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T-REX
2X LONG ALMU DAILY TARGET ETF |
T-REX
2X LONG RCT DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG AMPX DAILY TARGET ETF |
T-REX
2X LONG RIO DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG AXTI DAILY TARGET ETF |
T-REX
2X LONG SATS DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG BHP DAILY TARGET ETF |
T-REX
2X LONG SCCO DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG COMP DAILY TARGET ETF |
T-REX
2X LONG SIL DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG ERO DAILY TARGET ETF |
T-REX
2X LONG TE DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG FER DAILY TARGET ETF |
T-REX
2X LONG TECK DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG HBM DAILY TARGET ETF |
T-REX
2X LONG ZETA DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG NU DAILY TARGET ETF |
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PROSPECTUS
April 30,
2026
This
prospectus describes the above referenced funds (each a “Fund” and collectively,
the “Funds”) which are authorized to offer one class of shares by this
prospectus.
The
Funds seek daily long leveraged investment results and are intended to be used
as short-term trading vehicles.
The
Funds are not intended to be used by, and are not appropriate for, investors who
do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. The Funds
are very different from most mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. Investors
should note that:
(1)
The Funds are riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the
Funds magnify the performance of their underlying security.
(2)
The pursuit of their daily investment objective means that the return of the
Funds for a period longer than a full trading day will be the product of a
series of daily leveraged returns, for each trading day during the relevant
period. As a consequence, especially in periods of market volatility, the
volatility of the underlying security may affect a Fund’s return as much as, or
more than, the return of the underlying security. Further, the return for
investors that invest for periods less than a full trading day will not be the
product of the return of the Fund’s stated daily leveraged investment objective
and the performance of the underlying security for the full trading day. During
periods of high volatility, the Fund may not perform as expected and the Fund
may have losses when an investor may have expected gains if the Fund is held for
a period that is different than one trading day.
The
Funds are not suitable for all investors. The Funds are designed to be utilized
only by sophisticated investors, such as traders and active investors employing
dynamic strategies. Investors in the Funds should:
(1)
understand the risks associated with the use of leveraged
strategies;
(2)
understand the consequences of seeking daily
leveraged investment
results; and
(3)
intend to actively monitor and manage their investments.
Investors
who do not understand the Funds, or do not intend to actively manage their funds
and monitor their investments, should not buy the Funds.
There
is no assurance that a Fund will achieve its daily leveraged investment
objective and an investment in a Fund could lose money. The Funds are not a
complete investment program.
The
Funds’ investment adviser will not attempt to position each Fund’s portfolio to
ensure that a Fund does not gain or lose more than a maximum percentage of its
net asset value on a given trading day. As a consequence, if a Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50%, as applicable, on a given trading day in a
direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their
money.
The
trading symbols for Funds that have not commenced operations are not currently
available, but this Prospectus will be supplemented to reflect the trading
symbol prior to the commencement of operations.
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Fund |
Ticker |
Principal
U.S. Listing Exchange |
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T-REX
2X LONG ALMU DAILY TARGET ETF |
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Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG AMPX DAILY TARGET ETF |
AMPU |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG AXTI DAILY TARGET ETF |
AXTU |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG BHP DAILY TARGET ETF |
BHPU |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG COMP DAILY TARGET ETF |
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Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG ERO DAILY TARGET ETF |
EROU |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG FER DAILY TARGET ETF |
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Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG HBM DAILY TARGET ETF |
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Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG NU DAILY TARGET ETF |
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Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG RCT DAILY TARGET ETF |
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Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG RIO DAILY TARGET ETF |
RIOU |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG SATS DAILY TARGET ETF |
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Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG SCCO DAILY TARGET ETF |
SCCU |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG SIL DAILY TARGET ETF |
SILL |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG TE DAILY TARGET ETF |
TEUP |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG TECK DAILY TARGET ETF |
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Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
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T-REX
2X LONG ZETA DAILY TARGET ETF |
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Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved
these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Table
of Contents
T-REX 2X LONG ALMU DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long ALMU Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged
investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds.
As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of Aeluma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALMU) (“ALMU”). The return
for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day
should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of ALMU for the period. The
return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of
each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely
differ from 200% of the return of ALMU for that period. Longer holding periods,
higher volatility of ALMU and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher ALMU volatility, the volatility of
ALMU may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of ALMU.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if ALMU’s performance is flat, and
it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if ALMU’s performance
increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the
full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of
ALMU falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of ALMU. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
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(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other
Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long ALMU Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of ALMU on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on ALMU or
by investing directly in the common stock of ALMU. The Adviser will determine
the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and
direct investments in ALMU common stock based upon various factors including,
but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity,
collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular
instrument. Direct investments in common stock of ALMU are typically less
efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common
stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not
achieving its 200% daily investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in ALMU that is equal,
on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(ALMU) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain ALMU exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which ALMU is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which ALMU is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, ALMU is assigned to the technology sector and the semiconductors
industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of ALMU. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to ALMU is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of ALMU’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of ALMU has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
ALMU has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
Aeluma,
Inc. develops optoelectronic and electronic devices for sensing, communication,
and computing applications in the United States. As of April 2026, the market
capitalization of Aeluma, Inc. is approximately $300 million. ALMU
is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission by Aeluma, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be
located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file
number 001-42570 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Aeluma, Inc. may
be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press
releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding
Aeluma, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the
Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the
preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any
affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any
other publicly available information regarding Aeluma, Inc. is accurate or
complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events
occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would
affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of ALMU have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning Aeluma, Inc. could affect
the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to ALMU and therefore the value
of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the
Fund
and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its
counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap
transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will
be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund
and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment
objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve
its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all
of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a
complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of ALMU’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of ALMU
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how ALMU volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) ALMU volatility; b) ALMU performance; c) period of time; d)
financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and
f) dividends or interest paid with respect to ALMU. The chart below illustrates
the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on
Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of
combinations of ALMU volatility and ALMU performance over a one-year period.
Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with
respect to ALMU; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending
rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual
borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different
than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding
will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of
the performance of ALMU.
During
periods of higher ALMU volatility, the volatility of ALMU may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of ALMU. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of ALMU during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if ALMU
provided no return over a one-year period during which ALMU experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if ALMU’s return is
flat. For
instance, if ALMU’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of ALMU and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of ALMU. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
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Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
ALMU’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the three-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 134.98%. ALMU’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2023 156.59%
2024 146.34%
2025 108.54%
ALMU’s
annualized performance for the three-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
98.93%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what ALMU
volatility and performance will be in the future. ALMU’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for ALMU is $25.88 on July 30,
2025 and the 52-week low stock price for ALMU is $6.55, which occurred
on April 23, 2025. ALMU’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
ALMU will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be
reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in ALMU, not
including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which
would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount
greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%.
This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even
if ALMU subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a
portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even
if ALMU does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of
magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with ALMU and may increase
the volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net
asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen.
Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change
its investment objective by, for example,
seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or
close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with
counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be
necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate
disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other
recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or
expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as
rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of ALMU, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to ALMU
that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple.
The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of ALMU at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of ALMU at the time of purchase. If ALMU
gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if ALMU declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by
the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of ALMU.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
ALMU and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to ALMU is impacted by ALMU’s
movement.
Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to ALMU
at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or
under-exposed to ALMU increases on days when ALMU is volatile near the close of
the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility
will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) ALMU. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions
in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with ALMU. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to ALMU. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of ALMU. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
ALMU and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Aeluma,
Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates
thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation
to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value
of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the
performance of Aeluma, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of
ALMU. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in ALMU. Fund
shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or
other distributions or any other rights with respect to
ALMU.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole
and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
ALMU
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, ALMU faces risks unique to its operations as an early-stage
semiconductor and photonics company focused on developing compound semiconductor
materials and devices, which may not yet have established commercial-scale
operations or consistent revenues. These risks include, among others,
substantial uncertainty in research and development activities and the ability
to successfully transition from development to commercialization; technical
performance and product qualification risk, including the ability to meet
customer specifications and reliability standards; manufacturing and scale-up
risk, including dependence on third-party fabrication partners, foundries, or
specialized suppliers; and supply-chain constraints, including limited
availability of specialized materials, wafers, or fabrication capacity, and
exposure to increased costs; dependence on a limited number of potential
customers or development partners; and the need to
obtain
additional financing to support ongoing operations and growth. The trading price
of ALMU common stock may be volatile, particularly given its limited operating
history, evolving business model, and sensitivity to developments in
semiconductor and photonics markets, and ALMU’s business strategy and end-market
focus may continue to evolve.
Technology
Sector Risk. The
market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater
degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of
securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors
rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices.
Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of
existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and
may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel.
Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in
growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also
heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or
impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small
number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In
addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect
technology companies, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion
would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings.
Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to
investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market
prices.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Aeluma, Inc. is assigned
(i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide
exposure to the industry to which Aeluma, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio
concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio
broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus,
ALMU is assigned to the semiconductors industry.
•Semiconductor
Industry Risk. Semiconductor
companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or
personnel. Semiconductor companies typically face intense competition,
potentially rapid product obsolescence and high capital costs and are dependent
on third-party suppliers and the availability of materials. They are also
heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected
by loss or impairment of those rights. Semiconductor companies are also affected
by the economic performance of their
customers.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Micro-Capitalization
Company Risk. Micro-capitalization
companies generally have extremely limited financial, managerial, and
operational resources, narrow product lines or services, and limited operating
histories. These companies may be highly dependent on a small number of
products, customers, or key personnel and may have limited access to capital
markets or financing on favorable terms. As a result, micro-cap companies may be
particularly vulnerable to adverse business, economic, or market developments,
and their securities may experience substantial price volatility, low trading
volumes, and reduced liquidity. These factors may make it difficult to buy or
sell shares at desired prices and may increase the risk of significant
losses.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with ALMU. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that ALMU value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the ALMU. Under
such circumstances, the market for ALMU may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of ALMU and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for ALMU and/or Fund may lack sufficient
liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have
difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap
contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and
volatility in the price of ALMU and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with ALMU and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or ALMU experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of ALMU does not provide leveraged exposure to ALMU and, as a
result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of ALMU to a greater
extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for
distribution.
In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be
required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and
make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the
Statement of Additional Information for more
information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited
periods
of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of
market movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors should
be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an
indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may
create
a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment.
Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG AMPX DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long AMPX Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged
investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds.
As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of Amprius Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: AMPX)
(“AMPX”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter
than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of AMPX
for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day
will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period,
which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of AMPX for that period.
Longer holding periods, higher volatility of AMPX and leverage increase the
impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher AMPX
volatility, the volatility of AMPX may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or
more than, the return of AMPX.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if AMPX’s performance is flat, and
it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if AMPX’s performance
increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the
full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of
AMPX falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of AMPX. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
| Distribution
(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other
Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long AMPX Daily Target ETF |
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of AMPX on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on AMPX or
by investing directly in the common stock of AMPX. The Adviser will determine
the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and
direct investments in AMPX common stock based upon various factors including,
but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity,
collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular
instrument. Direct investments in common stock of AMPX are typically less
efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common
stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not
achieving its 200% daily investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in AMPX that is equal,
on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(AMPX) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain AMPX exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which AMPX is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which AMPX is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, AMPX is assigned to the industrials sector and the electrical
equipment and parts industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of AMPX. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to AMPX is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of AMPX’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of AMPX has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
AMPX has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
Amprius
Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets lithium-ion batteries for
mobility applications. As of April 2026, the market capitalization of Amprius
Technologies, Inc. is approximately $2.7 billion. AMPX is registered under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission by Amprius Technologies, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can
be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file
number 001-41314 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Amprius
Technologies, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not
limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding
Amprius Technologies, Inc. from the publicly available documents described
above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has
participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust,
the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly
available documents or any other publicly available information regarding
Amprius Technologies, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot
give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus
(including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly
available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of AMPX
have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the
disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Amprius
Technologies, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect
to AMPX and therefore the value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out
all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable
counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into,
transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve
its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged
investment objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of AMPX’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AMPX
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how AMPX volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) AMPX volatility; b) AMPX performance; c) period of time; d)
financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and
f) dividends or interest paid with respect to AMPX. The chart below illustrates
the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on
Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of
combinations of AMPX volatility and AMPX performance over a one-year period.
Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with
respect to AMPX; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending
rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual
borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different
than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding
will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of
the performance of AMPX.
During
periods of higher AMPX volatility, the volatility of AMPX may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of AMPX. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AMPX during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if AMPX
provided no return over a one-year period during which AMPX experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if AMPX’s return is
flat. For
instance, if AMPX’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of AMPX and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of AMPX. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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One
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Volatility
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
AMPX’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the four-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 130.60%. AMPX’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2022 257.04%
2023 99.40%
2024 120.61%
2025 111.86%
AMPX’s
annualized performance for the four-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
-6.94%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what AMPX
volatility and performance will be in the future. AMPX’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for AMPX is $22.80 on April 22,
2026 and the 52-week low stock price for AMPX is $1.97, which occurred
on April 29, 2025. AMPX’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
AMPX will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be
reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in AMPX, not
including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which
would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount
greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%.
This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even
if AMPX subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a
portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even
if AMPX does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of
magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with AMPX and may increase
the volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net
asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen.
Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction
fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an
alternative security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the
Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board
of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or
supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to
include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other
recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or
expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as
rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of AMPX, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to AMPX
that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple.
The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of AMPX at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of AMPX at the time of purchase. If AMPX
gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if AMPX declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by
the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of AMPX.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
AMPX and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to AMPX is impacted by AMPX’s
movement.
Because of this, it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to AMPX
at the end of each day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or
under-exposed to AMPX increases on days when AMPX is volatile near the close of
the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility
will also adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) AMPX. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions
in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with AMPX. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to AMPX. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of AMPX. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
AMPX and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Amprius
Technologies, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of Amprius Technologies, Inc. and make no
representation as to the performance of AMPX. Investing in the Fund is not
equivalent to investing in AMPX. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights
or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights
with respect to AMPX.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
AMPX
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, AMPX faces risks unique to its operations,as an early-stage battery
technology company focused on the development and commercialization of silicon
anode lithium-ion batteries, which may not yet have achieved large-scale
commercial production or consistent revenues. These risks include, among others,
manufacturing scale-up and execution, including the ability to expand production
capacity, achieve targeted yields, and maintain product quality substantial
uncertainty in scaling its manufacturing processes, including the ability to
expand production capacity, achieve targeted yields, maintain product quality,
and transition from pilot to high-volume manufacturing; supply-chain and raw
material risks, including the availability and cost of battery materials and
components; particularly specialized inputs required for silicon anode
technology; customer qualification and adoption risk, including long validation
cycles, stringent
performance
requirements, and dependence on a limited number of potential customers in
sectors such as aerospace, defense, and electric mobility; and competition from
larger and better-capitalized battery manufacturers and alternative battery
technologies competition from larger and more established battery manufacturers,
as well as alternative energy storage technologies, which may limit market
adoption of AMPX’s products; and the need to obtain additional capital to fund
operations, expand manufacturing capacity, and support commercialization
efforts. The trading price of AMPX common stock may be volatile, particularly
given its limited operating history, evolving commercialization strategy, and
sensitivity to developments in battery technology markets, and AMPX’s business
strategy and end-market focus may continue to
evolve.
Industrials
Sector Risk. The
Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the industrials sector, which means the
Fund will be more affected by the performance of the industrials sector than a
fund that is more diversified. Industrial companies are affected by supply and
demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector
products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and
economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for
environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the
performance of these companies. Transportation securities, a component of the
industrials sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which
may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and
insurance costs.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Amprius Technologies,
Inc. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments
that provide exposure to the industry to which Amprius Technologies, Inc. is
assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more
risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the
date of this prospectus, AMPX is assigned to the electrical equipment and parts
industry.
•Cyclicality,
Supply Chain, and Margin Pressure Risk (Electrical Equipment & Parts).
Companies
in the electrical equipment and parts industry may be subject to cyclical demand
tied to industrial production, construction activity, infrastructure spending,
and broader economic conditions. The industry can also be vulnerable to input
cost volatility (e.g., metals, resins, semiconductors), global supply chain
disruptions, and tariffs or trade restrictions, which may increase operating
costs or delay deliveries. In addition, pricing pressure, rapid technology
change, and competition may compress margins or reduce profitability. These
factors could negatively impact revenues, earnings, and the market value of
securities held by the fund.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Mid-Capitalization
Company Risk. Mid-capitalization
companies may have limited financial resources, narrower product lines, and less
diversified markets than larger, more established companies. While mid-cap
companies often have greater growth potential than large-cap firms, they may
also be more sensitive to changing market conditions, competitive pressures, and
economic downturns. Their securities may experience greater price volatility and
may be less liquid than those of large-cap companies, which could affect their
market value and investment returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with AMPX. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that AMPX value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the AMPX. Under
such circumstances, the market for AMPX may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of AMPX and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for AMPX and/or Fund may lack sufficient
liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have
difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap
contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and
volatility in the price of AMPX and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with AMPX and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or AMPX experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of AMPX does not provide leveraged exposure to AMPX and, as a
result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of AMPX to a greater
extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for
distribution.
In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be
required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and
make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the
Statement of Additional Information for more
information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited
periods
of time. This impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of
market movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may
create
a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment.
Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG AXTI DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long AXTI Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged
investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds.
As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI) (“AXTI”). The return
for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day
should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of AXTI for the period. The
return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of
each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely
differ from 200% of the return of AXTI for that period. Longer holding periods,
higher volatility of AXTI and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher AXTI volatility, the volatility of
AXTI may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of AXTI.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if AXTI’s performance is flat, and
it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if AXTI’s performance
increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the
full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of
AXTI falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of AXTI. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
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(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other
Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long AXTI Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of AXTI on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on AXTI or
by investing directly in the common stock of AXTI. The Adviser will determine
the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and
direct investments in AXTI common stock based upon various factors including,
but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity,
collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular
instrument. Direct investments in common stock of AXTI are typically less
efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common
stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not
achieving its 200% daily investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in AXTI that is equal,
on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(AXTI) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain AXTI exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which AXTI is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which AXTI is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, AXTI is assigned to the technology sector and the semiconductor
equipment and materials industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of AXTI. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to AXTI is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of AXTI’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of AXTI has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
AXTI has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
AXT,
Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes compound and single
element semiconductor substrates. As of April 2026, the market capitalization of
AXT, Inc. is approximately $4.4 billion. AXTI is registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission by AXT, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by
reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number
000-24085 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at
www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding AXT, Inc. may be obtained
from other sources including, but not limited to, press
releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding AXT,
Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund,
the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of
such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes
any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly
available information regarding AXT, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore,
the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date
of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or
completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would
affect the trading price of AXTI have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent
disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose,
material future events concerning AXT, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s
investments with respect to AXTI and therefore the value of the
Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the
counterparty
to immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk
that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to
enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be
able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its
leveraged investment objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of AXTI’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AXTI
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how AXTI volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) AXTI volatility; b) AXTI performance; c) period of time; d)
financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and
f) dividends or interest paid with respect to AXTI. The chart below illustrates
the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on
Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of
combinations of AXTI volatility and AXTI performance over a one-year period.
Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with
respect to AXTI; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending
rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual
borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different
than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding
will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of
the performance of AXTI.
During
periods of higher AXTI volatility, the volatility of AXTI may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of AXTI. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of AXTI during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if AXTI
provided no return over a one-year period during which AXTI experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if AXTI’s return is
flat. For
instance, if AXTI’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of AXTI and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of AXTI. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
Year |
Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
AXTI’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 85.01%. AXTI’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 69.31%
2022 60.75%
2023 62.66%
2024 112.94%
2025 104.00%
AXTI’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
11.30%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what AXTI
volatility and performance will be in the future. AXTI’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for AXTI is $90.10 on April 22,
2026 and the 52-week low stock price for AXTI is $1.23, which occurred
on May 7, 2025. AXTI’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly
over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
AXTI will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be
reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in AXTI, not
including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which
would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount
greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%.
This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even
if AXTI subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a
portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even
if AXTI does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of
magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with AXTI and may increase
the volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade
at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask
spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund
may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for
example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close.
In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel
to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the
Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under
the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain
options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of AXTI, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to AXTI
that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple.
The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of AXTI at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of AXTI at the time of purchase. If AXTI
gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if AXTI declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by
the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of AXTI.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
AXTI and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to AXTI is impacted by AXTI’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to AXTI at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to AXTI
increases on days when AXTI is volatile near the close of the trading day.
Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also
adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) AXTI. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions
in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with AXTI. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to AXTI. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of AXTI. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
AXTI and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. AXT,
Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates
thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation
to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value
of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the
performance of AXT, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of
AXTI. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in AXTI. Fund
shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or
other distributions or any other rights with respect to
AXTI.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
AXTI
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, AXTI faces risks unique to its operations, as a manufacturer of
compound semiconductor substrates, including gallium arsenide, indium phosphide,
and germanium materials used in wireless, fiber-optic, and optoelectronic
applications. These risks include, among others, fluctuations in demand for
compound semiconductor substrates, including customer spending cycles in
wireless, fiber-optic communications, and other end markets; customer
concentration risk, as a significant portion of revenues may be derived from a
limited number of customers; manufacturing and yield risk, including the ability
to maintain production efficiency, control defect rates, and achieve consistent
crystal growth and wafer quality; pricing
pressure
and competitive dynamics, including competition from global and low-cost
suppliers; risks associated with the company’s vertically integrated supply
chain, including ownership or control of raw material production; and risks
related to its significant manufacturing and operational presence in China,
including geopolitical tensions, trade restrictions, export controls, and
regulatory uncertainties that may affect production, costs, or customer demand.
The trading price of AXTI common stock may be volatile, particularly given its
exposure to cyclical semiconductor end markets and global supply-demand
dynamics, and AXTI’s business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
Technology
Sector Risk. The
market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater
degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of
securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors
rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices.
Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of
existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and
may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel.
Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in
growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also
heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or
impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small
number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In
addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect
technology companies, those technology companies seeking to finance expansion
would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively impact earnings.
Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive to
investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market
prices.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which AXT, Inc. is assigned
(i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide
exposure to the industry to which AXT, Inc. is assigned). A portfolio
concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio
broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus,
AXTI is assigned to the semiconductor equipment and materials
industry.
•Semiconductor
Equipment & Materials Industry Risk. Companies
in the semiconductor equipment and materials industry are subject to significant
risks, including cyclicality in semiconductor capital spending, rapid
technological change, and dependence on continued demand for advanced chip
manufacturing. The industry may be adversely affected by supply chain
disruptions, shortages of critical components and raw materials, and elevated
research and development costs. In addition, semiconductor equipment and
materials companies may face heightened regulatory, export control, and
geopolitical risks, including restrictions on sales to certain countries or
customers, which could reduce revenues and profitability. These factors may
negatively affect the value of the fund’s investments and increase
volatility.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Mid-Capitalization
Company Risk. Mid-capitalization
companies may have limited financial resources, narrower product lines, and less
diversified markets than larger, more established companies. While mid-cap
companies often have
greater
growth potential than large-cap firms, they may also be more sensitive to
changing market conditions, competitive pressures, and economic downturns. Their
securities may experience greater price volatility and may be less liquid than
those of large-cap companies, which could affect their market value and
investment returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with AXTI. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that AXTI value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the AXTI. Under
such circumstances, the market for AXTI may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of AXTI and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for AXTI and/or Fund may lack sufficient
liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have
difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap
contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and
volatility in the price of AXTI and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with AXTI and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or AXTI experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of AXTI does not provide leveraged exposure to AXTI and, as a
result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of AXTI to a greater
extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would
be
taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S.
federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes
could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income
available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a
RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial
taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section
entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more
information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG BHP DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long BHP Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment
results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a
result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
American depository receipts (“ADRs”) of BHP Group Limited (“BHP Group”), which
are
sponsored
ADRs that trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BHP) (“BHP”). ADRs are
receipts, issued by an American bank or trust issuer, which evidence ownership
of underlying securities issued by a non-U.S. issuer. Generally, ADRs, issued in
registered form, are designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. The return
for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day
should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of BHP for the period. The
return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of
each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely
differ from 200% of the return of BHP for that period. Longer holding periods,
higher volatility of BHP and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher BHP volatility, the volatility of
BHP may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of BHP.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if BHP’s performance is flat, and it
is possible that the Fund will lose money even if BHP’s performance increases
over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full
principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of BHP
falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of BHP. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
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(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long BHP Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of BHP on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on BHP or by
investing directly in BHP. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the
Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in
BHP based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty
capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall
market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in BHP are
typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct
investments in BHP do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the
Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in BHP that is equal, on
a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(BHP) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain BHP exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which BHP Group is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which BHP Group is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, BHP Group is assigned to the basic materials sector and the other
industrial metals and mining industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of BHP. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to BHP is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of BHP’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of BHP has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
BHP has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
BHP
Group operates as a resources company in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India,
South Korea, rest of Asia, North America, South America, and internationally. As
of April 2026, the market capitalization of BHP Group is approximately $205
billion. BHP Group is headquartered and organized in Australia, and
is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission by BHP Group pursuant to the Exchange Act can be
located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file
number 001-09526 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding BHP Group may be
obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press
releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding BHP
Group from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund,
the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of
such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes
any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly
available information regarding BHP Group is accurate or complete. Furthermore,
the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date
of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or
completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would
affect the trading price of BHP have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent
disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose,
material future events concerning BHP Group Limited could affect the value of
the Fund’s investments with respect to BHP and therefore the value of the
Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out
all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable
counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into,
transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve
its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged
investment objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of BHP’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of BHP
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how BHP volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) BHP volatility; b) BHP performance; c) period of time; d) financing
rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f)
dividends or interest paid with respect to BHP. The chart below illustrates the
impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund
performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations
of BHP volatility and BHP performance over a one-year period. Performance shown
in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to BHP; (ii)
there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain
leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending
rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown.
Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results
for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of
BHP.
During
periods of higher BHP volatility, the volatility of BHP may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of BHP. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of BHP during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if BHP
provided no return over a one-year period during which BHP experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if BHP’s return is
flat. For
instance, if BHP’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of BHP and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of BHP. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
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Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
BHP’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 31.38%. BHP’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 32.99%
2022 40.17%
2023 28.45%
2024 25.15%
2025 28.05%
BHP’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
0.71%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what BHP
volatility and performance will be in the future. BHP’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for BHP is $83.22 on March 2,
2026 and the 52-week low stock price for BHP is $45.74, which occurred
on June 23, 2025. BHP’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
BHP will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced
by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in BHP, not including the
costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further
reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its
net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would
result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if BHP
subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of
its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if BHP
does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying
any differences in the Fund’s correlation with BHP and may increase the
volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade
at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask
spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund
may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for
example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close.
In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel
to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the
Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under
the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain
options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of BHP, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to BHP that
is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The
Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of BHP at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of BHP at the time of purchase. If BHP gains
value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if BHP declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the
same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of BHP.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
BHP and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to BHP is impacted by BHP’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to BHP at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to BHP
increases on days when BHP is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market
disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely
affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) BHP. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in
order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with BHP. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to BHP. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of BHP. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
BHP and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. BHP
Group Limited is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of BHP Group Limited and make no representation
as to the performance of BHP. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to
investing in BHP. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights
to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to
BHP.
Foreign
Investing Risk.
Securities issued by entities organized, domiciled, or with a principal
executive office outside the United States may involve certain special risk
considerations that are not typically associated with investing in securities of
U.S. companies. World events could adversely affect the value and/or liquidity
of securities of foreign companies or foreign issuers, potentially in ways that
differ from impacts to U.S. companies or issuers. Further, global economies and
financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the
possibility that conditions in one country or region could adversely impact a
different country or region. In addition, with respect to certain foreign
countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation or
other adverse tax consequences, political or social instability, changes to laws
and regulations or interpretations of laws and regulations, war, terrorism,
nationalization, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, or
diplomatic developments that could affect U.S. investments in those countries.
Additionally, the imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including
repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including
tariffs) and other government restrictions on the United States by a foreign
country, or on a foreign country or issuer by the United States could adversely
affect the value of securities issued by a non-U.S. company. Because foreign
issuers are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial
reporting standards and practices comparable to those applicable to U.S.
issuers, there may be less publicly
available
information about certain foreign issuers than about U.S. issuers. The financial
statements of the issuer of the Reference Asset are prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board, which differs in certain respects from
United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and
practices prescribed by the SEC. Therefore, such financial statements may not be
comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP.
Risk
of Investing in Depositary Receipts.
ADRs
involve risks not experienced when investing directly in the equity securities
of an issuer. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates affect the value of
ADRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund. Although the ADRs in
which the Fund invests will be listed on major U.S. exchanges, there can be no
assurance that a market for these securities will be made or maintained or that
any such market will be or remain liquid. There is also no guarantee that BHP
Group will continue to sponsor the ADRs. As a result, the Fund may have
difficulty finding suitable counterparties that are willing to enter into, or
continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund or the costs to enter into
the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly or, to the extent
that the Fund invests directly in ADRs, the Fund may have difficulty selling the
ADRs if it needs to do so, or selling them quickly and efficiently at the prices
at which they have been valued. In such circumstances, the Fund may not be able
to achieve its leveraged investment objective. The depositary bank may not have
physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees
for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest, and
processing corporate actions. The Fund would be expected to pay, directly or
indirectly, a share of the additional fees, which it would not pay if investing
directly in the foreign securities.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
BHP
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, BHP Group faces risks unique to its operations, as one of the
world’s largest diversified natural resources companies, with significant
exposure to iron ore, copper, metallurgical coal, and other commodities. These
risks include, among others, commodity price volatility; changes in global
demand, particularly from major industrial and infrastructure markets including
China and other emerging economies; operational risks associated with
large-scale mining and processing activities, including equipment failures,
accidents, labor disruptions, and natural disasters; rising input costs,
including energy, labor, transportation, and consumables; risks associated with
operating in multiple international jurisdictions, including political,
regulatory, tax, and legal uncertainties; and increasing environmental, social,
and governance (“ESG”) requirements, including climate-related regulations,
emissions reduction initiatives, and community relations obligations that may
increase costs or limit operations. The trading price of BHP may be volatile,
particularly given its sensitivity to global commodity cycles, large-scale
capital projects, and changes in demand related to industrial activity and
energy transition trends, and BHP Group’s business strategy, portfolio
composition, and end-market exposure may evolve.
