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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2025

 

Securities Act File No. 333-239559

Investment Company Act File No. 811-23582

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-1A

 

[ ] REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

[ ] Pre-Effective Amendment No.

[X] Post-Effective Amendment No. 5

 

AND/OR

 

[ ] REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
[X] Amendment No. 8

 

 

 

Modern Capital Funds Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

1701 Meeting Street

Charleston, South Carolina 29405

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 800-767-3838

 

The Corporation Trust Company
Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
New Castle County
Wilmington, DE 19801
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

 

Copy to:

Bibb L. Strench, Esq.

Thompson Hine LLP 1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20036-1600

 

 

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement.

 

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

[X] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)

[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)

[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

[ ] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that the registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

   

 

 

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund 

A series of the
Modern Capital Funds Trust

 

 Class A Shares: MCTOX
Class ADV Shares: MCTDX

 

PROSPECTUS

 

July 29, 2025

 

This Prospectus contains important information about the Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund that you should know before investing. You should read this prospectus carefully, before you invest or send money, and keep it for future reference. For questions or for Shareholder Services, please call 800-711-9164.

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Summary 2
Additional Information About the Fund’s Investment Objective, Principal Investment Strategies, and Risks 10
Principal Investment Strategy 10
Principal Investment Risks 12
Temporary Defensive Positions 16
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy 16
Management of the Fund 17
Investment Adviser 17
Portfolio Managers 17
Distributor 18
Shareholder Services Plan 19
How to Buy Shares 19
Purchasing Shares 19
Multiple Classes 19
Class A Shares 19
Class ADV Shares 21
Opening an Account 22
Frequent Purchases and Redemptions 24
How to Redeem Shares 24
Distribution Plans 26
Valuing Fund Assets 26
Shareholder Statements and Reports 27
Other Important Investment Information 28
Dividends and Distributions 28
Taxes 28
Material Conflicts of Interest 29
Service Providers 29
Financial Highlights 29
Additional Information Back Cover

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FUND SUMMARY
MODERN CAPITAL Tactical Income Fund

 

Investment Objective: The Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide income and capital gains.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund: This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section entitled How to Buy Shares on page 22 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in Purchase and Redemption of Shares on page 42 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Class A Class ADV

Maximum Sales Charge

(Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)

5.00% None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge

(Load) (as a % of the lesser of amount purchased or redeemed)

None None

Redemption Fee

(as a % of amount redeemed)

None None

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class A Class ADV
Management Fees 0.60% 0.60%
Distribution Fees None None
Shareholder Servicing Fees 0.25% 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.63% 0.61%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1 2.12% 2.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 3.60% 3.58%
Fee Waiver and Reimbursement2 0.43% 0.43%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Reimbursement 3.17% 3.15%

1The acquired fund fees and expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. The acquired fund fees and expenses are estimated.

2Modern Capital Management Co., the adviser to the Fund, (the “Adviser”) and Modern Capital Funds Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of the Fund have entered into an expense limitation agreement whereby the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees and/or reimburse certain Fund expenses, including the adviser's management fee (exclusive of (i) brokerage fees and commissions; (ii) shareholder servicing fees; (iii) borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short); (iv) taxes; (v) specialized pricing services and (vii) extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Trust officers and Trustees, contractual indemnification of Fund service providers (other than the adviser)) in order to limit annual Fund operating expenses to 0.90%, and 0.90% for Class A shares, and Class ADV shares, respectively. These expense limitations will remain in effect until at least July 29, 2026. This agreement may be terminated by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) upon written notice to the Adviser. The agreement may not be terminated by the Adviser without consent of the Board. The Adviser will be permitted to recover fees and expenses it has borne, within three years after the fees were waived or expenses reimbursed, only to the extent that the Fund’s expenses do not exceed the lesser of (1) the expense limit in effect at the time the adviser waives or limits the fees and (2) the expense limit in effect at the time the Adviser recovers fees.

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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 (or you hold) 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. The Example includes the Fund’s contractual expense limitation through July 29, 2026. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Class A $820 $1,563 $2,328 $4,335
Class ADV $318 $1,058 $1,818 $3,817

 

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 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. For the most recent fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 916% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The Adviser seeks to achieve the investment objective of the Fund by tactically investing long primarily in publicly traded closed-end funds, domestic or foreign common stocks, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), sponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), and debt instruments. The tactical investment strategy and closed-end fund sub-strategy are discussed in more detail below. The Fund seeks income from interest payments and dividends; and seeks capital gains through short-term trading strategies. The Fund invests without restriction as to issuer capitalization, currency or country. The Fund focuses on issuers in the $100 million to $10 billion range and generally limits its emerging market exposure to 20% of portfolio assets. The Fund may also invest in high yield securities (“junk bonds”) when opportunities arise. The Fund seeks to use publicly traded fixed income vehicles such as ETFs rather than take direct exposure to individual bonds. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which means a relatively high percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a limited number of companies.

 

Tactical Investment Strategy 

 

The Adviser’s tactical strategy focuses on changing asset allocation on a short-term basis to take advantage of perceived differences in relative values among asset classes. The Adviser begins the investment selection process by identifying macroeconomic events it believes are most likely to cause temporary disruptions to valuations in assets classes. The Adviser relies upon inputs from financial market publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Barron’s; company financial reports, such as 10-Ks and 10-Qs; consultation with company officers; analyst reports and market data terminals such as Bloomberg and Reuters. Based on its analysis, the Adviser selects investments it believes are undervalued. It sells securities when it believes they have become fully valued. Additionally, the Adviser may focus on identifying publicly traded closed-end funds trading below their net asset value (“NAV”), which may provide an opportunity for capital appreciation as well as above-average dividend yields.

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The Adviser actively trades the Fund’s investment portfolio, including using what are commonly known as day-trading strategies. The Fund may make aggressive moves into or out of any particular security or sector on a short-term basis and, as a result, the Adviser expects that the Fund will have a portfolio turnover rate in excess of 100% on an annual basis. The Adviser also anticipates that the Fund’s portfolio turnover could significantly exceed 1,000% on an annual basis depending on market conditions. Critical to the success of the Adviser’s tactical investment strategy is execution of Fund trades through a broker-dealer that has the expertise and experience in executing frequent trades in a short-period of time in a manner that constitutes best execution under the circumstances.

 

Closed-End Fund Sub-Strategy 

 

The Adviser identifies and invests in publicly traded closed-end funds based on its evaluation of a number of factors about a given closed-end fund including liquidity, underlying, historical performance, its management including portfolio management, discount gap between its share price and its NAV, the source of the discount, fees and other expenses, tax considerations, the extent to which it is leveraged and how it compares to mutual funds and ETFs with similar investment objectives. Based on these and other factors, the Adviser when engaging in closed-end fund transactions attempts to exploit pricing inefficiencies through tactical trading, including those that result from market volatility, by establishing entry and exit points. The average time horizon for a given closed-end investment is expected to be less than one year. 

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Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

 

As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal. The Fund’s net asset value and returns will vary and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund.

 

Active Trading Risk. Active trading of portfolio securities (commonly known as day-trading strategies) may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability. Because the Adviser engages in high turnover trading strategies that seek to leverage short term price dislocations through the duration of a trade, the Fund will have high portfolio turnover rates, which at times may be significantly in excess of 1,000% of capital over the course of a year. Increased portfolio turnover causes the Fund to incur higher brokerage costs, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may produce increased taxable distributions.

 

ADR Risk. ADRs are receipts, issued by depository banks in the United States, for shares of a foreign-based company that entitle the holder to dividends and capital gains on the underlying security. ADRs may be sponsored or unsponsored. In a sponsored ADR arrangement, the foreign issuer assumes the obligation to pay some or all of the depositary’s transaction fees. Under an unsponsored ADR arrangement, the foreign issuer assumes no obligations and the depositary’s transaction fees are paid directly by the ADR holders. In addition to the risks of investing in foreign securities, there is no guarantee that an ADR issuer will continue to offer a particular ADR. As a result, the Fund may have difficulty selling the ADR or selling them quickly and efficiently at the prices at which they have been valued. The issuers of unsponsored ADRs are not obligated to disclose information that is considered material in the U.S. and voting rights with respect to the deposited securities are not passed through. ADRs may not track the prices of the underlying foreign securities on which they are based, and their values may change materially at times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.

 

Call Risk. During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by the Fund may “call” or repay the security before its stated maturity, and the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income.

 

Closed-End Fund Risk. Closed-end funds are subject to investment advisory fees and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund resulting in duplicative fees and expenses. As such, your cost of investing will be higher than the cost of investing directly in a closed-end fund and may be higher than other mutual funds that invest directly in stocks and bonds. Closed-end funds are also subject to management risk because the Adviser to the underlying closed-end fund may be unsuccessful in meeting the fund’s investment objective. These funds may also trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value and may trade at a larger discount or smaller premium subsequent to purchase by the Fund. Since closed-end funds trade on exchanges, the Fund will also incur brokerage expenses and commissions when it buys or sells closed-end fund shares.

 

Credit Risk. There is a risk that debt issuers will not make payments on securities held by the Fund, resulting in losses to the Fund.

 

Cybersecurity Risk. The computer systems, networks and devices used by the Fund and its service providers to carry out routine business operations employ a variety of protections designed to prevent damage or interruption from computer viruses, network failures, computer and telecommunication failures, infiltration by unauthorized persons and security breaches. Despite the various protections utilized by the Fund and its service providers, systems, networks, or devices potentially can be breached. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result of a cybersecurity breach.

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Emerging Market Risk. Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments, weaker economies, and less-developed legal systems with fewer security holder rights. Emerging market economies may be based on only a few industries and security issuers may be more susceptible to economic weakness and more likely to default. Emerging market securities also tend to be less liquid.

 

Equity Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in equity securities including common stocks, which include the common stock of any class or series of domestic or foreign corporations or any similar equity interest, such as a trust or partnership interest. The value of the equity securities held by the Fund may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate, or facts relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests. These investments may or may not pay dividends and may or may not carry voting rights. Common stock occupies the most junior position in a company’s capital structure.

 

ETF Risk. When the Fund invests in an ETF, it will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses payable directly by the ETF. Therefore, the Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative. In addition, the Fund may be affected by losses of the ETFs and the level of risk arising from the investment practices of the ETFs (such as the use of leverage by the funds). The Fund has no control over the investments and related risks taken by the ETFs in which it invests. Additionally, investments in ETFs are also subject to the following risks: (i) the market price of an ETF’s shares may trade above or below their net asset value; (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; or (iii) trading of an ETF’s shares may be halted for a number of reasons.

 

Foreign and Currency Exposure Risk. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. The value of foreign securities is also affected by the value of the local currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

High-Yield Risk. High-yield, high-risk securities, commonly called “junk bonds,” are considered speculative. While generally providing greater income than investments in higher-quality securities, these lower-quality securities will involve greater risk of principal and income that higher-quality securities.

 

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that debt prices overall, including the prices of securities held by the Fund, will decline over short or even long periods of time due to rising interest rates. Debt instruments with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to interest rates than bonds with shorter maturities. Recently, interest rates have been historically low. Current conditions may result in a rise in interest rates. As a result, for the present, interest rate risk may be heightened.

 

Management Risk. The Adviser’s tactical strategy may not produce the desired results. The portfolio manager’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular asset classes, sectors or other securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the portfolio manager’s judgment will produce the desired results.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. Because a relatively high percentage of a non-diversified Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a limited number of companies that could be in the same or related economic sectors, the Fund’s portfolio may be more susceptible to any single economic, technological or regulatory occurrence than the portfolio of a diversified fund.

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Security Market Risk. The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the activities and financial prospects of the securities markets generally, or an individual security in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

Unexpected local, regional or global events, such as war; acts of terrorism; financial, political or social disruptions; natural, environmental or man-made disasters; the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health issues; and recessions and depressions could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and may impair market liquidity. Such events can cause investor fear, which can adversely affect the economies of nations, regions and the market in general, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. 

 

Inflation pressures have been fueled by elevated energy prices. One of the main near-term sources of elevated energy prices is the geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine. These tensions could either escalate into military conflict or could dissipate based on various factors facing Russia and Ukraine. Due to Europe’s reliance on Russian oil and gas, Russia’s bargaining position may decline as the demand for oil and gas declines. This could lead to near term energy price volatility and may contribute to inflation pressures. 

 

China remains a risk factor to both global supply and demand. The 2021 Chinese property market correction appears broader and deeper than China’s prior housing cycles. Weak market sentiment in China, combined with a high volume of property developer bonds maturing in offshore USD denominated markets in the first half of 2022, increase the risk of a lack of liquidity in the Chinese property market. The Chinese property market slowdown and resulting potential weakness in China’s economic growth could have broader repercussions. China currently accounts for around half the annual copper and steel used globally while being expected to comprise more than 20% of global GDP growth between 2021 and 2026. Additionally, the Chinese market remains important to both U.S. and globally listed companies as a growing consumer market and an important part of supply chains. Chinese policy action may help mitigate this risk from the property sector and restore confidence and stability.  

 

It is impossible to predict the effects of these or similar events in the future on the Fund, although it is possible that these or similar events could have a significant adverse impact on the NAV and/or risk profile of the Fund.

 

Small and Medium (Mid) Capitalization Stock Risk. The earnings and prospects of small and mid-capitalization companies are more volatile than larger companies, they may experience higher failure rates than larger companies and normally have a lower trading volume than larger companies, which may tend to make their market price fall more disproportionately than larger companies in response to selling pressures.

 

Stock Value Risk. Stocks involve the risk that they may never reach what the portfolio manager believes is their full market value, either because the market fails to recognize the stock’s intrinsic worth or the manager misgauged that worth.

 

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund - Class A Shares

 

The bar chart and table that follow show how the Fund has performed on a calendar year basis and provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, and since inception compared with the S&P 500 High Dividend Index and the S&P 500 Index. Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in the Fund. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated information on the fund's investment results can be obtained by visiting www.moderncap.com/mutual-funds.

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Performance Bar Chart For Calendar Years Ended December 31, 2024

 

  

Year
Year

 The highest and lowest quarterly results during this period were:

 

Highest Quarter: 12.62% Quarter ended March 31, 2022
Lowest Quarter: -4.10% Quarter ended June 30, 2022

 

 The Fund’s Class A Shares year-to-date return for the period ended June 30, 2025 was 1.90%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

(For the periods ended December 31, 2024)

 

Modern Capital Tactical Opportunities Fund

Class A Shares

One
Year
Since Inception(1)
Return before taxes 13.90% 15.82%
Return after taxes on distributions 8.77% 11.41%
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 8.25% 10.42%
S&P 500 High Dividend Index(2) 15.31% 8.23%
S&P 500 Index(3) 25.55% 14.25%
HFRI 500 Macro Multi-Strategy Index(4) 9.71% 7.10%

(1) The inception date of the Class A Shares is April 5, 2021.

(2) The S&P 500 High Dividend Index is designed to track the performance of the 80 highest yield dividend equities in the S&P 500. Given that all issuers of securities in the S&P 500 High Dividend Index are part of the S&P 500, all securities contained within the index are large capitalization U.S. equities.

(3) The S&P 500 Index is designed to track the performance of 500 leading large capitalization U.S. equities. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the S&P 500 Index was added as a primary benchmark in accordance with recent changes to regulatory disclosure requirements.

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(4) 

The HFRI 500 Macro Multi-Strategy Index employs components of both discretionary and systematic macro strategies, but neither exclusively both. Strategies frequently contain proprietary trading influences, and in some cases contain distinct, identifiable sub-strategies, such as equity hedge or equity market neutral, or in some cases a number of sub-strategies are blended together without the capacity for portfolio level disaggregation. Strategies employ an investment process is predicated on a systematic, quantitative evaluation of macroeconomic variables in which the portfolio positioning is predicated on convergence of differentials between markets, not necessarily highly correlated with each other, but currently diverging from their historical levels of correlation. Strategies focus on fundamental relationships across geographic areas of focus both inter and intra-asset classes, and typical holding periods are longer than trend following or discretionary strategies. The HFRI 500 Indices are global, equal-weighted indices comprised of the largest hedge funds that report to the HFR Database which are open to new investment and offer quarterly liquidity or better.

 

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund’s primary benchmark was changed from the HFRI 500 Macro Multi-Strategy Index to the S&P 500 High Dividend Index. The Fund elected to use the S&P 500 High Dividend Index as it more closely represents the Fund’s investment strategies.

 

After-tax returns were 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 after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold shares of the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund - Class ADV Shares    

 

The bar chart and table that follow show how the Fund has performed on a calendar year basis and provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year and since inception compared with the S&P 500 High Dividend Index and the S&P 500 Index. Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in the Fund. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated information on the fund's investment results can be obtained by visiting https://www.moderncap.com/AM/mutual-funds

 

Performance Bar Chart For Calendar Years Ended December 31, 2024

 

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The highest and lowest quarterly results during this period were:

 

Highest Quarter: 12.63% Quarter ended March 31, 2022
Lowest Quarter: -4.11% Quarter ended June 30, 2022

 

 The Fund’s Class ADV Shares year-to-date return for the period ended June 30, 2025, was 1.91%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

(For the periods ended December 31, 2024)

 

Modern Capital Tactical Opportunities Fund

Class ADV Shares

One
Year
Since Inception(1)
Return before taxes 13.89% 13.69%
Return after taxes on distributions 8.02% 8.48%
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 8.24% 8.30%
S&P 500 High Dividend Index(2) 15.31% 7.37%
S&P 500 Index(3) 25.55% 13.31%
HFRI 500 Macro Multi-Strategy Index(2) 9.71% 7.67%

 

(1)The inception date of the Class ADV Shares is June 23, 2021.

 

(2)The S&P 500 High Dividend Index is designed to track the performance of the 80 highest yield dividend equities in the S&P 500. Given that all issuers of securities in the S&P 500 High Dividend Index are part of the S&P 500, all securities contained within the index are large capitalization U.S. equities.

 

(3)The S&P 500 Index is designed to track the performance of 500 leading large capitalization U.S. equities. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the S&P 500 Index was added as a primary benchmark in accordance with recent changes to regulatory disclosure requirements.

 

(4)The HFRI 500 Macro Multi-Strategy Index employs components of both discretionary and systematic macro strategies, but neither exclusively both. Strategies frequently contain proprietary trading influences, and in some cases contain distinct, identifiable sub-strategies, such as equity hedge or equity market neutral, or in some cases a number of sub-strategies are blended together without the capacity for portfolio level disaggregation. Strategies employ an investment process is predicated on a systematic, quantitative evaluation of macroeconomic variables in which the portfolio positioning is predicated on convergence of differentials between markets, not necessarily highly correlated with each other, but currently diverging from their historical levels of correlation. Strategies focus on fundamental relationships across geographic areas of focus both inter and intra-asset classes, and typical holding periods are longer than trend following or discretionary strategies. The HFRI 500 Indices are global, equal-weighted indices comprised of the largest hedge funds that report to the HFR Database which are open to new investment and offer quarterly liquidity or better.

 

After-tax returns were 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 after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold shares of the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. 

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You may request a copy of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports, once available, at no charge by calling the Fund at 800-711-9164. Interim information on the Fund’s results can be obtained by visiting www.moderncap.com

 

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Investment Adviser: Modern Capital Management Co. is the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

Portfolio Manager: Peter Montalbano and Michael Lowenberg, investment adviser representatives of the Adviser, serve as the Portfolio Managers. Messrs. Montalbano and Lowenberg have served as the portfolio managers of the Fund since it commenced operations in April 2021.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

 

For Class A shares, the minimum initial investment in the Fund is $1,000 for a regular account, $1,000 for an IRA account, or $100 for an automatic investment plan account. For Class ADV shares, the minimum initial investment is $10,000. The minimum subsequent investment in the Fund is $50. You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open. Redemptions requests may be made in writing, by telephone or through a financial intermediary and will be paid by check or wire transfer.

 

TAX INFORMATION

 

Dividends and capital gain distributions you receive from the Fund, whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash, are taxable to you at either ordinary income or capital gains tax rates unless you are investing through an individual retirement account or a tax-exempt plan. If you are investing in a tax-free plan, distributions may be taxable upon withdrawal from the plan. 

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

 

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information. 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S PRINCIPAL Investment STRATEGIES and RELATED Risks

 

Principal Investment Strategy 

 

The Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing long primarily in publicly traded closed-end funds, domestic or foreign common stocks, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), sponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), and equity and debt instruments. The tactical investment strategy and closed-end fund sub-strategy are discussed in more detail below. The Fund seeks income from interest payments and dividends; and seeks capital gains through short-term trading strategies. The Fund invests without restriction as to issuer capitalization, currency or country. The Fund focuses on issuers in the $100 million to $10 billion range and generally limits emerging market exposure to 20% of portfolio assets. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means a relatively high percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a limited number of companies.

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Tactical Investment Strategy 

 

The Adviser’s tactical strategy focuses on changing asset allocation on a short-term basis to take advantage of perceived differences in relative values among asset classes. The Adviser begins the investment selection process by identifying macroeconomic events it believes are most likely to cause temporary disruptions to valuations in assets classes. The Adviser relies upon inputs from financial market publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Barron’s; company financial reports, such as 10-Ks and 10-Qs; consultation with company officers; analyst reports and market data terminals such as Bloomberg. Based on its analysis, the Adviser selects investments it believes are undervalued. It sells securities when it believes they have become fully valued. Additionally, the Adviser may focus on identifying publicly traded closed-end funds trading below their net asset value, which may provide an opportunity for capital appreciation as well as above-average dividend yields.

 

The Adviser actively trades the Fund’s investment portfolio, including using what are commonly known as day-trading strategies. The Fund may make aggressive moves into or out of any particular sector on a short-term basis and, as a result, the Adviser expects that the Fund will have a portfolio turnover rate in excess of 100% on an annual basis. The Adviser also anticipates that the Fund’s portfolio turnover could significantly exceed 1,000% on an annual basis depending on market conditions. 

 

Closed-End Fund Sub-Strategy

 

The Adviser believes that short-term event-driven investor behavior creates opportunities in out-of-favor sectors. This belief is one of the underpinnings of the firm’s investment philosophy. The diagrams below provide a summary of the Adviser’s view of the publicly traded closed-end fund market place and its investment review process. Closed-end funds (CEFs) are professionally managed investment companies that are listed on securities exchanges and are bought and sold in the open market like conventional common stock. CEFs issue a fixed number of shares through an initial public offering (“IPO”). After the IPO, units trade on an exchange and market price is based on supply and demand, not NAV. However, a CEF may trade above (a premium) or below (a discount) to its NAV. The Adviser employs a proven methodology for identifying and investing in closed-end fund opportunities. 

 

From the execution of the trade, through the ongoing monitoring of the portfolio, the Adviser’s investment team maintains open communication and full transparency to each other’s activity, creating effective portfolio and risk management. 

 

Characteristics Features Opportunities

Sector-specific Exposure. CEF portfolios are typically concentrated and leveraged, providing an efficient method for investing in specific sectors.

 

Professional Management. A portfolio manager or team makes investment decisions.

 

Clear Objectives. Most funds have an investment focus, such as capital appreciation, current income and international equities.

 

Liquidity. CEF shares are sold on exchanges, providing daily liquidity. 

Buybacks at NAV and above Tender offers at above market price Rights offerings Mergers and acquisitions 

CEFs can be bought at a discount to NAV, an attractive attribute for two reasons:

 

●  In income-oriented funds, the yield will be higher when calculated on actual dollars invested at a discount, compared to NAV

 

●  Seller receives return if, during the holding period, the discount to NAV narrows and/or the underlying securities appreciate

 

Some CEFs issue senior securities (preferred stock or debentures) or borrow or “leverage” investment returns. 

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The Adviser also attempts to manage risk by conducting a daily review of: (i) per-security exposure, (ii) profit and loss, (iii) security-specific factors that may affect price, and (iv) by using third-party analytics, value at risk (VaR), volatility, stress test valuation, and gross and net market exposure. 

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

All mutual funds carry a certain amount of risk. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal. The Fund’s net asset value and returns will vary and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Also, an investment in the Fund is not a complete investment program.

 

These risks could adversely affect the net asset value, total return and the value of the Fund and your investment. The risk descriptions below provide a more detailed explanation of the principal investment risks that correspond to the risks described in the Fund’s Fund Summary section of the Prospectus.

 

Active Trading Risk. Active trading of portfolio securities (commonly known as day-trading strategies) may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability. Specifically, active trading of portfolio securities may result in high brokerage costs, which may lower the Fund’s actual return. Active trading also may increase the proportion of the Fund’s gains that are short-term capital gains, which are treated as ordinary income and taxed at a higher rate than long-term gains. Because the Adviser engages in high turnover trading strategies that seek to leverage short term price dislocations through the duration of a trade, the Fund will have high portfolio turnover rates, which at times may be in excess of 1,000% of capital over the course of a year. Increased portfolio turnover causes the Fund to incur higher brokerage costs and custodian transaction charges, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may produce increased brokerage costs, custody transaction charges, and taxable distributions.

