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| Longboard Alternative Growth Fund
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| Summary
Section
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| Investment
Objective.
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The primary investment objective of the Longboard Alternative Growth Fund (the Fund) is to seek long-term
capital appreciation.
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| Fees
and Expenses of the Fund.
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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You
may qualify for sales charge discounts on Class A shares if you invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund.
More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under Shareholder Information
– More About Class A Shares beginning on page 17 of this Prospectus. Sales loads and waivers may vary by financial intermediary.
For more information on specific financial intermediary sales loads and waivers, see Appendix A to the statutory Prospectus.
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| Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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| Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage
of the value of your investment)
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| Example.
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
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| The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end
of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Expense Example - Longboard Alternative Growth Fund - USD ($)
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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year |
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years |
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years |
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years |
| Longboard Alternative Growth Fund Class A |
789
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1,235
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1,706
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3,002
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| Longboard Alternative Growth Fund Class I |
202
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624
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1,073
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2,317
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| Portfolio
Turnover.
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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 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the
Funds performance. During the Funds fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the
average value of the portfolio.
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| Principal
Investment Strategies.
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The Fund pursues its investment objective using three principal strategies: an Equity Strategy, a Futures
Strategy and a Fixed Income Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Funds assets are allocated among the three strategies
according to the Funds asset allocation model which, consistent with the Funds benchmark, the Morningstar Moderate Target
Risk Index, targets exposures generally equivalent to 60% stocks/40% bonds although exposures may vary at the Advisers discretion.
Under normal market conditions, the typical Notional Exposure allocation range (as a percent of the Funds total assets) is 40%-90%
to the Equity Strategy, and 0%-10% to the Futures Strategy. Assets allocated to the Equity or Futures Strategy not used to purchase or
provide collateral for derivative instruments, such as swaps or futures contracts, but required to cover the exposure of such instruments,
may, in turn, be invested pursuant to the Fixed Income Strategy to generate additional income, which, together with Fund assets directly
allocated to such strategy, typically results in 10%-90% of Fund assets invested pursuant to the Fixed Income Strategy. These asset allocation
ranges are targets. The Adviser has discretion to reallocate the Funds assets among the strategies and allowable investments described
below. Additionally, as a result of market gains or losses, the percentage of the Funds assets invested in each strategy at any
given time may be different from the asset allocation target ranges shown above.
Equity
Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in domestic equity securities and equity-related
derivative instruments. The Fund defines equity securities as (1) common stocks, (2) preferred stocks, (3) stock warrants, (4) stock
rights, (5) debt securities that are convertible into stock, (6) American depository receipts, (7) exchange-traded limited partnerships,
(8) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and (9) real estate investment trusts (REITs) (Equity Instruments).
Equity-related derivative instruments are investments that provide exposure to the performance of Equity Instruments, including total
return swaps on a basket of Equity Securities managed by the Adviser, equity swaps (both single-name and index swaps) and similar pooled
investment vehicles (collectively, Equity Derivative Instruments and together with Equity Instruments, Instruments).
The Fund may obtain up to 100% of its exposure to Equity Securities through Equity Derivative Instruments.
The
Fund will seek positive long-term capital appreciation through the use of a diversified alternative equity strategy. The Fund, when taking
a long equity position, will purchase a security that will benefit from an increase in the price of that security. When taking
a short equity position, the Fund borrows the security from a third party and sells it at the then current market price.
A short equity position will benefit from a decrease in price of the security and will lose value if the price of the security
increases. Similarly, the Fund may also take long and short positions in an Equity Derivative Instrument. Simultaneously
engaging in long investing and short selling is designed to reduce the net exposure of the overall portfolio to general market movements.
The Fund may allocate up to 100% of its assets to the Equity Strategy.
The
Fund invests in the securities of, and/or derivatives instruments providing exposure to, issuers of any capitalization and in any style
including individual company issuers, sector ETFs, index ETFs & commodity linked ETFs. Short positions may be taken in Equity Derivative
Instruments, including but not limited to, futures and/or ETFs that represent equity indices, including, but not limited to the S&P
500 (large cap), S&P 400 (mid cap), and Russell 2000 (small cap) indices. The Adviser seeks to reduce risk by using a combination
of tactical investment strategies and active hedging comprised of short positions in index futures contracts or ETFs. The degree to which
the long portfolio is hedged is governed by factors such as targeted risk level, target beta exposures, the number of security positions
in the portfolio and market volatility.
