Subject
to Completion
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The Funds may
not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer
to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities
in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
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PROSPECTUS
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This
prospectus describes the following exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") which are each
authorized to offer one class of shares by this prospectus.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved
these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
TUTTLE
CAPITAL PURE PLAY PHOTONICS ETF
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of the Tuttle Capital Pure Play Photonics ETF (the "Fund")
is to seek current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to seek
long-term capital appreciation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
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and sell shares of the Fund.
You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
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(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other
Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.
Example
This
example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest
$10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all
of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your
investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or
lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Under normal market
conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies whose
primary business operations are directly related to photonics.
Photonics
generally refers to the science and technology of generating, manipulating,
transmitting, detecting, measuring, and applying light (photons), including
visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light. The Fund seeks to provide
focused
exposure to companies that derive a majority of their revenues or operating
profits from photonics-related products and services.
Pure-Play
Revenue Exposure Requirement
The
Fund applies a “pure-play” revenue exposure screen designed to limit exposure to
diversified conglomerates in which photonics-related business lines are
incidental or non-core. In general, a company will be eligible for inclusion if
it derives at least 50% of its revenues or operating profits (as determined by
the Adviser based on publicly available disclosures, company filings, and
reasonable estimates) from photonics-related products or services.
Adviser
Discretion and Subjective Inclusion Criteria
The
Adviser may, in its discretion, include companies that do not currently meet the
50% revenue or operating profit threshold where the Adviser determines that the
company has a substantial nexus to photonics-related activities and is
reasonably expected to derive a majority of its revenues or operating profits
from photonics-related products or services in the future.
In
making such determinations, the Adviser may consider, among other
factors:
•Public
disclosures, investor presentations, earnings calls, strategic plans, or
regulatory filings indicating a corporate shift, restructuring, or strategic
emphasis toward photonics-related businesses;
•Capital
allocation trends, including material research and development expenditures,
acquisitions, divestitures, or capital investment directed toward photonics
technologies;
•Revenue
backlog, signed contracts, partnerships, joint ventures, or customer
concentration suggesting meaningful future photonics exposure;
•Intellectual
property portfolios, patent filings, proprietary platforms, or core
technological capabilities centered on photonics;
•Early-stage
or pre-revenue companies whose principal business operations are
photonics-focused, including companies in commercialization, pilot production,
or development phases;
•Spin-offs
or newly public entities formed to pursue photonics-related business
lines;
•Situations
where financial reporting segments do not yet fully reflect the economic
significance of photonics-related operations.
Such
determinations are inherently subjective and may be based on incomplete,
evolving, or forward-looking information. The Adviser is not required to apply
the 50% revenue threshold mechanically and retains discretion in interpreting
company disclosures and assessing the degree of photonics-related
exposure.
Companies
that neither meet the revenue threshold nor satisfy the Adviser’s qualitative
assessment may be excluded even if they participate meaningfully in broader
semiconductor, electronics, industrial, aerospace, defense, telecommunications,
or related industries.
Photonics-Related
Activities
Photonics-related
products and services may include, but are not limited to, optical
communications components and subsystems (such as lasers, modulators, coherent
optics, transceivers, optical amplifiers, silicon photonics devices, and
photonic integrated circuits), industrial and scientific laser systems, beam
delivery systems, advanced manufacturing and metrology systems, photonic sensing
and imaging technologies (including LiDAR, infrared imaging, spectrometry, and
optical detection systems), optoelectronic devices (including LEDs, laser
diodes, and compound semiconductor devices), and specialized manufacturing
equipment used in the production of photonic and optoelectronic
components.
Types
of Securities
The
Fund may invest in common stocks, preferred stocks, depositary receipts
(including ADRs and GDRs), and other equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S.
issuers in developed and emerging markets, and may participate in initial public
offerings consistent with its investment strategy.
The
Fund may invest in companies of any size but expects to focus primarily on
small- and mid-capitalization companies due to the specialized and
innovation-driven nature of the photonics industry.
Industry
and Sector Exposure
Because
the Fund focuses on photonics-related businesses, it expects to have significant
exposure to companies in the technology sector and may also have significant
exposure to the industrials, semiconductor, materials, communications equipment,
aerospace and defense, healthcare technology, and capital goods industries. The
Fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more of its total
assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the
same extent that photonics-focused companies are so concentrated.
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund may have a relatively high portfolio turnover rate, which may result in
increased transaction costs and potential tax consequences.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged
investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money
invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program.
In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with
other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all
of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment
in the Fund.
Photonics
Industry Risk. Companies
engaged in photonics-related businesses are subject to risks associated with
rapid technological change, short product development cycles, evolving industry
standards, and frequent product introductions. Technological advances may render
existing products obsolete or uncompetitive. The photonics industry is
characterized by intense competition, including from larger, more diversified
companies with greater financial, technical, and marketing
resources.
Demand
for photonics components and systems may fluctuate significantly based on
capital spending cycles, telecommunications infrastructure deployment,
semiconductor fabrication capacity expansion, industrial automation investment,
defense and aerospace procurement cycles, healthcare technology adoption, and
broader macroeconomic conditions. A slowdown in any of these end markets may
adversely affect revenues and profitability of photonics-related
companies.
Many
photonics-related businesses depend on specialized materials, precision
manufacturing processes, and complex supply chains. Disruptions in the
availability of key components, raw materials, or fabrication capacity may
negatively impact production and margins. In addition, regulatory changes,
export controls, intellectual property disputes, or shifts in government funding
priorities may materially affect certain segments of the photonics
industry.
Technology
Sector Risk. The
Fund expects to have significant exposure to technology-related companies.
Technology companies may experience rapid changes in technology, evolving
customer preferences, frequent new product introductions, and aggressive pricing
competition. These companies may be particularly vulnerable to product
obsolescence and may face risks related to cybersecurity incidents, data
breaches, intellectual property protection and infringement claims, and
regulatory scrutiny.
Technology
companies often rely on global supply chains and outsourced manufacturing, which
may expose them to geopolitical tensions, trade restrictions, tariffs, and
supply disruptions. Many technology companies also depend on a limited number of
key customers, suppliers, or distribution partners, and the loss of one or more
such relationships may adversely affect financial performance.
Semiconductor
and Capital Equipment Risk. Companies
involved in optoelectronic device manufacturing, compound semiconductor
production, silicon photonics, and related capital equipment are subject to
cyclical demand patterns and may experience significant revenue and earnings
volatility. The semiconductor industry has historically been highly cyclical,
characterized by periods of oversupply, pricing pressure, and inventory
corrections.