 

ADR Risks. ADRs are receipts, issued by depository banks in the United States, for shares of a foreign-based company that entitle the holder to dividends and capital gains on the underlying security. ADRs may be sponsored or unsponsored. In a sponsored ADR arrangement, the foreign issuer assumes the obligation to pay some or all of the depositary’s transaction fees. Under an unsponsored ADR arrangement, the foreign issuer assumes no obligations and the depositary’s transaction fees are paid directly by the ADR holders. The value of foreign securities is subject is subject to currency fluctuations. Foreign companies are generally not subject to the same regulatory requirements of U.S. companies thereby resulting in less publicly available information about these companies. In addition, foreign accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards generally differ from those applicable to U.S. companies. In addition to the risks of investing in foreign securities, there is no guarantee that an ADR issuer will continue to offer a particular ADR. As a result, the Fund may have difficulty selling the ADR or selling them quickly and efficiently at the prices at which they have been valued. The issuers of unsponsored ADRs are not obligated to disclose information that is considered material in the U.S. and voting rights with respect to the deposited securities are not passed through. ADRs may not track the prices of the underlying foreign securities on which they are based, and their values may change materially at times when U.S. markets are not open for trading.

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Call Risk. During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by the Fund may “call” or repay the security before its stated maturity, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income.

 

Closed-End Fund Risk. CEFs are subject to investment advisory and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund resulting in duplicative fees and expenses. As such, your cost of investing will be higher than the cost of investing directly in a CEF and may be higher than other mutual funds that invest directly in stocks and bonds. CEFs are also subject to management risk because the Adviser to the underlying closed-end fund may be unsuccessful in meeting the fund’s investment objective.

 

Shares of closed-end funds are typically offered to the public in a one-time initial public offering by a group of underwriters who retain a spread or underwriting commission of between 4% or 6% of the initial public offering price. Such securities are then listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (commonly known as “NASDAQ”) or, in some cases, may be traded in other over-the-counter markets. Because the shares of closed-end funds cannot be redeemed upon demand to the issuer like the shares of an open-end investment company (such as the Fund), investors seek to buy and sell shares of closed-end funds in the secondary market.

 

The Fund generally will purchase shares of closed-end funds only in the secondary market. The Fund will incur normal brokerage costs on such purchases similar to the expenses the Fund would incur for the purchase of securities of any other type of issuer in the secondary market. The Fund may, however, also purchase securities of a closed-end fund in an initial public offering when, in the opinion of the Adviser, based on a consideration of the nature of the closed-end fund’s proposed investments, the prevailing market conditions and the level of demand for such securities, they represent an attractive opportunity for growth of capital. The initial offering price typically will include a dealer spread, which may be higher than the applicable brokerage cost if a Fund purchased such securities in the secondary market.

 

The shares of many closed-end funds, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is less than the NAV per share, the difference representing the “market discount” of such shares. This market discount may be due in part to the investment objective of long-term appreciation, which is sought by many closed-end funds, as well as to the fact that the shares of closed-end funds are not redeemable by the holder upon demand to the issuer at the next determined NAV but rather are subject to the principles of supply and demand in the secondary market. A relative lack of secondary market purchasers of closed-end fund shares also may contribute to such shares trading at a discount to their NAV.

 

The Fund may invest in shares of closed-end funds that are trading at a discount to NAV or at a premium to NAV. There can be no assurance that the market discount on shares of any closed-end fund purchased by the Fund will ever decrease. In fact, it is possible that this market discount may increase and the Fund may suffer realized or unrealized capital losses due to further decline in the market price of the securities of such closed-end funds, thereby adversely affecting the NAV of the Fund’s shares. Similarly, there can be no assurance that any shares of a closed-end fund purchased by the Fund at a premium will continue to trade at a premium or that the premium will not decrease subsequent to a purchase of such shares by the Fund. 

 

Closed-end funds may issue senior securities (including preferred stock and debt obligations) for the purpose of leveraging the closed-end fund’s common shares in an attempt to enhance the current return to such closed-end fund’s common shareholders. A Fund’s investment in the common shares of closed-end funds that are financially leveraged may create an opportunity for greater total return on its investment, but at the same time may be expected to exhibit more volatility in market price and NAV than an investment in shares of investment companies without a leveraged capital structure.

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Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and counterparties will not make payments on securities and other investments held by the Fund, resulting in losses to the Fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by the Fund may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes. The Fund may invest, directly or indirectly, in “junk bonds,” which the Fund defines as those rated below Baa3 by Moody’s or equivalently by another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization or determined by the Adviser to be of similar quality. Such securities are speculative investments that carry greater risks than higher quality debt securities.

 

Cybersecurity Risk. The computer systems, networks and devices used by the Fund and its service providers to carry out routine business operations employ a variety of protections designed to prevent damage or interruption from computer viruses, network failures, computer and telecommunication failures, infiltration by unauthorized persons and security breaches. Despite the various protections utilized by the Fund and its service providers, systems, networks, or devices potentially can be breached. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result of a cybersecurity breach.

 

Cybersecurity breaches can include unauthorized access to systems, networks, or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; and attacks that shut down, disable, slow, or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes, or website access or functionality. Cybersecurity breaches may cause disruptions and impact the Fund’s business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses; interference with the Fund’s ability to calculate NAV; impediments to trading; the inability of the Fund, the Adviser, and other service providers to transact business; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs; as well as the inadvertent release of confidential information.

 

Similar adverse consequences could result from cybersecurity breaches affecting issuers of securities in which the Fund invests; counterparties with which the Fund engages in transactions; governmental and other regulatory authorities; exchange and other financial market operators, banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies, and other financial institutions (including financial intermediaries and service providers for the Fund’s shareholders); and other parties. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred by these entities in order to prevent any cybersecurity breaches in the future.

 

Emerging Markets Risk. Investing in emerging markets involves not only the risks described below with respect to investing in foreign securities, but also other risks, including exposure to economic structures that are generally less diverse and mature, and to political systems that can be expected to have less stability, than those of developed countries. For example, emerging markets may experience significant declines in value due to political and currency volatility. Other characteristics of emerging markets that may affect investment include certain national policies that may restrict investment by foreigners in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interests and the absence of developed structures governing private and foreign investments and private property. The typically small size of the markets of securities of issuers located in emerging markets and the possibility of a low or nonexistent volume of trading in those securities may also result in a lack of liquidity and in price volatility of those securities.

 

Equity Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in equity securities including common stocks, which include the common stock of any class or series of domestic or foreign corporations or any similar equity interest, such as a trust or partnership interest. These investments may or may not pay dividends and may or may not carry voting rights. Common stock holds the lowest priority in the capital structure of a company and therefore takes the largest share of the company’s risk and its accompanying volatility. Holders of common stocks incur more risk than holders of preferred stocks and debt obligations because common stockholders, as owners of the issuer, generally have inferior rights to receive payments from the issuer in comparison with the rights of creditors or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks. Further, unlike debt securities, which typically have a stated principal amount payable at maturity (whose value, however, is subject to market fluctuations prior thereto), or preferred stocks, which typically have a liquidation preference and which may have stated optional or mandatory redemption provisions, common stocks have neither a fixed principal amount nor a maturity. An adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular common stock. Also, prices of common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and economic conditions, and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence and perceptions change. These investor perceptions are based on various and unpredictable factors, including expectations regarding government, economic, monetary and fiscal policies; inflation and interest rates; economic expansion or contraction; and global or regional political, economic or banking crises.

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ETF Risk. When the Fund invests in another investment company, including an ETF, it will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses payable directly by the other investment company. Therefore, the Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative. In addition, the Fund may be affected by losses of the underlying funds and the level of risk arising from the investment practices of the underlying funds (such as the use of leverage by the funds). The Fund has no control over the investments and related risks taken by the underlying funds in which it invests. Additionally, investments in ETFs are also subject to the following risks: (i) the market price of an ETF’s shares may trade above or below their net asset value; (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; or (iii) trading of an ETF’s shares may be halted for a number of reasons.

 

Foreign and Currency Exposure Risk. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. The value of foreign securities is also affected by the value of the local currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The value of foreign investments may be affected by changes in exchange control regulations, application of foreign tax laws (including withholding tax), changes in governmental administration or economic or monetary policy (in this country or abroad) or changed circumstances in dealings between nations. Special risks associated with investments in foreign markets may include less liquidity, greater volatility, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards.

 

High-Yield Risk. Below investment grade instruments and other lower-quality debt including lower-quality loans, known generally, as “high yield” or “junk” bonds, present a significant risk for loss of principal and interest. These investments involve greater risk than instruments of higher quality, including an increased possibility that the instrument’s issuer, obligor or guarantor may not be able to make its payments of interest and principal (credit quality risk). If that happens, the value of the instrument may decrease, and the Fund’s share price may decrease and its income distribution may be reduced. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates (interest rate risk) could adversely affect the market for these instruments and reduce the Fund’s ability to sell them (liquidity risk). Such securities may also include Rule 144A securities, which are subject to resale restrictions. The lack of a liquid market for these instruments could decrease the Fund’s share price. The credit rating for these securities could also be further downgraded after they are purchased by the Fund, which would reduce their value. The value of lower-quality investments often fluctuates in response to company, political, or economic developments and can decline significantly over short periods of time or during periods of general or regional economic difficulty.

 

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that bond prices overall, including the prices of securities held by the Fund, will decline over short or even long periods of time due to rising interest rates. Bonds with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to interest rates than bonds with shorter maturities. For example, if interest rates go up by 1.0%, the price of a 4% coupon bond will decrease by approximately 1.0% for a bond with 1 year to maturity and approximately 4.4% for a bond with 5 years to maturity. Recently, interest rates have been historically low. Current conditions may result in a rise in interest rates. As a result, for the present, interest rate risk may be heightened. 

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Management Risk. The Adviser’s tactical strategy may not produce the desired results. The portfolio manager’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular stocks or other securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the portfolio manager’s judgment will produce the desired results.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. Because a relatively high percentage of a non-diversified Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a limited number of companies that could be in the same or related economic sectors, the Fund’s portfolio may be more susceptible to any single economic, technological or regulatory occurrence than the portfolio of a diversified fund.

 

Security Market Risk. The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the activities and financial prospects of the securities markets generally, or an individual security in the Fund’s portfolio. The value of a specific security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The value of certain types of securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments.

 

Unexpected local, regional or global events, such as war; acts of terrorism; financial, political or social disruptions; natural, environmental or man-made disasters; the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health issues; and recessions and depressions could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and may impair market liquidity. Such events can cause investor fear, which can adversely affect the economies of nations, regions and the market in general, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness known as COVID-19, which is caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread globally. This coronavirus has resulted in, among other things, travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, significant disruptions to business operations, market closures, cancellations and restrictions, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 has adversely affected, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future could adversely affect, the economies of many nations and the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

 

Inflation pressures have been fueled by elevated energy prices. One of the main near-term sources of elevated energy prices is the geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine These tensions could either escalate into military conflict or could dissipate based on various factors facing Russia and Ukraine. Due to Europe’s reliance on Russian oil and gas, Russia’s bargaining position may decline as the demand for oil and gas declines. This could lead to near term energy price volatility and may contribute to inflation pressures. 

 

China remains a risk factor to both global supply and demand. The 2021 Chinese property market correction appears broader and deeper than China’s prior housing cycles. Weak market sentiment in China, combined with a high volume of property developer bonds maturing in offshore USD denominated markets in the first half of 2022, increase the risk of a lack of liquidity in the Chinese property market. The Chinese property market slowdown and resulting potential weakness in China’s economic growth could have broader repercussions. China currently accounts for around half the annual copper and steel used globally while being expected to comprise more than 20% of global GDP growth between 2021 and 2026. Additionally, the Chinese market remains important to both U.S. and globally listed companies as a growing consumer market and an important part of supply chains. Chinese policy action may help mitigate this risk from the property sector and restore confidence and stability. 

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It is impossible to predict the effects of these or similar events in the future on the Fund, although it is possible that these or similar events could have a significant adverse impact on the NAV and/or risk profile of the Fund.

 

Small and Medium (Mid) Capitalizations Stock Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in the stocks of small and mid-sized companies, the Fund may be subject to additional risks. The earnings and prospects of these companies are more volatile than larger companies. These companies may experience higher failure rates than larger companies. Small- and mid-sized companies normally have a lower trading volume than larger companies, which may tend to make their market price fall more disproportionately than larger companies in response to selling pressures. Small- and mid-sized companies may have limited markets, product lines or financial resources and may lack management experience. In addition, stocks of small and mid-capitalization companies generally are less liquid than those of larger companies. This means that the Fund could have greater difficulty selling such securities at the time and price that the Fund would like. 

 

Stock Value Risk. Stocks involve the risk that they may never reach what the portfolio manager believes is their full market value, either because the market fails to recognize the stock’s intrinsic worth or the manager misgauged that worth. They also may decline in price, even though, in theory, they are already undervalued. Because different types of stocks tend to shift in and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance may sometimes be lower or higher than that of other types of funds (such as those emphasizing only stocks of a particular market cap, industry or investment strategy). 

 

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

 

The Fund reserves the right to invest in U.S. government securities, money market instruments, and cash, without limitation, as determined by the Adviser in response to adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions. In the event that the Fund engages in temporary defensive strategies that are inconsistent with its investment strategies, the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective may be limited.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE POLICY

 

A description of the Fund’s policies regarding disclosure of the securities in the Fund’s portfolios is found in the SAI and on the Fund’s website at www.moderncap.com 

 

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Modern Capital Management Co., a Wyoming corporation located at 1701 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 29405, serves as investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser was formed in October 2019 and has been advising the Fund since the Fund commenced investment operations in April, 2021. As of March 31, 2025, the Adviser had approximately $110M in assets under management. As an SEC-registered investment adviser, management of the Fund is currently the Adviser’s primary business. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Adviser is responsible for formulating the Fund’s investment policies, making ongoing investment decisions and directing portfolio transactions.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

Peter Montalbano has been an investment adviser representative of the Adviser since the Fund’s commenced operations in March 2021. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of White Mountain Capital, LLC, a broker/dealer since 1999 and Managing Member of Bonaventure Managers LLC and Bonaventure Management Group LLC since 2001. Bonaventure Managers LLC and Bonaventure Management Group LLC, which serve, respectively, as investment manager and general partner of a private investment fund. Mr. Montalbano has managed investments for over 20 years through his investment fund and broker/dealer relationships.

 

Michael Lowenberg has been an investment adviser representative of the Adviser since the Fund commenced operations in March, 2021. He also serves as Chief Financial Officer of White Mountain Capital, LLC, a broker/dealer, as well as an executive officer of Bonaventure Managers LLC and, later, Bonaventure Management Group LLC, since 2004. Bonaventure Management Group LLC, which serve, respectively, as investment manager and general partner of a private investment fund. Mr. Lowenberg has managed investments for over 15 years through his investment fund and broker/dealer relationships.

 

Pursuant to the Portfolio Management Agreement dated October 26, 2020, between Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano and the Adviser, Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano manage the investment portfolio of the Fund and provide such portfolio management services to the Fund as independent contractors. Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano are each an investment adviser representative of the Adviser and, as such, are subject to the supervision and control of the Adviser. They are not employees of the Adviser or the Trust.

 

Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano each receive from the Adviser a fixed fee for providing portfolio management services to the Fund equal to 25.0% of the monthly investment advisory fee paid by the Fund to the Adviser, net of reductions in fees due to any expense cap which may be in effect as of the time in which the fees are earned. In addition, the Adviser pays Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano for certain expenses they incur including certain of their registration fees, costs associated with bonding requirements and errors and omissions insurance, travel and entertainment expenses associated with the Fund, and costs associated with operating their business operations.

 

Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano have agreed to indemnify the Adviser for certain actions, damages and expenses, as specified in the Portfolio Management Agreement.

 

The SAI provides additional information about each portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed and ownership of securities in the Fund.

 

Adviser Compensation. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to receive fees equal to 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Adviser received $440,835 in fees after waivers and reimbursements during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

 

Expense Limitation Agreement. The Adviser has entered into an expense limitation agreement whereby the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees and/or reimburse certain Fund expenses, including the Adviser's management fee, any organizational expenses (exclusive of (i) any front-end or contingent deferred loads; (ii) brokerage fees and commissions, (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses; (iv) borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short); (v) taxes; (vi) specialized pricing services and (vii) extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Trust officers and Trustees, contractual indemnification of Fund service providers (other than the Adviser)) in order to limit annual Fund operating expenses to 0.90%, and 0.90% for Class A shares, and Class ADV shares, respectively, through July 29, 2026.

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The Adviser (not the Fund) may pay certain financial institutions (which may include banks, brokers, securities dealers and other industry professionals) a fee for providing distribution related services for the Fund’s shareholders to the extent these institutions are allowed to do so by applicable statute, rule or regulation. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board approval of the Management Agreement will be available in the Fund’s first issued semi-annual or annual report to shareholders.

 

Approval of Advisory Agreement. Discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement is available in the Fund’s semi-annual report to shareholders for the period ended September 30, 2024.

 

Under normal circumstances, the Adviser will exclusively select White Mountain Capital LLC (the “Affiliated Broker”) to act as the introducing broker, which in turn will under normal circumstances execute Fund trades exclusively through an unaffiliated broker-dealer provided the Fund achieves best execution pricing through the arrangement. In such instances the placement of orders with the Affiliated Broker will be consistent with the Fund’s objective of obtaining best execution and would not be dependent upon the fact that the Affiliated Broker is an affiliate of the Adviser. With respect to orders placed with the Affiliated Broker for execution on a national securities exchange, commissions received must conform to Section 17(e)(2)(A) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17e-1 thereunder, which permit an affiliated person of a registered investment company (such as the Fund), or any affiliated person of such person, to receive a brokerage commission from such registered investment company provided that such commission is reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities during a comparable period of time. This standard would allow the Affiliated Broker to receive no more than reasonable and fair compared remuneration than would be expected to be received by an unaffiliated broker in a commensurate arms-length transaction. The Adviser will employ an unaffiliated entity to prepare and provide to the Board periodic reports analyzing the execution services the Fund receives in the context of this standard. Any commission, fee or other remuneration paid to the Affiliated Broker or dealer will be paid in compliance with the Fund’s procedures adopted in accordance with Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. The Adviser does not believe that the restrictions on transactions with the affiliated brokers described above will materially adversely affect its ability to provide services to the Fund, the Fund’s ability to take advantage of market opportunities, or the Fund’s overall performance. See the Material Conflicts of Interest section of the Prospectus for more information about the Fund brokerage arrangement.

 

DISTRIBUTOR

 

Vigilant LLC (the “Distributor”), 223 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 216, Chadds Ford, PA 19317, serves as distributor for the Fund. The Distributor, as agent in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, will use reasonable efforts to facilitate the sale of the Fund’s shares. Shares of the Fund are offered to the public on a continuous basis. 

 

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN

 

The Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan. Under the plan, the Fund pays a service fees based on annualized percentages of average daily net assets, of up to 0.25% for Class A shares and Class ADV shares. These fees are an ongoing expense and, over time, will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than other types of sales charges.

 

In addition, the Adviser and/or its affiliates make payments for distribution, shareholder servicing, marketing and promotional activities and related expenses out of their profits and other available sources, including profits from their relationships with the Fund. These payments are not reflected as additional expenses in the fee table contained in this Prospectus. The recipients of these payments may include affiliates of the Adviser, as well as non-affiliated broker/dealers, insurance companies, financial institutions and other Financial Intermediaries through which investors may purchase shares of the Fund, including your Financial Intermediary. The total amount of these payments is substantial, may be substantial to any given recipient and may exceed the costs and expenses incurred by the recipient for any fund-related marketing or shareholder servicing activities. The payments described in this paragraph are often referred to as “revenue sharing payments.” Revenue sharing arrangements are separately negotiated between the Adviser and/or its affiliates, and the recipients of these payments.

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Revenue sharing payments create an incentive for an intermediary or its employees or associated persons to recommend or sell shares of the Fund to you. Contact your Financial Intermediary for details about revenue sharing payments it receives or may receive. Revenue sharing payments, as well as payments under the shareholder services plan, also benefit the Adviser, and its affiliates to the extent the payments result in more assets being invested in the Fund on which fees are being charged.

 

The Fund has policies and procedures in place for the monitoring of payments to broker-dealers and other Financial Intermediaries for distribution-related activities and the following non-distribution activities: sub-transfer agent, administrative, and other shareholder servicing services.

 

Your Financial Intermediary may provide shareholder services that differ from the services provided by other Financial Intermediaries. Services provided by your Financial Intermediary may vary by class. You should ask your Financial Intermediary to explain the shareholder services it provides for each class and the compensation it receives in connection with each class. Remember that your Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation depending on the share class in which you invest.

 

HOW TO BUY SHARES

 

PURCHASING SHARES

 

You may buy shares on any business day. This includes any day that the Fund is open for business, other than weekends and days on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed, including the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

 

The Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) per share as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE every day the NYSE is open. The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”). The Fund’s NAV is calculated by taking the total value of the Fund’s assets, subtracting its liabilities, and then dividing by the total number of shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent.

 

Purchase orders received in “good order” by the Fund’s transfer agent before the close of trading on the NYSE will be processed at the NAV next calculated after your order is received. On occasion, the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. When that happens, purchase orders received after the NYSE closes will be processed the following business day.

 

Good Order: When making a purchase request, make sure your request is in good order. “Good order” means your purchase includes: 

●     the name of the Fund and share class 

●     the dollar amount of shares to be purchased 

●     a completed purchase application or investment stub 

●     a check payable to the applicable fund 

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MULTIPLE CLASSES

 

The Fund offers multiple classes of shares. Each Class of shares has a different distribution arrangement to provide for different investment needs. This allows you to choose the class of shares most suitable for you depending on the amount and length of investment and other relevant factors. Sales personnel may receive different compensation for selling each class of shares. Not all share classes may be available for purchase in all states.

 

CLASS A SHARES

 

You can buy Class A shares at the public offering price, which is the NAV plus an up-front sales charge. You may qualify for a reduced sales charge, or the sales charge may be waived, as described below. The up-front sales charge also does not apply to Class A shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. The up-front Class A sales charge and the commissions paid to dealers are as follows: 

 

Amount

of Purchase

Sales Charge
as % of
Public Offering Price(1)
Sales Charge
as % of
Net Amount Invested
Authorized
Dealer Commission
as % of
Public Offering
Price
Less than $100,000 5.00% 5.26% 4.50%
$100,000 but less than $250,000 4.00% 4.17% 3.50%
$250,000 but less than $500,000 3.00% 3.09% 2.50%
$500,000 but less than $1,000,000 2.00% 2.04% 1.50%
$1,000,000 and above 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%

1.Offering price includes the front-end sales load. The sales charge you pay may differ slightly from the amount set forth above because of rounding that occurs in the calculation used to determine your sales charge.

 

If you invest $1 million or more either as a lump sum or through rights of accumulation quantity discount or letter of intent programs, you can buy shares without an initial sales charge.

 

How to Reduce Your Sales Charge. The Fund offers a number of ways to reduce or eliminate the up-front sales charge on Class A shares.

 

Class A Sales Charge Reductions. Reduced sales charges are available to shareholders with investments of $100,000 or more in the Fund. In addition, you may qualify for reduced sales charges under the following circumstances.

 

Letter of Intent: An investor may qualify for a reduced sales charge immediately by stating his or her intention to invest in the Fund, during a 13-month period, an amount that would qualify for a reduced sales charge and by signing a Letter of Intent, which may be signed at any time within 90 days after the first investment to be included under the Letter of Intent. However, if an investor does not buy enough shares to qualify for the lower sales charge by the end of the 13-month period (or when you sell your shares, if earlier), the additional shares that were purchased due to the reduced sales charge credit the investor received will be liquidated to pay the additional sales charge owed. Shareholders, or their financial representative, should preserve records of their purchases related to the Letter of Intent program.

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Rights of Accumulation: You may add the current value of all of your existing Fund shares of the same class to determine the front-end sales charge to be applied to your current Class A purchase. Only balances currently held entirely in the Fund or, if held in an account through a financial services firm, at the same firm through whom you are making your current purchase, will be eligible to be added to your current purchase for purposes of determining your Class A sales charge. You may include the value of the Fund’s investments held by the members of your immediately family, including the value of the Fund’s investments held by you or them in individual retirement plans, such as individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), provided such balances are also currently held entirely in the Fund or, if held in an account through a financial services firm, at the same financial services firm through whom you are making your current purchase. The value of shares eligible for a cumulative quantity discount equals the cumulative cost of the shares purchased (not including reinvested dividends) or the current account market value; whichever is greater. The current market value of the shares is determined by multiplying the number of shares by the previous day’s NAV. If you believe there are cumulative quantity discount eligible shares that can be combined with your current purchase to achieve a sales charge breakpoint, you must, at the time of your purchase (including at the time of any future purchase) specifically identify those shares to your current broker-dealer. Shareholders, or their financial representative, should preserve records of their purchases related to the rights of accumulation quantity discount program. 

