage of the contract’s value. After they open a futures contract, the parties to the transaction must compare the purchase price of the contract to its daily market value. If the value of the futures contract changes in such a way that a party’s position declines, that party must make additional “variation margin” payments so that the margin payment is adequate. On the other hand, the value of the contract may change in such a way that there is excess margin on deposit, possibly entitling the party that has a gain to receive all or a portion of this amount. This process is known as “marking to the market.”

 

Although the actual terms of a futures contract call for the actual delivery of and payment for the underlying security, in many cases the parties may close the contract early by taking an opposite position in an identical contract. If the sale price upon closing out the contract is less than the original purchase price, the person closing out the contract will realize a loss. If the sale price upon closing out the contract is more than the original purchase price, the person closing out the contract will realize a gain. If the purchase price upon closing out the contract is more than the original sale price, the person closing out the contract will realize a loss. If the purchase price upon closing out the contract is less than the original sale price, the person closing out the contract will realize a gain.

 

A Fund may incur commission expenses when it opens or closes a futures position.

 

Risks Related to Futures Contracts:

 

While investing in futures contracts may reduce certain risks, doing so entails certain other risks. For example, unanticipated changes in interest rates, securities prices or currency exchange rates may result in a poorer overall performance of a Fund than if it had not invested in futures contracts. Futures may magnify a Fund’s gains or losses, causing it to make or lose substantially more than it invested.

 

When used for hedging purposes, increases in the value of the securities a Fund holds or intends to acquire should offset any losses incurred with a futures contract. Purchasing futures contracts for purposes other than hedging could expose a Fund to greater risks.

 

Correlation of Prices – A Fund’s ability to hedge its securities through futures depends on the degree to which price movements in the underlying index or instrument correlate with price movements in the relevant securities. In the case of poor correlation, the price of the securities a Fund is hedging may not move in the same amount, or even in the same direction as the hedging instrument. The Adviser will try to minimize this risk by investing only in those contracts whose behavior it expects to resemble the portfolio securities it is trying to hedge. However, if a Fund’s prediction of interest and currency rates, market value, volatility or other economic factors is incorrect, a Fund may lose money, or may not make as much money as it expected.

 

Derivative prices can diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the characteristics of the underlying instruments are very similar to the derivative. Listed below are some of the factors that may cause such a divergence:

 

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Current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract;

 

A difference between the derivatives and securities markets, including different levels of demand, how the instruments are traded, the imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading of an instrument stops; and

 

Differences between the derivatives, such as different margin requirements, different liquidity of such markets and the participation of speculators in such markets.

 

Derivatives based upon a narrower index of securities, such as those of a particular industry group, may present greater risk than derivatives based on a broad market index. Since narrower indices are made up of a smaller number of securities, they are more susceptible to rapid and extreme price fluctuations because of changes in the value of those securities.

 

Lack of Liquidity – Before a futures contract is exercised or expires, a Fund can terminate it only by entering into a closing purchase or sale transaction. Moreover, a Fund may close out a futures contract only on the exchange the contract was initially traded. Although the Funds intend to purchase futures only where there appears to be an active market, market liquidity cannot be guaranteed. If there is no secondary market for the contract, or the market is illiquid, a Fund may not be able to close out its position.

 

In an illiquid market, a Fund may:

 

Have to sell securities to meet its daily margin requirements at a time when it is disadvantageous to do so;

 

Have to purchase or sell the instrument underlying the contract;

 

Not be able to hedge its investments; and

 

Not be able to realize profits or limit its losses.

 

Futures contracts may become illiquid (i.e., difficult to sell at a desired time and price) under a variety of market conditions. For example:

 

An exchange may suspend or limit trading in a particular futures contract, an entire category of futures or all futures, which sometimes occurs because of increased market volatility;

 

Unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations of an exchange;

 

The facilities of the exchange may not be adequate to handle current trading volume;

 

Equipment failures, government intervention, insolvency of a brokerage firm or clearing house or other occurrences may disrupt normal trading activity; or

 

Investors may lose interest in a particular derivative or category of derivatives.

 

Management Risk – If the Adviser incorrectly predicts stock market and interest rate trends, a Fund may lose money by investing in futures.

 

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Pricing Risk – At times, market prices for certain futures contracts may be unavailable or unreliable and market conditions might make it difficult to value some futures contracts. For example, if a Fund has valued its futures contracts too high, the Fund may, upon sale, be unable to obtain the price at which it was valuing the instrument.

 

Margin – Because of the low margin deposits required upon the opening of a futures contract, such transactions may involve an extremely high degree of leverage. Consequently, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in an immediate and substantial loss (as well as gain) to a Fund and it may lose more than it originally invested in the futures contract.

 

If the price of a futures contract changes adversely, a Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it is disadvantageous to do so to meet its minimum daily margin requirement. A Fund may lose its margin deposits if a broker-dealer with whom it has an open futures contract becomes insolvent or declares bankruptcy.

 

Volatility and Leverage – The prices of futures contracts are volatile (i.e., they may change rapidly, substantially and unpredictably) and are influenced by a variety of factors, including:

 

actual and anticipated changes in interest rates;

 

fiscal and monetary policies; and

 

national and international political events.

 

Most exchanges limit the amount by which the price of a futures contract can change during a single trading day. Daily trading limits establish the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary from the settlement price of that contract at the end of trading on the previous day. Once the price of a futures contract reaches this value, a Fund may not trade that futures contract at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movements during a given day and does not limit potential gains or losses. Futures prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days, preventing prompt liquidation of the futures contract.

 

Investment Companies

 

Subject to applicable statutory and regulatory limitations described below and as permitted by the Order, the Funds may invest in shares of other investment companies, whether affiliated or unaffiliated with the Funds. Investment companies are companies that are engaged primarily in the business of investing in securities or that hold a large proportion of their assets in the form of investment securities. The Funds themselves are investment companies, as are mutual funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and other ETFs. These investment companies typically incur fees that are separate from those fees incurred directly by a Fund. A Fund’s purchase of such investment company securities results in the layering of expenses, such that Fund shareholders would indirectly bear a proportionate share of the operating expenses of such investment companies, including advisory fees, in addition to paying the Fund’s own expenses. Unless an exception is available, Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act prohibits a Fund from (i) acquiring more than 3% of the voting shares of any one investment company, (ii) investing more than 5% of its total assets in any one investment company, and (iii) investing more than 10% of its total assets in all investment companies combined, including its exchange-traded fund investments.

 

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For hedging or other purposes, a Fund may invest in investment companies that seek to track the composition and/or performance of specific indexes or portions of specific indexes. Certain of these investment companies, including ETFs, are traded on a securities exchange. The market prices of ETFs will fluctuate in accordance with changes in their underlying portfolio securities and also due to supply and demand of the investment company’s shares on the exchange upon which the shares are traded. Index-based investments may not precisely replicate or otherwise match the composition or performance of their specified index due to transaction costs, among other considerations. Actively managed ETFs are subject to the risk that the investment strategies employed by their investment advisers may underperform other investments.

 

Pursuant to orders issued by the SEC to certain ETFs and procedures approved by the Board, the Funds may invest in such ETFs in excess of the 3% limitation prescribed by Section 12(d)(1)(A) described above, provided that the Funds otherwise comply with the conditions of the applicable SEC order, as it may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations. Neither such ETFs nor their investment advisers make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the ETFs.

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)

 

A REIT is a corporation or business trust (that would otherwise be taxed as a corporation) that invests primarily in income producing real estate or real estate-related loans or interests and which meets the definitional requirements of the Code. The Code permits a qualifying REIT to deduct from taxable income the dividends paid, thereby effectively eliminating corporate level federal income tax. To meet the definitional requirements of the Code, a REIT must, among other things: invest substantially all of its assets in interests in real estate (including mortgages and other REITs), cash and government securities; derive most of its income from rents from real property or interest on loans secured by mortgages on real property; and distribute annually 90% or more of its otherwise taxable income to shareholders.

 

REITs are sometimes informally characterized as Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs. An Equity REIT invests primarily in the fee ownership or leasehold ownership of land and buildings; a Mortgage REIT invests primarily in mortgages on real property, which may secure construction, development or long-term loans.

 

REITs may be affected by changes in underlying real estate values, which may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that REITs in which the Funds invest may concentrate investments in particular geographic regions or property types. Certain REITs have relatively small market capitalizations, which may tend to increase the volatility of the market prices of securities issued by such REITs. Additionally, rising interest rates may cause investors in REITs to demand a higher annual yield from future distributions, which may in turn decrease market prices for equity securities issued by REITs. Rising interest rates also generally increase the costs of obtaining financing, which could cause the value of a Fund’s investments to decline. During periods of declining interest rates, certain Mortgage REITs may hold mortgages that the mortgagors elect to prepay, which prepayment may diminish the yield on securities issued by such Mortgage REITs. Equity and Mortgage REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, and self-liquidation. In addition, Mortgage REITs may be affected by the ability of borrowers to repay when due the debt extended by the REIT and Equity REITs may be affected by the ability of tenants to pay rent. The above factors may adversely affect a borrower’s or a lessee’s ability to meet its obligations to the REIT. In the event of default by a borrower or lessee, the REIT may experience delays in enforcing its rights as a mortgagee or lessor and may incur substantial costs associated with protecting its investments.

 

Furthermore, REITs are dependent upon specialized management skills, have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. By investing in REITs indirectly through a Fund, a shareholder will bear not only his proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly, similar expenses of the REITs. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders. In addition, REITs could possibly fail to qualify for tax free pass-through of income under the Code or to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act.

 

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Securities Lending

 

Each Fund may lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations that meet capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Board. These loans, if and when made, may not exceed 33 1/3% of the total asset value of the Fund (including the loan collateral). The Funds will not lend portfolio securities to the Adviser or its affiliates unless permissible under the 1940 Act and the rules and promulgations thereunder. Loans of portfolio securities will be fully collateralized by cash, letters of credit or U.S. government securities, and the collateral will be maintained in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities by marking to market daily. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned by a Fund that might occur during the term of the loan would be for the account of such Fund.

 

The Funds may pay a part of the interest earned from the investment of collateral, or other fee, to an unaffiliated third party for acting as the Funds’ securities lending agent but will bear all of any losses from the investment of collateral.

 

By lending its securities, a Fund may increase its income by receiving payments from the borrower that reflect the amount of any interest or any dividends payable on the loaned securities as well as by either investing cash collateral received from the borrower in short-term instruments or obtaining a fee from the borrower when U.S. government securities or letters of credit are used as collateral. Each Fund will adhere to the following conditions whenever its portfolio securities are loaned: (i) the Fund must receive at least 100% cash collateral or equivalent securities of the type discussed above from the borrower; (ii) the borrower must increase such collateral whenever the market value of the securities rises above the level of such collateral; (iii) the Fund must be able to terminate the loan on demand; (iv) the Fund must receive reasonable interest on the loan, as well as any dividends, interest or other distributions on the loaned securities and any increase in market value; (v) the Fund may pay only reasonable fees in connection with the loan (which fees may include fees payable to the lending agent, the borrower, the Fund’s administrator and the custodian); and (vi) voting rights on the loaned securities may pass to the borrower, provided, however, that if the Fund has knowledge of a material vote affecting the security, the Fund must terminate the loan and regain the right to vote the securities. The Board has adopted procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the foregoing criteria will be met. Loan agreements involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the borrower, including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to recover the loaned securities (including for the purpose of voting the securities) or dispose of the collateral for the loan, which could give rise to loss because of adverse company or market action, expenses and/or delays in connection with the disposition of the underlying securities.

 

Special Risks of Cyber Attacks

 

As with any entity that conducts business through electronic means in the modern marketplace, a Fund, and its service providers, may be susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber attacks. Cyber attacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized monitoring, misappropriation, release, misuse, loss, destruction or corruption of confidential information, unauthorized access to relevant systems, compromises to networks or devices that a Fund and its service providers use to service the Fund’s operations, ransomware, operational disruption or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support the Fund and its service providers, or various other forms of cyber security breaches. Cyber attacks affecting a Fund or the Adviser, the Fund’s distributor, custodian, administrator or any other of the Fund’s intermediaries or service providers may adversely impact the Fund and its shareholders, potentially resulting in, among other things, financial losses, the inability of the Fund to conduct normal operations, or the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business with the Fund. For instance, cyber attacks may interfere with or prevent the processing of shareholder transactions, impact a Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential business information, impede trading, subject the Fund to regulatory fines or financial losses and/or cause reputational damage. A Fund may also incur additional costs for cyber security risk management purposes designed to mitigate or prevent the risk of cyber attacks. Such costs may be ongoing because threats of cyber attacks are constantly evolving as cyber attackers become more sophisticated and their techniques become more complex and adapt to enhanced securities features. Similar types of cyber security risks are also present for issuers of securities in which a Fund may invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such companies to lose value. There can be no assurance that a Fund, the Fund’s service providers, or the issuers of the securities in which the Fund invests will not suffer losses relating to cyber attacks or other information security breaches in the future.

 

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LIBOR Replacement Risk

 

The London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which is used extensively in the U.S. and globally as a benchmark or reference rate for various commercial and financial contracts, is expected to be discontinued. The elimination of LIBOR may adversely affect the interest rates on, and value of, certain Fund investments for which the value is tied to LIBOR, if a Fund invests in bank loans, derivatives, floating rate securities, and other assets or liabilities tied to LIBOR. On July 27, 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that it intends to stop compelling or inducing banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021. However, it remains unclear if LIBOR will continue to exist in its current, or a modified, form. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in most major currencies. The U.S. Federal Reserve, based on the recommendations of the New York Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rate Committee, has begun publishing a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR. Alternative reference rates for other currencies have also been announced or have already begun publication. Markets have been slowly developing a response to these new rates and questions around liquidity impacted by these rates, and how to appropriately adjust these rates at the time of transition, remain. If a Fund invests in the instruments listed above, the effect of any changes to, or discontinuation of, LIBOR on the Funds will vary depending on, among other things, (1) existing fallback or termination provisions in individual contracts and (2) whether, how, and when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallbacks for both legacy and new products and instruments. The expected discontinuation of LIBOR could have a significant impact on the financial markets in general and may also present heightened risk to market participants, including public companies, investment advisers, other investment companies, and broker-dealers. The risks associated with this discontinuation and transition will be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Accordingly, it is difficult to predict the full impact of the transition away from LIBOR on the Funds until new reference rates and fallbacks for both legacy and new products, instruments and contracts are commercially accepted.

 

Health-Related Market Risk

 

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus designated as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. The transmission of COVID-19 has had significant health consequences around the globe. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in international, national and local border closings and other significant travel restrictions and disruptions, significant disruptions to business operations, supply chains and diminished customer activity, event cancellations and restrictions, service cancellations, reductions and other changes, significant challenges in healthcare service preparation and delivery, and quarantines, as well as general concern and uncertainty that has negatively affected the economic environment. These impacts also caused significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, which have caused losses for investors. The impact of this COVID-19 pandemic may be short term or may last for an extended period of time, and in either case could result in a substantial economic downturn or recession. Health crises caused by viral or bacterial outbreaks, such as the COVID-19 outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, economic, market and financial risks. The impact of this outbreak, and future epidemics and pandemics, could negatively affect the global economy over either the short term or the long term, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseeable ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Funds invest, which in turn could negatively impact the Funds' performance and cause losses on your investment in the Funds.

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

 

Investment Adviser. Cambiar Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company located at 200 Columbine Street, Suite 800, Denver, Colorado 80206, serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. The Adviser manages and supervises the investment of each Fund’s assets on a discretionary basis. As of December 31, 2020, the Adviser had approximately $6.41 billion in discretionary assets under management. The Adviser and its predecessor, Cambiar Investors, Inc., which was an affiliate of Old Mutual (US) Holdings, Inc. (formerly United Asset Management Company) (“Old Mutual”), have provided investment management services to corporations, foundations, endowments, collective investment trusts, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates and other institutions as well as individuals since 1973. The Adviser is owned by Cambiar Holdings, LLLP, which is controlled by Mr. Brian Barish.

 

Advisory Agreement with the Trust. The Trust and the Adviser have entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser serves as the investment adviser and makes investment decisions for each of the Funds and continuously reviews, supervises and administers the investment program of each Fund, subject to the supervision of, and policies established by, the Trustees.

 

After the initial two-year term, the continuance of the Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees or, with respect to any Fund, by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Fund, on not less than 30 days’ nor more than 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser, or, by the Adviser, on 90 days’ written notice to the Trust. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder. As used in the Advisory Agreement, the terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “interested persons” and “assignment” have the same meaning as such terms in the 1940 Act.

 

Advisory Fees Paid to the Adviser. For its services under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

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Fund Advisory Fee
Cambiar Large Cap ETF [XX]%
Cambiar Small Cap ETF [XX]%
Cambiar SMID ETF [XX]%

 

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by the Fund except for the advisory fee, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Fund under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

 

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

This section includes information about the Funds’ portfolio managers, including information about other accounts managed, the dollar range of Fund shares owned and how the portfolio managers are compensated.

 

Compensation. The Adviser compensates the Funds’ portfolio managers for their management of the Funds and the Adviser’s other accounts. The portfolio managers’ compensation consists of an industry competitive base salary, discretionary cash bonus, and a profit-sharing contribution at year-end. While the Adviser’s investment professionals receive a competitive salary plus a bonus tied to firm and individual performance, contributions are also measured through performance attribution which details individual stock/product and sector-relative contribution, as well as other overall “value added” considerations important to the firm, such as success of products managed or client service. Equity in the Adviser’s parent company is also available to reward key employees. The following table represents the benchmarks against which each portfolio manager’s pre-tax performance results are compared:

 

Investment Strategy Benchmark
Cambiar Large Cap ETF Russell 1000® Value Index
Cambiar Small Cap ETF Russell 2000® Value Index
Cambiar SMID ETF Russell 2500® Value Index

 

Fund Shares Owned by the Portfolio Managers. The Funds are new and therefore, as of the date of this SAI, the portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Funds.

 

The Funds’ portfolio managers may have significant investments in vehicles employing investment strategies substantially similar to those of the Funds.

 

Other Accounts. In addition to the Cambiar Large Cap ETF, Cambiar Small Cap ETF, and Cambiar SMID ETF, the portfolio managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows. None of the accounts included below are currently subject to a performance based advisory fee. The information below is provided as of [Date].

 

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  Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Name Number of Accounts

Total Assets

 

Number of Accounts

Total Assets

(in millions)

Number of Accounts

Total Assets

(in millions)

Anna (Ania) A. Aldrich [XX] [$XX] [XX] [$XX] [XX] [$XX]
Brian M. Barish [XX] [$XX] [XX] [$XX] [XX] [$XX]
Andrew Baumbusch [XX] [$XX] [XX] [$XX] [XX] [$XX]
Joseph S. Chin [XX] [$XX] [XX] [$XX] [XX] [$XX]
Colin Dunn [XX] [$XX] [XX] [$XX] [XX] [$XX]

 

Conflicts of Interest. A portfolio manager’s management of “other accounts” may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with his or her management of a Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The management of multiple accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each account. Although the Adviser does not track the time a portfolio manager spends on a single portfolio, it does seek to ensure that portfolio managers have adequate time and resources to effectively manage all of the accounts for which she or he is responsible. Even where multiple accounts are managed by a portfolio manager within the same investment strategy, the manager may take action with respect to one account that may differ from the timing or nature of action taken with respect to another account because of different investment platforms, account types, opening or funding dates, cash flows, client-specific objectives or restrictions, or for other reasons. Accordingly, the performance of each account managed by a portfolio manager will vary.

 

Potential conflicts of interest may also arise when allocating and/or aggregating trades. The Adviser often seeks to aggregate into a single trade order several individual contemporaneous client trade orders in a single security. Under applicable Adviser policies, when trades are aggregated on behalf of more than one account, such transactions will be allocated to participating client accounts in a fair and equitable manner. The Adviser’s policies also seek to ensure that portfolio managers do not systematically allocate other types of trades in a manner that would be more beneficial to one account than another, and the Adviser’s compliance personnel monitor transactions made on behalf of multiple clients to seek to ensure adherence to its policies. In addition, the Adviser has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, that seek to minimize potential conflicts of interest that may arise because the Adviser advises multiple accounts.

 

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THE ADMINISTRATOR

 

General. SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”), a Delaware statutory trust, has its principal business offices at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SEI Investments Management Corporation (“SIMC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company (“SEI Investments”), is the owner of all beneficial interest in the Administrator. SEI Investments and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the Administrator, are providers of fund evaluation services, trust accounting systems, and brokerage and information services to financial institutions, institutional investors, and money managers. The Administrator and its affiliates also serve as administrator or sub-administrator to other investment companies.

 

Administration Agreement with the Trust. [The Trust and the Administrator have entered into an amended and restated administration agreement dated November 13, 2018 (the “Administration Agreement”)]. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator provides the Trust with administrative services, including regulatory reporting and all necessary office space, equipment, personnel and facilities.

 

The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in carrying out its duties thereunder, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Administrator in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder.

 

THE DISTRIBUTOR

 

[The Trust and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments and an affiliate of the Administrator, are parties to a distribution agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 14, 2005 and as amended August 30, 2010 and November 13, 2018 (the “Distribution Agreement”) whereby the Distributor acts as principal underwriter for the Trust’s shares]. The principal business address of the Distributor is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

 

The continuance of the Distribution Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Distribution Agreement or any related agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act), and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Board or by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust, or by the Distributor, upon not less than 60 days’ written notice to the other party.

 

PAYMENTS BY THE FUNDS OR THE ADVISER TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

 

Distribution Plan. The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan applicable to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which regulates circumstances under which an investment company may directly or indirectly bear expenses relating to the distribution of its shares. Continuance of the Plan must be approved annually by a majority of the Trustees and by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the Plan or in any agreements related to the Plan (“Qualified Trustees”). The Plan requires that quarterly written reports of amounts spent under the Plan and the purposes of such expenditures be furnished to and reviewed by the Trustees. The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount that may be spent thereunder without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. All material amendments of the Plan will require approval by a majority of the Trustees and of the Qualified Trustees.

 

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The Plan provides a method of paying for distribution and shareholder services, which may help the Fund grow or maintain asset levels to provide operational efficiencies and economies of scale, provided by the Distributor or other financial intermediaries that enter into agreements with the Distributor. The Fund may make payments to financial intermediaries, including, but not limited to, banks (including bank trust departments), trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, investment advisers and counselors, brokers, dealers, retirement plan administrators, fund “supermarkets” and the Distributor’s affiliates and subsidiaries, as compensation for services, reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with distribution assistance or provision of shareholder services. The Distributor may, at its discretion, retain a portion of such payments to compensate itself for distribution services and distribution related expenses such as the costs of preparation, printing, mailing or otherwise disseminating sales literature, advertising, and prospectuses (other than those furnished to current shareholders of the Fund), promotional and incentive programs, and such other marketing expenses that the Distributor may incur.

 

Under the Plan, the Distributor or financial intermediaries may receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Fund shares as compensation for distribution and shareholder services. The Plan is characterized as a compensation plan since the distribution fee will be paid to the Distributor without regard to the distribution or shareholder service expenses incurred by the Distributor or the amount of payments made to financial intermediaries. The Trust intends to operate the Plan in accordance with its terms and with FINRA rules concerning sales charges.

 

No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently being paid by the Fund, and there are no plans to impose these fees. Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets, and over time, the fees paid will increase the cost of your investment and they may cost you more than certain other types of sales charges.

 

Payments by the Adviser. The Adviser and/or its affiliates, in their discretion, may make payments from their own resources and not from Fund assets to affiliated or unaffiliated financial intermediaries, brokers, dealers, banks (including bank trust departments), trust companies, registered investment advisers, financial planners, retirement plan administrators, insurance companies, and any other institution having a service, administration, or any similar arrangement with the Funds, their service providers or their respective affiliates, as incentives to help market and promote the Funds and/or in recognition of their distribution, marketing, shareholder or administrative services, and/or processing support.