Such
companies may be affected by export controls, trade restrictions, and
geopolitical tensions that limit access to key markets or restrict the transfer
of advanced technologies. Capital equipment manufacturers depend heavily on
capital expenditure budgets of semiconductor fabrication facilities and other
advanced manufacturing customers, which may be reduced during economic
downturns. Supply chain disruptions, manufacturing complexity, and high
fixed-cost structures may amplify financial volatility during periods of reduced
demand.
Small-
and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk. The
Fund may invest significantly in small- and mid-capitalization companies, which
may be more volatile and more vulnerable to adverse business or economic
developments than large-capitalization companies. These companies may have
limited product lines, narrower markets, less diversified revenue streams,
limited financial resources, and less experienced management teams.
Securities
of small- and mid-capitalization companies may trade less frequently and in
lower volumes than those of larger companies, which may result in greater price
volatility and reduced liquidity. During market downturns or periods of market
stress, these securities may decline in value more sharply and may be more
difficult to sell at desired prices.
Early-Stage
and Pre-Revenue Company Risk. The
Fund may invest in early-stage, development-phase, or recently public companies
that may not yet generate meaningful revenues or profits. These companies may
face significant uncertainty regarding the successful development,
commercialization, and market acceptance of their products and
technologies.
Early-stage
companies may depend on external financing to fund operations and research and
development activities, and such financing may not be available on favorable
terms, or at all. These companies may also face regulatory hurdles,
technological feasibility risks, competitive pressures, and execution
challenges. Securities of early-stage companies may be highly volatile and
speculative, and investments in such companies may result in substantial
losses.
Non-U.S.
and Emerging Markets Risk. The
Fund may invest in securities of non-U.S. issuers, including issuers located in
emerging markets. Investments in non-U.S. securities involve risks that may not
be present with investments in U.S. securities, including fluctuations in
currency exchange rates; differences in accounting, auditing, and financial
reporting standards; less stringent regulatory environments; reduced liquidity;
and higher transaction costs.
Non-U.S.
markets may be more susceptible to political instability, changes in government
policies, trade disputes, expropriation, nationalization, and social unrest.
Emerging markets, in particular, may experience heightened volatility, capital
controls, weaker legal systems, limited investor protections, and greater
geopolitical risk. These factors may adversely affect the value and liquidity of
the Fund’s investments.
Concentration
Risk. Because
the Fund focuses on companies engaged in photonics-related businesses, it may
concentrate its investments in a limited number of industries or sectors. As a
result, the Fund may be more susceptible than a diversified fund to adverse
economic, regulatory, technological, or market developments affecting the
photonics industry or related sectors.
Developments
such as reductions in capital expenditures, technological disruption, regulatory
changes, supply chain constraints, or decreased demand in key end markets may
have a disproportionate impact on the Fund’s performance. The Fund’s returns may
therefore be more volatile than those of a broadly diversified
fund.
Active
Management Risk.
The Fund is actively-managed and may not meet its investment objective based on
the Adviser’s success or failure to implement its investment strategies for the
Fund. The success of the Fund’s investment program depends largely on the
investment techniques applied by the Adviser. It is possible the investment
techniques employed on behalf of the Fund will not produce the desired results.
Equity
Securities Risk.
Equity securities may be more volatile than other asset classes, and their
market prices may change quickly and without warning. The value of the equity
securities held by the Fund may decrease due to general market conditions or
other factors unrelated to a particular issuer. A decline in the value of the
equity securities in which the Fund invests will adversely affect the
Fund.
Cyber
Security Risk.
The Fund is susceptible to operational risks through breaches in cyber security.
A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional events
that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption
or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur
regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs
associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cyber security
breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information
systems through hacking or malicious software coding but may also result from
outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks through efforts to make
network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cyber security
breaches of the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests or the Fund’s
third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent,
custodian, or sub-advisor, as applicable, can also subject the Fund to many of
the same risks associated with direct cyber security breaches. Although the Fund
has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated
with cyber security, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed,
especially because the Fund does not directly control the cyber security systems
of issuers or third-party service providers.
Inflation
Risk.
Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments
will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As
inflation increases, the present value of the Fund’s assets and distributions
may decline.
Investment
Risk.
As with all investments, an investment in the Fund is subject to loss, including
the possible loss of the entire principal amount of an investment, over short or
long periods of time.
Market
Risk. The
trading prices of securities and derivative instruments fluctuate in response to
economic, financial, or political events that impact the entire market, specific
sectors, or individual issuers. The Fund’s NAV and market price may fluctuate
significantly. Because the Fund’s strategy provides exposure to
photonics-related securities, a decline in the value of those securities will
adversely affect the Fund.
Transaction
Cost Risk. The
Fund will pay transaction costs, including commissions and bid-ask spreads, when
it buys and sells options and other securities. Because the Fund expects to
enter into and close options positions on a daily basis, it will incur high
transaction costs. While turnover of options may not be reflected in traditional
portfolio turnover metrics, the economic impact to the Fund may be similar to
that of a fund with high portfolio turnover. These transaction costs may
negatively affect the Fund’s performance and may result in higher taxable
distributions.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk.
The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as
Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of
market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent
either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to
NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become
unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step
forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity
providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities
and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.
As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at
market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will
approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares
is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market
conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the
Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid
than Fund Shares.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as non-diversified under the 1940 Act and may invest a
greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers or instruments
than a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory event affecting
those issuers or instruments.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance
History
The
Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of
performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in
this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart
and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by
showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the
Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad
measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance
before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833) 759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least XX,XXX
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
[__________]). 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.[______].com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
TUTTLE
CAPITAL PHOTONICS INCOME BLAST ETF
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of the Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 0DTE Income &
Hedge ETF (the "Fund") is to seek current income. The Fund’s secondary
investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
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You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and
examples below.
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(1)Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, Tuttle Capital Management LLC (the
“Adviser”), at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Fund, pays all
of the expenses of the Fund, excluding the advisory fees, interest expenses,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other
portfolio transaction-related expenses and fees arising out of transactions
effected on behalf of the Fund, credit facility fees and expenses, including
interest expenses, and litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s
business.
(2)Other
Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.
Example
This
example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest
$10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or redeem all
of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your
investment has a five percent (5%) return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or
lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and
therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information
available.
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to provide
exposure to companies whose primary business operations are directly related to
photonics while also generating income through a structured options overlay
strategy.
Under
normal market conditions, the Fund will use common stocks, exchange-traded call
options, and synthetic positions to gain long exposure to photonics-related
companies equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount
of
borrowings, if any, for investment purposes), and will implement a systematic
put spread strategy to generate income.
