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Formidable
ETF
Formidable
Dividend and Income ETF*
Formidable
Fortress ETF
PROSPECTUS
July 31, 2026
This
prospectus describes Formidable ETF, Formidable Dividend and Income ETF and
Formidable Fortress ETF. Formidable ETF, Formidable Dividend and Income ETF and
Formidable Fortress ETF are each authorized to offer one class of shares by this
prospectus.
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Fund |
Ticker |
Principal
U.S. Listing Exchange |
| Formidable
ETF |
FORH |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
| Formidable
Dividend and Income ETF |
FODI |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
| Formidable
Fortress ETF |
KONG |
Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc. |
*Has
not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus.
The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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
FUND
SUMMARY – Formidable ETF
Investment
Objective
Formidable ETF (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital
appreciation.
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. Investors purchasing shares on a national securities
exchange, national securities association, or over-the-counter trading system
where shares may trade from time to time (each, a “Secondary
Market”)
may be subject to customary brokerage commissions charged by their broker that
are not reflected in the table and example set forth
below.
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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) |
1.19% |
| Distribution
and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
None |
| Other
Expenses |
None |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.19% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Formidable Asset 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, distribution fees or
expenses under a Rule 12b-1 plan (if any), 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.
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 redeem
all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that
your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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1
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3
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5
Years |
10
Years |
| Formidable
ETF |
$121 |
$378 |
$654 |
$1,443 |
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.
For the most recent fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio
turnover rate was 73.10% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment
Strategies
Under
normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to meet its investment objective by
investing primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred
stocks, related depository receipts (i.e., American Depository Receipts or “ADRs,” European Depository Receipts
or “EDRs,” and Global Depository Receipts or “GDRs”) and real estate investment
trusts (“REITs”). The Fund invests predominantly in common
stocks. The Fund’s investments are the responsibility of the Adviser and the
Fund’s sub-adviser, Tidal Investments, LLC (the
“Sub-Adviser”).
The
Adviser, working together with the Sub-Adviser, makes buy, hold and sell
decisions with respect to Fund portfolio securities using an investment process
that combines top-down and bottom-up research and analysis. The top-down portion
of the investment process seeks to identify attractive investment themes and
market inefficiencies. The bottom-up portion of the process is used to make buy
and sell decisions for equity securities. Both quantitative and fundamental
analysis are used by the Adviser, along with valuation and technical
considerations.
The
Adviser’s internal research and analysis leverages insights from diverse
sources, including external research, to develop and refine its general
investment theme and identify and take advantage of trends that have
ramifications for individual companies or entire industries. The Adviser also
evaluates market segments, products, services and business models positioned to
benefit significantly from innovations in commerce relative to broad securities
markets, and seeks to identify the primary beneficiaries of new trends or
developments in commerce to select investments for the Fund.
In
pursuing the Fund’s investment goal, the Adviser may invest in companies in any
economic sector or of any market capitalization and may invest in companies both
inside and outside of the United States, including those in developing or
emerging markets. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which means it
generally invests a greater portion of its assets in the securities of one or
more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number of issuers than a
diversified fund.
The
Adviser may at times use derivatives to enhance Fund returns, produce income,
and/or hedge risks associated with the Fund’s other portfolio investments. The
Fund’s derivative investments may include, among other instruments: (i) options;
(ii) volatility-linked ETFs; (iii) volatility-linked exchange-traded notes
(“ETNs”); and (iv) and FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) which are
customizable exchange-traded option contracts guaranteed for settlement by the
Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”).
The
Fund may write covered call options to generate income, particularly in cases in
which a holding has elevated implied volatility or is nearing a target price set
by the portfolio managers as a potential exit point. In writing covered call
options, the Fund sells an option on a security that the Fund owns in exchange
for a premium (i.e.,
income). This strategy generates income and helps to offset the cost of the
Fund’s hedging strategy. The hedging component of the options overlay attempts
to limit drawdowns during market declines, typically by owning either puts or
put spreads on other exchange-traded fund(s) that tend to be inversely
correlated with the Fund; the Fund typically uses puts on HYG (iShares iBoxx
High Yield Corporate Bond Index) and IWM (iShares Russell 2000 ETF).
The
Fund will “cover” the position by continuing to own the security on which the
option was written until the option expires, is exercised, or is repurchased. As
a result of the Fund’s use of derivatives, the Fund may have economic leverage,
which means the sum of the Fund’s investment exposures through its use of
derivatives may significantly exceed the amount of assets invested in the Fund,
although these exposures may vary over time
The
Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that does not seek to
replicate the performance of a specified index.
Principal
Risks
As with all
funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could
lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’
investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the
Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any
government agency.
Equity
Securities Risk.
Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock
prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the
equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity
securities may fluctuate from day to day. Individual companies may report poor
results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and
developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a
decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is a
principal risk of investing in the Fund.
Market
Risk. The
market value of securities owned by the Fund may decline, at times sharply and
unpredictably.
Active
Management Risk. The
Adviser’s investment decisions about individual securities impact the Fund’s
ability to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser’s judgments about the
attractiveness and potential appreciation of particular investments in which the
Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the
Adviser’s investment strategy will produce the desired
results.
Risk
of Other Equity Securities.
Other equity securities in which the Fund may invest include preferred
securities, rights and warrants.
•Preferred
Securities. The fixed dividend rate of preferred stocks may cause their prices
to behave more like those of debt securities. If interest rates rise, the value
of preferred stock having a fixed dividend rate tends to fall. Preferred stock
generally ranks behind debt securities in claims for dividends and assets of the
issuer in a liquidation or bankruptcy.
•Rights
and Warrants. The price of a warrant does not
necessarily move parallel to the price of the underlying security and is
generally more volatile than that of the underlying security. Rights are similar
to warrants, but normally have a shorter duration. The market for rights or
warrants may be very limited and it may be difficult to sell them promptly at an
acceptable price. Rights and warrants have no voting rights, receive no
dividends and have no rights with respect to the assets of the
issuer.
ETF
Structure Risk.
The Fund is structured as an ETF and as a result is subject to special risks,
including:
•Trading
Issues Risk.
Although it is expected that shares of the Fund will remain listed for trading
on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”), trading in Fund shares on the
Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view
of the Exchange, make trading in Fund shares inadvisable, such as extraordinary
market volatility. There can be no assurance that Fund shares will continue to
meet the listing requirements of the Exchange or will trade with any volume.
There is no guarantee that an active secondary market will develop for shares of
the Fund. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of shares of the Fund may
begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which
can be significantly less liquid than shares of the Fund. This adverse effect on
liquidity for the Fund’s shares in turn could lead to differences between the
market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those
Shares.
•Market
Price Variance Risk.
The market prices of shares of the Fund will fluctuate in response to changes in
the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and supply and demand for Fund shares and
will include a “bid-ask spread” charged by the exchange specialists, market
makers or other participants that trade the particular security. There may be
times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. This means that Fund
shares may trade at a discount to NAV. The market price of Shares may deviate
from the value of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, particularly in
times of market stress, with the result that investors may pay significantly
more or receive significantly less than the underlying value of the shares of
the Fund bought or sold.
•Authorized
Participants (“APs”), Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Risk. The
Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as 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 of the Fund 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.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares of the Fund. Due
to the costs of buying or selling shares of the Fund, including brokerage
commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of shares
of the Fund may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in
shares of the Fund may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly
making small
investments.
Investment
Company Risk. An
investment in other investment companies (including other exchange-traded
products) is subject to the risks associated with those investment companies,
which include, but are not limited to, the risk that such fund’s investment
strategy may not produce the intended results; the risk that securities in such
fund may underperform in comparison to the general securities markets or other
asset classes; and the risk that the fund will be concentrated in a particular
issuer, market, industry or sector, and therefore will be especially susceptible
to loss due to adverse occurrences
affecting
that issuer, market, industry or sector. Moreover, the Fund will incur
duplicative expenses from such investments, bearing its share of that fund’s
expenses while also paying its own advisory fees and trading
costs.
Derivatives
Risk. The
Fund may use derivative instruments such as put and call options on stocks and
certain volatility-linked exchange-traded products. There is no guarantee that
the use of these instruments by the Fund will work. The
value
of
derivatives
may
rise
or
fall
more
rapidly
than
other
investments.
For
some
derivatives,
it
is
possible
to
lose
more
than
the
amount
invested
in
the
derivative.
Other
risks
of
investments
in
derivatives
include
imperfect
correlation
between
the
value
of
these
instruments
and
the
underlying
assets;
risks
of
default
by
the
other
party
to
the
derivative
transactions;
risks
that
the
transactions
may
result
in
losses
that
offset
gains
in
portfolio
positions;
and
risks
that
the
derivative
transactions
may
not be liquid. The Fund’s
use
of
derivatives
may
magnify
losses
for the Fund.
If
the Fund is not successful in employing such instruments in managing its
portfolio, its performance will be worse than if it did not invest in such
instruments. Successful use by the Fund of options will be subject to its
ability to correctly predict movements in the direction of the securities
generally or of a particular market segment. In addition, the Fund will pay
commissions and other costs in connection with such investments, which may
indirectly increase the Fund’s expenses and reduce the return. In utilizing
certain derivatives, the Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited. Derivative
instruments may also involve the risk that other parties to the derivative
contract may fail to meet their obligations, which could cause losses to the
Fund. The
Fund has adopted policies and procedures pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to the use of
derivatives.
Options
Risk. The
prices of options may change rapidly over time and do not necessarily move in
tandem with the price of their underlying securities. Writing call options may
reduce the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of the Fund’s
portfolio securities. When writing call options on a portfolio security, the
Fund receives a premium; however, the premium may not be enough to offset a loss
incurred by the Fund if the price of the portfolio security is above the strike
price by an amount equal to or greater than the premium. The Fund’s option
strategy is designed to provide the Fund with income by taking in options
premiums, but it is not designed to mitigate losses to the Fund in the event of
a market decline.
FLEX
Options Risk. The
Fund may invest in FLEX Options issued and guaranteed for settlement by the OCC.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC will be unable or unwilling to perform its
obligations under the FLEX Options contracts. Additionally, FLEX Options may be
illiquid, and in such cases, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain
FLEX Options positions at desired times and prices.