 

These additional payments from the resources of the Adviser and/or its affiliates may be made to financial intermediaries that sell Fund shares or provide services to the Funds, the Distributor or shareholders of the Funds through the financial intermediary’s retail distribution channel and/or fund supermarkets. Payments may also be made through the financial intermediary’s retirement, qualified tuition, fee-based advisory, wrap fee bank trust, or insurance (e.g., individual or group annuity) programs. These payments may include, but are not limited to, placing the Funds in a financial intermediary’s retail distribution channel or on a preferred or recommended fund list; providing business or shareholder financial planning assistance; educating financial intermediary personnel about the Funds; providing access to sales and management representatives of the financial intermediary; promoting sales of Fund shares; providing marketing and educational support; maintaining share balances and/or for sub-accounting, administrative or shareholder transaction processing services. A financial intermediary may perform the services itself or may arrange with a third party to perform the services.

 

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The Adviser and/or its affiliates may also make payments from their own resources to financial intermediaries for costs associated with the purchase of products or services used in connection with sales and marketing, participation in and/or presentation at conferences or seminars, sales or training programs, client and investor entertainment and other sponsored events. The costs and expenses associated with these efforts may include travel, lodging, sponsorship at educational seminars and conferences, entertainment and meals to the extent permitted by law.

 

Payments by the Adviser and/or its affiliates for distribution-related and non-distribution-related services may be negotiated based on a variety of factors, including the level of sales, the market power and flexibility of the intermediary, the amount of Fund assets serviced by or attributable to investments in the Funds by financial intermediaries’ customers, the time period in which the arrangement was entered into or amended, or other factors. The Adviser may compensate these intermediaries by a flat fee, a per account fee or a fee based on assets under management, or other measures as determined from time to time by the Adviser and/or its affiliates. The purpose of certain of these payments is to increase the sales of Fund shares, which in turn may benefit the Adviser through increased fees as Fund assets grow.

 

Investors should understand that some financial intermediaries may also charge their clients fees in connection with purchases of shares or the provision of shareholder services.

 

TRANSFER AGENT

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (in its capacity as transfer agent, the “Transfer Agent”), located at 50 Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, serves as the transfer agent of the Funds.

 

CUSTODIAN

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (in its capacity as custodian, the “Custodian”), located at 50 Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, serves as the custodian of the Funds. The Custodian holds cash, securities and other assets of the Funds as required by the 1940 Act.

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

[Auditor], [Address], serves as independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds.

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2921, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

 

SECURITIES LENDING

 

Because the Funds are new, as of the date of this SAI, the Funds have not engaged in securities lending activities.

 

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

 

Board Responsibilities. The management and affairs of the Trust and its series, including the Funds described in this SAI, are overseen by the Trustees. The Board has approved contracts, as described above, under which certain companies provide essential management services to the Trust.

 

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Like most ETFs, the day-to-day business of the Trust, including the management of risk, is performed by third-party service providers, such as the Adviser, the Distributor and the Administrator. The Trustees are responsible for overseeing the Trust’s service providers and, thus, have oversight responsibility with respect to risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify and address risks, i.e., events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the funds. The funds and their service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify various possible events or circumstances, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of the Trust’s business (e.g., the Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund’s portfolio investments) and, consequently, for managing the risks associated with that business. The Board has emphasized to the funds’ service providers the importance of maintaining vigorous risk management.

 

The Trustees’ role in risk oversight begins before the inception of a fund, at which time certain of the fund’s service providers present the Board with information concerning the investment objective, strategies and risks of the fund as well as proposed investment limitations for the fund. Additionally, the fund’s adviser provides the Board with an overview of, among other things, its investment philosophy, brokerage practices and compliance infrastructure. Thereafter, the Board continues its oversight function as various personnel, including the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, as well as personnel of the adviser and other service providers, such as the fund’s independent accountants, make periodic reports to the Audit Committee or to the Board with respect to various aspects of risk management. The Board and the Audit Committee oversee efforts by management and service providers to manage risks to which the funds may be exposed.

 

The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the funds by the adviser and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, on an annual basis, in connection with its consideration of whether to renew the advisory agreement with the adviser, the Board meets with the adviser to review such services. Among other things, the Board regularly considers the adviser’s adherence to the funds’ investment restrictions and compliance with various fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations. The Board also reviews information about the funds’ investments, including, for example, reports on the adviser’s use of derivatives in managing the funds, if any, as well as reports on the funds’ investments in other investment companies, if any.

 

The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer reports regularly to the Board to review and discuss compliance issues and fund and adviser risk assessments. At least annually, the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer provides the Board with a report reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Trust’s policies and procedures and those of its service providers, including the Adviser. The report addresses the operation of the policies and procedures of the Trust and each service provider since the date of the last report; any material changes to the policies and procedures since the date of the last report; any recommendations for material changes to the policies and procedures; and any material compliance matters since the date of the last report.

 

The Board receives reports from the funds’ service providers regarding operational risks and risks related to the valuation and liquidity of portfolio securities. The Trust’s Fair Value Pricing Committee makes regular reports to the Board concerning investments for which market quotations are not readily available. Annually, the independent registered public accounting firm reviews with the Audit Committee its audit of the funds’ financial statements, focusing on major areas of risk encountered by the funds and noting any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the funds’ internal controls. Additionally, in connection with its oversight function, the Board oversees fund management’s implementation of disclosure controls and procedures, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in its periodic reports with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods. The Board also oversees the Trust’s internal controls over financial reporting, which comprise policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Trust’s financial reporting and the preparation of the Trust’s financial statements.

 

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From their review of these reports and discussions with the adviser, the Chief Compliance Officer, the independent registered public accounting firm and other service providers, the Board and the Audit Committee learn in detail about the material risks of the funds, thereby facilitating a dialogue about how management and service providers identify and mitigate those risks.

 

The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the funds can be identified and/or quantified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the funds’ goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, reports received by the Trustees as to risk management matters are typically summaries of the relevant information. Most of the funds’ investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Adviser and other service providers, each of which has an independent interest in risk management, but whose policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the funds’ and each other’s in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board’s ability to monitor and manage risk, as a practical matter, is subject to limitations.

 

Members of the Board. There are eight members of the Board, six of whom are not interested persons of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (“independent Trustees”). Robert Nesher, an interested person of the Trust, serves as Chairman of the Board. Joseph T. Grause, Jr., an independent Trustee, serves as the lead independent Trustee. The Trust has determined its leadership structure is appropriate given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust. The Trust made this determination in consideration of, among other things, the fact that the independent Trustees constitute a super majority (75%) of the Board, the fact that the chairperson of each Committee of the Board is an independent Trustee, the amount of assets under management in the Trust, and the number of funds (and classes of shares) overseen by the Board. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the independent Trustees from fund management.

 

The Board has two standing committees: the Audit Committee and Governance Committee. The Audit Committee and Governance Committee are chaired by an independent Trustee and composed of all of the independent Trustees.

 

As noted, the Board has a lead independent Trustee. In his role as lead independent Trustee, Mr. Grause, among other things: (i) presides over Board meetings in the absence of the Chairman of the Board; (ii) presides over executive sessions of the independent Trustees; (iii) along with the Chairman of the Board, oversees the development of agendas for Board meetings; (iv) facilitates communication between the independent Trustees and management, and among the independent Trustees; (v) serves as a key point person for dealings between the independent Trustees and management; and (vi) has such other responsibilities as the Board or independent Trustees determine from time to time.

 

Set forth below are the names, years of birth, position with the Trust and length of time served, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee. There is no stated term of office for the Trustees. Nevertheless, an independent Trustee must retire from the Board as of the end of the calendar year in which such independent Trustee first attains the age of seventy-five years; provided, however, that, an independent Trustee may continue to serve for one or more additional one calendar year terms after attaining the age of seventy-five years (each calendar year a “Waiver Term”) if, and only if, prior to the beginning of such Waiver Term: (1) the Governance Committee (a) meets to review the performance of the independent Trustee; (b) finds that the continued service of such independent Trustee is in the best interests of the Trust; and (c) unanimously approves excepting the independent Trustee from the general retirement policy set out above; and (2) a majority of the Trustees approves excepting the independent Trustee from the general retirement policy set out above. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

 

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Name and Year of Birth Position with Trust and Length of Time Served

Principal Occupations

in the Past 5 Years

Other Directorships Held in the Past 5 Years
Interested Trustees

Robert Nesher

(Born: 1946)

Chairman of the Board of Trustees1

(since 1991)

SEI employee 1974 to present; currently performs various services on behalf of SEI Investments for which Mr. Nesher is compensated. President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. President and Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP. Vice Chairman of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016. Vice Chairman of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Vice Chairman of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company), The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust and Schroder Global Series Trust to 2018.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, Frost Family of Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Global Master Fund plc, SEI Global Assets Fund plc, SEI Global Investments Fund plc, SEI Investments-Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd., SEI Investments-Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited, SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC and SEI Global Nominee Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.

 

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Name and Year of Birth Position with Trust and Length of Time Served

Principal Occupations

in the Past 5 Years

Other Directorships Held in the Past 5 Years

N. Jeffrey Klauder

(Born: 1952)

Trustee1

(since 2018)

Senior Advisor of SEI Investments since 2018. Executive Vice President and General Counsel of SEI Investments, 2004 to 2018.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. Director of SEI Private Trust Company, SEI Global Fund Services Ltd., SEI Investments Global Limited, SEI Global Master Fund, SEI Global Investments Fund, SEI Global Assets Fund and SEI Investments – Guernsey Limited.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of SEI Investments Management Corporation, SEI Trust Company, SEI Investments (South Africa), Limited and SEI Investments (Canada) Company to 2018.

Independent Trustees

Joseph T. Grause, Jr.

(Born: 1952)

Trustee

(since 2011)

Lead Independent Trustee

(since 2018)

Self-Employed Consultant since 2012. Director of Endowments and Foundations, Morningstar Investment Management, Morningstar, Inc., 2010 to 2011. Director of International Consulting and Chief Executive Officer of Morningstar Associates Europe Limited, Morningstar, Inc., 2007 to 2010. Country Manager - Morningstar UK Limited, Morningstar, Inc., 2005 to 2007.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds and Frost Family of Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Director of The Korea Fund, Inc. to 2019.

 

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Name and Year of Birth Position with Trust and Length of Time Served

Principal Occupations

in the Past 5 Years

Other Directorships Held in the Past 5 Years

Mitchell A. Johnson

(Born: 1942)

Trustee

(since 2005)

Retired. Private Investor since 1994.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Director of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) since 1997 and RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.

Betty L. Krikorian

(Born: 1943)

Trustee

(since 2005)

Vice President, Compliance, AARP Financial Inc., from 2008 to 2010. Self-Employed Legal and Financial Services Consultant since 2003. Counsel (in-house) for State Street Bank from 1995 to 2003. Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

Robert Mulhall

(Born: 1958)

Trustee

(since 2019)

Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, from 1998 to 2018.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds and Frost Family of Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of Villanova University Alumni Board of Directors to 2018.

Bruce Speca

(Born: 1956)

Trustee

(since 2011)

Global Head of Asset Allocation, Manulife Asset Management (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), 2010 to 2011. Executive Vice President - Investment Management Services, John Hancock Financial Services (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), 2003 to 2010. Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds and Frost Family of Funds. Director of Stone Harbor Investments Funds (8 Portfolios), Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (closed-end fund) and Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund (closed-end fund). Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

 

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Name and Year of Birth Position with Trust and Length of Time Served

Principal Occupations

in the Past 5 Years

Other Directorships Held in the Past 5 Years

George J. Sullivan, Jr.

(Born: 1942)

 

Trustee

(since 1999)

Retired since 2012. Self-Employed Consultant, Newfound Consultants Inc., 1997 to 2011.

Current Directorships: Trustee/Director of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016. Trustee/ Director of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust to 2017. Member of the independent review committee for SEI’s Canadian-registered mutual funds to 2017.

 

1Denotes Trustees who may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Funds as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Distributor and/or its affiliates.

 

Individual Trustee Qualifications. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve on the Board because of their ability to review and understand information about the funds provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management and other service providers regarding material factors bearing on the management and administration of the funds, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best interests of the funds’ shareholders. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve as a Trustee based on their own experience, qualifications, attributes and skills as described below.

 

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Nesher should serve as Trustee because of the experience he has gained in his various roles with SEI Investments, which he joined in 1974, his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 1991.

 

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Klauder should serve as Trustee because of the experience he has gained in his various roles with SEI Investments, which he joined in 2004, his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry, and the experience he gained serving as a partner of a large law firm.

 

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Grause should serve as Trustee because of the knowledge and experience he gained in a variety of leadership roles with different financial institutions, his knowledge of the mutual fund and investment management industries, his past experience as an interested trustee and chair of the investment committee for a multi-managed investment company, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2011.

 

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The Trust has concluded that Mr. Johnson should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as a senior vice president, corporate finance, of a Fortune 500 company, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services and banking industries, the experience he gained serving as a director of other mutual funds, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2005.

 

The Trust has concluded that Ms. Krikorian should serve as Trustee because of the experience she gained serving as a legal and financial services consultant, in-house counsel to a large custodian bank and Vice President of Compliance of an investment adviser, her background in fiduciary and banking law, her experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience she has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2005.

 

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Mulhall should serve as Trustee because of the knowledge and experience he gained in a variety of leadership roles with an audit firm and various financial services firms, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and his experience serving in a variety of leadership capacities for non-profit organizations.

 

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Speca should serve as Trustee because of the knowledge and experience he gained serving as president of a mutual fund company and portfolio manager for a $95 billion complex of asset allocation funds, his over 25 years of experience working in a management capacity with mutual fund boards, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2011.

 

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Sullivan should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as a certified public accountant and financial consultant, his experience in and knowledge of public company accounting and auditing and the financial services industry, the experience he gained as an officer of a large financial services firm in its operations department, and his experience from serving as a trustee of the Trust since 1999.

 

In its periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the Board, the Board considers the complementary individual skills and experience of the individual Trustees primarily in the broader context of the Board’s overall composition so that the Board, as a body, possesses the appropriate (and appropriately diverse) skills and experience to oversee the business of the funds.

 

Board Committees. The Board has established the following standing committees:

 

Audit Committee. The Board has a standing Audit Committee that is composed of each of the independent Trustees. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee include: (i) recommending which firm to engage as each fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and whether to terminate this relationship; (ii) reviewing the independent registered public accounting firm’s compensation, the proposed scope and terms of its engagement, and the firm’s independence; (iii) pre-approving audit and non-audit services provided by each fund’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Trust and certain other affiliated entities; (iv) serving as a channel of communication between the independent registered public accounting firm and the Trustees; (v) reviewing the results of each external audit, including any qualifications in the independent registered public accounting firm’s opinion, any related management letter, management’s responses to recommendations made by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with the audit, reports submitted to the Committee by the internal auditing department of the Administrator that are material to the Trust as a whole, if any, and management’s responses to any such reports; (vi) reviewing each fund’s audited financial statements and considering any significant disputes between the Trust’s management and the independent registered public accounting firm that arose in connection with the preparation of those financial statements; (vii) considering, in consultation with the independent registered public accounting firm and the Trust’s senior internal accounting executive, if any, the independent registered public accounting firms’ reports on the adequacy of the Trust’s internal financial controls; (viii) reviewing, in consultation with each fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, major changes regarding auditing and accounting principles and practices to be followed when preparing each fund’s financial statements; and (ix) other audit related matters. Messrs. Grause, Johnson, Mulhall, Speca and Sullivan and Ms. Krikorian currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. Mr. Mulhall serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met four (4) times during the most recently completed fiscal year.

 

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Governance Committee. The Board has a standing Governance Committee (formerly the Nominating Committee) that is composed of each of the independent Trustees. The Governance Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Governance Committee include: (i) considering and reviewing Board governance and compensation issues; (ii) conducting a self-assessment of the Board’s operations; (iii) selecting and nominating all persons to serve as independent Trustees; and (iv) reviewing shareholder recommendations for nominations to fill vacancies on the Board if such recommendations are submitted in writing and addressed to the Committee at the Trust’s office. Ms. Krikorian and Messrs. Grause, Johnson, Mulhall, Speca and Sullivan currently serve as members of the Governance Committee. Mr. Speca serves as the Chairman of the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met three (3) times during the most recently completed fiscal year.

 

Fair Value Pricing Committee. The Board has also established a standing Fair Value Pricing Committee that is composed of various representatives of the Trust’s service providers, as appointed by the Board. The Fair Value Pricing Committee operates under procedures approved by the Board. The principal responsibility of the Fair Value Pricing Committee is to determine the fair value of securities for which current market quotations are not readily available. The Fair Value Pricing Committee’s determinations are reviewed by the Board.

 

Fund Shares Owned by Board Members. The Funds are new and therefore, as of the date of this SAI, the Trustees did not beneficially own any shares of the Funds.

 

Board Compensation. Information regarding compensation paid to the Trustees is shown below:

 

Name Aggregate Compensation from the Trust Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement Total Compensation from the
Trust and Fund Complex1
Interested Trustees
Nesher $0 N/A N/A $0 for service on one (1) board
Klauder $0 N/A N/A $0 for service on one (1) board

 

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Name Aggregate Compensation from the Trust Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement Total Compensation from the
Trust and Fund Complex1
Independent Trustees
Grause $137,315 N/A N/A $137, 315 for service on one (1) board
Johnson $125,163 N/A N/A $125,163 for service on one (1) board
Krikorian $125,163 N/A N/A $125,163 for service on one (1) board
Mulhall $140,464 N/A N/A $140,464 for service on one (1) board
Speca $137,315 N/A N/A $137, 315 for service on one (1) board
Sullivan $125,163 N/A N/A $125,163 for service on one (1) board

 

1All funds in the Fund Complex are series of the Trust.

 

Trust Officers. Set forth below are the names, years of birth, position with the Trust and length of time served, and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as executive officers of the Trust. There is no stated term of office for officers of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each officer is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. The Chief Compliance Officer is the only officer who receives compensation from the Trust for his services.

 

Certain officers of the Trust also serve as officers of one or more registered investment companies for which SEI Investments or its affiliates act as investment manager, administrator or distributor.

 

Name and Year of Birth Position with Trust and Length of Time Served Principal Occupations in Past 5 Years

Michael Beattie

(Born: 1965)

President

(since 2011)

Director of Client Service, SEI Investments, since 2004.

James Bernstein

(Born: 1962)

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

(since 2017)

Attorney, SEI Investments, since 2017.

 

Prior Positions: Self-employed consultant, 2017. Associate General Counsel & Vice President, Nationwide Funds Group and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, from 2002 to 2016. Assistant General Counsel & Vice President, Market Street Funds and Provident Mutual Insurance Company, from 1999 to 2002.

John Bourgeois

(Born: 1973)

Assistant Treasurer

(since 2017)

Fund Accounting Manager, SEI Investments, since 2000.

 

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Name and Year of Birth Position with Trust and Length of Time Served Principal Occupations in Past 5 Years

Russell Emery

(Born: 1962)

Chief Compliance Officer

(since 2006)

Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, Frost Family of Funds, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust, Schroder Global Series Trust, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Master Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Tender Fund, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Chief Compliance Officer of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Chief Compliance Officer of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) to 2018.

Eric C. Griffith

(Born: 1969)

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

(since 2019)

Counsel at SEI Investments since 2019. Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase & Co., from 2012 to 2018.

Matthew M. Maher

(Born: 1975)

Vice President

(since 2018)

 

Secretary

(since 2020)

Counsel at SEI Investments since 2018. Attorney, Blank Rome LLP, from 2015 to 2018. Assistant Counsel & Vice President, Bank of New York Mellon, from 2013 to 2014. Attorney, Dilworth Paxson LLP, from 2006 to 2013.

Andrew Metzger

(Born: 1980)

Treasurer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer

(since 2021)

Director of Fund Accounting, SEI Investments, since 2020. Senior Director, Embark, from 2019 to 2020. Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, from 2002 to 2019.

Robert Morrow

(Born: 1968)

Vice President

(since 2017)

Account Manager, SEI Investments, since 2007.

Alexander F. Smith

(Born: 1977)

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

(since 2020)

Counsel at SEI Investments since 2020. Associate Counsel & Manager, Vanguard, 2012 to 2020. Attorney, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, 2008 to 2012.

Bridget E. Sudall

(Born: 1980)

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer

(since 2015)

Senior Associate and AML Officer, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, from 2011 to 2015. Investor Services Team Lead, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, from 2007 to 2011.

 

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EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING

 

A discussion of exchange listing and trading matters associated with an investment in a Fund is contained in the “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” section of the Prospectus. The discussion below supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, such section of the Prospectus.

 

The shares of each Fund are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). The shares of each Fund trade on the Exchange at prices that may differ from the Fund’s NAV. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of shares of a Fund will continue to be met.

 

The Exchange may, but is not required to, remove the shares of a Fund from listing subject to certain conditions, including if: (1) following the initial twelve-month period after the commencement of trading on the Exchange of the Fund’s shares, there are fewer than 50 beneficial holders of the shares; (2) the Exchange has halted trading in the Fund’s shares because the VIIV is interrupted pursuant to the rules applicable to the Exchange and such interruption persists past the trading day in which it occurred or is no longer available; (3) the Exchange has halted trading in the Fund’s shares because the NAV is not disseminated to all market participants at the same time, the holdings of the Fund are not made available on at least a quarterly basis as required by the 1940 Act, or such holdings are not made available to all market participants at the same time pursuant to the rules applicable to the Exchange and such issue persists past the trading day in which it occurred; (4) the Exchange has halted trading in the Fund’s shares pursuant to the rules applicable to the Exchange and such issue persists past the trading day in which it occurred; (5) the Trust has failed to make filings required by the SEC or the Exchange is aware that the Trust is not in compliance with the conditions of any applicable exemptive order or no-action relief granted by the SEC or SEC staff to the Trust with respect to the Fund; (6) any of the continued listing requirements set forth in rules applicable to the Exchange are not continuously maintained; (7) any of the applicable continued listing representations for the Fund are not continuously met; or (8) such other event shall occur or condition exists which, in the opinion of the Exchange, makes further dealings on the Exchange inadvisable. In addition, the Exchange will remove the shares of a Fund from listing and trading upon termination of the Trust or the Fund.

 

As in the case of other publicly traded securities, brokers’ commissions on transactions will be based on commission rates charged by the applicable broker.

 

In order to provide information regarding the indicative value of shares of each Fund, an updated VIIV will be disseminated every second, through the facilities of the Consolidated Tape Association or through other widely disseminated means, for the Fund as calculated by a verification agent based on two independent calculations.

 

A Fund’s VIIV is based on a securities component and a cash component which comprises that day’s portfolio holdings, which is provided to the verification agent prior to that business day’s commencement of trading. The VIIV is based on the precise composition of the current portfolio of securities held by the applicable Fund each day. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the VIIV is effectively a “real-time” update of a Fund’s NAV, which is computed only once each day after the end of the trading day. The specific methodology for calculating each Fund’s VIIV, which will be overseen by the Trust’s board, will be disclosed on the Fund’s website.

 

The Trust reserves the right to adjust the share prices of a Fund in the future to maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits, which would have no effect on the net assets of the applicable Fund or an investor’s equity interest in the Fund.

 

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The base and trading currencies of each Fund are the U.S. dollar. The base currency is the currency in which a Fund’s NAV per share is calculated and the trading currency is the currency in which shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the Exchange.

 

CONTINUOUS OFFERING

 

The method by which Creation Units are created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units of shares are issued and sold by the Funds on an ongoing basis, at any point a “distribution,” as such term is used in the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), may occur. Broker- dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery requirement and liability provisions of the 1933 Act.

 

For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with the Distributor (as defined below), breaks the Creation Units down into constituent shares, and sells such shares directly to customers, or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for purposes of the 1933 Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a categorization as an underwriter.

 

Broker-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters,” but are effecting transactions in shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(3) of the 1933 Act is not available with respect to such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. Firms that incur a prospectus-delivery obligation with respect to Fund shares are reminded that, under Rule 153 of the 1933 Act, a prospectus delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the 1933 Act owed to an exchange member in connection with a sale on an exchange is satisfied by the fact that the prospectus is available at the exchange upon request. The prospectus delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to transactions on an exchange.

 

BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM

 

DTC acts as securities depository for the Fund shares. Shares of each Fund are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC. Certificates will not be issued for shares of the Funds.

 

DTC, a limited-purpose trust company, was created to hold securities of its participants (“DTC Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities’ certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of which (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of DTC Participants and by the NYSE and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (the “Indirect Participants”).

 

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Beneficial ownership of Fund shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in Fund shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to herein as “Beneficial Owners”) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of Fund shares.