 

Investments of $1 Million or More: With respect to Class A, if you invest $1 million or more, either as a lump sum or through our rights of accumulation quantity discount or letter of intent programs, you can buy Class A shares without an initial sales charge.

 

Class A Sales Charge Waivers: The Fund may sell Class A shares at NAV (i.e. without the investor paying any initial sales charge) to certain categories of investors, including: (1) investment advisory clients or investors referred by the Adviser or its affiliates; (2) officers and present or former Trustees of the Trust; directors and employees of selected dealers or agents; the spouse, sibling, direct ancestor or direct descendant (collectively “relatives”) of any such person; any trust, individual retirement account or retirement plan account for the benefit of any such person or relative; or the estate of any such person or relative; if such shares are purchased for investment purposes (such shares may not be resold except to the Fund); (3) the Adviser or its affiliates and certain employee benefit plans for employees of the Fund’s investment; (4) employer sponsored qualified pension or profit-sharing plans (including Section 401(k) plans), custodial accounts maintained pursuant to Section 403(b)(7) retirement plans, and individual retirement accounts (including individual retirement accounts to which simplified employee pension (“SEP”) contributions are made), if such plans or accounts are established or administered under programs sponsored by administrators or other persons that have been approved by the Adviser; (5) fee-based financial planners and registered investment advisors who are purchasing on behalf of their clients; (6) broker-dealers who have entered into selling agreements with the Adviser for their own accounts; and (7) participants in no-transaction-fee programs of brokers that have a dealer or shareholder servicing agreement with the Fund. 

 

Please refer to the SAI for detailed program descriptions and eligibility requirements. Additional information is available by calling 800-711-9164. Your financial advisor can also help you prepare any necessary application forms. You or your financial advisor must notify the Fund at the time of each purchase if you are eligible for any of these programs. The Fund may modify or discontinue these programs at any time.

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CLASS ADV SHARES

 

Sales of Class ADV shares are not subject to a front-end sales charge. As discussed below, Class ADV shares have a higher minimum initial investment amount than Class A shares. Class ADV shares are only available through investment advisers that have entered into selling agreements with the Fund. 

 

OPENING AN ACCOUNT

 

You may purchase Class A shares directly through the Fund’s transfer agent or through a brokerage firm or other financial institution that has agreed to sell Fund shares. If you purchase shares through a brokerage firm or other financial institution, you may be charged a fee by the firm or institution.

 

If you are investing directly in the Fund for the first time, please call toll-free 800-711-9164 to request a Shareholder Account Application. You will need to establish an account before investing. Be sure to sign up for all the account options that you plan to take advantage of. For example, if you would like to be able to redeem your shares by telephone, you should select this option on your Shareholder Account Application. Doing so when you open your account means that you will not need to complete additional paperwork later.

If you are purchasing through the Fund’s transfer agent, send the completed Shareholder Account Application and a check payable to the appropriate Fund to the following address:

 

Regular Mail Overnight Mail

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund
c/oTrailmark Fund Solutions 

3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410 

Beachwood, Ohio, 44122 

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund
c/o Trailmark Fund Solutions 

3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410 

Beachwood, Ohio, 44122 

 

All purchases must be made in U.S. dollars and checks must be drawn on U.S. banks. No cash, credit cards or third-party checks will be accepted. A $20 fee will be charged against your account for any payment check returned to the transfer agent or for any incomplete electronic funds transfer, or for insufficient funds, stop payment, closed account or other reasons. If a check does not clear your bank or the Fund is unable to debit your predesignated bank account on the day of purchase, the Fund reserves the right to cancel the purchase. If your purchase is canceled, you will be responsible for any losses or fees imposed by your bank and losses that may be incurred as a result of a decline in the value of the canceled purchase. The Fund (or Fund’s agent) have the authority to redeem shares in your account(s) to cover any losses due to fluctuations in share price. Any profit on such cancellation will accrue to the appropriate Fund. Your investment in the Fund should be intended to serve as a long-term investment vehicle. The Fund is not designed to provide you with a means of speculating on the short-term fluctuations in the stock market. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request that it regards as disruptive to the efficient management of the Fund, which includes investors with a history of excessive trading. The Fund also reserves the right to stop offering shares at any time.

 

If you choose to pay by wire, you must call the Fund’s transfer agent, at 800-711-9164 to obtain instructions on how to set up your account and to obtain an account number and wire instructions.

 

Wire orders will be accepted only on a day on which the Fund, the custodian and the transfer agent are open for business. A wire purchase will not be considered made until the wired money and purchase order are received by the Fund. Any delays that may occur in wiring money, including delays that may occur in processing by the banks, are not the responsibility of the Fund or the transfer agent. The Fund presently does not charge a fee for the receipt of wired funds, but the Fund may charge shareholders for this service in the future.

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To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. This means that when you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask for other identifying documents or information, and may take additional steps to verify your identity. We may not be able to open your account or complete a transaction for you until we are able to verify your identity.

 

Minimum Purchase Amount. For Class A shares, the minimum initial investment in the Fund is $1,000 for a regular account, $1,000 for an IRA account, or $100 for an automatic investment plan account. For Class ADV shares, the minimum initial investment amount is $10,000.

 

The Fund reserves the right to change the amount of these minimums from time to time or to waive them in whole or in part for certain accounts. Investment minimums may be higher or lower for investors purchasing shares through a brokerage firm or other financial institution. To the extent investments of individual investors are aggregated into an omnibus account established by an investment advisor, broker or other intermediary, the account minimums apply to the omnibus account, not to the account of the individual investor. 

 

Automatic Investment Plan. You may open an automatic investment plan account for Class A shares with a $100 initial purchase and a $100 monthly investment. If you have an existing account that does not include the automatic investment plan, you can contact the Fund’s transfer agent to establish an automatic investment plan. The automatic investment plan provides a convenient method to have monies deducted directly from your bank account for investment in the Fund. You may authorize the automatic withdrawal of funds from your bank account for a minimum amount of $100. The Fund may alter, modify or terminate this plan at any time. To begin participating in this plan, please complete the Automatic Investment Plan Section found on the application or contact the Fund at 800-711-9164.

 

Additional Investments. The minimum subsequent investment in the Fund is $50. You may purchase additional shares of the Fund by check or wire. Your bank wire should be sent as outlined above. You also may purchase Fund shares by making automatic periodic investments from your bank account. To use this feature, select the automatic investment option in the account application and provide the necessary information about the bank account from which your investments will be make. You may revoke your election to make automatic investments by calling 800-711-9164 or by writing to the Fund at: 

 

Regular Mail Overnight Mail

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund
c/o Trailmark Fund Solutions

3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410 

Beachwood, Ohio, 44122 

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund
c/o Trailmark Fund Solutions

3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410 

Beachwood, Ohio, 44122 

 

Other Purchase Information. The Fund may limit the amount of purchases and refuse to sell to any person. If your wire does not clear, you will be responsible for any loss incurred by the Fund. If you are already a shareholder, the Fund can redeem shares from any identically registered account in the Fund as reimbursement for any loss incurred. You may be prohibited or restricted from making future purchases in the Fund.

 

The Fund has authorized certain broker-dealers and other financial institutions (including their designated intermediaries) to accept on their behalf purchase and sell orders. The Fund is deemed to have received an order when the authorized person or designee receives the order, and the order is processed at the NAV next calculated thereafter. It is the responsibility of the broker-dealer or other financial institution to transmit orders promptly to the Fund’s transfer agent.

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FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES

 

The Fund discourages market timing that they consider abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases and redemptions in an attempt to profit from short term market movements. To the extent that the Fund significantly invests in small or mid-capitalization equity securities, because these securities are often infrequently traded, investors may seek to trade Fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of these securities (referred to as price arbitrage). Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. The Board has adopted a policy directing the Fund to reject any purchase order with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s), where it detects a pattern of purchases and sales of the Fund that indicates abusive market timing or trading that it determines is abusive. However, the Fund does not consider share exchanges to be abusive. This policy applies uniformly to all Fund shareholders. While the Fund attempts to deter abusive market timing, there is no assurance that they will be able to identify and eliminate all abusive market timers. For example, certain accounts called “omnibus accounts” include multiple shareholders. Omnibus accounts typically provide the Fund with a net purchase or redemption request on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identities of individual purchasers and redeemers whose orders are aggregated are not known by the Fund. The netting effect often makes it more difficult for a Fund to detect abusive market timing, and there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to do so. Brokers maintaining omnibus accounts with the Fund have agreed to provide shareholder transaction information to the extent known to the broker, to the Fund upon request. If the Fund becomes aware of abusive market timing in an omnibus account, it will work with the broker maintaining the omnibus account to identify the shareholder engaging in the market timing activity. In addition, the Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase order for any reason, including purchase orders that it does not think are in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders or if the Fund thinks that trading is abusive.

 

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

 

You may redeem your shares on any business day. Redemption orders received in proper order by the Fund’s transfer agent or by a brokerage firm or other financial institution that sells Fund shares before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (or before the NYSE closes if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET) will be effective at that day’s NAV. Your brokerage firm or financial institution may have an earlier cut-off time

 

Shares of the Fund may be redeemed by mail or telephone. You may receive redemption payments in the form of a check or federal wire transfer. A wire transfer fee of $15 may be charged to defray custodial charges for redemptions paid by wire transfer. Any charges for wire redemptions will be deducted from your account by redemption of shares. If you redeem your shares through a broker-dealer or other institution, you may be charged a fee by that institution.

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By Mail. You may redeem any part of your account in the Fund at no charge by mail. Your request, in good order, should be addressed to:

 

Regular Mail Overnight Mail

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund
c/o Trailmark Fund Solutions

3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410 

Beachwood, Ohio, 44122 

 

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund
c/o Trailmark Fund Solutions

3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410 

Beachwood, Ohio, 44122 

Good Order: Your redemption request will be processed if it is in “good order.” To be in good order, the following conditions must be satisfied:
The request should be in writing, unless redeeming by telephone, indicating the number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed;
The request must identify your account number;
The request should be signed by you and any other person listed on the account, exactly as the shares are registered; and
If you request that the redemption proceeds be sent to a person, bank or an address other than that of record or paid to someone other than the record owner(s), or if the address was changed within the last 30 days, or if the proceeds of a requested redemption exceed $50,000, the signature(s) on the request must be medallion signature guaranteed by an eligible signature guarantor.

 

The Fund may require that the signatures be guaranteed if you request the redemption check be mailed to an address other than the address of record, or if the mailing address has been changed within 30 days of the redemption request. The Fund may also require that signatures be guaranteed for redemptions of $50,000 or more. Signature guarantees are for the protection of shareholders. You can obtain a signature guarantee from most banks and securities dealers, but not from a notary public. For joint accounts, both signatures must be guaranteed. Please call the transfer agent at 800-711-9164 if you have questions. At the discretion of the Fund, you may be required to furnish additional legal documents to insure proper authorization. The Fund will not make checks payable to any person other than the shareholder(s) of record or a financial intermediary for the benefit of the shareholder(s) or record.

 

By Telephone. You may redeem any part of your account in the Fund by calling the transfer agent at 800-711-9164. You must first complete the Optional Telephone Redemption and Exchange section of the investment application to institute this option. The Fund, the transfer agent and the custodian are not liable for following redemption instructions communicated by telephone to the extent that they reasonably believe the telephone instructions to be genuine. However, if they do not employ reasonable procedures to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine, they may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Procedures employed may include recording telephone instructions and requiring a form of personal identification from the caller. The Fund may terminate the telephone redemption procedures at any time.

 

Additional Information. If you are not certain of the requirements for redemption please call the transfer agent at 800-711-9164. Redemptions specifying a certain date or share price cannot be accepted and will be returned. You will be mailed the proceeds on or before the fifth business day following the redemption. You may be assessed a fee if the Fund incurs bank charges because you request that the Fund re-issue a redemption check. Also, when the NYSE is closed (or when trading is restricted) for any reason other than its customary weekend or holiday closing or under any emergency circumstances, as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may suspend redemptions or postpone payment dates.

 

Because the Fund incurs certain fixed costs in maintaining shareholder accounts, the Fund may require you to redeem all of your shares in the Fund on 30 days written notice if the value of your shares in the Fund is less than $1,000 due to redemption, or such other minimum amount as the Fund may determine from time to time. You may increase the value of your shares in the Fund to the minimum amount within the 30-day period. All shares of the Fund are also subject to involuntary redemption if the Board determines to liquidate the Fund. An involuntary redemption will create a capital gain or a capital loss, which may have tax consequences about which you should consult your tax advisor.

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When Redemptions are Sent. Once the Fund receives your redemption request in “good order” as described below, it will issue a check based on the next determined NAV following your redemption request. The redemption proceeds normally will be sent by mail or by wire within three business days after receipt of a request in “good order.” If you purchase shares using a check and soon after request a redemption, your redemption proceeds will not be sent until the check used for your purchase has cleared your bank (usually within 10 days of the purchase date). The Fund typically expects that it will take up to seven days following the receipt of your redemption request to pay out redemption proceeds by check or electronic transfer, except as noted above. The Fund typically expects to pay redemptions from cash, cash equivalents, and then from the sale of portfolio securities. Under certain circumstances, as described below, redemption proceeds may be paid in kind rather than in cash. All the redemption payment methods will be used in regular and stressed market conditions. 

 

Redemptions in Kind. The Fund reserves the right to honor requests for redemption or repurchase orders by making payment in whole or in part in readily marketable securities (“redemption in kind”) if the amount is greater than the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s assets. The securities will be chosen by the Fund and valued under the Fund’s NAV procedures. To the extent feasible, the Fund expects that a redemption-in-kind will be a pro-rata allocation of the Fund’s portfolio. A shareholder will be exposed to market risk until these securities are converted to cash and may incur transaction expenses in converting these securities to cash.

 

valuing fund assets 

 

The Fund’s assets are generally valued at their market value. If market prices are not available or, in the Adviser’s opinion, market prices do not reflect fair value, or if an event occurs after the close of trading on the domestic exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (but prior to the time the NAV is calculated) that materially affects fair value, the Adviser, acting in its capacity as valuation designee, through its Fair Value Committee will value the Fund’s assets at their fair value according to policies approved by the Board. For example, if trading in a portfolio security is halted and does not resume before the Fund calculates its NAV, the Fair Value Committee may need to price the security using the Fund’s fair value pricing guidelines. If a security, such as a small cap security, is so thinly traded that reliable market quotations are unavailable, the Fair Value Committee may need to price the security using fair value pricing guidelines. Without a fair value price, short term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short term traders. The Fund may use pricing services to determine market value. The Fund’s NAV is calculated based upon the NAV of the underlying investment companies in its portfolio, and the prospectuses of those companies explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing. Because the Fund may invest in portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of some of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Fund shares. In computing the NAV for the classes of the Fund, the Fund values any foreign securities held by the Fund at the latest closing price on the exchange on which they are traded immediately prior to closing of such exchange. Prices of foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at current rates. If events materially affecting the value of a security in the Fund’s portfolio, particularly foreign securities, occur after the close of trading on a foreign market but before the Fund prices its shares, the security will be valued at fair value. For example, if trading in a portfolio security is halted and does not resume before the Fund calculates NAV, the Fair Value Committee may need to price the security by continuing to use the Fund’s fair value pricing guidelines until the halt on trading the securities is lifted. Without a fair value price, short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the Fund’s per-class NAV by short-term traders. The determination of fair value involves subjective judgments. As a result, using fair value to price a security may result in a price materially different from the prices used by other mutual funds to determine net asset value, or from the price that may be realized upon the actual sale of the security. 

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Shareholder statements and reports

 

To keep you informed about your investments, the Funds will send you various account statements and reports, including:

 

Confirmation statements that verify your buy or sell transactions (except in the case of automatic purchases or redemptions from bank accounts. Please review your confirmation statements for accuracy.
Quarter-end and year-end shareholder account statements.
Reports for the Funds, which includes portfolio manager commentary, performance,
Shareholder tax forms.

 

With eDelivery, you can receive your tax forms, account statements, Fund reports, and prospectuses online rather than by regular mail. Taking advantage of this free service not only decreases the clutter in your mailbox, but it also reduces your Fund fees by lowering printing and postage costs. To receive materials electronically, contact your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), or, if you are a direct investor, please contact us at 800-711-9164 or visit https://www.moderncap.com/AM/mutual-funds and click Register to sign up for eDelivery. 

 

other important information

 

DIVIDENDS and DISTRIBUTIONS

 

The Fund typically distributes substantially all of its net investment income in the form of dividends and taxable capital gains to its shareholders every year. Income dividends paid by the Fund derived from net investment income, if any, will be generally paid monthly and capital gains distributions, if any, will be made annually. Prior to December 29, 2023, income dividends paid by the Fund were generally paid quarterly. These distributions are automatically reinvested in the Fund unless you request cash distributions on your application or through a written request to the Fund. The Fund expects that its distributions will consist of both capital gains and dividend income.

 

TAXES

 

Unless you are investing in the Fund through an individual retirement account or an tax-exempt plan, you generally will be subject to federal income tax (and any other taxes, including state and local income taxes, if applicable) on dividends and capital gains distributions (whether such dividends or distributions are paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares) and will generally recognize gain or loss upon a redemption or exchange of your shares.

 

Generally, dividends paid by the Fund from interest, dividends, or net short-term capital gains will be taxed as ordinary income. Distributions properly designated by the Fund as deriving from net capital gains are taxable as long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have held your shares. Distributions in excess of the Fund’s earnings and profits will be first treated as a return of a capital to the extent of your basis in your Fund shares and thereafter will be treated as gain from the sale of Fund shares.

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The amount of the gain or loss upon a redemption or exchange of your shares is measured by the difference between your adjusted tax basis in the shares redeemed or exchanged and the amount of the proceeds received in exchange for such shares. Any gain or loss arising from the redemption or exchange of shares generally is a capital gain or loss. This capital gain or loss normally is treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your shares for more than one year at the time of such redemption or exchange; otherwise, it generally will be classified as short-term capital gain or loss. If, however, you receive a capital gain dividend with respect to any share of the Fund, and if the share is sold before you have held it for at least six months, then any loss on the redemption or exchange of the share, to the extent of the capital gain dividend, is treated as a long-term capital loss.

 

A dividend or distribution made shortly after the purchase of shares of a Fund by a shareholder would be taxable to that shareholder as described above. Distributions declared in October, November, or December, payable to shareholders of record in one of those months, and actually paid in January of the following year will be treated as paid on December 31 of the preceding year.

 

Investments by the Fund in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. Shareholders may be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to foreign taxes paid by the Fund. In addition, the Fund’s investments in foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of the Fund’s distributions.

 

Investments by the Fund in certain debt instruments or derivatives may cause the Fund to recognize taxable income in excess of the cash generated by such instruments. As a result, the Fund could be required at times to liquidate other investments in order to satisfy its distribution requirements under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund’s use of derivatives will also affect the amount, timing, and character of the Fund’s distributions.

 

Because of tax law requirements, you must provide the Fund with an accurate and certified taxpayer identification number (for individuals, generally a Social Security number) to avoid “back-up” withholding, which is currently imposed at a rate of approximately 28%.

 

Early in each calendar year, the Fund or your broker will notify you of the amount and tax status of distributions paid to you for the preceding year. In addition, the Fund or your broker will notify you of the amount of gain or loss recognized on any redemption or exchange of Fund shares. For this purpose, you will need to select a cost basis method to be used to calculate your reported gains and losses prior to or at the time of any redemption or exchange. If you do not select a method, a default method will be applied to the transactions. The Fund’s default method is average cost, but your broker may use an alternative default method. The cost basis method used on your account could significantly affect your taxes due and should be carefully considered. You should consult your tax advisor for more information on your own tax situation, including possible foreign, state, and local taxes. 

 

Special tax rules apply to investments in the Fund through an individual retirement account or a tax-exempt plan. You should consult a tax advisor to determine the suitability of the Fund as an investment for such individual retirement account or tax-exempt plan.

 

The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to non-U.S. investors. Non-U.S. investors should consult their own tax advisor to discuss the tax consequences of an investment in the Fund by a non-U.S. investor.

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The information contained in this prospectus is not a complete description of the federal, state, local, or foreign tax consequences of investing in the Fund. Because each investor’s tax situation is unique, you should consult your tax advisor before investing in the Fund.

 

MATERIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

 

The activities in the management of, or interest in, the Adviser’s own accounts and the other accounts it and affiliates manage, will give rise to conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest, and these activities will present conflicts of interest that could disadvantage the Fund and its shareholders. For example, the Adviser and its affiliates currently provide investment management services to other accounts, including separately managed accounts and private funds, other than the Fund, and in the future may service accounts of other affiliates and their respective clients, using analysis, research, processes, and systems similar to those used in the management of the Fund. Some of these portfolios will have fee structures that are or have the potential to be higher than the advisory fees paid by the Fund, which can cause conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities among any of the Fund and other accounts.

 

In connection with allocation of trades, the Adviser and affiliates face conflicts because they manage separately managed accounts and multiple private funds. These conflicts arise because of similarities between the investment strategies. The intention of the Adviser is to treat the various accounts fairly. The Adviser may combine or aggregate orders for clients and the Fund, in an effort to obtain best execution, to negotiate more favorable commission rates, or to equitably allocate among the Adviser’s clients and the Fund improvements in price and transaction fees or other transaction costs that might not have been obtained had such orders been placed independently. If the Adviser combines or aggregates client orders, for those client accounts included in the combined or aggregated orders, transactions will be averaged as to price and will be allocated among the relevant client accounts in proportion to the purchase (or sale) orders placed for each respective client account. This can also lead to a conflict of interest for the Adviser in allocating its own limited resources among different clients and potential future business ventures. Although the Adviser and its professional staff cannot and will not devote all of their time or resources to the management of the business and affairs of the Fund, the Adviser intends to devote, and to cause its professional staff to devote, sufficient time and resources to properly manage the business and affairs of the Fund.

 

Under normal circumstances the Adviser will exclusively use an Affiliated Broker, as described above in the section “Management – Management Fees” and as further described in the Statement of Additional Information under the section “Portfolio Transactions.” The Adviser will face conflicts of interest through use of its Affiliated Broker because all broker-dealers selected by the Adviser, including the Affiliated Broker and its trading partners will receive brokerage commissions or other compensation for transactions effected for the Fund. Additionally, the Adviser intends to use various trading strategies and techniques that will result in high portfolio turnover and high transaction costs. To reduce the potential conflicts of interest related to use of an Affiliated Broker, the Adviser has adopted procedures pursuant to Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, to ensure that all brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to the Affiliated Broker are reasonable and fair. These procedures are described in more detail above in the section “Management – Management Fees” and in the Statement of Additional Information under the section “Portfolio Transactions.” All executions of Fund trades are subject to best execution regulations through the executing broker and are reviewed by the Board annually and may be reviewed more frequently as deemed necessary by the Board. Further, the Adviser will employ a third-party independent entity to perform a robust analysis of trades executed through the Affiliated Broker and its trading partners.

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SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

Investment Adviser Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Modern Capital Management Co. 

1701 Meeting Street

Charleston, SC 29464    

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP

50 S. 16th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19102

   
Custodian Administrator

U.S. Bank, N.A. 

1555 N. Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302 

Milwaukee, WI 53212    

Trailmark Fund Solutions3000 Auburn Drive – Suite 410 

Beachwood, Ohio 44122 

   
Distributor Legal Counsel

Vigilant Distributors, LLC 

223 Wilmington West Chester Pike

Suite 216

Chadds Ford, PA 19317   

Thompson Hine LLP 

1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 700 

Washington D.C., 20036  

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

The Financial Highlights table is intended to help you understand the financial performance of the Fund since inception. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The financial data in the tables for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, and fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, have been audited by Tait, Weller & Baker LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Fund’s financial statements, is incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information and are included in the annual report which are available upon request. The financial data in the table for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, has been audited by BBD LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm whose report, along with the financial statements and the notes thereto, are available on request from the Fund. Further information about the performance of the Fund is contained in the Annual Report of the Fund, copies of which may also be obtained at no charge by calling the Fund at 800-711-9164.

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Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund
(For a Share Outstanding during the Initial Period from April 5, 2021
(Commencement of Operations) through March 31, 2025)

 

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund

Financial Highlights

 

  

For a share outstanding during each  Class A Shares 
of the fiscal periods ended March 31,  2025   2024   2023   2022)(h) 
                 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $12.17   $11.58   $11.79   $10.00 
                     
Income from Investment Operations                    
Net investment income (loss) (e)   0.72    0.81    0.59    (0.13)
Net realized and unrealized gain on securities   0.07    1.42    0.26    2.42 
                     
Total from Investment Operations   0.79    2.23    0.85    2.29 
                     
Distributions from:                    
Net Investment Income   (1.01)   (1.10)   (0.83)   (0.50
Capital Gains   (0.24)   (0.54)   (0.23)   
Return of Capital   (0.18)            
                     
Total from Distributions   (1.43)   (1.64)   (1.06)   (0.50)
                     
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $11.53   $12.17   $11.58   $11.79 
                     
Total Return (d)   6.61%   20.32%   7.62%   23.12%(b) 
                     
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)   12,017    4,791   $4,167   $2,356 
                     
Ratios of:                    
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets (c)(f)   1.48%   1.81%   5.74%   13.12%(a) 
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets (c)(f)(g)   1.05%   1.08%   4.55%   7.81%(a) 
Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets (f)   5.94%   6.77%   4.89%   (1.16)%(a) 
                     
Portfolio turnover rate   916.24%   876.50%   1228.52%   1496.05%(b) 

 

(a)Annualized.