Large
Capitalization Securities Risk. Investments
in large capitalization securities as a group could fall out of favor with the
market, causing the Fund to underperform investments that focus on small
capitalization securities. Larger, more established companies may be slow to
respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller
companies.
Mid
and Small Capitalization Stock Risk. The
value of mid and small capitalization company stocks or ETFs that invest in
stocks of mid and small capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt
or erratic market movements than those of larger, more established companies or
the market averages in general.
Foreign
Securities
Risk.
To
the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to
additional
risks
not
typically
associated
with
investments
in
domestic
securities.
These
risks
may
include,
among
others,
currency
risk,
country
risks
(political,
diplomatic,
regional
conflicts,
terrorism,
war,
social
and
economic
instability,
currency
devaluations
and
policies
that
have
the
effect
of
limiting
or
restricting
foreign
investment
or
the
movement
of
assets),
different
trading
practices,
less
government
supervision,
less
publicly
available
information,
limited
trading
markets
and
greater
volatility.
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund does not seek leveraged returns but as a result of the Fund’s use of
certain derivatives it may create investment leverage. This means that the
derivative position may provide the Fund with investment exposure greater than
the value of the Fund’s investment in the derivative. As a result, these
derivatives may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may
result in significant losses to the Fund.
Issuer
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger
percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified funds. Thus, the Fund
may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held
in its portfolio and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these
developments.
Investment
Strategy Risk.
The Fund’s investments in securities that the Adviser believes will perform well
in a certain macroeconomic environment may not perform as expected. In addition,
the Fund’s investment approach may be out of favor at times, causing it to
underperform other portfolios that have a similar investment
objective.
Investment
Risk. When you sell your shares of the Fund, they could be worth less than
what you paid for them. Therefore, as with any investment, you may lose some or
all of your investment by investing in the Fund.
REITs.
Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) involves unique risks. When
the Fund invests in REITs, it is subject to risks generally associated with
investing in real estate. A REIT’s performance depends on the types and
locations of the properties it owns, how well it manages those properties and
cash flow. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently
and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings, and may be subject to
more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. In
addition to its own expenses, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate
share of any management and other expenses paid by REITs in which it invests.
U.S. REITs are subject to a number of highly technical tax-related rules and
requirements; and a U.S. REIT’s failure to qualify for the favorable U.S.
federal income tax treatment generally available to U.S. REITs could result in
corporate-level taxation, significantly reducing the return on an investment to
the Fund.
ETN
Risk.
ETNs are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities of an issuer that are
designed to provide returns that are linked to a particular benchmark. ETNs do
not provide principal protection and may not make periodic coupon payments. ETNs
have a maturity date and generally are backed only by the creditworthiness of
the issuer. As a result, ETNs are subject to credit risk, which is the risk that
the issuer cannot pay interest or repay principal when it is
due.
Depositary
Receipts. Depositary
receipts are generally subject to the same risks that the foreign securities
that they evidence or into which they may be converted are, and they may be less
liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any
distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to
a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited
voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely
impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the
ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such
restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a
discount or premium to the market price of the depositary
receipts.
Risk
of Highly Volatile Markets.
The prices of the derivative instruments in which the Fund may invest, including
options and volatility-linked exchange-traded products, can be highly volatile.
Price movements of the derivative instruments in which the Fund is invested are
influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand
relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and
policies of governments, and national and international political and economic
events and policies. The Fund is also subject to the risk of failure of any of
the exchanges on which its derivative instrument positions trade or failure of
their clearinghouses.
Liquidity
Risk.
The Fund is subject to liquidity risk primarily due to its investments in
derivatives. Investments in illiquid assets involve the risk that the Fund may
be unable to sell such assets or sell them at a reasonable price. Derivatives,
especially when traded in large amounts, may not always be liquid. In such
cases, in volatile markets the Fund may not be able to close out a position
without incurring a loss. Daily limits on price fluctuations and speculative
position limits on exchanges on which the Fund may conduct its transactions in
derivatives may prevent profitable liquidation of positions, subjecting the Fund
to potentially greater losses.
Performance
History
The bar chart
and table below 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. The Fund’s 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 (833)
600-5704.
Annual Total Returns
(calendar years ended 12/31)
For
the period January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026, the total
return for the Fund was 2.29%.
During
the periods shown, the highest quarterly return
was 11.75% (quarter ended 9/30/2025) and the
lowest quarterly return
was -9.37% (quarter ended 6/30/2022).
Average Annual
Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2025
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Before Taxes |
16.25% |
1.36% |
| Return
After-Taxes on Distributions |
15.66% |
0.61% |
| Return
After-Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares |
9.87% |
0.77% |
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S&P
500 Index(2)
(reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
17.88% |
12.60% |
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(1)
The
Fund commenced operations on April 29,
2021.
Investment
Adviser and Sub-Adviser
Formidable
Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.
Tidal
Investments, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Will Brown, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of the Adviser, has
served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.
Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Adam Eagleston, CFA, Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser, has served as the
Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.
Sub-Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Michael Venuto, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser, has
served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.
Sub-Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Charles A. Ragauss, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Head of Trading of the
Sub-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
conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of in-kind securities and/or
cash. 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. 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.FormidableFunds.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 arrangement
may 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 (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the
intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments
may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other
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.
FUND
SUMMARY – Formidable Dividend and Income
ETF
Investment
Objective
Formidable Dividend and Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks income and
long-term capital appreciation.
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. Investors purchasing shares on a national securities
exchange, national securities association, or over-the-counter trading system
where shares may trade from time to time (each, a “Secondary
Market”)
may be subject to customary brokerage commissions charged by their broker that
are not reflected in the table and example set forth
below.
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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) |
0.89% |
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Distribution
and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
Other
Expenses |
None
None |
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Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses(2) |
0.01% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.90% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Formidable Asset 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, distribution fees or
expenses under a Rule 12b-1 plan (if any), 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)Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal
year.
*Fund
has not commenced operations as of the date of this
prospectus.
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 redeem
all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that
your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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| Name
of Fund |
1
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3
Years |
| Formidable
Dividend and Income ETF |
$92 |
$287 |
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
Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to meet its
investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus the
amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in large- and mid-cap
equity securities, including
common
stocks, related depository receipts (i.e., American Depository Receipts or “ADRs,” European Depository Receipts
or “EDRs,” and Global Depository Receipts or “GDRs”) and real estate investment
trusts (“REITs”). The Fund invests predominantly in common
stocks of large- and mid-cap companies. The Fund’s investments will be the
responsibility of the Adviser and the Fund’s sub-adviser, Tidal Investments, LLC
(the “Sub-Adviser”). As of March 31, 2026, the Fund considers large- and
mid-capitalization companies to be those with a market capitalization in excess
of $10 billion. The exact size of the companies included will change with market
conditions and the Fund will not automatically sell or cease to purchase a stock
that it already owns due to changes in market conditions.
The
Adviser, working together with the Sub-Adviser, makes buy, hold and sell
decisions with respect to Fund portfolio securities using an investment process
that is based on a combination of fundamental analysis, valuation, and technical
considerations.
The
Adviser’s investment process is designed to:
•Observe
•Portfolio
positioning.
•Economic
and market conditions.
•Investor
sentiment.
•Trends.
•Orient
•How
should we interact with the environment?
•Determine
what is changing and at what rate.
•How
does this relate to previous experiences?
•Decide
•Discuss
stocks where our sell discipline leans toward a sell.
•Review
potential portfolio additions.
•Evaluate
relative risk/reward.
•Act
•Choose
optimal approach.
•Enter/exit
position.
The
investment process seeks to identify stocks of large- and mid-cap companies with
an attractive combination of yield, growth, and valuation, although the primary
emphasis is on yield.
In
pursuing the Fund’s investment goal, the Adviser may invest in companies in any
economic sector and may invest in companies both inside and outside of the
United States, including those in developing or emerging markets. The Fund is
classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means it
generally invests a greater portion of its assets in the securities of one or
more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number of issuers than a
diversified fund.
The
Adviser may at times use derivatives to enhance Fund returns, produce income,
and/or hedge risks associated with the Fund’s other portfolio investments. The
Fund’s derivative investments may include, among other instruments: (i) options;
(ii) volatility-linked ETFs; (iii) volatility-linked exchange-traded notes
(“ETNs”); and (iv) and FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”), which are
customizable exchange-traded option contracts guaranteed for settlement by the
Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”).
The
Fund may use derivatives to create income by writing covered call options on a
meaningful percentage of the total portfolio. In writing covered call options,
the Fund sells an option on a security that the Fund owns in exchange for a
premium (i.e.,
income). The hedging component of the options overlay attempts to limit
drawdowns during market declines, typically by owning either puts or put spreads
on other exchange-traded fund(s) that tend to be inversely correlated with the
Fund; the Fund typically uses puts on SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF
Trust).
The
Fund will “cover” the position by continuing to own the security on which the
option was written until the option expires, is exercised, or is repurchased. As
a result of the Fund’s use of derivatives, the Fund may have economic leverage,
which means the sum of the Fund’s investment exposures through its use of
derivatives may significantly exceed the amount of assets invested in the Fund,
although these exposures may vary over time.
The
Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that does not seek to
replicate the performance of a specified index.
Principal
Risks
As with all
funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could
lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’
investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the
Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any
government agency.
Equity
Securities Risk.
Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock
prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the
equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity
securities may fluctuate from day to day. Individual companies may report poor
results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and
developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a
decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is a
principal risk of investing in the Fund.
Market
Risk. The
market value of securities owned by the Fund may decline, at times sharply and
unpredictably.
Active
Management Risk. The
Adviser’s investment decisions about individual securities impact the Fund’s
ability to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser’s judgments about the
attractiveness and potential appreciation of particular investments in which the
Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the
Adviser’s investment strategy will produce the desired
results.
Rights
and Warrants Risk. The price of a warrant does not necessarily move parallel to the
price of the underlying security and is generally more volatile than that of the
underlying security. Rights are similar to warrants, but normally have a shorter
duration. The market for rights or warrants may be very limited and it may be
difficult to sell them promptly at an acceptable price. Rights and warrants have
no voting rights, receive no dividends and have no rights with respect to the
assets of the issuer.
ETF
Structure Risk.
The Fund is structured as an ETF and as a result is subject to special risks,
including:
•Trading
Issues Risk.