Photonics
Investment Focus
Photonics
generally refers to the science and technology of generating, manipulating,
transmitting, detecting, measuring, and applying light (photons), including
visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light. The Fund seeks to provide focused
exposure to companies that are engaged in the development, production,
commercialization, or application of photonics-related products and
services.
Photonics-related
products and services may include, but are not limited to, optical
communications components and subsystems (such as lasers, modulators, coherent
optics, transceivers, optical amplifiers, silicon photonics devices, and
photonic integrated circuits), industrial and scientific laser systems, beam
delivery systems, advanced manufacturing and metrology systems, photonic sensing
and imaging technologies (including LiDAR, infrared imaging, spectrometry, and
optical detection systems), optoelectronic devices (including LEDs, laser
diodes, and compound semiconductor devices), and specialized manufacturing
equipment used in the production of photonic and optoelectronic
components.
The
Fund may invest in U.S. and non-U.S. issuers in developed and emerging markets
and may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The Fund expects to
have significant exposure to companies in the technology sector and may also
have significant exposure to the industrials, semiconductor, materials,
communications equipment, aerospace and defense, healthcare technology, and
capital goods industries due to the nature of the photonics
industry.
Long
Exposure Strategy
The
Fund may invest directly in common stocks, preferred stocks, and depositary
receipts (including ADRs and GDRs) of photonics-related companies.
In
addition, the Fund may obtain exposure with exchange-traded call options on
photonics-related securities, including deep in-the-money call options. The Fund
may invest in exchange-traded call options on specific photonics-related
securities as a means of gaining exposure to those securities without purchasing
them outright. A call option gives the Fund the right, but not the obligation,
to buy the underlying security at a predetermined price (the “strike price”)
within a set timeframe. The Fund may utilize deep in-the-money call options,
which have strike prices significantly below the current market price of the
underlying security. These options tend to have high sensitivity to changes in
the underlying security's price and may closely mirror the performance of
directly owning the security, while requiring less capital to establish the
position. This approach can provide capital efficiency and flexibility; however,
it also involves risks, including potential losses if the underlying security
declines in value, limited liquidity in certain option contracts, and the
possibility that the options may expire worthless if not managed
properly.
Finally,
the Fund may obtain exposure to photonics-related securities through synthetic
long positions constructed using long call and short put options on the same
underlying security with the same strike price and expiration date. To achieve a
synthetic long exposure, the Fund will buy call options and, simultaneously,
sell put options to try to replicate the price movements of the underlying
security. The call options purchased by the Fund and the put options sold by the
Fund will generally have one-month to one-year terms and strike prices that are
approximately equal to the then-current share price of the underlying security
at the time the contracts are purchased and sold, respectively.
By
using this strategy, the Fund may achieve similar investment outcomes with
potentially greater capital efficiency. However, synthetic long positions are
subject to the risks associated with both call and put options, including the
potential for significant losses if the price of the underlying security
declines. Additionally, the Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, liquidity
risk, and the possibility that the options may not perform as expected in
certain market conditions. These positions may be established using both
standardized listed options and FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”).
FLEX Options are customized options contracts that trade on an exchange but
provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like strike
price, style and expiration date while achieving price discovery in competitive,
transparent auction markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of
over-the-counter (OTC) options positions. Like traditional exchange-traded
options, FLEX Options are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC, a market
clearinghouse
that guarantees performance by counterparties to certain derivatives contracts.
The FLEX Options are listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
Put
Spread Income Strategy
The
Fund seeks to generate income for shareholders by employing a put credit spread
strategy on photonics-related securities. Under this strategy, the Fund will
sell put options that are near-the-money (i.e., with strike prices close to the
current market price of the underlying security) to collect premiums and
generate income, while simultaneously purchasing out-of-the-money put options
(i.e., with lower strike prices further below the current market price) to hedge
against significant downside risk. This results in a net credit to the Fund at
initiation, with the maximum profit realized if the underlying security's price
remains above the higher strike price at expiration, allowing both options to
expire worthless and the Fund being able to keep all of the premiums
received.
The
Fund’s Adviser will select options based on factors such as implied volatility,
time to expiration, liquidity, and overall market conditions, aiming to balance
income generation with risk management, though there is no assurance that the
strategy will achieve its objectives or avoid losses. The Fund intends to
implement and roll these spreads on a recurring basis. Net premiums received are
intended to support the Fund’s income generation objectives.
The
Fund may hold U.S. Treasuries, money market instruments, cash, or cash
equivalents to collateralize its options positions.
The
Fund intends to make weekly distribution payments to shareholders.
The
Fund is classified as non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the “1940 Act”).
There
is no guarantee that the Fund’s investment strategy will be properly
implemented, and an investor may lose some or all of its
investment.
The
Fund’s investment strategy is not intended to track the performance of any
specific photonics-related security or index, and the Fund’s performance will
differ from that of the individual securities to which it has exposure. The
performance differences will depend on, among other things, changes in the value
of the photonics-related securities, changes in the value of the puts the Fund
has sold, and changes in the value of the U.S. Treasuries and money market
instruments held by the Fund. The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment
objective of current income is not dependent on the price appreciation of the
underlying photonics-related securities.
Principal
Risks
An
investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its leveraged
investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money
invested in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program.
In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with
other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors closely review all
of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment
in the Fund.
Derivatives
Risk. Derivatives
are financial instruments that derive their performance from an underlying
reference asset, such as an individual security, ETF, index, interest rate or
inflation rate. Generally, derivatives are sophisticated investments that may
pose risks that are different from or greater than those posed by investing
directly in the underlying instrument. For example, the return on a derivative
instrument may not correlate with that of its underlying instrument, and minimal
requisite initial investments necessary to purchase derivatives positions may
expose the Fund to losses in excess of those amounts. Derivatives also can be
volatile and may be less liquid than other investments. As a result, the value
of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning and you may
lose money. The Fund expects to use put options, call options (including deep
in-the-money call options), and synthetic long positions to implement its
principal investment strategies. Other risks specific to put options, as well as
other risks of derivatives, generally, such as counterparty and issuer credit
risk, interest rate risk, market risk and issuer-specific risk, are described in
greater detail elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus.
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. 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. The premium received may not be enough to offset a loss incurred by the
Fund if the price of the underlying security declines. Options are subject to
valuation risk, time decay risk, changes in implied volatility, liquidity risk,
and the possibility of early exercise.