Futures
Strategy. The Futures Strategy employs a trend following strategy (identifying opportunities as prices trend up and down) similar in
general concept to the managed futures industry at large. The strategy is systematic and rules based. The Adviser will consider a variety
of exchange traded futures contracts and forward contracts. The Funds holdings, either direct or held through a wholly-owned and
controlled subsidiary (the Subsidiary), will generally be diversified across the equities, energies, interest rates, grains,
meats, soft commodities (such as sugar, coffee, and cocoa), currencies, and metals sectors; and will also be diversified across North
America, Asia, Europe, Australia, and potentially Africa and South America. Through its investment in futures contracts and forward contracts,
the Adviser seeks to capture long term trends in the global financial markets and commodities. Futures and forward contracts are contractual
agreements to buy or sell a particular currency, commodity or financial instrument at a pre-determined price in the future.
While
the Fund typically invests 0 to 10% of its total assets pursuant to the Futures Strategy, the Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets
(whether directly or through the Subsidiary) pursuant to the Futures Strategy. In furtherance of the Futures Strategy, the Fund may invest
up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. Assets in the Funds Subsidiary will be invested in commodity-related derivatives.
The Fund may also invest directly in such instruments and certain financial-related derivatives. Additionally, the Fund will, at
times, purchase options on futures contracts, to cover the potential obligation regarding delivery of assets specified in the contracts.
The
Subsidiary is a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company.
Generally, the Subsidiary will invest primarily in commodity futures and swaps on commodity futures but it may also invest in financial
futures, option and swap contracts, fixed income securities, pooled investment vehicles, including those that are not registered pursuant
to the 1940 Act, and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiarys derivative positions.
Fixed
Income Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Adviser generally allocates the Funds assets not invested in derivative instruments,
such as swaps or futures contracts, pursuant to the Equity or Futures strategies, or used as margin, to the Fixed Income Strategy in
order to generate interest income by capturing the yield on excess cash. The Fixed Income Strategy is designed to generate absolute returns
from interest income with less volatility than equity markets by investing primarily in (i) U.S. Dollar-denominated fixed income securities,
including: (1) obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, (2) bonds, notes,
or similar debt obligations issued by U.S. or foreign corporations, (3) U.S. asset-backed securities (ABS) and (4) U.S. structured
notes; and (ii) cash and cash equivalents. The Fund restricts fixed income securities to those having a short-term rating of prime (highest
short-term debt category) and/or a long-term rating of investment grade (BBB- or higher). The fixed income portion of the Funds
portfolio will be invested without restriction as to individual security maturity, but the average duration (a measure of interest rate
risk similar to maturity) of the fixed income portfolio will not exceed 5 years.
The
Fund is non-diversified.
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| Principal
Risks.
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Remember that in addition to possibly not achieving your investment goals, you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The
principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
| ● | Commodities
Risk: Investing in the commodities markets (directly or indirectly) may subject the Fund
to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. Commodity prices may be
influenced by unfavorable weather, animal and plant disease, geologic and environmental factors
as well as changes in government regulation such as tariffs, embargoes or burdensome production
rules and restrictions. |
| ● | Counterparty
Risk: The Fund may enter into various types of derivative contracts including futures
and swap contracts. Some of these derivative contracts will be privately negotiated in the
over-the-counter market. These contracts also involve exposure to credit risk, since contract
performance depends in part on the financial condition of the counterparty. If a privately
negotiated over-the-counter contract calls for payments by the Fund, the Fund must be prepared
to make such payments when due. In addition, if a counterpartys creditworthiness declines,
the Fund may not receive payments owed under the contract, or such payments may be delayed
under such circumstances and the value of agreements with such counterparty can be expected
to decline, potentially resulting in losses by the Fund. |
| ● | Credit
Risk: There is a risk that issuers and counterparties will not make payments on securities
and other investments held by the Fund, resulting in losses to the Fund. In addition, the
credit quality of securities held by the Fund may be lowered if an issuers financial
condition changes. |
| ● | Derivatives
Risk: The Fund may use derivatives (including futures contracts and swap agreements)
to enhance returns or hedge against market declines. The Funds indirect use of derivative
instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated
with investing directly in securities including leverage risk, counterparty default risk
and tracking risk. |
| - | Futures
Contracts Risk: Futures contracts are typically exchange traded contracts that call for
the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement of the terms
of the contract. Risks of futures contracts may be caused by an imperfect correlation between
movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying securities. In
addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction
because of an illiquid market. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held
or controlled by the Fund, thus limiting the ability to implement the Funds strategies.
Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of futures may increase the volatility of
the Funds NAV. Futures are also subject to leverage risks and to liquidity risk. |
| - | Swap
Agreements Risk: Swap agreements relate to a contract among the Fund and a counterparty
to exchange the return of the pre-determined underlying investment (such as the rate of return
of the underlying index). Risks associated with the use of swap agreements are different
from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions, due in part to the
fact they could be considered illiquid and currently usually trade on the over-the-counter
market, which is an unregulated market. Swaps are particularly subject to counterparty credit,
correlation, valuation,
liquidity and leveraging risks. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to
reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, but central clearing does not make swap transactions risk-free. |
| ● | Distribution
Policy Risk. Shareholders receiving periodic payments from the Fund may be under the
impression that they are receiving net profits. However, all or a portion of a distribution
may consist of a return of capital (i.e., from your original investment). Shareholders should
not assume that the source of a distribution from the Fund is net profit. Shareholders should
note that return of capital will reduce the tax basis of their shares and potentially increase
the taxable gain, if any, upon disposition of their shares. |
| ● | Exchange-Traded
Funds Risk: Investments in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) carry security specific
risks and market risk. Also, if the area of the market representing the underlying index
or benchmark does not perform as expected for any reason, the value of the investment in
the ETF may decline. In addition, due to transactions via market prices rather than at net
asset value, the performance of an ETF may not completely replicate the performance of the
underlying index. Investments in ETFs also add an extra layer of expenses. |
| ● | Equity
Securities Risk: Stock markets are volatile. The price of an equity security fluctuates
based on changes in a companys financial condition and overall market and economic
conditions. |
| ● | Fixed
Income Securities Risks: Fixed income securities are subject to the risk that securities
could lose value because of interest rate changes. Fixed income securities are also subject
to prepayment and credit risks. |
| ● | Foreign
Risk: To the extent the Fund invests in foreign commodities and American Depository Receipts
(ADRs) directly, the Fund may be subject to risks not usually associated with
owning securities of U.S. issuers. These risks can include fluctuations in foreign currencies,
foreign currency exchange controls, political and economic instability, differences in financial
reporting, differences in securities regulation and trading, and taxation issues. |
| ● | Forward
and Futures Contract Risk: The successful use of forward and futures contracts draws
upon the Advisers skill and experience with respect to such instruments and are subject
to special risk considerations. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts
are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held
by the Fund and the price of the forward or futures contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid
secondary market for a forward or futures contract and the resulting inability to close a
forward or futures contract when desired; (c) losses caused by unanticipated market movements,
which are potentially unlimited; (d) the Advisers inability to predict correctly the
direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic
factors; (e) the possibility that the counterparty will default in the performance of its
obligations; and (f) if the Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from
its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the Fund may have to sell
securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so. |
| ● | General
Market Risk: The risk that the value of the Funds shares will fluctuate based on
the performance of the Funds investments and other factors affecting the securities
markets generally. Overall securities and derivatives market risks may affect the value of
individual instruments in which the Fund invests. There is also the risk that common stocks
are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases
in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. Foreign and domestic
economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, political events, terrorism,
war, natural disasters, disease/virus epidemics and other events are among the factors affecting
the securities and derivative markets in which the Fund invests. There is risk that these
and other factors may adversely affect the Funds performance. You could lose money
by investing in the Fund. |
| ● | Hedging
Transactions Risk: The Adviser, from time to time, employs various hedging techniques
by taking short positions in futures contracts or ETFs to offset a portion of the Funds
portfolio. The success of a Funds hedging strategy will be subject to the Advisers
ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the instruments
used in the hedging strategy and the performance of the investments in the portfolio being
hedged. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes,
the success of a Funds hedging strategy will also be subject to the Advisers
ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute hedges in an efficient and timely
manner. |
| ● | High
Portfolio Turnover Risk: In accordance with industry practice, derivative instruments
and instruments with a maturity of one year or less at the time of acquisition are excluded
from the calculation of the portfolio turnover rate, resulting in an expected portfolio turnover
rate of 0% for the Fund. However, if these instruments were included in the calculation,
the Funds strategy would result in frequent portfolio trading and a high portfolio
turnover rate (typically greater than 300%). |
| ● | Issuer-Specific
Risk: The value of a specific security can be more volatile than the market as a whole
and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The value of securities
of smaller issuers can be more volatile than those of larger issuers. The value of certain
types of securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer,
political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. |
| ● | Large-Cap
Company Risk: The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond
quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or innovative smaller
competitors. |
| ● | Leverage
Risk: Using derivatives like futures, options and swaps to increase the Funds combined
long and short exposure creates leverage, which can magnify the Funds potential for
gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on the Funds
share price. |
| ● | Liquidity
Risk: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments of the Fund would be difficult
to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such illiquid securities at
an advantageous time or price, or possibly requiring the Fund to dispose of other investments
at unfavorable times or prices in order to satisfy its obligations. |
| ● | Management
Risk: The risk that investment strategies employed by the Adviser in selecting investments
and asset allocations for the Fund may not result in an increase in the value of your investment
or in overall performance equal to other similar investment vehicles having similar investment
strategies. |
| ● | Mid-Cap
Company Risk: The risk that the mid-cap companies in which the Fund may invest may be
more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies.
