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Small-Cap Value Fund
FUND SUMMARY: SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND
Investment Objective:
The Small-Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide long-term total return on capital, primarily through capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund:
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Small-Cap Value Fund
Class N
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases none
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends none
Redemption Fees none
Exchange Fees none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Small-Cap Value Fund
Class N
Management Fees 0.63%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.35%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.98%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement (0.04%) [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement) 0.94%
[1] Bridgeway Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”), the investment adviser to the Fund, pursuant to its Management Agreement with Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (“Bridgeway Funds”), is contractually obligated to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses, if necessary, to ensure that net expenses do not exceed 0.94%. The expense limitation cannot be changed or eliminated without shareholder approval.
Example:
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Small-Cap Value Fund | Class N | USD ($) 96 300 520 1,155
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 74% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies:
The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of small-cap stocks that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT, and NASDAQ. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in stocks from among those in the small-cap value category at the time of purchase. The Adviser selects stocks within the small-cap value category for the Fund using a statistically driven approach. Value stocks are those the Adviser believes are priced cheaply relative to some financial measures of worth, such as the ratio of price to earnings, price to sales, or price to cash flow.

Although the Fund seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, based on portfolio positioning to reflect its benchmark, the Fund may have significant positions in particular sectors.

While the Fund is managed for long-term total return on capital, the Adviser seeks to minimize capital gains distributions as part of a tax management strategy. The successful application of this method is intended to result in a more tax-efficient fund than would otherwise be the case.
Principal Risks:
Shareholders of the Fund are exposed to above average stock market risk (volatility) and could lose money.

Investing in small-cap stocks may involve greater volatility and risk than investing in large- or mid-cap stocks.

Value investing carries the risk that the market will not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for a long time or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. In addition, value stocks as a group may be out of favor at times and underperform the overall equity market for long periods while the market concentrates on other types of stocks, such as “growth” stocks.

Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. A certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As the Adviser allocates more of the Fund’s portfolio holdings to a particular sector, the Fund’s performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.

If too many small companies in the Fund outgrow the Fund’s small-cap mandate or if the Fund experiences extensive redemptions, the Adviser might need to sell some stocks, which could create capital gains. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will not distribute substantial capital gains, although the Adviser strongly intends to avoid doing so.

The Adviser uses statistical analyses and models to select investments for the Fund. Any imperfections, errors or limitations in the models or analyses and therefore any decisions made in reliance on such models or analyses could expose the Fund to potential risks. In addition, the models used by the Adviser assume that certain historical statistical relationships will continue. These models are constructed based on historical data supplied by third parties and, as a result, the success of relying on such models may depend heavily on the accuracy and reliability of the supplied historical data.
Performance:
The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risk of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied on a calendar year basis. The table shows how the Fund’s average annual returns for various periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. This information is based on past performance. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not guarantee future results. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.bridgeway.com or by calling 800-661-3550.
Small-Cap Value Fund
Year by Year % Returns as of 12/31 of Each Year
Bar Chart
Return from 1/1/15 through 9/30/15 was -8.75%.
                 
       Quarter      Total
Return
 
Best Quarter:
     Q2 09         28.36%   
Worst Quarter:
     Q4 08         -28.58%   
Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended 12/31/14)
Average Annual Total Returns - Small-Cap Value Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class N 0.79% 14.95% 7.12%
Class N | Return After Taxes on Distributions [1] 0.60% 14.73% 6.99%
Class N | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares [1] 0.59% 12.06% 5.77%
Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 4.22% 14.26% 6.89%
[1] 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 plans.