Put
Spread Strategy Risk. The
Fund’s put spread strategy involves substantial risks, including the potential
for losses if the underlying security declines below the lower strike price,
market volatility impacting option premiums, and the possibility of assignment
on the sold puts, which could require the Fund to purchase the underlying
securities at unfavorable prices.
Synthetic
Long Position Risk. The
Fund may obtain exposure to photonics-related securities through synthetic long
positions constructed using long call and short put options on the same
underlying security with the same strike price and expiration date. Synthetic
long positions are subject to the risks associated with both call and put
options, including the potential for significant losses if the price of the
underlying security declines. Because synthetic positions may require less
capital than purchasing the underlying securities directly, losses may be
magnified. Synthetic positions are also subject to liquidity risk and imperfect
correlation with the underlying securities.
Counterparty
Risk. The
Fund is subject to counterparty risk by virtue of its investments in options
contracts. Transactions in some types of derivatives, including options, are
required to be centrally cleared (cleared derivatives). In a transaction
involving cleared derivatives, the Fund’s counterparty is a clearing house
rather than a bank or broker. Since the Fund is not a member of clearing houses
and only members of a clearing house (clearing members) can participate directly
in the clearing house, the Fund will hold cleared derivatives through accounts
at clearing members. Customer funds held at a clearing organization in
connection with any options contracts are held in a commingled omnibus account
and are not identified to the name of the clearing members’ individual
customers. As a result, assets deposited by the Fund with any clearing member as
margin for options may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of
other clients of the Fund’s clearing member. In addition, although clearing
members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearing
house, there is a risk that the assets of the Fund might not be fully protected
in the event of the clearing member’s bankruptcy. The Fund is also subject to
the risk that a limited number of clearing members are willing to transact on
the Fund’s behalf. If a clearing member defaults, the Fund could lose some or
all of the benefits of a transaction entered into with the clearing
member.
Liquidity
Risk. The
Fund is subject to liquidity risk primarily due to its investments in
derivatives and photonics-related securities. 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 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 may prevent profitable liquidation of
positions, subjecting the Fund to potentially greater losses.
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 expiration
may vary because of factors other than the value of the underlying security,
including interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased
liquidity, and changing volatility levels.
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.
Assignment
Risk. The
puts written by the Fund may be assigned to the Fund at any point prior to the
expiration date. Early assignment is more likely when the put option is
significantly in the money. Should early assignment occur, it would result in
the Fund acquiring the assigned shares of the underlying security. Consequently,
the value of the Fund’s investment may be temporarily exposed to the full market
movement of the underlying security until those shares are sold and new options
positions are established.
Risk
of Highly Volatile Markets. The
prices of the derivative instruments and equity securities in which the Fund may
invest can be highly volatile. Price movements are influenced by, among other
things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, fiscal and
monetary policies of governments, and national and international political and
economic events. The Fund is also subject to the risk of failure of any exchange
on which its derivative instrument positions trade or failure of their
clearinghouses.
Photonics
Industry Risk. Companies
engaged in photonics-related businesses are subject to risks associated with
rapid technological change, short product development cycles, evolving industry
standards, and frequent product introductions. Technological advances may render
existing products obsolete or uncompetitive. The photonics industry is
characterized by intense competition, including from larger, more diversified
companies with greater financial, technical, and marketing
resources.
Demand
for photonics components and systems may fluctuate significantly based on
capital spending cycles, telecommunications infrastructure deployment,
semiconductor fabrication capacity expansion, industrial automation investment,
defense and aerospace procurement cycles, healthcare technology adoption, and
broader macroeconomic conditions. A slowdown in any of these end markets may
adversely affect revenues and profitability of photonics-related
companies.
Many
photonics-related businesses depend on specialized materials, precision
manufacturing processes, and complex supply chains. Disruptions in the
availability of key components, raw materials, or fabrication capacity may
negatively impact production and margins. In addition, regulatory changes,
export controls, intellectual property disputes, or shifts in government funding
priorities may materially affect certain segments of the photonics
industry.
Technology
Sector Risk. The
Fund expects to have significant exposure to technology-related companies.
Technology companies may experience rapid changes in technology, evolving
customer preferences, frequent new product introductions, and aggressive pricing
competition. These companies may be particularly vulnerable to product
obsolescence and may face risks related to cybersecurity incidents, data
breaches, intellectual property protection and infringement claims, and
regulatory scrutiny.
Technology
companies often rely on global supply chains and outsourced manufacturing, which
may expose them to geopolitical tensions, trade restrictions, tariffs, and
supply disruptions. Many technology companies also depend on a limited number of
key customers, suppliers, or distribution partners, and the loss of one or more
such relationships may adversely affect financial performance.
Semiconductor
and Capital Equipment Risk. Companies
involved in optoelectronic device manufacturing, compound semiconductor
production, silicon photonics, and related capital equipment are subject to
cyclical demand patterns and may experience significant revenue and earnings
volatility. The semiconductor industry has historically been highly cyclical,
characterized by periods of oversupply, pricing pressure, and inventory
corrections.
Such
companies may be affected by export controls, trade restrictions, and
geopolitical tensions that limit access to key markets or restrict the transfer
of advanced technologies. Capital equipment manufacturers depend heavily on
capital expenditure budgets of semiconductor fabrication facilities and other
advanced manufacturing customers, which may be reduced during economic
downturns. Supply chain disruptions, manufacturing complexity, and high
fixed-cost structures may amplify financial volatility during periods of reduced
demand.
Small-
and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk. The
Fund may invest significantly in small- and mid-capitalization companies, which
may be more volatile and more vulnerable to adverse business or economic
developments than large-capitalization companies. These companies may have
limited product lines, narrower markets, less diversified revenue streams,
limited financial resources, and less experienced management teams.
Securities
of small- and mid-capitalization companies may trade less frequently and in
lower volumes than those of larger companies, which may result in greater price
volatility and reduced liquidity. During market downturns or periods of market
stress, these securities may decline in value more sharply and may be more
difficult to sell at desired prices.
Early-Stage
and Pre-Revenue Company Risk. The
Fund may invest in early-stage, development-phase, or recently public companies
that may not yet generate meaningful revenues or profits. These companies may
face significant uncertainty regarding the successful development,
commercialization, and market acceptance of their products and
technologies.
Early-stage
companies may depend on external financing to fund operations and research and
development activities, and such financing may not be available on favorable
terms, or at all. These companies may also face regulatory hurdles,
technological feasibility risks, competitive pressures, and execution
challenges. Securities of early-stage companies may be highly volatile and
speculative, and investments in such companies may result in substantial
losses.
