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SEQUOIA GLOBAL VALUE
ETF
(formerly
known as CCM Global Equity ETF)
Ticker
Symbol: SFGV
Listed
on NYSE Arca, Inc.
Prospectus
April 1,
2026
These
securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange
Commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission passed upon the
accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
SEQUOIA
GLOBAL VALUE ETF
Fund
Summary
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Sequoia Global Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to achieve long term capital
appreciation.
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You
may also pay brokerage commissions on the purchase and sale of Shares, which are
not reflected in the table or example.
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OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES THAT YOU PAY EACH YEAR AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE
VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT) |
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Management
Fee |
0.33% |
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Distribution
and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
None |
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Other
Expenses |
0.00% |
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Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses1 |
0.05% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.38% |
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Fee
Waiver2 |
0.05% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver |
0.33% |
1Acquired Fund Fees and
Expenses (“AFFE”) have been restated to reflect the Fund’s current strategy.
AFFE are indirect fees and expenses that the Fund incurs from investing in the
shares of other investment companies.
2The
Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee
from 0.33% to 0.28% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This Agreement will
remain in place until March 31, 2027 unless terminated sooner by the
Trustees.
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:
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$106 |
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PORTFOLIO
TURNOVER
The
Fund may pay transaction costs, including commissions when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when 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
fiscal year ended November 30, 2025 Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was
46% of the average
value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that invests primarily
in equity securities of companies selected by Sequoia Financial Group, LLC (the
“Sub-Adviser”). Under normal
circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets (plus
the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities. The Fund defines “equity securities” to include U.S.
listed common and preferred stock, depositary receipts (e.g., American
Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)), and ETFs
that provide broad exposure to domestic and international equity securities of
companies across all market capitalizations, as well as real estate securities.
Depositary
receipts, including ADRs and GDR are certificates evidencing ownership of
securities of a foreign issuer. The certificates are issued by depositary banks
and the underlying securities are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar
institution. Depositary receipts may be purchased on securities exchanges or
directly from dealers.
In
addition, the Fund’s international investments may provide exposure to developed
and/or emerging markets. An emerging market country is any country determined by
the Sub-Adviser to have an emerging market economy, considering factors such as
the country's credit rating, its political and economic stability and the
development of its financial and capital markets. Typically, emerging markets
are in countries that are in the process of industrializing, with lower gross
national products than more developed countries. In determining the Fund's
exposure to domestic, developed and emerging markets, the Sub-Adviser will
generally allocate 50 - 75% of the Fund's assets to domestic equity securities
(i.e., U.S. common stocks), 20 - 30% to developed market equity securities and
the remaining to emerging market equity securities. The investment exposures are
subject to change based on the Sub-Adviser's view of the risk/return profile for
domestic and international markets.
In
selecting domestic equity securities for the Fund, the Sub-Adviser begins with
an investment universe of approximately the largest 3,000 U.S. companies by
market capitalization. Companies are then evaluated using the Sub-Adviser’s
investment criteria for individual equities, as described below.
The
Sub-Adviser uses its proprietary measure of valuation, which considers the
company’s shareholder yield and free cash flow yield (two measurements that
compare cash profits to enterprise value) when selecting investments for the
Fund. The Sub-Adviser seeks to identify the most attractively valued companies
(i.e., companies with the largest profits relative to their enterprise value)
using these proprietary measures. The Sub-Adviser determines a company’s
shareholder yield by the summation of dividends and share buybacks over the past
five years, adjusted to account for stock-based compensation, and compared to
enterprise value. The Sub-Adviser determines a company’s free cash flow yield by
its five-year average free cash flow, adjusted to account for stock- based
compensation, and compared to enterprise value. Enterprise value is calculated
based primarily on the company’s market capitalization and indebtedness.
The
Sub-Adviser also considers a company’s price momentum when selecting
investments. Momentum is the observation that financial assets trending strongly
in a certain direction will continue to move in that direction. The Sub-Adviser
eliminates from consideration companies that are demonstrating poor relative
price momentum over a 12-month period.
Lastly,
while it is anticipated that the Fund will invest across a range of industries,
certain sectors may be overweight compared to others because the Sub-Adviser
seeks the best investment opportunities regardless of sector.
The
Sub-Adviser’s investment selection criteria for ETFs includes a review of its
structure, relative performance among its peer group, total operating expense
ratio, portfolio turnover, investment objective and investment restrictions and
limitations. The Sub-Adviser will typically invest in ETFs that have strong
performance records relative to peers, have lower operating expenses, lower
portfolio turnover, below average capital gains distributions and a demonstrated
expertise and focus on the Sub-Adviser’s desired asset class. The Fund is
expected to hold ETFs that generally represent investments where the Sub-Adviser
believes its own management would not be superior in terms of cost and/or
abilities. The Sub-Adviser will review its portfolio allocations at least
quarterly for the Fund and will adjust such allocations based on the results of
its proprietary screening process. The Fund’s portfolio allocation process is
designed to be dynamic and opportunistic.
PRINCIPAL
INVESTMENT RISKS
An
investment in the Fund involves risk, including those described below.
There
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investor may lose money by investing in the
Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank
deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any government
agency. More complete risk descriptions are set forth below
under the heading “Additional
Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Risks.”
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk. Large-capitalization companies may trail the returns of the overall
stock market. Large-capitalization stocks tend to go through cycles of doing
better - or worse - than the stock market in general. These periods have, in the
past, lasted for as long as several years. Larger, more established companies
may be slow to respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller
companies.
Small-
and Mid- Capitalization Companies Risk.
Investing in securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies involves
greater risk than customarily is associated with investing in larger, more
established
companies.
These companies’ securities may be more volatile and less liquid than those of
more established companies. As a result, a company’s share price may be affected
by poorly executed trades, even if the underlying business of the company is
unchanged. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market. Small- and mid-capitalization companies are
sometimes more dependent on key personnel or limited product lines than larger,
more diversified companies. Often small- and mid-capitalization companies and
the industries in which they focus are still evolving and, as a result, they may
be more sensitive to changing market conditions.
Foreign
Securities Risk. Investments in non-U.S. securities involve certain risks that may not
be present with investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in
non-U.S. securities may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency
fluctuations or to political or economic instability. There may be less
information publicly available about a non-U.S. issuer than a U.S. issuer.
Non-U.S. issuers may be subject to different accounting, auditing, financial
reporting and investor protection standards than U.S. issuers. Changes to the
financial condition or credit rating of foreign issuers may also adversely
affect the value of the Fund’s securities. Investments in non-U.S. securities
may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional
trading, settlement, custodial, and operational risks. Because legal systems
differ, there is also the possibility that it will be difficult to obtain or
enforce legal judgments in certain countries. Since foreign exchanges may be
open on days when the Fund does not price its Shares, the value of the
securities in the Fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not
be able to purchase or sell the Fund’s Shares. Conversely, Shares may trade on
days when foreign exchanges are closed. Investment in foreign securities may
involve higher costs than investment in U.S. securities, including higher
transaction and custody costs as well as the imposition of additional taxes by
foreign governments. Each of these factors can make investments in the Fund more
volatile and potentially less liquid than other types of
investments.
Depositary
Receipts. Depositary
receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that
they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition, the underlying
issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered
depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder
communications to the holders of such receipts, or to pass through to them any
voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. Depositary receipts that
are not sponsored by the issuer may be less liquid and there may be less readily
available public information about the
issuer.
Emerging
Markets Risk.
Many emerging market countries have a history of, and continue to experience
serious, and potentially continuing, economic and political problems. Stock
markets in many emerging market countries are relatively small, expensive to
trade in and generally have higher risks than those in developed markets.
