As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2025
 
Securities Act Registration No. 333-234544
Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-23439
 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM N-1A

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

  Pre-Effective Amendment No.   ____
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 213

 

and/or

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

 

  Amendment No. 215

 

ETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Karen Shupe
Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc.
8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 267-7400
(Address and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 The Corporation Trust Co.
Corporation Trust Center,
1209 Orange St.,
Wilmington, DE 19801
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
 
With Copy to:
 
John H. Lively
 Practus, LLP
11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310
Leawood, KS 66211

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

  immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
  On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
  60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
  __________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

  This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

REX-OSPREYTM TRUMP ETF

REX-OSPREYTM ETH ETF

REX-OSPREYTM BTC ETF

REX-OSPREYTM SOL ETF

REX-OSPREYTM XRP ETF

REX-OSPREYTM BONK ETF

REX-OSPREYTM DOGE ETF

 

PROSPECTUS

______, 2025

 

Fund Ticker Principal U.S. Listing Exchange
REX-OspreyTM TRUMP ETF __ [__]
REX-OspreyTM ETH ETF __ [__]
REX-OspreyTM BTC ETF __ [__]
REX-OspreyTM SOL ETF __ [__]
REX-OspreyTM XRP ETF __ [__]
REX-OspreyTM BONK ETF __ [__]
REX-OspreyTM DOGE ETF __ [__]

 

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor the Commodities Trading Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

   
  FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM TRUMP ETF 1
  FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM ETH ETF 13
  FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM BTC ETF 25
  FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM SOL ETF 37
  FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM XRP ETF 49
  FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM BONK ETF 61
  FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM DOGE ETF 73
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENTS 85
MANAGEMENT 97
DISTRIBUTION (12B-1) PLAN 99
HOW TO BUY AND SELL SHARES 99
FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF FUND SHARES 101
DIVIDENDS, OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES 101
OTHER INFORMATION 104
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 105
FOR MORE INFORMATION 107
   

 

 

 

FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM TRUMP ETF

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

REX-OspreyTM TRUMP ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Trump (“TRUMP” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses 

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

Management Fee(1) 

Distribution (12b-1) and Service Fees(2) 

0.__%

0.00%

Other Expenses(3) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.__%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, REX Advisers, 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. The Fund will invest in REX-OspreyTM TRUMP (Cayman) Portfolio S.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “TRUMP Subsidiary”). The TRUMP Subsidiary has entered into a separate investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the management of the TRUMP Subsidiary’s assets, and for the payment and/or reimbursement of the TRUMP Subsidiary’s expenses to the same extent as such expenses are paid or reimbursed to the Fund, pursuant to which the TRUMP Subsidiary pays the Adviser a management fee at the same rate that the Fund pays the Adviser for services provided to the Fund (the “Subsidiary Management Agreement”). The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid to the Adviser under the Subsidiary Management Agreement. This waiver will remain in effect for as long as the Subsidiary Management Agreement is in place.

 

(2)Under the Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

 

(3)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:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
REX-OspreyTM TRUMP ETF $__ $__

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the Reference Asset and other assets that provide exposure to the Reference Asset. The Fund will invest directly or through the REX-OspreyTM TRUMP Subsidiary, which is described more fully below.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold TRUMP. TRUMP is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of TRUMP was $____million.

 

The Fund may also invest in derivatives, which are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of TRUMP. These derivatives principally include futures contracts. The Fund may also seek exposure to the price performance of TRUMP through the use of swaps. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange or “swap” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument.

 

The Fund may invest in shares of other crypto ETFs, including non-U.S. crypto-ETFs, which provide exposure to, replicate the performance of, or have trading and/or price performance characteristics similar to the Reference Asset. Although the Fund intends to focus its investments in the Reference Asset and other investments that provided exposure to the Reference Asset, depending on market conditions and other considerations of the investment adviser to the Fund, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in exchange-traded products that provide exposure to the crypto currencies, bitcoin and ether.

 

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The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the Reference Asset, in whole or in part, through investments in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands, the REX-OspreyTM TRUMP (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (i.e., the “TRUMP Subsidiary”). The TRUMP Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in the TRUMP Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets (the “Subsidiary Limit”). The Fund’s investment in the TRUMP Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to returns of the Reference Asset while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements that apply to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as noted, references to the investment strategies and risks of the Fund include the investment strategies and risks of the TRUMP Subsidiary. The TRUMP Subsidiary has the same investment objective as the Fund and will follow the same general investment policies and restrictions. The Fund will aggregate its investments with the TRUMP Subsidiary for purposes of determining compliance with (i) Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which governs fundamental investment limitations (which are described more specifically in the Fund’s statement of additional information); and (ii) Section 18 of the 1940 Act, which governs capital structure and includes limitations associated with the Fund’s ability to leverage its investments. Additionally, the TRUMP Subsidiary’s investment advisory contracts will be governed in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and the TRUMP Subsidiary will adhere to applicable provisions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act governing affiliate transactions. The principal investment strategies and principal risks of the TRUMP Subsidiary constitute principal investment strategies and principal risks of the Fund, and the disclosures of those strategies and risks in this prospectus are designed to reflect the aggregate operations of the Fund and the TRUMP Subsidiary.

 

The Fund (and the TRUMP Subsidiary, as applicable) expects to invest its remaining assets in any one or more of the following cash investments: U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cash-like equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines), and treasury inflation-protected securities that provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s and/or the TRUMP Subsidiary’s investments in the Reference Asset.

 

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). 

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any government agency. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s Prospectus titled “Additional Information About the Fund’s Investments.” Each risk summarized below is considered a principal risk of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

 

TRUMP Risk: The Fund’s investments in TRUMP and TRUMP futures contracts and swap agreements expose the Fund to the risks associated with an investment in TRUMP because the price of these derivatives is substantially based on the price of TRUMP. TRUMP is a relatively new innovation and is subject to unique and substantial risks. The market for TRUMP is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty.

 

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TRUMP Limited Derivatives Market Risks: There may be a limited market for derivatives based on the Reference Asset. Additionally, the Fund may not be able to identify sufficient counterparties to engage in swap transactions. This limited market for derivatives may negatively impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its objective.

 

Reference Asset Investing RiskIssuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The following is a summary of risk factors related to the Reference Assets as identified by the Reference ETPs in their registration statements – this is not purported to be a complete list of risks (references to “shares” in this section are to shares of the Reference ETPs).

 

Risk Factors Related to Digital Assets

 

The Reference Asset and investments linked to the Reference Asset are relatively new investments, they present unique and substantial risks, and investing in Reference Assets has been subject to significant price volatility. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Assets, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Reference Assets, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the shares and the shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.

 

The value of the Reference Asset has been and may continue to be deeply speculative such that trading and investing in the Reference Asset intraday may not be based on fundamental analysis. Individuals and organizations holding large amounts of the Reference Asset known as “whales” may have the ability to manipulate the price of the Reference Asset. The value of the shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Assets as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. For example, a blockchain may be subject to attack by miners or a group of miners that possess more than 50% of the blockchain’s hashing power. The value of the Fund’s investments in the Reference Asset may be adversely affected by such an attack.

 

Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset.

 

Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

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Risk Factors Related to the Digital Asset Platforms

 

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the Reference Asset, the value of which may be highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors.

 

Proposed changes to the Reference Asset blockchain protocol may not be adopted by a sufficient number of users and miners, which may result in competing blockchains with different native crypto assets and sets of participants (known as a “fork”). The value of an investment in the Fund may be negatively impacted by a temporary or permanent “fork”.

 

The Reference Asset blockchain protocol may contain flaws that can be exploited by attackers and which may adversely affect the value of Reference Asset and the Fund’s investments. Flaws in the source code for digital assets have been exploited including flaws that disabled some functionality for users, exposed users’ personal information and/or resulted in the theft of users’ digital assets. The cryptography underlying the Reference Asset could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology, including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to compromise the security of the Reference Asset’s network or take the Trust’s Reference Asset, which would adversely affect the value of the Fund. Exposure of the Reference Asset to instability in other speculative parts of the blockchain and crypto industry, such as through an event that is not necessarily related to the security or utility of Reference Asset blockchain can nonetheless precipitate a significant decline in the price of the Reference Asset and an investment in the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2024, there are over [10,000] alternative digital assets with a total market capitalization of approximately $_____ trillion. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contract platforms. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, the Reference Asset and thereby adversely affect the value of the Fund.

 

Use of the Reference Asset by consumers and institutions as a medium of exchange in commerce may be limited. Banks and other established financial institutions may refuse to process funds for Reference Asset transactions; process wire transfers to or from digital asset platforms, Reference Asset-related companies or service providers; or maintain accounts for persons or entities transacting in the Reference Asset. Processing of transactions in the Reference Asset may be slow, transaction fees may be subject to significant variability. As a result, the price of the Reference Asset may be influenced to a significant extent by speculators and miners, thus contributing to price volatility that makes retailers less likely to accept it as a form of payment in the future.

 

Risk Factors Related to the Regulation of the Reference Asset

 

There are risks regarding new or changing laws and regulations that may affect the use of blockchain technology and/or investments in crypto assets. Digital asset platforms in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of the Reference Asset, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of the Reference Asset, mining activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying the Reference Asset, the operation of the Reference Asset network, or the digital asset platforms generally. Accordingly, future regulatory changes may have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s investments and its ability to implement its investment strategy.

 

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If regulators subject the Reference Asset to regulation, this could result in extraordinary expenses that could potentially be borne by The Fund.

 

The treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes is uncertain.

 

Digital Assets Risk. The performance of DOGE, and consequently the Fund’s performance, is subject to the risks of the digital assets industry. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Asset, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of the Reference Asset, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares (defined below) and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value. The value of the Shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Asset as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset. Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

Crypto Asset Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in crypto and crypto asset-related businesses and activities are subject to fluctuations in the value of a crypto asset, which may be highly volatile. Crypto assets, such as the Reference Asset, are digital assets designed to act as a medium of exchange. Despite being referred to as “currencies,” crypto assets are not widely accepted as a means of payment. The value of crypto assets is determined by supply and demand in the global crypto asset markets, which consist primarily of transactions of the respective crypto assets on electronic trading platforms or trading venues. Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, the regulation of crypto asset trading platforms is highly fragmented. Due to the fragmentation and lack of oversight of these trading venues, there is a heightened potential for fraud and manipulation. Crypto asset trading platforms on which the Reference Asset are traded are or may become subject to enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, and such enforcement actions may have a material adverse impact on the Fund, its investments, and its ability to implement its investment strategy. Crypto assets are relatively new, and their value is influenced by a wide variety of factors that are uncertain and difficult to evaluate, such as the infancy of their development, regulatory changes, a crisis of confidence, their dependence on technologies such as cryptographic protocols, their dependence on the role played by miners and developers and the potential for malicious activity (e.g., theft). Crypto assets generally operate without central authority (such as a bank) and are not backed by any government. Crypto assets are not legal tender. Currently, there is relatively limited use of crypto assets in the retail and commercial marketplaces, which contributes to price volatility. Federal, state and/or foreign governments may restrict the use and exchange of crypto assets, and regulation in the U.S. is still developing. The market price of crypto assets has been subject to extreme fluctuations. If crypto asset markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, investors may experience losses. Similar to fiat currencies (i.e., a currency that is backed by a central bank or a national, supra-national or quasi-national organization), crypto assets are susceptible to theft, loss, and destruction. Crypto asset trading platforms and other trading venues on which crypto assets trade are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated and may therefore be more exposed to market manipulation, fraud and failure than established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and other currencies. Investors in crypto assets may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud or manipulation occur and could suffer significant losses. Additionally, holders of crypto assets may not be able to access their wallets due to the loss, theft, compromise or destruction of the private keys associated with the public addresses that hold the crypto assets. The Fund’s indirect exposure to crypto assets subjects it to volatility experienced by the crypto asset trading platforms and other crypto asset trading venues, which may adversely affect the performance of the Fund. Crypto asset trading platforms may stop operating or permanently shut down due to fraud, technical glitches, hackers or malware, which may also affect the price of crypto assets and thus the Fund’s investments in crypto asset-related instruments or in publicly traded securities of companies engaged in crypto asset-related businesses and activities.

 

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Subsidiary Investment Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the TRUMP Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The TRUMP Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the Fund, as an investor in the TRUMP Subsidiary, will not have all the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.

 

Concentration Risk.  The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or sectors or industry or group of industries, which will subject the Fund to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors and/or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries. 

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments, such as futures contracts, that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, imperfect correlation with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When the Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the underlying instrument and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested. In addition, the Fund’s investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:

 

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Financials Sector Risk. Performance of companies in the financials sector may be materially impacted by many factors, including but not limited to, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. Profitability of these companies is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers also can negatively impact the sector. These companies are also subject to substantial government regulation and intervention, which may adversely impact the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital they must maintain, and potentially, their size. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences for financial companies, including effects that are not intended by such regulation. The impact of more stringent capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries on any individual financial company or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. The financials sector is also a target for cyber attacks and may experience technology malfunctions and disruptions, which have occurred more frequently in recent years.

 

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.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, they may be subject to additional risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. These risks may include, among others, currency risk, country risks (political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, currency devaluations and policies that have the effect of limiting or restricting foreign investment or the movement of assets), different trading practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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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 of the Fund (“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’s investment strategy may require it 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.

 

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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.

 

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, if any, may decline.

 

Liquidity Risk. Some securities held by the Fund may be difficult to sell or be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. This risk is greater for the Fund as it will hold options contracts on a single security, and not a broader range of options contracts. Markets for securities or financial instruments could be disrupted by a number of events, including, but not limited to, an economic crisis, natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics, new legislation or regulatory changes inside or outside the United States. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid security at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. There is no assurance that a security that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments, including money market funds, may lose money through fees or other means.

 

New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

 

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund, Adviser, and Sub-Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

 

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Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times, and for varying periods of time, result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause the Fund to experience illiquidity, shareholder redemptions, or other potentially adverse effects. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets could negatively affect issuers worldwide. Banks and financial services companies could suffer losses if interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate.

 

Tax Risk. The Fund will qualify as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) for tax purposes if, among other things, it satisfies a source-of-income test and an asset-diversification test. Investing in TRUMP (or any other digital asset) or derivatives based upon TRUMP (or any other digital assets) presents a risk for the Fund because income from such investments would not qualify as good income under the source-of-income test. The Fund will gain exposure to the Reference Asset through investments in the TRUMP Subsidiary, which is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to TRUMP returns while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements. There is some uncertainty about how the TRUMP Subsidiary will be treated for tax purposes and thus whether the Fund can maintain exposure to TRUMP returns without risking its status as a RIC for tax purposes. Failing to qualify as a RIC for tax purposes could have adverse consequences for the Fund and its shareholders. These issues are described in more detail in the section entitled “ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RISK – Tax Risk” below, as well as in the Fund’s SAI.

 

U.S. Government and U.S. Agency Obligations Risk. For cash management purposes, the Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so.

 

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

 

The Fund is new 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 [(844) 802-4004].

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISER

 

REX Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

_________ (“_________” or the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Managers

 

Portfolio Managers:  [_______]

 

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 [XXXXX] shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of in-kind securities and/or cash. Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (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.XXXX.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.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM ETH ETF

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

REX-OspreyTM ETH ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Ethereum (“ETH” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1)

Distribution (12b-1) and Service Fees(2)

0.__%

0.00%

Other Expenses(3) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.__%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, REX Advisers, 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. The Fund will invest in REX-OspreyTM ETH (Cayman) Portfolio S.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “ETH Subsidiary”). The ETH Subsidiary has entered into a separate investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the management of the ETH Subsidiary’s assets, and for the payment and/or reimbursement of the ETH Subsidiary’s expenses to the same extent as such expenses are paid or reimbursed to the Fund, pursuant to which the Subsidiary pays the Adviser a management fee at the same rate that the Fund pays the Adviser for services provided to the Fund (the “Subsidiary Management Agreement”). The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid to the Adviser under the Subsidiary Management Agreement. This waiver will remain in effect for as long as the Subsidiary Management Agreement is in place.

 

(2)Under the Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

 

(3)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

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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:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
REX-OspreyTM ETH ETF $__ $__

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the Reference Asset and other assets that provide exposure to the Reference Asset. The Fund will invest directly or through the REX-OspreyTM ETH Subsidiary, which is described more fully below.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold ETH. ETH is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of ETH was $____million.

 

The Fund may also invest in derivatives, which are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of ETH. These derivatives principally include futures contracts. The Fund may also seek exposure to the price performance of ETH through the use of swaps. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange or “swap” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument.

 

The Fund may invest in shares of other crypto ETFs, including non-U.S. crypto-ETFs, which provide exposure to, replicate the performance of, or have trading and/or price performance characteristics similar to the Reference Asset. Although the Fund intends to focus its investments in the Reference Asset and other investments that provided exposure to the Reference Asset, depending on market conditions and other considerations of the investment adviser to the Fund, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in exchange-traded products that provide exposure to the crypto currencies, bitcoin and ether.

 

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The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the Reference Asset, in whole or in part, through investments in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands, the REX-OspreyTM ETH (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (i.e., the “ETH Subsidiary”). The ETH Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in the ETH Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets (the “Subsidiary Limit”). The Fund’s investment in the ETH Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to returns of the Reference Asset while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements that apply to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as noted, references to the investment strategies and risks of the Fund include the investment strategies and risks of the ETH Subsidiary. The ETH Subsidiary has the same investment objective as the Fund and will follow the same general investment policies and restrictions. The Fund will aggregate its investments with the ETH Subsidiary for purposes of determining compliance with (i) Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which governs fundamental investment limitations (which are described more specifically in the Fund’s statement of additional information); and (ii) Section 18 of the 1940 Act, which governs capital structure and includes limitations associated with the Fund’s ability to leverage its investments. Additionally, the ETH Subsidiary’s investment advisory contracts will be governed in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and the ETH Subsidiary will adhere to applicable provisions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act governing affiliate transactions. The principal investment strategies and principal risks of the ETH Subsidiary constitute principal investment strategies and principal risks of the Fund, and the disclosures of those strategies and risks in this prospectus are designed to reflect the aggregate operations of the Fund and the ETH Subsidiary.

 

The Fund (and the ETH Subsidiary, as applicable) expects to invest its remaining assets in any one or more of the following cash investments: U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cash-like equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines), and treasury inflation-protected securities that provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s and/or the ETH Subsidiary’s investments in the Reference Asset.

 

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). 

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any government agency. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s Prospectus titled “Additional Information About the Fund’s Investments.” Each risk summarized below is considered a principal risk of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

 

ETH Risk: The Fund’s investments in ETH and ETH futures contracts and swap agreements expose the Fund to the risks associated with an investment in ETH because the price of these derivatives is substantially based on the price of ETH. ETH is a relatively new innovation and is subject to unique and substantial risks. The market for ETH is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty.

 

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ETH Limited Derivatives Market Risks: There may be a limited market for derivatives based on the Reference Asset. Additionally, the Fund may not be able to identify sufficient counterparties to engage in swap transactions. This limited market for derivatives may negatively impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its objective.

 

Reference Asset Investing RiskIssuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The following is a summary of risk factors related to the Reference Assets as identified by the Reference ETPs in their registration statements – this is not purported to be a complete list of risks (references to “shares” in this section are to shares of the Reference ETPs).

 

Risk Factors Related to Digital Assets

 

The Reference Asset and investments linked to the Reference Asset are relatively new investments, they present unique and substantial risks, and investing in Reference Assets has been subject to significant price volatility. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Assets, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Reference Assets, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the shares and the shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.

 

The value of the Reference Asset has been and may continue to be deeply speculative such that trading and investing in the Reference Asset intraday may not be based on fundamental analysis. Individuals and organizations holding large amounts of the Reference Asset known as “whales” may have the ability to manipulate the price of the Reference Asset. The value of the shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Assets as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. For example, a blockchain may be subject to attack by miners or a group of miners that possess more than 50% of the blockchain’s hashing power. The value of the Fund’s investments in the Reference Asset may be adversely affected by such an attack.

 

Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset.

 

Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

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Risk Factors Related to the Digital Asset Platforms

 

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the Reference Asset, the value of which may be highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors.

 

Proposed changes to the Reference Asset blockchain protocol may not be adopted by a sufficient number of users and miners, which may result in competing blockchains with different native crypto assets and sets of participants (known as a “fork”). The value of an investment in the Fund may be negatively impacted by a temporary or permanent “fork”.

 

The Reference Asset blockchain protocol may contain flaws that can be exploited by attackers and which may adversely affect the value of Reference Asset and the Fund’s investments. Flaws in the source code for digital assets have been exploited including flaws that disabled some functionality for users, exposed users’ personal information and/or resulted in the theft of users’ digital assets. The cryptography underlying the Reference Asset could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology, including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to compromise the security of the Reference Asset’s network or take the Trust’s Reference Asset, which would adversely affect the value of the Fund. Exposure of the Reference Asset to instability in other speculative parts of the blockchain and crypto industry, such as through an event that is not necessarily related to the security or utility of Reference Asset blockchain can nonetheless precipitate a significant decline in the price of the Reference Asset and an investment in the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2024, there are over [10,000] alternative digital assets with a total market capitalization of approximately $_____ trillion. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contract platforms. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, the Reference Asset and thereby adversely affect the value of the Fund.

 

Use of the Reference Asset by consumers and institutions as a medium of exchange in commerce may be limited. Banks and other established financial institutions may refuse to process funds for Reference Asset transactions; process wire transfers to or from digital asset platforms, Reference Asset-related companies or service providers; or maintain accounts for persons or entities transacting in the Reference Asset. Processing of transactions in the Reference Asset may be slow, transaction fees may be subject to significant variability. As a result, the price of the Reference Asset may be influenced to a significant extent by speculators and miners, thus contributing to price volatility that makes retailers less likely to accept it as a form of payment in the future.

 

Risk Factors Related to the Regulation of the Reference Asset

 

There are risks regarding new or changing laws and regulations that may affect the use of blockchain technology and/or investments in crypto assets. Digital asset platforms in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of the Reference Asset, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of the Reference Asset, mining activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying the Reference Asset, the operation of the Reference Asset network, or the digital asset platforms generally. Accordingly, future regulatory changes may have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s investments and its ability to implement its investment strategy.

 

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If regulators subject the Reference Asset to regulation, this could result in extraordinary expenses that could potentially be borne by The Fund.

 

The treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes is uncertain.

 

Digital Assets Risk. The performance of DOGE, and consequently the Fund’s performance, is subject to the risks of the digital assets industry. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Asset, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of the Reference Asset, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares (defined below) and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value. The value of the Shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Asset as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset. Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

Crypto Asset Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in crypto and crypto asset-related businesses and activities are subject to fluctuations in the value of a crypto asset, which may be highly volatile. Crypto assets, such as the Reference Asset, are digital assets designed to act as a medium of exchange. Despite being referred to as “currencies,” crypto assets are not widely accepted as a means of payment. The value of crypto assets is determined by supply and demand in the global crypto asset markets, which consist primarily of transactions of the respective crypto assets on electronic trading platforms or trading venues. Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, the regulation of crypto asset trading platforms is highly fragmented. Due to the fragmentation and lack of oversight of these trading venues, there is a heightened potential for fraud and manipulation. Crypto asset trading platforms on which the Reference Asset are traded are or may become subject to enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, and such enforcement actions may have a material adverse impact on the Fund, its investments, and its ability to implement its investment strategy. Crypto assets are relatively new, and their value is influenced by a wide variety of factors that are uncertain and difficult to evaluate, such as the infancy of their development, regulatory changes, a crisis of confidence, their dependence on technologies such as cryptographic protocols, their dependence on the role played by miners and developers and the potential for malicious activity (e.g., theft). Crypto assets generally operate without central authority (such as a bank) and are not backed by any government. Crypto assets are not legal tender. Currently, there is relatively limited use of crypto assets in the retail and commercial marketplaces, which contributes to price volatility. Federal, state and/or foreign governments may restrict the use and exchange of crypto assets, and regulation in the U.S. is still developing. The market price of crypto assets has been subject to extreme fluctuations. If crypto asset markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, investors may experience losses. Similar to fiat currencies (i.e., a currency that is backed by a central bank or a national, supra-national or quasi-national organization), crypto assets are susceptible to theft, loss, and destruction. Crypto asset trading platforms and other trading venues on which crypto assets trade are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated and may therefore be more exposed to market manipulation, fraud and failure than established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and other currencies. Investors in crypto assets may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud or manipulation occur and could suffer significant losses. Additionally, holders of crypto assets may not be able to access their wallets due to the loss, theft, compromise or destruction of the private keys associated with the public addresses that hold the crypto assets. The Fund’s indirect exposure to crypto assets subjects it to volatility experienced by the crypto asset trading platforms and other crypto asset trading venues, which may adversely affect the performance of the Fund. Crypto asset trading platforms may stop operating or permanently shut down due to fraud, technical glitches, hackers or malware, which may also affect the price of crypto assets and thus the Fund’s investments in crypto asset-related instruments or in publicly traded securities of companies engaged in crypto asset-related businesses and activities.

 

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Subsidiary Investment Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the ETH Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The ETH Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the Fund, as an investor in the ETH Subsidiary, will not have all the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.

 

Concentration Risk.  The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or sectors or industry or group of industries, which will subject the Fund to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors and/or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries. 

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments, such as futures contracts, that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, imperfect correlation with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When the Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the underlying instrument and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested. In addition, the Fund’s investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:

 

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Financials Sector Risk. Performance of companies in the financials sector may be materially impacted by many factors, including but not limited to, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. Profitability of these companies is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers also can negatively impact the sector. These companies are also subject to substantial government regulation and intervention, which may adversely impact the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital they must maintain, and potentially, their size. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences for financial companies, including effects that are not intended by such regulation. The impact of more stringent capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries on any individual financial company or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. The financials sector is also a target for cyber attacks and may experience technology malfunctions and disruptions, which have occurred more frequently in recent years.

 

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.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, they may be subject to additional risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. These risks may include, among others, currency risk, country risks (political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, currency devaluations and policies that have the effect of limiting or restricting foreign investment or the movement of assets), different trading practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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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 of the Fund (“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’s investment strategy may require it 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.

 

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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.

 

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, if any, may decline.

 

Liquidity Risk. Some securities held by the Fund may be difficult to sell or be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. This risk is greater for the Fund as it will hold options contracts on a single security, and not a broader range of options contracts. Markets for securities or financial instruments could be disrupted by a number of events, including, but not limited to, an economic crisis, natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics, new legislation or regulatory changes inside or outside the United States. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid security at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. There is no assurance that a security that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments, including money market funds, may lose money through fees or other means.

 

New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

 

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund, Adviser, and Sub-Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

 

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Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times, and for varying periods of time, result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause the Fund to experience illiquidity, shareholder redemptions, or other potentially adverse effects. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets could negatively affect issuers worldwide. Banks and financial services companies could suffer losses if interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate.

 

Tax Risk. The Fund will qualify as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) for tax purposes if, among other things, it satisfies a source-of-income test and an asset-diversification test. Investing in ETH (or any other digital asset) or derivatives based upon ETH (or any other digital assets) presents a risk for the Fund because income from such investments would not qualify as good income under the source-of-income test. The Fund will gain exposure to the Reference Asset through investments in the ETH Subsidiary, which is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to ETH returns while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements. There is some uncertainty about how the ETH Subsidiary will be treated for tax purposes and thus whether the Fund can maintain exposure to ETH returns without risking its status as a RIC for tax purposes. Failing to qualify as a RIC for tax purposes could have adverse consequences for the Fund and its shareholders. These issues are described in more detail in the section entitled “ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RISK – Tax Risk” below, as well as in the Fund’s SAI.

 

U.S. Government and U.S. Agency Obligations Risk. For cash management purposes, the Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so.

 

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

 

The Fund is new 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 [(844) 802-4004].

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISER

 

REX Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

_________ (“_________” or the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Managers

 

Portfolio Managers:  [_______]

 

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 [XXXXX] shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of in-kind securities and/or cash. Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (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.XXXX.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.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM BTC ETF

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

REX-OspreyTM BTC ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Bitcoin (“BTC” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fee(1)

Distribution (12b-1) and Service Fees(2)

0.__%

0.00%

Other Expenses(3) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.__%  

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, REX Advisers, 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. The Fund will invest a portion of its assets in REX-OspreyTM BTC (Cayman) Portfolio S.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “BTC Subsidiary”). The BTC Subsidiary has entered into a separate investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the management of the BTC Subsidiary’s assets, and for the payment and/or reimbursement of the BTC Subsidiary’s expenses to the same extent as such expenses are paid or reimbursed to the Fund, pursuant to which the BTC Subsidiary pays the Adviser a management fee at the same rate that the Fund pays the Adviser for services provided to the Fund (the “Subsidiary Management Agreement”). The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid to the Adviser under the Subsidiary Management Agreement. This waiver will remain in effect for as long as the Subsidiary Management Agreement is in place.

 

(2)Under the Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

 

(3)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

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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:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
REX-OspreyTM BTC ETF $__ $__

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the Reference Asset and other assets that provide exposure to the Reference Asset. The Fund will invest directly or through the REX-OspreyTM BTC Subsidiary, which is described more fully below.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold BTC. BTC is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of BTC was $____million.

 

The Fund may also invest in derivatives, which are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of BTC. These derivatives principally include futures contracts. The Fund may also seek exposure to the price performance of BTC through the use of swaps. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange or “swap” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument.

 

The Fund may invest in shares of other crypto ETFs, including non-U.S. crypto-ETFs, which provide exposure to, replicate the performance of, or have trading and/or price performance characteristics similar to the Reference Asset. Although the Fund intends to focus its investments in the Reference Asset and other investments that provided exposure to the Reference Asset, depending on market conditions and other considerations of the investment adviser to the Fund, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in exchange-traded products that provide exposure to the crypto currencies, bitcoin and ether.

 

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The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the Reference Asset, in whole or in part, through investments in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands, the REX-OspreyTM BTC (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (i.e., the “BTC Subsidiary”). The BTC Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in the BTC Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets (the “Subsidiary Limit”). The Fund’s investment in the BTC Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to returns of the Reference Asset while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements that apply to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as noted, references to the investment strategies and risks of the Fund include the investment strategies and risks of the BTC Subsidiary. The BTC Subsidiary has the same investment objective as the Fund and will follow the same general investment policies and restrictions. The Fund will aggregate its investments with the BTC Subsidiary for purposes of determining compliance with (i) Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which governs fundamental investment limitations (which are described more specifically in the Fund’s statement of additional information); and (ii) Section 18 of the 1940 Act, which governs capital structure and includes limitations associated with the Fund’s ability to leverage its investments. Additionally, the BTC Subsidiary’s investment advisory contracts will be governed in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and the BTC Subsidiary will adhere to applicable provisions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act governing affiliate transactions. The principal investment strategies and principal risks of the BTC Subsidiary constitute principal investment strategies and principal risks of the Fund, and the disclosures of those strategies and risks in this prospectus are designed to reflect the aggregate operations of the Fund and the BTC Subsidiary.

 

The Fund (and the BTC Subsidiary, as applicable) expects to invest its remaining assets in any one or more of the following cash investments: U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cash-like equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines), and treasury inflation-protected securities that provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s and/or the BTC Subsidiary’s investments in the Reference Asset.

 

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). 

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any government agency. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s Prospectus titled “Additional Information About the Fund’s Investments.” Each risk summarized below is considered a principal risk of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

 

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BTC Risk: The Fund’s investments in BTC and BTC futures contracts and swap agreements expose the Fund to the risks associated with an investment in BTC because the price of these derivatives is substantially based on the price of BTC. BTC is a relatively new innovation and is subject to unique and substantial risks. The market for BTC is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty.

 

BTC Limited Derivatives Market Risks: There may be a limited market for derivatives based on the Reference Asset. Additionally, the Fund may not be able to identify sufficient counterparties to engage in swap transactions. This limited market for derivatives may negatively impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its objective.

 

Reference Asset Investing RiskIssuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The following is a summary of risk factors related to the Reference Assets as identified by the Reference ETPs in their registration statements – this is not purported to be a complete list of risks (references to “shares” in this section are to shares of the Reference ETPs).

 

Risk Factors Related to Digital Assets

 

The Reference Asset and investments linked to the Reference Asset are relatively new investments, they present unique and substantial risks, and investing in Reference Assets has been subject to significant price volatility. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Assets, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Reference Assets, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the shares and the shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.

 

The value of the Reference Asset has been and may continue to be deeply speculative such that trading and investing in the Reference Asset intraday may not be based on fundamental analysis. Individuals and organizations holding large amounts of the Reference Asset known as “whales” may have the ability to manipulate the price of the Reference Asset. The value of the shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Assets as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. For example, a blockchain may be subject to attack by miners or a group of miners that possess more than 50% of the blockchain’s hashing power. The value of the Fund’s investments in the Reference Asset may be adversely affected by such an attack.

 

Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset.

 

Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

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Risk Factors Related to the Digital Asset Platforms

 

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the Reference Asset, the value of which may be highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors.

 

Proposed changes to the Reference Asset blockchain protocol may not be adopted by a sufficient number of users and miners, which may result in competing blockchains with different native crypto assets and sets of participants (known as a “fork”). The value of an investment in the Fund may be negatively impacted by a temporary or permanent “fork”.

 

The Reference Asset blockchain protocol may contain flaws that can be exploited by attackers and which may adversely affect the value of Reference Asset and the Fund’s investments. Flaws in the source code for digital assets have been exploited including flaws that disabled some functionality for users, exposed users’ personal information and/or resulted in the theft of users’ digital assets. The cryptography underlying the Reference Asset could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology, including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to compromise the security of the Reference Asset’s network or take the Trust’s Reference Asset, which would adversely affect the value of the Fund. Exposure of the Reference Asset to instability in other speculative parts of the blockchain and crypto industry, such as through an event that is not necessarily related to the security or utility of Reference Asset blockchain can nonetheless precipitate a significant decline in the price of the Reference Asset and an investment in the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2024, there are over [10,000] alternative digital assets with a total market capitalization of approximately $_____ trillion. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contract platforms. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, the Reference Asset and thereby adversely affect the value of the Fund.

 

Use of the Reference Asset by consumers and institutions as a medium of exchange in commerce may be limited. Banks and other established financial institutions may refuse to process funds for Reference Asset transactions; process wire transfers to or from digital asset platforms, Reference Asset-related companies or service providers; or maintain accounts for persons or entities transacting in the Reference Asset. Processing of transactions in the Reference Asset may be slow, transaction fees may be subject to significant variability. As a result, the price of the Reference Asset may be influenced to a significant extent by speculators and miners, thus contributing to price volatility that makes retailers less likely to accept it as a form of payment in the future.

 

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Risk Factors Related to the Regulation of the Reference Asset

 

There are risks regarding new or changing laws and regulations that may affect the use of blockchain technology and/or investments in crypto assets. Digital asset platforms in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of the Reference Asset, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of the Reference Asset, mining activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying the Reference Asset, the operation of the Reference Asset network, or the digital asset platforms generally. Accordingly, future regulatory changes may have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s investments and its ability to implement its investment strategy.

 

If regulators subject the Reference Asset to regulation, this could result in extraordinary expenses that could potentially be borne by The Fund.

 

The treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes is uncertain.

 

Digital Assets Risk. The performance of DOGE, and consequently the Fund’s performance, is subject to the risks of the digital assets industry. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Asset, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of the Reference Asset, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares (defined below) and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value. The value of the Shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Asset as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset. Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

Crypto Asset Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in crypto and crypto asset-related businesses and activities are subject to fluctuations in the value of a crypto asset, which may be highly volatile. Crypto assets, such as the Reference Asset, are digital assets designed to act as a medium of exchange. Despite being referred to as “currencies,” crypto assets are not widely accepted as a means of payment. The value of crypto assets is determined by supply and demand in the global crypto asset markets, which consist primarily of transactions of the respective crypto assets on electronic trading platforms or trading venues. Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, the regulation of crypto asset trading platforms is highly fragmented. Due to the fragmentation and lack of oversight of these trading venues, there is a heightened potential for fraud and manipulation. Crypto asset trading platforms on which the Reference Asset are traded are or may become subject to enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, and such enforcement actions may have a material adverse impact on the Fund, its investments, and its ability to implement its investment strategy. Crypto assets are relatively new, and their value is influenced by a wide variety of factors that are uncertain and difficult to evaluate, such as the infancy of their development, regulatory changes, a crisis of confidence, their dependence on technologies such as cryptographic protocols, their dependence on the role played by miners and developers and the potential for malicious activity (e.g., theft). Crypto assets generally operate without central authority (such as a bank) and are not backed by any government. Crypto assets are not legal tender. Currently, there is relatively limited use of crypto assets in the retail and commercial marketplaces, which contributes to price volatility. Federal, state and/or foreign governments may restrict the use and exchange of crypto assets, and regulation in the U.S. is still developing. The market price of crypto assets has been subject to extreme fluctuations. If crypto asset markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, investors may experience losses. Similar to fiat currencies (i.e., a currency that is backed by a central bank or a national, supra-national or quasi-national organization), crypto assets are susceptible to theft, loss, and destruction. Crypto asset trading platforms and other trading venues on which crypto assets trade are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated and may therefore be more exposed to market manipulation, fraud and failure than established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and other currencies. Investors in crypto assets may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud or manipulation occur and could suffer significant losses. Additionally, holders of crypto assets may not be able to access their wallets due to the loss, theft, compromise or destruction of the private keys associated with the public addresses that hold the crypto assets. The Fund’s indirect exposure to crypto assets subjects it to volatility experienced by the crypto asset trading platforms and other crypto asset trading venues, which may adversely affect the performance of the Fund. Crypto asset trading platforms may stop operating or permanently shut down due to fraud, technical glitches, hackers or malware, which may also affect the price of crypto assets and thus the Fund’s investments in crypto asset-related instruments or in publicly traded securities of companies engaged in crypto asset-related businesses and activities.

 

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Subsidiary Investment Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the BTC Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The BTC Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the Fund, as an investor in the BTC Subsidiary, will not have all the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.

 

Concentration Risk.  The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or sectors or industry or group of industries, which will subject the Fund to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors and/or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries. 

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments, such as futures contracts, that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, imperfect correlation with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When the Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the underlying instrument and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested. In addition, the Fund’s investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:

 

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Financials Sector Risk. Performance of companies in the financials sector may be materially impacted by many factors, including but not limited to, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. Profitability of these companies is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers also can negatively impact the sector. These companies are also subject to substantial government regulation and intervention, which may adversely impact the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital they must maintain, and potentially, their size. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences for financial companies, including effects that are not intended by such regulation. The impact of more stringent capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries on any individual financial company or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. The financials sector is also a target for cyber attacks and may experience technology malfunctions and disruptions, which have occurred more frequently in recent years.

