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EVERCORE WEALTH MANAGEMENT MACRO OPPORTUNITY FUND (the “Fund”)
a series of The Wall Street EWM Funds Trust (the “Trust”)

Supplement dated January 17, 2013
to the
Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated April 30, 2012
 


Effective December 17, 2012, Harlan K. Ullman, Ph.D. and Amb. Kurt D. Volker have each resigned from their positions as Independent Trustees of the Trust.  At a special meeting of the shareholders of the Fund held on December 17, 2012, the shareholders voted to elect Ms. Susan Suvall and Ms. Laird I. Grant each as an Independent Trustee of the Trust, and to re-elect Robert P. Morse as an Interested Trustee of the Trust.

Also effective December 17, 2012, the Board of Trustees has appointed the following officers of the Trust: Ms. Ruth Calaman as Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust, and Mr. John Rendinaro as Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer and Treasurer of the Trust.

The following disclosures in the section of the Fund’s SAI entitled “Management of the Fund” beginning on page B-17 are hereby revised to reflect the election of Ms. Susan Suvall and Ms. Laird I. Grant as Independent Trustees, the re-election of Mr. Robert P. Morse as an Interested Trustee, and to reflect the appointment of officers of the Trust.

Management Information.  As a Delaware statutory trust, the business and affairs of the Trust are managed by its Officers under the direction of the Board.  The name, age (as of December 17, 2012), address, principal occupations during the past five years, and other information with respect to each of the Trustees and Officers of the Trust are as follows:

Name, Address and Age
Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served
with the
Trust
Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past Five Years
# of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex (1)
Overseen
by Trustee
 or Officer
Other
Directorships Held
by Trustee or
Officer During
Past Five Years
Independent Trustees
Susan Suvall
55 East 52nd Street,
23rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 53
 
Trustee
Since
2012
Retired; Group Managing
Director – U.S. Equities, Trust
Company of the West, 1985-2011.
2
None
Laird I. Grant
55 East 52nd Street,
23rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 67
 
Trustee
Since
2012
 
Retired; Managing Director and
Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S.
Trust Company of Florida,
2001-2008.
2
Barnard College 1997-2007; Planned Parenthood of Collier County 2001-2008; Common Cents, New York City 2008-2009
 
 
 
 

 
 
Name, Address and Age
Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served
with the
Trust
Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past Five Years
# of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex (1)
Overseen
by Trustee
 or Officer
Other
Directorships Held
by Trustee or
Officer During
Past Five Years
Interested Trustees & Officers
Robert P. Morse (2)
55 East 52nd Street,
23rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 67
Chairman, President
and Trustee
Since
2011
Partner and Senior Portfolio
Manager, Evercore Wealth
Management, LLC since 2010;
President and a Director, Morse
Williams & Co., Inc., 1981 - 2010;
President and sole Director, Wall
Street Management Corporation
1984 -2010; President, Morse Williams Holding Co., Inc., 1986 - 2010.
 
2
English Speaking Union of the U.S.; Society of Mayflower Descendants; Whitehead Institute of Biomedical Research; Youngs Memorial Cemetery/
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial; Sterling Gorge, Vermont, Preservation Trust; Morse Williams Holding Co., Inc.
Ruth P. Calaman
55 East 52nd Street,
23rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 45
 
Executive Vice
President, Secretary
and Chief Compliance Officer
 
Co-Chief
Compliance
Officer
 
Since
2012
 
 
 
Feb. –
Dec. 2012
Chief Compliance Officer, Evercore
Wealth Management LLC and
Evercore Trust Company, N.A.
since 2011; Vice President and
Compliance Officer, The Goldman
Sachs Trust Company, N.A., The
Goldman Sachs Trust Company of
Delaware and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
2005 - 2011.
 