Although it is expected that shares of the Fund will remain listed for trading
on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”), trading in Fund shares on the
Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view
of the Exchange, make trading in Fund shares inadvisable, such as extraordinary
market volatility. There can be no assurance that Fund shares will continue to
meet the listing requirements of the Exchange or will trade with any volume.
There is no guarantee that an active secondary market will develop for shares of
the Fund. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of shares of the Fund may
begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which
can be significantly less liquid than shares of the Fund. This adverse effect on
liquidity for the Fund’s shares in turn could lead to differences between the
market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those
Shares.
•Market
Price Variance Risk.
The market prices of shares of the Fund will fluctuate in response to changes in
the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and supply and demand for Fund shares and
will include a “bid-ask spread” charged by the exchange specialists, market
makers or other participants that trade the particular security. There may be
times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. This means that Fund
shares may trade at a discount to NAV. The market price of Shares may deviate
from the value of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, particularly in
times of market stress, with the result that investors may pay significantly
more or receive significantly less than the underlying value of the shares of
the Fund bought or sold.
•Authorized
Participants (“APs”), Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Risk. The
Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as 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 of the Fund 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.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares of the Fund. Due
to the costs of buying or selling shares of the Fund, including brokerage
commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of shares
of the Fund may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in
shares of the Fund may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly
making small
investments.
Investment
Company Risk. An
investment in other investment companies (including other exchange-traded
products) is subject to the risks associated with those investment companies,
which include, but are not limited to, the risk that such fund’s investment
strategy may not produce the intended results; the risk that securities in such
fund may underperform in comparison to the general securities markets or other
asset classes; and the risk that the fund will be concentrated in a particular
issuer, market, industry or sector, and therefore will be especially susceptible
to loss due to adverse occurrences affecting that issuer, market, industry or
sector. Moreover, the Fund will incur duplicative expenses from such
investments, bearing its share of that fund’s expenses while also paying its own
advisory fees and trading costs.
Derivatives
Risk. The
Fund may use derivative instruments such as put and call options on stocks and
certain volatility-linked exchange-traded products. There is no guarantee that
the use of these instruments by the Fund will work. The
value
of
derivatives
may
rise
or
fall
more
rapidly
than
other
investments.
For
some
derivatives,
it
is
possible
to
lose
more
than
the
amount
invested
in
the
derivative.
Other
risks
of
investments
in
derivatives
include
imperfect
correlation
between
the
value
of
these
instruments
and
the
underlying
assets;
risks
of
default
by
the
other
party
to
the
derivative
transactions;
risks
that
the
transactions
may
result
in
losses
that
offset
gains
in
portfolio
positions;
and
risks
that
the
derivative
transactions
may
not be liquid. The Fund’s
use
of
derivatives
may
magnify
losses
for the Fund.
If
the Fund is not successful in employing such instruments in managing its
portfolio, its performance will be worse than if it did not invest in such
instruments. Successful use by the Fund of options will be subject to its
ability to correctly predict movements in the direction of the securities
generally or of a particular market segment. In addition, the Fund will pay
commissions and other costs in connection with such investments, which may
indirectly increase the Fund’s expenses and reduce the return. In utilizing
certain derivatives, the Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited. Derivative
instruments may also involve the risk that other parties to the derivative
contract may fail to meet their obligations, which could cause losses to the
Fund. The
Fund has adopted policies and procedures pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to the use of
derivatives.
Options
Risk. The
prices of options may change rapidly over time and do not necessarily move in
tandem with the price of their underlying securities. Writing call options may
reduce the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of the Fund’s
portfolio securities. When writing call options on a portfolio security, the
Fund receives a premium; however, the premium may not be enough to offset a loss
incurred by the Fund if the price of the portfolio security is above the strike
price by an amount equal to or greater than the premium. The Fund’s option
strategy is designed to provide the Fund with income by taking in options
premiums, but it is not designed to mitigate losses to the Fund in the event of
a market decline.
FLEX
Options Risk. The
Fund may invest in FLEX Options issued and guaranteed for settlement by the OCC.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC will be unable or unwilling to perform its
obligations under the FLEX Options contracts. Additionally, FLEX Options may be
illiquid, and in such cases, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain
FLEX Options positions at desired times and prices.
Large
Capitalization Securities Risk. Investments
in large capitalization securities as a group could fall out of favor with the
market, causing the Fund to underperform investments that focus on small
capitalization securities. Larger, more established companies may be slow to
respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller
companies.
Mid
Capitalization Stock Risk. The
value of mid capitalization company stocks or ETFs that invest in stocks of mid
capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market
movements than those of larger, more established companies or the market
averages in general.
Foreign
Securities
Risk.
To
the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to
additional
risks
not
typically
associated
with
investments
in
domestic
securities.
These
risks
may
include,
among
others,
currency
risk,
country
risks
(political,
diplomatic,
regional
conflicts,
terrorism,
war,
social
and
economic
instability,
currency
devaluations
and
policies
that
have
the
effect
of
limiting
or
restricting
foreign
investment
or
the
movement
of
assets),
different
trading
practices,
less
government
supervision,
less
publicly
available
information,
limited
trading
markets
and
greater
volatility.
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund does not seek leveraged returns but as a result of the Fund’s use of
certain derivatives it may create investment leverage. This means that the
derivative position may provide the Fund with investment exposure greater than
the value of the Fund’s investment in the derivative. As a result, these
derivatives may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may
result in significant losses to the Fund.
Issuer
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger
percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified funds. Thus, the Fund
may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held
in its portfolio and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these
developments.
Investment
Strategy Risk.
The Fund’s investments in securities that the Adviser believes will perform well
in a certain macroeconomic environment may not perform as expected. In addition,
the Fund’s investment approach may be out of favor at times, causing it to
underperform other portfolios that have a similar investment
objective.
Investment
Risk. When you sell your shares of the Fund, they could be worth less
than what you paid for them. Therefore, as with any investment, you may lose
some or all of your investment by investing in the Fund.
REITs.
Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) involves unique risks. When
the Fund invests in REITs, it is subject to risks generally associated with
investing in real estate. A REIT’s performance depends on the types and
locations of the properties it owns, how well it manages those properties and
cash flow. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently
and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings, and may be subject to
more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. In
addition to its own expenses, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate
share of any management and other expenses paid by REITs in which it invests.
U.S. REITs are subject to a number of highly technical tax-related rules and
requirements; and a U.S. REIT’s failure to qualify for the favorable U.S.
federal income tax treatment generally available to U.S. REITs could result in
corporate-level taxation, significantly reducing the return on an investment to
the Fund.
ETN
Risk.
ETNs are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities of an issuer that are
designed to provide returns that are linked to a particular benchmark. ETNs do
not provide principal protection and may not make periodic coupon payments. ETNs
have a maturity date and generally are backed only by the creditworthiness of
the issuer. As a result, ETNs are subject to credit risk, which is the risk that
the issuer cannot pay interest or repay principal when it is
due.
Depositary
Receipts. Depositary
receipts are generally subject to the same risks that the foreign securities
that they evidence or into which they may be converted are, and they may be less
liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any
distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to
a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited
voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely
impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the
ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such
restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a
discount or premium to the market price of the depositary
receipts.
Risk
of Highly Volatile Markets.
The prices of the derivative instruments in which the Fund may invest, including
options and volatility-linked exchange-traded products, can be highly volatile.
Price movements of the derivative instruments in which the Fund is invested are
influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand
relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and
policies of governments, and national and international political and economic
events and policies. The Fund is also subject to the risk of failure of any of
the exchanges on which its derivative instrument positions trade or failure of
their clearinghouses.
Liquidity
Risk.
The Fund is subject to liquidity risk primarily due to its investments in
derivatives. Investments in illiquid assets involve the risk that the Fund may
be unable to sell such assets or sell them at a reasonable price. Derivatives,
especially when traded in large amounts, may not always be liquid. In such
cases, in volatile markets the Fund may not be able to close out a position
without incurring a loss. Daily limits on price fluctuations and speculative
position limits on exchanges on which the Fund may conduct its transactions in
derivatives may prevent profitable liquidation of positions, subjecting the Fund
to potentially greater losses.
New
Fund Risk.
The Fund is a new ETF and has not yet commenced operations. 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. The Fund’s distributor
does not maintain a secondary market in the Fund’s
shares.
Performance
History
The Fund 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 (833)
600-5704.
Investment
Adviser and Sub-Adviser
Formidable
Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.
Tidal
Investments, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Will Brown, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of the Adviser, has
served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.
Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Adam Eagleston, CFA, Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser, has served as the
Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.
Sub-Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Michael Venuto, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser, has
served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.
Sub-Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Charles A. Ragauss, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Head of Trading of the
Sub-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
conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of in-kind securities and/or
cash. 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. 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.FormidableFunds.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 arrangement
may 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 (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the
intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments
may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other
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.
FUND
SUMMARY – Formidable Fortress
ETF
Investment
Objective
Formidable Fortress ETF (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital
appreciation.
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. Investors purchasing shares on a national securities
exchange, national securities association, or over-the-counter trading system
where shares may trade from time to time (each, a “Secondary
Market”)
may be subject to customary brokerage commissions charged by their broker that
are not reflected in the table and example set forth
below.
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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) |
0.89% |
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Distribution
and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
Other
Expenses |
None
None |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1) |
0.89% |
(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Formidable Asset 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, distribution fees or
expenses under a Rule 12b-1 plan (if any), 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.
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 redeem
all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that
your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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of Fund |
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
| Formidable
Fortress ETF |
$91 |
$284 |
$493 |
$1,096 |
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.
For the most recent fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio
turnover rate was 24.85% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment
Strategies
Under
normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to meet its investment objective by
investing in large- and mid-cap equity securities, including common stocks,
related depository receipts (i.e.,
American Depository Receipts or “ADRs,” European Depository Receipts
or “EDRs,” and Global Depository Receipts or “GDRs”) and real estate investment
trusts (“REITs”). The Fund invests predominantly in common
stocks of large- and mid-cap companies (the “Investable Universe”). The Fund’s
investments will be the responsibility of the Adviser and the Fund’s
sub-adviser, Tidal
Investments,
LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”). As of March 31, 2025, the Fund considers large- and
mid-capitalization companies to be those with a market capitalization over $10
billion. The exact size of the companies included will change with market
conditions and the Fund will not automatically sell or cease to purchase a stock
that it already owns due to changes in market conditions.
