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Hennessy Focus Fund | Hennessy Focus Fund
Hennessy Focus Fund
Investment Objective
The Hennessy Focus Fund seeks 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.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Hennessy Focus Fund
Investor Class
Institutional Class
Sales charge (load) none none
Redemption fee none none
Exchange fee none none
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Hennessy Focus Fund
Investor Class
Institutional Class
Management Fees 0.90% 0.90%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% none
Other Expenses 0.26% 0.22%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses [1] 0.02% 0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.43% 1.14%
[1] Acquired fund fees and expenses are not reflected in the Fund's financial statements, with the result that the information presented in the expense table may differ from that presented in the financial highlights.
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of this Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in shares of 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 you reinvest all dividends and distributions, 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 the assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example Hennessy Focus Fund (USD $)
One Year
Three Years
Five Years
Ten Years
Investor Class
146 452 782 1,713
Institutional Class
116 362 628 1,386
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities, or “turns over” its portfolio.  A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.  These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance.  During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund ’s portfolio turnover rate was 13% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in securities of companies traded in domestic markets.  Investments will consist primarily of common stocks, but may include preferred stocks, warrants, options, equity-like instruments and debt instruments.  The Portfolio Managers invest in the stocks of companies of any size without regard to market capitalization.

The Portfolio Managers implement the Fund’s strategy by focusing on companies whose valuations in the market are modest , that earn higher than average economic returns, are well managed and have ample opportunity to reinvest excess profits at above average rates.  Once a potential investment is identified, the Portfolio Managers attempt to purchase shares at a price they believe represents a discount to a conservative estimate of the company’s intrinsic value.

The Fund may from time to time hold a significant portion of its portfolio in cash or cash equivalent instruments.  If market conditions reduce the availability of securities with acceptable valuations, the Fund may, for extended periods, hold larger than usual cash reserves until securities with acceptable valuations become available.  During declining markets, holding larger than usual cash reserves may allow the Fund to purchase securities at a discount.
Principal Risks
As with any security, there are market and investment risks associated with your investment in the Fund. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time and it is possible to lose money. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include the following:

Market Risk: The market value of a security may move up or down, and these fluctuations may cause a security to be worth more or less than the price originally paid for it. Market risk may affect a single company, industry, sector of the economy or the market as a whole. The value of equity securities will fluctuate due to many factors, including the past and predicted earnings of the issuer, the quality of the issuer's management, general market conditions, forecasts for the issuer's industry and the value of the issuer's assets.

Temporary Defensive Positions Risk :  The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions in response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions.  To the extent the assets of the Fund are invested in temporary defensive positions, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.  For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest in cash and/or short-term obligations.

Small and Medium Sized Companies Risk :  The Fund invests in small and medium sized companies, which may have more limited liquidity and greater price volatility than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources and their management may be dependent on a limited number of key individuals.

Non-Diversification Risk :  The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it is likely to invest in fewer stocks than a diversified fund. The Fund may be more volatile because each stock in which it invests will have greater impact on the Fund’s performance.
Performance Information
The Fund is the successor to the FBR Focus Fund (the “Predecessor Focus Fund” ) pursuant to a reorganization that took place after the close of business on October 26, 2012. The performance information provided for the periods on or prior to October 26, 2012 is historical information for the Predecessor Focus Fund . The Predecessor Focus Fund was managed by FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. and had the same investment objective and substantially similar investment strategy as the Fund.

The following performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and how the Fund’s average annual returns compare with those of the Russell 2000 Index and the Russell MidCap Growth Index .  For additional information on this index, please see “Index Descriptions” on page 67 of this Prospectus.  The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future performance.  Prior to January 1, 2008, the Fund operated pursuant to a different investment strategy.  Performance may be higher or lower in the future.  Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website (http://www.hennessyfunds.com).
HENNESSY FOCUS FUND TOTAL RETURN OF INVESTOR SHARES
Bar Chart
For the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 23.15% for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 and the lowest quarterly return was -16.38% for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 .

Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares will differ from that of the Fund’s Investor Class shares as the share classes have different expenses and inception dates.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2012 )
Average Annual Returns Hennessy Focus Fund
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date
Investor Class
16.64% 6.06% 13.15%  
Institutional Class
16.98% 6.39% 13.32% May 30, 2008
After Taxes on Distributions Investor Class
15.23% 4.90% 12.42%  
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares Investor Class
12.68% 4.96% 11.67%  
Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
16.35% 3.56% 9.72%  
Russell MidCap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
15.81% 3.23% 10.32%  
The 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, and the 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.  The Fund’s return after taxes on distributions and sales of Fund shares may be higher than its return before taxes and after taxes on distributions because it may include a tax benefit resulting from the capital losses that would have resulted.

The inception date of the Fund’s Institutional Class is May 30, 2008.  Performance shown prior to the inception of the Institutional Class shares reflects the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class shares and includes expenses that are not applicable to and are higher than those of the Institutional Class shares.