 

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.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, they may be subject to additional risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. These risks may include, among others, currency risk, country risks (political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, currency devaluations and policies that have the effect of limiting or restricting foreign investment or the movement of assets), different trading practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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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 of the Fund (“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’s investment strategy may require it 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.

 

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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.

 

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, if any, may decline.

 

Liquidity Risk. Some securities held by the Fund may be difficult to sell or be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. This risk is greater for the Fund as it will hold options contracts on a single security, and not a broader range of options contracts. Markets for securities or financial instruments could be disrupted by a number of events, including, but not limited to, an economic crisis, natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics, new legislation or regulatory changes inside or outside the United States. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid security at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. There is no assurance that a security that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments, including money market funds, may lose money through fees or other means.

 

New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

 

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund, Adviser, and Sub-Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

 

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Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times, and for varying periods of time, result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause the Fund to experience illiquidity, shareholder redemptions, or other potentially adverse effects. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets could negatively affect issuers worldwide. Banks and financial services companies could suffer losses if interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate.

 

Tax Risk. The Fund will qualify as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) for tax purposes if, among other things, it satisfies a source-of-income test and an asset-diversification test. Investing in BTC (or any other digital asset) or derivatives based upon BTC (or any other digital assets) presents a risk for the Fund because income from such investments would not qualify as good income under the source-of-income test. The Fund will gain exposure to the Reference Asset through investments in the BTC Subsidiary, which is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to BTC returns while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements. There is some uncertainty about how the BTC Subsidiary will be treated for tax purposes and thus whether the Fund can maintain exposure to BTC returns without risking its status as a RIC for tax purposes. Failing to qualify as a RIC for tax purposes could have adverse consequences for the Fund and its shareholders. These issues are described in more detail in the section entitled “ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RISK – Tax Risk” below, as well as in the Fund’s SAI.

 

U.S. Government and U.S. Agency Obligations Risk. For cash management purposes, the Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so.

 

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

 

The Fund is new 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 [(844) 802-4004].

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISER

 

REX Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

_________ (“_________” or the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Managers

 

Portfolio Managers:  [_______]

 

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 [XXXXX] shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of in-kind securities and/or cash. Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (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.XXXX.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.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM SOL ETF

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

REX-OspreyTM SOL ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Solana (“SOL” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses 

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

Management Fee(1) 

Distribution (12b-1) and Service Fees(2) 

0.__%

0.00%

Other Expenses(3) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.__%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, REX Advisers, 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. The Fund will invest in REX-OspreyTM SOL (Cayman) Portfolio S.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “SOL Subsidiary”). The SOL Subsidiary has entered into a separate investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the management of the SOL Subsidiary’s assets, and for the payment and/or reimbursement of the SOL Subsidiary’s expenses to the same extent as such expenses are paid or reimbursed to the Fund, pursuant to which the SOL Subsidiary pays the Adviser a management fee at the same rate that the Fund pays the Adviser for services provided to the Fund (the “Subsidiary Management Agreement”). The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid to the Adviser under the Subsidiary Management Agreement. This waiver will remain in effect for as long as the Subsidiary Management Agreement is in place.

 

(2)Under the Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

 

(3)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

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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:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
REX-OspreyTM SOL ETF $__ $__

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the Reference Asset and other assets that provide exposure to the Reference Asset. The Fund will invest directly or through the REX-OspreyTM SOL Subsidiary, which is described more fully below.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold SOL. SOL is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of SOL was $____million.

 

The Fund may also invest in derivatives, which are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of SOL. These derivatives principally include futures contracts. The Fund may also seek exposure to the price performance of SOL through the use of swaps. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange or “swap” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument.

 

The Fund may invest in shares of other crypto ETFs, including non-U.S. crypto-ETFs, which provide exposure to, replicate the performance of, or have trading and/or price performance characteristics similar to the Reference Asset. Although the Fund intends to focus its investments in the Reference Asset and other investments that provided exposure to the Reference Asset, depending on market conditions and other considerations of the investment adviser to the Fund, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in exchange-traded products that provide exposure to the crypto currencies, bitcoin and ether.

 

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The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the Reference Asset, in whole or in part, through investments in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands, the REX-OspreyTM SOL (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (i.e., the “SOL Subsidiary”). The SOL Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in the SOL Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets (the “Subsidiary Limit”). The Fund’s investment in the SOL Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to returns of the Reference Asset while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements that apply to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as noted, references to the investment strategies and risks of the Fund include the investment strategies and risks of the SOL Subsidiary. The SOL Subsidiary has the same investment objective as the Fund and will follow the same general investment policies and restrictions. The Fund will aggregate its investments with the SOL Subsidiary for purposes of determining compliance with (i) Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which governs fundamental investment limitations (which are described more specifically in the Fund’s statement of additional information); and (ii) Section 18 of the 1940 Act, which governs capital structure and includes limitations associated with the Fund’s ability to leverage its investments. Additionally, the SOL Subsidiary’s investment advisory contracts will be governed in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and the SOL Subsidiary will adhere to applicable provisions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act governing affiliate transactions. The principal investment strategies and principal risks of the SOL Subsidiary constitute principal investment strategies and principal risks of the Fund, and the disclosures of those strategies and risks in this prospectus are designed to reflect the aggregate operations of the Fund and the SOL Subsidiary.

 

The Fund (and the SOL Subsidiary, as applicable) expects to invest its remaining assets in any one or more of the following cash investments: U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cash-like equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines), and treasury inflation-protected securities that provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s and/or the SOL Subsidiary’s investments in the Reference Asset.

 

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). 

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any government agency. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s Prospectus titled “Additional Information About the Fund’s Investments.” Each risk summarized below is considered a principal risk of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

 

SOL Risk: The Fund’s investments in SOL and SOL futures contracts and swap agreements expose the Fund to the risks associated with an investment in SOL because the price of these derivatives is substantially based on the price of SOL. SOL is a relatively new innovation and is subject to unique and substantial risks. The market for SOL is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty.

 

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SOL Limited Derivatives Market Risks: There may be a limited market for derivatives based on the Reference Asset. Additionally, the Fund may not be able to identify sufficient counterparties to engage in swap transactions. This limited market for derivatives may negatively impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its objective.

 

Reference Asset Investing RiskIssuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The following is a summary of risk factors related to the Reference Assets as identified by the Reference ETPs in their registration statements – this is not purported to be a complete list of risks (references to “shares” in this section are to shares of the Reference ETPs).

 

Risk Factors Related to Digital Assets

 

The Reference Asset and investments linked to the Reference Asset are relatively new investments, they present unique and substantial risks, and investing in Reference Assets has been subject to significant price volatility. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Assets, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Reference Assets, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the shares and the shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.

 

The value of the Reference Asset has been and may continue to be deeply speculative such that trading and investing in the Reference Asset intraday may not be based on fundamental analysis. Individuals and organizations holding large amounts of the Reference Asset known as “whales” may have the ability to manipulate the price of the Reference Asset. The value of the shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Assets as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. For example, a blockchain may be subject to attack by miners or a group of miners that possess more than 50% of the blockchain’s hashing power. The value of the Fund’s investments in the Reference Asset may be adversely affected by such an attack.

 

Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset.

 

Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

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Risk Factors Related to the Digital Asset Platforms

 

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the Reference Asset, the value of which may be highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors.

 

Proposed changes to the Reference Asset blockchain protocol may not be adopted by a sufficient number of users and miners, which may result in competing blockchains with different native crypto assets and sets of participants (known as a “fork”). The value of an investment in the Fund may be negatively impacted by a temporary or permanent “fork”.

 

The Reference Asset blockchain protocol may contain flaws that can be exploited by attackers and which may adversely affect the value of Reference Asset and the Fund’s investments. Flaws in the source code for digital assets have been exploited including flaws that disabled some functionality for users, exposed users’ personal information and/or resulted in the theft of users’ digital assets. The cryptography underlying the Reference Asset could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology, including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to compromise the security of the Reference Asset’s network or take the Trust’s Reference Asset, which would adversely affect the value of the Fund. Exposure of the Reference Asset to instability in other speculative parts of the blockchain and crypto industry, such as through an event that is not necessarily related to the security or utility of Reference Asset blockchain can nonetheless precipitate a significant decline in the price of the Reference Asset and an investment in the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2024, there are over [10,000] alternative digital assets with a total market capitalization of approximately $_____ trillion. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contract platforms. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, the Reference Asset and thereby adversely affect the value of the Fund.

 

Use of the Reference Asset by consumers and institutions as a medium of exchange in commerce may be limited. Banks and other established financial institutions may refuse to process funds for Reference Asset transactions; process wire transfers to or from digital asset platforms, Reference Asset-related companies or service providers; or maintain accounts for persons or entities transacting in the Reference Asset. Processing of transactions in the Reference Asset may be slow, transaction fees may be subject to significant variability. As a result, the price of the Reference Asset may be influenced to a significant extent by speculators and miners, thus contributing to price volatility that makes retailers less likely to accept it as a form of payment in the future.

 

Risk Factors Related to the Regulation of the Reference Asset

 

There are risks regarding new or changing laws and regulations that may affect the use of blockchain technology and/or investments in crypto assets. Digital asset platforms in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of the Reference Asset, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of the Reference Asset, mining activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying the Reference Asset, the operation of the Reference Asset network, or the digital asset platforms generally. Accordingly, future regulatory changes may have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s investments and its ability to implement its investment strategy.

 

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If regulators subject the Reference Asset to regulation, this could result in extraordinary expenses that could potentially be borne by The Fund.

 

The treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes is uncertain.

 

Digital Assets Risk. The performance of DOGE, and consequently the Fund’s performance, is subject to the risks of the digital assets industry. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Asset, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of the Reference Asset, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares (defined below) and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value. The value of the Shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Asset as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset. Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

Crypto Asset Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in crypto and crypto asset-related businesses and activities are subject to fluctuations in the value of a crypto asset, which may be highly volatile. Crypto assets, such as the Reference Asset, are digital assets designed to act as a medium of exchange. Despite being referred to as “currencies,” crypto assets are not widely accepted as a means of payment. The value of crypto assets is determined by supply and demand in the global crypto asset markets, which consist primarily of transactions of the respective crypto assets on electronic trading platforms or trading venues. Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, the regulation of crypto asset trading platforms is highly fragmented. Due to the fragmentation and lack of oversight of these trading venues, there is a heightened potential for fraud and manipulation. Crypto asset trading platforms on which the Reference Asset are traded are or may become subject to enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, and such enforcement actions may have a material adverse impact on the Fund, its investments, and its ability to implement its investment strategy. Crypto assets are relatively new, and their value is influenced by a wide variety of factors that are uncertain and difficult to evaluate, such as the infancy of their development, regulatory changes, a crisis of confidence, their dependence on technologies such as cryptographic protocols, their dependence on the role played by miners and developers and the potential for malicious activity (e.g., theft). Crypto assets generally operate without central authority (such as a bank) and are not backed by any government. Crypto assets are not legal tender. Currently, there is relatively limited use of crypto assets in the retail and commercial marketplaces, which contributes to price volatility. Federal, state and/or foreign governments may restrict the use and exchange of crypto assets, and regulation in the U.S. is still developing. The market price of crypto assets has been subject to extreme fluctuations. If crypto asset markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, investors may experience losses. Similar to fiat currencies (i.e., a currency that is backed by a central bank or a national, supra-national or quasi-national organization), crypto assets are susceptible to theft, loss, and destruction. Crypto asset trading platforms and other trading venues on which crypto assets trade are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated and may therefore be more exposed to market manipulation, fraud and failure than established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and other currencies. Investors in crypto assets may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud or manipulation occur and could suffer significant losses. Additionally, holders of crypto assets may not be able to access their wallets due to the loss, theft, compromise or destruction of the private keys associated with the public addresses that hold the crypto assets. The Fund’s indirect exposure to crypto assets subjects it to volatility experienced by the crypto asset trading platforms and other crypto asset trading venues, which may adversely affect the performance of the Fund. Crypto asset trading platforms may stop operating or permanently shut down due to fraud, technical glitches, hackers or malware, which may also affect the price of crypto assets and thus the Fund’s investments in crypto asset-related instruments or in publicly traded securities of companies engaged in crypto asset-related businesses and activities.

 

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Subsidiary Investment Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the SOL Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The SOL Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the Fund, as an investor in the SOL Subsidiary, will not have all the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.

 

Concentration Risk.  The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or sectors or industry or group of industries, which will subject the Fund to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors and/or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries. 

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments, such as futures contracts, that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, imperfect correlation with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When the Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the underlying instrument and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested. In addition, the Fund’s investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:

 

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Financials Sector Risk. Performance of companies in the financials sector may be materially impacted by many factors, including but not limited to, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. Profitability of these companies is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers also can negatively impact the sector. These companies are also subject to substantial government regulation and intervention, which may adversely impact the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital they must maintain, and potentially, their size. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences for financial companies, including effects that are not intended by such regulation. The impact of more stringent capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries on any individual financial company or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. The financials sector is also a target for cyber attacks and may experience technology malfunctions and disruptions, which have occurred more frequently in recent years.

 

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.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, they may be subject to additional risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. These risks may include, among others, currency risk, country risks (political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, currency devaluations and policies that have the effect of limiting or restricting foreign investment or the movement of assets), different trading practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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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 of the Fund (“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’s investment strategy may require it 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.

 

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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.

 

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, if any, may decline.

 

Liquidity Risk. Some securities held by the Fund may be difficult to sell or be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. This risk is greater for the Fund as it will hold options contracts on a single security, and not a broader range of options contracts. Markets for securities or financial instruments could be disrupted by a number of events, including, but not limited to, an economic crisis, natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics, new legislation or regulatory changes inside or outside the United States. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid security at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. There is no assurance that a security that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments, including money market funds, may lose money through fees or other means.

 

New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

 

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund, Adviser, and Sub-Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

 

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Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times, and for varying periods of time, result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause the Fund to experience illiquidity, shareholder redemptions, or other potentially adverse effects. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets could negatively affect issuers worldwide. Banks and financial services companies could suffer losses if interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate.

 

Tax Risk. The Fund will qualify as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) for tax purposes if, among other things, it satisfies a source-of-income test and an asset-diversification test. Investing in SOL (or any other digital asset) or derivatives based upon SOL (or any other digital assets) presents a risk for the Fund because income from such investments would not qualify as good income under the source-of-income test. The Fund will gain exposure to the Reference Asset through investments in the SOL Subsidiary, which is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to SOL returns while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements. There is some uncertainty about how the SOL Subsidiary will be treated for tax purposes and thus whether the Fund can maintain exposure to SOL returns without risking its status as a RIC for tax purposes. Failing to qualify as a RIC for tax purposes could have adverse consequences for the Fund and its shareholders. These issues are described in more detail in the section entitled “ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RISK – Tax Risk” below, as well as in the Fund’s SAI.

 

U.S. Government and U.S. Agency Obligations Risk. For cash management purposes, the Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so.

 

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

 

The Fund is new 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 [(844) 802-4004].

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISER

 

REX Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

_________ (“_________” or the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Managers

 

Portfolio Managers:  [_______]

 

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 [XXXXX] shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of in-kind securities and/or cash. Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (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.XXXX.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.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM XRP ETF

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

REX-OspreyTM XRP ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of XRP (“XRP” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

Management Fee(1)

Distribution (12b-1) and Service Fees(2)

0.__%

0.00%

Other Expenses(3) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.__%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, REX Advisers, 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. The Fund will invest in REX-OspreyTM XRP (Cayman) Portfolio S.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “XRP Subsidiary”). The XRP Subsidiary has entered into a separate investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the management of the XRP Subsidiary’s assets, and for the payment and/or reimbursement of the XRP Subsidiary’s expenses to the same extent as such expenses are paid or reimbursed to the Fund, pursuant to which the XRP Subsidiary pays the Adviser a management fee at the same rate that the Fund pays the Adviser for services provided to the Fund (the “Subsidiary Management Agreement”). The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid to the Adviser under the Subsidiary Management Agreement. This waiver will remain in effect for as long as the Subsidiary Management Agreement is in place.

 

(2)Under the Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

 

(3)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

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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:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
REX-OspreyTM XRP ETF $__ $__

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the Reference Asset and other assets that provide exposure to the Reference Asset. The Fund will invest directly or through the REX-OspreyTM XRP Subsidiary, which is described more fully below.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold XRP. XRP is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of XRP was $____million.

 

The Fund may also invest in derivatives, which are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of XRP. These derivatives principally include futures contracts. The Fund may also seek exposure to the price performance of XRP through the use of swaps. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange or “swap” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument.

 

The Fund may invest in shares of other crypto ETFs, including non-U.S. crypto-ETFs, which provide exposure to, replicate the performance of, or have trading and/or price performance characteristics similar to the Reference Asset. Although the Fund intends to focus its investments in the Reference Asset and other investments that provided exposure to the Reference Asset, depending on market conditions and other considerations of the investment adviser to the Fund, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in exchange-traded products that provide exposure to the crypto currencies, bitcoin and ether.

 

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The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the Reference Asset, in whole or in part, through investments in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands, the REX-OspreyTM XRP (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (i.e., the “XRP Subsidiary”). The XRP Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in the XRP Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets (the “Subsidiary Limit”). The Fund’s investment in the XRP Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to returns of the Reference Asset while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements that apply to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as noted, references to the investment strategies and risks of the Fund include the investment strategies and risks of the XRP Subsidiary. The XRP Subsidiary has the same investment objective as the Fund and will follow the same general investment policies and restrictions. The Fund will aggregate its investments with the XRP Subsidiary for purposes of determining compliance with (i) Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which governs fundamental investment limitations (which are described more specifically in the Fund’s statement of additional information); and (ii) Section 18 of the 1940 Act, which governs capital structure and includes limitations associated with the Fund’s ability to leverage its investments. Additionally, the XRP Subsidiary’s investment advisory contracts will be governed in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and the XRP Subsidiary will adhere to applicable provisions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act governing affiliate transactions. The principal investment strategies and principal risks of the XRP Subsidiary constitute principal investment strategies and principal risks of the Fund, and the disclosures of those strategies and risks in this prospectus are designed to reflect the aggregate operations of the Fund and the XRP Subsidiary.

 

The Fund (and the XRP Subsidiary, as applicable) expects to invest its remaining assets in any one or more of the following cash investments: U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cash-like equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines), and treasury inflation-protected securities that provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s and/or the XRP Subsidiary’s investments in the Reference Asset.

 

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any government agency. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s Prospectus titled “Additional Information About the Fund’s Investments.” Each risk summarized below is considered a principal risk of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

 

XRP Risk: The Fund’s investments in XRP and XRP futures contracts and swap agreements expose the Fund to the risks associated with an investment in XRP because the price of these derivatives is substantially based on the price of XRP. XRP is a relatively new innovation and is subject to unique and substantial risks. The market for XRP is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty.

 

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XRP Limited Derivatives Market Risks: There may be a limited market for derivatives based on the Reference Asset. Additionally, the Fund may not be able to identify sufficient counterparties to engage in swap transactions. This limited market for derivatives may negatively impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its objective.

 

Reference Asset Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The following is a summary of risk factors related to the Reference Assets as identified by the Reference ETPs in their registration statements – this is not purported to be a complete list of risks (references to “shares” in this section are to shares of the Reference ETPs).

 

Risk Factors Related to Digital Assets

 

The Reference Asset and investments linked to the Reference Asset are relatively new investments, they present unique and substantial risks, and investing in Reference Assets has been subject to significant price volatility. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Assets, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Reference Assets, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the shares and the shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.

 

The value of the Reference Asset has been and may continue to be deeply speculative such that trading and investing in the Reference Asset intraday may not be based on fundamental analysis. Individuals and organizations holding large amounts of the Reference Asset known as “whales” may have the ability to manipulate the price of the Reference Asset. The value of the shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Assets as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. For example, a blockchain may be subject to attack by miners or a group of miners that possess more than 50% of the blockchain’s hashing power. The value of the Fund’s investments in the Reference Asset may be adversely affected by such an attack.

 

Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset.

 

Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

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Risk Factors Related to the Digital Asset Platforms

 

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the Reference Asset, the value of which may be highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors.

 

Proposed changes to the Reference Asset blockchain protocol may not be adopted by a sufficient number of users and miners, which may result in competing blockchains with different native crypto assets and sets of participants (known as a “fork”). The value of an investment in the Fund may be negatively impacted by a temporary or permanent “fork”.

 

The Reference Asset blockchain protocol may contain flaws that can be exploited by attackers and which may adversely affect the value of Reference Asset and the Fund’s investments. Flaws in the source code for digital assets have been exploited including flaws that disabled some functionality for users, exposed users’ personal information and/or resulted in the theft of users’ digital assets. The cryptography underlying the Reference Asset could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology, including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to compromise the security of the Reference Asset’s network or take the Trust’s Reference Asset, which would adversely affect the value of the Fund. Exposure of the Reference Asset to instability in other speculative parts of the blockchain and crypto industry, such as through an event that is not necessarily related to the security or utility of Reference Asset blockchain can nonetheless precipitate a significant decline in the price of the Reference Asset and an investment in the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2024, there are over [10,000] alternative digital assets with a total market capitalization of approximately $_____ trillion. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contract platforms. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, the Reference Asset and thereby adversely affect the value of the Fund.

 

Use of the Reference Asset by consumers and institutions as a medium of exchange in commerce may be limited. Banks and other established financial institutions may refuse to process funds for Reference Asset transactions; process wire transfers to or from digital asset platforms, Reference Asset-related companies or service providers; or maintain accounts for persons or entities transacting in the Reference Asset. Processing of transactions in the Reference Asset may be slow, transaction fees may be subject to significant variability. As a result, the price of the Reference Asset may be influenced to a significant extent by speculators and miners, thus contributing to price volatility that makes retailers less likely to accept it as a form of payment in the future.

 

Risk Factors Related to the Regulation of the Reference Asset

 

There are risks regarding new or changing laws and regulations that may affect the use of blockchain technology and/or investments in crypto assets. Digital asset platforms in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of the Reference Asset, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of the Reference Asset, mining activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying the Reference Asset, the operation of the Reference Asset network, or the digital asset platforms generally. Accordingly, future regulatory changes may have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s investments and its ability to implement its investment strategy.

 

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If regulators subject the Reference Asset to regulation, this could result in extraordinary expenses that could potentially be borne by The Fund.

 

The treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes is uncertain.

 

Digital Assets Risk. The performance of DOGE, and consequently the Fund’s performance, is subject to the risks of the digital assets industry. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Asset, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of the Reference Asset, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares (defined below) and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value. The value of the Shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Asset as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset. Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

Crypto Asset Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in crypto and crypto asset-related businesses and activities are subject to fluctuations in the value of a crypto asset, which may be highly volatile. Crypto assets, such as the Reference Asset, are digital assets designed to act as a medium of exchange. Despite being referred to as “currencies,” crypto assets are not widely accepted as a means of payment. The value of crypto assets is determined by supply and demand in the global crypto asset markets, which consist primarily of transactions of the respective crypto assets on electronic trading platforms or trading venues. Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, the regulation of crypto asset trading platforms is highly fragmented. Due to the fragmentation and lack of oversight of these trading venues, there is a heightened potential for fraud and manipulation. Crypto asset trading platforms on which the Reference Asset are traded are or may become subject to enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, and such enforcement actions may have a material adverse impact on the Fund, its investments, and its ability to implement its investment strategy. Crypto assets are relatively new, and their value is influenced by a wide variety of factors that are uncertain and difficult to evaluate, such as the infancy of their development, regulatory changes, a crisis of confidence, their dependence on technologies such as cryptographic protocols, their dependence on the role played by miners and developers and the potential for malicious activity (e.g., theft). Crypto assets generally operate without central authority (such as a bank) and are not backed by any government. Crypto assets are not legal tender. Currently, there is relatively limited use of crypto assets in the retail and commercial marketplaces, which contributes to price volatility. Federal, state and/or foreign governments may restrict the use and exchange of crypto assets, and regulation in the U.S. is still developing. The market price of crypto assets has been subject to extreme fluctuations. If crypto asset markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, investors may experience losses. Similar to fiat currencies (i.e., a currency that is backed by a central bank or a national, supra-national or quasi-national organization), crypto assets are susceptible to theft, loss, and destruction. Crypto asset trading platforms and other trading venues on which crypto assets trade are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated and may therefore be more exposed to market manipulation, fraud and failure than established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and other currencies. Investors in crypto assets may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud or manipulation occur and could suffer significant losses. Additionally, holders of crypto assets may not be able to access their wallets due to the loss, theft, compromise or destruction of the private keys associated with the public addresses that hold the crypto assets. The Fund’s indirect exposure to crypto assets subjects it to volatility experienced by the crypto asset trading platforms and other crypto asset trading venues, which may adversely affect the performance of the Fund. Crypto asset trading platforms may stop operating or permanently shut down due to fraud, technical glitches, hackers or malware, which may also affect the price of crypto assets and thus the Fund’s investments in crypto asset-related instruments or in publicly traded securities of companies engaged in crypto asset-related businesses and activities.

 

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Subsidiary Investment Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the XRP Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The XRP Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the Fund, as an investor in the XRP Subsidiary, will not have all the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.

 

Concentration Risk. The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or sectors or industry or group of industries, which will subject the Fund to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors and/or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments, such as futures contracts, that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, imperfect correlation with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When the Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the underlying instrument and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested. In addition, the Fund’s investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:

 

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Financials Sector Risk. Performance of companies in the financials sector may be materially impacted by many factors, including but not limited to, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. Profitability of these companies is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers also can negatively impact the sector. These companies are also subject to substantial government regulation and intervention, which may adversely impact the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital they must maintain, and potentially, their size. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences for financial companies, including effects that are not intended by such regulation. The impact of more stringent capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries on any individual financial company or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. The financials sector is also a target for cyber attacks and may experience technology malfunctions and disruptions, which have occurred more frequently in recent years.

 

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.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, they may be subject to additional risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. These risks may include, among others, currency risk, country risks (political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, currency devaluations and policies that have the effect of limiting or restricting foreign investment or the movement of assets), different trading practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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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 of the Fund (“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’s investment strategy may require it 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.

 

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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.

 

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, if any, may decline.

 

Liquidity Risk. Some securities held by the Fund may be difficult to sell or be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. This risk is greater for the Fund as it will hold options contracts on a single security, and not a broader range of options contracts. Markets for securities or financial instruments could be disrupted by a number of events, including, but not limited to, an economic crisis, natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics, new legislation or regulatory changes inside or outside the United States. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid security at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. There is no assurance that a security that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments, including money market funds, may lose money through fees or other means.

 

New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

 

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund, Adviser, and Sub-Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

 

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Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times, and for varying periods of time, result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause the Fund to experience illiquidity, shareholder redemptions, or other potentially adverse effects. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets could negatively affect issuers worldwide. Banks and financial services companies could suffer losses if interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate.

 

Tax Risk. The Fund will qualify as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) for tax purposes if, among other things, it satisfies a source-of-income test and an asset-diversification test. Investing in XRP (or any other digital asset) or derivatives based upon XRP (or any other digital assets) presents a risk for the Fund because income from such investments would not qualify as good income under the source-of-income test. The Fund will gain exposure to the Reference Asset through investments in the XRP Subsidiary, which is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to XRP returns while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements. There is some uncertainty about how the XRP Subsidiary will be treated for tax purposes and thus whether the Fund can maintain exposure to XRP returns without risking its status as a RIC for tax purposes. Failing to qualify as a RIC for tax purposes could have adverse consequences for the Fund and its shareholders. These issues are described in more detail in the section entitled “ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RISK – Tax Risk” below, as well as in the Fund’s SAI.

 

U.S. Government and U.S. Agency Obligations Risk. For cash management purposes, the Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so.

 

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

 

The Fund is new 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 [(844) 802-4004].

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISER

 

REX Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

_________ (“_________” or the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Managers

 

Portfolio Managers: [_______]

 

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 [XXXXX] shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of in-kind securities and/or cash. Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (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.XXXX.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.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM BONK ETF

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

REX-Osprey BONKTM ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Bonk (“BONK” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

Management Fee(1)

Distribution (12b-1) and Service Fees(2) 

0.__%

0.00%

Other Expenses(3) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.__%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, REX Advisers, 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. The Fund will invest in REX-OspreyTM BONK (Cayman) Portfolio S.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “BONK Subsidiary”). The BONK Subsidiary has entered into a separate investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the management of the BONK Subsidiary’s assets, and for the payment and/or reimbursement of the BONK Subsidiary’s expenses to the same extent as such expenses are paid or reimbursed to the Fund, pursuant to which the BONK Subsidiary pays the Adviser a management fee at the same rate that the Fund pays the Adviser for services provided to the Fund (the “Subsidiary Management Agreement”). The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid to the Adviser under the Subsidiary Management Agreement. This waiver will remain in effect for as long as the Subsidiary Management Agreement is in place.

 

(2)Under the Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

 

(3)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

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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:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
REX-OspreyTM BONK ETF $__ $__

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the Reference Asset and other assets that provide exposure to the Reference Asset. The Fund will invest directly or through the REX-OspreyTM BONK Subsidiary, which is described more fully below.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold BONK. BONK is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of BONK was $____million.

 

The Fund may also invest in derivatives, which are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of BONK. These derivatives principally include futures contracts. The Fund may also seek exposure to the price performance of BONK through the use of swaps. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange or “swap” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument.

 

The Fund may invest in shares of other crypto ETFs, including non-U.S. crypto-ETFs, which provide exposure to, replicate the performance of, or have trading and/or price performance characteristics similar to the Reference Asset. Although the Fund intends to focus its investments in the Reference Asset and other investments that provided exposure to the Reference Asset, depending on market conditions and other considerations of the investment adviser to the Fund, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in exchange-traded products that provide exposure to the crypto currencies, bitcoin and ether.

 

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The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the Reference Asset, in whole or in part, through investments in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands, the REX-OspreyTM BONK (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (i.e., the “BONK Subsidiary”). The BONK Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in the BONK Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets (the “Subsidiary Limit”). The Fund’s investment in the BONK Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to returns of the Reference Asset while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements that apply to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as noted, references to the investment strategies and risks of the Fund include the investment strategies and risks of the BONK Subsidiary. The BONK Subsidiary has the same investment objective as the Fund and will follow the same general investment policies and restrictions. The Fund will aggregate its investments with the BONK Subsidiary for purposes of determining compliance with (i) Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which governs fundamental investment limitations (which are described more specifically in the Fund’s statement of additional information); and (ii) Section 18 of the 1940 Act, which governs capital structure and includes limitations associated with the Fund’s ability to leverage its investments. Additionally, the BONK Subsidiary’s investment advisory contracts will be governed in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and the BONK Subsidiary will adhere to applicable provisions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act governing affiliate transactions. The principal investment strategies and principal risks of the BONK Subsidiary constitute principal investment strategies and principal risks of the Fund, and the disclosures of those strategies and risks in this prospectus are designed to reflect the aggregate operations of the Fund and the BONK Subsidiary.

 

The Fund (and the BONK Subsidiary, as applicable) expects to invest its remaining assets in any one or more of the following cash investments: U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cash-like equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines), and treasury inflation-protected securities that provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s and/or the BONK Subsidiary’s investments in the Reference Asset.

 

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any government agency. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s Prospectus titled “Additional Information About the Fund’s Investments.” Each risk summarized below is considered a principal risk of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

 

BONK Risk: The Fund’s investments in BONK and BONK futures contracts and swap agreements expose the Fund to the risks associated with an investment in BONK because the price of these derivatives is substantially based on the price of BONK. BONK is a relatively new innovation and is subject to unique and substantial risks. The market for BONK is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty.

 

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BONK Limited Derivatives Market Risks: There may be a limited market for derivatives based on the Reference Asset. Additionally, the Fund may not be able to identify sufficient counterparties to engage in swap transactions. This limited market for derivatives may negatively impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its objective.

 

Reference Asset Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The following is a summary of risk factors related to the Reference Assets as identified by the Reference ETPs in their registration statements – this is not purported to be a complete list of risks (references to “shares” in this section are to shares of the Reference ETPs).

 

Risk Factors Related to Digital Assets

 

The Reference Asset and investments linked to the Reference Asset are relatively new investments, they present unique and substantial risks, and investing in Reference Assets has been subject to significant price volatility. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Assets, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Reference Assets, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the shares and the shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.

 

The value of the Reference Asset has been and may continue to be deeply speculative such that trading and investing in the Reference Asset intraday may not be based on fundamental analysis. Individuals and organizations holding large amounts of the Reference Asset known as “whales” may have the ability to manipulate the price of the Reference Asset. The value of the shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Assets as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. For example, a blockchain may be subject to attack by miners or a group of miners that possess more than 50% of the blockchain’s hashing power. The value of the Fund’s investments in the Reference Asset may be adversely affected by such an attack.

 

Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset.

 

Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

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Risk Factors Related to the Digital Asset Platforms

 

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the Reference Asset, the value of which may be highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors.

 

Proposed changes to the Reference Asset blockchain protocol may not be adopted by a sufficient number of users and miners, which may result in competing blockchains with different native crypto assets and sets of participants (known as a “fork”). The value of an investment in the Fund may be negatively impacted by a temporary or permanent “fork”.

 

The Reference Asset blockchain protocol may contain flaws that can be exploited by attackers and which may adversely affect the value of Reference Asset and the Fund’s investments. Flaws in the source code for digital assets have been exploited including flaws that disabled some functionality for users, exposed users’ personal information and/or resulted in the theft of users’ digital assets. The cryptography underlying the Reference Asset could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology, including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to compromise the security of the Reference Asset’s network or take the Trust’s Reference Asset, which would adversely affect the value of the Fund. Exposure of the Reference Asset to instability in other speculative parts of the blockchain and crypto industry, such as through an event that is not necessarily related to the security or utility of Reference Asset blockchain can nonetheless precipitate a significant decline in the price of the Reference Asset and an investment in the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2024, there are over [10,000] alternative digital assets with a total market capitalization of approximately $_____ trillion. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contract platforms. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, the Reference Asset and thereby adversely affect the value of the Fund.

 

Use of the Reference Asset by consumers and institutions as a medium of exchange in commerce may be limited. Banks and other established financial institutions may refuse to process funds for Reference Asset transactions; process wire transfers to or from digital asset platforms, Reference Asset-related companies or service providers; or maintain accounts for persons or entities transacting in the Reference Asset. Processing of transactions in the Reference Asset may be slow, transaction fees may be subject to significant variability. As a result, the price of the Reference Asset may be influenced to a significant extent by speculators and miners, thus contributing to price volatility that makes retailers less likely to accept it as a form of payment in the future.

 

Risk Factors Related to the Regulation of the Reference Asset

 

There are risks regarding new or changing laws and regulations that may affect the use of blockchain technology and/or investments in crypto assets. Digital asset platforms in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of the Reference Asset, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of the Reference Asset, mining activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying the Reference Asset, the operation of the Reference Asset network, or the digital asset platforms generally. Accordingly, future regulatory changes may have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s investments and its ability to implement its investment strategy.

 

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If regulators subject the Reference Asset to regulation, this could result in extraordinary expenses that could potentially be borne by The Fund.

 

The treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes is uncertain.

 

Digital Assets Risk. The performance of DOGE, and consequently the Fund’s performance, is subject to the risks of the digital assets industry. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Asset, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of the Reference Asset, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares (defined below) and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value. The value of the Shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Asset as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset. Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

Crypto Asset Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in crypto and crypto asset-related businesses and activities are subject to fluctuations in the value of a crypto asset, which may be highly volatile. Crypto assets, such as the Reference Asset, are digital assets designed to act as a medium of exchange. Despite being referred to as “currencies,” crypto assets are not widely accepted as a means of payment. The value of crypto assets is determined by supply and demand in the global crypto asset markets, which consist primarily of transactions of the respective crypto assets on electronic trading platforms or trading venues. Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, the regulation of crypto asset trading platforms is highly fragmented. Due to the fragmentation and lack of oversight of these trading venues, there is a heightened potential for fraud and manipulation. Crypto asset trading platforms on which the Reference Asset are traded are or may become subject to enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, and such enforcement actions may have a material adverse impact on the Fund, its investments, and its ability to implement its investment strategy. Crypto assets are relatively new, and their value is influenced by a wide variety of factors that are uncertain and difficult to evaluate, such as the infancy of their development, regulatory changes, a crisis of confidence, their dependence on technologies such as cryptographic protocols, their dependence on the role played by miners and developers and the potential for malicious activity (e.g., theft). Crypto assets generally operate without central authority (such as a bank) and are not backed by any government. Crypto assets are not legal tender. Currently, there is relatively limited use of crypto assets in the retail and commercial marketplaces, which contributes to price volatility. Federal, state and/or foreign governments may restrict the use and exchange of crypto assets, and regulation in the U.S. is still developing. The market price of crypto assets has been subject to extreme fluctuations. If crypto asset markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, investors may experience losses. Similar to fiat currencies (i.e., a currency that is backed by a central bank or a national, supra-national or quasi-national organization), crypto assets are susceptible to theft, loss, and destruction. Crypto asset trading platforms and other trading venues on which crypto assets trade are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated and may therefore be more exposed to market manipulation, fraud and failure than established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and other currencies. Investors in crypto assets may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud or manipulation occur and could suffer significant losses. Additionally, holders of crypto assets may not be able to access their wallets due to the loss, theft, compromise or destruction of the private keys associated with the public addresses that hold the crypto assets. The Fund’s indirect exposure to crypto assets subjects it to volatility experienced by the crypto asset trading platforms and other crypto asset trading venues, which may adversely affect the performance of the Fund. Crypto asset trading platforms may stop operating or permanently shut down due to fraud, technical glitches, hackers or malware, which may also affect the price of crypto assets and thus the Fund’s investments in crypto asset-related instruments or in publicly traded securities of companies engaged in crypto asset-related businesses and activities.

 

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Subsidiary Investment Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the BONK Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The BONK Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the Fund, as an investor in the BONK Subsidiary, will not have all the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.

 

Concentration Risk. The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or sectors or industry or group of industries, which will subject the Fund to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors and/or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments, such as futures contracts, that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, imperfect correlation with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When the Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the underlying instrument and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested. In addition, the Fund’s investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:

 

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Financials Sector Risk. Performance of companies in the financials sector may be materially impacted by many factors, including but not limited to, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. Profitability of these companies is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers also can negatively impact the sector. These companies are also subject to substantial government regulation and intervention, which may adversely impact the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital they must maintain, and potentially, their size. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences for financial companies, including effects that are not intended by such regulation. The impact of more stringent capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries on any individual financial company or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. The financials sector is also a target for cyber attacks and may experience technology malfunctions and disruptions, which have occurred more frequently in recent years.

