Investment Strategy - Beacon Dynamic Allocation Fund |
Jun. 24, 2026 |
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| Strategy [Heading] | Principal Investment Strategies. |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The Fund invests predominantly in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that each invest primarily in domestic or foreign (1) equity securities, (2) fixed-income securities, (3) alternative/specialty securities or (4) cash equivalents. The Fund defines equity securities to include ETFs that invest primarily in equity securities, such as common and preferred stocks. The Fund defines fixed-income securities to include ETFs that invest primarily in fixed-income securities, such as bonds, notes and debentures. The Fund defines alternative and specialty securities to include ETFs that invest in commodities, foreign currencies and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), as well as inverse ETFs (ETFs designed to produce returns that are opposite to those of the index to which they are linked). Pursuant to the Fund’s principal investment strategies, the Fund invests its assets across multiple asset classes by investing in ETFs that each invest primarily in securities of domestic issuers of varying market capitalizations. While the percentage invested in each asset class will change over time, the Fund invests primarily in equity securities and fixed income securities (as defined above). With respect to fixed income securities, the Fund invests primarily in those rated BBB- or higher by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”). The Fund may invest in fixed income securities of any credit quality (including high yield or “junk” bonds) and any maturity. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes) measured at the time of purchase in ETFs.
Beacon Capital Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (“Beacon Capital” or the “Adviser”), uses a tactical asset allocation strategy based on a proprietary macroeconomic model and investment philosophy to select assets that it believes have the potential to generate the most appropriate risk-adjusted returns in the given economic environment. In managing the Fund’s portfolio, the Adviser may engage in frequent trading of securities, resulting in a high portfolio turnover rate.
The model is based upon the Beacon Economic Index® (formerly Astor) which takes economic data points focused on: (1) employment and (2) output to determine what the Adviser believes is the current level of the economy. Additional indicators such as market conditions and price momentum are also used. The Adviser uses these outputs to allocate assets and rebalance the Fund’s investment portfolio at an appropriate level for the economic and market risk environment with the goal of achieving positive returns throughout economic cycles. The Adviser seeks to use macroeconomic analysis as a risk control in order to mitigate the impact of large negative returns (commonly referred to as drawdowns) typically experienced during periods of weak economic activity.
The Adviser anticipates rebalancing the Fund’s portfolio based upon the Adviser’s determination of changes in the economic cycle as well as other proprietary indicators. By using economic cycle-driven rebalancing, the Adviser seeks to provide positive returns during economic expansions by increasing the portfolio allocation to long equity ETFs linked to broad market indices, such as the S&P 500 Index. During economic contractions, the Adviser will utilize defensive positioning, by increasing portfolio allocations to cash, fixed-income ETFs and alternative/specialty ETFs including those providing inverse market exposure. Inverse ETFs are designed to hedge portfolio investments by producing results opposite to market trends. Inverse ETFs seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of a specific benchmark, such as the S&P 500 Index. Alternative or specialty ETFs are selected to provide positive returns and diversification. These may include ETFs linked to commodities, such as oil or gold, as well as ETFs focused on specific industries such as real estate or focused on economic segments such as foreign currencies.
The Trading Sub-Adviser is responsible for executing portfolio transactions and implementing the Adviser’s decisions for the Fund. |