 

Conveyance of all notices, statements and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. Pursuant to the Depositary Agreement between the Trust and DTC, DTC is required to make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee to be charged to the Trust a listing of the shares of each Fund held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall inquire of each such DTC Participant as to the number of Beneficial Owners holding shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement or other communication, in such form and number and at such place as such DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Trust shall pay to each such DTC Participant a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

 

Share distributions shall be made to DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., as the registered holder of all Fund shares. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall immediately credit DTC Participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in shares as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners of Fund shares held through such DTC Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants.

 

The Trust has no responsibility or liability for any aspects of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such shares, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC Participants.

 

DTC may determine to discontinue providing its service with respect to the Fund shares at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Trust and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law.

 

Under such circumstances, the Trust shall take action either to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if such a replacement is unavailable, to issue and deliver printed certificates representing ownership of shares, unless the Trust makes other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Exchange.

 

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES IN CREATION UNITS

 

Each Fund issues and redeems its shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of shares called a “Creation Unit,” either principally in-kind for securities or in cash for the value of such securities. The NAV of a Fund’s shares is determined once each business day, as described below under “Determination of Net Asset Value.” The Creation Unit size may change. Authorized Participants (defined below) will be notified of such change.

 

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Each Authorized Participant will establish and maintain a confidential brokerage account (a “Confidential Account”) with an agent (determined by the Adviser), which will be a broker-dealer (each, an “AP Representative”), for the benefit of the Authorized Participant, in order to engage in in-kind creation and redemption activity.

 

Purchase (Creation). The Trust issues and sells shares of the Funds only: (i) in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without a sales load (but subject to transaction fees), at their NAV per share next determined after receipt of an order, on any business day, in proper form pursuant to the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement (“Participant Agreement”); or (ii) pursuant to the dividend reinvestment service discussed in the “Dividends and Distributions” section of the Prospectus. The Funds will not issue fractional Creation Units. A business day is, generally, any day on which the Exchange is open for business.

 

Fund Deposit. The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit of a Fund generally consists of (i) the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and, if applicable, cash (the “Deposit Securities”), (ii) under the circumstances described below, the cash value of all or certain of the Deposit Securities (“Deposit Cash”), and (iii) a specified cash payment (the “Cash Component”). Together, the Deposit Securities, Deposit Cash, if applicable, and the Cash Component, if applicable, constitute the “Fund Deposit,” which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for a Creation Unit of a Fund. The Deposit Securities and the securities that will be delivered in an in-kind transfer in a redemption (“Fund Securities”) will be identical.

 

The Cash Component is an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares of the Fund (per Creation Unit) and the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. If the Cash Component is a positive number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such positive amount. If the Cash Component is a negative number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit is less than the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such negative amount and the creator will be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to the Cash Component. The Cash Component serves the function of compensating for any differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. Computation of the Cash Component excludes any stamp duty or other similar fees and expenses payable upon transfer of beneficial ownership of the Deposit Securities, if applicable, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Authorized Participant (as defined below).

 

The Custodian, through the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”), makes available to each AP Representative on each business day, prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time), the list of the company names and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, to be included in the current Fund Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous business day) for a Fund. Such Fund Deposit is subject to any applicable adjustments as described below, in order to effect purchases of Creation Units of the Fund until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, is made available.

 

Pursuant to a contract (the “Confidential Account Agreement”), the AP Representative will be restricted from disclosing the identity and weightings of the Deposit Securities. In addition, the AP Representative will undertake an obligation not to use the identity or weighting of the Deposit Securities and Fund Securities for any purpose other than executing creations and redemptions for a Fund. The confidential account will enable Authorized Participants to transact in the Deposit Securities and Fund Securities through their AP Representatives, enabling Authorized Participants to engage in in-kind creation or redemption activity without knowing the identity or weighting of those securities. Acting on execution instructions from an Authorized Participant, the AP Representative may purchase or sell the Deposit Securities and Fund Securities for purposes of effecting in-kind creation and redemption activity during the day.

 

The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities or the amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, required for the Fund Deposit for a Fund changes as portfolio decisions, rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events are reflected from time to time by the Adviser with a view to the investment objective of the Fund.

 

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Cash Purchase Method. The Trust may at its discretion, in accordance with the Order, permit full or partial cash purchases of Creation Units of a Fund. When full or partial cash purchases of Creation Units are available or specified for a Fund, they will be effected in essentially the same manner as in-kind purchases thereof. In the case of a full or partial cash purchase, the Authorized Participant, through the AP Representative, must pay the cash equivalent of the Deposit Securities it would otherwise provide through an in-kind purchase, plus the same Cash Component required to be paid in connection with an in-kind purchase, together with a creation transaction fee and non-standard charges, as may be applicable. When accepting full or partial cash purchases of Creation Units, a Fund may incur additional costs associated with the acquisition of Deposit Securities that would otherwise have been provided in connection with an in-kind purchase. These additional costs may be recoverable from the purchaser of the Creation Units.

 

Purchases and redemptions of Creation Units may be made in whole or in part on a cash basis, rather than in kind, solely under the following circumstances: (a) to the extent there is a Cash Component, as described above; (b) if, on a given business day, a Fund announces before the open of trading that all purchases, all redemptions or all purchases and redemptions on that day will be made entirely in cash; (c) if, upon receiving a purchase or redemption order from an Authorized Participant, a Fund determines to require the purchase or redemption, as applicable, to be made entirely in cash; (d) if, on a given business day, a Fund requires all Authorized Participants purchasing or redeeming shares on that day to deposit or receive (as applicable) cash in lieu of some or all of the Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, respectively, solely because such instruments are not eligible for transfer either through the NSCC process or DTC process; or (e) if a Fund permits an Authorized Participant to deposit or receive (as applicable) cash in lieu of some or all of the Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, respectively, solely because: (i) such instruments are, in the case of the purchase of a Creation Unit, not available in sufficient quantity; or (ii) such instruments are not eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant.

 

Procedures for Purchase of Creation Units. To be eligible to place orders with the Distributor to purchase a Creation Unit of a Fund, an entity must be (i) a “Participating Party”, i.e., a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the “Clearing Process”), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC; or (ii) a DTC Participant (see “BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM”). In addition, each Participating Party or DTC Participant (each, an “Authorized Participant”) must execute a Participant Agreement that has been agreed to by the Distributor, and that has been accepted by the Transfer Agent and the Trust, with respect to purchases and redemptions of Creation Units. Each Authorized Participant will agree, pursuant to the terms of a Participant Agreement, on behalf of itself or any investor on whose behalf it will act, to certain conditions, including that it will pay to the Trust, an amount of cash sufficient to pay the Cash Component together with the creation transaction fee and any other applicable fees, taxes, and additional variable charges. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the creation transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the purchase of a Creation Unit, which the creation transaction fee is designed to cover.

 

All orders to purchase shares directly from a Fund must be placed for one or more Creation Units in the manner and by the time set forth in the Participant Agreement and/or applicable order form. The date on which an order to purchase Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units, as set forth below) is received and accepted is referred to as the “Order Placement Date.”

 

An Authorized Participant may require an investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order (e.g., to provide for payments of cash, when required). Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement and that, therefore, orders to purchase shares directly from a Fund in Creation Units have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. In such cases there may be additional charges to such investor. At any given time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement.

 

On days when the Exchange closes or is anticipated to close earlier than normal, a Fund may require orders to create Creation Units to be placed earlier in the day. In addition, if a market or markets on which a Fund’s investments are primarily traded is closed, the Fund also will generally not accept orders on such day(s). Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Distributor pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement and in accordance with the AP handbook or applicable order form. The Distributor will notify the Custodian of such order. Those placing orders through an Authorized Participant should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the purchase order to the Distributor by the applicable cut-off time on such business day. Economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure may impede the ability to reach the Distributor or an Authorized Participant.

 

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Fund Deposits must be delivered by an Authorized Participant through the Federal Reserve System (for cash and U.S. government securities) or through DTC (for corporate securities), and/or through such other arrangements allowed by the Trust or its agents. The Fund Deposit transfer must be ordered by the Authorized Participant in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the Deposit Securities, Deposit Cash and/or Cash Component, as applicable, to the account of a Fund or its agents by no later than the Settlement Date. The “Settlement Date” for the Funds is generally the second business day after the Order Placement Date. All questions as to the number of Deposit Securities and amount of Deposit Cash and/or Cash Component to be delivered, as applicable, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities or cash, as applicable, will be determined by the Trust, whose determination shall be final and binding. The amount of cash represented by the Cash Component must be transferred directly to the Custodian through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system in a timely manner so as to be received by the Custodian no later than the Settlement Date. If the Cash Component and the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, are not received by the Custodian in a timely manner by the Settlement Date, the creation order may be cancelled and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the applicable Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. Upon written notice to the Distributor, such canceled order may be resubmitted the following business day using the Fund Deposit as newly constituted to reflect the then current NAV of the Fund.

 

The order shall be deemed to be received on the business day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to the applicable cut-off time and the federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited by 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, with the Custodian on the Settlement Date. If the order is not placed in proper form as required, or federal funds in the appropriate amount are not received by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Settlement Date, then the order may be deemed to be rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the applicable Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. A creation request is considered to be in “proper form” if all procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, AP Handbook, order form, and this SAI are properly followed.

 

Issuance of a Creation Unit. Except as provided herein, Creation Units will not be issued until the transfer of good title to the Trust of the Deposit Securities or payment of Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the payment of the Cash Component have been completed. When the required Deposit Securities (or the cash value thereof) have been delivered to the account of a Fund at the Custodian, the Trust will issue and cause the delivery of the Creation Units. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the second business day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor. However, the Trust reserves the right to settle Creation Unit transactions on a basis other than the second business day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor in certain circumstances. The Authorized Participant shall be liable to a Fund for losses, if any, resulting from unsettled orders.

 

Creation Units may be purchased in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities as described below. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of the shares of the applicable Fund on the date the order is placed in proper form since in addition to available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Cash Component, plus (ii) an additional amount of cash equal to a percentage of the market value as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the undelivered Deposit Securities (the “Additional Cash Deposit”), which shall be maintained in a separate non-interest bearing collateral account. The Authorized Participant must deposit with the Custodian the Additional Cash Deposit, as applicable, by the time set forth in the Participant Agreement on the Settlement Date. If a Fund or its agents do not receive the Additional Cash Deposit in the appropriate amount, by such time, then the order may be deemed rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Trust, pending delivery of the missing Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trust in an amount at least equal to the applicable percentage, as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities. The Trust may use such Additional Cash Deposit to buy the missing Deposit Securities at any time. Authorized Participants will be liable to the Trust for all costs, expenses, dividends, income, and taxes associated with missing Deposit Securities, including the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by the Distributor plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Trust will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the missing Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Custodian or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust. In addition, a creation transaction fee as set forth below under “Creation Transaction Fee” may be charged and an additional variable charge may also apply. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the Settlement Date.

 

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Acceptance of Orders of Creation Units. The Trust reserves the absolute right to reject an order for Creation Units transmitted to it by the Distributor in respect of a Fund including, without limitation, if (a) the order is not in proper form; (b) the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, delivered by the Authorized Participant are not as disseminated through the facilities of the NSCC for that date by the Custodian; (c) acceptance of the Deposit Securities would have certain adverse tax consequences to the Fund; (d) the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (e) the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would otherwise, in the discretion of the Trust or the Adviser, have an adverse effect on the Trust or the rights of beneficial owners; (f) the acceptance or receipt of the order for a Creation Unit would, in the opinion of counsel to the Trust, be unlawful; or (g) circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Custodian, the Transfer Agent and/or the Adviser make it for all practical purposes not feasible to process orders for Creation Units. Examples of such circumstances include, but are not limited to, acts of God or public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Trust, the Distributor, the Custodian, the Transfer Agent, DTC, NSCC, Federal Reserve System, or any other participant in the creation process, and other extraordinary events.

 

The Distributor shall notify the Authorized Participant or the AP Representative acting on behalf of the Authorized Participant of its rejection of the order of such person. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian, and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall any of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian and the Distributor shall not be liable for the rejection of any purchase order for Creation Units.

 

All questions as to the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust, and the Trust’s determination shall be final and binding.

 

Creation Transaction Fee. A fixed purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units (“Creation Order Costs”). The standard creation transaction fee for each Fund, regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction, is set forth in the table below.

 

Fund Creation
Transaction Fee
Cambiar Large Cap ETF $[____]
Cambiar Small Cap ETF $[____]
Cambiar SMID ETF $[____]

 

Each Fund may adjust the creation transaction fee from time to time. The Adviser or other Fund service provider may pay out of its own resources and not out of Fund assets, a portion or all of such creation transaction fee from time to time in its sole discretion. Any such fees and/or payments may impact bid/ask spreads. The creation transaction fee may be waived on certain orders if the Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the Creation Order Costs associated with the order or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee.

 

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In addition, a variable fee may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases of Creation Units. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities. Each Fund may determine not to charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders (e.g., for creation orders that facilitate the rebalance of the Fund’s portfolio in a more efficient manner than could have been achieved without such order).

 

Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services which may include an amount for the creation transaction fee and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the issuance of a Creation Unit, which the transaction fee is designed to cover.

 

Risks of Purchasing Creation Units. There are certain legal risks unique to investors purchasing Creation Units directly from a Fund. Because the Funds’ shares may be issued on an ongoing basis, a “distribution” of shares could be occurring at any time. Certain activities that a shareholder performs as a dealer could, depending on the circumstances, result in the shareholder being deemed a participant in the distribution in a manner that could render the shareholder a statutory underwriter and subject to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the 1933 Act. For example, a shareholder could be deemed a statutory underwriter if it purchases Creation Units from a Fund, breaks them down into the constituent shares, and sells those shares directly to customers, or if a shareholder chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary-market demand for shares. Whether a person is an underwriter depends upon all of the facts and circumstances pertaining to that person’s activities, and the examples mentioned here should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could cause an investor to be deemed an underwriter.

 

Dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as opposed to engaging in ordinary secondary-market transactions), and thus dealing with a Fund’s shares as part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(C) of the 1933 Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the 1933 Act.

 

Redemption. Shares of a Fund may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by the Fund through the Transfer Agent and only on a business day. EXCEPT UPON LIQUIDATION OF A FUND, THE TRUST WILL NOT REDEEM SHARES IN AMOUNTS LESS THAN CREATION UNITS. Investors must accumulate enough shares of a Fund in the secondary market to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such shares redeemed by the Trust. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. Investors should expect to incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of shares to constitute a redeemable Creation Unit.

 

Each Business Day, prior to the opening of trading on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time), the Custodian will transmit to each AP Representative the identity and the required number of each Fund Security and, as applicable and under the circumstances described below, the cash value of the Fund Securities that will be applicable to redemption requests for that day, and the amount of the Cash Redemption Amount (as defined below) (if any).

 

In-Kind Redemption Method. Redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit are paid in-kind, in cash, or combination thereof, as determined by the Trust. With respect to in-kind redemptions of a Fund, redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit will consist of Fund Securities, as announced by the Custodian on the business day of the request for redemption received in proper form plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares of the Fund being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a request in proper form, and the value of Fund Securities (the “Cash Redemption Amount”), less any fixed redemption transaction fee as set forth below and any applicable additional variable charge as set forth below. In the event that the Fund’s securities have a value greater than the NAV of the shares of the Fund, the Cash Redemption Amount equal to the differential is required to be made by the Authorized Participant to the Fund.

 

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Cash Redemption Method. Redemptions of Creation Units may be made in whole or in part on a cash basis, rather than in kind, solely under the following circumstances: (a) to the extent there is a Cash Redemption Amount; (b) if, on a given Business Day, a Fund announces before the open of trading that all purchases, all redemptions or all purchases and redemptions on that day will be made entirely in cash; (c) if, upon receiving a redemption order from an Authorized Participant, a Fund determines to require the redemption to be made entirely in cash; (d) if, on a given Business Day, a Fund requires all Authorized Participants redeeming shares on that day to receive cash in lieu of some or all of the Fund Securities, solely because such instruments are not eligible for transfer either through the NSCC or DTC; or (e) if a Fund permits an Authorized Participant to receive cash in lieu of some or all of the Fund Securities solely because such instruments are not eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant.

 

Redemption Transaction Fee. A fixed redemption transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units (“Redemption Order Costs”). The standard redemption transaction fee for each Fund, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in the transaction, is set forth in the table below.

 

Fund Redemption Transaction Fee
Cambiar Large Cap ETF $[____]
Cambiar Small Cap ETF $[____]
Cambiar SMID ETF $[____]

 

Each Fund may adjust the redemption transaction fee from time to time. The Adviser or other Fund service provider may pay out of its own resources and not out of Fund assets, a portion or all of such redemption transaction fee from time to time in its sole discretion. Any such fees and/or payments may impact bid/ask spreads. The redemption transaction fee may be waived on certain orders if the Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the Redemption Order Costs associated with the order or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee.

 

In addition, a variable fee, payable to the Fund, may be imposed for cash redemptions, non-standard orders, or partial cash redemptions for a Fund. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges (e.g., brokerage, taxes, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction). In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities. A Fund may determine not to charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders (e.g., for redemption orders that facilitate the rebalance of the Fund’s portfolio in a more tax efficient manner than could be achieved without such order).

 

Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services, which may include an amount for the redemption transaction fees and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Fund Securities to the account of the Authorized Participant. The non-standard charges are payable to a Fund as it incurs costs in connection with the redemption of Creation Units, the receipt of Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount and other transactions costs. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the redemption transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the redemption of a Creation Unit, which the redemption transaction fee is designed to cover.

 

Procedures for Redemption of Creation Units. Orders to redeem Creation Units must be submitted in proper form to the Transfer Agent prior to the time as set forth in the Participant Agreement. A redemption request is considered to be in “proper form” if (i) an Authorized Participant has transferred or caused to be transferred to the Trust’s Transfer Agent the Creation Unit(s) being redeemed through the book-entry system of DTC so as to be effective by the time as set forth in the Participant Agreement and (ii) a request in form satisfactory to the Trust is received by the Transfer Agent from the Authorized Participant on behalf of itself or another redeeming investor within the time periods specified in the Participant Agreement. If the Transfer Agent does not receive the investor’s shares of a Fund through DTC’s facilities by the times and pursuant to the other terms and conditions set forth in the Participant Agreement, the redemption request shall be rejected, unless, to the extent contemplated by the Participant Agreement, collateral is posted in an amount equal to a percentage of the value of the missing shares of that Fund as specified in the Participant Agreement (and marked to market daily).

 

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The Authorized Participant must transmit the request for redemption, in the form required by the Trust, to the Transfer Agent in accordance with procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement, and that, therefore, requests to redeem Creation Units may have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant who has executed a Participant Agreement. Investors making a redemption request should be aware that such request must be in the form specified by such Authorized Participant. Investors making a request to redeem Creation Units should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the request by an Authorized Participant and transfer of the shares of the applicable Fund to the Trust’s Transfer Agent; such investors should allow for the additional time that may be required to effect redemptions through their banks, brokers or other financial intermediaries if such intermediaries are not Authorized Participants.

 

Additional Redemption Procedures. In connection with taking delivery of shares of Fund Securities upon redemption of Creation Units, a redeeming shareholder or Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such shareholder must maintain appropriate custody arrangements with a qualified broker-dealer, bank or other custody providers in each jurisdiction in which any of the applicable Fund’s securities are customarily traded, to which account such Fund Securities will be delivered. Deliveries of redemption proceeds generally will be made within two business days of the trade date. However, in certain circumstances, the delivery of in-kind redemption proceeds may take longer than two business days after the day on which the redemption request is received in proper form.

 

Pursuant to the Participant Agreement, an Authorized Participant submitting a redemption request is deemed to make certain representations to the Trust regarding the Authorized Participant’s ability to tender for redemption the requisite number of shares of the Funds. The Trust reserves the right to verify these representations at its discretion, but will typically require verification with respect to a redemption request from a Fund in connection with higher levels of redemption activity and/or short interest in the Fund. If the Authorized Participant, upon receipt of a verification request, does not provide sufficient verification of its representations as determined by the Trust, the redemption request will not be considered to have been received in proper form and may be rejected by the Trust.

 

Redemptions of shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and each Fund (whether or not it otherwise permits cash redemptions) reserves the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that the Trust could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering the Fund Securities under such laws, subject to the requirements of the Order. An Authorized Participant or an investor for which it is acting subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular security included in the Fund Securities applicable to the redemption of Creation Units may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming investor of the shares of a Fund to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment. Further, an Authorized Participant that is not a “qualified institutional buyer,” (“QIB”) as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act, will not be able to receive Fund Securities that are restricted securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A. An Authorized Participant may be required by the Trust to provide a written confirmation with respect to QIB status in order to receive Fund Securities.

 

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to a Fund (1) for any period during which the New York Stock Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the New York Stock Exchange is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the securities owned by the Fund or determination of the NAV of the shares is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstance as is permitted by the SEC.

 

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DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

 

General Policy. The Funds adhere to Section 2(a)(41), and Rule 2a-4 thereunder, of the 1940 Act with respect to the valuation of portfolio securities. In general, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value, and all other securities are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. In complying with the 1940 Act, the Trust relies on guidance provided by the SEC and by the SEC staff in various interpretive letters and other guidance.

 

Equity Securities. Securities listed on a securities exchange for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), are valued at the last quoted sale price on the exchange on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time if such exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If such prices are not available or determined to not represent the fair value of the security as of the Funds’ pricing time, the security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board.

 

Money Market Securities. If available, money market securities are priced based upon valuations provided by recognized independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value money market securities by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Such methodologies generally consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. Money market securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value. If such prices are not available or determined to not represent the fair value of the security as of each Fund’s pricing time, the security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board.

 

Futures Contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of exchange on which they are traded. The daily settlement prices for financial futures are provided by an independent source. On days when there is excessive volume or market volatility, or the futures contract does not end trading by the time the Funds calculate NAV, the settlement price may not be available at the time at which each Fund calculates its NAV. On such days, the best available price (which is typically the last sales price) may be used to value a Fund’s futures position.

 

Use of Third-Party Independent Pricing Agents and Independent Brokers. Pursuant to contracts with the Administrator, prices for most securities held by the Funds are provided daily by independent, third-party pricing agents that are approved by the Board. The valuations provided by third-party independent pricing agents are reviewed daily by the Administrator.

 

If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Administrator shall seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.

 

Fair Value Procedures. Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” or which cannot be valued using the methodologies described above are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Board and implemented through the Fair Value Pricing Committee. The members of the Fair Value Pricing Committee report, as necessary, to the Board regarding portfolio valuation determinations. The Board, from time to time, will review these methods of valuation and will recommend changes which may be necessary to assure that the investments of the Funds are valued at fair value.

 

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Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate a security being valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions; or a significant event with respect to a security has occurred after the close of the market or exchange on which the security principally trades and before the time the Funds calculate NAV. When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Fair Value Pricing Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Fair Value Pricing Committee.

 

TAXES

 

The following is only a summary of certain additional U.S. federal income tax considerations generally affecting each Fund and its shareholders that is intended to supplement the discussion contained in the Prospectus. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of each Fund or its shareholders, and the discussion here and in the Prospectus is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. In particular, it does not address investors subject to special rules, such as investors who hold shares through an individual retirement account (“IRA”), 401(k) or other tax-advantaged account. Shareholders are urged to consult with their tax advisors with specific reference to their own tax situations, including their state, local, and foreign tax liabilities.

 

The following general discussion of certain federal income tax consequences is based on the Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

 

Qualifications as a Regulated Investment Company. Each Fund intends to elect and qualify to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. By following such a policy, each Fund expects to eliminate or reduce to a nominal amount the federal taxes to which it may be subject. A Fund that qualifies as a RIC will generally not be subject to federal income taxes on the net investment income and net realized capital gains that the Fund timely distributes to its shareholders. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of a Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders.

 

In order to qualify as a RIC under the Code, each Fund must distribute annually to its shareholders at least 90% of its net investment income (which, includes dividends, taxable interest, and the excess of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses, less operating expenses) and at least 90% of its net tax exempt interest income, for each tax year, if any (the “Distribution Requirement”) and also must meet certain additional requirements. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of each Fund’s gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities, or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures, or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies, and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (the “Qualifying Income Test”); and (ii) at the close of each quarter of each Fund’s taxable year: (A) at least 50% of the value of each Fund’s total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect to any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of each Fund’s total assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, including the equity securities of a qualified publicly traded partnership; and (B) not more than 25% of the value of each Fund’s total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest, in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer or the securities (other than the securities of another RIC) of two or more issuers that a Fund controls and which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the “Asset Test”).

