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Institutional Class Prospectus | Growth Opportunities Fund | Institutional
Growth Opportunities Fund
Investment Objective

The Tributary Growth Opportunities Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment): None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Institutional Class Prospectus
Growth Opportunities Fund
Institutional
Management Fees 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.52%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses [1] 0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.28%
Fee Waiver [2] (0.12%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver 1.16%
[1] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect expenses of investing in other investment companies. Accordingly, the expense ratio presented in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus may not correlate to the Total Annual Operating Expense disclosed above.
[2] The investment adviser has contractually agreed to waive 0.12% of its Management Fees for the period August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014. This waiver is only terminable upon the approval of the Fund's 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 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 (USD $)
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Institutional Class Prospectus Growth Opportunities Fund Institutional
118 394 691 1,535
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 the 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 55% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and securities that can be converted into common stocks, such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks, options, and rights. The Fund may also invest up to 35% of its assets in preferred stocks and warrants. The Fund may invest in securities issued by companies with large, medium, or small capitalization.


The investment adviser seeks to implement a core growth approach to the portfolio that targets companies with above average growth characteristics and below average valuations. The focus is on investing in companies with sustainable above average growth in sales, earnings, and intrinsic value. The investment adviser employs multiple diversification strategies to control risk and the Fund's holdings are diversified across the major economic sectors and by the number of company positions.

Principal Risks

The value of the Fund's shares depends on the value of the securities it owns. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fluctuate significantly, which means loss of money is a risk of the Fund. In addition, the Fund is subject to the following risks:


General Market Risk: Factors affecting the securities markets include domestic and foreign economic growth and decline, interest rate levels, and political events. There is a risk the investment adviser will not accurately predict the direction of these and other factors and, as a result, the investment adviser's investment decisions may not accomplish what they were intended to achieve.


Common Stock Risk: Companies in which the Fund is invested may not perform as anticipated. Additionally, the value of a Fund investment may increase or decrease more than the stock market in general. A downturn in the stock market may lead to lower market price for a stock even when the company's fundamentals are strong. A company's stock may drop as a result of technological, environmental, or regulatory change or as a result of company news or a change in expected earnings.


Large-Cap Stock Risk: Large-cap companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges like changes in technology or consumer taste, and also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies, especially during periods of economic expansion.


Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Stock Risk: Mid-cap and small-cap stocks are generally less liquid than large-cap stocks, and may be more affected by technological, environmental, or regulatory change.


Convertible Securities Risk: The Fund may purchase convertible securities which may be converted at a stated price within a specified period of time into a certain quantity of common stock of the same or other issuers. When interest rates rise, the values generally fall, and when rates decline, the values generally increase. In addition, their prices can be affected by changes in the market value of the common stock into which they can be converted.


Growth Investing Risk: The Fund's growth approach to its equity investing could cause it to underperform other funds that employ a different investment style, depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. There is also a risk that the stocks selected for this Fund may not grow as the investment adviser anticipated.

Performance History for Past 10 Years

The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term performance and provides some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund. The bar chart illustrates how the Fund's performance has varied from year-to-year. The table compares the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years to broad measures of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.


Performance for the Fund is available on the Performance tab of the Fund's website at www.tributaryfunds.com and is updated monthly and quarterly.

Annual Total Returns - Institutional Class (%)
Bar Chart

The Institutional Class' total return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 was 14.14%.


Best Quarter  

Worst Quarter

 
June 30, 2009  

September 30, 2011

 
  18.21

%

   

-23.29

%

 
Average Annual Total Returns (For periods ended December 31, 2012)
Average Annual Returns Institutional Class Prospectus Growth Opportunities Fund
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
Institutional
15.61% 5.03% 9.74%
Institutional After Taxes on Distributions
15.19% 4.46% 8.93%
Institutional After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
10.69% 4.12% 8.43%
Institutional Russell Midcap Growth Index
15.81% 3.23% 10.32%
Institutional S&P 500 Index
16.00% 1.66% 7.10%

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 will 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. After-tax returns are applicable for Institutional Class shares only.