0001592900 ck0001592900:S000092079Member 2026-05-31 2026-05-31 0001592900 2026-05-31 2026-05-31 0001592900 ck0001592900:S000092079Member ck0001592900:C000259995Member 2026-05-31 2026-05-31 pure iso4217:USD 497 EA Series Trust 0001592900 false N-1A <div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Rainwater Equity ETF (RW) </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(the “Fund”) </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">July 17, 2026 </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Supplement to the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus,</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">each dated May 31, 2026</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Effective July 20, 2026, the Fund’s management fee is being reduced to an annual rate of 0.93% of its average daily net assets. </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” table included in the “Fees and Expenses” section of the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:85.897%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:80.056%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.744%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES THAT YOU PAY EACH YEAR AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Management Fee</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">0.93</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">%</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">None</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other Expenses</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">0.00</span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">%</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">0.02</span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">%</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses</span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">0.95</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">%</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:3pt;padding-left:31.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-3.15pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Restated to reflect current fees.</span></div><div style="margin-top:3pt;padding-left:31.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-3.15pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (“AFFE”) are indirect fees and expenses that the Fund incurs from investing in the shares of other investment companies.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:12pt;padding-right:36pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The “Example” section in the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EXAMPLE </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then hold or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. You may also pay brokerage commissions on the purchase and sale of Shares, which are not reflected in the example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.076%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">One Year:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Three Years:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Five Years:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Ten Years:</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$97</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$303</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$525</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$1,166</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Also effective July 20, 2026, the fee that the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser for its services, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, will be an annual rate of 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. References to this sub-advisory fee in the Prospectus and SAI are updated accordingly. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Please retain this Supplement for future reference.</span></div> Rainwater Equity ETF 2026-07-17 2026-05-31 ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES THAT YOU PAY EACH YEAR AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT) 0.0093 0 0.0000 0.0002 0.0095 Restated to reflect current fees. The “Example” section in the Fund’s Summary Prospectus and Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:EXAMPLE The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then hold or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. You may also pay brokerage commissions on the purchase and sale of Shares, which are not reflected in the example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 97 303 525 1166 Restated to reflect current fees. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (“AFFE”) are indirect fees and expenses that the Fund incurs from investing in the shares of other investment companies.