Materials
Sector Risk. The
materials sector includes companies from the following industries: chemicals;
metals & mining; paper & forest products; containers & packaging;
and construction materials. Many companies in the materials sector are
significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, the
exchange value of the dollar, import controls, worldwide competition,
environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of
industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or
economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks
may include liability for environmental damage and general civil liabilities,
depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution
control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical
progress, labor relations, and government
regulations.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which BHP Group Limited is
assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that
provide exposure to the industry to which BHP Group Limited is assigned). A
portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a
portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this
prospectus, BHP is assigned to the other industrial metals and mining
industry.
•Other
Industrial Metals and Mining Industry Risk. Industrial
metals and mining companies can be significantly affected by fluctuations in
global commodity prices, changes in industrial demand, geopolitical
developments, environmental regulations, and operational risks inherent in
mining activities. The market for products produced by industrial metals and
mining companies is characterized by cyclical demand tied to construction,
manufacturing, and infrastructure investment, as well as sensitivity to global
economic growth and trade policies. The success of industrial metals and mining
companies depends in substantial part on their ability to maintain efficient
extraction and processing operations, manage production costs, secure access to
high-quality mineral reserves, and comply with environmental and safety
standards. An unexpected decline in demand from key end-use industries, increase
in regulatory or energy costs, or disruption due to labor disputes, equipment
failures, or natural events could have a material adverse effect on a
participant’s operating results. Many industrial metals and mining companies
rely on long-term contracts, stable government relations, and favorable
logistics infrastructure to sustain operations. There can be no assurance that
such conditions will continue or that competitors will not access comparable
reserves or produce metals that are substantially equivalent or
superior.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Mega-Capitalization
Company Risk.
Investments in mega-capitalization companies may involve certain risks. Although
mega-cap companies are typically well-established and may have significant
financial resources, broad product lines, and diversified operations, they may
be less able to adapt quickly to changing market conditions, technological
innovations, or shifts in consumer preferences. As a result, mega-cap companies
may experience slower growth rates compared to smaller companies.
In
addition, mega-cap companies may be subject to increased regulatory scrutiny,
global economic and geopolitical risks, and operational complexities associated
with large-scale, multinational operations. Their size and market dominance may
also make it more difficult to achieve significant growth, particularly during
periods of economic expansion. While securities of mega-cap companies may be
less volatile than those of smaller companies, they may underperform the broader
market or other segments of the market, which could adversely affect the Fund’s
investment returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with BHP. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that BHP value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in
the
BHP. Under such circumstances, the market for BHP may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more
difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of BHP and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for BHP and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty
transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts.
Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in
the price of BHP and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with BHP and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or BHP experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of BHP does not provide leveraged exposure to BHP and, as a result,
if the Fund invests directly in common stock of BHP to a greater extent, the
Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single
issuer
or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to
risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence
than a diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG COMP
DAILY TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long COMP Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged
investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds.
As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of Compass, Inc. (NYSE: COMP) (“COMP”). The return
for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day
should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of COMP for the period. The
return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of
each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely
differ from 200% of the return of COMP for that period. Longer holding periods,
higher volatility of COMP and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher COMP volatility, the volatility of
COMP may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of COMP.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if COMP’s performance is flat, and
it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if COMP’s performance
increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the
full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of
COMP falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of COMP. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other
fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables
and examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
| Distribution
(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long COMP Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of COMP on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on COMP or
by investing directly in the common stock of COMP. The Adviser will determine
the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and
direct investments in COMP common stock based upon various factors including,
but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity,
collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular
instrument. Direct investments in common stock of COMP are typically less
efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common
stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not
achieving its 200% daily investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in COMP that is equal,
on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(COMP) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain COMP exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which COMP is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which COMP is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, COMP is assigned to the real estate sector and the real estate
services industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of COMP. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to COMP is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of COMP’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of COMP has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
COMP has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
Compass,
Inc. operates
a company-owned and franchised real estate brokerage business under various
brands, and provides
an end-to-end technology platform for residential real estate. The company
offers the Compass Platform, a technology platform that provides an integrated
suite of cloud-based software for customer relationship management, marketing,
client service, brokerage services, and other functionalities for the real
estate industry, as well as title, escrow, and mortgage services. As of April
2026, the market capitalization of Compass, Inc. is approximately $6.1 billion.
COMP is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by Compass, Inc. pursuant to the
Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange
Commission file number 001-40291 through the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information
regarding Compass, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but
not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding
Compass, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the
Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the
preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any
affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any
other publicly available information regarding Compass, Inc. is accurate or
complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events
occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would
affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of COMP have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning Compass, Inc. could
affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to COMP and therefore
the value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s
volatility
and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose
money over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a
period longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out
all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable
counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into,
transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve
its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged
investment objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of COMP’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of COMP
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how COMP volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) COMP volatility; b) COMP performance; c) period of time; d)
financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and
f) dividends or interest paid with respect to COMP. The chart below illustrates
the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on
Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of
combinations of COMP volatility and COMP performance over a one-year period.
Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with
respect to COMP; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending
rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual
borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different
than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding
will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of
the performance of COMP.
During
periods of higher COMP volatility, the volatility of COMP may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of COMP. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of COMP during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if COMP
provided no return over a one-year period during which COMP experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if COMP’s return is
flat. For
instance, if COMP’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of COMP and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of COMP. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual
returns,
which may be significantly better or worse than the returns shown below as a
result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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Year |
200%
One
Year |
Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
COMP’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 79.31%. COMP’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 53.16%
2022 107.23%
2023 89.45%
2024 67.25%
2025 61.35%
COMP’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
-10.59%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what COMP
volatility and performance will be in the future. COMP’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for COMP is $13.96 on January
26, 2026 and the 52-week low stock price for COMP is $5.66, which
occurred on May 22, 2025. COMP’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
COMP will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be
reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in COMP, not
including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which
would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount
greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%.
This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even
if COMP subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a
portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even
if COMP does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of
magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with COMP and may increase
the volatility of the Fund.
To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund
are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet
its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or
counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional
Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could
trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask
spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund
may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for
example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close.
In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel
to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the
Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under
the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the
underlying instrument. However, prior to expiry, the value of an
option generally does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the
underlying instrument. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between
the movement in values of options contracts and the reference asset, and there
may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options contracts. The
value of the options held by the Fund will be determined based on market
quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are
exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice
referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of COMP, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to COMP
that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple.
The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of COMP at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of COMP at the time of purchase. If COMP
gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if COMP declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by
the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of COMP.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience
significant
premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads. Additionally, the Fund may
close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”) prior to the close of trading
on the Exchange and incur significant losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
COMP and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to COMP is impacted by COMP’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to COMP at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to COMP
increases on days when COMP is volatile near the close of the trading day.
Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also
adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) COMP. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions
in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with COMP. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to COMP. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of COMP. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
COMP and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Compass,
Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates
thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation
to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value
of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the
performance of Compass, Inc. and make no representation as to the performance of
COMP. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in COMP. Fund
shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or
other distributions or any other rights with respect to
COMP.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
COMP
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, COMP faces risks unique to its operations, including as a
residential real estate brokerage and technology platform, including declines in
residential transaction volumes, home sales activity, or housing affordability;
interest rate sensitivity, as higher mortgage rates may reduce buyer demand and
market liquidity; competition in residential real estate brokerage, including
from
technology-enabled
platforms and alternative brokerage models; and agent recruitment and retention
risk, since business performance depends on maintaining a competitive agent
network of independent real estate agents and teams. The trading price of COMP
common stock may be volatile, particularly given its sensitivity to housing
market cycles, mortgage rate trends, integration risks associated with the
merger, including the ability to realize anticipated synergies and retain agents
and customers, and COMP’s business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
Real
Estate Sector Risk. The
real estate sector contains companies operating in real estate development and
operation, as well as companies related to the real estate sector, including
REITs. Investments in securities of these companies are subject to risks such
as: fluctuations in the value of the underlying properties; defaults by
borrowers or tenants; market saturation; changes in general and local economic
conditions; decreases in market rates for rents; changes in the availability,
cost and terms of mortgage funds; increased competition, property taxes, capital
expenditures, or operating expenses; and other economic, political or regulatory
occurrences, including the impact of changes in environmental laws. The real
estate sector is particularly sensitive to economic downturns and changes to
interest rates.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Compass, Inc. is
assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that
provide exposure to the industry to which Compass, Inc.is assigned). A portfolio
concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio
broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus,
COMP is assigned to the real estate services industry.
•Real
Estate Services Industry Risk. The
real estate services industry is highly sensitive to fluctuations in economic
conditions, interest rates, and the availability of credit, all of which
directly affect property sales, leasing activity, and valuations. Companies in
this sector face risks from cyclical downturns in commercial and residential
real estate markets, shifts in demand for office and retail space, and changing
consumer and corporate preferences, including the rise of remote work and
e-commerce. Competitive pressures, reliance on transaction volumes, and exposure
to regulatory changes in zoning, lending, and environmental standards can
materially affect revenues. In addition, geopolitical uncertainty, inflationary
pressures, and disruptions in capital markets may reduce investment activity and
overall market liquidity. These factors collectively may significantly impact
the performance and profitability of businesses in the
industry.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Mid-Capitalization
Company Risk. Mid-capitalization
companies may have limited financial resources, narrower product lines, and less
diversified markets than larger, more established companies. While mid-cap
companies often have greater growth potential than large-cap firms, they may
also be more sensitive to changing market conditions, competitive pressures, and
economic downturns. Their securities may experience greater price volatility and
may be less liquid than those of large-cap companies, which could affect their
market value and investment returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy
or
sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or
price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market conditions or
restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or
achieving a high correlation with COMP. There is no assurance that a security or
derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be
liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the extent that
COMP value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one of many
market participants that are attempting to transact in the COMP. Under such
circumstances, the market for COMP may lack sufficient liquidity for all market
participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting
in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's transactions could
exacerbate the price changes of COMP and may impact the ability of the Fund
to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for COMP and/or Fund may lack sufficient
liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have
difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap
contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and
volatility in the price of COMP and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with COMP and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or COMP experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of COMP does not provide leveraged exposure to COMP and, as a
result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of COMP to a greater
extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s
structure, it is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG ERO DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long ERO Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment
results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a
result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of ERO Copper Corp. (NASDAQ: ERO) (“ERO”). The
return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading
day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of ERO for the period.
The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result
of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely
differ from 200% of the return of ERO for that period. Longer holding periods,
higher volatility of ERO and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher ERO volatility, the volatility of
ERO may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of ERO.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if ERO’s performance is flat, and it
is possible that the Fund will lose money even if ERO’s performance increases
over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full
principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of ERO
falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of ERO. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
| Distribution
(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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3
Years |
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2X Long ERO Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of ERO on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on ERO or by
investing directly in the common stock of ERO. The Adviser will determine the
allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct
investments in ERO common stock based upon various factors including, but not
limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral
availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct
investments in common stock of ERO are typically less efficient than the use of
swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide
leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily
investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in ERO that is equal, on
a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(ERO) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain ERO exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which ERO is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which ERO is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, ERO is assigned to the basic materials sector and the copper
industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of ERO. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to ERO is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of ERO’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of ERO has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
ERO has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
ERO
Copper Corp. engages in the exploration, development, and production of mining
projects in Brazil. As of April 2026, the market capitalization of ERO Copper
Corp. is approximately $3.1 billion. ERO is headquartered and organized in
British Columbia, Canada, and is registered under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided
to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by ERO Copper
Corp. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the
Securities and Exchange Commission file number 001-40459 through the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In
addition, information regarding ERO Copper Corp. may be obtained
from other sources including, but not limited to, press
releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding ERO
Copper Corp. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the
Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the
preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any
affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any
other publicly available information regarding ERO Copper Corp. is accurate or
complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events
occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would
affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of ERO have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning ERO Copper Corp. could
affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to ERO and therefore the
value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the
Fund
and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its
counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap
transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will
be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund
and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment
objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of ERO’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of ERO
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how ERO volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) ERO volatility; b) ERO performance; c) period of time; d) financing
rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f)
dividends or interest paid with respect to ERO. The chart below illustrates the
impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund
performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations
of ERO volatility and ERO performance over a one-year period. Performance shown
in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to ERO; (ii)
there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain
leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending
rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown.
Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results
for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of
ERO.
During
periods of higher ERO volatility, the volatility of ERO may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of ERO. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of ERO during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if ERO
provided no return over a one-year period during which ERO experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if ERO’s return is
flat. For
instance, if ERO’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of ERO and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of ERO. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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One
Year |
200%
One
Year |
Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
ERO’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 53.55%. ERO’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 49.66%
2022 67.14%
2023 47.86%
2024 48.38%
2025 52.49%
ERO’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
11.76%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what ERO
volatility and performance will be in the future. ERO’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for ERO is $39.80 on January
29, 2026 and the 52-week low stock price for ERO is $11.53, which
occurred on April 23, 2025. ERO’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
ERO will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced
by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in ERO, not including the
costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further
reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its
net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would
result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if ERO
subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of
its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if ERO
does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying
any differences in the Fund’s correlation with ERO and may increase the
volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade
at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask
spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund
may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for
example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close.
In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel
to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the
Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under
the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain
options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of ERO, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to ERO that
is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The
Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of ERO at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of ERO at the time of purchase. If ERO gains
value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if ERO declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the
same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of ERO.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
ERO and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to ERO is impacted by ERO’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to ERO at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to ERO
increases on days when ERO is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market
disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely
affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) ERO. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in
order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with ERO. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to ERO. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of ERO. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
ERO and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. ERO
Copper Corp. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of ERO Copper Corp. and make no representation
as to the performance of ERO. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to
investing in ERO. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights
to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to
ERO.
Foreign
Investing Risk.
Securities issued by entities organized, domiciled, or with a principal
executive office outside the United States may involve certain special risk
considerations that are not typically associated with investing in securities of
U.S. companies. World events could adversely affect the value and/or liquidity
of securities of foreign companies or foreign issuers, potentially in ways that
differ from impacts to U.S. companies or issuers. Further, global economies and
financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the
possibility that conditions in one country or region could adversely impact a
different country or region. In addition, with respect to certain foreign
countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation or
other adverse tax consequences, political or social instability, changes to laws
and regulations or interpretations of laws and regulations, war, terrorism,
nationalization, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, or
diplomatic developments that could affect U.S. investments in those countries.
Additionally, the imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including
repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including
tariffs) and other government restrictions on the United States by a foreign
country, or on a foreign country or issuer by the United States could adversely
affect the value of securities issued by a non-U.S. company. Because foreign
issuers are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial
reporting standards and practices comparable to those applicable to U.S.
issuers, there may be less publicly
available
information about certain foreign issuers than about U.S. issuers. The financial
statements of the issuer of the Reference Asset are prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board, which differs in certain respects from
United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and
practices prescribed by the SEC. Therefore, such financial statements may not be
comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
ERO
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, ERO faces risks unique to its operations as a copper-focused mining
company with primary operations in Brazil, including commodity price volatility,
particularly fluctuations in copper prices; exploration and development risk,
including uncertainty regarding the size, grade, and economic viability of
mineral reserves and resources and the advancement of development-stage
projects; mining and processing operational risks associated with underground
mining activities, including equipment failures, geotechnical instability, water
ingress, accidents, and production interruptions; and cost inflation, including
increases in energy, labor, consumables, and transportation costs; and risks
associated with operating in a concentrated geographic region, including
political, regulatory, tax, environmental, and currency risks specific to
Brazil. The trading price of ERO common stock may be volatile, particularly
given its sensitivity to copper market conditions and project development
timelines, and ERO’s business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
Materials
Sector Risk. The
materials sector includes companies from the following industries: chemicals;
metals & mining; paper & forest products; containers & packaging;
and construction materials. Many companies in the materials sector are
significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, the
exchange value of the dollar, import controls, worldwide competition,
environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of
industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or
economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks
may include liability for environmental damage and general civil liabilities,
depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution
control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical
progress, labor relations, and government
regulations.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which ERO Copper Corp. is
assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that
provide exposure to the industry to which ERO Copper Corp. is assigned). A
portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a
portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this
prospectus, ERO is assigned to the copper industry.
•Copper
Industry Risk. Companies
in the copper industry may be subject to significant risks, including commodity
price volatility, changes in global economic conditions, and fluctuations in
demand from key end markets such as construction, power generation, and
industrial manufacturing. Copper producers and related companies may be
adversely affected by operational and development risks, including permitting
delays, labor disruptions, accidents, equipment failures, and cost inflation for
energy, transportation, and other inputs. The industry may also face heightened
environmental and regulatory risks, including stricter emissions standards and
remediation requirements, which could increase costs or limit production. These
factors may negatively impact the financial performance of copper-related
investments and increase volatility in the fund’s
returns.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk.
When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment
in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in
interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by
the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer
maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest
rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the
debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay
principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and
prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the
amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a
particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and
total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of
investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Mid-Capitalization
Company Risk. Mid-capitalization
companies may have limited financial resources, narrower product lines, and less
diversified markets than larger, more established companies. While mid-cap
companies often have greater growth potential than large-cap firms, they may
also be more sensitive to changing market conditions, competitive pressures, and
economic downturns. Their securities may experience greater price volatility and
may be less liquid than those of large-cap companies, which could affect their
market value and investment returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with ERO. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that ERO value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the ERO. Under
such circumstances, the market for ERO may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of ERO and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for ERO and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty
transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts.
Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in
the price of ERO and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with ERO and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or ERO experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of ERO does not provide leveraged exposure to ERO and, as a result,
if the Fund invests directly in common stock of ERO to a greater extent, the
Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.
As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at
market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will
approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares
is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility.
This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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.
Except
when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not redeemable
securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV, market
price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the Fund’s
website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG FER DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long FER Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment
results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a
result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of Ferrovial SE (NASDAQ: FER) (“FER”). The return
for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day
should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of FER for the period. The
return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of
each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely
differ from 200% of the return of FER for that period. Longer holding periods,
higher volatility of FER and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher FER volatility, the volatility of
FER may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of FER.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if FER’s performance is flat, and it
is possible that the Fund will lose money even if FER’s performance increases
over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full
principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of FER
falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of FER. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
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(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long FER Daily Target ETF |
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$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of FER on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on FER or by
investing directly in the common stock of FER. The Adviser will determine the
allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct
investments in FER common stock based upon various factors including, but not
limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral
availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct
investments in common stock of FER are typically less efficient than the use of
swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide
leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily
investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in FER that is equal, on
a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(FER) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain FER exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which FER is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which FER is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, FER is assigned to the industrials sector and the engineering and
construction industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of FER. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to FER is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of FER’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of FER has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
FER has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
Ferrovial
SE together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction,
financing, operation, and maintenance of transport infrastructure and urban
services internationally. As of April 2026, the market capitalization of
Ferrovial SE is approximately $51 billion. FER is headquartered and organized in
The Netherlands, and is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Ferrovial SE pursuant
to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and
Exchange Commission file number 001-41912 through the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information
regarding Ferrovial SE may be obtained from other sources including, but
not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding
Ferrovial SE from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the
Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the
preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any
affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any
other publicly available information regarding Ferrovial SE is accurate or
complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events
occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would
affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of FER have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning Ferrovial SE could affect
the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to FER and therefore the value
of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the
Fund
and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its
counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap
transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will
be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund
and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment
objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of FER’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of FER
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how FER volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) FER volatility; b) FER performance; c) period of time; d) financing
rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f)
dividends or interest paid with respect to FER. The chart below illustrates the
impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund
performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations
of FER volatility and FER performance over a one-year period. Performance shown
in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to FER; (ii)
there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain
leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending
rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown.
Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results
for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of
FER.
During
periods of higher FER volatility, the volatility of FER may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of FER. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of FER during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if FER
provided no return over a one-year period during which FER experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if FER’s return is
flat. For
instance, if FER’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of FER and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of FER. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
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Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
FER’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the three-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 36.40%. FER’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2023 134.99%
2024 34.17%
2025 23.70%
FER’s
annualized performance for the three-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
31.36%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what FER
volatility and performance will be in the future. FER’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for FER is $74.79 on February
27, 2026 and the 52-week low stock price for FER is $45.21, which
occurred on April 23, 2025. FER’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
FER will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced
by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in FER, not including the
costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further
reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its
net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would
result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if FER
subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of
its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if FER
does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying
any differences in the Fund’s correlation with FER and may increase the
volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net
asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen.
Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change
its investment objective by, for example,
seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or
close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with
counsel to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be
necessary, the Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the circumstances to include appropriate
disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other
recognized pricing methods. As the options contracts are exercised or
expire the Fund may enter into new options contracts, a practice referred to as
rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of FER, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to FER that
is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The
Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of FER at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of FER at the time of purchase. If FER gains
value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if FER declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the
same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of FER.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
FER and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to FER is impacted by FER’s movement. Because of
this,
it is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to FER at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to FER
increases on days when FER is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market
disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely
affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) FER. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in
order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with FER. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to FER. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of FER. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
FER and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Ferrovial
SE is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof
and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to
consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of
the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the
performance of Ferrovial SE and make no representation as to the performance of
FER. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in FER. Fund
shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or
other distributions or any other rights with respect to
FER.
Foreign
Investing Risk.
Securities issued by entities organized, domiciled, or with a principal
executive office outside the United States may involve certain special risk
considerations that are not typically associated with investing in securities of
U.S. companies. World events could adversely affect the value and/or liquidity
of securities of foreign companies or foreign issuers, potentially in ways that
differ from impacts to U.S. companies or issuers. Further, global economies and
financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the
possibility that conditions in one country or region could adversely impact a
different country or region. In addition, with respect to certain foreign
countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation or
other adverse tax consequences, political or social instability, changes to laws
and regulations or interpretations of laws and regulations, war, terrorism,
nationalization, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, or
diplomatic developments that could affect U.S. investments in those countries.
Additionally, the imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including
repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including
tariffs) and other government restrictions on the United States by a foreign
country, or on a foreign country or issuer by the United States could adversely
affect the value of securities issued by a non-U.S. company. Because foreign
issuers are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial
reporting standards and practices comparable to those applicable to U.S.
issuers, there may be less publicly available information about certain foreign
issuers than about U.S. issuers. The financial statements of the issuer of the
Reference Asset are prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the
International
Accounting Standards Board, which differs in certain respects from United States
generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and practices prescribed
by the SEC. Therefore, such financial statements may not be comparable to
financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
FER
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, FER faces risks unique to its operations, including as a global
infrastructure developer and operator with significant investments in toll roads
and airport assets, including project execution, cost overruns, delays, and
performance guarantees; traffic and volume risk for concession assets (including
toll roads and airports), which may be sensitive to economic conditions, fuel
costs, travel demand, and consumer behavior; as well as regional mobility
patterns and infrastructure usage trends; and contracting, counterparty, and
concession renewal risks, including the risk that government entities or
counterparties may modify contract terms or fail to meet obligations,
particularly in jurisdictions where long-term public-private partnership
agreements are utilized. The trading price of FER common stock may be volatile,
particularly given its exposure to long-duration infrastructure assets, interest
rate changes, and macroeconomic conditions affecting transportation demand, and
FER’s business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
Industrials
Sector Risk. The
Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the industrials sector, which means the
Fund will be more affected by the performance of the industrials sector than a
fund that is more diversified. Industrial companies are affected by supply and
demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector
products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and
economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for
environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the
performance of these companies. Transportation securities, a component of the
industrials sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which
may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and
insurance costs.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Ferrovial SE is assigned
(i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide
exposure to the industry to which Ferrovial SE is assigned). A portfolio
concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a portfolio
broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this prospectus,
FER is assigned to the engineering and construction industry.
•Engineering
& Construction Industry Risk. Companies
in the engineering and construction industry may be subject to significant
risks, including exposure to economic cycles, changing demand for
infrastructure, commercial, and industrial projects, and variability in public
and private sector spending. Industry participants may face project execution
risks, such as cost overruns, delays, labor shortages, subcontractor performance
issues, and supply chain disruptions, which could reduce profitability and
impair cash flows. In addition, engineering and construction companies may be
impacted by fixed-price contract risk, rising input costs, and heightened
regulatory, environmental, and safety compliance requirements. These factors may
increase earnings volatility and negatively affect the value of the fund’s
investments.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Large-Capitalization
Company Risk.
Large-capitalization
companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product
lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be
less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to
competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market
conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved
by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’
returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with FER. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that FER value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the FER. Under
such circumstances, the market for FER may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of FER and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for FER and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty
transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts.
Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in
the price of FER and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with FER and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or FER experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of FER does not provide leveraged exposure to FER and, as a result,
if the Fund invests directly in common stock of FER to a greater extent, the
Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in
kind.
To the extent that such costs are not offset by transaction fees paid by an
authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the
Fund’s net asset value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.
As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at
market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will
approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares
is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market
price is at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time
when the market price is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the
investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any losses caused by a
decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG HBM DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long HBM Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment
results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a
result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE: HBM) (“HBM”). The
return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading
day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of HBM for the period.
The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result
of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely
differ from 200% of the return of HBM for that period. Longer holding periods,
higher volatility of HBM and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher HBM volatility, the volatility of
HBM may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of HBM.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if HBM’s performance is flat, and it
is possible that the Fund will lose money even if HBM’s performance increases
over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full
principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of HBM
falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of HBM. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
|
Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
| Distribution
(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
|
Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long HBM Daily Target ETF |
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of HBM on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on HBM or by
investing directly in the common stock of HBM. The Adviser will determine the
allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct
investments in HBM common stock based upon various factors including, but not
limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral
availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct
investments in common stock of HBM are typically less efficient than the use of
swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide
leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily
investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in HBM that is equal, on
a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(HBM) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain HBM exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which HBM is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which HBM is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, HBM is assigned to the basic materials sector and the copper
industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of HBM. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to HBM is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of HBM’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of HBM has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
HBM has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
Hudbay
Minerals Inc. is a diversified mining company that focuses on the exploration,
development, operation, and optimization of properties in North and South
America. As of April 2026, the market capitalization of Hudbay Minerals Inc. is
approximately $12.5 billion. HBM is headquartered and organized in Ontario,
Canada, and is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by Hudbay Minerals Inc. pursuant to
the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange
Commission file number 001-34244 through the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information
regarding Hudbay Minerals Inc. may be obtained from other sources
including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other
publicly disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding
Hudbay Minerals Inc. from the publicly available documents described above.
Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in
the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor
any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or
any other publicly available information regarding Hudbay Minerals Inc. is
accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all
events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that
would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of HBM have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning Hudbay Minerals Inc.
could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to HBM and
therefore the value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the
Fund
and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its
counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap
transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will
be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund
and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment
objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of HBM’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of HBM
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how HBM volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) HBM volatility; b) HBM performance; c) period of time; d) financing
rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f)
dividends or interest paid with respect to HBM. The chart below illustrates the
impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund
performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations
of HBM volatility and HBM performance over a one-year period. Performance shown
in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to HBM; (ii)
there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain
leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending
rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown.
Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results
for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of
HBM.
During
periods of higher HBM volatility, the volatility of HBM may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of HBM. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of HBM during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if HBM
provided no return over a one-year period during which HBM experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if HBM’s return is
flat. For
instance, if HBM’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of HBM and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of HBM. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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One
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Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
HBM’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 55.40%. HBM’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 59.34%
2022 66.73%
2023 48.73%
2024 46.68%
2025 53.21%
HBM’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
23.16%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what HBM
volatility and performance will be in the future. HBM’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for HBM is $28.74 on January
29, 2026 and the 52-week low stock price for HBM is $6.98, which
occurred on April 30, 2025. HBM’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
HBM will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced
by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in HBM, not including the
costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further
reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its
net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would
result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if HBM
subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of
its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if HBM
does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying
any differences in the Fund’s correlation with HBM and may increase the
volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade
at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask
spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund
may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for
example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close.
In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel
to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the
Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under
the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain
options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of HBM, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to HBM that
is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The
Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of HBM at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of HBM at the time of purchase. If HBM gains
value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if HBM declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the
same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of HBM.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
HBM and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to HBM is impacted by HBM’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to HBM at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to HBM
increases on days when HBM is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market
disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely
affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) HBM. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in
order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with HBM. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to HBM. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of HBM. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
HBM and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Hudbay
Minerals Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of Hudbay Minerals Inc. and make no
representation as to the performance of HBM. Investing in the Fund is not
equivalent to investing in HBM. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights
or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights
with respect to HBM.
Foreign
Investing Risk.
Securities issued by entities organized, domiciled, or with a principal
executive office outside the United States may involve certain special risk
considerations that are not typically associated with investing in securities of
U.S. companies. World events could adversely affect the value and/or liquidity
of securities of foreign companies or foreign issuers, potentially in ways that
differ from impacts to U.S. companies or issuers. Further, global economies and
financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the
possibility that conditions in one country or region could adversely impact a
different country or region. In addition, with respect to certain foreign
countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation or
other adverse tax consequences, political or social instability, changes to laws
and regulations or interpretations of laws and regulations, war, terrorism,
nationalization, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, or
diplomatic developments that could affect U.S. investments in those countries.
Additionally, the imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including
repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including
tariffs) and other government restrictions on the United States by a foreign
country, or on a foreign country or issuer by the United States could adversely
affect the value of securities issued by a non-U.S. company. Because foreign
issuers are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial
reporting standards and practices comparable to those applicable to U.S.
issuers, there may be less publicly
available
information about certain foreign issuers than about U.S. issuers. The financial
statements of the issuer of the Reference Asset are prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board, which differs in certain respects from
United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and
practices prescribed by the SEC. Therefore, such financial statements may not be
comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
HBM
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, HBM faces risks unique to its operations, including as a diversified
mining company with operations in North and South America, including commodity
price volatility, particularly fluctuations in copper and gold prices; as well
as exposure to zinc and other by-product metals; mining and processing
operational risks, including equipment failures, accidents, geotechnical issues,
and production interruptions particularly in open-pit and underground mining
environments; reserve and resource estimation risk, including uncertainty
regarding the quantity, grade, and economic recoverability of mineral deposits;
and cost inflation, including increases in labor, energy, consumables, and
transportation costs, , as well as risks associated with operating in multiple
jurisdictions, including political, regulatory, environmental, and community
relations challenges. The trading price of HBM common stock may be volatile,
particularly given its sensitivity to commodity price cycles, production levels,
and regional operating conditions, and HBM’s business strategy and end-market
exposure may evolve.