The
Adviser, working together with the Sub-Adviser, makes buy, hold and sell
decisions with respect to Fund portfolio securities using an investment process
that is based on a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis. The
investment process seeks to identify stocks of large- and mid-cap companies
which exhibit one or more of the following primary factors:
•Capital
structure discipline – lower debt levels relative to the Investable Universe;
•Beta
– lower historical price volatility relative to the Investable Universe;
•Dividends
– history of returning capital to shareholders, ideally at an increasing level;
and
•Quality
– relative to the Investable Universe, companies with higher returns on equity
(ROE), operating margins, and earnings growth.
In
pursuing the Fund’s investment goal, the Adviser may invest in companies in any
economic sector and may invest in companies both inside and outside of the
United States, including those in developing or emerging markets. The Fund is
classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means it
generally invests a greater portion of its assets in the securities of one or
more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number of issuers than a
diversified fund. Notwithstanding, the Fund would generally expect to own the
securities of approximately 30 companies although the Fund may at times own a
much lesser number and at other times it could own a larger number.
The
Fund may use derivatives to enhance Fund returns, produce income, and/or hedge
risks associated with the Fund’s other portfolio investments. The Fund’s
derivative investments may include, among other instruments: (i) options; (ii)
volatility-linked ETFs; (iii) volatility-linked exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”);
and (iv) and Flexible Exchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) which are customizable
exchange-traded option contracts guaranteed for settlement by the Options
Clearing Corporation (“OCC”).
The
Fund may write covered call options to generate income, particularly in cases in
which a holding has elevated implied volatility or is nearing a target price set
by the portfolio managers as a potential exit point. In writing covered call
options, the Fund sells an option on a security that the Fund owns in exchange
for a premium (i.e.,
income). This strategy generates income and helps to offset the cost of the
Fund’s hedging strategy. The hedging component of the options overlay attempts
to limit drawdowns during market declines, typically by owning either puts or
put spreads on other exchange-traded fund(s) that tend to be inversely
correlated with the Fund; the Fund typically uses puts on SPY (SPDR S&P 500
ETF Trust).
The
Fund will “cover” the position by continuing to own the security on which the
option was written until the option expires, is exercised, or is repurchased. As
a result of the Fund’s use of derivatives, the Fund may have economic leverage,
which means the sum of the Fund’s investment exposures through its use of
derivatives may exceed the amount of assets invested in the Fund, although these
exposures may vary over time.
The
Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that does not seek to
replicate the performance of a specified index.
Principal
Risks
As with all
funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could
lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’
investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the
Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any
government agency.
Equity
Securities Risk.
Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock
prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the
equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity
securities may fluctuate from day to day. Individual companies may report poor
results or be negatively affected
by
industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities
issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. These factors
contribute to price volatility, which is a principal risk of investing in the
Fund.
Market
Risk. The
market value of securities owned by the Fund may decline, at times sharply and
unpredictably.
Active
Management Risk. The
Adviser’s investment decisions about individual securities impact the Fund’s
ability to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser’s judgments about the
attractiveness and potential appreciation of particular investments in which the
Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the
Adviser’s investment strategy will produce the desired
results.
Risk
of Other Equity Securities.
Other equity securities in which the Fund may invest include preferred
securities, rights and warrants.
•Preferred
Securities. The fixed dividend rate of preferred stocks may cause their prices
to behave more like those of debt securities. If interest rates rise, the value
of preferred stock having a fixed dividend rate tends to fall. Preferred stock
generally ranks behind debt securities in claims for dividends and assets of the
issuer in a liquidation or bankruptcy.
•Rights
and Warrants. The price of a warrant does not
necessarily move parallel to the price of the underlying security and is
generally more volatile than that of the underlying security. Rights are similar
to warrants, but normally have a shorter duration. The market for rights or
warrants may be very limited and it may be difficult to sell them promptly at an
acceptable price. Rights and warrants have no voting rights, receive no
dividends and have no rights with respect to the assets of the
issuer.
ETF
Structure Risk.
The Fund is structured as an ETF and as a result is subject to special risks,
including:
•Trading
Issues Risk.
Although it is expected that shares of the Fund will remain listed for trading
on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”), trading in Fund shares on the
Exchange may be halted due to market conditions shares inadvisable, such as
extraordinary market volatility. There can be no assurance that Fund shares will
continue to meet the listing requirements of the Exchange or will trade with any
volume. There is no guarantee that an active secondary market will develop for
shares of the Fund. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of shares of
the Fund may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio
holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than shares of the Fund. This
adverse effect on liquidity for the Fund’s shares in turn could lead to
differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying
value of those Shares.
•Market
Price Variance Risk.
The market prices of shares of the Fund will fluctuate in response to changes in
the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and supply and demand for Fund shares and
will include a “bid-ask spread” charged by the exchange specialists, market
makers or other participants that trade the particular security. There may be
times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. This means that Fund
shares may trade at a discount to NAV. The market price of Shares may deviate
from the value of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, particularly in
times of market stress, with the result that investors may pay significantly
more or receive significantly less than the underlying value of the shares of
the Fund bought or sold.
•Authorized
Participants (“APs”), Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Risk. The
Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as 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 of the Fund 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.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares of the Fund. Due
to the costs of buying or selling shares of the Fund, including brokerage
commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of shares
of the Fund may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in
shares of the Fund may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly
making small investments.
Investment
Company Risk. An
investment in other investment companies (including other exchange-traded
products) is subject to the risks associated with those investment companies,
which include, but are not limited to, the risk that such fund’s investment
strategy may not produce the intended results; the risk that securities in such
fund may underperform in comparison to the general securities markets or other
asset classes; and the risk that the fund will be concentrated in a particular
issuer, market, industry or sector, and therefore will be especially susceptible
to loss due to adverse occurrences affecting that issuer, market, industry or
sector. Moreover, the Fund will incur duplicative expenses from such
investments, bearing its share of that fund’s expenses while also paying its own
advisory fees and trading costs.
Derivatives
Risk. The
Fund may use derivative instruments such as put and call options on stocks and
certain volatility-linked exchange-traded products. There is no guarantee that
the use of these instruments by the Fund will work. The value of derivatives may
rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. For some derivatives, it is
possible to lose more than the amount invested in the derivative. Other risks of
investments in derivatives include imperfect correlation between the value of
these instruments and the underlying assets; risks of default by the other party
to the derivative transactions; risks that the transactions may result in losses
that offset gains in portfolio positions; and risks that the derivative
transactions may not be liquid. The Fund’s use of derivatives may magnify losses
for the Fund.
If the Fund is not successful in employing such instruments in
managing its portfolio, its performance will be worse than if it did not invest
in such instruments. Successful use by the Fund of options will be subject to
its ability to correctly predict movements in the direction of the securities
generally or of a particular market segment. In addition, the Fund will pay
commissions and other costs in connection with such investments, which may
indirectly increase the Fund’s expenses and reduce the return. In utilizing
certain derivatives, the Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited. Derivative
instruments may also involve the risk that other parties to the derivative
contract may fail to meet their obligations, which could cause losses to the
Fund. The Fund has adopted policies and procedures pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Options
Risk. The
prices of options may change rapidly over time and do not necessarily move in
tandem with the price of their underlying securities. Writing call options may
reduce the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of the Fund’s
portfolio securities. When writing call options on a portfolio security, the
Fund receives a premium; however, the premium may not be enough to offset a loss
incurred by the Fund if the price of the portfolio security is above the strike
price by an amount equal to or greater than the premium. The Fund’s option
strategy is designed to provide the Fund with income by taking in options
premiums, but it is not designed to mitigate losses to the Fund in the event of
a market decline.
FLEX
Options Risk. The
Fund may invest in FLEX Options issued and guaranteed for settlement by the OCC.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC will be unable or unwilling to perform its
obligations under the FLEX Options contracts. Additionally, FLEX Options may be
illiquid, and in such cases, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain
FLEX Options positions at desired times and prices.
Large
Capitalization Securities Risk. Investments
in large capitalization securities as a group could fall out of favor with the
market, causing the Fund to underperform investments that focus on small
capitalization securities. Larger, more established companies may be slow to
respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller
companies.
Mid
Capitalization Stock Risk. The
value of mid capitalization company stocks or ETFs that invest in stocks of mid
capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market
movements than those of larger, more established companies or the market
averages in general.
Foreign
Securities
Risk.
To
the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to
additional
risks
not
typically
associated
with
investments
in
domestic
securities.
These
risks
may
include,
among
others,
currency
risk,
country
risks
(political,
diplomatic,
regional
conflicts,
terrorism,
war,
social
and
economic
instability,
currency
devaluations
and
policies
that
have
the
effect
of
limiting
or
restricting
foreign
investment
or
the
movement
of
assets),
different
trading
practices,
less
government
supervision,
less
publicly
available
information,
limited
trading
markets
and
greater
volatility.
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund does not seek leveraged returns but as a result of the Fund’s use of
certain derivatives it may create investment leverage. This means that the
derivative position may provide the Fund with investment exposure
greater
than the value of the Fund’s investment in the derivative. As a result, these
derivatives may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may
result in significant losses to the
Fund.
Issuer
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger
percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified funds. Thus, the Fund
may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held
in its portfolio and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these
developments.
Investment
Strategy Risk.
The Fund’s investments in securities that the Adviser believes will perform well
in a certain macroeconomic environment may not perform as expected. In addition,
the Fund’s investment approach may be out of favor at times, causing it to
underperform other portfolios that have a similar investment
objective.
Investment
Risk. When you sell your shares of the Fund, they could be worth less
than what you paid for them. Therefore, as with any investment, you may lose
some or all of your investment by investing in the Fund.
REITs.
Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) involves unique risks. When
the Fund invests in REITs, it is subject to risks generally associated with
investing in real estate. A REIT’s performance depends on the types and
locations of the properties it owns, how well it manages those properties and
cash flow. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently
and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings, and may be subject to
more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. In
addition to its own expenses, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate
share of any management and other expenses paid by REITs in which it invests.