Securities in emerging markets also may be less liquid than those in developed
markets and foreigners are often limited in their ability to invest in, and
withdraw assets from, these markets. Additional restrictions may be imposed
under other conditions.
Developed
Markets Risk.
Developed market countries generally tend to rely on the services sectors (e.g.,
the financial sector) as the primary source of economic growth and may be
susceptible to the risks of individual service sectors. Many developed market
countries have heavy indebtedness, which may lead downward pressure on the
economies of these countries. As a result, it is possible that interest rates on
debt of certain developed countries may rise to levels that make it difficult
for such countries to service high debt levels without significant help from
other countries or from a central bank. Developed market
countries generally are dependent on the economies of certain key trading
partners. Changes in any one economy may cause an adverse impact on several
developed countries.
Currency
Risk. Because
the Fund’s NAV, and the NAVs of the other ETFs in which the Fund may invest, are
determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund’s NAV could decline if a currency of a
non-U.S. market in which the Fund has exposure to depreciates against the U.S.
dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currency.
Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and
unpredictably. As a result, the Fund’s NAV may change quickly and without
warning.
Investment
Risk.
When you sell your Shares, they could be worth less than what you paid for them.
Therefore, you may lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund could lose
money due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during market
downturns. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities
markets generally or particular asset classes or industries represented in the
markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions,
economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the
security, such as geopolitical events and environmental disasters. The value of
a security may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or
group of industries. During a general downturn in
the securities markets, multiple asset classes may be negatively
affected. Therefore, you may lose money by investing in the
Fund.
Equity
Investing Risk. An investment in the Fund involves risks similar to those of
investing in any fund holding equity securities, such as market fluctuations,
changes in interest rates and perceived trends in stock prices. The values of
equity securities could decline generally or could underperform other
investments. In addition, securities may decline in value due to factors
affecting a specific issuer, market or securities markets
generally.
Allocation
Risk.
The
Fund’s performance and risks depend in part on the Sub-Adviser’s skill in
selecting and weighting the Fund’s investments. The Sub-Adviser’s evaluations
and assumptions regarding the Fund’s exposure to common stocks and/or ETFs,
domestic and/or international markets, may differ from actual market
conditions.
Periodic
Reallocation Risk.
Because the Sub-Adviser will generally reallocate the Fund’s portfolio on a
periodic basis, generally each quarter, (i) the Fund’s market exposure may be
affected by significant market movements promptly following the periodic
reconstitution that are not predictive of the market’s performance for the
subsequent period and (ii) changes to the Fund’s market exposure may lag a
significant change in the market’s direction (up or down) by as long as a
quarter if such changes first take effect promptly following the periodic
reallocation. Such lags between market performance and changes to the Fund’s
exposure may result in significant underperformance relative to the broader
market.
Risk
of Investing in Other ETFs. Because
the Fund may invest in other ETFs, the Fund’s investment performance is impacted
by the investment performance of the selected underlying ETFs. An investment in
the Fund is subject to the risks associated with the ETFs that then-currently
comprise the Fund’s portfolio. At times, certain of the segments of the market
represented by the Fund’s underlying ETFs may be out of favor and underperform
other segments. The Fund will indirectly pay a proportional share of the
expenses of the underlying ETFs in which it invests (including operating
expenses and management fees), which are identified in the fee table above as
“Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”
REIT
Investment Risk.
Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial
resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, and may be more
volatile than other securities. In addition, to the extent the Fund holds
interests in REITs, it is expected that investors in the Fund will bear two
layers of asset-based management fees and expenses (directly at the Fund level
and indirectly at the REIT level). The risks of investing in REITs include risks
associated with the direct ownership of real estate and the real estate industry
in general. These include risks related to general, regional and local economic
conditions; fluctuations in interest rates and property tax rates; shifts in
zoning laws, environmental regulations and other governmental action like the
exercise of eminent domain; cash flow dependency; increased operating expenses;
lack of availability of mortgage funds; losses due to natural disasters;
overbuilding; losses due to casualty or condemnation; changes in property values
and rental rates; and other factors. In addition to these risks,
residential/diversified REITs and commercial equity REITs may be affected by
changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, while
mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Further,
REITs are dependent upon management skills and generally may not be diversified.
REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and
self-liquidation. In addition, REITs could possibly fail to qualify for the
beneficial tax treatment available to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (the “Code”), or to maintain their exemptions from registration under the
1940 Act. The Fund expects that dividends received from a REIT and distributed
to Fund shareholders generally will be taxable to the shareholder as ordinary
income. The above factors may also adversely affect a borrower’s or a lessee’s
ability to meet its obligations to the REIT. In the event of a default by a
borrower or lessee, the REIT may experience delays in enforcing its rights as a
mortgagee or lessor and may incur substantial costs associated with protecting
investments.
Momentum
Style Risk. Investing
in or having exposure to securities with the highest relative momentum entails
investing in securities that have had above-average recent returns. These
securities may be more volatile than a broad cross-section of securities.
Returns on securities that have previously exhibited momentum may be less than
returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Momentum can
turn quickly and cause significant variation from other types of investments,
and investments that previously exhibited high momentum may not experience
continued highest relative momentum.
Value
Investing Risk.
Securities issued by companies that may be perceived as undervalued may be
appropriately valued. Value securities may fail to appreciate for long periods
of time or may never realize their
full
potential value. In addition, the Fund’s ability to realize any benefits of
investing in value securities may depend on the Fund’s ability to stay invested
until the market’s perception of such securities change. Value securities have
generally performed better than non-value securities during periods of economic
recovery (although there is no assurance that they will continue to do so).
Value securities may go in and out of favor over
time.
ETF
Risks.
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Concentration
Risk.
The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as
Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of
market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent
either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to
NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become
unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step
forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity
providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities
and no other entities step forward to perform their
functions.
•Premium-Discount
Risk.
The Shares may trade above or below their net asset value (“NAV”). The market
prices of Shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV as
well as the relative supply of, and demand for, Shares on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the
“Exchange”) or other securities exchanges. The existence of significant market
volatility, disruptions to creations and redemptions, or potential lack of an
active trading market for Fund Shares (including through a trading halt), among
other factors, may result in the Shares trading significantly above (at a
premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV. If you buy Fund Shares when their
market price is at a premium or sell the Fund Shares when their market price is
at a discount, you may pay more than, or receive less than, NAV,
respectively.
•Cost
of Trading Risk. Investors buying or selling Shares in the secondary market will pay
brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by that
broker. Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant
proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts
of Shares.
•Trading
Risk.
Although the Shares are listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that
an active or liquid trading market for them will develop or be maintained. In
addition, trading in Shares on the Exchange may be halted. In stressed market
conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of its
underlying portfolio holdings, which can be less liquid than Shares, potentially
causing the market price of Shares to deviate from its NAV. The spread varies
over time for Shares of the Fund based on the Fund’s trading volume and market
liquidity and is generally lower if the Fund has high trading volume and market
liquidity, and higher if the Fund has little trading volume and market
liquidity.
Sector
Risk.
Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together into broad
categories called sectors. A certain sector may underperform other sectors or
the market as a whole. As the Sub-Adviser allocates more of the Fund’s portfolio
holdings to a particular sector, the Fund’s performance will be more susceptible
to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that
sector.
Management
Risk.
The Fund is actively managed and may not meet its investment objective based on
the Adviser’s or Sub-Adviser’s success or failure to implement investment
strategies for the Fund. The success of the Fund’s investment program depends
largely on the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the
Sub-Adviser. It is possible the investment techniques and risk analyses employed
on behalf of the Fund will not produce the desired
results.
PERFORMANCE
The following
information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The
bar chart shows the Fund’s performance for calendar years ended December 31. The
table shows how the Fund’s average annual returns for one-year and since
inception periods compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. The Fund’s past performance,
before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Performance information is also available
on the Fund’s website at https://sequoia-financial-sfgv.com
or by calling the Fund at (215)
330-4476.
Calendar Year Total Returns
as of December 31
During
the period of time shown in the bar chart, the Fund’s highest
return for a calendar quarter was 6.83% (quarter ended September 30, 2025) and
the Fund’s lowest return for a
calendar quarter was 2.37% (quarter ended March 31,
2025).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2025
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SEQUOIA
GLOBAL VALUE ETF |
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Inception
01/17/24 |
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Before Taxes |
18.75% |
| 15.48% |
| Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
17.91% |
| 14.68% |
| Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
11.48% |
| 11.79% |
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MSCI ACWI
All Cap Index Net (reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
22.13% |
| 21.09% |
After-tax returns are
calculated using the highest historical individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates during the period covered by the table above 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. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold
their Shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as an individual retirement
account (“IRA”) or other tax-advantaged
accounts.
INVESTMENT
ADVISER
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Adviser: |
Empowered
Funds, LLC dba EA Advisers (the “Adviser”) |
| Investment
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Sequoia
Financial Group, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) |
PORTFOLIO
MANAGERS
Messrs.
James Yaworski, Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser, and Adam Hoffmann,
Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser, are the portfolio managers who are
primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. They have
served in that role since the Fund’s inception (January 2024).
PURCHASE
AND
SALE
OF SHARES
Individual
Shares are listed on a national securities exchange and may only be purchased
and sold in the secondary market through a broker-dealer at a market price.
Because Shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, Shares may trade at a
price greater than NAV (at a “premium”) or less than NAV (at a “discount”). An
investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Shares (bid) and the lowest price a
seller is willing to accept for Shares (ask) when buying and selling Shares in
the secondary market (the “bid/ask spread”).
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund’s distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income, capital
gain, or some combination of both, unless your investment is made through an
Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) or other tax-advantaged account. However,
subsequent withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged account may be subject to U.S.
federal income tax. You should consult your own tax advisor about your specific
tax situation.
PURCHASES
THROUGH BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If
you purchase Shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of 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 Shares over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your
financial intermediary’s website for more information.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Fund’s investment objective is a non-fundamental investment policy and may be
changed without a vote of shareholders upon prior written notice to
shareholders. Shareholders will be provided with at least 60 days’ advance
written notice of such change.
The
Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to achieve its investment objective
by investing in domestic equity securities of small-, mid- and large
capitalization companies and ETFs that provide broad exposure to domestic and
international equity securities of companies of all market capitalization sizes,
as well as real estate securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will
invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for
investment purposes) in equity securities.
In
selecting domestic securities for the Fund, the Sub-Adviser, first considers
companies that meet the Sub-Adviser’s criteria for (i) market capitalization,
(ii) historical and forecasted profitability, (iii) momentum, and (iv) industry.
The Fund's investment universe consists of approximately the largest 3,000 U.S.
companies of market capitalization. Companies are then evaluated using the
Sub-Adviser's investment criteria for individual equities, as described
below.
The
Sub-Adviser uses its proprietary measure of valuation, which considers the
company’s shareholder yield and free cash flow yield (two measurements that
compare cash profits to enterprise value) when selecting investments for the
Fund. The Sub-Adviser seeks to identify the most attractively valued companies
(i.e., companies with the largest profits relative to their enterprise value)
using these proprietary measures. The Sub-Adviser determines a company’s
shareholder yield by the summation of dividends and share buybacks over the past
five years, adjusted to account for stock-based compensation, and compared to
enterprise value. The Sub-Adviser determines a company’s free cash flow yield by
its five-year average free cash flow, adjusted to account for stock-based
compensation, and compared to enterprise value. Enterprise value is calculated
based primarily on the company’s market capitalization and indebtedness.
Companies which fail to have five years of positive shareholder yield and free
cash flow over the past ten fiscal years are excluded from
investment.
The
Sub-Adviser also considers a company’s price momentum when selecting
investments. Momentum is the observation that financial assets trending strongly
in a certain direction will continue to move in that direction. The Sub-Adviser
eliminates from consideration companies that are demonstrating strong negative
price momentum over a 12-month period.
Lastly,
while it is anticipated that the Fund will invest across a range of industries,
certain sectors may be overweight compared to others because the Sub-Adviser
seeks the best investment opportunities regardless of sector.
The
Sub-Adviser’s investment selection criteria for ETFs includes a review of its
structure, relative performance among its peer group, total operating expense
ratio, portfolio turnover, investment objective and investment restrictions and
limitations. The Sub-Adviser will typically invest in ETFs that have strong
performance records relative to peers, have lower operating expenses, lower
portfolio turnover, below average capital gains distributions and a demonstrated
expertise and focus in the Sub-Adviser’s desired asset class. The Sub-Adviser
will review its portfolio allocations at least quarterly for the Fund and will
adjust such allocations based on the results of its proprietary screening
process. The Fund’s portfolio allocation process is designed to be dynamic and
opportunistic.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
The
following information is in addition to, and should be read along with, the
description of the Fund’s principal investment risks in the sections titled
“Fund Summary—Principal Investment Risks” above.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk.
Large-capitalization companies may trail the returns of the overall stock
market. Large-capitalization stocks tend to go through cycles of doing better -
or worse - than the stock market in general. These periods have, in the past,
lasted for as long as several years. Larger, more established companies may be
slow to respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller companies.
Small-
and Mid- Capitalization Companies Risk.
Investing in securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies involves
greater risk than customarily is associated with investing in larger, more
established companies. These companies’ securities may be more volatile and less
liquid than those of more established companies. As a result, a company’s share
price may be affected by poorly executed trades, even if the underlying business
of the company is unchanged. These securities may have returns that vary,
sometimes
significantly,
from the overall securities market. Small- and mid-capitalization companies are
sometimes more dependent on key personnel or limited product lines than larger,
more diversified companies. Often small- and mid-capitalization companies and
the industries in which they focus are still evolving and, as a result, they may
be more sensitive to changing market conditions.
Foreign
Securities Risk. Investments
in non-U.S. securities involve certain risks that may not be present with
investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in non-U.S. securities
may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to
political or economic instability. There may be less information publicly
available about a non-U.S. issuer than a U.S. issuer. Non-U.S. issuers may be
subject to different accounting, auditing, financial reporting and investor
protection standards than U.S. issuers. Changes to the financial condition or
credit rating of foreign issuers may also adversely affect the value of the
Fund’s securities. Investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to
withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading, settlement,
custodial, and operational risks. Because legal systems differ, there is also
the possibility that it will be difficult to obtain or enforce legal judgments
in certain countries. Since foreign exchanges may be open on days when the Fund
does not price its Shares, the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio
may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the
Fund’s Shares. Conversely, Shares may trade on days when foreign exchanges are
closed. Investment in foreign securities may involve higher costs than
investment in U.S. securities, including higher transaction and custody costs as
well as the imposition of additional taxes by foreign governments. Each of these
factors can make investments in the Fund more volatile and potentially less
liquid than other types of investments.
•Withholding
Tax Reclaims Risk.
The Fund or an ETF that the Fund invests in may file claims to recover
withholding tax on dividend and interest income (if any) received from issuers
in certain countries where such withholding tax reclaim is possible. Whether or
when the Fund or an ETF will receive a withholding tax refund in the future is
within the control of the tax authorities in such countries. Where the Fund or
an ETF expects to recover withholding tax based on a continuous assessment of
probability of recovery, the NAV of the Fund or an ETF generally includes
accruals for such tax refunds. The Fund continues to evaluate tax developments
for potential impact to the probability of recovery. If the likelihood of
receiving refunds materially decreases, for example due to a change in tax
regulation or approach, accruals in the Fund’s or an ETF’s NAV for such refunds
may need to be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect
that Fund’s or an ETF’s NAV. Investors in the Fund or an ETF at the time an
accrual is written down will bear the impact of any resulting reduction in NAV
regardless of whether they were investors during the accrual period. Conversely,
if the Fund or an ETF receives a tax refund that has not been previously
accrued, investors in the Fund or an ETF at the time the claim is successful
will benefit from any resulting increase in the Fund’s NAV. Investors who sold
their shares prior to such time will not benefit from such NAV
increase.
Depositary
Receipts Risk. Depositary
receipts, such as GDRs and ADRs, are subject to many of the risks of the
underlying securities. For some depositary receipts, the custodian or similar
financial institution that holds the issuer’s shares in a trust account is
located in the issuer’s home country. In these cases, if the issuer’s home
country does not have developed financial markets, the Fund could be exposed to
the credit risk of the custodian or financial institution and greater market
risk. In addition, the depository institution may not have physical custody of
the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services.
The Fund may experience delays in receiving its dividend and interest payments
or exercising rights as a shareholder. There may be an increased possibility of
untimely responses to certain corporate actions of the issuer in an unsponsored
depositary receipt program. Accordingly, there may be less information available
regarding issuers of securities underlying unsponsored programs and there may
not be a correlation between this information and the market value of the
depositary receipts.
Emerging
Markets Risk.
Many emerging market countries have a history of, and continue to experience
serious, and potentially continuing, economic and political problems. Stock
markets in many emerging market countries are relatively small, expensive to
trade in and generally have higher risks than those in developed markets.
Securities in emerging markets also may be less liquid than those in developed
markets and foreigners are often limited in their ability to invest in, and
withdraw assets from, these markets. Additional restrictions may be imposed
under other conditions.
Investments
in companies that derive revenues from emerging markets are subject to a greater
risk of loss than investments in companies that derive revenues from more
developed markets. This is due to, among other things, the potential for greater
economic volatility, inflation, political and economic instability and more
governmental limitations on foreign investments than typically found in more
developed markets. Certain
emerging
market countries may also lack the infrastructure necessary to attract large
amounts of foreign trade and investment. Local securities markets in emerging
market countries may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to
respond effectively to changes in trading volume, potentially making prompt
liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times. Settlement procedures
in emerging market countries are frequently less developed and reliable than
those in the U.S. (and other developed countries). In addition, significant
delays may occur in certain markets in registering the transfer of securities.
Settlement or registration problems may make it more difficult for the Fund to
value its portfolio securities and could cause a Fund to miss attractive
investment opportunities. Investing in emerging market countries involves a
higher risk of loss due to expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of
assets and property or the imposition of restrictions on foreign investments and
on repatriation of capital invested by certain emerging market
countries.
Developed
Markets Risk.
Developed market countries generally tend to rely on the services sectors (e.g.,
the financial sector) as the primary source of economic growth and may be
susceptible to the risks of individual service sectors. Many developed market
countries have heavy indebtedness, which may lead downward pressure on the
economies of these countries. As a result, it is possible that interest rates on
debt of certain developed countries may rise to levels that make it difficult
for such countries to service high debt levels without significant help from
other countries or from a central bank. Developed market
countries generally are dependent on the economies of certain key trading
partners. Changes in any one economy may cause an adverse impact on several
developed countries.
Currency
Risk. Because
the Fund’s NAV, and the NAVs of the other ETFs in which the Fund may invest, are
determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund’s NAV could decline if a currency of a
non-U.S. market in which the Fund has exposure to depreciates against the U.S.
dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currency.
Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and
unpredictably. As a result, the Fund’s NAV may change quickly and without
warning.
Investment
Risk.
When you sell your Shares, they could be worth less than what you paid for them.
The Fund could lose money due to short-term market movements and over longer
periods during market downturns. Securities may decline in value due to factors
affecting securities markets generally or particular asset classes or industries
represented in the markets. The value of a security may decline due to general
market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related
to the issuer of the security. Geopolitical and other risks, including war,
terrorism, trade disputes, political or economic dysfunction within some
nations, public health crises, and environmental disasters such as earthquakes,
fire, and floods, may add to instability in world economies and volatility in
markets generally. Changes in trade policies and international trade agreements
could affect the economies of many countries in unpredictable ways. The value of
a security may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or
group of industries. During a general downturn in the securities markets,
multiple asset classes may be negatively affected. Therefore, you may lose money
by investing in the Fund.
Equity
Investing Risk.
An investment in the Fund involves risks similar to those of investing in any
fund holding equity securities, such as market fluctuations, changes in interest
rates and perceived trends in stock prices. The values of equity securities
could decline generally or could underperform other investments. In addition,
securities may decline in value due to factors affecting a specific issuer,
market or securities markets generally.
Allocation
Risk. The
Fund’s performance and risks depend in part on the Sub-Adviser’s skill in
selecting and weighting the Fund’s investments. The Sub-Adviser’s evaluations
and assumptions regarding the Fund’s exposure to common stocks and/or ETFs,
domestic and/or international markets, may differ from actual market
conditions.
Periodic
Reallocation Risk.
Because the Sub-Adviser will generally reallocate the Fund’s portfolio on a
periodic basis, generally each quarter, (i) the Fund’s market exposure may be
affected by significant market movements promptly following the periodic
reconstitution that are not predictive of the market’s performance for the
subsequent period and (ii) changes to the Fund’s market exposure may lag a
significant change in the market’s direction (up or down) by as long as a
quarter if such changes first take effect promptly following the periodic
reallocation. Such lags between market performance and changes to the Fund’s
exposure may result in significant underperformance relative to the broader
market.
Risk
of Investing in Other ETFs. Because
the Fund may invest in other ETFs, the Fund’s investment performance is impacted
by the investment performance of the selected underlying ETFs. An investment in
the Fund is subject to the risks associated with the ETFs that then-currently
comprise the Fund’s portfolio. At times,
certain
of the segments of the market represented by the Fund’s underlying ETFs may be
out of favor and underperform other segments. The Fund will indirectly pay a
proportional share of the expenses of the underlying ETFs in which it invests
(including operating expenses and management fees), which are identified in the
fee table above as “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”
REIT
Investment Risk.
Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial
resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, and may be more
volatile than other securities. In addition, to the extent the Fund holds
interests in REITs, it is expected that investors in the Fund will bear two
layers of asset-based management fees and expenses (directly at the Fund level
and indirectly at the REIT level). The risks of investing in REITs include risks
associated with the direct ownership of real estate and the real estate industry
in general. These include risks related to general, regional and local economic
conditions; fluctuations in interest rates and property tax rates; shifts in
zoning laws, environmental regulations and other governmental action like the
exercise of eminent domain; cash flow dependency; increased operating expenses;
lack of availability of mortgage funds; losses due to natural disasters;
overbuilding; losses due to casualty or condemnation; changes in property values
and rental rates; and other factors. In addition to these risks,
residential/diversified REITs and commercial equity REITs may be affected by
changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, while
mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Further,
REITs are dependent upon management skills and generally may not be diversified.
REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and
self-liquidation. In addition, REITs could possibly fail to qualify for the
beneficial tax treatment available to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (the “Code”), or to maintain their exemptions from registration under the
1940 Act. The Fund expects that dividends received from a REIT and distributed
to Fund shareholders generally will be taxable to the shareholder as ordinary
income. The above factors may also adversely affect a borrower’s or a lessee’s
ability to meet its obligations to the REIT. In the event of a default by a
borrower or lessee, the REIT may experience delays in enforcing its rights as a
mortgagee or lessor and may incur substantial costs associated with protecting
investments.
Momentum
Style Risk. Investing
in or having exposure to securities with the highest relative momentum entails
investing in securities that have had above-average recent returns. These
securities may be more volatile than a broad cross-section of securities.
Returns on securities that have previously exhibited momentum may be less than
returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Momentum can
turn quickly and cause significant variation from other types of investments,
and investments that previously exhibited high momentum may not experience
continued highest relative momentum.
Value
Investing Risk.
Securities issued by companies that may be perceived as undervalued may be
appropriately valued. Value securities may fail to appreciate for long periods
of time or may never realize their full potential value. In addition, the Fund’s
ability to realize any benefits of investing in value securities may depend on
the Fund’s ability to stay invested until the market’s perception of such
securities change. Value securities have generally performed better than
non-value securities during periods of economic recovery (although there is no
assurance that they will continue to do so). Value securities may go in and out
of favor over time.
ETF
Risks.
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk.
The
Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized
Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market
makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of
the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and
possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to
process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to
perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit
the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other
entities step forward to perform their functions.
•Cost
of Trading Risk.
Investors
buying or selling Shares in the secondary market will pay brokerage commissions
or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by that broker. Brokerage
commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost
for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of Shares. In
addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference
between the price that an investor is willing to pay for Shares (the “bid”
price) and the price at which an investor is willing to sell Shares (the “ask”
price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the
“spread” or “bid/ask spread.” The bid/ask spread varies over time for Shares
based on trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally lower if Shares
have
more trading volume and market liquidity and higher if Shares have little
trading volume and market liquidity. Further, increased market volatility may
cause increased bid/ask spreads.
•Premium-Discount
Risk.
The
Shares may trade above or below their net asset value (“NAV”). The market prices
of Shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV as well as
the relative supply of, and demand for, Shares on the Exchange or other
securities exchanges. The trading price of Shares may deviate significantly from
NAV during periods of market volatility or limited trading activity in Shares.
In addition, you may incur the cost of the “spread,” that is, any difference
between the bid price and the ask price of the Shares.
•Trading
Risk.
Although
the Shares are listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active
or liquid trading market for them will develop or be maintained. In addition,
trading in Shares on the Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for
reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable.
When markets are stressed, Shares could suffer erratic or unpredictable trading
activity, extraordinary volatility or wide bid/ask spreads, which could cause
some market makers and APs to reduce their market activity or “step away” from
making a market in ETF shares. This could cause the Fund’s market price to
deviate, materially, from the NAV, and reduce the effectiveness of the ETF
arbitrage process. Further, trading in Shares on the Exchange is subject to
trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the “circuit
breaker” rules, which temporarily halt trading on the Exchange when a decline in
the S&P 500 Index during a single day reaches certain thresholds
(e.g.,
7%, 13% and 20%). There can be no assurance that the requirements of the
Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met
or will remain unchanged. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares
may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings,
which can be significantly less liquid than Shares, and this could lead to
differences between the market price of the Shares and the underlying value of
those Shares.
Sector
Risk.
Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together into broad
categories called sectors. A certain sector may underperform other sectors or
the market as a whole. As the Sub-Adviser allocates more of the Fund’s portfolio
holdings to a particular sector, the Fund’s performance will be more susceptible
to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that
sector.
Management
Risk.
The Fund is actively managed and may not meet its investment objective based on
the Adviser’s or Sub-Adviser’s success or failure to implement investment
strategies for the Fund. The success of the Fund’s investment program depends
largely on the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the
Sub-Adviser. It is possible the investment techniques and risk analyses employed
on behalf of the Fund will not produce the desired results.
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser
Empowered
Funds, LLC dba EA Advisers serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (the
“Adviser”). The Adviser is located at 3803 West Chester Pike, Suite 150, Newtown
Square, PA 19073 and is wholly-owned by Alpha Architect, LLC. The Adviser is
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and provides investment advisory services to the
Fund, other exchange-traded funds, and Alpha Architect, LLC, its parent company.
The Adviser was founded in October 2013.
The
Adviser provides trading, execution and various other administrative services
and supervises the overall daily affairs of the Funds, subject to the general
supervision and control of the Board. The Adviser performs its services to the
Fund pursuant to the terms of an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory
Agreement”) between the Trust and the Adviser. The Adviser is entitled to
receive the following Advisory Fee: 0.33% (annual rate as a percentage of
average daily net assets). During the fiscal period ended November 30,
2025, the aggregate advisory fee paid to the Adviser was 0.24% as a percentage
of average daily net assets.
Effective
April 1, 2026, the Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reduce
its management fee from 0.33% to 0.28% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
This Agreement will remain in place until March 31, 2027 unless terminated
sooner by the Trustees. The Fee Waiver Agreement does not provide for the
recoupment of any past fee waivers by the Adviser.
The
Adviser (or an affiliate of the Adviser) bears all of the Adviser’s own costs
associated with providing these advisory services and all expenses of the Fund,
except for the fee payment under the Advisory Agreement, payments under the
Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”), brokerage
expenses, acquired
fund
fees and expenses (including affiliated funds’ fees and expenses), taxes
(including tax-related services), interest (including borrowing costs),
litigation expense (including class action-related services) and other
non-routine or extraordinary expenses. Additionally, the Fund shall be
responsible for its non-operating expenses (see the italicized items in the
preceding sentence) and fees and expenses associated with the Fund’s securities
lending program, if applicable.
The
Advisory Agreement for the Fund provides that it may be terminated at any time,
without the payment of any penalty, by the Board or, with respect to the Fund,
by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, on 60 days’ written notice
to the Adviser, and by the Adviser upon 60 days’ written notice, and that it
shall be automatically terminated if it is assigned. The Adviser retains the
authority, pursuant to the terms of the investment sub-advisory agreement, to
exercise its right to control the overall management of the Fund’s
assets.
INVESTMENT
SUB-ADVISER
The
Adviser has retained Sequoia Financial Group, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), an
investment adviser registered with the SEC, to provide sub-advisory services for
the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is organized as an Ohio limited liability company with
its principal office located at 3500 Embassy Parkway, Akron, Ohio 44333. The
Sub-Adviser was founded in 2002 and offers investment management services to
individual and institutional clients, as well as the Fund. The Sub-Adviser
acquired the assets of the Fund’s previous sub-adviser, CCM Investment Group,
LLC (“CCM”), and its affiliates in a transaction that was completed on March 31,
2025, and the Fund’s portfolio managers who were previously responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Fund on behalf of CCM continue to be responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Fund on behalf of the
Sub-Adviser.
The
Sub-Adviser is not responsible for selecting brokers or placing the Fund’s
trades. Rather, the Sub-Adviser provides trade recommendations to the Adviser
and, in turn, the Adviser is responsible for selecting brokers and placing the
Fund’s trades. It is anticipated that the Adviser will generally adhere to the
Sub-Adviser’s recommendations.
For
its services, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee, which is calculated daily
and paid monthly, at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets
as follows: 0.17% (annual rate as a percentage of average daily net assets).
Fund
Sponsor
The
Adviser has entered into a fund sponsorship agreement with the Sub-Adviser
pursuant to which the Sub-Adviser is also the sponsor of the Fund (“Fund
Sponsor”). Under this arrangement, the Fund Sponsor has agreed to provide
financial support to the Fund (as described below) and, in turn, the Adviser has
agreed to share with the Fund Sponsor a portion of profits, if any, generated by
the Fund’s Advisory Fee (also as described below). Every month, the Advisory
Fee, which is a unitary management fee, is calculated and paid to the Adviser.
If
the amount of the unitary management fee exceeds the Fund’s operating expenses
and the Adviser-retained amount, the Adviser pays the net total to the Fund
Sponsor. The amount paid to the Fund Sponsor represents both the sub-advisory
fee and any remaining profits from the Advisory Fee. During months where there
are no profits or the funds are not sufficient to cover the entire sub-advisory
fee, the sub-advisory fee is automatically waived.
If
the amount of the unitary management fee is less than the Fund’s operating
expenses and the Adviser-retained amount, Fund Sponsor is obligated to reimburse
the Adviser for the shortfall.
The
Adviser-retained amount represents an agreed upon fee arrangement between the
Adviser and Fund Sponsor. This arrangement calls for the Fund Sponsor to pay the
Adviser a fee and reimburse the Adviser for certain Fund operating expenses it
paid pursuant to the Advisory Agreement.
APPROVAL
OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT & INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
A
discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Advisory
Agreement with respect to the Fund is available in the Fund’s Annual
Report
dated November 30, 2025. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s
approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund is available in
the Fund’s Semi-Annual
Report
dated May 31, 2025.
Manager
of Managers Structure
The
Adviser and the Trust have received an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the
SEC that allows the Fund to operate in a “manager of managers” structure whereby
the Adviser can appoint and replace unaffiliated sub-advisers, and enter into,
amend and terminate sub-advisory agreements with such sub-advisers, each subject
to
Board
approval, but without obtaining prior shareholder approval (“Manager of Managers
Structure”). The Fund will, however, inform shareholders of the hiring of any
new sub-adviser within 90 days after the hiring, to the extent the Fund is
relying on the Order. The Order provides the Fund with greater flexibility and
efficiency by preventing the Fund from incurring the expense and delays
associated with obtaining shareholder approval of such sub-advisory agreements.
To
the extent the Fund relies on the Order, the Fund’s use of the Manager of
Managers Structure is subject to certain conditions that are set forth in the
Order. Under the Manager of Managers Structure, the Adviser has the ultimate
responsibility, subject to oversight by the Board, to oversee sub-advisers and
recommend their hiring, termination and replacement. The Adviser will also,
subject to the review and approval of the Board, set the Fund’s overall
investment strategy; evaluate, select and recommend sub-advisers to manage all
or a portion of the Fund’s assets; and implement procedures reasonably designed
to ensure that each sub-adviser complies with the Fund’s investment goal,
policies and restrictions. Subject to review by the Board, the Adviser will
allocate and, when appropriate, reallocate the Fund’s assets among sub-advisers
and monitor and evaluate the sub-advisers’ performance.
PORTFOLIO
MANAGERS
Messrs.
James Yaworski and Adam Hoffmann are the portfolio managers who are primarily
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
James
Yaworski, CFA serves as a portfolio manager at the Sub-Adviser. Mr. Yaworski
previously served as a Senior Investment Strategist for Carlson Capital
Management, LLC (“Carlson Capital Management”) from 2016 to 2024. Throughout
that time, James has been a key contributor in managing the global equity
strategy and a member of the investment committee. Prior to employment at
Carlson Capital Management, James worked at Ameriprise Financial. James holds
the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Charter) designation, granted by the CFA
Institute. Mr. Yaworski graduated from Northern Illinois University with a BS in
Finance.
Adam
Hoffmann, CFP, AIF serves as a portfolio manager at the Sub-Adviser. Mr.
Hoffmann previously served as Chief Investment Officer for Carlson Capital
Management, LLC (“Carlson Capital Management”) from 2005 to 2024. In this role,
Adam was a key contributor in the management of the global equity strategy and
oversaw Carlson Capital Management’s investment committee, represented the firm
with strategic partnerships in the investment community, and served as Carlson
Capital Management’s liaison to the Zero Alpha Group Investment Committee. Adam
graduated cum laude with Honors Program distinction from Augsburg College with a
BA degree in Finance. Adam holds the Certified Financial Planner™ designation
granted through the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards and has
served as a subject matter expert for the CFP Board, contributing to the
development of examination questions for the CFP Certification Examination. In
addition, Adam holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary professional
designation, awarded by the Center for Fiduciary Studies.
The
Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) provides additional
information about the portfolio managers, including other accounts each manages,
their ownership in the Fund, and compensation.
OTHER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
PINE
Distributors LLC (“Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units
(defined above) for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not
maintain a secondary market in Shares.
U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, is
the administrator, fund accountant, and transfer agent for the Fund.
U.S.
Bank National Association is the custodian for the Fund.
Practus,
LLP, 11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310, Leawood, Kansas 66211, serves as
legal counsel to the Trust.
Tait,
Weller & Baker LLP, 50 South 16th Street, Suite 2900, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19102, serves as the Fund’s independent registered public
accounting firm. The independent registered public accounting firm is
responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Fund.
THE
EXCHANGE
Shares
are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by the Exchange. The Exchange is not
responsible for, nor has it participated in, the determination of the timing of,
prices of, or quantities of Shares to be issued, nor in the determination or
calculation of the equation by which Shares are redeemable. The Exchange has no
obligation or
liability
to owners of Shares in connection with the administration, marketing or trading
of Shares. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Exchange
have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or
any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility
of such damages.
BUYING
AND SELLING FUND SHARES
The
Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation
Units,” which only APs (typically, broker-dealers) may purchase or redeem.
Creation Units are generally issued and redeemed only in-kind for securities
although a portion may be in cash.
Shares
will trade on the secondary market, however, which is where most retail
investors will buy and sell Shares. It is expected that only a limited number of
institutional investors, called Authorized Participants or “APs,” will purchase
and redeem Shares directly from the Fund. APs may acquire Shares directly from
the Fund, and APs may tender their Shares for redemption directly to the Fund,
at NAV per Share only in large blocks, or Creation Units. Purchases and
redemptions directly with the Fund must follow the Fund’s procedures, which are
described in the SAI.
Except
when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable with the Fund.
BUYING
AND SELLING SHARES ON THE SECONDARY MARKET
Most
investors will buy and sell Shares in secondary market transactions through
brokers and, therefore, must have a brokerage account to buy and sell Shares.
Shares can be bought or sold through your broker throughout the trading day like
shares of any publicly traded issuer. The Trust does not impose any redemption
fees or restrictions on redemptions of Shares in the secondary market. When
buying or selling Shares through a broker, you will incur customary brokerage
commissions and charges, and you may pay some or all of the spread between the
bid and the offered prices in the secondary market for Shares. The price at
which you buy or sell Shares (i.e.,
the market price) may be more or less than the NAV of the Shares. Unless imposed
by your broker, there is no minimum dollar amount you must invest in the Fund
and no minimum number of Shares you must buy.
Shares
of the Fund are listed on the Exchange under the following symbol:
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The
Exchange is generally open Monday through Friday and is closed for weekends and
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.
For
information about buying and selling Shares on the Exchange or in the secondary
markets, please contact your broker or dealer.
Book
Entry.
Shares are held in book entry form, which means that no stock certificates are
issued. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), or its nominee, will be the
registered owner of all outstanding Shares and is recognized as the owner of all
Shares. Participants in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust
companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or
indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of
Shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates
or to have Shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a
registered owner of Shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of
Shares, you must rely on the procedures of DTC and its participants. These
procedures are the same as those that apply to any stocks that you hold in book
entry or “street name” through your brokerage account. Your account information
will be maintained by your broker, which will provide you with account
statements, confirmations of your purchases and sales of Shares, and tax
information. Your broker also will be responsible for distributing income
dividends and capital gain distributions and for ensuring that you receive
shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund.
Share
Trading Prices.
The trading prices of Shares may differ from the Fund’s daily NAV and can be
affected by market forces of supply and demand for Shares, the prices of the
Fund’s portfolio securities, economic conditions and other factors.
The
Exchange, through the facilities of the Consolidated Tape Association or another
market information provider, intends to disseminate the approximate value of the
Fund’s portfolio every fifteen seconds during
regular
U.S. trading hours. This approximate value should not be viewed as a “real-time”
update of the NAV of the Fund because the approximate value may not be
calculated in the same manner as the NAV, which is computed once a day. The
quotations for certain investments may not be updated during U.S. trading hours
if such holdings do not trade in the U.S., except such quotations may be updated
to reflect currency fluctuations. The Fund is not involved in, or responsible
for, the calculation or dissemination of the approximate values and makes no
warranty as to the accuracy of these values.
Continuous
Offering.
The method by which Creation Units of Shares are created and traded may raise
certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units of
Shares are issued and sold by the Fund on an ongoing basis, a “distribution,” as
such term is used in the Securities Act, may occur at any point. Broker-dealers
and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may,
depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a
distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and
subject them to the prospectus delivery requirements and liability provisions of
the Securities Act. For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be
deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order
with the Distributor, breaks them down into constituent Shares and sells the
Shares directly to customers or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply
of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary
market demand for Shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for
purposes of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and
circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in
the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a
complete description of all the activities that could lead to a characterization
as an underwriter.
Broker-dealer
firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting
transactions in Shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of
Shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the
prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act is
not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company
Act”). As a result, broker-dealer firms should note that dealers who are not
“underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted with
engaging in ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with the
Shares that are part of an overallotment within the meaning of Section
4(a)(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the
prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act.
For delivery of prospectuses to exchange members, the prospectus delivery
mechanism of Rule 153 under the Securities Act is only available with respect to
transactions on a national exchange.
ACTIVE
INVESTORS AND MARKET TIMING
The
Board has evaluated the risks of market timing activities by the Fund’s
shareholders. The Board noted that Shares can be purchased and redeemed directly
from the Fund only in Creation Units by APs and that the vast majority of
trading in Shares occurs on the secondary market. Because the secondary market
trades do not directly involve the Fund, it is unlikely those trades would cause
the harmful effects of market timing, including dilution, disruption of
portfolio management, increases in the Fund’s trading costs and the realization
of capital gains. With regard to the purchase or redemption of Creation Units
directly with the Fund, to the extent effected in-kind (i.e.,
for securities), the Board noted that those trades do not cause the harmful
effects (as previously noted) that may result from frequent cash trades. To the
extent trades are effected in whole or in part in cash, the Board noted that
those trades could result in dilution to the Fund and increased transaction
costs, which could negatively impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its
investment objective, although in certain circumstances (e.g.,
in conjunction with a reallocation of the Fund’s investments), such trades may
benefit Fund shareholders by increasing the tax efficiency of the Fund. The
Board also noted that direct trading by APs is critical to ensuring that Shares
trade at or close to NAV. In addition, the Fund will impose transaction fees on
purchases and redemptions of Shares to cover the custodial and other costs
incurred by the Fund in effecting trades. Given this structure, the Board
determined that it is not necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect
and deter market timing of Shares.
DISTRIBUTION
AND SERVICE PLAN
The
Fund has adopted the Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company
Act. Under the Plan, the Fund may be authorized to pay distribution fees of up
to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to the Distributor and other
firms that provide distribution and shareholder services (“Service Providers”).
As of the date of this Prospectus, the maximum amount payable under the Plan is
set at 0% until further action by the Board. In the event 12b-1 fees are
charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in the Fund
because they would be paid on an ongoing basis.
NET
ASSET VALUE
The
NAV of Shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading
on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time.
The
Fund calculates its NAV per Share by:
•Taking
the current market value of its total assets,
•Subtracting
any liabilities, and
•Dividing
that amount by the total number of Shares owned by shareholders.
If
you buy or sell Shares on the secondary market, you will pay or receive the
market price, which may be higher or lower than NAV. Your transaction will be
priced at NAV only if you purchase or redeem your Shares in Creation Units.
Because
securities listed on foreign exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when
the Fund does not price its Shares, the NAV of the Fund, to the extent it may
hold foreign securities, may change on days when shareholders will not be able
to purchase or sell Shares. In particular, where all or a portion of the Fund’s
underlying securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in which
the Fund’s shares are listed and trading in that market is open, there may be
changes between the last quote from its closed foreign market and the value of
such security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. In addition, please note
that this in turn could lead to differences between the market price of each
Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares.
Equity
securities that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those
listed on the NASDAQ Global Market®
(“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which
the security is principally traded. Securities traded on NASDAQ will be valued
at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If, on a particular day, an
exchange-traded or NASDAQ security does not trade, then the most recent quoted
bid for exchange traded or the mean between the most recent quoted bid and ask
price for NASDAQ securities will be used. Equity securities that are not traded
on a listed exchange are generally valued at the last sale price in the
over-the-counter market. If a nonexchange traded security does not trade on a
particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked
price will be used.
Redeemable
securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment
company’s applicable net asset value, with the exception of exchange-traded
open-end investment companies which are priced as equity
securities.
If
a market price is not readily available or is deemed not to reflect market
value, the Fund will determine the price of the security held by the Fund based
on a determination of the security’s fair value pursuant to policies and
procedures approved by the Board.
To
the extent the Fund holds securities that may trade infrequently, fair valuation
may be used more frequently. Fair valuation may have the effect of reducing
stale pricing arbitrage opportunities presented by the pricing of Shares.
However, when the Fund uses fair valuation to price securities, it may value
those securities higher or lower than another fund would have priced the
security. Also, the use of fair valuation may cause the Shares’ NAV performance
to diverge from the Shares’ market price and from the performance of various
benchmarks used to compare the Fund’s performance because benchmarks generally
do not use fair valuation techniques. Because of the judgment involved in fair
valuation decisions, there can be no assurance that the value ascribed to a
particular security is accurate.
FUND
WEBSITE AND DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The
Trust maintains a website for the Fund at https://sequoia-financial-sfgv.com/.
Among other things, the website includes this Prospectus and the SAI, the Fund’s
annual
and semi-annual
reports to shareholders, financial information, holdings, and proxy information.
The website shows the Fund’s daily NAV per share, market price, and premium or
discount, each as of the prior business day. The website also shows the extent
and frequency of the Fund’s premiums and discounts. Further, the website
includes the Fund’s median bid-ask spread over the most recent thirty calendar
days.
Each
day the Fund is open for business, the Trust publicly disseminates the Fund’s
full portfolio holdings as of the close of the previous day through its website
at https://sequoia-financial-sfgv.com/. A description of the Trust’s policies
and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings
is available in the Fund’s SAI.
INVESTMENTS
BY OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES
For
purposes of the Investment Company Act, Shares are issued by a registered
investment company and purchases of such Shares by registered investment
companies and companies relying on Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the Investment
Company Act are subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 12(d)(1) of the
Investment Company Act, except as permitted by Rule 6c-11, Rule 12d1-4, or an
exemptive order of the SEC.
DIVIDENDS,
DISTRIBUTIONS,
AND
TAXES
As
with any investment, you should consider how your investment in Shares will be
taxed. The tax information in this Prospectus is provided as general
information. You should consult your own tax professional about the tax
consequences of an investment in Shares.
Unless
your investment in Shares is made through a tax-exempt entity or tax-deferred
retirement account, such as an IRA, you need to be aware of the possible tax
consequences when:
•Your
Fund makes distributions,
•You
sell your Shares listed on the Exchange, and
•You
purchase or redeem Creation Units.
Dividends
and Distributions
Dividends
and Distributions.
The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify each year as a
regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. As a regulated investment company, the Fund generally pays no U.S.
federal income tax on the income and gains it distributes to you. The Fund
expects to declare and to distribute its net investment income, if any, to
shareholders as dividends quarterly. The Fund will distribute net realized
capital gains, if any, at least annually. The Fund may distribute such income
dividends and capital gains more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or
eliminate U.S. federal excise or income taxes on the Fund. The amount of any
distribution will vary, and there is no guarantee the Fund will pay either an
income dividend or a capital gains distribution. Distributions may be reinvested
automatically in additional whole Shares only if the broker through whom you
purchased Shares makes such option available.
Avoid
“Buying a Dividend.”
At the time you purchase Shares of the Fund, the Fund’s NAV may reflect
undistributed income, undistributed capital gains, or net unrealized
appreciation in value of portfolio securities held by the Fund. For taxable
investors, a subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although
constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying Shares in the
Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is
sometimes known as “buying a dividend.”
Taxes
Tax
Considerations.
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and strategies, that its
distributions, if any, will be taxable as ordinary income, capital gains, or
some combination of both. This is true whether you reinvest your distributions
in additional Shares or receive them in cash. For U.S. federal income tax
purposes, Fund distributions of short-term capital gains are taxable to you as
ordinary income. Fund distributions of long-term capital gains are taxable to
you as long-term capital gain no matter how long you have owned your Shares. A
portion of income dividends reported by the Fund may be qualified dividend
income eligible for taxation by certain shareholders at long-term capital gain
rates provided certain holding period requirements are met.
Taxes
on Sales of Shares.
A sale or exchange of Shares is a taxable event and, accordingly, a capital gain
or loss will generally be recognized. Currently, any capital gain or loss
realized upon a sale of Shares generally is treated as long-term capital gain or
loss if the Shares have been held for more than one year and as short-term
capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for one year or less. The
ability to deduct capital losses may be limited.
Medicare
Tax.
An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income
(including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the
Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates, and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified
adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income”
(in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This Medicare
tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid with, your U.S. federal
income tax return.
Backup
Withholding.
By law, if you do not provide the Fund with your proper taxpayer identification
number and certain required certifications, you may be subject to backup
withholding on any distributions of income, capital gains or proceeds from the
sale of your Shares. The Fund also must backup withhold if the Internal Revenue
Service (“IRS”) instructs it to do so. When backup withholding is required, the
amount will be 24% of any distributions or proceeds paid.
State
and Local Taxes.
Fund distributions and gains from the sale or exchange of your Shares generally
are subject to applicable state and local taxes.
Taxes
on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units.
An AP who exchanges equity securities for Creation Units generally will
recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference
between the market value of the Creation Units at the time of purchase and the
exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and the cash amount
paid. A person who exchanges Creation Units for equity securities generally will
recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger’s basis
in the Creation Units and the aggregate market value of the securities received
and the cash amount received. The IRS, however, may assert that a loss realized
upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted currently
under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no
significant change in economic position. Persons exchanging securities should
consult their own tax advisor with respect to whether the wash sale rules apply
and when a loss might not be deductible.
Under
current U.S. federal tax laws, any capital gain or loss realized upon redemption
of Creation Units is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the
Shares have been held for more than one year and as a short-term capital gain or
loss if the Shares have been held for one year or less.
If
the Fund redeems Creation Units in cash, it may recognize more capital gains
than it will if it redeems Creation Units in-kind.
Foreign
Tax Credits.
If the Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from foreign taxes
it pays on its investments, and elects to do so, then any foreign taxes it pays
on these investments may be passed through to you as a foreign tax
credit.
Non-U.S.
Investors.
Non-U.S. investors may be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30% or
lower treaty rate and are subject to special U.S. federal tax certification
requirements to avoid backup withholding and claim any treaty benefits. An
exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax is provided for capital gain
dividends paid by the Fund from long-term capital gains, if any. However,
interest-related dividends paid by the Fund from its qualified net interest
income from U.S. sources and short-term capital gain dividends may be exempt
from U.S. withholding provided the Fund makes certain designations and other
requirements are met. Furthermore, notwithstanding such exemptions from U.S.
federal withholding at the source, any such dividends and distributions of
income and capital gains will be subject to U.S. federal backup withholding at a
rate of 24% if you fail to properly certify that you are not a U.S. person. In
addition, U.S. estate tax may apply to Shares of the Fund.
Other
Reporting and Withholding Requirements.
Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), the Fund will be required
to withhold a 30% tax on (i) income dividends paid by the Fund, and (ii)
possibly in the future, certain capital gain distributions and the proceeds
arising from the sale of Shares paid by the Fund, to certain foreign entities,
referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities,
that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and
withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury
of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts. 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.
Possible
Tax Law Changes.
At the time that this prospectus is being prepared, various administrative and
legislative changes to the U.S. federal tax laws are under consideration, but it
is not possible at this time to determine whether any of these changes will be
made or what the changes might entail.
This
discussion of “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes” is not intended or written to
be used as tax advice. Because everyone’s tax situation is unique, you should
consult your tax professional about U.S. federal, state, local or foreign tax
consequences before making an investment in the Fund.
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
The
financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s
financial performance for the period of the Fund’s operations. Certain
information reflects financial results for a single Share. The total returns in
the table represent the rate that an investor would have gained (or lost) on an
investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and
distributions). The information in the table below has been audited by Tait,
Weller & Baker LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose
report, along with the Fund’s financial statements, is included in the Fund’s
Form
N-CSR,
which is available upon request.
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INVESTMENT
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LESS
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: |
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA AND RATIOS: |
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For
the period ended |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss)(a) |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(b) |
Total
from investment operations |
Net
investment income |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return(c) |
Net
assets, end of period (in thousands) |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets before expense reimbursement /
recoupment(d)(e) |
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets after expense reimbursement /
recoupment(d) |
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(d)(e) |
Portfolio
turnover rate(c)(f) |
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Sequoia
Global Value ETF (formerly known as CCM Global Equity
ETF) |
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11/30/2025 |
$29.02 |
0.75 |
2.63 |
3.38 |
(0.67) |
(0.67) |
$31.73 |
11.90% |
$1,040,999 |
0.33% |
0.24% |
2.59% |
46% |
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11/30/2024(g) |
$25.00 |
0.43 |
3.97 |
4.40 |
(0.38) |
(0.38) |
$29.02 |
17.67% |
$967,618 |
0.33% |
0.23% |
1.79% |
72% |
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(a) |
Net
investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares
outstanding during the periods. |
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(b) |
Realized
and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing
amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for
the periods, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in
the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the
periods. |
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(c) |
Not
annualized for periods less than one year. |
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(d) |
Annualized
for periods less than one year. |
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(e) |
Ratios
do not include the income and expenses of the underlying funds in which
the Fund invests. |
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(f) |
Portfolio
turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions. |
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(g) |
Inception
date of the Fund was January 17,
2024. |
If
you would like more information about the Fund and the Trust, the following
documents are available free, upon request:
ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Additional
information about the Fund is available in its annual
and semi-annual
reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR. The annual report explains the market
conditions and investment strategies affecting the Fund’s performance during the
last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Fund’s annual and semi-annual
financial statements.
STATEMENT
OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The
SAI dated April 1, 2026, which contains more details about the Fund, is
incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Prospectus, which means that
it is legally part of this Prospectus.
Recent
information regarding the Fund covered by this Prospectus, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website listed below. To receive a free copy of the latest annual or
semi-annual report, or the SAI, or to request additional information about the
Fund, please contact us as follows:
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3803
West Chester Pike, Suite 150 |
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https://sequoia-financial-sfgv.com/ |
INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Reports
and other information about the Fund are also available:
•Free
of charge from the SEC’s EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov; or
Investment
Company Act File No. 811-22961.