 

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.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, they may be subject to additional risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. These risks may include, among others, currency risk, country risks (political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, currency devaluations and policies that have the effect of limiting or restricting foreign investment or the movement of assets), different trading practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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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 of the Fund (“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’s investment strategy may require it 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.

 

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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.

 

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, if any, may decline.

 

Liquidity Risk. Some securities held by the Fund may be difficult to sell or be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. This risk is greater for the Fund as it will hold options contracts on a single security, and not a broader range of options contracts. Markets for securities or financial instruments could be disrupted by a number of events, including, but not limited to, an economic crisis, natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics, new legislation or regulatory changes inside or outside the United States. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid security at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. There is no assurance that a security that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments, including money market funds, may lose money through fees or other means.

 

New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

 

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund, Adviser, and Sub-Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

 

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Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times, and for varying periods of time, result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause the Fund to experience illiquidity, shareholder redemptions, or other potentially adverse effects. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets could negatively affect issuers worldwide. Banks and financial services companies could suffer losses if interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate.

 

Tax Risk. The Fund will qualify as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) for tax purposes if, among other things, it satisfies a source-of-income test and an asset-diversification test. Investing in BONK (or any other digital asset) or derivatives based upon BONK (or any other digital assets) presents a risk for the Fund because income from such investments would not qualify as good income under the source-of-income test. The Fund will gain exposure to the Reference Asset through investments in the BONK Subsidiary, which is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to BONK returns while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements. There is some uncertainty about how the BONK Subsidiary will be treated for tax purposes and thus whether the Fund can maintain exposure to BONK returns without risking its status as a RIC for tax purposes. Failing to qualify as a RIC for tax purposes could have adverse consequences for the Fund and its shareholders. These issues are described in more detail in the section entitled “ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RISK – Tax Risk” below, as well as in the Fund’s SAI.

 

U.S. Government and U.S. Agency Obligations Risk. For cash management purposes, the Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so.

 

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

 

The Fund is new 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 [(844) 802-4004].

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISER

 

REX Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

_________ (“_________” or the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Managers

 

Portfolio Managers: [_______]

 

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 [XXXXX] shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of in-kind securities and/or cash. Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (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.XXXX.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.

 

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FUND SUMMARY – REX-OSPREYTM DOGE ETF

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

REX-OspreyTM DOGE ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Dogecoin (“DOGE” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

Management Fee(1)

Distribution (12b-1) and Service Fees(2) 

0.__%

 0.00%

Other Expenses(3) 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.__%

 

(1)Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, REX Advisers, 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. The Fund will invest in REX-OspreyTM DOGE (Cayman) Portfolio S.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “DOGE Subsidiary”). The DOGE Subsidiary has entered into a separate investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the management of the DOGE Subsidiary’s assets, and for the payment and/or reimbursement of the DOGE Subsidiary’s expenses to the same extent as such expenses are paid or reimbursed to the Fund, pursuant to which the DOGE Subsidiary pays the Adviser a management fee at the same rate that the Fund pays the Adviser for services provided to the Fund (the “Subsidiary Management Agreement”). The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid to the Adviser under the Subsidiary Management Agreement. This waiver will remain in effect for as long as the Subsidiary Management Agreement is in place.

 

(2)Under the Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

 

(3)Other Expenses are estimated for the Fund’s initial fiscal year.

 

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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:

 

Name of Fund 1 Year 3 Years
REX-OspreyTM DOGE ETF $__ $__

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the Reference Asset and other assets that provide exposure to the Reference Asset. The Fund will invest directly or through the REX-OspreyTM DOGE Subsidiary, which is described more fully below.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold DOGE. DOGE is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on December 6, 2013, and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$85 billion on May 5, 2021. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of DOGE was $____million.

 

The Fund may also invest in derivatives, which are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of DOGE. These derivatives principally include futures contracts. The Fund may also seek exposure to the price performance of DOGE through the use of swaps. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange or “swap” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument.

 

The Fund may invest in shares of other crypto ETFs, including non-U.S. crypto-ETFs, which provide exposure to, replicate the performance of, or have trading and/or price performance characteristics similar to the Reference Asset. Although the Fund intends to focus its investments in the Reference Asset and other investments that provided exposure to the Reference Asset, depending on market conditions and other considerations of the investment adviser to the Fund, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in exchange-traded products that provide exposure to the crypto currencies, bitcoin and ether.

 

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The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the Reference Asset, in whole or in part, through investments in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands, the REX-OspreyTM DOGE (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (i.e., the “DOGE Subsidiary”). The DOGE Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in the DOGE Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets (the “Subsidiary Limit”). The Fund’s investment in the DOGE Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to returns of the Reference Asset while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements that apply to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as noted, references to the investment strategies and risks of the Fund include the investment strategies and risks of the DOGE Subsidiary. The DOGE Subsidiary has the same investment objective as the Fund and will follow the same general investment policies and restrictions. The Fund will aggregate its investments with the DOGE Subsidiary for purposes of determining compliance with (i) Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which governs fundamental investment limitations (which are described more specifically in the Fund’s statement of additional information); and (ii) Section 18 of the 1940 Act, which governs capital structure and includes limitations associated with the Fund’s ability to leverage its investments. Additionally, the DOGE Subsidiary’s investment advisory contracts will be governed in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and the DOGE Subsidiary will adhere to applicable provisions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act governing affiliate transactions. The principal investment strategies and principal risks of the DOGE Subsidiary constitute principal investment strategies and principal risks of the Fund, and the disclosures of those strategies and risks in this prospectus are designed to reflect the aggregate operations of the Fund and the DOGE Subsidiary.

 

The Fund (and the DOGE Subsidiary, as applicable) expects to invest its remaining assets in any one or more of the following cash investments: U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cash-like equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines), and treasury inflation-protected securities that provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s and/or the DOGE Subsidiary’s investments in the Reference Asset.

 

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

As with all funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The principal risks affecting shareholders’ investments in the Fund are set forth below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any government agency. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s Prospectus titled “Additional Information About the Fund’s Investments.” Each risk summarized below is considered a principal risk of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

 

DOGE Risk: The Fund’s investments in DOGE and DOGE futures contracts and swap agreements expose the Fund to the risks associated with an investment in DOGE because the price of these derivatives is substantially based on the price of DOGE. DOGE is a relatively new innovation and is subject to unique and substantial risks. The market for DOGE is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty.

 

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DOGE Limited Derivatives Market Risks: There may be a limited market for derivatives based on the Reference Asset. Additionally, the Fund may not be able to identify sufficient counterparties to engage in swap transactions. This limited market for derivatives may negatively impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its objective.

 

Reference Asset Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The following is a summary of risk factors related to the Reference Assets as identified by the Reference ETPs in their registration statements – this is not purported to be a complete list of risks (references to “shares” in this section are to shares of the Reference ETPs).

 

Risk Factors Related to Digital Assets

 

The Reference Asset and investments linked to the Reference Asset are relatively new investments, they present unique and substantial risks, and investing in Reference Assets has been subject to significant price volatility. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Assets, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Reference Assets, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the shares and the shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.

 

The value of the Reference Asset has been and may continue to be deeply speculative such that trading and investing in the Reference Asset intraday may not be based on fundamental analysis. Individuals and organizations holding large amounts of the Reference Asset known as “whales” may have the ability to manipulate the price of the Reference Asset. The value of the shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Assets as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. For example, a blockchain may be subject to attack by miners or a group of miners that possess more than 50% of the blockchain’s hashing power. The value of the Fund’s investments in the Reference Asset may be adversely affected by such an attack.

 

Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset.

 

Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

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Risk Factors Related to the Digital Asset Platforms

 

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the Reference Asset, the value of which may be highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors.

 

Proposed changes to the Reference Asset blockchain protocol may not be adopted by a sufficient number of users and miners, which may result in competing blockchains with different native crypto assets and sets of participants (known as a “fork”). The value of an investment in the Fund may be negatively impacted by a temporary or permanent “fork”.

 

The Reference Asset blockchain protocol may contain flaws that can be exploited by attackers and which may adversely affect the value of Reference Asset and the Fund’s investments. Flaws in the source code for digital assets have been exploited including flaws that disabled some functionality for users, exposed users’ personal information and/or resulted in the theft of users’ digital assets. The cryptography underlying the Reference Asset could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology, including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to compromise the security of the Reference Asset’s network or take the Trust’s Reference Asset, which would adversely affect the value of the Fund. Exposure of the Reference Asset to instability in other speculative parts of the blockchain and crypto industry, such as through an event that is not necessarily related to the security or utility of Reference Asset blockchain can nonetheless precipitate a significant decline in the price of the Reference Asset and an investment in the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2024, there are over [10,000] alternative digital assets with a total market capitalization of approximately $_____ trillion. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contract platforms. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, the Reference Asset and thereby adversely affect the value of the Fund.

 

Use of the Reference Asset by consumers and institutions as a medium of exchange in commerce may be limited. Banks and other established financial institutions may refuse to process funds for Reference Asset transactions; process wire transfers to or from digital asset platforms, Reference Asset-related companies or service providers; or maintain accounts for persons or entities transacting in the Reference Asset. Processing of transactions in the Reference Asset may be slow, transaction fees may be subject to significant variability. As a result, the price of the Reference Asset may be influenced to a significant extent by speculators and miners, thus contributing to price volatility that makes retailers less likely to accept it as a form of payment in the future.

 

Risk Factors Related to the Regulation of the Reference Asset

 

There are risks regarding new or changing laws and regulations that may affect the use of blockchain technology and/or investments in crypto assets. Digital asset platforms in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of the Reference Asset, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of the Reference Asset, mining activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying the Reference Asset, the operation of the Reference Asset network, or the digital asset platforms generally. Accordingly, future regulatory changes may have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s investments and its ability to implement its investment strategy.

 

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If regulators subject the Reference Asset to regulation, this could result in extraordinary expenses that could potentially be borne by The Fund.

 

The treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes is uncertain.

 

Digital Assets Risk. The performance of DOGE, and consequently the Fund’s performance, is subject to the risks of the digital assets industry. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Asset, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of the Reference Asset, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares (defined below) and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value. The value of the Shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Asset as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset. Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

Crypto Asset Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in crypto and crypto asset-related businesses and activities are subject to fluctuations in the value of a crypto asset, which may be highly volatile. Crypto assets, such as the Reference Asset, are digital assets designed to act as a medium of exchange. Despite being referred to as “currencies,” crypto assets are not widely accepted as a means of payment. The value of crypto assets is determined by supply and demand in the global crypto asset markets, which consist primarily of transactions of the respective crypto assets on electronic trading platforms or trading venues. Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, the regulation of crypto asset trading platforms is highly fragmented. Due to the fragmentation and lack of oversight of these trading venues, there is a heightened potential for fraud and manipulation. Crypto asset trading platforms on which the Reference Asset are traded are or may become subject to enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, and such enforcement actions may have a material adverse impact on the Fund, its investments, and its ability to implement its investment strategy. Crypto assets are relatively new, and their value is influenced by a wide variety of factors that are uncertain and difficult to evaluate, such as the infancy of their development, regulatory changes, a crisis of confidence, their dependence on technologies such as cryptographic protocols, their dependence on the role played by miners and developers and the potential for malicious activity (e.g., theft). Crypto assets generally operate without central authority (such as a bank) and are not backed by any government. Crypto assets are not legal tender. Currently, there is relatively limited use of crypto assets in the retail and commercial marketplaces, which contributes to price volatility. Federal, state and/or foreign governments may restrict the use and exchange of crypto assets, and regulation in the U.S. is still developing. The market price of crypto assets has been subject to extreme fluctuations. If crypto asset markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, investors may experience losses. Similar to fiat currencies (i.e., a currency that is backed by a central bank or a national, supra-national or quasi-national organization), crypto assets are susceptible to theft, loss, and destruction. Crypto asset trading platforms and other trading venues on which crypto assets trade are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated and may therefore be more exposed to market manipulation, fraud and failure than established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and other currencies. Investors in crypto assets may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud or manipulation occur and could suffer significant losses. Additionally, holders of crypto assets may not be able to access their wallets due to the loss, theft, compromise or destruction of the private keys associated with the public addresses that hold the crypto assets. The Fund’s indirect exposure to crypto assets subjects it to volatility experienced by the crypto asset trading platforms and other crypto asset trading venues, which may adversely affect the performance of the Fund. Crypto asset trading platforms may stop operating or permanently shut down due to fraud, technical glitches, hackers or malware, which may also affect the price of crypto assets and thus the Fund’s investments in crypto asset-related instruments or in publicly traded securities of companies engaged in crypto asset-related businesses and activities.

 

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Subsidiary Investment Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the DOGE Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The DOGE Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the Fund, as an investor in the DOGE Subsidiary, will not have all the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.

 

Concentration Risk. The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or sectors or industry or group of industries, which will subject the Fund to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors and/or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries.

 

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments, such as futures contracts, that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, imperfect correlation with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation, and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities. When the Fund uses derivatives, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the underlying instrument and the derivative, which may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested. In addition, the Fund’s investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:

 

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Financials Sector Risk. Performance of companies in the financials sector may be materially impacted by many factors, including but not limited to, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. Profitability of these companies is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers also can negatively impact the sector. These companies are also subject to substantial government regulation and intervention, which may adversely impact the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital they must maintain, and potentially, their size. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences for financial companies, including effects that are not intended by such regulation. The impact of more stringent capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries on any individual financial company or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. The financials sector is also a target for cyber attacks and may experience technology malfunctions and disruptions, which have occurred more frequently in recent years.

 

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.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in foreign securities, they may be subject to additional risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. These risks may include, among others, currency risk, country risks (political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, currency devaluations and policies that have the effect of limiting or restricting foreign investment or the movement of assets), different trading practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by the Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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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 of the Fund (“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’s investment strategy may require it 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.

 

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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.

 

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, if any, may decline.

 

Liquidity Risk. Some securities held by the Fund may be difficult to sell or be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. This risk is greater for the Fund as it will hold options contracts on a single security, and not a broader range of options contracts. Markets for securities or financial instruments could be disrupted by a number of events, including, but not limited to, an economic crisis, natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics, new legislation or regulatory changes inside or outside the United States. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid security at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted. There is no assurance that a security that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. The Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments, including money market funds, may lose money through fees or other means.

 

New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

 

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund, Adviser, and Sub-Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

 

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Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times, and for varying periods of time, result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause the Fund to experience illiquidity, shareholder redemptions, or other potentially adverse effects. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets could negatively affect issuers worldwide. Banks and financial services companies could suffer losses if interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate.

 

Tax Risk. The Fund will qualify as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) for tax purposes if, among other things, it satisfies a source-of-income test and an asset-diversification test. Investing in DOGE (or any other digital asset) or derivatives based upon DOGE (or any other digital assets) presents a risk for the Fund because income from such investments would not qualify as good income under the source-of-income test. The Fund will gain exposure to the Reference Asset through investments in the DOGE Subsidiary, which is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to DOGE returns while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements. There is some uncertainty about how the DOGE Subsidiary will be treated for tax purposes and thus whether the Fund can maintain exposure to DOGE returns without risking its status as a RIC for tax purposes. Failing to qualify as a RIC for tax purposes could have adverse consequences for the Fund and its shareholders. These issues are described in more detail in the section entitled “ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RISK – Tax Risk” below, as well as in the Fund’s SAI.

 

U.S. Government and U.S. Agency Obligations Risk. For cash management purposes, the Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so.

 

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

 

The Fund is new 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 [(844) 802-4004].

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISER

 

REX Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Fund.

 

_________ (“_________” or the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to the Fund.

 

Portfolio Managers

 

Portfolio Managers: [_______]

 

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 [XXXXX] shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are typically conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of in-kind securities and/or cash. Individual shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Fund’s shares are listed on the Exchange (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.XXXX.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.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENTS

 

Investment Objective

 

REX-OspreyTM TRUMP ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Trump (“TRUMP” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

REX-OspreyTM ETH ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Ethereum (“ETH” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

REX-OspreyTM BTC ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Bitcoin (“BTC” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

REX-OspreyTM SOL ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Solana (“SOL” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

REX-OspreyTM XRP ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of XRP (“XRP” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

REX-OspreyTM BONK ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Bonk (“BONK” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

REX-OspreyTM DOGE ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of Dogecoin (“DOGE” or the “Reference Asset”).

 

The Funds’ investment objectives may be changed by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of ETF Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”) without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

Each Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in its respective Reference Asset and other assets that provide exposure to the Reference Asset. Each Fund will invest directly or through its respective Cayman Subsidiary, which is described more fully below.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold TRUMP. TRUMP is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of TRUMP was $____million.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold ETH. ETH is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of ETH was $____million.

 

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The Fund will invest in and hold BTC. BTC is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of BTC was $____million.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold SOL. SOL is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of SOL was $____million.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold XRP. XRP is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of XRP was $____million.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold BONK. BONK is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on [DATE], and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$___ on [DATE]. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of BONK was $____million.

 

The Fund will invest in and hold DOGE. DOGE is a cryptocurrency that was introduced on December 6, 2013, and quickly developed its own online community, reaching a peak market capitalization of over US$85 billion on May 5, 2021. As of _________, 2025, the market capitalization of DOGE was $____million.

 

Each Fund may also invest in derivatives, which are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of its respective Reference Asset. These derivatives principally include futures contracts. Each Fund may also seek exposure to the price performance of its respective Reference Asset through the use of swaps. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange or “swap” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument.

 

Each Fund may invest in shares of other crypto ETFs, including non-U.S. crypto-ETFs, which provide exposure to, replicate the performance of, or have trading and/or price performance characteristics similar to its respective Reference Asset. Although each Fund intends to focus its investments in its respective Reference Asset and other investments that provided exposure to the Reference Asset, depending on market conditions and other considerations of the investment adviser to the Funds, each Fund may invest a portion of its assets in exchange-traded products that provide exposure to the crypto currencies, bitcoin and ether.

 

Each Fund seeks to gain exposure to its respective Reference Asset, in whole or in part, through investments in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands. For the REX-OspreyTM TRUMP ETF, that subsidiary is the REX-OspreyTM TRUMP (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (the “TRUMP Subsidiary”); for the REX-OspreyTM ETH ETF, that subsidiary is the REX-OspreyTM ETH (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (the “ETH Subsidiary”) (each, a “REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary”); for the REX-OspreyTM BTC ETF, that subsidiary is the REX-OspreyTM BTC (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (the “BTC Subsidiary”); for the REX-OspreyTM SOL ETF, that subsidiary is the REX-OspreyTM SOL (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (the “SOL Subsidiary”); for the REX-OspreyTM XRP ETF, that subsidiary is the REX-OspreyTM XRP (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (the “XRP Subsidiary”); for the REX- OspreyTM BONK ETF, that subsidiary is the REX-OspreyTM BONK (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (the “BONK Subsidiary”); and For the REX-OspreyTM DOGE ETF, that subsidiary is the REX-OspreyTM DOGE (Cayman) Portfolio S.P. (the “DOGE Subsidiary”). Each REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by its respective Fund. Each Fund will also likely have significant cash investments.

 

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Each REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by its respective Fund. Each Fund’s investment in its respective REX-Osprey Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets (the “Subsidiary Limit”). Each Fund’s investment in its respective REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to Reference Asset while enabling the Fund to satisfy source-of-income requirements that apply to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as noted, references to the investment strategies and risks of a Fund include the investment strategies and risks of its respective REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary. Each REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary has the same investment objective as its corresponding Fund and will follow the same general investment policies and restrictions. Each Fund will aggregate its investments with its respective REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary for purposes of determining compliance with (i) Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which governs fundamental investment limitations (which are described more specifically in the Funds’ statement of additional information); and (ii) Section 18 of the 1940 Act, which governs capital structure and includes limitations associated with a Fund’s ability to leverage its investments. Additionally, each REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary’s investment advisory contracts will be governed in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and each REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary will adhere to applicable provisions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act governing affiliate transactions. The principal investment strategies and principal risks of a REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary constitute principal investment strategies and principal risks of its corresponding Fund, and the disclosures of those strategies and risks in this prospectus are designed to reflect the aggregate operations of each Fund and its respective REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary.

 

Each Fund (and each Fund’s respective REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary, as applicable) expects to invest its remaining assets in any one or more of the following cash investments: U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cash-like equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines), and treasury inflation-protected securities that provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s and/or each Fund’s respective REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary’s investments in the respective Reference Asset.

 

Each Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

 

Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds

 

There can be no assurance that each Fund will achieve its respective investment objective. The following information is in addition to, and should be read along with, the description of each Fund’s principal investment risks in the section titled “Fund Summary - Principal Investment Risks” above. The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate finding particular risks and comparing them with those of other funds. Each risk summarized below is considered a principal risk of investing in each Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

 

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Reference Asset Risk: Each Fund’s investments in its respective Reference Asset and Reference Asset futures contracts and swap agreements expose a Fund to the risks associated with an investment in its respective Reference Asset because the price of these derivatives is substantially based on the price of its respective Reference Asset. Each Reference Asset is a relatively new innovation and is subject to unique and substantial risks. The market for each Reference Asset is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty.

 

Reference Asset Limited Derivatives Market Risks: There may be a limited market for derivatives based on the Reference Asset. Additionally, each Fund may not be able to identify sufficient counterparties to engage in swap transactions. This limited market for derivatives may negatively impact the ability of a Fund to achieve its objective.

 

Reference Asset Investing Risk. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by each Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The following is a summary of risk factors related to the Reference Assets as identified by the Reference ETPs in their registration statements – this is not purported to be a complete list of risks (references to “shares” in this section are to shares of the Reference ETPs).

 

Risk Factors Related to Digital Assets

 

The Reference Asset and investments linked to the Reference Asset are relatively new investments, they present unique and substantial risks, and investing in Reference Assets has been subject to significant price volatility. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Assets, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Reference Assets, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the shares and the shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.

 

The value of the Reference Asset has been and may continue to be deeply speculative such that trading and investing in the Reference Asset intraday may not be based on fundamental analysis. Individuals and organizations holding large amounts of the Reference Asset known as “whales” may have the ability to manipulate the price of the Reference Asset. The value of the shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Assets as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. For example, a blockchain may be subject to attack by miners or a group of miners that possess more than 50% of the blockchain’s hashing power. The value of the Fund’s investments in the Reference Asset may be adversely affected by such an attack.

 

Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset.

 

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Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

Risk Factors Related to the Digital Asset Platforms

 

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the Reference Asset, the value of which may be highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors.

 

Proposed changes to the Reference Asset blockchain protocol may not be adopted by a sufficient number of users and miners, which may result in competing blockchains with different native crypto assets and sets of participants (known as a “fork”). The value of an investment in the Fund may be negatively impacted by a temporary or permanent “fork”.

 

The Reference Asset blockchain protocol may contain flaws that can be exploited by attackers and which may adversely affect the value of Reference Asset and the Fund’s investments. Flaws in the source code for digital assets have been exploited including flaws that disabled some functionality for users, exposed users’ personal information and/or resulted in the theft of users’ digital assets. The cryptography underlying the Reference Asset could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology, including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to compromise the security of the Reference Asset’s network or take the Trust’s Reference Asset, which would adversely affect the value of the Fund. Exposure of the Reference Asset to instability in other speculative parts of the blockchain and crypto industry, such as through an event that is not necessarily related to the security or utility of Reference Asset blockchain can nonetheless precipitate a significant decline in the price of the Reference Asset and an investment in the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2024, there are over [10,000] alternative digital assets with a total market capitalization of approximately $_____ trillion. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contract platforms. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, the Reference Asset and thereby adversely affect the value of the Fund.

 

Use of the Reference Asset by consumers and institutions as a medium of exchange in commerce may be limited. Banks and other established financial institutions may refuse to process funds for Reference Asset transactions; process wire transfers to or from digital asset platforms, Reference Asset-related companies or service providers; or maintain accounts for persons or entities transacting in the Reference Asset. Processing of transactions in the Reference Asset may be slow, transaction fees may be subject to significant variability. As a result, the price of the Reference Asset may be influenced to a significant extent by speculators and miners, thus contributing to price volatility that makes retailers less likely to accept it as a form of payment in the future.

 

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Risk Factors Related to the Regulation of the Reference Asset

 

There are risks regarding new or changing laws and regulations that may affect the use of blockchain technology and/or investments in crypto assets. Digital asset platforms in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of the Reference Asset, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of the Reference Asset, mining activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying the Reference Asset, the operation of the Reference Asset network, or the digital asset platforms generally. Accordingly, future regulatory changes may have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s investments and its ability to implement its investment strategy.

 

If regulators subject the Reference Asset to regulation, this could result in extraordinary expenses that could potentially be borne by The Fund.

 

The treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes is uncertain.

 

Digital Assets Risk. The performance of DOGE, and consequently the Fund’s performance, is subject to the risks of the digital assets industry. The trading prices of many digital assets, including the Reference Asset, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of the Reference Asset, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares (defined below) and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value. The value of the Shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of the Reference Asset as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies. Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Shares depends on the acceptance of the Reference Asset. Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

 

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Crypto Asset Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in crypto and crypto asset-related businesses and activities are subject to fluctuations in the value of a crypto asset, which may be highly volatile. Crypto assets, such as the Reference Asset, are digital assets designed to act as a medium of exchange. Despite being referred to as “currencies,” crypto assets are not widely accepted as a means of payment. The value of crypto assets is determined by supply and demand in the global crypto asset markets, which consist primarily of transactions of the respective crypto assets on electronic trading platforms or trading venues. Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, the regulation of crypto asset trading platforms is highly fragmented. Due to the fragmentation and lack of oversight of these trading venues, there is a heightened potential for fraud and manipulation. Crypto asset trading platforms on which the Reference Asset are traded are or may become subject to enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, and such enforcement actions may have a material adverse impact on the Fund, its investments, and its ability to implement its investment strategy. Crypto assets are relatively new, and their value is influenced by a wide variety of factors that are uncertain and difficult to evaluate, such as the infancy of their development, regulatory changes, a crisis of confidence, their dependence on technologies such as cryptographic protocols, their dependence on the role played by miners and developers and the potential for malicious activity (e.g., theft). Crypto assets generally operate without central authority (such as a bank) and are not backed by any government. Crypto assets are not legal tender. Currently, there is relatively limited use of crypto assets in the retail and commercial marketplaces, which contributes to price volatility. Federal, state and/or foreign governments may restrict the use and exchange of crypto assets, and regulation in the U.S. is still developing. The market price of crypto assets has been subject to extreme fluctuations. If crypto asset markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, investors may experience losses. Similar to fiat currencies (i.e., a currency that is backed by a central bank or a national, supra-national or quasi-national organization), crypto assets are susceptible to theft, loss, and destruction. Crypto asset trading platforms and other trading venues on which crypto assets trade are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated and may therefore be more exposed to market manipulation, fraud and failure than established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and other currencies. Investors in crypto assets may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud or manipulation occur and could suffer significant losses. Additionally, holders of crypto assets may not be able to access their wallets due to the loss, theft, compromise or destruction of the private keys associated with the public addresses that hold the crypto assets. The Fund’s indirect exposure to crypto assets subjects it to volatility experienced by the crypto asset trading platforms and other crypto asset trading venues, which may adversely affect the performance of the Fund. Crypto asset trading platforms may stop operating or permanently shut down due to fraud, technical glitches, hackers or malware, which may also affect the price of crypto assets and thus the Fund’s investments in crypto asset-related instruments or in publicly traded securities of companies engaged in crypto asset-related businesses and activities.

 

Concentration Risk. Each Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or sectors or industry or group of industries, which will subject a Fund to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors and/or industries may negatively impact a Fund to a greater extent than if a Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries.

 

Cyber Security Risk. The Funds are 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 a 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 a Fund invests or a Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian, or sub-adviser, as applicable, can also subject a Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cyber security breaches. Although each 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 each Fund does not directly control the cyber security systems of issuers or third-party service providers.

 

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Derivatives Risk. Each Fund’s derivative investments have risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of such instruments and the underlying assets; the loss of principal, including the potential loss of amounts greater than the initial amount invested in the derivative instrument; the possible default of the other party to the transaction; and illiquidity of the derivative investments. Use of derivatives could also result in a loss if the counterparty to the transaction does not perform as promised, including because of such counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. This risk may be greater during volatile market conditions. Other risks include the inability to close out a position because the trading market becomes illiquid (particularly in the OTC markets) or the availability of counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. In addition, the presence of speculators in a particular market could lead to price distortions.

 

Certain of each Fund’s transactions in derivatives could also affect the amount, timing, and character of distributions to shareholders, which may result in a Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact such Funds after-tax returns.

 

Financials Sector Risk. Performance of companies in the financials sector may be materially impacted by many factors, including but not limited to, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. Profitability of these companies is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers also can negatively impact the sector. These companies are also subject to substantial government regulation and intervention, which may adversely impact the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital they must maintain, and potentially, their size. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences for financial companies, including effects that are not intended by such regulation. The impact of more stringent capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries on any individual financial company or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. The financials sector is also a target for cyber attacks and may experience technology malfunctions and disruptions, which have occurred more frequently in recent years.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent the Funds invest in foreign securities, they may be subject to additional risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. These risks may include, among others, currency risk, country risks (political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, currency devaluations and policies that have the effect of limiting or restricting foreign investment or the movement of assets), different trading practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risk. When a Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by a Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by a Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by a Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

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ETF Risk.

 

Authorized Participants, Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that are authorized to purchase and redeem shares directly from the Fund (known as Authorized Participants or 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’s investment strategy may require it to redeem shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. For example, the Fund may not be able to redeem in-kind certain securities held by the Fund (e.g., derivative instruments). In such a case, 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. By paying out higher annual capital gain distributions, investors may be subjected to increased capital gains taxes. This makes the Fund less tax efficient. Additionally, there may be brokerage costs or taxable gains or losses that may be imposed on the Fund in connection with a cash redemption that may not have occurred if the Fund had made a redemption in-kind. These costs could decrease the value of the Fund to the extent they are not offset by a transaction fee payable by an AP.

 

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.

 

Management Risk. The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed portfolio. In managing the Fund’s investment portfolio, the portfolio managers will apply investment techniques and risk analyses that may not produce the desired result. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objective.

 

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, 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.

 

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Trading. Although shares are listed on a national securities exchange, such as the Exchange, and may be traded on U.S. exchanges other than the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for the shares will develop or be maintained or that the shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. This risk may be greater for the Fund as they seek to have exposure to a single underlying instrument as opposed to a more diverse portfolio like a traditional pooled investment. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of shares may begin to mirror the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be significantly less liquid than shares. Shares trade on the Exchange at market price that may be below, at or above the Fund’s NAV. Trading in shares on the Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in shares on the Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the Exchange circuit breaker rules. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged. In the event of an unscheduled market close for options contracts that reference a single stock, such as the Underlying Issuers securities being halted or a market wide closure, settlement prices will be determined by the procedures of the listing exchange of the options contracts. As a result, the Fund could be adversely affected and be unable to implement its investment strategies in the event of an unscheduled closing.

 

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 a Fund’s assets and distributions, if any, may decline.

 

Liquidity Risk. Some securities held by a Fund may be difficult to sell or be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. This risk is greater to the Fund as it will hold options contracts on a single security, and not a broader range of options contracts. Markets for securities or financial instruments could be disrupted by a number of events, including, but not limited to, an economic crisis, natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics, new legislation or regulatory changes inside or outside the United States. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid security at an unfavorable time or price, such Fund may be adversely impacted. There is no assurance that a security that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to be liquid. Market illiquidity may cause losses for a Fund.

 

Money Market Instrument Risk. Each Fund may use a variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds, depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities agrees to buy the securities back at a specified time and price. Repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk related to the collateral securing the repurchase agreement. Money market instruments, including money market funds, may lose money through fees or other means.

 

NAV Erosion Risk Due to Distributions. If a Fund makes a distribution, the Fund’s NAV will typically drop by the amount of the distribution on the related ex-dividend date. The repeated payment of distributions, if any, by a Fund may significantly erode the Fund’s NAV and trading price over time. As a result, an investor may suffer significant losses to their investment.

 

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New Fund Risk. Each Fund is recently organized with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions. There can be no assurance that a Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size.

 

Non-Diversification Risk. Because each Fund is non-diversified, each Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. As a result, a decline in the value of an investment in a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers could cause a Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if a Fund held a more diversified portfolio. This may increase each Fund’s volatility and have a greater impact on such Fund’s performance.

 

Operational Risk. Each Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. Each Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although each Fund and the Fund’s investment advisor seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

 

Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times, and for varying periods of time, result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact a Fund’s performance and cause a Fund to experience illiquidity, shareholder redemptions, or other potentially adverse effects. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets could negatively affect issuers worldwide. Banks and financial services companies could suffer losses if interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate.

 

Tax Risk. The Funds intend to qualify and remain qualified as a RIC under the Code. Each Fund will qualify as a RIC if, among other things, it meets the source-of-income and the asset-diversification requirements.

 

With respect to the source-of-income requirement, the Funds must derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income (including tax-exempt interest) from (i) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures and forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such shares, securities or currencies and (ii) net income derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (the items described in clause (i) and clause (ii) collectively are “Good Income”).

 

The Funds may invest directly in the relevant Reference Asset and income from such investments would not qualify as Good Income because the Reference Asset and other digital assets do not meet the definition for any of the categories of Good Income. On the other hand, the Funds’ investments in cash investments will qualify as Good Income. As a general matter of operation, the Funds will seek to gain to invest directly to the Reference Assets, in whole or in part, through investments in each Fund’s respective Cayman Subsidiary. The DOGE Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the REX-OspreyTM DOGE ETF. The TRUMP Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the REX-Osprey TRUMP ETF. The BONK Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the REX-OspreyTM BONK ETF. The XRP Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the REX-OspreyTM XRP ETF. The SOL Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the REX-OspreyTM SOL ETF. The BTC Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the REX-OspreyTM BTC ETF. The ETH Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the REX-OspreyTM ETH ETF. The Funds’ investment in their respective REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary is intended to provide the Funds with exposure to Reference Asset returns while enabling the Funds to satisfy source-of-income requirements. The Funds intend to monitor all of their investments carefully to satisfy the source-of-income test.

 

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Historically, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued private letter rulings in which the IRS specifically concluded that income and gains from investments in a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary that invests in commodity-linked instruments are Good Income. The Funds have not received such a private letter ruling and is not able to rely on private letter rulings issued to other taxpayers. Additionally, the IRS has suspended the granting of such private letter rulings. The IRS also recently issued proposed regulations that, if finalized, would generally treat a fund’s income inclusion with respect to a subsidiary as qualifying income only if there is a distribution out of the earnings and profits of a subsidiary that are attributable to such income inclusion. The proposed regulations, if adopted, would apply to taxable years beginning on or after 90 days after the regulations are published as final.

 

Based on the principles underlying private letter rulings previously issued to other taxpayers, the Funds intend to treat its income from their respective Cayman Subsidiary as Good Income without any private letter ruling from the IRS. The tax treatment of each Fund’s investments in its REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary may be adversely affected by future legislation, court decisions, Treasury Regulations and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could affect whether income derived from such investments is Good Income, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of each Fund’s taxable income or any gains and distributions made by the Funds.

 

With respect to the asset-diversification requirement, each Fund must diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of each taxable year (i) at least 50% of the value of each Fund’s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, the securities of other RICs and other securities, if such other securities of any one issuer do not represent more than 5% of the value of each Fund’s total assets or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of each Fund’s total assets is invested in the securities other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs of (a) one issuer, (b) two or more issuers that are controlled by each Fund and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or (c) one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships.

 

By keeping its investment in its REX-OspreyTM Subsidiary below the 25% limit in clause (ii) of the asset-diversification test, each Fund expects to satisfy the asset-diversification requirement.

 

As noted above, the Funds intend to satisfy both the source-of-income and the asset-diversification requirements by following the plans outlined above, as well as all other requirements needed to maintain its status as a RIC, but it is nonetheless possible that each Fund might lose its status as a RIC. In such a case, a Fund will be subject to corporate level income tax on all of its income and gain, regardless of whether or not such income was distributed. Distributions to a Fund’s shareholders of such income and gain will not be deductible by a Fund in computing its taxable income. In such event, a Fund’s distributions, to the extent derived from a Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, would constitute ordinary dividends, which would generally be eligible for the dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders, and non-corporate shareholders would generally be able to treat such distributions as “qualified dividend income” eligible for reduced rates of U.S. federal income taxation in taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2013, provided in each case that certain holding period and other requirements are satisfied. Distributions in excess of a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of the shareholders’ tax basis in their Fund shares, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain. To qualify as a RIC in a subsequent taxable year, a Fund would be required to satisfy the source-of-income, the asset diversification, and the annual distribution requirements for that year and dispose of any earnings and profits from any year in which a Fund failed to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC. Subject to a limited exception applicable to RICs that qualified as such under the Code for at least one year prior to disqualification and that requalify as a RIC no later than the second year following the nonqualifying year, a Fund would be subject to tax on any unrealized built-in gains in the assets held by it during the period in which a Fund failed to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC that are recognized within the subsequent 10 years, unless a Fund made a special election to pay corporate-level tax on such built-in gain at the time of its requalification as a RIC.

 

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U.S. Government and U.S. Agency Obligations Risk. For cash management purposes, each Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. Government obligations include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the U.S. Treasury. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. Government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. In the latter case, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so.

 

MANAGEMENT

 

The Investment Adviser. REX Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”), 1241 Post Road, Second Floor, Fairfield, Connecticut 06824, 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 2023. The Adviser provides similar services to an exchange-traded fund that employs a similar investment strategy as the Fund.

 

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 the Funds’ investments. The Adviser also: (i) furnishes each Fund 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 rate of __%.

 

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Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed, at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Funds, 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 each Fund’s business.

 

Manager-of-Managers Structure

 

The Adviser and the Trust have filed an application for an exemptive order from the SEC that, if granted, will allow the Fund to operate in a “manager of managers” structure whereby the Adviser, as the Fund’s investment adviser, can appoint and replace both wholly owned and unaffiliated sub-advisers, and enter into, amend and terminate sub-advisory agreements with such sub-advisers, each subject to Board approval but without obtaining prior shareholder approval (the “Manager of Managers Structure”). The Fund will, however, inform shareholders of the hiring of any new sub-adviser within 90 days after the hiring. If granted, the SEC exemptive order will provide the Fund with greater efficiency and without incurring the expenses and delays associated with obtaining shareholder approval of sub-advisory agreements with such sub-advisers.

