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Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund
Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund
Investment Goal

The Fund’s goal is to seek total return (consisting of current income that is exempt from regular federal income tax and capital appreciation).

Fees and Expenses

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund
Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund
Management Fees 0.39%
Other Expenses 0.30%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.69%
Less Shareholder Servicing Fee Waiver (0.10%) [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver 0.59% [1]
[1] Bessemer Trust Company, N.A. has contractually committed through October 31, 2019 to waive its shareholder servicing fee for the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain a maximum shareholder servicing fee for the Fund at 0.10%. The shareholder servicing fee commitment may be changed or terminated at any time after October 31, 2019 with the approval of the Board of Directors.
Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated below and then redeem all of your shares at the end of these periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual expense limitation). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund | Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund | USD ($) 60 193 357 832
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 transactions 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 fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 44% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade municipal securities, which include tax-free debt securities of states, territories, and possessions of the U.S. and political subdivisions and taxing authorities of these entities, with a goal of seeking total return (consisting of current income that is exempt from regular federal income tax and capital appreciation). At least 80% of the Fund’s income from investments in municipal securities will be exempt from regular federal income tax. Interest from the Fund’s investments may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund invests, as a non-fundamental policy, at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal bonds. The Fund also may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Fixed income securities held by the Fund may be of any maturity.

Principal Risks

All investments carry a certain amount of risk and there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. The Adviser uses the Fund’s principal investment strategies and other investment strategies to seek to achieve the Fund’s investment goal. Investment decisions made by the Adviser in using these strategies may not produce the returns expected by the Adviser, may cause the Fund’s shares to lose value or may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment goal. The shares offered by this Prospectus are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. You could lose all or a part of your investment in the Fund.


The following are the principal risks of investing in the Fund. Please see “Additional Information About the Funds” for a detailed discussion of these risks and other factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in the Fund.


Fixed Income Securities Risk —Fixed income securities are subject to a number of risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk, and the risks associated with a lack of liquidity in the fixed income market. In addition, the value of fixed income securities is subject to volatility and losses resulting from changes or perceived changes in economic conditions, particularly during times of unusual or adverse market or political events. Certain types of fixed income securities may be more sensitive to such conditions.


Geographic Focus Risk — To the extent that the Fund focuses on investments within a single state, its performance can be more volatile than that of a fund that invests more broadly. Adverse economic, political, and regulatory conditions affecting the state are likely to affect the Fund’s performance.


Municipal Securities Risk —Prices of municipal securities rise and fall in response to interest rate changes and local political and economic factors may adversely affect the value and liquidity of these securities. In addition, the Fund’s investments in municipal securities are subject to the risks associated with a lack of liquidity in the municipal bond market. Any failure of municipal securities invested in by a Fund to meet certain applicable legal requirements, or any proposed or actual changes in federal or state tax law, could cause Fund distributions attributable to interest on such securities to be taxable.


Interest Rate Risk — Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, debt security prices tend to fall. The opposite is also generally true: debt security prices tend to rise when interest rates fall. In general, securities with longer maturities are more sensitive to these interest rate changes.


Credit Risk — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer.


Liquidity Risk — Liquidity risk refers to the possibility that it may be difficult or impossible to sell certain positions within an acceptable time frame or at an acceptable price.


Exchange-Traded Funds Risk —Exchange-traded funds or ETFs are subject to many of the same risks associated with individual stocks, including market risk where the market as a whole, or the specific sector in which an ETF invests, may decline.


Derivatives Risk — Derivatives are subject to a number of risks, including changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives may also have a leveraging effect, which may increase the Fund’s sensitivity to adverse market movements and may exaggerate a loss.

Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by comparing the Fund to a broad-based securities index, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-12 Year AAA-AA Municipal Securities Index. The Fund also compares its performance to the Lipper Short-Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Index. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily predict future performance. Fund performance shown below reflects fees, waivers and/or expense reimbursements and reinvestment of distributions, if any. Without waivers/reimbursements, performance would have been lower.

Annual Total Returns (for calendar years ended December 31st)
Bar Chart

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 6.15% (quarter ended 9/30/2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was (3.99)% (quarter ended 12/31/2010).

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended 12/31/2016)
Average Annual Returns - Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund
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Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund (0.35%) 1.05% 2.90%
After Taxes on Distributions | Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund (0.55%) 0.93% 2.82%
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund 0.30% 1.09% 2.71%
Lipper Short-Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or income and withholding taxes) (0.08%) 1.27% 2.64%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-12 Year AAA-AA Municipal Securities Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or income and withholding taxes) (0.15%) 1.68% 3.46%

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rate, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or those who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. The Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares may be higher than other return figures when a capital loss occurs upon the redemption of Fund shares.