 

(b)Not annualized.

 

(c)The expense ratios listed reflect total expenses prior to any waivers and reimbursements (gross expense ratio) and after any waivers and reimbursements (net expense ratio).

 

(d)Total return does not reflect sales charge, if any.

 

(e)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(f)Recognition of the Fund's net investment income is affected by the timing of dividend declarations of underlying funds.  The expenses of the underlying funds are excluded from the Fund's expense ratio.

 

(g)Net expenses include tax expenses as a result of Grantor Trust income.

 

(h)For a share outstanding during the initial period from April 5, 2021 (Commencement of Operations) through March 31, 2022.
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Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund
(For a Share Outstanding during the Initial Period from June 23, 2021
(Commencement of Operations) through March 31, 2024)

 

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

For a share outstanding during each   Class ADV Shares 
of the fiscal periods ended March 31,  2025   2024   2023   2022(g) 
         
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $10.67   $10.40   $10.72   $10.00 
                     
Income from Investment Operations                    
Net investment income (loss) (d)   0.61    0.72    0.47    (0.09)
Net realized and unrealized gain on securities   0.08    1.23    0.27    1.32 
                     
Total from Investment Operations   0.69    1.95    0.74    1.23 
                     
Distributions from:                    
Net Investment Income   (1.01)   (1.14)   (0.83)   (0.51
Capital Gains   (0.24)   (0.54)   (0.23)   
Return of Capital   (0.18)            
                     
Total from Distributions   (1.43)   (1.68)   (1.06)   (0.51)
                     
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $9.93   $10.67   $10.40   $10.72 
                     
Total Return   6.61%   19.97%   7.40%   12.54%(b) 
                     
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)  $78,426   $46,257   $26,639   $16,182 
                     
Ratios of:                    
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets (c)(e)   1.46%   1.81%   5.71%   13.04%(a) 
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets (c)(e)(f)   1.03%   1.08%   4.52%   7.95%(a) 
Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets (e)   5.79%   6.82%   4.37%   (1.17)%(a) 
                     
Portfolio turnover rate   916.24%   876.50%   1228.52%   1496.05%(b) 

 

(a)Annualized.

 

(b)Not annualized.

 

(c)The expense ratios listed reflect total expenses prior to any waivers and reimbursements (gross expense ratio) and after any waivers and reimbursements (net expense ratio).

 

(d)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(e)Recognition of the Fund's net investment income is affected by the timing of dividend declarations of underlying funds.  The expenses of the underlying funds are excluded from the Fund's expense ratio.

 

(f)Net expenses include tax expenses as a result of Grantor Trust income.

 

(g)For a share outstanding during the initial period from June 23, 2021 (Commencement of Operations) through March 31, 2022.

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  PRIVACY NOTICE Rev. November 2020

 

FACTS WHAT DOES MODERN CAPITAL FUNDS TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? 
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What? The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
 

■      Social Security number 

■      Assets 

■      Retirement Assets 

■      Transaction History 

■      Checking Account Information 

■      Purchase History 

■      Account Balances 

■      Account Transactions 

■      Wire Transfer Instructions  

  When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Modern Capital Funds Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Modern Capital
Funds Trust share?
Can you limit
this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes – 

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus 

Yes No

For our marketing purposes – 

to offer our products and services to you 

No We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – 

information about your transactions and experiences 

No We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – 

information about your creditworthiness 

No We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don’t share

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Questions? Call 800-711-9164
Who we are
Who is providing this notice? Modern Capital Funds Trust
What we do
How does Modern Capital Funds Trust protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information. 

How does Modern Capital Funds Trust collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you  

■    Open an account  

■    Provide account information  

■    Give us your contact information  

■    Make deposits or withdrawals from your account  

■    Make a wire transfer  

■    Tell us where to send the money  

■    Tells us who receives the money  

■    Show your government-issued ID  

■    Show your driver’s license  

We also collect your personal information from other companies. 

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only 

   Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness  

   Affiliates from using your information to market to you  

   Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you 

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.  

Definitions
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.  

   Modern Capital Funds Trust doesn’t share with our affiliates.  

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies  

   Modern Capital Funds Trust doesn’t share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. 

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. 

   Modern Capital Funds Trust doesn’t jointly market. 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund 

 

Additional information about the Funds is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Additional information about the Fund’s investments is also available in the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and its Form N-CSR. In the Fund’s annual report includes a discussion of market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Fund’s annual and semi-annual financial statements.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information and the annual and semi-annual reports including the Fund’s financial statements are available, free of charge, on the website listed below and upon request by contacting the Funds (you may also request other information about the Funds or make shareholder inquiries) as follows:

 

By telephone: 800-711-9164
   
By mail:

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund 

c/o Trailmark Fund Solutions

3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410 

Beachwood, Ohio, 44122 

   
By e-mail: Operations@gryphongroup.us
   
On the Internet: https://www.moderncap.com/AM/mutual-funds

 

The Fund’s statement of additional information, annual and semi-annual reports and other information such as the Fund’s financial statements, are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

Investment Company Act File Number 811-22298

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Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund

 

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Class A Shares: MCTOX
Class ADV Shares: MCTDX

 

July 29, 2025

 

A series of the

Modern Capital Funds Trust 

1701 Meeting Street 

Charleston, South Carolina 29405

Telephone 800-767-3838

 

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is meant to be read in conjunction with the prospectus for the Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund, dated July 29, 2025 (the “Prospectus”) and is incorporated by references in its entirety into the Prospectus. Because this SAI is not itself a prospectus, no investment in shares of the Fund should be made solely upon the information contained herein. The Fund’s financial statements and accompanying notes that appear in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports are incorporated by reference into this SAI. Copies of the Prospectus, annual report, and/or semi-annual report may be obtained, at no charge, by writing or calling the Fund at the address or phone number shown above or online at www.moderncap.com/assetmanagement/funds. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the same meanings as in the Prospectus.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

MODERN CAPITAL FUNDS TRUST 2
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS 2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS AND RISKS 3
KEY FEATURES OF UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS 8
OTHER INVESTMENT RISKS 12
VENUTRE CAPITAL, GROWTH CAPITAL, SPECIAL SITUTATIONS, AND BUYOUTS 23
VALUATION 23
PRIMARY INVESTMENTS 23
SELECTION OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUNDS 24
RISKS 24
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS 29
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS 30
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS 32
INVESTMENT ADVISER 33
DISTRIBUTOR 36
TRANSFER AGENT, FUND ACCOUNTING AGENT, AND ADMINISTRATOR 37
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN 37
CUSTODIAN 39
COUNSEL 39
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 39
COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT 39
CODE OF ETHICS 39
PROXY VOTING POLICY 39
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER 40
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS 40
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES 42
REDUCTION OF UP-FRONT SALES CHARGE ON CLASS A SHARES 42
WAIVERS OF UP-FRONT SALES CHARGE ON CLASS A SHARES 43
NET ASSET VALUE 43
TAX INFORMATION 44
INVESTMENTS IN FOREIGN SECURITIES 44
BACKUP WITHHOLDING 45
FOREIGN SHAREHOLDERS 45
FINANCIALS 46
APPENDIX A 47
APPENDIX B 51

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MODERN CAPITAL FUNDS TRUST

 

Modern Capital Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was formed by a Certificate of Trust on June 16, 2020. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series. The Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund (the “Tactical Income Fund” or “Fund”) currently is the only series of the Trust. The Fund changed its name on December 29, 2023. Prior to such date the Fund was named Modern Capital Tactical Opportunities Fund. The Fund is non-diversified.

 

The Fund issues and offers two classes of shares: Class A Shares and Class ADV Shares. The Fund does not issue share certificates. All shares are held in non-certificate form registered on the books of the Trust and the Trust’s transfer agent for the account of the shareholder. Each share of a series represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets and liabilities belonging to the applicable class of that series and is entitled to such dividends and distributions out of income belonging to the applicable class of that series as are declared by the Trustees. The shares do not have cumulative voting rights or any preemptive or conversion rights, and the Trustees have the authority from time to time to divide or combine the shares of any series into a greater or lesser number of shares of that series so long as the proportionate beneficial interest in the assets belonging to that series and the rights of shares of any other series are in no way affected. In case of any liquidation of a series, the holders of shares of the series being liquidated will be entitled to receive as a class a distribution out of the assets, net of the liabilities, belonging to that series. There can be no assurance that a series will grow to an economically viable size, in which case the Trustees may determine to liquidate the series at a time that may not be opportune for shareholders. Any general expenses of the Trust not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular series are allocated by or under the direction of the Trustees in such manner as the Trustees determine to be fair and equitable. No shareholder is liable to further calls or to assessment by the Trust without his or her express consent.

 

Each share class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund, has the same rights and is identical in all material respects except that (i) each class of shares may bear different distribution fees; (ii) each class of shares may be subject to different (or no) sales charges; (iii) certain other class specific expenses will be borne solely by the class to which such expenses are attributable; and (iv) each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its own distribution arrangements. Expenses attributable to a class of shares of the Fund are borne by that class, and thus the net asset values per share of the classes may differ. On any matter submitted to a vote of the shareholders, each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each dollar (and fractional vote for each fractional dollar) of net asset value standing in such shareholder’s name on the books of the Fund and Class in which such shareholder owns shares which are entitled to vote. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) may classify and reclassify the shares of the Fund into additional classes of shares at a future date.

 

Modern Capital Management Co. (the “Adviser”) acts as investment adviser to the Fund.

 

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

 

The following investment restrictions are fundamental policies of the Fund and cannot be changed unless the change is approved by the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the shares present at a meeting of shareholders if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund.

 

As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:

 

  a. Borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time;

 

  b. Issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time;

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  c. Engage in the business of underwriting securities issued by others, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities;

 

  d. Purchase or sell real estate, which does not include securities of companies which deal in real estate or mortgages or investments secured by real estate or interests therein, except that the Fund reserves freedom of action to hold and to sell real estate acquired as a result of the Fund’s ownership of securities;

 

  e. Purchase physical commodities or forward contracts relating to physical commodities;

 

  f. Make loans to other persons, except (i) loans of portfolio securities and loans represented by a note, and (ii) to the extent that entry into repurchase agreements and the purchase of debt instruments or interests in indebtedness in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies may be deemed to be loans;

 

  g. Invest 25% or more of its total assets in a particular industry or group of industries other than other investment companies. The 25% limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities or repurchase agreements with respect thereto.

 

With respect to investment limitation (g), if the Fund invests in one or more investment companies that concentrates its investments in a particular industry, the Fund will examine its other investment company holdings to ensure that the Fund is not indirectly concentrating its investments in a particular industry.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS AND RISKS

 

The investment objective of the Fund and a description of its principal investment strategies are set forth under “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Investment Risks” in the Prospectus. The Fund’s investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed without the approval of a majority of the applicable Fund’s outstanding voting securities. The following pages contain more detailed information about the types of instruments in which the Fund may invest, and a summary of related risks.

 

Active Trading Risk. Active trading of portfolio securities (commonly known as day-trading strategies) may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability. Specifically, active trading of portfolio securities may result in high brokerage costs, which may lower the Fund’s actual return. Active trading also may increase the proportion of the Fund’s gains that are short-term capital gains, which are treated as ordinary income and taxed at a higher rate than long-term gains. Because the Adviser engages in high turnover trading strategies that seek to leverage short term price dislocations through the duration of a trade, the Fund will have high portfolio turnover rates, which at times may be in excess of 1,000% of capital over the course of a year. Increased portfolio turnover causes the Fund to incur higher brokerage costs and incur custody charges, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may produce increased taxable distributions.

 

Bank Obligations. The Fund may invest in bank obligations such as bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit, and time deposits. 

 

Bankers’ acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange typically drawn by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise, which are “accepted” by a bank, meaning, in effect, that the bank unconditionally agrees to pay the face value of the instrument on maturity. Investments will be in bankers’ acceptances guaranteed by domestic and foreign banks having, at the time of investment, capital, surplus, and undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000 (as of the date of their most recently published financial statements). 

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Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates issued against funds deposited in a commercial bank or a savings and loan association for a definite period of time and earning a specified return.

 

Borrowing. The Fund is permitted to borrow money up to one-third of the value of its total assets. Borrowing is a speculative technique that increases investment opportunity and the Fund’s ability to achieve greater returns. However, it also increases investment risk. Because the Fund’s investments will fluctuate in value, whereas the interest obligations on borrowed funds may be fixed (or floating), during times of borrowing, the Fund’s net asset value may tend to increase more when its investments increase in value and decrease more when its investments decrease in value. In addition, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market interest rates and may partially offset or exceed the return earned on the investments made with borrowed funds. Also, during times of borrowing under adverse market conditions, the Fund might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when fundamental investment considerations would not favor such sales. The Fund may also borrow for temporary liquidity purposes, such as to meet redemptions, rather than to leverage its investment portfolio.

 

Call Risk. During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by the Fund may “call” or repay the security before its stated maturity, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income.

 

Commercial Paper. Commercial paper consists of unsecured promissory notes, including Master Notes, issued by corporations. Issues of commercial paper normally have maturities of less than nine months and fixed rates of return. Master Notes, however, are obligations that provide for a periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid and permit daily changes in the amount borrowed. 

 

Master Notes are governed by agreements between the issuer and the Adviser acting as agent, for no additional fee, in its capacity as Adviser to the Fund and as fiduciary for other clients for whom it exercises investment discretion. The monies loaned to the borrower come from accounts maintained with or managed by the Adviser or its affiliates pursuant to arrangements with such accounts. Interest and principal payments are credited to such accounts. The Adviser, acting as a fiduciary on behalf of its clients, has the right to increase or decrease the amount provided to the borrower under an obligation. The borrower has the right to pay without penalty all or any part of the principal amount then outstanding on an obligation together with interest to the date of payment. Since these obligations typically provide that the interest rate is tied to the Treasury bill auction rate, the rate on Master Notes is subject to change. Repayment of Master Notes to participating accounts depends on the ability of the borrower to pay the accrued interest and principal of the obligation on demand which is continuously monitored by the Adviser. Master Notes typically are not rated by credit rating agencies.

 

The Fund may purchase commercial paper consisting of issues rated at the time of purchase within the three highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (an “NRSRO”). The Fund may also invest in commercial paper that is not rated but is determined by the Adviser, under guidelines established by the Board, to be of comparable quality.

 

Common Stocks. The Fund may invest in common stocks, which include the common stock of any class or series of domestic or foreign corporations or any similar equity interest, such as a trust or partnership interest. These investments may or may not pay dividends and may or may not carry voting rights. Common stock occupies the most junior position in a company’s capital structure. The Fund may also invest in warrants and rights related to common stocks.

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Convertible Securities. The Fund may invest in convertible securities, including debt securities or preferred stock that may be converted into common stock or that carry the right to purchase common stock. Convertible securities entitle the holder to exchange the securities for a specified number of shares of common stock, usually of the same company, at specified prices within a certain period of time. They also entitle the holder to receive interest or dividends until the holder elects to exercise the conversion privilege.

 

The terms of any convertible security determine its ranking in a company’s capital structure. In the case of subordinated convertible debentures, the holder’s claims on assets and earnings are generally subordinate to the claims of other creditors, and senior to the claims of preferred and common stockholders. In the case of convertible preferred stock, the holder’s claims on assets and earnings are subordinate to the claims of all creditors and are senior to the claims of common stockholders. As a result of their ranking in a company’s capitalization, convertible securities that are rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations are generally rated below other obligations of the company and many convertible securities are not rated.

 

Fixed Income Securities. Fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest include nonconvertible preferred stocks and nonconvertible corporate debt securities. The Fund may invest in short-term investments (including repurchase agreements “collateralized fully,” as provided in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act; interest-bearing or discounted commercial paper, including dollar denominated commercial paper of foreign issuers; and any other taxable and tax-exempt money market instruments, including variable rate demand notes, that are “Eligible Securities” as defined in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act)

 

Foreign Investments. The Fund may invest in certain obligations or securities of foreign issuers. Certain of these investments may be in the form of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), other similar depositary receipts, and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) or other investment companies that invest in foreign securities, Yankee Obligations, and U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued by foreign branches of U.S. and foreign banks. Foreign investments may subject the Fund to investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investment in obligations of U.S. domestic issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, possible seizure, nationalization, or expropriation of foreign investments, less stringent disclosure requirements, the possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source or other taxes, and the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions. 

 

Additional risks include less publicly available information, less government supervision and regulation of foreign securities exchanges, brokers and issuers, the risk that companies may not be subject to the accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements of U.S. companies, the risk that foreign securities markets may have less volume and that therefore many securities traded in these markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than U.S. securities, and the risk that custodian and brokerage costs may be higher. Foreign issuers of securities or obligations are often subject to accounting treatment and engage in business practices different from those respecting domestic issuers of similar securities or obligations. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks. Certain of these investments may subject the Fund to currency fluctuation risks.

 

Depositary Receipts. The Fund’s investments may include securities of foreign issuers in the form of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs and EDRs. ADRs are depositary receipts typically issued by a United States bank or trust company which evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign corporation. EDRs and GDRs are typically issued by foreign banks or trust companies, although they also may be issued by United States banks or trust companies, and evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by either a foreign or a United States corporation. Generally, depositary receipts in registered form are designed for use in the United States securities market and depositary receipts in bearer form are designed for use in securities markets outside the United States Depositary receipts may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the underlying securities into which they may be converted. Ownership of unsponsored depositary receipts may not entitle the Fund to financial or other reports from the issuer of the underlying security, to which it would be entitled as the owner of sponsored depositary receipts. 

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Emerging Markets. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers located in “emerging markets” (lesser developed countries located outside of the U.S.) or ETFs or other investment companies that invest in emerging market securities. Investing in emerging markets involves not only the risks described above with respect to investing in foreign securities, but also other risks, including exposure to economic structures that are generally less diverse and mature than, and to political systems that can be expected to have less stability than, those of developed countries. For example, many investments in emerging markets experienced significant declines in value due to political and currency volatility in emerging markets countries during the latter part of 1997 and the first half of 1998. Other characteristics of emerging markets that may affect investment include certain national policies that may restrict investment by foreigners in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interests and the absence of developed structures governing private and foreign investments and private property. The typically small size of the markets of securities of issuers located in emerging markets and the possibility of a low or nonexistent volume of trading in those securities may also result in a lack of liquidity and in price volatility of those securities.

 

Foreign Currency Futures Transactions. Unlike forward foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign currency futures contracts and options on foreign currency futures contract are standardized as to amount and delivery period and may be traded on boards of trade and commodities exchanges or directly with a dealer which makes a market in such contracts and options. It is anticipated that such contracts may provide greater liquidity and lower cost than forward foreign currency exchange contracts. As part of their financial futures transactions, the Fund may use foreign currency futures contracts and options on such futures contracts. Through the purchase or sale of such contracts, the Fund may be able to achieve many of the same objectives as through investing in forward foreign currency exchange.

 

Foreign Currency Options. A foreign currency option provides the option buyer with the right to buy or sell a stated amount of foreign currency at the exercise price at a specified date or during the option period. A call option gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy the currency, while a put option gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell the currency. The option seller (writer) is obligated to fulfill the terms of the option sold if it is exercised. However, either seller or buyer may close its position during the option period in the secondary market for such options at any time prior to expiration.  

 

The Fund may write only foreign currency options that are “covered” or for which the Fund has segregated liquid assets equal to the exercise liability of the option that are adjusted daily to the option’s current market value. A call option is “covered” if the Fund either owns the underlying currency or has an absolute and immediate right (such as a call with the same or a later expiration date) to acquire that currency. The Fund may write put options on a fully covered basis on a currency the Fund intends to purchase or where the Fund arranges with its Custodian to segregate cash or other liquid asset equal in value to the exercise liability of the put option adjusted daily to the option’s current market value. In addition, the Fund will not permit the option to become uncovered without segregating liquid assets as described above prior to the expiration of the option or termination through a closing purchase transaction as described in “Options on Securities” herein.

 

A foreign currency call option rises in value if the underlying currency appreciates. Conversely, a foreign currency put option rises in value if the underlying currency depreciates. While purchasing a foreign currency option may protect the Fund against an adverse movement in the value of a foreign currency, it would not limit the gain which might result from a favorable movement in the value of the currency. For example, if the Fund were holding securities denominated in an appreciating foreign currency and had purchased a foreign currency put to hedge against a decline in the value of the currency, it would not have to exercise its put. In such an event, however, the amount of the Fund’s gain would be offset in part by the premium paid for the option. Similarly, if the Fund entered into a contract to purchase a security denominated in a foreign currency and purchased a foreign currency call to hedge against a rise in the value of the currency between the date of purchase and the settlement date, the Fund would not need to exercise its call if the currency instead depreciated in value. In such a case, the Fund would acquire the amount of foreign currency needed for settlement in the spot market at a lower price than the exercise price of the option.

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Foreign Government Obligations. The Fund may invest in obligations of foreign sovereign governments or of their agencies, instrumentalities, authorities or political subdivisions. These securities may be denominated in United States dollars or in another currency. Sovereign debt may be issued by foreign developed and emerging market governments and their respective sub-divisions, agencies or instrumentalities, government sponsored enterprises and supranational government entities. Supranational entities include international organizations that are organized or supported by one or more government entities to promote economic reconstruction or development and by international banking institutions and related governmental agencies. Investment in sovereign debt can involve a high degree of risk. The governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be able or willing to repay the principal and/or interest when due in accordance with the terms of the debt. A governmental entity’s willingness or ability to repay principal and interest due in a timely manner may be affected by, among other factors, its cash flow situation, the extent of its foreign reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the governmental entity’s policy toward the International Monetary Fund, and the political constraints to which a governmental entity may be subject. Governmental entities also may depend on expected disbursements from foreign governments, multilateral agencies and others to reduce principal and interest arrearages on their debt. The commitment on the part of these governments, agencies and others to make such disbursements may be conditioned on a governmental entity’s implementation of economic reforms and/or economic performance and the timely service of such debtor’s obligations. Failure to implement such reforms, achieve such levels of economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may result in the cancellation of such third parties’ commitments to lend funds to the governmental entity, which may further impair such debtor’s ability or willingness to service its debts in a timely manner. Consequently, governmental entities may decide to default on their sovereign debt in whole or in part. Holders of sovereign debt (including the Fund) may be requested to participate in the rescheduling of such debt and to extend further loans to governmental entities. There is no known bankruptcy proceeding by which sovereign debt on which governmental entities have defaulted may be collected in whole or in part. See also “Foreign Investment Risk.” 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in connection with its investments in foreign securities. A forward contract may be used by the Fund only to hedge against possible variations in exchange rates of currencies in countries in which it may invest. A forward foreign currency exchange contract (“forward contract”) involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. Forward contracts are traded in the interbank market directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. A forward contract generally has no deposit requirement, and no commissions are charged at any stage for trades.

 

Investment Company Securities. The Fund may invest in securities issued by other investment companies including closed-end investment companies. The Fund intends to limit its investments in accordance with applicable law or as permitted by an SEC rule or exemptive order. Among other things, such law would limit these investments so that, as determined immediately after a securities purchase is made by the Fund: (a) not more than 5% of the value of its total assets will be invested in the securities of any one investment company (the “5% Limitation”); (b) not more than 10% of the value of its total assets will be invested in the aggregate in securities of investment companies as a group (the “10% Limitation”); (c) not more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one investment company will be owned by the Fund; and (d) not more than 10% of the outstanding voting stock of any one closed-end investment company will be owned by the Fund together with all other investment companies that have the same advisor. Under certain sets of conditions, different sets of restrictions may be applicable. As a shareholder of another investment company, the Fund would bear, along with other shareholders, its pro rata portion of that investment company’s expenses, including advisory fees. These expenses would be in addition to the advisory and other expenses that the Fund bears directly in connection with its own operations. Investment companies in which the Fund may invest may also impose a sales or distribution charge in connection with the purchase or redemption of their Shares and other types of commissions or charges. Such charges will be payable by the Fund and, therefore, will be borne directly by Shareholders.  

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The Fund may rely on Rule 12d1-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which allows unaffiliated mutual funds to exceed the 5% Limitation and the 10% Limitation, provided the aggregate sales loads any investor pays (i.e., the combined distribution expenses of both the acquiring fund and the acquired funds) does not exceed the limits on sales loads established by FINRA for funds of funds. 