Materials
Sector Risk. The
materials sector includes companies from the following industries: chemicals;
metals & mining; paper & forest products; containers & packaging;
and construction materials. Many companies in the materials sector are
significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, the
exchange value of the dollar, import controls, worldwide competition,
environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of
industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or
economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks
may include liability for environmental damage and general civil liabilities,
depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution
control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical
progress, labor relations, and government
regulations.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Hudbay Minerals Inc. is
assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that
provide exposure to the industry to which Hudbay Minerals Inc. is assigned). A
portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a
portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this
prospectus, HBM is assigned to the copper industry.
•Copper
Industry Risk. Companies
in the copper industry may be subject to significant risks, including commodity
price volatility, changes in global economic conditions, and fluctuations in
demand from key end markets such as construction, power generation, and
industrial manufacturing. Copper producers and related companies may be
adversely affected by operational and development risks, including permitting
delays, labor disruptions, accidents, equipment failures, and cost inflation for
energy, transportation, and other inputs. The industry may also face heightened
environmental and regulatory risks, including stricter emissions standards and
remediation requirements, which could increase costs or limit production. These
factors may negatively impact the financial performance of copper-related
investments and increase volatility in the fund’s
returns.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk.
When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment
in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in
interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by
the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer
maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest
rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the
debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay
principal on a fixed rate obligation
held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the
debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments).
These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund,
possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and
fluctuate more than other types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Mid-Capitalization
Company Risk. Mid-capitalization
companies may have limited financial resources, narrower product lines, and less
diversified markets than larger, more established companies. While mid-cap
companies often have greater growth potential than large-cap firms, they may
also be more sensitive to changing market conditions, competitive pressures, and
economic downturns. Their securities may experience greater price volatility and
may be less liquid than those of large-cap companies, which could affect their
market value and investment returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with HBM. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that HBM value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the HBM. Under
such circumstances, the market for HBM may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of HBM and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for HBM and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty
transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts.
Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in
the price of HBM and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with HBM and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or HBM experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of HBM does not provide leveraged exposure to HBM and, as a result,
if the Fund invests directly in common stock of HBM to a greater extent, the
Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.
As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at
market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will
approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares
is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility.
This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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.
Except
when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not redeemable
securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV, market
price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the Fund’s
website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG NU DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long NU Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment
results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a
result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of NU Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NU) (“NU”). The return
for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day
should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of NU for the period. The
return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of
each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely
differ from 200% of the return of NU for that period. Longer holding periods,
higher volatility of NU and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher NU volatility, the volatility of NU
may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of NU.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if NU’s performance is flat, and it
is possible that the Fund will lose money even if NU’s performance increases
over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full
principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of NU
falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of NU. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
| Distribution
(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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3
Years |
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2X Long NU Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of NU on a daily basis. The Fund may also seek
to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on NU or by
investing directly in the common stock of NU. The Adviser will determine the
allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct
investments in NU common stock based upon various factors including, but not
limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral
availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct
investments in common stock of NU are typically less efficient than the use of
swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide
leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily
investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in NU that is equal, on
a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(NU) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain NU exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which NU is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which NU is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, NU is assigned to the financial services sector and the banks -
regional industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of NU. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to NU is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of NU’s price movements during the day will affect whether
the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of NU has
risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the
Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of NU has
fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s
exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in
high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold
money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
NU
Holdings Ltd. provides a digital banking platform in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia,
the Cayman Islands, and the United States. As of April 2026, the market
capitalization of NU Holdings Ltd. is approximately $75 billion. NU is organized
in the Cayman Islands and is headquartered in Brazil, and is registered
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission by NU Holdings Ltd. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be
located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file
number 001-41129 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding NU Holdings Ltd.
may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press
releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding NU
Holdings Ltd. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the
Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the
preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any
affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any
other publicly available information regarding NU Holdings Ltd. is accurate or
complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events
occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would
affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of NU have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning NU Holdings Ltd. could
affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to NU and therefore the
value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the
Fund
and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its
counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap
transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will
be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund
and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment
objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of NU’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of NU
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how NU volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) NU volatility; b) NU performance; c) period of time; d) financing
rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f)
dividends or interest paid with respect to NU. The chart below illustrates the
impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund
performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations
of NU volatility and NU performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in
the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to NU; (ii)
there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain
leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending
rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown.
Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results
for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of
NU.
During
periods of higher NU volatility, the volatility of NU may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of NU. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of NU during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if NU
provided no return over a one-year period during which NU experienced annualized
volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a
significant loss of value in the Fund, even if NU’s return is
flat. For
instance, if NU’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of NU and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of NU. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
Year |
Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
NU’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 60.30%. NU’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 111.87%
2022 93.10%
2023 42.26%
2024 39.99%
2025 44.45%
NU’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
16.49%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what NU
volatility and performance will be in the future. NU’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for NU is $18.98 on January 29,
2026 and the 52-week low stock price for NU is $11.43, which occurred
on April 23, 2025. NU’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of NU
will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by
an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in NU, not including the costs
of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce
its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net
assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in
a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if NU subsequently
moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier
daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if NU does not lose
all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any
differences in the Fund’s correlation with NU and may increase the volatility of
the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade
at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask
spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund
may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for
example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close.
In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel
to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the
Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under
the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain
options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of NU, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to NU that
is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The
Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of NU at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of NU at the time of purchase. If NU gains
value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if NU declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the
same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of NU.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
NU and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to NU is impacted by NU’s movement. Because of this, it is
unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to NU at the end of each day.
The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to NU
increases on days when NU is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market
disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely
affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) NU. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in
order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with NU. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to NU. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of NU. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
NU and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. NU
Holdings Ltd. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of NU Holdings Ltd. and make no representation
as to the performance of NU. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to
investing in NU. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to
receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to
NU.
Foreign
Investing Risk.
Securities issued by entities organized, domiciled, or with a principal
executive office outside the United States may involve certain special risk
considerations that are not typically associated with investing in securities of
U.S. companies. World events could adversely affect the value and/or liquidity
of securities of foreign companies or foreign issuers, potentially in ways that
differ from impacts to U.S. companies or issuers. Further, global economies and
financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the
possibility that conditions in one country or region could adversely impact a
different country or region. In addition, with respect to certain foreign
countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation or
other adverse tax consequences, political or social instability, changes to laws
and regulations or interpretations of laws and regulations, war, terrorism,
nationalization, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, or
diplomatic developments that could affect U.S. investments in those countries.
Additionally, the imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including
repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including
tariffs) and other government restrictions on the United States by a foreign
country, or on a foreign country or issuer by the United States could adversely
affect the value of securities issued by a non-U.S. company. Because foreign
issuers are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial
reporting standards and practices comparable to those applicable to U.S.
issuers, there may be less publicly
available
information about certain foreign issuers than about U.S. issuers. The financial
statements of the issuer of the Reference Asset are prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board, which differs in certain respects from
United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and
practices prescribed by the SEC. Therefore, such financial statements may not be
comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
NU
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, NU faces risks unique to its operations, including as a digital
banking and financial services platform primarily operating in Latin America,
including credit quality and loan performance, including the risk of higher
delinquencies, charge-offs, or provisioning expense during economic downturns;
interest rate risk, including the impact of rising funding costs or changes in
net interest margins; and dependence on continued customer growth and engagement
to sustain revenue expansion and profitability, particularly in rapidly evolving
and competitive fintech markets. The trading price of NU common stock may be
volatile, particularly given its exposure to macroeconomic conditions,
regulatory environments, and currency fluctuations in its core markets, and NU’s
business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
Financial
Services Sector Risk. The
Fund may be susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting
the financial services sector, including with respect to U.S. and foreign banks,
broker-dealers, insurance companies, finance companies (e.g., automobile
finance) and related asset-backed securities. These developments may affect the
value of the Fund’s investments more than if the Fund were not invested to such
a degree in this sector. Companies in the financial services sector may be
particularly susceptible to factors such as interest rate, fiscal, regulatory
and monetary policy changes.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which NU Holdings Ltd. is
assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that
provide exposure to the industry to which NU Holdings Ltd. is assigned). A
portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a
portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this
prospectus, NU is assigned to the banks - regional industry.
•Banking
Companies Risk. The
performance of bank stocks may be affected by extensive governmental regulation,
which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial
commitments they can make, and the interest rates and fees they can charge and
the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on
the availability and cost of capital funds, and can fluctuate significantly when
interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of
borrowers can negatively impact banking companies. Banks may also be subject to
severe price competition. Competition is high among banking companies and
failure to maintain or increase market share may result in lost market
value.
•Regional
Bank Risk. Investments
in regional banks, which may be small or medium in size, may involve greater
risk than investing in larger, more established banks. Securities of regional
banks are often less liquid and subject to greater volatility and less trading
volume than is customarily associated with securities of larger banks. A
regional bank’s financial performance may be dependent upon the business
environment in certain geographic regions of the United States and, as a result,
adverse economic or employment developments in such regions may negatively
impact such regional bank and, in turn, the
Fund.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk.
When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment
in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in
interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by
the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer
maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest
rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit
risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise
its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later
than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early,
reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of
a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and
total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of
investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Large-Capitalization
Company Risk.
Large-capitalization
companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product
lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be
less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to
competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market
conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved
by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’
returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with NU. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that NU value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the NU. Under
such circumstances, the market for NU may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of NU and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for NU and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty
transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts.
Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in
the price of NU and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with NU and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or NU experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of NU does not provide leveraged exposure to NU and, as a result,
if the Fund invests directly in common stock of NU to a greater extent, the Fund
may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.
As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at
market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will
approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares
is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less
than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of Shares
or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of
market volatility and volatility in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of
steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for
Shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be
significant. If an investor purchases Shares at a time when the market price is
at a premium to the NAV of the Shares or sells at a time when the market price
is at a discount to the NAV of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses
that are in addition to any losses caused by a decrease in
NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the
Fund’s shares are not redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the
Fund, including its NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask
spreads, is available on the Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG RCT DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long RCT Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment
results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a
result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of Redcloud Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: RCT) (“RCT”). The
return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading
day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of RCT for the period.
The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result
of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely
differ from 200% of the return of RCT for that period. Longer holding periods,
higher volatility of RCT and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher RCT volatility, the volatility of
RCT may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of RCT.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if RCT’s performance is flat, and it
is possible that the Fund will lose money even if RCT’s performance increases
over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full
principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of RCT
falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of RCT. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
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(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long RCT Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of RCT on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on RCT or by
investing directly in the common stock of RCT. The Adviser will determine the
allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct
investments in RCT common stock based upon various factors including, but not
limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral
availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct
investments in common stock of RCT are typically less efficient than the use of
swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide
leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily
investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in RCT that is equal, on
a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(RCT) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain RCT exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which RCT is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which RCT is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, RCT is assigned to the technology sector and the computer software
industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of RCT. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so
that
its exposure to RCT is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The
impact of RCT’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s
portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of RCT has risen on
a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s
exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of RCT has fallen
on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure
will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high
portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money
market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment
grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
Redcloud
Holdings PLC operates a cloud based business-to-business open commerce platform
primarily in Argentina, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Nigeria, South Africa, and
internationally. The company develops and operates the RedCloud Platform that
facilitates the trading of consumer supplies of fast-moving consumer goods
across business supply chains. As of April 2026, the market capitalization of
RedCloud Holdings PLC is approximately $32 million. RCT is headquartered and
organized in the United Kingdom, and is registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided
to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Redcloud
Holdings PLC pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to
the Securities and Exchange Commission file number 001-42557 through
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In
addition, information regarding Redcloud Holdings PLC may be obtained
from other sources including, but not limited to, press
releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding
Redcloud Holdings PLC from the publicly available documents described above.
Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in
the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor
any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or
any other publicly available information regarding Redcloud Holdings PLC is
accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all
events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that
would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of RCT have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning Redcloud Holdings PLC
could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to RCT and
therefore the value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out
all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable
counterparties
will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the
Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged
investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment
objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of RCT’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of RCT
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how RCT volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) RCT volatility; b) RCT performance; c) period of time; d) financing
rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f)
dividends or interest paid with respect to RCT. The chart below illustrates the
impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund
performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations
of RCT volatility and RCT performance over a one-year period. Performance shown
in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to RCT; (ii)
there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain
leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending
rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown.
Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results
for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of
RCT.
During
periods of higher RCT volatility, the volatility of RCT may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of RCT. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of RCT during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if RCT
provided no return over a one-year period during which RCT experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if RCT’s return is
flat. For
instance, if RCT’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of RCT and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of RCT. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
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Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
RCT’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the one-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 211.04%. RCT’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2025 211.04%
RCT’s
annualized performance for the one-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
-75.60%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what RCT
volatility and performance will be in the future. RCT’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for RCT is $5.36 on July 1,
2025 and the 52-week low stock price for RCT is $0.56, which occurred
on April 10, 2026. RCT’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
RCT will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced
by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in RCT, not including the
costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further
reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its
net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would
result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if RCT
subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of
its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if RCT
does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying
any differences in the Fund’s correlation with RCT and may increase the
volatility of the Fund.
To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund
are thinly traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet
its investment objective due to a lack of available investments or
counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional
Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could
trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask
spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund
may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for
example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close.
In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel
to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the
Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under
the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks
different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things,
actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument,
including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary
policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or
implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the
expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options
contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of
the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange;
however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market will exist.
In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of
the FLEX Options may decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of RCT, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to RCT that
is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The
Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of RCT at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of RCT at the time of purchase. If RCT gains
value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if RCT declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the
same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of RCT.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
RCT and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to RCT is impacted by RCT’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to RCT at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to RCT
increases on days when RCT is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market
disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely
affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) RCT. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in
order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s
desired
correlation with RCT. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to RCT. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of RCT. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
RCT and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Redcloud
Holdings PLC is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of Redcloud Holdings PLC and make no
representation as to the performance of RCT. Investing in the Fund is not
equivalent to investing in RCT. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights
or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights
with respect to RCT.
Foreign
Investing Risk. Securities issued by entities organized, domiciled, or with a
principal executive office outside the United States may involve certain special
risk considerations that are not typically associated with investing in
securities of U.S. companies. World events could adversely affect the value
and/or liquidity of securities of foreign companies or foreign issuers,
potentially in ways that differ from impacts to U.S. companies or issuers.
Further, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly
interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country
or region could adversely impact a different country or region. In addition,
with respect to certain foreign countries, there is the possibility of
expropriation or confiscatory taxation or other adverse tax consequences,
political or social instability, changes to laws and regulations or
interpretations of laws and regulations, war, terrorism, nationalization,
limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, or diplomatic developments
that could affect U.S. investments in those countries. Additionally, the
imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including repatriation
restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other
government restrictions on the United States by a foreign country, or on a
foreign country or issuer by the United States could adversely affect the value
of securities issued by a non-U.S. company.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile
than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the
market as a whole.
RCT
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the
market generally, and the value of an individual security may perform
differently from the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated
generally with investments in equity securities, RCT faces risks unique to its
operations as a cloud-based business-to-business commerce platform provider,
including focused on facilitating the distribution of fast-moving consumer goods
across supply chains, including dependence on the continued performance,
reliability, security, and adoption of its technology platform by retailers,
distributors, and brands in emerging markets; risks associated with data-driven
and artificial intelligence-enabled tools used to inform purchasing and
inventory decisions; system outages, software defects, cyber-attacks, and data
breaches; risks related to its digital financial solutions and e-wallet
services, including regulatory, compliance, fraud, and third-party dependency
risks associated with localized payment networks and financial partners; and
risks arising from operating in multiple international markets, including
adverse economic, political, regulatory, and currency developments, particularly
in emerging markets where infrastructure, legal systems, and financial networks
may be less developed. The trading price of RCT’s common stock may be volatile,
particularly
given
its limited operating history, evolving platform adoption, and exposure to
emerging market conditions, and RCT’s business strategy and end-market exposure
may evolve.
Technology
Sector Risk.
The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater
degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of
securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors
rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices.
Technology securities also may be affected adversely by changes in technology,
consumer and business purchasing patterns, government regulation and/or obsolete
products or services. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to
negatively affect technology companies. Technology companies having high market
valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp
decreases in their market prices. Further, those technology companies seeking to
finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively
impact earnings.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Redcloud Holdings PLC is
assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that
provide exposure to the industry to which Redcloud Holdings PLC is assigned). A
portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a
portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this
prospectus, RCT is assigned to the software industry.
•Computer
Software Industry Risk. Computer
software companies can be significantly affected by competitive pressures,
aggressive pricing, technological developments, changing domestic demand, the
ability to attract and retain skilled employees and availability and price of
components. The market for products produced by computer software companies is
characterized by rapidly changing technology, rapid product obsolescence,
cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product
introductions. The success of computer software companies depends in substantial
part on the timely and successful introduction of new products and the ability
to service such products. An unexpected change in one or more of the
technologies affecting an issuer’s products or in the market for products based
on a particular technology could have a material adverse effect on a
participant’s operating results. Many computer software companies rely on a
combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret laws to
establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and
technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by computer
software companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to
prevent misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not
independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior
to such companies’ technology.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Micro-Capitalization
Company Risk. Micro-capitalization
companies generally have extremely limited financial, managerial, and
operational resources, narrow product lines or services, and limited operating
histories. These companies may be highly dependent on a small number of
products, customers, or key personnel and may have limited access to capital
markets or financing on favorable terms. As a result, micro-cap companies may be
particularly vulnerable to adverse business, economic, or market developments,
and their securities may experience substantial price volatility, low trading
volumes, and reduced liquidity. These factors may make it difficult to buy or
sell shares at desired prices and may increase the risk of significant
losses.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with RCT. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that RCT value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the RCT. Under
such circumstances, the market for RCT may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of RCT and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for RCT and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty
transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts.
Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in
the price of RCT and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with RCT and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or RCT experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of RCT does not provide leveraged exposure to RCT and, as a result,
if the Fund invests directly in common stock of RCT to a greater extent, the
Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG RIO DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long RIO Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment
results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a
result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
American depository receipts (“ADRs”) of Rio Tinto plc, which are
sponsored
ADRs that trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RIO) (“RIO”). ADRs are
receipts, issued by an American bank or trust issuer, which evidence ownership
of underlying securities issued by a non-U.S. issuer. Generally, ADRs, issued in
registered form, are designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. The return
for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day
should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of RIO for the period. The
return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of
each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely
differ from 200% of the return of RIO for that period. Longer holding periods,
higher volatility of RIO and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher RIO volatility, the volatility of
RIO may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of RIO.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if RIO’s performance is flat, and it
is possible that the Fund will lose money even if RIO’s performance increases
over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full
principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of RIO
falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of RIO. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
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(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total
indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and
the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.189% for
the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long RIO Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of RIO on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on RIO or by
investing directly in RIO. The Adviser will determine the allocation of the
Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct investments in
RIO based upon various factors including, but not limited to, counterparty
capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral availability, and overall
market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct investments in RIO are
typically less efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct
investments in common stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may
result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily investment
objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in RIO that is equal, on
a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(RIO) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain RIO exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Rio
Tinto plc
is assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which Rio
Tinto plc
is assigned). As of the
date
of this prospectus, Rio
Tinto plc
is assigned to the basic materials sector and the other industrial metals and
mining industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of RIO. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to RIO is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of RIO’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of RIO has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
RIO has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
Rio
Tinto plc engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources
worldwide. As of April 2026, the market capitalization of Rio Tinto plc is
approximately $165 billion. RIO is headquartered and organized in the United
Kingdom, and is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by Rio Tinto plc pursuant to the
Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange
Commission file number 001-34121 through the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information
regarding Rio Tinto plc may be obtained from other sources including, but
not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Rio
Tinto plc from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the
Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the
preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any
affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any
other publicly available information regarding Rio Tinto plc is accurate or
complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events
occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would
affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of RIO have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning Rio Tinto plc could
affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to RIO and therefore the
value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out
all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable
counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into,
transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve
its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged
investment objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of RIO’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of RIO
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how RIO volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) RIO volatility; b) RIO performance; c) period of time; d) financing
rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f)
dividends or interest paid with respect to RIO. The chart below illustrates the
impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund
performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations
of RIO volatility and RIO performance over a one-year period. Performance shown
in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to RIO; (ii)
there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain
leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending
rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown.
Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results
for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of
RIO.
During
periods of higher RIO volatility, the volatility of RIO may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of RIO. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of RIO during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if RIO
provided no return over a one-year period during which RIO experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if RIO’s return is
flat. For
instance, if RIO’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of RIO and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of RIO. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
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Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
RIO’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 29.58%. RIO’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 33.16%
2022 37.50%
2023 27.49%
2024 23.04%
2025 24.28%
RIO’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
1.25%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what RIO
volatility and performance will be in the future. RIO’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for RIO is $101.53 on February
25, 2026 and the 52-week low stock price for RIO is $55.64, which
occurred on June 23, 2025. RIO’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
RIO will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced
by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in RIO, not including the
costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further
reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its
net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would
result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if RIO
subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of
its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if RIO
does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying
any differences in the Fund’s correlation with RIO and may increase the
volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade
at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask
spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund
may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for
example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close.
In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel
to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the
Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under
the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain
options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of RIO, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to RIO that
is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The
Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of RIO at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of RIO at the time of purchase. If RIO gains
value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if RIO declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the
same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of RIO.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
RIO and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to RIO is impacted by RIO’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to RIO at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to RIO
increases on days when RIO is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market
disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely
affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) RIO. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in
order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with RIO. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to RIO. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of RIO. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
RIO and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Rio
Tinto plc is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliates
thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation
to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value
of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the
performance of Rio Tinto plc and make no representation as to the performance of
RIO. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in RIO. Fund
shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or
other distributions or any other rights with respect to
RIO.
Foreign
Investing Risk.
Securities issued by entities organized, domiciled, or with a principal
executive office outside the United States may involve certain special risk
considerations that are not typically associated with investing in securities of
U.S. companies. World events could adversely affect the value and/or liquidity
of securities of foreign companies or foreign issuers, potentially in ways that
differ from impacts to U.S. companies or issuers. Further, global economies and
financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the
possibility that conditions in one country or region could adversely impact a
different country or region. In addition, with respect to certain foreign
countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation or
other adverse tax consequences, political or social instability, changes to laws
and regulations or interpretations of laws and regulations, war, terrorism,
nationalization, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, or
diplomatic developments that could affect U.S. investments in those countries.
Additionally, the imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including
repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including
tariffs) and other government restrictions on the United States by a foreign
country, or on a foreign country or issuer by the United States could adversely
affect the value of securities issued by a non-U.S. company. Because foreign
issuers are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial
reporting standards and practices comparable to those applicable to U.S.
issuers, there may be less publicly
available
information about certain foreign issuers than about U.S. issuers. The financial
statements of the issuer of the Reference Asset are prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board, which differs in certain respects from
United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and
practices prescribed by the SEC. Therefore, such financial statements may not be
comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP.
Risk
of Investing in Depositary Receipts.
ADRs involve risks not experienced when investing directly in the
equity securities of an issuer. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates
affect the value of ADRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund.
Although the ADRs in which the Fund invests will be listed on major U.S.
exchanges, there can be no assurance that a market for these securities will be
made or maintained or that any such market will be or remain liquid. There is
also no guarantee that Rio Tinto plc will continue to sponsor the ADRs. As a
result, the Fund may have difficulty finding suitable counterparties that are
willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund or
the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase
significantly or, to the extent that the Fund invests directly in ADRs, the Fund
may have difficulty selling the ADRs if it needs to do so, or selling them
quickly and efficiently at the prices at which they have been valued. In such
circumstances, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective. The depositary bank may not have physical custody of the underlying
securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including
forwarding dividends and interest, and processing corporate actions. The Fund
would be expected to pay, directly or indirectly, a share of the additional
fees, which it would not pay if investing directly in the foreign
securities.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
RIO
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, RIO faces risks unique to its operations, including as a large,
globally diversified mining company with significant exposure to iron ore,
aluminum, copper, and other industrial commodities, including commodity price
volatility; changes in global demand for industrial commodities, including
demand from major infrastructure, manufacturing, and construction markets,
particularly from China and other emerging economies; operational risks
associated with mining and processing activities, including equipment failures,
accidents, labor disruptions, and severe weather events, as well as
environmental incidents and legacy asset management challenges; and rising input
costs, including energy, labor, transportation, and consumables, and risks
associated with operating across multiple jurisdictions, including regulatory,
geopolitical, and permitting uncertainties and increasing environmental, social,
and governance (“ESG”) requirements. The trading price of RIO common stock may
be volatile, particularly given its sensitivity to global commodity cycles,
large-scale project execution, and shifts in demand related to energy transition
trends, and RIO’s business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
Materials
Sector Risk. The
materials sector includes companies from the following industries: chemicals;
metals & mining; paper & forest products; containers & packaging;
and construction materials. Many companies in the materials sector are
significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, the
exchange value of the dollar, import controls, worldwide competition,
environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of
industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or
economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks
may include liability for environmental damage and general civil liabilities,
depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution
control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical
progress, labor relations, and government
regulations.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Rio Tinto plc is
assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that
provide exposure to the industry to which Rio Tinto plc is assigned). A
portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a
portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this
prospectus, RIO is assigned to the other industrial metals and mining
industry.
•Other
Industrial Metals and Mining Industry Risk. Industrial
metals and mining companies can be significantly affected by fluctuations in
global commodity prices, changes in industrial demand, geopolitical
developments, environmental regulations, and operational risks inherent in
mining activities. The market for products produced by industrial metals and
mining companies is characterized by cyclical demand tied to construction,
manufacturing, and infrastructure investment, as well as sensitivity to global
economic growth and trade policies. The success of industrial metals and mining
companies depends in substantial part on their ability to maintain efficient
extraction and processing operations, manage production costs, secure access to
high-quality mineral reserves, and comply with environmental and safety
standards. An unexpected decline in demand from key end-use industries, increase
in regulatory or energy costs, or disruption due to labor disputes, equipment
failures, or natural events could have a material adverse effect on a
participant’s operating results. Many industrial metals and mining companies
rely on long-term contracts, stable government relations, and favorable
logistics infrastructure to sustain operations. There can be no assurance that
such conditions will continue or that competitors will not access comparable
reserves or produce metals that are substantially equivalent or
superior.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Mega-Capitalization
Company Risk.
Investments in mega-capitalization companies may involve certain risks. Although
mega-cap companies are typically well-established and may have significant
financial resources, broad product lines, and diversified operations, they may
be less able to adapt quickly to changing market conditions, technological
innovations, or shifts in consumer preferences. As a result, mega-cap companies
may experience slower growth rates compared to smaller companies.
In
addition, mega-cap companies may be subject to increased regulatory scrutiny,
global economic and geopolitical risks, and operational complexities associated
with large-scale, multinational operations. Their size and market dominance may
also make it more difficult to achieve significant growth, particularly during
periods of economic expansion. While securities of mega-cap companies may be
less volatile than those of smaller companies, they may underperform the broader
market or other segments of the market, which could adversely affect the Fund’s
investment returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with RIO. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that RIO value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in
the
RIO. Under such circumstances, the market for RIO may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more
difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of RIO and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for RIO and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty
transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts.
Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in
the price of RIO and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with RIO and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or RIO experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of RIO does not provide leveraged exposure to RIO and, as a result,
if the Fund invests directly in common stock of RIO to a greater extent, the
Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single
issuer
or the credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to
risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence
than a diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG SATS
DAILY TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long SATS Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged
investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds.
As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) (“SATS”).
The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a
trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of SATS for the
period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be
the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will
very likely differ from 200% of the return of SATS for that period. Longer
holding periods, higher volatility of SATS and leverage increase the impact of
compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher SATS volatility,
the volatility of SATS may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than,
the return of SATS.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if SATS’s performance is flat, and
it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if SATS’s performance
increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the
full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of
SATS falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of SATS. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
| Distribution
(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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3
Years |
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2X Long SATS Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of SATS on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on SATS or
by investing directly in the common stock of SATS. The Adviser will determine
the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and
direct investments in SATS common stock based upon various factors including,
but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity,
collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular
instrument. Direct investments in common stock of SATS are typically less
efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common
stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not
achieving its 200% daily investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in SATS that is equal,
on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(SATS) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain SATS exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which SATS is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which SATS is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, SATS is assigned to the communication services sector and the
telecom services industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of SATS. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to SATS is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of SATS’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of SATS has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
SATS has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
EchoStar
Corporation is an American telecommunications company, specializing in satellite
communication, wireless telecommunications, and internet services. As of April
2026, the market capitalization of EchoStar Corporation is approximately $37
billion. SATS is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by EchoStar Corporation pursuant to
the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange
Commission file number 001-33807 through the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information
regarding EchoStar Corporation may be obtained from other sources
including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other
publicly disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding
EchoStar Corporation from the publicly available documents described above.
Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in
the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor
any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or
any other publicly available information regarding EchoStar Corporation is
accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all
events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that
would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of SATS have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning EchoStar Corporation
could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to SATS and
therefore the value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the
Fund
and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a Fund and its
counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap
transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties will
be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund
and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective or may decide to change its leveraged investment
objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of SATS’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of SATS
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how SATS volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) SATS volatility; b) SATS performance; c) period of time; d)
financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and
f) dividends or interest paid with respect to SATS. The chart below illustrates
the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on
Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of
combinations of SATS volatility and SATS performance over a one-year period.
Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with
respect to SATS; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending
rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual
borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different
than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding
will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of
the performance of SATS.