 

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Although the Funds intend to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and may distribute their capital gains for any taxable year, the Funds will be subject to federal income taxation to the extent any such income or gains are not distributed.

 

The Funds may designate certain amounts retained as undistributed net capital gain in a notice to its shareholders, who (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their proportionate shares of the undistributed amount so designated, (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the income tax paid by the Funds on that undistributed amount against their federal income tax liabilities and to claim refunds to the extent such credits exceed their liabilities and (iii) will be entitled to increase their tax basis, for federal income tax purposes, in their shares in that Fund by an amount equal to the excess of the amount of undistributed net capital gain included in their respective income over their respective income tax credits.

 

Each Fund is treated as a separate corporation for federal income tax purposes. A Fund therefore is considered to be a separate entity in determining its treatment under the rules for RICs described herein. Losses in one Fund do not offset gains in another and the requirements (other than certain organizational requirements) for qualifying RIC status are determined at the Fund level rather than at the Trust level.

 

If a Fund fails to satisfy the Qualifying Income or Asset Tests in any taxable year, the Fund may be eligible for relief provisions if the failures are due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect and if a penalty tax is paid with respect to each failure to satisfy the applicable requirements. Additionally, relief is provided for certain de minimis failures of the diversification requirements where the Fund corrects the failure within a specified period. If a Fund fails to maintain qualification as a RIC for a tax year, and these relief provisions are not available, all of its income will be subject to federal income tax at the regular corporate rate (currently 21%) without any deduction for distributions to shareholders. In such case, its shareholders would generally be taxed as if they received ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, although corporate shareholders could be eligible for the dividends received deduction (subject to certain limitations) and individuals may be able to benefit from the lower tax rates available to qualified dividend income. In addition, a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC.

 

A Fund may elect to treat part or all of any “qualified late year loss” as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining the Fund’s taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain, and earnings and profits. The effect of this election is to treat any such “qualified late year loss” as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in characterizing Fund distributions for any calendar year. A “qualified late year loss” generally includes net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (commonly referred to as “post-October losses”) and certain other late-year losses.

 

The treatment of capital loss carryovers for the Funds is similar to the rules that apply to capital loss carryovers of individuals, which provide that such losses are carried over indefinitely. If a Fund has a “net capital loss” (that is, capital losses in excess of capital gains), the excess of the Fund’s net short-term capital losses over its net long-term capital gains is treated as a short-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, and the excess (if any) of the Fund's net long-term capital losses over its net short-term capital gains is treated as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year. The carryover of capital losses may be limited under the general loss limitation rules if a Fund experiences an ownership change as defined in the Code.

 

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Federal Excise Tax. Notwithstanding the Distribution Requirement described above, which generally only requires a Fund to distribute at least 90% of its annual investment company taxable income and the excess of its exempt interest income but does not require any minimum distribution of net capital gain, a Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax to the extent it fails to distribute, by the end of any calendar year, at least 98% of its ordinary income for that year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income (the excess of short- and long-term capital gain over short- and long-term capital loss) for the one-year period ending on October 31 of that year (including any retained amount from the prior calendar year on which a Fund paid no federal income tax). Each Fund intends to make sufficient distributions to avoid liability for federal excise tax, but can make no assurances that such tax will be completely eliminated. A Fund may in certain circumstances be required to liquidate Fund investments in order to make sufficient distributions to avoid federal excise tax liability at a time when the Adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so, and liquidation of investments in such circumstances may affect the ability of a Fund to satisfy the requirement for qualification as a RIC.

 

Distributions to Shareholders. Each Fund receives income generally in the form of dividends and interest on investments. This income, plus net short-term capital gains, if any, less expenses incurred in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Fund’s net investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. Any distributions by a Fund from such income will be taxable to you as ordinary income or at the lower capital gains rates that apply to individuals receiving qualified dividend income, whether you take them in cash or in additional shares.

 

Distributions by each Fund will be eligible for the reduced maximum tax rate to individuals of 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Funds receive qualified dividend income on the securities they hold and the Funds report the distributions as qualified dividend income. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain foreign corporations (e.g., foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, or the stock of which is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income to the extent that (i) the shareholder has not held the shares on which the dividend was paid for more than 60 days during the 121-day period that begins on the date that is 60 days before the date on which the shares become “ex-dividend” (which is the day on which declared distributions (dividends or capital gains) are deducted from each Fund’s assets before it calculates the net asset value) with respect to such dividend, (ii) each Fund has not satisfied similar holding period requirements with respect to the securities it holds that paid the dividends distributed to the shareholder, (iii) the shareholder is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to substantially similar or related property, or (iv) the shareholder elects to treat such dividend as investment income under section 163(d)(4)(B) of the Code. Therefore, if you lend your shares in a Fund, such as pursuant to a securities lending arrangement, you may lose the ability to treat dividends (paid while the shares are held by the borrower) as qualified dividend income. Distributions that the Funds receive from an ETF, an underlying fund taxable as a RIC, or from a REIT will be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent so reported by such ETF, underlying fund or REIT.

 

Distributions by the Funds of their net short-term capital gains will be taxable as ordinary income. Capital gain distributions consisting of a Fund’s net capital gains will be taxable as long-term capital gains for individual shareholders currently set at a maximum rate of 20% regardless of how long you have held your shares in such Fund. Distributions from capital gains are generally made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards.

 

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In the case of corporate shareholders, Fund distributions (other than capital gain distributions) generally qualify for the dividends received deduction to the extent such distributions are so reported and do not exceed the gross amount of qualifying dividends received by such Fund for the year. Generally, and subject to certain limitations (including certain holding period limitations), a dividend will be treated as a qualifying dividend if it has been received from a domestic corporation.

 

To the extent that a Fund makes a distribution of income received by such Fund in lieu of dividends (a “substitute payment”) with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction, such income will not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.

 

If a Fund’s distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder’s cost basis in a Fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold.

 

A dividend or distribution received shortly after the purchase of shares reduces the net asset value of the shares by the amount of the dividend or distribution and, although in effect a return of capital, will be taxable to the shareholder. If the net asset value of shares were reduced below the shareholder’s cost by dividends or distributions representing gains realized on sales of securities, such dividends or distributions would be a return of investment though taxable to the shareholder in the same manner as other dividends or distributions.

 

Dividends declared to shareholders of record in October, November or December and actually paid in January of the following year will be treated as having been received by shareholders on December 31 of the calendar year in which declared. Under this rule, therefore, a shareholder may be taxed in one year on dividends or distributions actually received in January of the following year.

 

Each Fund’s shareholders will be notified annually by a Fund (or their broker) as to the federal tax status of all distributions made by the Fund. Distributions may be subject to state and local taxes. If you have not held Fund shares for a full year, the Funds may report and distribute to you, as ordinary income, qualified dividend income or capital gain, a percentage of income that is not equal to the actual amount of such income earned during the period of your investment in the Funds.

 

Sales, Exchanges, or Redemptions. Any gain or loss recognized on a sale, exchange, or redemption of shares of a Fund or redemption of Creation Units in a Fund by a shareholder may give rise to a gain or loss. In general, gain or loss recognized by a shareholder who is not a dealer in securities will generally, for individual shareholders, be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months and otherwise will be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss. However, if shares on which a shareholder has received a net capital gain distribution are subsequently sold, exchanged, or redeemed and such shares have been held for six months or less, any loss recognized will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the net capital gain distribution. In addition, the loss realized on a sale or other disposition of shares will be disallowed to the extent a shareholder repurchases (or enters into a contract to or option to repurchase) shares within a period of 61 days (beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the disposition of the shares). This loss disallowance rule will apply to shares received through the reinvestment of dividends during the 61-day period. For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different fund is the same as a sale.

 

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An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize gain or loss from the exchange. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus the amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. The ability of Authorized Participants to receive a full or partial cash redemption of Creation Units of a Fund may limit the tax efficiency of such Fund. A person who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the sum of the aggregate market value of any securities received plus the amount of any cash received for such Creation Units and the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), however, may assert that an Authorized Participant may not be permitted to currently deduct losses realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units under the rules governing “wash sales” (for an Authorized Participant that does not mark-to-market its holdings) or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

 

Any gain or loss realized upon the creation of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged for such Creation Units have been held for more than one year and were held as capital assets in the hands of the exchanging Authorized Participant. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares comprising the Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses will be treated as short-term capital gains or losses. Any loss realized upon a redemption of Creation Units held for six months or less should be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions to the applicable Authorized Participant of long-term capital gains with respect to the Creation Units (including any amounts credited to the Authorized Participant as undistributed capital gains).

 

The Trust on behalf of a Fund has the right to reject an order for a purchase of shares of a Fund if the purchaser (or a group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund and if, pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, such Fund would have a basis in the securities different from the market value of such securities on the date of deposit. The Trust also has the right to require information necessary to determine beneficial share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination. If a Fund issues Creation Units to a purchaser (or a group of purchasers) that would, upon obtaining the shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund, the purchaser (or group of purchasers) may not recognize gain or loss upon the exchange of securities for Creation Units.

 

Persons purchasing or redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction and whether the wash sales rules apply and when a loss might be deductible.

 

Cost Basis Reporting. The cost basis of shares of a Fund acquired by purchase will generally be based on the amount paid for the shares and then may be subsequently adjusted for other applicable transactions as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The difference between the selling price and the cost basis of shares generally determines the amount of the capital gain or loss realized on the sale or exchange of shares. Contact the broker through whom you purchased your shares to obtain information with respect to the available cost basis reporting methods and elections for your account.

 

Net Investment Income Tax. U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% tax on their “net investment income,” including interest, dividends, and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of Fund shares or the redemption of Creation Units).

 

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Foreign Taxes. Dividends and interest received by a Fund from foreign sources may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and United States possessions that would reduce the yield on the Fund’s stock or securities. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate these taxes. Foreign countries generally do not impose taxes on capital gains with respect to investments by foreign investors.

 

If more than 50% of the value of a Fund’s total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of stocks or securities of foreign corporations or ADRs, the Fund will be eligible to, and intends to file an election with the IRS that may enable shareholders, in effect, to receive either the benefit of a foreign tax credit, or a deduction from such taxes, with respect to any foreign and U.S. possessions income taxes paid by a Fund, subject to certain limitations. Pursuant to the election, a Fund will treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders. Each such shareholder will be required to include a proportionate share of those taxes in gross income as income received from a foreign source and must treat the amount so included as if the shareholder had paid the foreign tax directly. The shareholder may then either deduct the taxes deemed paid by him or her in computing his or her taxable income or, alternatively, use the foregoing information in calculating any foreign tax credit (potentially subject to significant limitations) the shareholder may be entitled to use against the shareholder's federal income tax liability. If a Fund makes the election, such Fund’s shareholders will be notified annually by the Fund (or their broker) of the respective amounts per share of the Fund’s income from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries and U.S. possessions. If the Funds do not hold sufficient foreign securities to meet the above threshold, then shareholders will not be entitled to claim a credit or further deduction with respect to foreign taxes paid by the Funds.

 

A shareholder’s ability to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of foreign taxes paid by a Fund may be subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code, which may result in a shareholder not receiving a full credit or deduction (if any) for the amount of such taxes. In particular, shareholders must hold their Fund shares (without protection from risk of loss) on the ex-dividend date and for at least 15 additional days during the 30-day period surrounding the ex-dividend date to be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit with respect to a given dividend. Shareholders who do not itemize on their federal income tax returns may claim a credit (but no deduction) for such foreign taxes. Even if a Fund were eligible to make such an election for a given year, it may determine not to do so. Shareholders that are not subject to U.S. federal income tax, and those who invest in a Fund through tax-advantaged accounts (including those who invest through IRAs or other tax-advantaged retirement plans), generally will receive no benefit from any tax credit or deduction passed through by the Funds.

 

Foreign tax credits, if any, received by a Fund as a result of an investment in another RIC (including an ETF which is taxable as a RIC) will not be passed through to you unless the Fund qualifies as a “qualified fund-of-funds” under the Code. If a Fund is a “qualified fund-of-funds” it will be eligible to file an election with the IRS that will enable the Fund to pass along these foreign tax credits to its shareholders. A Fund will be treated as a “qualified fund-of-funds” under the Code if at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets (at the close of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year) is represented by interests in other RICs.

 

Tax Treatment of Complex Securities. Each Fund may invest in complex securities. These investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect a Fund’s ability to qualify as a RIC, affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary income or capital gain, accelerate the recognition of income to a Fund and/or defer a Fund’s ability to recognize losses, and, in limited cases, subject a Fund to U.S. federal income tax on income from certain of its foreign securities. In turn, these rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to you by each Fund and may require the Funds to sell securities to mitigate the effect of these rules and prevent disqualification of the Funds as RICs at a time when the Adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so.

 

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Each Fund is required for federal income tax purposes to mark-to-market and recognize as income for each taxable year its net unrealized gains and losses on certain futures and options contracts subject to section 1256 of the Code (“Section 1256 Contracts”) as of the end of the year as well as those actually realized during the year. Gain or loss from futures and options contracts on broad-based indexes required to be marked to market will be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss. Application of this rule may alter the timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund may be required to defer the recognition of losses on Section 1256 Contracts to the extent of any unrecognized gains on offsetting positions held by the Fund. These provisions may also require the Funds to mark-to-market certain types of positions in their portfolios (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out), which may cause a Fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the Distribution Requirement and for avoiding the excise tax discussed above. Accordingly, in order to avoid certain income and excise taxes, a Fund may be required to liquidate its investments at a time when the Adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so and which may result in a taxable gain or loss.

 

A Fund may invest in REITs. Investments in REIT equity securities may require a Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. To generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to sell securities in its portfolio (including when it is not advantageous to do so) that it otherwise would have continued to hold. A Fund’s investments in REIT equity securities may at other times result in a Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if a Fund distributes these amounts, these distributions could constitute a return of capital to such Fund’s shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Dividends paid by a REIT, other than capital gain distributions, will be taxable as ordinary income up to the amount of the REIT’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Capital gain dividends paid by a REIT to a Fund will be treated as long-term capital gains by the Fund and, in turn, may be distributed by the Fund to its shareholders as a capital gain distribution. Dividends received by a Fund from a REIT generally will not constitute qualified dividend income or qualify for the dividends received deduction. If a REIT is operated in a manner such that it fails to qualify as a REIT, an investment in the REIT would become subject to double taxation, meaning the taxable income of the REIT would be subject to federal income tax at the regular corporate rate without any deduction for dividends paid to shareholders and the dividends would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income (or possibly as qualified dividend income) to the extent of the REIT’s current and accumulated earnings and profits.

 

REITs in which a Fund invests often do not provide complete and final tax information to the Fund until after the time that the Fund issues a tax reporting statement. As a result, a Fund may at times find it necessary to reclassify the amount and character of its distributions to you after it issues your tax reporting statement. When such reclassification is necessary such Fund’s shareholders will be notified annually by the Fund (or their broker) will send you a corrected, final Form 1099-DIV to reflect the reclassified information. If you receive a corrected Form 1099-DIV, use the information on this corrected form, and not the information on the previously issued tax reporting statement, in completing your tax returns.

 

“Qualified REIT dividends” (i.e., ordinary REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends designated as qualified dividend income eligible for capital gain tax rates) are eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). Distributions by a Fund to its shareholders that are attributable to qualified REIT dividends received by the Fund and which the Fund properly reports as “section 199A dividends,” are treated as “qualified REIT dividends” in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A Fund is permitted to report such part of its dividends as section 199A dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so.

 

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If a Fund owns shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to as “passive foreign investment companies” or “PFICs”, the Fund will generally be subject to one of the following special tax regimes: (i) the Fund may be liable for U.S. federal income tax, and an additional interest charge, on a portion of any “excess distribution” from such foreign entity or any gain from the disposition of such shares, even if the entire distribution or gain is paid out by the Fund as a dividend to its shareholders; (ii) if the Fund were able and elected to treat a PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” or “QEF”, the Fund would be required each year to include in income, and distribute to shareholders in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above, the Fund's pro rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains of the PFIC, whether or not such earnings or gains are distributed to the Fund; or (iii) the Fund may be entitled to mark-to-market annually shares of the PFIC, and in such event would be required to distribute to shareholders any such mark-to-market gains in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above. Such Fund intends to make the appropriate tax elections, if possible, and take any additional steps that are necessary to mitigate the effect of these rules. Amounts included in income each year by a Fund arising from a QEF election will be “qualifying income” under the Qualifying Income Test (as described above) even if not distributed to the Fund, if the Fund derives such income from its business of investing in stock, securities or currencies.

 

Backup Withholding. In certain cases, each Fund (or financial intermediaries, such as brokers, through which a shareholder holds shares) will be required to withhold at a rate of 24% and remit to the U.S. Treasury, such withheld amounts on any distributions paid to a shareholder who (1) has provided the Fund either an incorrect taxpayer identification number or no number at all, (2) is subject to backup withholding by the IRS for failure to properly report payments of interest or dividends, (3) has failed to certify that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding, or (4) has not certified that such shareholder is a U.S. person or U.S. resident alien. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS.

 

Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations. Under U.S. Treasury regulations, generally, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC such as a Fund are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

 

Non-U.S. Shareholders. Non-U.S. investors in a Fund may be subject to U.S. withholding and estate tax and may be subject to additional reporting obligations and are therefore strongly encouraged to consult their tax advisors prior to investing in a Fund. Foreign shareholders (i.e., nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates) are generally subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or a lower tax treaty rate) on distributions derived from taxable ordinary income. A Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related dividend” or a “short-term capital gain dividend,” which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Short-term capital gain dividends received by a nonresident alien individual who is present in the U.S. for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the taxable year are not exempt from this 30% withholding tax. Gains realized by foreign shareholders from the sale or other disposition of shares of a Fund generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless the recipient is an individual who is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. Foreign shareholders who fail to provide an applicable IRS form may be subject to backup withholding on certain payments from a Fund. Backup withholding will not be applied to payments that are subject to the 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) withholding tax described in this paragraph. Different tax consequences may result if the foreign shareholder is engaged in a trade or business within the United States. In addition, the tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of a tax treaty may be different than those described above.

 

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Under legislation generally known as “FATCA” (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), a U.S. withholding tax at a 30% rate is imposed on dividends for shareholders who own their shares through foreign accounts or foreign intermediaries if certain disclosure requirements related to U.S. accounts or ownership are not satisfied. In general, no such withholding will be required with respect to a U.S. person or non-U.S. person that timely provides the certifications required by a Fund or its agent on a valid IRS Form W-9 or applicable series of IRS Form W-8, respectively. Shareholders potentially subject to withholding include foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”), such as non-U.S. investment funds, and non-financial foreign entities (“NFFEs”). To avoid withholding under FATCA, an FFI generally must enter into an information sharing agreement with the IRS in which it agrees to report certain identifying information (including name, address, and taxpayer identification number) with respect to its U.S. account holders (which, in the case of an entity shareholder, may include its direct and indirect U.S. owners), and an NFFE generally must identify and provide other required information to the Funds or other withholding agent regarding its U.S. owners, if any. Such non-U.S. shareholders also may fall into certain exempt, excepted or deemed compliant categories as established by regulations and other guidance. A non-U.S. shareholder resident or doing business in a country that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. to implement FATCA will be exempt from FATCA withholding provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of the agreement. Each Fund will not pay any additional amounts in respect to any amounts withheld.

 

A non-U.S. entity that invests in a Fund will need to provide such Fund with documentation properly certifying the entity’s status under FATCA in order to avoid FATCA withholding. Non-U.S. investors in the Funds should consult their tax advisors in this regard.

 

Tax-Exempt Shareholders. Certain tax-exempt shareholders, including qualified pension plans, IRAs, salary deferral arrangements, 401(k)s, and other tax-exempt entities, generally are exempt from federal income taxation except with respect to their unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”). Tax-exempt entities are not permitted to offset losses from one trade or business against the income or gain of another trade or business. Certain net losses incurred prior to January 1, 2018 are permitted to offset gain and income created by an unrelated trade or business, if otherwise available. Under current law, the Funds generally serve to block UBTI from being realized by their tax-exempt shareholders. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of an investment in the Fund where, for example: (i) the Fund invests in residual interests of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (“REMICs”); (ii) the Fund invests in a REIT that is a taxable mortgage pool (“TMP”) or that has a subsidiary that is a TMP or that invests in the residual interest of a REMIC; or (iii) shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of section 514(b) of the Code. Charitable remainder trusts are subject to special rules and should consult their tax advisor. The IRS has issued guidance with respect to these issues and prospective shareholders, especially charitable remainder trusts, are strongly encouraged to consult with their tax advisors regarding these issues.

 

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The Funds’ shares held in a tax-qualified retirement account will generally not be subject to federal taxation on income and capital gains distributions from a Fund until a shareholder begins receiving payments from its retirement account. Because each shareholder’s tax situation is different, shareholders should consult their tax advisor about the tax implications of an investment in the Funds.

 

State Taxes. It is expected that each Fund will not be liable for any corporate excise, income or franchise tax in Massachusetts if it qualifies as a RIC for federal income tax purposes. Depending upon state and local law, distributions by each Fund to its shareholders and the ownership of such shares may be subject to state and local taxes. Rules of state and local taxation of dividend and capital gains distributions from RICs often differ from rules for federal income taxation described above.

 

Many states grant tax-free status to dividends paid to you from interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. government, subject in some states to minimum investment requirements that must be met by a Fund. Investment in Ginnie Mae or Fannie Mae securities, banker’s acceptances, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities do not generally qualify for such tax-free treatment. The rules on exclusion of this income are different for corporate shareholders.

 

Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect of federal, state and local taxes applicable to an investment in Fund shares.

 

BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

 

Brokerage Transactions in Portfolio Securities. Generally, listed equity securities and futures contracts are bought and sold through brokerage transactions for which commissions are payable. Money market securities and other debt securities are usually bought and sold directly from the issuer of the securities. Generally, the Funds will not pay brokerage commissions for such purchases.

 

In addition, the Adviser may place a combined order for two or more accounts over which it has brokerage discretion, including one or more Funds, engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security if, in its judgment, the aggregation of trades can be expected to result in an overall economic benefit to the affected accounts, or to obtain efficiencies potentially available on larger transactions. Transactions involving aggregated orders are allocated in a manner deemed equitable to each account consistent with the Adviser’s applicable policies and procedures. Although it is recognized that, in some cases, the joint execution of orders could adversely affect the price or volume of the security that a particular account or a Fund may obtain, it is the opinion of the Adviser and the Board that the advantages of combined orders generally outweigh the possible disadvantages of combined orders.

 

Aggregate Brokerage Commissions Paid. The Funds are new and have not paid any commissions as of the date of this SAI.

 

Brokerage Selection. The Adviser’s primary objective in executing securities trades for the Funds’ portfolios is to attempt to ensure that the total cost or proceeds associated with the transaction are the most favorable reasonably available under prevailing market conditions, based on considerations including overall investment goals.

 

Some of the qualitative and quantitative considerations that may be relevant in assessing whether best execution is achieved include, among others: (1) in relation to the security: price, size of the order, market depth, available liquidity, recent order flow and other trading characteristics, the availability of accurate information affecting choices as to the most favorable market center or other trading venue for execution, the feasibility of using a traditional broker or an electronic communications network or other alternative trading system (together, “ATS”), and the cost and difficulty of achieving an execution in a particular market center or other trading venue, and (2) in relation to the broker or ATS: amount of commissions or spreads or fees, the value of qualifying research or services provided to the Adviser that generally benefits clients, speed of execution, ability to locate liquidity or natural counterparties, ability to trade in local markets, willingness to commit the broker’s own capital, quality of the sales trader, execution and settlement capabilities, responsiveness, knowledge of the other side of the trade, financial responsibility, and the confidentiality of trading information.

 

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The Trust does not expect to use one particular broker or dealer, and when one or more brokers is believed capable of providing the best combination of price and execution, the Adviser may select a broker based upon brokerage or research services provided to the Adviser. The Adviser may pay a higher commission than otherwise obtainable from other brokers in return for such services only if a good faith determination is made that the commission is reasonable in relation to the services provided.

