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Institutional Plus Class Prospectus | Short-Intermediate Bond Fund | Institutional Plus
Short-Intermediate Bond Fund
Investment Objective

The Tributary Short-Intermediate Bond Fund seeks to maximize total return in a manner consistent with the generation of current income, preservation of capital, and reduced price volatility.

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 Plus Class Prospectus
Short-Intermediate Bond Fund
Institutional Plus
Management Fees 0.50%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.30%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses [1] none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.80%
Fee Waiver [2] (0.22%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver 0.58%
[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 0.22% of the 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 Plus Class Prospectus Short-Intermediate Bond Fund Institutional Plus
59 233 423 969
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 50% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund intends to invest primarily all, but must invest at least 80%, of its assets in fixed income securities. The Fund invests primarily in debt securities rated within the four highest credit categories (AAA, AA, A, BBB, or equivalent) by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO"), or if unrated, deemed to be of comparable quality by the Fund's sub-adviser. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in bonds and other fixed income securities rated below such ratings, but no lower than a B rating by an NRSRO at the time of purchase. The Fund seeks to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of one to five years. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest no more than 75% of its assets in asset-backed and/or mortgage-related securities. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its assets in derivatives and other hedging instruments and up to 40% of its assets in treasury futures to neutralize the impact of interest rate changes.

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 sub-adviser will not accurately predict the direction of these and other factors and, as a result, the sub-adviser's investment decisions may not accomplish what they were intended to achieve.


Interest Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates affect the value of the Fund's fixed income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of the Fund's fixed income securities and the Fund's shares will decline.


Credit Risk: The Fund could lose money if the issuer of a fixed income security cannot meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt. The price of a security held by the Fund can be adversely affected prior to actual default if its credit status deteriorates and the probability of default rises.


Guarantee Risk: Mortgage- and asset-backed securities involve the risk that private guarantors may default. There can be no assurance that the private insurers or guarantors of fixed income securities can meet their obligations under the insurance policies or guarantee arrangements.


Reinvestment Risk: If interest rates decline when a fixed income security held by the Fund matures, the cash flows from that security will likely be reinvested at a lower interest rate.


Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: The risks associated with mortgage-backed securities include: (1) credit risk associated with the performance of the underlying mortgage properties and of the borrowers owning these properties; (2) adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, which are more likely to have an adverse impact on mortgage-backed securities comprised of loans on certain types of commercial properties than on those comprised of loans on residential properties; (3) prepayment and extension risks, which can lead to significant fluctuations in the value of the mortgage-backed security; (4) loss of all or part of the premium, if any, paid; and (5) decline in the market value of the security, whether resulting from changes in interest rates or prepayments on the underlying mortgage collateral. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets as described in the Statement of Additional Information.


Derivatives risk: Investing in derivative instruments, such as, swaps, options, futures contracts, forward currency contracts, indexed securities and asset-backed securities, to be announced (TBAs) securities, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, and certain exchange-traded funds, involves risks, including liquidity, interest rate, market, counterparty, credit and management risks, mispricing or improper valuation. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested. These instruments are subject to transaction costs and certain risks, such as unanticipated changes in securities prices and global currency investment. The Fund could experience losses if its derivative holdings were poorly correlated with its other investments, or if the Fund were unable to liquidate its position because of an illiquid secondary market.

Performance History for Past 10 Years

The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term performance and provide 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 a broad measure 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 Plus Class (%)
Bar Chart

The Institutional Plus Class' total return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 was -0.02%.


Best Quarter  

Worst Quarter

 
September 30, 2012  

June 30, 2012

 
  1.66

%

   

0.74

%

 
Average Annual Total Returns (For Periods ended December 31, 2012)
Average Annual Returns Institutional Plus Class Prospectus Short-Intermediate Bond Fund
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, Life of Class
Institutional Plus
4.97% 4.91%
Institutional Plus After Taxes on Distributions
3.90% 3.77%
Institutional Plus After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
3.23% 3.52%
Institutional Plus Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index
2.24% 2.31%

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.