During
periods of higher SATS volatility, the volatility of SATS may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of SATS. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of SATS during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if SATS
provided no return over a one-year period during which SATS experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if SATS’s return is
flat. For
instance, if SATS’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of SATS and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of SATS. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
Year |
Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
SATS’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 68.40%. SATS’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 39.95%
2022 38.23%
2023 57.22%
2024 70.73%
2025 109.68%
SATS’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
38.66%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what SATS
volatility and performance will be in the future. SATS’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for SATS is $137.44 on April
20, 2026 and the 52-week low stock price for SATS is $14.90, which
occurred on June 9, 2025. SATS’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
SATS will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be
reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in SATS, not
including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which
would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount
greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%.
This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even
if SATS subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a
portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even
if SATS does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of
magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with SATS and may increase
the volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade
at a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask
spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund
may increase its transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for
example, seeking to track an alternative security, reduce its leverage or close.
In such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel
to the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the
Fund will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under
the circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The
use of call options involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by
national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied volatility
or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the expiration of the
option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain
options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of SATS, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to SATS
that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple.
The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of SATS at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of SATS at the time of purchase. If SATS
gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if SATS declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by
the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of SATS.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
SATS and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to SATS is impacted by SATS’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to SATS at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to SATS
increases on days when SATS is volatile near the close of the trading day.
Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also
adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and
unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio
transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may cause the Fund to
hold (or not to hold) SATS. The Fund may take or refrain from taking positions
in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for
other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired
correlation with SATS. The Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or
under-exposed to SATS. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or
reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as
the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of SATS. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
SATS and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. EchoStar
Corporation is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of EchoStar Corporation and make no
representation as to the performance of SATS. Investing in the Fund is not
equivalent to investing in SATS. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights
or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights
with respect to SATS.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
SATS
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, SATS faces risks unique to its operations, including as a provider
of satellite communications, broadband services, and wireless spectrum assets,
including the performance, reliability, and lifespan of satellite assets,
including the risk of satellite launch failures, in-orbit malfunctions, or
capacity degradation; significant capital expenditure requirements for satellite
launches, network upgrades, and technology development, including integration of
acquired satellite and wireless businesses; and competition from other satellite
operators, terrestrial broadband providers, and newer low-earth orbit (“LEO”)
satellite networks, as well as dependence on regulatory approvals and access to
spectrum for wireless and satellite services. The
trading
price of SATS common stock may be volatile, particularly given its exposure to
capital-intensive infrastructure, spectrum-related regulatory developments, and
evolving broadband and wireless markets, and SATS’s business strategy and
end-market exposure may evolve.
Communication
Services Sector Risk. Communication
services companies are particularly vulnerable to the potential obsolescence of
products and services due to technological advancement and the innovation of
competitors. Companies in the communication services sector may also be affected
by other competitive pressures, such as pricing competition, as well as research
and development costs, substantial capital requirements and government
regulation. Additionally, fluctuating domestic and international demand,
shifting demographics and often unpredictable changes in consumer tastes can
drastically affect a communication services company’s profitability. While all
companies may be susceptible to network security breaches, certain companies in
the communication services sector may be particular targets of hacking and
potential theft of proprietary or consumer information or disruptions in
service, which could have a material adverse effect on their
businesses.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which EchoStar Corporation is
assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that
provide exposure to the industry to which EchoStar Corporation is assigned). A
portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a
portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this
prospectus, SATS is assigned to the telecom services industry.
•Telecom
Services Industry Risk. The
telecom services industry is capital-intensive and subject to rapid
technological change, regulatory oversight, and intense competition. Companies
in this sector face risks from significant infrastructure investment
requirements, pricing pressures, and customer churn driven by evolving consumer
preferences and alternative communication platforms. Reliance on spectrum
licenses, compliance with complex regulatory frameworks, and exposure to
cybersecurity threats and network outages further heighten operational risk. In
addition, geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, and fluctuations in
equipment and energy costs can materially affect service delivery and
profitability. Economic downturns or shifts in consumer spending may also reduce
demand for premium services. These factors collectively may significantly impact
the financial performance and stability of businesses in the telecom services
industry.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Large-Capitalization
Company Risk.
Large-capitalization
companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product
lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be
less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to
competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market
conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved
by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’
returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with SATS. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that SATS value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the SATS. Under
such circumstances, the market for SATS may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of SATS and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for SATS and/or Fund may lack sufficient
liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have
difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap
contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and
volatility in the price of SATS and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with SATS and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or SATS experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of SATS does not provide leveraged exposure to SATS and, as a
result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of SATS to a greater
extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized
gains,
pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see
the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more
information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to
recommend
the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial
intermediary’s website for more information.
T-REX 2X LONG SCCO
DAILY TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long SCCO Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged
investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds.
As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE: SCCO)
(“SCCO”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter
than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of SCCO
for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day
will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period,
which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of SCCO for that period.
Longer holding periods, higher volatility of SCCO and leverage increase the
impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher SCCO
volatility, the volatility of SCCO may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or
more than, the return of SCCO.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if SCCO’s performance is flat, and
it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if SCCO’s performance
increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the
full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of
SCCO falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of SCCO. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
| Distribution
(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long SCCO Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of SCCO on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on SCCO or
by investing directly in the common stock of SCCO. The Adviser will determine
the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and
direct investments in SCCO common stock based upon various factors including,
but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity,
collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular
instrument. Direct investments in common stock of SCCO are typically less
efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common
stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not
achieving its 200% daily investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in SCCO that is equal,
on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(SCCO) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain SCCO exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which SCCO is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which SCCO is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, SCCO is assigned to the basic materials sector and the copper
industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of SCCO. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio
so
that its exposure to SCCO is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective.
The impact of SCCO’s price movements during the day will affect whether the
Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of SCCO has
risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the
Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of SCCO has
fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s
exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in
high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold
money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
Southern
Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper
and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. As of April
2026, the market capitalization of Southern Copper Corporation is approximately
$161 billion. SCCO is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by Southern Copper Corporation
pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities
and Exchange Commission file number 001-14066 through the Securities
and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In
addition, information regarding Southern Copper Corporation may be obtained
from other sources including, but not limited to, press
releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding
Southern Copper Corporation from the publicly available documents described
above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has
participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust,
the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly
available documents or any other publicly available information regarding
Southern Copper Corporation is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund
cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the
prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of
the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading
price of SCCO have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such
events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events
concerning Southern Copper Corporation could affect the value of the Fund’s
investments with respect to SCCO and therefore the value of the
Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out
all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable
counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into,
transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the
Fund
may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to
change its leveraged investment objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of SCCO’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of SCCO
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how SCCO volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) SCCO volatility; b) SCCO performance; c) period of time; d)
financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and
f) dividends or interest paid with respect to SCCO. The chart below illustrates
the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on
Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of
combinations of SCCO volatility and SCCO performance over a one-year period.
Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with
respect to SCCO; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending
rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual
borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different
than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding
will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of
the performance of SCCO.
During
periods of higher SCCO volatility, the volatility of SCCO may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of SCCO. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of SCCO during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if SCCO
provided no return over a one-year period during which SCCO experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if SCCO’s return is
flat. For
instance, if SCCO’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of SCCO and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of SCCO. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
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Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
SCCO’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 37.70%. SCCO’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 37.60%
2022 39.59%
2023 35.05%
2024 37.14%
2025 39.16%
SCCO’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
18.46%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what SCCO
volatility and performance will be in the future. SCCO’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for SCCO is $223.89 on February
27, 2026 and the 52-week low stock price for SCCO is $83.96, which
occurred on April 30, 2025. SCCO’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
SCCO will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be
reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in SCCO, not
including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which
would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount
greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%.
This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even
if SCCO subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a
portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even
if SCCO does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of
magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with SCCO and may increase
the volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net
asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen.
Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change
its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative
security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s
investment
adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of
Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or
supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to
include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks
different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things,
actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument,
including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary
policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or
implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the
expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options
contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of
the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized
pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may
vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset.
Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or
losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing
supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing
volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of SCCO, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to SCCO
that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple.
The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of SCCO at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of SCCO at the time of purchase. If SCCO
gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if SCCO declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by
the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of SCCO.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
SCCO and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to SCCO is impacted by SCCO’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to SCCO at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to SCCO
increases on days when SCCO is volatile near the close of the trading day.
Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also
adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which
the
Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the
holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute
intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may
cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) SCCO. The Fund may take or refrain from
taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory
restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the
Fund’s desired correlation with SCCO. The Fund may be subject to large movements
of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being
over- or under-exposed to SCCO. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments
and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same
day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of SCCO. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
SCCO and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Southern
Copper Corporation is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of Southern Copper Corporation and make no
representation as to the performance of SCCO. Investing in the Fund is not
equivalent to investing in SCCO. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights
or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights
with respect to SCCO.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
SCCO
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, SCCO faces risks unique to its operations, including as a large
copper mining company with significant operations in Peru and Mexico, including
commodity price volatility, particularly fluctuations in copper prices, as well
as exposure to by-product metals such as molybdenum, silver, and zinc;
operational risks associated with mining and processing activities, including
equipment failures, accidents, production disruptions, and reserve depletion,
particularly in large-scale open-pit mining operations; and cost inflation,
including increases in labor, energy, consumables, and transportation costs,
which may adversely affect profitability, as well as risks associated with
operating in specific jurisdictions, including political, regulatory,
environmental, and community relations challenges, including potential
permitting delays or social unrest. The trading price of SCCO common stock may
be volatile, particularly given its sensitivity to copper demand cycles,
production levels, and regional operating conditions, and SCCO’s business
strategy and end-market exposure may evolve.
Materials
Sector Risk. The
materials sector includes companies from the following industries: chemicals;
metals & mining; paper & forest products; containers & packaging;
and construction materials. Many companies in the materials sector are
significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, the
exchange value of the dollar, import controls, worldwide competition,
environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of
industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or
economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks
may include liability for environmental damage and general civil liabilities,
depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution
control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical
progress, labor relations, and government
regulations.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Southern Copper
Corporation is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in
investments that provide exposure to the industry to which Southern Copper
Corporation is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may
present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries.
As of the date of this prospectus, SCCO is assigned to the copper
industry.
•Copper
Industry Risk. Companies
in the copper industry may be subject to significant risks, including commodity
price volatility, changes in global economic conditions, and fluctuations in
demand from key end markets such as construction, power generation, and
industrial manufacturing. Copper producers and related companies may be
adversely affected by operational and development risks, including permitting
delays, labor disruptions, accidents, equipment failures, and cost inflation for
energy, transportation, and other inputs. The industry may also face heightened
environmental and regulatory risks, including stricter emissions standards and
remediation requirements, which could increase costs or limit production. These
factors may negatively impact the financial performance of copper-related
investments and increase volatility in the fund’s
returns.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Mega-Capitalization
Company Risk.
Investments in mega-capitalization companies may involve certain risks. Although
mega-cap companies are typically well-established and may have significant
financial resources, broad product lines, and diversified operations, they may
be less able to adapt quickly to changing market conditions, technological
innovations, or shifts in consumer preferences. As a result, mega-cap companies
may experience slower growth rates compared to smaller companies.
In
addition, mega-cap companies may be subject to increased regulatory scrutiny,
global economic and geopolitical risks, and operational complexities associated
with large-scale, multinational operations. Their size and market dominance may
also make it more difficult to achieve significant growth, particularly during
periods of economic expansion. While securities of mega-cap companies may be
less volatile than those of smaller companies, they may underperform the broader
market or other segments of the market, which could adversely affect the Fund’s
investment returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with SCCO. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that SCCO value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the SCCO. Under
such circumstances, the market for SCCO may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of SCCO and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
In
certain cases, the market for SCCO and/or Fund may lack sufficient
liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have
difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap
contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and
volatility in the price of SCCO and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with SCCO and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or SCCO experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of SCCO does not provide leveraged exposure to SCCO and, as a
result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of SCCO to a greater
extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation 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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG SIL DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long SIL Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment
results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a
result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded shares of Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: SIL) (“SIL”).
The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a
trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of SIL for the
period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be
the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will
very likely differ from 200% of the return of SIL for that period. Longer
holding periods, higher volatility of SIL and leverage increase the impact of
compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher SIL volatility,
the volatility of SIL may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the
return of SIL.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if SIL’s performance is flat, and it
is possible that the Fund will lose money even if SIL’s performance increases
over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full
principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of SIL
falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of SIL. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
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(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long SIL Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of SIL on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on SIL or by
investing directly in the shares of SIL. The Adviser will determine the
allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct
investments in SIL shares based upon various factors including, but not limited
to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral
availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct
investments in shares of SIL are typically less efficient than the use of swap
agreements because direct investments in shares do not provide leveraged
returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily
investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in SIL that is equal, on
a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(SIL) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain SIL exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated indirectly in the industry to which
SIL is concentrated (i.e.,
the industry in which SIL holds 25% or more of its total assets). SIL
concentrates its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to
approximately the same extent that the index that it seeks to replicate is
concentrated. As of the date of this prospectus, SIL was concentrated in the
metals and mining industry and had significant exposure to the materials sector.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of SIL. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so that its exposure to SIL is consistent with the Fund’s investment
objective. The impact of SIL’s price movements during the day will affect
whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price
of SIL has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning
that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of
SIL has fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the
Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically
results in high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected
to hold money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
The
Global
X Silver Miners ETF
is an ETF managed by Global X Management Company LLC. The Global
X Silver Miners ETF
seeks to track the investment results of the Solactive Global Silver Miners
Total Return Index (the “Underlying Index”), which is designed to measure
broad-based equity market performance of global companies involved in the silver
mining industry. The Global
X Silver Miners ETF
is listed on the NYSE Arca stock exchange. Global
X Silver Miners ETF
is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the “1940 Act”), and its shares are registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Information provided to or filed
with the SEC by Global
X Silver Miners ETF
pursuant to the Securities Act can be located by reference to the SEC file
number 333-151713 through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition,
information regarding Global
X Silver Miners ETF
may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press
releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated
documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding
Global X Silver Miners ETF from the publicly available documents described
above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has
participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust,
the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly
available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Global
X Silver Miners ETF is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give
any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus
(including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly
available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of SIL
have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the
disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Global
X Silver Miners ETF could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with
respect to SIL and therefore the value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out
all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable
counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into,
transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve
its leveraged investment objective or may decide to change its leveraged
investment objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of SIL’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of SIL
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how SIL volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) SIL volatility; b) SIL performance; c) period of time; d) financing
rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f)
dividends or interest paid with respect to SIL. The chart below illustrates the
impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund
performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations
of SIL volatility and SIL performance over a one-year period. Performance shown
in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to SIL; (ii)
there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain
leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending
rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown.
Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results
for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of
SIL.
During
periods of higher SIL volatility, the volatility of SIL may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of SIL. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of SIL during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if SIL
provided no return over a one-year period during which SIL experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if SIL’s return is
flat. For
instance, if SIL’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of SIL and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of SIL. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
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Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
SIL’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 37.80%. SIL’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 37.81%
2022 42.88%
2023 29.83%
2024 36.56%
2025 40.38%
SIL’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
12.85%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what SIL
volatility and performance will be in the future. SIL’s share price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high share price for SIL is $119.24 on January
26, 2026 and the 52-week low share price for SIL is $38.59, which
occurred on May 2, 2025. SIL’s 52-week high and low share price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
SIL will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced
by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in SIL, not including the
costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further
reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its
net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would
result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if SIL
subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of
its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if SIL
does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying
any differences in the Fund’s correlation with SIL and may increase the
volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net
asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen.
Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change
its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative
security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s
investment
adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of
Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or
supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to
include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks
different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things,
actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument,
including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary
policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or
implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the
expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options
contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of
the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized
pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may
vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset.
Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or
losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing
supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing
volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of SIL, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to SIL that
is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The
Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of SIL at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of SIL at the time of purchase. If SIL gains
value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if SIL declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the
same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of SIL.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
SIL and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to SIL is impacted by SIL’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to SIL at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to SIL
increases on days when SIL is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market
disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely
affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which
the
Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the
holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute
intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may
cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) SIL. The Fund may take or refrain from
taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory
restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the
Fund’s desired correlation with SIL. The Fund may be subject to large movements
of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being
over- or under-exposed to SIL. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments
and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same
day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of SIL. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
SIL and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Global
X Silver Miners ETF is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of Global X Silver Miners ETF and make no
representation as to the performance of SIL. Investing in the Fund is not
equivalent to investing in SIL. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights
or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights
with respect to SIL.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
SIL
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, SIL faces risks including commodity price volatility, particularly
fluctuations in silver prices. The trading price of SIL shares may be volatile,
and SIL’s business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
Other
Investment Companies Risk. To
the extent that the Fund gains exposure directly or indirectly to other ETFs or
investment companies, the value of an investment in the Fund is based on the
performance of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests and the allocation
of its assets among those ETFs or investment companies. The underlying ETFs and
investment companies may change their investment goals, policies or practices
and there can be no assurance that the underlying ETFs or investment companies
will achieve their respective investment goals. Because the Fund gains exposure
directly or indirectly to ETFs and other investment companies, shareholders
indirectly bear a proportionate share of the expenses charged by the underlying
funds in which it gains exposure which impacts the Fund’s performance. The
principal risks of an investment in the Fund include the principal risks of
investing in the underlying ETFs and investment companies.
The
Fund is exposed to the risks of the underlying ETFs and investment companies in
which it gains exposure in direct proportion to the amount of assets the Fund
allocates to each underlying fund. One underlying fund may buy the same security
that another underlying fund is selling. You would indirectly bear the costs of
both trades. In addition, you may receive taxable gains from portfolio
transactions by the underlying funds, as well as taxable gains from the Fund’s
transactions in shares of the underlying funds. The Fund’s ability to achieve
its investment goal depends, in part, upon the- Adviser’s skill in selecting an
optimal mix of underlying funds.
Concentration
Risk. The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or
sectors or industry or group of industries, which will subject the Fund to the
risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on
those sectors and/or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater
extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or
industries.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with SIL. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that SIL value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the SIL. Under
such circumstances, the market for SIL may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of SIL and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for SIL and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty
transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts.
Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in
the price of SIL and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with SIL and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or SIL experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including sharess, are subject to market risks that
may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
shares of SIL does not provide leveraged exposure to SIL and, as a result, if
the Fund invests directly in shares of SIL to a greater extent, the Fund may not
achieve its 200% daily investment objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.
As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at
market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will
approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares
is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which
case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG TE DAILY
TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long TE Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged investment
results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. As a
result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of T1 Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE) (“TE”). The return for
investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should
not be expected to be 200% of the performance of TE for the period. The return
of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each
trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of TE for that period. Longer holding periods, higher
volatility of TE and leverage increase the impact of compounding on an
investor’s returns. During periods of higher TE volatility, the volatility of TE
may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of TE.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if TE’s performance is flat, and it
is possible that the Fund will lose money even if TE’s performance increases
over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full
principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of TE
falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of TE. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
| Distribution
(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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Years |
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2X Long TE Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of TE on a daily basis. The Fund may also seek
to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on TE or by
investing directly in the common stock of TE. The Adviser will determine the
allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and direct
investments in TE common stock based upon various factors including, but not
limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity, collateral
availability, and overall market conditions for a particular instrument. Direct
investments in common stock of TE are typically less efficient than the use of
swap agreements because direct investments in common stock do not provide
leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not achieving its 200% daily
investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in TE that is equal, on
a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(TE) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain TE exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which TE is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which TE is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, TE is assigned to the industrials sector and the electrical
equipment and parts industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of TE. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio so
that
its exposure to TE is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. The
impact of TE’s price movements during the day will affect whether the Fund’s
portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of TE has risen on a
given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure
will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of TE has fallen on a given
day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s exposure will need
to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high portfolio
turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market
funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade)
credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity
of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade) credit
profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
T1
Energy Inc. provides energy solutions for solar and batteries in the United
States and Norway and also manufactures and sells photovoltaic solar modules. As
of April 2026, the market capitalization of T1 Energy Inc. is approximately $1.5
billion. TE is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by T1 Energy Inc. pursuant to the
Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange
Commission file number 001-41903 through the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information
regarding T1 Energy Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but
not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding T1
Energy Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the
Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the
preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any
affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any
other publicly available information regarding T1 Energy Inc. is accurate or
complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events
occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would
affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of TE have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning T1 Energy Inc. could
affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to TE and therefore the
value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out
all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable
counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into,
transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the
Fund
may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to
change its leveraged investment objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of TE’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of TE
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how TE volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) TE volatility; b) TE performance; c) period of time; d) financing
rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f)
dividends or interest paid with respect to TE. The chart below illustrates the
impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on Fund
performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations
of TE volatility and TE performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in
the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to TE; (ii)
there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain
leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending
rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those shown.
Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results
for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of
TE.
During
periods of higher TE volatility, the volatility of TE may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of TE. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of TE during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if TE
provided no return over a one-year period during which TE experienced annualized
volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a
significant loss of value in the Fund, even if TE’s return is
flat. For
instance, if TE’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of TE and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of TE. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
Year |
Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
TE’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 93.56%. TE’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 61.46%
2022 75.62%
2023 86.46%
2024 119.21%
2025 112.10%
TE’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
-7.86%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what TE
volatility and performance will be in the future. TE’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for TE is $9.78 on January 28,
2026 and the 52-week low stock price for TE is $0.93, which occurred
on May 15, 2025. TE’s 52-week high and low stock price may change significantly
over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of TE
will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be reduced by
an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in TE, not including the costs
of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which would further reduce
its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net
assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%. This would result in
a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even if TE subsequently
moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier
daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even if TE does not lose
all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any
differences in the Fund’s correlation with TE and may increase the volatility of
the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net
asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen.
Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change
its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative
security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s
investment
adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of
Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or
supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to
include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks
different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things,
actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument,
including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary
policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or
implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the
expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options
contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of
the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized
pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may
vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset.
Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or
losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing
supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing
volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of TE, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to TE that
is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple. The
Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of TE at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of TE at the time of purchase. If TE gains
value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if TE declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by the
same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of TE.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
TE and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to TE is impacted by TE’s movement. Because of this, it is
unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to TE at the end of each day.
The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to TE
increases on days when TE is volatile near the close of the trading day. Market
disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also adversely
affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which
the
Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the
holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute
intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may
cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) TE. The Fund may take or refrain from
taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory
restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the
Fund’s desired correlation with TE. The Fund may be subject to large movements
of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being
over- or under-exposed to TE. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments
and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same
day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of TE. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
TE and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. T1
Energy Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of T1 Energy Inc. and make no representation as
to the performance of TE. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing
in TE. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive
dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to
TE.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
TE
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, TE faces risks unique to its operations, including as a developer
and operator of energy and infrastructure projects, including renewable and
power generation assets, including execution on project development and
deployment timelines; supply-chain and equipment availability risks, including
exposure to manufacturing delays, cost inflation, and logistics disruptions,
particularly for specialized energy equipment and components; customer
concentration and contract risk, including dependence on a limited number of
counterparties, project awards, or long-term agreements, including power
purchase agreements or other revenue contracts; and competition from larger,
better-capitalized energy and infrastructure providers. The trading price of TE
common stock may be volatile, particularly given its exposure to project
financing conditions, regulatory approvals, and energy market dynamics, and TE’s
business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
Industrials
Sector Risk. The
Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the industrials sector, which means the
Fund will be more affected by the performance of the industrials sector than a
fund that is more diversified. Industrial companies are affected by supply and
demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector
products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and
economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for
environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the
performance of these companies. Transportation securities, a component of the
industrials sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which
may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and
insurance costs.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which T1 Energy Inc. is
assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that
provide exposure to the industry to which T1 Energy Inc. is assigned). A
portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a
portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this
prospectus, TE is assigned to the electrical equipment and parts
industry.
•Cyclicality,
Supply Chain, and Margin Pressure Risk (Electrical Equipment & Parts).
Companies
in the electrical equipment and parts industry may be subject to cyclical demand
tied to industrial production, construction activity, infrastructure spending,
and broader economic conditions. The industry can also be vulnerable to input
cost volatility (e.g., metals, resins, semiconductors), global supply chain
disruptions, and tariffs or trade restrictions, which may increase operating
costs or delay deliveries. In addition, pricing pressure, rapid technology
change, and competition may compress margins or reduce profitability. These
factors could negatively impact revenues, earnings, and the market value of
securities held by the fund.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Small-Capitalization
Company Risk. Small-capitalization
companies generally have more limited financial and managerial resources, less
diversified business operations, and smaller market shares than larger
companies. As a result, they may be more vulnerable to adverse business or
economic developments, and their securities may be subject to greater price
fluctuations and lower trading volumes. Small-cap companies may also be less
able to obtain financing on favorable terms or to withstand competitive and
economic pressures, which could negatively impact their performance and
returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with TE. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that TE value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the TE. Under
such circumstances, the market for TE may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of TE and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for TE and/or Fund may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have difficulty
transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap contracts.
Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and volatility in
the price of TE and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may
result
in the Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may
disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent
investors from buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may
be unable to accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance
that is correlated with TE and may incur substantial losses. If there is a
significant intra-day market event and/or TE experiences a significant price
increase or decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or
rebalance its portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to
purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX
Exchange, Inc. and incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of TE does not provide leveraged exposure to TE and, as a result,
if the Fund invests directly in common stock of TE to a greater extent, the Fund
may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not
have
recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay
out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption
process was used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
T-REX 2X LONG TECK
DAILY TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long TECK Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged
investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds.
As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of Teck Resources Limited (NYSE: TECK) (“TECK”).
The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a
trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of TECK for the
period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be
the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will
very likely differ from 200% of the return of TECK for that period. Longer
holding periods, higher volatility of TECK and leverage increase the impact of
compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher TECK volatility,
the volatility of TECK may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than,
the return of TECK.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if TECK’s performance is flat, and
it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if TECK’s performance
increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the
full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of
TECK falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of TECK. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
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(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long TECK Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of TECK on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on TECK or
by investing directly in the common stock of TECK. The Adviser will determine
the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and
direct investments in TECK common stock based upon various factors including,
but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity,
collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular
instrument. Direct investments in common stock of TECK are typically less
efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common
stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not
achieving its 200% daily investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in TECK that is equal,
on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(TECK) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain TECK exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which TECK is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which TECK is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, TECK is assigned to the basic materials sector and the other
industrial metals and mining industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of TECK. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio
so
that its exposure to TECK is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective.
The impact of TECK’s price movements during the day will affect whether the
Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of TECK has
risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the
Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of TECK has
fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s
exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in
high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold
money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
Teck
Resources Limited engages in research, exploration, development, processing,
smelting, refining, and reclamation of mineral properties in Asia, the Americas,
and Europe. As of April 2026, the market capitalization of Teck Resources
Limited is approximately $29 billion. TECK is headquartered and organized in
British Columbia, Canada, and is registered under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided
to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Teck
Resources Limited pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference
to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number
001-13184 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at
www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Teck Resources Limited may
be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press
releases, newspaper articles and other publicly
disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Teck
Resources Limited from the publicly available documents described above. Neither
the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the
preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any
affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any
other publicly available information regarding Teck Resources Limited is
accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all
events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that
would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of TECK have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning Teck Resources Limited
could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to TECK and
therefore the value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out
all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable
counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into,
transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the
Fund
may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to
change its leveraged investment objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of TECK’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of TECK
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how TECK volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) TECK volatility; b) TECK performance; c) period of time; d)
financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and
f) dividends or interest paid with respect to TECK. The chart below illustrates
the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on
Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of
combinations of TECK volatility and TECK performance over a one-year period.
Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with
respect to TECK; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending
rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual
borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different
than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding
will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of
the performance of TECK.
During
periods of higher TECK volatility, the volatility of TECK may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of TECK. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of TECK during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if TECK
provided no return over a one-year period during which TECK experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if TECK’s return is
flat. For
instance, if TECK’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of TECK and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of TECK. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
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Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
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60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
TECK’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 45.68%. TECK’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 48.01%
2022 53.72%
2023 43.73%
2024 35.46%
2025 45.83%
TECK’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
21.40%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what TECK
volatility and performance will be in the future. TECK’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for TECK is $63.27 on April 23,
2026 and the 52-week low stock price for TECK is $30.98, which
occurred on August 20, 2025. TECK’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
TECK will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be
reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in TECK, not
including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which
would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount
greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%.
This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even
if TECK subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a
portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even
if TECK does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of
magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with TECK and may increase
the volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net
asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen.
Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change
its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative
security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s
investment
adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of
Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or
supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to
include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks
different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things,
actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument,
including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary
policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or
implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the
expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options
contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of
the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized
pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may
vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset.
Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or
losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing
supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing
volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of TECK, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to TECK
that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple.
The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of TECK at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of TECK at the time of purchase. If TECK
gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if TECK declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by
the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of TECK.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
TECK and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to TECK is impacted by TECK’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to TECK at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to TECK
increases on days when TECK is volatile near the close of the trading day.
Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also
adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which
the
Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the
holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute
intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may
cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) TECK. The Fund may take or refrain from
taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory
restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the
Fund’s desired correlation with TECK. The Fund may be subject to large movements
of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being
over- or under-exposed to TECK. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments
and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same
day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of TECK. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
TECK and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Teck
Resources Limited is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of Teck Resources Limited and make no
representation as to the performance of TECK. Investing in the Fund is not
equivalent to investing in TECK. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights
or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights
with respect to TECK.
Foreign
Investing Risk.
Securities issued by entities organized, domiciled, or with a principal
executive office outside the United States may involve certain special risk
considerations that are not typically associated with investing in securities of
U.S. companies. World events could adversely affect the value and/or liquidity
of securities of foreign companies or foreign issuers, potentially in ways that
differ from impacts to U.S. companies or issuers. Further, global economies and
financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the
possibility that conditions in one country or region could adversely impact a
different country or region. In addition, with respect to certain foreign
countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation or
other adverse tax consequences, political or social instability, changes to laws
and regulations or interpretations of laws and regulations, war, terrorism,
nationalization, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, or
diplomatic developments that could affect U.S. investments in those countries.