 

Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act permits the Adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause the Funds to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting an agency transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer if a good faith determination is made that the commission is reasonable in relation to the services provided by the broker, viewed in terms of either the specific transactions or the Adviser’s overall responsibilities to client accounts. In addition to agency transactions, the Adviser may receive brokerage and research services in connection with certain riskless principal transactions, in accordance with applicable SEC guidance. Brokerage and research services include: (1) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (2) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (3) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). The Adviser’s arrangements in this respect are intended to fall within the “safe harbor” provided under Section 28(e) and applicable SEC and staff guidance. In the case of research services, the Adviser believes that access to independent investment research is beneficial to its investment decision-making processes and, therefore, to the Funds.

 

To the extent that research services may be a factor in selecting brokers, such services may be in written form or through direct contact with individuals and may include information as to particular companies and securities as well as market, economic, or institutional areas and information which assists in the valuation and pricing of investments. Examples of research-oriented services for which the Adviser might utilize Fund commissions include attendance at investment conferences, access to corporate executives and industry experts, broker analysts, and economists, furnishing of market letters and reports concerning the state of the economy, the outlook for particular industries, the prospects of individual companies and portfolio strategy, access to software to assist in post-trade matching and settlement, portfolio management and analysis software, and other research-oriented software. The Adviser may use research services furnished by brokers in servicing all client accounts and not all services may necessarily be used in connection with the account that paid commissions to the broker providing such services. Information so received by the Adviser will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement. Any advisory or other fees paid to the Adviser are not reduced as a result of the receipt of research services.

 

In some cases the Adviser may receive a service from a broker that has both a “research” and a “non-research” use. When this occurs, the Adviser makes a good faith allocation, under all the circumstances, between the research and non-research uses of the service. The percentage of the service that is used for research purposes may be paid for with client commissions, while the Adviser will use its own funds to pay for the percentage of the service that is used for non-research purposes. In making this good faith allocation, the Adviser faces a potential conflict of interest, but the Adviser believes that its allocation procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that it appropriately allocates the anticipated use of such services to their research and non-research uses.

 

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Commission Sharing Arrangement. The Adviser utilizes Commission Sharing Arrangements (“CSAs”) facilitated by one or more executing brokers to obtain research from certain macro research and other firms. Allocations to the firms are determined by the Adviser’s broker-vote process.

 

The Funds are new and have not paid any commissions through any CSAs as of the date of this SAI.

 

Brokerage with Fund Affiliates. The Funds may execute brokerage or other agency transactions for their portfolios through registered broker-dealer affiliates of either the Funds or the Adviser for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act and rules promulgated thereunder by the SEC. The 1940 Act requires that commissions paid to the affiliate by the Funds for exchange transactions not exceed “usual and customary” brokerage commissions. The rules define “usual and customary” commissions to include amounts which are “reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time.” The Trustees, including those who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, have adopted procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions paid to affiliates and review these procedures periodically.

 

The Funds are new and have not paid any brokerage commissions on portfolio transactions effected by affiliated brokers as of the date of this SAI.

 

Securities of “Regular Broker-Dealers.” The Funds are required to identify any securities of their “regular brokers and dealers” that each Fund held during its most recent fiscal year. A Fund’s regular broker-dealers are (i) the ten broker-dealers that received the greatest dollar amount of brokerage commissions from the Fund; (ii) the ten broker-dealers that engaged as principal in the largest dollar amount of portfolio transactions of the Fund; and (iii) the ten broker-dealers that sold the largest dollar amount of Fund shares. Because the Funds are new, as of the date of this SAI, the Funds did not hold any securities of their “regular brokers and dealers.”

 

Portfolio Turnover Rates. Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the fiscal year. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less. The Funds may at times hold investments in short-term instruments, which are excluded for purposes of computing portfolio turnover.

 

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Board has approved policies and procedures that govern the timing and circumstances regarding the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings information to shareholders and third parties. These policies and procedures are designed to ensure that disclosure of information regarding the Funds’ portfolio securities is in the best interests of Fund shareholders. These policies and procedures are also designed to address conflicts between the interests of the Funds’ shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Adviser, principal underwriter, or any affiliated person of the Funds, the Adviser, or the principal underwriter, on the other. Pursuant to such procedures, the Board has authorized the Adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer (“Adviser CCO”) to authorize the release of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, as necessary, in conformity with the foregoing principles. The Adviser CCO, either directly or through reports by the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, reports quarterly to the Board regarding the operation and administration of such policies and procedures.

 

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Pursuant to applicable law, the Funds are required to disclose their complete portfolio holdings quarterly, within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter (currently, each January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31). Each Fund will disclose a complete or summary schedule of investments (which includes the Fund’s 50 largest holdings in unaffiliated issuers and each investment in unaffiliated issuers that exceeds one percent of the Fund’s net asset value (“Summary Schedule”)) in its Semi-Annual and Annual Reports which are distributed to Fund shareholders. Each Fund’s complete schedule of investments following the first and third fiscal quarters is available in quarterly holdings reports filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form N-PORT, and each Fund’s complete schedule of investments following the second and fourth fiscal quarters is available in Shareholder Reports filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR.

 

Complete schedules of investments filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR and as exhibits to Form N-PORT are not distributed to Fund shareholders but are available, free of charge, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Should a Fund include only a Summary Schedule rather than a complete schedule of investments in its Semi-Annual and Annual Reports, its complete schedule of investments will be available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-777-8227.

 

[The Funds will generally post a detailed list of their portfolio holdings as of the most recent calendar month end, 30 days after the end of the calendar month. These postings can be found on the internet at www.[____].com and generally remain until replaced by new postings as described above. In addition, each Fund generally posts its ten largest portfolio holdings, and the percentage that each of these holdings represents of the Fund’s total assets, as of the most recent calendar month end, 10 calendar days after the end of the calendar month. The Adviser may exclude any portion of the Funds’ portfolio holdings from such publication when deemed in the best interest of the Funds.]

 

In addition to information provided to shareholders and the general public, portfolio holdings information may be disclosed, in some cases as frequently as daily, to the Funds' Adviser, Administrator, Custodian, Transfer Agent, AP Representatives, the party responsible for the calculation of each Funds’ VIIV, pricing vendors, liquidity analytics vendors, and other vendors that provide the Adviser with various middle office, back office, client reporting and portfolio analytics services in connection with their services to the Funds. Financial printers, class action reclaim vendors and certain other service providers may also periodically receive certain portfolio holdings information. From time to time rating and ranking organizations, such as S&P, Lipper, and Morningstar, Inc., may request non-public portfolio holdings information in connection with rating the Funds. Similarly, institutional investors, financial planners, pension plan sponsors and/or their consultants or other third-parties may request portfolio holdings information in order to assess the risks of a Fund’s portfolio along with related performance attribution statistics.

 

The Funds’ policies and procedures provide that the Adviser’s CCO may authorize disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings information to such parties at differing times and/or with different lag times. Prior to making any disclosure to a third party, the Adviser’s CCO must determine that such disclosure serves a reasonable business purpose, is in the best interests of the Funds’ shareholders and that conflicts between the interests of the Funds’ shareholders and those of the Adviser, principal underwriter, or any affiliated person of the Funds are addressed. Complete portfolio holdings information may be disclosed no more frequently than monthly to ratings agencies, consultants and other qualified financial professionals or individuals. The monthly disclosures will not be made sooner than three days after the date of the information.

 

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The Adviser currently has arrangements to provide non-public portfolio holdings information of each Fund to FactSet. The Adviser may report the complete portfolio (including security name, ticker, number of shares, current market value and percentage of portfolio), as well as percentage weightings for the top ten holdings. This is generally sent on a quarterly basis, but may vary. The lag time for such disclosures will also vary. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings may be used to create 1) a quarterly profile to educate brokers, or 2) to conduct quarterly due diligence on the Fund. This information is considered confidential and will not be distributed to the public. The Funds believe these disclosures serve a legitimate business purpose. The Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer will regularly review these arrangements and will make periodic reports to the Board regarding disclosure pursuant to such arrangements.

 

The Funds require any third party receiving non-public holdings information to enter into a confidentiality agreement with the Funds or the Adviser. The confidentiality agreement provides, among other things, that non-public portfolio holdings information will be kept confidential and that the recipient has a duty not to trade on the non-public information and will use such information solely to analyze and rank the Funds, or to perform due diligence and asset allocation, depending on the recipient of the information.

 

The Funds’ policies and procedures prohibit any compensation or other consideration from being paid to or received by any party in connection with the disclosure of portfolio holdings information, including the Funds, the Adviser and its affiliates or recipients of the Funds’ portfolio holdings information.

 

The Adviser may manage other accounts that are not subject to these policies and procedures with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to those of a Fund. Because the portfolio holdings of such accounts may be substantially similar, and in some cases nearly identical, to those of a Fund, an investor in such an account may be able to infer the portfolio holdings of a Fund from the portfolio holdings of the account.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

 

The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of funds and shares of each fund. Each share of a fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that fund with each other share. Shares are entitled upon liquidation to a pro rata share in the net assets of the fund. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees may create additional series or classes of shares. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any fund and all assets in which such consideration is invested would belong to that fund and would be subject to the liabilities related thereto. Share certificates representing shares will not be issued. Each Fund’s shares, when issued, are fully paid and non-assessable.

 

SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY

 

The Trust is an entity commonly known as a “Massachusetts business trust.” Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the trust. Even if, however, the Trust were held to be a partnership, the possibility of the shareholders incurring financial loss for that reason appears remote because the Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for obligations of the Trust and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees, and because the Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of the Trust property for any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust.

 

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LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES’ LIABILITY

 

The Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee shall be liable only for his or her own willful defaults and, if reasonable care has been exercised in the selection of officers, agents, employees or investment advisers, shall not be liable for any neglect or wrongdoing of any such person. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with actual or threatened litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust, unless it is determined in the manner provided in the Declaration of Trust that they have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in the best interests of the Trust. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability for his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties. Nothing contained in this section attempts to disclaim a Trustee’s individual liability in any manner inconsistent with the federal securities laws.

 

PROXY VOTING

 

The Board has delegated responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by the Funds to the Adviser. The Adviser will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy voting policies and procedures, which are included in Appendix A to this SAI.

 

The Trust is required to disclose annually the Funds’ complete proxy voting record during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 on Form N-PX. This voting record will be available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling [____]; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

CODES OF ETHICS

 

The Board, on behalf of the Trust, has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, the Adviser, the Distributor and the Administrator have adopted Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1. These Codes of Ethics (each a “Code of Ethics” and together the “Codes of Ethics”) apply to the personal investing activities of trustees, officers and certain employees (“access persons”). Rule 17j-1 and the Codes of Ethics are designed to prevent unlawful practices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities by access persons. Under each Code of Ethics, access persons are permitted to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds, but are required to report certain personal securities transactions for monitoring purposes. The Codes of Ethics further require certain access persons to obtain approval before investing in initial public offerings and limited offerings. Copies of these Codes of Ethics are on file with the SEC, and are available to the public.

 

5% AND 25% SHAREHOLDERS

 

Because the Funds are new, as of the date of this SAI, the Funds did not have any principal shareholders or control persons to report.

 

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APPENDIX A - PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES

 

Objective: The objective of Cambiar Investors, LLC’s (“Cambiar” or the “Firm”) proxy voting process is to seek to maximize the long-term investment performance of our client accounts by exercising delegated voting authority over proxies in clients’ best economic interests as determined by Cambiar in good faith after appropriate review. Cambiar will use reasonable best efforts to vote proxies for which it receives ballots in good order and in a timely manner. Where Cambiar has authority to vote proxies on behalf of a client, proxies will be voted or otherwise processed (such as by a decision to abstain from voting or to take no action) consistent with these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Proxy Voting Policies”).

 

Policy: Under its investment discipline, Cambiar seeks to invest in issuers with management teams that it believes are committed to enhancing shareholder value and serving shareholder interests. Cambiar believes that the management teams of most companies it invests in generally pursue these objectives, and therefore believes that voting proxy proposals in clients’ best economic interests generally equates to voting with the recommendations of company management teams and/or the company’s board of directors.

 

Cambiar’s analysis of a specific proxy proposal can lead it to conclude that a particular management or board recommendation may not be in clients’ best interests. Where appropriate, Cambiar may consider environmental, social, or governance factors in determining whether a proxy proposal is in the best interests of clients. Cambiar may, in its sole discretion, choose to vote against a management or board recommendation based on its analysis, if such action appears more consistent with the best interests of clients.

 

In certain circumstances, such as when a proxy issuer is also a client of Cambiar, a potential material conflict in how the proxies are voted may arise between Cambiar’s interests and the interests of affected clients. In the event there exists a material conflict of interest between Cambiar and the interests of one or more clients in how proxies are voted, Cambiar has adopted procedures that are designed to resolve such conflicts. In such situations, Cambiar will seek to have the shares voted in the client’s best interest, often as recommended by an independent, third-party proxy research provider.

 

Cambiar may abstain from voting or take no action on certain proxy proposals. Instances when this might occur include, but are not limited to, situations where Cambiar has determined that abstaining is in the best interests of clients, proxies issued by companies that Cambiar has decided to sell, proxies issued by companies that Cambiar did not select for a client portfolio, or proxies issued by foreign companies, as described further below.

 

Special challenges may arise in connection with voting proxies for companies organized in foreign countries or subject to foreign securities laws. Certain foreign markets, for example, may require that the securities positions be held or “blocked” for extended periods leading up to (or even following) the meeting. Because foreign markets may impose these or other types of burdensome or expensive voting requirements, Cambiar may choose, in its discretion, to abstain or take no action on these proxies. For certain foreign securities held in depositary receipt form, Cambiar may not have the option to vote proxies as the receipt issuer may not pass through to receipt holders the voting rights of the ordinary shares.

 

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Cambiar may use an independent, third-party proxy service provider to assist in the ministerial and administrative aspects of voting proxies, including assisting in preparing ballots and reports, casting votes, maintaining voting records, and disclosing voting information to clients. Cambiar uses reasonable best efforts to periodically reconcile available votes or votes cast by the proxy service provider against shares held in client accounts in an effort to ensure that Cambiar is receiving and voting proxies for those clients and relationships for which it has voting authority.

 

Cambiar maintains records relating to how it votes proxies for client accounts, as well as other records relating to these Proxy Voting Policies, as required by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”). These policies and procedures, as well as a record of how Cambiar votes proxies for client accounts, are available to clients upon request.

 

Background

 

These Proxy Voting Policies are intended to assist the Firm in satisfying its fiduciary obligations to clients. As fiduciaries, investment advisers owe their clients duties of care and loyalty with respect to services undertaken on the client’s behalf, including proxy voting. To satisfy its fiduciary duty in voting proxies, the investment adviser makes proxy voting determinations in the best interests of clients and must not place the investment adviser’s own interests ahead of its clients. Cambiar’s intent throughout these Proxy Voting Policies is to exercise any authority over proxy voting consistent with the agreement reached with the client, in clients’ best interests, and effected in compliance with the proxy voting rule for investment advisers, Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Rule”).

 

The Rule mandates that it is a fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative act, practice or course of business for an investment adviser registered with the SEC to exercise voting authority with respect to client securities unless the adviser, among other things, adopts and implements written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that the investment adviser votes proxies in the best interest of clients. Among other measures, the Firm seeks to satisfy its obligations under the Rule by disclosing that voting proxy proposals in clients’ best economic interests generally results in voting with the recommendations of company management teams and/or the company’s board of directors, with certain exceptions described herein. Cambiar seeks to disclose its intention to vote in this manner, consistent with this policy, in its agreements with clients, in periodic transmissions of its policies, and in disclosure documents such as Form ADV, Part 2A or applicable Statements of Additional Information.

 

Proxy Voting Procedures:

 

1.Responsibilities: Cambiar’s Operations Department has primary responsibility for implementing these Proxy Voting Policies. The head of the Operations staff will designate one individual (“Proxy Administrator”) to assume primary responsibility for voting proxies and associated duties. The Proxy Administrator may select other Cambiar employees, including members of the investment and compliance teams, to assist in complying with these policies.

 

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Cambiar retains an independent, third-party proxy voting service provider (“proxy service provider”) to assist in recordkeeping, reporting, voting and processing proxies. Cambiar currently uses Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) and its ProxyEdge voting platform to provide these services. Certain clients’ ballots may be voted using an alternative method (such as a different proxy service provider designated by the client). In some cases, proxies may only be voted using paper ballots, such as when required by certain client custodians or by issuers of foreign ordinary shares. In those cases, Cambiar will use reasonable best efforts to vote those proxies if it is determined to be in clients’ best interests. Further, Cambiar uses reasonable best efforts to periodically reconcile available votes or votes cast by the proxy service provider against shares held in client accounts in an effort to ensure that Cambiar is receiving and voting proxies for those clients and relationships for which it has voting authority.

 

Cambiar also retains an independent, third-party proxy research service (“proxy advisory firm”) to assist in effectuating these policies and procedures, including providing independent proxy voting research. At present, Cambiar uses Glass Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) for these purposes.

 

In selecting a proxy advisory firm and as a condition for retention of such firm, Cambiar will seek to ensure (or reconfirm) that the firm has the capacity, ability, and independence necessary to provide recommendations in the best interests of Cambiar clients. Factors that Cambiar considers critical to the employment or retention of a proxy advisory firm include the capabilities of the advisory firm’s personnel, its capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues, its methodologies for assessing proxy voting matters, the manner in which it engages (or chooses not to engage) with proxy proponents, its treatment and disclosure of actual and potential conflicts of interest, and its propensity to commit (and correct) errors in its recommendations.

 

Cambiar periodically reevaluates the basis of its continuing relationship with Glass Lewis. Cambiar will review, among other documents and policies, its conflicts of interest disclosures, its approach to how proxies are voted, and other relevant information in seeking to reconfirm that the bases upon which Glass Lewis was originally selected remain intact and that the selection of Glass Lewis continues to be in clients’ best interests. The Firm also reviews any on-going updates or notices transmitted from Glass Lewis that materially modify its approach to proxy voting. In addition, Cambiar will review any disclosures from Glass Lewis, or indications from other sources, of material errors, incompleteness or other problems with that firm’s proxy advice.

 

Cambiar will conduct oversight of third-party research providers that it retains to assist with proxy voting to determine that proxies continue to be voted in clients’ best interests. Cambiar will request that proxy advisory firms update Cambiar regarding relevant business changes (i.e., with respect to the firm’s capacity and competency to provide proxy voting advice) or conflict policies and procedures. Cambiar will use such information to identify and address conflicts that may arise on an ongoing basis.

 

2.Procedures: The Proxy Administrator will review the applicable investment management agreement/client profile for each eligible new account to determine if the client has elected to have Cambiar vote proxies on its behalf.1 If so, the Operations staff will forward to the client the information necessary to register the account on Broadridge’s ProxyEdge voting platform to identify relevant proxy voting data.

 

 

1In seeking to exercise its proxy voting authority in clients’ best interests, Cambiar has assessed whether it should adopt different proxy voting policies for different clients or grouping of clients. Because the Firm employs its relative value equity investment across all of its clients’ accounts, it does not believe that distinct proxy voting polices/approaches for different clients are warranted.

 

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Upon notification through the proxy service provider or client custodian that a proxy has been issued for a security held in a Cambiar client portfolio, the Proxy Administrator will retrieve and review the applicable research report from the proxy advisory firm. Among other things, the Proxy Administrator will review the report to determine if the proxy advisory firm recommends voting in a manner consistent with the recommendations of company management and/or the company’s board of directors. As discussed above, because Cambiar believes that the issuers it invests in generally attempt to serve shareholder interests, Cambiar generally seeks to vote with the recommendations of management or the board when such recommendation is in clients’ best interests. In the event that the proxy advisory firm recommends voting with management or the board on all ballot measures and Cambiar concurs with the recommendation, the Proxy Administrator will rely on the proxy service provider to vote according to established instructions on the ProxyEdge voting platform.

 

If the proxy advisory firm recommends voting differently from management or the board, as described below in Voting Away from Management, the Proxy Administrator will provide the relevant research materials to a Cambiar portfolio manager or investment analyst. Once the research materials have been reviewed by an appropriate member of the investment team, the team member will provide the Proxy Administrator with instructions as to whether to vote as recommended by the board or management, to vote as recommended by the proxy advisory firm, as applicable, or take some other action, such as a decision to abstain or take no action. The Proxy Administrator will review the vote instructions on the ProxyEdge voting platform to confirm that the correct vote instructions are displayed consistent with investment team member instructions, as needed.

 

Some custodians may require that proxies be voted on paper ballots. In these instances, the paper ballots are reviewed, analyzed, and voted manually, as per procedures similar to those described above.

 

3.Voting Away from Management: In certain circumstances, analysis of proxy proposals could lead Cambiar to the conclusion that certain recommendations of the board or management may not be in clients’ best interests. For example, certain proxy proposals or recommendations by management, the board, shareholders, or other proponents-such as, without limitation, proposals that would affect corporate governance, anti-takeover measures, directors, director qualifications, or compensation programs-could present circumstances in which the management or board recommendation, in Cambiar’s view, may not maximize client interests. Similarly, Cambiar may determine that certain shareholder proposals, including those implicating environmental, social, or governance issues, place the interest of shareholders first, contrary to the conclusions of a corporate board or management team.

 

In these and other circumstances, Cambiar may choose to vote against (or abstain or take no action on) a management or board recommendation. Cambiar uses the proxy advisory firm to assist in identifying ballot measures that may warrant additional analysis. Members of Cambiar’s investment management team also may identify matters in which Cambiar may choose to vote away from management or the board. A decision to vote against a particular management or board recommendation or to otherwise abstain or take no action on a proxy proposal does not necessarily signal a departure from Cambiar’s overall view that management is committed to shareholder interests.

 

The Proxy Administrator provides the research and analysis issued by the proxy advisory firm to the investment team member responsible for following that company if the service recommends voting in a manner inconsistent with a management or board recommendation. The Proxy Administrator will then solicit the views of the portfolio manager or analyst, who will provide a final determination as to whether to vote as recommended by management or the board, to vote as recommended by the proxy advisory firm, as applicable, or take some other action. The Proxy Administrator will update the votes in the system accordingly. In the event the Portfolio Manager/Analyst determines to vote against (or abstain or take no action on) a management or board recommendation, the Proxy Administrator will maintain certain records, as described in Recordkeeping, below.

 

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4.Material Conflicts of Interest: In certain circumstances, such as when a proxy issuer is also a client of Cambiar, a potential material conflict in how the proxies are voted may arise between Cambiar’s interests and the interests of affected clients. Cambiar has established certain procedures to be followed when a potential material conflict of interest is identified.

 

Cambiar defines a “material conflict of interest” to mean those circumstances in which Cambiar: (1) knowingly does a material amount of business with a particular proxy issuer or another principal proponent of a proxy proposal; (2) does a material amount of business with an entity closely affiliated with the proxy issuer or other principal proponent of a proposal; or (3) may appear to have a significant conflict of interest between its own interests and the interests of clients. Cambiar generally considers proxies issued by publicly-traded institutional investor clients (or their affiliates) that sponsor wrap arrangements or maintain separate accounts with Cambiar as potentially presenting material conflicts of interest. Cambiar also considers significant service providers to Cambiar as potentially presenting material conflicts of interest.

 

Cambiar does not consider the beneficial ownership of SMA/UMA/Model wrap accounts for which it maintains proxy voting authority to present potential material conflicts of interest because: (1) it considers Cambiar’s primary relationship to be with the wrap account sponsor, rather than the underlying account; (2) such accounts are less likely to be materially significant; and (3) in many instances wrap account sponsors do not provide Cambiar with information necessary to identify or evaluate the owner or a potential conflict of interest.

 

The Proxy Administrator will seek to maintain (and periodically review and update) a spreadsheet listing each entity or person identified by Cambiar as potentially presenting a material conflict of interest with respect to voting proxies. In addition to large institutional clients that sponsor wrap arrangements or maintain separate accounts, Cambiar will include individuals identified to Cambiar as officers or board members of public companies, significant service providers to Cambiar or its affiliates, and other entities and individuals deemed to present potential material conflicts of interest.