Non-U.S.
and Emerging Markets Risk. The
Fund may invest in securities of non-U.S. issuers, including issuers located in
emerging markets. Investments in non-U.S. securities involve risks that may not
be present with investments in U.S. securities, including fluctuations in
currency exchange rates; differences in accounting, auditing, and financial
reporting standards; less stringent regulatory environments; reduced liquidity;
and higher transaction costs.
Non-U.S.
markets may be more susceptible to political instability, changes in government
policies, trade disputes, expropriation, nationalization, and social unrest.
Emerging markets, in particular, may experience heightened volatility, capital
controls, weaker legal systems, limited investor protections, and greater
geopolitical risk. These factors may adversely affect the value and liquidity of
the Fund’s investments.
Concentration
Risk. Because
the Fund focuses on companies engaged in photonics-related businesses, it may
concentrate its investments in a limited number of industries or sectors. As a
result, the Fund may be more susceptible than a diversified fund to adverse
economic, regulatory, technological, or market developments affecting the
photonics industry or related sectors.
Developments
such as reductions in capital expenditures, technological disruption, regulatory
changes, supply chain constraints, or decreased demand in key end markets may
have a disproportionate impact on the Fund’s performance. The Fund’s returns may
therefore be more volatile than those of a broadly diversified
fund.
Active
Management Risk.
The Fund is actively-managed and may not meet its investment objective based on
the Adviser’s success or failure to implement its investment strategies for the
Fund. The success of the Fund’s investment program depends largely on the
investment techniques applied by the Adviser. It is possible the investment
techniques employed on behalf of the Fund will not produce the desired results.
Equity
Securities Risk.
Equity securities may be more volatile than other asset classes, and their
market prices may change quickly and without warning. The value of the equity
securities held by the Fund may decrease due to general market conditions or
other factors unrelated to a particular issuer. A decline in the value of the
equity securities in which the Fund invests will adversely affect the
Fund.
Cyber
Security Risk.
The Fund is susceptible to operational risks through breaches in cyber security.
A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional events
that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption
or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur
regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs
associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cyber security
breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information
systems through hacking or malicious software coding but may also result from
outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks through efforts to make
network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cyber security
breaches of the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests or the Fund’s
third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent,
custodian, or sub-advisor, as applicable, can also subject the Fund to many of
the same risks associated with direct cyber security breaches. Although the Fund
has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated
with cyber security, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed,
especially because the Fund does not directly control the cyber security systems
of issuers or third-party service providers.
Inflation
Risk.
Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments
will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As
inflation increases, the present value of the Fund’s assets and distributions
may decline.
Investment
Risk.
As with all investments, an investment in the Fund is subject to loss, including
the possible loss of the entire principal amount of an investment, over short or
long periods of time.
Market
Risk. The
trading prices of securities and derivative instruments fluctuate in response to
economic, financial, or political events that impact the entire market, specific
sectors, or individual issuers. The Fund’s NAV and market price may fluctuate
significantly. Because the Fund’s strategy provides exposure to
photonics-related securities, a decline in the value of those securities will
adversely affect the Fund.
Transaction
Cost Risk. The
Fund will pay transaction costs, including commissions and bid-ask spreads, when
it buys and sells options and other securities. Because the Fund expects to
enter into and close option positions on a recurring basis, it will incur high
transaction costs. While turnover of options may not be reflected in traditional
portfolio turnover metrics, the economic impact to the Fund may be similar to
that of a fund with high portfolio turnover. These transaction costs may
negatively affect the Fund’s performance and may result in higher taxable
distributions.
ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, it
is exposed to the following risks:
•Authorized
Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Limitation Risk.
The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as
Authorized Participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of
market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent
either of the following events occur, Shares may trade at a material discount to
NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become
unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step
forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity
providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities
and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
•Cash
Redemption Risk.
The Fund intends to redeem Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part
of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio
investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This
may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized
if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher
annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was
used.
•Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares.
Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares, including brokerage commissions
imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may
significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Shares may not be
advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small
investments.
•Shares
May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.
As with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at
market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will
approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares
is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day
(discount) due to supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market
volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility and volatility
in the Fund’s portfolio holdings, periods of steep market declines, and periods
when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary market, in
which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. If an investor
purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV of
the Shares or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV
of the Shares, then the investor may sustain losses that are in addition to any
losses caused by a decrease in NAV.
•Trading.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, and
may be traded on other U.S. exchanges, there can be no assurance that Shares
will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market
conditions, the liquidity of Shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the
Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid
than Fund Shares.
Non-Diversification
Risk. The
Fund is classified as non-diversified under the 1940 Act and may invest a
greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers or instruments
than a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory event affecting
those issuers or instruments.
New
Fund Risk. As
of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has no operating history and currently
has fewer assets than larger funds. Like other new funds, large inflows and
outflows may impact the Fund’s market exposure for limited periods of time. This
impact may be positive or negative, depending on the direction of market
movement during the period affected.
The
Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Performance
History
The
Fund has not yet commenced operations and does not have a full calendar year of
performance history. In the future, performance information will be presented in
this section of the Prospectus. Performance information will contain a bar chart
and table that provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by
showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing the
Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods as compared to a broad
measure of market performance. Investors should be aware that past performance
before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future.
Updated
performance information for the Fund, including its current net asset value per
share, is available by calling toll-free at (833) 759-6110.
Investment
Adviser
Tuttle
Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as the Fund’s
portfolio manager since its inception.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
The
Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain institutional investors (typically
market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of at least XX,XXX
shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically
effected in cash, but the Fund reserves the right to accept in-kind securities.
Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities
exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of
the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The
Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (i.e.,
[__________]). 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.[_______].com.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gain, unless
you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or
an individual retirement account in which case withdrawals from such
arrangements generally will be taxed.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (e.g.,
a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the
sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and
your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENTS
Each
Fund’s investment objective is described in the summary section for each Fund.
The summary section also describes each Fund’s principal investment strategies,
including the types of securities in which each Fund invests, and the principal
risks of investing in each Fund. The principal investment strategies are not the
only investment strategies available to each Fund, but they are the ones each
Fund primarily uses to achieve its investment objective.
The
Funds’ investment objectives may be changed by the Board of Trustees (the
“Board”) of Truth Social Funds (the “Trust”) without shareholder approval upon
60 days’ written notice to shareholders.