 

The Fund intends to rely on Section 12(d)(1)(G) and Rule 12d1-2 under the 1940 Act to invest in other investment companies (including registered unit investment trusts) beyond the above-described limits to the extent the other investment companies (including registered unit investment trusts) are members of the same group of investment companies. 

 

Closed-End Investment Companies. The Fund may invest in “closed-end” investment companies (or “closed-end funds”), subject to the investment restrictions set forth below. The Fund, together with any company or companies controlled by the Fund, and any other investment companies having a sub-adviser as an investment adviser, may purchase only up to 10% of the total outstanding voting stock of any closed-end fund. Typically, the common shares of closed-end funds are offered to the public in a one-time initial public offering by a group of underwriters who retain a spread or underwriting commission. Such securities are then listed for trading on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter markets. Because the common shares of closed-end funds cannot be redeemed upon demand to the issuer like the shares of an open-end investment company (such as the Fund), investors seek to buy and sell common shares of closed-end funds in the secondary market. The common shares of closed-end funds may trade at a price per share which is more or less than the NAV per share, the difference representing the “market premium” and the “market discount” of such common shares, respectively.

 

There can be no assurance that a market discount on common shares of any closed-end fund will ever decrease. In fact, it is possible that this market discount may increase and the Fund may suffer realized or unrealized capital losses due to further decline in the market price of the securities of such closed-end funds, thereby adversely affecting the NAV of that fund’s shares. Similarly, there can be no assurance that the common shares of closed-end funds which trade at a premium will continue to trade at a premium or that the premium will not decrease subsequent to a purchase of such shares by the Fund. The Fund may also invest in preferred shares of closed-end funds. 

 

Some closed-end funds are business development companies (“BDCs”). BDCs may carry risks similar development to those of a private equity or venture capital fund. BDCs company risk are not redeemable at the option of the shareholder and they may trade in the market at a discount to their net asset value. A BDC is a form of investment company that is required to invest at least 70% of its total assets in securities (typically debt) of private companies, thinly traded U.S. public companies, or short-term high quality debt securities. BDCs usually trade at a discount to their net asset value because they invest in unlisted securities and have limited access to capital markets. BDCs may leverage their portfolios through borrowings or the issuance of preferred stock. While leverage often serves to increase the yield of a BDC, this leverage also subjects a BDC to increased risks, including the likelihood of increased volatility and the possibility that a BDC’s common share income will fall if the dividend rate of the preferred shares or the interest rate on any borrowings rises.

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An investor in the Fund should recognize that he may invest directly in closed-end funds and that by investing in closed-end funds indirectly through the Fund he will bear not only his proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund (including operating costs and investment advisory and administrative fees) but also, indirectly, similar fees of the underlying closed-end funds. An investor may incur increased tax liabilities by investing in the Funds rather than directly in the underlying funds.

 

Exchange Traded Funds. The Fund may invest in a range of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). An ETF is an investment company that offers investors a proportionate share in a portfolio of stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies or other securities. Like individual equity securities, ETFs are traded on a stock exchange and can be bought and sold throughout the day. Traditional ETFs attempt to achieve the same investment return as that of a particular market index, such as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. To mirror the performance of a market index, an ETF invests either in all of the securities in the index or a representative sample of securities in the index. Some ETFs also invest in futures contracts or other derivative instruments to track their benchmark index. Unlike traditional indexes, which generally weight their holdings based on relative size (market capitalization), enhanced or fundamentally weighted indexes use weighting structures that include other criteria such as earnings, sales, growth, liquidity, book value or dividends. Some ETFs also use active investment strategies instead of tracking broad market indexes. Investments in ETFs are considered to be investment companies, see “Securities of Other Investment Companies” above. 

 

When the Fund invests in ETFs, it is subject to the specific risks of the underlying investment of the ETF. These risks could include those associated with small companies, illiquidity risk, sector risk, foreign and emerging market risk, as well as risks associated with fixed income securities, real estate investments, and commodities. ETFs in which the Fund invests will not be able to replicate exactly the performance of the indices or sector they track because the total return generated by the securities will be reduced by transaction costs incurred in adjusting the actual balance of the securities. In addition, the ETFs in which the Fund invest will incur expenses not incurred by their applicable indices. Certain securities comprising the indices tracked by the ETFs may, from time to time, temporarily be unavailable, which may further impede the ETFs’ ability to track their applicable indices.

 

When the Fund invests in sector ETFs, there is a risk that securities within the same group of industries will decline in price due to sector-specific market or economic developments. If the Fund invests more heavily in a particular sector, the value of its shares may be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect that sector. As a result, the Fund’s share price may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of industries. Additionally, some sectors could be subject to greater government regulation than other sectors. Therefore, changes in regulatory policies for those sectors may have a material effect on the value of securities issued by companies in those sectors. The sectors in which the Fund may be more heavily invested will vary.

 

To offset the risk of declining security prices, the Fund may invest in inverse ETFs. Inverse ETFs are funds designed to rise in price when stock prices are falling. Inverse ETF index funds seek to provide investment results that will match the inverse of the performance of a specific benchmark on a daily basis. For example, if an inverse ETFs current benchmark is the inverse of the Russell 2000 Index and the ETF meets its objective, the value of the ETF will tend to increase on a daily basis when the value of the underlying index decreases (e.g., if the Russell 2000 Index goes down 5% then the inverse ETF’s value should go up 5%). Inverse ETFs may employ leverage, which magnifies the changes in the underlying stock index upon which they are based. However, the Fund will not invest in inverse ETFs that employ leverage.

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Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not acquire shares of another investment company (ETFs or other investment companies) if, immediately after such acquisition, the Fund and its affiliated persons would hold more than 3% of the ETF’s or investment company’s total outstanding stock (“3% Limitation”). Accordingly, the Fund is subject to the 3% Limitation unless: (i) the ETF or the Fund has received an order for exemptive relief from the 3% Limitation from the SEC that is applicable to the Fund; and (ii) the ETF and the Fund take appropriate steps to comply with any conditions in such order. The SEC has issued such an exemptive order to iShares Trust and iShares, Inc. which permits investment companies to invest in the various series of the iShares Trust and iShares, Inc. (“iShares Funds”) beyond the 3% Limitation, subject to certain terms and conditions, including that such investment companies enter into an agreement with the iShares Funds. The Fund may seek to qualify to invest in iShares Funds in excess of the 3% Limitation.

 

To the extent the 3% Limitation applies to certain ETFs, that limitation may prevent the Fund from allocating its investments in the manner that the Adviser, considers optimal, or cause the Fund to select a similar index or sector-based mutual fund or other investment company (“Other Investment Companies”), or a similar basket of stocks (a group of securities related by index or sector that are pre-selected by, and made available through, certain brokers at a discounted brokerage rate) (“Stock Baskets”) as an alternative. The Fund may also invest in Other Investment Companies or Stock Baskets when the Adviser believes they represent more attractive opportunities than similar ETFs. The Fund’s investments in Other Investment Companies will be subject to the same 3% Limitation described herein.

 

Exchange-Traded Notes. The Fund may invest in exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”). ETNs are a type of senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt security issued by financial institutions that combines both aspects of bonds and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). An ETN’s returns are based on the performance of a market index minus fees and expenses. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are listed on an exchange and traded in the secondary market. However, unlike an ETF, an ETN can be held until the ETN’s maturity, at which time the issuer will pay a return linked to the performance of the market index to which the ETN is linked minus certain fees.

 

Unlike regular bonds, ETNs do not make periodic interest payments and principal is not protected. ETNs are subject to credit risk and the value of an ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, despite the underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged. The value of an ETN may also be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying assets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating, and economic, legal, political, or geographic events that affect the referenced underlying asset. When the Fund invests in ETNs it will bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses borne by the ETN. The Fund’s decision to sell its ETN holdings may be limited by the availability of a secondary market. In addition, although an ETN may be listed on an exchange, the issuer may not be required to maintain the listing and there can be no assurance that a secondary market will exist for an ETN.

 

ETNs are also subject to tax risk. No assurance can be given that the IRS will accept, or a court will uphold, how the Fund characterizes and treats ETNs for tax purposes. Further, the IRS and Congress have considered proposals that would change the timing and character of income and gains from ETNs.

 

An ETN that is tied to a specific market benchmark or strategy may not be able to replicate and maintain exactly the composition and relative weighting of securities, commodities or other components in the applicable market benchmark or strategy. Some ETNs that use leverage can, at times, be relatively illiquid and, thus, they may be difficult to purchase or sell at a fair price. Leveraged ETNs are subject to the same risk as other instruments that use leverage in any form.

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The market value of ETN shares may differ from their market benchmark or strategy. This difference in price may be due to the fact that the supply and demand in the market for ETN shares at any point in time is not always identical to the supply and demand in the market for the securities, commodities or other components underlying the market benchmark or strategy that the ETN seeks to track. As a result, there may be times when an ETN share trades at a premium or discount to its market benchmark or strategy.

 

Unit Investment Trusts. A unit investment trust, commonly referred to as a UIT, is one of three basic types of investment companies. The other two types are mutual funds and closed-end funds. A unit investment trust is a registered investment company that buys and holds a generally fixed portfolio of stocks, bonds, or other securities. “Units” in the trust are sold to investors (unitholders) who receive a share of principal and dividends (or interest). A UIT has a stated date for termination that varies according to the investments held in its portfolio. A UIT investing in long-term bonds may remain outstanding for 20 to 30 years. UITs that invest in stocks may seek to capture capital appreciation over a period of a year or a few years. When these trusts are dissolved, proceeds from the securities are either paid to unitholders or reinvested in another trust. A UIT does not actively trade its investment portfolio. That is, a UIT buys a relatively fixed portfolio of securities (for example, five, ten, or twenty specific stocks or bonds), and holds them with little or no change for the life of the UIT. Because the investment portfolio of a UIT generally is fixed, investors know more or less what they are investing in for the duration of their investment. Investors will find the portfolio securities held by the UIT listed in its prospectus.

 

Although many investors purchase units with the intention of holding them until the trust terminates, UIT investors may sell their units at any time. Even in the absence of a secondary market for UITs, trusts are required by law to redeem (buy back) outstanding units at their net asset value (NAV), which is based upon the current market value of the underlying securities. The NAV may be more or less than the price the investor paid initially. 

 

Loans of Portfolio Securities. The Fund may lend securities if such loans are secured continuously by liquid assets consisting of cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid debt securities or by a letter of credit in favor of the Fund at least equal at all times to 100% of the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest. While such securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Fund any income accruing thereon. Loans will be subject to termination by the Fund in the normal settlement time, currently three Business Days after notice, or by the borrower on one day’s notice (as used herein, “Business Day” shall denote any day on which the New York Stock Exchange and the custodian are both open for business). Any gain or loss in the market price of the borrowed securities that occurs during the term of the loan inures to the lending Fund and its shareholders. The Fund may pay reasonable finders’ and custodial fees, including fees to an Adviser or its affiliate, in connection with loans. In addition, the Fund will consider all facts and circumstances including the creditworthiness of the borrowing financial institution, and the Fund will not lend their securities to any director, officer, employee, or affiliate of an Adviser, the Administrator or Distributor, unless permitted by applicable law. Loans of portfolio securities involve risks, such as delays or an inability to regain the securities or collateral adjustments in the event the borrower defaults or enters into bankruptcy. 

 

Lower Rated or Unrated Securities. Securities rated Baa by Moody’s or BBB by S&P or lower, or deemed of comparable quality by the Adviser, may have speculative characteristics. Securities rated below investment grade, i.e., below Baa or BBB, or deemed of comparable quality by the Adviser, have higher yields but also involve greater risks than higher rated securities. Under guidelines used by rating agencies, securities rated below investment grade, or deemed of comparable quality, have large uncertainties or major risk exposures in the event of adverse conditions, which features outweigh any quality and protective characteristics. Securities with the lowest ratings are considered to have extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing, to have a current identifiable vulnerability to default, to be unlikely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due in the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions, and/or to be in default or not current in the payment of interest or principal. Such securities are considered speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligations. Accordingly, it is possible that these types of factors could, in certain instances, reduce the value of such securities held by the Fund with a commensurate effect on the value of its shares. 

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The secondary market for lower rated securities is not as liquid as that for higher rated securities. This market is concentrated in relatively few market makers and participants in the market are mostly institutional investors, including insurance companies, banks, other financial institutions and investment companies. In addition, the trading market for lower rated securities is generally lower than that for higher-rated securities, and the secondary markets could contract under adverse market or economic conditions independent of any specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer. These factors may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to dispose of these securities and may limit its ability to obtain accurate market quotations for purposes of determining the value of its assets. If the Fund is not able to obtain precise or accurate market quotations for a particular security, it will become more difficult to value its portfolio, requiring them to rely more on judgment. Less liquid secondary markets may also affect the Fund’s ability to sell securities at their fair value. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets, measured at the time of investment, in illiquid securities, which may be more difficult to value and to sell at fair value. If the secondary markets for high yield debt securities are affected by adverse economic conditions, the proportion of the Fund’s assets invested in illiquid securities may increase. 

 

In the case of corporate debt securities, while the market values of securities rated below investment grade and comparable unrated securities tend to react less to fluctuations in interest rate levels than do those of higher-rated securities, the market values of certain of these securities also tend to be more sensitive to individual corporate developments and changes in economic conditions than higher-rated securities. Price volatility in these securities will be reflected in the Fund’s share value. In addition, such securities generally present a higher degree of credit risk. Issuers of these securities often are highly leveraged and may not have more traditional methods of financing available to them, so that their ability to service their debt obligations during an economic downturn or during sustained periods of rising interest rates may be impaired. The risk of loss due to default by such issuers is significantly greater than with investment grade securities because such securities generally are unsecured and frequently are subordinated to the prior payment of senior indebtedness.

 

Municipal Securities. Municipal securities are debt obligations issued to obtain funds for various public purposes, including the construction of a wide range of public facilities such as airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets and water and sewer works. Other public purposes for which municipal securities may be issued include refunding of outstanding obligations, obtaining funds for general operating expenses and obtaining funds to loan to other public institutions and facilities. In addition, certain types of industrial development bonds are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to obtain funds to provide privately-operated housing facilities, sports facilities, convention or trade show facilities, airport, mass transit, port or parking facilities, air or water pollution control facilities and certain local facilities for water supply, gas, electricity, or sewage or solid waste disposal. Such obligations, which may include lease arrangements, are included within the term “municipal securities” if the interest paid thereon qualifies as exempt from federal income tax. Other types of industrial development bonds, the proceeds of which are used for the construction, equipment, repair or improvement of privately operated industrial or commercial facilities, may constitute municipal securities, although the current federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of such issues.

 

Preferred Stocks. The Fund may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stock, unlike common stock, offers a stated dividend rate payable from the issuer’s earnings. Preferred stock dividends may be cumulative or non-cumulative, participating, or auction rate. If interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive, causing the price of the preferred stocks to decline. Preferred stock may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as call/redemption provisions prior to maturity, a negative feature when interest rates decline.

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The two principal classifications of municipal securities are “general obligation” and “revenue” bonds. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer’s pledge of its full faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Revenue bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source. Industrial development bonds that are municipal securities are in most cases revenue bonds and do not generally involve the pledge of the credit of the issuer of such bonds. There are, of course, variations in the degree of risk of municipal securities, both within a particular classification and between classifications, depending upon numerous factors. 

 

The yields on municipal securities are dependent upon a variety of factors, including general money market conditions, general conditions of the municipal securities market, size of particular offering, maturity of the obligation and rating of the issue. The ratings of Moody’s and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the municipal securities which they undertake to rate. It should be emphasized, however, that ratings are general and are not absolute standards of quality. Consequently, municipal securities with the same maturity, coupon and rating may have different yields, while municipal securities of the same maturity and coupon with different ratings may have the same yield.

 

The Fund may invest in “private activity” bonds. The Fund may also purchase participation interests in municipal securities (such as industrial development bonds) from financial institutions, including banks, insurance companies and broker-dealers. A participation interest gives the Fund an undivided interest in the municipal securities in the proportion that the Fund’s participation interest bears to the total principal amount of the municipal securities. These instruments may be variable or fixed rate. 

 

Provisions of the federal bankruptcy statutes relating to the adjustment of debts of political subdivisions and authorities of states of the United States provide that, in certain circumstances, such subdivisions or authorities may be authorized to initiate bankruptcy proceedings without prior notice to or consent of creditors, which proceedings could result in material and adverse modification or alteration of the rights of holders of obligations issued by such subdivisions or authorities.

 

Litigation challenging the validity under state constitutions of present systems of financing public education has been initiated or adjudicated in a number of states, and legislation has been introduced to effect changes in public school finances in some states. In other instances there has been litigation challenging the issuance of pollution control revenue bonds or the validity of their issuance under state or federal law which litigation could ultimately affect the validity of those Municipal Securities or the tax-free nature of the interest thereon.

 

Private Investment Funds. The Fund may invest in privately-offered investment funds that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1993 and are typically excluded from the definition of investment company under the 1940 Act. These private investment funds are commonly referred to as private funds, private equity funds, PE funds, or VC funds. Additionally, these private investment funds are generally available only to accredited investors, such as the Fund and other institutional investors. The Fund may invest in primary offering as well as secondary offerings.

 

Private equity is a common term for investments that are typically made in non-public companies through privately negotiated transactions. Private equity investors generally seek to acquire quality assets at attractive valuations and use operational expertise to enhance value and improve portfolio company performance. Buyout funds are used by private equity investors to acquire private and public companies, as well as divisions of larger companies. Private equity specialists seek to uncover value enhancing opportunities in portfolio companies, unlock the value of the portfolio company and reposition it for sale at a multiple of invested equity.

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Private equity investments held by private investment funds may be structured using a range of financial instruments, including common and preferred equity, convertible securities, subordinated debt and warrants or other derivatives. Private equity funds, often organized as limited partnerships, are the most common vehicles for making private equity investments. In such funds, investors usually commit to provide up to a certain amount of capital when requested by the fund’s manager or general partner. The general partner then makes private equity investments on behalf of the private investment fund. The private investment fund’s investments are usually realized, or “exited” after a four to seven year holding period through a private sale, an initial public offering (“IPO”) or a recapitalization. Proceeds of such exits are then distributed to the private investment fund’s investors. The private investment funds themselves typically have a term of seven to twelve years.

 

The Fund’s performance depends upon the performance of the private investment funds’ managers and selected strategies, the adherence by such managers to such selected strategies, the instruments used by such managers and the Adviser’s ability to select managers and strategies and effectively allocate Fund assets among the private investment funds. The Fund’s investment portfolio may consist of private investment funds that hold securities issued primarily by privately-held companies, and operating results for the portfolio companies in a specified period will be difficult to predict. Such investments involve a high degree of business and financial risk that can result in substantial losses. The securities in which a private investment fund manager may invest may be among the most junior in a portfolio company’s capital structure and, thus, subject to the greatest risk of loss. Generally, there will be no collateral to protect an investment once made. A manager’s investments, depending upon strategy, may be in companies whose capital structures are highly leveraged. Such investments involve a high degree of risk in that adverse fluctuations in the cash flow of such companies, or increased interest rates, may impair their ability to meet their obligations, which may accelerate and magnify declines in the value of any such portfolio company investments in a down market. Fund investors will bear two layers of fees and expenses: asset-based fees and expenses at the Fund level, and asset-based fees, carried interests, incentive allocations or other fees and expenses at the private investment funds level. Venture capital is usually classified by investments in private companies that have a limited operating history, are attempting to develop or commercialize unproven technologies or implement novel business plans or are not otherwise developed sufficiently to be self-sustaining financially or to become public. Although these investments may offer the opportunity for significant gains, such investments involve a high degree of business and financial risk that can result in substantial losses, which risks generally are greater than the risks of investing in public companies that may be at a later stage of development.

 

REITs. The Fund may invest in securities of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). REITs are publicly traded corporations or trusts that specialize in acquiring, holding and managing residential, commercial or industrial real estate. A REIT is not taxed at the entity level on income distributed to its shareholders or unitholders if it distributes to shareholders or unitholders at least 95% of its taxable income for each taxable year and complies with regulatory requirements relating to its organization, ownership, assets and income.

 

REITs generally can be classified as “Equity REITs” “Mortgage REITs” and “Hybrid REITs.” An Equity REIT invests the majority of its assets directly in real property and derives its income primarily from rents and from capital gains on real estate appreciation which are realized through property sales. A Mortgage REIT invests the majority of its assets in real estate mortgage loans and services its income primarily from interest payments. A Hybrid REIT combines the characteristics of an Equity REIT and a Mortgage REIT. Although the Fund can invest in all three kinds of REITs, its emphasis is expected to be on investments in Equity REITs. 

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Investments in the real estate industry involve particular risks. The real estate industry has been subject to substantial fluctuations and declines on a local, regional and national basis in the past and may continue to be in the future. Real property values and income from real property may decline due to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, regulatory limitations on rents, changes in neighborhoods and in demographics, increases in market interest rates, or other factors. Factors such as these may adversely affect companies that own and operate real estate directly, companies that lend to such companies, and companies that service the real estate industry. 

 

Direct investments in REITs also involve risks. Equity REITs will be affected by changes in the values of and income from the properties they own, while Mortgage REITs may be affected by the credit quality of the mortgage loans they hold. In addition, REITs are dependent on specialized management skills and on their ability to generate cash flow for operating purposes and to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders. REITs may have limited diversification and are subject to risks associated with obtaining financing for real property, as well as to the risk of self-liquidation. REITs also can be adversely affected by their failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through treatment of their income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or their failure to maintain an exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. By investing in REITs indirectly through the Fund, a shareholder bears not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also may indirectly bear similar expenses of some of the REITs in which it invests.

 

Repurchase Agreements. Securities held by the Fund may be subject to repurchase agreements. These transactions permit the Fund to earn income for periods as short as overnight. The Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on any sale of such securities. Under the terms of a repurchase agreement, the Fund would acquire securities from member banks of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and registered broker-dealers and other financial institutions that the Adviser deems creditworthy under guidelines approved by the Board, subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase such securities at a mutually agreed-upon date and price. The repurchase price would generally equal the price paid by the Fund plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates, which may be more or less than the rate on the underlying portfolio securities. The seller under a repurchase agreement will be required to maintain continually the value of collateral held pursuant to the agreement at not less than the repurchase price (including accrued interest). If the seller were to default on its repurchase obligation or become insolvent, the Fund holding such obligation would suffer a loss to the extent that the proceeds from a sale of the underlying portfolio securities were less than the repurchase price under the agreement, or to the extent that the disposition of such securities by the Fund were delayed pending court action. Additionally, there is no controlling legal precedent confirming that the Fund would be entitled, as against a claim by such seller or its receiver or trustee in bankruptcy, to retain the underlying securities, although the Trust believes that, under the regular procedures normally in effect for custody of the Fund’s securities subject to repurchase agreements and under federal laws, a court of competent jurisdiction would rule in favor of the Trust if presented with the question. Securities subject to repurchase agreements will be held by the Fund’s custodian or another qualified custodian or in the Federal Reserve/Treasury book-entry system. Repurchase agreements are considered to be loans by the Fund under the 1940 Act.

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities. The Fund may acquire, in privately negotiated transactions, securities that cannot be offered for public sale in the United States without first being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”). Restricted securities are subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities law. Because of these restrictions, the Fund may not be able to readily resell these securities at a price equal to what it might obtain for similar securities with a more liquid market. The Fund’s valuation of these securities will reflect relevant liquidity considerations. Under criteria established by the Fund’s Trustees, certain restricted securities sold pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act may be determined to be liquid. To the extent that restricted securities are not determined to be liquid, the Fund will limit its purchase, together with other illiquid securities including non-negotiable time deposits and repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more than seven days after notice, to no more than 15% of its net assets.

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Restricted securities in which the Fund may invest may include commercial paper issued in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper is restricted as to disposition under federal securities law, and is generally sold to institutional investors, such as the Fund, who agree that they are purchasing the paper for investment purposes and not with a view to public distribution. Any resale by the purchaser must be in an exempt transaction. Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper is normally resold to other institutional investors like the Fund through or with the assistance of the issuer or investment dealers who make a market in Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper, thus providing liquidity. The Adviser believes that Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper and possibly certain other restricted securities which meet the criteria for liquidity established by the Trustees of the Fund are quite liquid. The Fund intends, therefore, to treat the restricted securities which meet the criteria for liquidity established by the Trustees, including Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper, as determined by the Adviser, as liquid and not subject to the investment limitations applicable to illiquid securities.

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells a security and agrees to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon date and at a price reflecting the interest rate effective for the term of the agreement. This may also be viewed as the borrowing of money by the Fund. The Fund will not invest the proceeds of a reverse repurchase agreement for a period which exceeds the duration of the reverse repurchase agreement. The Fund may not enter into reverse repurchase agreements exceeding in the aggregate one-third of the market value of its total assets, less liabilities other than the obligations created by reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund will segregate assets consisting of cash or liquid securities in an amount at least equal to its repurchase obligations under its reverse repurchase agreements.