 

The use of the Manager of Managers Structure with respect to the Fund will be subject to certain conditions that will be set forth in the SEC exemptive order. Under the Manager of Managers Structure, the Adviser will have the ultimate responsibility, subject to oversight by the Board, to oversee the sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement. The Adviser will also, subject to the review and approval of the Board: set the Fund’s overall investment strategy; evaluate, select and recommend sub-advisers to manage all or a portion of the Fund’s assets; and implement procedures reasonably designed to ensure that each sub-adviser complies with the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions. Subject to the review of the Board, the Adviser will allocate and, when appropriate, reallocate the Fund’s assets among sub-advisers and monitor and evaluate the sub-advisers’ performance.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, the SEC has not granted the Adviser’s and Trust’s application for an exemptive order to operate in the Manager of Managers structure, and there is no guarantee that such order will be granted. The Trust and the Adviser will not rely on the exemptive order unless and until such order is granted.

 

The Sub-Adviser. The Adviser has retained ___ (“___” or the “Sub-Adviser”), an investment adviser registered with the SEC, to provide sub-advisory services for the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is organized as a [company] with its principal offices located [address], and was established in [year]. The Sub-Adviser provides trading and execution services to the Fund, and provides similar services to other investment companies and separately managed accounts, and acts as sub-adviser to other exchange-traded funds managed by the Adviser that employs a similar investment strategy as the Fund.

 

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A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees approving the Investment Advisory Agreement and the sub-advisory agreement for the Funds will available in the Funds’ semi-annual report once that report is produced.

 

The Portfolio Managers

 

[TBD]

 

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership in the Funds.

 

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, the 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.

 

The Trust

 

Each Fund is a series of the ETF Opportunities Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on March 18, 2019. The Board supervises the operations of the Funds according to applicable state and federal law, and the Board is responsible for the overall management of the Fund’s business affairs.

 

Portfolio Holdings

 

A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of their portfolio securities is available in the SAI. Complete holdings are published on the Funds’ website on a daily basis. Please visit the Funds’ website at www.XXXX.com. In addition, the 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.

 

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 of the Funds are traded under the below listed trading symbols:

 

Fund Trading Symbol
REX-OspreyTM TRUMP ETF  
REX-OspreyTM ETH ETF  
REX-OspreyTM BTC ETF  
REX-OspreyTM SOL ETF  
REX-OspreyTM XRP ETF  
REX-OspreyTM BONK ETF  
REX-OspreyTM DOGE ETF  

 

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Shares may only be purchased and sold on the secondary market when the Exchange is open for trading.

 

When buying or selling shares through a broker, you will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges, and you may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip (purchase and sale) transaction.

 

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, a Fund generally values its 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 a Fund 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 a Fund’s NAV is calculated. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

APs may acquire shares directly from a Fund, and APs may tender their shares for redemption directly to the Fund, at NAV per share only in large blocks, or Creation Units, of at least [XXXXX] shares. Purchases and redemptions directly with the Fund must follow the Fund’s procedures, which are described in the SAI.

 

Under normal circumstances, a Fund 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 Fund’s SAI and in the agreement between the AP and the Fund’s distributor. However, a Fund reserves 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 through cash or in-kind redemptions. However, each Fund reserves the right to pay all or portion of the redemption proceeds to an AP in cash. 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.

 

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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 a Fund 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 a Fund, it is unlikely those trades would cause the harmful effects of market timing, including dilution, disruption of portfolio management, increases in a Fund’s trading costs and the realization of capital gains. With regard to the purchase or redemption of Creation Units directly with a 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 a Fund and increased transaction costs, which could negatively impact a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objectives. However, direct trading by APs is critical to ensuring that shares trade at or close to NAV. Each Fund also employ fair valuation pricing to minimize potential dilution from market timing. In addition, each Fund imposes transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by a Fund in effecting trades. These fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in part or in whole for securities, reflecting the fact that a Fund’s trading costs increase in those circumstances. Given this structure, the Trust has determined that it is not necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter market timing of the Shares.

 

DIVIDENDS, OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

 

Shares are traded throughout the day in the secondary market on a national securities exchange on an intra-day basis and are created and redeemed in-kind and/or for cash in Creation Units at each day’s next calculated NAV. In-kind arrangements are designed to protect ongoing shareholders from the adverse effects on a Fund’s portfolio that could arise from frequent cash redemption transactions. Each Fund expects to typically satisfy redemptions in-kind. However, if a Fund satisfies a redemption in cash this may result in a 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 a Fund, whereas the shares’ in-kind redemption mechanism generally will not lead to a tax event for a Fund or its ongoing shareholders.

 

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Ordinarily, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly by each Fund. Each Fund will distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually. Each Fund 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 a Fund 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 a Fund purchased in the secondary market.

 

Taxes

As with any investment, you should consider how your investment in shares will be taxed. The tax information in this Prospectus is provided as general information. You should consult your own tax professional about the tax consequences of an investment in shares.

 

Unless your investment in Fund 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:

 

-The Fund makes distributions,

-You sell your shares listed on the Exchange, and

-You purchase or redeem Creation Units.

 

Taxes on Distributions

Distributions from a Fund’s net investment income, including net short-term capital gains, if any, are taxable to you as ordinary income, except that a Fund’s dividends attributable to its “qualified dividend income” (i.e., dividends received on stock of most domestic and certain foreign corporations with respect to which the Fund satisfies certain holding period and other requirements), if any, generally are subject to U.S. federal income tax for U.S. non-corporate shareholders who satisfy those requirements with respect to their shares at the rate for net capital gain. A part of a Fund’s dividends also may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to U.S. corporations (the eligible portion may not exceed the aggregate dividends a Fund receives from domestic corporations subject to U.S. federal income tax (excluding REITs) and excludes dividends from foreign 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. Note that in light of the Fund’s investment objectives, it does not expect a large portion of its dividends from the Fund’s net investment income to qualify as “qualified dividend income” or qualify for the dividends-received deduction.

 

A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses, affect the Fund’s performance.

 

In general, distributions received from a Fund are subject to U.S. federal income tax when they are paid, whether taken in cash or reinvested in the Fund (if that option is available). Distributions reinvested in additional shares through the means of a dividend reinvestment service, if available, will be taxable to shareholders acquiring the additional shares to the same extent as if such distributions had been received in cash. Distributions of net long-term capital gains, if any, in excess of net short-term capital losses are taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held the shares in the Fund.

 

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Distributions in excess of the 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 the 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.

 

Each Fund is required to backup withhold 24% of your distributions and redemption proceeds if you have not provided the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number (which generally is a Social Security number for individuals) in the required manner and in certain other situations.

 

Taxes on Exchange-Listed Share Sales

Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year and as short-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for one year or less. The ability to deduct capital losses from sales of shares may be limited.

 

Taxes on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units

An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or a loss equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate 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 (“IRS”), however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales” or for other reasons. Persons exchanging securities should consult their own tax adviser with respect to whether the wash sale rules apply and when a loss might not be deductible.

 

Any capital gain or loss realized upon redemption of Creation Units is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year and as short-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for one year or less.

 

If you purchase or redeem Creation Units, you will be sent a confirmation statement showing how many shares you purchased or sold and at what price. See “Taxes” in the SAI for a description of the requirement regarding basis determination methods applicable to share redemptions and the Fund’s obligation to report basis information to the IRS.

 

At the time this prospectus was prepared, there were various legislative proposals under consideration that would amend the Internal Revenue Code. At this time, though, it is not possible to determine whether any of these proposals will become law and how these changes might affect the Fund or its shareholders.

 

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The foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current U.S. federal tax law of an investment in the Fund. 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 Fund’s 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 and fund accounting services to retail and institutional exchange-traded funds and mutual funds.

 

[_____] serves as the Fund’s custodian and transfer agent. The Fund (or its wholly owned subsidiary) will hold its investments in the relevant Reference Asset with __________ , which has entered into a sub-custodian agreement with _______.

 

[________] (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 Fund 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.

 

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Broker-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting transactions in shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. As a result, broker-dealer firms should note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted with engaging in ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with the shares that are part of an overallotment within the meaning of Section 4(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(3) of the Securities Act. For delivery of prospectuses to exchange members, the prospectus delivery mechanism of Rule 153 under the Securities Act is only available with respect to transactions on a national exchange.

 

Dealers effecting transactions in the shares, whether or not participating in this distribution, are generally required to deliver a Prospectus. This is in addition to any obligation of dealers to deliver a Prospectus when acting as underwriters.

 

Premium/Discount Information

 

When available, information regarding how often the Shares of the Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e. at a premium) or below (i.e. at a discount) the NAV of the Fund will be available at [www.XXXX.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.

 

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Privacy Notice

 

The following is a description of the Funds’ policies regarding disclosure of nonpublic personal information that you provide to the Funds or that the Funds collect from other sources. In the event that you hold shares of the Funds through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your nonpublic personal information would be shared with unaffiliated third parties.

 

Categories of Information the Funds Collect. The Funds collect the following nonpublic personal information about you:

 

•Information the Funds receive from you on or in applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations (such as your name, address, phone number, social security number, assets, income and date of birth); and

 

•Information about your transactions with the Funds, its affiliates, or others (such as your account number and balance, payment history, parties to transactions, cost basis information, and other financial information).

 

Categories of Information the Funds Disclose. The Funds do not disclose any non-public personal information about their current or former shareholders to unaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law. The Funds are permitted by law to disclose all of the information it collects, as described above, to their service providers (such as the Funds’ custodian, administrator and transfer agent) to process your transactions and otherwise provide services to you.

 

Confidentiality and Security. The Funds restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to you. The Funds maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.

 

The Funds’ Privacy Notice is not part of this prospectus.

 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

You will find more information about the Funds in the following documents:

 

Statement of Additional Information: For more information about the Funds, you may wish to refer to the Funds’ SAI dated ____, 2025, which is on file with the SEC and incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

Annual/Semi-Annual Reports: Additional information about the Funds’ investments, once available, will be available in the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR. In the Funds’ annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds’ performance during their last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Funds’ annual and semi-annual financial statements.

 

You can obtain a free copy of the SAI, annual and semi-annual reports, and other information, such as the Funds’ financial statements by writing to REX-OspreyTM ETFs, 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235, by calling the Fund toll-free at (844) 802-4004, by email at: mail@ccofva.com. The Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports, prospectus and SAI are all available for viewing/downloading at [www.XXXX.com]. General inquiries regarding the Fund 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: publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

(Investment Company Act File No. 811-23439)

 

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Subject to Completion

 

The information in this Statement of Additional Information 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 Statement of Additional Information 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.

 

REX-OSPREYTM TRUMP ETF Ticker:

 

REX-OSPREYTM ETH ETF Ticker:

 

REX-OSPREYTM BTC ETF Ticker:

 

REX-OSPREYTM SOL ETF Ticker:

 

REX-OSPREYTM XRP ETF Ticker:

 

REX-OSPREYTM BONK ETF Ticker:

 

REX-OSPREYTM DOGE ETF Ticker:

 

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

 

8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205 

Richmond, Virginia 23235 

833-759-6110

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Dated _____, 2025

 

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the current prospectus for the Funds dated ____, 2025, as it may be supplemented or revised from time to time. This SAI is incorporated by reference into the Funds’ prospectus. You can obtain a free copy of the annual and semi-annual reports (once available), prospectus and SAI by writing to the Funds, 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235, by calling the Funds toll free at 833-759-6110 or by e-mail at: mail@ccofva.com. The Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports (once available), prospectus and SAI are all available for viewing/downloading at www.XXXX.com. General inquiries regarding the Funds may also be directed to the above address or telephone number.

 

Investment Adviser: 

REX Advisers, LLC 

1241 Post Road, Second Floor 

Fairfield, Connecticut 06824

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

THE TRUST 1
   
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 2
   
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, pOLICIES AND rISKS 2
   
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS 16
   
MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS 17
   
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST 22
   
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SECURITIES HOLDERS 27
   
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE 27
   
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PURCHASES AND SALES 29
   
ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES 38
   
TAXES 38
   
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES 48
   
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES HOLDINGS 50
   
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES 51
   
PROXY VOTING 52
   
CODES OF ETHICS 53
   
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 53
   
EXHIBIT A 54
   
EXHIBIT B 56
   
EXHIBIT C 58

 

 

 

 

THE TRUST

 

General. This SAI relates to the REX-OspreyTM TRUMP ETF, REX-OspreyTM ETH ETF, REX-OspreyTM BTC ETF, REX-OspreyTM SOL ETF, REX-OspreyTM XRP ETF, REX-OspreyTM BONK ETF, and REX-OspreyTM DOGE ETF, (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and should be read in conjunction with the prospectus of the Funds. This SAI is incorporated by reference into the Funds’ prospectus. No investment in shares should be made without reading the prospectus. Each Fund is a non-diversified series of ETF Opportunities Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”). The investment adviser to the Funds is REX Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) and ______________ (the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”). All Shares have equal rights and privileges. Each Share is entitled to one vote on all matters as to which Shares are entitled to vote. In addition, each Share is entitled to participate equally with other Shares (i) in dividends and distributions declared by the Funds and (ii) on liquidation to its proportionate share of the assets remaining after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities. Shares are fully paid, non-assessable and fully transferable when issued and have no pre-emptive, conversion or exchange rights. Fractional Shares have proportionately the same rights, including voting rights, as are provided for a full Share.

 

Each Fund will issue and redeem Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) in aggregations of at least XXXXX Shares (each a “Creation Unit”). The Funds will issue and redeem Creation Units principally for cash. The Funds reserve the right to offer creations and redemptions of Shares in exchange for a basket of securities (the “Deposit Securities”), together with the deposit of a specified cash payment (the “Cash Component”), plus a transaction fee. Each Fund is listed on a national securities exchange (the “Exchange”) as set forth below.

 

Fund Ticker Principal U.S. Listing Exchange
REX-OSPREYTM TRUMP ETF [  ] [   ]
REX-OSPREYTM ETH ETF [  ] [   ]
REX-OSPREYTM BTC ETF [  ] [   ]
REX-OSPREYTM SOL ETF [  ] [   ]
REX-OSPREYTM XRP ETF [  ] [   ]
REX-OSPREYTM BONK ETF [  ] [   ]
REX-OSPREYTM DOGE ETF [  ] [   ]

 

Shares will trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at, or above NAV. In the event of the liquidation of either Fund, a share split, reverse split or the like, the Trust may revise the number of Shares in a Creation Unit.

 

Shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions as described herein - see the section titled “Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process” of this SAI. In each instance of such cash creations or redemptions, transaction fees may be imposed and may be higher than the transaction fees associated with in-kind creations or redemptions. See “Additional Information About Purchases and Sales” below.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

 

Each Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies are described in the prospectus. Each Fund is “non-diversified” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As a non-diversified fund, each Fund is permitted to invest in fewer securities at any one time than a diversified fund. The following information supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the prospectus. For a description of certain permitted investments discussed below, see “Description of Permitted Investments” in this SAI.

 

Portfolio Turnover. Average annual portfolio turnover rate is the ratio of the lesser of sales or purchases to the monthly average value of the portfolio securities owned during the year, excluding from both the numerator and the denominator all securities with maturities at the time of acquisition of one year or less. A higher portfolio turnover rate involves greater transaction expenses to the Fund and may result in the realization of net capital gains, which would be taxable to shareholders when distributed. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Funds have not yet commenced operations and therefore do not have any portfolio turnover information available.

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND RISKS

 

The following discussion of investment techniques and instruments supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the investment information in the Funds’ prospectus. In seeking to meet its investment objective, the Funds may invest in any type of security whose characteristics are consistent with its investment programs. To the extent particular investment techniques or instruments that are not described in the Principal Investment Strategies disclosure of the Funds’ prospectus, such investment techniques and instruments are not a part of the principal strategies and the corresponding risks are not principal risks of the Funds.

 

Principal Investment Strategies, Policies And Risks

 

Borrowing. Although each Fund does not intend to borrow money, a Fund may do so to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, a Fund may borrow up to one-third (1/3) of its total assets. Each Fund will borrow money only for short-term or emergency purposes. Such borrowing is not for investment purposes and will be repaid by the Fund promptly. Borrowing will tend to exaggerate the effect on NAV of any increase or decrease in the market value of a Fund’s portfolio. Money borrowed will be subject to interest costs that may or may not be recovered by earnings on the securities purchased. Each Fund also may be required to maintain minimum average balances in connection with a borrowing or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit; either of these requirements would increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate.

 

Derivative Instruments. Generally, derivatives are financial instruments whose value depends on or is derived from, the value of one or more underlying assets, reference rates, or indices or other market factors (a reference instrument) and may relate to stocks, bonds, interest rates, credit, currencies, commodities or related indices. Derivative instruments can provide an efficient means to gain or reduce exposure to the value of a reference instrument without actually owning or selling the instrument. Some common types of derivatives include options, futures, forwards and swaps.

 

Derivative instruments may be used to modify the effective duration of the Fund’s portfolio investments. Derivative instruments may also be used for hedging, which means that they may be used when the Sub-Adviser seeks to protect the Fund’s investments from a decline in value resulting from changes to interest rates, market prices, currency fluctuations, or other market factors. Derivative instruments may also be used for other purposes, including to seek to increase liquidity, provide efficient portfolio management, broaden investment opportunities (including taking short or negative positions), implement a tax or cash management strategy, gain exposure to a particular security or segment of the market and/or enhance total return. However derivative instruments are used, their successful use is not assured and will depend upon, among other factors, the Sub-Advisers ability to gauge relevant market movements.

 

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Derivative instruments may be used for purposes of direct hedging. Direct hedging means that the transaction must be intended to reduce a specific risk exposure of a portfolio security or its denominated currency and must also be directly related to such security or currency. The Fund’s use of derivative instruments may be limited from time to time by policies adopted by the Board, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser.

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Rule 18f-4 (Rule 18f-4 or the Derivatives Rule) regulates the ability of the Fund to enter into derivative transactions and other leveraged transactions. The Derivatives Rule defines the term derivatives to include short sales and forward contracts, such as TBA transactions, in addition to instruments traditionally classified as derivatives, such as swaps, futures, and options. Rule 18f-4 also regulates other types of leveraged transactions, such as reverse repurchase transactions and transactions deemed to be similar to reverse repurchase transactions, such as certain securities lending transactions in connection with which the Fund obtains leverage. Among other things, under Rule 18f-4, the Fund is prohibited from entering into these derivatives transactions except in reliance on the provisions of the Derivatives Rule. The Derivatives Rule establishes limits on the derivatives transactions that the Fund may enter into based on the value-at-risk (VaR) of the Fund inclusive of derivatives. The Fund will generally satisfy the limits under the Rule if the VaR of its portfolio (inclusive of derivatives transactions) does not exceed 200% of the VaR of its designated reference portfolio. The designated reference portfolio is a representative unleveraged index or the Fund’s own portfolio absent derivatives holdings, as determined by such Funds derivatives risk manager. This limits test is referred to as the Relative VaR Test. As a result of the Relative VaR Test, the Fund may not seek returns in excess of 2x the Underlying Index.

 

In addition, among other requirements, Rule 18f-4 requires the Fund to establish a derivatives risk management program, appoint a derivatives risk manager, and carry out enhanced reporting to the Board, the SEC and the public regarding the Fund’s derivatives activities. These new requirements will apply unless the Fund qualifies as a limited derivatives user, which the Derivatives Rule defines as a fund that limits its derivatives exposure to 10% of its net assets. It is possible that the limits and compliance costs imposed by the Derivatives Rule may adversely affect the Fund’s performance, efficiency in implementing its strategy, liquidity and/or ability to pursue its investment objectives and may increase the cost of such Fund’s investments and cost of doing business, which could adversely affect investors.

 

Registration As A Commodity Pool Operator. In connection with its management of the Fund, the Adviser has registered under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) as a commodity pool operator (a “CPO”) with respect to the Fund. Accordingly, with respect to the Fund, the Adviser is subject to registration and regulation as a CPO under the CEA, and must comply with various regulatory requirements under the CEA and the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Exchange Commission (“CFTC”) and the National Futures Association (“NFA”), including disclosure requirements and reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The Adviser is also subject to periodic inspections and audits by the NFA. Compliance with these regulatory requirements could adversely affect the Fund’s total return. In this regard, any further amendment to the CEA or its related regulations that subject the Adviser or the Fund to additional regulation may have adverse impacts on the Fund’s operations and expenses.

 

Swaps. Each Fund may enter into total return swaps, which may be used either as economically similar substitutes for owning the reference asset specified in the swap, such as the securities that comprise a given market index, particular securities or commodities, or other assets or indicators. They also may be used as a means of obtaining exposure in markets where the reference asset is unavailable or it may otherwise be impossible or impracticable for a Fund to own that asset. “Total return” refers to the payment (or receipt) of the total return on the underlying reference asset, which is then exchanged for the receipt (or payment) of an interest rate. Total return swaps provide a Fund with the additional flexibility of gaining exposure to a market or sector index in a potentially more economical way.

 

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Most swaps entered into by a Fund provide for the calculation and settlement of the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a “net basis” with a single payment. Consequently, a Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under a swap will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the “net amount”). Other swaps may require initial premium (discount) payments as well as periodic payments (receipts) related to the interest leg of the swap or to the return on the reference entity. A Fund’s current obligations under the types of swaps that the Funds expect to enter into (e.g., total return swaps) will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to a Fund by the counterparty to the swap) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will collateralized by the Fund posting collateral to a tri-party account between the Fund’s custodian, the Fund, and the counterparty. However, typically no payments will be made until the settlement date.

 

Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. Accordingly, if a swap is entered into on a net basis and if the counterparty to a swap agreement defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any.

 

In recent years, regulators across the globe, including the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the U.S. banking regulators, have adopted collateral requirements applicable to uncleared swaps. While a Fund is not directly subject to these requirements, where a Fund’s counterparty is subject to the requirements, uncleared swaps between a Fund and that counterparty are required to be marked-to-market on a daily basis, and collateral is required to be exchanged to account for any changes in the value of such swaps. The rules impose a number of requirements as to these exchanges of collateral, including as to the timing of transfers, the type of collateral (and valuations for such collateral) and other matters that may be different than what a Fund would agree with its counterparty in the absence of such regulation. In all events, where a Fund is required to post collateral to its swap counterparty, such collateral will be posted to an independent bank custodian, where access to the collateral by the swap counterparty will generally not be permitted unless a Fund is in default on its obligations to the swap counterparty.

 

In addition to the variation margin requirements, regulators have adopted “initial” margin requirements applicable to uncleared swaps. Where applicable, these rules require parties to an uncleared swap to post, to a custodian that is independent from the parties to the swap, collateral (in addition to any variation margin noted above) in an amount that is either (i) specified in a schedule in the rules or (ii) calculated by the regulated party in accordance with a model that has been approved by that party’s regulator(s). Effective September 1, 2022, the initial margin rules will apply to the swap trading relationships of Funds with average aggregate notional amounts that exceed $8 billion. These rules may impose significant costs on a Fund’s ability to engage in uncleared swaps and, as such, could adversely affect the Advisor’s ability to manage a Fund, may impair a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and/or may result in reduced returns to a Fund’s investors.

 

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) and related regulatory developments have imposed comprehensive new regulatory requirements on swaps and swap market participants. The regulatory framework includes: (1) registration and regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants; (2) requiring central clearing and execution of standardized swaps; (3) imposing collateral requirements on Swap transactions; (4) regulating and monitoring swap transactions through position limits and large trader reporting requirements; and (5) imposing recordkeeping and centralized and public reporting requirements, on an anonymous basis, for most swaps. The CFTC is responsible for the regulation of most swaps. The SEC has jurisdiction over a small segment of the market referred to as “security-based swaps,” which includes swaps on single securities or credits, or narrow-based indices of securities or credits.

 

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Uncleared swaps. In an uncleared swap, the swap counterparty is typically a brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution. A Fund customarily enters into uncleared swaps based on the standard terms and conditions of an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreement. ISDA is a voluntary industry association of participants in the OTC derivatives markets that has developed standardized contracts used by such participants that have agreed to be bound by such standardized contracts. In the event that one party to a swap transaction defaults and the transaction is terminated prior to its scheduled termination date, one of the parties may be required to make an early termination payment to the other. An early termination payment may be payable by either the defaulting or nondefaulting party, depending upon which of them is “in-the-money” with respect to the swap at the time of its termination. Early termination payments may be calculated in various ways, but are intended to approximate the amount the “in-the-money” party would have to pay to replace the swap as of the date of its termination. During the term of an uncleared swap, a Fund will be required to pledge to the swap counterparty, from time to time, an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to the total net amount (if any) that would be payable by a Fund to the counterparty if all outstanding swaps between the parties were terminated on the date in question, including any early termination payments. Periodically, changes in the amount pledged are made to recognize changes in value of the contract resulting from, among other things, interest on the notional value of the contract, market value changes in the underlying investment, and/or dividends paid by the issuer of the underlying instrument. Likewise, the counterparty will be required to pledge cash or other assets to cover its obligations to a Fund. However, the amount pledged may not always be equal to or more than the amount due to the other party. Therefore, if a counterparty defaults in its obligations to a Fund, the amount pledged by the counterparty and available to a Fund may not be sufficient to cover all the amounts due to a Fund and the Fund may sustain a loss. Rules requiring initial margin to be posted by certain market participants for uncleared swaps have been adopted and are being phased in over time. When these rules take effect with respect to the Funds, if a Fund is deemed to have material swaps exposure under applicable swap regulations, it will be required to post initial margin in addition to variation margin.

 

Cleared swaps. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and exchange-trading. The Dodd-Frank Act and implementing rules will ultimately require the clearing and exchange-trading of many swaps. Mandatory exchange-trading and clearing will occur on a phased-in basis based on the type of market participant, CFTC approval of contracts for central clearing and public trading facilities making such cleared swaps available to trade. To date, the CFTC has designated only certain of the most common types of credit default index swaps and interest rate swaps as subject to mandatory clearing and certain public trading facilities have made certain of those cleared swaps available to trade, but it is expected that additional categories of swaps will in the future be designated as subject to mandatory clearing and trade execution requirements. Central clearing is intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, but central clearing does not eliminate these risks and may involve additional costs and risks not involved with uncleared swaps. In a cleared swap, a Fund’s ultimate counterparty is a central clearinghouse rather than a brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution. Cleared swaps are submitted for clearing through each party’s futures commission merchant (“FCM”), which must be a member of the clearinghouse that serves as the central counterparty. Transactions executed on a swap execution facility may increase market transparency and liquidity but may require a Fund to incur increased expenses to access the same types of swaps that it has used in the past. When a Fund enters into a cleared swap, it must deliver to the central counterparty (via the FCM) initial margin. The initial margin requirements are determined by the central counterparty, and are typically calculated as an amount equal to the volatility in market value of the cleared swap over a fixed period, but an FCM may require additional collateral above the amount required by the central counterparty. During the term of the swap agreement, an additional collateral amount may also be required to be paid by a Fund or may be received by a Fund in accordance with collateral controls set for such accounts. If the value of the Fund’s cleared swap declines, the Fund will be required to make additional payments to the FCM to settle the change in value. Conversely, if the market value of a Fund’s position increases, the FCM will post additional amounts to the Fund’s account. At the conclusion of the term of the swap agreement, if a Fund has a loss equal to or greater than the collateral amount, the collateral amount is paid to the FCM along with any loss in excess of the collateral amount. If a Fund has a loss of less than the collateral amount, the excess collateral is returned to a Fund. If a Fund has a gain, the full collateral amount and the amount of the gain is paid to a Fund.

 

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The regulation of cleared and uncleared swaps, as well as other derivatives, is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. In addition, the SEC, CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the implementation or reduction of speculative position limits, the implementation of higher collateral requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of current or future regulation. However, it is possible that developments in government regulation of various types of derivative instruments, such as speculative position limits on certain types of derivatives, or limits or restrictions on the counterparties with which a Fund engages in derivative transactions, may limit or prevent the Fund from using or limit the Fund’s use of these instruments effectively as a part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment goal. The Adviser will continue to monitor developments in the area, particularly to the extent regulatory changes affect a Fund’s ability to enter into desired swap agreements. New requirements, even if not directly applicable to a Fund, may increase the cost of a Fund’s investments and cost of doing business.

 

Illiquid and Restricted Investments. The Fund may invest in illiquid investments (i.e., securities that are not readily marketable) to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. Illiquid investments include, but are not limited to, restricted investments (investments the disposition of which is restricted under the federal securities laws), investments that may only be resold pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, but that are deemed to be illiquid; and repurchase agreements with maturities in excess of seven days. However, the Fund will not acquire illiquid investments if, immediately after the acquisition, such investments would comprise more than 15% of the value of such Funds net assets. Determinations of liquidity are made pursuant to guidelines contained in the liquidity risk management program of the Trust applicable to the Fund. The Adviser determines and monitors the liquidity of the portfolio investments and reports periodically on its decisions to the Board. In making such determinations it takes into account a number of factors in reaching liquidity decisions, including but not limited to: (1) the frequency of trades and quotations for the security; (2) the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security and the number of other potential buyers; (3) the willingness of dealers to undertake to make a market in the security; and (4) the nature of the marketplace trades, including the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers and the mechanics of the transfer. The term illiquid security is defined as a security that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the security.

 

An institutional market has developed for certain restricted investments. Accordingly, contractual or legal restrictions on the resale of a security may not be indicative of the liquidity of the security. If such investments are eligible for purchase by institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other exemptions, the Adviser may determine that the investments are liquid.

 

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Restricted investments may be sold only in privately negotiated transactions or in a public offering with respect to which a registration statement is in effect under the Securities Act. Where registration is required, the Fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses and a considerable period may elapse between the time of the decision to sell and the time the Fund may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the Fund might obtain a less favorable price than that which prevailed when it decided to sell.

 

Illiquid investments will be priced at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the Board. If, through the appreciation of illiquid investments or the depreciation of liquid investments, the Fund were to be in a position where more than 15% of the value of its net assets are invested in illiquid securities, including restricted investments which are not readily marketable, the Fund will take such steps as set forth in its procedures as adopted by the Board.

 

Fixed Income Investments and Cash Equivalents. Fixed income investments and cash equivalents held by the Funds may include, without limitation, the types of investments set forth below.

 

(1) The Funds may invest in U.S. government securities, including bills, notes and bonds differing as to maturity and rates of interest, which are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. government securities include securities that are issued or guaranteed by the United States Treasury, by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the United States. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government-sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Some of the U.S. government agencies that issue or guarantee securities include the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Farmers Home Administration, the Federal Housing Administration, the Maritime Administration, the Small Business Administration and the Tennessee Valley Authority. An instrumentality of the U.S. government is a government agency organized under federal charter with government supervision. Instrumentalities issuing or guaranteeing securities include, among others, the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Land Banks, the Central Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks and Federal National Mortgage Association. In the case of those U.S. government securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the security for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event that the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, and consequently, the value of such securities may fluctuate.

 

(2) The Funds may invest in certificates of deposit issued against funds deposited in a bank or savings and loan association. Such certificates are for a definite period of time, earn a specified rate of return, and are normally negotiable. If such certificates of deposit are non-negotiable, they will be considered illiquid securities and be subject to the Fund’s 15% restriction on investments in illiquid securities. Pursuant to the certificate of deposit, the issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the certificate on the date specified thereon. Under current FDIC regulations, the maximum insurance payable as to any one certificate of deposit is $250,000; therefore, certificates of deposit purchased by the Funds may not be fully insured. The Funds may only invest in certificates of deposit issued by U.S. banks with at least $1 billion in assets.

 

(3) The Funds may invest in bankers’ acceptances, which are short-term credit instruments used to finance commercial transactions. Generally, an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific merchandise. The draft is then “accepted” by a bank that, in effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be held by the accepting bank as an asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of interest for a specific maturity.

 

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(4) The Funds may invest in bank time deposits, which are monies kept on deposit with banks or savings and loan associations for a stated period of time at a fixed rate of interest. There may be penalties for the early withdrawal of such time deposits, in which case the yields of these investments will be reduced.

 

(5) The Funds may invest in commercial paper, which are short-term unsecured promissory notes, including variable rate master demand notes issued by corporations to finance their current operations. Master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between a Fund and a corporation. There is no secondary market for the notes. However, they are redeemable by a Fund at any time. The Funds’ portfolio managers will consider the financial condition of the corporation (e.g., earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios) and will continuously monitor the corporation’s ability to meet all of its financial obligations, because the Fund’s liquidity might be impaired if the corporation were unable to pay principal and interest on demand. The Funds may invest in commercial paper only if it has received the highest rating from at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, judged by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

 

(6) The Funds may invest in shares of money market funds, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. Shares of money market funds are subject to management fees and other expenses of those funds. Therefore, investments in money market funds will cause a Fund to bear proportionately the costs incurred by the money market fund’s operations. At the same time, the Funds will continue to pay its own management fees and expenses with respect to all of its assets, including any portion invested in the shares of other investment companies. It is possible for the Funds to lose money by investing in money market fund.

 

(7) The Funds may invest in corporate debt securities, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. Corporate debt may be rated investment-grade or below investment-grade and may carry variable or floating rates of interest. Some corporate debt securities that are rated below investment-grade generally are considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher quality debt securities. The Funds could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due.

 

Cash Reserves. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, as a cash reserve, or for liquidity purposes, the Funds may invest all or part of their assets in cash or cash equivalents, which include, but are not limited to, short-term money market instruments, U.S. government securities, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances, or repurchase agreements secured by U.S. government securities.

 

Money Market Funds. The Fund may invest in underlying money market funds that either seek to maintain a stable $1 NAV (stable NAV money market funds) or that have a share price that fluctuates (variable NAV money market funds). Although an underlying stable NAV money market fund seeks to maintain a stable $1 NAV, it is possible for the Fund to lose money by investing in such a money market fund. Because the share price of an underlying variable NAV market fund will fluctuate, when the Fund sells the shares it owns they may be worth more or less than what the Fund originally paid for them. In addition, neither type of money market fund is designed to offer capital appreciation. Certain underlying money market funds may impose a fee upon the sale of shares or may temporarily suspend the ability to sell shares if such funds liquidity falls below required minimums.

 

Other Short-Term Instruments. The Fund may invest in short-term instruments, including money market instruments, on an ongoing basis to provide liquidity or for other reasons. Money market instruments are generally short-term investments that may include but are not limited to: (i) shares of money market funds; (ii) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises); (iii) negotiable certificates of deposit (CDs), bankers acceptances, fixed time deposits and other obligations of U.S. and foreign banks (including foreign branches) and similar institutions; (iv) commercial paper rated at the date of purchase Prime-1 by Moody’s Investors Service or A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services or, if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Sub-Adviser; (v) non-convertible corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures) with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of not more than 397 days and that satisfy the rating requirements set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act; and (vi) short-term U.S. dollar denominated obligations of foreign banks (including U.S. branches) that, in the opinion of the Sub-Adviser, are of comparable quality to obligations of U.S. banks which may be purchased by the Fund. Any of these instruments may be purchased on a current or a forward-settled basis. Money market instruments also include shares of money market funds. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Bankers acceptances are time drafts drawn on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.

 

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Other Investment Strategies

 

Foreign Securities. Each Fund may invest directly in foreign securities or have indirect exposure to foreign securities. Investing in securities of foreign companies and countries involves certain considerations and risks that are not typically associated with investing in U.S. government securities and securities of domestic companies. There may be less publicly available information about a foreign issuer than a domestic one, and foreign companies are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial standards, and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. There may also be less government supervision and regulation of foreign securities exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than exists in the United States. Interest and dividends paid by foreign issuers as well as gains or proceeds realized from the sale or other disposition of foreign securities may be subject to withholding and other foreign taxes, which may decrease the net return on such investments as compared to dividends and interest paid to a Fund by domestic companies or the U.S. government. There may be the possibility of expropriations, seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, the imposition of economic sanctions, confiscatory taxation, political, economic or social instability, or diplomatic developments that could affect assets of a Fund held in foreign countries. The establishment of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions could adversely affect the payment of obligations. In addition, investing in foreign securities will generally result in higher commissions than investing in similar domestic securities.

 

Decreases in the value of currencies of the foreign countries in which a Fund may invest relative to the U.S. dollar will result in a corresponding decrease in the U.S. dollar value of the Fund’s assets denominated in those currencies (and possibly a corresponding increase in the amount of securities required to be liquidated to meet distribution requirements). Conversely, increases in the value of currencies of the foreign countries in which a Fund invests relative to the U.S. dollar will result in a corresponding increase in the U.S. dollar value of such Fund’s assets (and possibly a corresponding decrease in the amount of securities to be liquidated).

 

Investing in emerging markets can have more risk than investing in developed foreign markets. The risks of investing in these markets may be exacerbated relative to investments in foreign markets. Governments of developing and emerging market countries may be more unstable as compared to more developed countries. Developing and emerging market countries may have less developed securities markets or exchanges, and legal and accounting systems. It may be more difficult to sell securities at acceptable prices and security prices may be more volatile than in countries with more mature markets. Currency values may fluctuate more in developing or emerging markets. Developing or emerging market countries may be more likely to impose government restrictions, including confiscatory taxation, expropriation or nationalization of a company’s assets, and restrictions on foreign ownership of local companies. In addition, emerging markets may impose restrictions on a Fund’s ability to repatriate investment income or capital and, thus, may adversely affect the operations of a Fund. Certain emerging markets may impose constraints on currency exchange and some currencies in emerging markets may have been devalued significantly against the U.S. dollar. For these and other reasons, the prices of securities in emerging markets can fluctuate more significantly than the prices of securities of companies in developed countries. The less developed the country, the greater effect these risks may have on a Fund.

 

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Foreign Currencies. Although each Fund intends to only hold investments denominated in U.S. dollars, a Fund may have indirect exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. Each Fund’s net asset value could decline if a relevant foreign currency depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of such currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, a Fund’s net asset value may change without warning, which could have a significant negative impact on a Fund.

 

Investment Company Securities. The Funds may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including money market funds and ETFs, subject to applicable limitations under Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act. Investing in another pooled vehicle exposes the Funds to all the risks of that pooled vehicle. Pursuant to Section 12(d)(1), each Fund may invest in the securities of another investment company (the acquired company) provided that the Fund, immediately after such purchase or acquisition, does not own in the aggregate: (i) more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of the acquired company; (ii) securities issued by the acquired company having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund; or (iii) securities issued by the acquired company and all other investment companies (other than treasury stock of the Fund) having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of the total assets of the Fund. To the extent allowed by law or regulation, each Fund may invest its assets in securities of investment companies that are money market funds in excess of the limits discussed above.

 

If a Fund invests in and, thus, is a shareholder of, another investment company, such Fund’s shareholders will indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by such other investment company, including advisory fees, in addition to both the management fees payable directly by the Fund to the Adviser and the other expenses that the Fund bears directly in connection with its own operations.

 

Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by registered investment companies in securities of other registered investment companies, including the Funds. The acquisition of Shares by registered investment companies is subject to the restrictions of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, except as may be permitted by exemptive rules under the 1940 Act.

 

Each Fund may rely on Section 12(d)(1)(F) and Rule 12d1-3 of the 1940 Act, which provide an exemption from Section 12(d)(1) that allows the Fund to invest all of its assets in other registered funds, including ETFs, if, among other conditions: (1) the Fund, together with its affiliates, acquires no more than three percent of the outstanding voting stock of any acquired fund; and (2) the sales load charged on Shares is no greater than the limits set forth in Rule 2830 of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA). The Fund may also rely on Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, which provides an exemption from Section 12(d)(1) that allows a Fund to invest all of its assets in other registered funds, including ETFs, if the Fund satisfies certain conditions specified in the Rule, including, among other conditions, that the Fund and its advisory group will not control (individually or in the aggregate) an acquired fund (e.g., hold more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities of an acquired fund that is a registered open-end management investment company).

 

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Other Investment Risks

 

Overview. An investment in the Funds should be made with an understanding of the risks that an investment in the Fund shares entails, including the risk that the financial condition of the issuers of the equity securities or the general condition of the securities market may worsen and the value of the securities and therefore the value of the Fund may decline. The Funds may not be an appropriate investment for those who are unable or unwilling to assume the risks involved generally with such an investment. The past market and earnings performance of any of the securities included in the Funds is not predictive of their future performance.

 

Borrowing and Leverage Risk. The Funds may borrow money for cash management purposes or investment purposes. Borrowing for investment is a form of leverage. Leveraging investments, by purchasing securities with borrowed money, is a speculative technique which increases investment risk, but also increases investment opportunity. Because substantially all of a Fund’s assets will fluctuate in value, whereas the interest obligations on borrowings may be fixed, the NAV per share of the Fund will fluctuate more when the Fund is leveraging its investments than would otherwise be the case. Moreover, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market rates of interest and may partially offset or exceed the returns on the borrowed funds. Under adverse conditions, a Fund might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when investment considerations would not favor such sales. Consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act, a Fund must maintain continuous asset coverage (total assets, including assets acquired with borrowed funds, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of all amounts borrowed. If at any time the value of a Fund’s assets should fail to meet this 300% coverage test, the Fund, within three days (not including weekends and holidays), will reduce the amount of the Fund’s borrowings to the extent necessary to meet this 300% coverage requirement. Maintenance of this percentage limitation may result in the sale of portfolio securities at a time when investment considerations would not favor such sale.

 

Cybersecurity Risk. Investment companies, such as the Funds, and their service providers may be subject to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber attacks. Cyber attacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized release of confidential information or various other forms of cybersecurity breaches. Cyber attacks affecting the Funds or the Advisor, the Funds’ custodian or transfer agent, or intermediaries or other third-party service providers may adversely impact the Funds. For instance, cyber attacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, impact a Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential company information, impede trading, subject the Fund to regulatory fines or financial losses, and cause reputational damage. A Fund may also incur additional costs for cybersecurity risk management purposes. While the Funds and their service providers have established business continuity plans and risk management systems designed to prevent or reduce the impact of cybersecurity attacks, such plans and systems have inherent limitations due in part to the ever-changing nature of technology and cybersecurity attack tactics, and there is a possibility that certain risks have not been adequately identified or prepared for. Furthermore, the Funds cannot control any cybersecurity plans or systems implemented by their service providers.

 

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Among the risks presented are market risk, credit risk, management risk and liquidity risk. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives. In addition, when a Fund invests in certain derivative securities, including, but not limited to, when-issued securities, forward commitments, futures contracts and interest rate swaps, a Fund is effectively leveraging its investments, which could result in exaggerated changes in the net asset value of the Fund’s shares and can result in losses that exceed the amount originally invested. The success of the Adviser’s derivatives strategies will depend on its ability to assess and predict the impact of market or economic developments on the underlying asset, index or rate and the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions. Liquidity risk exists when a security cannot be purchased or sold at the time desired, or cannot be purchased or sold without adversely affecting the price. Certain specific risks associated with an investment in derivatives may include: market risk, credit risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk, legal risk and systemic or “interconnection” risk, as specified below.

 

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Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of the underlying assets may go up or down. Adverse movements in the value of an underlying asset can expose a Fund to losses. Market risk is the primary risk associated with derivative transactions. Derivative instruments may include elements of leverage and, accordingly, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instrument in relation to the underlying asset may be magnified. The successful use of derivative instruments depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the portfolio manager’s ability to predict movements of the securities, currencies and commodities markets, which may require different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular strategy adopted will succeed. A decision to engage in a derivative transaction will reflect the portfolio managers’ judgment that the derivative transaction will provide value to a Fund and its shareholders and is consistent with a Fund’s objective, investment limitations and operating policies. In making such a judgment, the portfolio managers will analyze the benefits and risks of the derivative transactions and weigh them in the context of a Fund’s overall investments and investment objective.

 

Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of a counterparty to comply with the terms of a derivative instrument. Specifically, FCM or the clearing house could fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to a Fund. For example, a Fund could lose margin payments it has deposited with an FCM as well as any gains owed but not paid to the Fund, if the FCM or clearing house becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform its obligations. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. Under current CFTC regulations, a FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. If a FCM fails to do so, or is unable to satisfy a substantial deficit in a customer account, its other customers may be subject to risk of loss of their funds in the event of that FCM’s bankruptcy. In that event, in the case of futures and options on futures, the FCM’s customers are entitled to recover, even in respect of property specifically traceable to them, only a proportional share of all property available for distribution to all of that FCM’s customers. In addition, if the FCM does not comply with the applicable regulations, or in the event of a fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by the FCM, a Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the FCM with respect to the margin held by the FCM. FCMs are also required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house, which amount is generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the FCM.

 

Correlation Risk. Correlation risk is the risk that there might be an imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a derivative instrument and price movements of investments being hedged. When a derivative transaction is used to completely hedge another position, changes in the market value of the combined position (the derivative instrument plus the position being hedged) result from an imperfect correlation between the price movements of the two instruments. With a perfect hedge, the value of the combined position remains unchanged with any change in the price of the underlying asset. With an imperfect hedge, the value of the derivative instrument and its hedge are not perfectly correlated. For example, if the value of a derivative instrument used in a short hedge (such as writing a call option, buying a put option or selling a futures contract) increased by less than the decline in value of the hedged investments, the hedge would not be perfectly correlated. This might occur due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments being hedged, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded. The effectiveness of hedges using instruments on indices will depend, in part, on the degree of correlation between price movements in the underlying stock and the price movements in the investment being hedged.

 

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Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a derivative instrument cannot be sold, closed out or replaced quickly at or very close to its fundamental value. Generally, exchange contracts are very liquid because the exchange clearing house is the counterparty of every contract. OTC transactions are less liquid than exchange-traded derivatives since they often can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction. A Fund might be required by applicable regulatory requirements to make margin payments when it takes positions in derivative instruments involving obligations to third parties (i.e., instruments other than purchase options). If a Fund is unable to close out its positions in such instruments, it might be required to continue to maintain such assets or accounts or make such payments until the position expires, matures or is closed out. These requirements might impair a Fund’s ability to sell a security or make an investment at a time when it would otherwise be favorable to do so, or require that a Fund sell a portfolio security at a disadvantageous time. A Fund’s ability to sell or close out a position in an instrument prior to expiration or maturity depends upon the existence of a liquid secondary market or, in the absence of such a market, the ability and willingness of the counterparty to enter into a transaction closing out the position. Due to liquidity risk, there is no assurance that any derivatives position can be sold or closed out at a time and price that is favorable to a Fund.

 

Legal Risk. Legal risk is the risk of loss caused by the unenforceability of a party’s obligations under the derivative. While a party seeking price certainty agrees to surrender the potential upside in exchange for downside protection, the party taking the risk is looking for a positive payoff. Despite this voluntary assumption of risk, a counterparty that has lost money in a derivative transaction may try to avoid payment by exploiting various legal uncertainties about certain derivative products.

 

Systemic or “Interconnection” Risk. Systemic or “interconnection” risk is the risk that a disruption in the financial markets will cause difficulties for all market participants. In other words, a disruption in one market will spill over into other markets, perhaps creating a chain reaction. Much of the OTC derivatives market takes place among the OTC dealers themselves, thus creating a large interconnected web of financial obligations. This interconnectedness raises the possibility that a default by one large dealer could create losses for other dealers and destabilize the entire market for OTC derivative instruments.

 

Government Regulation of Derivatives Risk. It is possible that government regulation of various types of derivative instruments, including swap agreements, may limit or prevent the Funds from using such instruments as a part of its investment strategy, and could ultimately prevent the Funds from being able to achieve its investment objective. It is impossible to predict fully the effects of legislation and regulation in this area, but the effects could be substantial and adverse.

 

The regulation of derivatives in the U.S., the EU and other jurisdictions is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. Recent legislative and regulatory reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Act, have resulted in new regulation of derivatives, including clearing, margin reporting, recordkeeping and registration requirements for certain types of derivatives. Because these requirements are new and evolving, and certain of the rules are not yet final, their ultimate impact remains unclear. New regulations could, among other things, restrict a Fund’s ability to engage in swap transactions (for example, by making certain types of swap transactions no longer available to a Fund) and/or increase the costs of such swap transactions (for example, by increasing margin or capital requirements), and a Fund may as a result be unable to execute its investment strategies in a manner that the Adviser might otherwise choose. There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Funds or the ability of the Funds to continue to implement its investment strategies.

 

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Also, as described above, in the event of a counterparty’s (or its affiliate’s) insolvency, a Fund’s ability to exercise remedies could be stayed or eliminated under special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the EU and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty and may prohibit the Fund from exercising termination rights based on the financial institution’s insolvency. In particular, in the EU, governmental authorities could reduce, eliminate or convert to equity the liabilities to the Fund of a counterparty experiencing financial difficulties (sometimes referred to as a “bail in”).

 

Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act governs the Funds’ use of derivative instruments and certain other transactions that create future payment and/or delivery obligations by the Funds. Rule 18f-4 permits the Funds to enter into Derivatives Transactions (as defined below) and certain other transactions notwithstanding the restrictions on the issuance of “senior securities” under Section 18 of the 1940 Act. Section 18 of the 1940 Act, among other things, prohibits open-end funds, including the Fund, from issuing or selling any “senior security,” other than borrowing from a bank (subject to a requirement to maintain 300% “asset coverage”). In connection with the adoption of Rule 18f-4, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) eliminated the asset segregation framework arising from prior SEC guidance for covering Derivatives Transactions and certain financial instruments.

 

Under Rule 18f-4, “Derivatives Transactions” include the following: (i) any swap, security-based swap (including a contract for differences), futures contract, forward contract, option (excluding purchased options), any combination of the foregoing, or any similar instrument, under which a Fund is or may be required to make any payment or delivery of cash or other assets during the life of the instrument or at maturity or early termination, whether as margin or settlement payment or otherwise; (ii) any short sale borrowing; (iii) reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions, if the Fund elects to treat these transactions as Derivatives Transactions under Rule 18f-4; and (iv) when-issued or forward-settling securities (e.g., firm and standby commitments, including to-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments, and dollar rolls) and non-standard settlement cycle securities, unless the Fund intends to physically settle the transaction and the transaction will settle within 35 days of its trade date.

 

Unless a Fund is relying on the Limited Derivatives User Exception (as defined below), the Fund must comply with Rule 18f-4 with respect to its Derivatives Transactions. Rule 18f-4, among other things, requires the Fund to (i) appoint a Derivatives Risk Manager, (ii) maintain a Derivatives Risk Management Program designed to identify, assess, and reasonably manage the risks associated with Derivatives Transactions; (iii) comply with certain value-at-risk (VaR)-based leverage limits (VaR is an estimate of an instrument’s or portfolio’s potential losses over a given time horizon and at a specified confidence level); and (iv) comply with certain Board reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

 

Rule 18f-4 provides an exception from the requirements to appoint a Derivatives Risk Manager, adopt a Derivatives Risk Management Program, comply with certain VaR-based leverage limits, and comply with certain Board oversight and reporting requirements if a Fund’s “derivatives exposure” (as defined in Rule 18f-4) is limited to 10% of its net assets (as calculated in accordance with Rule 18f-4) and the Fund adopts and implements written policies and procedures reasonably designed to manage its derivatives risks (the “Limited Derivatives User Exception”). The Funds are not expected to be able to rely upon this exception.

 

Pursuant to Rule 18f-4, if a Fund enters into reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions, the Fund will (i) aggregate the amount of indebtedness associated with all of its reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions with the amount of any other “senior securities” representing indebtedness (e.g., bank borrowings, if applicable) when calculating the Fund’s asset coverage ratio or (ii) treat all such transactions as Derivatives Transactions.

 

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These and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, further restrict the Funds’ ability to engage in, or increase the cost to a Fund of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available to the Fund, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. The implementation of the clearing requirement for certain swaps has increased the costs of derivatives transactions for a Fund, since a Fund has to pay fees to its clearing members and are typically required to post more margin for cleared derivatives than they have historically posted for bilateral derivatives. The costs of derivatives transactions may increase further as clearing members raise their fees to cover the costs of additional capital requirements and other regulatory changes applicable to the clearing members. Certain aspects of these regulations are still being implemented, so their potential impact on the Funds and the financial system are not yet known. While the regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that the mechanisms imposed under the regulations will achieve that result, and in the meantime, as noted above, central clearing, minimum margin requirements and related requirements expose the Funds to new kinds of risks and costs.

 

Illiquid Securities Risk. Illiquid securities may be difficult to dispose of at the price at which the Funds have valued the securities and at the times when the Fund believes it is desirable to do so. The market price of illiquid securities generally is more volatile than that of more liquid securities, which may adversely affect the price that the Fund recovers upon the sale of such securities. Illiquid securities are also more difficult to value, especially in challenging markets. Investment of the Fund’s assets in illiquid securities may restrict the Fund’s ability to take advantage of market opportunities. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be particularly acute in situations in which the Fund’s operations require cash and could result in the Fund incurring losses on the sale of illiquid or restricted securities.

 

Listing Standards Risk. The Funds are required by the Exchange to comply with certain listing standards (which includes certain investment parameters) in order to maintain its listing on the Exchange. Compliance with these listing standards may compel a Fund to sell securities at an inopportune time or for a price other than the security’s then-current market value. The sale of securities in such circumstances could limit a Fund’s profit or require the Fund to incur a loss, and as a result, the Fund’s performance could be impacted.

 

Market Conditions. Events in certain sectors historically have resulted, and may in the future result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign. These events have included, but are not limited to: bankruptcies, corporate restructurings, and other events related to the sub-prime mortgage crisis in 2008; governmental efforts to limit short selling and high frequency trading; measures to address U.S. federal and state budget deficits; social, political, and economic instability in Europe; economic stimulus by the Japanese central bank; steep declines in oil prices; dramatic changes in currency exchange rates; China’s economic slowdown; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; and circumstances such as pandemics or epidemics in one or more countries or regions. Interconnected global economies and financial markets increase the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. Such events may cause significant declines in the values and liquidity of many securities and other instruments. It is impossible to predict whether such conditions will recur. Because such situations may be widespread, it may be difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of such events.

 

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U.S. Government Securities. U.S. government securities are subject to interest rate risk but generally do not involve the credit risks associated with investments in other types of debt securities. As a result, the yields available from U.S. government securities are generally lower than the yields available from other debt securities. U.S. government securities are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and the payment of principal when held to maturity. While securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. federal government agencies (such as Ginnie Mae) are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, securities issued by government sponsored entities (such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) are solely the obligation of the issuer and generally do not carry any guarantee from the U.S. government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its government sponsored entities or any other agency if not obligated by law to do so.

 

INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

 

Fundamental. The investment limitations described below have been adopted by the Trust with respect to the Funds and are fundamental (“Fundamental”), i.e., they may not be changed without the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund. As used in the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information, the term “majority” of the outstanding shares of the Funds means the lesser of: (1) 67% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of a Fund are present or represented at such meeting; or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of a Fund. Other investment practices which may be changed by the Board of Trustees without the approval of shareholders to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation or regulatory policy are considered non-fundamental (“Non-Fundamental”).

 

The Funds:

 

1.May not borrow money except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction.

 

2.May not issue any senior securities to others, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction.

 

3.May not underwrite securities issued by others except to the extent the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter under the federal securities laws, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities.

 

4.May not invest more than 25% of the value of its net assets in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry or group of industries, except that each Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which its Reference Asset is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry to which the Reference Asset is assigned). The limitation against industry concentration does not apply to investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, or to shares of investment companies; however, the Funds will not invest more than 25% of its net assets in any investment company that so concentrates. In complying with this restriction, the Funds will not consider a bank-issued guaranty or financial guaranty insurance as a separate security.

 

5.May not purchase or sell real estate except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction.

 

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6.May not make loans to others, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction.

 

7.May invest in commodities only as permitted by the 1940 Act or other governing statute, by the Rules thereunder, or by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or other regulatory agency with authority over the Funds.

 

If a percentage or rating restriction on an investment or use of assets set forth herein or in the Prospectus is adhered to at the time a transaction is effected, later changes in such percentages or restrictions resulting from any cause other than actions by the Funds will not be considered a violation. Currently, subject to modification to conform to the 1940 Act as interpreted or modified, the Funds are permitted, consistent with the 1940 Act, to borrow, and pledge its shares to secure such borrowing, provided, that immediately thereafter there is asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings by a Fund from a bank. If borrowings exceed this 300% asset coverage requirement by reason of a decline in net assets of a Fund, the Fund will reduce its borrowings within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 300% asset coverage requirement. The 1940 Act also permits a Fund to borrow for temporary purposes only in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at the time when the loan is made. A loan shall be presumed to be for temporary purposes if it is repaid within 60 days and is not extended or renewed. To the extent outstanding borrowings of a Fund exceed 5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund, the Fund will not make additional purchases of securities – the foregoing shall not be construed to prevent a Fund from settling portfolio transactions or satisfying shareholder redemptions orders.

 

Currently, with respect to senior securities, the 1940 Act and regulatory interpretations of relevant provisions of the 1940 Act establish the following general limits, subject to modification to conform to the 1940 Act as interpreted or modified: Open-end registered investment companies such as the Funds are not permitted to issue any class of senior security or to sell any senior security of which they are the issuers. The Trust is, however, permitted to issue separate series of shares and to divide those series into separate classes. Each Fund currently offers one class of shares. The Funds have no intention of issuing senior securities, except that the Trust has issued its shares in separate series and may divide those series into classes of shares. Collateral arrangements with respect to forward contracts, futures contracts or options, including deposits of initial and variation margin, are not considered to be the issuance of a senior security for purposes of this restriction.

 

With respect to the Funds’ Fundamental Policy #4 as described above, the Funds will consider, to the extent practicable and consistent with applicable rules, regulations of the SEC and applicable guidance from the staff of the SEC, investments of its underlying investment companies when determining its compliance with the policy.

 

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing limitations, any investment company, whether organized as a trust, association or corporation, or a personal holding company, may be merged or consolidated with or acquired by the Trust, provided that if such merger, consolidation or acquisition results in an investment in the securities of any issuer prohibited by said paragraphs, the Trust shall, within ninety days after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition, dispose of all of the securities of such issuer so acquired or such portion thereof as shall bring the total investment therein within the limitations imposed by said paragraphs above as of the date of consummation.

 

MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

Investment Adviser. REX Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”), 1241 Post Road, Second Floor, Fairfield, Connecticut 06824, 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 2023.

 

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The Adviser currently provides investment advisory services pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser manages the investment portfolio of the Fund, subject to the policies adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. In addition, the Adviser: (i) furnishes office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and executive personnel necessary for managing the assets of the Fund; and (ii) provides guidance and policy direction in connection with its daily management of the Fund’s assets, subject to the authority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser assumes and pays, at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Trust, all ordinary expenses of the Fund, except the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, distribution fees or expenses under a Rule 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and any other portfolio transaction related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the 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.

 

For its services with respect to the Funds, the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual management fee ___%, calculated daily and payable monthly as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

The Advisory Agreement was approved by the Trustees (including (including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”)) in compliance with the 1940 Act. The Advisory Agreement will continue in force for an initial period of up to two years. Thereafter, the Advisory Agreement is renewable from year to year with respect to the Funds, so long as its continuance is approved at least annually (1) by the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose, of a majority of the Independent Trustees; and (2) by the majority vote of either the full Board or the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of each Fund. The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Board or by a majority of each Fund’s outstanding shares on not less than 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser, or by the Adviser on 90 days’ written notice to the Trust. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder.

 

The Adviser may make payments to banks or other financial institutions that provide shareholder services and administer shareholder accounts. If a bank or other financial institution were prohibited from continuing to perform all or a part of such services, management of the Fund believes that there would be no material impact on a Fund or its shareholders. Financial institutions may charge their customers fees for offering these services to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory authorities, and the overall return to those shareholders availing themselves of the financial institution’s services will be lower than to those shareholders who do not. Each Fund may purchase securities issued by financial institutions that provide such services; however, in selecting investments for the Fund, no preference will be shown for such securities.

 

The Sub-Adviser. The Adviser has retained _______ (“_____” or the “Sub-Adviser”), an investment adviser registered with the SEC, to provide sub-advisory services for the Funds. The Sub-Adviser is organized as a [company] with its principal offices located at [address], and was established in [year].

 

Pursuant to an Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), the Sub-Adviser assists the Adviser in providing day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolios. For its services, the Sub-Adviser is paid a fee by the Adviser, which is calculated daily and payable monthly as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets, at the following annual rate: ____%.

 

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The Sub-Advisory Agreement was approved by the Trustees (including all the Independent Trustees) in compliance with the 1940 Act. The Sub-Advisory Agreement will continue in force for an initial period of up to two years. Thereafter, the Sub-Advisory Agreement is renewable from year to year with respect to the Fund, so long as its continuance is approved at least annually (1) by the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose, of a majority of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust; and (2) by the majority vote of either the full Board or the vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares of the Fund. The Sub-Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Board or by a majority of the Fund’s outstanding Shares or by the Adviser on not less than 60 days’ written notice to the Sub-Adviser, or by the Sub-Adviser on 90 days’ written notice to the Adviser and the Trust. The Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that the Sub-Adviser shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder.

 

Portfolio Managers. As described in the prospectus, [PMS here] serve as the Fund’s Portfolio Managers and are responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the Fund. In addition to the Fund, the Portfolio Managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as listed below. There are no accounts for which the advisory or sub-advisory fee is based on the performance of the account. The information below is provided as of ____, 2025:

 

Portfolio
Manager

Other 

Registered 

Investment 

Company 

Accounts 

Assets 

Managed 

($ millions) 

Other
Pooled
 

Investment 

Vehicle 

Accounts 

Assets 

Managed 

($ millions) 

Other 

Accounts 

Assets 

Managed 

($ millions) 

Total 

Assets 

Managed 

($ millions) 

[TBD]              
[TBD]              

 

Conflicts of Interests. The Portfolio Manager’s management of “other accounts” may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with his management of the Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The other accounts may have the same investment objective as the Funds. Therefore, a potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the identical investment objectives, whereby the Portfolio Manager could favor one account over another. Another potential conflict could include the Portfolio Manager’s knowledge about the size, timing and possible market impact of Fund trades, whereby the Portfolio Manager could use this information to the advantage of other accounts and to the disadvantage of the Funds. However, the Adviser has established policies and procedures to ensure that the purchase and sale of securities among all accounts it manages are fairly and equitably allocated.

 

Compensation. The Portfolio Manager does not receive any special or additional compensation from the Adviser for his services as Portfolio Manager. The Portfolio Manager’s compensation is based solely on the overall financial operating results of the Adviser. The portfolio manager’s compensation is not directly linked to the Funds’ performance, although positive performance and growth in managed assets are factors that may contribute to the Adviser’s distributable profits and assets under management.

 

Portfolio Manager’s Share Ownership. As of the date of this SAI, the Portfolio Manager did not beneficially own shares of the Funds.

 

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Administrator. Pursuant to a Fund Services Agreement, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235 (the “Administrator”) serves as the Funds’ administrator. In its capacity as administrator, the Administrator supervises all aspects of the operations of the Funds except those performed by the Adviser. The Administrator provides certain administrative services and facilities to the Funds, including, among other responsibilities, assisting in the preparation and filing of documents required for compliance by the Funds with applicable laws and regulations and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Funds. The Administrator receives an asset-based fee computed daily and paid monthly on the average daily net assets of the Funds, subject to a minimum fee plus out-of-pocket expenses.

 

Fund Accountant, Transfer Agent and Other Services. Pursuant to a Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement and Services and a Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement with ________ (“_____”), with principal offices at [address], _____ provides certain financial administration services (other than those provided by the Administrator), and fund accounting services to the Funds. As financial administrator, ______ performs services including but not limited to: (1) calculating Fund expenses; (2) calculating the Fund performance data; and (3) providing certain compliance support services. As fund accountant, _____ maintains certain financial records of the Trust and provides accounting services to the Funds that include the daily calculation of each Fund’s NAV. ______ also performs certain other services on behalf of the Trust including providing financial information for the Trust’s federal and state tax returns and financial reports required to be filed with the SEC. As transfer agent, ______ shares of each Fund in Creation Units to fill purchase orders for the Funds’ shares, maintains records of the issuance and redemption of the Funds’ shares, and acts as the Funds’ dividend disbursing agent.

 

For the financial administration and fund accounting services provided to the Trust, the Trust has agreed to pay to ____ an annual asset based fee as a percentage of the aggregate net assets of the Funds, subject to certain breakpoints and minimum fee requirements. __________ is also entitled to fees for services that it renders with respect to the filing of Form N-PORT, its services related to liquidity risk management and out-of-pocket expenses.

 

Custodian. Pursuant to a Custody Agreement with the Trust, _______ (“Custodian”), located at [address], serves as Custodian for the Funds and safeguards and holds the Funds’ cash and securities, settles the Funds’ securities transactions and collects income on the Funds’ investments. Under the agreement, the Custodian also: (1) provides data required by the Adviser to determine each Fund’s Creation Basket and estimated All Cash Amount for each Business Day); (2) monitors the settlement of securities comprising the Creation Basket and any cash in connection with the purchase and redemption of Creation Units and requests the issuance of related Creation Units; (3) deposits securities comprising the Creation Basket and/or cash received from Authorized Participants in connection with purchases of Creation Units into each Fund’s custody and cash accounts; (4) disburses securities comprising the Creation Basket and/or cash from the Funds’ custody and cash accounts to Authorized Participants in connection with the redemptions of Creation Units; and (5) performs certain other related services, (See “Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units,” below).

 

Sub-Custodian. Each Fund will invest in the other crypto currencies (excluding bitcoin and ether) through a custodian agreement with ____ (“__”) or a sub-custodian agreement with ____. ___ is a US based custodian that is regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services and is a qualified custodian under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. __ is responsible for overseeing the safekeeping of assets, managing fund accounting, and ensuring proper settlement of trades. The primary custodian has the authority to delegate specific asset custody functions to the sub-custodian. Under this strategy, each Fund will benefit from the custodial services provided by __ or ____. for the safekeeping and administration of the crypto currencies, ensuring secure and reliable exposure to the remaining holdings in each Fund’s respective Reference Asset.

 

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Distributor and Principal Underwriter. [_________], (the “Distributor”) the Funds’ distributor, is located at [address]. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).

 

Shares will be continuously offered for sale by the Trust through the Distributor only in whole Creation Units, as described in the section of this SAI entitled “Additional Information About Purchases and Sales.” The Distributor also acts as an agent for the Trust. The Distributor will deliver a prospectus to persons purchasing Shares in Creation Units and will maintain records of both orders placed with it and confirmations of acceptance furnished by it. The Distributor has no role in determining the investment policies of the Funds or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Funds.

 

Distribution Plan. The Trust has adopted a distribution and shareholder service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act, which regulates circumstances under which an investment company may directly or indirectly bear expenses relating to the distribution of its shares. There is no current intention to charge such fees pursuant to the Plan. Continuance of the Plan must be approved annually by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and by a majority of the independent Trustees who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the Plan or in any agreements related to the Plan (“Qualified Trustees”). The Plan requires that quarterly written reports of amounts spent under the Plan and the purposes of such expenditures be furnished to and reviewed by the Trustees. The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount that may be spent thereunder without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. All material amendments of the Plan will require approval by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and of the Qualified Trustees.

 

The Plan provides that the Fund may pay the Distributor or certain other parties an annual fee of up to a maximum of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Shares. Under the Plan, the Distributor or the Fund may make payments pursuant to written agreements to financial institutions and intermediaries such as banks, savings and loan associations and insurance companies including, without limit, investment counselors, broker-dealers and the Distributor’s affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Agents”) as compensation for services and reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with distribution assistance. The Plan is characterized as a compensation plan since the distribution fee will be paid to the Distributor or other parties without regard to the distribution expenses incurred by the Distributor or other parties or the amount of payments made to other financial institutions and intermediaries. The Adviser pays the Distributor a fee for certain distribution related services. The Trust intends to operate the Plan in accordance with its terms and with FINRA rules concerning sales charges.

 

Under the Plan, subject to the supervision of the Trustees of the Trust, the Trust may, directly or indirectly, engage in any activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Shares of the Fund of the class(es) of Shares identified in Section 2(a) of this Plan, which activities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

(a)          payments to the Trust’s distributor (the “Distributor”) and to securities dealers and others in respect of the sale of Shares of the Fund;

 

(b)          payment of compensation to and expenses of personnel (including personnel of organizations with which the Trust has entered into agreements related to this Plan) who engage in or support distribution of Shares of the Fund or who render shareholder support services not otherwise provided by the Trust’s transfer agent, administrator, or custodian, including but not limited to, answering inquiries regarding the Trust, processing shareholder transactions, providing personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts, providing other shareholder liaison services, responding to shareholder inquiries, providing information on shareholder investments in the Shares of the Fund, and providing such other distribution and shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request, arranging for bank wires, assisting shareholders in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses, providing information periodically to shareholders showing their positions in the Fund, forwarding communications from the Fund such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual reports, and dividend distribution and tax notices to shareholders, processing purchase, exchange, and redemption requests from shareholders and placing orders with the Fund or its service providers;

 

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(c)          formulation and implementation of marketing and promotional activities, including, but not limited to, direct mail promotions and television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media advertising;

 

(d)          preparation, printing and distribution of sales literature;

 

(e)          preparation, printing and distribution of prospectuses and statements of additional information and reports of the Trust for recipients other than existing shareholders of the Trust;

 

(f)          obtaining information and providing explanations to wholesale and retail distributors of contracts regarding Fund investment objectives and policies and other information about the Fund, including the performance of the Fund;

 

(g)          obtaining such information, analyses and reports with respect to marketing and promotional activities as the Trust may, from time to time, deem advisable.

 

The Trust is authorized to engage in the activities listed above, and in any other activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Shares of the Fund, either directly or through other persons with which the Trust has entered into agreements related to this Plan.

 

The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of their own resources, pay amounts to third parties for distribution or marketing services on behalf of the Fund. The making of these payments could create a conflict of interest for a financial intermediary receiving such payments.

 

Legal Counsel. Practus, LLP, 11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310, Leawood, Kansas 66211, serves as legal counsel to the Trust and the Funds.

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, ___ audits the Funds’ annual financial statements, assists in the preparation of certain reports to the SEC, and prepares the Trust’s tax returns. ____ is located at [address].

 

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

 

Trustees and Officers. The Trust is governed by the Board, which is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The trustees are experienced businesspersons who meet throughout the year to oversee the Trust’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds and review performance. The names, addresses and ages of the trustees and officers of the Trust, together with information as to their principal occupations during the past five years, are listed below.

 

Each Trustee was nominated to serve on the Board of Trustees based on their particular experiences, qualifications, attributes and skills. Generally, the Trust believes that each Trustee is competent to serve because of their individual overall merits including: (i) experience; (ii) qualifications; (iii) attributes; and (iv) skills.

 

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Ms. Mary Lou H. Ivey has business experience as a practicing tax accountant from 1996 to 2021 and, as such, brings tax, budgeting and financial reporting skills to the Board. Currently, Ms. Ivey serves as the Chief Financial Officer for the Episcopal Church Building Fund since 2022 utilizing her financial knowledge and skills.

 

Ms. Laura V. Morrison has over 30 years of experience in leadership roles at global stock exchanges and asset managers. She has extensive knowledge of ETFs as well as mutual funds, having set the strategy and managed the product development, sales distribution and marketing teams at a leading provider. Ms. Morrison also guided the growth of several listing exchanges in the U.S. and Europe including NYSE & Cboe Markets.

 

Dr. David J. Urban is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Marketing at the Jones College of Business, Middle Tennessee State University. He earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Michigan. Dr. Urban also holds a master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree in Commerce with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Virginia. His extensive career is marked by significant budget responsibility and accountability, with expertise in marketing, strategic planning, organizational leadership, and management contributing to the Board’s long-term goal setting.

 

The Trust does not believe any one factor is determinative in assessing a Trustee’s qualifications, but that the collective experience of each Trustee makes them each highly qualified.

 

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is Ms. Ivey, who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Trust also has an independent Audit Committee that allows the Board to access the expertise necessary of oversee the Trust, identify risks, recognize shareholder concerns and needs and highlight opportunities. The Audit Committee is able to focus Board time and attention to matters of interest to shareholders and, through its private sessions with the Trust’s auditor, Chief Compliance Officer and legal counsel, stay fully informed regarding management decisions.

 

ETFs face a number of risks, including investment risk, compliance risk and valuation risk. The Board oversees management of the Fund’s risks directly and through its officers. While day-to-day risk management responsibilities rest with the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, investment advisers and other service providers, the Board monitors and tracks risk by: (1) receiving and reviewing quarterly reports related to the performance and operations of the Fund; (2) reviewing and approving, as applicable, the compliance policies and procedures of the Trust, including the Trust’s valuation policies and transaction procedures; (3) periodically meeting with the portfolio manager to review investment strategies, techniques and related risks; (4) meeting with representatives of key service providers, including the Fund’s investment advisers, administrator, distributor, transfer agent and the independent registered public accounting firm, to discuss the activities of the Fund; (5) engaging the services of the Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund to monitor and test the compliance procedures of the Trust and its service providers; (6) receiving and reviewing reports from the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding the Fund’s financial condition and the Trust’s internal controls; and (7) receiving and reviewing an annual written report prepared by the Chief Compliance Officer reviewing the adequacy of the Trust’s compliance policies and procedures and the effectiveness of their implementation. The Board has concluded that its general oversight of the investment adviser and other service providers as implemented through the reporting and monitoring process outlined above allows the Board to effectively administer its risk oversight function.

 

Trustee Emeritus

 

Mr. Theo H. Pitt is a Trustee Emeritus of the Trust. In his capacity as Trustee Emeritus, he does not have any fiduciary or oversight responsibilities to the Trust, and he does not vote on any matters that may be brought before the Board. As Trustee Emeritus, Mr. Pitt serves the Board in an advisory capacity, which allows the Board to capitalize on the institutional knowledge and experience Mr. Pitt has garnered over many decades in the financial services and investment management industries. Mr. Pitt began serving as Trustee Emeritus on January 1, 2025. Previously, Mr. Pitt served as an Independent Trustee of the Trust from December 2019 until he retired on December 31, 2024.

 

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Following is a list of the Trustees and executive officers of the Trust and their principal occupation over the last five years. The mailing address of each Trustee and officer is 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia, 23235, unless otherwise indicated.

 

NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES

 

NAME, YEAR
OF BIRTH
AND
POSITION
WITH THE
TRUST
TERM OF
OFFICE AND
LENGTH OF
TIME
SERVED

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S) DURING
THE PAST FIVE 

YEARS 

NUMBER OF
FUNDS IN FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
TRUSTEE

OTHER
DIRECTORSHIPS 

HELD BY
TRUSTEE  

Mary Lou H. Ivey 

1958 

Trustee

 

Indefinite, Since December, 2019 Senior Vice President, Episcopal Church Building Fund (national nonprofit organization), since January 2022. Accountant, Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C., (accounting firm), from 2008 to 2021. [94] Independent Trustee of World Funds Trust for the twenty-three series of that trust; and Independent Trustee of Precidian ETFs Trust for the forty-eight series of that Trust (each a registered investment company).

Laura V. Morrison 

1966 

Trustee 

Indefinite, Since July 2024 Owner, LVM Advisory LLC (consulting services to financial institutions) since 2024; Director and Member of Nominating and Governance Committee, Women in ETFs (not for profit ) (2021 – present); Formerly, Chief Revenue Officer, Direxion (2022-2023); Senior Vice President, Global Head of Listings, Cboe Global Markets (2015-2022). [94] Independent Trustee of World Funds Trust for the twenty-three series of that trust; and Independent Trustee of Precidian ETFs Trust for the forty-eight series of that Trust (each a registered investment company).

Dr. David J. Urban 

1955 

Trustee 

Indefinite, Since December, 2019 Dean Emeritus (since 2023) and Professor of Marketing (since 2013), Jones College of Business, Middle Tennessee State University. [94] Independent Trustee of World Funds Trust for the twenty-three series of that trust; and Independent Trustee of Precidian ETFs Trust for the forty-eight series of that Trust.

 

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OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEES

 

NAME, AGE AND
POSITION(S)
WITH THE
TRUST
TERM OF OFFICE
AND LENGTH OF
TIME SERVED

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE 

YEARS 

David Bogaert 

1963 

President 

Indefinite, Since December 2019 Managing Director of Business Development, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. (fund administration), October 2013 – present.

Thomas A. Carter 

1966 

Vice President

Indefinite, Since December 2019 President Ridgeline Research September 2019 through present; President ALPS Advisors and ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributors 2007-November 2018. Garden Leave November 2018-September 2019.

Karen M. Shupe 

1964 

Treasurer and Principal Executive Officer 

Indefinite, Since December 2019 Managing Director of Fund Operations, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 2003 to present.

Ann T. MacDonald 

1954 

Assistant Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer 

Indefinite, Since December 2019 Managing Director, Fund Administration and Fund Accounting, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 2003 to present.

John H. Lively 

1969 

Secretary 

Indefinite, Since December 2019

Attorney, Practus, LLP (law firm), May 2018 to present; Attorney, The Law Offices of John H. Lively & Associates, Inc. (law firm), March 2010 to May 2018.

 

Holly B. Giangiulio

1962 

Assistant Secretary 

Indefinite, Since December 2019

Managing Director, Corporate Operations, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., January 2015 to present.

 

Laura Wright 

1972 

Assistant Secretary 

Indefinite, Since July 2022 Manager, Fund Administration, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., August 2023 to present, Fund Administrator, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 2016 to 2023.

J. Stephen King 

1962 

Assistant Secretary 

Indefinite, Since September 2022 Attorney, Practus, LLP (law firm), 2020 to present; The TCW Group, Inc. (investment management firm), 2017 to 2020.

Soth Chin 

1966 

Chief Compliance Officer 

Indefinite, Since March 2023

Managing Member of Fit Compliance, LLC (financial services compliance and consulting firm) since October 2016

 

Julian G. Winters 

1968 

Assistant Chief Compliance Officer 

Indefinite, Since March 2023

Managing Member of Watermark Solutions, LLC (investment compliance and consulting firm) since March 2007.

 

 

The Board of Trustees oversees the Trust and certain aspects of the services provided by the Adviser and the Funds’ other service providers. Each Trustee will hold office until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. Each officer of the Trust serves at the pleasure of the Board and for a term of one year or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

The Trust has a standing Audit Committee of the Board composed of Ms. Ivey, Ms. Morrison, and Dr. Urban. The functions of the Audit Committee are to meet with the Trust’s independent auditors to review the scope and findings of the annual audit, discuss the Trust’s accounting policies, discuss any recommendations of the independent auditors with respect to the Trust’s management practices, review the impact of changes in accounting standards on the Trust’s financial statements, recommend to the Board the selection of independent registered public accounting firm, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to the Audit Committee by the Board. The Audit Committee met eight times during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024.

 

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of Ms. Ivey, Ms. Morrison, and Dr. Urban. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s purposes, duties and powers are set forth in its written charter, which is described in Exhibit C – the charter also describes the process by which shareholders of the Trust may make nominations. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met two times during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024.

 

The Qualified Legal Compliance Committee is comprised of Ms. Ivey, Ms. Morrison, and Dr. Urban. The Qualified Legal Compliance Committee receives, investigates, and makes recommendations as to the appropriate remedial action in connection with any report of evidence of a material violation of the securities laws or breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Trust, its officers, Trustees, or agents. The Qualified Legal Compliance Committee did not meet during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024.

 

Trustee Compensation. Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust may receive compensation for their services to the Trust. All Trustees are reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings. Effective October 1, 2024, each Trustee receives a retainer fee at the annualized rate of $74,000 and the Independent Chairperson receives an additional annual fee of $5,000, paid quarterly. Additionally, each Trustee may receive a fee of $2,500 per special meeting. Compensation to be received by each Trustee from the Trust for the Funds’ first fiscal year is estimated as follows:

 

Name of
Person /
Position

Aggregate
Compensation 

From Fund 

Pension or
Retirement Benefits
Accrued as Part of
Fund Expenses
Estimated
Annual Benefits
Upon Retirement
Total Compensation
From Fund and Fund
Complex Paid To
Trustees (*)(1)

Mary Lou H. Ivey, Trustee

 

$__ $0 $0 $__

Laura V. Morrison, Trustee

 

$__ $0 $0 $__

Theo H. Pitt, Jr., Trustee

 

$__ $0 $0 $__
Dr. David J. Urban $__ $0 $0 $__

*The Trust does not pay deferred compensation.

(1)The “Fund Complex” consists of the Funds and all the series of the Trust that are managed by the Adviser.

 

Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares. The table below shows for each Trustee, the amount of Fund equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee, and the aggregate value of all investments in equity securities of the Funds of the Trust, as of December 31, 2024, and stated as one of the following ranges: A = None; B = $1-$10,000; C = $10,001-$50,000; D = $50,001-$100,000; and E = over $100,000.

 

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Name of Trustee Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in the Funds
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in all Registered
Investment Companies Overseen
by the Trustees in Family of
Investment Companies
Non-Interested Trustees    
Mary Lou H. Ivey A A
Laura V. Morrison A A
Dr. David J. Urban A A

 

Sales Loads. No front-end or deferred sales charges are applied to purchase of Fund shares by current or former trustees, officers, employees or agents of the Trust, the Adviser or the principal underwriter and by the members of their immediate families. No front-end or deferred sales charges are applied to the purchase of Shares.

 

Policies Concerning Personal Investment Activities. The Funds and the Adviser have each adopted a Code of Ethics, pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act that permit investment personnel, subject to their particular code of ethics, to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds, for their own account.

 

The Codes of Ethics are on file with, and can be reviewed on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SECURITIES HOLDERS

 

A principal shareholder is any person who owns (either of record or beneficially) 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Funds. A control person is one who owns, either directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the voting securities of the Funds or acknowledges the existence of such control. As a controlling shareholder, each of these persons could control the outcome of any proposal submitted to the shareholders for approval, including changes to a Fund’s fundamental policies or the terms of the management agreement with the Adviser. Since the economic benefit of investing in an ETF is passed through to the underlying investors of the record owners of 25% or more of the Fund shares, these record owners are not considered the beneficial owners of the Fund’s shares or control persons of the Fund.

 

The Funds have not yet commenced operations as of the date of this SAI.

 

DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

 

Calculation of Share Price

 

The NAV of each Fund’s shares is determined by dividing the total value of the Fund’s portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund. Shares are valued at the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (the “Exchange Close”) on each day that the Exchange is open. For purposes of calculating the NAV, a Fund normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the Exchange Close and does not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the Exchange Close. Domestic fixed income and foreign securities are normally priced using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. Information that becomes known to a Fund or its agents after the NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of the security or the NAV determined earlier that day.

 

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Generally, a Fund’s domestic securities are valued each day at the last quoted sales price on each security’s primary exchange. Securities traded or dealt in upon one or more securities exchanges for which market quotations are readily available and not subject to restrictions against resale shall be valued at the last quoted sales price on the primary exchange or, in the absence of a sale on the primary exchange, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on such exchange. If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Designee (as defined below). Securities that are not traded or dealt in any securities exchange (whether domestic or foreign) and for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available generally shall be valued at the last sale price or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean between the current bid and ask price on such over-the- counter market.

 

Certain securities or investments for which daily market quotes are not readily available may be valued, pursuant to methodologies established by the Board. Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) approved by the Board based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less may be generally valued at amortized cost when it approximates fair value.

 

Exchange traded options are valued at the last quoted sales price or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the exchange on which such options are traded. Futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the exchange, or, if no settlement price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of business prior to when a Fund calculates NAV. Other securities for which market quotes are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Designee (as defined below). Swap agreements and other derivatives are generally valued daily depending on the type of instrument and reference assets based upon market prices, the mean between bid and asked price quotations from market makers or by a pricing service or Valuation Designee (as defined below) in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

Under certain circumstances, the Funds may use an independent pricing service approved by the Board to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by a Fund can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before a Fund’s calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Valuation Designee (as defined below).

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Board. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

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Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. As a general principle, the fair value of a security or other asset is the price that would be received upon the sale of the security or asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and time. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board has designated the Adviser as the valuation designee (“Valuation Designee”) for the Funds to perform fair value determinations relating to all Fund investments. The Adviser may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through a fair valuation committee, and may apply fair valuation methodologies approved by the Board, or utilize prices or inputs from pricing services, quotation reporting systems, valuation agents and other third-party sources that have been approved by the Board.

 

Fair valuation may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Funds’ and Valuation Designee’s policies and procedures are intended to result in a calculation of each Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot ensure that fair values accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by each Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PURCHASES AND SALES

 

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

 

Creation Units

 

The Trust issues and sells Shares of the Funds only in Creation Units on a continuous basis on any business day through the Distributor at the Shares’ NAV next determined after receipt of an order in proper form. The Distributor processes purchase orders only on a day that the Exchange is open for trading (a “Business Day”).

 

Generally, the consideration for the purchase and redemption of Creation Units will be made entirely in a cash amount equal to the NAV of the shares that constitute the Creation Unit(s) (an “All Cash Amount”). At the discretion of the Adviser, the Funds may elect at any time, and from time to time, to issue and sell Creation Units at NAV for “in kind” consideration, meaning the initiator of a creation or redemption order will deposit or receive as consideration a portfolio of all or some of the securities held in each Fund’s portfolio, plus a cash amount (an “In Kind Creation” and “In Kind Redemption”).

 

Creation Orders

 

The consideration for an In Kind Creation generally consists of the Deposit Securities for each Creation Unit constituting a substantial replication, or representation, of the securities included in a Fund’s portfolio as selected by the Adviser (“Fund Securities”) and the Cash Component computed as described below. Together, the Deposit Securities and the Cash Component constitute the “Fund Deposit,” which represents the minimum investment amount for a Creation Unit of a Fund. The Cash Component serves to compensate the Trust or the Authorized Participant, as applicable, for any differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the Deposit Amount (as defined below). The Cash Component is an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the Fund Shares (per Creation Unit) and the “Deposit Amount,” an amount equal to the market value of the Deposit Securities. If the Cash Component is a positive number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the Deposit Amount), the Authorized Participant will deliver the Cash Component. If the Cash Component is a negative number (i.e., the NAV per Creation Unit is less than the Deposit Amount), the Authorized Participant will receive the Cash Component.

 

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In addition, the Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash (that is a “cash in lieu” amount) to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or that may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC or the Clearing Process (discussed below) or for other similar reasons. The Trust also reserves the right to permit or require a “cash in lieu” amount where the delivery of Deposit Securities by the Authorized Participant (as described below) would be restricted under the securities laws or where delivery of Deposit Securities to the Authorized Participant would result in the disposition of Deposit Securities by the Authorized Participant becoming restricted under the securities laws, and in certain other situations.

 

The Custodian, through the NSCC (see the section of this SAI entitled “Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units—Procedures for Creation of Creation Units”), makes available on each Business Day, prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m. New York time), the list of the name and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security (if any) to be included in the current Fund Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for the Funds. This Fund Deposit is applicable, subject to any adjustments as described below, to orders to effect creations of Creation Units of the Funds until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities is made available, or unless the Adviser elects to receive an All Cash Amount in connection with the creation of Creation Units.

 

The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities required for a Fund Deposit for the Funds changes as rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events are reflected within the Funds from time to time by the Adviser, with a view to the investment objective of the Funds. In addition, the Trust reserves the right to permit the substitution of an amount of cash – i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount – to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security that may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or that may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC or the Clearing Process (discussed below), or which might not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant (as defined below) or the investor for which it is acting or other relevant reason. In addition to the list of names and number of securities constituting the current Deposit Securities of a Fund Deposit, the Custodian, through the NSCC, also makes available on each Business Day the estimated Cash Component, effective through and including the previous Business Day, per outstanding Creation Unit of each Fund.

 

The process for a creation order involving an All Cash Amount will be the same as the process for an In Kind Creation, except that the Cash Component will be the entirety of the amount deposited as consideration for the Creation Unit(s).

 

Procedures for Creation of Creation Units

 

All orders to create Creation Units must be placed with the Distributor either (1) through Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (“Clearing Process”), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC, by a “Participating Party,” i.e., a broker-dealer or other participant in the Clearing Process; or (2) outside the Clearing Process by a DTC Participant. In each case, the Participating Party or the DTC Participant must have executed an agreement with the Distributor with respect to creations and redemptions of Creation Units (“Participant Agreement”); such parties are collectively referred to as “APs” or “Authorized Participants.” Investors should contact the Distributor for the names of Authorized Participants. All Fund Shares, whether created through or outside the Clearing Process, will be entered on the records of DTC for the account of a DTC Participant.

 

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The Distributor will process orders to purchase Creation Units received by 3:00 p.m. New York time on the trade date (“Closing Time”), as long as they are in proper form. If an order to purchase Creation Units is received in proper form by Closing Time, then it will be processed that day. Purchase orders received in proper form after Closing Time will be processed on the following Business Day and will be priced at the NAV determined on that day. In the case of an In Kind Creation, a custom order may be placed by an Authorized Participant in the event that the Trust permits the substitution of an amount of cash to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or which may not be eligible for trading by such Authorized Participant or the investor for which it is acting or other relevant reason. The date on which an order to create Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units, as discussed below) is placed is referred to as the “Transmittal Date.” Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Distributor pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, as described below in the sections entitled “Placement of Creation Orders Using the Clearing Process” and “Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process.”

 

All orders to create Creation Units from investors who are not Authorized Participants shall be placed with an Authorized Participant in the form required by such Authorized Participant. In addition, the Authorized Participant may request the investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order, e.g., to provide for payments of cash, when required. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement and, therefore, orders to create Creation Units of the Funds have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. In such cases there may be additional charges to such investor. At any given time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement.

 

Those placing orders for Creation Units through the Clearing Process should afford sufficient time to permit proper submission of the order to the Distributor prior to the Closing Time on the Transmittal Date. Orders for Creation Units that are effected outside the Clearing Process are likely to require transmittal by the DTC Participant earlier on the Transmittal Date than orders effected using the Clearing Process. Those persons placing orders outside the Clearing Process should ascertain the deadlines applicable to DTC and the Federal Reserve Bank wire system by contacting the operations department of the broker or depository institution effectuating such transfer of the Fund Deposit. For more information about Clearing Process and DTC, see the sections below entitled “Placement of Creation Orders Using the Clearing Process” and “Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process.”

 

Placement of Creation Orders Using the Clearing Process

 

The Clearing Process is the process of creating or redeeming Creation Units through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC. All Fund Deposits and/or Cash Component, as applicable, made through the Clearing Process must be delivered through a Participating Party that has executed a Participant Agreement. The Participant Agreement authorizes the Distributor or transfer agent to transmit through the Custodian to NSCC, on behalf of the Participating Party, such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the Participating Party’s creation order. Pursuant to such trade instructions to NSCC, the Participating Party agrees to deliver the requisite Fund Deposits and/or Cash Component, as applicable, to the Trust, together with such additional information as may be required by the Distributor. An order to create Creation Units through the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor or transfer agent on the Transmittal Date if (1) such order is received by the Distributor not later than the Closing Time on such Transmittal Date and (2) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. 

 

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Placement of Creation Orders Outside the Clearing Process

 

All Fund Deposits and/or Cash Component, as applicable, made outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order creating Creation Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process does not need to be a Participating Party, but such orders must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that the creation of Creation Units will instead be effected through a transfer of cash and securities directly through DTC. The Fund Deposit transfer must be ordered by the DTC Participant on the Transmittal Date in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the requisite number of Deposit Securities through DTC to the account of the Fund by no later than 11:00 a.m. New York time on the next Business Day following the Transmittal Date (“DTC Cut-Off-Time”).

 

All questions as to the amount of an All Cash Amount, the number of Deposit Securities to be delivered, or the amount of a Cash Component, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities, will be determined by the Trust, whose determination shall be final and binding. The amount of cash equal to the Cash Component (including All Cash Amounts) must be transferred directly to the Custodian through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system in a timely manner so as to be received by the Custodian no later than 2:00 p.m. New York time on the next Business Day following the Transmittal Date. An order to create Creation Units outside the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if (1) such order is received by the Distributor not later than the Closing Time on such Transmittal Date and (2) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. However, if the Custodian does not receive both the requisite Deposit Securities and the Cash Component or the All Cash Amount, as applicable, by 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively, on the next Business Day following the Transmittal Date, such order will be canceled. Upon written notice to the Distributor, such canceled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using the Fund Deposits and/or Cash Components as newly constituted to reflect the then-current Deposit Securities and Cash Component, or the All Cash Amount, as applicable. The delivery of Creation Units so created will occur no later than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor.

 

Additional transaction fees may be imposed with respect to transactions effected through a DTC participant outside the Clearing Process and in the limited circumstances in which any cash can be used in lieu of Deposit Securities to create Creation Units. See the section of this SAI entitled “Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units—Creation Transaction Fee.”

 

Creation Units of an In-Kind Creation may be created in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of the Fund Shares on the date the order is placed in proper form since, in addition to available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (1) the Cash Component plus (2) 125% of the then-current market value of the undelivered Deposit Securities (“Additional Cash Deposit”). The order shall be deemed to be received on the Business Day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to Closing Time and funds in the appropriate amount are deposited with the Custodian by 11:00 a.m. New York time the following Business Day. If the order is not placed in proper form by Closing Time or funds in the appropriate amount are not received by 11:00 a.m. the next Business Day, then the order may be deemed to be canceled and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to each Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Trust, pending receipt of the undelivered Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trust in an amount at least equal to 125% of the daily marked-to-market value of the undelivered Deposit Securities. To the extent that undelivered Deposit Securities are not received by 1:00 p.m. New York time on the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor, or in the event a marked-to-market payment is not made within one Business Day following notification by the Distributor that such a payment is required, the Trust may use the cash on deposit to purchase the undelivered Deposit Securities. Authorized Participants will be liable to the Trust and each Fund for the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the market value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by the Distributor plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Trust will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the undelivered Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Custodian or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust’s custodial account. In addition, a transaction fee will be charged in all cases. See the section below entitled “Creation Transaction Fee.” The delivery of Creation Units so created will occur no later than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor.

 

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Acceptance of Orders for Creation Units

 

The Trust reserves the right to reject a creation order transmitted to it by the Distributor if: (1) the order is not in proper form; (2) if the Cash Component paid is incorrect; (3) the investor(s), upon obtaining the Fund Shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding Shares of the Funds; (4) the Deposit Securities delivered are not as disseminated for that date by the Custodian, as described above; (5) acceptance of the Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; or (6) there exist circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Custodian, transfer agent, the Distributor and the Adviser that make it for all practical purposes impossible to process creation orders. Examples of such circumstances include acts of God; public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Trust, the Adviser, the Distributor or transfer agent, DTC, NSCC, the Custodian or sub-custodian or any other participant in the creation process and similar extraordinary events. The Distributor shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such prospective creator of its rejection of the order. The Trust, the Custodian, any sub-custodian, the transfer agent and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall any of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. All questions as to the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust and the Trust’s determination shall be final and binding.

 

Creation Units typically are issued on a “T+1 basis” (that is, one Business Day after trade date). To the extent contemplated by an Authorized Participant’s agreement with the Distributor, the Trust will issue Creation Units of an In Kind Creation to such Authorized Participant notwithstanding the fact that the corresponding Portfolio Deposits have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing Deposit Securities as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by such Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral having a value equal to 110%, which the Adviser may change from time to time, of the value of the missing Deposit Securities in accordance with the Trust’s then-effective procedures. Such collateral must be delivered no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the contractual settlement date. The only collateral that is acceptable to the Trust is cash in U.S. Dollars or an irrevocable letter of credit in form, and drawn on a bank, that is satisfactory to the Trust. The cash collateral posted by the Authorized Participant may be invested at the risk of the Authorized Participant, and income, if any, on invested cash collateral will be paid to that Authorized Participant.

 

Information concerning the Trust’s current procedures for collateralization of missing Deposit Securities is available from the Distributor or transfer agent. The Authorized Participant Agreement will permit the Trust to buy the missing Deposit Securities at any time and will subject the Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost to the Trust of purchasing such securities and the cash collateral or the amount that may be drawn under any letter of credit.

 

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In certain cases, Authorized Participants will create and redeem Creation Units (whether by In Kind Creation/Redemption or for an All Cash Amount) on the same trade date. In these instances, the Trust reserves the right to settle these transactions on a net basis. All questions as to the amount of cash required to be delivered, the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered, as applicable, shall be determined by the Trust, and the Trust’s determination shall be final and binding.

 

Creation Transaction Fee

 

Authorized Participants will be required to pay to the Custodian a fixed transaction fee (“Creation Transaction Fee”) in connection with creation orders that is intended to offset the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance of Creation Units. The standard creation transaction fee will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by an investor on the applicable Business Day. The Creation Transaction Fee charged by the Funds’ custodian for each creation order is $XXX.

 

In addition, a variable fee, payable to each Fund, of a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases of Creation Units. The variable charge is primarily designed to cover additional costs (e.g., brokerage, taxes) involved with buying the securities with cash. The Funds may determine to not charge a variable fee on certain orders when the Adviser has determined that doing so is in the best interests of Fund shareholders. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust.

 

In order to seek to replicate the In Kind Creation order process for creation orders executed in whole or in part with cash, the Trust expects to purchase, in the secondary market or otherwise gain exposure to, the portfolio securities that could have been delivered as a result of an In Kind Creation order pursuant to local law or market convention, or for other reasons (“Creation Market Purchases”). In such cases where the Trust makes Creation Market Purchases, the Authorized Participant will reimburse the Trust for, among other things, any difference between the market value at which the securities and/or financial instruments were purchased by the Trust and the cash-in-lieu amount, applicable registration fees, brokerage commissions and certain taxes.

 

The Creation Transaction Fee may be waived for the Funds when the Adviser believes that waiver of the Creation Transaction Fee is in the best interest of the Funds. When determining whether to waive the Creation Transaction Fee, the Adviser considers a number of factors including whether waiving the Creation Transaction Fee will: facilitate the initial launch of each Fund; facilitate portfolio rebalancings in a less costly manner; improve the quality of the secondary trading market for the Funds’ shares; and not result in a Fund bearing additional costs or expenses as a result of the waiver.

 

Redemption Orders

 

The process to redeem Creation Units is essentially the reverse of the process by which Creation Units are created, as described above. To redeem Shares directly from a Fund, an investor must be an Authorized Participant or must redeem through an Authorized Participant. The Trust redeems Creation Units on a continuous basis on any Business Day through the Distributor at the Shares’ NAV next determined after receipt of an order in proper form. Each Fund will not redeem Shares in amounts less than Creation Units. Authorized Participants must accumulate enough Shares in the secondary market to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such Shares redeemed by the Trust. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit.

 

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Generally, Creation Units of the Funds will also be redeemed at NAV principally in cash, although a Fund reserves the right to redeem all or a portion in kind, in each case less a transaction fee as described below. With respect to In Kind Redemptions, the Custodian, through the NSCC, makes available prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m. New York time) on each Business Day, the identity of the Fund Securities that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as described below) on that day. Fund Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities that are applicable to creations of Creation Units. The redemption proceeds for an In Kind Redemption of a Creation Unit consists of Fund Securities – as announced on the Business Day the request for redemption is received in proper form – plus or minus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the Fund Shares being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a redemption request in proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities (“Cash Redemption Amount”), less a redemption transaction fee (see the section below entitled “Redemption Transaction Fee”).

 

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to the Funds (1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the Exchange is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the Shares of the Funds or determination of the Funds’ NAV is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstances as is permitted by the SEC.

 

Deliveries of redemption proceeds by each Fund generally will be made within one Business Day (that is “T+1”). However, each Fund reserves the right to settle redemption transactions and deliver redemption proceeds on a basis other than T+1 to accommodate foreign market holiday schedules, to account for different treatment among foreign and U.S. markets of dividend record dates and dividend ex-dates (that is the last date the holder of a security can sell the security and still receive dividends payable on the security sold), and in certain other circumstances.

 

The process for a redemption order involving an All Cash Amount will be the same as the process for an In-Kind Redemption, except that the proceeds of the redemption will be paid entirely in cash. Proceeds of redemptions of Creation Units payable in an All Cash Amount will be paid to the Authorized Participant redeeming Shares on behalf of the redeeming investor as soon as practicable after the date of redemption (within seven calendar days thereafter).

 

Placement of Redemption Orders Using the Clearing Process

 

Orders to redeem Creation Units through the Clearing Process must be delivered through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. Investors other than Authorized Participants are responsible for making arrangements with an Authorized Participant for an order to redeem. An order to redeem Creation Units is deemed received by the Trust on the Transmittal Date if: (1) such order is received by the Distributor not later than Closing Time on such Transmittal Date; and (2) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. Such order will be effected based on the NAV of the relevant Fund as next determined. An order to redeem Creation Units using the Clearing Process made in proper form but received by the Distributor after Closing Time will be deemed received on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date and will be effected at the NAV determined on such next Business Day. The requisite Fund Securities and/or the Cash Redemption Amount, as applicable, will be transferred by the third NSCC business day following the date on which such request for redemption is deemed received.

 

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Placement of Redemption Orders Outside the Clearing Process

 

Orders to redeem Creation Units outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed the Participant Agreement. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order for redemption of Creation Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process does not need to be a Participating Party, but such orders must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that redemption of Creation Units will instead be effected through transfer of Fund Shares directly through DTC. An order to redeem Creation Units outside the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if (1) such order is received by the Distributor not later than Closing Time on such Transmittal Date; (2) such order is accompanied or followed by the requisite number of Fund Shares, which delivery must be made through DTC to the Custodian no later than the DTC Cut-Off-Time, and the Cash Redemption Amount, if owed to the Fund, which delivery must be made by 2:00 p.m. New York Time; and (3) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. After the Distributor receives an order for redemption outside the Clearing Process, the Distributor will initiate procedures to transfer the requisite Fund Securities which are expected to be delivered and the Cash Redemption Amount, if any, by the third Business Day following the Transmittal Date.

 

The calculation of the value of the Fund Securities and/or the Cash Redemption Amount, as applicable, to be delivered or received upon redemption (by the Authorized Participant or the Trust, as applicable) will be made by the Custodian according to the procedures set forth the section of this SAI entitled “Determination of Net Asset Value” computed on the Business Day on which a redemption order is deemed received by the Distributor. Therefore, if a redemption order in proper form is submitted to the Distributor by a DTC Participant not later than Closing Time on the Transmittal Date, and the requisite number of Shares of each Fund are delivered to the Custodian prior to the DTC Cut-Off-Time, then the value of the Fund Securities and/or the Cash Redemption Amount, as applicable, to be delivered or received (by the Authorized Participant or the Trust, as applicable) will be determined by the Custodian on such Transmittal Date. If, however, either (1) the requisite number of Shares of the relevant Fund are not delivered by the DTC Cut-Off-Time, as described above, or (2) the redemption order is not submitted in proper form, then the redemption order will not be deemed received as of the Transmittal Date. In such case, the value of the Fund Securities and/or the Cash Redemption Amount, as applicable, to be delivered or received will be computed on the Business Day following the Transmittal Date provided that the Fund Shares of the relevant Fund are delivered through DTC to the Custodian by 11:00 a.m. New York time the following Business Day pursuant to a properly submitted redemption order.

 

The Trust may in its discretion at any time, or from time to time, exercise its option to redeem Fund Shares solely for consideration in the form of an All Cash Amount, and the redeeming Authorized Participant will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash that the Trust may permit, in its sole discretion. In either case, the investor will receive an All Cash Amount payment equal to the NAV of its Fund Shares based on the NAV of Shares of the relevant Fund next determined after the redemption request is received in proper form (minus a transaction fee which will include an additional charge for cash redemptions to offset the Fund’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the disposition of Fund Securities). Each Fund may also, in its sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio of securities that differs from the exact composition of the Fund Securities, or cash in lieu of some securities added to the Cash Redemption Amount, but in no event will the total value of the securities delivered and the cash transmitted differ from the NAV. Redemptions of Fund Shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and a Fund (whether or not it otherwise permits cash redemptions) reserves the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that the Trust could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering the Fund Securities under such laws.

 

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An Authorized Participant or an investor for which it is acting that is subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular security included in the Fund Securities applicable to the redemption of a Creation Unit may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming Beneficial Owner of the Fund Shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment, beneficial ownership of shares or delivery instructions.

 

Redemption Transaction Fee

 

Investors will be required to pay to the Custodian a fixed transaction fee (“Redemption Transaction Fee”) to offset the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units. The standard redemption transaction fee will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed by an investor on the applicable Business Day. The Redemption Transaction Fee charged by the Funds’ custodian for each redemption order is $XXX.

 

An additional variable fee of up to three (3) times the fixed Transaction Fee plus all commission and fees payable to the Funds in connection with the sale of the Fund Securities (expressed as a percentage value of such Fund Securities) may be imposed for (1) redemptions effected outside the Clearing Process and (2) redemptions made in an All Cash Amount (to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the sale of Fund Securities). Investors will also bear the costs of transferring the Fund Securities from the Trust to their account or on their order.

 

In order to seek to replicate the In Kind Redemption order process for creation orders executed in whole or in part with cash, the Trust expects to sell, in the secondary market, the portfolio securities or settle any financial instruments that may not be permitted to be re-registered in the name of the Participating Party as a result of an In Kind Redemption order pursuant to local law or market convention, or for other reasons (“Market Sales”). In such cases where the Trust makes Market Sales, the Authorized Participant will reimburse the Trust for, among other things, any difference between the market value at which the securities and/or financial instruments were sold or settled by the Trust and the cash-in-lieu amount, applicable registration fees, brokerage commissions and certain taxes.

 

Regardless of form, the Redemption Transaction Fee (including any reimbursements related to in cash redemptions or additional variable fees for In Kind Redemptions) will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the SEC applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities (currently, no more than 2% of the value of the shares redeemed).

 

The Redemption Transaction Fee may be waived for the Funds when the Adviser believes that waiver of the Redemption Transaction Fee is in the best interest of the Funds. When determining whether to waive the Redemption Transaction Fee, the Adviser considers a number of factors including whether waiving the Redemption Transaction Fee will: facilitate portfolio rebalancings in a less costly manner; improve the quality of the secondary trading market for the Funds’ shares; and not result in the Funds bearing additional costs or expenses as a result of the waiver.

 

Custom Baskets

 

The Fund Securities to be deposited for the purchase of a Creation Unit, and the Fund Securities delivered in connection with a Redemption, may differ, and the Fund may accept “custom baskets.” A custom basket may include any of the following: (i) a basket that is composed of a non-representative selection of a Fund’s portfolio holdings; or (ii) a representative basket that is different from the initial basket used in transactions on the same business day. The Fund has adopted policies and procedures that govern the construction and acceptance of baskets, including heightened requirements for certain types of custom baskets.

 

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ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

 

The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of its own resources and without additional cost to the Funds or their shareholders, pay a solicitation fee to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries (collectively, a “Financial Intermediary.”)

 

TAXES

 

The following discussion is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the Funds and their shareholders. The discussion reflects applicable U.S. federal income tax laws as of the date of this SAI, which tax laws may be changed or subject to new interpretations by the courts or the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), possibly with retroactive effect. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of all U.S. income, estate or gift tax, or foreign, state or local tax concerns affecting the Funds and their shareholders (including shareholders owning large positions in each Fund). The discussion set forth herein does not constitute tax advice. Investors are urged to consult their own tax advisers to determine the tax consequences to them of investing in each Fund.

 

In addition, no attempt is made to address tax concerns applicable to an investor with a special tax status such as a financial institution, real estate investment trust (“REIT”), insurance company, regulated investment company (“RIC”), individual retirement account, other tax-exempt entity, or dealer in securities. Furthermore, this discussion does not reflect possible application of the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”). Unless otherwise noted, this discussion assumes shares of the Fund (“Shares”) are held by U.S. shareholders (defined below) and that such shares are held as capital assets.

 

A U.S. shareholder is a beneficial owner of Shares that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

a citizen or individual resident of the United States (including certain former citizens and former long-term residents);

a corporation or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

a trust with respect to which a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or a trust has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

 

A “Non-U.S. shareholder” is a beneficial owner of Shares of a Fund that is an individual, corporation, trust or estate and is not a U.S. shareholder. If a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Shares, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally depends upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A prospective shareholder who is a partner of a partnership that will hold Shares should consult its tax advisors with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares by the partnership.

 

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Taxation as a RIC. Each Fund intends to qualify and remain qualified as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code”). There can be no assurance that it will so qualify. Each Fund will qualify as a RIC if, among other things, it meets the source-of-income and the asset-diversification requirements. With respect to the source-of-income requirement, a Fund must derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income (including tax-exempt interest) from (i) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures and forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such shares, securities or currencies and (ii) net income derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (the “Income Test”). A “qualified publicly traded partnership” is generally defined as a publicly traded partnership under Code Section 7704. Income derived from a partnership (other than a qualified publicly traded partnership) or trust is qualifying income to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership or trust which would be qualifying income if realized by a Fund in the same manner as realized by the partnership or trust.

 

If a RIC fails the Income Test and such failure was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, it generally will not be subject to the U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to corporations. Instead, the amount of the penalty for non-compliance is U.S. federal corporate income tax on the amount by which the non-qualifying income exceeds one-ninth of the qualifying gross income.

 

With respect to the asset-diversification requirement, each Fund must diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of each taxable year (i) at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, the securities of other RICs and other securities, if such other securities of any one issuer do not represent more than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets is invested in the securities other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs of (a) one issuer, (b) two or more issuers that are controlled by the Fund and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or (c) one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the “Asset Test”).

 

If a RIC fails the Asset Test, such RIC has a 6-month period to correct any failure without incurring a penalty if such failure is “de minimis,” meaning that the failure does not exceed the lesser of 1% of the RIC’s assets, or $10 million.

 

Similarly, if a RIC fails the Asset Test and the failure is not de minimis, a RIC can cure the failure if: (i) the RIC files with the U.S. Treasury Department a description of each asset that caused the RIC to fail the Asset Test; (ii) the failure is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect; and (iii) the failure is cured within six months (or such other period specified by the U.S. Treasury Department). In such cases, a tax is imposed on the RIC equal to the greater of: (i) $50,000 or (ii) an amount determined by multiplying the highest corporate U.S. federal income tax rate (currently 21%) by the amount of net income generated during the period of the Asset Test failure by the assets that caused the RIC to fail the Asset Test.

 

If a Fund qualifies as a RIC and distributes to its shareholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of the sum of (i) its “investment company taxable income” as that term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code (which includes, among other things, dividends, taxable interest, the excess of any net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses and certain net foreign exchange gains as reduced by certain deductible expenses) without regard to the deduction for dividends paid, and (ii) the excess of its gross tax-exempt interest, if any, over certain deductions attributable to such interest that are otherwise disallowed (the “Distribution Test”), a Fund will be relieved of U.S. federal income tax on any income of a Fund, including long-term capital gains, distributed to shareholders. However, any ordinary income or capital gain retained by a Fund will be subject to regular corporate U.S. federal income tax rates (currently at a maximum rate of 21%). The Funds intend to distribute at least annually substantially all of its investment company taxable income, net tax-exempt interest, and net capital gain.

 

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The Funds will generally be subject to a nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax on the portion of its undistributed ordinary income with respect to each calendar year and undistributed capital gains if it fails to meet certain distribution requirements with respect to the one-year period ending on October 31 in that calendar year. To avoid the 4% U.S. federal excise tax, the required minimum distribution is generally equal to the sum of (i) 98% of the Fund’s ordinary income (computed on a calendar year basis), (ii) 98.2% of the Fund’s capital gain net income (generally computed for the one-year period ending on October 31) and (iii) any income realized, but not distributed, and on which the Fund paid no U.S. federal income tax in preceding years. The Funds generally intend to make distributions in a timely manner in an amount at least equal to the required minimum distribution and therefore, under normal market conditions, does not expect to be subject to this excise tax.

 

The Funds may be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which it does not receive cash. For example, if a Fund hold debt obligations that are treated under applicable federal income tax rules as having original issue discount (“OID”) (such as debt instruments with payment of kind interest or, in certain cases, with increasing interest rates or that are issued with warrants), the Fund must include in income each year a portion of the OID that accrues over the life of the obligation regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by the Fund in the same taxable year. Because any OID accrued will be included in the Fund’s “investment company taxable income” (discussed below) for the year of accrual, the Fund may be required to make a distribution to its shareholders to satisfy the Distribution Test, even though it will not have received an amount of cash that corresponds with the accrued income.

 

A RIC is permitted to carry forward net capital losses indefinitely and may allow losses to retain their original character (as short or as long-term). These capital loss carryforwards may be utilized in future years to offset net realized capital gains of the Fund, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.

 

Except as set forth below in “Failure to Qualify as a RIC,” the remainder of this discussion assumes that the Funds will qualify as a RIC for each taxable year.

 

Failure to Qualify as a RIC. If the Fund is unable to satisfy the Distribution Test or otherwise fail to qualify as a RIC in any year, they will be subject to corporate U.S. federal income tax on all of its income and gain, regardless of whether or not such income was distributed. Distributions to the Fund’s shareholders of such income and gain will not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income. In such event, the Fund’s distributions, to the extent derived from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, would constitute ordinary dividends, which would generally be eligible for the dividends received deduction available to corporate U.S. shareholders, and non-corporate U.S. shareholders would generally be able to treat such distributions as “qualified dividend income” eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income taxation, if holding period and other requirements are satisfied.

 

Distributions in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of the shareholders’ tax basis in their shares of the Fund, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain. To qualify as a RIC in a subsequent taxable year, the Fund would be required to satisfy the Income Test, Asset Test, and Distribution Test for that year and distribute any earnings and profits from any year in which the Fund failed to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC. Subject to a limited exception applicable to RICs that qualified as such under the Code for at least one year prior to disqualification and that requalify as a RIC no later than the second year following the nonqualifying year, the Fund would be subject to tax on any unrealized built-in gains in the assets held by it during the period in which the Fund failed to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC that are recognized within the subsequent 10 years, unless the Fund made a special election to pay corporate-level tax on such built-in gain at the time of its requalification as a RIC.

 

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Taxation for U.S. Shareholders. Distributions paid to U.S. shareholders by the Fund from its investment company taxable income (which is, generally, the Fund’s ordinary income plus net realized short-term capital gains in excess of net realized long-term capital losses) are generally taxable to U.S. shareholders as ordinary income to the extent of the Fund’s earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional Shares. Such distributions (if designated by the Fund) may qualify (i) for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate U.S. shareholders under to the extent that the Fund’s income consists of dividend income from U.S. corporations, excluding distributions from tax-exempt organizations, exempt farmers’ cooperatives or REITs or (ii) in the case of individual U.S. shareholders, as qualified dividend income eligible to be taxed at preferential rates to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income, and provided in each case certain holding period and other requirements are met. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and qualified foreign corporations (which generally include foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a qualified comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States, or the stock with respect to which such dividend is paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). A qualified foreign corporation generally excludes any foreign corporation, which for the taxable year of the corporation in which the dividend was paid, or the preceding taxable year, is a passive foreign investment company (a “PFIC”). Distributions made to a U.S. shareholder from an excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses (“Capital Gain Dividends”), including capital gain dividends credited to such U.S. shareholder but retained by the Fund, are taxable to such U.S. shareholder as long-term capital gain if they have been properly designated by the Fund, regardless of the length of time such U.S. shareholder owned the Shares. The maximum tax rate on Capital Gain Dividends received by individuals is generally 20%. Distributions in excess of the Fund’s earnings and profits will be treated by the U.S. shareholder, first, as a tax-free return of capital, which is applied against and will reduce the adjusted tax basis of the U.S. shareholder’s Shares and, after such adjusted tax basis is reduced to zero, will constitute capital gain to the U.S. shareholder. The Fund is not required to provide written notice designating the amount of any qualified dividend income or capital gain dividends and other distributions. The Forms 1099 sent to the U.S. shareholders will instead serve this notice purpose.

 

As a RIC, the Fund will be subject to the AMT, but any items that are treated differently for AMT purposes must be apportioned between the Fund and the shareholders and this may affect the U.S. shareholders’ AMT liabilities. The Fund intends in general to apportion these items in the same proportion that dividends paid to each shareholder bear to the Fund’s taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction.

 

For purpose of determining (i) whether the Distribution Test is satisfied for any year and (ii) the amount of Capital Gain Dividends paid for that year, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, elect to treat a dividend that is paid during the following taxable year as if it had been paid during the prior taxable year. If the Fund makes such an election, a U.S. shareholder will still be treated as receiving the dividend in the taxable year in which the distribution is made. However, any dividend declared by the Fund in October, November or December of any calendar year, payable to shareholders of record on a specified date in such a month and actually paid during January of the following year, will be treated as if it had been received by the U.S. shareholders on December 31 of the year in which the dividend was declared.

 

The Funds intends to distribute all realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. If, however, the Funds were to retain any net capital gain, the Fund may designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gains in a notice to shareholders who, if subject to U.S. federal income tax on long-term capital gains, (i) will be required to include in income as long-term capital gain, their proportionate shares of such undistributed amount, and (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the U.S. federal income tax paid by the Fund on the undistributed amount against their U.S. federal income tax liabilities, if any, and to claim refunds to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. If such an event occurs, the tax basis of Shares owned will, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, generally be increased by the difference between the amount of undistributed net capital gain included in the shareholder’s gross income and the tax deemed paid by the shareholder.

 

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Sales of Shares or redemption of Creation Units and other dispositions of the Shares, such as exchanges, of the Fund generally are taxable events. U.S. shareholders should consult their own tax advisers with reference to their individual circumstances to determine whether any particular transaction in the Shares is properly treated as a sale or exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as the following discussion assumes, and the tax treatment of any gains or losses recognized in such transactions. The sale of Shares or redemption of Creation Units or other disposition of Shares will generally result in capital gain or loss to a U.S. shareholder equal to the difference between the amount realized and the adjusted tax basis in the Shares sold or exchanged, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than one year at the time of sale. Any loss upon the sale or exchange of Shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received (including amounts credited as an undistributed Capital Gain Dividends by such shareholder with respect to such Shares. A loss realized on a sale or exchange of Shares generally will be disallowed if other substantially identical shares are acquired within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the date that the Shares are disposed. In such case, the basis of the shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. Both long-term and short-term capital gain of corporations are taxed at the rates applicable to ordinary income of corporations. For non-corporate U.S. taxpayers, short-term capital gain is taxed at the rate applicable to ordinary income, while long-term capital gain generally is taxed at a maximum rate of 20%. Capital losses are subject to certain limitations.

 

An Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize gain or loss from the exchange. The gain or loss will be 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 the amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. A person who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the sum of the aggregate market value of any securities received plus the amount of any cash received for such Creation Units and the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units. The IRS, however, may assert that an Authorized Participant which does not mark-to-market its holdings may not be permitted to currently deduct losses realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

 

Any capital gain or loss realized upon the creation of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged for such Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Shares comprising the Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses will be treated as short-term capital gains or losses. Any loss realized upon a redemption of Creation Units held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions to the applicable Authorized Participant of long-term capital gains with respect to the Creation Units (including any amounts credited to the Authorized Participant as undistributed capital gains).

 

The Funds have the right to reject an order for a purchase of Shares if the purchaser (or group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the Shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding Shares of the Fund and if, pursuant to Code Section 351, the Fund would have a basis in the securities deposited for such Shares different from the market value of such securities on the date of deposit. The Trust also has the right to require information necessary to determine beneficial share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination. If the Fund does issue Creation Units to a purchaser (or group of purchasers) that would, upon obtaining the Shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding Shares of the Fund, the purchaser (or group of purchasers) may not recognize gain or loss upon the exchange of securities for Creation Units.

 

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Persons purchasing or redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction and whether the wash sales rules apply and when a loss might be deductible.

 

The Funds are required to report their shareholders’ cost basis, gain/loss, and holding period for Shares to the IRS on the Fund’s shareholders’ Consolidated Form 1099s.

 

The Fund has chosen average cost as the standing (default) tax lot identification method for all shareholders. A tax lot identification method is the way the Fund will determine which specific Shares are deemed to be sold when there are multiple purchases on different dates at differing net asset values, and the entire position is not sold at one time. The Fund’s standing tax lot identification method is the method Shares will be reported on a U.S. shareholder’s Consolidated Form 1099 if the shareholder does not select a different tax lot identification method. U.S. shareholders may choose a method different than the Fund’s standing method and will be able to do so at the time of a U.S. shareholder’s purchase or upon the sale of Shares.

 

The Funds and their service providers do not provide tax advice. U.S. shareholders should consult independent sources, which may include a tax professional, with respect to any decisions they may make with respect to choosing a tax lot identification method.

 

Certain U.S. shareholders, including individuals and estates and trusts, will be subject to an additional 3.8% Medicare tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income,” which should include dividends from the Funds and net gains from the disposition of Shares. U.S. shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the implications of the additional Medicare tax resulting from an investment in the Funds.

 

Straddles. When the Funds enter into an offsetting position to limit the risk on another position, the “straddle” rules usually come into play. An option or other position entered into or held by a Fund in conjunction with any other position held by the Fund may constitute a “straddle” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general, straddles are subject to certain rules that may affect the character and timing of the Fund’s gains and losses with respect to straddle positions. The key features of the straddle rules are as follows:

 

The Funds may have to wait to deduct any losses. If a Fund has a capital gain in one position of a straddle and a capital loss in the other, the Fund may not recognize the loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes until the Fund disposes of both positions. This might occur, for example, if the Fund had a highly appreciated stock position and the Fund purchased protective put options (which give the Fund the right to sell the stock to someone else for a period of time at a predetermined price) to offset the risk. If the stock continued to increase in value and the put options expired worthless, the Fund must defer recognition of the loss on its put options until the Fund sells and recognizes the gain on the original, appreciated position.

 

A Fund’s capital gain holding period may get clipped. The moment the Fund enters into a typical straddle, the capital gains holding period on its offsetting positions is frozen. If the Fund held the original position for one year or less (thus not qualifying for the long-term capital gains rate), not only is the holding period frozen, it starts all over again when the Fund disposes of the offsetting position.

 

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Losses recognized with respect to certain straddle positions that would otherwise constitute short-term capital losses may be treated as long-term capital losses. This generally has the effect of reducing the tax benefit of such losses.

 

The Funds may not be able to deduct any interest expenses or carrying charges. During the offsetting period, any interest or carrying charges associated with the straddle generally are not currently tax deductible, but must be capitalized (added to cost basis).

 

Original Issue Discount, Pay-In-Kind Securities, Market Discount and Commodity-Linked Notes. Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance that may be acquired by a Fund may be treated as debt obligations that are issued originally at a discount. Generally, the amount of the OID is treated as interest income and is included in the Fund’s taxable income (and required to be distributed by the Fund) over the term of the debt obligation, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security.

 

Some debt obligations that may be acquired by a Fund in the secondary market may be treated as having “market discount.” Very generally, market discount is the excess of the stated redemption price of a debt obligation (or in the case of an obligations issued with OID, its “revised issue price”) over the purchase price of such obligation. Generally, any gain recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt obligation having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the “accrued market discount” on such debt obligation. Alternatively, a Fund may elect to accrue market discount currently, in which case the Fund will be required to include the accrued market discount in the Fund’s income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The rate at which the market discount accrues, and thus is included in the Fund’s income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects. In the case of higher-risk securities, the amount of market discount may be unclear. See below under “Higher-Risk Securities.”

 

Some debt obligations that may be acquired by a Fund may be treated as having “acquisition discount” (very generally, the excess of the stated redemption price over the purchase price), or OID in the case of certain types of debt obligations. The Fund will be required to include the acquisition discount, or OID, in income (as ordinary income) over the term of the debt obligation, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The Fund may make one or more of the elections applicable to debt obligations having acquisition discount, or OID, which could affect the character and timing of recognition of income.

 

In addition, payment-in-kind securities will, and commodity-linked notes may, give rise to income that is required to be distributed and is taxable even though the Fund receives no interest payment in cash on the security during the year.

 

If a Fund holds the foregoing kinds of securities, it may be required to pay out as an income distribution each year an amount that is greater than the total amount of cash interest the Fund actually received. Such distributions may be made from the cash assets of the Fund or by liquidation of portfolio securities, if necessary (including when it is not advantageous to do so). The Fund may realize gains or losses from such liquidations. In the event the Fund realizes net capital gains from such transactions, its shareholders may receive a larger capital gain distribution than they would in the absence of such transactions.

 

Higher-Risk Securities. To the extent such investments are permissible for a Fund, the Fund may invest in debt obligations that are in the lowest rating categories or are unrated, including debt obligations of issuers not currently paying interest or who are in default. Investments in debt obligations that are at risk of or in default present special tax issues for the Fund. Tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as when the Fund may cease to accrue interest, OID or market discount, when and to what extent deductions may be taken for bad debts or worthless securities and how payments received on obligations in default should be allocated between principal and income. In limited circumstances, it may also not be clear whether the Fund should recognize market discount on a debt obligation, and if so, what amount of market discount the Fund should recognize. These and other related issues will be addressed by the Fund when, as and if it invests in such securities, in order to seek to ensure that it distributes sufficient income to preserve its status as a RIC and does not become subject to U.S. federal income or excise tax.

 

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Issuer Deductibility of Interest. A portion of the interest paid or accrued on certain high yield discount obligations owned by a Fund may not be deductible to (and thus, may affect the cash flow of) the issuer. If a portion of the interest paid or accrued on certain high yield discount obligations is not deductible, that portion will be treated as a dividend for purposes of the corporate dividends-received deduction. In such cases, if the issuer of the high yield discount obligations is a domestic corporation, dividend payments by the Fund may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction to the extent of the deemed dividend portion of such accrued interest.

 

Interest paid on debt obligations owned by a Fund, if any, that are considered for U.S. federal income tax purposes to be payable in the equity of the issuer or a related party will not be deductible to the issuer, possibly affecting the cash flow of the issuer.

 

Tax-Exempt Shareholders. A tax-exempt U.S. shareholder could recognize unrelated taxable business income (“UBTI”) by virtue of its investment in a Fund if Shares constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt U.S. shareholder within the meaning of Code Section 514(b). Furthermore, a tax-exempt U.S. shareholder may recognize UBTI if the Fund recognize “excess inclusion income” derived from direct or indirect investments in residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits (“REMICs”) or equity interests in taxable mortgage pools (“TMPs”) if the amount of such income recognized by the Fund exceeds the Fund’s investment company taxable income (after taking into account deductions for dividends paid by the Fund).

 

In addition, special tax consequences apply to charitable remainder trusts (“CRTs”) that invest in RICs that invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs. A CRT (as defined in Code Section 664) that realizes any UBTI for a taxable year, must pay an excise tax annually of an amount equal to such UBTI. Under IRS guidance issued in October 2006, a CRT will not recognize UBTI solely as a result of investing in a Fund that recognize “excess inclusion income.” Rather, if at any time during any taxable year a CRT (or one of certain other tax-exempt shareholders, such as the United States, a state or political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, and certain energy cooperatives) is a record holder of a Share that recognize “excess inclusion income,” then the Fund will be subject to a tax on that portion of its “excess inclusion income” for the taxable year that is allocable to such shareholders, at the highest U.S. federal corporate income tax rate. The extent to which this IRS guidance remains applicable. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, a Fund may elect to specially allocate any such tax to the applicable CRT, or other shareholder, and thus reduce such shareholder’s distributions for the year by the amount of the tax that relates to such shareholder’s interest in the Fund. The Funds have not yet determined whether such an election will be made. CRTs and other tax-exempt investors are urged to consult their tax own advisers concerning the consequences of investing in the Funds.

 

Foreign Taxation. Income received by a Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

 

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A “qualified fund of funds” is a RIC that has at least 50% of the value of its total interests invested in other RICs at the end of each quarter of the taxable year. If a Fund satisfies this requirement or if it meets certain other requirements, which include a requirement that more than 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at the close of its taxable year consist of stocks or securities of foreign corporations, then the Fund should be eligible to file an election with the IRS that may enable its shareholders to receive either the benefit of a foreign tax credit, or a tax deduction, with respect to any foreign and U.S. possessions income taxes paid by the Fund, subject to certain limitations.

 

Non-U.S. Shareholders. Capital Gain Dividends are generally not subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax. Absent a specific statutory exemption, dividends other than Capital Gain Dividends paid by a Fund to a Non-U.S. shareholder are subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) even if they are funded by income or gains (such as portfolio interest, short-term capital gains, or foreign-source dividend and interest income) that, if paid to a foreign person directly, would not be subject to withholding.

 

A RIC is not required to withhold any amounts (i) with respect to distributions (other than distributions to a Non-U.S. shareholder (a) that does not provide a satisfactory statement that the beneficial owner is not a U.S. person, (b) to the extent that the dividend is attributable to certain interest on an obligation if the Non-U.S. shareholdern is the issuer or is a 10% shareholder of the issuer, (c) that is within a foreign country that has inadequate information exchange with the United States, or (d) to the extent the dividend is attributable to interest paid by a person that is a related person of the Non-U.S. shareholder and the Non-U.S. shareholder is a controlled foreign corporation) from U.S.-source interest income of types similar to those not subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by a Non-U.S. shareholder, to the extent such distributions are properly reported as such by the Fund in a written notice to shareholders (“interest-related dividends”), and (ii) with respect to distributions (other than (a) distributions to an individual Non-U.S. shareholder who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the distribution and (b) distributions subject to special rules regarding the disposition of U.S. real property interests (“USRPIs”) as described below) of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses to the extent such distributions are properly reported by the RIC (“Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends”). If the Fund invests in an underlying fund that pays such distributions to the Fund, such distributions retain their character as not subject to withholding if properly reported when paid by the Fund to Non-U.S. shareholders.

 

The Fund is permitted to report such part of its dividends as interest-related or Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so. These exemptions from withholding will not be available to Non-U.S. shareholders that do not currently report their dividends as interest-related or Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends.

 

In the case of Shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if the Fund reports all or a portion of a payment as an interest-related or Short-Term Capital Gain Dividend to shareholders. Non-U.S. shareholders should contact their intermediaries regarding the application of these rules to their accounts.

 

Under U.S. federal income tax law, a beneficial holder of Shares who is a Non-U.S. shareholder generally is not subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses) realized on the sale of Shares or on Capital Gain Dividends unless (i) such gain or dividend is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business carried on by such shareholder within the United States, (ii) in the case of an individual shareholder, the shareholder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale or the receipt of the Capital Gain Dividend and certain other conditions are met, or (iii) the special rules relating to gain attributable to the sale or exchange of USRPIs apply to the Non-U.S. shareholder’s sale of Shares or to the Capital Gain Dividend received by the non-U.S. shareholder (as described below).

 

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Special rules would apply if the Fund were either a “U.S. real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions to the definition thereof. Very generally, a USRPHC is a U.S. corporation that holds USRPIs the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation’s USPRIs, interests in real property located outside the United States, and other assets. USRPIs are generally defined as any interest in U.S. real property and any interest (other than solely as a creditor) in a USRPHC or former USRPHC.

 

If the Fund were a USRPHC or would be a USRPHC but for certain exceptions, any distributions by the Fund to a Non-U.S. shareholder (including, in certain cases, distributions made by the Fund in redemption of its Shares) attributable to gains realized by the Fund on the disposition of USRPIs or to distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier RIC or REIT that the Fund is required to treat as USRPI gain in its hands generally would be subject to U.S. federal income withholding tax. In addition, such distributions could result in a Non-U.S. shareholder being required to file a U.S. federal income tax return and pay tax on the distributions at regular U.S. federal income tax rates. The consequences to a Non-U.S. shareholder, including the rate of such withholding and character of such distributions (e.g., as ordinary income or USRPI gain), would vary depending upon the extent of the Non-U.S. shareholder’s current and past ownership of the Fund. This “look-through” USRPI treatment for distributions by the Fund, if it were either a USRPHC or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions, to Non-U.S. shareholders applies only to those distributions that, in turn, are attributable to distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier REIT, unless Congress enacts legislation providing otherwise.

 

In addition, if the Fund were a USRPHC or former USRPHC, it could be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax on the proceeds of a Share redemption by a greater-than-5% Non-U.S. shareholder, in which case such shareholder generally would also be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return and pay any additional taxes due in connection with the redemption.

 

Whether or not the Fund is characterized as a USRPHC will depend upon the nature and mix of the Fund’s assets. The Fund does not expect to be a USRPHC. Non-U.S. shareholders should consult their own tax advisers concerning the application of these rules to their investment in the Fund.

 

If a Non-U.S. shareholder has a trade or business in the United States, and the dividends from the Fund are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. shareholder’s conduct of that trade or business, the dividend will be subject to U.S. federal net income taxation at regular income tax rates.

 

If a Non-U.S. shareholder is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by that Non-U.S. shareholder in the United States.

 

To qualify for any exemptions from withholding described above or for lower withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, a Non-U.S. shareholder must comply with special certification and filing requirements relating to its non-US status (including, in general, furnishing an applicable IRS Form W-8). Non-U.S. shareholders should consult their own tax advisers in this regard.

 

A Non-U.S. shareholder may be subject to U.S. state and local tax and to the U.S. federal estate tax in addition to the U.S. federal income tax referred to above.

 

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Backup Withholding. Each Fund generally is required to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury Department a percentage of the taxable distributions and redemption proceeds paid to any individual shareholder who fails to properly furnish the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify to the Fund that he or she is not subject to such withholding. The backup withholding tax rate is currently 24%.

 

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS.

 

FATCA. Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial institution (“FFI”) or a non-financial foreign entity (“NFFE”) within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30% withholding tax on: (i) income dividends paid by a Fund and (ii) in the future, certain capital gain distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Shares paid by the Fund. FATCA withholding tax generally can be avoided: (i) by an FFI, subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other requirements, report required information about certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (ii) by an NFFE, if it: (a) certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or (b) if it does have such owners, reports information relating to them. The Fund may disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of the Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status under FATCA, generally on an applicable IRS Form W-8.

 

Shares Purchased through Tax-Qualified Plans. Special tax rules apply to investments through defined contribution plans and other tax-qualified plans. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisers to determine the suitability of Shares as an investment through such plans, and the precise effect of an investment on their particular tax situation.

 

Possible Tax Law Changes. At the time that this SAI was 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 is a general and abbreviated summary of the provisions of the Code and the Treasury regulations in effect as they directly govern the taxation of the Funds and their shareholders. These provisions are subject to change by legislative and administrative action, and any such change may be retroactive. Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding specific questions as to U.S. federal income, estate or gift taxes, or foreign, state, local taxes or other taxes.

 

BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

 

Brokerage Transactions. Generally, equity securities are bought and sold through brokerage transactions for which commissions are payable. Purchases from underwriters will include the underwriting commission or concession, and purchases from dealers serving as market makers will include a dealer's mark-up or reflect a dealer's mark-down. The purchase price for securities bought from dealers serving as market makers will similarly include the dealer's mark up or reflect a dealer's mark down. When a Fund executes transactions in the over-the-counter market, it will generally deal with primary market makers unless prices that are more favorable are otherwise obtainable.

 

In selecting brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions, the Adviser may consider research and brokerage services furnished to the Adviser or its affiliates. The Adviser may not consider sales of shares of the Funds as a factor in the selection of brokers and dealers, but may place portfolio transactions with brokers and dealers that promote or sell a Fund’s shares so long as such transactions are done in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Trustees that are designed to ensure that the selection is based on the quality of execution and not on sales efforts. When placing portfolio transactions with a broker or dealer, the Adviser may aggregate securities to be sold or purchased for the Funds with those to be sold or purchased for other advisory accounts managed by the Adviser. In aggregating such securities, the Adviser will average the transaction as to price and will allocate available investments in a manner that the Adviser believes to be fair and reasonable to the Funds and such other advisory accounts. An aggregated order will generally be allocated on a pro rata basis among all participating accounts, based on the relative dollar values of the participating accounts, or using any other method deemed to be fair to the participating accounts, with any exceptions to such methods involving the Trust being reported to the Trustees.

 

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Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act permits the Adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause the Funds to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. In addition to agency transactions, the Adviser may receive brokerage and research services in connection with certain riskless principal transactions, in accordance with applicable SEC guidance. Brokerage and research services include: (1) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (2) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, Fund strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (3) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). In the case of research services, the Adviser believes that access to independent investment research is beneficial to its investment decision-making processes and, therefore, to the Funds.

 

To the extent that research services may be a factor in selecting brokers, such services may be in written form or through direct contact with individuals and may include information as to particular companies and securities as well as market, economic, or institutional areas and information which assists in the valuation and pricing of investments. Examples of research-oriented services for which the Adviser might utilize Fund commissions include research reports and other information on the economy, industries, sectors, groups of securities, individual companies, statistical information, political developments, technical market action, pricing and appraisal services, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance and other analysis. The Adviser may use research services furnished by brokers in servicing all client accounts and not all services may necessarily be used in connection with the account that paid commissions to the broker providing such services. Information so received by the Adviser will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by the Adviser under its advisory agreement. Any advisory or other fees paid to the Adviser are not reduced as a result of the receipt of research services.

 

In some cases the Adviser may receive a service from a broker that has both a "research" and a "non-research" use. When this occurs, the Adviser makes a good faith allocation, under all the circumstances, between the research and non-research uses of the service. The percentage of the service that is used for research purposes may be paid for with client commissions, while the Adviser will use its own funds to pay for the percentage of the service that is used for non-research purposes. In making this good faith allocation, the Adviser faces a potential conflict of interest, but the Adviser believes that its allocation procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that it appropriately allocates the anticipated use of such services to their research and non-research uses.

 

From time to time, the Funds may purchase new issues of securities in a fixed price offering. In these situations, the seller may be a member of the selling group that will, in addition to selling securities, provide the Adviser with research services. FINRA has adopted rules expressly permitting these types of arrangements under certain circumstances. Generally, the seller will provide research "credits" in these situations at a rate that is higher than that which is available for typical secondary market transactions. These arrangements may not fall within the safe harbor of Section 28(e).

 

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Brokerage with Fund Affiliates. The Funds may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealer affiliates of the Fund, the Adviser for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and rules promulgated by the SEC. These rules further require that commissions paid to the affiliate by the Funds for exchange transactions not exceed "usual and customary" brokerage commissions. The rules define "usual and customary" commissions to include amounts which are "reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time." The Trustees, including those who are not "interested persons" of the Funds, have adopted procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions paid to affiliates and review these procedures periodically.

 

Securities of “Regular Broker-Dealers”. Each Fund is required to identify any securities of its "regular brokers and dealers" (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) which the Fund may hold at the close of its most recent fiscal year. Each Fund is newly formed and has not commenced operations as of the date of this SAI.

 

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES HOLDINGS

 

On each Business Day (as defined in the Creation and Redemption of Creation Units section of this SAI), prior to the opening of regular trading on the Funds’ primary listing exchange, the Funds disclose on their website (www.rexshares.com) certain information relating to the portfolio holdings that will form the basis of the Funds’ next net asset value per share calculation.

 

In addition, certain information may also be made available to certain parties:

 

Communications of Data Files: Each Fund may make available through the facilities of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) or through posting on the Fund’s website, prior to the opening of trading on each business day, a list of the Fund’s holdings (generally pro-rata) that Authorized Participants could deliver to the Fund to settle purchases of the Fund (i.e. Deposit Securities) or that Authorized Participants would receive from the Fund to settle redemptions of the Fund (i.e. Fund Securities). These files are known as the Portfolio Composition Files and the Fund Data Files (collectively, “Files”). The Files are applicable for the next trading day and are provided to the NSCC and/or posted on the Funds’ website after the close of markets in the U.S.

 

Communications with Authorized Participants and Liquidity Providers: Certain employees of the Adviser, Distributor and Custodian are responsible for interacting with Authorized Participants and liquidity providers with respect to discussing custom basket proposals as described in the Custom Baskets section of this SAI. As part of these discussions, these employees may discuss with an Authorized Participant or liquidity provider the securities each Fund is willing to accept for a creation, and securities that the Fund will provide on a redemption.

 

The Adviser may also discuss portfolio holdings-related information with broker/dealers, in connection with settling each Fund’s transactions, as may be necessary to conduct business in the ordinary course in a manner consistent with the disclosure in the Funds’ current registration statement.

 

Communications with Listing Exchanges: From time to time, employees of the Adviser, Distributor and/or Custodian may discuss portfolio holdings information with the applicable primary listing exchange for the Funds as needed to meet the exchange listing standards.

 

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Communication of Other Information: Certain explanatory information regarding the Files is released to Authorized Participants and liquidity providers on a daily basis, but is only done so after the Files are posted to the Funds’ website.

 

Third-Party Service Providers: Certain portfolio holdings information may be disclosed to the Trustees and their counsel, outside counsel for the Funds, auditors and to certain third-party service providers (i.e., fund administrator, custodian, proxy voting service, and printers), as may be necessary to conduct business in the ordinary course in a manner consistent with applicable policies, agreements with the Funds, the terms of the current registration statement and federal securities laws and regulations thereunder.

 

Each Fund files its complete portfolio holdings schedule with the SEC on a quarterly basis. This schedule is filed with the Trust’s Form N-CSR for the second and fourth fiscal quarters and on Form N-PORT for the first and third fiscal quarters. Certain portfolio information is also included on Form N-PORT that is filed for the second and fourth fiscal quarters. The portfolio holdings information provided in these reports is as of the end of the respective quarter. Form N-CSR must be filed with the SEC no later than ten (10) calendar days after the Trust transmits its annual or semi-annual report to its shareholders. Form N-PORT must be filed with the SEC and will be made publicly available no later than sixty (60) calendar days after the end of the applicable quarter. These portfolio holdings schedules filed on Form N-CSR and form N-PORT are posted to the Funds’ website no later than sixty (60) days following the fiscal quarters.

 

No consideration may be received by the Funds, the Adviser, or any other person in connection with the disclosure of portfolio information. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or his or her delegate may authorize disclosure of portfolio holdings information pursuant to the above policy and procedures, subject to restrictions on selective disclosure imposed by applicable law. The Board reviews the policy and procedures for disclosure of portfolio holdings information at least annually.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

 

The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest in the Trust and to classify or reclassify any unissued shares into one or more series of shares. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust further authorizes the trustees to classify or reclassify any series of shares into one or more classes. The Trust’s shares of beneficial interest have no par value.

 

Each Fund is authorized to issue one class of shares imposing no front-end or deferred sales charges, no 12b-1 fee and no service fee.

 

Shares have no preemptive rights and only such conversion or exchange rights as the Board may grant in its discretion. When issued for payment as described in the applicable prospectus, shares will be fully paid and non-assessable. In the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Trust or an individual fund, shareholders of a fund are entitled to receive the assets available for distribution belonging to the particular fund, and a proportionate distribution, based upon the relative asset values of the respective fund, of any general assets of the Trust not belonging to any particular fund which are available for distribution.

 

Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share held, and a proportionate fractional vote for each fractional share held and will vote in the aggregate and not by class, except as otherwise expressly required by law or when the Board determines that the matter to be voted on affects only the interests of shareholders of a particular class. Voting rights are not cumulative and, accordingly, the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate of the Trust’s outstanding shares may elect all of the trustees, irrespective of the votes of other shareholders.

 

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Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that any matter required to be submitted to the holders of the outstanding voting securities of an investment company such as the Trust shall not be deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each fund affected by the matter. A particular fund is deemed to be affected by a matter unless it is clear that the interests of each fund in the matter are substantially identical or that the matter does not affect any interest of the fund. Under the Rule, the approval of an investment management agreement or any change in an investment objective, if fundamental, or in a fundamental investment policy would be effectively acted upon with respect to a fund only if approved by a majority of the outstanding shares of such fund. However, the Rule also provides that the ratification of the appointment of independent public accountants, the approval of principal underwriting contracts and the election of trustees may be effectively acted upon by shareholders of the Trust voting without regard to series or class.

 

The Trust does not presently intend to hold annual meetings of shareholders except as required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law. Upon the written request of shareholders owning at least 25% of the Trust’s shares, the Trust will call for a meeting of shareholders to consider the removal of one or more trustees and other certain matters. To the extent required by law, the Trust will assist in shareholder communication in such matters.

 

The Board has full power and authority, in its sole discretion, and without obtaining shareholder approval, to divide or combine the shares of any class or series thereof into a greater or lesser number, to classify or reclassify any issued shares or any class or series thereof into one or more classes or series of shares, and to take such other action with respect to the Trust’s shares as the Board may deem desirable. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust authorizes the Trustees, without shareholder approval, to cause the Trust to merge or to consolidate with any corporation, association, trust or other organization in order to change the form of organization and/or domicile of the Trust or to sell or exchange all or substantially all of the assets of the Trust, or any series or class thereof, in dissolution of the Trust, or any series or class thereof. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust permits the termination of the Trust or of any series or class of the Trust by the Trustees without shareholder approval. However, the exercise of such authority by the Board without shareholder approval may be subject to certain restrictions or limitations under the 1940 Act.

 

PROXY VOTING

 

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has delegated responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by each Fund to the Adviser. The Adviser will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy voting policies and procedures, which are included in Exhibit B to this SAI. The Board of Trustees will periodically review each Fund’s proxy voting record. The proxy voting policies and procedures of the Trust are included as Exhibit A to this SAI.

 

The Trust is required to disclose annually each Fund’s complete proxy voting record on Form N-PX. Any material changes to the proxy policies and procedures will be submitted to the Board for approval. Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30, will be available (1) without charge, upon request by calling 833-759-6110 or by writing to the Fund at 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235; (2) or through the Fund’s website at www.XXX.com; and (3) on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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CODES OF ETHICS

 

The Board of Trustees, on behalf of the Trust, has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, the Adviser and the Administrator have each adopted Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1. These Codes of Ethics apply to the personal investing activities of trustees, officers and certain employees (“access persons”). Rule 17j-1 and the Codes of Ethics are designed to prevent unlawful practices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities by access persons. Under each Code of Ethics, access persons are permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, but are required to report their personal securities transactions for monitoring purposes. The personnel subject to the Codes are permitted to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds. In addition, certain access persons are required to obtain approval before investing in initial public offerings or private placements, or are prohibited from making such investments. Copies of these Codes of Ethics are on file with the SEC, and are available to the public on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Funds are new and do not have audited financial statements at this time. Upon completion of the Funds’ first fiscal period/year, audited financial statements will become available.

 

REX-OspreyTM ETFs

8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205

Richmond, Virginia 23235

Telephone: 833-759-6110

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

ETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

 

PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES

 

The ETF Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”) is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Trust offers multiple series (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). Consistent with its fiduciary duties and pursuant to Rule 30b1-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Proxy Rule”), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has adopted this proxy voting policy on behalf of the Trust (the “Policy”) to reflect its commitment to ensure that proxies are voted in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Funds’ shareholders.

 

Delegation of Proxy Voting Authority to Fund Advisers

 

The Board believes that the investment adviser, or the investment sub-adviser as appropriate, of each Fund (each an “Adviser”), as the entity that selects the individual securities that comprise its Fund’s portfolio, is the most knowledgeable and best-suited to make decisions on how to vote proxies of portfolio companies held by that Fund. The Trust shall therefore defer to, and rely on, the Adviser of each Fund to make decisions on how to cast proxy votes on behalf of such Fund.

 

The Trust hereby designates the Adviser of each Fund as the entity responsible for exercising proxy voting authority with regard to securities held in the Fund’s investment portfolio. Consistent with its duties under this Policy, each Adviser shall monitor and review corporate transactions of corporations in which the Fund has invested, obtain all information sufficient to allow an informed vote on all proxy solicitations, ensure that all proxy votes are cast in a timely fashion, and maintain all records required to be maintained by the Fund under the Proxy Rule and the 1940 Act. Each Adviser shall perform these duties in accordance with the Adviser’s proxy voting policy, a copy of which shall be presented to this Board for its review. Each Adviser shall promptly provide to the Board updates to its proxy voting policy as they are adopted and implemented.

 

Conflict of Interest Transactions

 

In some instances, an Adviser may be asked to cast a proxy vote that presents a conflict between the interests of a Fund’s shareholders and those of the Adviser or an affiliated person of the Adviser. In such case, the Adviser is instructed to abstain from making a voting decision and to forward all necessary proxy voting materials to the Trust to enable the Board to make a voting decision. When the Board is required to make a proxy voting decision, only the Trustees without a conflict of interest with regard to the security in question or the matter to be voted upon shall be permitted to participate in the decision of how the Fund’s vote will be cast. In the event that the Board is required to vote a proxy because an Adviser has a conflict of interest with respect to the proxy, the Board will vote such proxy in accordance with the Adviser’s proxy voting policy, to the extent consistent with the shareholders’ best interests, as determined by the Board in its discretion. The Board shall notify the Adviser of its final decision on the matter and the Adviser shall vote in accordance with the Board’s decision. 

 

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Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records Available to Fund Shareholders

 

If a Fund has a website, the Fund may post a copy of its Adviser’s proxy voting policy and this Policy on such website. Effective July 1, 2024, a Fund shall make publicly available its most recently filed report on Form N-PX on or through its website as soon as reasonably practicable after filing the report with the Commission. The information disclosed on Form N-PX shall be in a readable format. In addition, a copy of such policies and of each Fund’s proxy voting record shall also be made available, without charge, upon request of any shareholder of the Fund, by calling the applicable Fund’s toll-free telephone number as printed in the Fund’s prospectus. The Trust’s administrator shall reply to any Fund shareholder request within three business days of receipt of the request, by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery.

 

Each Adviser shall provide a complete voting record, as required by the Proxy Rule, for each series of the Trust for which it acts as adviser, to the Trust’s administrator within 30 days following the end of each 12-month period ending June 30. The Trust’s administrator will file a report based on such record on Form N-PX on an annual basis with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission no later than August 31st of each year.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES OF REX ADVISERS, LLC

 

REX ADVISERS, LLC

 

PROXY VOTING

 

An investment adviser with the authority to vote client proxies must satisfy three general requirements: 

Adopt and implement written proxy voting policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that adviser votes client securities proxies in the best interests of clients and address how conflicts of interest will be handled

Disclose its proxy voting policies and procedures to clients, furnish clients with a copy of the policies and procedures if they request it, and inform clients as to how they can obtain information from the adviser regarding the manner in which proxies on their securities were voted

Maintain records as evidence of compliance with these requirements Proxy voting records that must be maintained include:

Written policies and procedures

Proxy statements received for client securities

Records of proxy votes cast for clients’ securities, including any material supporting documentation relied upon in the process

Record of the disclosure to clients of the adviser's policies and access to voting decisions, including client requests to view the adviser's proxy policies or proxy voting record, and the adviser's response

 

CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS

 

From time to time, securities held in the accounts of clients will be the subject of class action lawsuits. Rex Advisers has no obligation to (1) determine if securities held by the client are subject to a pending or resolved class action lawsuit; (2) to evaluate a client’s eligibility or to submit a claim to participate in the proceeds of a securities class action settlement or verdict; and (3) initiate litigation to recover damages on behalf of clients who may have been injured because of actions, misconduct, or negligence by corporate management of issuers whose securities are held by clients.

 

Where Rex Advisers receives written or electronic notice of a class action lawsuit, settlement, or verdict affecting securities owned by a client, it will forward all notices, proof of claim forms, and other materials, to the client.

 

FIRM PROCEDURES

 

Rex Advisers believes that the voting of proxies is an important part of portfolio management as it represents an opportunity for shareholders to make their voices heard and to influence the direction of a company.

 

The CCO is charged with responsibility to ensure that the adviser implements proxy voting policies and procedures that provide protection against conflicts of interest, adequate record- keeping and disclosures regarding the policies and procedures. It is the policy of the adviser to vote client proxies in the best economic interests of the clients. Consistent with its fiduciary duty, the adviser will strive to vote in a way that will cause the value of the issue to increase the most or decline the least. The adviser will monitor corporate actions and consideration will be given to both the short and long-term implications of the proposal to be voted on when considering the optimal vote. The adviser will further consider the opinion of management and the effect on management, and the effect on shareholder value and the issuer's business practices.

 

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Any general or specific proxy voting guidelines provided by an advisory client or its designated agent in writing will take the place of this policy. Clients may wish to have their proxies voted by an independent third party or other named fiduciary or agent, at the client's cost.

 

Absent specific voting guidelines by a client, the adviser will generally vote proxies as follows: 

Vote all proxies from a specific issuer the same way for each client

Routine corporate proposals such as approval of auditors and election of directors will be voted with management. Proposals involving corporate responsibility and social/political issues will be voted on a case-by-case basis.

Non-routine corporate proposals (i.e., restructuring efforts, name changes, mergers & acquisitions, stock options plans etc.) will be analyzed with the goal of maximizing shareholder value, but will mostly concur with management's vote

Corporate governance proposals (i.e., golden parachutes, poison pills, limitations on officer and director liabilities, cumulative voting etc.) that cause board members to become entrenched or cause unequal voting rights will be voted against

 

The CCO is responsible to ensure that records of the adviser's proxy voting policies and practices are retained including at minimum: 

Proxy voting policy, including third party supplemental information if applicable (if service bureau is utilized)

Record of proxy votes cast

Record of disclosure(s) made to clients/investors regarding proxy voting

Record of any client/investor requesting the adviser's proxy voting policies/record and evidence that responsive information was provided

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter

ETF Opportunities Trust

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Membership

 

1.The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of ETF Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”) shall be composed entirely of Independent Trustees.

 

Board Nominations and Functions

 

1.The Committee shall make nominations for Trustee membership on the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees. The Committee shall evaluate candidates’ qualifications for Board membership and their independence from the investment advisers to the Trust’s series portfolios and the Trust’s other principal service providers. Persons selected as Independent Trustees must not be an “interested person” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, nor shall Independent Trustees have any affiliations or associations that shall preclude them from voting as an Independent Trustee on matters involving approvals and continuations of Rule 12b-1 Plans, Investment Advisory Agreements and such other standards as the Committee shall deem appropriate.  The Committee shall also consider the effect of any relationships beyond those delineated in the 1940 Act that might impair independence, e.g., business, financial or family relationships with managers or service providers.  See Appendix A for Procedures with Respect to Nominees to the Board.

2.The Committee shall periodically review Board governance procedures and shall recommend any appropriate changes to the full Board of Trustees.

3.The Committee shall periodically review the composition of the Board of Trustees to determine whether it may be appropriate to add individuals with different backgrounds or skill sets from those already on the Board.

4.The Committee shall periodically review trustee compensation and shall recommend any appropriate changes to the Independent Trustees as a group.

 

Committee Nominations and Functions

 

1.The Committee shall make nominations for membership on all committees and shall review committee assignments at least annually.

2.The Committee shall review, as necessary, the responsibilities of any committees of the Board, whether there is a continuing need for each committee, whether there is a need for additional committees of the Board, and whether committees should be combined or reorganized. The Committee shall make recommendations for any such action to the full Board.

 

Other Powers and Responsibilities

 

1.The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including authority to retain special counsel and other experts or consultants at the expense of the Trust.

2.The Committee shall review this Charter at least annually and recommend any changes to the full Board of Trustees.

 

Adopted: December 4, 2019

 

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APPENDIX A TO THE NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

COMMITTEE CHARTER

 

ETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

 

PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO NOMINEES TO THE BOARD

 

I.Identification of Candidates. When a vacancy on the Board of Trustees exists or is anticipated, and such vacancy is to be filled by an Independent Trustee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall identify candidates by obtaining referrals from such sources as it may deem appropriate, which may include current Trustees, management of the Trust, counsel and other advisors to the Trustees, and shareholders of the Trust who submit recommendations in accordance with these procedures. In no event shall the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consider as a candidate to fill any such vacancy an individual recommended by any investment adviser of any series portfolio of the Trust, unless the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has invited management to make such a recommendation.

 

II.Shareholder Candidates. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall, when identifying candidates for the position of Independent Trustee, consider any such candidate recommended by a shareholder if such recommendation contains: (i) sufficient background information concerning the candidate, including evidence the candidate is willing to serve as an Independent Trustee if selected for the position; and (ii) is received in a sufficiently timely manner as determined by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in its discretion.  Shareholders shall be directed to address any such recommendations in writing to the attention of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, c/o the Secretary of the Trust. The Secretary shall retain copies of any shareholder recommendations which meet the foregoing requirements for a period of not more than 12 months following receipt.  The Secretary shall have no obligation to acknowledge receipt of any shareholder recommendations.

 

III.Evaluation of Candidates. In evaluating a candidate for a position on the Board of Trustees, including any candidate recommended by shareholders of the Trust, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall consider the following: (i) the candidate’s knowledge in matters relating to the mutual fund industry; (ii) any experience possessed by the candidate as a director or senior officer of public companies; (iii) the candidate’s educational background; (iv) the candidate’s reputation for high ethical standards and professional integrity; (v) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the candidate, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board’s existing mix of skills, core competencies and qualifications; (vi) the candidate’s perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the Board, including the candidate’s ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other members of the Board; (vii) the candidate’s ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee and any other actual or potential conflicts of interest involving the candidate and the Trust; and (viii) such other factors as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee determines to be relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies. Prior to making a final recommendation to the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall conduct personal interviews with those candidates it concludes are the most qualified candidates.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 28. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)   Certificate of Trust of ETF Opportunities Trust (“Registrant”) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020. 
     
(a)(2)   Agreement and Declaration of Trust is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(b)   By-Laws of the Registrant is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(c)   Articles IV, VII and VIII of the Declaration of Trust, Exhibit 28(a)(2) above, define the rights of holders of the securities being registered. (Certificates for shares are not issued.)
     
(d)(1)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Ridgeline Research LLC on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(d)(2)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Vident Asset Management and Ridgeline Research LLC on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 130 on Form N-1A filed on March 29, 2024.
     
(d)(3)   Amended Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Formidable Asset Management, LLC on behalf of the Formidable ETF, the Formidable Dividend and Income ETF and the Formidable Fortress ETF (“Formidable ETFs”) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 on Form N-1A filed on July 31, 2023.
     
(d)(4)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Toroso Investments, LLC and Formidable Asset Management, LLC on behalf of the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 on Form N-1A filed on July 31, 2023.
     
(d)(5)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Applied Finance Advisors, LLC on behalf of the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed on July 20, 2021.
     
(d)(6)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tidal Investments, LLC and Applied Finance Advisors, LLC on behalf of the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 201 on Form N-1A filed on December 13, 2024. .
     
(d)(7)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2022.
     
(d)(8)  

Sub-Advisory Agreement between Vident Asset Management and Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF and Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 130 on Form N-1A filed on March 29, 2024.

     
(d)(9)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF (f/k/a Kingsbarn Tactical Inflation ETF) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 on Form N-1A filed on March 30, 2023.

 

 

 

 

(d)(10)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.
     
(d)(11)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Toroso Investments, LLC and WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 on Form N-1A filed on July 31, 2023.
     
(d)(12)   Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Cultivar Capital, Inc. on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 on Form N-1A filed on November 28, 2022.
     
(d)(13)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tidal Investments, LLC and Cultivar Capital, Inc. on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective amendment No. 192 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(d)(14)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management LLC on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 on Form        N-1A filed on October 6, 2023.
     
(d)(15)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(d)(16)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(d)(17)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of REX  IncomeMax AMD Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax AMZN Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax TSLA Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax BIIB Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax DIS Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax EEM Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax GDXJ Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax GOOG Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax META Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax MSFT Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax MSTR Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax PYPL Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax SLV Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax SMH Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax SNOW Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax TLRY Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax UNG Strategy ETF, REX  IncomeMax USO Strategy ETF and REX  IncomeMax V Strategy ETF (“REX ETFs”) and REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 on Form N-1A filed on September 20, 2023.
     
(d)(18)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Vident Advisory, LLC (d/b/a Vident Asset Management) and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX ETFs REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 on Form N-1A filed on September 20, 2023.
     
(d)(19)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF and the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.
     
(d)(20)  

Sub-Advisory Agreement between Brendan Wood TopGun Partnerships Inc. and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Brendan Wood TopGun ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.

 

 

 

 

(d)(21)  

Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and IDX Advisors, LLC on behalf of the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 109 on Form N-1A filed on November 7, 2023.

     
(d)(22)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tidal Investments, LLC and IDX Advisors, LLC on behalf of the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 201 on Form N-1A filed on December 13, 2024.
     
(d)(23)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.
     

(d)(24)

 

 

Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tapp Finance, Inc. on behalf of TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.

     
(d)(25)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tuttle Capital Management, LLC and Tapp Finance, Inc. on behalf of TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     
(d)(26)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     
(d)(27)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between REX Advisers, LLC and Vident Asset Management on behalf of the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     
(d)(28)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Shareholders First Index ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     
(d)(29)   Advisory Agreement between Registrant and 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     
(d)(30)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC and Tidal Investments, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     
(d)(31)  

Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF, T-REX 2X LONG GME DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG HOOD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SMCI DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG DJT DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG MARA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE MARA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG RBLX  DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG PLTR DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE PLTR DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG ARM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SHOP DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SHOP DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AMD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE AMD DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG NFLX DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE NFLX DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG BA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE BA DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SNOW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SNOW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AVGO DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE AVGO DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG PANW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE PANW DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG TSM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE TSM DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG SQ DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X INVERSE SQ DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG AI DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG COIN DAILY TARGET ETF, and T-REX 2X INVERSE COIN DAILY TARGET ETF, T-REX 2X LONG MSTR DAILY TARGET ETF AND T-REX 2X INVERSE MSTR DAILY TARGET ETF (the “T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs”) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.

 

 

 

 

(d)(32)  

Form of Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Brookmont Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form N-1A on January 17, 2025.

     
(d)(33)  

Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement between Brookmont Capital Management, LLC and King Ridge Capital Advisors, LLC on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF -is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant ’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form N-1A on January 17, 2025.

     
(d)(34)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital RSP Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital KRE Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital IYR Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XLU Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XLE Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XHB Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital EEM Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital EFA Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XLF Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital VTV Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital IJH Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XLV Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital SMH Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XBI Option Income Strategy ETF, Tuttle Capital XLY Option Income Strategy ETF (the “Tuttle Option Income ETFs”) (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(35)  

Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.

     
(d)(36)  

Sub-Advisory Agreement between REX Advisers, LLC and Vident Asset Management on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.

     
(d)(37)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(38)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between REX Advisers, LLC and Vident Asset Management on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(39)   Advisory Agreement between Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital TSLA Put Write ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA Put Write ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR Put Write ETF, Tuttle Capital COIN Put Write ETF, and Tuttle Capital QQQ Put Write ETF (the “Put Write ETFs”) (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(39)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(40)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC and Tidal Investments, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(41)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(42)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between REX Advisers, LLC and [____________] on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

 

 

 

(d)(43)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(44)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between Tuttle Capital Management, LLC and OT Advisors, LLC on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(45)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital AAPL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital GOOGL 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital META 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital TSLA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital NVDA 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital AMZN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSFT 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF, Tuttle Capital COIN 0DTE Covered Call ETF, and Tuttle Capital IBIT 0DTE Covered Call ETF (the “Covered Call ETFs”) (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(46)   Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and REX Advisers, LLC on behalf of the REX-Osprey™ DOGE ETF, REX-Osprey™ TRUMP ETF, REX-Osprey™ BONK ETF, REX-Osprey™ XRP ETF, REX-Osprey™ SOL ETF, REX-Osprey™ BTC ETF and REX-Osprey™ ETH ETF (the “REX-Osprey™ ETFs”) (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(d)(47)   Sub-Advisory Agreement between REX Advisers, LLC and [_________] on behalf of the REX-Osprey™ ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(1)   Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(e)(2)   First Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF, the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF and the Real Asset Strategies ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(e)(3)   Third Amendment to the Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Funds in the Trust is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 19 on Form N-1A filed on October 12, 2021.
     
(e)(4)   ETF Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Funds in the Trust is herein incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Post-Effective No 30 on Form N-1A filed on September 1, 2022.
     
(e)(5)   Fourth Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF (f/k/a Kingsbarn Tactical Inflation ETF) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 44 on Form N-1A filed on March 17, 2023.
     
(e)(6)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF, the REX ETFs and the REX FANG & Innovation  Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(e)(7)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF, the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.

 

 

 

 

(e)(8)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.
     
(e)(9)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     
(e)(10)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     
(e)(11)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF and Tuttle Capital Shareholders First Index ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     
(e)(13)   Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF and the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.
     
(e)(14)   Form of Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(e)(15)  

Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Tuttle Option Income ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).

     
(e)(16)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(e)(17)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(18)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Put Write ETFs and the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(19)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(20)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(21)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Covered Call ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(e)(22)   Amendment to the ETF Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Fund services, LLC on behalf of the REX-Osprey™ ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

 

 

 

(e)(23)   Form of Authorized Participant Agreement with Foreside Fund Services, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(f)   Not applicable.
     
(g)(1)   Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(g)(2)  

Amendment No. 1 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.

(g)(3)   Amendment No. 4 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed on July 20, 2021.
     
 (g)(4)   Amendment No. 5 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed on July 20, 2021.
     
(g)(5)   Amendment No. 6 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 19 on Form N-1A filed on October 12, 2021.
     
(g)(6)   Amendment No. 7 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF and the UBC Algorithmic Fundamentals ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.
     
(g)(7)   Amendment No. 8 to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2022.
     
(g)(8)  

Amendment to the Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF (f/k/a Kingsbarn Tactical Inflation ETF) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 on Form N-1A filed on March 30, 2023.

     
(g)(9)   Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF, the REX ETFs and the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(g)(10)  

Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF, the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.

 

 

 

 

(g)(11)   Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.
     
(g)(12)   Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     

(g)(13)

 

 

Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF, Tuttle Capital Shareholders First Index ETF and SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.

     
(g)(14)  

Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF and the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.

     
(g)(15)   Form of Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF  is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(g)(16)   Amendment to Global Custodial and Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Option Income ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(17)   ETF Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on Form N-1A filed on September 13, 2024.
     
(g)(18)   Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on Form N-1A filed on September 13, 2024.
     
(g)(19)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(g)(20)   Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(g)(21)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and [_______] on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(22)   Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and  [_______]  on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

 

 

 

(g)(23)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank N.A. on behalf of the Put Write ETFs and the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(24)   Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Put Write ETFs and the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(25)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and  [_______]  on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(26)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and  [_______]  on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(27)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and  [_______]  on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(28)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and  [_______]  on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(29)   Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Registrant and [_______] on behalf of the Covered Call ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(30)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and [_______] on behalf of the Covered Call ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(31)   Amendment to the Custody Agreement between the Registrant and [______] on behalf of the REX-Osprey™ ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(g)(32)   Amendment to the Transfer Agent Services Agreement between the Registrant and [_________] on behalf of the REX-Osprey™ ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(1)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(h)(2)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 on Form N-1A filed on October 12, 2021.
     
(h)(3)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No 11 on Form N-1A filed on July 20, 2021.
     
(h)(4)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.
     
(h)(5)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF (f/k/a Kingsbarn Tactical Inflation ETF) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 on Form N-1A filed on March 30, 2023.
     
(h)(6)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.

 

 

 

 

(h)(7)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2022.
     
(h)(8)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 on Form N-1A filed on October 6, 2023.
     
(h)(9)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     

(h)(10)

 

 

Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the REX ETFs and REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 on Form N-1A filed on September 1, 2023.

     
(h)(11)  

Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF and the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.

     
(h)(12)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 109 on Form N-1A filed on November 7, 2023.
     

(h)(13)

 

Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.

     
(h)(14)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     

(h)(15)

 

  Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     
(h)(16)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Shareholders First Index ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     
(h)(17)   Fund Services Agreement between Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     
(h)(18)  

Fund Services Agreement between Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs and the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.

 

 

 

 

(h)(19)   Form of Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF  is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(h)(20)   Funds Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Tuttle Option Income ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(21)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(h)(22)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(23)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Put Write ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(24)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(25)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(26)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(27)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the Covered Call ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(28)   Fund Services Agreement between the Registrant and Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. on behalf of the REX-Osprey™ ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(29)   Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(h)(30)   Amendment No. 4 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Funds of the Trust is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(h)(31)   Amendment No. 6 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Funds of the Trust is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed on July 20, 2021.
     
(h)(32)   Amendment No. 7 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 19 on Form N-1A filed on October 12, 2021.
     
(h)(33)   Amendment No. 8 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.

 

 

 

 

(h)(34)   Amendment No. 9 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2022.
     
(h)(35)   Amendment No. 10 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Trust is herein incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Post-Effective No. 33 on Form N-1A filed on November 28, 2022.
     
(h)(36)   Amendment No. 12 to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF (f/k/a Kingsbarn Tactical Inflation ETF) is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 on Form N-1A filed on March 30, 2023.
     
(h)(37)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF, the REX ETFs and the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(h)(38)  

Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF, the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.

     

(h)(39)

 

  Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.
     
(h)(40)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF, Tuttle Capital Shareholders First Index ETF and SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     
(h)(41)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF and the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.
     
(h)(42)   Form of Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citi Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(h)(43)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant, Citibank, N.A. on behalf of the Tuttle Option Income ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(44)   ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on Form N-1A filed on September 13, 2024.

 

 

 

 

(h)(45)   Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on Form N-1A filed on September 13, 2024.
     
(h)(46)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(h)(47)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(h)(48)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(49)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp on behalf of the Put Write ETFs and the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(50)   Amendment to the ETF Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant and [__________] on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(51)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(52)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC on behalf of the Put Write ETFs and the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(53)   Amendment to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and [__________]on behalf of the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(54)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant and [_____] on behalf of the Opportunistic Trader ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(55)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant and [_____] on behalf of the Covered Call ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(56)   Amendment to the Services Agreement (Fund Accounting services) between the Registrant and [_____] on behalf of the REX-Osprey™ ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(57)   Fund of Funds Investment Agreement Pursuant to Rule 12d1-4 between the Registrant and Valued Advisers Trust on behalf of SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.  
     
(h)(58)   Amendment No. 1 to the Fund of Funds Investment Agreement Pursuant to Rule 12d1-4 between the Registrant and Valued Advisers Trust on behalf of SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(59)   Fee Waiver Letter dated February 22, 2024, between the Registrant and Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 130 on Form N-1A filed on March 29, 2024.

 

 

 

 

(h)(60)

 

Fee Waiver Letter dated November 1, 2024 between Registrant and Tuttle Capital Management LLC on behalf of the Brendan Wood TopGun ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 2024.

     
(h)(61)         Fee Waiver Letter dated June 25, 2024 between the Registrant and 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2024.
     
(h)(62)   Fee Waiver Letter dated June 25, 2024 between the Registrant and 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(h)(63)   Form of Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Brookmont Capital Management, LLC on behalf of the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(i)(1)   Opinion and Consent of Practus, LLP regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the American Conservative Values ETF and the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(i)(2)   Consent of Legal Counsel for the American Conservative Values ETF and the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 on Form N-1A on November 27, 2024.
     
(i)(3)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 on Form N-1A filed on March 12, 2021.
     
(i)(4)   Consent of Legal Counsel for the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 153 on Form N-1A/A filed on July 29, 2024.  
     
(i)(5)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Applied Finance Valuation  Large Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed on April 16, 2021.
     
(i)(6)   Consent of Legal Counsel for the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 on Form N-1A on April 29, 2024.
     

(i)(7)

 

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on Form N-1A filed on November 9, 2021.

     
(i)(8)   Consent of Counsel for Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 130 on Form N-1A filed on March 29, 2024.
     
(i)(9)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF (f/k/a Kingsbarn Tactical Inflation ETF) is herein incorporated by reference form the Registration’s Post-Effective Amendment No 28 on Form N-1A filed on June 7, 2022.  
     
(i)(10)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed November 23, 2021.

 

 

 

 

(i)(11)

 

Consent of Counsel for the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.

     

(i)(12)

 

 

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of securities registered with respect to the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-1A filed on March 24, 2022.

     
(i)(13)  

Consent of Counsel for the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.

     
(i)(14)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of securities registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(15)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 on Form N-1A filed on October 6, 2023.
     
(i)(16)   Consent of Counsel for the T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 178 on Form N-1A filed on October 28, 2024.
     
(i)(17)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to  LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(i)(18)   Consent of Counsel for the Laffer Tengler Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(i)(19)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the REX ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 on Form N-1A filed on September 20, 2023.
     
(i)(20)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 on Form N-1A filed on September 1, 2023.
     
(i)(21)   Consent of Counsel for the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 194 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     

(i)(22)

 

  Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 106 on Form N-1A filed on October 31, 2023.
     
(i)(23)   Consent of Counsel for the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 2024.
     
(i)(24)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Brendan Wood TopGun ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.

 

 

 

 

(i)(25)   Consent of Counsel for Brendan Wood TopGun ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 2024.
     
(i)(26)  

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF and the Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 112 on Form N-1A filed on November 17, 2023.

     
(i)(27)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 109 on Form N-1A filed on November 7, 2023.
     

(i)(28)

 

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 on Form N-1A filed on January 8, 2024.

     
(i)(29)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the TappAlpha SPY Daily Growth & Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Daily Growth & Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     
(i)(30)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 on Form N-1A filed on May 21, 2024.
     
(i)(31)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital Shareholders First Index ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 on Form N-1A filed on August 9, 2024.
     

(i)(32)

 

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2024.

     
(i)(33)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 201 on Form N-1A filed on December 13, 2024.
     
(i)(34)  

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 on Form N-1A filed on September 23, 2024.

     
(i)(35)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the T-Rex 2X Inverse MSTR Daily Target ETF and the T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 166 on Form N-1A filed on September 13, 2024.
     
(i)(36)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the  Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(i)(37)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the Tuttle Option Income ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

 

 

 

(i)(38)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(i)(39)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(40)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the Put Write ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(41)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the SMI 3Fourteen SMI Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(42)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(43)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the Opportunistic Trader ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(44)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares registered with respect to the Covered Call ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(i)(45)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares registered with respect to the REX-Osprey™ ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(j)(1)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the American Conservative Values ETF and the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 on Form N-1A on November 27, 2024.
     
(j)(2)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Formidable ETFs is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 153 on Form N-1A/A filed on July 29, 2024.  
     
(j)(3)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF is incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 on Form N-1A on April 29, 2024.
     

(j)(4)

 

  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Cultivar ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(j)(5)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(j)(6)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 130 on Form N-1A filed on March 29, 2024.
     
(j)(7)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF and T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 178 on Form N-1A filed on October 28, 2024.

 

 

 

 

(j)(8)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the Laffer Tengler Equity Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(j)(9)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 194 on Form N-1A filed on November 27, 2024.
     
(j)(10)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of Brendan Wood TopGun ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 2024.
     
(j)(11)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on behalf of Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 on Form N-1A filed on December 30, 2024.
     
(l)   Initial Capital Agreement is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.
     
(m)(1)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2024.
     
(m)(2)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF  is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(m)(3)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Tuttle Option Income ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(m)(4)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post—Effective Amendment No. 188 on Form N-1A filed on November 22, 2024.
     
(m)(5)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(m)(6)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(m)(7)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Opportunistic Trader ETF (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(m)(8)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Covered Call ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(m)(9)   Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the REX-Osprey™ ETFs (To be Filed by Amendment).
     
(n)(1)   Rule 18f-3 Multi-Class Plan. Not applicable.
     
(o)   Reserved.
     
(p)(1)   Code of Ethics for the Registrant is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     
(p)(2)   Code of Ethics for Ridgeline Research, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A/A filed on June 15, 2020.

 

 

 

 

(p)(3)   Code of Ethics for Vident Asset Management is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2024. 
     
(p)(4)   Code of Ethics for Formidable Asset Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 on Form N-1A filed on March 12, 2021.
     
(p)(5)   Code of Ethics for Toroso Asset Management is herein incorporated by reference filed from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 on Form N-1A filed on April 29, 2022.
     
(p)(6)   Code of Ethics for Applied Finance Advisors, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 on Form N-1A filed on March 30, 2023.
     
(p)(7)   Code of Ethics for Gea Sphere, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 on Form N-1A filed on July 31, 2023.
     
(p)(8)   Code of Ethics for Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference filed from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 on Form N-1A filed on April 29, 2022.
     
(p)(9)   Code of Ethics for WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 on Form N-1A filed on July 31, 2023.
     
(p)(10)   Code of Ethics for Cultivar Capital, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 on Form N-1A filed on July 31, 2023.
     
(p)(11)   Code of Ethics for Tuttle Capital Management LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(p)(12)   Code of Ethics for Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 on Form N-1A filed on July 28, 2023.
     
(p)(13)   Code of Ethics for REX Advisers, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 on Form N-1A filed on September 1, 2023.
     
(p)(14)  

Code of Ethics for Brendan Wood TopGun Partnerships Inc. is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 on Form N-1A filed on October 20, 2023.

     

(p)(15)

 

Code of Ethics for IDX Advisors, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 109 on Form N-1A filed on November 7, 2023.

     
(p)(16)   Code of Ethics for Tapp Finance, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2024.
     
(p)(17)   Code of Ethics for 3Fourteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 on Form N-1A filed on June 26, 2024.
     
(p)(18)   Code of Ethics for Brookmont Capital Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(p)(19)   Code of Ethics for King Ridge Capital Advisors, LLC is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 on Form-N-1A filed on January 17, 2025.
     
(p)(20)   Code of Ethics for OT Advisors, LLC (To be Filed by Amendment).

 

 

 

 

(q)   Power of Attorney for Mary Lou H. Ivey, Dr. David J. Urban, and Laura V. Morrison is herein incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Post-Effective amendment No. 208 on form N-1A filed on January 6, 2025.
     

Item 29. Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control With Registrant

Not Applicable.

 

Item 30. Indemnification

 

See Article VIII, Section 2 of the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and the section titled “Indemnification of Trustees, Officers, Employees and Other Agents” in the Registrant’s By-Laws.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.

 

 Item 31. Business and other Connections of the Investment Adviser

 

The description of the Investment Adviser is found under the caption “Management,” “The Investment Adviser” in the Prospectus and under the caption “Investment Adviser” in the Statement of Additional Information constituting Parts A and B, respectively, of this Registration Statement, which are incorporated by reference herein. The Investment Adviser may provide investment advisory services to persons or entities other than the Registrant.

 

Item 32. Foreside Fund Services, LLC

 

Item 32(a) Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter for the following investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended:

 

1. AB Active ETFs, Inc.
2. ABS Long/Short Strategies Fund
3. ActivePassive Core Bond ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
4. ActivePassive Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
5. ActivePassive International Equity ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
6. ActivePassive U.S. Equity ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
7. AdvisorShares Trust
8. AFA Private Credit Fund
9. AGF Investments Trust
10. AIM ETF Products Trust
11. Alexis Practical Tactical ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
12. AlphaCentric Prime Meridian Income Fund
13. American Century ETF Trust
14. Amplify ETF Trust
15. Applied Finance Dividend Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
16. Applied Finance Explorer Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
17. Applied Finance Select Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
18. ARK ETF Trust

 

 

 

 

19. ARK Venture Fund
20. Bitwise Funds Trust
21. Bluestone Community Development Fund
22. BondBloxx ETF Trust
23. Bramshill Multi-Strategy Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
24. Bridgeway Funds, Inc.
25. Brinker Capital Destinations Trust
26. Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc.
27. Build Funds Trust
28. Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund
29. Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
30. Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund
31. Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund
32. Calamos Global Total Return Fund
33. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
34. Carlyle Tactical Private Credit Fund
35. Cascade Private Capital Fund
36. Catalyst Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
37. CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund
38. Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund
39. Clifford Capital Focused Small Cap Value Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
40. Clifford Capital International Value Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
41. Clifford Capital Partners Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
42. Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund
43. Cliffwater Enhanced Lending Fund
44. Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.
45. Convergence Long/Short Equity ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
46. CornerCap Small-Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
47. CrossingBridge Pre-Merger SPAC ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
48. Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
49. Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
50. CYBER HORNET S&P 500® and Bitcoin 75/25 Strategy ETF, Series of ONEFUND Trust
51. Davis Fundamental ETF Trust
52. Defiance Connective Technologies ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
53. Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
54. Defiance Next Gen H2 ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
55. Defiance Quantum ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
56. Denali Structured Return Strategy Fund
57. Dividend Performers ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
58. Dodge & Cox Funds
59. DoubleLine ETF Trust
60. DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund
61. DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund
62. DoubleLine Yield Opportunities Fund
63. DriveWealth ETF Trust
64. EIP Investment Trust
65. Ellington Income Opportunities Fund
66. ETF Opportunities Trust
67. Evanston Alternative Opportunities Fund
68. Exchange Listed Funds Trust
69. Exchange Place Advisors Trust
70. FlexShares Trust
71. Forum Funds
72. Forum Funds II
73. Forum Real Estate Income Fund
74. Gramercy Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
75. Grayscale Future of Finance ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
76. Guinness Atkinson Funds
77. Harbor ETF Trust
78. Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust
79. Horizon Kinetics Blockchain Development ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust

 

 

 

 

80. Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
81. Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
82. Horizon Kinetics Medical ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
83. Horizon Kinetics SPAC Active ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
84. IDX Funds
85. Innovator ETFs Trust
86. Ironwood Institutional Multi-Strategy Fund LLC
87. Ironwood Multi-Strategy Fund LLC
88. Jensen Quality Growth ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
89. John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
90. Kurv ETF Trust
91. LDR Real Estate Value-Opportunity Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
92. Mairs & Power Balanced Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
93. Mairs & Power Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
94. Mairs & Power Minnesota Municipal Bond ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
95. Mairs & Power Small Cap Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
96. Manor Investment Funds
97. Milliman Variable Insurance Trust
98. Moerus Worldwide Value Fund, Series of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV
99. Morgan Stanley ETF Trust
100. Morningstar Funds Trust
101. Mutual of America Investment Corporation
102. NEOS ETF Trust
103. Niagara Income Opportunities Fund
104. NXG Cushing® Midstream Energy Fund
105. Opal Dividend Income ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
106. OTG Latin American Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
107. Overlay Shares Core Bond ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
108. Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
109. Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
110. Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
111. Overlay Shares Municipal Bond ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
112. Overlay Shares Short Term Bond ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
113. Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
114. Palmer Square Funds Trust
115. Palmer Square Opportunistic Income Fund
116. Partners Group Private Income Opportunities, LLC
117. Performance Trust Mutual Funds, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
118. Performance Trust Short Term Bond ETF, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
119. Perkins Discovery Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
120. Philotimo Focused Growth and Income Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
121. Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
122. Point Bridge America First ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
123. Precidian ETFs Trust
124. Preferred-Plus ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
125. Rareview Dynamic Fixed Income ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
126. Rareview Systematic Equity ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
127. Rareview Tax Advantaged Income ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
128. Rareview Total Return Bond ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
129. Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds
130. Reynolds Funds, Inc.
131. RiverNorth Enhanced Pre-Merger SPAC ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
132. RiverNorth Patriot ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
133. RMB Investors Trust
134. Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
135. Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
136. Roundhill Alerian LNG ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
137. Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
138. Roundhill Cannabis ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
139. Roundhill ETF Trust
140. Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust

 

 

 

 

141. Roundhill S&P Global Luxury ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
142. Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
143. Roundhill Video Games ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
144. Rule One Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
145. Securian AM Real Asset Income Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
146. Six Circles Trust
147. Sound Shore Fund, Inc.
148. SP Funds Trust
149. Sparrow Funds
150. Spear Alpha ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
151. STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
152. STF Tactical Growth ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
153. Strategic Trust
154. Strategy Shares
155. Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
156. Tekla World Healthcare Fund
157. Tema ETF Trust
158. The 2023 ETF Series Trust
159. The 2023 ETF Series Trust II
160. The Cook & Bynum Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
161. The Community Development Fund
162. The Finite Solar Finance Fund
163. The Private Shares Fund
164. The SPAC and New Issue ETF, Series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust
165. Third Avenue Trust
166. Third Avenue Variable Series Trust
167. Tidal ETF Trust
168. Tidal Trust II
169. Tidal Trust III
170. TIFF Investment Program
171. Timothy Plan High Dividend Stock Enhanced ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
172. Timothy Plan High Dividend Stock ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
173. Timothy Plan International ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
174. Timothy Plan Market Neutral ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
175. Timothy Plan US Large/Mid Cap Core ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
176. Timothy Plan US Large/Mid Core Enhanced ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
177. Timothy Plan US Small Cap Core ETF, Series of The Timothy Plan
178. Total Fund Solution
179. Touchstone ETF Trust
180. T-Rex 2X Inverse Bitcoin Daily Target ETF, Series of World Funds Trust
181. T-Rex 2x Inverse Ether Daily Target ETF, Series of World Funds Trust
182. T-Rex 2X Long Bitcoin Daily Target ETF, Series of World Funds Trust
183. T-Rex 2x Long Ether Daily Target ETF
184. TrueShares Active Yield ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
185. TrueShares Eagle Global Renewable Energy Income ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
186. TrueShares Structured Outcome (April) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
187. TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
188. TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
189. TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
190. TrueShares Structured Outcome (January) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
191. TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
192. TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
193. TrueShares Structured Outcome (March) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
194. TrueShares Structured Outcome (May) ETF, Listed Funds Trust
195. TrueShares Structured Outcome (November) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
196. TrueShares Structured Outcome (October) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
197. TrueShares Structured Outcome (September) ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
198. TrueShares Technology, AI & Deep Learning ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
199. U.S. Global Investors Funds
200. Union Street Partners Value Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
201. Vest Bitcoin Strategy Managed Volatility Fund, Series of World Funds Trust

 

 

 

 

202. Vest S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats Target Income Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
203. Vest US Large Cap 10% Buffer Strategies Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
204. Vest US Large Cap 10% Buffer Strategies VI Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
205. Vest US Large Cap 20% Buffer Strategies Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
206. Vest US Large Cap 20% Buffer Strategies VI Fund, Series of World Funds Trust
207. VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
208. VictoryShares Core Plus Intermediate Bond ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
209. VictoryShares Corporate Bond ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
210. VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
211. VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
212. VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
213. VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
214. VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
215. VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
216. VictoryShares International Value Momentum ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
217. VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
218. VictoryShares NASDAQ Next 50 ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
219. VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
220. VictoryShares THB Mid Cap ESG ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
221. VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
222. VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
223. VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
224. VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
225. VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
226. VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
227. VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
228. VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
229. VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
230. VictoryShares US Value Momentum ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
231. VictoryShares WestEnd Economic Cycle Bond ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
232. VictoryShares WestEnd Global Equity ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
233. VictoryShares WestEnd US Sector ETF, Series of Victory Portfolios II
234. Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund
235. Volatility Shares Trust
236. West Loop Realty Fund, Series of Investment Managers Series Trust
237. Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc.
238. Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust
239. WisdomTree Digital Trust
240. WisdomTree Trust
241. XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust

 

Item 32(b) The following are the Officers and Manager of the Distributor, the Registrant’s underwriter. The Distributor’s main business address is Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101.

 

Name   Address   Position with Underwriter  

Position with Registrant

Teresa Cowan   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME  04101   President/Manager   None
Chris Lanza   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101   Vice President   None
Kate Macchia   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101   Vice President   None
Nanette K. Chern   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101   Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer   None
Kelly B. Whetstone   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101   Secretary   None
Susan L. LaFond   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101   Treasurer   None
Weston Sommers   Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME  04101   Financial and Operations Principal and Chief Financial Officer   None

  

Item 32(c) Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records

 

The accounts, books or other documents of the Registrant required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder are kept in several locations:

 

a) Adviser

Ridgeline Research LLC, 14961 Finegan Farm Drive, Darnestown, Maryland 20874 (records relating to its function as investment adviser to the American Conservative Values ETF and the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF).

 

b)   Sub-Adviser

Vident Advisory, LLC (d/b/a Vident Asset Management), 1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 515, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009 (records relating to its function as sub-adviser to the American Conservative Values ETF, the American Conservative Values Small-Cap ETF, the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF, the Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF (f/k/a Kingsbarn Tactical Inflation ETF), the REX ETFs, the REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, the REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF, the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF, and the REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF).

 

c)   Adviser

Formidable Asset Management, LLC, 221 East fourth Street, Suite 2700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (records relating to its function as investment adviser to the Formidable ETFs).

 

d)   Sub-Adviser

Tidal Investments, LLC, 898 N. Broadway, Suite 2, Massapequa, New York 11758 (records relating to its function as sub-adviser to the Formidable ETFs, the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF, WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF, Cultivar ETF, IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF, IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF, the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF and the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF).

 

e)   Adviser

Applied Finance Advisors, LLC, 17806 IH 10, Suite 300, San Antonio, Texas 78257 (records relating to its function as adviser to the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF).

 

f)    Adviser

Kingsbarn Capital Management, LLC, 1645 Village Center Circle, Suite 200, Las Vegas, Nevada 89134 (records relating to its function as adviser to the Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF and Kingsbarn Dividend Opportunity ETF (f/k/a Kingsbarn Tactical Inflation ETF)).

 

g)   Adviser

WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC, 4458 Legendary Drive, Suite 140, Destin, Florida 32541 (records relating to its function as adviser to the WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF).

 

h)   Adviser

Cultivar Capital, Inc., 421 E. Hickory Street, Suite 103, Denton, Texas 76201 (records relating to its function as adviser to the Cultivar ETF).

 

i)    Adviser

Tuttle Capital Management LLC, 155 Lockwood Rd., Riverside CT 06878 (records relating to its function as adviser to the Tuttle Capital 2X DBMF ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X All Innovation ETF, Tuttle Capital 2X Inverse All Innovation ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF, LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Long AI ETF, Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse AI ETF, Brendan Wood TopGun ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Apple Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Alphabet Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Long Microsoft Daily Target ETF, T-Rex 2X Inverse Microsoft Daily Target ETF, Tuttle Capital Shareholders First Index ETF, Tuttle Capital Congressional Trading ETF, the T-Rex 2X Hedge ETFs, the Tuttle Option Income ETFs, the Put Write ETFs, the Opportunistic Trader ETF, and the Covered Call ETFs).

 

 

 

 

j)    Sub-Adviser

Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc., 103 Murphy Court, Nashville, TN 37203 (records relating to its function as sub-adviser to the LAFFER|TENGLER Equity Income ETF).

 

k)   Adviser

REX Advisers, LLC, 1241 Post Road, Second Floor, Fairfield, Connecticut 06824 (records relating to its function as adviser to the REX ETFs, REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF, the REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF, REX IncomeMax IBIT Strategy ETF, the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF and the REX-Osprey™ ETFs).

 

l)    Sub-Adviser

Brendan Wood TopGun Partnerships Inc., 15 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 1B2 (records relating to its function as sub-adviser to the Brendan Wood TopGun ETF).

 

m)           Adviser

Tapp Finance, Inc., 3700 W. Lawton St., Seattle, Washington 98199 (records relating to its function as adviser to the TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and the TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF).

 

n)   Sub-Adviser

Tuttle Capital Management, LLC, 155 Lockwood Rd., Riverside CT 06878 (relating to its function as sub-adviser to the TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF and the TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF).

 

o)   Adviser

IDX Advisors, LLC, 2201 E. Camelback Road, Suite 605, Phoenix, AZ 85016 (records relating to its function as adviser to the IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF and IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF).

 

p)   Adviser

3Fouteen & SMI Advisory Services, LLC, 4400 Ray Blvd., Columbus, Indiana 47203 (records relating to its function as adviser to the SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF and the SMI 3Fourteen Real Asset Allocation ETF).

 

q)   Adviser

Brookmont Capital Management, LLC, 5950 Berkshire Lane, Suite 1420, Dallas, TX 75225 (records relating to its function as adviser to the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF).

 

r)    Sub-Adviser King Ridge Capital Advisors, LLC (relating to its function as sub-adviser to the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF).
     
s)   Sub-Adviser [____________] (relating to its function as sub-adviser to the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF).
     
t)    Sub-Adviser OT Advisors, LLC (relating to its function as sub-adviser to the Opportunistic Trader ETF).
     
u)  

Custodian, Transfer Agency

 

Citibank, N.A., 390 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10013.
v)  

Transfer Agent

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

 

 

 

 

w)           Custodian

U.S. Bank, N.A., 425 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

 

x)   Administrator Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235.
   
y) Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101.

 

z)   Fund Accountant

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., located at 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200, Columbus, Ohio, 43219.

 

Item 34. Management Services

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 35. Undertakings

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 213 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Richmond, Commonwealth of Virginia on the 21st day of January, 2025.

 

ETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

 

By: /s/ Karen M. Shupe  
  Karen M. Shupe
Treasurer and Principal Executive Officer
 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 213 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
*Mary Lou H. Ivey   Trustee   January 21, 2025
         
*Laura V. Morrison   Trustee   January 21, 2025
         
*Dr. David J. Urban   Trustee   January 21, 2025
         
/s/ Karen M. Shupe   Treasurer and Principal Executive Officer   January 21, 2025
Karen M. Shupe        
         
/s/ Ann T. MacDonald   Assistant Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer   January 21, 2025
Ann T. MacDonald        
         
*By: /s/ Karen M. Shupe        
  Karen M. Shupe        
         

*Attorney-in-fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney filed as Exhibit (q) on January 6, 2025 (Accession No. 0001999371-25-000136)

 

 

 

 

EXHIBITS

 

None