2
None
John J. Rendinaro
55 East 52nd Street,
23rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 51
Executive Vice
President, Chief Operations Officer
and Treasurer
Since
2012
Partner, Head of Trading and Operations, Evercore Wealth Management LLC since 2008; Managing Director, U.S. Trust 1983 - 2008.
2
None
 
 
2

 
 
 
Name, Address and Age
Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served
with the
Trust
Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past Five Years
# of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex (1)
Overseen
by Trustee
 or Officer
Other
Directorships Held
by Trustee or
Officer During
Past Five Years
Michael R. Linburn
55 East 52nd Street,
23rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 79
Executive Vice
President
 
 
Secretary
 
Chief Compliance
Officer
 
Co-Chief
Compliance Officer
 
Since
2011
 
 
2011 – 2012
 
2011 – 2012
 
 
Feb. –
Dec. 2012
Managing Director and Independent Consultant to Evercore Wealth
Management, LLC since 2010;
Managing Director and Principal,
Morse, Williams & Co., Inc., 2003 -
2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Morse Williams & Co., Inc. 2005 - 2010;
Director of Marketing, Morse, Williams
& Co., Inc., 1992 - 2010.
 
2
The Stanley R. and Elisabeth G. Jacobs Foundation; eLot, Inc.; Health Advocates for Older People, Inc.
Jian H. Wang
55 East 52nd Street,
23rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 50
Executive Vice
President
 
Treasurer
Since
2011
 
2011-2012
Vice President, Evercore Wealth Management, LLC since 2010;
Managing Director and Principal,
Morse, Williams & Co., Inc., 2005 to
2010; Senior Trader, Morse, Williams
& Co., Inc., 1998 - 2010.
 
2
None
(1)  
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC currently manages two portfolios, or funds, within two investment companies that comprise the “Fund Complex”.  The Wall Street Fund and the Trust are each registered as an open-end management investment company.  The Directors/Trustees currently oversee the Funds within the Fund Complex.
 
(2)  
Denotes a Trustee who is an “interested person” as that term is defined in Section 2 (a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
 

Qualification of Trustees.  Robert P. Morse has extensive experience in the investment management industry as a director, president and portfolio manager of The Wall Street Fund, Inc. since 1984, as well as his familiarity with the investment strategies utilized by the Adviser and with the Fund’s portfolio.

Laird I. Grant became a Trustee in 2012.  Ms. Grant has extensive experience in the investment management industry as a managing director, president, chief executive officer, executive vice president, chief investment officer and portfolio manager of a trust company.  Ms. Grant has also served as a board member for various companies and not for profit organizations.

Susan Suvall became a Trustee in 2012.  Ms. Suvall has extensive experience in the financial services and investment management industries as group managing director of U.S. equities for a global investment firm as well as serving as an equity analyst and options trader at national financial services firms.
 
 
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Board Interest in the Fund.  As of September 30, 2012, the Trustees owned the following amounts in the Fund:

Name of Trustee
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in
all Registered Investment Companies Overseen
by Trustee in Family of Investment Companies
Susan Suvall
None
None
Laird I. Grant
Over $100,000
Over $100,000
Robert P. Morse*
$1 - $10,000
Over $100,000
*
Denotes Interested Trustees.

Compensation.  For their service, the Independent Trustees receive an annual fee of $12,500 each.  In addition, the Fund’s Trustees are reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at Board Meetings held during the year.  The table below details the amount of compensation the Trustees received from the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.  The aggregate compensation is provided by the Fund.  The Fund makes no payments of salary to any Officer in such capacity.

Name of Person, Position
Aggregate
Compensation
from Fund
Pension or
Retirement
Benefits Accrued
As Part of Fund
Expenses
Annual Benefits
Upon
Retirement
Total
Compensation
From Fund and
Fund Complex*
Paid to Trustees
Susan Suvall
None
None
None
None
Laird I. Grant
None
None
None
None
Robert P. Morse
$2,500
None
None
$3,500
*
The “Fund Complex” includes the Fund and The Wall Street Fund, Inc. an open-end registered investment company.



Please retain this supplement with your Statement of Additional Information for future reference.
 
 
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