 

Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities it has sold but is obligated to repurchase under the agreement. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of proceeds from the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the other party or its trustee or receiver whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities.

 

Security Market Risk. The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the activities and financial prospects of the securities markets generally, or an individual security in the Fund’s portfolio. The value of a specific security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The value of certain types of securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments.

 

Unexpected local, regional or global events, such as war; acts of terrorism; financial, political or social disruptions; natural, environmental or man-made disasters; the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health issues; and recessions and depressions could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and may impair market liquidity. Such events can cause investor fear, which can adversely affect the economies of nations, regions and the market in general, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen.

 

Inflation pressures have been fueled by elevated energy prices. One of the main near-term sources of elevated energy prices is the geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine. These tensions could either escalate into military conflict or could dissipate based on various factors facing Russia and Ukraine. Due to Europe’s reliance on Russian oil and gas, Russia’s bargaining position may decline as the demand for oil and gas declines. This could lead to near term energy price volatility and may contribute to inflation pressures. 

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China remains a risk factor to both global supply and demand. The 2021 Chinese property market correction appears broader and deeper than China’s prior housing cycles. Weak market sentiment in China, combined with a high volume of property developer bonds maturing in offshore USD denominated markets in the first half of 2022, increase the risk of a lack of liquidity in the Chinese property market. The Chinese property market slowdown and resulting potential weakness in China’s economic growth could have broader repercussions. China currently accounts for around half the annual copper and steel used globally while being expected to comprise more than 20% of global GDP growth between 2021 and 2026. Additionally, the Chinese market remains important to both U.S. and globally listed companies as a growing consumer market and an important part of supply chains. Chinese policy action may help mitigate this risk from the property sector and restore confidence and stability. 

 

It is impossible to predict the effects of these or similar events in the future on the Fund, although it is possible that these or similar events could have a significant adverse impact on the NAV and/or risk profile of the Fund.

 

Small and Unseasoned Companies. Unseasoned and small companies may have limited or unprofitable operating histories, limited financial resources, and inexperienced management. In addition, they often face competition from larger or more established firms that have greater resources. Securities of small and unseasoned companies are frequently traded in the over-the-counter market or on regional exchanges where low trading volumes may result in erratic or abrupt price movements. To dispose of these securities, the Fund may need to sell them over an extended period or below the original purchase price. Investments by the Fund in these small or unseasoned companies may be regarded as speculative. 

 

United States Government Obligations. The Fund may invest in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, or by its agencies or instrumentalities. Obligations issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the “full faith and credit” of the United States. Securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, and obligations of the Government National Mortgage Association, the Farmers Home Administration, and the Export-Import Bank. In the case of securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the Fund must look principally to the agency issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitments. Securities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States include, but are not limited to, obligations of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the United States Postal Service, each of which has the right to borrow from the United States Treasury to meet its obligations, and obligations of the Federal Farm Credit System and the Federal Home Loan Banks, both of whose obligations may be satisfied only by the individual credits of each issuing agency. 

 

Variable Amount Master Demand Notes. Variable amount master demand notes are unsecured demand notes that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary and provide for periodic readjustments in the interest rate according to the terms of the instrument. They are also referred to as variable rate demand notes. Because master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between the Fund and the issuer, they are not normally traded. Although there is no secondary market in the notes, the Fund may demand payment of principal and accrued interest at any time or during specified periods not exceeding one year, depending upon the instrument involved, and may resell the note at any time to a third party. The Adviser will consider the earning power, cash flow, and other liquidity ratios of the issuers of such notes and will continuously monitor their financial status and ability to meet payment on demand. 

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Warrants. The Fund may invest in warrants. The Fund may purchase warrants issued by domestic and foreign companies to purchase newly created equity securities consisting of common and preferred stock. Warrants are securities that give the holder the right, but not the obligation to purchase equity issues of the company issuing the warrants, or a related company, at a fixed price either on a date certain or during a set period. The equity security underlying a warrant is authorized at the time the warrant is issued or is issued together with the warrant. 

 

Investing in warrants can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an equivalent investment in the underlying security, and, thus, can be a speculative investment. At the time of issue, the cost of a warrant is substantially less than the cost of the underlying security itself, and price movements in the underlying security are generally magnified in the price movements of the warrant. This leveraging effect enables the investor to gain exposure to the underlying security with a relatively low capital investment. This leveraging increases an investor’s risk, however, in the event of a decline in the value of the underlying security and can result in a complete loss of the amount invested in the warrant. In addition, the price of a warrant tends to be more volatile than, and may not correlate exactly to, the price of the underlying security. If the market price of the underlying security is below the exercise price of the warrant on its expiration date, the warrant will generally expire without value. The value of a warrant may decline because of a decline in the value of the underlying security, the passage of time, changes in interest rates or in the dividend or other policies of the company whose equity underlies the warrant or a change in the perception as to the future price of the underlying security, or any combination thereof. Warrants generally pay no dividends and confer no voting or other rights other than to purchase the underlying security. 

 

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities. The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. Delivery of and payment for these securities may take as long as a month or more after the date of the purchase commitment. The value of these securities is subject to market fluctuation during this period and no interest or income accrues to the Fund until settlement. The Fund will maintain with the custodian a separate account with a segregated portfolio of liquid assets consisting of cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid high-grade debt securities in an amount at least equal to these commitments. When entering into a when-issued or delayed delivery transaction, the Fund will rely on the other party to consummate the transaction; if the other party fails to do so, the Fund may be disadvantaged. It is the current policy of the Fund not to enter into when-issued commitments exceeding in the aggregate 25% of the market value of the Fund’s total assets, less liabilities other than the obligations created by these commitments.  

 

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Board has adopted Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policies and Procedures (the “Policy”) to protect the interests of Fund shareholders and to address potential conflicts of interests that could arise between the interests of Fund shareholders and the interests of the Adviser, principal underwriter, or affiliated persons of the Fund, Adviser or principal underwriter.

 

The Policy is intended to prevent the misuse of material non-public information regarding the portfolio holdings of the Fund (“Holdings Information”). Holdings Information will be disclosed to selected third parties only when the Fund has a legitimate business purpose for doing so, and the Recipients (as defined below) are subject to a duty of confidentiality (including a duty not to trade based on the non-public information). Under this Policy, the receipt of compensation by the Fund, the Adviser or an affiliate as consideration for disclosing Holdings Information will not be deemed a legitimate business purpose. Recipients will receive Holdings Information only after furnishing written assurances to the Adviser and/or the Fund that the Holdings Information will remain confidential, and Recipients and persons with access to the Holdings Information will be prohibited from trading based on the Information. In all instances, Holdings Information will be disclosed only when consistent with the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and the Adviser’s fiduciary duties, and the Adviser’s and Fund’s obligations to prevent the misuse of material, non-public information.

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Pursuant to the policy, the Fund, the Adviser, and their agents are obligated to:

 

  Act in the best interest of Fund shareholders by protecting non-public and potentially material portfolio Holdings Information;

 

  Ensure that Holdings Information is not provided to a favored group of clients or potential clients; and

 

  Adopt such safeguards and controls around the release of Holdings Information so that no client or group of clients is unfairly disadvantaged as a result of such release.

  

The following policies and procedures will apply to the disclosure of listings of portfolio holdings for the Fund by the Adviser and the Fund: 

 

SEC Filings. The Fund must disclose their complete portfolio holdings monthly to the SEC using Form N-PORT within 60 days of the end of the first and third quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year. The N-PORT on the first and third quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year are made public through the SEC electronic filings. The Fund files annual and semi-annual reports the Form N-CSR and distributes these to shareholders. Mailing is done within 60 days of the end of the semi-annual and annual periods. SEC filing is made with 10 days of commencement of mailing. 

 

Service Providers. Pursuant to policies and procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund has ongoing arrangements to release portfolio holdings information on a daily basis, with no lag time, to the Adviser, Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent, Administrator and Custodian. The Adviser, Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent, Administrator and Custodian receive portfolio holdings information daily in order to carry out the essential operations of the Fund. The Fund may also release portfolio information on an as needed basis, with varying lag times, to other third parties providing services to the Fund. The Fund discloses portfolio holdings to its auditors, legal counsel, proxy voting services (if applicable), pricing services, printers, parties to merger and reorganization agreements and their agents, and prospective or newly hired investment advisors or sub-advisors. The information may be provided to auditors within days of the end of an annual period, while the information may be given to legal counsel at any time, with no lag time, and information may be given to proxy voting services (if applicable), pricing services, printers, parties to merger and reorganization agreements and their agents, and prospective or newly hired investment advisors or sub-advisors at intervals and lag times which will vary. 

 

Other Disclosure. The Adviser and the Fund currently do not disclose Holdings Information except as noted above. The Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) may authorize providing non-public Holdings Information of the Fund that is current as of thirty business day after the month-end to third-party rating and ranking organizations (each a “Recipient”) for use in connection with their rating or ranking of the Fund. The disclosure may include additional information; however, any such additional information provided to a Recipient shall not include any material information about the Fund’s trading strategies or pending transactions.

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The CCO may approve the distribution in an electronic format of non-public Holdings Information posted on the public Internet site of the Company to Recipients and rating agencies upon request, and such Recipients and rating agencies will not be required to execute a Nondisclosure Agreement.

 

Occasions may arise where the Adviser, the Fund or an affiliate may have a conflict of interest in connection with a Recipient’s request for disclosure of Holdings Information. In such cases, the Adviser, Fund or affiliate will disclose the conflict to the CCO, the CCO will review the conflict, and if the CCO determines, to the best of his knowledge following appropriate due diligence, that the disclosure of non-public Holdings Information would be in the best interests of shareholders and the Fund and will not adversely affect the shareholders or the Fund, the CCO may approve the disclosure. The CCO will document in writing any such exception (which identifies the legitimate business purpose for the disclosure) and will provide a report to the Board for its review at a subsequent Board meeting. Any such exceptions log shall be retained in the Fund’s records.

 

The Fund and the Adviser will not enter into any arrangement providing for the disclosure of Holdings Information for the receipt of compensation or benefit of any kind in return for the disclosure of the Holdings Information. The Board exercises oversight of the disclosure of Portfolio Holdings by reviewing quarterly reports presented by the Fund’s CCO regarding violations of the Fund’s policies, exceptions to the policies, and new arrangements for disclosing Portfolio Holdings.

 

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

 

The Board oversees the business and affairs of the Trust and appoints or elects officers responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Trust and the execution of policies established by Board resolution or directive. The Trustees meet periodically throughout the year to review contractual arrangements with companies furnish services to the Fund; review performance of the Adviser and the Fund; and oversee activities of the Fund. This section of the SAI provides information about the persons who serve as Trustees and officers to the Trust as well as the entities that provide services to the Fund.

 

Trustees and Officers. Following are the Trustees and officers of the Trust, their age and address, their present position with the Trust or the Fund, and their principal occupation during the past five years. The Trustees in the following table who are not “interested” persons of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”) are indicated as such. The address of each Trustee and officer of the Trust, unless otherwise indicated, is 1701 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29405

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Name, Address and 

Year of Birth 

Position(s)
held with
Fund or Trust
Length of
Time Served
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee Other Directorships
Held by Trustee
During Past 5 Years
Independent Trustees

James Carlson

(1981)

Independent Trustee Since 2024 Managing Member, Kinwell LLC (2017-Present) 1 None

Margaret (Peggy) McCaffrey 

(1963) 

Independent Trustee Since 2021 CPA/Partner, Cohen & Co. (1990-2021) 1 None
Interested Trustees

Bradley D. Atkins* 

(1974)

Chairman, Interested Trustee, and President Since 2020 Chief Executive Officer, Modern Capital, Inc. (2020-Present); Chief Executive Officer, Rethink LLC (a Retail Financial Services Firm) (2005-Present) 1 Modern Capital, Inc.; Liberty Partners Financial Services, LLC; Modern Capital Securities, Inc.

 

*Basis of Interestedness. Mr. Atkins is an “interested person” of the Trust and the Adviser because of his role as Chief Executive Officer of Modern Capital Management Co., the adviser to the Fund.

 

Name and
Date of Birth
Position held with
Fund or Trust
Length
of Time Served
Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years
Officers

John Tabb

Year of Birth: 1982

Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Secretary Since 2025 Modern Capital, Inc.; Questis Inc.

Liam Clarke 

Year of Birth: 1996 

Chief Compliance Officer Since 2023 Director, Vigilant, LLC (2021 - present); Financial Services Assurance Experienced Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2018-2021)

 

Qualification of Trustees. The Board believes that each Trustee’s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Trustees on the Board lead to the conclusion that the Board possesses the requisite skills and attributes to carry out its oversight responsibilities with respect to the Trust. The Board believes that its Trustees’ ability to review, critically evaluate, question, and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the Adviser, other service providers, counsel and independent auditors, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of its duties, support this conclusion. The Board also has considered the following experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills, among others, of its members, as applicable, in reaching its conclusion: (i) such person’s business and professional experience and accomplishments, including prior experience in the financial services and investment management fields or on other boards; (ii) such person’s ability to work effectively with the other members of the Board; (iii) how the individual’s skills, experiences, and attributes would contribute to an appropriate mix of relevant skills and experience on the Board; (iv) such person’s character and integrity; (v) such person’s willingness to serve and willingness and ability to commit the time necessary to perform the duties of a Trustee; and (vi) as to each Trustee his status as an Independent Trustee.

 

The Board has determined that each of the Trustees’ careers and background, combined with their interpersonal skills and general understanding of financial and other matters, enable the Trustees to effectively participate in and contribute to the Board’s functions and oversight of the Trust. References to the qualifications, attributes, and skills of Trustees are pursuant to requirements of the SEC, do not constitute holding out the Board or any Trustee as having any special expertise or experience, and shall not impose any greater responsibility on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.

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Board Structure. The Board currently consists of three Trustees, two of whom are Independent. Mr. Atkins, serves as the Chairman of the Board. The Board has established several standing committees: Audit Committee, Fair Valuation Committee, and Nominating Committee. These standing committees are comprised entirely of the Independent Trustees. Other information about these standing committees is set forth below. The Board has determined that the Board’s structure is appropriate given the characteristics, size, and operations of the Trust. The Board also believes that its leadership structure, including its committees, helps facilitate effective oversight of Trust management. The Board reviews its structure annually.

 

With respect to risk oversight, the Board considers risk management issues as part of its general oversight responsibilities throughout the year. The Board holds four regular board meetings each year during which the Board receives risk management reports and/or assessments from Trust management, the Fund’s advisor, administrator, transfer agent, and distributor, and receives an annual report from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). The Audit Committee also meets with the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm on an annual basis, to discuss among other things, the internal control structure of the Trust’s financial reporting function. When appropriate, the Board may hold special meeting or communicate directly with Trust management, the CCO, the Trust’s third-party service providers, legal counsel, or independent public accountants to address matters arising between regular board meeting or needing special attention. In addition, the Board has adopted policies and procedures for the Trust to help detect and prevent and, if necessary, correct violations of federal securities laws.

 

The Board met four times during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

 

Trustee Standing Committees. The Trustees have established the following standing committees:

 

Audit Committee. All of the Independent Trustees are members of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee oversees the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, reviews the results of the annual audits of the Fund’s financial statements, and interacts with the Fund’s independent auditors on behalf of all the Trustees. The Audit Committee met three times during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

 

Nominating Committee. The Independent Trustees are the current members of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee assists the Board in adopting fund governance practices and meeting certain fund governance standards. The Nominating Committee also nominates, selects, and appoints Independent Trustees to fill vacancies on the Board of Trustees and to stand for election at meetings of the shareholders of the Trust. The Nominating Committee operates pursuant to a Nominating Committee Charter and normally meets annually but may also meet as often as necessary to carry out its purpose. The Nominating Committee met two times during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

 

Beneficial Equity Ownership Information. The table below sets forth, as of December 31, 2024, the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in the Fund, and the aggregate dollar range of equity securities in the Fund complex.

 

A = None; B = $1-$10,000; C = $10,001-$50,000; D = $50,001-$100,000; and E = over $100,000.

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Name of Trustee

Dollar Range of Equity 

Securities in the Fund 

Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Fund Overseen or to be Overseen by Trustee in Family of Investment Companies
Independent Trustees
James Carlson None None
Margaret McCaffrey None None
Interested Trustees
Bradley D. Atkins None None

 

Ownership of Securities of Adviser, Distributor, or Related Entities. As of December 31, 2024, the Independent Trustees and/or their immediate family members owned no securities of the Adviser, Distributor, or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser or Distributor.

 

Compensation. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, will be paid a fee of $10,000 per year. The “interested persons” of the Trust receive no Board member compensation from the Fund. The table below details the amount of compensation expected to be paid to the Trustees for the first fiscal year of the Fund. The Trust does not have a bonus, profit sharing, pension or retirement plan.

 

Name of Trustee Aggregate Compensation from the Fund Pension Retirement Benefits Accrued As Part of Fund Expenses Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement Total Compensation from the Trust Paid to Trustees
James Carlson $7,500 None None $7,500
Peggy McCaffrey $10,000 None None $10,000
David Mendez* $5,000 None None $5,000

*David Mendez resigned as a Trustee effective August 30, 2024.

 

Anti-Money Laundering Program. The Trust has adopted an anti-money laundering program, as required by applicable law, which is designed to prevent the Fund from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. The Trust’s CCO is responsible for implementing and monitoring the operations and internal controls of the program. Compliance officers at certain of the Fund’s service providers are also responsible for monitoring the program. The anti-money laundering program is subject to the continuing oversight of the Trustees.

 

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

 

Principal Holders of Voting Securities. As of June 30, 2025, the Independent Trustees of the Trust as a group owned beneficially (i.e., had direct or indirect voting and/or investment power) none of the then outstanding shares of the Fund. As of June 30, 2025, to the Trust’s knowledge, the following shareholders owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Shareholders owning 25% or more of outstanding shares may be in control and may be able to affect the outcome of certain matters presented for a vote of Shareholders.

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Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund
Class A Shares

Name and Address of Owner Percentage of Ownership Type of Ownership
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
60 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
35.86% Beneficial

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. (For FBO Customers) 

200 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111

12.92% Beneficial

    

Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund  

Class ADV Shares

Name and Address of Owner Percentage of Ownership Type of Ownership 
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
60 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
67.58% Record1

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. 

200 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111

11.73% Record1

 

1.The Fund believes that such entity does not have a beneficial ownership interest in such shares.

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Modern Capital Management Co., a Wyoming corporation located at 1701 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29405, serves as investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser was formed in October 2019 and has been advising the Fund since the Fund commenced investment operations in 2021. As an SEC-registered investment adviser, management of the Fund is currently the adviser’s primary business. Under the terms of the management agreement, the adviser is responsible for formulating the Fund’s investment policies, making ongoing investment decisions and directing portfolio transactions. Modern Capital Management Co. is indirectly controlled by Bradley D. Atkins through his majority ownership of the interests of the Adviser’s parent entity, Modern Capital, Inc.

 

The Management Agreement provides that the Adviser will provide the Fund with investment advice and supervision and will continuously furnish an investment program for the Fund consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the Fund. The Adviser is responsible for the payment of the salaries and expenses of all of its personnel, office rent and the expenses of providing investment advisory and related clerical expenses.

 

Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Adviser manages the investment of the assets of the Fund in conformity with the investment objectives and policies of the Fund. It is the responsibility of the Adviser to make investment decisions for the Fund and to provide continuous supervision of the investment portfolio of the Fund.

 

For its services under the Management Agreement, the Adviser is paid a management fee at the annual rate of 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The management fee is accrued daily and paid at least monthly. The Adviser pays expenses incurred by it in connection with acting as investment adviser, other than costs (including brokerage costs; legal fees, borrowing costs, such as (a) interest and (b) dividends on securities sold short; taxes; acquired fund expenses and extraordinary expenses) of securities purchased for the Fund and other expenses paid by the Fund as detailed in the Management Agreement. The Adviser pays for all employees, office space and facilities required by it to provide services under the Management Agreement, except for specific items of expense referred to below.

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Expense Limitation Agreement. The Adviser has entered into an expense limitation agreement whereby the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees and/or reimburse certain Fund expenses, including the Adviser's management fee and any organizational expenses (exclusive of (i) any front-end or contingent deferred loads; (ii) brokerage fees and commissions, (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses; (iv) borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short); (v) taxes; (vi) specialized pricing services and (vii) extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Trust officers and Trustees, contractual indemnification of Fund service providers (other than the Adviser)) in order to limit annual Fund operating expenses to 0.90%, and 0.90% for Class A shares, and Class ADV shares, respectively, through July 29, 2026.

 

Except for the expenses described above that have been assumed by the Adviser, all expenses incurred in administration of the Fund will be charged to the Fund, including investment management fees; fees and expenses of the Board; interest charges; taxes; brokerage commissions; expenses of valuing assets; expenses of continuing registration and qualification of the Fund and the shares under federal and state law; share issuance expenses; fees and disbursements of independent accountants and legal counsel; fees and expenses of custodians, including sub-custodians and securities depositories, transfer agents and shareholder account servicing organizations; expenses of preparing, printing and mailing prospectuses, reports, proxies, notices and statements sent to shareholders; expenses of shareholder meetings; costs of investing in underlying funds; and insurance premiums. The Fund is also liable for nonrecurring expenses, including litigation to which they may from time to time be a party. Expenses incurred for the operation of the Fund, including the expenses of communications with its shareholders, are paid by the Fund. 

 

The Management Agreement with the Fund continues in effect for an initial two year term and then from year to year as long as its continuation is approved at least annually by the Board, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” or by the shareholders of the Fund. The Management Agreement may be terminated at any time upon 60 days’ written notice by the relevant Fund or by a majority vote of the outstanding shares or 90 days’ written notice by the Adviser and will terminate automatically upon assignment.

 

The Management Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the performance of its duties, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of the Adviser in the performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard of its duties and obligations thereunder. 

 

The following chart shows the total dollar amount that the Fund paid to Modern Capital Management Co. during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

 

Fund March 31, 2025
Advisory Fees Fees Waived Expenses Reimbursed by the Adviser
Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund $440,835 $318,357 $0

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Portfolio Managers. Peter Montalbano and Michael Lowenberg are the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Pursuant to the Portfolio Management Agreement dated October 26, 2020, between Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano and the Adviser, Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano manage the investment portfolio of the Fund and provide such portfolio management services to the Fund as independent contractors. Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano are each an investment adviser representative of the Adviser and, as such, are subject to the supervision and control of the Adviser. They are not employees of the Adviser or the Trust.

 

Compensation. Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano each receive from the Adviser a fixed fee for providing portfolio management services to the Fund equal to 25% of the monthly investment advisory fee paid by the Fund to the Adviser, net of reductions in fees due to any expense cap which may be in effect as of the time in which the fees are earned. In addition, the Adviser pays Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano for certain expenses they incur including certain of their registration fees, costs associated with bonding requirements and errors and omissions insurance, travel and entertainment expenses associated with the Fund, and costs associated with operating their business operations.

 

Messrs. Lowenberg and Montalbano have agreed to indemnify the Adviser for certain actions, damages and expenses, as specified in the Portfolio Management Agreement.

 

Ownership of Fund Shares. The table below shows the amount of the Fund’s equity securities beneficially owned by each member of the portfolio management team as of March 31, 2025, and stated as one of the following ranges: 

 

Portfolio Manager
Fund
Dollar Range of
Equity Securities in the Fund
Michael Lowenberg Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund $10,001-$50,000
Peter Montalbano Modern Capital Tactical Income Fund $100,001-$500,000

 

Other Accounts. In addition to the Fund, the portfolio management team is responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts. The table below shows the number of, and total assets in, such other accounts as of March 31, 2025.

 

Portfolio Management Team Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets

Number of Accounts

Total Assets
All Accounts
Michael Lowenberg 0 $0 1 $5,800,000 132 $30,800,000
Peter Montalbano 0 $0 1 $5,800,000 132 $30,800,000
Accounts with Performance-Based Advisory Fee
Michael Lowenberg 0 $0 1 $5,800,000 0 $0
Peter Montalbano 0 $0 1 $5,800,000 0 $0

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Potential Conflicts of Interest

 

Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one fund or other accounts. More specifically, a portfolio manager who manages multiple funds is presented with the following potential conflicts:

 

The management of multiple accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each account. The management of multiple funds and accounts also may give rise to potential conflicts of interest if the funds and accounts have different objectives, benchmarks, time horizons, and fees as the portfolio manager must allocate his time and investment ideas across multiple funds and accounts.

 

  With respect to securities transactions for the Fund, the Adviser determines which broker to use to execute each order, consistent with the duty to seek best execution of the transaction. The portfolio manager may execute transactions for another fund or account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by the Fund. Securities selected for funds or accounts other than the Fund may outperform the securities selected for the Fund.
     
