A. Portfolio Valuation:
The Ambrus
Core Bond Fund, Ambrus Tax-Conscious California Bond Fund and Ambrus Tax-Conscious National Bond Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated
once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Funds are valued using the
closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded.
The Funds' equity securities listed on any national exchange market system will be valued at the last sale price. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing
sale or official closing price. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income
securities are valued based on market quotations, which are furnished by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost,
provided such amount approximates fair value. Securities that do not have a readily available current market value are valued in good faith by the Adviser as “valuation designee” under the oversight of the
Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and
investors to price the same investments. The Adviser has adopted written policies and procedures for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available. In the event
that market quotes are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Adviser
pursuant to its policies and procedures. On a quarterly basis, the Adviser’s fair valuation determinations will be reviewed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Prices for equity securities normally are
supplied by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of such investment companies (which may use
fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses).
Fair Value
Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy
below:
•
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;
• Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and
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Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The fair value
of a Fund’s bonds are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Bonds with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the
measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets.
The inputs or
methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out are recognized at the value at the end of the period.
Significant
events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market, or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time that foreign markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that each
Fund calculates its NAV (generally, the close of the NYSE) that may impact the value of securities traded in these foreign markets. As a result, each Fund fair values foreign securities using an independent pricing
service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, exchange
traded funds and certain indexes as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Securities
listed on a non-U.S. exchange are generally fair valued daily by an independent fair value pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees and categorized as Level 2 investments within the hierarchy. The fair
valuations for these securities may not be the same as quoted or published prices of the securities on their primary markets. Securities for which daily fair value prices from the independent fair value pricing
service are not available are generally valued at the last quoted sale price at the close of an exchange