 

Upon receipt of an issuer’s proxy ballot, the Proxy Administrator will review the spreadsheet in an effort to identify potential material conflicts of interest. In the event that a material conflict of interest is identified with respect to one or more ballot measures, Cambiar will seek to vote the proxies as recommended by the proxy advisory firm, will “echo” or “mirror” vote those shares in the same proportion as other votes, will seek guidance from affected clients, or will abstain or take no action on that ballot. To the extent that conflicts of interest dictate that it defer to the proxy advisory firm, Cambiar believes that it is voting in clients’ best interest since Cambiar’s selection of the advisory firm itself was determined to be in the best interests of clients. The Proxy Administrator will document instances in which material conflicts of interest are identified and addressed, as described in Recordkeeping, below.

 

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5.Voting in Foreign Markets: Corporate governance standards, disclosure requirements, and the mechanics of voting proxies in foreign markets can vary greatly from U.S. markets. Certain foreign markets impose unduly burdensome or expensive proxy voting requirements on equity holders, including “share-blocking” requirements that require that the foreign securities be held for designated periods of time leading up to, and sometimes following, the meeting. In other jurisdictions, ballots may not be cast if a current and valid power of attorney between the client and the custodian is not in place. Other jurisdictions require that shares be re-registered out of street name and into the name of the beneficial owner in order to vote; an action that typically must be followed by re-registering the shares back into street name.

 

Foreign proxies may raise other issues as well. For example, ballots cast for foreign proxies may be voted, but not counted, due to foreign voting requirements or other limitations. In some jurisdictions, ballots for foreign securities held in omnibus accounts for multiple clients may be voted in an unexpected manner if the custodian receives different voting instructions from its customers and cannot split votes.

 

Because some foreign markets impose these and other hurdles to casting proxy ballots, in some instances the costs of voting proxies, monetary or otherwise, may outweigh the benefits of doing so. Cambiar may, in its discretion, choose to abstain or take no action on foreign proxies if it determines, in its own reasonable discretion, that these burdens and costs outweigh the potential benefits to clients. The Proxy Administrator will document proxy voting for foreign issuers, as described in Recordkeeping, below.

 

6.Abstaining or Taking No Action/Closed Accounts: Cambiar will use reasonable best efforts to vote proxies for which Cambiar receives ballots in good order and with timely notice. Such proxies will be voted or otherwise processed as intended under this Proxy Voting Policy when consistent with clients’ best interests.

 

On occasion, Cambiar may be unable to vote or otherwise process certain proxy ballots. For example, proxies that are not received or processed in a timely manner due to functional limitations of the proxy voting system, proxies relating to securities that are out for loan under securities lending programs, custodial limitations, factors relating to voting proxies for foreign securities or interests, or other factors beyond Cambiar’s control may compromise the ability to vote such proxies. In certain instances, Cambiar may not vote a proxy in instances in which voting would not reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the value of the client’s investment.

 

In the event that a client account closes, Cambiar will attempt, within a reasonable period, to contact the proxy service provider or custodian, as applicable, to request that proxy information for that client no longer be forwarded to Cambiar and that Cambiar be removed from the client’s proxy voting designation. As a result of complexities and limitations within the proxy voting process and the systems of proxy service providers and custodians, however, Cambiar may vote proxies for clients whose accounts close after the record date.

 

7.Voting by Client: Clients may elect to vote proxies for their own account as an alternative to directing Cambiar to do so. Cambiar recommends this approach if a client believes that proxies should be voted based on religious, political or social interests or other client-specific considerations that may take precedence over other considerations, e.g., maximizing shareholder value. Cambiar generally cannot implement client proxy voting guidelines that do not delegate full discretion to Cambiar, or that are not fully consistent with this Proxy Voting Policy. Cambiar does not accept direction from clients in voting individual proxy ballot measures. In its discretion and on a limited basis, Cambiar may agree to a client request to vote proxies according to a specific set of guidelines promulgated by an independent third-party proxy service.

 

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8.Reconciliation: As part of Cambiar’s compliance with the Rule, the Proxy Administrator, with assistance from Cambiar’s Compliance department, will use reasonable best efforts to periodically reconcile available votes or votes cast on Broadridge’s ProxyEdge system (and on ballots received or voted outside of the system) against shares held in client accounts in an effort to confirm that Cambiar is receiving and voting proxies for clients and relationships for which it has voting authority, and that proxies are voted in the manner directed by Cambiar. Furthermore, the Proxy Administrator will periodically sample proxy votes, including those voted away from management or the board or had resulted in Cambiar abstaining or taking no action, to review whether they complied with these policies and procedures.

 

9.Recordkeeping: Pursuant to Rule 204-2(c)(2), Cambiar shall maintain the following records: (1) copies of all proxy voting policies and procedures; (2) copies of proxy statements received for client securities; (3) a record of each domestic and foreign proxy vote cast on behalf of clients; (4) documents prepared by Cambiar that are material to making certain proxy voting decisions, including research provided by a proxy advisory firm; (5) written client requests for proxy voting information regarding client accounts; and (6) written responses to written or oral requests for proxy information. Cambiar may keep such records on Broadridge’s ProxyEdge platform or a similar electronic system maintained by a proxy service provider or advisory firm. For records maintained by third-parties, Cambiar will obtain an undertaking from the third-party provider that such records are available promptly upon request. Cambiar may also rely on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR system to keep records of certain proxy statements issued by companies. Proxy-related records will be maintained in an easily accessible place for at least five years (and at an appropriate office of Cambiar or its service provider for the first two years).

 

The Proxy Administrator will document instances in which it identifies a material conflict of interest, as well as the analysis for resolving the particular conflict. Further, the Proxy Administrator will document certain non-routine proxy voting issues, including the basis for decisions to vote against a management or board recommendation or any decision to abstain or take no action on a proxy that is intended to demonstrate divergence from a management or board recommendation.

 

Other than as required by Rule 204-2(c)(2), Cambiar will not document other, more routine matters, including, but not limited to: (1) a decision not to vote or otherwise process proxies that were not received in good order or in a timely fashion, or otherwise not processed for reasons beyond Cambiar’s control; or (2) when it determines to abstain or take no action in the following circumstances: (i) when foreign issuers impose burdensome, unreasonable, or expensive requirements on voting proxies; (ii) when the foreign jurisdiction does not allow vote splitting; (iii) when Cambiar has sold or determined to sell a security; (iv) when Cambiar did not select the securities for the client portfolio (such as securities that were selected by the client or a previous adviser, unsupervised securities held in a client account, money market securities); and (v) when the client account has closed.

 

10.Information: Copies of these policies and procedures can be obtained free of charge by:

 

>calling Cambiar toll-free at 888-673-9950
>writing to Cambiar at: 200 Columbine Street #800, Denver, CO 80206
>visiting the Cambiar website at http://www.cambiar.com

 

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Cambiar clients may obtain proxy voting records for their accounts free of charge by:

 

>calling Cambiar toll-free at 888-673-9950
>writing to Cambiar at: 200 Columbine Street #800, Denver, CO 80206
>for Cambiar Fund shareholders, by visiting our website at http://www.cambiar.com (typically the Cambiar Funds’ proxy voting records are available by August 31 each year for the previous 12 month period ended June 30)

 

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Cambiar’s Chief Compliance Officer will review the adequacy of these policies and procedures at least annually to determine whether they have been implemented effectively, including whether the policies and procedures continue to be reasonably designed to vote proxies in the best interests of clients. Any amendments to this policy require the written approval of the Chief Compliance Officer.

 

Approved by: Christine Simon  
     
Title: Chief Compliance Officer  
     
Effective Date: March 31, 2015  

 

 

 

Approved by: Christine Simon  
     
Title: Chief Compliance Officer  
     
Effective Date: February 10, 2020  

 

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PART C: OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 28. EXHIBITS:

 

(a)(1) Agreement and Declaration of Trust of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the “Registrant”) dated July 18, 1991, as amended and restated February 18, 1997 (the “Agreement and Declaration of Trust”), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (1)(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-97-001691 on February 27, 1997.

 

(a)(2) Amendment No. 1, dated May 15, 2012, to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012.

 

(a)(3) Amendment No. 2, dated August 18, 2020, to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, is filed herewith.

 

(b)(1) Registrant's Second Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) are incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 179 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000087 on February 28, 2012.

 

(b)(2) Amendment No. 1, dated May 20, 2020, to the By-Laws, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (b)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 329 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42494), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-011801 on June 1, 2020.

 

(c) See Article III and Article V of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, which has been incorporated by reference in Exhibit (a)(1) to this Registration Statement.

 

(d)(1)(i) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated March 15, 1999, between the Registrant and LSV Asset Management is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-01-500070 on June 22, 2001.

 

(d)(1)(ii) Amended Schedule A, dated August 24, 2018, to the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated March 15, 1999, between the Registrant and LSV Asset Management, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(iv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 297 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-012526 on August 27, 2018.

 

(d)(1)(iii) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 24, 2002, between the Registrant and Acadian Asset Management LLC (formerly, Acadian Asset Management, Inc.) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002.

 

(d)(1)(iv) Amended Schedule A to the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 24, 2002, between the Registrant and Acadian Asset Management LLC (formerly, Acadian Asset Management, Inc.) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 127 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000392 on September 3, 2010.

 

 

 

(d)(1)(v) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 24, 2002, between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002.

 

(d)(1)(vi) Amended Schedule A, dated March 1, 2019, to the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 24, 2002, between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors, LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(vi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 305 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-003603 on February 28, 2019.

 

(d)(1)(vii) [Amended and Restated Schedule A, dated [XX], 2021, to the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 24, 2002, between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors, LLC], to be filed by amendment

 

(d)(1)(viii) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 24, 2002, between the Registrant and Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002.

 

(d)(1)(ix) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 10, 2020, between the Registrant and CSM Advisors, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(viii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(1)(x) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated October 10, 2016, between the Registrant and Rice Hall James & Associates LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(xi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 277 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-17-000154 on February 28, 2017.

 

(d)(1)(xi) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 24, 2002, between the Registrant and Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (formerly, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc.) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002.

 

(d)(1)(xii) Amendment and Revised Schedule A, dated June 1, 2010, to the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 24, 2002, between the Registrant and Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (formerly, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc.) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000336 on August 30, 2010.

 

(d)(1)(xiii) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated May 28, 2004, between the Registrant and Haverford Investment Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 79 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-05-000093 on February 25, 2005.

 

(d)(1)(xiv) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated December 16, 2005, between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-06-000081 on February 28, 2006.

 

 

 

(d)(1)(xv) Amended Schedule A, dated November 1, 2019, to the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated December 16, 2005, between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp., is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(xiv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 319 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-018802 on October 30, 2019.

 

(d)(1)(xvi) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated February 27, 2006, between the Registrant and Edgewood Management LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(33) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 95 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000007 on January 12, 2007.

 

(d)(1)(xvii) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated March 10, 2010, between the Registrant and Sands Capital Management, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 123 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000173 on April 30, 2010.

 

(d)(1)(xviii) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 20, 2011, between the Registrant and Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(37) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013.

 

(d)(1)(xix) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated February 20, 2012, between the Registrant and Hamlin Capital Management, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(45) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000195 on March 29, 2012.

 

(d)(1)(xx) Amended Schedule A, dated January 1, 2019, to the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated February 20, 2012, between the Registrant and Hamlin Capital Management, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(xxi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 308 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-007375 on April 30, 2019.

 

(d)(1)(xxi) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated May 25, 2018, between the Registrant and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(xxii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 308 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-007375 on April 30, 2019.

 

(d)(1)(xxii) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020 between the Registrant and Pathstone Family Office, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(xxi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(1)(xxiii) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated January 31, 2013, between the Registrant and Harvest Global Investments Limited is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(xxix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 236 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-14-000442 on June 24, 2014.

 

 

 

(d)(1)(xxiv) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 3, 2013, between the Registrant and CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. (formerly, AT Investment Advisers, Inc.) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(xxx) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 236 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-14-000442 on June 24, 2014.

 

(d)(1)(xxv) Amended Schedule A, dated March 13, 2019, to the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 13, 2013, between the Registrant and CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(1)(xxviii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 312 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-009920 on May 31, 2019.

 

(d)(1)(xxvi) Investment Advisory Agreement, dated July 3, 2013, between the Registrant and Fayez Sarofim & Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(74) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 219 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000386 on July 26, 2013.

 

(d)(2)(i) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and Parametric Portfolio Associates® LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(2)(ii) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and LSV Asset Management, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(2)(iii) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and Thornburg Investment Management, Inc., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(iii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(2)(iv) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and Marsico Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(iv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(2)(v) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and Phocas Financial Corporation, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(v) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(2)(vi) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and Driehaus Capital Management LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(vi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

 

 

(d)(2)(vii) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and ClariVest Asset Management LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(vii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(2)(viii) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and EAM Investors, LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(viii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(2)(ix) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020 between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and Franklin Advisers, Inc., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(ix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(2)(x) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(x) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(2)(xi) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(xi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(2)(xii) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, between Pathstone Family Office, LLC and Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC (d/b/a SLC Management), relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2)(xii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(3)(i) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated February 13, 2013, between the Registrant and LSV Asset Management, relating to the LSV Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013.

 

(d)(3)(ii) Amended Schedule A, dated August 24, 2018, to the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated February 13, 2013, between the Registrant and LSV Asset Management, relating to the LSV Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 297 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-012526 on August 27, 2018.

 

 

 

(d)(3)(iii) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated September 1, 2016, between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors, LLC, relating to the Cambiar Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(iii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 268 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001670 on September 1, 2016.

 

(d)(3)(iv) Amended Schedule A, dated March 1, 2019, to the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated September 1, 2016, between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors, LLC, relating to the Cambiar Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(iv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 305 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-003603 on February 28, 2019.

 

(d)(3)(v) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated February 23, 2016, between the Registrant and Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC, relating to the Rice Hall James Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(vi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 263 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001304 on April 29, 2016.

 

(d)(3)(vi) Expense Limitation Agreement, dated March 1, 2008, between the Registrant and Haverford Investment Management, Inc., relating to the Haverford Quality Growth Stock Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(25) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013.

 

(d)(3)(vii) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated March 31, 2020, between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp., relating to the Westwood Quality Value Fund (formerly, Westwood LargeCap Value Fund), Westwood Income Opportunity Fund, Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund (formerly, Westwood SMidCap Fund), Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund (formerly, Westwood SmallCap Fund) and Westwood Total Return Fund (formerly, Westwood Low Volatility Equity Fund), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(vii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 325 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-007265 on March 31, 2020.

 

(d)(3)(viii) Amended Schedule A, dated April 19, 2021, to the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated March 31, 2020, between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp., relating to the Westwood Quality Value Fund (formerly, Westwood LargeCap Value Fund), Westwood Income Opportunity Fund, Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund (formerly, Westwood SMidCap Fund), Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund (formerly, Westwood SmallCap Fund) and Westwood Total Return Fund (formerly, Westwood Low Volatility Equity Fund), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(viii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 334 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-009258 on April 30, 2021.

 

(d)(3)(ix) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated March 31, 2020, between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp., relating to the Westwood Total Return Fund (formerly, Westwood Low Volatility Equity Fund) and Westwood High Income Fund (formerly, Westwood Short Duration High Yield Fund), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(viii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 325 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-007265 on March 31, 2020.

 

 

 

(d)(3)(x) Expense Limitation Agreement, dated November 1, 2019, between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp., relating to the Westwood Alternative Income Fund (formerly, Westwood Market Neutral Income Fund), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(ix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 319 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-018802 on October 30, 2019.

 

(d)(3)(xi) Amended Schedule A, dated March 31, 2020, to the Expense Limitation Agreement, dated November 1, 2019, between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp., relating to the Westwood Alternative Income Fund (formerly, Westwood Market Neutral Income Fund), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(x) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 325 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-007265 on March 31, 2020.

 

(d)(3)(xii) Contractual Advisory Fee Waiver Agreement, dated November 1, 2019, relating to the Westwood Alternative Income Fund (formerly, Westwood Market Neutral Income Fund), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(x) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 319 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-018802 on October 30, 2019.

 

(d)(3)(xiii) Expense Limitation Agreement, dated March 1, 2008, between the Registrant and Edgewood Management LLC, relating to the Edgewood Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000245 on June 30, 2010.

 

(d)(3)(xiv) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated December 31, 2019, between the Registrant and Edgewood Management LLC, relating to the Edgewood Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(xiv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(d)(3)(xv) Expense Limitation Agreement, dated March 31, 2010, between the Registrant and Sands Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Sands Capital Global Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(34) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013.

 

(d)(3)(xvi) Expense Limitation Agreement, dated December 15, 2011, between the Registrant and Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P., relating to the Loomis Sayles Full Discretion Institutional Securitized Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013.

 

(d)(3)(xvii) Expense Limitation Agreement, dated February 20, 2012, between the Registrant and Hamlin Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000195 on March 29, 2012.

 

(d)(3)(xviii) Amended Schedule A, dated January 1, 2019, to the Expense Limitation Agreement, dated February 20, 2012, between the Registrant and Hamlin Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(xv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 308 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-007375 on April 30, 2019.

 

 

 

(d)(3)(xix) Expense Limitation Agreement, dated March 28, 2012, between the Registrant and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., relating to the THB Asset Management MicroCap Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013.

 

(d)(3)(xx) Amended Schedule A to the Expense Limitation Agreement, dated March 28, 2012, between the Registrant and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., relating to the THB Asset Management MicroCap Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(50) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 225 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000589 on October 9, 2013.

 

(d)(3)(xxi) Expense Limitation Agreement, dated January 31, 2013, between the Registrant and Harvest Global Investments Limited, relating to the Harvest Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(xix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 236 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-14-000442 on June 24, 2014.

 

(d)(3)(xxii) Expense Limitation Agreement, dated February 23, 2016, between the Registrant and CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., relating to the CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund and CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(xix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 261 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001069 on February 26, 2016.

 

(d)(3)(xxiii) Amended Schedule A, dated March 13, 2019, to the Expense Limitation Agreement, dated February 23, 2016, between the Registrant and CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., relating to the CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(xx) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 312 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-009920 on May 31, 2019.

 

(d)(3)(xxiv) Expense Limitation Agreement, dated December 13, 2017, between the Registrant and CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., relating to the CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund and CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3)(xviii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 288 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-17-001113 on December 13, 2017.

 

(d)(3)(xxv) Expense Limitation Agreement, effective as of July 3, 2013, between the Registrant and Fayez Sarofim & Co., relating to the Sarofim Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(75) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 219 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000386 on July 26, 2013.

 

(e)(1)(i) Distribution Agreement, dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 14, 2005, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (formerly, SEI Financial Services Company) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (e)(1)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 252 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-15-000094 on February 27, 2015.

 

 

 

(e)(1)(ii) Amendment No. 1, effective as of August 30, 2010, to the Distribution Agreement, dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 14, 2005, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (formerly, SEI Financial Services Company), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (e)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000517 on September 16, 2011.

 

(e)(1)(iii) Amendment No. 2, dated November 13, 2018, to the Distribution Agreement, dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 14, 2005 and as amended August 30, 2010, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (formerly, SEI Financial Services Company), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (e)(1)(iii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 308 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-007375 on April 30, 2019.

 

(e)(1)(iv) Distribution Services Agreement, dated [XX], 2021, between Cambiar Investors, LLC and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (formerly, SEI Financial Services Company), to be filed by amendment.

 

(e)(2) Form of Authorized Participant Agreement to be filed by amendment.

 

(e)(3) Revised Form of Amended Sub-Distribution and Servicing Agreement for SEI Investments Distribution Co., dated October 2007, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (e)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 to the Registration Statement of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II (File No. 033-50718), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-08-000222 on May 30, 2008.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g)(1)(i) Amended and Restated Custody Agreement, dated February 12, 2013, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, National Association, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(1)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 233 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-14-000296 on April 30, 2014.

 

(g)(1)(ii) Amendment, dated November 6, 2013, to the Amended and Restated Custody Agreement dated February 12, 2013 between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, National Association, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(1)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 233 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-14-000296 on April 30, 2014.

 

(g)(2)(i) Custodian Agreement, dated June 26, 2001, between the Registrant and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (formerly, Union Bank of California, N.A.) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(2)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 266 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001507 on August 24, 2016.

 

(g)(2)(ii) Amended Appendix B, dated November 21, 2017, to the Custodian Agreement, dated June 26, 2001, between the Registrant and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (formerly, Union Bank of California, N.A.), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(2)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 289 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-17-001158 on December 21, 2017.

 

(g)(3)(i) Custodian Agreement, dated November 25, 2014, between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(3)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 266 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001507 on August 24, 2016.

 

 

 

(g)(3)(ii) Amendment, dated May 12, 2015, to the Custodian Agreement, dated November 25, 2014, between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(3)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 266 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001507 on August 24, 2016.

 

(g)(3)(iii) Amendment, dated November 6, 2015, to the Custodian Agreement, dated November 25, 2014, between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(3)(iii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 266 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001507 on August 24, 2016.

 

(g)(3)(iv) Amendment, dated August 25, 2016, to the Custodian Agreement, dated November 25, 2014, between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(3)(iv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 272 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001815 on October 31, 2016.

 

(g)(4) Custodian and Transfer Agent Agreement, dated [XX], 2021, between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., to be filed by amendment.

 

(h)(1) Amended and Restated Administration Agreement, dated November 13, 2018, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Global Funds Services, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 305 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-003603 on February 28, 2019.

 

(h)(2)(i) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated January 15, 2003, between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(62) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 67 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000495 on August 28, 2003.

 

(h)(2)(ii) AML Delegation Amendment, dated June 18, 2003, to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated January 15, 2003, between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(65) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000630 on December 29, 2003.

 

(h)(2)(iii) Amendment to and Assignment of Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated March 8, 2018, between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(2)(iii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 294 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-006346 on April 30, 2018.

 

(h)(2)(iv) Agency Agreement, dated April 1, 2006, between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012.

 

 

 

(h)(2)(v) Amendment, dated April 1, 2009, to the Agency Agreement, dated April 1, 2006, between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(2)(vi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 266 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001507 on August 24, 2016.

 

(h)(2)(vi) Amended Fee Schedule, dated August 30, 2012, to the Agency Agreement, dated April 1, 2006, between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012.

 

(h)(2)(vii) Amendment, dated November 13, 2013, to the Agency Agreement, dated April 1, 2006, between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(2)(viii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 266 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001507 on August 24, 2016.

 

(h)(2)(viii) Amendment No. 3, dated April 30, 2018, to the Agency Agreement, dated April 1, 2006, between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(2)(viii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 297 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-012526 on August 27, 2018.

 

(h)(2)(ix) Amendment, dated [XX], to the Agency Agreement, dated April 1, 2006, between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc., to be filed by amendment.

 

(h)(2)(x) Transfer Agency Services Agreement, dated November 14, 2012, between the Registrant and Atlantic Shareholder Services, LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(2)(viii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 292 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-003073 on February 28, 2018.

 

(h)(2)(xi) Amendment, dated November 19, 2013, to the Transfer Agency Services Agreement, dated November 14, 2012, between the Registrant and Atlantic Shareholder Services, LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(2)(ix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 292 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-003073 on February 28, 2018.

 

(h)(3)(i) Shareholder Services Plan is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 261 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001069 on February 26, 2016.

 

(h)(3)(ii) Amended Exhibit A to the Shareholder Services Plan, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(3)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(h)(4)(i) Securities Lending Agency Agreement, dated October 23, 2012, between the Registrant and Securities Lending Finance Trust Company, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(4)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 292 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-003073 on February 28, 2018.

 

(h)(4)(ii) Securities Lending Authorization Agreement, dated November 3, 2014, between BNP Paribas, New York Branch and Edgewood Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(4)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 292 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-003073 on February 28, 2018.

 

 

 

(h)(4)(iii) First Amendment, dated February 3, 2015, to the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement, dated November 3, 2014, between BNP Paribas, acting through its New York Branch, and Edgewood Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(4)(iii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 292 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-003073 on February 28, 2018.

 

(h)(4)(iv) Securities Lending Authorization Agreement, dated June 2, 2016, between BNP Paribas, acting through its New York Branch, and the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(4)(iv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 292 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-003073 on February 28, 2018.

 

(h)(4)(v) Securities Lending Agreement, dated October 26, 2020, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(4)(v) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(i) Opinion and Consent of Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, to be filed by amendment.

 

(j) Not Applicable.

 

(k) Not Applicable.

 

(l) Not Applicable.

 

(m)(1)(i) Distribution Plan, dated August 8, 1994, as amended August 14, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-00-004829 on December 13, 2000.