In particular, these mid-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk,
because these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets and financial resources,
and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, mid-cap stocks may be
more volatile than those of larger companies. |
| ● | Non-Diversified
Portfolio Risk: The Fund is non-diversified, and thus may invest its assets
in a smaller number of companies or instruments than many other funds. As a result, an investment
in the Fund has the risk that changes in the value of a single security may have a significant
effect on the Funds value. |
| ● | REIT
Risk: The value of the Funds REIT securities may be adversely affected by changes
in the value of the REITs underlying property or the property secured by mortgages
the REIT holds, or loss of REIT status. In addition, the Fund may experience a decline in
its income from REIT securities due to falling interest rates or decreasing dividend payments. |
| ● | Regulatory
Change Risk: The Adviser has, on behalf of the Fund, filed a notice with the National
Futures Association claiming an exemption from certain of the CFTCs reporting and disclosure
requirements in accordance with Part 4 of the CFTC regulations. If, in the future, the Adviser
determines that it is not eligible for this exemption or other relief from CFTC regulation,
the Fund will be required to comply with CFTC regulations regarding disclosure and reporting.
Compliance with such requirements will likely increase the costs associated with an investment
in the Fund. |
| ● | Short
Position Risk: The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short position if the price
of the short position instrument increases in value between the date of the short position
sale and the date on which an offsetting position is purchased. Short positions may be considered
speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the Advisers
ability to anticipate accurately the future value of a security or instrument. The Funds
losses are potentially unlimited in a short position transaction. |
| ● | Small-
and Micro-Cap Company Risk: The risk that the securities of small-cap and micro-cap companies
may be more volatile and less liquid than the securities of companies with larger market
capitalizations. These small-cap companies may not have the management experience, financial
resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of large- or mid-cap companies,
and, therefore, their securities tend to be more volatile than the securities of larger,
more established companies. |
| ● | Strategy
Risk: The risk that investment strategies employed by the Adviser in selecting investments
and asset allocations for the Fund may not result in an increase in the value of your investment
or in overall performance equal to other investments. |
| ● | Swap
Agreements Risk: Swap agreements involve the risk that the party with whom the Fund has
entered into the swap will default on its obligation to pay the Fund and the risk that the
Fund will not be able to meet its obligations to pay the other party to the agreement. |
| ● | Tax
Risk: Certain of the Funds investment strategies, including transactions in options,
futures contracts, forward contracts, swap contracts and hedging transactions, may be subject
to the special tax rules, the effect of which may have adverse tax consequences for the Fund.
Also, while investing in commodities indirectly through the Subsidiary, will permit the Fund
to obtain exposure to the commodities markets, because the Subsidiary is a controlled foreign
corporation, any income received from its investments will be passed through to the Fund
as ordinary income, which may be taxed at less favorable rates than capital gains. Additionally,
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a number of private letter rulings
to other mutual funds (unrelated to the Fund), which indicate that certain income from a
funds investment in a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary would constitute qualifying
income for purposes of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the Code). However, the IRS has suspended issuance of any further letters on
this issue in 2011, and in 2016 added this issue to its list of issues on which it would
not provide private letter ruling guidance to taxpayers. In connection with this no
rule decision, the Internal Revenue Service revoked many of these prior letter rulings
as being inconsistent with its current no-rule private letter ruling policy,
but did not otherwise appear to repudiate the actual technical analysis it applied in the
prior rulings. If the IRS were to change its position with respect to the technical analysis
and conclusions reached in those revoked private letter rulings (which change in position
might be applied to the Fund retroactively), the income from the Funds investment in
the Subsidiary might not be qualifying income, and the Fund might not qualify as a regulated
investment company for one or more years. |
| ● | Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary Risk: The Subsidiary will not be registered under the 1940 Act and, unless
otherwise noted in this Prospectus, will not be subject to all of the investor protections
of the 1940 Act. The Adviser has, on behalf of the Subsidiary, filed a notice with the National
Futures Association claiming exemption from the CFTCs reporting requirements in accordance
with Part 4 of the CFTC Regulations pursuant to no-action relief for certain subsidiaries
of registered investment companies. Under this no-action letter guidance, the CFTC provides
relief relating to CFTC disclosure requirements for commodity pools, such as the Subsidiary,
that are wholly-owned subsidiaries of registered investment companies (such as the Fund).