U.S. REITs are subject to a number of highly technical tax-related rules and
requirements; and a U.S. REIT’s failure to qualify for the favorable U.S.
federal income tax treatment generally available to U.S. REITs could result in
corporate-level taxation, significantly reducing the return on an investment to
the Fund.
ETN
Risk. ETNs
are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities of an issuer that are
designed to provide returns that are linked to a particular benchmark. ETNs do
not provide principal protection and may not make periodic coupon payments. ETNs
have a maturity date and generally are backed only by the creditworthiness of
the issuer. As a result, ETNs are subject to credit risk, which is the risk that
the issuer cannot pay interest or repay principal when it is
due.
Depositary
Receipts. Depositary
receipts are generally subject to the same risks that the foreign securities
that they evidence or into which they may be converted are, and they may be less
liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any
distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to
a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited
voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely
impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the
ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such
restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a
discount or premium to the market price of the depositary
receipts.
Risk
of Highly Volatile Markets.
The prices of the derivative instruments in which the Fund may invest, including
options and volatility-linked exchange-traded products, can be highly volatile.
Price movements of the derivative instruments in which the Fund is invested are
influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand
relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and
policies of governments, and national and international political and economic
events and policies. The Fund is also subject to the risk of failure of any of
the exchanges on which its derivative instrument positions trade or failure of
their clearinghouses.
Liquidity
Risk. The
Fund is subject to liquidity risk primarily due to its investments in
derivatives. Investments in illiquid assets involve the risk that the Fund may
be unable to sell such assets or sell them at a reasonable price. Derivatives,
especially when traded in large amounts, may not always be liquid. In such
cases, in volatile markets the Fund may not be able to close out a position
without incurring a loss. Daily limits on price fluctuations and speculative
position limits on exchanges on which the Fund may conduct its transactions in
derivatives may prevent profitable liquidation of positions, subjecting the Fund
to potentially greater losses.
Performance
History
The bar chart
and table below 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. The Fund’s
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 (833)
600-5704.
Annual Total Returns
(calendar years ended 12/31)
For
the period January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026, the total
return for the Fund was 1.86%.
During
the periods shown, the highest quarterly return
was 8.46% (quarter ended 12/31/2022) and
the lowest quarterly return
was -7.91% (quarter ended 6/30/2022).
Average Annual
Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| One
Year |
Since
Inception(1) |
| Return
Before Taxes |
6.62% |
5.13% |
| Return
After-Taxes on Distributions |
6.53% |
4.95% |
| Return
After-Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares |
3.99% |
3.93% |
|
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes)
|
17.88% |
12.33% |
(1)
The
Fund commenced operations on July 21,
2021.
Investment
Adviser and Sub-Adviser
Formidable
Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.
Tidal
Investments, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Will Brown, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of the Adviser, has
served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.
Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Adam Eagleston, CFA, Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser, has served as the
Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.
Sub-Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Michael Venuto, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser, has
served as the Fund’s portfolio manager since its inception.
Sub-Adviser’s
Portfolio Manager:
Charles A. Ragauss, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Head of Trading of the
Sub-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
conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of in-kind securities and/or
cash. 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. 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.FormidableFunds.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 arrangement
may 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 (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the
intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments
may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other
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
The
investment objective for each of Formidable ETF and Formidable Fortress ETF is
to seek long-term capital appreciation. The investment objective of Formidable
Dividend and Income ETF is to seek income and long-term capital appreciation.
Each Fund’s investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees (the
“Board”) of ETF Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”) without shareholder approval
upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.
Each
Fund is actively managed and does not seek to replicate an index.
Each
Fund is also classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act, which
means each Fund generally invests a greater portion of its assets in the
securities of one or more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number of
issuers as compared to a diversified fund.
In
the remaining portion of this prospectus, each of the above-mentioned ETFs may
be referred to generally as a “Fund” or collectively, as the
“Funds”.
PRINCIPAL
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Formidable
ETF
Under
normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to meet its investment objective by
investing primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred
stocks, related depository receipts (i.e.,
American Depository Receipts or “ADRs,” European Depository Receipts or “EDRs,”
and Global Depository Receipts or “GDRs”), and real estate investment trusts
(“REITs”). The Fund invests predominantly in common stocks. The Fund’s
investments are the responsibility of the Adviser and the
Sub-Adviser.
The
Adviser, working together with the Sub-Adviser, makes buy, hold and sell
decisions with respect to Fund portfolio securities using an investment process
that combines top-down and bottom-up research and analysis. The top-down portion
of the investment process seeks to identify attractive investment themes and
market inefficiencies. The bottom-up portion of the process is used to make buy
and sell decisions for equity securities. Both quantitative and fundamental
analysis are used by the Adviser, along with valuation and technical
considerations.
The
Adviser’s internal research and analysis leverages insights from diverse
sources, including external research, to develop and refine its general
investment theme and identify and take advantage of trends that have
ramifications for individual companies or entire industries. The Adviser also
evaluates market segments, products, services and business models positioned to
benefit significantly from innovations in commerce relative to broad securities
markets, and seeks to identify the primary beneficiaries of new trends or
developments in commerce to select investments for the Fund.
The
Adviser’s investment process begins with an analysis of portfolio positions,
economic and market conditions, investor sentiment, and trends or developments
in commerce. The Adviser next conducts an examination of the current market
environment by (i) determining what is changing and how this relates to previous
experiences, (ii) determining what general themes are emerging, and
(iii) attempting to discern what scenario the market’s price for a security
reflects. The Adviser then decides what it believes are likely outcomes and
looks for opportunities where it believes the reward-to-risk ratio is favorable.
Finally, the Adviser’s investment process concludes by narrowing in on an
optimal approach and decision on whether to buy, hold or sell a particular
position for the Fund.
In
pursuing the Fund’s investment goal, the Adviser may invest in companies in any
economic sector or of any market capitalization and may invest in companies both
inside and outside of the United States, including those in developing or
emerging markets. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of
the 1940 Act, which means it generally invests a greater portion of its assets
in the securities of one or more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number
of issuers than a diversified fund.
The
Adviser may at times use derivatives to enhance Fund returns, produce income,
and/or hedge risks associated with the Fund’s other portfolio investments. The
Fund’s derivative investments may include, among other instruments: (i) options;
(ii) volatility-linked ETFs; (iii) volatility-linked exchange-traded notes
(“ETNs”); and (iv) and Flexible Exchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) which are
customizable exchange-traded option contracts guaranteed for settlement by the
Options
Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). As a result of the Fund’s use of derivatives, the
Fund may have economic leverage, which means the sum of the Fund’s investment
exposures through its use of derivatives may significantly exceed the amount of
assets invested in the Fund, although these exposures may vary over time. The
Fund has adopted policies and procedures pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to the use of
derivatives.
The
Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that does not seek to
replicate the performance of a specified index.
Formidable
Dividend and Income ETF
Under
normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to meet its investment objective by
investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any,
for investment purposes) in large- and mid-cap equity securities, including
common stocks, related depository receipts (i.e.,
American Depository Receipts or “ADRs,” European Depository Receipts or “EDRs,”
and Global Depository Receipts or “GDRs”) and real estate investment trusts
(“REITs”). The Fund invests predominantly in common stocks of large- and mid-cap
companies. The Fund’s investments will be the responsibility of the Adviser and
the Fund’s sub-adviser, Tidal Investments, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”). As of March
31, 2025, the Fund considers large- and mid-capitalization companies to be those
with a market capitalization in excess of $10 billion. The exact size of the
companies included will change with market conditions and the Fund will not
automatically sell or cease to purchase a stock that it already owns due to
changes in market conditions.
The
Adviser, working together with the Sub-Adviser, makes buy, hold and sell
decisions with respect to Fund portfolio securities using an investment process
that is based on a combination of fundamental analysis, valuation, and technical
considerations.
The
Adviser’s investment process is designed to:
•Observe
•Portfolio
positioning.
•Economic
and market conditions.
•Investor
sentiment.
•Trends.
•Orient
•How
should we interact with the environment?
•Determine
what is changing and at what rate.
•How
does this relate to previous experiences?
•Decide
•Discuss
stocks where our sell discipline leans toward a sell.
•Review
potential portfolio additions.
•Evaluate
relative risk/reward.
•Act
•Choose
optimal approach.
•Enter/exit
position.
The
investment process seeks to identify stocks of large- and mid-cap companies with
an attractive combination of yield, growth, and valuation, although the primary
emphasis is on yield.
In
pursuing the Fund’s investment goal, the Adviser may invest in companies in any
economic sector and may invest in companies both inside and outside of the
United States, including those in developing or emerging markets. The Fund is
classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means it
generally invests a greater portion of its assets in the securities of one or
more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number of issuers than a
diversified fund.
The
Adviser may at times use derivatives to enhance Fund returns, produce income,
and/or hedge risks associated with the Fund’s other portfolio investments. The
Fund’s derivative investments may include, among other instruments: (i)
options;
(ii) volatility-linked ETFs; and (iii) volatility-linked exchange-traded notes
(“ETNs”); and (iv) and Flexible Exchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) which are
customizable exchange-traded option contracts guaranteed for settlement by the
Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). As a result of the Fund’s use of
derivatives, the Fund may have economic leverage, which means the sum of the
Fund’s investment exposures through its use of derivatives may significantly
exceed the amount of assets invested in the Fund, although these exposures may
vary over time. The Fund has adopted policies and procedures pursuant to Rule
18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to
the use of derivatives.
The
Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that does not seek to
replicate the performance of a specified index.
Formidable
Fortress ETF
Under
normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to meet its investment objective by
investing in large- and mid-cap equity securities, including common stocks,
related depository receipts (i.e.,
American
Depository Receipts or “ADRs,” European Depository Receipts or “EDRs,” and
Global Depository Receipts or “GDRs”) and real estate investment trusts
(“REITs”). The Fund invests predominantly in common stocks of large- and mid-cap
companies. The Fund’s investments will be the responsibility of the Adviser and
the Fund’s sub-adviser, Tidal Investments. LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”). As of March
31, 2025, the Fund considers large- and mid-capitalization companies to be those
with a market capitalization over $10 billion. The exact size of the companies
included will change with market conditions and the Fund will not automatically
sell or cease to purchase a stock that it already owns due to changes in market
conditions.