ETFs
are funds that trade like other publicly-traded securities. Unlike shares of a
mutual fund, which can be bought and redeemed from the issuing fund by all
shareholders at a price based on NAV, shares of the Fund may be purchased or
redeemed directly from the Fund at NAV solely by APs and only in aggregations of
a specified number of shares Creation Units. Also, unlike shares of a mutual
fund, shares of the Fund are listed on a national securities exchange and trade
in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the
day.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT RISK
It
is important that you closely review and understand the risks of investing in
each Fund. The principal risks of investing in each Fund are described in the
“Principal Risks” section in the applicable Fund Summary above. Each Fund’s net
asset value (“NAV”) and investment return will fluctuate based upon changes in
the value of its portfolio investments. You could lose money on your investment
in a Fund, including the possible loss of your entire investment. Each Fund
could underperform other investments, including other equity, thematic, or
income-oriented strategies. There is no guarantee that either Fund will achieve
its investment objective.
Both
Funds focus on companies engaged in photonics-related businesses. As a result,
each Fund is subject to the risks associated with rapid technological change,
evolving industry standards, capital spending cycles, semiconductor demand,
industrial automation trends, telecommunications infrastructure investment, and
other macroeconomic factors affecting the photonics ecosystem. The Funds may be
more volatile than broadly diversified funds and may be particularly sensitive
to developments affecting the technology, semiconductor, industrial, aerospace
and defense, healthcare technology, and capital goods industries.
The
Pure Play Photonics ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments
in equity securities of photonics-related companies. Its performance will depend
primarily on the operating performance, financial condition, and market
valuation of those companies. Because the Fund may invest significantly in
small- and mid-capitalization companies and, in certain cases, early-stage or
development-phase companies, its returns may be more volatile than those of
funds focused on larger, more established issuers. The Fund’s thematic focus may
result in periods of underperformance relative to the broader equity
markets.
The
Photonics Income Blast ETF seeks to generate income while maintaining exposure
to photonics-related companies. The Fund makes significant use of derivatives,
including exchange-traded options and FLEX Options, to obtain long exposure and
to implement its put spread strategy. The use of derivatives may create economic
leverage, which can magnify gains and losses and increase the volatility of the
Fund’s NAV. Losses on written options may exceed the premiums received, and
declines in the value of underlying photonics-related securities may result in
substantial losses.
The
Photonics Income Blast ETF’s performance may be influenced by the timing,
magnitude, and direction of market movements in the underlying securities on
which it writes options. The Fund’s put spread strategy is designed to generate
income and provide limited downside exposure; however, the hedge provided by a
put spread is limited to the difference between the strike prices of the spread.
If an underlying security declines beyond the lower strike price, losses may
continue. During periods of heightened volatility or sharp market movements, the
Fund may experience losses that are disproportionate to the premiums
received.
The
Photonics Income Blast ETF expects to enter into and close options positions on
a recurring basis. This frequent trading may result in high transaction costs,
which may negatively affect performance. In addition, market disruptions,
trading
halts, reduced liquidity in the options markets, or disruptions affecting
specific photonics-related issuers may impair the Fund’s ability to implement or
adjust its strategy.
Each
Fund is actively managed. The Adviser’s judgments about photonics-related
companies, portfolio construction, options positioning, and risk management may
prove to be incorrect. The success of each Fund depends on the Adviser’s ability
to effectively implement its respective investment strategy.
Each
Fund is classified as non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940
and may invest a significant portion of its assets in a limited number of
issuers or industries. As a result, each Fund may be more sensitive to
developments affecting a smaller number of issuers or sectors than a diversified
fund.
Each
Fund may hold cash, U.S. Treasury securities, and money market instruments for
liquidity or collateral management purposes. These holdings may affect
performance and may not prevent losses during periods of market
stress.
An
investment in a 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.
MANAGEMENT
The
Investment Adviser.
Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), 155 Lockwood Rd., Riverside, CT
06878, is the investment adviser for the Funds. The Adviser is registered as an
investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The
Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company and was organized in
2012.
Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, on behalf
of the Funds (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible
for the day-to-day management of each Fund’s investments. The Adviser also: (i)
furnishes the Funds with office space and certain administrative services; and
(ii) provides guidance and policy direction in connection with its daily
management of each Fund’s assets, subject to the authority of the Board. For its
services, the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual management fee calculated
daily and payable monthly, as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net
assets, at the following rates:
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Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed, at its own expense
and without reimbursement from the Fund, to pay all expenses of the Funds,
except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory
Agreement, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage
commissions and any other portfolio transaction related expenses and fees
arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Funds, credit facility
fees and expenses, including interest expenses, and litigation and
indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the
ordinary course of the Funds’ business.
A
discussion regarding the basis for the Board approving the Investment Advisory
Agreement for the Funds will be available in each Fund’s semi-annual report
filed on Form N-CSR once that report is produced.
The
Portfolio Manager
Matthew
Tuttle, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser, has served as each Fund’s
portfolio manager since their inception in 2026. Matthew Tuttle has been
involved in the financial services industry since 1990. He has an MBA in finance
from Boston University and is the author of two financial books, Financial
Secrets of My Wealthy Grandparents
and How
Harvard and Yale Beat the Market.
He has been launching and managing ETFs since 2015.
The
SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation,
other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, and the portfolio manager’s
ownership in each Fund.
The
Trust
Each
Fund is a non-diversified series of the ETF Opportunities Trust, an open-end
management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on March
18, 2019. The Board supervises the operations of the Funds according to
applicable state and federal law, and the Board is responsible for the overall
management of the Funds’ business affairs.
Portfolio
Holdings
A
description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure
of each Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Funds’ SAI. Complete
holdings are published on the Funds’ website on a daily basis. Please visit the
Fund’s website at www.[_______].com. In addition, each Fund’s complete holdings
(as of the dates of such reports) are available in reports on Form N-PORT and
Form N-CSR filed with the SEC.
DISTRIBUTION
(12B-1) PLAN
The
Board has adopted a Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan (the “Plan”)
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, each
Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets
each year for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder
services.
No
Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no current plans
to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the
future, because the fees are paid out of each Fund’s assets, over time these
fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than
certain other types of sales charges.
HOW
TO BUY AND SELL SHARES
Most
investors will buy and sell shares of the Funds through broker-dealers at market
prices. Shares of the Funds are listed for trading on the Exchange and on the
secondary market during the trading day and can be bought and sold throughout
the trading day like other shares of publicly traded securities. Shares may only
be purchased and sold on the secondary market when the Exchange is open for
trading. The following table shows the trading symbol of each Fund.
The
trading symbols for Funds that have not commenced operations are not currently
available, but this Prospectus will be supplemented to reflect the trading
symbol prior to the commencement of operations.