The Adviser also claims exemption from the CFTCs disclosure requirements in accordance
with Part 4 of the CFTC Regulations, which provide relief relating to CFTC disclosure and
reporting requirements for commodity pools, such as the Subsidiary, that are operated by
a CPO that is the same as, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the
CPO of an offered pool (such as the Fund). Changes in the laws or regulations of the United
States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary, respectively,
are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or Subsidiary to operate as
described in this Prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. Your
cost of investing in the Fund will be higher because you indirectly bear the expenses of
the Subsidiary. |
Although
only 25% of the Funds assets may be invested in the Subsidiary, that portion of the Funds assets may be highly leveraged,
which can magnify the Funds potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on the Funds
share price.
| ● | Volatility
Risk: The Fund may have investments that appreciate or decrease significantly in value
over short periods of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per share to experience
significant appreciations or decreases in value over short periods of time. |
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| Performance.
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The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows
the performance of Class I shares of the Fund for each full calendar year since the Funds inception. The Average Annual Total Returns
table shows how the Funds average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Remember, the Funds
past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance
information will be available at no cost by calling the Fund toll-free at 855-294-7540.
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| Class
I Shares1
Calendar
Year Returns as of December 31
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The
calendar year-to-date return for the Funds Class I shares as of June 30, 2022 was -13.56%.
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the best performance for a quarter was 9.85% (for the quarter ended June 30, 2020). The worst performance
was -10.40% (for the quarter ended December 31, 2018).
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| Average
Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31, 2021
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After-tax
returns are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and
local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investors tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you own
shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable
to your investment. A higher after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and translates into an assumed tax deduction
that benefits the shareholder. After tax returns are shown for only Class I Shares. After tax returns for Class A shares will vary.
The
Morningstar Target Risk Index family is designed to meet the needs of investors who would like to maintain a target level of equity exposure
through a portfolio diversified across equities, bonds and inflation-hedged instruments. The Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Index seeks
approximately 60% exposure to global equity markets.
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| Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund
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| Summary
Section
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| Investment
Objective.
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The primary investment objective of the Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the Fund) is to seek positive
absolute returns.
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| Fees
and Expenses of the Fund.
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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You
may qualify for sales charge discounts on Class A shares if you invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund.
More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under Shareholder Information
– More About Class A Shares beginning on page 14 of this Prospectus. Sales loads and waivers may vary by financial intermediary.
For more information on specific financial intermediary sales loads and waivers, see Appendix A to the statutory Prospectus.
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| Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your
investment)
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| Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that
you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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| Example.
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
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| The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the
same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Expense Example - Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund - USD ($)
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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year |
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years |
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years |
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years |
| Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class A Shares |
883
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1,516
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2,170
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3,911
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| Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class I Shares |
302
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924
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1,572
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3,308
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| Portfolio
Turnover.
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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 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the
Funds performance. During the Funds fiscal year ended May 31, 2021, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 0.00% of
the average value of the portfolio.
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| Principal
Investment Strategies.
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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives using two principal strategies, a Futures Strategy and
a Fixed Income Strategy:
Futures
Strategy. The Fund pursues its investment objective by employing a trend following strategy (identifying opportunities as prices trend
up and down) similar in general concept to the managed futures industry at large. The strategy is systematic and rules based. The Adviser
will consider a variety of exchange traded futures contracts and forward contracts. The Funds holdings, either direct or held through
a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, Longboard Fund Limited (the Subsidiary), will generally be diversified across the
equities, energies, interest rates, grains, meats, soft commodities (such as sugar, coffee, and cocoa), currencies, and metals sectors;
and will also be diversified across North America, Asia, Europe, Australia, and potentially Africa and South America. Through its investment
in futures contracts and forward contracts, the Adviser seeks to capture long term trends in the global financial markets and commodities.
Futures and forward contracts are contractual agreements to buy or sell a particular currency, commodity or financial instrument at a
pre-determined price in the future.
To
pursue the Funds Futures Strategy, the Fund intends to invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. Assets in the Funds
Subsidiary will be invested in commodity-related derivatives pursuant to the Futures Strategy. The Fund may also invest directly in certain
financial-related derivatives with a portion of its assets pursuant to the Futures Strategy. Additionally, the Fund will, at times, purchase
options on futures contracts, to cover the potential obligation regarding delivery of assets specified in the contracts. The Fund anticipates
that it will generally invest between 5-30% of its assets (whether directly or through the Subsidiary) pursuant to the Futures Strategy.
The
Subsidiary is a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company.
Generally, the Subsidiary will invest primarily in commodity futures and swaps on commodity futures but it may also invest in financial
futures, option and swap contracts, fixed income securities, pooled investment vehicles, including those that are not registered pursuant
to the 1940 Act, and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiarys derivative positions.
Fixed
Income Strategy. The Fixed Income strategy is designed to generate absolute returns from interest income with less volatility than equity
markets by investing primarily in U.S. Dollar-denominated fixed income securities including: (1) obligations issued or guaranteed
by the United States Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, (2) bonds, notes, or similar debt obligations issued by U.S. or foreign
corporations, (3) U.S. asset-backed securities (ABS) and (4) U.S. structured notes. The Fund restricts fixed income securities
to those having a short-term rating of prime (highest short-term debt category) and/or a long-term rating of investment grade (BBB-
or higher). The fixed income portion of the Funds portfolio will be invested without restriction as to individual security maturity,
but the average duration (a measure of interest rate risk similar to maturity) of the fixed income portfolio will not exceed 5 years.
The Fund generally invests between 70-95% of its assets pursuant to the Fixed Income Strategy and/or in cash and cash equivalents, although
it reserves the right to invest up to 100% of its assets pursuant to the Fixed Income Strategy and/or in cash and cash equivalents.
The
Adviser acts as the adviser to both the Fund and the Subsidiary.
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| Principal
Risks.
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Remember that in addition to possibly not achieving your investment goals, you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
| ● | Asset-Backed
Securities (ABS) Risk: ABS are subject to credit risk because underlying
loan borrowers or obligors may default. Additionally, these securities are subject to prepayment
risk because the underlying loans or assets held by the issuers may be paid off prior to
maturity. The value of these securities may go down as a result of changes in prepayment
rates on the underlying loans or assets. During periods of declining interest rates, prepayment
rates usually increases and the Fund may have to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a lower
interest rate. |
| ● | Cash
or Cash Equivalents Risk: At any time, the Fund may have significant investments in cash
or cash equivalents. When a substantial portion of a portfolio is held in cash or cash equivalents,
there is the risk that the value of the cash account, including interest, will not keep pace
with inflation, thus reducing purchasing power over time. |
| ● | Commodities
Risk: Investing in the commodities markets (directly or indirectly) may subject the Fund
to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. Commodity prices may be
influenced by unfavorable weather, animal and plant disease, geologic and environmental factors
as well as changes in government regulation such as tariffs, embargoes or burdensome production
rules and restrictions. |
| ● | Credit
Risk: There is a risk that issuers and counterparties will not make payments on securities
and other investments held by the Fund, resulting in losses to the Fund. In addition, the
credit quality of securities held by the Fund may be lowered if an issuers financial
condition changes. |
| ● | Derivatives
Risk: The Fund may use derivatives (including commodity futures, options on futures and
swap agreements) to enhance returns or hedge against market declines. The Funds indirect
use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the
risks associated with investing directly in securities including leverage risk, counterparty
default risk and tracking risk. The value of a commodity-linked derivative investment typically
is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity (such as heating oil, livestock,
or agricultural products), a commodity futures contract or commodity index, or some other
readily measurable economic variable dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or
the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes
in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment. These securities expose the
Fund economically to movements in commodity prices |
| ● | Fixed
Income Securities Risk: Fixed income securities are subject to the risk that securities
could lose value because of interest rate changes. Generally, as interest rates increase,
prices decrease. Fixed income securities with longer maturities are subject to greater price
shifts as a result of interest rate changes than fixed income securities with shorter maturities.
Fixed income securities are also subject to prepayment and credit risks. |
| ● | Foreign
Investment Risk: Foreign investments involve certain risks not generally associated with
investments in the securities of U.S. companies, including changes in currency exchange rates,
unstable political, social and economic conditions, a lack of adequate or accurate company
information, differences in the way securities markets operate, less secure international
banks or securities depositories than those in the U.S. and foreign controls on investment.
In addition, individual international country economies may differ favorably or unfavorably
from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross domestic product, rates of inflation,
capital reinvestment, resources, self-sufficiency and balance of payments position. These
risks may be greater in emerging markets and in less developed countries. |
| ● | Foreign
Exchanges Risk: A portion of the derivatives trades made by the Fund may take place
on foreign markets. Neither existing CFTC regulations nor regulations of any other U.S. governmental
agency apply to transactions on foreign markets. Some of these foreign markets, in contrast
to U.S. exchanges, are so-called principals markets in which performance is the responsibility
only of the individual counterparty with whom the trader has entered into a commodity interest
transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there
is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty. |
| ● | Forward
and Futures Contract Risk: The successful use of forward and futures contracts draws
upon the Advisers skill and experience with respect to such instruments and are subject
to special risk considerations. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts
are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held
by the Fund and the price of the forward or futures contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid
secondary market for a forward or futures contract and the resulting inability to close a
forward or futures contract when desired; (c) losses caused by unanticipated market movements,
which are potentially unlimited; (d) the Advisers inability to predict correctly the
direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic
factors; (e) the possibility that the counterparty will default in the performance of its
obligations; and (f) if the Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from
its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the Fund may have to sell
securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so. |
| ● | General
Market Risk: Overall securities and derivatives market risks may affect the value of
individual instruments in which the Fund invests. Foreign and domestic economic growth and
market conditions, interest rate levels, political events, terrorism, war, natural disasters,
disease/virus epidemics and other events are among the factors affecting the securities markets
in which the Fund invests. There is risk that these and other factors may adversely affect
the Funds performance. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. |
| ● | High
Portfolio Turnover Risk: In accordance with industry practice, derivative instruments
and instruments with a maturity of one year or less at the time of acquisition are excluded
from the calculation of the portfolio turnover rate, resulting in an expected portfolio turnover
rate of 0% for the Fund. However, if these instruments were included in the calculation,
the Funds strategy would result in frequent portfolio trading and a high portfolio
turnover rate (typically greater than 300%). By investing on a shorter-term basis, the Subsidiary
may trade more frequently and incur higher levels of brokerage fees and commissions, and
cause higher levels of current tax liabilities to shareholders in the Fund. |
| ● | Interest
Rate Risk: Certain tax requirements dictate that only 25% of the Funds assets can
be invested in the Subsidiary in order to gain exposure to commodities. As a result, a significant
portion of the Funds assets will be invested in short-term interest rate instruments
or securities to increase returns. If interest rates increase, the Fund may earn interest
at rates below prevailing market rates. |
| ● | Issuer-Specific
Risk: The value of a specific security can be more volatile than the market as a whole
and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The value of securities
of smaller issuers can be more volatile than those of larger issuers. The value of certain
types of securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer,
political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. |
| ● | Leverage
Risk: Using derivatives like commodity futures and options to increase the Funds combined long and short exposure creates
leverage, which can magnify the Funds potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility
on the Funds share price. |
| ● | Liquidity
Risk: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments of the Fund would be difficult
to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such illiquid securities
at an advantageous time or price, or possibly requiring the Fund to dispose of other investments
at unfavorable times or prices in order to satisfy its obligations. |
| ● | Management
Risk: The risk that investment strategies employed by the Adviser in selecting investments
and asset allocations for the Fund may not result in an increase in the value of your investment
or in overall performance equal to other similar investment vehicles having similar investment
strategies. |
| ● | Options
Risk: Options are subject to sudden price movements and are highly leveraged, in that
payment of a relatively small purchase price, called a premium, gives the buyer the right
to acquire an underlying futures contract, forward contract or commodity that has a face
value substantially greater than the premium paid. The buyer of an option risks losing the
entire purchase price of the option. The writer, or seller, of an option risks losing the
difference between the purchase price received for the option and the price of the futures
contract, forward contract or commodity underlying the option that the writer must purchase
or deliver upon exercise of the option. There is no limit on the potential loss. |
| ● | Regulatory
Change Risk: The Adviser has, on behalf of the Fund, filed a notice with the National
Futures Association claiming an exemption from certain of the CFTCs reporting and disclosure
requirements in accordance with Part 4 of the CFTC regulations. If, in the future, the Adviser
determines that it is not eligible for this exemption or other relief from CFTC regulation,
the Fund will be required to comply with CFTC regulations regarding disclosure and reporting.
Compliance with such requirements will likely increase the costs associated with an investment
in the Fund. |
| ● | Short
Position Risk: The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short position if the price
of the short position instrument increases in value between the date of the short position
sale and the date on which an offsetting position is purchased. Short positions may be considered
speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the Advisers
ability to anticipate accurately the future value of a security or instrument. The Funds
losses are potentially unlimited in a short position transaction. |
| ● | Strategy
Risk: The risk that investment strategies employed by the Adviser in selecting investments
and asset allocations for the Fund may not result in an increase in the value of your investment
or in overall performance equal to other investments. |
| ● | Structured
Notes Risk: Structured notes involve leverage risk, tracking risk and issuer default
risk. |
| ● | Tax
Risk: Certain of the Funds investment strategies, including transactions in options,
futures contracts, forward contracts, swap contracts and hedging transactions, may be subject
to the special tax rules, the effect of which may have adverse tax consequences for the Fund.
Also, while investing in commodities indirectly through the Subsidiary, will permit the Fund
to obtain exposure to the commodities markets, because the Subsidiary is a controlled foreign
corporation, any income received from its investments will be passed through to the Fund
as ordinary income, which may be taxed at less favorable rates than capital gains. Additionally,
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a number of private letter rulings
to other mutual funds (unrelated to the Fund), which indicate that certain income from a
funds investment in a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary would constitute qualifying
income for purposes of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the Code). However, the IRS has suspended issuance of any further letters on
this issue in 2011, and in 2016 added this issue to its list of issues on which it would
not provide private letter ruling guidance to taxpayers. In connection with this no
rule decision, the Internal Revenue Service revoked many of these prior letter rulings
as being inconsistent with its current no-rule private letter ruling policy,
but did not otherwise appear to repudiate the actual technical analysis it applied in the
prior rulings. If the IRS were to change its position with respect to the technical analysis
and conclusions reached in those revoked private letter rulings (which change in position
might be applied to the Fund retroactively), the income from the Funds investment in
the Subsidiary might not be qualifying income, and the Fund might not qualify as a regulated
investment company for one or more years. |
| ● | Volatility
Risk: The Fund may have investments that appreciate or decrease significantly in value
over short periods of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per share to experience
significant appreciations or decreases in value over short periods of time. |
| ● | Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary Risk: The Subsidiary, Longboard Fund Limited, will not be registered under
the 1940 Act and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, will not be subject to all of
the investor protections of the 1940 Act. The Adviser has, on behalf of the Subsidiary, filed
a notice with the National Futures Association claiming exemption from the CFTCs reporting
requirements in accordance with Part 4 of the CFTC Regulations pursuant to no-action relief
for certain subsidiaries of registered investment companies. Under this no-action letter
guidance, the CFTC provides relief relating to CFTC disclosure requirements for commodity
pools, such as the Subsidiary, that are wholly-owned subsidiaries of registered investment
companies (such as the Fund). The Adviser also claims exemption from the CFTCs disclosure
requirements in accordance with Part 4 of the CFTC Regulations, which provide relief relating
to CFTC disclosure and reporting requirements for commodity pools, such as the Subsidiary,
that are operated by a CPO that is the same as, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with the CPO of an offered pool (such as the Fund). Changes in the laws or regulations
of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary,
respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or Subsidiary
to operate as described in this Prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders.
Your cost of investing in the Fund will be higher because you indirectly bear the expenses
of the Subsidiary. |
Although
only 25% of the Funds assets may be invested in the Subsidiary, that portion of the Funds assets may be highly leveraged,
which can magnify the Funds potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on the Funds
share price.
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| Performance.
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The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows
the performance of Class I shares of the Fund for each full calendar year since the Funds inception. The Average Annual Total Returns
table shows how the Funds average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Remember, the Funds
past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance
information will be available at no cost by calling the Fund toll-free at 855-294-7540.
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| Class
I Shares1
Calendar
Year Returns as of December 31
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The
calendar year-to-date return for the Funds Class I shares as of June 30, 2022 was 12.04%.
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the best performance for a quarter was 12.53% (for the quarter ended March 31, 2015). The worst performance
was -11.62% (for the quarter ended March 31, 2019).
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| Average
Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31, 2021
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After-tax
returns are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and
local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investors tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you own
shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable
to your investment. A higher after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and translates into an assumed tax deduction
that benefits the shareholder. After tax returns are shown for only Class I Shares. After tax returns for Class A shares will vary.
The
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an index of short-term U.S. Government securities with a remaining
term to final maturity of less than three months.
The
SG Trend Index is designed to track the 10 largest (by AUM) trend following commodity trading advisors (CTAs) and is equal-weighted
and reconstituted annually. The index calculates the net daily rate of return for a pool of trend following based hedge fund managers.
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