Additionally, the imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including
repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including
tariffs) and other government restrictions on the United States by a foreign
country, or on a foreign country or issuer by the United States could adversely
affect the value of securities issued by a non-U.S. company. Because foreign
issuers are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial
reporting standards and practices comparable to those applicable to U.S.
issuers, there may be less publicly available information about certain foreign
issuers than about U.S. issuers. The financial statements of the issuer of the
Reference Asset are prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board, which differs in certain respects from United States generally
accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and practices prescribed by the
SEC. Therefore, such financial statements may not be comparable to financial
statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
TECK
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, TECK faces risks
unique
to its operations, including as a diversified natural resources company with
significant exposure to copper, steelmaking coal, and zinc, including commodity
price volatility, particularly fluctuations in copper prices and steelmaking
coal prices; operational risks associated with mining and processing, including
equipment failures, accidents, labor disruptions, geotechnical issues, and
production interruptions, particularly in large-scale open-pit and underground
mining operations; reserve and resource estimation risk, including uncertainty
regarding the quantity, grade, and economic recoverability of mineral deposits;
and cost inflation, including increases in labor, energy, consumables, and
transportation costs, as well as risks associated with operating in multiple
jurisdictions, including Canada, Chile, and Peru, including regulatory,
environmental, permitting, and Indigenous or community relations considerations.
The trading price of TECK common stock may be volatile, particularly given its
sensitivity to global commodity cycles, capital-intensive project development,
and exposure to energy transition demand for copper, and TECK’s business
strategy and end-market exposure may evolve.
Materials
Sector Risk. The
materials sector includes companies from the following industries: chemicals;
metals & mining; paper & forest products; containers & packaging;
and construction materials. Many companies in the materials sector are
significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, the
exchange value of the dollar, import controls, worldwide competition,
environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of
industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or
economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks
may include liability for environmental damage and general civil liabilities,
depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution
control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical
progress, labor relations, and government
regulations.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Teck Resources Limited
is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that
provide exposure to the industry to which Teck Resources Limited is assigned). A
portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more risks than a
portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the date of this
prospectus, TECK is assigned to the other industrial metals and mining
industry.
•Other
Industrial Metals and Mining Industry Risk. Industrial
metals and mining companies can be significantly affected by fluctuations in
global commodity prices, changes in industrial demand, geopolitical
developments, environmental regulations, and operational risks inherent in
mining activities. The market for products produced by industrial metals and
mining companies is characterized by cyclical demand tied to construction,
manufacturing, and infrastructure investment, as well as sensitivity to global
economic growth and trade policies. The success of industrial metals and mining
companies depends in substantial part on their ability to maintain efficient
extraction and processing operations, manage production costs, secure access to
high-quality mineral reserves, and comply with environmental and safety
standards. An unexpected decline in demand from key end-use industries, increase
in regulatory or energy costs, or disruption due to labor disputes, equipment
failures, or natural events could have a material adverse effect on a
participant’s operating results. Many industrial metals and mining companies
rely on long-term contracts, stable government relations, and favorable
logistics infrastructure to sustain operations. There can be no assurance that
such conditions will continue or that competitors will not access comparable
reserves or produce metals that are substantially equivalent or
superior.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit
risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account
is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related
to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments
may lose money.
Large-Capitalization
Company Risk.
Large-capitalization
companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product
lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be
less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to
competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market
conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved
by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’
returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with TECK. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that TECK value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the TECK. Under
such circumstances, the market for TECK may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the securities or financial instruments and the Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price changes of TECK and may impact the
ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for TECK and/or Fund may lack sufficient
liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have
difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap
contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and
volatility in the price of TECK and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with TECK and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or TECK experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of TECK does not provide leveraged exposure to TECK and, as a
result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of TECK to a greater
extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements.
The
Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the
Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the
Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund may make certain investments, the
treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were
to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its
shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund
would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S.
federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes
could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income
available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a
RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial
taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section
entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more
information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has not
yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of performance
history. In the future, performance information will be
presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to
recommend
the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial
intermediary’s website for more information.
T-REX 2X LONG ZETA
DAILY TARGET ETF
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The
T-REX 2X Long ZETA Daily Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily leveraged
investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds.
As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage
because the Fund’s objective is to magnify (200%) the daily performance of the
publicly-traded common stock of Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ZETA)
(“ZETA”). The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter
than a trading day should not be expected to be 200% of the performance of ZETA
for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day
will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period,
which will very likely differ from 200% of the return of ZETA for that period.
Longer holding periods, higher volatility of ZETA and leverage increase the
impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher ZETA
volatility, the volatility of ZETA may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or
more than, the return of ZETA.
The
Fund is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only
by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking
daily leveraged (2X) investment results, understand the risks associated with
the use of leverage and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The
Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not appropriate for, investors who do
not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer
than a single day, the Fund will lose money if ZETA’s performance is flat, and
it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if ZETA’s performance
increases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the
full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of
ZETA falls by more than 50% in one trading day.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of ZETA. The
Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
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This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
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Management
Fee(1) |
1.50% |
| Distribution
(12b-1) and Service Fees |
0.00% |
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Other
Expenses(2) |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) |
1.50% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
(3)The
cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the swap and the
operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not
included in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The
total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded cost of the
swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be
0.189% for the fiscal period ending March 31, 2027.
Example
This 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 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or
redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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2X Long ZETA Daily Target ETF |
$153 |
$474 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in financial
instruments that are designed to provide, in the aggregate, 200% exposure to the
price performance of ZETA on a daily basis. The Fund may also
seek to achieve its investment objective by purchasing call options on ZETA or
by investing directly in the common stock of ZETA. The Adviser will determine
the allocation of the Fund’s investments in swap agreements, call options and
direct investments in ZETA common stock based upon various factors including,
but not limited to, counterparty capacity, financing charges, liquidity,
collateral availability, and overall market conditions for a particular
instrument. Direct investments in common stock of ZETA are typically less
efficient than the use of swap agreements because direct investments in common
stock do not provide leveraged returns. This may result in the Fund not
achieving its 200% daily investment objective.
The
Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with financial
institutions whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned on an investment by the Fund in ZETA that is equal,
on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the Fund's net assets.
If
the Adviser determines to use call options, the Fund will purchase exchange
traded call options, including “FLEX Options.” Call options give the holder
(i.e.,
the buyer) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the asset, in
case of certain call options) and the seller (i.e.,
the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the
asset, in case of certain call options) at a certain defined price. FLexible
EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) are customized options contracts that trade
on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract
terms like strike price, style and expiration date while achieving price
discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the
counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like
traditional exchange-traded options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement
by the OCC, a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by counterparties
to certain derivatives contracts. The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. The Fund may take delivery of the underlying security
(ZETA) if it chooses to exercise a call option and either hold or sell the
security in the secondary markets.
The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain ZETA exposure for the
Fund equal to 200% of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the
Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such exposure. As a result of its investment
strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which ZETA is
assigned (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide leveraged
exposure in the industry to which ZETA is assigned). As of the date of this
prospectus, ZETA is assigned to the Technology sector and the software -
infrastructure industry.
The
Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to
overall market movement or the increase or decrease of the value of ZETA. At the
close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser rebalances the Fund’s
portfolio
so
that its exposure to ZETA is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective.
The impact of ZETA’s price movements during the day will affect whether the
Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of ZETA has
risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the
Fund’s exposure will need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of ZETA has
fallen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s
exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in
high portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold
money market funds, deposit accounts with institutions with high quality
(investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt instruments that have
terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment
grade) credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase
agreements.
Generally,
the Fund pursues its investment objective regardless of market conditions
and does not generally take defensive positions. If the Fund’s underlying
security moves more than 50% on a given trading day in a direction adverse to
the Fund, the Fund’s investors would lose all of their money.
The
Fund may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Fund.
The
terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period from the close
of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next
trading day. The Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a
fundamental policy and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval.
Zeta
Global Holdings Corp. operates an omnichannel data-driven cloud platform that
provides enterprises with consumer intelligence and marketing automation
software in the United States and internationally. As of April 2026, the market
capitalization of Zeta Global Holdings Corp. is approximately $4.4 billion. ZETA
is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission by Zeta Global Holdings Corp. pursuant to the
Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange
Commission file number 001-40464 through the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information
regarding Zeta Global Holdings Corp. may be obtained from other sources
including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other
publicly disseminated documents.
The
Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Zeta
Global Holdings Corp. from the publicly available documents described above.
Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in
the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor
any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or
any other publicly available information regarding Zeta Global Holdings Corp. is
accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all
events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that
would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents
described above) that would affect the trading price of ZETA have been publicly
disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or
failure to disclose, material future events concerning Zeta Global Holdings
Corp. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to ZETA and
therefore the value of the Fund.
Because
of daily rebalancing and the compounding of each day’s return over time,
the return of the Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result
of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ
from 200% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The
Fund will lose money if the underlying security performance is flat over time,
and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and
the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance increases over a period
longer than a single day.
The
Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that
causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed
to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap agreement between a
Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to immediately close out
all swap transactions with the Fund. There is a risk that no suitable
counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue to enter into,
transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the
Fund
may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective or may decide to
change its leveraged investment objective.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not
achieve its leveraged investment objective and there is a risk that you could
lose all of your money invested in the Fund. The Fund is
not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not
traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that
investors closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them
before making an investment in the Fund.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk. The
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance for
periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from 200% of ZETA’s
performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on funds that are leveraged and that rebalance
daily and becomes more pronounced as volatility and holding periods increase.
The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on
the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of ZETA
during the shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the
Fund.
The
chart below provides examples of how ZETA volatility and its return could
affect the Fund’s performance. Fund performance for periods greater than one
single day can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following
factors: a) ZETA volatility; b) ZETA performance; c) period of time; d)
financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and
f) dividends or interest paid with respect to ZETA. The chart below illustrates
the impact of two principal factors – volatility and performance – on
Fund performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns for a number of
combinations of ZETA volatility and ZETA performance over a one-year period.
Performance shown in the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with
respect to ZETA; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending
rates (to obtain leveraged exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses and/or actual
borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different
than those shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding
will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from 200% of
the performance of ZETA.
During
periods of higher ZETA volatility, the volatility of ZETA may affect the Fund’s
return as much as, or more than, the return of ZETA. The impact of compounding
will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an
investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of ZETA during a shareholder’s
holding period of an investment in the Fund.
As
shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if ZETA
provided no return over a one-year period during which ZETA experienced
annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance
of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if ZETA’s return is
flat. For
instance, if ZETA’s annualized volatility is 100%, the Fund would be expected to
lose 63.2% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was
0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be
expected to return less than 200% of the performance of ZETA and those shaded
green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected
to return more than 200% of the performance of ZETA. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better
or worse than the returns shown below as a result of any of the factors
discussed above or in “Daily Correlation Risk”
below.
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200%
One
Year |
Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
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30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
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40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
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50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
|
60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
ZETA’s
annualized historical daily volatility rate for the five-year period ended
December 31, 2025 was 72.42%. ZETA’s annualized daily volatility rates were as
follows:
2021 76.43%
2022 85.12%
2023 51.79%
2024 74.12%
2025 72.59%
ZETA’s
annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025 was
16.84%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what ZETA
volatility and performance will be in the future. ZETA’s stock price may be more
volatile, and may fluctuate more than the market. By way of example, currently,
the 52-week high stock price for ZETA is $24.90 on January
9, 2026 and the 52-week low stock price for ZETA is $12.00, which
occurred on April 23, 2025. ZETA’s 52-week high and low stock price may change
significantly over a short period of time.
For
information regarding the effects of volatility and performance on the
long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information About Investment
Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund obtains investment exposure in excess of its net assets by utilizing
leverage and may lose more money in market conditions that are adverse to its
investment objective than a fund that does not utilize leverage. An investment
in the Fund is exposed to the risk that a decline in the daily performance of
ZETA will be magnified. This means that an investment in the Fund will be
reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% daily decline in ZETA, not
including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses, which
would further reduce its value. The Fund could theoretically lose an amount
greater than its net assets in the event of a security decline of more than 50%.
This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in one day even
if ZETA subsequently moves in the opposite direction and eliminates all or a
portion of its earlier daily change. A total loss may occur in a single day even
if ZETA does not lose all of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of
magnifying any differences in the Fund’s correlation with ZETA and may increase
the volatility of the Fund.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly traded or
have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective
due to a lack of available investments or counterparties. During such periods,
the Fund’s ability to issue additional Creation Units may be adversely affected.
As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at a premium or discount to their net
asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen.
Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its transaction fee, change
its investment objective by, for example, seeking to track an alternative
security, reduce its leverage or close. In such circumstances, the Fund’s
investment
adviser will consult with counsel to the Trust and its Board of
Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund will amend and/or
supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the circumstances to
include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference
asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest
rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller
gains, than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those
derivatives, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.
The
Fund expects to use swap agreements to achieve its investment objective.
The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater
than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other
investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect
correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings,
higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty, liquidity,
valuation, and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference asset, including due to fees and other costs
associated with it. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial
investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of
the amount initially invested. As a result, the value of an investment in the
Fund may change quickly and without warning. Additionally, any financing,
borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may also have the
effect of lowering the Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as interest rates
rise.
Swap
Agreements.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection as exchange-traded
instruments, which may expose investors to significant losses.
The
Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of
value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the
extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the
Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s
investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. To
the extent that the Fund exceeds the level of value at risk for an extended
period, the Fund may amend and/or supplement its prospectus as promptly as
feasible under the particular circumstances to include appropriate adjustments
to its investment strategy and if necessary, the Fund’s
name.
Call
Options.
The use of call options involves investment strategies and risks
different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things,
actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument,
including the anticipated volatility, which is affected by fiscal and monetary
policies and by national and international politics, changes in the actual or
implied volatility or the reference asset, and the time remaining until the
expiration of the option contract and economic events. The values of the options
contracts in which the Fund invests are substantially influenced by the value of
the underlying instrument. The Fund may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Fund may
expire worthless. The options held by the Fund are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options contracts and
the reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Fund will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Fund may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options.
The
FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized
pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the expiration date may
vary because of related factors other than the value of the reference asset.
Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other than gains or
losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes, changing
supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and changing
volatility levels of the reference asset. FLEX Options are listed on an
exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid secondary trading market
will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent,
the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Counterparty
Risk.
A
counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its
contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the
agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty or its affiliate becomes
insolvent, bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the
value of an investment held by the Fund may decline. Additionally, if any
collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is
insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such
collateral, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment
objective.
In
addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing
to enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a
result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its leveraged investment objective
or may decide to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a
limited number of counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly
accentuated during times of significant market volatility. During times of
significant market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund
utilizes may increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
returns. While the objective of the Fund is to seek daily investment results,
before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of ZETA, it is important for investors to
understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into the swaps
may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If
for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly,
the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment
objective. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to ZETA
that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated multiple.
The Fund may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly
rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective, leading to
significantly greater losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
The Fund seeks leveraged investment results from the close of the market on a
given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day.
The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intraday in the secondary market
is a function of the difference between the value of ZETA at the market close on
the first trading day and the value of ZETA at the time of purchase. If ZETA
gains value, the Fund’s net assets will rise by the same amount as the Fund’s
exposure. Conversely, if ZETA declines, the Fund’s net assets will decline by
the same amount as the Fund’s exposure. Thus, an investor that purchases shares
intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than, the
Fund’s stated multiple of ZETA.
If
there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities
experience a significant change in value, the Fund may not meet its investment
objective, may not be able to rebalance its portfolio appropriately, or may
experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales of shares (“Shares”)
prior to the close of trading on the Exchange and incur significant
losses.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
ZETA and therefore achieve its daily leveraged investment objective. The
Fund’s exposure to ZETA is impacted by ZETA’s movement. Because of this, it
is unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to ZETA at the end of each
day. The possibility of the Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to ZETA
increases on days when ZETA is volatile near the close of the trading day.
Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also
adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required
levels.
The
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to
income items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the
securities or financial instruments in which
the
Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the
holdings of the Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute
intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax considerations, which may
cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) ZETA. The Fund may take or refrain from
taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory
restrictions, or for other reasons, each of which may negatively affect the
Fund’s desired correlation with ZETA. The Fund may be subject to large movements
of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being
over- or under-exposed to ZETA. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments
and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on the same
day as the Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in the daily
performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of ZETA. Any of these
factors could decrease the correlation between the performance of the Fund and
ZETA and may hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily leveraged investment
objective on or around that day.
Market
Risk. The
Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or
perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange
trading suspensions and closures, and public health risks. The Fund is subject
to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt markets and adversely affect
global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local, regional, or global events such
as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness
or other public health issues, conflicts and social unrest or other events could
have a significant impact on the Fund, its investments, and the Fund’s ability
to achieve its investment objective.
Indirect
Investment Risk. Zeta
Global Holdings Corp. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser, or any
affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no
obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might
affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not
responsible for the performance of Zeta Global Holdings Corp. and make no
representation as to the performance of ZETA. Investing in the Fund is not
equivalent to investing in ZETA. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights
or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights
with respect to ZETA.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as
a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a
whole.
ZETA
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, ZETA faces risks unique to its operations, including as a
data-driven marketing technology company providing customer acquisition and
engagement solutions, including customer demand for digital marketing and
advertising solutions, which may be sensitive to macroeconomic conditions and
customer marketing budgets; competition from larger, better-capitalized
technology and advertising platform providers; dependence on the availability
and quality of consumer data and identity solutions, including third-party data
sources and data privacy-compliant identity resolution capabilities; and the
effectiveness of the company’s platform in delivering measurable marketing
outcomes across channels such as email, mobile, and digital media. The trading
price of ZETA common stock may be volatile, particularly given its reliance on
data usage, evolving privacy regulations, and advertising market conditions, and
ZETA’s business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
Technology
Sector Risk. The
market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater
degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of
securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors
rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices.
Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of
existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and
may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel.
Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in
growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also
heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or
impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability. A small
number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In
addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect
technology companies, those
technology
companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs,
which may negatively impact earnings. Technology companies having high market
valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp
decreases in their market prices.
Industry
Concentration Risk. The
Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which Zeta Global Holdings
Corp. is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments
that provide exposure to the industry to which Zeta Global Holdings Corp. is
assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present more
risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries. As of the
date of this prospectus, ZETA is assigned to the software - infrastructure
industry.
•Computer
Software Industry Risk. Computer
software companies can be significantly affected by competitive pressures,
aggressive pricing, technological developments, changing domestic demand, the
ability to attract and retain skilled employees and availability and price of
components. The market for products produced by computer software companies is
characterized by rapidly changing technology, rapid product obsolescence,
cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product
introductions. The success of computer software companies depends in substantial
part on the timely and successful introduction of new products and the ability
to service such products. An unexpected change in one or more of the
technologies affecting an issuer’s products or in the market for products based
on a particular technology could have a material adverse effect on a
participant’s operating results. Many computer software companies rely on a
combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret laws to
establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and
technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by computer
software companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to
prevent misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not
independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior
to such companies’ technology.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your
investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically,
a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income
securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income
securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to
changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors
include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may
exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the
Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its
obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could
affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the
Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other
types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
The
Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management
purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase
agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the
debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to
credit risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository
account is held. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk
related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market
instruments may lose money.
Mid-Capitalization
Company Risk. Mid-capitalization
companies may have limited financial resources, narrower product lines, and less
diversified markets than larger, more established companies. While mid-cap
companies often have greater growth potential than large-cap firms, they may
also be more sensitive to changing market conditions, competitive pressures, and
economic downturns. Their securities may experience greater price volatility and
may be less liquid than those of large-cap companies, which could affect their
market value and investment returns.
Liquidity
Risk.
Holdings
of the Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. Certain market
conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing
gains, or achieving a high correlation with ZETA. There is no assurance that a
security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will
continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. To the
extent that ZETA value increases or decreases significantly, the Fund may be one
of many market participants that are attempting to transact in the ZETA. Under
such circumstances, the market for ZETA may lack sufficient liquidity for all
market participants' trades.
Therefore,
the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial
instruments and the Fund's transactions could exacerbate the price changes
of ZETA and may impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
In
certain cases, the market for ZETA and/or Fund may lack sufficient
liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, the Fund may have
difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap
contracts. Further, the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and
volatility in the price of ZETA and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk. Although
an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will be
available at all times. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts
on specific securities or financial instruments, including the shares of the
Fund. Under such circumstances, the ability to buy or sell certain portfolio
securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the
Fund being unable to buy or sell investments for its portfolio, may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process, and may temporarily prevent investors from
buying and selling shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be unable to
accurately price its investments, may fail to achieve performance that is
correlated with ZETA and may incur substantial losses. If there is a significant
intra-day market event and/or ZETA experiences a significant price increase or
decrease, the Fund may not meet its investment objective or rebalance its
portfolio appropriately. Additionally, the Fund may close to purchases and sales
of Shares prior to the close of regular trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and
incur significant losses.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly
issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause
the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in
common stock of ZETA does not provide leveraged exposure to ZETA and, as a
result, if the Fund invests directly in common stock of ZETA to a greater
extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
The Fund intends to effect creations and redemptions for cash rather than for
in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may not be tax efficient and may incur
brokerage costs related to buying and selling securities to achieve its
investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than if it had effected
creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are not offset
by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such
costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset
value.
Tax
Risk. In
order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, the Fund must derive at least
90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet
annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy
will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify for such
treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax
treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were
not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income
at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net
assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in
order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to
recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions. Please see the section entitled “Taxes” in the Statement of
Additional Information for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to invest a relatively high
percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in
financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This
may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s
performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the
credit of a single counterparty and make the Fund more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a
diversified fund.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation
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.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares
will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of
Shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. 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 Fund Shares.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance History
The Fund has
not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of
performance history. In the future, performance information will
be presented in this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will
contain a bar chart and table that provide some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to
year and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods
as compared to a broad measure of market performance. Investors
should be aware that past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily
an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833)
759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least 10,000
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.). The price of the Fund’s shares is based on market
price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather
than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than
NAV (discount). When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors
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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Fund’s shares are not
redeemable securities. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV,
market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENTS
Each
Fund’s investment objective is described in the summary section for each Fund.
The summary section also describes each Fund’s principal investment strategies,
including the types of securities in which each Fund invests, and the principal
risks of investing in each Fund. The principal investment strategies are not the
only investment strategies available to each Fund, but they are the ones each
Fund primarily uses to achieve its investment objective.
The
Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day. The Funds’ investment objectives may be
changed by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of ETF Opportunities Trust (the
“Trust”) without shareholder approval upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to
shareholders. Unless otherwise noted, all other policies of the Funds may be
changed without shareholder approval. Each Fund reserves the right to substitute
a different ETF, index, or security for the underlying security.
T-REX
2X Long ALMU Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long AMPX Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long AXTI Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long BHP Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long COMP Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long ERO Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long FER Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long HBM Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long NU Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long RCT Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long RIO Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long SATS Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long SCCO Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long SIL Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long TE Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long TECK Daily Target ETF
T-REX
2X Long ZETA Daily Target ETF
(Each
a “2X Long ETF” or collectively, the “2X Long ETFs”).
The
Funds are not suitable for all investors. The Funds are designed to be utilized
only by sophisticated investors, such as traders and active investors
employing dynamic strategies. Such investors are expected to monitor and manage
their portfolios frequently. Investors in the Funds should: (a) understand the
risks associated with the use of leverage; (b) understand the consequences of
seeking daily leveraged investment results; and (c) intend to actively monitor
and manage their investments. Investors who do not understand the Funds or do
not intend to actively manage their funds and monitor their investments should
not buy the Funds.
There
is no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objective and an
investment in a Fund could lose money. No single Fund is a complete
investment program.
ETFs
are funds that trade like other publicly traded securities. Unlike shares of a
mutual fund, which can be bought and redeemed from the issuing fund by all
shareholders at a price based on NAV, shares of the Funds may be purchased or
redeemed directly from the Funds at NAV solely by Authorized Participants and
only in aggregations of a specified number of shares Creation Units. Also,
unlike shares of a mutual fund, shares of the Funds are listed on a national
securities exchange and trade in the secondary market at market prices that
change throughout the day.
Each
Fund will enter into swap agreements with respect to its underlying security
with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from one day to more
than one year whereby the Funds and the financial institution will agree to
exchange the return earned or realized on the underlying security. The gross
returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties is calculated with
respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on or change in value of a
particular dollar amount representing the underlying security.
Each
trading day the Adviser adjusts each 2X Long ETF’s exposure to its underlying
security such that the notional exposure of all swaps equals 200% of the ETF’s
aggregate net asset value. The impact of market movements during the day
determines whether the total notional swap exposure needs to be increased or
decreased. If the price of the underlying security has risen on a given day, the
value of the Fund’s net assets should rise, meaning its total notional swap
exposure will typically need to be increased. Conversely, if the price of the
underlying security has fallen on a given day, the value of the Fund’s net
assets should fall, meaning its total notional swap exposure will typically need
to be reduced.
The
time and manner in which each Fund rebalances its portfolio may vary from day to
day at the sole discretion of the Adviser depending upon market conditions and
other circumstances. Generally, at or near the close of the market at each
trading day, each Fund will position its portfolio to ensure that the Fund’s
exposure to its underlying security is consistent with its stated investment
objective. Each Fund reviews its notional exposure under each of its swap
agreements, which reflects the extent of the Fund’s total investment exposure
under the swap, to ensure that the Fund’s exposure is in-line with its stated
investment objective. The gross returns to be exchanged are calculated with
respect to the notional amount and the underlying security’s returns to which
the swap is linked. Swaps are typically closed out on a net basis. Thus, while
the notional amount reflects a Fund’s total investment exposure under the swap,
the net amount is the Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under the swap.
That is the amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the
relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement. If for any
reason a Fund is unable to rebalance all or a portion of its portfolio, or if
all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, a Fund’s investment
exposure may not be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. As a
result, a Fund may be more or less exposed to leverage risk than if it had been
properly rebalanced and may not achieve its investment objective. To the extent
that a Fund needs to “roll” its swap positions (i.e., enter into new swap
positions with a later expiration date as the current positions approach
expiration), it could be subjected to increased costs, which could negatively
impact the Fund’s performance.
To
create the necessary exposure, each Fund will enter into one or more swap
agreements, which incur borrowing costs. In light of these charges and each
Fund’s operating expenses, the expected return of each 2X Long ETF over one
trading day is equal to the gross expected return, which is the daily underlying
stock return, minus (i) financing charges incurred by the Fund in addition to
the financing cost embedded in the underlying stock and (ii) daily operating
expenses. For instance, if an underlying stock returns 2% on a given day, the
gross expected return of the Fund would be 2% multiplied by the daily leverage
factor, but the net expected return, which factors in the cost of financing the
portfolio and the impact of operating expenses, would be lower.
The
Funds may invest in other exchange-traded funds for cash management purposes.
Such exchange-traded funds may include The Laddered T-Bill ETF, a series of the
REX ETF Trust, which the Board of Trustees of the Fund has determined to be
within the same group of investment companies as the Funds.
Additionally,
the Funds may invest between 40-80% of each Fund’s portfolio depending on the
amount of collateral required by the Fund’s counterparties in (1) U.S.
Government securities, such as bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S.
Treasury; (2) money market funds; (3) short term bond ETFs and/or (4) corporate
debt securities, such as commercial paper and other short-term unsecured
promissory notes issued by businesses that are rated investment grade or of
comparable quality.
NEITHER
THE FUNDS, ETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUST, AND TUTTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC ARE
AFFILIATED WITH AELUMA,
INC., AMPRIUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AXT, INC., BHP GROUP LIMITED, ERO COPPER
CORP., FERROVIAL SE, HUDBAY MINERALS INC., COMPASS, INC., NU HOLDINGS LTD.,
REDCLOUD HOLDINGS PLC, RIO TINTO PLC, ECHOSTAR CORPORATION, SOUTHERN COPPER
CORPORATION, GLOBAL X SILVER MINERS ETF, GLOBAL X FUNDS, T1 ENERGY INC., TECK
RESOURCES LIMITED, ZETA GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP.,
OR REX SHARES, LLC.
Swap
Agreements
Each
Fund will enter into swap agreements to pursue its investment objective of
delivering daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the
daily performance of its underlying security. The swap agreements may include as
a reference asset investment vehicle that seek exposure to the underlying
security.
Swap
agreements are contracts entered into with financial institutions for a
specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard “swap”
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or
instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties
is calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on or change
in value of a particular dollar amount representing the underlying security.
Each Fund may use a combination of swaps on the underlying security and swaps on
various investment vehicles that are designed to track the performance of the
underlying security. The underlying investment vehicle may not track the
performance of the underlying security due to embedded costs and other factors,
which may increase a Fund’s correlation risk and impact the Fund’s ability to
correlate with the underlying security.
With
respect to the use of swap agreements, if the underlying security has a dramatic
move in price that causes a material decline in the Fund’s NAV over certain
stated periods agreed to by the Fund and the counterparty, the terms of a swap
agreement between a Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to
immediately close out all swap transactions with the Fund. In that event, a Fund
may be unable to enter into another swap agreement or invest in other
derivatives to achieve the desired exposure consistent with its investment
objective. This, in turn, may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment
objective, even if the underlying security reverses all or a portion of its
price movement. Any costs associated with using swap agreements may also have
the effect of lowering a Fund’s return.
Each
Fund may also invest in U.S. Government Securities, money market funds and
corporate debt securities such as commercial paper or other short-term unsecured
promissory notes issued by businesses that are rated investment grade or of
comparable quality. Each Fund may also invest in short-term bond
ETFs.
U.S.
government securities include U.S. Treasury obligations and securities issued or
guaranteed by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various
instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S.
government. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit”
of the U.S. government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and
U.S. government sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full
faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Non-Principal
Investments
Cash
Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
Each
Fund may invest in securities with maturities of less than one year or cash
equivalents, or they may hold cash. The percentage of each Fund invested in such
holdings varies and depends on several factors, including market conditions. For
more information on eligible short-term investments, see the SAI.