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TICKER |
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CAPITAL PURE PLAY PHOTONICS ETF |
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CAPITAL PHOTONICS INCOME BLAST ETF |
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When
buying or selling shares through a broker, you will incur customary brokerage
commissions and charges, and you may pay some or all of the spread between the
bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip
(purchase and sale) transaction.
The
NAV of the Funds’ shares is calculated at the close of regular trading on the
Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. New York time, on each day the Exchange is open.
The NAV of the Funds’ Shares is determined by dividing the total value of the
Funds’ portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities, by the
total number of Shares outstanding of the Funds.
In
calculating its NAV, the Funds generally value their assets on the basis of
market quotations, last sale prices, or estimates of value furnished by a
pricing service or brokers who make markets in such instruments.
Fair
value pricing is used by the Funds when market quotations are not readily
available or are deemed to be unreliable or inaccurate based on factors such as
evidence of a thin market in the security or a significant event occurring after
the close of the market but before the time as of which the Funds’ NAV is
calculated. When fair-value pricing is employed,
the
prices of securities used by the Funds to calculate its NAV may differ from
quoted or published prices for the same securities.
APs
may acquire shares directly from the Funds, and APs may tender their shares for
redemption directly to the Funds, at NAV per share only in large blocks, or
Creation Units, of at least 10,000 shares. Purchases and redemptions directly
with the Funds must follow the Funds’ procedures, which are described in the
SAI.
Under
normal circumstances, the Funds will pay out redemption proceeds to a redeeming
AP within two (2) days after the AP’s redemption request is received, in
accordance with the process set forth in the Funds’ SAI and in the agreement
between the AP and the Funds’ distributor. However, the Funds reserve the right,
including under stressed market conditions, to take up to seven (7) days after
the receipt of a redemption request to pay an AP, all as permitted by the 1940
Act. Each Fund anticipates regularly meeting redemption requests primarily in
cash, although each Fund reserves the right to pay all or portion of the
redemption proceeds to an AP in-kind. Cash used for redemptions will be raised
from the sale of portfolio assets or may come from existing holdings of cash or
cash equivalents.
Each
Fund may liquidate and terminate at any time without shareholder
approval.
Book
Entry
Shares
are held in book entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued.
The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee is the record owner of all
outstanding shares and is recognized as the owner of all shares for all
purposes.
Investors
owning shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its
participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all shares.
Participants in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust
companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or
indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of
shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates
or to have shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a
registered owner of shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of
shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These
procedures are the same as those that apply to any other securities that you
hold in book entry or “street name” form.
FREQUENT
PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES
Shares
can only be purchased and redeemed directly from the Funds in Creation Units by
APs, and the vast majority of trading in shares occurs on the secondary market.
Because the secondary market trades do not directly involve the Funds, it is
unlikely those trades would cause the harmful effects of market timing,
including dilution, disruption of portfolio management, increases in the Funds’
trading costs and the realization of capital gains. With regard to the purchase
or redemption of Creation Units directly with each Fund, to the extent effected
in-kind (i.e.,
for securities), those trades do not cause the harmful effects that may result
from frequent cash trades. To the extent trades are effected in whole or in part
in cash, those trades could result in dilution to the Funds and increased
transaction costs, which could negatively impact a Fund’s ability to achieve its
investment objective. However, direct trading by APs is critical to ensuring
that shares trade at or close to NAV. The Funds also employ fair valuation
pricing to minimize potential dilution from market timing. In addition, the
Funds impose transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares to cover
the custodial and other costs incurred by the Funds in effecting trades. These
fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in part or in whole for
securities, reflecting the fact that a Fund’s trading costs increase in those
circumstances. Given this structure, the Trust has determined that it is not
necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter market timing of
the shares.
DIVIDENDS,
OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
Shares
are traded throughout the day in the secondary market on a national securities
exchange on an intra-day basis and are created and redeemed in-kind and/or for
cash in Creation Units at each day’s next calculated NAV. The Funds currently
intend to create and redeem Creation Units in cash. Satisfying redemptions in
cash may result in the Fund selling portfolio securities to obtain cash to meet
net Fund redemptions which can have an adverse tax impact on taxable
shareholders. These sales may generate taxable gains for the ongoing
shareholders of the Fund. In-kind arrangements are designed to protect ongoing
shareholders from the adverse effects on a Fund’s portfolio that could arise
from frequent cash redemption transactions. In the event that a Fund redeems
Creation Units in-kind, the shares’ in-kind redemption mechanism generally will
not lead to a tax event for the Fund or its ongoing shareholders.
Ordinarily,
the Tuttle Capital Pure Play Photonics ETF will distribute any net investment
income and any net realized capital gains annually. The Tuttle Capital Photonics
Income Blast ETF will distribute any net investment income weekly and any net
realized capital gains annually. The Funds may also pay a special distribution
at the end of a calendar year to comply with U.S. federal income tax
requirements.
No
dividend reinvestment service is provided by the Funds. Broker-dealers may make
available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by beneficial
owners of the Funds for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Beneficial
owners should contact their broker to determine the availability and costs of
the service and the details of participation therein. Brokers may require
beneficial owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this
service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and
realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of
the Fund purchased in the secondary market.
Distributions
in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole shares only if the
broker through whom you purchased shares makes such option
available.
Taxes
As
with any investment, you should consider how your investment in shares will be
taxed. The tax information in this Prospectus is provided as general
information. You should consult your own tax professional about the tax
consequences of an investment in shares.
Unless
your investment in shares is made through a tax-exempt entity or tax-deferred
account, such as an individual retirement account, you need to be aware of the
possible tax consequences when:
-A
Fund makes distributions,
-You
sell your shares listed on the Exchange, and
-You
purchase or redeem Creation Units.
Taxes
on Distributions
Distributions
from each Fund’s net investment income, including net short-term capital gains,
if any, are taxable to you as ordinary income, except that each Fund’s dividends
attributable to its “qualified dividend income” (e.g.,
dividends received on stock of most domestic and certain foreign corporations
with respect to which the Fund satisfies certain holding period and other
requirements), if any, generally are subject to U.S. federal income tax for U.S.
non-corporate shareholders who satisfy those restrictions with respect to their
shares at the rate for net capital gain. A part of each Fund’s dividends also
may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to U.S.
corporations subject to similar requirements. However, dividends a U.S.
corporate shareholder deducts pursuant to that deduction are subject indirectly
to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax. A higher portfolio turnover rate
may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual Fund operating expenses affect each Fund’s performance.
In
general, distributions received from each Fund are subject to U.S. federal
income tax when they are paid, whether taken in cash or reinvested in the Fund
(if that option is available). Distributions reinvested in additional shares
through the means of a dividend reinvestment service, if available, will be
taxable to shareholders acquiring the additional shares to the same extent as if
such distributions had been received in cash. Distributions of net long-term
capital gains, if any, in excess of net short-term capital losses are taxable as
long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held the shares in a
Fund.
Distributions
in excess of a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits are treated
as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of your basis in the shares and as
capital gain thereafter. A distribution will reduce a Fund’s NAV per share and
may be taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gain (as described above)
even though, from an investment standpoint, the distribution may constitute a
return of capital.
The
Funds are required to backup withhold twenty-four percent (24%) of your
distributions and redemption proceeds if you have not provided the Fund with a
correct Social Security number for individual(s) in the required manner and in
certain other situations.
Taxes
on Exchange-Listed Share Sales
Any
capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares is generally treated as
long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one
year and as short-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for one
year or less. The ability to deduct capital losses from sales of shares may be
limited.
Taxes
on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units
An
Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally
will recognize a gain or a loss equal to the difference between the market value
of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the sum of the exchanger’s
aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus any cash it pays. An
Authorized Participant who exchanges Creation Units for securities will
generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the
exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate market
value of the securities received plus any cash received. The Internal Revenue
Service (“Service”), however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange
of securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted currently under the rules
governing “wash sales” or for other reasons. Persons exchanging securities
should consult their own tax adviser with respect to whether the wash sale rules
apply and when a loss might be deductible.
Any
capital gain or loss realized upon redemption of Creation Units is generally
treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Creation Units have been held
for more than one year and as short-term capital gain or loss if the Creation
Units have been held for one year or less.
If
you purchase or redeem Creation Units, you will be sent a confirmation statement
showing how many Creation Units you purchased or sold and at what price. See
“Taxes” in the SAI for a description of the requirement regarding basis
determination methods applicable to share redemptions (including redemptions of
Creation Units) and each Fund’s obligation to report basis information to the
Service.
At
the time that this prospectus is being prepared, various administrative and
legislative changes to the U.S. federal tax laws are under consideration, but it
is not possible at this time to determine whether any of these changes will take
place or what the changes might entail.
The
foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current
U.S. federal income tax law of an investment in the Funds. It is not a
substitute for personal tax advice. Consult your personal tax adviser about the
potential tax consequences of an investment in the shares under all applicable
tax laws. See “Taxes” in the SAI for more information.
FUND
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Commonwealth
Fund Services, Inc.
(the “Administrator”) is the Funds’ administrator. The firm is primarily in the
business of providing administrative services to retail and institutional mutual
funds and exchange-traded funds.
____________
(“____________ ”)serves
as the Fund’s fund accountant, and it provides certain other services to the
Fund not provided by the Administrator. ____________
is primarily in the business of providing administrative, fund accounting
services to retail and institutional exchange-traded funds and mutual
funds.
As
transfer agent, ____________ ,
has, among other things, agreed to: issue and redeem shares of the Fund; make
dividend and other distributions to shareholders of the Fund; effect transfers
of shares; mail communications to shareholders of the Funds, including account
statements, confirmations, and dividend and distribution notices; facilitate the
electronic delivery of shareholder statements and reports; and maintain
shareholder accounts.
____________
acts
as custodian for the Fund. As such, ____________
holds
all securities and cash of the Fund, delivers and receives payment for
securities sold, receives and pays for securities purchased, collects income
from investments, and performs other duties, all as directed by officers of the
Trust.____________
does
not exercise any supervisory function over management of the Fund, the purchase
and sale of securities, or the payment of distributions to
shareholders.
Foreside
Fund Services, LLC (the
“Distributor”) serves as the Distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an
agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in
shares.
Practus,
LLP serves
as legal counsel to the Trust and the Fund.
____________ serves
as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. The independent
registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the annual
financial statements of the Fund.
OTHER
INFORMATION
Continuous
Offering
The
method by which Creation Units of shares are created and traded may raise
certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units of
shares are issued and sold by the Funds on an ongoing basis, a “distribution,”
as such term is used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), may occur at any point. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned
that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result
in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could
render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery
requirement and liability provisions of the Securities Act.
For
example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory
underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with the
Distributor, breaks them down into constituent shares and sells the shares
directly to customers or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new
shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market
demand for shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for purposes
of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances
pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the
particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a
complete description of all the activities that could lead to a characterization
as an underwriter.
Broker-dealer
firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting
transactions in shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of
shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the
prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act is not
available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the
1940 Act. As a result, broker-dealer firms should note that dealers who are not
“underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted with
engaging in ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with the
shares that are part of an overallotment within the meaning of Section 4(3)(C)
of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus
delivery exemption provided by Section 4(3) of the
Securities
Act. For delivery of prospectuses to exchange members, the prospectus delivery
mechanism of Rule 153 under the Securities Act is only available with respect to
transactions on a national exchange.
Dealers
effecting transactions in the shares, whether or not participating in this
distribution, are generally required to deliver a Prospectus. This is in
addition to any obligation of dealers to deliver a Prospectus when acting as
underwriters.
Premium/Discount
Information
When
available, information regarding how often the shares of each Fund traded on the
Exchange at a price above (i.e., at
a premium) or below (i.e., at
a discount) the NAV of each Fund will be available at
www.[_________].com.
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Because
the Funds have not yet commenced operations as of the date hereof, no financial
highlights are available. In the future, financial highlights will be presented
in this section of the Prospectus.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION
You
will find more information about the Funds in the following
documents:
Statement
of Additional Information: For
more information about the Fund, you may wish to refer to the Funds’ SAI dated
_______________, 2026, which is on file with the SEC and incorporated by
reference into this prospectus.
Annual/Semi-Annual
Reports: Additional
information about each Fund’s investments, once available, will be available in
the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR. In
each Fund’s annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions
and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds’ performance
during its last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Funds’ annual and
semi-annual financial statements.
You
can obtain a free copy of the SAI, annual and semi-annual reports, other
information, such as the Funds’ financial statements, by writing to the Funds at
8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235, by calling the
Fund toll-free at (833)
759-6110,
by email at: [email protected]. Each Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports,
prospectus and SAI are all available for viewing/downloading at
www.[________].com. General inquiries regarding the Funds may also be directed
to the above address or telephone number.
Copies
of these documents and other information about the Funds are available on the
EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, and
copies of these documents may also be obtained, after paying a duplication fee,
by electronic request at the following email address:
[email protected].
(Investment
Company Act File No. 811-23439)