 

(m)(1)(ii) Schedule A, as last amended March 31, 2020, to the Distribution Plan, dated August 8, 1994, as amended August 14, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m)(1)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 325 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-007265 on March 31, 2020.

 

(m)(2) ETF Distribution Plan, dated [XX], 2021, to be filed by amendment.

 

(n)(1) Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan, dated February 21, 2007, including Schedules and Certificates of Class Designation thereto, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 229 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-14-000099 on February 28, 2014.

 

(n)(2) Amended and Restated Schedule M and Certificates of Class Designation to the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan, dated February 21, 2007, relating to the LSV Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 297 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-012526 on August 27, 2018.

 

 

 

(n)(3) Amended and Restated Schedule B and Certificates of Class Designation to the Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan, dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Cambiar Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 258 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-15-000632 on August 28, 2015.

 

(n)(4) Amended and Restated Schedule D and Certificates of Class Designation to the Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan, dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Westwood Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(n)(5) Schedule N and Certificates of Class Designation to the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan, dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Acadian Emerging Markets Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 268 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001670 on September 1, 2016.

 

(n)(6) Amended and Restated Schedule C and Certificates of Class Designation to the Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan, dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Edgewood Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 274 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001948 on December 30, 2016.

 

(n)(7) Amended and Restated Schedule L and Certificates of Class Designation to the Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan, dated February 21, 2007, relating to the CIBC Atlas Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 312 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-009920 on May 31, 2019.

 

(o) Not Applicable.

 

(p)(1) Registrant's Code of Ethics, dated November 2007, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000518 on November 15, 2007.

 

(p)(2) LSV Asset Management Revised Code of Ethics, dated November 29, 2017, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 292 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-003073 on February 28, 2018.

 

(p)(3) Cambiar Investors, LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated April 1, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 267 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001529 on August 26, 2016.

 

(p)(4) Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated November 2015, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 261 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001069 on February 26, 2016.

 

 

 

(p)(5) CSM Advisors, LLC Code of Ethics, dated December 31, 2015, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(p)(6) Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated December 5, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 277 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-17-000154 on February 28, 2017.

 

(p)(7) Haverford Investment Management, Inc. Revised Code of Ethics, dated April 2017, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 284 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-17-000729 on August 28, 2017.

 

(p)(8) Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated November, 2020, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(p)(9) Acadian Asset Management LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated January 2016, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 272 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001815 on October 31, 2016.

 

(p)(10) Westwood Management Corp. Revised Code of Ethics, dated September 15, 2020, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 334 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-009258 on April 30, 2021.

 

(p)(11) Edgewood Management LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated May 28, 2020, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(p)(12) Sands Capital Management, LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated September, 2020, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(p)(13) Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P. Revised Code of Ethics, dated April 18, 2018, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 301 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-18-018244 on December 20, 2018.

 

(p)(14) Hamlin Capital Management, LLC Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 233 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-14-000296 on April 30, 2014.

 

 

 

(p)(15) Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 229 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-14-000099 on February 28, 2014.

 

(p)(16) SEI Investments Distribution Co. Code of Ethics, dated November 26, 2018, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 323 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-004791 on February 28, 2020.

 

(p)(18) Parametric Portfolio Associates® LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated January 30, 2019, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 305 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-003603 on February 28, 2019.

 

(p)(19) Thornburg Investment Management Inc. Revised Code of Ethics, dated March 2017, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 284 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-17-000729 on August 28, 2017.

 

(p)(20) Marsico Capital Management, LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated October 25, 2018, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 305 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-003603 on February 28, 2019.

 

(p)(21) Phocas Financial Corporation Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(35) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012.

 

(p)(22) Driehaus Capital Management LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated June 15, 2015, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 261 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001069 on February 26, 2016.

 

(p)(23) ClariVest Asset Management LLC Revised Code of Ethics, dated 2020, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(p)(24) Harvest Global Investments Limited Revised Code of Ethics, dated October 2015, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(36) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 263 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001304 on April 29, 2016.

 

(p)(25) CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. Code of Ethics, dated March 31, 2010, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 221 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000503 on September 4, 2013.

 

(p)(26) Fayez Sarofim & Co. Code of Ethics, dated October 27, 2014, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 255 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-15-000328 on April 30, 2015.

 

 

 

(p)(27) SEI Investments Global Funds Services Code of Ethics, dated January 2019, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 323 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-004791 on February 28, 2020.

 

(p)(28) Franklin Advisers, Inc. Revised Code of Ethics, dated December 31, 2018, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(36) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 305 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-19-003603 on February 28, 2019.

 

(p)(29) Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 266 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-16-001507 on August 24, 2016.

 

(p)(30) Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC (d/b/a SLC Management) Code of Ethics, dated January 1, 2020, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 325 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-007265 on March 31, 2020.

 

(p)(31) EAM Investors, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(32) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 323 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-004791 on February 28, 2020.

 

(p)(32) Pathstone Family Office, LLC Code of Ethics, dated July 2019, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(32) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 333 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-005168 on February 26, 2021.

 

(q)(1) Powers of Attorney, dated August 18, 2020, for Ms. Betty L. Krikorian and Messrs. Robert A. Nesher, N. Jeffrey Klauder, George J. Sullivan, Jr., Mitchell A. Johnson, Bruce R. Speca, Joseph T. Grause, Jr., Robert Mulhall, Michael Beattie and Stephen Connors are incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (q)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 332 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-025274 on December 30, 2020.

 

(q)(2) Power of Attorney, dated March 24, 2021, for Mr. Andrew Metzger is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (q)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 334 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-21-009258 on April 30, 2021.

 

(q)(3) Resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Registrant on August 18, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (q)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 332 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001398344-20-025274 on December 30, 2020.

 

 

 

ITEM 29. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT:

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 30. INDEMNIFICATION:

 

Article VIII of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit (a) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) may be permitted to trustees, directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.

 

ITEM 31. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS:

 

The following lists any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each investment adviser, and each director, officer or partner of that investment adviser, is or has been engaged within the last two fiscal years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner, or trustee. Unless noted below, none of the investment advisers, and/or director, officer or partner of each investment adviser, is or has been engaged within the last two fiscal years in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

Acadian Asset Management LLC

Acadian Asset Management LLC (“Acadian”) serves as the investment adviser to the Acadian Emerging Markets Portfolio. The principal address of Acadian is 260 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Acadian is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
John Chisholm, Executive Vice President, co-CEO, co-CIO

Acadian Asset Management (UK) Ltd

24 King William Street, 6th Floor
London

EC4R 6AT
United Kingdom

 

Acadian Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

20 Martin Place

Level 9, Suite 3
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia

 

Acadian Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd

8 Marina View, #40-01

Asia Square Tower 1
Singapore 018960

 

Acadian Asset Management (Japan)

Marunouchi Trust Tower Main
1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005

Affiliated Directorships

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Ross Dowd, Executive Vice President, co-CEO

Acadian Asset Management (UK) Ltd

24 King William Street, 6th Floor

London

EC4R 6AT

United Kingdom

 

Acadian Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

20 Martin Place

Level 9, Suite 3
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia

 

Acadian Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd

8 Marina View, #40-01

Asia Square Tower 1

Singapore 018960

 

Acadian Asset Management (Japan)

Marunouchi Trust Tower Main

1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-0005

Affiliated Directorships

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Mark Minichiello, Executive Vice President, COO, Treasurer, Secretary

Acadian Asset Management (UK) Ltd

24 King William Street, 6th Floor

London

EC4R 6AT

United Kingdom

 

Acadian Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

20 Martin Place

Level 9, Suite 3

Sydney, NSW 2000

Australia

 

Acadian Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd

8 Marina View, #40-01

Asia Square Tower 1

Singapore 018960

 

Acadian Asset Management (Japan)

Marunouchi Trust Tower Main

1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-0005

Affiliated Directorships

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Brendan Bradley,

Executive Vice President, CIO

Acadian Asset Management (UK) Ltd

24 King William Street, 6th Floor

London

EC4R 6AT

United Kingdom

 

Acadian Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

20 Martin Place

Level 9, Suite 3

Sydney, NSW 2000

Australia

 

Acadian Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd

8 Marina View, #40-01

Asia Square Tower 1

Singapore 018960

 

Acadian Asset Management (Japan)

Marunouchi Trust Tower Main

1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-0005

Affiliated Directorships

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Kelly Young,

Executive Vice President

Chief Marketing Officer

Acadian Asset Management (UK) Ltd

24 King William Street, 6th Floor

London

EC4R 6AT

United Kingdom

 

Acadian Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

20 Martin Place

Level 9, Suite 3

Sydney, NSW 2000

Australia

 

Acadian Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd

8 Marina View, #40-01

Asia Square Tower 1

Singapore 018960

 

Acadian Asset Management (Japan)

Marunouchi Trust Tower Main

1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-0005

Affiliated Directorships

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Suren Rana, Member of Board of Managers

BrightSphere Investment Group, Inc (“BSIG” – a public company traded on the NYSE);

200 Clarendon Street, 53rd Floor

Boston, MA 02116

 

Acadian Asset Management LLC (an investment advisor);

260 Franklin Street

Boston, MA 02110

 

Campbell Global, LLC (an investment advisor)

One South West Columbia, Suite 1720

Portland, OR 97258

 

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (an investment advisor)

6806 Paragon Pl., Ste. 300

Richmond, VA 23230

 

Landmark Partners LLC (an investment advisor);

10 Mill Pond Lane Simsbury

Simsbury, CT 06070

Director, Chief Executive Officer

 

Affiliated Directorships

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Elie Sugarman, Member of Board of Managers

BrightSphere Investment Group, Inc (“BSIG” - a public company traded on the NYSE);

200 Clarendon Street, 53rd Floor
Boston, MA 02116

 

Acadian Asset Management LLC (an investment advisor);

260 Franklin Street

Boston, MA 02110

 

Investment Counselors of Maryland (an investment advisor)

300 East Lombard Street, Suite 810
Baltimore, MD 21202

Corporate Development Office

 

Affiliated Directorships

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Richard Hart, Member of Board of Managers

BrightSphere Investment Group, Inc (“BSIG” - a public company traded on the NYSE);

200 Clarendon Street, 53rd Floor
Boston, MA 02116

 

Acadian Asset Management LLC (an investment advisor);

260 Franklin Street

Boston, MA 02110

 

Landmark Partners LLC (an investment advisor);

10 Mill Pond Lane Simsbury
Simsbury, CT 06070

Chief Legal Officer

 

Affiliated Directorships

 

Cambiar Investors, LLC

Cambiar Investors, LLC (“Cambiar”) serves as the investment adviser to the Cambiar Opportunity Fund, the Cambiar International Equity Fund, the Cambiar Small Cap Fund, the Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund, the Cambiar SMID Fund, the Cambiar Global Equity Fund, the Cambiar International Small Cap Fund, the Cambiar Large Cap ETF, the Cambiar Small Cap ETF and the Cambiar SMID ETF. The principal address of Cambiar is 200 Columbine Street, Suite 800, Denver, Colorado 80206. Cambiar is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020, no director, officer or partner of Cambiar engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. (“CIBC”) serves as the investment adviser for the CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund, CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund, CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund and CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund. The principal address of CIBC is 181 West Madison Street, 36th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60602. CIBC is an investment adviser registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2018 and 2019.

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company

Connection with

Other Company

Paul Carey, CFO

CIBC Bancorp USA

120 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60603

Chief Financial Officer
Zachary Christensen, Director

CIBC Bancorp USA

120 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60603

Associate General Counsel
Kevin Burns, Director

CIBC Bancorp USA

120 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60603

Enterprise Risk Manager

 

ClariVest Asset Management LLC

ClariVest Asset Management LLC (“ClariVest”) serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of ClariVest is 3611 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92130. ClariVest is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with Investment Adviser Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Aaron Ochstein

ClariVest Asset Management LLC
3611 Valley Centre Drive

Suite 100

San Diego, CA 92130

Manager

 

 

 

Eagle Asset Management Inc.

880 Carillon Parkway

St Petersburg, FL 33716

Senior Vice President, Head of International Sales

 

 

Carillon Tower Advisers Inc. 880 Carillon Parkway

St Petersburg, FL 33716

Senior Vice President, Head of International Sales

 

J. Cooper Abbott

Manager

Eagle Asset Management Inc.

880 Carillon Parkway

St Petersburg, FL 33716

Director, President
 

Carillon Tower Advisers

880 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

Chairman

President

 

ClariVest Asset Management LLC
3611 Valley Centre Drive

Suite 100

San Diego, CA 92130

Manager

Eric Wilwant

Manager

Eagle Asset Management Inc.

880 Carillon Parkway

St Petersburg, FL 33716

Chief Operating Officer
 

Carillon Tower Advisers

880 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

Chief Operating Officer
 

ClariVest Asset Management LLC
3611 Valley Centre Drive

Suite 100

San Diego, CA 92130

Manager

 

 

 

Name and Position with Investment Adviser Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Ed Rick

Manager

Eagle Asset Management Inc.

880 Carillon Parkway

St Petersburg, FL 33716

Executive Vice President, Head of Investments
 

Carillon Tower Advisers

880 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

Executive Vice President
 

ClariVest Asset Management LLC
3611 Valley Centre Drive

Suite 100

San Diego, CA 92130

Manager

 

 

CSM Advisors, LLC

CSM Advisors, LLC (“CSM Advisors”) serves as the investment adviser to the McKee International Equity Portfolio. The principal address of CSM Advisors is 420 Ft. Duquesne Blvd., 8th Floor, One Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. CSM Advisors is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with

Investment Adviser

Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Michael J. Donnelly

Senior Vice President

Blue Devil Capital

2051 Murdstone Rd.

Pittsburgh, PA 15241

President

 

Driehaus Capital Management LLC

Driehaus Capital Management LLC (“Driehaus”) serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Driehaus is 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2703. Driehaus is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name of Other Company Connection with Other Company

Richard H. Driehaus

Chairman

Driehaus Capital Holdings LLLP* Chairman

Stephen J. Kneeley

President and Chief Executive Officer through 2/26/2020

Driehaus Capital Holdings LLLP* President and Chief Executive Officer until 2/26/2020
  Driehaus Mutual Funds** President until 2/26/2020

Janet L. McWilliams

General Counsel and Secretary

Driehaus Capital Holdings LLLP* Senior Vice President and Secretary
  Driehaus Mutual Funds** Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Vice President
  Driehaus Securities LLC*** General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name of Other Company Connection with Other Company

Robert Kurinsky

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer

Driehaus Capital Holdings LLLP* Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
  Driehaus Mutual Funds** Vice President and Treasurer
  Driehaus Securities LLC*** Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Stephen T. Weber

President and Head of Distribution

Driehaus Capital Holdings LLLP* President effective 2/26/2020
  Driehaus Mutual Funds** President effective 2/26/2020
  Driehaus Securities LLC*** President and Chief Executive Officer

Thomas M. Seftenberg

Director of Relationship Management and Ex-U.S. Distribution

Driehaus Securities LLC*** Director of Relationship Management and Ex-U.S. Distribution

Anne Kochevar

Assistant Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Driehaus Mutual Funds** Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer
  Driehaus Securities LLC*** Assistant Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Christina Algozine

Assistant Secretary

Driehaus Mutual Funds** Assistant Secretary
  Driehaus Securities LLC*** Assistant Secretary

 

*Driehaus Capital Holdings LLLP, located at 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611, is a holding company and is the majority owner of Driehaus Capital Management LLC and Driehaus Securities LLC.

 

**Driehaus Mutual Funds, located at 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611, is an open-end management investment company registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

***Driehaus Securities LLC, located at 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611, is a limited-purpose broker-dealer registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Driehaus Securities LLC ceased operations effective 1/1/2020.

 

EAM Investors, LLC

 

EAM Investors, LLC (“EAM”) serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of EAM is 215 Highway 101, Suite 216, Solana Beach, California 92075. EAM is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Byron Roth

Director

Roth Capital Partners

888 San Clemente Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
 

RX3 Venture

888 San Clemente Drive, Ste 400

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Partner
 

RIVI Capital

301 Battery Street, 2nd floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Partner
 

Aceras Life Sciences, LLC

888 San Clemente Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Partner

Gordon Roth

Director

Roth Capital Partners

888 San Clemente Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer

 

Edgewood Management LLC

Edgewood Management LLC (“Edgewood”) serves as the investment adviser to the Edgewood Growth Fund. The principal address of Edgewood is 535 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10022. Edgewood is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020, no director, officer or partner of Edgewood engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

Fayez Sarofim & Co.

Fayez Sarofim & Co. (“Fayez Sarofim”) serves as the investment adviser for the Sarofim Equity Fund. The principal address of Fayez Sarofim is 2907 Two Houston Center, 909 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas 77010. Fayez Sarofim is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Fayez Sarofim

Chairman, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Director (2015)

Sarofim Trust Co.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Chairman
 

Sarofim Realty Advisors LLC.

2525 McKinnon St.
Suite 530
Dallas, TX 75201

Chairman and Director
 

Sarofim International Management Company

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Director
 

The Sarofim Group, Inc.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

500 Dallas

Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77002

Director

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Christopher B. Sarofim

Vice Chairman

Kemper Corporation

One East Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60601

Director
 

Sarofim Trust Co.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice Chairman
 

Sarofim Realty Advisers LLC.

2525 McKinnon St.

Suite 530

Dallas, TX 75201

Director
 

Sarofim International Management Company

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice Chairman and President
 

The Sarofim Group, Inc.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice Chairman and Director

Raye G. White

Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Compliance Officer and Director

Sarofim Trust Co.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Director
 

Sarofim International Management Company

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director
 

Sarofim Realty Advisors LLC.

2525 McKinnon St.
Suite 530
Dallas, TX 75201

Secretary, Treasurer and Director
 

The Sarofim Group, Inc.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

William Gentry Lee, Jr., CFA

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Director (2015)

Sarofim Trust Co.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Senior Vice President
 

Sarofim International Management Company

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Senior Vice President
 

Sarofim Realty Advisors LLC.

2525 McKinnon St.
Suite 530
Dallas, TX 75201

Senior Vice President and Director
 

The Sarofim Group, Inc.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

President and Director

Charles E. Sheedy, CFA

Senior Vice President

Sarofim Trust Co.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Senior Vice President and Director
 

Sarofim Realty Advisors LLC.

2525 McKinnon St.
Suite 530
Dallas, TX 75201

Vice Chairman
 

Sarofim International Management Company

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Senior Vice President
 

The Sarofim Group, Inc.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Reynaldo Reza

Senior Vice President

Sarofim Trust Co.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Senior Vice President and Director
 

Sarofim International Management Company

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Senior Vice President
 

The Sarofim Group, Inc.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Senior Vice President

 

John S. Rouse

Vice President and General Counsel

Sarofim Trust Co.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President and General Counsel
 

Sarofim International Management Company

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President and General Counsel
 

The Sarofim Group, Inc.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President and General Counsel

John Colucci IV

Vice President – Trading and Operations

Sarofim Trust Co.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President – Trading and Operations
 

Sarofim International Management Company

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President – Trading and Operations
 

The Sarofim Group, Inc.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Alan R. Christensen, CFA

President and Head of Investment Risk

Sarofim Trust Co.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President
 

Sarofim International Management Company

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President
 

The Sarofim Group, Inc.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Daniel S. Crumrine

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Sarofim Trust Co.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director
 

Sarofim Realty Advisors LLC.

2525 McKinnon St.
Suite 530
Dallas, TX 75201

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 

Sarofim International Management Company

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 

The Sarofim Group, Inc.

Two Houston Center

Suite 2907

Houston, TX 77010

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. (“Franklin Advisers”) serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund. The principal address of Franklin Advisers is One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, California 94403. Franklin Advisers is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020, no director, officer or partner of Franklin Advisers engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

Hamlin Capital Management, LLC

Hamlin Capital Management, LLC (“Hamlin”) serves as the investment adviser for the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund. The principal address of Hamlin is 640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10019. Hamlin is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Mark Stitzer – Managing Partner

Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC

5550 West Executive Drive, Suite 540

Tampa, FL 33609

Owner
 

Branchville Persistence, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner
 

Hamlin-Crest GP, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Joseph Bridy – Senior Partner & Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC

5550 West Executive Drive, Suite 540

Tampa, FL 33609

Owner
 

Branchville Persistence, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner
 

Hamlin-Crest GP, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner
Chris D’Agnes – Senior Partner & Equity Portfolio Manager

Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC

5550 West Executive Drive, Suite 540

Tampa, FL 33609

Owner
 

Hamlin-Crest GP, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Charlie Garland – Senior Partner and Equity Portfolio Manager

Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC

5550 West Executive Drive, Suite 540

Tampa, FL 33609

Owner
 

Hamlin-Crest GP, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner
Deborah Finegan – Senior Partner & Chief Operating Officer

Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC

5550 West Executive Drive, Suite 540

Tampa, FL 33609

Owner
 

Branchville Persistence, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner
 

Hamlin-Crest GP, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner
Benjamin Kaufman – Partner & Senior Bond Analyst

Hamlin-Crest GP, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner
Parker Stitzer – Partner & Senior Bond Analyst

Hamlin-Crest GP, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner
Michael Tang – Partner & Senior Equity Analyst

Hamlin-Crest GP, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Owner

 

 

 

[Harvest Global Investments Limited]

Harvest Global Investments Limited (“Harvest”) serves as the investment adviser for the Harvest Funds China All Assets and the Harvest Asian Bond Fund. The principal address of Harvest is 31/F One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong. Harvest is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Zhao Xuejun

Director

Harvest Fund Management Co. Limited

16/F, China Resources Building, No.8, Jianguomen Beidajie, Beijing, China

Director
 

Harvest Capital Management Co Limited

8/F, China Resources Building, No.8, Jianguomen Beidajie, Beijing, China

Director

(resigned as a director as of June 8, 2018)

 

Harvest Wealth Management Co., Ltd

Unit 5312-15, Shanghai Two ifc, 8 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

Director
 

iGoldenBeta Financial Technology Co., Ltd.

1405 Building 2, Complex A, Kexing Science Park, 15 Keyuan Rd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China

Director
 

Harvest Investments Management Co., Ltd.

8/F, China Resources Building, No.8, Jianguomen Beidajie, Beijing, China

Director
 

Harvest Technology Investments Management Co., Ltd.

Room 602, Building 20, No. 481, Guiping Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China

Director
 

Jialong (Jiaxing) Investment Management Co., Ltd.

Room 560-84, Floor 5, Building 2, Lianchuang Building, No. 883, Guangyi Road, Nanhu District, Jiaxing city, Zhejiang Province, China

Director

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
 

Shanghai Jiashi New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

2289, Room 14C, No.309 Tanggu Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China

Director
 

Shanghai Ample Financial Services (Group) Co., Ltd.

No.14, Lane 1502, Luoshan Road, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, China

Director
 

Harvest Real Estate Investments (Cayman) Limited

190 Elgin Avenue, George Town Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands

Director
 

Harvest Real Estate Investment (HK) Limited

31/F, One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong

Director
 

Harvest Capital International (Cayman) Limited

190 Elgin Avenue, George Town

Grand Cayman KY1-9005

Cayman Islands

Director
 

Harvest Capital International (Hong Kong) Limited

701, 7/F, Tower 2, Silvercord, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Director
 

igoldenbeta Network Technology (Cayman) Limited

190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands

Director

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Jing Lei

Director (appointed on April 16, 2018)

Harvest Fund Management Co. Limited

16/F, China Resources Building, No.8, Jianguomen Beidajie, Beijing, China

Director
 

Harvest Capital Management Co Limited

8/F, China Resources Building, No.8, Jianguomen Beidajie, Beijing, China

Director

Li Ming

Director

Harvest Capital Management Co Limited

8/F, China Resources Building, No.8, Jianguomen Beidajie, Beijing

Director
 

Harvest Wealth Management Co., Ltd.

Unit 5312-15, Shanghai Two ifc, 8 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

Director
 

Harvest Investments Management Co., Ltd.

8/F, China Resources Building, No.8, Jianguomen Beidajie, Beijing, China

Director
 

Jialong (Jiaxing) Investment Management Co., Ltd.

Room 560-84, Floor 5, Building 2, Lianchuang Building, No. 883, Guangyi Road, Nanhu District, Jiaxing city, Zhejiang Provincem China

Director
 

Harvest Yuanjian Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

12/F, Tower D, Beijing Marriott Hotel, No.7 Jianguomen South Ave., Beijing, China

Director

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Wang Wei

Director

Harvest Capital Management Co Limited

8/F, China Resources Building, No.8, Jianguomen Beidajie, Beijing

Chief Compliance Officer,

Director

 

iGoldenBeta Financial Technology Co., Ltd.