The
Adviser, working together with the Sub-Adviser, makes buy, hold and sell
decisions with respect to Fund portfolio securities using an investment process
that is based on a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis. The
investment process seeks to identify stocks of large- and mid-cap companies
which exhibit one or more of the following primary factors: (i) Capital
structure discipline – relatively lower debt level; (ii) Beta – relatively lower
historical price volatility; (iii) Dividends – history of returning capital to
shareholders, ideally at an increasing level; and (iv) Quality – relatively
higher returns on equity (ROE), operating margins, and earnings
growth.
In
pursuing the Fund’s investment goal, the Adviser may invest in companies in any
economic sector and may invest in companies both inside and outside of the
United States, including those in developing or emerging markets. The Fund is
classified as “non-diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means it
generally invests a greater portion of its assets in the securities of one or
more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number of issuers than a
diversified fund.
The
Adviser may at times use derivatives to enhance Fund returns, produce income,
and/ or hedge risks associated with the Fund’s other portfolio investments. The
Fund’s derivative investments may include, among other instruments: (i) options;
(ii) volatility-linked ETFs; and (iii) volatility-linked exchange-traded notes
(“ETNs”); and (iv) and Flexible Exchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) which are
customizable exchange-traded option contracts guaranteed for settlement by the
Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). As a result of the Fund’s use of
derivatives, the Fund may have economic leverage, which means the sum of the
Fund’s investment exposures through its use of derivatives may significantly
exceed the amount of assets invested in the Fund, although these exposures may
vary over time. The Fund has adopted policies and procedures pursuant to Rule
18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to
the use of derivatives.
The
Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that does not seek to
replicate the performance of a specified index.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT RISK
It
is important that you closely review and understand the risks of investing in
each of the Funds. References herein to “the Fund” are to any one of the Funds
generally. The 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 the Fund, and the Fund could underperform other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objective. An investment
in the Fund 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 Fund.
Principal
Risks
Equity
Securities Risk. Since
it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock
prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the
equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity
securities may fluctuate from day to day. Individual companies may report poor
results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and
developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a
decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is a
principal risk of investing in the Fund.
Market
Risk. The
market value of securities owned by the Fund may decline, at times sharply and
unpredictably. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in
response to company, market or economic news. If there is a general decline in
the securities and other markets, your investment in the Fund may lose value,
regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in
which the Fund may invest.
Active
Management Risk. The
Adviser’s investment decisions about individual securities impact the Fund’s
ability to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser’s judgments about the
attractiveness and potential appreciation of particular investments in which the
Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the
Adviser’s investment strategy will produce the desired results.
Risk
of Other Equity Securities.
Other equity securities in which the Fund may invest include preferred
securities, rights and warrants.
•Preferred
Securities.
The fixed dividend rate of preferred stocks may cause their prices to behave
more like those of debt securities. If interest rates rise, the value of
preferred stock having a fixed dividend rate tends to fall. Preferred stock
generally ranks behind debt securities in claims for dividends and assets of the
issuer in a liquidation or bankruptcy.
•Rights
and Warrants.
The price of a warrant does not necessarily move parallel to the price of the
underlying security and is generally more volatile than that of the underlying
security. Rights are similar to warrants, but normally have a shorter duration.
The market for rights or warrants may be very limited and it may be difficult to
sell them promptly at an acceptable price. Rights and warrants have no voting
rights, receive no dividends and have no rights with respect to the assets of
the issuer.
ETF
Structure Risks.
The Fund is structured as an ETF and as a result is subject to special risks,
including:
•Trading
Issues Risk.
Although it is expected that shares of the Fund will remain listed for trading
on the Exchange, trading in Fund shares on the Exchange may be halted due to
market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading
in Fund shares inadvisable, such as extraordinary market volatility. There can
be no assurance that shares of the Fund will continue to meet the listing
requirements of the Exchange or will trade with any volume. There is no
guarantee that an active secondary market will develop for shares of the Fund.
In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of shares of the Fund may begin to
mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be
significantly less liquid than shares of the Fund. This adverse effect on
liquidity for the Fund’s shares in turn could lead to differences between the
market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those
Shares.
•Market
Price Variance Risk.
The market prices of shares of the Fund will fluctuate in response to changes in
NAV and supply and demand for Fund shares and will include a “bid-ask spread”
charged by the exchange specialists, market makers or other participants that
trade the particular security. There may be times when the market price and the
NAV vary significantly. This means that shares of the Fund may trade at a
discount to NAV. The market price of Fund shares may deviate from the value of
the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, particularly in times of market
stress, with the result that investors may pay significantly more or receive
significantly less than the underlying value of the shares of the Fund bought or
sold.
•Authorized
Participants (“APs”), Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Risk. The
Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as 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
of the Fund 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.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares of the Fund. Due
to the costs of buying or selling shares of the Fund, including brokerage
commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of shares
of the Fund may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in
shares of the Fund may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly
making small investments.
Investment
Company Risk. An
investment in other investment companies (including other ETFs) is subject to
the risks associated with those investment companies, which include, but are not
limited to, the risk that such fund’s investment strategy may not produce the
intended results; the risk that securities in such fund may underperform in
comparison to the general securities markets or other asset classes; and the
risk that the fund will be concentrated in a particular issuer, market, industry
or sector, and therefore will be especially susceptible to loss due to adverse
occurrences affecting that issuer, market, industry or sector. Moreover, the
Fund will incur duplicative expenses from such investments, bearing its share of
that fund’s expenses while also paying its own advisory and trading costs. The
Fund’s investments in ETFs entail certain risks. For example, investments in
ETFs designed to track an index involve the risk that the ETF’s performance may
not track the performance of the index the ETF is designed to track. This
deviation may occur due to cash inflows and outflows from and to investors buying
and redeeming shares or due to occasional differences between the composition of
the index and the securities held by the ETF. In addition, investments in ETFs
involve the risk that the market prices of ETF shares will fluctuate, sometimes
rapidly and materially, in response to changes in the ETF’s NAV, the value of
ETF holdings and supply and demand for ETF shares. Although ETFs will generally
trade close to NAV, market volatility, lack of an active trading market for ETF
shares, disruptions at market participants (such as market makers) and any
disruptions in the ordinary functioning of the creation/redemption process may
result in ETF shares trading significantly above (at a “premium”) or below (at a
“discount”) NAV. Significant losses may result when transacting in ETF shares in
these and other circumstances.
Derivatives
Risk. The
Fund may use derivative instruments such as put and call options on stocks and
certain volatility-linked exchange-traded products. There is no guarantee that
the use of these instruments by the Fund will work. The
value
of
derivatives
may
rise
or
fall
more
rapidly
than
other
investments.
For
some
derivatives,
it
is
possible
to
lose
more
than
the
amount
invested
in
the
derivative.
Other
risks
of
investments
in
derivatives
include
imperfect
correlation
between
the
value
of
these
instruments
and
the
underlying
assets;
risks
of
default
by
the
other
party
to
the
derivative
transactions;
risks
that
the
transactions
may
result
in
losses
that
offset
gains
in
portfolio
positions;
and
risks
that
the
derivative
transactions
may
not be liquid. The Fund’s
use
of
derivatives
may
magnify
losses
for the Fund.
If
the Fund is not successful in employing such instruments in managing its
portfolio, its performance will be worse than if it did not invest in such
instruments. Successful use by the Fund of options will be subject to its
ability to correctly predict movements in the direction of the securities
generally or of a particular market segment. In addition, the Fund will pay
commissions and other costs in connection with such investments, which may
indirectly increase the Fund’s expenses and reduce the return. In utilizing
certain derivatives, the Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited. Derivative
instruments may also involve the risk that other parties to the derivative
contract may fail to meet their obligations, which could cause losses to the
Fund. The Funds have adopted policies and procedures pursuant to Rule
18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to
the use of derivatives.
Options
Risk. The
prices of options may change rapidly over time and do not necessarily move in
tandem with the price of their underlying securities. Writing call options may
reduce the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of the Fund’s
portfolio securities. When writing call options on a portfolio security, the
Fund receives a premium; however, the premium may not be enough to offset a loss
incurred by the Fund if the price of the portfolio security is above the strike
price by an amount equal to or greater than the premium. The Fund’s option
strategy is designed to provide the Fund with income by taking in options
premiums, but it is not designed to mitigate losses to the Fund in the event of
a market decline.
FLEX
Options Risk. 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.
Large
Capitalization Securities Risk. Investments
in large capitalization securities as a group could fall out of favor with the
market, causing the Fund to underperform investments that focus on small
capitalization securities. Larger, more established companies may be slow to
respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller
companies.
Mid
and Small Capitalization Stock Risk. The
value of mid and small capitalization company stocks or ETFs that invest in
stocks of mid and small capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt
or erratic market movements than those of larger, more established companies or
the market averages in general.
Foreign
Securities
Risk.
To
the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to
additional
risks
not
typically
associated
with
investments
in
domestic
securities.
These
risks
may
include,
among
others,
currency
risk,
country
risks
(political,
diplomatic,
regional
conflicts,
terrorism,
war,
social
and
economic
instability,
currency
devaluations
and
policies
that
have
the
effect
of
limiting
or
restricting
foreign
investment
or
the
movement
of
assets),
different
trading
practices,
less
government
supervision,
less
publicly
available
information,
limited
trading
markets
and
greater
volatility.
To
the
extent
the
Fund invests in
issuers
located
in
emerging
markets,
the
risk
may
be
heightened
by
political
changes,
changes
in
taxation,
or
currency
controls
that
could
adversely
affect
the
values
of
these
investments.
Emerging
markets
have
been
more
volatile
than
the
markets
of
developed
countries
with
more mature
economies.
Leverage
Risk. The
Fund does not seek leveraged returns but the Fund’s use of certain derivatives
may create investment leverage. This means that the derivative position may
provide the Fund with investment exposure greater than the value of the Fund’s
investment in the derivative. As a result, these derivatives may magnify losses
to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses
to the Fund. The NAV of the Fund while employing leverage will be more volatile
and sensitive to market movements.
Issuer
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger
percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified funds. Thus, the Fund
may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held
in its portfolio and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these
developments.
Investment
Strategy Risk.
The Fund’s investments in securities that the Adviser or Sub-Adviser believes
will perform well in a certain macroeconomic environment may not perform as
expected. In addition, the Fund’s investment approach may be out of favor at
times, causing it to underperform other portfolios that have a similar
investment objective.
Investment
Risk.
When you sell your shares of the Fund, they could be worth less than what you
paid for them. Therefore, as with any investment, you may lose some or all of
your investment by investing in the Fund.
REITs.
Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) involves unique risks. When
the Fund invests in REITs, it is subject to risks generally associated with
investing in real estate. A REIT’s performance depends on the types and
locations of the properties it owns, how well it manages those properties and
cash flow. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently
and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings, and may be subject to
more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. In
addition to its own expenses, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate
share of any management and other expenses paid by REITs in which it invests.
U.S. REITs are subject to a number of highly technical tax-related rules and
requirements; and a U.S. REIT’s failure to qualify
for
the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment generally available to U.S.
REITs could result in corporate-level taxation, significantly reducing the
return on an investment to the Fund.
Exchange-Traded
Notes (“ETN”) Risks.
ETNs are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities whose returns are
linked to the performance of a particular market benchmark or strategy minus
applicable fees and traded on an exchange (e.g.,
the New York Stock Exchange). Investments in ETNs are subject to market risk,
tracking error risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and tax risk. ETNs are subject
to credit risk and the value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the
issuer’s credit rating, despite the underlying market benchmark or strategy
remaining unchanged. The value of an ETN may also be influenced by time to
maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of
liquidity in underlying assets, changes in the applicable interest rates,
changes in the issuer’s credit rating, and economic, legal, political, or
geographic events that affect the referenced underlying asset. When the Fund
invests in ETNs it will bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses
borne by the ETN. The Fund’s decision to sell its ETN holdings may be limited by
the availability of a secondary market. ETNs are also subject to tax risk. No
assurance can be given that the IRS will accept, or a court will uphold, how the
Funds characterize and treat ETNs for tax purposes. Further, the IRS and
Congress are considering proposals that would change the timing and character of
income and gains from ETNs. An ETN that is tied to a specific market benchmark
or strategy may not be able to replicate and maintain exactly the composition
and relative weighting of securities, commodities or other components in the
applicable market benchmark or strategy. Some ETNs that use leverage can, at
times, be relatively illiquid and, thus, they may be difficult to purchase or
sell at a fair price. Leveraged ETNs are subject to the same risk as other
instruments that use leverage in any form.
Depositary
Receipts. Depositary
receipts are generally subject to the same risks that the foreign securities
that they evidence or into which they may be converted are, and they may be less
liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any
distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to
a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited
voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely
impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the
ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such
restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a
discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipts.
Risk
of Highly Volatile Markets.
The prices of the derivative instruments in which the Fund may invest, including
options and volatility-linked exchange-traded products, can be highly volatile.
Price movements of the derivative instruments in which the Fund is invested are
influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand
relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and
policies of governments, and national and international political and economic
events and policies. The Fund is also subject to the risk of failure of any of
the exchanges on which its derivative instrument positions trade or failure of
their clearinghouses.
Liquidity
Risk.
The Fund is subject to liquidity risk primarily due to its investments in
derivatives. Investments in illiquid assets involve the risk that the Fund may
be unable to sell such assets or sell them at a reasonable price. Derivatives,
especially when traded in large amounts, may not always be liquid. In such
cases, in volatile markets the Fund may not be able to close out a position
without incurring a loss. Daily limits on price fluctuations and speculative
position limits on exchanges on which the Fund may conduct its transactions in
derivatives may prevent profitable liquidation of positions, subjecting the Fund
to potentially greater losses. During periods of reduced market liquidity, the
spread between the price at which a security can be bought and the price at
which it can be sold can widen, and the Fund may not be able to sell a holding
readily at a price that reflects what the Fund believes it should be worth.
Securities with lower overall liquidity can also become more difficult to value.
Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and
capacity of traditional broker-dealers to make a market in the securities or the
lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a
rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where selling activity
from certain investors may be higher than normal, potentially causing increased
supply in the market.
Other
Risks for the Funds
Cyber
Security Risk.
Failures or breaches of the electronic systems of the Fund, the Adviser, the
Sub-Adviser and/or the Fund’s other service providers, market makers, Authorized
Participants or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests have the
ability to cause disruptions and negatively impact the Fund’s business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses to the Fund and their
shareholders. While the Fund have established business continuity plans and risk
management
systems seeking to address system breaches or failures, there are inherent
limitations in such plans and systems. Furthermore, the Fund cannot control the
cyber security plans and systems of the Fund’s service providers, market makers,
Authorized Participants or issuers of securities in which the Fund
invest.
Special
Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). The
Fund may invest in stocks of, warrants to purchase stock of, and other interests
in SPACs or similar special purposes entities. A SPAC is a publicly traded
company that raises investment capital for the purpose of acquiring or merging
with an existing company. Because SPACs and similar entities are so-called
“blank check companies” and do not have any operating history or ongoing
business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities is
particularly dependent on the ability of the SPAC’s management to identify a
merger target and complete an acquisition. An investment in a SPAC or similar
entity is subject to a variety of risks, including that (i) a significant
portion of the monies raised by the SPAC for the purpose of identifying and
effecting an acquisition or merger may be expended during the search for a
target transaction; (ii) an attractive acquisition or merger target may not be
identified at all and the SPAC will be required to return any remaining monies
to shareholders; (iii) any proposed merger or acquisition may be unable to
obtain the requisite approval, if any, of SPAC shareholders; (iv) an acquisition
or merger once effected may prove unsuccessful and an investment in the SPAC may
lose value; (v) the warrants or other rights with respect to the SPAC held by
the Fund may expire worthless or may be repurchased or retired by the SPAC at an
unfavorable price; (vi) the Fund may be delayed in receiving any redemption or
liquidation proceeds from a SPAC to which it is entitled; (vii) an investment in
an SPAC may be diluted by additional later offerings of interests in the SPAC or
by other investors exercising existing rights to purchase shares of the SPAC;
(viii) no or only a thinly traded market for shares of or interests in an SPAC
may develop, leaving the Fund unable to sell its interest in an SPAC or to sell
its interest only at a price below what the Fund believes is the SPAC interest’s
intrinsic value; and (ix) the values of investments in SPACs may be highly
volatile and may depreciate significantly over time. Until an acquisition or
merger is completed, a SPAC generally invests its assets, less a portion
retained to cover expenses, in U.S. government securities, money market
securities and cash and does not typically pay dividends in respect of its
common stock. As a result, it is possible that an investment in a SPAC may lose
value.
Temporary
Investments
To
respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, the Fund may
invest 100% of its total assets, without limitation, in high-quality short-term
debt securities. These short-term debt securities include: money market mutual
funds, treasury bills, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers’
acceptances, U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements. While the
Fund is in a defensive position, the opportunity to achieve its investment
objective will be limited. The Fund may also invest a substantial portion of its
assets in such instruments at any time to maintain liquidity or pending
selection of investments in accordance with its policies. When the Fund takes
such a position, it may not achieve its investment objective. It is expected
that such a defensive change will be rare.
MANAGEMENT
The
Investment Adviser.
Formidable Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), 221 East Fourth Street, Suite
2700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, 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 limited liability company and was
organized in Ohio.
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 of the Fund’s investments. The Adviser
also: (i) furnishes the Funds with office space and certain administrative
services; (ii) provides guidance and policy direction in connection with its
daily management of each Fund’s assets, subject to the authority of the Board;
and (iii) is responsible for oversight of the Sub-Adviser. 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.
During
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, the Formidable ETF and the Formidable
Fortress ETF paid the Adviser management fees at the following rates pursuant to
the Investment Advisory Agreement:
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|
|
|
|
| |
| Formidable
ETF |
1.19% |
| Formidable
Fortress ETF |
0.89% |
For
its services to the Formidable Dividend and Income ETF, which has not commenced
operations as of the date of this prospectus, the Adviser is entitled to receive
an annual management fee calculated daily and payable monthly, as a percentage
of the Fund’s average daily net assets, at the following rates:
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Formidable
Dividend and Income ETF |
0.89%
of the first $250 million;
0.84%
over $250 million up to $500 million;
0.79%
in excess of $500 million. |
Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed, at its own expense
and without reimbursement from the Funds, to pay all expenses of each Fund,
except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory
Agreement, distribution fees or expenses under a Rule 12b-1 plan (if any),
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.
The
Sub-Adviser.
The Adviser has retained Tidal Investments, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) to serve as
sub-adviser for the Funds. The Sub-Adviser, working together with the Adviser,
is responsible for the day-to-day management of each of the Fund’s investments.
The Sub-Adviser, which has its principal office at 898 N. Broadway, Suite 2,
Massapequa, New York 11758, was formed in 2012 and provides investment advisory,
investment research, and portfolio construction services to ETF clients. For its
services, the Sub-Adviser is paid a sub-advisory fee by the Adviser. Please see
the statement of additional information for a description of the sub-advisory
fee.
A
discussion regarding the basis for the Board approving the Investment Advisory
Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Funds is available in the Funds’
report filed on Form N-CSR for the period ended March 31, 2026.
The
Portfolio Managers
Adviser
Portfolio Manager
– Will Brown began his career in the investment industry in 2000. Mr. Brown has
operated Formidable Asset Management, LLC as Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Partner since 2013. He has a B.S. from the University of
Cincinnati.
Adviser
Portfolio Manager
– Adam Eagleston, CFA is a portfolio manager of the Funds. He began his career
in the financial services industry in 1997. He is the Chief Investment Officer
of the Adviser. In his role at the Adviser, he is responsible for maintaining
the investment models used by the Adviser that determine the asset allocations
for the Funds. Prior to joining Formidable Asset Management, LLC, Mr. Eagleston
was a Principal and Portfolio manager for Opus Capital and served as a Vice
President and Senior Portfolio Manager for Huntington National Bank.
Additionally, he previously served as the Chief Investment Officer of First
Mercantile Trust Company overseeing due diligence and research on over $4
billion in assets across asset classes. He is a member of the CFA Institute and
the CFA Society of Cincinnati. He graduated summa cum laude from Clemson
University with a B.S. in Financial Management.
Sub-Adviser
Portfolio Manager –
Michael Venuto is a portfolio manager of the Funds. Mr. Venuto is Co-Founder and
Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser. He is an ETF industry veteran with
over two decades of experience in the design and implementation of ETF-based
investment strategies. Mr. Venuto is the lead portfolio manager for the first
actively managed ETF focused on Blockchain (BLOK) companies filed in the US.
Previously, he was Head of Investments at Global X Funds where he provided
portfolio optimization services to institutional clients. Before that, he was
Senior Vice President at Horizon Kinetics where his responsibilities included
new business development, investment strategy, Fintech private equity and
strategic initiatives. In 2014, Mr. Venuto was chosen as one the ETF.COM All
Stars for his research and is often quoted as an ETF expert in publications such
as Reuters and Barron’s.
Sub-Adviser
Portfolio Manager
– Charles A. Ragauss, CFA is a portfolio manager of the Funds. Mr. Ragauss is
Portfolio Manager and Head of Trading of the Sub-Adviser. He is responsible for
leading the portfolio management trading team, trading the securities held in
the ETFs advised by the Sub-Adviser, as well as the SMAs managed by the
Sub-Adviser. Prior
to
joining the Sub-Adviser, he was Chief Operating Officer and Head of Portfolio
Management at CSat Investment Advisory, L.P., doing business as Exponential ETFs
(“Exponential ETFs”) since April 2016. He was responsible for expanding and
improving that firm’s product offerings as well as managing the day-to day
operations of client portfolios. Prior to Exponential ETFs, Mr. Ragauss was
Assistant Vice President at Huntington National Bank, where he was Product
Manager for the Huntington Funds and Huntington Strategy Share ETFs, a combined
fund complex of almost $4 billion in asset under management. At Huntington, he
led ETF development, bringing to market some of the first actively managed ETFs.
Mr. Ragauss attended Grand Valley State University where he received his
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and International Business, as
well as a minor in French. He holds the CFA designation.
The
SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation,
other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’
ownership in the Funds.
The
Trust
The
Funds are each a 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 the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Funds’ Statement of
Additional Information. 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.
HOW
TO BUY AND SELL SHARES
Shares
of the Funds are listed for trading on the Exchange. Share prices are reported
in dollars and cents per share. Shares can be bought and sold on the secondary
market throughout the trading day like other publicly traded shares and shares
typically trade in blocks of less than a Creation Unit. There is no minimum
investment required. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the secondary
market when the Exchange is open for trading.
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.
Authorized
Participants may acquire shares directly from the Funds, and Authorized
Participants 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 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, each Fund reserves the right, including
under stressed market conditions, to take up to seven days after the receipt of
a redemption request to pay an AP, all as permitted by the 1940 Act. The Funds
anticipates regularly meeting redemption requests primarily through cash
redemptions. Cash used for redemptions will be raised from the sale of portfolio
assets or may come from existing holdings of cash or cash equivalents. However,
the Funds reserve the right to pay all or portion of the redemption proceeds to
an AP in kind.
The
Funds 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
Authorized Participants, and the vast majority of trading in shares occurs on
the secondary market. Because the secondary market trades do not directly
involve the Fund, it is unlikely those trades would cause the harmful effects of
market timing, including dilution, disruption of portfolio management, increases
in the Funds’ trading costs and the realization of capital gains. With regard to
the purchase or redemption of Creation Units directly with the Funds, 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 Funds’ ability to achieve its
investment objective. However, direct trading by Authorized Participants 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 imposes 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. 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.
However, similar to a conventional mutual fund, the Fund expects to typically
satisfy redemptions in cash. This 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, whereas the shares’ in-kind redemption
mechanism generally will not lead to a tax event for the Funds or its ongoing
shareholders.
Ordinarily,
dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually by
the Formidable ETF and the Formidable Fortress ETF. Dividends from net
investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly by the Formidable
Dividend and Income ETF. The Funds will distribute their net realized capital
gains, if any, to shareholders 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.
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” (i.e.,
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
non-corporate U.S. shareholders at the rate for net capital gain provided those
requirements are also met with respect to their shares. 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
corporate U.S. 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 the
Fund’s performance.
In
general, distributions received from a 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 the
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 tax 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 24% of your distributions and sales
proceeds if you have not provided the Fund with a correct taxpayer
identification number (which generally is a Social Security number for
individuals) 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 tax 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 tax 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 not 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 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.
If
you purchase or redeem Creation Units, you will be sent a confirmation statement
showing how many shares you purchased or sold and at what price. See “Taxes” in
the SAI for a description of the requirement regarding tax basis determination
methods applicable to share redemptions and the Fund’s obligation to report tax
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 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 Funds.
Cohen
& Company, Ltd.
serves as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm. The
independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the
annual financial statements of the Funds.
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 the Fund traded on the
Exchange at a price above (i.e. at
a premium) or below (i.e. at
a discount) the NAV of the Fund will be available at
www.FormidableFunds.com.
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
The
following tables are intended to help you better understand the financial
performance of each Fund since its inception. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables
represent the rate you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund,
assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The information has
been audited by Cohen & Company, Ltd., the Funds’ independent registered
public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Funds’ financial
statements, is included in the Funds’ annual report in Form N-CSR. The Funds’
financial statements are available from the Funds upon request without charge
and may be obtained at the address and telephone number noted on the back page
of this prospectus.
Formidable
ETF Selected Per Share Data Throughout Each
Period
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| Years
Ended March 31, |
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|
2026 |
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
Period
Ended March 31, 2022* |
| Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$21.28 |
$23.68 |
$23.77 |
$26.06 |
$25.00 |
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|
|
|
|
| |
| Investment
activities |
|
|
|
| |
|
Net
investment income (loss) (1) |
0.21 |
0.34 |
0.48 |
0.34 |
0.23 |
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, options purchased and
options written (2) |
3.25 |
(2.74) |
0.30 |
(1.76) |
1.00 |
| Total
from investment activities |
3.46 |
(2.40) |
0.78 |
(1.42) |
1.23 |
| Distributions |
|
|
|
| |
| Net
investment income |
(0.44) |
— |
(0.87) |
(0.87) |
(0.17) |
|
Total
distributions |
(0.44) |
— |
(0.87) |
(0.87) |
(0.17) |
| Net
asset value, end of period |
$24.30 |
$21.28 |
$23.68 |
$23.77 |
$26.06 |
|
Total
Return (3) |
16.19% |
(10.13%) |
3.53% |
(5.39%) |
4.93% |
| Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
|
Ratios
to average net assets (4) |
|
|
|
| |
| Expenses |
1.19% |
1.19% |
1.19% |
1.19% |
1.19% |
| Net
investment income (loss) |
0.90% |
1.50% |
2.09% |
1.42% |
1.02% |
|
Portfolio
turnover rate (5) |
73.10% |
60.62% |
50.63% |
59.95% |
172.44% |
| Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
$20,049 |
$19,688 |
$28,418 |
$31,491 |
$26,055 |
(1)
Per share amounts calculated using the average shares outstanding during the
period.
(2)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing
amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the
year with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations due to
share transactions for the period.
(3)
Total
return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized for periods less
than one year.
(4)
Ratios
to average net assets have been annualized for periods less than one
year.
(5)
Portfolio
turnover rate is for the period indicated, excludes the effect of securities
received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, and has
not been annualized for periods less than one year.
*The
Fund commenced operations on April 29,2021.
Formidable
Fortress ETF Selected Per Share Data Throughout Each
Period
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| |
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|
| Years
Ended March 31, |
|
|
2026 |
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
Period
Ended March 31, 2022* |
| Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$28.36 |
$27.66 |
$24.96 |
$24.44 |
$25.00 |
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|
|
|
|
| |
| Investment
activities |
|
|
|
| |
|
Net
investment income (loss) (1) |
0.10 |
0.17 |
0.23 |
0.12 |
0.04 |
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, options purchased and
options written (2) |
1.15 |
0.75 |
2.65 |
0.52 |
(0.57) |
| Total
from investment activities |
1.25 |
0.92 |
2.88 |
0.64 |
(0.53) |
| Distributions |
|
|
|
| |
| Net
investment income |
(0.11) |
(0.22) |
(0.18) |
(0.12) |
(0.03) |
| Return
of capital |
— |
— |
— |
—(3) |
— |
|
Total
distributions |
(0.11) |
(0.22) |
(0.18) |
(0.12) |
(0.03) |
| Net
asset value, end of period |
$29.50 |
$28.36 |
$27.66 |
$24.96 |
$24.44 |
|
Total
Return (4) |
4.39% |
3.31% |
11.59% |
2.64% |
(2.15%) |
| Ratios/Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
| |
|
Ratios
to average net assets (5) |
|
|
|
| |
| Expenses |
0.89% |
0.89% |
0.89% |
0.89% |
0.89% |
| Net
investment income (loss) |
0.32% |
0.58% |
0.91% |
0.51% |
0.22% |
|
Portfolio
turnover rate (6) |
24.85% |
38.44% |
47.14% |
41.20% |
35.71% |
| Net
assets, end of period (000s) |
$20,649 |
$21,978 |
$26,970 |
$24,334 |
$19,548 |
(1)
Per share amounts calculated using the average shares outstanding during the
period.
(2)
Realized
and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts
necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the year with
the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations due to share
transactions for the period.
(3)
Less than 0.005 per share.
(4)
Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized for periods
less than one year.
(5)
Ratios to average net assets have been annualized for periods less than one
year.
(6)
Portfolio
turnover rate is for the period indicated, excludes the effect of securities
received or delivered from processing in-kind creations or redemptions, and has
not been annualized for periods less than one year.
*
The Fund commenced operations on July 21, 2021.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION
You
will find more information about the Fund in the following
documents:
Statement
of Additional Information:
For
more information about the Funds, you may wish to refer to the Funds’ SAI dated
July 31, 2026, which is on file with the SEC and incorporated by reference into
this prospectus.
Annual/Semi-Annual
Reports:
Additional
information about the Funds’ investments is 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 Fund’s 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, and other
information such as the Funds’ financial statements by writing to the Formidable
Funds, 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235, by calling
the Funds toll free at (833) 600-5704, or by e-mail at: [email protected]. The
Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports, prospectus and SAI are all available for
viewing/downloading at www.FormidableFunds.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 e-mail address: [email protected].
(Investment
Company Act File No. 811-23439)