Synthetic
Exposure
Each
Fund may seek to replicate the long or short exposure to the underlying security
by creating a synthetic long or short position. To establish a synthetic long
position, a Fund purchases a call option on the underlying security and sells a
put option on the underlying security at the same strike price and expiration
date. This effectively results in similar risk exposures as would be the case if
the Fund held (or entered into a short position on) the underlying security. The
Funds may also vary the combination of puts and calls, strike prices, and
expiration dates to target 200% investment exposure.
Additional
Information Regarding Investment Techniques and Policies
The
Effects of Fees and Expenses on the Return of a Fund for a Single Trading
Day.
To create the necessary exposure, each Fund uses leveraged investment
techniques, which necessarily incur brokerage and financing charges. In light of
these charges and a Fund’s operating expenses, the expected return of a Fund
over one trading day is equal to the gross expected return, which is the daily
return of the underlying security multiplied by a Fund’s daily leveraged
investment objective, minus (i) financing charges incurred by the portfolio and
(ii) daily operating expenses. For instance, if the underlying security returned
2% on a given day, the gross expected return of the Fund would be 4%, but the
net expected return, which factors in the cost of financing the portfolio and
the impact of operating expenses, would be lower. Each Fund will reposition its
portfolio at the end of every trading day. Therefore, if an investor purchases a
2X
Long
ETF shares at close of the markets on a given trading day, the investor’s
exposure to the underlying security would reflect 200% of the performance of the
underlying security during the following trading day, subject to the charges and
expenses noted above.
A
Cautionary Note to Investors Regarding Dramatic Price Movement in the Underlying
Security.
Each Fund could lose an amount greater than its net assets in the event of a
movement of the underlying security in excess of 50% in a direction adverse to
the Fund (meaning a decline in excess of 50% of the value of the underlying
security for each 2X Long ETF). The risk of total loss exists.
If
the underlying security has a dramatic adverse move that causes a material
decline in the Fund’s net assets, the terms of a Fund’s swap agreements may
permit the counterparty to immediately close out all swap transactions with the
Fund. In that event, a Fund may be unable to enter into another swap agreement
or invest in other derivatives to achieve exposure consistent with a Fund’s
investment objective. This may prevent a Fund from achieving its leveraged
investment objective, even if the underlying security later reverses all or a
portion the move, and result in significant losses.
Examples
of the Impact of Daily Leverage and Compounding. Because
each Fund’s exposure to the underlying security is repositioned on a daily
basis, for a holding period longer than one day, the pursuit of a daily
investment objective will result in daily leveraged compounding for each Fund.
This means that the return of the underlying security over a period of time
greater than one day multiplied by a Fund’s daily leveraged investment objective
(e.g., 200%) generally will not equal the Fund’s performance over that same
period. As a consequence, investors should not plan to hold a Fund unmonitored
for periods longer than a single trading day. This deviation increases with
higher volatility in the underlying security and longer holding periods.
Further, the return for investors that invest for periods less than a full
trading day or for a period different than a trading day will not be the product
of the return of a Fund’s stated daily leveraged investment objective and the
performance of the underlying security for the full trading day. The actual
exposure will largely be a function of the performance of the underlying
security from the end of the prior trading day.
Consider
the following examples:
While
these examples are designed to show the effect on the Fund of leverage,
volatility, and performance with respect to the underlying security, these
examples apply to the underlying security.
Mary
is considering investments in two Funds, Funds A and B. Fund A is an ETF which
seeks (before fees and expenses) to match the performance of the underlying
security. Fund B is a leveraged ETF and seeks daily leveraged investment results
(before fees and expenses) that correspond to 200% of the daily performance of
the underlying security.
An
investment in Fund A would be expected to gain 5% on Day 1 and lose 4.76% on Day
2, returning the investment to its original value. The following example assumes
a $100 investment in Fund A when the underlying security is also valued at
$100:
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Underlying Security Performance |
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$105.00 |
5.00% |
$105.00 |
| 2 |
$100.00 |
-4.76% |
$100.00 |
The
same $100 investment in Fund B would be expected to gain 10% on Day 1 (200% of
5%) but decline 9.52% on Day 2.
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Underlying Security Performance |
200%
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Value
of Fund B Investment |
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5.00% |
10.0% |
$110.00 |
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-4.76% |
-9.52% |
$99.52 |
Although
the percentage decline in Fund B is smaller on Day 2 than the percentage gain on
Day 1, the loss is applied to a higher principal amount, so the investment in
Fund B experiences a loss even when the aggregate value of the underlying
security for the two-day period has not declined. (These calculations do not
include the charges for fund fees and expenses).
As
you can see, an investment in Fund B has additional risks due to the effects of
leverage and compounding.
An
investor who purchases shares of the Fund intra-day will generally receive more,
or less, than 200% exposure to the underlying security from that point until the
end of the trading day. The actual exposure will be largely a function of the
performance of the underlying security from the end of the prior trading day. If
the Fund’s shares are held for a period longer than a single trading day, the
Fund’s performance is likely to deviate from 200% of the return of the
underlying security’s performance for the longer period. This deviation will
increase with higher volatility of the underlying security and longer holding
periods.
Examples
of the Impact of Volatility.
The Fund rebalances its portfolio on a daily basis, increasing exposure in
response to that day’s gains or reducing exposure in response to that day’s
losses. Daily rebalancing will typically cause the Fund to lose money if the
underlying security experiences volatility. A volatility rate is a statistical
measure of the magnitude of fluctuations in the underlying security’s returns
over a defined period. For periods longer than a trading day, volatility in the
performance of the
underlying
security from day to day is the primary cause of any disparity between the
Fund’s actual returns and the returns of the underlying security for such
period. Volatility causes such disparity because it exacerbates the effects of
compounding on the Fund’s returns. In addition, the effects of volatility are
magnified in the Fund due to leverage. Consider the following three examples
that demonstrate the effect of volatility on a hypothetical fund:
Example
1 – The Underlying Security Experiences Low Volatility
Mary
invests $10.00 in a 2X Long ETF at the close of trading on Day 1. During Day 2,
the underlying security rises from 100 to 102, a 2% gain. Mary’s investment
rises 4% to $10.40. Mary holds her investment through the close of trading on
Day 3, during which the underlying security rises from 102 to 104, a gain of
1.96%. Mary’s investment rises to $10.81, a gain during Day 3 of 3.92%. For the
two-day period since Mary invested in the Fund, the underlying security gained
4% although Mary’s investment increased by 8.1%. Because the underlying security
continued to trend upwards with low volatility, Mary’s return closely correlates
to the 200% return of the return of the underlying security for the period.
Example
2 – The Underlying Security Experiences High Volatility
Mary
invests $10.00 in a 2X Long ETF after the close of trading on Day 1. During Day
2, the underlying security rises from 100 to 102, a 2% gain, and Mary’s
investment rises 4% to $10.40. Mary continues to hold her investment through the
end of Day 3, during which the underlying security declines from 102 to 98, a
loss of 3.92%. Mary’s investment declines by 7.84%, from $10.40 to $9.58. For
the two-day period since Mary invested in the Fund, the underlying security lost
2% while Mary’s investment decreased from $10 to $9.58, a 4.2% loss. The
volatility of the underlying security affected the correlation between the
underlying security’s return for the two-day period and Mary’s return. In this
situation, Mary lost more than two times the return of the underlying security.
Example
3 – Intra-day Investment with Volatility
The
examples above assumed that Mary purchased the Fund at the close of trading on
Day 1 and sold her investment at the close of trading on a subsequent day.
However, if she made an investment intra-day, she would have received a beta
determined by the performance of the underlying security from the end of the
prior trading day until her time of purchase on the next trading day. Consider
the following example.
Mary
invests $10.00 in a 2X Long ETF at 11 a.m. on Day 2. From the close of trading
on Day 1 until 11 a.m. on Day 2, the underlying security moved from 100 to 102,
a 2% gain. In light of that gain, the Fund beta at the point at which Mary
invests is 196%. During the remainder of Day 2, the underlying security rises
from 102 to 110, a gain of 7.84%, and Mary’s investment rises 15.4% (which is
the underlying security’s gain of 7.84% multiplied by the 196% beta that she
received) to $11.54. Mary continues to hold her investment through the close of
trading on Day 3, during which the underlying security declines from 110 to 90,
a loss of 18.18%. Mary’s investment declines by 36.4%, from $11.54 to $7.34. For
the period of Mary’s investment, the underlying security declined from 102 to
90, a loss of 11.76%, while Mary’s investment decreased from $10.00 to $7.34, a
27% loss. The volatility of the underlying security affected the correlation
between the underlying security’s return for period and Mary’s return. In this
situation, Mary lost more than two times the return of the underlying security.
Mary was also hurt because she missed the first 2% move of the underlying
security and had a beta of 196% for the remainder of Day 2.
Market
Volatility.
Each Fund seeks to provide a return which is a multiple of the daily performance
of the underlying security. No Fund attempts to, and should not be expected to,
provide returns which are a multiple of the return of the underlying security
for periods other than a single day. Each Fund rebalances its portfolio on a
daily basis, increasing exposure in response to that day’s gains or reducing
exposure in response to that day’s losses.
Daily
rebalancing will impair a Fund’s performance if the underlying security
experiences volatility. For instance, a 2X Long ETF would be expected to lose 4%
(as shown in Table 1 below) if the underlying security provide no return over a
one-year period and experienced annualized volatility of 20%. If the underlying
security’s annualized volatility were to rise to 40%, the hypothetical loss for
a one-year period for a 2X Long ETF widens to approximately 15%.
Table
1
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Range |
Each
2X Long ETF Losses |
| 10% |
-1% |
| 20% |
-4% |
| 30% |
-9% |
| 40% |
-15% |
| 50% |
-23% |
| 60% |
-33% |
| 70% |
-47% |
| 80% |
-55% |
| 90% |
-76% |
| 100% |
-84% |
Note
that at higher volatility levels, there is a chance of a complete loss of Fund
assets even if the underlying security is flat.
For instance, if annualized volatility of the underlying security was 90%, a 2X
Long ETF based on the underlying security would be expected to lose 76%, even if
the underlying security returned 0% for the year.
Table
2 shows the annualized historical volatility rate for the underlying security
over the five-year period ended December 31, 2024. Since market volatility has
negative implications for funds which rebalance daily, investors should be sure
to monitor and manage their investments in the Funds particularly in volatile
markets. The negative implications of volatility in Table 1 can be combined with
the recent volatility in Table 2 to give investors some sense of the risks of
holding a Fund for longer periods over the past five years. Historical
volatility and performance are not likely indicative of future volatility and
performance.
Table
2 – Historic Volatility of the Underlying Security
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Underlying Security |
5-Year
Historical
Volatility
Rate |
| ALMU |
134.98% |
| AMPX |
130.60% |
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AXTI |
85.01% |
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BHP |
31.38% |
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COMP |
53.55% |
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ERO |
36.40% |
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FER |
55.40% |
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HBM |
79.31% |
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NU |
60.30% |
| RCT |
211.04% |
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RIO |
29.58% |
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SATS |
68.40% |
| SCCO |
37.70% |
| SIL |
37.80% |
| TE |
93.56% |
| TECK |
45.68% |
| ZETA |
72.42% |
The
Projected Returns of Funds for Intra-Day Purchases. Because
the Funds rebalance their portfolio once daily, an investor who purchases shares
during a day will likely have more, or less, than 200% leveraged investment
exposure to the underlying security. The exposure to the underlying security
received by an investor who purchases a Fund intra-day will differ from the
Fund’s stated daily leveraged investment objective (e.g., 200%) by an amount
determined by the movement of the underlying security from their value at the
end of the prior day. If the underlying security moves in a direction favorable
to the Fund between the close of the market on one trading day through the time
on the next trading day when the investor purchases the Fund shares, the
investor will receive less exposure to the underlying security than the stated
fund daily leveraged investment objective (e.g., 200%). Conversely, if the
underlying security moves in a direction adverse to the Fund, the investor will
receive more exposure to the underlying security than the stated fund daily
leveraged investment objective (e.g., 200%).
Table
3 below indicates the exposure to the underlying security that an intra-day
purchase of each 2X Long ETF would be expected to provide based upon the
movement in the value of the underlying security from the close of the market on
the prior trading day. Such exposure holds until a subsequent sale on that same
trading day or until the close of the market on that trading day. For instance,
if the underlying security has moved 5% in a direction favorable to the Fund,
the investor would receive exposure to the performance of the underlying
security from that point until the investor sells later that day or the end of
the day equal to approximately 191% of the investor’s investment.
Conversely,
if the underlying security has moved 5% in a direction unfavorable to the Fund,
an investor at that point would receive exposure to the performance of the
underlying security from that point until the investor sells later that day or
the end of the day equal to approximately 211% of the investor’s investment.
The
table includes a range of the underlying security moves from 20% to -20% for the
Fund. Movement of the underlying security
beyond
the range noted below will result in exposure further from the Fund’s daily
leveraged investment objective.
Table
3 – Intra-Day Leverage of Each 2X Long ETF
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Underlying Security |
Resulting
Exposure for each 2X Long ETF |
| -20% |
267% |
| -15% |
243% |
| -10% |
225% |
| -5% |
211% |
| 0% |
200% |
| 5% |
191% |
| 10% |
183% |
| 15% |
177% |
| 20% |
171% |
The
Projected Returns of the Fund for Periods Other Than a Single Trading
Day.
The Funds seek leveraged investment results on a daily basis — from the close of
regular trading on one trading day to the close on the next trading day — which
should not be equated with seeking a leveraged investment objective for any
other period. For instance, if the underlying security gains 10% for a week, a
Fund should not be expected to provide a return of 20% for the week even if it
meets its daily leveraged investment objective throughout the week. This is true
because of the financing charges noted above but also because the pursuit of
daily goals may result in daily leveraged compounding, which means that the
return of the underlying security over a period of time greater than one day
multiplied by the Fund’s daily leveraged investment objective (e.g., 200%) will
not generally equal a Fund’s performance over that same period. In addition, the
effects of compounding become greater the longer Shares are held beyond a single
trading day.
The
following table sets out a range of hypothetical daily performances during a
given 10 trading days of a hypothetical underlying security and demonstrate how
changes in the hypothetical underlying security impacts the hypothetical Funds’
performance for a trading day and cumulatively up to, and including, the entire
10 trading day period. The charts are based on a hypothetical $100 investment in
the hypothetical Fund over a 10-trading day period and do not reflect fees or
expenses of any kind.
Table
4 – The Underlying Security Lacks a Clear Trend
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Underlying Security |
Each
2X Long ETF* |
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| Value |
Daily
Performance |
Cumulative
Performance |
NAV |
Daily
Performance |
Cumulative
Performance |
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| 100 |
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| $100.00 |
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| Day
1 |
105 |
5.00% |
5.00% |
$110.00 |
10.00% |
10.00% |
| Day
2 |
110 |
4.76% |
10.00% |
$120.48 |
9.52% |
20.47% |
| Day
3 |
100 |
-9.09% |
0.00% |
$98.57 |
-18.18% |
-1.43% |
| Day
4 |
90 |
-10.00% |
-10.00% |
$78.86 |
-20.00% |
-21.14% |
| Day
5 |
85 |
-5.56% |
-15.00% |
$70.10 |
-11.12% |
-29.91% |
| Day
6 |
100 |
17.65% |
0.00% |
$94.83 |
35.30% |
-5.17% |
| Day
7 |
95 |
-5.00% |
-5.00% |
$85.35 |
-10.00% |
-14.65% |
| Day
8 |
100 |
5.26% |
0.00% |
$94.34 |
10.52% |
-5.68% |
| Day
9 |
105 |
5.00% |
5.00% |
$103.77 |
10.00% |
3.76% |
| Day
10 |
100 |
-4.76% |
0.00% |
$93.89 |
-9.52% |
-6.12% |
*Figures
in this table have been rounded for convenience.
The
cumulative performance of the hypothetical underlying security in Table 4 is 0%
for 10 trading days. The return of the hypothetical 2X Long ETF for the
10-trading day period is -6.12%. The volatility of the hypothetical underlying
security’s performance and lack of a clear trend results in performance for the
hypothetical Fund for the period which bears little relationship to the
performance of the hypothetical underlying security for the 10-trading day
period.
Table
5 – The Underlying Security Rises in a Clear Trend
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Underlying Security |
Each
2X Long ETF* |
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| Value |
Daily
Performance |
Cumulative
Performance |
NAV |
Daily
Performance |
Cumulative
Performance |
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| 100 |
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| $100.00 |
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| Day
1 |
102 |
2.00% |
2.00% |
$104.00 |
4.00% |
4.00% |
| Day
2 |
104 |
1.96% |
4.00% |
$108.08 |
3.92% |
8.08% |
| Day
3 |
106 |
1.92% |
6.00% |
$112.24 |
3.84% |
12.23% |
| Day
4 |
108 |
1.89% |
8.00% |
$116.47 |
3.78% |
16.47% |
| Day
5 |
110 |
1.85% |
10.00% |
$120.78 |
3.70% |
20.78% |
| Day
6 |
112 |
1.82% |
12.00% |
$125.18 |
3.64% |
25.17% |
| Day
7 |
114 |
1.79% |
14.00% |
$129.65 |
3.58% |
29.66% |
| Day
8 |
116 |
1.75% |
16.00% |
$134.20 |
3.50% |
34.19% |
| Day
9 |
118 |
1.72% |
18.00% |
$138.82 |
3.44% |
38.81% |
| Day
10 |
120 |
1.69% |
20.00% |
$143.53 |
3.38% |
43.50% |
*Figures
in this table have been rounded for convenience.
The
cumulative performance of the hypothetical underlying security in Table 5 is 20%
for 10 trading days. The return of the hypothetical 2X Long ETF for the
10-trading day period is 43.50%. In this case, because of the positive
hypothetical underlying security trend, the hypothetical 2X Long ETF’s gain is
greater than 200% of the hypothetical underlying security gain for the
10-trading day period.
Table
6 – The Underlying Security Declines in a Clear Trend
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Each
2X Long ETF* |
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| Value |
Daily
Performance |
Cumulative
Performance |
NAV |
Daily
Performance |
Cumulative
Performance |
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1 |
98 |
-2.00% |
-2.00% |
$96.00 |
-4.00% |
-4.00% |
| Day
2 |
96 |
-2.04% |
-4.00% |
$92.08 |
-4.08% |
-7.92% |
| Day
3 |
94 |
-2.08% |
-6.00% |
$88.24 |
-4.16% |
-11.75% |
| Day
4 |
92 |
-2.13% |
-8.00% |
$84.49 |
-4.26% |
-15.51% |
| Day
5 |
90 |
-2.17% |
-10.00% |
$80.82 |
-4.34% |
-19.17% |
| Day
6 |
88 |
-2.22% |
-12.00% |
$77.22 |
-4.44% |
-22.76% |
| Day
7 |
86 |
-2.27% |
-14.00% |
$73.71 |
-4.54% |
-26.27% |
| Day
8 |
84 |
-2.33% |
-16.00% |
$70.29 |
-4.66% |
-29.71% |
| Day
9 |
82 |
-2.38% |
-18.00% |
$66.94 |
-4.76% |
-33.05% |
| Day
10 |
80 |
-2.44% |
-20.00% |
$63.67 |
-4.88% |
-36.32% |
*Figures
in this table have been rounded for convenience.
The
cumulative performance of the hypothetical underlying security in Table 6 is
-20% for 10 trading days. The return of the hypothetical 2X Long ETF for the
10-trading day period is -36.32%. In this case, because of the negative
hypothetical underlying security trend, the hypothetical 2X Long ETF’s decline
is less than 200% of the hypothetical underlying security decline for the
10-trading day period.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT RISK
It
is important that you closely review and understand the risks of investing in
each Fund. Each Fund’s NAV and investment return will fluctuate based upon
changes in the value of its portfolio securities. You could lose money on
your
investment in each Fund, and each Fund could underperform other investments.
There is no guarantee that each Fund will meet its investment objective. An
investment in the Funds is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Below
are some of the specific risks of investing in the Funds including the risks of
the investment strategies of the underlying security.
Effects
of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk – Each 2X Long ETF
Each
Fund has a daily leveraged investment objective and the Fund’s performance
for periods greater than a trading day will be the result of each day's returns
compounded over the period, which is very likely to differ from an underlying
security’s performance times the stated multiple in the Fund’s investment
objective, before fees and expenses. Compounding affects all investments, but
has a more significant impact on leveraged funds and funds that rebalance
daily.
Over
time, the cumulative percentage increase or decrease in the value of a
Fund’s portfolio may diverge significantly from the cumulative percentage
increase of 200% of the return of the Fund's underlying security due to the
compounding effect of losses and gains on the returns of the Fund. It also is
expected that a Fund's use of leverage will cause the Fund to underperform the
return of 200% of its underlying security in a trendless or flat
market.
The
chart below provides examples of how volatility could affect a Fund’s
performance. A security’s volatility rate is a statistical measure of the
magnitude of fluctuations in the returns of the security. Fund performance for
periods greater than one single day can be estimated given any set of
assumptions for the following factors: a) volatility; b) performance; c) period
of time; d) financing rates associated with leveraged exposure; e) other Fund
expenses; and f) dividends or interest paid with respect to securities in its
underlying security. The chart below illustrates the impact of two principal
factors – volatility and performance – on Fund performance. The chart
shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of volatility and
performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in the chart assumes that:
(i) no dividends were paid with respect to the securities included in its
underlying security; (ii) there were no Fund expenses; and (iii)
borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leveraged exposure for the Funds) of 0%. If
Fund expenses and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the
estimated returns would be different than those shown. Particularly during
periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer
than a trading day to vary from 200% of the performance of the underlying
security.
During
periods of higher volatility, the volatility of the underlying security may
affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of the underlying
security. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently
depending on the period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the
volatility of the underlying security during a shareholder’s holding period of
an investment in the Fund.
As
shown below, a Fund would be expected to lose 6.1% if its underlying
security provided no return over a one-year period during which its underlying
security experienced annualized volatility of 25%. If its underlying security’s
annualized volatility were to rise to 75%, the hypothetical loss for a one-year
period for a Fund widens to approximately 43%.
At
higher ranges of volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of
value in a Fund. For instance, if an underlying security’s annualized volatility
is 100%, the Fund would be expected to lose approximately 63.2% of its value,
even if the cumulative return of its underlying security for the year was 0%.
The volatility of ETFs or instruments that reflect the value of the underlying
security, such as swaps, may differ from the volatility of the Fund's
underlying security.
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200%
One
Year |
Volatility
Rate |
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Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
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-60% |
-120% |
-84.2% |
-85.0% |
-87.5% |
-90.9% |
-94.1% |
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-50% |
-100% |
-75.2% |
-76.5% |
-80.5% |
-85.8% |
-90.8% |
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-40% |
-80% |
-64.4% |
-66.2% |
-72.0% |
-79.5% |
-86.8% |
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-30% |
-60% |
-51.5% |
-54.0% |
-61.8% |
-72.1% |
-82.0% |
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-20% |
-40% |
-36.6% |
-39.9% |
-50.2% |
-63.5% |
-76.5% |
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-10% |
-20% |
-19.8% |
-23.9% |
-36.9% |
-53.8% |
-70.2% |
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0% |
0% |
-1.0% |
-6.1% |
-22.1% |
-43.0% |
-63.2% |
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10% |
20% |
19.8% |
13.7% |
-5.8% |
-31.1% |
-55.5% |
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20% |
40% |
42.6% |
35.3% |
12.1% |
-18.0% |
-47.0% |
|
30% |
60% |
67.3% |
58.8% |
31.6% |
-3.7% |
-37.8% |
|
40% |
80% |
94.0% |
84.1% |
52.6% |
11.7% |
-27.9% |
|
50% |
100% |
122.8% |
111.4% |
75.2% |
28.2% |
-17.2% |
|
60% |
120% |
153.5% |
140.5% |
99.4% |
45.9% |
-5.8% |
Holding
an unmanaged position opens the investor to the risk of market volatility
adversely affecting the performance of the investment. The Funds are not
appropriate for investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their
portfolios. The table is intended to underscore the fact that the Fund is
designed as a short-term trading vehicle for investors who intend to actively
monitor and manage their portfolios.
For
additional information and examples demonstrating the effects of volatility
and performance on the long-term performance of the Funds, see the “Additional
Information About Investment Techniques and Policies.”
Leverage
Risk. To
achieve its daily investment objective, the Funds employ leverage and are
exposed to the risk that adverse daily performance of the Fund's underlying
security will be magnified. This means that, if a Fund's underlying security
experiences adverse daily performance (meaning a decline in the value of the
underlying security of the Fund for each 2X Long ETF), an investment in the Fund
will be reduced by an amount equal to 2% for every 1% of adverse performance,
not including the costs of financing leverage and other operating expenses,
which would further reduce its value.
A
Fund could theoretically lose an amount greater than its net assets if its
underlying security moves more than 50% in a direction adverse to the Fund
(meaning a decline in the value of the underlying security of the Fund for each
2X Long ETF). This would result in a total loss of a shareholder’s investment in
one day even if its underlying security subsequently moves in the opposite
direction and eliminates all or a portion of its earlier daily change. A total
loss may occur in a single day even if its underlying security does not lose all
of its value. Leverage will also have the effect of magnifying any differences
in the Fund’s correlation with the underlying security or may increase the
Fund’s volatility.
To
the extent that the instruments utilized by the Funds are thinly traded or have
a limited market, a Fund may be unable to meet its investment
objective due to a lack of available investments or
counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue additional
Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could
trade at a premium or discount to their NAV and/or the bid-ask spread of the
Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may increase its
transaction fee, change its investment objective by, for example, seeking
to track an alternative underlying security, reduce its leverage or
close.
In
such circumstances, the Fund’s investment adviser will consult with counsel to
the Trust and its Board of Trustees, and if determined to be necessary, the Fund
will amend and/or supplement the prospectus as promptly as feasible under the
circumstances to include appropriate disclosures.
Derivatives
Risk.
A Fund may obtain exposure through derivatives by investing in swap
agreements. Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may
expose a Fund to risks different from, and possibly greater
than, risks associated with investing directly in the reference
asset(s) underlying the derivative. The use of derivatives may result
in larger losses or smaller gains than investing in the underlying security
directly. The use of derivatives may expose a Fund to additional risks such as
counterparty risk, liquidity risk and increased daily correlation risk. When a
Fund uses
derivatives,
there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the underlying reference
assets and the derivative, which may prevent a Fund from achieving its
investment objective.
A
Fund expects to use a combination of swaps on the underlying security. The
performance of an ETF may not track the performance of its underlying security
due to embedded costs and other factors. Thus, to the extent a Fund invests in
swaps that use an ETF as the reference asset, the Fund may be subject to greater
correlation risk and may not achieve as high a degree of correlation with its
underlying security as it would if the Fund only used swaps on the underlying
security. If the underlying security has a dramatic move in price that causes a
material decline in a Fund’s NAV over certain stated periods agreed to by the
Fund and the counterparty, the terms of the swap agreement between a Fund and
its counterparty may allow the counterparty to immediately close out of all swap
transactions with a Fund. In such circumstances, a Fund may be unable to enter
into another swap agreement or invest in other derivatives to achieve the
desired exposure consistent with a Fund’s daily leveraged investment objective.
This may prevent a Fund from achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
even if the underlying security reverses all or a portion of its price movement.
The value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning.
Any financing, borrowing or other costs associated with using derivatives may
also have the effect of lowering a Fund’s return. Such costs may increase as
interest rates rise.
Swaps
Risk.
Swap agreements are entered into with financial institutions for a specified
period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates
of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference or
underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or
swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the
return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a
reference asset. Swap agreements are generally traded over-the-counter, and
therefore, may not receive as much regulatory protection, which may expose
investors to significant losses.
Counterparty
Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to
make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations with respect to the
amount a Fund expects to receive from a counterparty to a financial instrument
entered into by a Fund. Each Fund generally enters into derivatives
transactions, such as the swap agreements, with counterparties such that either
party can terminate the contract without penalty prior to the termination
date. If a counterparty terminates a contract, a Fund may not be able to
invest in other derivatives to achieve the desired exposure, or achieving such
exposure may be more expensive. A Fund may be negatively impacted if a
counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations
under such a contract, or if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the
benefit of a Fund is insufficient or there are delays in a Fund’s ability to
access such collateral. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on its
payment obligations to a Fund, it may experience significant delays in obtaining
any recovery, may obtain only a limited recovery or obtain no recovery and the
value of an investment held by a Fund may decline. The Fund may also not be able
to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of
obligations and realization on collateral, if such remedies are stayed or
eliminated under special resolutions adopted in the United States, the European
Union, and various other jurisdictions. European Union rules and regulations
intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulties
and could reduce, eliminate, or convert to equity a counterparty’s obligations
to a Fund (sometimes referred to as a “bail in”).
A
Fund typically enters into transactions with counterparties that present
minimal risks based on the Adviser’s assessment of the counterparty’s
creditworthiness, or its capacity to meet its financial obligations during the
term of the derivative agreement or contract. The Adviser considers factors such
as counterparty credit rating among other factors when determining whether a
counterparty is creditworthy. The Adviser regularly monitors the
creditworthiness of each counterparty with which a Fund transacts. Each Fund
generally enters into swap agreements or other financial instruments with
financial institutions and seeks to mitigate risks by generally requiring that
the counterparties for each Fund to post collateral, marked to market daily, in
an amount approximately equal to what the counterparty owes a Fund, subject to
certain minimum thresholds. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient or
there are delays in accessing the collateral, the Funds will be exposed to the
risks described above. If a counterparty’s credit ratings decline, a Fund may be
subject to a bail-in, as described above.
In
addition, a Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of
counterparties, which may increase a Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. A Fund does not specifically limit its counterparty risk with respect to
any
single
counterparty. There is a risk that no suitable counterparties are willing to
enter into, or continue to enter into, transactions with a Fund and, as a
result, a Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective or may decide
to change its leveraged investment objective. The risk of a limited number of
counterparties may be, and historically has been, particularly accentuated
during times of significant market volatility. During times of significant
market volatility, the costs to enter into the swaps that the Fund utilizes may
increase significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. While
the objective of the Funds is to seek daily investment results, before
fees and expenses,
of 200% of the daily performance of the underlying security, it is important for
investors to understand that significant increases in the costs of entering into
the swaps may negatively impact investment results after
fees and expenses.
Additionally, although a counterparty to a centrally cleared swap agreement is
often backed by a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) or a clearing organization
that is further backed by a group of financial institutions, there may be
instances in which a FCM or a clearing organization would fail to perform its
obligations, causing significant losses to a Fund.
Rebalancing
Risk.
If for any reason a Fund is unable to rebalance all or a part of its
portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, a
Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective.
In these instances, a Fund may have investment exposure to the underlying
security that is significantly greater or less than its stated multiple. A Fund
may be more exposed to leverage risk than if it had been properly rebalanced and
may not achieve its investment objective, leading to significantly greater
losses or reduced gains.
Intra-Day
Investment Risk.
Each Fund seeks daily leveraged investment results, which should not be
equated with seeking an investment objective for shorter than a day. Thus, an
investor who purchases Fund shares after the close of the markets on one trading
day and before the close of the markets on the next trading day will likely have
more, or less, than 200% leveraged investment exposure to the underlying
security, depending upon the movement of the underlying security from the end of
one trading day until the time of purchase. If the underlying security moves in
a direction favorable to a Fund, the investor will receive less than 200%
exposure to the underlying security. Conversely, if the underlying security
moves in a direction adverse to a Fund, the investor will receive exposure to
the underlying security greater than 200%. Thus, an investor that purchases
shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or less than,
a Fund’s stated multiple of its underlying security.
Options
Contracts. The
use of options contracts involves investment strategies and risks different from
those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The prices of
options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and
anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, including the
anticipated volatility, which are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and
by national and international politics, changes in the actual or implied
volatility or the reference asset, the time remaining until the expiration of
the option contract and economic events. The values of the options contracts in
which the Funds invest are substantially influenced by the value of the
underlying instrument. The Funds may experience substantial downside from
specific option positions and certain option positions held by the Funds may
expire worthless. The options held by the Funds are exercisable at the strike
price on their expiration date. As an option approaches its expiration date, its
value typically increasingly moves with the value of the underlying instrument.
However, prior to expiry, the value of an option generally does not increase or
decrease at the same rate as the underlying instrument. There may at times be an
imperfect correlation between the movement in values options contracts and the
reference asset, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for
certain options contracts. The value of the options held by the Funds will be
determined based on market quotations or other recognized pricing methods. As
the options contracts are exercised or expire the Funds may enter into new
options contracts, a practice referred to as rolling.
FLEX
Options Risk. The
FLEX Options held by the Funds will be exercisable at the strike price only on
their expiration date. Prior to the expiration date, the value of the FLEX
Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other
recognized pricing methods. The value of the FLEX Options prior to the
expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the
reference asset. Factors that may influence the value of the FLEX Options, other
than gains or losses in the reference asset, may include interest rate changes,
changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options, and
changing volatility levels of the reference asset.
FLEX
Options are listed on an exchange; however, it is not guaranteed that a liquid
secondary trading market will exist. In the event that trading in the FLEX
Options is limited or absent, the value of the FLEX Options may
decrease.
Daily
Correlation Risk.
There is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation
to an underlying security and therefore achieve its respective daily leveraged
investment objective. Each Fund’s exposure to an underlying security is impacted
by an underlying security’s movement. Because of this, it is unlikely that a
Fund will be perfectly exposed to its an underlying security at the end of each
day. The possibility of a Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to an
underlying security increase on days when an underlying security is volatile
near the close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions
and high volatility will also adversely affect a Fund’s ability to adjust
exposure to the required levels.
Each
Fund may have difficulty achieving its daily leveraged investment objective
for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs
related to the use of derivatives, investments in ETFs, directly or indirectly,
accounting standards and their application to income items, disruptions,
illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial
instruments in which a Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the
markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability of a
Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax
considerations, which may cause a Fund to hold (or not to hold) an underlying
security. Each Fund may take or refrain from taking positions in order to
improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other
reasons, each of which may negatively affect each Fund’s correlation with
an underlying security. A Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into
and out of each Fund, potentially resulting in each Fund being over- or
under-exposed to an underlying security. Additionally, each Fund’s underlying
investments and/or reference assets may trade on markets that may not be open on
the same day as each Fund, which may cause a difference between the changes in
the daily performance of a Fund and changes in the performance of an underlying
security. Any of these factors could decrease the correlation between the
performance of a Fund and an underlying security and may hinder a Fund’s ability
to meet its daily investment objective on or around that day.
Cash
Transaction Risk.
Unlike most ETFs, a Fund effects creation, and redemptions principally for
cash, rather than principally for in-kind securities, because of the nature of
the financial instruments held by a Fund. As such, investment in a Fund is not
expected to be tax efficient and will incur brokerage costs related to buying
and selling securities to achieve a Fund’s investment objective. To the extent
that such costs are not offset by fees payable by an authorized participant, the
Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value. ETFs
generally are able to make in-kind redemptions and avoid being taxed on gains on
the distributed portfolio securities at the fund level. Because each Fund
effects redemptions principally for cash, each Fund may be required to sell
portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption
proceeds. A Fund may recognize a capital gain on these sales that might not have
been incurred if such Fund had made a redemption in-kind and this may decrease
the tax efficiency of the Fund compared to ETFs that utilize an in-kind
redemption process. Additionally, because the Funds are conducting the portfolio
transactions rather than receiving securities in-kind the Funds will incur
brokerage commissions and other related expenses thus the Funds’ expenses
will be higher than funds that utilize in-kind creations and
redemptions.
Market
Risk.
A Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions,
general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities
markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic
growth or recession, inflation rates and/or investor expectations concerning
such rates, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived
creditworthiness of issuers, general market liquidity, exchange trading
suspensions and closures, and public health risks. Securities markets also may
experience long periods of decline in value. During a general downturn in the
securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously
and changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact the markets
broadly. A Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt
markets and adversely affect global economies, markets, and exchanges. Local,
regional, or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters,
the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, conflicts and
social unrest or other events could have a significant impact on a Fund, its
investments and a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment
objective.
Markets
and market participants are increasingly reliant on information data
systems. Inaccurate data, software or other technology malfunctions, programming
inaccuracies, unauthorized use or access and similar circumstances may impair
the performance of these systems and may have an adverse impact upon a single
issuer, a group of issuers, or securities markets more broadly.
Indirect
Investment Risk.
The issuers of the underlying companies are not affiliated with the Trust,
the Adviser, or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in
any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate
actions that might affect the value of the Funds. Investing in a Fund is not
equivalent to investing in a Fund's underlying security. Fund shareholders will
not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or
any other rights with respect to a Fund's underlying security.
Foreign
Investing Risk (T-REX
2X Long ERO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long FER Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long
HBM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long NU Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RCT Daily
Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RIO Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long TECK Daily
Target ETF)
.
Securities issued by entities organized, domiciled, or with a principal
executive office outside the United States may involve certain special risk
considerations that are not typically associated with investing in securities of
U.S. companies. World events could adversely affect the value and/or liquidity
of securities of foreign companies or foreign issuers, potentially in ways that
differ from impacts to U.S. companies or issuers. Further, global economies and
financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the
possibility that conditions in one country or region could adversely impact a
different country or region. In addition, with respect to certain foreign
countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation or
other adverse tax consequences, political or social instability, changes to laws
and regulations or interpretations of laws and regulations, war, terrorism,
nationalization, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, or
diplomatic developments that could affect U.S. investments in those countries.
Additionally, the imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including
repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including
tariffs) and other government restrictions on the United States by a foreign
country, or on a foreign country or issuer by the United States could adversely
affect the value of securities issued by a non-U.S. company. For all Funds
except for T-REX 2X Long RCT Daily Target ETF, because foreign issuers are not
generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting
standards and practices comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers, there
may be less publicly available information about certain foreign issuers than
about U.S. issuers. The financial statements of the issuer of the Reference
Asset are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board,
which differs in certain respects from United States generally accepted
accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and practices prescribed by the SEC.
Therefore, such financial statements may not be comparable to financial
statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Risk
of Investing in Depositary Receipts (T-REX
2X Long BHP Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long RIO Daily Target ETF
only).
ADRs
involve risks not experienced when investing directly in the equity securities
of an issuer. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates affect the value of
ADRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund. Although the ADRs in
which the Fund invests will be listed on major U.S. exchanges, there can be no
assurance that a market for these securities will be made or maintained or that
any such market will be or remain liquid. There is also no guarantee that the
sponsor will continue to sponsor the ADRs. As a result, the Fund may have
difficulty finding suitable counterparties that are willing to enter into, or
continue to enter into, transactions with the Fund or the costs to enter into
the swaps that the Fund utilizes may increase significantly or, to the extent
that the Fund invests directly in ADRs, the Fund may have difficulty selling the
ADRs if it needs to do so, or selling them quickly and efficiently at the prices
at which they have been valued. In such circumstances, the Fund may not be able
to achieve its leveraged investment objective. The depositary bank may not have
physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees
for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest, and
processing corporate actions. The Fund would be expected to pay, directly or
indirectly, a share of the additional fees, which it would not pay if investing
directly in the foreign securities.
Underlying
Security Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the
market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of
security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform
differently from the value of the market as a whole.
ALMU
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, ALMU faces risks unique to its operations as an early-stage
semiconductor and photonics company focused on developing compound semiconductor
materials and devices, which may not yet have established commercial-scale
operations or consistent revenues. These risks include, among others,
substantial uncertainty in research and development activities and the ability
to successfully transition from development to commercialization; technical
performance and product qualification risk, including the ability to meet
customer specifications and reliability standards; manufacturing and
scale-up
risk, including dependence on third-party fabrication partners, foundries, or
specialized suppliers; and supply-chain constraints, including limited
availability of specialized materials, wafers, or fabrication capacity, and
exposure to increased costs; dependence on a limited number of potential
customers or development partners; and the need to obtain additional financing
to support ongoing operations and growth. The trading price of ALMU common stock
may be volatile, particularly given its limited operating history, evolving
business model, and sensitivity to developments in semiconductor and photonics
markets, and ALMU’s business strategy and end-market focus may continue to
evolve.
AMPX
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, AMPX faces risks unique to its operations,as an early-stage battery
technology company focused on the development and commercialization of silicon
anode lithium-ion batteries, which may not yet have achieved large-scale
commercial production or consistent revenues. These risks include, among others,
manufacturing scale-up and execution, including the ability to expand production
capacity, achieve targeted yields, and maintain product quality substantial
uncertainty in scaling its manufacturing processes, including the ability to
expand production capacity, achieve targeted yields, maintain product quality,
and transition from pilot to high-volume manufacturing; supply-chain and raw
material risks, including the availability and cost of battery materials and
components; particularly specialized inputs required for silicon anode
technology; customer qualification and adoption risk, including long validation
cycles, stringent performance requirements, and dependence on a limited number
of potential customers in sectors such as aerospace, defense, and electric
mobility; and competition from larger and better-capitalized battery
manufacturers and alternative battery technologies competition from larger and
more established battery manufacturers, as well as alternative energy storage
technologies, which may limit market adoption of AMPX’s products; and the need
to obtain additional capital to fund operations, expand manufacturing capacity,
and support commercialization efforts. The trading price of AMPX common stock
may be volatile, particularly given its limited operating history, evolving
commercialization strategy, and sensitivity to developments in battery
technology markets, and AMPX’s business strategy and end-market focus may
continue to evolve.
AXTI
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, AXTI faces risks unique to its operations, as a manufacturer of
compound semiconductor substrates, including gallium arsenide, indium phosphide,
and germanium materials used in wireless, fiber-optic, and optoelectronic
applications. These risks include, among others, fluctuations in demand for
compound semiconductor substrates, including customer spending cycles in
wireless, fiber-optic communications, and other end markets; customer
concentration risk, as a significant portion of revenues may be derived from a
limited number of customers; manufacturing and yield risk, including the ability
to maintain production efficiency, control defect rates, and achieve consistent
crystal growth and wafer quality; pricing pressure and competitive dynamics,
including competition from global and low-cost suppliers; risks associated with
the company’s vertically integrated supply chain, including ownership or control
of raw material production; and risks related to its significant manufacturing
and operational presence in China, including geopolitical tensions, trade
restrictions, export controls, and regulatory uncertainties that may affect
production, costs, or customer demand. The trading price of AXTI common stock
may be volatile, particularly given its exposure to cyclical semiconductor end
markets and global supply-demand dynamics, and AXTI’s business strategy and
end-market exposure may evolve.
BHP
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, BHP Group faces risks unique to its operations, as one of the
world’s largest diversified natural resources companies, with significant
exposure to iron ore, copper, metallurgical coal, and other commodities. These
risks include, among others, commodity price volatility; changes in global
demand, particularly from major industrial and infrastructure markets including
China and other emerging economies; operational risks associated with
large-scale mining and processing activities, including equipment failures,
accidents, labor disruptions, and natural disasters; rising input costs,
including energy, labor, transportation, and consumables; risks associated with
operating in multiple international jurisdictions, including political,
regulatory, tax, and legal uncertainties; and increasing environmental, social,
and governance (“ESG”) requirements, including climate-related regulations,
emissions reduction initiatives, and community relations obligations
that
may increase costs or limit operations. The trading price of BHP may be
volatile, particularly given its sensitivity to global commodity cycles,
large-scale capital projects, and changes in demand related to industrial
activity and energy transition trends, and BHP Group’s business strategy,
portfolio composition, and end-market exposure may evolve.
COMP
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, COMP faces risks unique to its operations, including as a
residential real estate brokerage and technology platform, including declines in
residential transaction volumes, home sales activity, or housing affordability;
interest rate sensitivity, as higher mortgage rates may reduce buyer demand and
market liquidity; competition in residential real estate brokerage, including
from technology-enabled platforms and alternative brokerage models; and agent
recruitment and retention risk, since business performance depends on
maintaining a competitive agent network of independent real estate agents and
teams. The trading price of COMP common stock may be volatile, particularly
given its sensitivity to housing market cycles, mortgage rate trends,
integration risks associated with the merger, including the ability to realize
anticipated synergies and retain agents and customers, and COMP’s business
strategy and end-market exposure may evolve.
ERO
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, ERO faces risks unique to its operations as a copper-focused mining
company with primary operations in Brazil, including commodity price volatility,
particularly fluctuations in copper prices; exploration and development risk,
including uncertainty regarding the size, grade, and economic viability of
mineral reserves and resources and the advancement of development-stage
projects; mining and processing operational risks associated with underground
mining activities, including equipment failures, geotechnical instability, water
ingress, accidents, and production interruptions; and cost inflation, including
increases in energy, labor, consumables, and transportation costs; and risks
associated with operating in a concentrated geographic region, including
political, regulatory, tax, environmental, and currency risks specific to
Brazil. The trading price of ERO common stock may be volatile, particularly
given its sensitivity to copper market conditions and project development
timelines, and ERO’s business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
FER
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, FER faces risks unique to its operations, including as a global
infrastructure developer and operator with significant investments in toll roads
and airport assets, including project execution, cost overruns, delays, and
performance guarantees; traffic and volume risk for concession assets (including
toll roads and airports), which may be sensitive to economic conditions, fuel
costs, travel demand, and consumer behavior; as well as regional mobility
patterns and infrastructure usage trends; and contracting, counterparty, and
concession renewal risks, including the risk that government entities or
counterparties may modify contract terms or fail to meet obligations,
particularly in jurisdictions where long-term public-private partnership
agreements are utilized. The trading price of FER common stock may be volatile,
particularly given its exposure to long-duration infrastructure assets, interest
rate changes, and macroeconomic conditions affecting transportation demand, and
FER’s business strategy and end-market exposure may evolve.
HBM
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, HBM faces risks unique to its operations, including as a diversified
mining company with operations in North and South America, including commodity
price volatility, particularly fluctuations in copper and gold prices; as well
as exposure to zinc and other by-product metals; mining and processing
operational risks, including equipment failures, accidents, geotechnical issues,
and production interruptions particularly in open-pit and underground mining
environments; reserve and resource estimation risk, including uncertainty
regarding the quantity, grade, and economic recoverability of mineral deposits;
and cost inflation, including increases in labor, energy, consumables, and
transportation costs, , as well as risks associated with operating in multiple
jurisdictions, including political, regulatory, environmental, and community
relations challenges. The trading price of HBM common stock may be volatile,
particularly given its sensitivity to
commodity
price cycles, production levels, and regional operating conditions, and HBM’s
business strategy and end-market exposure may evolve.
NU
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, NU faces risks unique to its operations, including as a digital
banking and financial services platform primarily operating in Latin America,
including credit quality and loan performance, including the risk of higher
delinquencies, charge-offs, or provisioning expense during economic downturns;
interest rate risk, including the impact of rising funding costs or changes in
net interest margins; and dependence on continued customer growth and engagement
to sustain revenue expansion and profitability, particularly in rapidly evolving
and competitive fintech markets. The trading price of NU common stock may be
volatile, particularly given its exposure to macroeconomic conditions,
regulatory environments, and currency fluctuations in its core markets, and NU’s
business strategy and end-market exposure may evolve.
RCT
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the
market generally, and the value of an individual security may perform
differently from the market as a whole. In addition to the risks associated
generally with investments in equity securities, RCT faces risks unique to its
operations as a cloud-based business-to-business commerce platform provider,
including focused on facilitating the distribution of fast-moving consumer goods
across supply chains, including dependence on the continued performance,
reliability, security, and adoption of its technology platform by retailers,
distributors, and brands in emerging markets; risks associated with data-driven
and artificial intelligence-enabled tools used to inform purchasing and
inventory decisions; system outages, software defects, cyber-attacks, and data
breaches; risks related to its digital financial solutions and e-wallet
services, including regulatory, compliance, fraud, and third-party dependency
risks associated with localized payment networks and financial partners; and
risks arising from operating in multiple international markets, including
adverse economic, political, regulatory, and currency developments, particularly
in emerging markets where infrastructure, legal systems, and financial networks
may be less developed. The trading price of RCT’s common stock may be volatile,
particularly given its limited operating history, evolving platform adoption,
and exposure to emerging market conditions, and RCT’s business strategy and
end-market exposure may evolve.
RIO
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, RIO faces risks unique to its operations, including as a large,
globally diversified mining company with significant exposure to iron ore,
aluminum, copper, and other industrial commodities, including commodity price
volatility; changes in global demand for industrial commodities, including
demand from major infrastructure, manufacturing, and construction markets,
particularly from China and other emerging economies; operational risks
associated with mining and processing activities, including equipment failures,
accidents, labor disruptions, and severe weather events, as well as
environmental incidents and legacy asset management challenges; and rising input
costs, including energy, labor, transportation, and consumables, and risks
associated with operating across multiple jurisdictions, including regulatory,
geopolitical, and permitting uncertainties and increasing environmental, social,
and governance (“ESG”) requirements. The trading price of RIO common stock may
be volatile, particularly given its sensitivity to global commodity cycles,
large-scale project execution, and shifts in demand related to energy transition
trends, and RIO’s business strategy and end-market exposure may
evolve.
SATS
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, SATS faces risks unique to its operations, including as a provider
of satellite communications, broadband services, and wireless spectrum assets,
including the performance, reliability, and lifespan of satellite assets,
including the risk of satellite launch failures, in-orbit malfunctions, or
capacity degradation; significant capital expenditure requirements for satellite
launches, network upgrades, and technology development, including integration of
acquired satellite and wireless businesses; and competition from other satellite
operators, terrestrial broadband providers, and newer low-earth orbit (“LEO”)
satellite networks, as well as dependence on regulatory approvals and access to
spectrum for wireless and satellite services. The trading price of SATS common
stock may be volatile, particularly given its exposure to capital-intensive
infrastructure,
spectrum-related
regulatory developments, and evolving broadband and wireless markets, and SATS’s
business strategy and end-market exposure may evolve.
SCCO
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, SCCO faces risks unique to its operations, including as a large
copper mining company with significant operations in Peru and Mexico, including
commodity price volatility, particularly fluctuations in copper prices, as well
as exposure to by-product metals such as molybdenum, silver, and zinc;
operational risks associated with mining and processing activities, including
equipment failures, accidents, production disruptions, and reserve depletion,
particularly in large-scale open-pit mining operations; and cost inflation,
including increases in labor, energy, consumables, and transportation costs,
which may adversely affect profitability, as well as risks associated with
operating in specific jurisdictions, including political, regulatory,
environmental, and community relations challenges, including potential
permitting delays or social unrest. The trading price of SCCO common stock may
be volatile, particularly given its sensitivity to copper demand cycles,
production levels, and regional operating conditions, and SCCO’s business
strategy and end-market exposure may evolve.
SIL
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, SIL faces risks including commodity price volatility, particularly
fluctuations in silver prices. The trading price of SIL shares may be volatile,
and SIL’s business strategy and end-market exposure may evolve.
TE
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, TE faces risks unique to its operations, including as a developer
and operator of energy and infrastructure projects, including renewable and
power generation assets, including execution on project development and
deployment timelines; supply-chain and equipment availability risks, including
exposure to manufacturing delays, cost inflation, and logistics disruptions,
particularly for specialized energy equipment and components; customer
concentration and contract risk, including dependence on a limited number of
counterparties, project awards, or long-term agreements, including power
purchase agreements or other revenue contracts; and competition from larger,
better-capitalized energy and infrastructure providers. The trading price of TE
common stock may be volatile, particularly given its exposure to project
financing conditions, regulatory approvals, and energy market dynamics, and TE’s
business strategy and end-market exposure may evolve.
TECK
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, TECK faces risks unique to its operations, including as a
diversified natural resources company with significant exposure to copper,
steelmaking coal, and zinc, including commodity price volatility, particularly
fluctuations in copper prices and steelmaking coal prices; operational risks
associated with mining and processing, including equipment failures, accidents,
labor disruptions, geotechnical issues, and production interruptions,
particularly in large-scale open-pit and underground mining operations; reserve
and resource estimation risk, including uncertainty regarding the quantity,
grade, and economic recoverability of mineral deposits; and cost inflation,
including increases in labor, energy, consumables, and transportation costs, as
well as risks associated with operating in multiple jurisdictions, including
Canada, Chile, and Peru, including regulatory, environmental, permitting, and
Indigenous or community relations considerations. The trading price of TECK
common stock may be volatile, particularly given its sensitivity to global
commodity cycles, capital-intensive project development, and exposure to energy
transition demand for copper, and TECK’s business strategy and end-market
exposure may evolve.
ZETA
Investing Risk. Issuer-specific
attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund
to
be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security
or particular type of security may perform differently from the market as a
whole. In addition to the risks associated generally with investments in equity
securities, ZETA faces risks
unique
to its operations, including as a data-driven marketing technology company
providing customer acquisition and engagement solutions, including customer
demand for digital marketing and advertising solutions, which may be sensitive
to macroeconomic conditions and customer marketing budgets; competition from
larger, better-capitalized technology and advertising platform providers;
dependence on the availability and quality of consumer data and identity
solutions, including third-party data sources and data privacy-compliant
identity resolution capabilities; and the effectiveness of the company’s
platform in delivering measurable marketing outcomes across channels such as
email, mobile, and digital media. The trading price of ZETA common stock may be
volatile, particularly given its reliance on data usage, evolving privacy
regulations, and advertising market conditions, and ZETA’s business strategy and
end-market exposure may evolve.
Communication
Services Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long SATS Daily Target ETF only).
Communication services companies are particularly vulnerable to the potential
obsolescence of products and services due to technological advancement and the
innovation of competitors. Companies in the communication services sector may
also be affected by other competitive pressures, such as pricing competition, as
well as research and development costs, substantial capital requirements and
government regulation. Additionally, fluctuating domestic and international
demand, shifting demographics and often unpredictable changes in consumer tastes
can drastically affect a communication services company’s profitability. While
all companies may be susceptible to network security breaches, certain companies
in the communication services sector may be particular targets of hacking and
potential theft of proprietary or consumer information or disruptions in
service, which could have a material adverse effect on their
businesses.
Financial
Services Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long NU Daily Target ETF only). The
Fund may be susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting
the financial services sector, including with respect to U.S. and foreign banks,
broker-dealers, insurance companies, finance companies (e.g., automobile
finance) and related asset-backed securities. These developments may affect the
value of the Fund’s investments more than if the Fund were not invested to such
a degree in this sector. Companies in the financial services sector may be
particularly susceptible to factors such as interest rate, fiscal, regulatory
and monetary policy changes.
Industrials
Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long AMPX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long FER
Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long TE Daily Target ETF only). The
Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the industrials sector, which means the
Fund will be more affected by the performance of the industrials sector than a
fund that is more diversified. Industrial companies are affected by supply and
demand both for their specific product or service and for industrials sector
products in general. Government regulation, world events, exchange rates and
economic conditions, technological developments and liabilities for
environmental damage and general civil liabilities will likewise affect the
performance of these companies. Transportation securities, a component of the
industrials sector, are cyclical and have occasional sharp price movements which
may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements and
insurance costs.
Materials
Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long BHP Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ERO Daily Target
ETF, T-REX 2X Long HBM Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RIO Daily Target ETF,
T-REX 2X Long SCCO Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long TECK Daily Target ETF
only). The
materials sector includes companies from the following industries: chemicals;
metals & mining; paper & forest products; containers & packaging;
and construction materials. Many companies in the materials sector are
significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, the
exchange value of the dollar, import controls, worldwide competition,
environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of
industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or
economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks
may include liability for environmental damage and general civil liabilities,
depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution
control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical
progress, labor relations, and government regulations.
Real
Estate Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long COMP Daily Target ETF only). The
real estate sector contains companies operating in real estate development and
operation, as well as companies related to the real estate sector, including
REITs. Investments in securities of these companies are subject to risks such
as: fluctuations in the value of the underlying properties; defaults by
borrowers or tenants; market saturation; changes in general and local economic
conditions; decreases in market rates for rents; changes in the availability,
cost and terms of mortgage funds; increased competition, property taxes, capital
expenditures, or operating expenses; and other economic, political or regulatory
occurrences, including the impact of changes in environmental laws. The real
estate sector is particularly sensitive to economic downturns and changes to
interest rates.
Technology
Sector Risk (T-REX 2X Long ALMU Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXTI Daily
Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RCT Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long ZETA Daily
Target ETF only).
The market prices of technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater
degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of
securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors
rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices.
Technology securities also may be affected adversely by changes in technology,
consumer and business purchasing patterns, government regulation and/or obsolete
products or services. In addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to
negatively affect technology companies. Technology companies having high market
valuations may appear less attractive to investors, which may cause sharp
decreases in their market prices. Further, those technology companies seeking to
finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may negatively
impact earnings.
Industry
Concentration Risk.
Each Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which its underlying
security is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in
investments that provide long leveraged exposure to the industry to which its
underlying security is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular
industry may present more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over
several industries.
•Banking
Companies Risk (T-REX 2X Long NU Daily Target ETF only). The
performance of bank stocks may be affected by extensive governmental regulation,
which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial
commitments they can make, and the interest rates and fees they can charge and
the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on
the availability and cost of capital funds, and can fluctuate significantly when
interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of
borrowers can negatively impact banking companies. Banks may also be subject to
severe price competition. Competition is high among banking companies and
failure to maintain or increase market share may result in lost market
value.
•Computer
Software Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long RCT Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long
ZETA Daily Target ETF only). Computer
software companies can be significantly affected by competitive pressures,
aggressive pricing, technological developments, changing domestic demand, the
ability to attract and retain skilled employees and availability and price of
components. The market for products produced by computer software companies is
characterized by rapidly changing technology, rapid product obsolescence,
cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product
introductions. The success of computer software companies depends in substantial
part on the timely and successful introduction of new products and the ability
to service such products. An unexpected change in one or more of the
technologies affecting an issuer’s products or in the market for products based
on a particular technology could have a material adverse effect on a
participant’s operating results. Many computer software companies rely on a
combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret laws to
establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and
technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by computer
software companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to
prevent misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not
independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior
to such companies’ technology.
•Copper
Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long ERO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long HBM Daily
Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long SCCO Daily Target ETF only). Companies
in the copper industry may be subject to significant risks, including commodity
price volatility, changes in global economic conditions, and fluctuations in
demand from key end markets such as construction, power generation, and
industrial manufacturing. Copper producers and related companies may be
adversely affected by operational and development risks, including permitting
delays, labor disruptions, accidents, equipment failures, and cost inflation for
energy, transportation, and other inputs. The industry may also face heightened
environmental and regulatory risks, including stricter emissions standards and
remediation requirements, which could increase costs or limit production. These
factors may negatively impact the financial performance of copper-related
investments and increase volatility in the fund’s returns.
•Cyclicality,
Supply Chain, and Margin Pressure Risk (Electrical Equipment & Parts) (T-REX
2X Long AMPX Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long TE Daily Target ETF only).
Companies
in the electrical equipment and parts industry may be subject to cyclical demand
tied to industrial production, construction activity, infrastructure spending,
and broader economic conditions. The industry can also be vulnerable to input
cost volatility (e.g., metals, resins, semiconductors), global supply chain
disruptions, and tariffs or trade restrictions, which may increase operating
costs or delay deliveries. In addition, pricing pressure, rapid technology
change, and
competition
may compress margins or reduce profitability. These factors could negatively
impact revenues, earnings, and the market value of securities held by the
fund.
•Engineering
& Construction Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long FER Daily Target ETF only).
Companies
in the engineering and construction industry may be subject to significant
risks, including exposure to economic cycles, changing demand for
infrastructure, commercial, and industrial projects, and variability in public
and private sector spending. Industry participants may face project execution
risks, such as cost overruns, delays, labor shortages, subcontractor performance
issues, and supply chain disruptions, which could reduce profitability and
impair cash flows. In addition, engineering and construction companies may be
impacted by fixed-price contract risk, rising input costs, and heightened
regulatory, environmental, and safety compliance requirements. These factors may
increase earnings volatility and negatively affect the value of the fund’s
investments.
•Other
Industrial Metals and Mining Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long BHP Daily Target ETF,
T-REX 2X Long RIO Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long TECK Daily Target ETF
only). Industrial
metals and mining companies can be significantly affected by fluctuations in
global commodity prices, changes in industrial demand, geopolitical
developments, environmental regulations, and operational risks inherent in
mining activities. The market for products produced by industrial metals and
mining companies is characterized by cyclical demand tied to construction,
manufacturing, and infrastructure investment, as well as sensitivity to global
economic growth and trade policies. The success of industrial metals and mining
companies depends in substantial part on their ability to maintain efficient
extraction and processing operations, manage production costs, secure access to
high-quality mineral reserves, and comply with environmental and safety
standards. An unexpected decline in demand from key end-use industries, increase
in regulatory or energy costs, or disruption due to labor disputes, equipment
failures, or natural events could have a material adverse effect on a
participant’s operating results. Many industrial metals and mining companies
rely on long-term contracts, stable government relations, and favorable
logistics infrastructure to sustain operations. There can be no assurance that
such conditions will continue or that competitors will not access comparable
reserves or produce metals that are substantially equivalent or
superior.