1405 Building 2, Complex A, Kexing Science Park, 15 Keyuan Rd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China

Director
 

Harvest Investments Management Co., Ltd.

8/F, China Resources Building, No.8, Jianguomen Beidajie, Beijing, China

Director
 

Harvest Technology Investments Management Co., Ltd.

Room 602, Building 20, No. 481, Guiping Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China

Director

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
 

Jialong (Jiaxing) Investment Management Co., Ltd.

Room 560-84, Floor 5, Building 2, Lianchuang Building, No. 883, Guangyi Road, Nanhu District, Jiaxing city, Zhejiang Province, China

Director
 

Harvest Alternative Investment Group Limited

Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Director
 

Harvest Global Capital Investments Limited

31/F, One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong

Director
 

Harvest Capital International (Cayman) Limited

190 Elgin Avenue, George Town

Grand Cayman KY1-9005

Cayman Islands

Director
 

Harvest Capital International (Hong Kong) Limited

701, 7/F, Tower 2, Silvercord, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Director

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Sun Chen

Director

Harvest USA Incorporation

160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, City of Dover 19904, Country of Kent, State of Delaware

Director
 

HGI (USA) Investments LLC

708 Third Avenue

Sixth Floor

New York, NY 10017

Director
 

HGI (USA) LLC

708 Third Avenue

Sixth Floor

New York, NY 10017

Director
 

Harvest Global Investments (UK) Limited

5th Floor, 6 St. Andrew Street,

London, EC4A 3AE

Director
  Harvest Global Capital Investments Limited 31/F, One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong Director
 

Harvest Alternative Investment Group Limited

Commerce House, Wickhams Cay 1, P.O. Box 3140, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Director

 

 

 

Name and Position with

Investment Adviser

Name and Principal Business

Address of Other Company

Connection with Other Company

Kerry Chow

Employee

Harvest USA Incorporation

160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, City of Dover 19904, Country of Kent, State of Delaware.

Director
 

HGI (USA) Investments LLC

708 Third Avenue

Sixth Floor

New York, NY 10017

Director
 

HGI (USA) LLC

708 Third Avenue

Sixth Floor

New York, NY 10017

Director
 

Harvest Global Investments (UK) Limited

5th Floor, 6 St. Andrew Street,

London, EC4A 3AE

Director

David Tong

Employee

Harvest USA Incorporation

160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, City of Dover 19904, Country of Kent, State of Delaware.

Director
 

HGI (USA) Investments LLC

708 Third Avenue

Sixth Floor

New York, NY 10017

Director
 

HGI (USA) LLC

708 Third Avenue

Sixth Floor

New York, NY 10017

Director

Thomas Kwan

Director

DKJ Company Limited

Flat E, 11/F, Block 4, Nam Fu Estate, Quarry Bay, HK

Director
 

Micro Eco Farm (HK) Limited

Rm A5, 3/F, On Tat Ind Bldg, No 3-5 Pat Tat St, Kowloon, HK

Director

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
 

HARVEST FUNDS (CAYMAN) SPC

Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008, Cayman Islands

Director
 

HARVEST ALTERNATIVE FUNDS (CAYMAN) SPC

Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008, Cayman Islands

Director
 

HARVEST STAR INVESTMENTS

Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008, Cayman Islands

Director

 

Haverford Financial Services, Inc.

Haverford Financial Services, Inc. (“Haverford”) serves as the investment adviser for the Haverford Quality Growth Stock Fund. The principal address of Haverford is Three Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-4546. Haverford is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

George W. Connell

Vice Chairman & Owner

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice Chairman & Indirect Owner
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice Chairman & Indirect Owner
 

Drexel Morgan & Co.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

CEO, President & Owner
 

Drexel Morgan Capital Advisers, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 305

Radnor, PA 19087

Director, Indirect Owner
 

Red Wing Management II, LLC

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 305

Radnor, PA 19087

Indirect Owner

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Joseph J. McLaughlin

Chairman, CEO & President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Chairman & CEO

 

 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

Binney H. C. Wietlisbach

Executive Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

President, Director & Secretary
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

CEO & President

Henry B. Smith

Vice President and CIO

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President & Director
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative
 

Drexel Morgan & Co.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Advisory Board Member

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

David Brune

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

John H. Donaldson

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President

Timothy E. Gillespie

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

Timothy A. Hoyle

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

Jeffrey M. Bagley

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

MarieElena V. Ness

Chief Compliance Officer

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

VP & Chief Compliance Officer
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

VP & Chief Compliance Officer
 

Drexel Morgan & Co.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

VP & Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Paul S. Rovner

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

VP, CFO, & Assistant Secretary
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

VP & CFO
 

Drexel Morgan & Co.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

VP & Secretary
 

Drexel Morgan Capital Advisers, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 305

Radnor, PA 19087

VP & CFO

John M. Derderian

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Secretary, Treasurer, Registered Principal

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

T. Keith Eby

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

Diane E. Goldstein

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President

Lydia C. Holiat

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Charles L. Homer

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Drexel Morgan & Co.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Marketing

Seth D. Horwitz

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Thomas J. Lynch

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

David C. Peppard

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

Patrice M. Shute

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

Robert F. Stiles

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

John S. Supplee

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Principal

Christine E. Walker Nerney

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
 

Haverford Trust Securities, Inc.

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Registered Representative

Nancy Mazzone

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President

Veronica McKee

Vice President

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President
Maxine A. Cuffe

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President & Director of Global Strategies
Halie W. O’Shea

The Haverford Trust Company

3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, PA 19087

Vice President & Director of Research

 

Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC

Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC (“ICM”) serves as the investment adviser to the ICM Small Company Portfolio. The principal address of ICM is 300 East Lombard Street, Suite 810, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. ICM is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

 

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020, no director, officer or partner of ICM engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as the investment adviser to the Loomis Sayles Full Discretion Institutional Securitized Fund and as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund. The address of Loomis Sayles is One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2621. Loomis Sayles is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Kevin P. Charleston

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

Loomis Sayles Funds I

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Loomis Sayles Funds II

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA

02199

Trustee
 

Natixis Funds Trust I

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee
 

Natixis Funds Trust II

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee
 

Natixis Funds Trust IV

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee
 

Natixis ETF Trust

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee
 

Natixis ETF Trust II

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee
 

Gateway Trust

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee
 

Loomis Sayles Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

Director
 

Loomis Sayles Investments Limited

The Economist Plaza, 25 St. James’s Street, London, England SW1A 1 HA

Executive Vice President
 

Loomis Sayles Trust Company, LLC

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

Manager and President
 

Loomis Sayles Investments Asia Pte. Ltd.

10 Collyer Quay #14-06, Ocean Financial Centre, Singapore 049315

Director
 

Loomis Sayles Operating Services, LLC

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

Chairman and President

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Daniel J. Fuss

Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Director

Loomis Sayles Funds I

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Executive Vice President
 

Loomis Sayles Funds II

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Executive Vice President

John F. Gallagher III

Executive Vice President and Director

Loomis Sayles Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

President
 

Loomis Sayles Distributors, L.P.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

President

John R. Gidman

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Loomis Sayles Operating Services, LLC

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

President (2003 – 2020)

David L. Giunta

Director

Natixis Investment Managers

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA

02199

President and Chief Executive Officer, US
 

Natixis Advisors, L.P.

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Natixis Distribution Corporation

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA

02199

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Natixis Distribution, L.P

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
 

Loomis Sayles Funds I

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee and Executive Vice President
 

Loomis Sayles Funds II

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Natixis Funds Trust I

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Natixis Funds Trust II

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Natixis Funds Trust IV

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Natixis ETF Trust

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Natixis ETF Trust II

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Gateway Trust

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

Maurice Leger

Director of Global Institutional Services, Executive Vice President and Director

Loomis Sayles Trust Company, LLC

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

Manager

Jean S. Loewenberg

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director

Loomis Sayles Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

Director
 

Loomis Sayles Investments Limited

The Economist Plaza, 25 St. James’s Street, London, England SW1A 1 HA

General Counsel and Secretary
 

Loomis Sayles Trust Company, LLC

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

Manager and Secretary

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Jean Raby

Director

Natixis Investment Managers

888 Boylston Street, Boston, MA

02199

Chief Executive Officer

Paul J. Sherba

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Loomis Sayles Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

Vice President and Treasurer
 

Loomis Sayles Distributors, L.P.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

Vice President and Treasurer
 

Loomis Sayles Trust Company, LLC

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

Manager and Chief Financial Officer
 

Loomis Sayles Investments Asia Pte. Ltd.

10 Collyer Quay #14-06, Ocean Financial Centre, Singapore 049315

Director
 

Loomis Sayles Investments Limited

The Economist Plaza, 25 St. James’s Street, London, England SW1A 1 HA

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

LSV Asset Management

LSV Asset Management (“LSV”) serves as the investment adviser to the LSV Value Equity Fund, LSV Conservative Value Equity Fund, LSV Small Cap Value Fund, LSV Global Value Fund, LSV U.S. Managed Volatility Fund, LSV Global Managed Volatility Fund and LSV Emerging Markets Equity Fund. LSV also serves as an investment sub-adviser to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The address of LSV is 155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, Illinois 60606. LSV is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020, no director, officer or partner of LSV engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

Marsico Capital Management, LLC

Marsico Capital Management, LLC (“Marsico”) serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Marsico is 1200 17th Street, Suite 1700, Denver, Colorado 80202. Marsico is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020, no director, officer or partner of Marsico engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC

Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC (“MetWest”) serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund. The principal address of MetWest is 865 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017. MetWest is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

 

 

The principal business address of The TCW Group, Inc. (the “Group”), TCW Investment Management Company LLC (“TIMCO”), TCW Asset Management Company LLC (“TAMCO”), TCW LLC and Trust Company of the West is 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
 Marc Stern Chairman

The TCW Group, Inc.,

TCW Investment Management Company LLC,

TCW Asset Management Company LLC and TCW LLC 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017

 Chairman

David Lippman

Chief Executive Officer

The TCW Group, Inc.,

TCW Investment Management Company LLC,

TCW Asset Management Company LLC and TCW LLC 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017

President and Chief Executive Officer (TAMCO, TIMCO, TCW LLC, Group)

 

Richard Villa Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary The TCW Group, Inc., TCW Investment Management Company LLC, TCW Asset Management Company LLC and TCW LLC 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017 Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Gladys Xiques

Global Chief Compliance Officer, Managing Director

The TCW Group, Inc.,

TCW Investment Management Company LLC,

TCW Asset Management Company LLC and TCW LLC 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017

Global Chief Compliance Officer, Managing Director (TAMCO, TIMCO, TCW LLC), Global Chief Compliance Officer (Group)

Meredith Jackson

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

The TCW Group, Inc.,

TCW Investment Management Company LLC,

TCW Asset Management Company LLC and TCW LLC 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary (TAMCO, TIMCO, TCW LLC, Group)

 

Parametric Portfolio Associates® LLC

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Parametric”) serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Parametric is 800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, Washington 98104. Parametric is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Brian Langstraat,

Chief Executive Officer

Eaton Vance Corp.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Board of Directors
 

Sig Fig Wealth Management

560 Davis Street, Ste. 250

San Francisco, CA, 94111

Board of Directors

 

Pathstone Family Office, LLC

Pathstone Family Office, LLC (“Pathstone”) serves as the investment adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund and Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund. The principal address of Pathstone is 10 Sterling Boulevard, Suite 402, Englewood, NJ 07631. Pathstone is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with

Investment Adviser

Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Greg Collins

Director

Overlake Medical Center

1035 116th Avenue NE

Bellevue, WA 98004

Board Chairman (until October 31, 2018)
 

Montana State University Alumni Foundation

1501 S 11th Avenue

Bozeman, MT 59715

Board of Governors

Sue McNab

Director

Hedgebrook

Whidbey Island, WA

Director
 

Seattle Rotary Foundation Board

1326 5th Ave #342

Seattle, WA 98101

Director
 

National Volunteer Partner

Girl Scouts USA

Director

Lynne Herer Smith

Director

The Holocaust Center for Humanity

2045 2nd Avenue

Seattle, WA 98121

Director
 

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

500 Fifth Avenue North

Seattle, WA 98109

Employee Director

 

Phocas Financial Corporation

Phocas Financial Corporation (“Phocas”) serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Phocas is 980 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 106, Alameda, California 94501-1001. Phocas is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

 

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020, no director, officer or partner of Phocas engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC

Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC (“Rice Hall James”) serves as the investment adviser to the Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio and Rice Hall James Small Cap Portfolio. The principal address of Rice Hall James is 600 West Broadway, Suite 1000, San Diego, California 92101-3383. Rice Hall James is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020, no director, officer or partner of Rice Hall James engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

Sands Capital Management, LLC

Sands Capital Management, LLC (“Sands Capital”) serves as the investment adviser to the Sands Capital Global Growth Fund. The principal address of Sands Capital is 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 3000, Arlington, Virginia 22209. Sands Capital is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Frank M. Sands

Chief Executive Officer

Sands Capital Ventures, LLC

1000 Wilson Boulevard

Suite 3000

Arlington, VA 22209

Investment Board Member

Jonathan Goodman

General Counsel

Sands Capital Ventures, LLC

1000 Wilson Boulevard

Suite 3000

Arlington, VA 22209

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Stephen Nimmo

Executive Managing Director

Sands Capital Ventures, LLC

1000 Wilson Boulevard

Suite 3000

Arlington, VA 22209

Provides client relations service

 

Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC (d/b/a SLC Management)

Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC (d/b/a SLC Management) (“SLC Management”) serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund. The principal address of SLC Management is 22635 NE Marketplace Drive, Redmond, Washington 98053. SLC Management is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020, no director, officer or partner of SLC Management engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc.

Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. (“THB”) serves as the investment adviser for the THB Asset Management MicroCap Fund. The principal address of THB is 501 Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851. THB is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Keith Dickinson

Better Body Foods, LLC

1762 W 20 S #100, Lindon, UT 84042

Employee

 

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (“TSW”) serves as the investment adviser to the TS&W Equity Portfolio. The principal address of TSW is 6641 W. Broad Street, Suite 600, Richmond, Virginia 23230. TSW is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020, no director, officer or partner of TSW engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

 

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (“TIM”) serves as an investment sub-adviser to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of TIM is 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87506. TIM is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company
Garrett Thornburg, Chairman

Thornburg Securities Corporation1 2300 North Ridgetop Road

Santa Fe, NM 87506

Chairman
 

Thornburg Investment Trust

2300 North Ridgetop Road

Santa Fe, NM 87506

Chairman

 

1In addition to Thornburg Securities Corporation, Garrett Thornburg maintains controlling beneficial interests in certain non-investment related entities and non-operating entities established for estate planning or investment purposes.

 

Westwood Management Corp.

Westwood Management Corp. (“Westwood”) serves as the investment adviser for the Westwood Quality Value Fund (formerly, Westwood LargeCap Value Fund), Westwood Total Return Fund, Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund (formerly, Westwood SMidCap Fund), Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund (formerly, Westwood SmallCap Fund), Westwood Income Opportunity Fund, Westwood High Income Fund and Westwood Alternative Income Fund. The principal address of Westwood is 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201. Westwood is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020.

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Brian Casey

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.*

(NYSE: WHG)

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
 

Westwood Trust**

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

 

Name and Position with
Investment Adviser
Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
Connection with Other Company

Murray “Terry” Forbes III

Chief Financial Officer

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.*

(NYSE: WHG)

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Chief Financial Officer

(beginning October 4, 2018)

 

Westwood Trust**

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Chief Financial Officer

(beginning October 4, 2018)

 

Westwood Advisors, LLC***

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Chief Financial Officer

(beginning October 4, 2018)

Julie K. Gerron

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.*

(NYSE: WHG)

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Chief Compliance Officer (beginning April 1, 2017) and General Counsel
 

Westwood Trust**

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Chief Compliance Officer (beginning April 1, 2017) and General Counsel
 

Westwood Advisors, LLC***

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Chief Compliance Officer (beginning April 1, 2017) and General Counsel

Fabian Gomez, Chief Operating Officer

(effective February 7, 2018)

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.*

(NYSE: WHG)

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Chief Operating Officer
 

Westwood Trust**

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Chief Operating Officer
 

Westwood Advisors, LLC***
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Chief Operating Officer

 

*Westwood Management Corp., Westwood Trust, and Westwood Advisors, LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., a publicly traded company on the NYSE (NYSE: WHG).

 

**Westwood Trust provides trust and custodial services and participation in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals.

 

***Westwood Advisors, LLC (formerly, McCarthy Group Advisors, LLC) is a SEC registered investment adviser that managed investment limited liability companies until January 12, 2018 and provides wealth management and digital advisory services. Westwood Advisors is now based in Dallas, TX.

 

 

 

Item 32. Principal Underwriters

 

(a)Furnish the name of each investment company (other than the Registrant) for which each principal underwriter currently distributing the securities of the Registrant also acts as a principal underwriter, distributor or investment adviser.

 

The Registrant’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”), acts as distributor for:

 

SEI Daily Income Trust July 15, 1982
SEI Tax Exempt Trust December 3, 1982
SEI Institutional Managed Trust January 22, 1987
SEI Institutional International Trust August 30, 1988
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II January 28, 1993
Bishop Street Funds January 27, 1995
SEI Asset Allocation Trust April 1, 1996
SEI Institutional Investments Trust June 14, 1996
City National Rochdale Funds (f/k/a CNI Charter Funds) April 1, 1999
Causeway Capital Management Trust September 20, 2001
SEI Offshore Opportunity Fund II September 1, 2005
ProShares Trust November 14, 2005
Community Capital Trust (f/k/a Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund) January 8, 2007
SEI Offshore Advanced Strategy Series SPC July 31, 2007
SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP July 31, 2007
Global X Funds October 24, 2008
ProShares Trust II November 17, 2008
SEI Special Situations Fund July 1, 2009
Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (f/k/a FaithShares Trust) August 7, 2009
Schwab Strategic Trust October 12, 2009
RiverPark Funds Trust September 8, 2010
Adviser Managed Trust December 10, 2010
SEI Core Property Fund January 1, 2011
New Covenant Funds March 23, 2012
Highland Funds I (f/k/a Pyxis Funds I) September 25, 2012
KraneShares Trust December 18, 2012
SEI Insurance Products Trust September 10, 2013
The KP Funds September 19, 2013
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III February 12, 2014
SEI Catholic Values Trust March 24, 2015
SEI Hedge Fund SPC June 26, 2015
SEI Energy Debt Fund June 30, 2015
Gallery Trust January 8, 2016
Schroder Series Trust February 10, 2017
Schroder Global Series Trust February 10, 2017

 

 

 

City National Rochdale Select Strategies Fund March 1, 2017
Metaurus Equity Component Trust October 2, 2017
Impact Shares Trust March 1, 2018
City National Rochdale Strategic Credit Fund May 16, 2018
Symmetry Panoramic Trust July 23, 2018
Frost Family of Funds May 31, 2019
Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund March 22, 2021

 

The Distributor provides numerous financial services to investment managers, pension plan sponsors, and bank trust departments. These services include portfolio evaluation, performance measurement and consulting services (“Funds Evaluation”) and automated execution, clearing and settlement of securities transactions (“MarketLink”).

 

(b) Furnish the Information required by the following table with respect to each director, officer or partner of each principal underwriter named in the answer to Item 25 of Part B. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each director or officer is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456.

 

Name Position and Office
with Underwriter
Positions and Offices
with Registrant
William M. Doran Director --
Paul F. Klauder Director --
Wayne M. Withrow Director --
Kevin P. Barr Director, President & Chief Executive Officer --
Maxine J. Chou Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer, & Treasurer --
Jennifer H. Campisi Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer & Assistant Secretary --
John C. Munch General Counsel & Secretary --
Mark J. Held Senior Vice President --
John P. Coary Vice President & Assistant Secretary --
Lori L. White Vice President & Assistant Secretary --
Judith A. Rager Vice President --
Jason McGhin Vice President --
Gary Michael Reese Vice President --
Robert M. Silvestri Vice President --

 

Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records:

 

Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are maintained as follows:

 

(a) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1); (2)(a) and (b); (3); (6); (8); (12); and 31a-1 (d), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant’s custodians:

 

 

 

U.S. Bank, National Association

800 Nicollett Mall

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4302

 

MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

350 California Street

6th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

50 Post Office SquareBoston, Massachusetts 02110

 

(b) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1 (b)(1),(4); (2)(C) and (D); (4); (5); (6); (8); (9); (10); (11); and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant’s administrator:

 

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

 

(c) With respect to Rules 31a-1 (b)(5), (6), (9) and (10) and 31a-1 (f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of the Registrant’s investment advisers:

 

Acadian Asset Management LLC

260 Franklin Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

 

Cambiar Investors, LLC

200 Columbine Street, Suite 800

Denver, Colorado 80206

 

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.

One South Wacker Drive, Suite 3500

Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

ClariVest Asset Management LLC

3611 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 100

San Diego, California 92130

 

CSM Advisors, LLC

420 Ft. Duquesne Boulevard, 8th Floor

One Gateway Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

 

Driehaus Capital Management LLC

25 East Erie Street

Chicago, Illinois 60611-2703

 

EAM Investors, LLC

215 Highway 101, Suite 216

Solana Beach, California 92075

 

 

 

Edgewood Management LLC

535 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10022

 

Fayez Sarofim & Co.

2907 Two Houston Center

909 Fannin Street

Houston, Texas 77010

 

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

One Franklin Parkway

San Mateo, California 94403

 

Hamlin Capital Management, LLC

640 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10019

 

Harvest Global Investments Limited

31/F One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong

 

Haverford Financial Services, Inc.

Three Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450

Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-4546

 

Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC

300 East Lombard Street

Suite 810

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

 

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

One Financial Center

Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2621

 

LSV Asset Management

155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4600,

Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

Marsico Capital Management, LLC

1200 17th Street, Suite 1700

Denver, Colorado 80202-5824

 

Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC

865 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1800

Los Angeles, California 90017

 

Parametric Portfolio Associates® LLC

800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800

Seattle, Washington 98104

 

 

 

Pathstone Family Office, LLC

10 Sterling Boulevard, Suite 402

Englewood, New Jersey 07631

 

Phocas Financial Corporation

980 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 106

Alameda, California 94501-1001

 

Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC

600 West Broadway, Suite 1000

San Diego, California 92101-3383

 

Sands Capital Management, LLC

1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 3000

Arlington, Virginia 22209

 

Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC (d/b/a SLC Management)

22635 NE Marketplace Drive

Redmond, Washington 98053

 

Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc.

501 Merritt 7

Norwalk, Connecticut 06851

 

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC

6641 W. Broad Street, Suite 600

Richmond, Virginia 23230

 

Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.

2300 North Ridgetop Road

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506

 

Westwood Management Corp.

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, Texas 75201

 

Item 34. Management Services: None.

 

Item 35. Undertakings: None.

 

 

 

NOTICE

 

A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust for The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund (the “Trust”) is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this registration statement has been executed on behalf of the Trust by an officer of the Trust as an officer and by its trustees as trustees and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this registration statement are not binding upon any of the trustees, officers, or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 335 to Registration Statement No. 033-42484 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oaks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 10th day of May, 2021.

 

  THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND  
       
  By: *  
    Michael Beattie, President  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated.

 

*   Trustee May 10, 2021
Joseph T. Grause, Jr.      
       
*   Trustee May 10, 2021
Mitchell A. Johnson      
       
*   Trustee May 10, 2021
N. Jeffrey Klauder      
       
*   Trustee May 10, 2021
Betty L. Krikorian      
       
*   Trustee May 10, 2021
Robert Mulhall      
       
*   Trustee May 10, 2021
Robert A. Nesher      
       
*   Trustee May 10, 2021
Bruce Speca      
       
*   Trustee May 10, 2021
George J. Sullivan, Jr.      
       
*   President May 10, 2021
Michael Beattie      
       
*   Treasurer, Controller & May 10, 2021
Andrew Metzger   Chief Financial Officer  

 

*By: /s/ Matthew M. Maher  
  Matthew M. Maher  
  Attorney-in-Fact  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

(a)(3) Amendment No. 2, dated August 18, 2020, to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust