WCM Developing World Equity Fund
Investor Class Shares –
Institutional Class Shares –
WCM International Equity Fund
Investor Class Shares –
Institutional Class Shares –
Each a series of
Supplement dated
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”)
dated
Effective October 1, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), WCM Investment Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) has agreed to (i) lower its management fee for the WCM Developing World Equity Fund from 1.00% to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, (ii) reduce the limit on the total annual fund operating expenses, excluding certain expenses as described below, of the WCM Developing World Equity Fund from 1.50% to 1.20% and 1.25% to 0.95% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively, and (iii) reduce the limit on the total annual fund operating expenses, excluding certain expenses as described below, of the WCM International Equity Fund from 1.35% to 1.10% and 1.10% to 0.85% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively. Accordingly, as of the Effective Date, the following revisions are made to the Prospectus and SAI:
WCM Developing World Equity Fund
The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” section beginning on page 48 of the Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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.
Investor Class |
Institutional Class |
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases | ||||||||
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) | ||||||||
Wire fee | $ |
$ |
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Overnight check delivery fee | $ |
$ |
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Retirement account fees (annual maintenance fee) | $ |
$ |
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(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
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Management fees | |
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Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fee | |
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Other expenses | ||||||||
Shareholder service fee | |
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All other expenses | ||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses | ||||||||
Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed2 | ( |
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Total annual fund operating expenses after waiving fees and/or reimbursing expenses2 | ||||||||
1 |
2 |
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The example reflects the Fund’s contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement only for the term of the contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
One Year | Three Years | Five Years | Ten Years | |
Investor Class | $ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Institutional Class | $ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
WCM International Equity Fund
The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” section beginning on page 56 of the Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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.
Investor Class |
Institutional Class |
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(fees paid directly from your investment) |
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases | ||||||||
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) | ||||||||
Wire fee | $ |
$ |
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Overnight check delivery fee | $ |
$ |
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Retirement account fees (annual maintenance fee) | $ |
$ |
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(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
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Management fees | ||||||||
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fee | ||||||||
Other expenses | ||||||||
Shareholder service fee | ||||||||
All other expenses | ||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses | ||||||||
Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed2 | ( |
( |
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Total annual fund operating expenses after waiving fees and/or reimbursing expenses2 | ||||||||
1 |
2 |
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The example reflects the Fund’s contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement only for the term of the contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
One Year | Three Years | Five Years | Ten Years | |
Investor Class | $ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Institutional Class | $ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
The first table under the “Investment Advisor” heading on page 113 of the Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
The following table illustrates the annual contractual advisory fees to the Advisor for the services and facilities it provides to the Funds, payable on a monthly basis.
Fund | Contractual Advisory Fees As a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets |
WCM Focused International Growth Fund | 0.85% |
WCM Focused Emerging Markets Fund | 1.00% |
WCM Focused Global Growth Fund | 0.85% |
WCM International Small Cap Growth Fund | 1.00% |
WCM Small Cap Growth Fund(1) | 0.99% |
WCM SMID Quality Value Fund(2) | 0.85% |
WCM China Quality Growth Fund | 1.00% |
WCM Developing World Equity Fund(3) | 0.95% |
WCM International Equity Fund | 0.85% |
WCM Focused International Value Fund | 0.85% |
WCM Focused International Opportunities Fund | 1.00% |
WCM Mid Cap Quality Value Fund | 0.85% |
WCM Focused Emerging Markets Ex China Fund | 1.00% |
(1) | With respect to the WCM Small Cap Growth Fund, effective July 1, 2022, the Advisor agreed to lower its management fee from 1.00% to 0.99% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. |
(2) | With respect to the WCM SMID Quality Value Fund, effective November 30, 2022, the Advisor agreed to lower its management fee from 1.00% to 0.85% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. |
(3) | With respect to the WCM Developing World Equity Fund, effective October 1, 2023, the Advisor agreed to lower its management fee from 1.00% to 0.95% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. |
The table under the “Fund Expenses” heading on page 127 of the Prospectus and page B-42 of the SAI is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Expense Limit as Percent of Average Daily Net Assets | ||
Fund | Investor Class |
Institutional Class |
WCM Focused International Growth Fund | 1.50% | 1.25% |
WCM Focused Emerging Markets Fund | 1.50% | 1.25% |
WCM Focused Global Growth Fund | 1.30% | 1.05% |
WCM International Small Cap Growth Fund | N/A | 1.25% |
WCM Small Cap Growth Fund(1) | 1.24% | 0.99% |
WCM SMID Quality Value Fund(2) | 1.10% | 0.85% |
WCM China Quality Growth Fund | 1.50% | 1.25% |
WCM Developing World Equity Fund(3) | 1.20% | 0.95% |
WCM International Equity Fund(4) | 1.10% | 0.85% |
WCM Focused International Value Fund | 1.50% | 1.25% |
WCM Focused International Opportunities Fund | 1.50% | 1.25% |
WCM Mid Cap Quality Value Fund | 1.25% | 1.00% |
WCM Focused Emerging Markets ex China Fund | 1.50% | 1.25% |
(1) | With respect to the WCM Small Cap Growth Fund, effective July 1, 2022, the Advisor agreed to reduce the expense caps from 1.50% and 1.25% to 1.24% and 0.99% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(2) | With respect to the WCM SMID Quality Value Fund, effective November 30, 2022, the Advisor agreed to reduce the expense caps from 1.25% and 1.00% to 1.10% and 0.85% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(3) | With respect to the WCM Developing World Equity Fund, effective October 1, 2023, the Advisor agreed to reduce the expense caps from 1.50% and 1.25% to 1.20% and 0.95% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(4) | With respect to the WCM International Equity Fund, effective October 1, 2023, the Advisor agreed to reduce the expense caps from 1.35% and 1.10% to 1.10% and 0.85% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
As of the Effective Date, all additional references in the Prospectus and SAI to the annual management fee and expense limitation arrangement with respect to the WCM Developing World Equity Fund and expense limitation arrangement with respect to the WCM International Equity Fund are revised as indicated above.
Please file this Supplement with your records.