  The appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where the Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee. The management of personal accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest; there is no assurance that the Fund’s code of ethics will adequately address such conflicts. One of the portfolio manager’s numerous responsibilities may be to assist in the sale of Fund shares. Because the portfolio manager’s compensation is indirectly linked to the sale of Fund shares, he may have an incentive to devote time to marketing efforts designed to increase sales of Fund shares.
     
  The Fund has adopted a code of ethics that, among other things, permits personal trading by employees under conditions where it has been determined that such trades would not adversely impact client accounts. Nevertheless, the management of personal accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest, and there is no assurance that these codes of ethics will adequately address such conflicts.

 

The Adviser and the Fund have adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.

 

DISTRIBUTOR

 

As of October 9, 2023, Vigilant LLC (the “Distributor”), 223 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 216, Chadds Ford, PA 19317, serves as distributor for the Fund. The Distributor, as agent in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, will use reasonable efforts to facilitate the sale of the Fund’s shares. Shares of the Fund are offered to the public on a continuous basis pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with the Trust (the “Distribution Agreement”). The Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and each state’s securities laws and is a member of FINRA.

 

The Distributor may enter into selling agreements with broker-dealers that solicit orders for the sale of shares of the Fund and may allow concessions to dealers that sell shares of the Fund. The Distributor receives the portion of the sales charge on all direct initial investments in the Fund and on all investments in accounts with no designed dealer of record.

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The Distributor received the following commissions and other compensation in connection with their relationship with the Fund during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025:

 

Distributor Net Underwriting
Discounts and
Commissions
Compensation
on Redemptions
and Repurchases
Brokerage
Commissions
Other
Compensation
Vigilant Distributors, LLC $0 $0 $0 $4,980

 

Rule 12b-1 Plan. In August, 2023, the Board of Trustees voted to eliminate plans (the “Prior Plans”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Rule 12b-1 provides that any payments made by the Fund in connection with the distribution of its shares may be made only pursuant to a written plan describing all material aspects of the proposed financing of the distribution and also requires that all agreements with any person relating to the implementation of a plan must be in writing. Under the Fund’s prior Plan related to the Class A Shares, the Fund incur an annual fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A Shares (the “Class A 12b-1 Fee”). Under the Fund’s prior Plan related to the Class ADV Shares, the Fund incurs an annual fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class ADV Shares (the “Class ADV 12b-1 Fee”), (the Class A 12b-1 Fee and Class ADV 12b-1 Fee are collectively referred to as the “12b-1 Fee”).  

 

TRANSFER AGENT, FUND ACCOUNTANT AND ADMINISTRATOR

 

Fund Accountant and Administrator. Trailmark Fund Solutions (formerly known as Gryphon Fund Group, LLC)(the “Administrator”), located at 3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410, Beachwood, Ohio 44122, serves as administrator and fund accountant Fund pursuant to the Master Fund Services Agreement.

 

Under the Master Fund Services Agreement, the Administrator performs various administrative services, including providing various executive and administrative services such as preparing or overseeing the preparation by the Trust’s service providers, working with other professional firms where appropriate, of (i) filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA, state securities commissions and other applicable agencies and authorities, (ii) financial statements and reports to shareholders, (iii) tax returns; (iv) proxy materials and post-effective amendments to the Trust’s registration statement; and (v) necessary materials for meetings of the Board.

 

The Administrator also provides the Trust with accounting services, including: maintaining and keeping current the general ledger for the Fund, recording all income and expenses, capital share activity and security transactions of the Fund. Administrator shall calculate the net asset value of the Fund and the per share net asset value of the Fund, in accordance with the Fund’s current prospectus and statement of additional information, once daily as of the time selected by the Board. Administrator shall prepare and maintain a daily valuation of all securities and other assets of the Fund in accordance with instructions from a designated officer of the Trust and in the manner set forth in the Fund’s current prospectus and statement of additional information. In valuing securities of the Trust, Administrator may contract with, and rely upon market quotations provided by, outside services.

 

For the administrative and accounting services rendered to the Fund by the Administrator, the Fund pays the Administrator a minimum fee and an asset based fee. The Fund also pays the Administrator for any out-of-pocket expenses.

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The following shows the total dollar amounts that the Fund paid to the Administrator for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025:

 

Administrator 2025
Trailmark Fund Solutions $65,870

 

Fund Transfer Agent and Dividend Dispersing Agent. Trailmark Fund Solutions (formerly known as Gryphon Fund Group, LLC), located at 3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410, Beachwood, OH 44122, also serves as dividend disbursing agent and transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) pursuant to the Master Fund Services Agreement with the Trust.

 

Under the Master Fund Services Agreement, the Transfer Agent is responsible for, subject to the policies and direction of the Board, providing day-to-day supervision for the dividend disbursing, transfer agent, and shareholder servicing operations of the Fund. 

 

For the dividend and transfer agency services rendered to the Fund by the Transfer Agent, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a minimum fee and an asset based fee. The Fund also pays the Transfer Agent for any out-of-pocket expenses.

 

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN

 

The Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan. Under the plan, the Fund pays a service fees based on annualized percentages of average daily net assets, of up to 0.25% for Class A shares and Class ADV shares. These fees are an ongoing expense and, over time, will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than other types of sales charges.

 

In addition, the Adviser and/or its affiliates make payments for distribution, shareholder servicing, marketing and promotional activities and related expenses out of their profits and other available sources, including profits from their relationships with the Fund. These payments are not reflected as additional expenses in the fee table contained in this Prospectus. The recipients of these payments may include affiliates of the Adviser, as well as non-affiliated broker/dealers, insurance companies, financial institutions and other Financial Intermediaries through which investors may purchase shares of the Fund, including your Financial Intermediary. The total amount of these payments is substantial, may be substantial to any given recipient and may exceed the costs and expenses incurred by the recipient for any fund-related marketing or shareholder servicing activities. The payments described in this paragraph are often referred to as “revenue sharing payments.” Revenue sharing arrangements are separately negotiated between the Adviser and/or its affiliates, and the recipients of these payments.

 

Revenue sharing payments create an incentive for an intermediary or its employees or associated persons to recommend or sell shares of the Fund to you. Contact your Financial Intermediary for details about revenue sharing payments it receives or may receive. Revenue sharing payments, as well as payments under the shareholder services plan, also benefit the Adviser, and its affiliates to the extent the payments result in more assets being invested in the Fund on which fees are being charged.

 

The Fund has policies and procedures in place for the monitoring of payments to broker-dealers and other Financial Intermediaries for distribution-related activities and the following non-distribution activities: sub-transfer agent, administrative, and other shareholder servicing services.

 

Your Financial Intermediary may provide shareholder services that differ from the services provided by other Financial Intermediaries. Services provided by your Financial Intermediary may vary by class. You should ask your Financial Intermediary to explain the shareholder services it provides for each class and the compensation it receives in connection with each class. Remember that your Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation depending on the share class in which you invest.

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CUSTODIAN

 

U.S. Bank, N.A., located at 1555 N. Rivercenter Drive, MK-WI-S302, Milwaukee, WI 53212, serves as the custodian of the Fund and has custody of all securities and cash of the Fund. The custodian, among other things, attends to the collection of principal and income and payment for and collection of proceeds of securities bought and sold by the Fund.

COUNSEL

 

Thompson Hine LLP, located at 1919 M Street N.W., Suite 700, Washington D.C. 20036 serves as the Trust’s legal counsel.

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm is Tait, Weller & Banker, LLP, located at 50 S. 16th Street, Suite 2900, Philadelphia, PA 19102. Shareholders will receive annual financial statements, together with a report of independent registered public accounting firm, and semiannual unaudited financial statements of the Fund. The independent registered public accounting firm will report on the Fund’s annual financial statements, review certain regulatory reports and the Fund’s income tax returns, and perform other professional accounting, auditing, tax and advisory services when engaged to do so by the Fund.

 

COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT

 

Vigilant Compliance, LLC, with an office located at Gateway Corporate Center Suite 216, 233 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Ste 216, Chadds Ford Pennsylvania 19317, provides a CCO to the Trust as well as related compliance services pursuant to a services agreement between the Trust and Vigilant Compliance, LLC.

 

CODE OF ETHICS

 

Modern Capital Management, Co., the Distributor and the Fund have adopted codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1(c) under the 1940 Act. The purpose of each code is to avoid potential conflicts of interest and to prevent fraud, deception or misconduct with respect to the Fund. Such codes of ethics permit personnel covered by the codes to invest in securities that may be purchased by the Fund, subject to the restrictions of the code. The codes are filed as exhibits to the Trust’s registration statement.

 

PROXY VOTING POLICY

 

The Board has delegated responsibilities for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by the Fund to the Adviser. The Adviser may delegate such proxy voting to a third-party proxy voting service provider. The Adviser will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy policies and procedures. In some instances, the Adviser may be asked to cast a proxy vote that presents a conflict between its interests and the interests of the Fund’s shareholders. In such a case, the Trust’s policy requires that the Adviser abstain from making a voting decision and to forward all necessary proxy voting materials to the Trust to enable the Board to make a voting decision. When the Board is required to make a proxy voting decision, only the Trustees without a conflict of interest with regard to the security in question or the matter to be voted upon shall be permitted to participate in the decision of how the Fund’s vote will be cast. The Adviser has developed a detailed proxy voting policy that has been approved by the Board.

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The Adviser’s policies and procedures state that the Adviser generally relies on the individual portfolio manager(s) to make the final decision on how to cast proxy votes. When exercising its voting responsibilities, the Adviser’s policies call for an emphasis on (i) accountability of management of the company to its board, and of the board to the company’s shareholders, (ii) alignment of management and shareholder interests and (iii) transparency through timely disclosure of important information about a company’s operations and financial performance. While no set of proxy voting guidelines can anticipate all situations that may arise, the advisors have adopted guidelines describing the advisors’ general philosophy when proposals involve certain matters. The following is a summary of those guidelines:

 

  Electing a board of directors – a board should be composed primarily of independent directors, and key board committees should be entirely independent. The Adviser generally supports efforts to declassify boards or other measures that permit shareholders to remove a majority of directors at any time;

 

  Approving independent auditors – the relationship between a company and its auditors should be limited primarily to the audit engagement;

 

  Providing equity-based compensation plans - appropriately designed equity-based compensation plans, approved by shareholders, can be an effective way to align the interests of shareholders and the interests of directors, management, and employees by providing incentives to increase shareholder value. Conversely, the Adviser is opposed to plans that substantially dilute ownership interests in the company, provide participants with excessive awards, or have inherently objectionable structural features;

 

  corporate voting structure - shareholders should have voting power equal to their equity interest in the company and should be able to approve or reject changes to a company’s by-laws by a simple majority vote. The Adviser opposes super-majority requirements and generally support the ability of shareholders to cumulate their votes for the election of directors; and

 

  Shareholder rights plans - shareholder rights plans, also known as poison pills, may tend to entrench current management, which the Adviser generally considers to have a negative impact on shareholder value.

 

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-711-9164 or on the SEC’s Internet site at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures is also available by calling 800-711-9164 and will be sent within three business days of receipt of a request. 

 

The Adviser’s Proxy Voting Policies are attached hereto as Appendix B.

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER 

 

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by the monthly average of the value of the portfolio securities owned by the Fund during the fiscal year. The calculation excludes from both the numerator and the denominator securities with maturities at the time of acquisition of one year or less. High portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by the Fund. A 100% turnover rate would occur if all of the Fund’s portfolio securities were replaced once within a one-year period.

 

The portfolio turnover rate for the Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, was 1229%, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, was 876%, and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, was 916%.

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PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of securities on a securities exchange are effected by brokers, and the Fund pays a brokerage commission for this service. In transactions on stock exchanges, these commissions are negotiated. In the over-the-counter market, securities (e.g., debt securities) are normally traded on a “net” basis with dealers acting as principal for their own accounts without a stated commission, although the price of the securities usually includes a profit to the dealer. In underwritten offerings, securities are purchased at a fixed price, which includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred to as the underwriter’s concession or discount.

 

Subject to policies established by the Board, the Adviser is responsible for placing of the Fund’s portfolio transactions. In placing portfolio transactions, the Adviser seeks the best qualitative execution for the Fund, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), the execution capability, financial responsibility and responsiveness of the broker or dealer and the brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. The Adviser generally seeks favorable prices and commission rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received.

 

Under normal circumstances, the Adviser expects that it will typically select White Mountain Capital, LLC, an affiliated broker/dealer, to execute transactions for the Fund (the “Affiliated Broker”). In such instances the placement of orders with the Affiliated Broker will be consistent with the Fund’s objective of obtaining best execution and would not be dependent upon the fact that the Affiliated Broker is an affiliate of the Adviser. With respect to orders placed with the Affiliated Broker for execution on a national securities exchange, commissions received must conform to Section 17(e)(2)(A) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17e-1 thereunder, which permit an affiliated person of a registered investment company (such as the Fund), or any affiliated person of such person, to receive a brokerage commission from such registered investment company provided that such commission is reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities during a comparable period of time. This standard would allow the affiliated broker to receive no more than reasonable and fair compared remuneration than would be expected to be received by an unaffiliated broker in a commensurate arms-length transaction. Any commission, fee or other remuneration paid to the Affiliated Broker or dealer will be paid in compliance with the Fund’s procedures adopted in accordance with Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. The Adviser does not believe that the restrictions on transactions with the affiliated brokers described above will materially adversely affect its ability to provide services to the Fund, the Fund’s ability to take advantage of market opportunities, or the Fund’s overall performance. 

 

The Fund has no obligation to deal with any broker or dealer in the execution of its transactions. However, the Fund, as described above, may place transactions with affiliates of the Adviser. The Fund may also place transactions with affiliates of the Distributor. As the level of securities trading increases, the level of commissions paid by the Fund to any Adviser affiliates increases. Such transactions will be executed at competitive commission rates through the affiliated broker’s clearing broker. Because the affiliate receives compensation based on the amount of transactions completed, there could be an incentive on the part of the Adviser to effect as many transactions as possible, thereby maximizing the commissions its affiliate receives. In connection with the execution of securities transactions, subject to its policy of best execution, the Fund may pay higher brokerage commissions to the affiliate than it might pay to unaffiliated broker-dealers as more fully described below.

 

Although commissions paid on every transaction will, in the judgment of the Adviser, be reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage services provided, under the Management Agreement and as permitted by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Adviser may cause the Fund to pay a commission to broker-dealers who provide brokerage and research services to the Adviser for effecting a securities transaction for the Fund. Such commission may exceed the amount other broker-dealers would have charged for the transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith that the greater commission is reasonable relative to the value of the brokerage and the research and investment information services provided by the executing broker-dealer viewed in terms of either a particular transaction or the Adviser’s overall responsibilities to the Fund and to its other clients. Such research and investment information services may include advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, the availability of securities or of purchasers or sellers of securities, furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy and the performance of accounts, and effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto such as clearance and settlement.

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Research provided by brokers is used for the benefit of all of the clients of the Adviser and not solely or necessarily for the benefit of the Fund. The Adviser’s investment management personnel attempt to evaluate the quality of research provided by brokers. Results of this effort are sometimes used by the Adviser as a consideration in the selection of brokers to execute portfolio transactions. 

 

The investment advisory fees that the Fund pays to the Adviser will not be reduced as a consequence of the Adviser’s affiliate’s receipt of brokerage and research services. To the extent the Fund’s portfolio transactions are used to obtain such services, the brokerage commissions paid by the Fund will exceed those that might otherwise be paid, by an amount, which cannot be presently determined. Such services would be useful and of value to the Adviser in serving the Fund and other clients and, conversely, such services obtained by the placement of brokerage business of other clients would be useful to the Adviser in carrying out its obligations to the Fund.

 

Certain investments may be appropriate for the Fund and also for other clients advised by the Adviser. Investment decisions for the Fund and other clients are made with a view to achieving their respective investment objectives and after consideration of such factors as their current holdings, availability of cash for investment and the size of their investments generally. To the extent possible, Fund transactions are traded separately from trades of other clients advised by the Adviser. Occasionally, a particular security may be bought or sold for one or more clients in different amounts. In such event, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulations, such transactions with respect to the Adviser will be allocated among the clients in a manner believed to be equitable to each. Ordinarily, such allocation will be made on the basis of the weighted average price of such transactions effected during a trading day.

 

Under the 1940 Act, persons affiliated with an affiliate of the Adviser or the Distributor may be prohibited from dealing with the Fund as a principal in the purchase and sale of securities. 

 

The Fund will not affect any brokerage transactions in its portfolio securities if such transactions would be unfair or unreasonable to Fund shareholders. The Management Agreement provides that affiliates of affiliates of the Adviser may receive brokerage commissions in connection with effecting such transactions for the Fund. In determining the commissions to be paid to an affiliated broker, it is the policy of the Trust that such commissions will, in the judgment of the Board, be (a) fair and reasonable when compared to rates charged by other qualified brokers having comparable execution capability and (b) at least as favorable to the Fund as commissions contemporaneously charged by the affiliated broker on comparable transactions for its unaffiliated customers, except for customers of the affiliated broker considered by a majority of the Trust’s disinterested Trustees not to be comparable to the Fund. The disinterested Trustees from time to time review, among other things, information relating to the commissions charged by an affiliated broker to the Adviser and its other customers, and rates and other information concerning the commissions charged by other qualified brokers. Neither the Distribution Agreement nor the Management Agreement provide for a reduction of the Distributor’s or Adviser’s respective fees by the amount of any profits earned by an affiliated broker from brokerage commissions generated from portfolio transactions of the Fund.

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The Fund will not acquire portfolio securities issued by or enter into repurchase agreements or reverse repurchase agreements with the Adviser, the Distributor or their affiliates.

 

The following shows the aggregate amount of broker commissions paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

 

March 31, 2025 March 31, 2024 March 31, 2023
$2,088,642 $1,243,631 $634,462

 

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

 

Fund shares may be purchased from investment dealers who have sales agreements with the Fund’s Distributor or from the Distributor directly. As described in the Prospectus, the Fund provides you with alternative ways of purchasing Fund shares based upon your individual investment needs and preferences by offering Class A and Class ADV shares as described below.

 

Class A Shares. You may purchase Class A shares at a public offering price equal to the applicable net asset value per share plus an up-front sales charge imposed at the time of purchase as set forth in the Prospectus.

 

Shares may be purchased at the public offering price through any securities dealer having a sales agreement with the Distributor. Shares may also be purchased through banks and certain other financial institutions that have agency agreements with the Distributor. These financial institutions will receive transaction fees that are the same as the commissions to dealers and may charge their customers service fees relating to investments in the Fund. Purchase requests should be addressed to the dealer or agent from which the Prospectus was received which has a sales agreement with the Distributor. Such dealer or agent may place a telephone order with the Distributor for the purchase of Fund shares. It is a dealer’s or broker’s responsibility to promptly forward payment and registration instructions (or completed applications) to the Transfer Agent for shares being purchased in order for investors to receive the next determined net asset value (or public offering price). Reference should be made to the wire order to ensure proper settlement of the trade. Payment for redemptions of shares purchased by telephone normally will be processed within three business days.

 

REDUCTION OF UP-FRONT SALES CHARGE ON CLASS A SHARES

 

Letters of Intent. An investor may qualify for a reduced sales charge on Class A shares immediately by stating his or her intention to invest in Class A shares of the Fund, during a 13-month period, an amount that would qualify for a reduced sales charge shown in the Fund’s Prospectus under “How to Buy Shares — Class A Shares” and by signing a non-binding Letter of Intent, which may be signed at any time within 90 days after the first investment to be included under the Letter of Intent. After signing the Letter of Intent, each investment in Class A shares made by an investor will be entitled to the sales charge applicable to the total investment indicated in the Letter of Intent. If an investor does not complete the purchases under the Letter of Intent within the 13-month period, the sales charge will be adjusted upward, corresponding to the amount actually purchased. When an investor signs a Letter of Intent, Class A shares of the Fund with a value of up to 5% of the amount specified in the Letter of Intent will be restricted. If the total purchases of Class A shares made by an investor under the Letter of Intent, less redemptions, prior to the expiration of the 13-month period equals or exceeds the amount specified in the Letter of Intent, the restriction on the shares will be removed. In addition, if the total purchases of Class A shares exceed the amount specified and qualify for a further quantity discount, the Distributor will make a retroactive price adjustment and will apply the adjustment to purchase additional Class A shares at the then current applicable offering price. If an investor does not complete purchases under a Letter of Intent, the sales charge is adjusted upward, and, if after written notice to the investor, he or she does not pay the increased sales charge, sufficient Class A restricted shares will be redeemed at the current net asset value to pay such charge.

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Rights of Accumulation. A right of accumulation (“ROA”) permits an investor to aggregate shares owned by the investor, his spouse, children and grandchildren under 21 (cumulatively, the “Investor”) in the Fund to reach a breakpoint discount. This includes accounts held with other financial institutions and accounts established for a single trust estate or single fiduciary account, including a qualified retirement plan such as an IRA, 401(k) or 403(b) plan (some restrictions may apply). The value of shares eligible for a cumulative quantity discount equals the cumulative cost of the shares purchased (not including reinvested dividends) or the current account market value; whichever is greater. The current market value of the shares is determined by multiplying the number of shares by the previous day’s net asset value.

 

  a. Investor’s current purchase of Class A shares in the Fund; and

 

  b. The net asset value (at the close of business on the previous day) of Class A shares of the Fund held by the Investor.

 

For example, if Investor-owned Class A shares worth $40,000 at the current net asset value and purchased an additional $10,000 of Class A shares, the sales charge for the $10,000 purchase would be at the rate applicable to a single $50,000 purchase.

 

To qualify for a ROA on a purchase of Class A shares through a broker-dealer, when each purchase is made, the individual investor or the broker-dealer must provide the respective Fund with sufficient information to verify that the purchase qualifies for the discount.

 

Investments of $1 Million or More. With respect to Class A shares, if you invest $1 million or more, either as a lump sum or through our rights of accumulation quantity discount or letter of intent programs, you can buy Class A shares without an initial sales charge.

 

WAIVERS OF UP-FRONT SALES CHARGE ON CLASS A SHARES

 

The Prospectus describes the classes of persons that may purchase shares without an up-front sales charge. The elimination of the up-front sales charge for redemptions by certain classes of persons is provided because of anticipated economies of scale and sales related efforts. 

 

To qualify for a waiver of the up-front sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares through a broker-dealer, when each purchase is made, the individual investor or the broker-dealer must provide the Fund with sufficient information to verify that the purchase qualifies for the discount.

 

The Fund make available, free of charge, more information about sales charge reductions and waivers through the prospectus or through your financial advisor.

 

Class ADV Shares. You may purchase Class ADV shares at a public offering price equal to the applicable net asset value per share. Class ADV shares are only available through investment advisers that have entered into selling agreements with the Fund. 

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NET ASSET VALUE

 

For the Fund, net asset value (“NAV”) per share is determined by dividing the total value of that Fund’s assets, less any liabilities, by the number of shares of that Fund outstanding.

 

The net asset value per share of the Fund is determined by the Administrator as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. The New York Stock Exchange is closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day as observed.

 

Assets for which market quotations are available are valued as follows: (a) each listed security is valued at its closing price obtained from the respective primary exchange on which the security is listed, or, if there were no sales on that day, at its last reported current bid price; (b) each unlisted security is valued at the last current bid price obtained from the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System; (c) United States Government and agency obligations are valued based upon bid quotations from the Federal Reserve Bank for identical or similar obligations; (d) short-term money market instruments (such as certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and commercial paper) are most often valued by bid quotation or by reference to bid quotations of available yields for similar instruments of issuers with similar credit ratings. All of these prices are obtained by the Administrator from services, which collect and disseminate such market prices. Bid quotations for short-term money market instruments reported by such a service are the bid quotations reported to it by the major dealers.

 

When approved by the Trustees, certain securities may be valued on the basis of valuations provided by an independent pricing service when such prices the Trustees believe reflect the fair value of such securities. These securities would normally be those, which have no available recent market value, have few outstanding shares and therefore infrequent trades, or for which there is a lack of consensus on the value, with quoted prices covering a wide range. The lack of consensus would result from relatively unusual circumstances such as no trading in the security for long periods of time, or a company’s involvement in merger or acquisition activity, with widely varying valuations placed on the company’s assets or stock. Prices provided by an independent pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices and may take into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data.

 

In the absence of an ascertainable market value, assets are valued at their fair value as determined by the Adviser using methods and procedures reviewed and approved by the Trustees.

 

Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which market quotations and information pricing service are not readily available are valued either at amortized cost or at original cost, plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current value.

 

TAX INFORMATION

 

The Fund have qualified, and intend to continue to qualify, as a regulated investment company, or “RIC”, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes. If for any taxable year the Fund does not qualify for the special tax treatment afforded regulated investment companies, all of its taxable income will be subject to federal tax at regular corporate rates (without any deduction for distributions to its shareholders). In such event, dividend distributions would be taxable to shareholders to the extent of the Fund’s earnings and profits and would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporations.