•Real
Estate Services Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long COMP Daily Target ETF only).
The
real estate services industry is highly sensitive to fluctuations in economic
conditions, interest rates, and the availability of credit, all of which
directly affect property sales, leasing activity, and valuations. Companies in
this sector face risks from cyclical downturns in commercial and residential
real estate markets, shifts in demand for office and retail space, and changing
consumer and corporate preferences, including the rise of remote work and
e-commerce. Competitive pressures, reliance on transaction volumes, and exposure
to regulatory changes in zoning, lending, and environmental standards can
materially affect revenues. In addition, geopolitical uncertainty, inflationary
pressures, and disruptions in capital markets may reduce investment activity and
overall market liquidity. These factors collectively may significantly impact
the performance and profitability of businesses in the industry.
•Regional
Bank Risk (T-REX 2X Long NU Daily Target ETF only). Investments
in regional banks, which may be small or medium in size, may involve greater
risk than investing in larger, more established banks. Securities of regional
banks are often less liquid and subject to greater volatility and less trading
volume than is customarily associated with securities of larger banks. A
regional bank’s financial performance may be dependent upon the business
environment in certain geographic regions of the United States and, as a result,
adverse economic or employment developments in such regions may negatively
impact such regional bank and, in turn, the Fund.
•Semiconductor
Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long ALMU Daily Target ETF only). Semiconductor
companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or
personnel. Semiconductor companies typically face intense competition,
potentially rapid product obsolescence and high capital costs and are dependent
on third-party suppliers and the availability of materials. They are also
heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected
by loss or impairment of those rights. Semiconductor companies are also affected
by the economic performance of their customers.
•Semiconductor
Equipment & Materials Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long AXTI Daily Target ETF
only). Companies
in the semiconductor equipment and materials industry are subject to significant
risks, including cyclicality in semiconductor capital spending, rapid
technological change, and dependence on continued demand for advanced chip
manufacturing. The industry may be adversely affected by supply chain
disruptions, shortages of critical components and raw materials, and elevated
research and development costs. In addition,
semiconductor
equipment and materials companies may face heightened regulatory, export
control, and geopolitical risks, including restrictions on sales to certain
countries or customers, which could reduce revenues and profitability. These
factors may negatively affect the value of the fund’s investments and increase
volatility.
•Telecom
Services Industry Risk (T-REX 2X Long SATS Daily Target ETF only). The
telecom services industry is capital-intensive and subject to rapid
technological change, regulatory oversight, and intense competition. Companies
in this sector face risks from significant infrastructure investment
requirements, pricing pressures, and customer churn driven by evolving consumer
preferences and alternative communication platforms. Reliance on spectrum
licenses, compliance with complex regulatory frameworks, and exposure to
cybersecurity threats and network outages further heighten operational risk. In
addition, geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, and fluctuations in
equipment and energy costs can materially affect service delivery and
profitability. Economic downturns or shifts in consumer spending may also reduce
demand for premium services. These factors collectively may significantly impact
the financial performance and stability of businesses in the telecom services
industry.
Other
Investment Companies Risk (T-REX 2X Long SIL Daily Target ETF only).
To
the extent that the Fund gains exposure directly or indirectly to other ETFs or
investment companies, the value of an investment in the Fund is based on the
performance of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests and the allocation
of its assets among those ETFs or investment companies. The underlying ETFs and
investment companies may change their investment goals, policies or practices
and there can be no assurance that the underlying ETFs or investment companies
will achieve their respective investment goals. Because the Fund gains exposure
directly or indirectly to ETFs and other investment companies, shareholders
indirectly bear a proportionate share of the expenses charged by the underlying
funds in which it invests which impacts the Fund’s performance. The principal
risks of an investment in the Fund include the principal risks of investing in
the underlying ETFs and investment companies.
The
Fund is exposed to the risks of the underlying ETFs and investment companies in
which it gains exposure in direct proportion to the amount of assets the Fund
allocates to each underlying fund. One underlying fund may buy the same security
that another underlying fund is selling. You would indirectly bear the costs of
both trades. In addition, you may receive taxable gains from portfolio
transactions by the underlying funds, as well as taxable gains from the Fund’s
transactions in shares of the underlying funds. The Fund’s ability to achieve
its investment goal depends, in part, upon the- Adviser’s skill in selecting an
optimal mix of underlying funds.
Concentration
Risk (T-REX 2X Long SIL Daily Target ETF only). The
Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or sectors or industry
or group of industries, which will subject the Fund to the risk that economic,
political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors
and/or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the
Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries.
Fixed
Income Securities Risk. When
a Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the
Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in
interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by
the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer
maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest
rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the
debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay
principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and
prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of
interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular
investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return
to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.
Money
Market Instrument Risk.
Money market instruments, including money market funds, depositary accounts
and repurchase agreements may be used for cash management purposes. Money market
funds may be subject to credit risk with respect to the short-term debt
instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit
risk with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account
is held. Repurchase agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities
agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. Repurchase
agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral
securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments may also be subject
to credit risks associated with the instruments in which they invest. There is
no guarantee that money market instruments will maintain a stable value, and
they may lose money.
Mega-Capitalization
Company Risk (T-REX
2X Long BHP Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long RIO Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X
Long SCCO Daily Target ETF only). Investments in mega-capitalization companies
may involve certain risks. Although mega-cap companies are typically
well-established and may have significant financial resources, broad product
lines, and diversified operations, they may be less able to adapt quickly to
changing market conditions, technological innovations, or shifts in consumer
preferences. As a result, mega-cap companies may experience slower growth rates
compared to smaller companies.
In
addition, mega-cap companies may be subject to increased regulatory scrutiny,
global economic and geopolitical risks, and operational complexities associated
with large-scale, multinational operations. Their size and market dominance may
also make it more difficult to achieve significant growth, particularly during
periods of economic expansion. While securities of mega-cap companies may be
less volatile than those of smaller companies, they may underperform the broader
market or other segments of the market, which could adversely affect the Fund’s
investment returns.
Large-Capitalization
Company Risk (T-REX
2X Long FER Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long NU Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long
SATS Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long TECK Daily Target ETF only). Large-capitalization
companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product
lines and broad markets for their goods and/or services. However, they may be
less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond quickly to
competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market
conditions and may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved
by well-managed smaller and mid-size companies, which may affect the companies’
returns.
Small-Capitalization
Company Risk (T-REX
2X Long TE Daily Target ETF only).
Small-capitalization
companies generally have more limited financial and managerial resources, less
diversified business operations, and smaller market shares than larger
companies. As a result, they may be more vulnerable to adverse business or
economic developments, and their securities may be subject to greater price
fluctuations and lower trading volumes. Small-cap companies may also be less
able to obtain financing on favorable terms or to withstand competitive and
economic pressures, which could negatively impact their performance and
returns.
Mid-Capitalization
Company Risk (T-REX
2X Long AMPX Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long AXTI Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X
Long COMP Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long ERO Daily Target ETF, T-REX 2X Long
HBM Daily Target ETF, and T-REX 2X Long ZETA Daily Target ETF only).
Mid-capitalization
companies may have limited financial resources, narrower product lines, and less
diversified markets than larger, more established companies. While mid-cap
companies often have greater growth potential than large-cap firms, they may
also be more sensitive to changing market conditions, competitive pressures, and
economic downturns. Their securities may experience greater price volatility and
may be less liquid than those of large-cap companies, which could affect their
market value and investment returns.
Micro-Capitalization
Company Risk.
(T-REX 2X Long ALMU Daily Target ETF and T-REX 2X Long RCT Daily Target ETF
only).
Micro-capitalization
companies generally have extremely limited financial, managerial, and
operational resources, narrow product lines or services, and limited operating
histories. These companies may be highly dependent on a small number of
products, customers, or key personnel and may have limited access to capital
markets or financing on favorable terms. As a result, micro-cap companies may be
particularly vulnerable to adverse business, economic, or market developments,
and their securities may experience substantial price volatility, low trading
volumes, and reduced liquidity. These factors may make it difficult to buy or
sell shares at desired prices and may increase the risk of significant
losses.
Liquidity
Risk.
Some securities held by a Fund may be difficult to buy or sell or illiquid,
particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid securities may be
difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If a Fund is
forced to buy or sell an illiquid security or derivative instrument at an
unfavorable time or price, a Fund may incur a loss. Certain market conditions
may prevent a Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high
correlation with its underlying security. There is no assurance that a security
or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to
be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for certain Funds. For these
Funds, to the extent that a Fund's underlying security moves adversely, a Fund
may be one of many market participants that are attempting to facilitate a
transaction. Under such circumstances, the market may lack sufficient liquidity
for all market participants' trades. Therefore, a Fund may have more difficulty
transacting in the security or correlated derivative instruments and a Fund's
transactions could exacerbate the price change of the security. Additionally,
because a Fund is leveraged, a minor
adverse
change in the value of underlying security should be expected to have a
substantial adverse impact on a Fund and impact its ability to achieve its
investment objective.
In
certain cases, the market for its underlying security and/or Fund may lack
sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades. Therefore, a Fund may
have difficulty transacting in it and/or in correlated investments, such as swap
contracts. Further, a Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and
volatility in the price of the securities and correlated derivative
instruments.
Early
Close/Trading Halt Risk.
Although an underlying security’s shares are listed for trading on an
exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such
shares will be available at all times. When securities experience a sharp
decline in price, an exchange or market may close entirely or halt for a
period of time in accordance with exchange “circuit breaker” rules or issue
trading halts on specific securities and therefore, a Fund’s ability to buy or
sell certain securities or financial instruments may be restricted. These
exchange or market actions may result in a Fund being unable to buy or sell
certain securities or financial instruments. A Fund may be unable to rebalance
its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its investments and/or may
incur substantial trading losses. If a Fund is unable to rebalance its portfolio
due to a market closure, a trading halt, an emergency, or other market
disrupting event, it may result in a Fund not achieving its investment objective
and a Fund having a significantly larger leverage multiple than 200%, which may
result in significant losses to Fund shareholders in certain
circumstances.
Additionally,
exchange or market closures or trading halts may result in a Fund’s shares
trading at an increasingly large discount to NAV and/or at increasingly wide
bid-ask spreads during part of, or all of, the trading day.
Equity
Securities Risk. Publicly-issued
equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks
that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which a Fund invests will cause the NAV of the Fund to
fluctuate. The Fund’s direct investments in common stock of the underlying
security does not provide leveraged exposure to the underlying security and, as
a result, if a Fund invests directly in common stock of the underlying security
to a greater extent, the Fund may not achieve its 200% daily investment
objective.
Synthetic
Exposure Risk.
Each Fund’s synthetic long or short positions involve the same risks as
investing in the equity securities of the underlying security (or shorting the
securities of the underlying security), but also involve other risks. There may
be imperfect correlation between the underlying security and call and put
options on the underlying security as the result of changes in implied
volatility, bid/ask spreads, transaction costs and premiums paid on purchased
options. Options strategies may also involve different tax rules than holding
the underlying security directly. A synthetic position may not always provide
200% exposure to the underlying security and, as a result, the Fund may not
achieve its 200% daily investment objective.
Tax
Risk.
In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a regulated
investment company (“RIC”) and its shareholders, a Fund must derive at least 90%
of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying
income,” meet certain asset diversification tests at the end of each
taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. A Fund’s
pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited
by a Fund’s intention to qualify for such treatment and
could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. A Fund can
make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is
unclear. If, in any year, a Fund were to fail to qualify for the special
tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or
were not to cure such failure, a Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an
ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its
income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce a
Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In
addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, a Fund
could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and
interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section
entitled “Taxes” in the SAI for more information.
Non-Diversification
Risk.
Each Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. This means it has the ability to
invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small
number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a
few counterparties. This may increase a Fund’s volatility and increase the risk
that a Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single
issuer or the credit of a single counterparty and make a Fund more
susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or
regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund.
New
Fund Risk.
Each Fund is a new ETF and as a new fund, there can be no assurance that the
Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it
could ultimately liquidate. Each Fund’s distributor does not maintain a
secondary market in the Fund’s shares. If the Fund does not grow its assets to a
viable level, it may be difficult for the Adviser to implement the Fund’s
investment strategies and achieve the desired portfolio
diversification.
Special
Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk. A
Fund may have a limited number of financial institutions that may act as
Authorized Participants. To the extent that those Authorized Participants exit
the business or are unable to process creation and/or redemption orders, Shares
may trade at larger bid-ask spreads and/or premiums or discounts to NAV.
Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for a fund that
invests in non-U.S. securities or other securities or instruments that have
lower trading volumes.
Absence
of Active Market Risk.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a stock exchange, there is no
assurance that an active trading market for them will develop or be maintained.
In the absence of an active trading market for Shares, they will likely trade
with a wider bid/ask spread and at a greater premium or discount to
NAV.
Market
Price Variance Risk.
Shares of a Fund can be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices
rather than at NAV. When Shares trade at a price greater than NAV, they are said
to trade at a “premium.” When they trade at a price less than NAV, they are said
to trade at a “discount.” The market price of Shares fluctuates based on changes
in the value of a Fund’s holdings and on the supply and demand for Shares.
Because Shares can be created and redeemed in Creation Units at NAV, the
Adviser believes that large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of
Shares should not be sustained over the long term. Nevertheless, the market
price of Shares may vary significantly from NAV during periods of market
volatility. Further, to the extent that exchange specialists, market makers
and/or Authorized Participants are unavailable or unable to trade a Fund’s
Shares and/or create and redeem Creation Units, bid/ask spreads and premiums or
discounts may widen. The exact exposure of an investment in a Fund intraday in
the secondary market is a function of the difference between the value of the
underlying security at the market close on the first trading day and the value
of the underlying security at the time of purchase. Thus, an investor that
purchases shares intra-day may experience performance that is greater than, or
less than, a Fund’s stated multiple of its underlying security.
Trading
Cost Risk.
Buying or selling Fund shares on an exchange involves two types of costs that
apply to all securities transactions. When buying or selling shares of a Fund
through a broker, you will likely incur a brokerage commission and other
charges. In addition, you may incur the cost of the “spread”; that is, the
difference between what investors are willing to pay for Fund shares (the “bid”
price) and the price at which they are willing to sell Fund shares (the “ask”
price). The spread, which varies over time for shares of a Fund based on trading
volume and market liquidity, is generally narrower if the Fund has more trading
volume and market liquidity and wider if the Fund has less trading volume and
market liquidity. In addition, increased market volatility may cause wider
spreads. There may also be regulatory and other charges that are incurred as a
result of trading activity. Because of the costs inherent in buying or selling
Fund shares, frequent trading may detract significantly from investment results
and an investment in Fund shares may not be advisable for investors who
anticipate regularly making small investments through a brokerage
account.
Exchange
Trading Risk.
Trading in Shares on an exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for
reasons that, in the view of that exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable,
such as extraordinary market volatility or other reasons. Extraordinary market
volatility can lead to trading halts pursuant to “circuit breaker” rules of the
exchange or market. There can be no assurance that Shares will continue to meet
the listing requirements of the exchange on which they trade, and the listing
requirements may be amended from time to time.
MANAGEMENT
The
Investment Adviser.
Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), 155 Lockwood Rd., Riverside, CT
06878, is the investment adviser for the Funds. The Adviser is registered as an
investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The
Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company and was organized in
2012.
Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, on behalf
of the Funds (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible
for the day-to-day management of each Fund’s investments. The Adviser also: (i)
furnishes the Funds with office space and certain administrative services; and
(ii) provides guidance and policy direction in connection with its daily
management of each Fund’s assets, subject to the authority of the Board. For its
services, the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual management fee calculated
daily and payable monthly, as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net
assets, at the following rates:
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Management
Fee |
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T-REX
2X LONG ALMU DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG AMPX DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG AXTI DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG BHP DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG COMP DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG ERO DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG FER DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG HBM DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG NU DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG RCT DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG RIO DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG SATS DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG SCCO DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG SIL DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG TE DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG TECK DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
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T-REX
2X LONG ZETA DAILY TARGET ETF |
1.50% |
Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed, at its own expense
and without reimbursement from the Fund, to pay all expenses of the Funds,
except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory
Agreement, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage
commissions and any other portfolio transaction related expenses and fees
arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Funds, credit facility
fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and
indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the
ordinary course of the Funds’ business.
A
discussion regarding the basis for the Board approving the Investment Advisory
Agreement for the Funds will be available in each Fund’s semi-annual report
filed on Form N-CSR once that report is produced.
Fund
Sponsor
REX
Shares, LLC (“REX” or the "Sponsor"), a Delaware limited liability company,
located in Miami, Florida, is an independent sponsor of ETFs. The research of an
affiliate of REX was used in the creation of the Funds’ trading strategy. REX
does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or otherwise act
in the capacity of an investment adviser to the Funds. REX is not related to the
Adviser, the Fund or any of the underlying stocks of the Funds. REX makes no
representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Shares or
any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities
generally or in the Shares in particular, or as to the ability of any Fund to
meet its investment objective.
The
Adviser has entered into an agreement with the Sponsor pursuant to which the
Sponsor and the Adviser have jointly assumed the obligation of the Adviser to
pay all expenses of the Funds, except excluded expenses. The Sponsor will also
provide marketing support for the Funds including, but not limited to, providing
the Funds with access to and the use of
the
Sponsor’s marketing capabilities, including leveraging the Sponsor’s expertise
in developing marketing strategies and communications through print and
electronic media. For its services, the Sponsor is entitled to a fee from the
Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of
the average daily net assets of the Funds. The Sponsor does not act as a
distributor to the Funds and does not sell shares of the Funds. All Funds are
distributed through the Distributor.
The
Portfolio Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as each Fund’s
portfolio manager since their inception in 2026. Matthew Tuttle has been
involved in the financial services industry since 1990. He has an MBA in finance
from Boston University and is the author of two financial books, Financial
Secrets of My Wealthy Grandparents
and How
Harvard and Yale Beat the Market.
He has been launching and managing ETFs since 2015.
The
SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation,
other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, and the portfolio manager’s
ownership in each Fund.
The
Trust
Each
Fund is a non-diversified series of the ETF Opportunities Trust, an open-end
management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on March
18, 2019. The Board supervises the operations of the Funds according to
applicable state and federal law, and the Board is responsible for the overall
management of the Funds’ business affairs.
Portfolio
Holdings
A
description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure
of each Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Funds’ SAI. Complete
holdings are published on the Funds’ website on a daily basis. Please visit the
Fund’s website at www.rexshares.com. In addition, each Fund’s complete holdings
(as of the dates of such reports) are available in reports on Form N-PORT and
Form N-CSR filed with the SEC.
DISTRIBUTION
(12B-1) PLAN
The
Board has adopted a Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan (the “Plan”)
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, each
Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets
each year for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder
services.
No
Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no current plans
to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the
future, because the fees are paid out of each Fund’s assets, over time these
fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than
certain other types of sales charges.
HOW
TO BUY AND SELL SHARES
Most
investors will buy and sell shares of the Funds through broker-dealers at market
prices. Shares of the Funds are listed for trading on the Exchange and on the
secondary market during the trading day and can be bought and sold throughout
the trading day like other shares of publicly traded securities. Shares may only
be purchased and sold on the secondary market when the Exchange is open for
trading. The following table shows the trading symbol of each Fund. The trading
symbols for Funds that have not commenced operations are not currently
available, but this Prospectus will be supplemented to reflect the trading
symbol prior to the commencement of operations.
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FUND |
TICKER |
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T-REX
2X LONG ALMU DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG AMPX DAILY TARGET ETF |
AMPU |
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T-REX
2X LONG AXTI DAILY TARGET ETF |
AXTU |
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T-REX
2X LONG BHP DAILY TARGET ETF |
BHPU |
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T-REX
2X LONG COMP DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG ERO DAILY TARGET ETF |
EROU |
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T-REX
2X LONG FER DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG HBM DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG NU DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG RCT DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG RIO DAILY TARGET ETF |
RIOU |
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T-REX
2X LONG SATS DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG SCCO DAILY TARGET ETF |
SCCU |
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T-REX
2X LONG SIL DAILY TARGET ETF |
SILL |
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T-REX
2X LONG TE DAILY TARGET ETF |
TEUP |
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T-REX
2X LONG TECK DAILY TARGET ETF |
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T-REX
2X LONG ZETA DAILY TARGET ETF |
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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 price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip
(purchase and sale) transaction.
The
NAV of the Funds’ shares is calculated at the close of regular trading on the
Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. New York time, on each day the Exchange is open.
The NAV of the Funds’ Shares is determined by dividing the total value of the
Funds’ portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities, by the
total number of Shares outstanding of the Funds.
In
calculating its NAV, the Funds generally value their assets on the basis of
market quotations, last sale prices, or estimates of value furnished by a
pricing service or brokers who make markets in such instruments.
Fair
value pricing is used by the Funds when market quotations are not readily
available or are deemed to be unreliable or inaccurate based on factors such as
evidence of a thin market in the security or a significant event occurring after
the close of the market but before the time as of which the Funds’ NAV is
calculated. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used
by the Funds to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for
the same securities.
APs
may acquire shares directly from the Funds, and APs may tender their shares for
redemption directly to the Funds, at NAV per share only in large blocks, or
Creation Units, of at least 10,000 shares. Purchases and redemptions directly
with the Funds must follow the Funds’ procedures, which are described in the
SAI.
Under
normal circumstances, the Funds will pay out redemption proceeds to a redeeming
AP within two (2) days after the AP’s redemption request is received, in
accordance with the process set forth in the Funds’ SAI and in the agreement
between the AP and the Funds’ distributor. However, the Funds reserve the right,
including under stressed market conditions, to take up to seven (7) days after
the receipt of a redemption request to pay an AP, all as permitted by the 1940
Act. Each Fund anticipates regularly meeting redemption requests primarily in
cash, although each Fund reserves the right to pay all or portion of the
redemption proceeds to an AP in-kind. Cash used for redemptions will be raised
from the sale of portfolio assets or may come from existing holdings of cash or
cash equivalents.
Each
Fund may liquidate and terminate at any time without shareholder
approval.
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 is the record owner of all
outstanding shares and is recognized as the owner of all shares for all
purposes.
Investors
owning shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its
participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for 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 upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These
procedures are the same as those that apply to any other securities that you
hold in book entry or “street name” form.
FREQUENT
PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES
Shares
can only be purchased and redeemed directly from the Funds in Creation Units by
APs, and the vast majority of trading in shares occurs on the secondary market.
Because the secondary market trades do not directly involve the Funds, it is
unlikely those trades would cause the harmful effects of market timing,
including dilution, disruption of portfolio management, increases in the Funds’
trading costs and the realization of capital gains. With regard to the purchase
or redemption of Creation Units directly with each Fund, to the extent effected
in-kind (i.e.,
for securities), those trades do not cause the harmful effects that may result
from frequent cash trades. To the extent trades are effected in whole or in part
in cash, those trades could result in dilution to the Funds and increased
transaction costs, which could negatively impact a Fund’s ability to achieve its
investment objective. However, direct trading by APs is critical to ensuring
that shares trade at or close to NAV. The Funds also employ fair valuation
pricing to minimize potential dilution from market timing. In addition, the
Funds impose transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares to cover
the custodial and other costs incurred by the Funds in effecting trades. These
fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in part or in whole for
securities, reflecting the fact that a Fund’s trading costs increase in those
circumstances. Given this structure, the Trust has determined that it is not
necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter market timing of
the shares.
DIVIDENDS,
OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
Shares
are traded throughout the day in the secondary market on a national securities
exchange on an intra-day basis and are created and redeemed in-kind and/or for
cash in Creation Units at each day’s next calculated NAV. The Funds currently
intend to create and redeem Creation Units in cash. Satisfying redemptions in
cash may result in the Fund selling portfolio securities to obtain cash to meet
net Fund redemptions which can have an adverse tax impact on taxable
shareholders. These sales may generate taxable gains for the ongoing
shareholders of the Fund. In-kind arrangements are designed to protect ongoing
shareholders from the adverse effects on a Fund’s portfolio that could arise
from frequent cash redemption transactions. In the event that a Fund redeems
Creation Units in-kind, the shares’ in-kind redemption mechanism generally will
not lead to a tax event for the Fund or its ongoing shareholders.
Ordinarily,
the Funds will distribute any net investment income and any net realized capital
gains annually. The Funds may also pay a special distribution at the end of a
calendar year to comply with U.S. federal income tax requirements.
No
dividend reinvestment service is provided by the Funds. Broker-dealers may make
available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by beneficial
owners of the Funds for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Beneficial
owners should contact their broker to determine the availability and costs of
the service and the details of participation therein. Brokers may require
beneficial owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this
service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and
realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of
the Fund purchased in the secondary market.
Distributions
in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole shares only if the
broker through whom you purchased shares makes such option
available.
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
account, such as an individual retirement account, you need to be aware of the
possible tax consequences when:
-A
Fund makes distributions,
-You
sell your shares listed on the Exchange, and
-You
purchase or redeem Creation Units.
Taxes
on Distributions
Distributions
from each Fund’s net investment income, including net short-term capital gains,
if any, are taxable to you as ordinary income, except that each Fund’s dividends
attributable to its “qualified dividend income” (e.g.,
dividends received on stock of most domestic and certain foreign corporations
with respect to which the Fund satisfies certain holding period and other
requirements), if any, generally are subject to U.S. federal income tax for U.S.
non-corporate shareholders who satisfy those restrictions with respect to their
shares at the rate for net capital gain. A part of each Fund’s dividends also
may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to U.S.
corporations subject to similar requirements. However, dividends a U.S.
corporate shareholder deducts pursuant to that deduction are subject indirectly
to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax. A higher portfolio turnover rate
may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual Fund operating expenses affect each Fund’s performance.
In
general, distributions received from each Fund are subject to U.S. federal
income tax when they are paid, whether taken in cash or reinvested in the Fund
(if that option is available). Distributions reinvested in additional shares
through the means of a dividend reinvestment service, if available, will be
taxable to shareholders acquiring the additional shares to the same extent as if
such distributions had been received in cash. Distributions of net long-term
capital gains, if any, in excess of net short-term capital losses are taxable as
long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held the shares in a
Fund.
Distributions
in excess of a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits are treated
as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of your basis in the shares and as
capital gain thereafter. A distribution will reduce a Fund’s NAV per share and
may be taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gain (as described above)
even though, from an investment standpoint, the distribution may constitute a
return of capital.
The
Funds are required to backup withhold twenty-four percent (24%) of your
distributions and redemption proceeds if you have not provided the Fund with a
correct Social Security number for individual(s) in the required manner and in
certain other situations.
Taxes
on Exchange-Listed Share Sales
Any
capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares is generally 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 from sales of shares may be
limited.
Taxes
on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units
An
Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally
will recognize a gain or a loss equal to the difference between the market value
of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the sum of the exchanger’s
aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus any cash it pays. An
Authorized Participant who exchanges Creation Units for securities will
generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the
exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate market
value of the securities received plus any cash received. The Internal Revenue
Service (“Service”), 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 for other reasons.
Persons
exchanging securities should consult their own tax adviser with respect to
whether the wash sale rules apply and when a loss might be
deductible.
Any
capital gain or loss realized upon redemption of Creation Units is generally
treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Creation Units have been held
for more than one year and as short-term capital gain or loss if the Creation
Units have been held for one year or less.
If
you purchase or redeem Creation Units, you will be sent a confirmation statement
showing how many Creation Units you purchased or sold and at what price. See
“Taxes” in the SAI for a description of the requirement regarding basis
determination methods applicable to share redemptions (including redemptions of
Creation Units) and each Fund’s obligation to report basis information to the
Service.
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 take
place or what the changes might entail.
The
foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current
U.S. federal income tax law of an investment in the Funds. It is not a
substitute for personal tax advice. Consult your personal tax adviser about the
potential tax consequences of an investment in the shares under all applicable
tax laws. See “Taxes” in the SAI for more information.
FUND
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Commonwealth
Fund Services, Inc.
(the “Administrator”) is the Funds’ administrator. The firm is primarily in the
business of providing administrative services to retail and institutional mutual
funds and exchange-traded funds.
Citi
Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
(“Citi”) serves as the Funds’ fund accountant, and it provides certain other
services to the Funds not provided by the Administrator. Citi
is primarily in the business of providing administrative, fund accounting
services to retail and institutional exchange-traded funds and mutual
funds.
Citibank,
N.A.
serves as the Funds’ custodian and transfer agent.
Foreside
Fund Services, LLC (the
“Distributor”) serves as the Distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an
agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in
shares.
Practus,
LLP serves
as legal counsel to the Trust and the Fund.
Cohen
& Company, Ltd. 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.
OTHER
INFORMATION
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 Funds on an ongoing basis, a “distribution,”
as such term is used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (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
requirement 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(3) of the Securities Act is not
available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the
1940 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(3)(C)
of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus
delivery exemption provided by Section 4(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.
Dealers
effecting transactions in the shares, whether or not participating in this
distribution, are generally required to deliver a Prospectus. This is in
addition to any obligation of dealers to deliver a Prospectus when acting as
underwriters.
Premium/Discount
Information
When
available, information regarding how often the shares of each Fund traded on the
Exchange at a price above (i.e., at
a premium) or below (i.e., at
a discount) the NAV of each Fund will be available at
www.rexshares.com.
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Because
the Funds have not yet commenced operations as of the date hereof, no financial
highlights are available. In the future, financial highlights will be presented
in this section of the Prospectus.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION
You
will find more information about the Funds in the following
documents:
Statement
of Additional Information: For
more information about the Fund, you may wish to refer to the Funds’ SAI dated
April 30, 2026, which is on file with the SEC and incorporated by reference into
this prospectus.
Annual/Semi-Annual
Reports: Additional
information about each Fund’s investments, once available, will be available in
the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR. In
each Fund’s annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions
and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds’ performance
during its last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Funds’ annual and
semi-annual financial statements.
You
can obtain a free copy of the SAI, annual and semi-annual reports, other
information, such as the Funds’ financial statements, by writing to the Funds at
8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235, by calling the
Fund toll-free at (833)
759-6110,
by email at: [email protected]. Each Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports,
prospectus and SAI are all available for viewing/downloading at
www.rexshares.com. General inquiries regarding the Funds may also be directed to
the above address or telephone number.
Copies
of these documents and other information about the Funds are available on the
EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, and
copies of these documents may also be obtained, after paying a duplication fee,
by electronic request at the following email address:
[email protected].
(Investment
Company Act File No. 811-23439)