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The Fund’s net realized capital gains from securities transactions will be distributed only after reducing such gains by the amount of any available capital loss carry forwards. Capital losses incurred in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010, may now be carried forward indefinitely and retain the character of the original loss. Capital loss carryforwards are available to offset future realized capital gains. To the extent that these carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains it is probable that the amount offset will not be distributed to shareholders. The Fund did not have any capital loss carry forwards for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

 

INVESTMENTS IN FOREIGN SECURITIES

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign withholding taxes on income from certain foreign securities. This, in turn, could reduce the Fund’s income dividends paid to you.

 

Effect of Foreign Debt Investments and Hedging on Distributions. Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates, which occur between the time the Fund accrues receivables or liabilities denominated in a foreign currency, and the time the Fund actually collects such receivables or pays such liabilities, generally are treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, on disposition of debt securities denominated in a foreign currency and on disposition of certain options and futures contracts, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in the value of foreign currency between the date of acquisition of the security or contract and the date of disposition also are treated as ordinary gain or loss. These gains when distributed are taxable to you as ordinary income, and any losses reduce the Fund’s ordinary income otherwise available for distribution to you. This treatment could increase or decrease the Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s previously distributed income to be classified as a return of capital. A return of capital generally is not taxable to you, but reduces the tax basis of your shares in the Fund. Any return of capital in excess of your basis, however, is taxable as a capital gain.

 

Pass-Through of Foreign Tax Credits. The Fund may be subject to certain taxes imposed by the countries in which it invests or operates. If the Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company and if more than 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at the close of any taxable year consists of stocks or securities of foreign corporations, the Fund may elect, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, to treat any foreign taxes paid by the Fund that qualify as income or similar taxes under U.S. income tax principles as having been paid by the Fund’s shareholders. It is not likely that the Fund will be able to do so. For any year for which the Fund makes such an election, each shareholder will be required to include in its gross income an amount equal to its allocable share of such taxes paid by the Fund and the shareholders will be entitled, subject to certain limitations, to credit their portions of these amounts against their U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, or to deduct their portions from their U.S. taxable income, if any. No deduction for foreign taxes may be claimed by individuals who do not itemize deductions. In any year in which it elects to “pass through” foreign taxes to shareholders, the Fund will notify shareholders within 60 days after the close of the Fund’s taxable year of the amount of such taxes and the sources of its income. Furthermore, the amount of the foreign tax credit that is available may be limited to the extent that dividends from a foreign corporation qualify for the lower tax rate on “qualified dividend income.”

 

PFIC securities. The Fund may invest in securities of foreign entities that could be deemed for tax purposes to be passive foreign investment companies (PFICs). In general, a foreign corporation is classified as a PFIC if at least one-half of its assets constitute investment-type assets, or 75% or more of its gross income is investment-type income. When investing in PFIC securities, the Fund may elect to mark-to-market a PFIC and recognize any gains at the end of its fiscal and excise (described above) tax years. Deductions for losses are allowable only to the extent of any current or previously recognized gains. These gains (reduced by allowable losses) are treated as ordinary income that the Fund is required to distribute, even though it has not sold the securities. You should also be aware that distributions from a PFIC are generally not eligible for the reduced rate of tax on “qualified dividend income.” In the alternative, the Fund may elect to treat the PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” (a “QEF election”), in which case the Fund would be required to include its share of the company’s income and net capital gains annually, regardless of whether it receives distributions from the company. The QEF and mark-to-market elections may require the Fund to sell securities it would have otherwise continued to hold in order to make distributions to shareholders to avoid any Fund-level tax. Income from investments in PFICs generally will not qualify for treatment as qualified dividend income.

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BACKUP WITHHOLDING

 

The Fund may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax at the fourth lowest tax rate applicable to unmarried individuals (currently approximately 28%) of all reportable payments, including dividends, capital gain distributions and redemptions payable to shareholders who fail to provide the Fund with their correct taxpayer identification number or to make required certifications, or who have been notified by the IRS that they are subject to backup withholding. Corporate shareholders and certain other shareholders specified in the Code generally are exempt from such backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability.

 

FOREIGN SHAREHOLDERS

 

The United States imposes a withholding tax (at a 30% or lower treaty rate) on all Fund dividends of ordinary income. Capital gain dividends paid by the Fund from its net long-term capital gains and exempt-interest dividends are generally exempt from this withholding tax. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (2004 Tax Act) amends these withholding tax provisions to exempt most dividends paid by the Fund from short-term capital gains and U.S. source interest income to the extent such gains and income would be exempt if earned directly by the non-U.S. investor. Under 2004 Tax Act, ordinary dividends designated as short-term capital gain dividends and interest-related dividends designated as a payment out of qualified interest income will generally not be subject to a U.S. withholding tax, provided you certify you are a non-U.S. investor.

 

Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial institution (“FFI”) or a non-financial foreign entity (“NFFE”) within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30% withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by the Fund after June 30, 2014 and (b) certain capital gain distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares paid by the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA withholding tax generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI, subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other requirements, report required information about certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if it: (i) certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating to them. The Fund may disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of the Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status under FATCA.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The audited financial statements, financial highlights and notes thereto in the Fund’s Annual Report for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Report”), are incorporated in this SAI by reference and made a part of this document. No other part of the 2025 Annual Report is incorporated by reference herein. The financial statements and financial highlights included in the 2025 Annual Report have been audited by Tait, Weller & Baker LLP. The report of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP is incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements and financial highlights audited by Tait, Weller & Baker LLP have been incorporated herein in reliance upon such report given upon Tait, Weller & Baker LLP’s authority as experts in accounting and auditing. You may request a copy of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports at no charge by calling the Fund at 800-711-9164.

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APPENDIX A –DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

 

The Fund may acquire from time to time certain securities that meet the following minimum rating criteria (“Investment-Grade Debt Securities”) (or if not rated, of equivalent quality as determined by the Adviser). The various ratings used by the nationally recognized securities rating services are described below.

 

A rating by a rating service represents the service’s opinion as to the credit quality of the security being rated. However, the ratings are general and are not absolute standards of quality or guarantees as to the creditworthiness of an issuer. Consequently, the Adviser believes that the quality of Investment-Grade Debt Securities in which the Fund may invest should be continuously reviewed and that individual analysts give different weightings to the various factors involved in credit analysis. A rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell, or hold a security, because it does not take into account market value or suitability for a particular investor. When a security has received a rating from more than one service, each rating is evaluated independently. Ratings are based on current information furnished by the issuer or obtained by the rating services from other sources that they consider reliable. Ratings may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn as a result of changes in or unavailability of such information, or for other reasons.

 

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. The following summarizes the highest four ratings used by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”), a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., for bonds which are deemed to be Investment-Grade Debt Securities by the Adviser:

 

AAA – This is the highest rating assigned by S&P to a debt obligation and indicates an extremely strong capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

AA – Debt rated AA differs from AAA issues only in a small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.

 

A – Debt rated A is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.

 

BBB – Debt rated BBB exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

To provide more detailed indications of credit quality, the AA, A, and BBB ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within these major rating categories.

 

Bonds rated BB, B, CCC, CC, and C are not considered by the Adviser to be Investment-Grade Debt Securities and are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. BB indicates the lowest degree of speculation and C the highest degree of speculation. While such bonds may have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.

 

Commercial paper rated A-1 by S&P indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted A-1+. Capacity for timely payment on commercial paper rated A-2 is satisfactory, but the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated A-1.

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The rating SP-1 is the highest rating assigned by S&P to short term notes and indicates strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation. The rating SP-2 indicates a satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes. The rating SP-3 indicates a speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

 

Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. The following summarizes the highest four ratings used by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) for fixed-income obligations with an original maturity of one year or more, which are deemed to be Investment-Grade Securities by the Adviser:

 

Aaa – Bond obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk.

 

Aa – Bond obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

 

A – Bond obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

 

Baa – Bond obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered medium-grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

 

Obligations that are rated Ba, B, Caa, Ca, or C by Moody’s are not considered “Investment-Grade Debt Securities” by the Adviser. Obligations rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit risk. Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk. Obligations rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

 

Note: Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.

 

Short-Term Ratings.

 

Moody’s short-term ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to honor short-term financial obligations. Ratings may be assigned to issuers, short-term programs, or individual short-term debt instruments. Such obligations generally have an original maturity not exceeding thirteen months, unless explicitly noted.

 

Moody’s employs the following designations to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated issuers:

 

P-1 – Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

 

P-2 – Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

 

P-3 – Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

 

NP – Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

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Note: Canadian issuers rated P-1 or P-2 have their short-term ratings enhanced by the senior-most long-term rating of the issuer, its guarantor, or support-provider.

 

US Municipal Short-Term Debt And Demand Obligation Ratings.

 

Short-Term Debt Ratings. There are three rating categories for short-term municipal obligations that are considered investment grade. These ratings are designated as Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) and are divided into three levels – MIG 1 through MIG 3. In addition, those short-term obligations that are of speculative quality are designated SG, or speculative grade. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation.

 

MIG 1 – This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.

 

MIG 2 – This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group.

 

MIG 3 – This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.

 

SG – This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.

 

Demand Obligation Ratings. In the case of variable rate demand obligations (VRDOs), a two-component rating is assigned; a long or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moody’s evaluation of the degree of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody’s evaluation of the degree of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand (“demand feature”), using a variation of the MIG rating scale, the Variable Municipal Investment Grade or VMIG rating.

 

When either the long- or short-term aspect of a VRDO is not rated, that piece is designated NR, e.g., Aaa/NR or NR/VMIG 1.

 

VMIG rating expirations are a function of each issue’s specific structural or credit features.

 

VMIG 1 – This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

 

VMIG 2 – This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

 

VMIG 3 – This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

 

SG – This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

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Fitch Ratings. The following summarizes the highest four ratings used by Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”):

 

Long-Term Ratings.

 

AAA – Highest credit quality. The rating AAA denotes that the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in case of exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

 

AA – Very high credit quality. The rating AA denotes a very low expectation of credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

 

A – High credit quality. The rating A denotes a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher rating.

 

BBB – Good credit quality. The rating BBB indicates that there is currently a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. This is the lowest investment grade category.

 

Long-term securities rated below BBB by Fitch are not considered by the Adviser to be investment-grade securities. Securities rated BB and B are regarded as speculative with regard to a possible credit risk developing. BB is considered speculative and B is considered highly speculative. Securities rated CCC, CC, and C are regarded as a high default risk. A rating CC indicates that default of some kind appears probable, while a rating C signals imminent default. Securities rated DDD, D, and D indicate a default has occurred.

 

Short-Term Ratings.

 

F1 – Highest credit quality. The rating F1 indicates the strongest capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added (+) to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

 

F2 – Good credit quality. The rating F2 indicates a satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial commitment, but the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of the higher ratings.

 

F3 – Fair credit quality. The rating F3 indicates the capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate; however, near-term adverse changes could result in a reduction to non-investment grade.

 

B – Speculative. The rating B indicates minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus vulnerability to near-term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

 

Short-term rates B, C, and D by Fitch are considered by the Adviser to be below investment-grade securities. Short-term securities rated B are considered speculative, securities rated C have a high default risk, and securities rated D denote actual or imminent payment default.

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(+) or (-) suffixes may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to long-term ratings “AAA” category, categories below “CCC”, or short-term ratings other than “F1”. The suffix “NR” indicates that Fitch does not publicly rate the issuer or issue in question.

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APPENDIX B

 

MODERN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO. 

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

Pursuant to the recent adoption by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of Rule 206(4)-6 (17 CFR 275.206(4)-6) and amendments to Rule 204-2 (17 CFR 275.204-2) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Act”), it is a fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative act, practice or course of business, within the meaning of Section 206(4) of the Act, for an investment adviser to exercise voting authority with respect to client securities, unless (i) the adviser has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that the adviser votes proxies in the best interests of its clients, (ii) the adviser describes its proxy voting procedures to its clients and provides copies on request, and (iii) the adviser discloses to clients how they may obtain information on how the adviser voted their proxies.

 

In order to fulfill its responsibilities under the Act, Modern Capital Management Co. (hereinafter “we” or “our”) has adopted the following policies and procedures for proxy voting with regard to companies in investment portfolios of our clients.

 

KEY OBJECTIVES

 

The key objectives of these policies and procedures recognize that a company’s management is entrusted with the day-to-day operations and longer term strategic planning of the company, subject to the oversight of the company’s board of directors. While “ordinary business matters” are primarily the responsibility of management and should be approved solely by the corporation’s board of directors, these objectives also recognize that the company’s shareholders must have final say over how management and directors are performing, and how shareholders’ rights and ownership interests are handled, especially when matters could have substantial economic implications to the shareholders.

 

Therefore, we will pay particular attention to the following matters in exercising our proxy voting responsibilities as a fiduciary for our clients:

 

Accountability. Each company should have effective means in place to hold those entrusted with running a company’s business accountable for their actions. Management of a company should be accountable to its board of directors and the board should be accountable to shareholders.

 

Alignment of Management and Shareholder Interests. Each company should endeavor to align the interests of management and the board of directors with the interests of the company’s shareholders. For example, we generally believe that compensation should be designed to reward management for doing a good job of creating value for the shareholders of the company.

 

Transparency. Promotion of timely disclosure of important information about a company’s business operations and financial performance enables investors to evaluate the performance of a company and to make informed decisions about the purchase and sale of a company’s securities.

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DECISION METHODS

 

No set of proxy voting guidelines can anticipate all situations that may arise. In special cases, we may seek insight from our managers and analysts on how a particular proxy proposal may impact the financial prospects of a company, and vote accordingly.

 

We believe that we invest in companies with strong management. Therefore we will tend to vote proxies consistent with management’s recommendations. However, we will vote contrary to management’s recommendations if we believe those recommendations are not consistent with increasing shareholder value.

 

SUMMARY OF PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

 

Election of the Board of Directors

 

We believe that good corporate governance generally starts with a board composed primarily of independent directors, unfettered by significant ties to management, all of whose members are elected annually. We also believe that turnover in board composition promotes independent board action, fresh approaches to governance, and generally has a positive impact on shareholder value. We will generally vote in favor of non-incumbent independent directors.

 

The election of a company’s board of directors is one of the most fundamental rights held by shareholders. Because a classified board structure prevents shareholders from electing a full slate of directors annually, we will generally support efforts to declassify boards or other measures that permit shareholders to remove a majority of directors at any time, and will generally oppose efforts to adopt classified board structures.

 

Approval of Independent Auditors

 

We believe that the relationship between a company and its auditors should be limited primarily to the audit engagement, although it may include certain closely related activities that do not raise an appearance of impaired independence.

 

We will evaluate on a case-by-case basis instances in which the audit firm has a substantial non-audit relationship with a company to determine whether we believe independence has been, or could be, compromised.

 

Equity-based compensation plans

 

We believe that appropriately designed equity-based compensation plans, approved by shareholders, can be an effective way to align the interests of shareholders and the interests of directors, management, and employees by providing incentives to increase shareholder value. Conversely, we are opposed to plans that substantially dilute ownership interests in the company, provide participants with excessive awards, or have inherently objectionable structural features.

 

We will generally support measures intended to increase stock ownership by executives and the use of employee stock purchase plans to increase company stock ownership by employees. These may include:

 

1.       Requiring senior executives to hold stock in a company.

 

2.       Requiring stock acquired through option exercise to be held for a certain period of time. 

 

These are guidelines, and we consider other factors, such as the nature of the industry and size of the company, when assessing a plan’s impact on ownership interests.

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Corporate Structure

 

We view the exercise of shareholders’ rights, including the rights to act by written consent, to call special meetings and to remove directors, to be fundamental to good corporate governance.

 

Because classes of common stock with unequal voting rights limit the rights of certain shareholders, we generally believe that shareholders should have voting power equal to their equity interest in the company and should be able to approve or reject changes to a company’s by-laws by a simple majority vote.

 

We will generally support the ability of shareholders to cumulate their votes for the election of directors.

 

Shareholder Rights Plans

 

While we recognize that there are arguments both in favor of and against shareholder rights plans, also known as poison pills, such measures may tend to entrench current management, which we generally consider to have a negative impact on shareholder value. Therefore, while we will evaluate such plans on a case by case basis, we will generally oppose such plans.

 

CLIENT INFORMATION

 

A copy of these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available to our clients, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-440-0442. We will send a copy of these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures within three business days of receipt of a request, by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery.

 

In addition, we will provide each client, without charge, upon request, information regarding the proxy votes cast by us with regard to the client’s securities.

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MODERN CAPITAL FUNDS TRUST

PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 28. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)

Certificate of Trust dated June 15, 2020, as filed with the State of Delaware on June 16, 2020, is incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A (“Registration Statement”) filed on June 30, 2020.

 

(a)(2)

Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 28, 2020 (“Trust Instrument”), is incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed on February 2, 2021.

 

(b)

By-Laws of the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed on February 2, 2021.

 

(c)

Articles III, V, and VI of the Trust Instrument define the rights of holders of the securities being registered and are incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement filed on February 2, 2021.

 

(d)(1)

Management Agreement dated December 11, 2020, between the Registrant and Modern Capital Management Co., on behalf of the Modern Capital Tactical Opportunities Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed on February 2, 2021.

 

(d)(2)

Amended and Restated Operating Expense Limitation between the Registrant and Modern Capital Management Co. dated July 31, 2024, is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement filed on July 29, 2024.

 

(e)

Distribution Agreement dated June 20, 2023, between the Registrant and Vigilant Distributors, LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement filed on July 29, 2024.

 

(f)

Not Applicable.

 

(g)

Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, N.A., is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement filed on July 29, 2024.

 

(h)(1)

Amended and Restated Master Fund Services Agreement dated June 25, 2023, between the Registrant and Gryphon Fund Group, LLC, incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement filed on July 29, 2024.

 

(h)(2) Compliance Services Agreement dated June 20, 2023, between the Registrant and Vigilant Compliance, LLC, incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement filed on July 29, 2024.
   
(i)(1) Opinion of Counsel is incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed on February 2, 2021. 

   

 

(i)(2)

Consent of Counsel is filed herewith.

 

(j)

Consent of Tait Weller & Baker LLP is filed herewith.

 

(k)

Not Applicable.

 

(l)

Private Offering Agreement dated January 4, 2021, between the Registrant, on behalf of the Modern Capital Tactical Opportunities Fund, and Bradley Atkins, is incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed on February 2, 2021.

 

(m)

Not applicable.

 

(n)

Rule 18f-3 Plan is incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed on February 2, 2021.

 

(o) Reserved.
   
(p)(1)

Code of Ethics of the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed on February 2, 2021.

 

(p)(2)

Code of Ethics of Modern Capital Management Co. is incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed on February 2, 2021.

 

(p)(3)

Code of Ethics for Vigilant Distributors, LLC, as distributor for the Registrant, is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement filed on July 29, 2024.

 

(q)(1)

Power of Attorney dated November 16, 2020, for Bradley Atkins is incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed on February 2, 2021.

 

(q)(2) Power of Attorney dated September 14, 2021, for Margaret McCaffrey is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on July 22, 2022.

 

ITEM 29.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund

 

None.

 

ITEM 30.  Indemnification

 

Under Delaware law, Section 3817 of the Treatment of Delaware Statutory Trusts empowers Delaware business trusts to indemnify and hold harmless any trustee or beneficial owner or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, subject to such standards and restrictions as may be set forth in the governing instrument of the business trust.  The Registrant’s Trust Instrument contains the following provisions:

 

Article VII. Section 2.  Indemnification and Limitation of Liability.  The Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any neglect or wrong-doing of any officer, agent, employee, Advisor or Principal Underwriter of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible for the act or omission of any other Trustee, and, as provided in Section 3 of this Article VII, the Trust out of its assets shall indemnify and hold harmless each and every Trustee and officer of the Trust from and against any and all claims, demands, costs, losses, expenses, and damages whatsoever arising out of or related to such Trustee's performance of his or her duties as a Trustee or officer of the Trust; provided that nothing herein contained shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect any Trustee or officer from or against any liability to the Trust or any Shareholder to which he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.

   

 

Every note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking and every other act or thing whatsoever issued, executed or done by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees or any of them in connection with the Trust shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued, executed or done only in or with respect to their or his or her capacity as Trustees or Trustee, and such Trustees or Trustee shall not be personally liable thereon.

 

Article VII. Section 3.  Indemnification.

 

(a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Subsection (b) below:

 

(i) every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or an officer, employee or agent of the Trust (including any individual who serves at its request as director, officer, partner, trustee or the like of another organization in which it has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise) (“Covered Person”) shall be indemnified by the Trust or the appropriate Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been a Covered Person and against amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof; and

 

(ii) as used herein, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit,” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, actions, suits or proceedings (civil, criminal or other, including appeals), actual or threatened, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include, without limitation, attorneys, fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.

 

(b) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person:

 

(i) who shall have been adjudicated by a court or body before which the proceeding was brought (A) to be liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office, or (B) not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Trust; or

 

(ii) in the event the matter is not adjudicated by a court or other appropriate body, unless there has been a determination that such Covered Person did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office: by at least a majority of those Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor are parties to the matter based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry); or by written opinion of independent legal counsel based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry).

 

(c) The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of a Covered Person.

   

 

(d) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, expenses incurred in defending any proceeding may be advanced by the Trust before the disposition of the proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person that such amount will be paid over by him to the Trust or applicable Series if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section; provided, however, that either a majority of the Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor parties to the matter, or independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) that there is reason to believe that such Covered Person will not be disqualified from indemnification under this Section.

 

(e) Any repeal or modification of this Article VII by the Shareholders, or adoption or modification of any other provision of the Declaration or By-laws inconsistent with this Article, shall be prospective only, to the extent that such repeal, or modification would, if applied retrospectively, adversely affect any limitation on the liability of any Covered Person or indemnification available to any Covered Person with respect to any act or omission which occurred prior to such repeal, modification or adoption.

 

In addition, the Registrant has entered into the following agreements: Investment Advisory Agreements, Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements, and Distribution Agreements.  These agreements provide indemnification for those entities and their respective affiliates.  Certain personnel of the Advisors, Distributor or Administrator may serve as trustees and/or officers of the Trust.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Trust Instrument or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and, therefore, is unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.

 

ITEM 31. Business and other Connections of the Investment Adviser

 

Modern Capital Management, Co. serves as the investment adviser to the Modern Capital Tactical Opportunities Fund.  The information required by this Item 31 regarding any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by Modern Capital Management, Co. and its directors, officers or partners during the past two years is included in Modern Capital Management, Co.’s Form ADV filed with the SEC (File No. 801-117876) and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 32. Principal Underwriter

 

(a) Vigilant Distributors, LLC, is underwriter and distributor for the Class A and Class ADV Shares of the Modern Capital Tactical Opportunities Fund, a series of the Modern Capital Funds Trust.

 

(b) Set forth below is information concerning each director and officer of the Distributor.  The principal business address of the Distributor and each such person is 223 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 216, Chadds Ford, PA 19317.

   

 

(1)
Name
(2)
Address

(3)
Position and Offices

With Underwriter

(4)
Position with Registrant
Patrick Chism Gateway Corporate Center, Suite 216, 223 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Chadds Ford, PA 19137 Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer None
Gerald Scarpatis Gateway Corporate Center, Suite 216, 223 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Chadds Ford, PA 19137 Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer None

 

(c) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 33. Location of Accounts and Records

 

(a) The Registrant maintains accounts, books and other documents required by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder (“Records”) at the offices of Gryphon Fund Group, LLC , 3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410, Beachwood, Ohio, 44122.

 

(b)  U.S. Bank, N.A. maintains all Records relating to its service as custodian to the Registrant at its offices located at 1555 N. Rivercenter Drive, MK-WI-S302, Milwaukee, WI 53212 .

 

(c)  Gryphon Fund Group, LLC  maintains all Records related to its services as administrator and fund accountant to the Registrant at its offices located at 3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 410, Beachwood, Ohio, 44122.

 

(d)  Modern Capital Management, Co. maintains all Records related to its services as investment advisor at its offices located at 1701 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29405.

 

ITEM 34. Management Services

 

None. 

 

ITEM 35. Undertakings

 

None.

   

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on this 25th day of July, 2025.

 

  MODERN CAPITAL FUNDS TRUST  
       
  By: /s/ Bradley Atkins  
  Name: Bradley Atkins  
  Title: President and Principal Executive Officer  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Bradley Atkins   President and Principal Executive Officer   July 25, 2025
Bradley Atkins        
         
/s/ James Carlson   Trustee   July  25, 2025
James Carlson        
         
/s/ Margaret McCaffrey*   Trustee   July 25, 2025
Margaret McCaffrey        
         
/s/ John Tabb   Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal   July 25, 2025
John Tabb   Accounting Officer    
         
/s/ Bradley Atkins        
*By: Bradley Atkins        

 

*Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney for Margaret McCaffrey previously filed on  July 29, 2022 with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

   

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

(i)(2) Consent of Counsel
(j)(1) Consent of Tait Weller & Baker LLP

   

 


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